Chapter 526: Zhang Mu (Second update, please vote for me)
The atmosphere on the court became relaxed and cheerful.
Shu Shu remembered something and looked at Brother Jiu sympathetically.
During the shooting performance at Changle Camp in early February, Brother Thirteen used a seven-power bow!
The fourteenth elder brother is the fifth force!
Brother 14 is a little hydrated and seems to be struggling.
I was nervous when I drew the bow, and I hit the bullseye only after being careful.
Thirteenth Brother is obviously much better.
With these two outstanding little brothers competing against each other, even if Brother Jiu has practiced accurately, it seems that the four-force bow cannot be revealed!
At this age, Fourteenth Brother is exactly what he expects to be praised for.
He held the Wuli bow in his hand, looked at Shu Shu and Shi Fujin, and said with a bit of pride: "This is a bow from the inner workshop. It is made by the best craftsman. That batch made a total of eight bows."
Zhang, all the other bows were given to the generals by Khan Amma, so I kept this one. If Ninth Sister-in-law or Tenth Sister-in-law wins, this bow will be used as the winning number. What is the winning number for Ninth Sister-in-law and Tenth Sister-in-law?"
Shu Shu thought for a while and said, "I brought out a lot of gold Ruyi, twelve pieces each. If you win, I will give you a pair of small Ruyi."
When she and Shi Fujin were together before, Shu Shu wanted to use jewelry as a lucky draw.
Although before the wedding, Brother Shi made some jewelry for Shi Fujin, it was winter at that time, so most of them were gold jewelry.
Now is the Mengchun season, and in January it will be early summer. According to the custom in the capital, gold-headed noodles must be replaced with jade-headed noodles.
Among the jewelry Shu Shu brought out this time, there happened to be a pair of sugar jade bracelets, which were dark honey color.
Shifujin has fair skin and fits perfectly.
But with the 14th elder brother involved, jewelry and the like are not suitable.
Jin Ruyi, on the other hand, is more affordable, both for playing with and for spending money.
The fourteenth elder brother was indeed satisfied, and he showed a certain degree of certainty to win. He looked at Shi Fujin again and said with a smile: "Where is the lucky number from Sister Ten?"
Shi Fujin did not respond. Instead, he pulled Brother Shi for several steps, then raised his toes and leaned into his ear and asked: "What should I do? What is my lottery ticket?"
The tenth brother had a guess and whispered: "Before, I wanted to give something to the ninth sister-in-law, so I competed? Why do you want to go around this way?"
Shi Fujin whispered: "I have troubled Sister-in-law Jiu a lot and collected a lot of things. I want to return the gift, but I am afraid that the sister-in-law next to me will pick on me..."
According to her previous plan, she only made it as a prize for archery and gave away the things, so no one else could say anything.
But now that she had a brother-in-law, who seemed to be quite powerful, she was unsure whether she should change her fortune.
The tenth elder brother did not immediately answer, but glanced at Shu Shu and the fourteenth elder brother, thought for a while, and said: "It's better to stay the same, the ninth sister-in-law will not lose!"
Shifu Jin immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I'll use that golden crown as a lucky draw."
Brother Shi was stunned, looked at Shi Fujin and said, "Isn't that your favorite?"
Moreover, it was her dowry, an old item that had been passed down for generations.
Shi Fujin nodded seriously, his eyelashes were like small fans, and said: "It's my favorite, so I want to give it to Sister-in-law Jiu!"
If she had given it to someone else, Brother Ten would have persuaded her to give it away; but if she had given it to Sister Ninth, he would have said nothing.
Before the wedding, he had not had time to tell his wife about the two boxes of gold and silver purses and gold and silver necklaces prepared by Ninth Brother and Ninth Sister.
It was really too hasty to set off. After the "Appearance Ceremony", the two of them changed their clothes and came out. The servants from the Third House did not reward them, and the new maid from the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not choose them.
After the couple discussed it, they came back.
Shi Fujin said with a smile, "My lucky number is the golden crown I wore when I met you a few days ago. It's not as heavy as Sister-in-law Jiu's gold, it's eighteen taels of gold!"
Brother Fourteen beamed.
As long as it's gold, it doesn't matter whether it's Jin Ruyi or Golden Crown.
Have you made a fortune?
This bow was made in-house, and I didn't pay for it at all. Wouldn't it look too stingy?
He was a little embarrassed, but he didn't speak in a hurry, but looked at Shu Shu.
This is to remember that elders and younger ones respect each other and do not dare to be presumptuous.
Shu Shu frowned slightly and looked at Shi Fujin.
That is an antique gold crown, an old item from the Yuan Dynasty. It is hundreds of years old, so it cannot be calculated based on the price of gold alone.
Shi Fujin smiled brightly and said to Shu Shu, "Sister-in-law Jiu is going to win!"
Shu Shu was infected by this joy and smiled and nodded.
The fourteenth elder brother was standing by, thought for a while, and said, "Since the two sisters-in-law use gold to make the lottery heads, my brother is embarrassed to be stingy. How about this, in addition to this bow, I will add two hundred taels!"
It's less than half of the Longevity Festival reward, so even if something unexpected happens and you really lose, you can still accept it.
Otherwise, it would not be their best interest for two sisters-in-law to win a bow.
After hearing this, Brother Jiu hurriedly patted him and said, "What are you talking about? It's not gambling, it's two hundred taels or two hundred taels, don't be nagging!"
Although the gambling mentioned in "The Rules of the Qing Dynasty" is very general, Brother Jiu still thinks that the lottery is the lottery.
