Chapter 320: Who Wins?

It was still the banquet, but Feng Mei shouted that she would compete with Shi Qingxue on shooting.

Logically, it was against the rules.

However, it was surprising that nobody stood out to stop her.

Most people wanted to look on, and even Mo Xiangbin didn’t say anything after seeing that.

Shi Qingxue secretly pondered for a moment and then understood the superiors’ thoughts, so she set her mind at rest and followed Feng Mei, walking to the competition area.

It was also in the imperial garden and took up a large open area, but it didn’t affect the singers and dancers at the banquet.

However, under the situation, perhaps not many people still paid attention to the performances.

Feng Mei took the bow first yet still turned to Shi Qingxue hypocritically. “How about you shoot first? I don’t mind.”

Although she said that she didn’t mind, she grasped the bow all the time.

Shi Qingxue chuckled and knew that Feng Mei wanted to seek the limelight, so she waved her hand and stated with a smile, “After you.”

Feng Mei was determined to give her a head-on blow, and of course, she wouldn’t give up the chance.

Then she took a sharp arrow and aimed at the target before shooting.

She shot at the red heart in the middle.

She shot it quickly and accurately. The onlookers cheered at once.

Feng Mei got complacent and turned to Shi Qingxue, showing a smile with provocation.

Shi Qingxue looked at her peacefully. She didn’t get anxious or angry, while Dong Shuang next to her was in a rage and couldn’t help but whisper, “Why are you haughty? My lady’s shooting skill is much better than yours.”

“Fine. Don’t murmur like a kid. Let’s quietly watch a good play.”

In fact, Feng Mei’s shooting skill deserved the conceit she showed.

She shot ten sharp arrows and all of them were shot at the red heart, making the target like a flower.

All people around responded with thunderous applause, and Feng Mei even complacently walked to the front of the target. Then she looked back at Shi Qingxue and showed a big smile, seeming to ask, “Look at my result. How will you win me?”

It was reasonable that Feng Mei was complacent.

It was the best result to shoot each of the ten arrows at the red heart. Even if Shi Qingxue did it, she would gain the same result.

Now Feng Mei was in the limelight and shot arrows first, while many onlookers wanted to flatter her, so they would say that she was awesome.

Feng Mei smiled complacently, as if she had seen Shi Qingxue admit defeat in front of her.

All people seemed to have seen Shi Qingxue give up in frustration.

However, beyond expectation, Shi Qingxue didn’t give up but received a new arrow from a servant.

Without saying anything, Shi Qingxue moved to the left under all people’s astonished eyes and then shot the first arrow.

The sharp arrow flew away and almost passed Feng Mei’s hair.

Her life and death were decided in an instant, and after the sharp arrow flew past Feng Mei, it was shot at one arrow which had been shot by her. With a crack, the two sharp arrows fell on the ground at the same time.

It changed too quickly, and all people hadn’t reacted.

Feng Mei was so frightened that her eyes widened and her face got pale. She was shaky with her legs trembling.

What happened next became a long-lasting nightmare in Feng Mei’s short life.

Shi Qingxue then took the second arrow out of the quiver and shot again after aiming. This time, it flew past the side of Feng Mei’s ear and then hit another arrow shot by her earlier. At last, they fell on the ground at the same time.

When she was almost dead for the first time, she was frightened almost to death, and then it happened to her for the second time in an instant, which was enough to scare her out of wits. Not to mention running away, she couldn’t even move a bit.

If she experienced the same for ten times successively, perhaps she would be numb while feeling frightened.

Shi Qingxue followed the example and shot ten sharp arrows from the quiver in the same breathtaking way.

Each arrow seemed able to take Feng Mei’s life, and each hit one arrow on the target shot by her.

After Shi Qingxue shot ten arrows, Feng Mei couldn’t sustain herself anymore but fell on the ground in dejection, while the target was empty, only with ten indistinct dots left.

Feng Mei’s maid was so terrified that tears fell from her eyes when Shi Qingxue started to shoot, yet the sharp arrows were serious, and she stood there in shock and didn’t dare to move.

Till Shi Qingxue had only one bow in her hand, the maid hurriedly rushed to help Feng Mei up, asking with concern, “My Lady, are you all right? I will ask an imperial doctor to examine you.”

Shi Qingxue enjoyed Feng Mei’s clownism at leisure and then expressed unhurriedly, “I am sorry. Mei, your shooting skill is superb, and I wanted to compete with you, so I was anxious just now. Are you frightened?”

She was more than frightened, as she was frightened almost to death. Okay?

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The maid of the Feng family was exasperated and wanted to curse Shi Qingxue, while Feng Mei with a straight face grabbed her hand and stopped this conversation.

In the beginning, Feng Mei suggested competing.

It was her who courted death and walked to the target to make a show of power. Moreover, Shi Qingxue’s actions were dangerous, yet she didn’t hurt Feng Mei.

If Feng Mei censured Shi Qingxue, she couldn’t gain profit but it would make people think that the first young lady of the Feng family was too unreasonable.

Feng Mei wished to tear Shi Qingxue to pieces who scared her, while she couldn’t show it. She just glared at Shi Qingxue ferociously, with indignation on her face.

