Princess Ana was sitting on the horseback waiting. Seeing that Princess Eleven and her companions had been going back and forth for several times but had not yet mounted their horses, she could not help but sneer and ruthlessly ridicule, "Are you still going to compete or not? With all your time spent wasting time, we have already fought countless battles! If you dare to compete, then mount your horses. If you don't dare, then admit defeat as soon as possible. What's the point of being so sticky?! You are so old, but you still have to be chased after and told off like a child. No wonder they say that children in your Great Zhou can drink milk until they are a few years old. Today, I found out that they really are still drinking milk even in their teens."
Madam Li's face froze, and she finally understood why these girls were so united in their hatred of the Mongolian princess.
It was really because the princess spoke too bluntly and harshly. When she said "dilly and whimper", wasn't she referring to herself? She was the only elder present, and she rushed over and was still admonishing her daughter.
Li Jinniang's face immediately turned red, and she turned back to glare at Princess Ana angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can you people on the grassland say anything?"
Princess Ana rolled her eyes and raised her whip arrogantly: "Do you want to compete or not? If you really can't win, it's not too late to admit defeat now, rather than crying and screaming for shame later!"
Several other princesses on the grassland burst into laughter.
Although the Eleventh Princess was not close to Li Jinniang, she could not help but sneer when she heard this: "Why are you so arrogant? You haven't even competed yet, it's too early for you to brag, be careful of the wind and get your tongue stuck!" She turned around and called to Li Jinniang: "Sister Jinniang, get on the horse!"
Li Jinniang agreed immediately and let go of Madam Li's hand without hesitation.
Mrs. Li could no longer bear it and stopped saying anything like "be careful and take care". She clenched her fists and tried not to hold her daughter back.
Because this match was between the noble ladies of both sides, even the Mongolian king was alarmed. He sent someone to inquire about the situation and then offered a prize, which was a purebred Ferghana horse from Dayuan.
When the horse was led to the center of the field, even Princess Ana's eyes suddenly lit up.
It was neighing at this moment. Its whole body was brown without a trace of other colors, but its four hooves were pure white. It looked strong and shiny, and it seemed to glow in the sun. One could tell at a glance what a precious horse it was.
The eleventh princess was extremely excited and said to Su Yao excitedly: "Did you see it? This kind of Ferghana horse is very rare nowadays, and this kind is even rarer. I also saw it when I was a child, but the horse died later..."
Su Yao's eyes fell on the horse and he had to admit that it was extremely beautiful, probably as beautiful as Pan An among horses.
She smiled and said, "Since the princess likes it, I'll have to give my all in the competition later!"
Princess Ana was far away and didn't say anything this time, but the other Princess Duoya directly mocked her without giving her face: "It's useless to try your best. You won't win anyway!"
The girls on the grassland grew up eating meat and drinking milk, and were generally tall and strong. They were not comparable to the noble ladies of the Great Zhou who would fall at the slightest breeze. They had reasons for their confidence.
The Eleventh Princess frowned coldly, ignored her, and made a gesture to the Fifth Prince who came over to judge.
The fifth prince fired his musket into the sky, announcing the start of the competition.
Princess Ana took the lead. Although her mount was not a Ferghana horse, it was also a good breed on the grassland. It ran very fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Princess Eleven at the other end also jumped out, and the girls quickly disappeared into the woods.
Princess Ana ran very fast. They had set a time limit this time. In this hunting ground, whoever hunted more prey within two hours would win.
But if she only hunted small things, it would be meaningless no matter how many she hunted. She had to try her best to get to the hunting ground ahead and hunt more big things, so that the girls from Da Zhou would admit defeat with conviction.
She thought so, and the Eleventh Princess also thought so. She galloped on her horse. Her riding skills were not bad either. She soon caught up with Princess Ana and was only one horse's length away from her. At this moment, a roe deer jumped out from not far ahead and ran towards the front.
Princess Ana immediately drew her bow and shot an arrow.
At the same time, Princess Eleven also shot an arrow, but Princess Doya's horse beside her accidentally bumped into her horse.
The roe deer fell to the ground. Princess Doya cheered and rode forward, smiling and raising her hands to celebrate: "Ah! Ana, you hit it! You hit it!"
There were marks on everyone's arrows. Princess Eleven rushed over to take a look and saw that the arrow in the roe deer's belly was not hers, so she got on her horse to look for new prey.
Princess Duoya laughed sarcastically, signaling the people following to put the roe deer away, and sneered: "What are you still competing for? Look, you've already lost at the beginning!"
Li Jinniang could no longer bear it: "I just saw you use your horse to hit our princess' horse. If it wasn't you who hit her, I don't know who would have been shot!"
The Lady of Xianning County also rode over on horseback. Upon hearing this, she frowned and whispered to Su Yao, "I think they don't want to compete properly. Instead, they seem to be deliberately causing trouble."
I don’t know if these Mongolian princesses heard some rumors, but judging by their enthusiasm, they don’t seem to be here to form an alliance, but rather to make an enemy.
Even the good-tempered Princess Xianning couldn't help but feel that they needed a lesson.
Before Su Yao could say anything, Li Jinniang in front of him suddenly shouted, "What are you doing!?"
The Lady of Xianning County and Su Yao looked over and saw Princess Ana riding her horse at full speed, and the Eleventh Princess also riding side by side with her. Somehow, Princess Ana's horse was firmly ahead of the Eleventh Princess. Princess Duoya and Princess Dona also rode their horses, not too far or too close, surrounding the Eleventh Princess and making her unable to move.
"This is really too much!" The Lady of Xianning County snorted coldly, raised her whip and hit the horse, then chased after him.
Li Jinniang was not slow either. She came here with the Eleventh Princess. Winning the competition was a matter of face, but it would be easy for something to happen to the Eleventh Princess being surrounded like this. If the Eleventh Princess fell off the horse or got injured, then they, the followers, would have to take responsibility.
The two of them chased after them, but couldn't squeeze in - Princess Dona was an excellent horseman, and she dodged left and right to prevent them from getting close.
Li Jinniang couldn't help biting her lip. Just as she was thinking whether she should take the risk of using her horse to hit the horses of these annoying Mongolian princesses, she suddenly heard a sound of breaking air behind her.