The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 358 - 354 Scared Stiff

The Empress Dowager had everyone add a little extra for the ladies to throw, and now in the inner palace, apart from the Empress Dowager, the Noble Consort holds the most power!

Without an Empress, the Noble Consort is the greatest in the harem. She and the Empress are separated only by a single rank.

So, seeing the Empress Dowager add some items for the ladies to throw, she also had her servants prepare more.

Seeing this, the other consorts followed suit.

After all, winning at ring toss is quite difficult. Adding more is merely a futile gesture, as no one would claim them.

So why not appear generous in front of the Empress Dowager?

The ring toss was arranged in a relatively open area of the garden, where many young ladies were playing.

After all, everyone was throwing items brought back by nobles. Winning meant keeping them—who wouldn’t want to?

Of course, some disdained participation, viewing it as a test, a way for the Empress Dowager to see who could resist temptation.

When Ruo Xuan walked over, an old eunuch handed her ten bamboo rings.

These rings were colored and even had exquisite patterns painted on them, far prettier than those common in the marketplace.

Ruo Xuan took them and asked, "Eunuch Su, how many times can one person throw?"

Eunuch Su was one of the old servants by the Empress Dowager’s side, aware of how much the Empress Dowager and the Emperor cherished this young Commandery Princess. He smiled warmly and said, "There are no limits, Princess. You may play as many times as you wish."

Ruo Xuan then asked Gao Yan and the others, "Did you spot anything you like?"

Gao Yan and her companions took the rings passed by Eunuch Su and said one after another, "We found something, we’ll throw first."

"Right, we’ll throw ourselves. If we don’t succeed, we’ll ask for your help then."

So Ruo Xuan just followed along with them!

Gao Yan and her friends had gone out to play with Ruo Xuan before.

They all knew how skilled Ruo Xuan was at ring toss. Back in the day, they took Xuanbao out for her first experience of ring tossing.

Xuanbao right away purchased fifty rings, making the vendor overly joyous, thinking he’d snagged a sucker!

Fifty rings, a penny each, the vendor thought he’d at least earn forty-nine pennies.

However, Xuanbao was accurate with each throw; when she threw the first ring, the vendor still praised Xuanbao’s good eyesight and accuracy with a smiling face.

But when she threw the second ring, his smile dropped by half!

And with the third, he could hardly keep up the smile!

By the fourth ring, the vendor lost all signs of joy, left with only anxiety.

Having reached the tenth ring, the vendor was nearly in tears!

If it weren’t for Xuanbao giving him a Tael of Silver tip at the end, the vendor might have genuinely cried.

Gao Yan and her friends all looked towards where the Empress Dowager and the Noble Consort were.

It was unclear whether those ladies would end up crying today as well.

Ruo Xuan, always generous to her friends, let them throw first to see what they fancied.

Gao Yan and her group did not hold back, fervently throwing their rings.

Without a doubt, all ten rings were thrown without success.

The other noble ladies fared similarly. only one succeeded; her bamboo ring rolled out, perfectly looping a jade bracelet upon falling, causing her to almost leap with joy.

The Noble Consort smiled and said, "After watching them throw for so long, finally someone has succeeded."

The Consort also smiled and added, "Indeed, I was getting anxious for them, thinking if none of these young ladies succeeded, should we reward them with something anyway?"

The Empress Dowager smiled and stated, "Why worry? Someone will eventually succeed."

Xuanbao hadn’t taken her turn yet!

After Gao Yan and the others had their turn, it was Ruo Xuan’s turn. They went to get ten more rings and lined up.

But they fetched the rings not for themselves but for Ruo Xuan; ten rings were hardly enough for Xuanbao.

The other ladies, having thrown once, felt embarrassed to take another turn.

Considering the Empress Dowager and the Princes were watching, they didn’t dare throw again.

Ruo Xuan casually threw a bunch of rings.

The gold-inlaid jade bracelet right in front of her was precisely looped by her throw, perfectly secured!

This jade bracelet put forth by the Noble Consort wasn’t the most expensive. The most valuable ones were placed in the center, at the farthest spot.

Because people could stand around all sides, the middle position was the furthest and most challenging.

The Noble Consort smiled and remarked, "Princess Wuyou is indeed accurate."

The Empress Dowager couldn’t help but remind her to be mentally prepared, "That girl is not good at anything except hoop throwing."

The Noble Consort felt a thud in her heart!

Then she thought of something and her face turned a bit pale.

Years ago, during the autumn hunt, the Empress Dowager had also said that Princess Wuyou was not good at anything except a bit of archery.

But was Princess Wuyou’s skill in archery just a bit?

If it hadn’t been for the ninth prince stopping her, she reckoned all the game on the autumn mountain would have almost been hunted by her alone.

Only then did she understand how skilled in archery the Empress Dowager had meant when she said Princess Wuyou knew a bit.

Anything that appeared before her, she could definitely hit!

Also, one new year at the military camp, there was a competition which the Emperor took her and the Empress Dowager to watch, to celebrate together with the soldiers.

The soldiers took part in horse racing, and so did Princess Wuyou, the Empress Dowager claimed again that Princess Wuyou was not good at anything, just a bit of horse riding.

At that time, the participants in the horse race were either major leaders or cavalry from the Feiyan Army.

Princess Wuyou, a woman, actually won against all the brave soldiers in the camp and took first place!

How could all the generals stand it?

It is said that since then, the soldiers in the camp have been working even harder!

Such examples are too numerous to recount, and the Empress Dowager never praised Princess Wuyou as being proficient in anything.

They say she does not excel in anything, just knows a bit of something.

But now, the Empress Dowager used the term proficient!

How could the Noble Consort not be afraid?

The Noble Consort’s legs went weak!

Not just the Noble Consort, the legs of all the consorts present went soft!

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When they saw the palace maids carrying a tray walking over, they frantically signaled:

Do not bring it out!

Do not bring it out!

Take it back!

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Unfortunately, the palace maids didn’t get the hint; they all thought their masters wanted them to present it faster, so they quickened their pace!

It was over!

Ruo Xuan truly lived up to the high expectations of the consorts, she hit every throw.

When the consorts’ signals to the palace maids went unnoticed and they turned around, they discovered that the rows of prizes in front of Princess Wuyou were all gone!

An eunuch was holding a tray filled with items that Ruo Xuan had hit, the tray was already fully packed!

The consorts were distraught.

That quickly?

The consorts were distraught, while the noble daughters were so surprised that they forgot to close their mouths.

Princess Wuyou is so amazing!

Princess Wuyou is so brave!

She hit all the items the consorts brought out, was she not afraid of offending all the consorts in the palace?

The Empress Dowager, smiling, ordered people to replenish the items, to let Ruo Xuan throw.

It was like everyone contributing to Xuanbao’s dowry.

After the Emperor finished his court session, he went to the Imperial Garden, intending to see the selection process.

To see who his sons had chosen.

But upon first seeing Ruo Xuan throwing hoops, he resolutely turned and left.

What a joke, showing up at this time was like asking to be slaughtered.

Didn’t he see that the consorts were nearly in tears?

The Emperor felt that the consorts in the palace would have to tighten their belts. To avoid them seeking rewards from him, it was best to visit the inner palace less frequently for now!