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When Xie Shihan saw Shen Qi, she immediately came over and grabbed her hand, "Hurry up, it's about to start. Someone will come over later to let you bet on who will win.

"Just give me an introduction. We always bet on who wins in the past." Shen Qi spoke very casually.

Seeing that Shen Qi and Xie Shihan were conversing, Yan Rui brought his little sisters to play on the other side. It just so happened that Xie Shihan wanted to introduce them to Shen Qi, so he did not care about them.

Shen Qi looked at Yan Rui's back figure, and in her heart, she couldn't help but feel pity for her. At this point, if she still didn't know what kind of plan the Duke's Palace had in mind, she could only pray that the Emperor would give her a good marriage on behalf of her younger cousin.

Xie Shihan looked at Shen Qi's regretful gaze and pulled her, then shook his head at her with a face full of pity. Although she could become someone great once she entered the palace, how many families that doted on their daughters would be willing to let their daughters go to such a place to eat others to gain the upper hand?

However, the current head of the residence had such a thought. Furthermore, the person he wanted to send in was his own daughter.

Xie Shihan knew what Shen Qi was thinking, but at this time, it was not up to them to decide, so he changed the topic and introduced her to the situation with the Dragon Boat competition.

The First Prince and the Fourth Prince are on the same side, while the Second Prince and the Third Prince are on the same side. Last year, the First Prince and the Third Prince were slightly in the lead.

Shen Qi nodded her head. Indeed, it was hard to say, the Fourth Prince was seven years old this year, but the First Prince was already 15 years old, while the Second Prince and Third Prince were 13 and 11 respectively.

But isn't that fun? Shen Qi smiled slightly and looked at the princes below. First Prince Mo Junming, who was dressed in a white python robe, stood there elegantly, appearing gentle and refined, causing others to feel close to him.

The Second and Third Princes were not inferior by much, but compared to the First Prince's gentleness and elegance, the Second and Third Princes were much colder, while the youngest, the Fourth Prince, was a naive, cute little prince who carved out of jade. His personality was lively and lively as he hopped back and forth between his brothers, looking very cheerful.

The Fourth Prince's biological mother, Tender Consort, came from a family called the Lu Family of Jiangnan Prominent Class. The Lu Family had a high reputation, but they were not in the imperial court. The Lu Family ran a school and had students all over the world.

The reason why the Emperor promoted her position was because although the Lu family had a high reputation, scholars were always aloof and disdainful of scheming. Naturally, they would not seek for a higher person than them.

So every day in the harem, she painted and read, recited poetry, and enjoyed the winter, the plum and the snow, the spring, and the summer, and the autumn, and the leaves of the lotus, and no matter what time it was, it was always a sight to her, a pleasure.

The other women in the imperial harem weren't willing to frame her, and they were even thinking that it'd be great if there were two more like her. The emperor also liked her protecting her a bit, and his thoughts were simple.

Everyone knew that in the palace, it was possible for anyone to fight for the throne. Only the Tender Consort would not, as the other party lived in his own world, enjoying themselves, not understanding the affairs of the concubines, this kind of woman was truly strange, but this kind of mentality made people jealous, living freely!

As the son of the Tender Consort, the Fourth Prince was also lively and adorable like a child by his mother. He did not care about the affairs of the world and was even more pure and adorable than the disciples of noble families.

The other three princes doted on him very much, and the emperor also doted on this simple and cute little son of his. No matter what position he sat in, he still wanted to be an ordinary father, and it just so happened that the fourth prince was satisfied with him.

He was hoping that the future crown prince would not lack scheming methods, but as his son, it was better not to play tricks with him. Thus, the Emperor was also a very contradictory person.

Just as Xie Shihan and Shen Qi finished speaking, someone from the other side came over and collected the winnings from the tray. Shen Qi casually took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and placed it on the tray.

Although it was not very conspicuous within her jewelry, but it was still extremely valuable outside. Xie Shihan immediately laughed and said: "It's still Queen's Consort's money that's big!" A superior jade of the old ice seed, casually took it out, it was indeed a rich jade!

