The lord of Wanhua begged for a long time, and Zheng Rui was just a little moved, and was rejected by the candle. The county lord of Wanhua pitifully watched the two lift the curtain and go out, so he sulked himself, and the princess was coaxed for a while.

When the drums outside shook the sky, the county lord of Wanhua couldn't help but raise his head, and saw that the few people present didn't notice her, so he looked out generously.

Gu Qingwan was more or less worried, but Princess Fang Caihuai also specially told Zhu Liang to take care of Zheng Rui, and Gu Qingwan's persuasion swallowed it. She stared at the lake a little nervously, while Princess Huai was talking to Qiao Sixiang on the side, Qiao Sixiang looked shy, and responded to Princess Huai's words softly.

Looking at Qiao Sixiang's meekness, which was completely different from usual, Gu Qingwan knew that she had already had an idea about candles.

As soon as the gods forked, the drums outside sounded again, and the race had begun. The order in which the candles are drawn is seventeen, that is, the fourth round will appear.

The ships of Huaiwangfu are parked in the middle of the area, and the view is very wide. Gu Qingwan's eyes swept over the dragon boat at the beginning, and she saw Qiao Sixiang suddenly laughing.

Princess Huai said: "I heard that Brother Dong also came over to join in the fun today, I am very happy to see you, didn't I see your eldest brother." ”

"The princess heard the prince mention it." After speaking, Qiao Sixiang's face turned red again, and he pointed outside and said, "On the dragon boat on the far left, the second one sitting is my eldest brother." I knew that he was coming today, but the serial numbers of the race were randomly drawn today, but I didn't expect him to draw the first round. ”

"Isn't the dragon boat sitting next to Dong Ge'er the eldest son of the Dong family?" Princess Huai smiled and said to Qiao Sixiang again, "Master Dong is from a martial arts background, and I heard Mrs. Dong say that her children have been able to fight and resist falling since they were young. If I'm not mistaken, wasn't the eldest son of the Dong family who ranked second in the overall ranking of the race last year, Dong Ge'er came for the first time, but he met an opponent. ”

The eldest son of the Qiao family is named Qiao Dongchen, and Princess Huai is probably close to the Qiao family. That's why he was called "Dong Ge'er".

Qiao Sixiang listened to Princess Huai's words, but became anxious, it seems that the relationship between the brother and sister is quite deep.

Gu Qingwan listened to their scattered words, and then she knew that Jingdu was so valued in Beijing. It's because the sons of the family are involved, and there are several people who have just mentioned it to Princess Fang. Gu San's mind is sensitive, and she stays in front of people for a long time, and she has naturally never been here in the race in previous years, so Gu Qingwan is also a smear.

But after listening to the words of Princess Huai and Qiao Sixiang, she finally got a little understanding.

The drums beat again, but the five dragon boats still stopped at the beginning and did not move. Princess Huai smiled and said to the spring equinox beside her: "Let's also add some colorful heads to help the fun, you take five hundred taels of silver to Feng Yu." ”

"The princess is going to be pressed on the ship of the prince?" The vernal equinox asked uncertainly.

Princess Huai raised her eyebrows, and then smiled: "This is natural, the prince doesn't say anything else, but he still knows some kung fu." Besides, there are guards on our house on the dragon ship. ”

The spring equinox smiled and bowed to Gu Qingwan and said, "Princess Rui also wants to play some lottery?" The prince and the prince are now in the same boat, and the odds of the dragon boat of the prince are three to one, but it is because it is the first time to race. Uncle Dong was second last year. The odds of that dragon ship are only one to one. ”

Seeing Gu Qingwan hesitating, Princess Huai said, "It's okay, let's just join in the fun." ”

Gu Qingwan nodded, and asked Bao Tian beside him to take a hundred taels of silver, which was really a good thing to do. However, Gu Qingwan was curious that it was not easy to use the racing ferry as a gambling plate. But I don't know who the dealer is, whether to make this bet by one person or by many people.

These words are not impossible to say, Gu Qingwan asked in front of Princess Huai.

Princess Huai said with a smile: "This gambling market only emerged a few years ago, and I don't know who the dealer is." ”

"We have only roughly calculated that there are forty boats on the ferry, but there is only one leader. The stakes are still very high. ”

Princess Huai saw that Gu Qingwan really didn't seem to understand the matter of the race, and she was a little surprised for a while, so she heard Qiao Sixiang next to her say: "The princess Xu doesn't know, so take this race as an example, there are a total of forty boats, and five dragon boats are a round." Only the first entry into the finals of each round remains. However, there will be a bet in each round, and the eight dragon ships in the final round will open another bet, but the odds in the total race will be larger. ”

"Sixiang is right◎ In the fourth round, we just made a bet on the fourth round. If you make it to the finals, you can do it again. Princess Huai added.

Gu Qingwan suddenly felt in her heart, this person who opened the gambling market was quite a bit of a money-making mind. Counting it out, I'm afraid it's all just in and out.

When the drum beat for the second time, the spring equinox came back, and it also brought back the tickets that Princess Huai and Gu Qingwan had pressed down their chips. Gu Qingwan took a general look, and then asked Baodian on the side to put it away.

