Bai Wanrou curled her lips. She expected that Lei Yunxia would agree, or it could be said that she brought it up because she knew it would work.
"When we shoot at each other in the second round of archery competition, one of us will definitely die. Princess Yunxia has admired the prince for a long time. As long as the princess wins, the prince will make peace with the prince and give up the prince to the princess.
"
As soon as these words came out, not only Lei Yunxia, but everyone was dumbfounded and looked at her like a monster.
After all, they had never met anyone who made such a bold request just for a competition, but if they were honest, they really expected this competition to continue.
Most of the people present at the palace banquet today were men, including many generals. They were used to killing each other on weekdays, so they took their time when they heard these words and even took the lead in making a fuss.
Several civil servants looked up at the emperor cautiously, secretly wondering whether he would say something to stop him.
You must know that Princess Yunxia is here as a guest today. It would be fine if she wins, but if she loses, her life will be with their Chen country...
After everyone thought about the consequences, they all wanted to persuade Bai Wanrou to think twice.
It's a pity that before they opened their mouths, the person who was going to play was already scared to death and immediately backed down, "No, I, I'm not feeling well. Let's try another time with the princess."
Bai Wanrou chuckled lightly, not sure if there was any sarcasm in it. She replied calmly: "Princess Yunxia seemed very lively just now, why is she not feeling well now?"
She seemed to really care about Lei Yunxia, and the latter couldn't help but reply, but the words "I'm actually fine" couldn't come out of her throat.
For someone like her who has been standing on top of others since she was a child to take the initiative to admit that she is cowardly, it would be better to let her die directly.
So Lei Yunxia hesitated for a long time and finally got over the matter, "In short, there is no way to compete."
When the people below heard this, they burst into laughter. How could they not see that Lei Yunxia was scared.
While some people were laughing at her, they also looked at Bai Wanrou with admiration. At first, they all thought that the princess was just an embroidered pillow, but they didn't expect that she could actually make some face for Chen Guo.
"Princess Yunxia has said so, so I can't force you anymore. If the princess gets a whim next time, you can come to me at any time."
When these words came out of Bai Wanrou's mouth, they sounded like an extremely plain polite speech, but to Lei Yunxia, they didn't sound like that.
She just felt that this person was threatening her, asking her to come find her again in the future, and then thinking of new tricks to scare her?
The more Lei Yunxia thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. On the way back to the table, she stopped again, as if she wanted to say something else.
However, before she could say anything, Chen Ruzhi interrupted her with great foresight.
He stood up from the mat and stood tall, causing those who were still whispering to stop talking.
They had heard the name of this ever-victorious general and were somewhat afraid of him. In addition, because of his high status, they were all afraid that they would be targeted, so they were very calm.
"Everyone, it's hard for us all to gather together today. If we don't have anything happy to say, what can we do? I'll take the lead and say a few words."
"Princess Yunxia's feelings for me are clear. I am honored to be favored by the princess. However, my relationship with my princess is very deep and our love is sweet. I will not be tempted by anyone else."
Chen Ruzhi acted vigorously and resolutely, and never sloppily spoke. With just a few words, everyone applauded, and at the same time, he looked at Lei Yunxia with a bit of pity in his eyes.
These words seemed to be a declaration of sovereignty, but in fact they were just a disguised rejection of Lei Yunxia's love.
A girl from a family has been humiliated in front of so many people, and this man who shows no mercy is the prince of an enemy country. Who can feel better about her?
Several women even mentioned Bai Wanrou when discussing, and their voices were all filled with envy.
"Tsk, tsk, with such a good husband, she can just have some fun."
"Who says it's not the case? I don't know how much luck she accumulated in her previous life to get a husband like the prince."
There are countless words like this, most of which come from the mouths of those women.
It's a pity that the person they say is very lucky doesn't feel that way in his heart.
After Chen Ruzhi sat down again, he heard a cold voice beside him, "Your Majesty, this is really too much. Princess Yunxia has come a long way, so she should be treated with some mercy."
He turned his head and saw that Bai Wanrou was twisting a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake in front of her and put it in her mouth. There was some powder remaining on the corners of her lips, which looked tempting.
He paused, "I thought that if the princess had the courage to say that condition just now, she would also agree with what I did."
Bai Wanrou didn't realize what he meant, and looked confused, "Courage?"
"Isn't it true? How many people in the world can have such ambitions and ambitions as the princess, putting their own lives as a bet. If I don't do something to express it, it would be too unethical."
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Bai Wanrou seemed to hear a bit of worry in his tone, and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously.
When she realized that she was addicted to this illusion again, her expression became calm again, "Princess Yunxia will not agree, I have expected it."
"I was reluctant to play before, but now I agreed to compete with her for two rounds and won the first round. She will naturally think that I am very confident."
