Teasing smile, pierced Cao Gui's eyes painfully.

  He nodded and agreed without much consideration.

  At this moment, a man in a bright yellow robe walked over from afar, with an elegant demeanor and a handsome appearance.

  At once, everyone shouted "Long live the Crown Prince!"

  Fortunately, everyone who came to the hunting ground today was wearing riding attire and didn't have to perform the ritual of bowing and kneeling.

  The prince appeared, and Cao Gui immediately went to his side and briefly told him what had happened. Of course, he only mentioned Shao Pangzi's matter in passing, mainly talking about his bet with Mu Qingge.

  "You're too rash, how can you actively propose such a bet?" Qin Yiyao took the opportunity to pull Mu Qingge to her side, saying somewhat reproachfully.

  "Mu Qingge smiled and said, 'Do you think I'll lose too?'"

  Qin Yiyao was taken aback, and in that smile, there was a kind of soothing magic that left her speechless.

  "Boss will definitely win! Boss, take revenge for me against that bastard Wang Ba Dan!" Shao Pangzi was full of confidence in Mu Qingge.

  Bai Taoyue hid in the crowd and did not come forward. Instead, she secretly observed the prince and compared him to Rui Wang in her heart.

  Of course, she didn't care about this bet at all. In her opinion, Mu Qing Ge would never win, he was just arrogant and thought he was great because of his usual domineering behavior.

  Today, Mu Qing Ge is bound to humiliate herself.

  On the other hand, the prince had already learned about the situation. He also coveted the Mu family. However, the empress dowager had said that Mu Xiong was a hard bone to chew, and it would be difficult to win him over.

  So, in terms of attitude towards Mu's family, it's best not to deliberately get close, being a bit cold may still bring unexpected surprises.

  Moreover, the empress dowager has said that the emperor is secretly preparing to deal with the Mu family. If we get too close to the Mu family, when their doom arrives, we might be implicated.

  However, the tens of thousands of Iron Blooded Lion Cavalry under Mu Xiong's command were like a temptation to Prince Qin Jiyuan.

  "Your Highness, did I win or lose?" Cao Gui asked cautiously. Deep down, he was unwilling to lose to Mu Qingge, firstly because it was in front of Princess Chang Le, and secondly because of the bet they had just made.

  But in front of the prince, he still had to make some gestures.

  Qin Jinxiu pursed her lips in deep thought, raised her eyes to glance at the red-clad figure of Mu Qingge, and made a decision. "Do my best."

  Cao Gui suddenly understood.

  It seems that the prince is not particularly interested in getting along with Mu Qingge.

  After guessing the crown prince's thoughts, Cao Gui's waist straightened a bit. When looking at Mu Qingge again, there were a few more taunts and disdain in his eyes.

  It seems that Mu Qing Ge is trying to compete with him, just like a child who has just learned to walk and dares to challenge an adult.

  The crown prince stepped forward, and the trial began quickly.

  According to the rules, Mu Qingge and Cao Gui were to ride horses in a mad dash to a hundred paces away, then turn around and shoot arrows. There were nine arrows in total, hitting the red heart was worth ten rings. The farther away from the red heart, the lower the ring count.

  Nine arrows added together, whoever has the highest ring number wins.

  In order to be fair, Mu Qian Ge and Cao Gui Rong's horses were both chosen from the stables in the hunting grounds.

  At the starting point, Cao Gui suddenly smiled at Mu Qing Ge and said: "Young Master, if I happen to win this time, there's no need for you to kneel down, just please introduce me to His Majesty the Emperor, would that be alright?"

  Mu Qingge hooked her lips with a shallow smile: "Win first, then talk." After that, she rode her horse away, seemingly unwilling to continue talking to him.

  Cao Gui's eyes darkened, and a hint of cruelty flashed from the bottom of his eyes.

  The prince as umpire declared the game open.

  Suddenly, the sound of horse whinnying rose, and two horses that were facing away from the archery target simultaneously charged out.

