Chapter 156: Equestrian
Chunhua looked like he hated iron but not steel, and finally moved Xiao Jiu. However, now there are few credible people around, so I have to let Runxi stay in the house to take care of Chunhua, and I brought Xiaoshunzi with me, and he can sleep for a while on the way.
When Gao Fu heard that Xiao Jiu was going to the racecourse, he was a little worried. Thinking about King Ying's favor for her, she immediately went to prepare the chariot, thinking that if she made a mistake, she could only carry it herself, and explained that the coachman had brought the token of the palace. Xiao Shunzi became very vigilant when she saw her goodbye this time, and she was reluctant to sit in the chariot together, for fear of losing her face. followed all the way, Xiao Jiu couldn't look past it and asked him to sit outside with the coachman, not feeling good, but helpless.
The racecourse is actually not far away, it is a field opened in the southern suburbs, for the royal children to play, and the snow has not melted. Not to mention the horses, even the chariots are very slippery to walk. When she arrived, Ren Qi happened to be talking to her, his face was smiling very happily, although his face was impermanent, he could also see that he was in a good mood.
Because he was going to pass the word, Xiao Jiu had to look at him from afar, he was dressed in a riding suit, tall and burly, and a silhouette alone could make people think about it. I don't know what they said, Ren Qi actually went to lead his horse, walked up to them, bowed mischievously, turned over and got on the horse.
She was still dressed in red, trimmed with white fur. I saw her gently raise the rope, and the black horse galloped, and the wind blew the wind on her clothes, but it could not blow away her bright smile. The skirt saw fluttered like a bird that flew freely.
was running wonderfully, and saw that she suddenly loosened the reins of the horse, leaned over, and when everyone was carrying their hearts, she crossed the horse's belly, reached out and scooped up the snow piled up on the edge, turned over and sat on the horse, and naughtily smashed the snowball in her hand.
Chu Yinghan didn't frown, just took a gentle push. King Xuan's eyes were also full of pampering smiles. Xiao Jiu saw that his heart was blocked, and he watched the slow attendant walk to his side. Speaking in a low voice, he turned around, saw Xiao Jiu, and hooked his lips and smiled.
seemed to be reprimanding the attendant again, and he no longer watched Ren Qi's performance, and strode over with a smile. The guard guarding the door was also sharp-eyed, and immediately invited Xiao Jiu in, but somehow, he walked over, and his mood was like the sun after the rain, and he unconsciously warmed up.
"Why is it here?" he seemed to be in a good mood, and when they met, he took her hand and warmed her up.
Xiao Jiu smiled mischievously: "After thinking about it, I still don't want to miss your demeanor!" Chu Yinghan pretended to be annoyed: "How is that good? Xiao Jiu was about to speak, but he said again: "However, Concubine Ai wants to see it, and the husband always has to run again." “
"Don't!" Xiao Jiu looked at the ice slag all over the ground, felt that it was very dangerous, and hurriedly stopped it. Chu Yinghan smiled again: "So, didn't Concubine Ai come to see this king riding a horse?" The tone was teasing, which made Xiao Jiu annoyed.
The two walked to the field with that. When King Xuan saw that it was her, his face was a little bad, but he still hugged his fists and said: "King Xuan has seen Princess Ying, I heard King Ying say that you are not coming, why is it this time?"
Xiao Jiu heard him say it bluntly, so he had no intention of distinguishing, and said directly: "At home, I thought of missing King Ying's demeanor, so I was restless. King Xuan grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he was used to seeing all kinds of faces of women in the palace, thinking that if he didn't give her steps, she would also make up a satisfactory reason, but he didn't expect her to be even more straightforward.
Without waiting for him to speak again, he had already counseled Ying Wang and said, "Who won today?" Chu Yinghan smiled with a smile in his eyes, hooked her chin and said, "Naturally, it is for the husband, but there is a reward." Xiao Jiu's heart jumped, since they met, King Ying's style of doing things has become more and more shameless, whether it is in front of his subordinates or elders, he has always been like this, and Xiao Jiu has become accustomed to it.
Da Fangfang bit his fallen finger and said, "You guess?" Ren Qi, who originally wanted to occupy King Ying's eyes, was very angry when he saw it, and his temperament was already impulsive. directly hugged his fists and said: "This is Princess Ying, she looks no different from ordinary women." I ask you, do you dare to have a competition with me?"
Xiao Jiuben had no intention of her, but she didn't want people to come to the door by herself, and no matter what kind of scrutiny King Xuan had, he turned his head and replied crisply: "Don't dare!" This answer made everyone stunned. King Xuan couldn't help but laugh at first.
Ren Qi reacted at this time, and said angrily: "The women of Xiban are just like this, they don't even dare to accept the competition!" Xiao Jiu smiled faintly, and with a flick of his cuffs, the pure white snow on the ground turned blood-red, and then immediately turned into red water, and wherever it flowed, the snowdrifts melted.
Seeing that she was surprised, she said indifferently: "Although I don't know how to ride, I don't know how to be shorter with people, if I want you to compare poison with me, you gritted your teeth and agreed, it will hurt not only you, but also the friendship between the two countries." In other words, if I grit my teeth and get injured in a horse race with you, it will not only hurt me, but also the friendship between the three countries. Do what you can, and there is no frustration!"
Ren Qi seemed to understand what he didn't understand, and although he was angry, he didn't dare to provoke her again. That Xuan Wang's eyes became deep, as if he wanted to dig something out of her. With judgment in her eyes, she was not afraid. Chu Yinghan looked at it in her eyes, slightly sour, her Xiao Jiu always had changes that she couldn't see.