"What's more, although she looks heroic and fearless, in fact she is not very courageous, and she will certainly not put her own safety at risk."
She spoke eloquently and went around Chen Ruzhi. When she heard the last word, she couldn't help but agree and nodded along.
"No, how do you know her so well?" Chen Ruzhi suddenly came back to his senses, still feeling frightened.
He did know that Bai Wanrou had changed a lot and had become brighter than before, but this was only under the premise that the two of them understood her.
Lei Yunxia is an outsider anyway, or to put it harshly, a stranger. The two of them have only met once, how could she come to so many conclusions?
Bai Wanrou raised her eyebrows, "It's best to distinguish people like Princess Yunxia. She has been supported by everyone since she was a child. Naturally, she has no independent opinions. She agreed to my challenge just to ridicule me, but when it comes to real blood,
I don’t dare anymore.”
She thought more than Chen Ruzhi, and her mind moved faster. Regardless of whether he could react after hearing these words, she continued to ask:
"Your Majesty, you haven't answered my question yet. Why did you say what you just said in public?"
To be honest, she really didn't feel any joy at all in her heart. If she really wanted to mention it, it would be powerless.
She understood that those words were not meant for her to hear, but were staged for the emperor to see because she did not want to get married and because she did not like Princess Yunxia.
Among these various reasons, not one of them is her.
Chen Ruzhi got away from Lei Yunxia's incident and no longer studied the details. He looked at Bai Wanrou with a look in his eyes.
"I know you think that what I just said was just to deal with the Holy One, so you are unhappy, but I really feel that... we can be a normal couple."
Bai Wanrou had never seen him like this, and he had never shown his sincerity even in front of Yueyi.
At that moment, she only felt heat rising from underneath, slowly filling her entire mind, making her unable to think or move.
But at this moment, Chen Ruzhi was still staring at her as if he didn't know anything. Such naked and unconcealed gaze seemed to pierce people's hearts, and she couldn't bear it.
Bai Wanrou exhaled a breath of turbid air, breathing a little difficultly, "Let's talk about this later. I'll go out and get some fresh air first."
She stood up and left so quickly that Chen Ruzhi had no time to stop her, so he lowered his hands and sat silently on the mat.
What is completely different from him is Bai Qingting. Although he was worried that Bai Wanrou was too hasty just now, he believed in her in his heart.
Now I saw her leaving the hall for some reason, and I followed her hurriedly.
"Hey, Brother Qingting..." Bai Qingyao called him from behind, but unfortunately he didn't stop him in the end.
"Brother?" Bai Wanrou walked to the imperial garden and stood in front of a pond. She unexpectedly saw the person following her.
She turned around, a little surprised and a little happy.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, she and her brother have not been face-to-face alone like this for a long time.
Some words were difficult to say in front of others, so she could only keep them in her heart, which made her feel uncomfortable.
Bai Qingting probably resonated with her, and gently stroked the top of her head, "You shouldn't have been so decisive just now. What if Princess Yunxia really agrees?"
He was afraid that something might happen to her, and he felt that she must have her own considerations, so he spoke in a slow and leisurely tone, which did not sound like a lecture at all.
"Brother, others don't know me, so don't you know my temper? How can I do something I'm not sure about? Of course I've expected her to refuse."
Bai Wanrou never concealed her true nature in front of her brother. Now her face was bright and full of words "Come and praise me" written all over it.
The latter smiled helplessly and raised his hand to scrape off the bridge of her nose, "Okay, I apologize. I misunderstood our little princess."
I don't know what part of this sentence reminded Bai Wanrou. Her playful expression suddenly stopped, and her whole body suddenly became serious again, and she pulled Bai Qingting's sleeves.
"Brother, do you still remember the girl I asked you to treat?"
"Of course, what's wrong?" Bai Qingting let her hold his arm, and the two of them looked very intimate.
Only Bai Wanrou's tone ruined the beautiful scenery, "Take me to see her tomorrow. I have something to tell her, but I must not let my father know."
When she asked him to do something before, she would always emphasize the latter sentence, so that he had become accustomed to it.
"Sister, you don't let your father know this or that. Are you afraid that he will harm you for these things?"
In fact, Bai Fengqi is still very dignified in front of juniors like them. The only difference is that he is different from Bai Wanrou.
Even if he really knew what Bai Wanrou was doing behind his back, he would just say a few casual words at most, and it would definitely not be considered vicious.
Chapter 74 Falling into the water
So Bai Wanrou was flustered by this unprovoked question, her eyes rolled around in circles, and she deliberately pretended to be angry.
"Anyway, brother, you have to promise me, otherwise I will be angry and go out and say bad things about you everywhere, huh."
Bai Qingting knew she was joking and agreed with her coquettishness. Not only did she not feel arrogant, but she was also very helpful and smiled brightly.
"Okay, I haven't promised you anything. I just kept it from my father. I will definitely keep my promise."