  Cao Gui cracked his whip and lashed it fiercely on the horse's buttocks, stimulating the horse to run even faster.

  He turned his head and looked at Mu Qingge, but only saw a face as beautiful as a cloudless sky on a breezy day, which made him frown.

  That confident expression made him inexplicably nervous in his heart.

  Mochida's horsemanship is quite good. In her previous life, she spent some time lurking in the prairie to complete a task and developed excellent horseback riding skills.

  As for archery...

  Mù Qīng Gē's mouth curled up into a sly and charming smile. She seemed to have never mentioned to anyone that, apart from learning horse riding on the vast grasslands, she had also learned another extraordinary skill.

  Within a hundred paces, it arrives in an instant.

  Cao Gui quickly turned his horse's head and made a sharp turn, almost throwing the horse to the ground.

  When the horse let out a pained whinny, Mu Qing Ge also easily turned the horse's head. The flowing motion brought about applause from all around.

  Drawing his bow and nocking an arrow, Cao Gui was still one step ahead.

  Appearing to be influenced by Mu Qing's horse riding skills, he seemed a bit impatient. As soon as the arrow touched the string, it was shot out. The first arrow hit an eight ring.

  He furrowed his brow, stole a glance at the prince's direction, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat. He steadied his mind and shot another arrow.

  Hiss...

  Eight arrows were shot in sequence, and the scores obtained were all 9 rings and 10 rings.

  The total number of rings from the nine arrows is actually eighty-six. It's only four rings away from a perfect score of ninety.

  Such a result made Cao Gui's face relax, revealing a confident and complacent expression.

  After the performance, Cao Gui looked at Mu Qingge on one side and found that she was still aiming at the first arrow. He couldn't help but mock: "Young Master, do you need me to hold your bow and arrow steady for you?"

  Suddenly, there was a burst of thunderous laughter all around.

  Mo Qing's lips curved into a silent smile, her clear eyes calm and waveless.

  The arrowhead in hand slightly lifted up...

  Whoosh!

  The first arrow was shot out in a parabolic way and flew towards the target.

  Right after that, without waiting for the target, Mu Qing Ge drew out a second arrow and shot it out quickly.

  Her action suddenly caused an uproar among everyone.

  "What does he want to do?" Qin Yiyao frowned and asked in confusion.

  "Hahaha... Is this archery? Did you let go of your hand?"

  "How can a young master who is pampered and spoiled be able to ride horses and shoot arrows?"

  "I just saw young master riding his horse quite well, thought I could watch a good show, looks like I was overthinking."

  "Hey, I'm a young nobleman favored by His Majesty the Holy King. Who knows, maybe I have some extraordinary abilities?"

  "What's going on with her? Maybe she's serving men with her beauty. Didn't I hear that she had a good impression of King Rui before?"

  "Haha, you know too much."

  The mocking voices grew louder and the content became increasingly unbearable.

  But Mu Qingge was unaffected and continued to shoot out several arrows from behind.

  "It's done! Has the boss gone mad? How did he manage to hit it?" Shao Pangzi said with a mournful face. As he spoke, he added resolutely: "Hmph, at worst, I'll help the boss fulfill his bet, what's the big deal."

  His words caused Qin Yiyao's astonishment. She did not expect that the so-called noble young master would be willing to suffer humiliation for Mu Qingge.

  Bai Taixue's eyes were full of sarcasm as she seemed to see Mu Qingge's self-inflicted humiliation after her failure.

  Among the crowd with different expressions and thoughts, Mu Qing Ge had already shot out his ninth arrow.

  However, at this moment, her first arrow had just pierced through the red heart of the target.

  Hiss...

  The sound of the arrow tearing through the sky rang out. Mu Qingge's shot arrow accurately pierced the bullseye.

  When the last arrow pierced through the tail of the eighth arrow, carrying the eighth arrow through the bullseye, all around had fallen silent.

  It was a long time before someone finally trembled out in shock: "This... this is... Nine Stars in a Row!"

  Digression

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