At the beginning of July, the emperor and queen personally sat down and held a banquet in the South Garden, bringing several horse races, polo and hunting activities. Most of the people related to the heavenly family went to the banquet, and the princes with titles in the capital were also invited.

In addition to fifteen-year-old Xie Hong who wants to participate in hunting, Xie Jun, Xie Xuan, Xie Yue, Xie Jiu and other girls are also invited, and they are personally led by Mrs. Xie to the South Imperial Garden.

The scenery of July is different from the midsummer, and the South Imperial Garden is lush with trees and fluttering flags.

The emperor came by royal car, and the pomp was different, the guards stood on the three-zhang high platform, the eunuchs and palace ladies stood a lot, and there were also many officials accompanying the attendants on the side, standing in a row beside the emperor according to their rank. On the other side, headed by the queen, the two favored concubines followed, and below were the princesses, county lords, and ladies of the class.

As for Xie Jun, Xie Xuan and others, although they were invited, they did not have the blessing of watching the game on the high platform, but on the one-person high viewing platform built around the polo field.

There is no condescending and unobstructed view from a high platform, the advantage is that it is close to the arena, and sometimes the polo is whistling by, and even the sound of the wind can be faintly heard.

The four sisters of the Xie family and Han Caiyi sat together, next to the girls from the Houmen of the other mansions, Xie Xuan didn't know each other very well, but he could hear their chattering discussions-

"See, that is His Royal Highness the King of Jin, can you see it?"

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin is really worthy of his reputation and talent. It's just that he can't go off the field to play polo, so he can only stand next to him, and it's really pitiful to watch. ”

"So what? He is a prince, so he naturally will not run around with others, which is insulting. ”

Another little girl snorted, obviously unconvinced, "Where is playing polo insulting Sven?" She sneered with some disdain: "I'm afraid you haven't been here in previous years, have you?" No matter who it is, it will try it in the end, and His Royal Highness King Jin is no exception, just wait, and you will be on the field later. Also, didn't you see that the prince of Qi Wang was also on the field, the one who wore blue clothes and played the best was him! ”

As soon as she said this, a slightly older girl next to her said, "By the way, is the one who is fighting with him the second son of the Marquis of Jingning?" I heard that he is very good at martial arts, but I didn't expect to be good at polo! ”

"It's the one who is said to be very ruthless in Tsing Yiwei?" A little girl spoke, "My father has been in the criminal department for so many years, and when he talks about his methods, I still can't believe it, such a good-looking person, he is really not soft at all when he is executed!" is also in Tsing Yi Wei, which is completely different from other family children. ”

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A burst of discussion fell into his ears, and Xie Xuan couldn't help but set his eyes on Han Jue in the field.

He changed his service on the polo field, with a brocade belt around his waist, and his hair was fixed with a crown and hat, and he looked more and more upright. He was behind the door, although he has always been lazy, he really cares about it, and he is particularly vigorous.

Xie Xuan turned his head and asked Han Caiyi, "I haven't heard that Brother Yujie likes to play polo before, why do you play so well?" ”

"It's not that I've stepped up my training recently, saying that the emperor likes to watch polo, and he wants to practice well, so angry that my mother almost beat him - if you don't practice good martial arts, what kind of polo will you learn!" Han Caiyi was puzzled.

Xie Xuan also felt strange that Han Jue in this life took a completely different path from his previous life, and he didn't know what went wrong. Maybe that heirloom Yujue is really spiritual, he can change some things in the dark, and turn the vigorous general's son on the battlefield into a noble son who is obsessed with polo.

In this way, she is still quite sorry for the Han family.

Slightly guilty, she took a bite of the hibiscus soft cake, and when Xie Xuan looked at the middle of the field again, it happened that Han Jue was approaching this side and was looking at her. In the crowd he walked through quickly, the skillful imperial horse moved forward, but his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate a qiē, and fell on Xie Xuan's body.

It seems that in the ups and downs, soft and prosperous, he can only see her alone.

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Polo was divided into several games, and after Han Jue and the others finished playing, they changed a group of people, and by the fourth game, even the always weak King Jin was gone.

Although this one was not as fierce as the previous one, most of the people on the field were teenagers around thirteen years old, and except for a few people, the other skills were not very skilled. Young people are naughty by nature, sometimes they are forced to be in a hurry, and they will come up with some unruly tricks, which add to the fun.

At this time, the rules are not as strict as at the beginning, many people will wear clothes to chat with acquaintances, Xie Xuandry sat for more than half an hour and was a little tired, so he and Han Caiyi held hands and turned around slightly, and when they came to a corner, they saw a gorgeously dressed girl beckoning, "Pick clothes, pick clothes!" ”

"Someone called you." Xie Xuan pointed out to Han Caiyi, who was looking east and west.

Han Caiyi glanced at it and said with a smile: "That's the Chanyuan County Lord of the Kangjun Wang family, my cousin." ”

The county lord of Chanyuan looked at the thirteen-year-old, the characters in the royal family, and his noble dress was better than others.