He stretched out his hand to mess up Bai Wanrou's hair, and a few strands of hair hung down by her ears, as if she was back to her childhood appearance.
She relaxed and let him tease her, occasionally saying, "Oh, brother, I'm going to get angry if you do it again."
But they all knew that these words were just for fun. Bai Wanrou rarely showed her face when she was angry with him. She did it sporadically when she was a child. As she grew up, she became more and more playful.
"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. The palace banquet is almost over now, and I have to go back to the White House. Tomorrow I will go to the palace to find you and take you to see that girl."
Bai Wanrou felt relieved about him, nodded and let him go, while she herself was enjoying the flowers leisurely.
Fortunately, the palace banquet was over, and Chen Ruzhi would come over to find her after all. It would be nice for her to rest here.
That's what she thought, but there were always people who didn't want her to get her wish.
After a while, Bai Wanrou only heard the rustling sound in the grass behind her, and then there was a sharp palm wind coming towards her.
She didn't have any precautions, and for a moment she just stepped back and almost fell into the pond.
While dodging the man's attack, she also saw his appearance clearly - it was Lei Yunxia.
She expected that Lei Yunxia would find trouble, but she never expected that it would be today, in a place like this.
Bai Wanrou's face darkened. There were only two of them here, and there was no need to put on a show. "Princess Yunxia is so leisurely. She came here to enjoy the flowers so late."
She didn't think about fighting back, but Lei Yunxia thought about it, so she didn't answer her words at all. She just sneered and stretched out her hand to push her down.
Her movements were so fast and accurate that Bai Wanrou had no time to resist, so he had no choice but to drag her into the water.
Two bodies rippled in the pond. One of them seemed to have learned the nature of water and kept trying to get ashore.
The final result was that they all climbed up again, but one was holding on to the other's clothes, looking extremely embarrassed.
Lei Yunxia did not expect that she would do this, and she was angry and regretful at the same time. She was angry that she had caused herself to fall into the water, and regretted that she did not directly knock her into the water in the first place.
"In front, in front, I see it!"
When the noise came, Bai Wanrou wiped the water droplets from her face and unexpectedly saw a group of people coming over carrying kerosene lamps.
Before she could figure out what was going on, Lei Yunxia looked at them with joy, then pointed at her and raked them down.
"Princess, I know you don't like my existence, but the prince is already so in love with you, why do you still want to harm me and push me into the water?"
Lei Yunxia said while arranging her dirty clothes, causing those who still didn't understand the reason to look at Bai Wanrou, the accusations in their eyes almost overflowing.
"Oh, Princess Yunxia is really eloquent. She can turn right and wrong upside down in just a few words."
"But whether you believe it or not, I have to say today that I was pushed into the water by Princess Yunxia, and she brought it upon herself to drag me down."
The two of them each said different things, but the contents were roughly the same, leaving the listeners even more confused as to who to believe.
Only Lei Ting and Chen Ruzhi among the crowd knew that the truth was what Bai Wanrou said.
The former is because he knows his sister's temperament and it seems that she will do this; the latter simply believes in Bai Wanrou, even though he has not witnessed it with his own eyes.
Chen Ruzhi took a few steps forward, took off his robe and put it on Bai Wanrou. He also swept away a few fallen leaves that had fallen on her body. His voice was as gentle as spring water, "Are you cold?"
"I'm fine, Your Majesty, don't worry." Bai Wanrou sneezed and reached out to rub the tip of her red nose.
How could it be possible to fall into the water and be okay in this weather? No matter how healthy a person is, he would have to drink a bowl of ginger tea to feel at ease, let alone a weak woman like her.
But now when facing Chen Ruzhi, she always unconsciously wanted to be tough, as if she would lose face if she admitted being cold.
On the other side, no one cared about Lei Yunxia. When she turned around to ask for help, she found that her brother was holding the emperor talking not far away.
With so many people separated, she couldn't hear clearly what they were saying, but she also knew that she couldn't step forward at this moment, otherwise she would be held accountable by her brother when she returned to Xiling.
She was still a little frightened in her heart, so she could only stand there shivering by herself to resist the cold. During this period, she did not forget to accuse Bai Wanrou with her eyes.
"Your Majesty, my sister is so spoiled that she is not very sensible. She does things recklessly and without regard for the consequences. In the final analysis, I am the one who is used to it. I can't blame her."
Just listening to these words, there was nothing unusual about the conversation between Lei Ting and the Emperor, but if you look closely, you will find that Lei Ting also stuffed a bag into the Emperor's hand while speaking.
"Yes, Princess Yunxia is proud of her status, and it is normal for her to be ignorant. Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to her." The emperor rubbed the bag and felt the hard object inside, and immediately smiled.
When the two returned to where they were just now, Chen Ruzhi was asking questions everywhere, probably to support Bai Wanrou.
