Song Qingshu remained unmoved. He cupped his hands and greeted everyone with a proud expression, "Thank you for letting me win!"
Some people immediately protested. Many looked at Yelu Nanxian, "The contestant is openly bribing, are you not going to do anything about it?"
Yelu Nanxian held back her laughter and answered, "When the princess chooses a son-in-law, she wants her future son-in-law to have the strongest overall strength. Whether it is wealth or intelligence, it is a type of strength. This is understandable."
Everyone was startled, but gradually felt that what she said made sense. After all, this wasn't Jianghu. The people of Jianghu could rely on martial arts to find a husband, but the princess still had to look at other strengths.
When Song Qingshu returned to his group, Xue Pan came over and hugged his arm, "Baoyu, you're really something. You actually won in such a way."
"What's there to be proud of? You've lost the face of our Great Song." The Lu brothers mocked him. Those who didn't make it to the next round agreed while regretting that they didn't think of this method. These people were all from prestigious clans of the Southern Song Dynasty and knew that the Jia Clan was doomed. They naturally wouldn't show any mercy to Jia Baoyu.
"Tsk, the Western Xia has already acknowledged him. What are you guys so jealous for?" Xue Pan was angry and started arguing with those people again.
Song Qingshu shook his head. He couldn't be bothered to argue with those people. Xue Baochai came to his side and pouted, "If I knew you had a way to advance, I wouldn't have wasted my effort. It was completely unnecessary."
Song Qingshu hurriedly said, "Of course not. My method was just a trick. What if they don't agree? At that time, we'll still have to talk with our fists. It is because of your careful teaching that I have the confidence to stand there. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't even dare to go on stage. "
Hearing this, Xue Baochai's expression softened. She then said worriedly, "Now that your group has advanced, you've won glory for your clan. You don't have to force yourself in the following matches. If you have to admit defeat, just admit defeat. Don't get hurt by your opponent."
Feeling the concern in her voice, Song Qingshu's heart warmed. "Sister Bao, don't worry."
"Miss Xue, aren't you being too pessimistic about your lover? I think he'll be able to go far. Do you want to take a gamble?" At this time, a chuckle could be heard. It turned out that Wanyan Zhongjie was walking over, waving his fan. Wanyan Zhongjie had always been handsome, but now his hands were even whiter than the ribs of his fan, attracting the attention of both men and women.
Seeing that it was her, Xue Baochai felt annoyed in her heart. "If I remember correctly, if Baoyu is lucky enough to advance to the next stage, he will also encounter the Young Commandery Princess. If the Young Commandery Princess believes that Baoyu can go far, doesn't she admit that she will lose to him?"
Wanyan Zhongjie represented the Jin Kingdom in this matchmaking contest. Although he was disguised as a woman, there were many handsome men in the world. Ordinary people didn't know the truth about him, and even if they did, they wouldn't want to expose him and offend the Jin Kingdom over such a small matter. In any case, if he really made it to the end, it wouldn't be too late to expose him then.
"If I were to meet him, given our friendship, I would immediately admit defeat." Wanyan Zhongjie looked at Song Qingshu with a gentle smile in his eyes.
Xue Baochai's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that their friendship was that good?
Wanyan Zhongjie understood the gravity of the situation. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she didn't do anything excessive. She cast a few ambiguous glances at Song Qingshu before leaving with a smile on her face.
Song Qingshu felt a headache coming on. Xue Pan couldn't help but run over and bump his shoulder. "Brother, you're not bad. When did you manage to get your hands on that beautiful Young Commandery Princess from the Jin Kingdom?"
"Shut up!" Xue Baochai felt annoyed and glared at him.
At this moment, a mysterious fragrance wafted over. When Xue Pan smelled it, he excitedly turned his head and exclaimed, "Dual Cultivation Princess!"
Gu Zi Xian politely nodded towards him, and then looked at Song QingShu with a smile. Her fair and flawless face flashed with a trace of bashfulness as she said, "Congratulations."
"Thank you, Princess." When Song Qingshu thought of her gentleness and charm that night, he couldn't help but feel a fire burn in his heart. The two of them looked at each other. They were probably thinking of the same thing. Gu Zixian's face became even more beautiful.
On the surface, the two of them weren't that close. Gu Zixian was worried that she would make him unhappy if she stayed too long, so she nodded and left with her companion.
Xue Pan looked at her moving figure and opened his mouth. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. He only came back to his senses when she disappeared. He angrily grabbed Song Qingshu's neck and said, "Brat, you're thinking about what's in the pot when you're eating from the bowl. It's fine if you have my sister, it's fine if you seduce the Young Commandery Princess from the Jin Kingdom. Now, you're not even letting go of the dual cultivation princess!"
Xue Baochai was furious. "What are you talking about? Who's his?"
While they were fooling around, a cold snort came from the side. They turned around and saw the young city lord of Peerless City, Dugu Ming, looking at Song Qingshu with a gloomy expression. "Surnamed Jia, you're good … I'll be your opponent in the next round. Let's see how you're going to bribe me then!"
After saying that, he angrily chased after his fiancée.
Song Qingshu was stunned. Although Dugu Ming wasn't a top-notch expert, he was a true disciple of Peerless City. He was definitely an expert among the young nobles. How did he meet such a strong opponent so soon? It didn't make sense.
His heart skipped a beat, looking in Yelu Nanxian's direction. Beside her was a young girl dressed like a palace maid, obviously Li Qinglu in disguise. The two girls were whispering something to each other, but as if sensing his gaze, they both turned around, revealing a faint smile on their faces.
"Who told you to hang around with women all day long!"
Seeing Li Qinglu's smug expression, Song Qingshu understood what she was thinking. He also understood why Yelu Nanxian had mentioned that Li Qinglu would give him a surprise. So this was what she was referring to.
This girl is really … Song Qingshu shook his head, but he couldn't get angry. On the bright side, at least she didn't arrange for him to go up against Xu Liewu and Xiao Feng the moment he arrived.
"Who told you to fool around? His fiancée also went to flirt with him. Now he's angry." At this time, Xue Baochai couldn't help but pinch his ear.
However, Xue Pan hurriedly said, "The dual cultivator princess isn't his fiancée. I've specially asked around. They only have the tradition of joining hands by marriage. They haven't officially agreed to the marriage."
Xue Baochai couldn't help but roll her eyes. Her foolish brother was really a fool. The dual cultivator princess clearly didn't care about him, but he still spoke up for her.
"If I can't beat him, I'll just surrender." Song Qingshu's expression was relaxed.
"I'm afraid he won't let you go so easily." The yellow-robed girl also walked over. "Furthermore, if you get eliminated early, wouldn't you be letting down the Jin Kingdom's princess's good intentions?"
Xue Baochai couldn't help but laugh. "Big sister Yang, do you really think that the Jin Kingdom's princess will let him go?"
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