041. Horse racing is on the lookout
In February, the hunting ground on the outskirts of Lin'an City, because of the riding and archery competition, was divided into a large competition area, and the tent was set up early in the competition area, and the riding and archery competition will be held for two days, and the winner will be personally rewarded by the emperor and the queen.
Jiang Ruyin followed the crown princess and them to the hunting grounds, and the palace maid led them to the place where the haode was arranged, the view here was good, the middle was set up for the emperor and the queen, and next to it was the concubine seat, and the next one was theirs.
There are already a few concubines who have changed into riding clothes, counting Jiang Ruyin, Concubine Zhang and Yan Liangren in the prince's mansion are all participating.
"Look at that." Zhang Qin pointed her in a direction, there were several targets standing not far away, which were specially used for men to ride archery, and several young masters seemed to be unable to wait, leading their horses with bows and arrows to try there.
"That's my little brother." Zhang Qin's tone was a little proud, pointing to one of the men in dark blue riding clothes, Jiang Ruyin looked over, it was a handsome man, with a kind smile on his face, talking to others.
Zhang Qin said proudly, "What's the matter, my little brother is an excellent one." ”
"Well, but the second miss of our Jiang family is not bad." Jiang Ruyin retracted her gaze, she couldn't fall behind.
"Come on, let's boast about our own family, and we don't feel thick-skinned." Zhang Qin said with a smile, Jiang Ruyin looked towards the young lady of the family, but didn't see Jiang Xinhui and them, it stands to reason that the three of them are here today, and it is okay to watch it if you don't compete.
After a while, the more people came, and the hunting ground became more and more lively, and in the afternoon, the crown princess urged a few of them to change their clothes, "After watching the morning, you should also play." ”
Jiang Ruyin changed her clothes and came out, and when she saw Concubine Zhang and Yan Liangren, she laughed at herself, "Yes, I'll give you the bottom." "One is not bad at riding and shooting, and the other is Yan Liangren, his father is still an officer, and he has been very good at these since he was a child, but she is the only one who was pushed out by the prince to make up the numbers.
Zhang Qin glanced at her back and forth, "Yo, let's Concubine Jiang put on a riding and shooting costume, it has a different taste." ”
The red riding and archery suit is very beautiful on Jiang Ruyin, with a heroic spirit in the softness, and the horsewhip pinned to the waist is full of grassland flavor.
"Don't laugh at me, I'll take mine when you run yours." Before she could play, Jiang Ruyin deflated herself first, and even the crown princess smiled, "There are so many people, you are embarrassed to go behind." ”
Jiang Ruyin was cheeky to the end, "There are Sister Zhang and Yan Liangren who support the scene for the Prince's Mansion." ”
When I arrived at the place where the horses were racing in front, they were divided into several groups, Jiang Ruyin was lined up on the zuihou side, and there were men riding and archery next to them, riding horses along the divided line, shooting arrows with bows in the position closest to the target, and riding past a series of ten targets, and the one with the most wins.
Jiang Ruyin retracted her gaze, Yan Liangren had already mounted his horse and was ready to go, circling around the racecourse, and with his riding skills, he could also make many poses on horseback.
Needless to say, Yan Liangren's riding skills immediately led the others, and at the end of one group, the groom led this batch of horses away and replaced them with a batch.
When Jiang Ruyin came on the court, there was a newly sealed palace concubine with her two years ago, and another was a young lady of the family, Jiang Ruyin made up her mind to lose the game, and when the whistle blew, she set off two beats slower.
She is slow, and the first two are embarrassed to run fast, so there is such a scene, the first two horses are not running fast, sometimes you are in front, sometimes you are behind, and the one behind is saying that it is running, it is better to say that it is leisurely walking.
Concubine Zhang, who was waiting for her there, looked at it and smiled, "I said that she really went down for a walk and became a friendly match." ”
Yan Liangren also laughed, she thought that Concubine Jiang was just talking, but she didn't expect her to really do it, focusing on participation.
On the third lap, Jiang Ruyin thought that it was necessary to speed up the following, took the reins and shouted to drive, and after running a few steps, Jiang Ruyin found that something was wrong, the horse that was faster didn't know what was going on, and the front foot actually bumped.
Jiang Ruyin hurriedly pulled the horse rope to stop the horse, the palace concubine and the young lady of the family had reached the end, but Jiang Ruyin rode the horse directly and stopped in the middle.
The people watching not far away all looked at each other, and Jiang Ruyin jumped off the horse directly and looked down at the horse's hooves.
The groom and the palace maid who rushed over asked her what was wrong, Jiang Ruyin didn't know much about this, and looked at the groom, "Is there something wrong with the horse's forefoot?" ”
The groom knelt down and examined the horse's forefoot, and sure enough, he noticed that there was something wrong with the peg on his right foot, which was loose and looked like it was about to fall.
Jiang Ruyin looked at the horseshoe nail, and suddenly her face was slightly gloomy, she used to jog and walk, so there was no problem with this horse, if she blew the whistle and ran out as fast as others, the horsefoot nail fell, if the horse fell, she would not be thrown out, this runway was full of mud, sand and stones, and the light one was injured, and the heavy one was disfigured.
