Chapter 296: The Grand Competition Begins (Part 2)

   "Ouch—"

  The man let out a scream and fell to the ground to eat shit!

  He ignored the pain, got up and was about to flee, but Wei Ting had already landed firmly in front of him.

  He looked at Wei Ting in horror, and then looked back at the little fat girl who was walking towards him.

   "You... what are you doing?"

   he asked stammeringly.

   "Is it him?" Wei Ting asked Su Xiaoxiao.

  Su Xiaoxiao sniffed it and nodded: "Yes."

Wei Ting's icy eyes fell on the other party, and the other party was so frightened that he slumped and knelt on the ground: "My man...you...what is missing...I'll give it back to you...please don't kill me...I'll give it back to you again...I dare not..."

   After finishing speaking, he unbuttoned his clothes, and poured out a lot of things from a large pocket tied to his chest.

   "It's a little thief." Wei Ting said to Su Xiaoxiao.

  Su Xiaoxiao leaned over, sniffed him, then stretched out her hand, grabbed his right hand, and pulled out a clean handkerchief from his cuff.

   There are several gold bars wrapped in the handkerchief.

  The little thief's expression changed, and ordinary people can't find him in this little mezzanine——

  Su Xiaoxiao opened the veil and put away the gold bar without changing his expression.

  Little thief: "..."

   It turned out to be a colleague.

  Su Xiaoxiao asked: "Is this square handkerchief yours?"

  The little thief shook his head: "No."

   Wei Ting threatened: "If you dare to tell a lie, your tongue will be cut off."

  The little thief hurriedly said: "I swear to God, I will never dare to lie to you two!"

   "Where did the handkerchief come from?" Su Xiaoxiao asked, "Is it also stolen?"

  The little thief nodded weakly.

  Su Xiaoxiao said: "Where did you steal it?"

  The thief whispered: "A girl... I didn't know her... I saw her beautiful... I felt... I fell in love with her... so I stole her handkerchief..."

  Su Xiaoxiao continued to ask: "What does she look like?"

  The little thief whispered: "I...I can't tell...she is wearing a veil..."

  Su Xiaoxiao: "The location?"

Little thief: "By the lake, there are many boats on the lake."

  Su Xiaoxiao looked at Wei Ting and said, "Where did we eat last time?"

  Wei Ting asked some more specific details, and confirmed that it was in that area. However, the clothes and attire described by the thief were just that of an ordinary girl who could be caught on the street, and there were no outstanding features.

  As for this kind of handkerchief, it is also the most common material on the market, and nine out of ten cloth shops can buy it.

   Wei Ting handed over the little thief to a nearby official, and then sent Su Xiaoxiao back to the hospital.

  ...

   Another day passed, and Su Cheng still hadn't woken up.

   "Tomorrow is the competition." Qin Canglan said.

   "Old Marquis!"

  A guard in black sneaked in and bowed to Old Marquis, "Qin Jiang bought a batch of quack killers and headed towards Qingcheng."

  Old Marquis was not surprised at all: "Old Qin, what did I say, is this Qin Jiang restless?"

  Qin Canglan asked, "Did Mo'er go to Qingcheng too?"

  Old Marquis nodded: "He went to pick up the fifth."

  Qin Canglan asked strangely: "How many assassins can the old five deal with?"

  Old Marquis sighed: "Yes, it can be dealt with, but if Mo'er doesn't look at him, he doesn't know where he escaped. That kid is the most troublesome in the whole family."

  Qin Canglan asked, "Isn't the fourth child the most troublesome?"

  Old Marquis: "You can choose not to speak."

   After receiving Lao Wu, Su Mo bid farewell to his grandmother and his party, and took Lao Wu back to Beijing first.

   It went smoothly at first, but at dawn the next day, they encountered the killer sent by Qin Jiang.

  ...

  The news about the competition between Su Cheng and Qin Jiang was released as early as a month ago, and everyone was looking forward to it.

  One is Qin Canglan's own flesh and blood living among the people, and the other is a false son and real younger brother who has been raised by him and Zhenbeihou for 20 years. Who is more qualified to inherit the military power of the Duke of Huguo?

   There are three days in total, the first day is martial arts competition, the second day is riding and archery, and the last day is art of war.

  The location of the big competition is in a competition arena in the imperial palace, not far from the Qilin Hall.

  Emperor Jingxuan went to the court first: "Today's Dabi, if there is something to do, we will play, and if there is nothing to do, we will leave the court."

  The ministers retreated tactfully.

  Emperor Jingxuan went to the competition field with a mighty team of ministers.

The high-ranking ministers received the seat from Emperor Jingxuan, and the rest of the officials could only stand and watch from the sidelines. Emperor Jingxuan did not force them to stay here, but it was related to the military power of the Qin family. To be honest, few officials were not curious.

  The princes also arrived.

   Gong Xue was on holiday for three days, and Princess Jing Ning also came to watch the battle.

"Jing Ning, come to Emperor Father." Emperor Jing Xuan said to Princess Jing Ning with a smile.

