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After breakfast, everyone accompanied the Emperor and Queen to the royal garden. Today was the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Dragon Boat in the imperial garden had long been prepared for the emperor's order.

A few already prepared dragon boats were docked on the surface of the lake in the imperial garden. A few teams of people were already standing in front of the boats, all dressed in red and dressed up in their best attire.

Shang Yiqing became a little excited. In the past, she had seen people fighting on the Dragon Boat, but she did not expect that she would be able to see the Dragon Boat Competition in the palace this year.

The emperor shifted his gaze to the crowd and learned, "We've discussed this year's Dragon Boat Competition with the empress. It's different from previous years, you need to have some new ideas. What do you think?"

"That's good." Everyone laughed.

The young eunuch beside the Emperor looked around at the crowd and passed down the emperor's dictum: "With the blessing of the heavens, the Emperor decrees: This year's Dragon Boat Competition will be driven by the four princes. The four princes will perform the same technique together and the first to reach the other side will be the winner.

As soon as the imperial edict was delivered, the princes looked at each other, because none of them had expected the emperor to issue such an imperial edict. They also hadn't expected that the princes would personally pilot the dragon boat.

Shang Yiqing took a glance at Fang Zinan, and saw that he had a thin and weak body, and thought to himself: I wonder if this guy can do it? Although she knew that Fang Zinan's cultivation seemed weak, his martial arts were actually not bad. However, looking at the state of his poison, he could not easily use his skills, especially recently, when the poison was used more frequently than before.

Ning Wang turned around and glanced at Fang Zinan, "Prince Rong, your body... "How about this, you don't need to participate." His tone seemed to be sincere, but Shang Yiqing actually saw a hint of a mischievous smile, which made her feel extremely displeased!

The Empress Chen smiled and shifted his gaze to Fang Zinan, asking in concern, "Prince Rong, how are you?

Fang Zinan did not speak. His delicate and pretty face looked calm and collected, there was a tinge of worry between his brows, and his every move carried an arrogance and a slight sadness that did not seek the sympathy of the people.

Shang Yiqing felt his heart ache.

At this time, King Ding laughed: "If Prince Rong feels that his stamina is good enough, then let's try."

Prince Xuan only smiled and looked at Fang Zinan, but did not say a word.

Suddenly, Shang Yiqing felt a nameless fire in his heart rush upwards. For some reason, when he stood up and said to the rest, she smiled faintly, "Everyone is too concerned about Prince Rong, has chenqie decided to participate in the competition with Prince Rong? I don't know if Empress will agree?"

When Empress Chen heard this, she revealed an astonished expression at first, but then a kind smile appeared on her face. This was because she did not expect that Prince Rong's Wife would stand up for her. Empress Chen was a little emotional, a little moved and a little shocked in his heart.

The emperor's face also revealed an astonished expression. He couldn't help but exchange an opinion with the Empress Chen. "Empress, what do you think?"

"Since the husband and wife of the Prince Rong are so passionate about their relationship, how can I not agree?" Empress Chen raised her head, her beautiful eyes showing support and encouragement, as if giving Shang Yiqing a lot of courage.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Shang Yiqing. She was originally full of confidence, but when she saw so many people's gazes, she was at a loss on what to do. She turned her gaze towards Fang Zinan.

Fang Zinan still had a carefree look on his face, but his expression was calm and composed. However, there was a hint of a smile in his eyes, a hint of a smile that others couldn't detect.

A gratified smile surfaced on Empress Chen's face. Ever since she had looked favorably upon Shang Yiqing and married her to Prince Rong, she felt that her idea wasn't wrong, because she could see a kind of obsession in Shang Yiqing that she had never seen before. It could be seen that Shang Yiqing was not a person who pursued fame and fortune. She treated people well, because of her own character!

As the drum sounds rang out, the few princes all arrived at the predetermined dragon boat, and Fang Zinan sat on the dragon boat one after another.

Fang Zinan suddenly turned his face to the side and asked, "Royal Concubine, did you row across the dragon boat in the past? Are you sure you can do it? "

"Nope." Shang Yiqing replied honestly.

A wry smile appeared on Fang Zinan's face: "Then why did you come here to join in the fun?"

"As a Prince Rong's Wife, I feel like I have the heart to protect the reputation of the Duke Palaces! "Besides, I have already thought it through. I will be holding myself back in the front part of the demonstration, so I will leave the rest to you. Don't let everyone look down on you!" As Shang Yiqing said this, he walked to the location of the drum and sat down.

There were twelve people on the dragon boat, a total of two rows, five on the left and five on the right, and one on each side, combining twelve people.

Generally speaking, boating is unlike other competitions. People with little strength can be competent. One must be familiar with the water, have experience, and be able to fly on the boat. Therefore, even those who had practiced martial arts might not be able to be of use.

The dragon boats of the four princes were divided into red, yellow, blue and green. Because this was the first time such a competition had taken place, no one was confident. It seemed like they all had the same level of confidence. It seemed like no one had much hope of winning. Before the competition began, a firecracker was set off, a dragon and lion dance was followed by the sound of a ceremonial drum and the dragon-boat competition officially began.

Everyone applauded and applauded, shouting and cheering. Finally, there was the sound of a cannon, and four dragon-shaped boats that were about to be launched flew out at the same time!

The four dragon boats broke through the waves like four arrows.

At first, the four dragon boats were almost parallel. The current was fast and fierce, but after a while, the four dragon boats started moving one after the other. Two of them fell behind, while the first two were almost even.

Not long after, the blue and red ones were already ahead, followed by the yellow and green ones.

The people on the shore shouted and jumped!

"Hong Zhou, Hong Zhou."

"Blue boat!" "Blue boat!"

Some people were also shouting, "Yellow Boat, Yellow Boat, quick, row!"

However, no one called out Green Boat, because the person on the green boat was Prince Rong. With Prince Rong's physique, no one would buy it, as though they were definitely going to lose.

Shang Yiqing was furious in her heart, she tried her best to beat the drum, and shouted at Fang Zinan: "Prince Rong, you must try your best to not let me lose face along with you!"

Thousands of people were clamoring on the shore. The scene was truly lively. The Emperor sat on the other side of the river, looking very happy, and very excited to see him. The few consort princesses were more like children as they yelled their throats out. They were no longer the usual dignified and graceful noble ladies!