If you want to say that Zhou Tingyu is often cheated by Emperor Chengde, then Zhou Changxi is a demon who often pits her own father. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This time was no exception, first unceremoniously asked her father to give a meeting gift to Shu Yanhua, and quickly said that her father hid private money.

provoked Princess Yi to cry and laugh.

Princess Yi is not a fierce woman, on the contrary, she is a very gentle person, she treats people gently, she will not care about Yiwang spending money, but Yiwang is used to giving her all the money, and if she wants to spend money, she will ask her for it.

In fact, the highest status of Yiwangfu is not King Yi, but Princess Yi.

Zhou Changxi has long been accustomed to her father's situation of pleasing her mother anytime and anywhere, throwing down a firecracker casually, regardless of whether it will blow up her father, and pulled Shu Yanhua to her mother.

Princess Yi didn't wait for Zhou Changxi to stretch out her hand, turned her head and instructed her maid, "Go and bring the box with red lacquer peony flowers." ”

Yahuan took the order and left, and soon came over with a box.

Princess Yi personally handed the box to Shu Yanhua and said with a smile: "Hua Niang, this is a meeting gift from your aunt, take it." ”

Princess Yi didn't give Shu Yanhua a chance to refuse, and she couldn't say anything about it.

Shu Yanhua looked at Princess Yi's insistence, thanked her dignified with the box in her hand, and handed the box to Dong'er to hold, without opening it on the spot to see what was inside.

Zhou Changxi pulled Shu Yanhua to stand in the guardrail with the best view on the observation deck, watched the dragon boats with her, and commented on the dragon boats of each family.

"Hua Niang, look, it was the dragon boat of the Duke of Qi who entered the 'Dragon and Tiger Fight' last year, but I think they shouldn't be able to enter the 'Dragon and Tiger Fight' this year. You see that their leaders are not as confident as they were last year, their faces are solemn, and the others are silent and do not speak, which is too different from the dragon boat atmosphere of other families, it seems that the Qiguo Mansion has been thoroughly investigated or affected them. ”

Shu Yanhua looked fixedly, and sure enough, she saw that on the dragon boat of the Duke of Qi, the guards who rowed the dragon boat were all silent, which was incompatible with the loud laughter on the other dragon boats.

And the dragon and tiger fight that Zhou Changxi said is very familiar to the people of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Every year in the Dragon Boat Festival, there will be 24 princes or families to fight dragon boats, a total of three groups, a group of eight dragon boats, each group out of the first place, three groups of the first place for the fourth dragon boat, out of the first, two, three.

The top three will all be rewarded by Emperor Chengde.

Then the dragon boats of these three families will also enter the "Dragon and Tiger Fight".

"Dragon and Tiger Fight" is the royal dragon boat, and together with the dragon boats of these three families, compete for the first place.

Every year, the rules of the "Dragon and Tiger Fight" are made by Emperor Chengde, and they will be officially announced after the arrival of Emperor Chengde, but the public can also take a peek in advance.

Just like now, Shu Yanhua pointed to the colored balls hanging on the river and asked Zhou Changxi suspiciously, "Sister Xi, what are those colored balls used for?" ”

Zhou Changxi shook her head, "I don't know, it is estimated that Uncle Huang came up with a new way to play." ”

Shu Yanhua was about to speak, when she heard a loud drum sound, and then dozens of people shouted in unison: "Your Majesty has arrived, and the queen has arrived." ”

Everyone, whether on the dragon boat, in the pergola, or along the Jiujiang River, knelt down the mountain and shouted Long live Your Majesty, the queen mother is a thousand years old.

When Emperor Chengde came to the royal observation deck with the harem concubines, he heard a voice, "Flat." ”

All talents are back on their feet.

Emperor Chengde came to the observation deck with a group of sons and courtiers and was very satisfied when he saw the arrangement on the river.

Surrounded by the prince's clothes, the four wearing court clothes are very obvious, but the most conspicuous is Shu Hongxuan.

Zhou Daru, Chu Xiang, Yang Cifu, and Zhou Jingming will accompany Emperor Chengde to participate in the dragon boat race every year.

Shu Hongxuan was born in Guangping Houfu, and it is reasonable to say that he represents the nobles, but he wears court clothes, that is, courtiers, so even if the thorough investigation storm at the end of April has only been a few days, those nobles still have hope, but when they learned that there was no nobleman by Emperor Chengde's side, they didn't even have the heart to watch the dragon boat, and they were a lot depressed.

And many people's minds began to surge again, and they went to the pergola of the Shu family to run the door.

Here, Emperor Chengde was looking at the dragon boat of the Jiujiang River with his hands behind his back, and over there Zhou Tingyu pulled Shu Hongxuan and asked in a low voice: "Brother Rongjing, for the sake of us being so familiar, can you tell me about the rules and regulations of Dragon and Tiger Fighting?" ”

Shu Hongxuan snorted coldly in his heart, who is familiar with you? Whoever is familiar with you is not familiar with you, and I am familiar with you!

Shu Hongxuan smiled at Zhou Tingyu, and then raised his voice and replied in Zhou Tingyu's expectant eyes: "Fifth Highness, Weichen is not very clear about the rules of dragon and tiger fighting. ”

Others inside the observation deck: "......"

Zhou Tingyu gritted his teeth secretly, why is Hua'er so cute, and her brother is so hateful?

"Xiao Wu, how can you be so cowardly, and you actually ask Rong Jing about the rules of dragon and tiger fighting." Emperor Chengde looked at Zhou Tingyu angrily and mocked.

How could Zhou Tingyu admit that he was cowardly, he expressed very seriously that he didn't want to cheat in advance just now, "Father, in fact, you misunderstood, in fact, I just discussed this year's rules with Shu Sheren, and I was a little curious about the colored balls on the river." ”

Emperor Chengde smiled, and Zhou Tingyu was a little creepy, "Xiao Wu don't worry, you'll know later." ”

Zhou Tingyu: ...... It doesn't always feel like a good thing.

Zhou Tingyu glanced back at Shu Hongxuan again, and Shu Hongxuan smiled back shallowly.

Emperor Chengde glanced back and forth at Zhou Tingyu and Shu Hongxuan, shook his head slightly, and instructed Cai Sande next to him: "Let's start." ”

Cai San promised, "Obey." ”

Cai Sande walked to the edge of the guardrail of the observation deck and made a gesture.

"Knock Knock"

The calm and rhythmic drum sounded, and the noisy voices gradually dissipated, and after the Jiujiang River was quiet along the river, a man wearing a guard commander shouted loudly, "The Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Fighting in the 32nd year of Xiping has officially begun." ”

Soon, a red ribbon appeared in the upper reaches of the river, and eight dragon boats began to slowly line up, followed by sixteen dragon boats waiting in a row.

With a "bang", eight dragon boats rushed out, and each dragon boat sounded with its own rhythm of drums.

Many people were already standing on the railings along the river to cheer for their teams, and many people were scurrying back and forth, taking a purse from time to time and handing the person a voucher.

And there are also many slaves in the pergola who walk back and forth, helping the master's family to place bets.

Yes, the dragon boat fighting of the Dragon Boat Festival every year in the Great Xia Dynasty is also a day of national gambling, the common people have the bets of the civilians, the bets of the powerful and powerful, and the banker, not everyone is qualified to do it, must be recognized by the official, the family can afford to pay the gambling money, and the dealer wins in the end, to divide two percent to the official, the dealer loses, as long as the qualification fee is paid.

So now that the dragon boat fighting has begun, it also means that a grand national gamble has begun. (To be continued.) )