  Princess Hui An is not interested in fighting, but when she heard that Jing Ning was gone, she also came to join in the fun!

  It's a pity that Emperor Jingxuan doesn't have her seat next to her.

  She stomped her feet and went to sit next to Xiao Chonghua.

  The next table is the eldest prince Xiao Duye.

  Xiao Duye took a sip of tea with a smile, and asked Xiao Chonghua, "Third brother, who do you think will win today?"

  Xiao Chonghua smiled slightly: "What do you think, brother?"

  Xiao Duye said with a smile: "I just returned to Capital City, and I don't know much about the Lord Protector who returned from the people. I heard that the third brother met him in Qing Province. The third brother must know his strength better than me."

  Xiao Chonghua's smile remained unchanged: "Brother, you are serious. I am in Qing Province just to recover from my illness, and I can't talk about getting to know anyone."

  Xiao Duye shook the cup in his hand: "I heard that it was Duke Hu's daughter who cured the third younger brother's illness. From this point of view, the third younger brother is really destined to be with that Miss Su."

  Xiao Chonghua said kindly: "Brother has only been back to Beijing for three days, I never thought that I have investigated my younger brother so clearly."

  Xiao Duye smiled and said, "How can it be called an investigation? It's just something that has been spread."

   After finishing speaking, he drank the tea in his hand and stopped talking to Xiao Chonghua.

  On the left hand side of the emperor is the prince and princess and the clan members, and on the right hand side is the Minister of Humerus.

  Qin Canglan and Old Marquis have already taken their seats.

  There was a table beside the two, and there was no one on the two futons.

  Old Marquis asked in a low voice: "Is Cheng'er still awake?"

  He rested in the Hou Mansion last night, and Qin Canglan came directly from the medical hall.

  Qin Canglan said calmly: "I haven't woken up, where is the fifth child? Haven't arrived yet? The competition is about to start."

  Old Marquis frowned: "This time...it should be here..."

   Not long after, Qin Jiang brought Qin Yanran and Xu Qing over.

  The two saluted Emperor Jingxuan and sat down ten steps away from Qin Canglan and the others.

  Emperor Jingxuan looked at Qin Canglan and said, "Has Qin Che not come yet?"

  He was talking about Qin Che, not Su Cheng.

  Qin Canglan stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Please wait a moment, Your Majesty."

  However, a quarter of an hour passed, and Su Cheng still did not show up.

  Old Marquis got up and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister has something to play."

"Say!"

   "Cheng'er... due to a sudden change, he couldn't come to participate in the big competition. Can his son take part in the competition?"

   "His son?"

"yes."

  Emperor Jingxuan looked down: "Qin Jiang, do you have any objections?"

Qin Jiang got up and bowed his hands: "Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly, Su Cheng's son has just turned fourteen this year, and he has never gone to school or practiced martial arts. If I compete with him, even if he wins, it would be a bit unfair.I heard that the Marquis of Zhenbei has plans to adopt one of his grandsons to Su Cheng, how about letting Su Cheng's stepson take the place of the competition?"

  As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

  Did Qin Canglan and Zhenbeihou actually come up with this idea?Want to adopt the blood of the Hou family to the Qin family?

  Is this a bit...

   "But there is such a thing?" Emperor Jingxuan asked Old Marquis.

  Old Marquis said: "Yes, the old minister has adopted his young grandson to Cheng'er."

   "It's just nonsense!" Princess Hui An whispered, "How can you adopt your own son to someone else? Isn't this cheating? If you can't win by yourself, you need foreign aid. It's too unfair to Qin Jiang!"

  Xiao Chonghua didn't speak, and silently drank the tea in his hand.

  It was unfair to compare Su Cheng, who grew up among the people, with Qin Jiang, but when Qin Jiang said this, it seemed that Su Cheng had also taken advantage of it.

  Old Marquis' face darkened.

  Although they had made this plan, it didn't sound so good when Qin Jiang said it so eccentrically.

   Key, that's not the point.

  Qin Jiang dared to accept Lao Wu in such an open manner, either Qin Jiang was absolutely sure to win Lao Wu, or Qin Jiang was absolutely sure to hold Lao Wu back.

  The fifth child is the most disobedient child in the family, but he is also the most talented in martial arts.

  So Old Marquis thinks the latter is more likely than the first.

  What did this Qin Jiang do to Lao Wu!

   Could it be that he sent out more than a wave of killers?Does he have other backhands?

  Qin Jiang certainly has other backers.

   However, Su Mo and the youngest son of the Su family broke through his backhand.

  Qin Jiang also received a letter from Flying Pigeon before entering the palace.

  Although they escaped man-made disasters, they did not escape natural disasters. Li County suffered heavy rain for days, landslides, bridges were destroyed, and official roads were flooded. Su Mo and the youngest son of the Su family could not come!

  Even God is helping him!

  A guard from Zhenbeihou's Mansion came from behind and whispered in Old Marquis and Qin Canglan's ear: "You two grandpas, something is wrong. Something happened on the way between the eldest son and the fifth son..."

