Chapter 19: Horses
When the horse landed its front hooves, she tilted her body, clamped her legs on the horse's belly, her upper body was about to touch the ground, and she waved the club in her hand, which was in a thrilling situation, and everyone hit a crucial ball before they could react.
"Good!" Mrs. Gu took the lead in standing up, looking at the grand occasion on the field, she couldn't help but clap her hands and said, "Princess Kang is really good!" ”
I'm worried about you
The polo field was lively and jubilant, but Qin Xiaoshuang was staring at the top of the tent with a miserable white face, and the hand she put under the quilt was about to scratch the mattress under her, but despite this, it still couldn't eliminate the hatred in her heart at this time.
The pool water flooded his body, and the feeling of being dragged to hell was still in front of him, but this should obviously be the taste that Shen Jiahe should taste, and it was because of her that he missed a good opportunity to make friends with the daughters of the official family.
"How?" Pei Shu looked at the imperial doctor and asked.
The imperial doctor bowed down and replied: "It's not a big problem, it's just that the weather is cold, just drink two doses of warm medicine to prevent typhoid fever." ”
Pei Shu looked at Qin Xiaoshuang, who was not bloody, and frowned: "Her face is really terrifying, she drank a big bowl of ginger soup just now, but she still didn't see the slightest improvement." ”
The imperial doctor replied again: "The master of the piano may be frightened, as long as he rests, the old minister will open two calming prescriptions for the master of the piano to recuperate." ”
Pei Shu looked at Qin Xiaoshuang, who had no eyes in the slightest, and only shook her hand and comforted: "It's okay, don't worry too much about it." ”
"The concubine is so afraid." Qin Xiaoshuang grabbed Pei Shu's hand, and his voice was still a little hoarse.
Pei Shu kissed her on the forehead, and said softly: "With this king here, what are you afraid of, sleep well for a while." ”
Qin Xiaoshuang put his cheek on Pei Shu's hand and whispered: "The prince is here, the concubine is naturally not afraid, but the concubine is afraid that after falling asleep, the prince will leave quietly." ”
Pei Shu felt that a piece in his chest instantly became soft, he approached Qin Xiaoshuang a little, and continued to comfort: "This king is here to accompany you, and he will not go anywhere." ”
"I've never played polo with Princess Kang before, but I didn't know that I would have such good skills, which was an eye-opener for us." Someone laughed and complimented.
Shen Jiahe nodded at the man with a smile and said, "It's just luck, everyone agreed." ”
"Good luck is also part of ability," Mrs. Gu walked over to everyone, only smiled at Shen Jiahe, and did not hesitate to praise her, "What's more, you are already first-class in equestrian skills, but you are not inferior to some men in the barracks." ”
can be praised by the general's wife like this, and everyone looks at Shen Jiahe with more appreciation.
Shen Jiahe hurriedly saluted Mrs. Gu and said, "Mrs. Gu is just a fluke when she shows love." ”
Mrs. Gu hurriedly returned the salute: "The princess is really tormenting me like this." ”
Shen Jiahe raised his hand to help Mrs. Gu up and said, "Mrs. Gu and General Gu have made great contributions to the country, our juniors should do this ceremony, and I hope Mrs. Gu will not shirk." ”
Mrs. Gu couldn't help but glance at Shen Jiahe carefully, and saw that her eyes were full of respect, and her love for her couldn't help but deepen a little.
She took the previous box from the maid's hand and put it in front of Shen Jiahe, but she said to everyone: "Today's lottery head is given to Princess Kang, presumably everyone has no objection." ”
Everyone thanked them in unison, and Shen Jiahe returned the salute one by one: "Thank you for taking care of you, thank you." ”
Mrs. Gu smiled and took her hand and said, "Why should you be modest, you have to go out with us often in the future, this group of people are all hilarious, don't be used to it." ”
Shen Jiahe hurriedly thanked: "Thank you Mrs. Gu for your love, Jiahe loves it very much." ”
"In this way, a banquet was set up in the General's Mansion in the evening, and everyone went over together, so we could go together!" Mrs. Gu invited.
