Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot
Chapter 603 - 501: The Final Showdown
CHAPTER 603: CHAPTER 501: THE FINAL SHOWDOWN
"Zhao Yan, do you ever feel ashamed of your mother’s background for holding you back?"
"Mother, do you ever feel that taking care of your son is difficult?"
"Of course it’s not difficult. As long as I can see you every day, I am willing to do anything for you."
"Having such a good mother, I am truly fortunate, so why would I feel ashamed?"
Memories of moments with her son in the Prince Qin Mansion flashed in her mind, Chen Fei smiled gently, "Well done."
Liu Qingyun was taken aback, "Hmm?"
Chen Fei brushed off a leaf from her shoulder, "Zhao Yan is a considerate child, but he is too considerate. To avoid troubling me, he never asks me for anything. This is the first time he has asked me for something. It turns out I can do something for him, and that feeling...is wonderful."
Liu Qingyun asked hesitantly, "So...was it Ah Yan who asked Your Ladyship to come to my rescue? How did he know I would encounter trouble?"
Chen Fei dotingly said, "He didn’t know, he just didn’t want to take the chance of ’just in case’."
Liu Qingyun cleared her throat, "It’s quite embarrassing."
She is someone who bends to softness rather than force, if confronted by someone like Consort Hu, she could flip a table in the moment; yet facing a gentle lady like Chen Fei...
Liu Qingyun sincerely said, "I apologize for troubling Your Ladyship."
Chen Fei smiled, "The more of such trouble, the better."
Being able to lend a hand to her son and daughter-in-law made her feel useful.
Liu Qingyun, "Uh..."
Why would anyone want trouble?
As the two walked, Liu Qingyun noticed something amiss, "Your Ladyship, this isn’t the way back to the chambers."
Chen Fei said, "I know, I want to see Yuan’er’s competition."
Liu Qingyun asked, "Are you really going?"
She thought those words were just said to show Consort Hu and Dou Qingyi, to prevent them from causing trouble before the competition began.
Once the competition started, with Emperor Liang present, they wouldn’t dare to act maliciously.
Chen Fei asked, "If I hadn’t appeared just now, how were you planning to handle it?"
Liu Qingyun answered seriously, "I would use Gu on them, then blame Dou Qingyi, since I was called away by her, I would blame the whole incident on her!"
Chen Fei, "...That’s indeed a good idea."
Liu Qingyun sighed deeply, "But if I did that, I’d definitely have to put on a performance, crying is exhausting."
The crying scene at the Prime Minister’s Mansion left her with an indelible shadow.
In truth, Chen Fei was like a timely rain.
The two, along with their maids, went to the women’s viewing platform.
Since they didn’t know Chen Fei would come, no special canopy was set up for her.
Consort Jiang invited Chen Fei to sit with her.
At the Prince Mansion, Consort Jiang and Chen Fei didn’t have much interaction, no favor nor grudge.
It stayed the same after entering the palace.
Consort Jiang never competed for affection among Emperor Liang’s women and had no dissatisfaction with Chen Fei’s advancement.
It was through Nie’er and Zhaozhao’s friendship that her relationship with the Crown Prince Mansion gradually became closer.
Chen Fei said, "Sitting with you might bring you trouble."
Consort Jiang calmly said, "If the trouble you’re referring to is Consort Hu, then rest assured, my account with her is far from settled, she hasn’t paid for what she did to Nie’er yet!"
Chen Fei, hearing this, no longer declined and entered the pavilion with Liu Qingyun.
Chen Fei softly said, "Thank you, Consort Hui, for taking care of Xiao Bai."
Consort Jiang waved her hand, "I didn’t do it for free, your son paid, and not a small amount either."
The competition time had arrived, everyone returned to the pavilion.
The Imperial Army was conducting the final inspection of arrows and targets.
Prince Ming flipped through the mat, searching around, "Second Brother, have you seen my note?"
Lu Zhaoyan asked, "What note?"
Prince Ming said, "The note with Lady Hui’s bet, she lost ten thousand taels, I need to collect the silver from her."
Lu Zhaoyan said, "Oh, I gave it back to her."
The Prince Ming who got robbed, "...!!"
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The mounted archery contest, as the final event, saw military generals proposing to increase the difficulty.
Prince Ming, unable to focus on his lost silver, stood up and scolded, "Hey, you all have some nerve, changing the difficulty at the final stage? Are you trying to make him win a few more rounds to regain yesterday’s lost face?"
Duke Jiang stroked his beard, "Prince Ming, that’s not exactly right. They aren’t being just a bit shameless; it’s as if a shameless father opened the door to shamelessness, shamelessness has reached home!"
The generals got a faceful of spittle.
The Deputy Commander of the Imperial Army gritted his teeth, "If the Imperial Grandson is afraid, he can refuse."
Prince Ming told Lu Yuan, "Refuse him!"
Duke Jiang: No, fight, fight!
Lu Yuan curled his lip, "Fine, I have no objections. However, if you want to add, I also want to add."
He pointed to Lu Qi, "Does he dare? If not, he can refuse."
The stone thrown by the generals fell onto Lu Qi’s foot.
If Lu Qi refused, then today the coward wouldn’t be Lu Yuan.
Lu Qi said, "I agree."
In the final round, Gongsun Yanming and Mr. Zimu were invited onto the Emperor’s Platform by Emperor Liang.
The two sat beside Emperor Liang, taking in the clash of the two Qilins.
Emperor Liang asked, "What do the two of you think?"
Mr. Zimu said, "Add."
Exhaust the brat!
Gongsun Yanming said, "It’s for Your Majesty to decide."
Emperor Liang said, "Since both of them agree, let’s go with it. Besides, this is a chance for the ministers to see the unique skills of the two Imperial Grandsons."
Prince Jin nodded to General Hu.
General Hu said, "Bring the Houyi Bow!"
At those words, the civil and military officials gasped.
The Houyi Bow, the first divine bow of the Southwest, is much heavier than a three-stone bow.
General Hu said, "After shooting all the targets, use the Houyi Bow to hit a copper coin a hundred paces away."
Prince Ming was shocked, "A hundred paces away, the Houyi Bow? This...this is simply impossible!"
The civil servants sighed.
The Imperial Grandson couldn’t even draw a three-stone bow, let alone the Houyi Bow?
This was clearly making things difficult for the Imperial Grandson.
Lu Yuan stroked his chin.
General Hu said, "If the Imperial Grandson feels he can’t draw the Houyi Bow, he can use his own bow. As long as he hits the copper coin a hundred paces away, it will still count, right?"
Though he said it would count, if Lu Yuan used a regular bow while Lu Qi used the Houyi Bow, whose skills were superior would be obvious.
Lu Yuan asked, "If I win, can the bow be mine?"
The generals laughed aloud.
Can’t even draw a three-stone bow, and still thinking about winning?
"It’s yours."
General Hu said.
Lu Yuan curled his lip, "Alright, it’s settled then! But, shooting a copper coin is boring."
General Hu asked seriously, "What does the Imperial Grandson want to shoot?"
Lu Yuan snapped his fingers, "A kite."
King Qi mocked, "With such a big target, who couldn’t hit it?"
Lu Yuan finished his sentence, "...its string."
King Qi was stunned.