Congratulations on opening the coffin

Chapter 42
The two bickered like this, and they got out of the dense forest smoothly, and immediately met the guards who came to search and rescue.

"My lord, are you alright?" A guard held a torch and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

Xiao Chen waved his hand, and informed the guards about the approximate location of the assassin's corpse: "Send those corpses to the Jingdu Guard, I want to investigate personally, I want to see who is so bold?"

He changed his relaxed and leisurely demeanor when he was bickering with Shen Ruo, with a cold look in his eyes, and an awe-inspiring and inviolable aura all over his body.

The guards took the order, but Princess Jing, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Lead me a horse."

The guards didn't understand, they looked at the princess suspiciously, and heard the prince comforting him softly: "Why bother, we're going to the camp soon."

As he said that, without waiting for a few guards to react, he saw the prince driving away, and he could vaguely hear the voice of Princess Jing cursing.

As soon as the two appeared in the camp, there was a commotion immediately, breaking Xiao Chen's plan to go back to the camp quietly first.

After a while, a large group of people came from Uulala.

Xiao Chen simply answered a few questions from the emperor, and was about to suggest that they should go back to rest, when the eldest prince came out suddenly.

"Since Prince Jing is fine, the result of this hunting competition can be announced!"

He beckoned, and the servants immediately brought up all the prey he got this time, a small deer and four or five foxes, birds and beasts, piled together very eye-catching.

"This prince should be the one who hunted the most this time!"

He proudly swept away the prey he had caught, and his proud and complacent attitude made the teeth itch for those around him.

The emperor condensed his eyes and did not answer, but only raised his hand: "Li Deshou, let someone count the results of this hunting."

At the sound of the order, all the other people returning to the camp to rest were called up, and the guards placed the results of each contestant in front of each person in turn, so that everyone could check at a glance.

After a while, it was handled properly. When everyone saw the result, they couldn't help but exclaimed.

The second prince twirled the folding fan in his hand, took a step forward, and said coquettishly, "I'm sorry, this prince won the competition."

Impressively, the prey piled up in front of him was the highest.

And this result first made everyone startled, and then applauded and praised: "The second prince has outstanding looks and extraordinary martial arts. Congratulations to the prince for being the first."

However, this result made the eldest prince of Khitan very resentful. He thought that he would win this competition, but he didn't expect to kill the second prince halfway.

He gritted his teeth, and suddenly said: "Wait a minute, the prince is not convinced by this result!"

The officials at the bottom immediately replied: "Prince, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. If you lose, you lose. How can you go back on what you say?"

The eldest prince snorted coldly: "This match should have been between me and Xiao Chen, and the second prince is not counted in the selection!"

The second prince answered immediately: "It doesn't matter, it was agreed at the beginning that the one who hunts the most wins, and the winner will embrace the beauty."

"Fart! Can you marry her?" The eldest prince glared and choked loudly, "You can't do it, stop talking nonsense!"

Suddenly, he changed the subject again, and his tone softened a bit: "Of course, this prince also knows that my behavior is indeed somewhat inappropriate, and this prince is willing to compete with Xiao Chen again!"

"Aren't you bullying too much? King Jing was attacked by an assassin and was seriously injured. How can he compete with you again?" An official immediately cursed angrily.

The second prince saw that the conversation was getting sidetracked by the eldest prince, so he quickly stood up and said loudly: "Who says I can't get married?"

Lin Guifei, who was present at the scene, was so frightened that she almost fainted on the spot: "My lord, are you talking nonsense?"

The second prince comforted him with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, Concubine Jing helped King Jing defeat the number one warrior of Khitan this morning. She is a hero of our Xiao Kingdom and a heroine who will never give up to others. How can she be humiliated and married far away?" ?”

"Now that the seventh brother is seriously injured, he will undoubtedly lose the contest with the eldest prince. If so, why not let the princess remarry to me. Father, what do you think?"

The second prince handed over the decision-making power to the emperor who had been silent all this time.

Seeing the emperor being persuaded, Xiao Chen couldn't hold back any longer, and said loudly: "Father, my son is willing to compete with the great prince of Khitan again!"

Seeing this, the second prince gritted his teeth angrily, and said in a low voice, "Seventh brother, you can't do it!"

"Brother Second Emperor, how do you know if you don't try? Or is Brother Second Emperor hoping that I will lose?" Xiao Chen was calm, but he refused to give in.

The eldest prince who stirred the shit stick also came up together: "Your Majesty, since King Jing also agrees, let me compete with him again!"

"Father..." "Your Majesty..."

Seeing that the situation was getting more and more chaotic, the emperor was disturbed by all these words, and immediately yelled angrily: "Enough, shut up!"

At this moment, a clear and indifferent voice sounded slowly: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

That light voice seemed to calm down all the irritability, the emperor calmed down a lot when he heard it, and turned his head to see that it was the central figure in this trouble, Princess Jing and Princess Shen Ruo.

His eyes darkened, and he asked, "What's the matter?"

Standing in front of a pile of tired prey corpses, Shen Ruo said softly, "I caught all these prey. I should be the winner of this competition."

As soon as she finished speaking, there were a few sneers from the side. It was Shen Bingxin who came over after hearing the news: "Even if Princess Jing wants to lie, she should do her best. How can you, a weak woman, catch so many prey?"

Shen Ruo glanced at her lightly, pointed to a fox's neck and said, "These preys have a cut on their necks. If you don't believe that I did it, I can demonstrate it on the spot."

Under everyone's surprised and suspicious eyes, the second prince came over and said with a loud smile: "It turns out that these prey were caught by the seventh younger siblings. This prince thought it was a gift from heaven, and he was destined to win this competition." of it."

This man has a thick skin, he has won the battle between the past and the present, and he has no shame at all when his lies are exposed on the spot.

However, with the second prince's words as evidence, it also proves that Shen Ruo's words are true.

The emperor quickly reacted, and laughed heartily: "Sure enough, women don't give way to men! Today is also an eye-opener."

"I announce that in this hunting competition, Concubine Jing is the winner! I will be appointed as a first-rank lady, rewarding ten thousand taels of gold, ten thousand pieces of silk and satin, amnesty from now on, and there is no need to give a big gift to see me."

Compared with those false names and extraneous things, only the last one didn't need to salute when she saw the emperor, which made Shen Ruo's eyes a little more happy. She smiled at the corner of her mouth and bowed her head to accept the order: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

Seeing that the farce was finally coming to an end, the emperor was exhausted both physically and mentally, so he waved his hand immediately and got up and left.

Poor Shen Ruo had to stay where he was, accepting the flattery of officials big and small, and after tossing for a long time, he was finally able to return to the camp to rest.

(End of this chapter)