  The expressions of the two of them changed.

  Emperor Jingxuan said lightly: "Since Qin Jiang has no objection, then let Su Cheng's son perform the competition according to the Zhenbeihou Mansion's play... stepsons are also welcome. Bring someone up."

  What belt to bring?

  People are gone!

   It's over, it's over.

Thousands of calculations have been made, and natural disasters have not been counted, so what should do?

   "You two lovers, the time has come. If Su Cheng refuses to fight, then I will judge that Qin Jiang has won."

   "Father, is there only one fight?" Princess Jing Ning asked.

  Emperor Jingxuan was quite gentle towards his daughter-in-law: "Three games, but if no one comes..."

  Princess Jing Ning said: "Father, this is the first match, two wins out of three."

  Emperor Jingxuan accepted Princess Jing Ning's proposal: "Then wait another quarter of an hour. If no one shows up after a quarter of an hour, Qin Jiang will also be judged to win the second match."

   There is no suspense anymore.

  Natural disasters block people on the road, and it is impossible to arrive in a quarter of an hour.

  It seems that today's competition is going to be lost.

   It's a pity, Qin Jiang was injured by Wei Ting, originally he didn't have an advantage, if he wins even the weaker ones that he doesn't have an advantage in, the subsequent situation will be very unfavorable to Su Cheng.

   Time passed by little by little.

  Officials began to whisper.

   "Why hasn't Zhenbeihou's young grandson come yet?"

   "Are you unhappy?"

   "Obviously he is the son of the Hou family, and he is suddenly adopted by a cousin whom he has never met. I'm afraid no one will easily agree..."

   "The young grandson of the Marquis of Zhenbei has always been disobedient to discipline, so at home, it is a headache for Marquis of Zhenbei and Su Shangshu."

   "Why didn't Su Cheng come in person? I understand if you can't win, you have to come and see, a man, you can't be a turtle!"

   "He had an accident. I heard he was scared! When he heard that he was going to compete with Qin Jiang, he was too scared to get out of bed—"

   "Ah... If he is really such a coward, wouldn't it be too hasty to hand over the military power to such a wimp?"

   "So, let's hope that Qin Jiang wins..."

  Qin Yanran couldn't help but feel elated when listening to everyone's discussion.

   After several days of haze, this moment finally came when the clouds opened at the beginning of the month.

  Su Cheng didn't even dare to leave the door. How could such a useless person deserve to be his father's opponent?

   A wimpy flesh and blood can only be a wimpy.

  She touched her cheek, and the girl slapped herself, she will go back sooner or later!

   "Boring!" Princess Hui An frowned depressedly.

  If knew it earlier, wouldn't follow Jing Ning to join in the fun.

  Eunuch Fu glanced at the hourglass beside him.

   When a quarter of an hour arrived, he pretended not to see it.

  Eunuch Quan, who was serving tea on the other side, saw that he was silent, and realized that his chance had come.

Eunuch Quan said flatteringly, "Your Majesty! It's a quarter of an hour!"

  Princess Jing Ning glared at him.

  Qin Jiang was going crazy with joy.

  Wei Ting, so what if you break a rib of mine?

   In the end, there was no way for Su Cheng to compete with me!

  Xiao Duye picked up the teacup, leaned slightly towards Xiao Chonghua's side: "Third brother, big brother congratulates you in advance."

  Xiao Chonghua tasted tea expressionlessly.

  Emperor Jingxuan also lost his patience a little. He glanced at the empty seat next to Qin Canglan, and said lightly, "The second game..."

  Before he finished speaking, there was a sound of communication not far away.

   "The Lord Protector seeks an audience——"

  Qin Jiang shook his hand.

  Who wants to see?

  Duke Huguo?

  He straightened up weirdly, turned his head to look in the direction he came from, and saw a man in silver armor with a broadsword on his shoulder, walking towards the arena mightily and domineeringly.

   If not Su Cheng, then who?

  At this time, Su Cheng was not the common people he saw on the street for the first time, nor was he the father who was furious in the middle of the night a few days ago, he put on the armor that gleamed coldly.

  Like a general going to the battlefield.

  His temperament has undergone an earth-shaking change.

  If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Qin Jiang couldn't believe it.

  Su Xiaoxiao and Wei Ting also came over.

  The two of them didn't talk, they just "coincidentally" met at the gate of the palace.

  The three saluted Emperor Jingxuan.

   This is the first time Emperor Jingxuan saw the father and daughter living among the people.

  The little girl is chubby, with delicate features, round and cute, but her eyes are very cold.

  Although she grew up in the countryside, she doesn't have the slightest bit of petty air in her body. She behaves dignifiedly, calmly, and has a heroic air that is rarely seen in women.

  Su Cheng is worthy of being Qin Canglan's own son. He looks more like Qin Jiang than Qin Jiang. He also has a bit of the shadow of Zhenbeihou, and his nephew looks like an uncle.

  Emperor Jingxuan asked, "Are you Qin Che?"

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