Chapter Twenty-Four: The Reward She Wanted

Look at how thick-skinned you are, and you still want a reward.

But what reward will make her willing to show her real kung fu?

Li Cong looked at her cheeks, which were slightly hot because she had just learned archery, and bowed her head and said, "What the crown princess wants, just ask." ”

Su Qiang silently calculated in her heart.

Looking at Zheng Shuwei's posture of holding a bow, it is obvious that he has not learned. Even if he wins her, it just means that he has learned faster. Now may be an opportunity.

"What does the county lord want?" Su Qiang suddenly turned to look at Zheng Shuwei and said.

Zheng Shuwei was listening to Li Zhang's explanation, while secretly listening to the movement here. So as soon as Su Qiang's words fell, she said happily: "I want the prince's brother and daughter-in-law to take my sister-in-law out to play on the festival, I don't know if it's okay." ”

The Daughter's Day is on the third day of March, which is a festival for drinking and feasting by the water and visiting the suburbs in spring. It is also a festival for men and women to love and date in private.

It seems that Zheng Shuwei seized an opportunity to be with the prince.

"Naturally." Li Cong didn't look back, stared at Su Qiang with a pair of eyes, and said lightly.

He was waiting for Su Qiang's answer.

"If I win," Su Qiang approached Li Cong, stood on tiptoe slightly, put her lips to his ear, and said softly, "Please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to rest in the dormitory tonight." ”

Exhaled like an orchid, his voice was soft and glutinous, and he quickly withdrew his body at the end of a sentence, allowing the voice to penetrate Li Cong's ears and echo among the hundreds of bones in his limbs.

He looked at her in a daze, and for a moment he felt that someone else was talking to him.

Su Qiang didn't have any shyness in her eyes, and said generously: "A small reward, will His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agree?" ”

Can a noble girl who grew up reading poetry and books say this kind of thing? When the Qinglou red card invited the son, I am afraid that he could make such a presumptuous move.

Li Cong suddenly had an idea, maybe she dropped her bag with the real Su Qiang at the wedding.

But how is that possible.

Their marriage was led by the Queen Mother, and the Ministry of Rites and Rites approved at all levels, and her identity should not be wrong. Su Yiming may have been bold enough to rebel, but his own daughter still recognizes it.

"Okay." He replied.

Did she make this request to take advantage of him while he was asleep?

It seems that she has completely forgotten how she herself had been in a dark night on the wedding night. Maybe she really has some fists, but she can't do anything about Mixiang.

Li Cong looked at Su Qiang coldly.

Su Qiang squinted her eyes and smiled, then turned around and picked up the bow and arrow, making it look like she was going to practice seriously.

An hour later, it was time for the competition, and the chamberlain rearranged the target and narrowed the distance.

I heard that the crown princess and the county lord tried archery, and with the acquiescence of the steward, many chamberlains and palace maids came to hide not far away to watch. Li Zhang simply motioned for them to come over and take a look, so there was a burst of cheers in the crowd, and everyone gathered around the school yard, waiting to see the demeanor of the two women competing arrows.

In this atmosphere, Zheng Shuwei was a little nervous. She came to the palace to get close to the prince, not to make a fool of herself.

The chamberlain stepped forward to change the light bow for the woman, and the two stood on the arrow platform, and there was applause all around.

"It must be our Royal Highness the Crown Princess who won." A palace maid stood on tiptoe and talked to the chamberlain next to her.

"That's not necessarily," the chamberlain said: "How can Lord Hewei also grow up in the East Palace, although he has not practiced himself, and he has seen a lot of riding and archery, it must be easier to learn by ear and eye." ”

The attendant struck the gong to signal silence.

"Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, let's come first." Zheng Shu humbly gave way.

"Let me think about it first, and the county lord will come first." Su Qiang said.

Zheng Shu took a step forward when he heard this, and gently raised his bow and arrow in the breeze, and the arrow was on the bowstring, which looked good.

With a whoosh, the two-foot-long arrow flew towards the target, and then the target shook, and the arrow was pierced into the edge of the target.

If you miss by one point, you will miss the target.

"Yay!" It's not a good result, but it's good enough for a woman. The chamberlains and palace maids tiptoed and cheered, as if they had forgotten that their heroine was the crown princess.

Su Qiang didn't care, and stepped forward with a bow.

This is a light bow suitable for girls, the range is not far, and the bowstring is not tight enough, but the advantage is that the arrows are finely made, so it is easy to calibrate.

Su Qiang gently raised the bow.

She could feel Li Zhang's expression slightly worried, standing not far in front of her. And the crown prince Li Cong, with a somewhat playful look, squinted at her.

I don't know if he can escape if he suddenly aims his bow at Li Cong at this time. But even if he can't escape, he can't escape the charge of assassination.

This idea dangled in his heart, and he was denied by Su Qiang.

I can't lose, and I can't let him see his strength.

Su Qiang drew a full bow and adjusted the direction towards the target. The attendants and palace maids around her were almost breathless by her cautious look, and everyone was silent, so they almost closed their breath.

At this tense time, Su Qiang suddenly turned her head to look at Li Cong, and said unconfidently: "Is this right?" ”

Before Li Cong could answer, he heard Su Qiang's "oops", and the arrow had already gone off the string. It turned out that she didn't pay attention to the strings when she was talking to Li Cong, and the arrow had already flown away.

It's over, the crown princess will definitely lose.

The little palace maid who originally thought that the crown princess would win was a little disappointed for a moment, but suddenly there was a tsunami of applause and cheers all around.

"Hit!" Someone shouted and jumped up.

Can this be successful?

The palace maid looked at the arrow target, and saw that the princess's arrow was impartial, and stopped next to the arrow of the county lord Hewei. said that it was next to it, but in fact, it was simply squeezed with the arrows of the county lord of Hewei, but it was a little closer to the bullseye than her arrows.

It's just a little, not as wide as a thumb, but it's a win.

Su Qiang gently covered her mouth and made an incredible look. Although Zheng Shuwei on the side was annoyed, he couldn't help but bend his knees and said: "The princess and sister-in-law are amazing, and they can shoot so well without looking at the arrow target." ”

"Where, where?" Su Qiang waved her hand and said, "I'm Meng, it's just lucky." ”

The chamberlain behind the arrow target had already struck the gong and said: "In the first game, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess won." ”

"And huh?" Su Qiang looked at Li Cong and said.

Li Cong's expression was calm, his eyes were like a puddle of winter lake, and he said unexpectedly: "Naturally." ”

If you want to win and don't want to expose your knowledge of arrows, you can pretend to be lucky in the first game, and what else can you do in the second game.

The corners of Li Cong's mouth raised, and he felt that today's school field was really worth it.

"Do you still shoot targets?" Su Qiang asked.

"No," Li Cong said, "What's the meaning of always shooting at the target," and with a wave of his hand, the guards beside him immediately understood, burrowed into the crowd, and brought out two chamberlains in a short time.

"This time it's a live target, the princess should be careful." Li Cong smiled pathetically, personally picked up an arrow and sent it to Su Qiang.

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