The eunuch in charge gestured behind him, and a guard lit an incense stick and inserted it into the incense burner.
Xia Tan'er and Xiling Che found a seat with a good view in the spectator seats and sat down. Before half a cup of tea, the spectators and the judges responsible for this competition arrived one after another, and they were led one by one. Take your seat.
After a while, the entire auditorium was filled with people. Xia Tan'er looked around and took out a plate of melon seeds from nowhere, sighing while smacking them.
"There are many female relatives here today, and this riding competition is really popular."
Sure enough, it is a girl's nature to look at handsome men, especially in competitions such as riding that highlight masculinity.
When Xiling Che heard this, the corner of his mouth curled up.
"Don't you know, Miss Xia, that the competition at the Kyushu Festival has always been an opportunity for the daughters of the aristocratic families to choose a suitable marriage partner?"
"This...I really don't know."
She thought that it was just for the spot in Tianheng Academy that attracted so many outstanding people to compete for her, but she didn't expect that it was still a blind date disguised as a competition.
"Sixth Prince, please tell me carefully."
A flash of endearment flashed across Xilingche's eyes. It was strange that someone as impatient as him could answer Xia Tan'er's question in a clever way.
"Those who can participate in the Kyushu Grand Competition must be very outstanding in some aspect, either because of their family background or ability. In short, even if they do not get the same ranking during the competition, they are still the marriage partners that various families compete for."
With such an explanation, Xia Tan'er immediately understood. No wonder so many princes and princesses were participating in this grand competition in the Nine Provinces, and even Dongling Luo had to get involved.
Also, marrying into an aristocratic family is their best choice.
You must know that in Jiuzhou Continent, aristocratic families live a more comfortable life than the royal family, and even the royal family is afraid of aristocratic families. A prince marrying a daughter from a noble family would lay a solid foundation for his future power struggles. A princess marrying a daughter from a noble family would win over a noble family and consolidate the imperial power.
In the final analysis, there are so many people who want to read the books of sages. In the final analysis, they just want to fight for power and gain.
Xia Tan'er picked up a cup of tea and took a small sip. When she looked at those participating in the competition, there was a strong sense of sarcasm in her eyes.
In comparison, she is much nobler than those competing. She always relies on her own ability to fight for what she wants, and she doesn't want to be chosen by others.
The time for a stick of incense passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the gong at the other end was ringing.
The eight horses roared in response, neighing and then all rushed out.
Shouts suddenly rang out from the stands, making Xia Tan'er unable to help but cover her ears.
"If you are so excited, your ears will almost go deaf."
She could feel the excitement of those fans when they saw their idol acting cool. She could understand the excitement, but it was too noisy.
Xia Tan'er looked around again to find a quieter place to watch the whole game, but just when she found a place and was about to stand up, she saw Yu Yaoyao came over and sat down silently to watch. That corner above.
Especially the raised corners of her mouth at this moment, it looked so scary.
Xia Tan'er was still wondering about Yu Yaoyao's smile. Something happened on the field.
"Oops! The horses of Princess Beiling and His Highness Prince Jin of Dongling collided!"
