Concubine to conquer the world

Chapter 25
The emperor's eyes fell on Xia Jianzhao, and he cleared his throat with a light cough: "The sixth daughter-in-law has worked hard, and the pastry is indeed well done, I should reward you." The punishment of the palace withholding salary and silver."

As soon as the words came out, everyone was in an uproar and looked at each other. No one expected that Xia Jianzhao bought the emperor's favor with a few pieces of peanut cakes.

The queen was obviously displeased, but she didn't dare to refute.

Feeling resentful in my heart, how did this little girl know that the emperor likes to eat peanut cakes?It just caught the emperor's preference, and what's more, the craftsmanship is really extraordinary!He looked at the empty plate in front of him.

eat other people's mouth soft
At this time, there is nothing to say.

Xia Jianzhao is gentle and thankful.

Xia Qingxin's back molars were grinding.

It was clear that she had never been in the kitchen.

This peanut cake must have been made by the cook in her house!

At this time, Xia Jianzhao's eyes on the field became complicated, she didn't have time to pay attention to it, and looked towards the barrier.

Even though this scene has already been experienced once in the previous life, it is still the same mood today, with a little bit of concern and worry for him.

She was afraid that his inconvenient right leg would make him suffer.

The boy behind the barrier threw a glance at her through the gap, and met her eager eyes.

He immediately looked away and walked aside to choose weapons.

The rest of the princes who were gloating about their misfortune also dispersed boredly, holding their long swords in their hands solemnly and waiting for the match to start.

Inside the seemingly calm barrier, there is a dark storm rolling.

In my heart, I was amazed by Xia Jianzhao's retreat in the face of the queen's threat.

The chief eunuch Gong Jiu leaned in front of the emperor and waited humbly for the signal to start the examination. The emperor nodded slightly.

As soon as the gong sounded, a slender voice cut through the sky: "The swordsmanship assessment begins! In the first match, the prince will face the second prince."

After the words fell, two tall figures stepped out from behind the barrier, one behind the other, holding long swords in their hands.

The moment Xia Qingxin saw the prince, her eyes turned into crescent moons.

The second concubine, Xu Zhenruo, lowered her head and ate melon seeds, as if she didn't like her husband very much.

Perhaps it was because she knew that the second prince was destined to be the prince's defeater, and she was used to it.

At the start of the match, the prince stabbed straight at the second prince with the sword in his hand, and the second prince raised the knife to defend. Suddenly, the prince raised his wrist, and the blade turned into a downward slashing posture. The second prince retreated step by step to defend, and the prince stepped back Press forward.

After a few tricks, the second prince was a little overwhelmed, and finally became the defeat of his subordinates.

A handful of melon seed shells in Xu Zhenruo's hand could hardly hold back and threw it towards Nanyu.

Xia Qingxin's eyes followed the prince, and there was a dark look in her eyes.

The empress looked like a loving mother, and she couldn't hide her gratification and arrogance.

In the second round, the fourth prince and the fifth prince faced each other. Compared to the prince's swordsmanship, the princes were far behind, and it was almost nothing to watch. In the end, the fourth prince won.

It was not until the fifth round that Nan Xun played.

In the first few matches, Xia Jianzhao dozed off for a while, she had no idea how the match was going to be.

It wasn't until she heard Nan Xun's name that she woke up from her dream with a start.

Nan Xun is going to face the Eighth Prince.

When Nan Xun came out with incomplete steps, there was another wave of fluctuations on the field.

All eyes are on his right leg.

Everyone whispered to each other, and some even let out low smiles that they couldn't hide.

Xia Jianzhao pursed her lips tightly, and pinched her plain white hands.

She clearly saw that the emperor had boundless indifference in his eyes when everyone treated Nan Xun so frivolously.

It was completely unlike other princes who had expectations and pity in his eyes when they appeared on the stage.

As soon as the gong sounded, the eighth prince raised his knife: "Sixth brother, I've offended you!"

The eighth prince is the weakest one in swordsmanship, and the swordsman specially arranged for him to fight against the sixth prince, so that he can win for sure.

As soon as the Eighth Prince finished his words, he attacked Nan Xun violently. In his opinion, it would be easy to defeat Nan Xun.

He is bound to get it.

The young man standing in the center of the arena, his eyes are like two ancient wells with no waves, which cannot be disturbed by a single wave.

He clenched the sword in his hand, slowly opened his legs and took a steady step, and then stood there completely motionless, waiting for the Eighth Prince's attack.

(End of this chapter)