Then, Wu Moshang turned his gaze to the racecourse and shouted, "I wonder if there are any other people besides this Miss Shen who witnessed what just happened?"
"If so, please step forward!"
Hearing this, Shen Zhen, who was standing at the back of the crowd, couldn't help but tremble. She bit her lips tightly, and a look of hesitation flashed across her face. But when she looked up at Shen Li standing in the front with a straight back and a calm face, she made up her mind.
Just as Shen Zhen was about to raise her hand to signal, Shen Miao beside her immediately grabbed her hand.
Shen Miao tightly held Shen Zhen's wrist, lowered her voice, and said warily, "Don't meddle in other people's business! Don't you forget who is in charge of the mansion now?"
Hearing this, the determination that Shen Zhen had finally made dissipated again. She silently lowered her head and stopped making any moves. Shen Miao gave her a scrutinizing look before releasing her hand in satisfaction.
In the front, Wu Moshang's voice rose a bit higher. "Is there no one else? If not, then..."
"Wait a minute!" Suddenly, a voice came from the viewing stand on the right. "Sorry, General Wu. I, the young master, also witnessed it just now!"
With a smile on his lips, Xuan Yuanjue walked out of the viewing stand of the Prince Li's Mansion with brisk steps.
"Oh? The young master of Prince Li's Mansion also witnessed it? Why didn't the young master say so just now?" Wu Moshang looked at Xuan Yuanjue suspiciously.
"The distance was too far. I didn't hear clearly just now!" Saying that, Xuan Yuanjue raised his right hand and patted his ear. It seemed like he was talking to himself or to Wu Moshang. "I don't know what's wrong with my ears recently. Sometimes they work well, and sometimes I can't hear anything. Please forgive me, General Wu!"
"Humph! Then the young master really should find a good doctor to take a good look at his ears!"
Xuan Yuanjue said with a big smile, "The general is right! I wonder if the general knows any good doctors who can be introduced to me?"
"No!"
"Ahem! Behave yourself!" Sitting on the upper seat, Emperor Dongling frowned and scolded when he saw Xuan Yuanjue's smiling face. "Stand properly! Stand at attention for me!"
Xuan Yuanjue immediately shouted, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
His sudden shout was so loud that it actually startled Emperor Dongling who was still sitting on the upper seat.
Emperor Dongling immediately gave Xuan Yuanjue a disgusted look.
"Come on. You just said you also witnessed what happened. Tell us what the situation was like at that time!"
"What else could it be? It's just the same as what Miss Shen said. The person in front whipped the horse that the person behind was riding!"
Xuan Yuanjue's words were simple, but they also proved what Shen Li had said just now!
"Lord Wu, what do you think of this matter?"
Looking at Xuan Yuanjue who suddenly appeared, Wu Moshang felt a breath stuck in his heart. "Since the young master has also come out to testify now, then today's matter... it was indeed my daughter's improper behavior!"
Hearing this, Wu Qihuan directly retorted, "Your Majesty! I have been excellent at horse - riding since I was a child. I was confident that I could win today's horse race. Moreover, Miss He has always been behind me and is not as good as me in performance. Why would I hurt her? And do it in front of so many people. If I really did that, wouldn't it be easy to be exposed?
"Your Majesty! I really have no motive to hurt Miss He!"
Wu Qihuan's words were sincere, and her face was firm, but there was a hint of grievance in her eyes. Outsiders would inevitably be a bit moved when they saw her like this.
But Princess Heyuan was obviously not among them. She snorted disdainfully and sarcastically said, "Humph! You still have the nerve to say that you were confident to win. You probably forgot that I, the princess, had already overtaken you!
"I don't know where you got your confidence. Oh, maybe it's because you've stayed in the countryside for too long and have no experience!"
Then Princess Heyuan whispered, "A country bumpkin!"
Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but many people around heard it.
"You..."
"Don't be rude! That's Princess Heyuan! Shut up!" Wu Moshang promptly spoke out to warn Wu Qihuan.
Wu Qihuan gritted her teeth. She wanted to endure it, but still glared fiercely at Princess Heyuan.
Princess Heyuan also glared back unyieldingly.
Wu Qihuan was still not willing to give up and continued, "Your Majesty, in order to prove my innocence, I request to have another horse race according to the rules just now!"
Emperor Dongling asked with great interest, "Oh, what do you mean by this?"
"Your Majesty, if I win, it will prove that I have the strength to win the race and there is no need for me to harm Miss He to win the competition. If I lose, then I will admit that I'm inferior in skills and will willingly apologize to Miss He!"
Saying that, Wu Qihuan knelt down in front of Emperor Dongling and said, "Please, Your Majesty, give me a chance to prove my innocence!"
"What do you think?" Emperor Dongling said this to the people who had just participated in the horse race.
Before others could speak, Princess Heyuan took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, Miss He is injured now. Even if she can ride a horse to participate in the race, if Miss Wu wins against her, it will be an unworthy victory. Besides, Miss He has already hurt her leg and can't even ride a horse. This proposal simply won't work!"
The other people also shook their heads one after another. They didn't want to get involved in this unjust dispute at all.
But Wu Qihuan obviously ignored what others meant and directly said again, "Since Miss He is injured, I won't take advantage of her. Well, let Miss He choose a person from all the girls of the same age present today to represent her in the race with us!"
At this time, Princess Heyuan showed a bit of interest. "Miss Wu is so eager to have another race. Are you still going to be my loser again? Then if Miss Wu loses at that time, don't renege on it!"
Then, Princess Heyuan turned to the other noble girls who had just participated in the race and said, "Since Miss Wu has said so! Then let's have another race. It's good to let some people lose convinced!"
Hearing this, the other noble girls could only nod and agree.
Emperor Dongling also announced that they could have another race. Of course, he also had his own thoughts in mind: Today, he had already embarrassed Wu Moshang several times. If he didn't agree to this matter and let him regain some face, he wouldn't let it go easily!
After getting the result she wanted, Wu Qihuan said to He Yimeng, "Then please choose another person to represent you in the race, Miss He!"
He Yimeng frowned in distress. She didn't know who to choose. The people with good skills were already among the contestants, and she didn't have very close friends on weekdays.
Moreover, participating in the race for her now meant openly going against General Huaihua. I'm afraid no one would want to stand up for her.
Her gaze swept over the girls standing here one by one. Suddenly, her eyes lit up when she saw Shen Li standing there. She remembered the line "Unwilling to strive for spring's favor, let the other flowers envy at will", and then remembered that it was also she who stood up for her just now. So she made up her mind.
Just as He Yimeng stretched out her hand, He Chuanzhe stepped forward to support her arm.
He Yimeng slowly stood up from the stool and shuffled forward step by step to Shen Li. She looked at Shen Li with a gentle smile and asked, "I wonder if Miss Shen can ride a horse?"