Xie Ren never appeared again after a brief meeting while hiding in a tree that day.
At the same time, the whole city was discussing this year's martial arts competition.
The frontline is in urgent need of martial arts generals, so the imperial court holds an extra martial arts examination, and all those who win the examination will be reused.
The news spread all over the country, and various states and regions stepped up their efforts to hold martial arts competitions to select military generals and send them to the capital for election.
"Princess, Your Highness, I got it, I got it, the list of Huaizhou's martial arts candidates."
Xue Yue ran back from outside with a sheet in her hand.
Jiang Ningyao hugged the cat without moving, and raised her eyelids, "I got it when I got it. Why are you so anxious?"
Xue Yue glanced at her master and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the princess is not in a hurry, but the slave is too anxious."
Jiang Ningyao put down the cat: "Take it and take a look."
Xue Yue hurriedly handed over the list. Jiang Ningyao opened it and started reading it immediately. She just looked around and couldn't find the name.
"Princess, here you are, is the princess so unsure of Young Master Xie?" Xue Yue pointed to the first name on the list.
【Xie Yuhuan-Huaizhou Xie Family】
If it hadn't been for the appearance of a large box in the princess's room half a month ago, Xue Yue wouldn't have known that the young master of the Xie family had been here.
Young Master Xie sent a bunch of playthings. Only she, who had been with the princess since childhood, knew what these playthings meant.
These are the toys that were taken away by the third prince when the princess was a child.
At that time, the imperial concubine was favored, but the Queen's mother's family was in decline and could not help, so the Queen's harem was useless.
The prince often fell ill for no reason, and the queen had no choice but to send the prince out of the palace to study.
Afraid that the princess would also be killed, the queen hired someone with martial arts skills to accompany her.
Concubine Lu used her power to bully others and could not touch the queen, so she would bully the princess from time to time.
The third prince went even further and loved to rob the princess of her favorite things.
"Jiang Ningyao, just say 'Third brother, I was wrong' and I will return the things to you."
The third prince often robbed things and then forced the princess to submit.
When she was a child, the princess didn't know how to flatter people, and she was stubborn.
I would rather drop something than bow my head.
Xue Yue still feels sad when she thinks about it. The princess only goes to Huaizhou for one month every year to be happier.
Although Young Master Xie plays with the princess every day, he is her only playmate.
Every night before going to bed, the princess would grit her teeth and say that she would never talk to Young Master Xie again, but every morning when Young Master Xie came, the two of them would get into trouble again.
Shen Tanhua is very good, but if it were Young Master Xie, the princess would be happier.
Jiang Ningyao on the side looked at the name on the list with surprise on her face.
First place?
Jiang Ningyao looked at the summary on the list again. The total number of people participating in the martial arts competition in Huaizhou was 756, and 60 people were selected.
He actually won first place?
He really wants to impress the whole world.
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After the primary elections in each state, there is the general election after entering Beijing, and after the general election there is the final palace election. Round after round, each round becomes more difficult.
It is not an exaggeration to say that thousands of troops crossed the single-plank bridge.
Jiang Ningyao looked unconcerned, but she still went to Xiangguo Temple the day before the election.
On the day of the palace election—
Early in the morning, Xue Yue sent in the palace selection list.
"Princess, Young Master Xie is great. Young Master Xie is also on the palace selection list."
Jiang Ningyao waved her hands away, stood up and walked out.
She had already known that among the sixteen candidates for the palace, Xie Ren was ranked eighth.
Today's palace selection is arranged in front of Xuanwu Palace, and the emperor will personally select the top three.
Jiang Ningyao entered the palace in a carriage, and the song "Xue Yue" was singing on the road.
"These Wu Jinshis this year are so powerful. The first place is said to be Qingzhou Wu Jieyuan. He is as tall as a mountain and as strong as an ox. When I heard that he would be selected, several players who fought against him either had broken arms or broken arms. Legs.”
"The second place comes from a martial arts family. They are either generals or swordsmen. They have very solid martial arts skills and are very likely to win the championship..."
Jiang Ningyao's ears hurt when she heard this, and she was about to stop when she heard Xue Yue say again: "Of course, our young master Xie is also very good, with flexible moves and elusiveness. All the examiners who know how to do it said that young master Xie will definitely perform well again today. "
Jiang Ningyao stroked the cat in her arms.