Shen Qi shook her head and laughed, "It's just an object, just for fun!" The jewelry that Third Brother had prepared for her was enough to make everyone's eyes light up. This jade bracelet really wasn't worth looking at!

Although it was old pit ice, the water was not the best. The color was not even, but it was still pretty.

Everyone was just here for fun as they took out their winnings and placed their bets on the treasure. The atmosphere immediately became heated.

As soon as the bet was over, the following dragon boat competition began. The onlookers on both sides of the river began to cheer for the competition, the scene was very fiery, even the girls in the private rooms were affected by the atmosphere, all of them became spirited, nervously and excitedly watching the competition, their blood boiling!

The competition on stage was reaching its critical period, so everyone was tightly staring at the dragon boat, nervously hoping that Shen Qi and the others in the private box were no exception.

There were a total of four dragon boats on the river, one for the First Prince, one for the Second Prince, one for the Second Prince, one for the Marquis of Jingyang, and one for the grandson of the Minister of Revenue's son. Currently, they were ranked first amongst the First Prince, but the second in second place was followed by the second.

The leader of the group was a prince, and the other two were top figures in the capital as well. They came from noble families and had a proud personality, so there was no need to worry about the princes.

The reason why the First Prince and the others were able to take the lead was because they had the best guards in their residence, as well as the capable men who were in charge of the dragon boat competition.

The First Prince smiled gently when he saw his lively look. He reached out to stroke his head, and the Fourth Prince looked at his Eldest Brother with sparkling eyes. "We are going to win!" Her face was flushed with excitement.

"Victory is a common occurrence in the military. As long as one can have fun, there is no need to keep pursuing victory." The First Prince said in a gentle voice, his smile gentle and refined.

The fourth prince really liked this gentle elder brother of his. He smiled and nodded, "Yes, I know. It would be so sad if it was us who always won over second brother and third brother." As he spoke, he raised his head to look at his big brother, waiting for him to agree.

The First Prince did not disappoint him. He smiled and nodded, looking at him appreciatively as he said, "Little Four is a kind and gentle child."

Hearing this, the Fourth Prince's eyes curved into crescent moons. He was happy, but at the same time, he did not forget to praise his respected big brother, "Big brother is the most gentle one. matriarch said that big brother being gentle and kind is the fortune of the commoners." In fact, the Tender Consort knew everything. When she said this, she also knew that as long as the First Prince did not make any principled mistakes, the future Crown Prince would be his.

The First Prince shook his head and smiled. To say that the smartest woman in the palace was neither the empress nor the Lifei, but a Tender Consort who didn't care about the affairs of the mortal world. Although this woman didn't know the business of a concubine, perhaps she had always been viewed as an outsider, so she had always seen the most clearly.

As the conversation progressed to the final sprint, the Fourth Prince immediately became excited. He ran to the bow of the ship and shouted for encouragement, causing the First Prince to be at a loss whether to laugh or to cry.

Both the riverbank and the private box began to boil at the same time. Everyone stood up and observed the situation below. They held their breaths and waited for the final result.

Shen Qi suppressed the First Prince until she emerged victorious. In order not to repeat herself with her, Xie Shihan suppressed the Second Prince and Third Prince. At this time, the two of them were very calm, smiling as they looked at the excited crowd below.

"Who do you think will win?" Even such a nervous was asking Shen Qi calmly.

Shen Qi shook her head, "It's hard to say, the battlefield is ever-changing, and anything can happen, unless it's the final battle, no one can say who will be the victor." Although this was not a real battlefield, as long as it was a competition, as long as the gap was not too great, it would be hard to say who would win.

Xie Shihan nodded her head in agreement. She had grown up in the army and could understand this feeling the most.

The two of them were speechless for a moment as they looked down. Just as the First Prince was about to reach the shore, the Second Prince and the Third Prince's boat suddenly attacked. Everyone on the shore and in the private rooms held their breaths, wanting to see if there would be an unexpected counterattack.