Jin Ruyi is Jin Ruyi, gold crown is gold crown, there is no taboo; if you just take silver, it will easily catch people's tongue.
Brother Fourteen was quick-witted. When he heard the word "gambling", he roughly understood the reason. He nodded and said: "Okay, let's use this bow to make a lottery first!"
A few people were busy, and what happened before was over.
The eighth prince was standing by, looking at this scene and feeling a little dazzling.
But he is different from the fourteenth elder brother.
The fourteenth elder brother is the younger brother. Sometimes he acts more willfully, but he is the older brother.
But his warm expression concealed his unhappiness, and he still looked at everything with tolerance.
Brother Jiu has already ordered the guards next to him to set up another target.
When Shifu Jin came out with the Golden Crown, he knew that Shu Shu would not give in.
After a while, the third target was also set up.
Shushu, Shifujin, and Fourteenth Brother stood in order from east to west in order of age.
The current target is also a ring target.
The Eight Banners shooting contest, whether it is mounted shooting or standing shooting, involves three rounds and nine arrows.
There are no requirements for bow power, arrow length or weight.
The fourteenth elder brother is young, so he will shoot first.
Brother Fourteen was previously holding his own bow made in-house, but seeing the posture of Shu Shu and Shi Fujin standing there, he calmed down a little and stopped being so arrogant.
He lowered his head and glanced at the five-power bow in his hand. He could control Xuan three times, but he couldn't guarantee accuracy any further.
He was able to bend and stretch, and said: "I'll change my bow first..."
As he spoke, he looked at the bows in the hands of his two sisters-in-law.
The bow in Shu Shu's hand was an old bow, and it looked like it was commonly used.
The bow in Shi Fujin's hand looks familiar. Isn't it Lao Shisan's five-power bow?
He twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at Shu Shu again, and said, "Sister-in-law Jiu, how powerful is your bow?"
Shu Shu said: "Five..."
With that said, she called He Yuzhu over and told him to give the four-force bow to the fourteenth elder brother.
The fourteenth elder brother had a serious look on his face and glanced at the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother.
what's up?
The two sisters-in-law are very powerful!
He became more and more serious. He didn't rush to shoot while holding the bow. Instead, he took a while to familiarize himself with the feel before pulling out an arrow from his quiver.
Because the school grounds are large, the current standard target was set up here, eighty paces.
Even the four-force bow is an adult bow, and it is already excellent for the age of Fourteenth Prince.
His military performance was indeed respectable.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
In the first round, they all hit the target, one on the bullseye and two on the target off-center.
According to the current standards of martial arts, as long as you hit the target, it counts, regardless of the number of rounds.
But it's different when it comes to competition.
The guard had already brought a wooden board over and used charcoal to draw the target of this round on it.
Then came the Ten Fortunes and Jins.
Her aura was completely different from the usual delicate one, with a bit of sassiness.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Compared with Brother Fourteen who was posing and correcting, Shi Fujin's movements were much more agile.
She took her position, drew a few arrows, and shot them out in succession, very easily and calmly.
All three arrows were on the target.
Two of them are in the bullseye.
"good!"
Someone nearby cheered.
It was Kangxi who came, accompanied by three princes, the eldest elder brother, the third elder brother, and the fifth elder brother, two clan members, Prince Jian and Prince Ping, and three retinue officials: Wu Dian, the great scholar, Ma Qi, the minister of household affairs, and Zhang Ying, the minister of rites.
Shifu Jin was generous and said: "Khan Ama, you are here, then I ask you to be the referee, and then watch our game!"
She was a bit cautious, fearing that too many people would come and stop the competition here, so she said she was in the front.
Kangxi was in a good mood and nodded: "Okay, I will watch your game and be your referee!"
The fourteenth elder brother was shocked by the five-power bows of his two sisters-in-law. He was still a little uneasy. But now after listening to Kangxi's words, he immediately stood up and stepped forward to greet him.
The two sisters-in-law competed in a serious competition, and they both came out on top. Did you also..."
Kangxi looked at his youngest son and wanted to tell him that there is a saying that "a good man does not fight with a woman", but when he saw his face shining brightly, he did not let him down. He nodded and said: "Okay, I will also be successful."
, Hangzhou Weaving just donated twenty pieces of Silla's 'Qing Taiping', I will give you ten pieces as a bonus!"
The fourteenth elder brother was stunned, and after a while he said with grievance: "Khan Ama doesn't care about his son?"
Otherwise, why use Hangluo as the lucky draw?
Kangxi waved his hand and said: "Isn't it just the first round? Why don't you prepare well?"
Brother Fourteen felt his skin was burning hot.
Being underestimated!
Shu Shu also knelt down and paid tribute to Kangxi.
Compared to his younger son, Kangxi looked much warmer and said: "Go on, don't let me delay!"
Shu Shu bowed and responded.
She had no intention of hiding her shame today.
There are three purposes.
One is the golden crown of the Ten Fortunes, which is rare and cannot be let down.
The second is to intimidate the fourteenth elder brother. This kind of naughty kid is always bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. The reason why he was not very respectful to the ninth elder brother before was because he was arrogant and felt that there was nothing he admired about the ninth elder brother.
Then let her, my sister-in-law, give him some insights.
The third reason is that Brother Jiu is really not good at archery. Rather than letting him forcefully show up, it would be better for him, his wife, to take the limelight.
From now on, when people talk about Ninth Elder Brother, they will only think of Fujin, who was born as a general and was very good at archery, instead of how weak Ninth Elder Brother is and how bad his archery is...