Humph, I finally said a few words that I liked, so I won’t punish her for the time being.
The carriage arrived at the palace gate, not far away were the Xie family members and Xie Ren who also came to cheer for Xie Ren.
Xie Ren was wearing a tight-fitting black outfit, with white strips of cloth wrapped around his arms. His hair stood up high, and he had lost a lot of weight, but he was full of energy and did not look very high-spirited.
Xie Ren, who was surrounded by his family, scratched his head in embarrassment: "There's no need to mobilize so much. If I lose later, wouldn't it be embarrassing?"
Although he said this, his eyes were full of confidence and smile.
Xie Ren's mother held his hand and said, "My mother's son is the best."
Xie Yushu, who loved the venomous Xie Ren the most, said: "You can't lose. I'll buy you a thousand taels to win. The odds are one to one hundred. If you lose, you will be responsible."
Xie Ren was very dissatisfied: "What if I win? How much will I get if I win?"
Xie Yushu said: "If you lose, give me one thousand taels. If you win, you have to give me one hundred thousand taels! Because the gambling house is Changsheng Gambling House."
"No, you..."
Xie Ren clicked his tongue, and Mr. Xie coughed. Xie Ren shut up instantly and turned to look at his father.
Third Master Xie stepped forward and patted Xie Ren on the shoulder, "Have a good competition. Dad will celebrate your success when you come back."
Xie Ren felt as if a warm current had been injected into his heart. He nodded seriously, and then said to his father: "Would you like to drink your precious Changchun dew to celebrate?"
"Where did you get the periwinkle dew?" Mr. Xie's good expression couldn't last more than three seconds. "Didn't you drink it secretly a long time ago? Have you forgotten the good deeds you did?"
Xie Ren smiled coquettishly: "Dad, so you know everything?"
Third Master Xie was furious. Not only did he know about it, he also got into great embarrassment over it.
He was reluctant to drink the fine wine that he had been collecting for twenty years, so the boy drank it without leaving any drop. He also filled it with horse urine and sealed it, causing him to make a big joke when he took it out to entertain his teacher.
But that was all when he was a child, and the child has grown up long ago.
"When we go back today, let's change our names back." Mr. Xie said.
Xie Ren shook his head: "No, none of the beatings my son received when he was a child was unjust. It was because his son became sensible too late and made his parents worry."
Xie Ren looked up at his father. He was obviously the youngest of the brothers, but his father already had gray hair.
"Father, from now on, my son will be able to share your worries."
Mr. Xie's eyes suddenly turned red.
After all, he is not a failed father.
Xie Ren didn't expect that his selfless father would suddenly hide his face and cry.
It turns out that his habit of bursting into tears whenever he cries was inherited from his father.
Can he say that he doesn't want to change his name because he thinks the name Xie Ren sounds better than Xie Yuhuan?
He doesn’t want to be called ‘Huanhuan’ or ‘Huanhuan’ by people all over the world.
He is not Mao'er, if he belongs to Jiang Ningyao alone.
Thinking of something, Xie Ren raised his head and looked to the west, just in time to see the carriage of the Princess Mansion and Jiang Ningyao who was hiding behind the curtain of the carriage and looking at him.
Xie Ren's heart suddenly settled.
That day, Jiang Ningyao did not agree to wait for him again.
However, there was no news about her marriage.
Jiang Ningyao saw Xie Ren walking towards her from behind the car curtain, and quickly lowered the curtain in front of her.
She was still angry and didn't want to forgive him so quickly.
Xie Ren came over and stood in front of the carriage.
"Is the princess here to cheer me on?" he asked first.
Only now did he realize how easy it was to speak his mind for the first time.
The person in the carriage said: "No, I have taken care of you for a month, and the cat will be returned to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain moved and the jingling bell rang. Huanhuan jumped out and jumped into Xie Ren's arms.
Xie Ren hugged Huanhuan and looked down at the amulet on Huanhuan's collar. The amulet had the words "Must Win" written on it.
Xie Ren took out the amulet, curled his lips and said, "Winning is not enough, I want to win the first place."
"When I win the first prize, I will come and marry my princess."
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Note: Don’t worry about the process and time of the martial arts exercise, everything serves the plot.