I didn't want to be so stiff, so I took her hand and said, "My hands are cold, when did I come up with this thing again?" Xiao Jiu rubbed his hands and smiled: "Seeing their hard work every day shoveling snow, I thought about this, but I can only look at it, the color is too heavy, don't remove it." ”
"Let's go, there is freshly roasted meat in the tent, and the seasonings are all brought by King Xuan from Dongli, and the cook is also from Dongli. ”
Xiao Jiu turned his head and smiled at King Xuan: "Really, it seems that I have come to the right place." This smile is like the warm winter sun, and it sparks in his heart. There was a swirling white light in front of me, and I didn't know how to deal with it for a while.
Seeing that Ren Qi was a little dying, Xiao Jiu hurriedly said to her: "Actually, I saw your riding skills when I was waiting outside, not to mention Beichi, even in the Western Barbarians, there are few women who can achieve your riding skills, and I just said that I just wanted to give myself a face, but now I want to praise it." ”
Ren Qi smiled happily: "That's natural, my riding skills are taught by my brother, except for the two of them, no one in the world can compare with me!"
King Xuan smiled: "I don't know when you will be sensible!" Xiao Jiu looked at her and said: "It's good to be like this forever, if you are sensible, many things will be boring." Chu Yinghan listened to her greeting the woman, walked a few steps faster, and wanted to make the fire in the tent more prosperous, but did not hear Xiao Jiu's testimonial. King Xuan stared at her again and frowned.
Dongli's cook is really a good craft, Ren Qi, who has always claimed to be able to swallow cows, stopped chopsticks, and Xiao Jiu was still rushing to ask for instructions on how to pickle. Ren Qi couldn't help but glance at King Ying and said, "Your concubine is like a woman from Dongli, she eats without being pretentious at all." A few days ago, I was eating in the palace, and I almost suffocated to death, and if my brother told me not to come nonsense, I would have the urge to flip the table. ”
Chu Yinghan looked at Xiao Jiu and smiled: "It's okay, how King Xuan of Dongli is used to you, and there is also a king in Beichi!" Ren Qi suddenly became shy.
King Xuan had also been paying attention to Xiao Jiu, and he didn't hear what they said at all. After they had enough to eat and drink, the four of them were going back to the city. Tomorrow, King Xuan will also return to China. Ren Qi and Xiao Jiu sat in the chariot, while King Xuan and King Ying rode their horses and walked ahead. When he returned, he was surrounded by long guards, and the chariots and men were separated by a long distance.
Ren Qi's personality is actually very cheerful and simple, although he is arrogant, but he is also rare in the world, he feels novel when he sees everything along the way, if it is not in the way of King Xuan's control, I am afraid that he will have to pull Xiao Jiu off the car to check on foot.
Listen to the laughter coming from the chariot from afar. King Xuan said lightly: "Their temperaments are very compatible. Chu Yinghan was not as relaxed as Fang Cai, and said with a stiff face: "What do you want to say?"
Seeing that he was prepared, King Xuan smiled scoundrelly: "You also drank my sister's wine, what do you want to say?" But don't worry, now that you are newly married Yan'er, I will naturally not come to disturb, but my sister's heart belongs to you, and after the beginning of spring, I will come again!"
Chu Ying glanced at him coldly and said, "Ren Xuan, you are really confused!" King Xuan pretended to be puzzled. He said again: "Force Nanshang, Xiban sits with me, so you know the plan, I have never asked you to surrender to the emperor." Nor have I ever had a plan for your land. You and my brother have been doing so much, don't you still believe me?"
King Xuan smiled at this time: "Everything has been done, it has to be balanced, my Dongli is not as strong as Beichi, and the soldiers are strong." If there is any change in the future, the Three Kingdoms will target me, and I will not be able to deal with it!"
"You don't believe me?" Chu Yinghan was slightly angry. King Xuan smiled again: "Now even you don't know if Nanshang Xiban is loyal to you. If they don't see what we're actually doing, if they secretly raise up an army against me, how will I deal with the people?"
"So you want to sacrifice you Ren Qi, I remember that you have always spoiled her!"
King Xuan said helplessly: "It's not a sacrifice, she was originally interested in you, and you don't hate her, how many royal marriages can be mutually pleasing?
Chu Yinghan stopped his horse and said word by word: "I promised Xiao Jiu that I would only be with her in this life!" said very seriously, but King Xuan seemed to hear a big joke, covered his stomach and laughed, and Chu Yinghan also let him. When he laughed enough, there were no waves.
King Xuan was taken aback: "Are you serious?" Chu Yinghan was silent, and his attitude had already shown everything. King Xuan sneered again: "Chu Yinghan, you are now the head of the Four Kingdoms, and you told me that you want to grow old with a woman." If that's your promise to her, I know why her bright eyes are always sad. ”
Regardless of Chu Yinghan's head and glaring at him, he continued: "You are an impossible promise, now the Northern Emperor in the palace is useless, if it weren't for you to give him a name with the love of father and son, you are the one who bullies the four countries and is the emperor now! Don't you understand? It's not just me, it's the general who holds a lot of power, the respected state history, their daughter is something you can say that you only love one woman in your life?"
Chu Yinghan frowned and did not answer. King Xuan said: "If you can push it away, who will help you consolidate the country, there are a few emperors in the past who did not hold power by marriage." You said that you spoil her alone in your life, and I still believe that if the promise is so grand, I can only laugh it off, and then give you a way to live when you are down!"
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