Chapter 75 Thrilling
The racecourse is large enough for six people to stand side by side at the entrance.

The entire racecourse is circular, with the starting point and the end point being a neat row of targets, with arrows placed on them in all directions, and more arrows falling to the ground. The boy in charge of recording each result is recorded in a book.

The six female students taking the exam each had a horse. These horses were all transferred by the Light Carriage Commander Kong Liu. Each horse was new and docile, to ensure the safety of the ladies. After all, fierce horses were hard to tame, and if these female students fell, it would not be a small matter.

Jiang Li's horse was a dark brown horse, and it looked as plain as it looked, and was chewing the grass on the ground. Jiang Li couldn't help but reach out and touch the horse's neck, which reminded her of the time when she and Xue Zhao were racing horses in Tongxiang.

Her action was seen by others, who were puzzled. Someone asked, "What is Miss Jiang doing? Don't you know how to ride a horse? Do you think you can get close to a horse?"

"You must be joking. These horses are from the Light Cavalry. It doesn't matter whether they are close or not. But Miss Jiang is probably a layman. Look at her movements. She is very unfamiliar with it."

Jiang Li couldn't hear what people were talking about outside. She just stroked the horse's head gently. The horse was dazed and didn't get any closer to Jiang Li.

Jiang Youyao, who was standing by, saw this and felt disdainful, thinking that Jiang Li didn't know anything about horse riding, so she just packed her quiver.

Jiang Yu'e also stared at Jiang Li, and was relieved to see that Jiang Li was no longer as skilled as she had been in the past. If Jiang Li was to excel in the Imperial Shooting again, Jiang Yu'e would be so jealous that she would want to destroy her immediately.

The big man holding the copper hammer hit the big drum on the inspection field hard. With a "clang" sound, everyone began to prepare and get on their horses.

Meng Hongjin was the first to mount the horse. She put one foot on the stirrup and flipped over. Everyone saw a flash of red before their eyes and then saw that she was already sitting upright on the horse. They couldn't help but cheer and applaud.

Most of the noble ladies in Yanjing City were weak and not very good at archery, and very few could do what Meng Hongjin did. Therefore, everyone naturally praised Meng Hongjin's beautiful movements. Seeing that everyone outside was looking at her with admiration, Meng Hongjin felt proud, and even the haze that had arisen a few days ago because Jiang Li had surpassed her was dispelled a lot.

The second person to mount the horse was Jiang Yu'e. Her movements were not as quick and decisive as Meng Hongjin's, and were much more formal. However, because of her petite and pitiful appearance, even her movements when mounting the horse made people feel pity for her.

Next was Nie Xiaoshuang. She and Zhu Xiner got on the horse at the same time. They must have a good relationship on a daily basis. Their movements when getting on the horse were similar. Although they were not unique, they did not make any mistakes.

Then it was Jiang Youyao's turn. Jiang Youyao smiled and then climbed onto the horse. Because of her beauty and her beautiful smile, no one noticed her getting on the horse. However, the young gentlemen were very impressed by her and stared at her.

Kong Liu was very disdainful of this and muttered to Zheng Huchen beside him: "Embroidered pillow."

Zheng Huchen said nothing. Ji Heng leaned back in his chair, watching the actions of these noble ladies absentmindedly.

The last one is ginger pear.

Kong Liu suddenly perked up and sat up straighter. Ji Heng glanced at him with a very cold look.

"I wonder if Jiang Li can mount a horse. Are there any horses in the nunnery?" Ye Shijie was just thinking this when he saw Jiang Li slowly stepping into the stirrup, pulling the reins, and lightly jumping onto the horse's back.

Very smooth and natural, she was not as passionate and neat as Meng Hongjin, nor as pitiful as Jiang Yu'e, and she did not "smile" like Jiang Youyao before getting on the horse. She just calmly pulled the reins and sat quietly on the horse's back, very normal, just like eating and drinking water.

Liu Xu was a little dazed.

Ever since she met Jiang Li, she knew that Jiang Li was a calm person, and she had never seen her in a hurry, but she didn't expect that even the action of getting on a horse could be done so gently. It was not as stunning as Meng Hongjin, but it was very comfortable. But on second thought, it was in line with Jiang Li's personality. Jiang Li should be like this.

