When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

On the other side, the results of the essay competition came out. The examiners gathered together to discuss for a few minutes before giving the final result.

The chief eavesdropper was slightly surprised, but he quickly regained his composure, struck the gong again, and shouted, "Wenbi, double champion! Number 13, number 5!"

Qin Yuling was pleasantly surprised: "Ha, one more choice. I can pick the one with the best appearance to be my consort!"

Ever since Xu Yulin won the championship, Xu Mingxi realized that the development of events seemed to be different from what he had expected at the beginning, and something was wrong.

As for the two champions of the literary competition, he was not as optimistic as Qin Yuling thought.

"I hope I'm overthinking..."

When they met the two leaders of the literary competition, not only Xu Mingxi, but even Qin Yuling was stunned: "Why... it's you!?"

"I am Rong Song, the legitimate son of the Earl's Mansion."

"I am Xia Yuanhong, the eldest son of the Xia family, the Minister of Imperial Household Affairs."

The two men bowed respectfully, and to those who didn't know, they looked like men of letters.

Qin Yuling took a breath.

How come after choosing a meal, I chose these two things! !

In the attic in the distance, Xia Xueyao had a complicated expression on her face, and she seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

Qin Lingruo was overjoyed:

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"Royal brother, you are really amazing. There are only a few ugly guys in Kyoto, but you actually gathered them all!!! And you pushed them all to Qin Yuling. Hahahahahahahaha, I am dying of laughter!"

Xu Xinyue was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Although she had already left the Xu family, Xu Yuling had only been back in Kyoto for a few days, and she had already heard of his reputation as a scoundrel.

He was involved in eating, drinking, having fun, cockfighting and horse riding, and was almost as good as Hu Linye.

And there was Rong Song, who seemed to be Xu Baiyu’s aunt, the legitimate son of Rong’s mother’s family, and his official position was... I think he was an eighth-rank attendant.

He was also picked as a candidate.

Well...Prince Xin is really cruel.

Qin Xingyue's eyes were calm as he stared at the scene below. He said calmly, "If Hu Linye hadn't been engaged to the Zhou family, I would have brought him here to be given to Qin Yuling."

"Royal brother, right now, Qin Yuling is really going to be the 'biggest one among the short ones'!"

"But what if she gives up the title and doesn't choose? Wouldn't it be a waste of effort?"

Qin Xingyue turned around and said, "Of course I won't let her end like this. Today I will force her to choose one of these three to be her 'consort'!"

Qin Lingruo followed like a little tail: "Hey, is it my brother's turn to take action next?"

Qin Xingyue did not answer, but walked straight down the attic and strode towards the men's competition arena.

"I, I didn't invite you!! How did you get in?!"

Qin Yuling angrily scolded: "You entered the palace without permission, do you know your crime?"

Qin Yuling waved his sleeves and ordered the eunuch directly: "These two people entered the palace under false names, drag them out! Beat them with a stick! "

The two panicked and said hurriedly:

"Princess, we have a royal invitation!!"

He took out the imperial invitation from his sleeve and handed it over tremblingly.

Qin Yuling took it and looked at it, "It really is, the imperial invitation from me!"

"List, where is the list!?"

The eunuch handed over the list again. Qin Yuling reviewed it many times and finally found the names of several people on the list.

"No, no... this list is wrong, this is not the one I drew up-"

"Xi'er, the champion of the martial arts competition is from your Xu Mansion? Did you know that?"

Xu Mingxi was speechless and didn't know how to answer.

"I……"

"I have met your brother. Apart from him, are there any other young masters in the Xu Mansion?!"

"He is the second son of the second wife... He just returned to Kyoto recently. I really don't know how he..."

"Forget it, you don't have to say anything."

The eunuch looked at Qin Yuling and said hesitantly, "Princess, we sent the invitations to you gentlemen based on this list. If you want to change it, we wouldn't dare to do it even if we had the guts!"

He was terrified and hurried to explain himself.

Qin Yuling frowned, her brows twisted into knots, and she murmured, "What went wrong..."

She raised her head and scanned the three men, but she didn't like any of them. How could she become his consort?

The guy from Xu Mansion has no real background and only looks average.

The reputation of these two playboys, Wenbi, spread throughout Kyoto.

Even if it's just in name, seeing each other every day, I'm going to die of anger, why do I want to live anymore!!

"Forget it, this selection does not count—"

Before she finished the last word, someone in the audience could be heard sighing, regardless of her princess status: "Oh? Are these three the winners of this competition?"

Qin Yuling was furious, "How dare you! Who is so presumptuous!!"

How dare you say such sarcastic things about her! How dare you laugh at her! Are you tired of living?

The sun is pouring down and the wind is biting cold.

Qin Xingyue walked into the competition venue at a steady pace.

He was dressed in a royal blue brocade robe, and his sleeves fluttered and shone brightly as he walked. He was handsome and had a look that could charm everyone.

He looked relaxed, as if he had come here unintentionally and just came to watch the fun.