The emperor raised his hand to stop him, "Your Majesty, what happened today is just a joke. No matter who caused it, there is no need to get too entangled, otherwise it will hurt the harmony between our two countries, don't you think?"
Chen Ruzhi did not respond, and just stood there quietly for a while, and then said after a moment: "When the emperor speaks, I will naturally obey him. Let this matter end here. I will take my leave first."
He left with Bai Wanrou, and his back looked a bit desolate for no reason.
But only he knew clearly in his heart that it was anger.
What the emperor said undoubtedly meant that he already knew that Lei Yunxia was responsible for this matter, but he didn't know why he wanted to protect her.
So they could only grit their teeth and endure it.
While Chen Ruzhi felt that this matter was unfair, Lei Yunxia was not very satisfied either. On the way out, she even complained about Lei Lei.
"Brother, how can you go to the emperor and admit your mistake so easily? Doesn't this disgrace our Xiling people? How will we face the Chen people in the future?" Lei Yunxia muttered.
She didn't dare to say too much about Lei Ting, because she knew in her heart how unstable her brother's temper was, and when he got cruel, it was enough to scare her out of half her life.
However, even so, Lei Lei was still annoyed by her, his tone was cold and stern, and his expression became sinister, "Oh, you still have the nerve to talk about face in front of me?"
"As early as when you gave up to Bai Wanrou, we already had no face to speak of!"
He had probably been accumulating his inner dissatisfaction for a long time, and now he felt a little relieved when he expressed it.
But at the same time, another displeased emotion occupied his heart. No matter how disappointed he was with Lei Yunxia, he could not punish her too much.
So after thinking about it again and again, Lei Lei could only wave his hand and stab her a few times, "Sure enough, women are useless. Even marriage is looked down upon. I don't know what else to do."
Lei Yunxia was already annoyed with Chen Ruzhi's lack of knowledge, but now that her brother deliberately mentioned it, her competitive spirit naturally came back.
"Brother, just wait and see, I will definitely get the prince to agree to this matter." She said with full confidence, as if she had full confidence.
At that time, Chen Ruzhi, who was sitting in the carriage, felt his nose was itchy and couldn't help sneezing. He was full of doubts in his heart.
With such a strong physique, he was just missing a robe, and he was actually infected with the wind and cold?
But he didn't sneeze again along the way, and he didn't feel any discomfort. He didn't look like he was suffering from cold at all.
"I'll carry you down." When they arrived at the palace, Chen Ruzhi couldn't help but say this.
Bai Wanrou's body subconsciously shrank into the car, with resistance written all over her face.
Although she was wrapped in Chen Ruzhi's robe, the coldness penetrated her whole body, and even her bones were pierced by the cold. Only one piece of clothing could do anything.
Chen Ruzhi saw how stubborn she was when she was obviously shivering from the cold, but still insisted on rejecting him. Instead of being angry, Chen Ruzhi felt that she was a little cute.
The final result was that Bai Wanrou was still hugged by him. She also tried to struggle during this period, but she was unable to withstand his strength, and all her struggles became in vain.
After carrying Bai Wanrou into the room, Chen Ruzhi showed no sign of leaving. She couldn't help but urge, "Everything has been delivered, what are you doing standing here?"
She said this so unceremoniously that Luzhu and Qingtang, who were standing outside the door, sweated for her, fearing that the prince would be angry and come to Lengxiangyuan again.
In fact, Chen Ruzhi did not do this. Not only that, he also asked Lin Yi to go to the imperial kitchen and bring a bowl of ginger soup.
"Drink." His voice was a little low, and coupled with the cold wind along the way, it was a little hoarse.
"Just leave it there, I'll drink it later." Bai Wanrou wanted to urge him to leave quickly. If possible, it would be best to take the bowl of ginger soup with him.
But Chen Ruzhi obviously would not fulfill her wish. After hearing this, he didn't say anything and took a few steps closer to where she was sitting. "Are you sure you don't want to drink?"
"Don't you understand? I told you, just leave it there." Bai Wanrou's patience was exhausted by him, and her words became rude.
Her stubborn expression finally stayed at the next moment after saying this, because Chen Ruzhi took a mouthful of ginger soup, and then... kissed her!
Bai Wanrou never expected that he would use such a method. She was completely stunned, let alone resisting.
However, Qingtang, who was standing outside watching the theater, was a little anxious and wanted to stop him from doing this. Unexpectedly, he was already taken away by Lin Feng and Lin Yi before he entered.
"No, what are you doing? Put me down. I want to go in and find the lady!" Qingtang was not as strong as the two of them. After kicking for a long time, his feet were still hanging in the air.
It was Lin Yi who answered her words, "What kind of lady are you looking for? The prince and the princess are in love now. The couple finally got close to each other, so don't join in the fun."
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