Laymen were watching the fun, so naturally they couldn't see anything. They only knew that the second young lady of the Jiang family was not completely ignorant of horse riding, and at least knew how to mount a horse. An expert could only see the doorway, but Kong Liu saw something, and whispered to Zheng Huchen, "Second young lady Jiang is not bad."

Zheng Huchen frowned slightly.

Jiang Li had already climbed onto the horse, with the heavy quiver on her back. She pulled the reins, and the summer breeze blew against her face, feeling very warm, just like Xue Huaiyuan's exhortations and Xue Zhao's smiles.

Suddenly, there were tears in Jiang Li's eyes.

However, the tears disappeared quickly because the drumbeats had already begun. With a "whoosh", six horses started galloping at the same time!
It's not quite galloping, Nie Xiaoshuang and Zhu Xiner were almost trotting, they didn't even whip the horse, they just carefully maintained the "running" posture. Kong Liu wiped his face, his tone was full of regret, and said: "What a waste of my good horse."

Jiang Youyao and Jiang Yu'e were better than these two, at least their whip-swinging movements were still very cool, but the horsemanship they displayed on horseback was very simple and more for the sake of looking beautiful, which made people only pay attention to the people on horseback, not the horses.

Zheng Huchen also shook his head secretly, obviously very dissatisfied with the mischievous behavior of these young ladies. But there was nothing he could do, Mingyi Hall's archery had never been their strong point, or in other words, few young ladies were willing to endure the hardship and learn such a skill that they hardly used in their daily lives.

In the entire inspection field, Meng Hongjin was the one who took the lead.

She is like a ball of fire. The fiery red riding clothes make her look proud and beautiful. The outline of her slender figure clearly makes her look like a heart-thumping girl. As the horse bumps, her long hair rises and falls behind her head, making her look more like a beautiful picture. Although Meng Hongjin's appearance is not as good as Jiang Youyao, Meng Hongjin on horseback is indeed more eye-catching than Jiang Youyao.

"Ms. Meng is very good," someone said, "at least in terms of archery, no one can beat her."

"What about Second Miss Jiang?" The people around him joked, "Didn't Second Miss Jiang strike back and turn defeat into victory in the previous four events?"

"Look, Miss Jiang is lagging behind now." The man who spoke first replied, "Besides, Miss Jiang doesn't seem to have much drive, so it's impossible for her to get ahead of Miss Meng."

On the inspection field, Jiang Li's black and brown horse was also running.

It seemed unexpected, but upon closer thought it seemed expected. Jiang Li was not as unfamiliar with horse riding as imagined, and it seemed that she had ridden before. However, compared with her stunning performance of "Eighteen Beats of the Hujia" by the champion of the upper three gates, her horse riding skills seemed very mediocre.

She didn't show any skills on horseback, so it's hard to tell how good her horsemanship skills were, but one thing that can be proven is that she really took horse racing seriously. After Meng Hongjin, the second place was Jiang Li.

This is not difficult to understand. Nie Xiaoshuang and Zhu Xiner were a little afraid of horse racing and were very careful in their movements. Jiang Youyao and Jiang Yu'e were even busier showing off their beauty and cuteness. In comparison, only Jiang Li and Meng Hongjin were competing seriously.

The distance between Jiang Li and Meng Hongjin was not very far, and if Jiang Li just whipped the whip harder, she should be able to overtake Meng Hongjin. But Jiang Li didn't seem to be planning to exert any strength, and even ran in a leisurely manner.

Kong Liu scratched his head anxiously: "What's wrong with Miss Jiang Er? If she just puts in a little more effort, she can surpass the Meng family. Why doesn't she move? Oh, I'm so anxious."

Zheng Huchen: "Calm down..."

"I can't calm down. Don't you think this is infuriating? This could have been surpassed..."

With a "snap" sound, someone next to me closed his fan.

Kong Liu's body froze and he immediately fell silent. He turned his head and saw Ji Heng didn't even look at him. She said in a cold tone, "Too noisy."

Kong Liu never spoke again.

Although Kong Liu was very anxious that Jiang Li failed to surpass Meng Hongjin, more people who were worried about Jiang Li were relieved. For example, Liu Xu, Ye Shijie, and Jiang Jingrui. Jiang Li should be able to ride a horse. She rode very steadily, so there would be no problem. Today was the last two events. After the imperial shooting, Jiang Li only needed to keep doing this. Even if Meng Hongjin lost the bet, she would not be expelled from Mingyi Hall. It was a happy result.

Jiang Li didn't know what everyone was thinking. She kept a distance from Meng Hongjin just to see what Meng Hongjin was going to do. Perhaps because she had died once, she had a keen sense of conspiracy, and she discovered Meng Hongjin's abnormality early this morning. After thinking about it, Meng Hongjin might be going to do something, or maybe he had already done something. Jiang Li didn't know yet. All she could do was to stay away from Meng Hongjin as much as possible. If Meng Hongjin hadn't succeeded, he would definitely approach her on purpose.

Sure enough, after running for another stick of incense, Meng Hongjin gradually slowed down. Jiang Li was alert and slowed down her pace, still keeping the same distance from Meng Hongjin as at the beginning. This made the situation on the field a little strange, and even Jiang Youyao and the others who were lagging behind caught up and were almost on par with them.

"What's going on?" The people outside were confused: "Is it because the light chariot commander's horse is not doing well? Didn't he feed it food this morning?"

"Bullshit!" Kong Liu heard this, regardless of the fact that he was still in the position of an examiner in the inspection field, and turned back to curse across the crowd: "I had sex several times last night, how could I be hungry?"

"So you can't run anymore because you're stretched too thin?" Everyone laughed.

Kong Liu was so angry that he couldn't speak. In a blink of an eye, he saw Ji Heng beside him raising his eyelids at some point and staring at the backs of several people standing side by side on the racecourse, as if thinking about something.

Kong Liu's heart skipped a beat and he vaguely realized something.

Even if Jiang Li slowed down her pace, she was gradually getting close to Meng Hongjin. It seemed that Meng Hongjin had been too aggressive at the beginning, and now he was a little tired, so he slowed down.

At this time, we have reached the second half of the racecourse, almost approaching the target.

Because of this, a section of the racecourse passage became extremely narrow. Jiang Li and Meng Hongjin were about to pass through that entrance.

Jiang Li held the reins with one hand and reached back to the quiver with the other hand, pulling out an arrow from it, preparing to draw the bow and shoot. Imperial archery is the most difficult, because when shooting arrows on horseback, both hands have to hold the bow and arrow, and it is impossible to hold the reins, and it is even more difficult to control the horse. Many noble ladies hold the reins with one hand when shooting arrows, so they can't aim accurately and shoot in a mess. Or they dare not throw away the reins and give up shooting directly. Even if there are braver ones, they don't hold the reins with both hands to hold the bow and arrow, and the time is very short. They quickly shoot the arrow and hold the reins back.

Aiming takes time, so how can you hit the target if you are so anxious? So up to now, not a single shot has hit the bull's eye.

Jiang Li dropped the reins with both hands, held the bow and arrow, and aimed at the target.

"You're so brave." Zheng Huchen gave a rare compliment.

The courageous people around exclaimed: "She is really not afraid. Look how long she has been without the reins. She is the person who has been without the reins for the longest time."

"That's right. Look at how steadily she rides the horse. She sits very steadily. I think Miss Jiang is also an expert in riding a horse. She is not panicking at all."

Jiang Li was riding a horse and shooting arrows, and indeed her expression did not show any sign of panic, she could even be described as relaxed and at ease. Such an urgent task was made much slower by her, which eased people's anxiety.

She rode the horse steadily, her legs clamped tightly on the stirrups, and her hands holding the bow and arrow were also very steady. Although Miss Jiang's body was not as healthy as she used to be, she had worked hard to take care of herself these days and was getting much better.

With her eyes fixed on the bull's eye, in Jiang Li's eyes, the target had turned into a jumping hare, a yellow fox, or a flying bird, just as she had done countless times when hunting with Xue Zhao.

Aim and shoot!
With a "whoosh", the arrow flew out of the hand, cutting through the air with urgency, making a whistling sound.

Then, you will see the red arrow hitting the bull's eye!

all hit!

There was silence for a moment on the inspection field, and everyone couldn't believe their eyes.

Kong Liuyi slapped his thigh and shouted, "Beautiful!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Jiang Li quickly pull out another arrow and shoot it at the center of the bull's eye!

all hit!

Jiang Li didn't stop and pulled out another quiver.

Still a perfect hit!

In just a moment, Jiang Li fired three shots in a row, and all of them hit the target!
Silence turned into uproar, and uproar turned into applause.

Jiang Jingrui murmured: "Oh my God..."

This is not piano music, this is imperial archery. Imperial archery is also learned in the Imperial College. Jiang Jingrui has learned it and knows how difficult it is. That is why he found it incredible when he saw Jiang Li hit the target with all three arrows.

Is this luck? This is definitely not luck!
Kong Liu was stunned by what he saw, and soon he started slamming the table and kicking the bench and sighing.

Zheng Huchen asked him, "What are you doing?"

"Damn it, didn't you see it?" Kong Liu pointed at Jiang Li, "All three arrows hit the target! There aren't many people in my cavalry with such good accuracy. Damn it, how come she is the daughter of the Prime Minister? If she were a man, no, if she were a woman from an ordinary family, I would definitely bring her to the cavalry!"

Zheng Huchen: "...Shut up!"

When Ji Shuran saw Jiang Li's three arrows hit her, she could hardly hide her ugly expression. She knew that Jiang Li's three arrows would overshadow Meng Hongjin's previous glory, not to mention Jiang Youyao, who was not good at archery. The rest of the group seemed to have become Jiang Li's foil.

She frowned and said to Jiang Yuanbo, "Where did Li'er learn archery? I think Jingrui and Jingyou in our mansion have a special martial arts master to teach them, but they are not as good as Li'er. Can you learn a lot in the nunnery? Li'er seems to know everything after coming back this time."

However, it made Jiang Yuanbo suspicious again without leaving any trace.

"Sister-in-law, that's because Li girl has been smart since she was young. People say that if orchid seeds grow in the mountains, the flowers that bloom are also orchids..." Second wife Lu was about to criticize Ji Shuran, but suddenly she screamed "Oh!"

Everyone looked towards the racecourse.

In the slightly narrow passage, Jiang Li was in front and Meng Hongjin was behind. Jiang Li shot three arrows and Meng Hongjin was about to shoot as well. However, just as Meng Hongjin was about to touch the quiver behind him, the horse under Jiang Li suddenly neighed and raised its hooves to rise!

"Not good!" Kong Liu stood up suddenly.

Something happened to the black-brown horse under Jiang Li. No one knew what was going on, but it suddenly started running wildly.

Meng Hongjin was so frightened that he stopped touching the arrow and immediately reined in his horse.

The scene suddenly became lively.

In the past, there were students who fell off their horses due to poor riding skills, but they were just scratched. The horses had never been frightened, because the horses were transferred from the light cavalry team, and they were very docile, not hard-to-tame wild horses. Such horses would never go crazy suddenly unless something happened, but the horse under Jiang Li did go crazy suddenly under everyone's eyes, and no one touched it, and there was no external force affecting it.

How is this going?

"Save people quickly!" Zheng Huchen immediately ordered the soldiers around him.

"Oh my god." Liu Xu covered her mouth and threw herself to the front of the stage, tears about to fall. She couldn't enter the racecourse, so she could only worry about Jiang Li.

Ye Shijie had not expected such a sudden change. They could do nothing outside the field. They watched Jiang Li running forward with the horse, and their hearts were pounding with fear. Then, they saw the black and brown horse suddenly shook its head and threw Jiang Li off its body.

"Jiang Li!" Jiang Jingrui shouted. The next moment, Jiang Li was seen holding the reins tightly with both hands, with half of her body flying outside the horse, leaning against the horse's body, almost being dragged forward by the horse.

But she was not thrown down.

Everyone's eyes widened.

"She knows horse riding?" Kong Liu asked in surprise and subconsciously looked at Ji Heng.

Ji Heng propped up her chin with her hand, staring at the thrilling man and horse, without making any comment.

Meng Hongjin, who was following behind Jiang Li, thought that he would see Jiang Li fall on her back, but he didn't expect that Jiang Li would pull the horse sideways and fly up without any danger.

Meng Hongjin felt disappointed. In her sleeve, there was a small pen holder-like thing. It was a gadget her elder brother had found for her two years ago. The pen holder was as thin as a brush, and there was a protruding mechanism at the bottom. When pressed, a small silver needle would shoot out from it.

Meng Hongjin applied medicine on the silver needle. In the narrow passage, Jiang Li had just shot three arrows. Meng Hongjin used his sleeves as a cover while pulling out the arrows, and then he pressed the mechanism.

The silver needle in the mechanism shot fiercely into the horse's buttocks. The horse was frightened and naturally went crazy. In this way, Jiang Li would definitely be thrown off by the frightened horse. Who knows if she would lose her arms and legs. The silver needle was very small and it would be difficult to find out afterwards. Even if it was really found out, who would know that it was her who did it?

Meng Hongjin had seen Jiang Li show no horsemanship before, and thought that Jiang Li only knew the most ordinary horse riding. However, she never expected that when Jiang Li's horse went crazy, Jiang Li was not thrown off, but also showed off her skills in front of everyone. Such actions were not for someone who did not know horse riding!

She was deceived by Jiang Li!

Meng Hongjin was shocked and angry.

The people who came to pick up Jiang Li also hurried over. Jiang Yuanbo was even more nervous, but the mad horse was too scary. He could only cut off the horse's head with a knife, but Jiang Li would also be injured when the horse fell to the ground. Or he could use Qinggong to move Jiang Li away, but these were all men, and Jiang Li being held in someone's arms would more or less cause criticism.

While they were considering, the black and brown horse quickened its pace again. Everyone exclaimed in surprise. Jiang Li lost control of the reins with one hand and they slipped out of her hand. She was left with only one hand holding the reins!
Meng Hongjin was overjoyed, Jiang Youyao and Jiang Yu'e were also overjoyed, Jiang Li was finished!
But before they could laugh out loud, they saw Jiang Li suddenly raised her hand and grabbed the horse's mane!
The dark brown horse felt pain in its neck and neighed again, half of its body raised up. Jiang Li seized the opportunity, leaned back, turned over, took a step, and sat on the horse's back again!
Back to square one!

This extremely thrilling scene happened in just a few breaths, and it seemed as if someone was strangling one's throat, making one unable to speak due to nervousness. It was not until Jiang Li sat on the horse's back that he breathed a sigh of relief.

"This girl..." Zheng Huchen was speechless. Ordinary women, even the men they knew, rarely had such courage. Not to mention that Jiang Li's horse riding skills were even better than expected, what was more important was her calmness in the face of danger, her composure in the face of a collapse, which was the reason why she could do well in archery and other things.

She doesn't look like a lady from an official family, and she is only fifteen years old.

He was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when there were bursts of exclamations from all around. Zheng Huchen looked carefully and this time he was speechless.

After Jiang Li sat back on the horse, she did not try to reunite with the person who was leading her. Instead, she took advantage of the situation and grabbed the mad black and brown horse and rushed towards the finish line.

She actually wanted to complete this competition, relying on this crazy dark horse!
Too ridiculous! Too impulsive! Too...fucking exciting!

I saw Jiang Li lying on the horse's back, wearing a turquoise dress that looked like a flash of emerald green lightning in the wind. It was a fresh, elegant and gentle color, but it was as vibrant as green bamboo after rain. It was hard to believe that such a weak body could contain such great courage, and the gentle stream could roll up the hardest stone.

“Look, look quickly…” Kong Liu excitedly pulled Ji Heng’s sleeve.

Ji Heng stared at the corner of his sleeve and said calmly: "I saw it."

Meng Hongjin, who was following behind, was horrified. She didn't expect Jiang Li to be so lucky. The mad horse didn't throw her off, and Jiang Li even rushed in front of her. This couldn't go on. Meng Hongjin was panicked for a moment. Seeing that everyone around was cheering for Jiang Li, no one would take her seriously.

This is Imperial Shooting! It is the Imperial Shooting that she is best at. If she loses to Jiang Li in Imperial Shooting, she will be nothing!
Meng Hongjin suddenly exerted force, swung the whip fiercely, and followed Jiang Li closely.

Because of the struggle just now, Jiang Youyao and Jiang Yu'e, who were left behind, also caught up. Seeing Meng Hongjin's sudden strength, they were not willing to be outdone. Seeing that it was the last section of the road, they all whipped their horses and showed their magical powers.

This set of tests seemed to have a life-and-death atmosphere at this moment. However, the most shocking thing was Jiang Li. The black-brown horse was an animal, not a human. When it felt pain, it would only want to throw Jiang Li off more fiercely. However, no matter how the black horse shook, Jiang Li's hand holding the reins was steady, as if nothing had changed from the beginning except the crazy horse.

Including her calmness.

When they were almost at the last section of the journey, a row of targets appeared in front of them again. Jiang Li crawled on the horse's back, holding the reins tightly with one hand and reaching for the quiver with the other.

"Look! She still wants to shoot the target!"

"Oh my God, she's dying!"

Jiang Li had hit the target with three arrows before, and she was the only one who had done so in the test field today. There was really no need for her to continue shooting arrows here. Besides, the black horse was already mad, and shooting arrows with both hands was much more dangerous than before!

"This girl is very energetic," Kong Liu praised, "I admire her!"

No one cared whether he appreciated Jiang Li or not. Meng Hongjin, who was following Jiang Li closely, saw this scene and her heart suddenly shrank. She suddenly remembered that when she was shooting arrows at the midpoint before, she was busy using the mechanism to calculate Jiang Li and did not shoot arrows. Jiang Li had shot three arrows and all hit the target before that. Now, Jiang Li has three arrows that hit the target, and she has nothing.

If I don't hit the bull's eye with more than three arrows at the finish line, I will lose to Jiang Li and it will be too late!
Meng Hongjin didn't have time to think about it for a moment. He immediately took out an arrow from the quiver and shot it at the target at the finish line!

At this moment, Jiang Li suddenly curled her lips and smiled, and then drew her bow and shot an arrow, following closely behind!
Jiang Li's arrow was marked red, and Meng Hongjin's arrow was marked blue. Coincidentally, both arrows were shot towards the same bull's eye, one in front and one behind, one blue and one red, and they were pulled extremely slowly through the air.

Perhaps Jiang Li had more strength when drawing the bow, or perhaps Meng Hongjin was too panicked. In any case, of the two arrows, Jiang Li's arrow caught up with Meng Hongjin's arrow in mid-air, and the arrow feathers carried the arrow, causing Jiang Li's arrow and Meng Hongjin's arrow to collide with each other.

With a light touch, and as if it didn't touch at all, Jiang Li's arrow quickly continued to head for the bull's eye, but Meng Hongjin's arrow was touched and changed its direction subtly, but because of the impact of the red arrow, it was re-injected with strength and shot to the other end -

"Your Highness!" someone spoke in panic.

Suddenly there was a huge uproar.

Meng Hongjin looked subconsciously and saw that in the direction closest to the end of the inspection field, next to King Cheng, Princess Yongning was covering her shoulder with blood flowing out.

That is... Meng Hongjin was a little confused.

"Bastard! Capture her for me!" Princess Yongning screamed.

"Is it me?" Meng Hongjin thought in a daze. Before she could figure out what was going on, Princess Yongning's guards suddenly stepped forward and took her down regardless of the fact that the competition was still going on.

At the same time, Jiang Li finally passed the finish line. She hugged the black and brown horse's mane with one hand and opened the other hand. When passing by a nearby locust tree, she suddenly let go and jumped up!
Hanging on the locust tree.

Although the posture is not particularly elegant, it is light and comfortable.

The mad black-brown horse rushed out of the horse farm, and someone tried to stop it. Jiang Li and Meng Hongjin shot the arrow at the same time, and the arrow landed steadily on the red heart, with the feathers painted with red cinnabar.

She won.

Jiang Li was silent for a moment, then silently looked at the other side, where Princess Yongning was being surrounded by people, and a hint of coldness flashed through her heart.

Princess Yongning still escaped. If she was closer... Meng Hongjin's arrow was sharper, the blue arrow would not have penetrated into Princess Yongning's shoulder, but her chest.

Just a little bit different.

Kong Liu finally sat down and patted his chest. He was also sweating profusely. Zheng Huchen beside him was not much better than him. After watching such a thrilling test, he felt that it was more tiring than the usual training. However, Kong Liu was still very happy. He said to Ji Heng: "Did you see how amazing Miss Jiang is? Today is really an eye-opener. She must be very happy to be in the limelight this time."

"I think she's a little disappointed." Ji Heng said calmly.

"Disappointed?" Kong Liu was puzzled. "What is there to be disappointed about? She is the champion. She has finished all the six arts competitions and she got first place in every one of them. What is there to be disappointed about?"

"I'm disappointed that I failed to kill someone with a borrowed knife." Ji Heng smiled faintly and stood up. "Today's play was not bad, but there was no blood, so it was a little simple. Let's wait and see tomorrow."

Walk away.

"What a pervert." Kong Liu muttered, then remembered something and said, "You haven't judged yet!"

Ji Heng just walked away in such a swagger. However, today's archery competition was easier to judge than the music competition because the contrast was too sharp. It didn't matter whether Ji Heng participated or not. Everyone could see that Miss Jiang's archery skills were perfect.

But the young lady of the Meng family was unlucky. Not only was she not good at archery, she also shot Princess Yongning, the favorite of Concubine Liu. It was not a good thing for a woman to have a scar on her body. Not to mention Princess Yongning, even an ordinary young lady from an official family would not give up. At the very least, it was a mistake. At the most serious level, it was a murder of a royal relative.

Meng Hongjin's face turned pale and she was trembling with fear. Now she understood how serious the situation was. She couldn't help but struggle and said, "It's not me! I didn't mean to harm the princess. It's... it's Jiang Li! Jiang Li hurt me!"

Someone in the crowd looked down on her: "Why is Miss Meng always telling lies? The arrow on Her Royal Highness the Princess was marked with blue. It was her arrow. She still wants to attribute it to Miss Jiang Er. How ridiculous."

Arrows are all marked. The arrow that hit Princess Yongning was blue, so it was naturally Meng Hongjin's arrow. Jiang Li's arrow collided with Meng Hongjin's arrow too fast, and no one could see it clearly because they were so far away. Even if Meng Hongjin said it herself, I'm afraid no one would believe it. First, Jiang Li's archery skills were not that pure, and second, why would Jiang Li want to murder Princess Yongning for no reason?
Liu Xu trotted over, grabbed Jiang Li's hand with some fear, and said, "You really scared me to death. The horse was frightened just now, why did you still run forward? It's just a competition, how can it be worth exchanging your life for it?"

"I'm fine, aren't I?" Jiang Li smiled and comforted her, but she felt very regretful. At the last moment, she deliberately shot Meng Hongjin's arrow astray, thinking that it would be better if she could hurt Princess Yongning, but unfortunately she missed the target by one step.

"Meng Hongjin is in big trouble this time..." Liu Xu whispered, "Looking at Princess Yongning's attitude, I'm afraid it won't be easy."

Jiang Li sneered in her heart. Princess Yongning has always been high and mighty, and she doesn't regard people of lower status than herself as human beings. Even if Meng Youde is the envoy, he is not worth mentioning in the eyes of Princess Yongning. However, Jiang Li didn't sympathize with Meng Hongjin at all. Although she didn't know what Meng Hongjin had done, the madness of the black-brown horse she was riding must have something to do with Meng Hongjin. Jiang Li clearly remembered that Meng Hongjin was behind her just before the black horse went crazy.

Meng Hongjin was cruel and ruthless as he wanted to kill himself for a competition. Now he had offended the equally cruel Princess Yongning. It was all his own fault.

"It's really a bargain for her," Liu Xu did not sympathize with Meng Hongjin. Instead, she said, "She is now in trouble with Princess Yongning, so the bet with you can only be called off."

"Who said we should just let it go?" Jiang Li asked back, "After she settles the lawsuit with Princess Yongning, she will naturally have to come to me to fulfill the bet. I'll wait."

Liu Xu was surprised. She had always known Jiang Li to be a generous person who didn't like to argue with others. She thought Jiang Li was completely different from the rumors. This was the first time she saw Jiang Li being aggressive. After being surprised, she couldn't help laughing and said, "It should be like this. Are you going to let go of the bet that you worked so hard to win? The owners of the gambling houses in Yanjing City will feel sorry for you. No matter what the result is, Meng Hongjin still has to abide by the bet. I will testify for you."

Jiang Li smiled and nodded.

At this time, Jiang Youyao and the others also dismounted and walked back to their families. As soon as Jiang Youyao saw Ji Shuran, he called out "Mom" in shock.

Jiang Youyao didn't know what was going on. She was secretly happy when she saw Jiang Li's horse was frightened. She didn't expect that Jiang Li, who had been causing trouble for thousands of years, was not killed by the fall. She was also very popular on the horse field with superb archery skills. Even Meng Hongjin, who was the best archer before, couldn't compare with her. Meng Hongjin inexplicably shot and injured Princess Yongning. Seeing Meng Hongjin being detained by Princess Yongning's people, Jiang Youyao felt a sense of fear for no reason.

"Mother--" She stared at Ji Shuran with anger and fear in her eyes. Meng Hongjin was the one who was against Jiang Li, so why was Meng Hongjin inexplicably imprisoned?

Ji Shuran was also very angry. Since yesterday, when she accidentally saw the look in Meng Hongjin's eyes when looking at Jiang Li, she had already vaguely guessed that Meng Hongjin would attack Jiang Li. Needless to say, the sudden madness of Jiang Li's horse today must have been Meng Hongjin's credit, but in the end, Jiang Li was unharmed, but Meng Hongjin took herself down.

Although it was unclear how Jiang Li did it, today's incident made Ji Shuran reevaluate Jiang Li. One thing after another, from Jiang Li's drastic change in personality after returning to Yanjing, and her sudden appearance of Qin Le Yu She, all made Ji Shuran feel strange and dangerous.

If Ji Shuran had planned to use someone else's hand to get rid of Jiang Li, the thorn in her side, the threat posed by Jiang Li to Ji Shuran suddenly increased, making Ji Shuran think that even if she had to do it herself, she had to make Jiang Li disappear from her sight as soon as possible.

Can't wait any longer.

The list was being announced on the examination table, but the crowd was in chaos because of Princess Yongning's injury, and no one paid attention to the name that was being read out.

But even if they didn't listen, almost everyone knew that Jiang Li was the leader today.

Jiang Li herself had no intention of checking the person who was announcing the list on the stage. Her gaze passed over the crowd and fell on Shen Yurong, who was not far from King Cheng and was keeping a subtle distance from Princess Yongning.

Princess Yongning was being protected by the guards and served by the maids as she left the inspection site to heal her wounds. Jiang Li estimated that although the arrow did not kill Princess Yongning, it would not be a light scratch. She would need to recover for about a month, and it was hard to say whether she would be left with scars. This was why Princess Yongning was so furious.

But at this moment, Princess Yongning, in addition to being furious, her eyes were still lingering on Shen Yurong, looking quite pitiful and weak.

Jiang Li had never seen Princess Yongning like this before. In her last memory, Princess Yongning had a happy and smug smile, a ferocious and vicious face. She was so charming and affectionate, as if she had become another person.

Jiang Li looked at Shen Yurong again. Shen Yurong slightly avoided Princess Yongning's gaze, but when Princess Yongning was about to lose her temper, she cast a concerned look at the right time. Then the anger of the arrogant princess subsided at once, and she immediately became as gentle as before.

Jiang Li felt sick watching this and couldn't help sneering in her heart. Shen Yurong was so lucky that Princess Yongning was actually bewitched by him.

However, as someone who has been married to Shen Yurong for three years, she also understands that when Shen Yurong falls in love with someone, no one will doubt his sincerity and few people can resist.

Jiang Li was not surprised at all that Princess Yongning would fall. However, watching this pair of adulterers flirting with each other in front of her eyes, Jiang Li still felt angry and ugly.

She turned her head away quickly, fearing that if she looked at him any longer, she would not be able to conceal the deep hatred in her eyes.

Now is not the right time, there is no 100% certainty, wait a little longer, wait a little longer...

Two people were walking deeper into the alley outside the racecourse. The person in front was wearing a gorgeous red dress, and even her back was full of elegance.

"Wen Ji." The man walking in front spoke, his voice like the stars in the night, cool and dreamy. He asked, "Does Princess Yongning have a grudge against the Jiang family?"

Wen Ji paused and said, "I don't know."

The person in front did not stop and continued to walk forward leisurely. After a long time, a voice was heard.

"I do not know either."

(End of this chapter)