Chapter 120: Horse Racing in the Palace
"Miss didn't know that the gunpowder was specially made, and it was not small, but it was not loud. Moreover, I never thought that the Chu steward of Zhao's mother's house was guarding the surroundings at that time, as soon as we touched it, the Chu steward immediately besieged from the bamboo forest on all sides, and the slave saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly broke through and retreated, so that he was able to escape from the back mountain. Fortunately, the slave and maid wore night clothes, otherwise the Chu steward would have recognized the slave and maid. Miss, let's live leisurely with ghosts! The anger in Qiu Ju's eyes was obvious, and he was categorical.
Sister Hui was also furious when she heard this, and sighed for a long time: "Fortunately, we got the key at that time and went to fight again, and the original one was put in the return gift to the second aunt, so that the second aunt took the opportunity to put it back." Otherwise, the second aunt will also drag us down. ”
Qiu Ju nodded, and then hurriedly said, "Miss, what is the ghost?" ”
"This plan is only known to you, and there is no way there is a third person, it is obvious that the girl who stayed outside while we were talking was lazy." Sister Hui groaned.
"Then Miss has a goal?" Qiu Ju asked again
"No, but it's not difficult to catch the inner ghost, the key is the aftermath, if Steward Chu doesn't see your face and there is no evidence, you won't be exposed. The old lady must have known that I had sent someone, so it was no wonder that she asked me about Brother Xuan this morning. Sister Hui speculated
"What do you mean, Miss?" Qiu Ju didn't know what to say, so she asked
"The old lady asked me if Brother Xuan'er was in the academy in Jiangnan, and she was afraid that she was warning me: if I can't move next time, I will definitely be able to clean up Brother Xuan." Sister Hui frowned and explained.
Although the place where Brother Xuan stayed was relatively safe, if the old lady went to pick up someone, she would definitely find that Brother Xuan was no longer in the academy she had arranged. Besides, after experiencing Sister Yan'er, she wasn't sure if Qiao's would also be angry with her, thus ruining the original agreement and revealing the true location of Brother Xuan'er to the old lady.
"Brother Xuan'er's affairs are still not safe, I have to think of making another arrangement for Brother Xuan." Sister Hui frowned and said to herself
"As for other things, the old lady can't do anything about us for the time being, and she will do it after she leaves the palace."
"Yes, miss."
After saying this, her heart relaxed, Qiu Ju had no sleep all night, Sister Hui was also worried all night, and the master and servant both closed their eyes in the carriage to recuperate. Until the grandmother who came to pick them up woke them up.
"Sister Hui, you're late, Xiao Shi, that little lazy pig has gone early, and Sister Yan Jialan has come." Such a delicate and pleasant voice is naturally the seventh princess Xia Muyi.
Sister Hui woke up from her sleep, and quickly straightened her clothes and prepared to salute.
When Qianying walked in front of Sister Hui'er, Sister Hui shouted loudly: "Say hello to the seventh princess, princess Chitose." ”
"Alright, let's get up." The Seventh Princess pulled her up, lifted her feet, and headed in the direction of the racecourse.
"Sister Lan came early, go and choose your own horse, you are late, I will personally choose it for you."
"Princess Xie." Sister Hui was held by the hand, unable to salute, nodding her head as a thanks.
"It's done, I'll tell you that we still have a game in a while, and we must not lose to the third sister, otherwise the night pearl that my father just rewarded will be given to her."
"Huh? Sister Hui'er, don't you have a riding costume? Why did you come here in a suit? The seventh princess babbled a lot, and then I saw that Sister Hui was only wearing a red suit, and she was not wearing a special riding costume.
"The princess forgives her sins, there has been chaos in the house recently, everyone is busy, and I haven't had time to do the horseback riding costume, so I found a strong outfit at the bottom of the box." Sister Hui looked ashamed and explained in a low voice.
Because of Concubine Hui's merits, the Chu family's ideas were spread all over the place, and the queen made her face ugly. Although the seventh princess is more straightforward, she may not be stupid to stand out among so many sisters and sisters, so she naturally understands.
