The Double
Chapter 101 - 101 75 Thrilling_7

101: Chapter 75 Thrilling_7 101: Chapter 75 Thrilling_7 Liu Xu hurried over with a worried look and grabbed Jiang Li’s hand, saying, “You scared me to death, when the horse got frightened earlier, why did you run forward?

It’s just a competition, is it worth risking your life?”

“Didn’t I turn out fine?” Jiang Li smiled to reassure her, but she felt a pang of regret in her heart.

At the very last moment, she had intentionally missed Meng Hongjin’s arrow, hoping to hit Princess Yongning, unfortunately, she fell short by a trick.

“Meng Hongjin is in big trouble now…” Liu Xu murmured softly, “Judging by Princess Yongning’s posture, I’m afraid she won’t let this go easily.”

Jiang Li sneered inwardly.

Princess Yongning had always held herself above everyone else, never regarding those of lower status with any kind of respect, even if Meng Youde was the Chengxuan Envoy, he was negligible in the eyes of Princess Yongning.

However, Jiang Li didn’t feel a shred of sympathy for Meng Hongjin; although she didn’t know exactly what Meng Hongjin had done, her own dark brown horse had gone mad, and surely, it had something to do with Meng Hongjin.

Jiang Li clearly remembered that the black horse went mad a moment after Meng Hongjin was behind her.

For the sake of winning the competition, she was ruthless enough to take a life, and now she had offended Princess Yongning, who was just as ruthless.

It was a self-inflicted disaster.

“Speaking of which, she got off lightly,” Liu Xu didn’t sympathize with Meng Hongjin either, but instead said, “Now that she’s in trouble with Princess Yongning, the bet with you can only end this way.”

“Who said it’s going to end this way?” Jiang Li retorted, “After she deals with the case involving Princess Yongning, she still has to fulfill the bet with me.

I’m waiting.”

Liu Xu was surprised.

She had always seen Jiang Li as magnanimous and not one to fuss over things with people, quite different from the gentle and forgiving character in the rumors.

It was her first time seeing Jiang Li in such a pressing manner.

After her surprise, she couldn’t help but laugh and said, “That’s only right.

Should the hard-won bet simply be dismissed?

The gambling house owners in Yanjing City would all be indignant on your behalf.

Regardless of the outcome, Meng Hongjin still has to honor the bet, and I’ll be your witness.”

Jiang Li nodded with a smile.

At that moment, Jiang Youyao and the others also dismounted and walked back to their family.

As soon as Jiang Youyao saw Ji Shuran, she cried out uneasily, “Mother.”

Jiang Youyao didn’t understand what was happening.

At first, she rejoiced secretly when Jiang Li’s horse was startled, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be a long-lasting problem.

Jiang Li not only survived the fall but also showed remarkable archery skills at the racecourse, surpassing even Meng Hongjin, who was the best at Imperial Archery.

And there was Meng Hongjin, who for some unknown reason had shot Princess Yongning, and watching Meng Hongjin being detained by Princess Yongning’s guards, Jiang Youyao felt an inexplicable fear.

“Mother—” Her gaze at Ji Shuran was filled with anger and terror.

Meng Hongjin was Jiang Li’s enemy; how could Meng Hongjin suddenly find herself imprisoned.

Ji Shuran was also very annoyed.

Since yesterday, when she saw the look Meng Hongjin gave Jiang Li, she had suspected that Meng Hongjin would act against Jiang Li.

It goes without saying that today’s madness of Jiang Li’s horse was the work of Meng Hongjin, but the end was that Jiang Li was untouched, while Meng Hongjin brought herself down.

Though she didn’t understand how Jiang Li had managed it, today’s events made Ji Shuran reassess Jiang Li.

One after another, since Jiang Li’s dramatic change in personality after returning to Yanjing, and her sudden expertise in Zither Music and Imperial Archery, all made Ji Shuran feel unfamiliar and threatened.

If earlier Ji Shuran had planned to use someone else’s hand to remove Jiang Li, now the threat Jiang Li posed made Ji Shuran feel that even if she took matters into her own hands, she needed Jiang Li to disappear from her sight as soon as possible.

There was no time to wait any longer.

Announcements were being read atop the Inspection Field, but the crowd, due to Princess Yongning’s injury, was already in such chaos that no one paid attention to the names being read out loud.

But even without listening, everyone probably knew that Jiang Li had emerged as today’s champion.

Jiang Li herself had no interest in the one announcing the results on the inspection stand.

Her gaze drifted over the crowd and fell on Shen Yurong, who was maintaining a delicate distance from Prince Cheng, not far away.

Princess Yongning was being protected by guards and attended by maids as she left the Inspection Field for treatment of her injury.

Jiang Li guessed that even though the arrow didn’t take Yongning’s life, it wasn’t a mere scratch—it would probably take a couple of months to heal, and whether it would leave a scar was also uncertain.

The rage Princess Yongning exhibited was exactly because of this.

At this moment, Princess Yongning, despite her rage, alternatively cast glances filled with pity and vulnerability at Shen Yurong.

Jiang Li had never seen Princess Yongning this way.

In her last memories, Yongning was elated with a triumphant smile, her face fierce and venomous.

Such tender and charming demeanor made her seem like a different person.

Jiang Li glanced back at Shen Yurong.

Yurong was subtly avoiding Yongning’s gaze, but just when Yongning was about to explode in anger, Yurong sent a timely look of concern.

Thus, the princess’s fiery temper immediately subsided, and she became as tender as before.

Jiang Li watched with disgust, unable to suppress a sneer in her heart.

Shen Yurong indeed had good fortune; even Princess Yongning was utterly bewitched by him.

However, having been married to Shen Yurong for three years, Jiang Li understood that when Yurong chose to “love” someone, no one doubted his sincerity, and few could resist.

It was no surprise to Jiang Li that Princess Yongning had fallen.

But watching this truly adulterous couple exchange glances beneath her own eyes, she felt anger and revulsion.

She quickly turned her head away, fearing that another glance would betray the deep-seated hatred in her eyes.

Now was not the time, without absolute certainty.

Just wait a little longer, just a little longer…

In the alleyway outside the racecourse, two people were walking deeper into the alley.

The one in front was dressed in bright, flamboyant red, and even from the back, exuded an air of elegance.

“Wen Ji,” the person in front spoke up, their voice like a river of stars spread across the night sky, cool as a dream.

He continued, “Does Princess Yongning have a grudge with the Jiang Family?”

Wen Ji paused and then replied, “This subordinate does not know.”

The person in front did not stop but kept walking leisurely.

After a while, his voice drifted back.

“Neither do I.”

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