Chapter Eighty-Eight: Unyielding and Fearless
Yuan Ying woke up to a cheer, and a group of fights on the field decided the winner. She hid her nervousness and lowered her head to taste tea.
In the distance, a pair of imposing men and women walked over.
She slowly put down the teacup and said, "Liudi and his wife are late, and they happened to miss a wonderful martial arts performance. ”
"Your Majesty, the minister didn't come late, the minister has been watching below, it's His Majesty who hasn't paid attention." Yuan Lingjun walked into the stands, glanced at Yuan Yuan with slanted eyes, and then he and Qu Yi stepped forward to bow to the empress and his wife.
When the two of them came over, they bowed to each other, and Lian Ying, who was sitting with her, also frowned and bowed.
Qu Yi smiled, and pushed Yuan Lingjun to sit on the vacant couch next to him.
"Sixth aunt. I have something to say to you. Lian Ying pulled Yuan Lingjun's sleeve behind her, saw her leaning back and propping her ears over, and whispered, "I may have to test my archery skills later, my aunt must be careful, Princess Yang Zhai brought the strange man with the gold chain with her." ”
"You mean that man is amazing?" He is not a member of the clan, and he can replace Yang Zhai on the field.
Lian Ying almost screamed exaggeratedly: "It's not just powerful, he can easily hold up Da Ding with one hand, and he doesn't breathe." ”
Yuan Lingjun sighed: "The strength can carry the tripod, it is indeed powerful, I am afraid that the female grandson may not be his opponent." ”
"The female grandson can also carry the big ding?" Lian Ying asked innocently.
"I haven't seen her carry a tripod, but I've seen her split stones two or three times by chance." Yuan Lingjun gestured, "I only heard the sound of 'click', and the stone cracked from it, and the broken place was as neat as a knife cut." I said how much work she would have to save if she went to work as a mason under the Shaofu. She shook her head with emotion.
"Hand ...... Hand splitting stones?! Lian Ying covered his hands, and his expression was extremely distorted to dodge, as if he had just experienced the pain of splitting stones by hand, and his face turned pale at the moment.
"He's still a child, what do you scare him?" Qu Yi chuckled and brushed down the sleeves that covered most of her legs.
"It's boring." Yuan Lingjun flattened his mouth, pulled the jade group hanging down his hand to play, and looked at the scene of you chasing me in the school field, "I don't know if I will test archery." ”
The royal family must participate in the riding and archery competition, which is the ancestral rule of the Jin royal family that has never wavered for more than a hundred years. The bows they used were all hard bows used by the king on the battlefield, and it was difficult for ordinary people to lift the bow, let alone shoot with a hard bow, because of this, the children of the clan almost did not dare to slack off in practicing martial arts. Yuan Lingjun knew this all too well, and she was worried that Qu Yi would not be able to drive the hard bow, even though he had worked as a martial artist.
Qu Yi saw through Yuan Lingjun's thoughts, lowered his eyes and didn't speak, bent his index finger and knocked on his knee.
The audience erupted in cheers, and the guards on the sidelines raised their spears in the air in applause. The women waiting for words behind the curtain left their seats one after another, and stood behind the curtain with curious eyes, chattering, you pushed me, and they only dared to hide under the curtain, not to make a mistake.
It turned out that it was Wu'an Hou Huoqi who entered the school field. Just now, he singled out Lang Zhongling, who had fought five consecutive battles, with a sword.
"There are caves in Nanshan, and the evil of the East China Sea is towned. It is extremely dangerous for the Huo family's trees to grow in the East China Sea. ”
Yuan Ying's mind suddenly had such an alertness, she stretched her willow eyebrows, and said to Tongqing: "Jiudi's uncle and cousin have guarded the East China Sea for many years, and they have made great contributions to Sheji, and they could have asked His Majesty for a good marriage, but De Nan has not married a woman so far, Jiudi can know the reason, if she knows that it is necessary to inform her sister, it is better to prescribe the right medicine." ”
Listening to His Majesty's tone, is it impossible to give marriage? Yuan Juan dragged Tongqing, who was wandering outside, "Jiudi, Your Majesty asks you." ”
Returning to the Jin Palace from Yaoguang Temple, Tongqing and Yuan Yingsheng had a lot of separation, and when she asked about herself at this moment, she replied with a sad face: "The courtiers heard that their aunt once said that their cousin had a marriage contract, but when the marriage date was approaching, the woman's family suddenly proposed to withdraw from the marriage and moved out of Lin'an overnight, and the rest of the courtiers didn't know. ”
The two of you said one thing and I said one sentence after another, and Yuan Ying finally shifted his gaze and looked at the school field.