Shi Qingxue didn’t feel itchy or pained under her glare.

In the beginning, if Feng Mei didn’t come to provoke her, Shi Qingxue wouldn’t shoot arrows like a clown in front of so many people, but since the woman came to her, Shi Qingxue would show no mercy.

In fact, she was too obedient and easy-going recently, so all people thought that she could be bullied easily.

Now she wanted all people to know that even though Mo Junyang was not around her, the others couldn’t bully or humiliate her.

At this time, somebody was loquacious and asked in secret, “So who won?”

After that voice, people didn’t have time to investigate who wanted to make mischief, while voices of debate rose one after another.

Somebody stated, “Lady Mei shot all the ten arrows at the red heart, while Lady Qingxue shot none of them at it, so Lady Mei won.”

Another one retorted, “Haven’t you seen that Lady Qingxue’s arrows hit Lady Mei’s all arrows and made them fall? With such a capability and accurateness, of course, Lady Qingxue is more awesome.”

One person argued, “You can’t say so. This is a competition, and there must be rules. Lady Qingxue didn’t shoot the arrows at the red heart according to the rules, so she lost.”

Then somebody argued, “Before they competed, they said that they would see who could shoot more accurately, and they didn’t say that they must shoot them at the red heart. Now Lady Qingxue’s ten arrows happened to hit Lady Mei’s arrows, so she can shoot accurately. Of course, she is the winner.”

“…”

The arguing voices were endless. Most people flattered Feng Mei and said that Shi Qingxue didn’t shoot the arrows at the target, and less people revealed the truth, but there were louder retorting voices in an instant.

Shi Qingxue had no reaction. In the beginning, she agreed to compete with Feng Mei on shooting because she wanted to teach this woman a lesson and make the opponent know that she couldn’t be bullied so easily.

She had achieved her goal, and it didn’t matter whether she won or lost.

Those people wanted to flatter the Feng family, while she didn’t care.

However, Dong Shuang couldn’t bear to see those people tell lies recklessly. She rolled up her sleeves and planned to walk forward to quarrel with the people who dared to slander her lady.

At this time, a eunuch came to report, “His Majesty told Lady Qingxue and Lady Mei to see him.”

Shi Qingxue and Feng Mei looked at each other and noticed the surprise in the other party’s eyes.

Feng Mei still looked confused, but Shi Qingxue found something from her expression. The emperor summoned them, which was not Feng Mei’s plot, so Mo Xiangbin wanted to judge who the winner was.

She chuckled and didn’t fear it.

Although Feng Mei was the fourth prince’s future wife, and Mo Xiangbin seemed to like her, it didn’t mean that the fourth prince’s followers could hoodwink the public.

As Qingxue expected, Mo Xiangbin summoned them not to stand up for Feng Mei, yet he smiled at Shi Qingxue and asked, “Little girl, the target is not small. Why did you shoot at the arrows of the fourth prince’s future wife and make them fall?”

Shi Qingxue was found to have done it intentionally, while she didn’t panic but stated frankly, “But the red heart is small. If Lady Mei occupied it, wouldn’t I have no place to shoot?”

As she said that, it meant that Feng Mei’s arrows were in the way.

Mo Xiangbin’s eyes were deeper as he looked Shi Qingxue up and down. Then he asked, “Why didn’t you shoot after the servants took her arrows away or tell somebody to bring a new target?”

Shi Qingxue’s big eyes showed that she was grieved, and she expressed in embarrassment, “Your Majesty, you don’t know what happened then. I like to excel others and I was provoked by Mei. How would I think about so much?”

She stammered with a blush, as if she felt embarrassed for her strong emotions.

It made Feng Mei who wanted to irritate Shi Qingxue have blood stuck in her heart, and she couldn’t spit it out or swallow it. Her face was colorful and “nice-looking”.

In fact, Feng Mei did want to provoke Shi Qingxue and hope to see what the girl would look like after being irritated, while as a result, she was almost killed under Shi Qingxue’s arrows.

However, she couldn’t complain about it because she asked for it.

Feng Mei was so depressed, while Shi Qingxue continued generously, “What’s more, I have shot all the ten arrows at the red heart, yet some people say that I am inferior to Mei in shooting. I don’t know what they would say if I shot at another target.”

At the moment, even Mo Xiangbin was silent.

When Mo Xiangbin announced the marriage of Mo Junhao and Feng Mei in public, he had predicted that the Feng family would be the focus of attention and the fence-sitters in the imperial palace would be on their side. Then even if Shi Qingxue shot more accurately, they would still say that Feng Mei was more awesome.

At this time, Shi Qingxue smiled at Mo Xiangbin sweetly again and asked, “Your Majesty, you are impartial and selfless with unique insight, and you can surely see at a glance who wins between me and Mei. Do I have the honor to ask you to be a judge today?”

After hearing that, Mo Xiangbin looked astonished inevitably, while all people held their breaths and looked at him, waiting for his response.

The emperor’s judgment was more fair and selfless than anybody else and enough to make all people shut up.

Nevertheless, nobody knew what judgment would Mo Xiangbin give this time.

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