"I heard the commotion from afar. I heard that the eldest princess was holding a contest of civil and martial arts at the Plum Blossom Banquet. This is such an interesting event, and I want to join in the fun."

Qin Xing approached, pretending not to know, and asked: "I came at an unfortunate time. It seems that it is almost over. However, I am curious, which heroes won the first prize?"

"There's nothing to be curious about. This competition doesn't count!" Qin Yuling knew that he was here to watch the fun, so her tone became a little colder and she replied in a bad mood.

"Why?" Qin Xingyue seemed puzzled: "The princess went to great lengths to set up this banquet. Could it be that she is reluctant to give up the prizes for the top scorers in literature and martial arts? Or -"

He glanced at the few people standing trembling on the stage.

Then he continued, "Or is it that the princess claims to value literature and talent, but in reality she is no different from those mediocre people, judging them based on their background?"

Qin Xingyue stepped onto the stage and looked the three people up and down carefully: "If I remember correctly, this is the eldest son of the Xia family? I met him once a few days ago."

Xia Yuanhong was sweating profusely, and he replied dryly: "Your Highness Prince Xin has a good memory. It is indeed me who has offended you in the past few days. I hope Your Highness——"

"Alas, the past is the past. I am not the kind of petty person who will not take it to heart. Today, you have won the championship with your own strength. I believe you must have some ability. I may have been careless in the past few days, so don't take it to heart."

Qin Xingyue had a naturally gentle appearance, and with the corners of his lips slightly raised, his demeanor looked even gentler when he smiled.

It seemed that he really wanted to make peace with Xia Yuanhong.

Xia Yuanhong didn't expect to hear these words from Qin Xingyue. He was surprised and said, "I dare not, I dare not. Your Highness Prince Xin is too kind."

Qin Xingyue's words gave him a lot of face! Even His Royal Highness Prince Xin personally admitted that he was capable and was willing to "reconcile" with him!

Xia Yuanhong raised his head slightly, looking somewhat complacent.

Qin Xingyue only glanced at him and sneered in his heart: "Idiot."

He looked at Rong Song and Xu Yuling again and said, "These two are not bad either. Let's see--"

He couldn't find any words of praise to match it, so he just said perfunctorily, "It looks quite extraordinary."

Qin Yuling looked at him sideways in disbelief. This second royal brother usually had high standards. Was he blinded by greed today, or was he licked by a blind bear?

He actually said such nonsense in broad daylight!

"Is your brother's eyesight impaired? How about asking the imperial physician to take a look?"

Qin Xingyue didn't care about her strange look at him: "No, I just think that these three people won the first place by their own strength, and they deserve it. I'm afraid it's not right for the eldest princess to be so willful."

"There's nothing wrong with that. I'm not satisfied with the result this time. I'm the one chosen this time—"

"Candidate? Who is it?" Qin Xingyue pretended to be confused, then suddenly realized: "But the candidate for the prince consort?"

"Princess, I can't help but say a few fair words. You took great pains to set up this banquet, and all the young masters took the trouble to come to the banquet, but in the end, you came up with such a result."

"Don't you take you seriously and just treat you as your playthings? Even though you are a princess of the royal family, you are really too naughty!"

"I, I didn't, I just-"

"Oh, I know. It turns out that the rumors are true. The princess really likes to play with pretty boys. This banquet is probably a cover."

"In fact, the eldest princess is not looking for a prince consort. She just wants to redeem her reputation and let you play with her. In the end, it's just entertainment."

"Princess, this is inappropriate. If our father and the officials knew about this, then—"

Qin Yuling was anxious and didn't know how to refute for a moment, but fortunately there was Xu Mingxi.

Xu Mingxi took a step forward, patted her shoulder quietly, and supported Qin Yuling: "Your Highness Prince Xin, the princess did not mean that."

"The princess just feels that the young masters invited to this banquet are not complete enough, so she wants to hold another banquet next time to compare the two top civil and military champions. Only then will the result be fairer. What do you think?"

Qin Lingruo immediately said, "Yes, that's right, that's what I meant."

Qin Xingyue glared at Xu Mingxi and shouted, "How dare you! I am talking to the princess, what does it have to do with you, a mere servant? How dare you interrupt! Even if you are on good terms with the eldest princess, the palace is not a place where you can do whatever you want!"

"You don't know the rules! Someone, take Miss Xu out!"

Xu Mingxi was neither surprised nor angry. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, she was sure that Qin Xingyue would not dare to do anything to her. She was just speaking up for Qin Yuling and actually did not do anything big.

In her previous life, in the Rong Palace, she had met Qin Xingyue several times and had dealt with him. She knew him well and knew that he was not an unreasonable person. At the moment, he was probably just displeased and gave her a verbal warning.

"Your Highness Prince Xin, I am only speaking a few fair words for the princess, and I have no intention of contradicting her. How come Your Highness Prince Xin cannot tolerate a mere servant like me?"

Ha! Qin Xingyue laughed out of anger.

In the past, because Qin Yuechuan was interested in her, he was polite and gave her some face when meeting her. Now, she is taking advantage of him.