When even if he raised the horsewhip in his hand, a long whip mark appeared on the bluestone slab road, "What a Chu Li clan, this princess dares to slack off, Sister Hui, don't worry, I will go to the father and emperor at night, and let the queen mother call into the palace to admonish the good students." ”
"Xiaoguo, you go to my palace to find a riding costume to change into for Sister Hui'er." Then he pointed to the little maid beside him.
Although she can't do anything with the old lady now, it is good that she may be reprimanded in the palace for being disgusting and disgusting, but she didn't say much when she heard the words of the seventh princess, and she directly received the thanks.
Sister Hui and the Seventh Princess first went back to the Seventh Princess's Huamu Pavilion to change into riding clothes, and then rushed all the way to the racecourse.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance, I saw that there were already many people waiting there, including several princesses, as well as the nobles who accompanied the princess, and the servants who served with them.
"Princess, the courtiers are ready, let's just take care of it!" Sister Hui and her party had just stood for less than half a minute when a girl in pink riding clothes came running up happily and said loudly, this person was another companion of the Seventh Princess, Yan Youlan, the youngest granddaughter of Yan Ge's hometown.
"Good, well done." The seventh princess praised Sister Lan
"The seventh sister is late, the third sister has run three laps, and your opponent will be replaced by me in a while." The person who spoke, dressed richly, except for a fancy equestrian costume, I am afraid that it is difficult to see that she is here to race horses, more like a flower viewing, this person is the fifth princess who has always liked luxury.
"What do you mean by this, the fifth princess?" Sister Hui gently pulled Sister Lan and asked in a low voice
"Today, several princesses took leave from the university scholars to have a horse race, and the seventh princess and the third princess have always been at odds with each other, and they threw out the gamble early, and several princesses also had flowers for each other. This year, the daughters of those military attachés didn't go out much, and it was the first time that a horseback riding party had been held in Beijing for a long time. Everyone was in high spirits, and the eldest princess suggested that everyone have a preliminary round first. Sister Lan blinked a pair of beautiful eyes and explained clearly in a thunderbolt.
The first seven princesses had also sat on horseback and promised to have a race with the five princesses first.
"Bengong and Xiao Qi will go first, and you will follow." The fifth princess pointed to her two companions and read Sister Tonghui and Sister Lan.
Compared with the seventh princess, the fifth princess has more princess posture for her companion, and most of the nobles dare not make a mistake in front of her, so they all bow in a proper manner, and each of them gets on the horse.
"Hey, we seem to be late." Wearing a square hat and holding a folding fan, the student dressed as a person pointed to the dusty field in front of him, and all kinds of shouts shook the sky.
More than a dozen people stood outside the racetrack, and they also saw it.
"Suffered, this king forgot, the seventh sister said that they were going to race horses here today, why don't we go to the hunting ground on the outskirts of Beijing?" The third prince picked up the folding fan and patted his head, and turned to the people behind him.
"Third brother, why don't you just stay here, just wait, I heard that the eldest brother is over there." The Fifth Prince suggested.
Everyone was a little subtle when they heard this, and the third prince also touched his nose and said, "What the fifth brother said is exact." ”
(Here's a little bit of an explanation for you.) The first: Yan Ge Lao and Yan Ge Lao appear in the text at the same time, this is Pu Wei's previous inconsiderate thinking, and the surname is homophonetic. To explain specifically, Yan Ge is always the cabinet elder and the first assistant, and Yan Ge is only a cabinet minister, and he can be regarded as a deputy prime minister.
The second question: the ranking of princesses and princes is separated, so there are both "three princes" and "three princesses".
The third question: Regarding the self-title of the Seven Princesses in this chapter, sometimes it is the princess, and sometimes it is "me" Why is this, mainly because the Seven Princesses regard her companions as friends, not servants, and the Seven Princesses themselves are a different existence in the imperial city, and we will go through them in detail later.
If you have any questions, you are welcome to raise them, and Pu Wei will thank you very much! )