After waiting for another cup of tea, the drum sounded for the third time, and the race really began. The five dragon boats on the lake rushed out of the front and back, the drums on the boats shook the sky, and the shore was full of cheers and thunder, which made Gu Qingwan's heart surge.

And Qiao Sixiang simply stood up, clasping his hands tightly, looking very nervous. Gu Qingwan followed her gaze and looked over, Qiao Dongchen's dragon boat was in the second, although it was second, it was also a foot away from the first Dong family's uncle's boat, and there was a faint tendency to be pulled away.

In the roaring drums, the distance between the two ships was slightly closer, and at this time, the Dong family's ship was already halfway through, and suddenly it accelerated. Although Qiao Dongchen's dragon boat followed closely behind, it was still far behind.

When the Dong family's dragon boat arrived at the shore, the shore naturally cheered and thundered, but it was also mixed with a lot of sighs.

Without looking at Qiao Sixiang's expression, she knew that she was not very happy, so she muttered and returned to her place and sat down, and the maid beside her comforted her. It's nothing more than that Qiao Dongchen is already very powerful, but he was unlucky to meet the Dong family's dragon boat, you must know that the Dong family's dragon boat was the second place in the overall competition last year.

Qiao Sixiang listened to the girl's words, most of the time she thought the same way, she just wanted someone to give her a step down.

Princess Huai naturally followed the persuasion, Qiao Sixiang's mood rose again, looked at the second round of dragon boats that were preparing at the beginning, and discussed with Princess Huai again.

When it came to the fourth round, even Gu Qingwan was a little nervous, she glanced at it from afar, and could only see the candle standing on the dragon boat at this time. She could vaguely distinguish that it was Zheng Rui sitting behind the candle, but it was a little far away, and she couldn't see Zheng Rui's appearance clearly.

Thinking that Zheng Rui didn't know water, Gu Qingwan only felt more nervous, for fear that something would happen. Moreover, he drowned when he was a child, and although his performance now does not leave a shadow, it is more worrying in the end. Now for fun, I stupidly drill into dangerous places, and I can't persuade them.

Gu Qingwan muttered a complaint in her heart, and when she turned her head, she saw the county lord Wanhua looking at the dragon boat with a very resentful look.

Before Gu Qingwan could speak, the third drum sounded, and the moment the boat rowed, the county lord of Wanhua stood up, and even Gu Qingwan unconsciously pulled his sleeve.

She felt that it didn't take long for the boats to arrive on the shore one after another, and the first of the Wanhua County Lord shouted: "It's the first one to arrive." ”

Qiao Sixiang was also happy, but Princess Huai was also there, so she still had to secretly restrain herself.

Gu Qingwan's hanging heart hadn't fallen yet, and when she was sailing, there were many collisions between the dragon boats. Nowadays, the five boats in the middle of the waterway are quite spacious, but if the eight dragon boats collide together during the final race, it will inevitably be a little crowded, and the danger is much higher.

She was thinking about it, so she heard Princess Huai say to the spring equinox: "Since you have entered the general competition, you naturally have to re-bet, and you will let Feng Yu exchange the silver money you won before, and you can press it down." ”

The spring equinox answered, and Gu Qingwan echoed Princess Huai's words, and asked Baotian to give the bill in his hand to the spring equinox. Qiao Sixiang followed the spring equinox and went out together, and only said that she was going to see Qiao Dongchen's situation, Xu was afraid that Qiao Dongchen would lose and be in a bad mood, so she personally went to comfort her.

Princess Huai looked at it for a while, let Fu Xia re-serve tea and snacks, and then said to Gu Qingwan: "Sixiang, this child I look at quite well on weekdays, it's rare to be a compassionate person." ”

Gu Qingwan recalled Qiao Sixiang, who had never looked at her in the past few days, and thought that when Qiao Sixiang went to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion two years ago, she didn't give Gu the third girl any anger according to Gu Qingyan's intentions, so she echoed two sentences with a clear conscience.

Anyway, no matter what Qiao Sixiang's real temperament is, she is the future princess of Princess Huai, and it is just a matter of Huaiwangfu. Besides, she was very polite to herself in front of Princess Huai, whether it was because of Princess Huai or Princess Rui's identity, if the well water between the two could not interfere with the river water, Gu Qingwan did not plan to embarrass her.

"I heard your aunt mention that your fourth sister will marry into the Qiao family next month, and when Bin'er and Sixiang are engaged at the end of June, our family will be close to each other."

Gu Qingwan's eyebrows jumped, she guessed that the good things of King Huai's Mansion and the Qiao family were almost the same thing, but it was another thing for Princess Huai to say it in front of her. Princess Huai's move seems to be expressing her closeness to herself, thinking that she has never been close to this Princess Huai at all, whether she was Gu San's girl or when she was Princess Rui.

Although Princess Huai was amiable, for some reason, Gu Qingwan always felt that Princess Huai had a sense of disobedience, which made her not want to be close to her.

It's just that it is still necessary to act on the surface, Gu Qingwan expressed her surprise, and said two words of congratulations, and then waited until the drum beat in the general competition.

Qiao Sixiang came back before the second drum sounded, and only said a few words about Qiao Dongchen's situation, then stared at the lake, waiting for the third drum to sound. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )