The first round of the competition brought up the tense atmosphere of the entire racecourse, and there were bursts of shouts from the audience, but the wives and ladies of the Jiang Mansion still maintained their dignified elegance.

The eldest lady held the tea cup in her hand and looked at the racecourse nervously, because there was the eldest aunt Zheng Tingxuan in this first round.

Although Zheng Tingxuan is not good to the eldest lady, he is the eldest son-in-law of the Jiang family after all, and if he wins, the Jiang family can follow with a long face.

Zheng Tingxuan has been good at riding and shooting since he was a child, and there is absolutely no suspense in entering tomorrow's rematch, what he wants to fight for is the top spot.

At present, Zheng Tingxuan is far ahead, and the three laps around the racecourse have been completed, and he began to shoot the target with a bow and win the pennant. He did this with ease, and won the first round of the competition smoothly.

The eldest lady's clenched hands finally let go, and although she was almost cheering in her heart, she still had to endure it on the surface. She just smiled decently, then picked up a small piece of snack and handed it to the second young lady Yanyun, who was sitting sullenly on the side.

"Your eldest brother-in-law won, and you are happy."

The second lady Yanyun took the dim sum handed over by the eldest lady, but her face was still gloomy, just now the eldest lady went to inquire about Chen Gongzi's intentions, but she touched a gray nose, the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, could it be that Chen Gongzi had someone else in his heart? Or has the Chen family changed their minds?

"Mother, I don't want to eat." In the end, Yan Yun put the snack back.

The eldest lady sighed softly, took Yan Yun's hand, and whispered, "Don't think about it, Chen Gongzi may really dislike horse racing." He's going to play in a while, and if you look at his skills on the racecourse, you'll know what he meant by those words. ”

Yan Yun nodded.

Chen Yijin escorted the prince away, and then led his horse to wait at the starting point of the competition. The first round of the competition is coming to an end, and the second round includes him and the prince.

He originally had no intention of participating in such a competition, but it was the emperor's intention to let the prince participate in this year's horse racing festival, which could make the prince more accessible to the people, and second, let the people see the demeanor of the eldest son of the royal family.

But the prince appeared in such a noisy scene, after all, it was dangerous. The emperor thought about it in every way, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was inappropriate, so he summoned Pei Zhenyun, the Duke of Yiguo, to the palace to discuss.

Yi Guogong was very much in favor of letting the prince participate in horse racing to achieve the purpose of being close to the people, and as for the safety of the prince, Yi Guogong recommended his son, Pei Ye.

Pei Ye is the eldest son of Duke Yiguo. The Pei family has been highly used by the royal family for generations, and Pei Ye's grandfather Pei Yongsheng was the founder of the Great Calendar, and he made great achievements and laid half of the country for the first emperor.

Pei Ye has always had a good personal relationship with the prince, and the old lady Pei is the founding general, so Pei Ye has also practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is not a problem with swords, riding and shooting.

The emperor thought about it for a while, and also felt that it was a good idea to let Pei Ye secretly protect the prince, so he agreed.

The prince has lived in the palace since he was a child and advocates etiquette, so he has been much lazy in martial arts.

The men who dared to participate in the horse racing festival in the Great Calendar Kingdom were all heroes, and the prince simply proposed to let Pei Ye go to the horse race instead of him, firstly, to win glory for the royal family, and secondly, his safety was also guaranteed.

Pei Ye couldn't resist the prince, so he had to half-push and half-agree on the spot. But just two days before the Horse Racing Festival, the people under Yi Guofu suddenly found out the news, saying that someone was plotting to assassinate the prince at the Horse Racing Festival.

When the news came, Pei Ye was drinking and poetry with Chen Yijin in the mansion, and the Chen family and the Pei family were friends, so Pei Ye did not hide it from Chen Yijin anymore.

After hearing this, Chen Yijin also understood the stakes involved, and agreed to act with Pei Ye, and was bound to find out the mastermind behind the assassination of the prince.

But the first round of the competition is almost over, why is Pei Ye, who has been dressed as a prince, still not coming out in the canopy?

Chen Yijin waited patiently for a while, seeing that the last place in the first round was leading the horse and leaving, why didn't Pei Ye come out?

He was in a hurry, handed the reins to his attendant, and went back to the tent where he had just been. happened to meet Su Xue hurriedly coming out of the cloth tent, and his panicked look made him even more suspicious.

After entering the cloth tent, only Pei Ye was left, thinking of Su Xue who had gone out in a panic just now, Chen Yijin pointed at him in surprise: "You guys just ...... What have you been doing here? Chen Yijin was gesturing and secretly reverie.

Pei Ye's expression was solemn, and he no longer joked with Chen Yijin, and said bluntly: "They have already done it." ”

"What?" Chen Yijin's face changed, and he had no intention of being funny with Pei Ye again, so he stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Then what now?" Will the prince be in danger? ”

Pei Ye exhaled heavily: "They shouldn't know about the exchange between me and the crown prince. We tried our best to prevent it, but we couldn't prevent the horse that the prince brought out of the palace. ”

"There is a problem with the horse...... Chen Yijin frowned, suddenly stretched out again, and said, "That's easy to say, it's a big deal, let's change the horse." ”

"No way!" Pei Ye waved his hand, "If the horse doesn't have an accident, they won't make a move, and if they don't make a move, we won't have a chance to kill them all." ”

After hearing this, Chen Yijin gasped, thought for a while, looked at Pei Ye with some concern, and asked slowly: "Ziyu, did you really decide to take such a big risk?" ”

Pei Ye tightened his jaw: "I can't bear the child to trap the wolf, I have reached this juncture, I will never retreat." With that, he walked out quickly.

"Wait, Ziyu." Chen Yijin shouted to him, "You said that there is a problem with the horse, did you listen to what the woman said just now?" ”

Pei Ye turned his head, his eyes panicked, and he simply stopped hiding it and said, "I know your doubts." I really shouldn't trust someone I've never met for no reason, but we don't have time to think about it now. She now took my waist card to the imperial doctor, saying that she would do her best to make an antidote to suppress the madness of the horse, and I made an appointment with her that if the horse did go mad, I would run away from the racecourse, and she would wait at the entrance to the woods to the east. ”

Chen Yijin's eyes darkened: "But what if she is one of the assassins?" Now that she knows about the swap between you and the prince, and your waist card is in her hand, she can't be sure what she will do. The East Woods, right...... I guess she's luring you over, then creating chaos in the racecourse, and then taking the opportunity to use your waist card to murder the prince! ”

Hearing Chen Yijin's analysis, Pei Ye's face also changed, he tensed his lips, and spit out in a deep voice: "If she dares to lie to me, I will kill her with my own hands." ”

Pei Ye said with a serious face, but Chen Yijin waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "Ziyu, it's not that I want to demolish you, if something really happens to the prince, it's not her who will be slaughtered, but us." ”

Pei Ye clenched his fists, glanced at Chen Yijin with a complicated expression, and finally said, "No, if she is really an accomplice in the murder of the prince, how could she come and entangle with the two of us?" What's more, she doesn't know where the prince was sent by you now. A woman's eyes don't lie, she is really worried that the horse farm will be chaotic later. ”

Chen Yijin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Ziyu, Ziyu, where did you hear that a woman's eyes don't lie?" ”

After a pause, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, now it's clear that she led you to the eastern woods, and the assassin is likely to lurk in the eastern woods." We will act in three heads, I will inform the forbidden army to go to the woods to the east to capture the assassins, and on the other hand, protect the prince to return to the palace, you go and change a horse, and help the prince participate in the competition. ”

"Nope." Pei Ye closed his eyes heavily, and walked out, "You can't catch the assassin by scaring the snake like this." What's more, after the competition, King Qinan will lead the iron cavalry elite soldiers to be reviewed by the prince, but King Qinan knows the prince, how can the prince leave? ”