The palace maid on the side said what Jiang Ruyin was thinking, "This horse wasn't inspected yesterday, how can the horseshoe nail be loosened." ”
The groom stood up, "It stands to reason that it is impossible to loosen, this horse has only run for the second time, and the horseshoe nails are carefully checked." ”
The onlookers knew that something was wrong here, and they all rushed over with Concubine Zhang
There was a problem with the horse used in the race, whether it was intentional or not, the horse racing on the women's side was suspended, and the horses in the stable were re-checked, but only the one that Jiang Ruyin was riding had a problem, which couldn't help but make people think a lot, and this accident was too much of a coincidence.
The crown princess comforted her, "It's okay if the person is fine, it's investigating over there." ”
Jiang Ruyin sat back, no longer interested in continuing to watch, and called Qingqiu and asked her to ask who was the person who used the horse before her.
After a while, Qingqiu came back, and the name given to her was indeed an unfamiliar young lady, which also had nothing to do with the eight poles, and no one had provoked anyone.
The stables are full of grooms, others will not go in, and the horses in each group are arranged with numbers to go up, that is, before the race, someone knows which one Jiang Ruyin will ride, and the day before all the horses have someone to come to check, so there is a problem when she rides, that is, someone has moved during the time when the young lady of the family came to her to compete.
But the news from the stable was that no one had moved, and it was possible that the horses' spikes had been loose on the second run.
If Jiang Ruyin wants to believe that the horse's shoe nail suddenly loosens when she is jogging, it is absolutely impossible, she stared at the reported groom with a slight face, "After the first use, who led the horse back, and who touched the horse halfway, there are so many of you grooms, who knows which one is used when the palace rides." ”
The reported groom was stunned, and according to Jiang Ruyin's question, he reported the names of several grooms, and the crown princess on the side answered, "Then bring those grooms over." ”
Waiting for the groom to leave, the crown princess looked at Jiang Ruyin with a smile, "Sister Jiang, I know you are scared now, but this may be the groom's negligence." ”
"Did you find out if you were negligent and asked?" Jiang Ruyin didn't mean to do this, even if she was really just negligent, she had to ask to understand, otherwise, it would be like a thorn that kept piercing there.
The crown princess looked at Jiang Ruyin, who suddenly became tough, a touch of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then nodded, "Yes, it's good to ask for clarification, but such a big battle, I'm afraid it will sweep everyone's interest." ”
Concubine Zhang on the side felt a little changed when they heard this, the princess's meaning was very clear, there were palace concubines sitting not far away, and there were so many young ladies from the family, because Concubine Jiang suspected that the game should be suspended, which seemed inappropriate.
Jiang Ruyin smiled, "It's better to be disappointed than to die, you say yes, Niangniang." ”
The people sitting around were all good people from the prince's mansion, and when the princess heard her words, her face also dropped a little, the so-called overall situation is important, but what Jiang Ruyin said is not unreasonable.
Concubine Zhang on the side came out to play the round, "This has nothing to do with the game, let them compare, let's ask questions, if you don't ask to understand, Rao is not at ease in my heart, the gravel road, falling down is not serious." ”
That's right, but I'm still asking here, where do the people over there dare to compare, who knows if there will be the same problems as Concubine Jiang, not everyone is so lucky.
The groom quickly brought people over, four or five grooms stood there, at a loss, Jiang Ruyin glanced at the crown princess, and saw that she didn't mean to speak, so she asked the groom directly, "Which one led the horse back?" ”
One of the younger ones stretched out his hand, "The younger one brought it back." ”
"After a competition, check it after taking it back, or use it to check again."
"It's too late to use it in the end, so I checked it after the small one was brought back, and there was no problem." After the young man finished speaking, Jiang Ruyin finished asking one by one, and then looked back at the young man, "You said you checked it, but did anyone see it?" ”
The groom shook his head, "After the inspection, another groom came in to lead the horse." ”
"And when did you leave, and who was in the stable when you left?"
The groom said a person's name, but this person was not among these people, Jiang Ruyin looked up at the leading groom, "What about people." ”
"An hour ago, he had an urgent matter at home, so he rushed back first."
Jiang Ruyin's eyes narrowed, there was more than one person left alone in the stable, in addition to the one who led the horse, there were two other ones, counting the ones who left, that was four, Jiang Ruyin wrote down these four people and asked the horseman to take the people away, Ye Liangren behind the crown princess underestimated, "I asked so much, why do I get more confused the more I listen." ”
Jiang Ruyin smiled at her, "Check slowly, you can always find out a clue." ”
Seeing that she suddenly stopped the investigation, the crown princess raised her hand and asked the palace maid to go to the front to report, so that the previous game could continue, seeing Jiang Ruyin sit down, the crown princess was quite serious, "This palace looks at Sister Jiang You are too careful, although this has not happened before, but there are always accidents, Sister Jiang is fine now, continue to investigate without a result, tomorrow it will be transmitted to the queen, and it is always the dereliction of duty of these people." ”
How to listen to such intimate words, how unpleasant, and on the grounds that everyone suspended the game because of her, and took the queen out to suppress it, she is okay today, if something really happens, yes, it will not be the crown princess who is hurt, her fair face is enough, then it is enough.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ruyin raised a smile on the corner of her mouth, looked at the crown princess, and did not answer whether she pursued or not, only thanked, "Thank you Niangniang for your concern." ”
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