0p0 Chapter 209 Lost the game, won the holy will
Chapter 209 Lost the game, won the holy will
Luo Jixun stared blankly at the arrow on his target, and his first thought was not to laugh at Xiao Yanan.
But suspicion!
Shen Chengjing said that Xiao Yan'an didn't have much real talent and his mind was full of love.
But, after all, Xiao Yanan is the legitimate son of King Huaiyang and has the title of Crown Prince. He will inherit the title in the future. No matter how bad he is, he can't be this bad, right?
The people standing next to him had similar ideas to Luo Jixun.
Young Master Rong looked at this scene with a look of embarrassment on his face.
"My hand feeling was not good just now, and I was not familiar with this bow and arrow yet. Next time I will definitely hit the bull's eye!" Xiao Yan'an pulled out an arrow, eagerly put it on the bow, and pulled the string to its full extent.
"Feel the feel? This is the first time I've heard that archery requires the feel of the hand." Luo Jixun glanced at Xiao Yan'an with contempt.
If you don’t have the ability, you will find excuses!
"Second arrow, get ready!" Young Master Rong shouted.
Everyone got ready immediately.
"shoot!"
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!" The arrow flew through the air again.
Luo Jixun's arrow hit the bull's eye directly, closely following the previous arrow. The force was so great that the target was shaking when the arrow penetrated the bull's eye.
He still held back.
After all, it's just a small competition.
"Hit!" Xiao Yan'an shouted.
His arrow was right on the bull's eye, with only a tiny bit of the red part hitting it.
"Mr. Luo, did you see that? Mine also hit the bull's eye!" Xiao Yan'an shouted happily.
"Prince, the 'hit the mark' doesn't seem appropriate." Luo Jixun looked at the arrow with contempt in his eyes.
"It's a perfect hit." Xiao Yan'an responded nonchalantly, "I didn't perform well in the first arrow. It's not my true level. This is my true level!"
His voice was so loud that it could be heard by the whole audience.
Luo Jixun chuckled.
He had overestimated Xiao Yan'an, but it turned out that he was just a fool with nothing on him!
Then, the third arrow.
Xiao Yan'an's shot missed.
The arrow didn't even find the target and just stuck in the mud.
The first arrow made some people doubt Xiao Yanan's strength, but the second arrow made people dare not underestimate him.
Everyone couldn't help laughing at this arrow.
"Prince, what happened with this arrow? Why didn't you perform as well as your second arrow?" someone asked deliberately.
"Didn't there just happen to be a gust of wind that made my eyes blurry?" Xiao Yan'an immediately found an excuse.
"This... this can also affect performance?"
"Of course!" Xiao Yan'an said stiffly.
This earned him contempt from everyone.
Luo Jixun said nothing, his face calm.
From then on, every arrow he shot hit the bull's eye.
Xiao Yanan's arrow was stuck in the target with a twisted shape.
Moreover, when shooting the eighth arrow, Luo Jixun discovered that Xiao Yan'an's arms were already shaking, and he was obviously exhausted.
The tenth arrow, Xiao Yanan's, also hit the target.
However, the second arrow that hit the bull's eye suddenly fell down when the tenth arrow hit the target!
In this case, it is obvious that the person is not strong enough to pull the bow, so the arrow is shot weakly and the arrowhead does not penetrate deeply into the target.
This scene is so embarrassing that it is beyond words.
Of all the people present, he was the worst.
It's so bad that people don't even bother to laugh at him.
Xiao Yan'an put down his bow and arrow and blew on his red palms.
Luo Jixun did not miss this detail.
Xiao Yanan's palms were very white and without calluses, while those of them who trained frequently had very rough palms, and had already formed a thick layer of calluses.
All his doubts were dispelled.
Xiao Yanan is even worse than Shen Chengjing described!
The emperor looked at this scene and couldn't help but ask the princess.
"Who taught him archery?"
"Your Majesty, I was taught by the prince himself when I was young. Later, there was an archery master in the army. I learned from him for several years. We have never had a competition like this on a normal day." The princess responded softly.
"You have good talent, but you may not have practiced hard enough. You can practice more in the future."
"Yes." The princess nodded.
Second round, horse racing.
Xiao Yanan ran to the princess and asked for a handkerchief.
"Mother, look, my hands are almost worn out. It will hurt so much when I grab the reins later! If I lose the horse race later, will you think I am ashamed?"
"Don't worry about whether you win or not. This is not your concern! Just perform at your usual level!" The princess waved her hand, signaling him to hurry up and compete.
That expression clearly said that it would be a miracle if Xiao Yanan could win.
Even his own mother despises him so much, which shows Xiao Yanan’s true strength.
With the sound of a whip, the horse rushed forward.
Looking from this direction, there is no way to visually see whose horse is running the fastest. We can only wait for the person who finally gets the flag to come back to know who won the horse race.
Ji Chuhe was very clear about Xiao Yanan's strength.
When he was shooting arrows just now, he was deliberately trying to hide his poor performance.
However, his actual strength is definitely far behind that of Luo Jixun.
Not to mention horse racing.
Even if Xiao Yanan tried his best, there was no hope of winning.
One is that we dare not raise children who are too outstanding.
One group has devoted all their family's efforts, but is just afraid that they are not good enough.
If they were put in a competition, Xiao Yanan would only be beaten.
The emperor held this competition just to test Xiao Yanan's strength. This is the result that the emperor would like to see.
This also concerns whether they can return to Huaiyang safely.
The horse racing results are in.
Xiao Yanan was the last one.
Not to mention the horseback archery that follows.
The good news is that Xiao Yanan actually hit the target with three arrows.
The bad news is, that's someone else's target.
When Xiao Yan'an followed everyone to see the emperor, he was like an eggplant hit by frost, no longer as high-spirited as he was yesterday.
Concubine Luo witnessed the whole process and was extremely happy.
He was also worried that the Fourth Prince's limelight would be overshadowed by Xiao Yan'an, so he specifically notified his nephew Luo Jixun.
I didn't expect Xiao Yan'an to be such a waste.
Once the result of today's game is announced, the princess will be humiliated by her son!
The Luo family will also slowly regain their reputation because of the excellence of Jixun!
“Princess, you have to educate the prince well and teach him to be humble. He was bragging about his strength yesterday, but today, he ended up in such a miserable defeat. It is really embarrassing. There is another point, the most important one. Judging from his bold words yesterday and his performance today, he may be suspected of deceiving the emperor.” Concubine Luo looked in the direction of the princess and said proudly.
The princess immediately stood up and knelt before the emperor. "Your Majesty, I am not good enough in educating the prince, but I would never dare to think of deceiving you. The prince is indeed not good enough, and cannot compare with the nobles in the capital, nor does he have any great ambitions. I only hope that, in gratitude for the emperor's great grace, I can stay in Huaiyang and live in peace. That is enough."