Han Caiyi and Xie Xuan walked over to greet each other and asked, "Isn't my cousin with Aunt Princess?" ”

"It's too far away to see clearly, but it's better here." The county lord of Chanyuan stood on the edge of the arena, holding the guardrail in his hand, and swept his eyes behind Han Caiyi, a little disappointed, "Isn't Cousin Yujie here?" ”

"He's gone after playing polo, so maybe he's gone back."

"Oh...... I didn't see him on Tsing Yiwei's side. The county lord of Chanyuan muttered, and then noticed Xie Xuan, "Who is this girl?" ”

"It's the sixth girl from the Hengguo Mansion, named Xie Xuan." Han Caiyi introduced, but his eyes lingered on the field, and suddenly he said "Ahhh Holding Xie Xuan with one hand and the county lord Chanyuan with the other, he hurriedly squatted.

Xie Xuan was startled by her, and subconsciously took a look at the field, and saw that the polo was knocked off by someone, and it was flying towards this side with a roar, and three or four people were chasing after him, according to the rare figure of King Jin.

Polo is a lot of power, and if it hits your face, I'm afraid you won't be able to ask for it.

Xie Xuan was frightened to dodge, and suddenly a dexterous figure jumped out from the side, flew up, and kicked the polo back in the air.

Immediately, the smiling and naughty young man stood in front of Xie Xuan, "Sure enough, I'm still a coward, I'm afraid of this!" ”

Of course, this young man Xie Xuan remembered that it was Tang Lingjun who scared them with caterpillars on Xie Di that day. He played polo in the last game, and at this time the costume had not been changed, and the thirteen-year-old boy was like the green fruit of early summer, fresh and handsome.

Before Xie Xuan could say thank you, he heard a few exclamations suddenly from the polo field, and when he raised his eyes to look over, four or five steps away from them, the jujube red healthy horse under the King of Jin soared into the air with four hooves, neighing and throwing the King of Jin off the horse. The people who caught up behind couldn't dodge, so a horse stepped on the waist of King Jin and swept by, and the people behind each pulled the reins and quickly avoided it.

In the inhalation and exclamation one after another, the field suddenly became chaotic.

There were guards every dozen paces around the arena, and at this time, King Jin was injured and immediately rushed up.

Emperor Yuan Jing on the high platform also seemed to have discovered the changes here, and asked several guards to rush over to see the situation, and the queens, concubines and ladies above also flocked to the edge of the high platform.

Immediately, someone shouted the Imperial Doctor, and the guards lifted the King of Jin, who was screaming in pain, steadily and rushed to the sidelines.

Under the sudden change, the young men and women in the stands also flocked over, talking in twos and threes, and their faces were panicked - although the King of Jin was weak, he was also the beloved son of Emperor Yuan Jing, and today he fell off his horse and was trampled, although it was like an accident on the polo field, but it was inevitable that people would think about it.

The county lord of Chanyuan was the most sensitive to such things, and he didn't even have time to say hello, so he left in a hurry.

The three people left, Xie Xuan, Han Caiyi and Tang Lingjun, watched the King of Jin go away, and the people who trampled on the King of Jin and the nearby people and horses were all taken away by the guards, and they were all suspicious and returned to their seats.

The polo match was terminated, the king of Jin was trampled by the galloping horse, and the injury could not be serious, Emperor Yuanjing and the empress and others went to check the injury, and the others did not have the courage to continue to be lively, so they asked everyone to disperse.

When they returned to the house, Xie Jun and Xie Xuan had a carriage, Xie Yue and Xie Pei had a carriage, and they entered the mansion. ”

"The sixth sister is there, the closest!" Xie Yue is afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

Old Madam Xie immediately looked at Xie Xuan and asked, "Are you nearby?" But what is going on? Although she is unfair and very superstitious, she has been the wife of the Guogong Mansion for many years, and she is naturally concerned about the affairs of the royal family, especially the Xie Mansion has a noble concubine, so she naturally has to pay more attention to the movements.

Xie Xuan didn't see a panic, but said: "At that time, I was standing there talking with Caiyi and Chanyuan County Lord, and when I saw the polo flying over, I hurriedly dodged, and when I heard the movement and looked over, His Royal Highness the King of Jin was already surrounded by the guards, and I didn't see what was going on." ”

"I didn't see who stepped on King Jin, and I didn't see why the horse went crazy?" Mrs. Xie asked.

Xie Xuan shook his head and said, "I didn't see it clearly." This is not a lie, at that time, Xie Xuan was frightened and flustered by the polo that flew over, and when he saw that King Jin was thrown off the horse, he had no time to look at anything else, and the old lady really didn't see these two points.

Old Madam Xie breathed a sigh of relief at this time, frowned and said, "Everyone else will go back first, and the six girls will go with me." ”