Another military attache was picked off and collapsed on the ground, unable to get up. The proud mount was playing in circles like joy on the spot, and Wu Anhou on the chest of the horizontal sword looked around, lifted his clothes and dismounted, returned the sword to the sheath and served the inner servant, and walked to the stands.
Chang Shi reminded: "Your Majesty, the last game is over, and Wu Anhou has already won." ”
Yuan Ying stroked his palms and said: "Since ancient times, heroes have come out of youth, and it is not surprising that Wu'an Hou can be promoted. The waiter gives flowers. ”
The waiter brought a bouquet of yellow plums, and Wu'an Hou Xie Ci retreated.
I only heard the waiter say "give flowers", but I didn't know who was the champion. Yuan Lingjun stretched his neck and looked at the white eyes thrown by Shangyang Zhai.
Yang Zhai sat on her knees behind Hu Ji, untied to the dazzling gold chain, presumably she still cared about her face, afraid that people would recognize her and gossip.
Yuan Lingjun bared his teeth and "hissed". When he turned around, he heard the gong shouting and archery opening, Yuan Lingjun's heart suddenly sank and sank, and one hand patted the back of her hand comfortingly.
She held Qu Yi's fingers and trembled slightly: "Don't be afraid, if you can't pull the hard bow, it's nothing, it's a big deal to lose my face, anyway, I'm not afraid of losing it." ”
As he spoke, an arrow burst out of the air and chased after the target fifty miles away. Shouting from the sidelines, hitting the bull's-eye.
"I haven't fired a bow in years." Mu Liangzuo handed the bow to the guard, stroked his sleeve, and walked back to his seat with a spring breeze on his face.
Look, he just held the bow in a rather casual and relaxed posture, and I don't know how much water was mixed in it. Yuan Lingjun thought secretly.
Yang Zhai stood up: "Your Majesty, my sister is unwell, so let the attendant do it for you." ”
Yuan Ying agreed: "Voluntary competition, Badi is unwell and doesn't need to be strong." ”
"Yes, but Yang Zhai is unwilling to go against the rules set by his ancestors."
Look at her life, where is she unwell, and her ability to talk nonsense with her eyes open is good. Yuan Lingjun was sullen and unhappy.
I heard Yang Zhai say there: "The sixth brother-in-law is Chang Shanjun, and since he has entered the royal family, he should have some understanding of the ancestral system. The husband of the fourth sister is not there, and Yang Zhai does not dare to trespass on this second arrow, so the brother-in-law tries first. ”
Yuan Lingjun almost jumped up, but was dragged by Qu Yi in time.
"Oh, I know a thing or two about what the princess said." Qu Yi didn't move, her eyebrows were slightly calm, as if she was thinking about the meaning of her words.
Yang Zhai thought he was timid, and said with a smile: "It's Yang Zhai who forgot, my brother-in-law never taught me archery skills during his tenure, and I think maybe I'm not good at it." It was Yang Zhai who was anxious, and he wanted to appreciate the elegance of Lan Lu's son, but he didn't think it through, so please don't be surprised by your brother-in-law. ”
"What the hell you." She fears heaven and earth, and fears her father, but why should she be humiliated? Yuan Lingjun pulled his sleeve from Qu Yi's hand and glared at Yang Zhai angrily, "What is your purpose, I know very well, don't want to take this opportunity to humiliate me and my son, if you dare to be presumptuous, don't blame me for not remembering the past." ”
"Why is the sixth sister angry, but the courtier sister said the wrong thing, but please point out, Yang Zhai will definitely correct it." Yang Zhai covered his mouth and wanted to cry.