Chapter 377: Dragon Boat Race
It's hard to have a good day, Liu Qiran naturally wants to see Tu Manzhen, who he misses. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
It's just that there are too many people on both sides of the river, and the Tu family is not a noble family, so there is no way to know where they are watching. had to scatter all his servants and look for them like a needle in a haystack.
It's a lot of work, how can you find it so quickly. Gao Yi shook his head: "Not yet." ”
Liu Qiran took him out of the crowd and walked towards the "Listening Perfume Pavilion" at the bridgehead of Tianjin. couldn't see her shadow, Liu Qiran, who has always liked to be lively, actually felt a little bored.
The "Listening Perfume Pavilion" is built on the edge of Luoshui, which is an excellent location to watch the dragon boat race. Ping Guogong has always boasted of being romantic, so naturally he would not miss such excitement, so he booked a room and brought the ladies of the house here.
Liu Qiran entered the room, put the whip in his hand on the desk, and held on to the window lattice, looking down, hoping to see her traces.
His mother, Zeng, was also in the room with her younger siblings, and when she saw him coming in absent-mindedly, she asked, "Ran'er, how have you been doing in the Guozijian lately?
Zeng has always attached little importance to his going to study in Guozijian, but he just wants to go, don't let him go and live a mess.
Hearing his mother say this, Liu Qiran was a little depressed and said, "Mother, I'm serious this time. ”
His sister Liu Qilan covered her mouth and smiled: "Lan'er doesn't know that my brother actually has serious times." Then I'll test my brother, and the king said, "Oh, I've come from a thousand miles away, and there will also be Eli my kingdom?"
Although she is a woman, she likes poetry and books, and even Mencius reverses it backwards. Because of this, he thinks very highly of himself, and has always looked down on his brother who has no prospects.
Hearing her question, Liu Qiran was dumbfounded, he was just a mess in the school, where did he listen to the lecture seriously, let alone work hard to endorse it.
Seeing that he couldn't answer, Liu Qilan chuckled, with a look of contempt in her eyes. If he is a man, where can he come to this straw bale brother to be the son of the world.
Although she didn't speak, this look was enough to anger Liu Qiran. He snorted, got up and shook his hands away.
Behind him, the voice of the mother reprimanding her sister came: "What are you doing to provoke your brother again? As I said earlier, girls always have to get married, what's the use of reading so many books. With this heart, it is better to practice female celebrity well. ”
Although Liu Qilan didn't say a word, she hung her head and listened to the training. But Liu Qiran could think of the look in her eyes, and she must be unconvinced.
He quickened his pace, leaving his mother's chatter behind. The loneliness of not being understood by his family spread from his heart.
Looking at the sea of people in front of him, Liu Qiran felt as if he was on an isolated island.
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Fan Bin belonged to the Ochong Mansion of the Gyeonggi Daying, and also entered the city at this time to cheer for his dragon boat team.
He was in the booth and assisted the soldiers in the preparations. But I was thinking in my heart that after the game was over, I would quietly find an opportunity to find King Qi and tell me about my plans.
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On the Xu family's side, Mrs. Xu was old and didn't come out to watch. Xu Changzong easily had a day off, so he rested at home.
In another room of "Listening to the Perfume Pavilion", Xu Wanzhen was invited to be with the ladies of the Anguo Mansion. Xu Wenmin put Xu Wenyu around his neck and squeezed him on the bank of the river. Such a grand occasion is the excitement that children love the most.
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All four teams are ready, ready to go, just waiting for an order.
After looking at the missing moment, Wu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites waved his hand. A big man with a red scarf on his head and knotted muscles held a copper hammer and struck the big gong on the shelf.
At the same time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites lit the incense that kept time.
The sound of gongs and drums was equal to an order, and the four teams shouted in unison, and suddenly exerted force.
The oars in the hands of the thirty men in each boat flipped and the drums on the bow beat and the rudder. I saw four dragon boats shoot out on the water like arrows from the string, leaving churning waves at the stern.
At the same time, the big man with a red turban on the shore put down the copper hammer in his hand, picked up a pair of drumsticks, and beat a cowhide drum with "dong, dong, dong".
In this passionate and rhythmic drum beat, the cheers of the people on both sides of the strait are higher and higher, cheering for the athletes in their hearts!
Xu Wanzhen leaned against the window of the "Listening to Perfume Pavilion", and was a little surprised to see the crisp start of the game.
According to ancient and modern Chinese and foreign customs, shouldn't there be some kind of official at this time, who will make a lengthy speech and then start?
And under the canopy on the shore, there is clearly a big eunuch with a lot of status, and an official in a second-grade uniform. It's just that none of them meant to speak, they just signaled for the game to begin.
Xu Wan's really beautiful eyes narrowed. It seems that the emperor today is a person who likes to be practical, and he doesn't like those pompous pomp. She secretly remembered this in her mind.
Looking out, I saw that on one of the dragon boats, there was a person with a familiar figure. I couldn't help but let out a soft cry of "Huh?".
Shi Jingyu, who was standing on her right, held a silk fan in her hand and shook it gently, heard her soft cry, and asked with a smile: "What's the matter that surprised my sister so much?"
Since she heard it, Xu Wanzhen didn't hide it, pointed to a figure on the dragon boat and asked: "I look quite familiar with this helmsman who beats the drum, but I don't dare to confirm it." In fact, she has already seen people clearly, and this time it is just a cover-up.
Shi Jingyu looked at her fingers, and said, "Oh, it's him." No wonder my sister feels familiar, on the day of Xiaoman's worship of the Erche God, when we went to visit the Zhongguo Gong color shed, my sister saw him. ”
Xu Wanzhen was surprised: "Sure enough, it's him?" I thought I was dazzled. As the noble son of General Wu, how could he personally participate in the competition?"
The conversation between the two here attracted Shi Jingfu. She leaned over and giggled, and said, "Sister Wanzhen, you just came to the capital not long ago, so you don't know." Brother Wu Sheng, he will bring his soldiers to participate in this competition every year. ”
"Oh, what is this for?" Xu Wan really wondered.
Shi Jingyu held a silk fan in her hand, and said demurely, "The Sixth Army of the Northern Ya led by Brother Wusheng is not in harmony with the Gyeonggi battalion. Well, that dragon boat belongs to the Gyeonggi Daying. ”
Xu Wanzhen's eyesight is excellent now, and there are only these four dragon boats in the Luoshui River. Shi Jingyu pointed slightly, and she saw the dragon boat in the Gyeonggi camp.
The men on the boat were not as uniform as the men led by Wu Sheng in terms of age and appearance. But between their faces, there was a fierce look.
And this kind of expression is not deliberately made, it will only appear in people who have seen blood on the battlefield, and she has seen it in Wu Zhengxiang.