Shen Jiahe replied apologetically: "I'm really sorry, Jiahe is a little too strenuous this afternoon, this will be very weak, I'm afraid I can't insist on going to the banquet, and when I have time in the future, Jiahe will definitely come to visit." ”
Mrs. Gu still wanted to keep one or two more, and suddenly remembered that King Kang's mansion seemed to be the only one who came today, and King Kang did not come together, so she could only regret it: "Since this is the case, I won't leave you to eat, go back early to rest, and we'll make an appointment another day." ”
Pei Yuan watched Shen Jiahe walk in the opposite direction of everyone, hurriedly sped the horse a few steps to Pei Hao's side, and said in a low voice: "Hao'er, go back and talk to Mrs. Gu, just say that I have to leave in advance, and I will go to the General's Mansion to ask for two glasses of water and wine another day." ”
Pei Hao wanted to ask what was going on, but before he could speak, he saw Pei Yuan abandon his horse, get into the carriage of King Xian's mansion, turn around and gallop away.
Confused, he scratched the top of his head, and finally followed the large group of men in front of him.
In the evening, Mrs. Gu and General Gu sat at the banquet, the hall was lively, the guests and hosts were happy, Mrs. Gu asked General Gu slyly: "Guess who won your dagger today?" ”
General Gu touched his beard and said with a smile: "I guess it should be the boy of the squire of the military department, his kung fu is the first in the capital." ”
Mrs. Gu smiled and said nothing, and someone below answered: "General Gu really guessed wrong this time, you must not have thought that it was Princess Kang who won the first prize today." ”
General Gu obviously didn't believe it: "That talented girl from the Shen family? ”
"Exactly," Mrs. Gu said with a smile: "She is famous in the capital, I didn't expect her equestrian skills to be so good, you didn't see it today, I was shocked by her at the time." ”
The lady of the Ministry of Rites also answered: "It's not just that the equestrian skills are good, have you seen the clothes she is wearing today?" I looked at the novelty, and the maid below went to inquire with the maid of King Kang's mansion, and it was actually a style that Princess Kang came up with herself, and let the people below make it, just for the convenience of playing polo. ”
"When you wear clothes like that, you'll be much more alive in no time." Someone chimed in.
Mrs. Gu smiled and nodded: "You still have to be good at riding, she can't lose to you soldiers." ”
Shen Jiahe, who everyone was talking about, was on the way back to King Kang's mansion, she was not in a hurry to go back to the house, the carriage was fast and bumpy and uncomfortable, so she only told the little girl to slow down, the carriage swayed all the way, Shen Jiahe played with the dagger in his hand, and heard Bai Wei reminding in a low voice on the side: "Princess, a carriage behind us has been following us for a long time." ”
Shen Jiahe only replied lightly that nothing happened, still playing with the dagger in his hand, but all he was thinking about was Pei Yuan.
He went out low-key, using just an ordinary and inconspicuous carriage, Bai Wei didn't recognize it, but she knew at the first time that he had been following behind.
They were very slow, and the carriage behind them had no intention of catching up, but they followed behind unhurriedly, although they knew that they were already on the way, but Shen Jiahe knew in his heart that Pei Yuan was also doing this to see him arrive home safely.
It's like soaking a heart in a glass full of honey water, and the faint sweetness runs along the heart and fills the blood all over the body, so that the fatigue of the day is left behind in an instant.
It wasn't until Shen Jiahe got down from the carriage and stood at the gate of King Kang's Mansion that a thin figure also came out of the carriage behind him, they looked at each other from a distance through the palace lights, glanced at each other, and slowly raised the corners of their mouths, Shen Jiahe saw his lips move, saying that he should pay attention to rest.
Shen Jiahe sat in front of the dresser and Bai Wei removed those headdresses and untied her buns, and suddenly remembered a maid who passed by the laundry room in the morning, and asked curiously: "There is a room on the west side of the laundry room in the house, I passed by this morning and saw a maid coming out of it, but it was definitely not a maid in the laundry room." You ask Gonggong Lu tomorrow morning about the situation, I haven't seen her when I was talking to the people in the house before. ”
Bai Wei replied yes, Shen Jiahe changed his clothes and went to King Xian's mansion, and as soon as he entered the room, he smelled that the room was smoked with a different incense than before, so he called the maid and asked.
"It was the prince who came back and ordered, saying that Miss Shen was tired today, and the incense in the house could calm the nerves and relieve fatigue."
Shen Jiahe couldn't help curling the corners of his lips, raised his hand to the pair of red pomegranate pendants on his ears and stuffed them into the maid's hand and said, "Your prince has a heart, and you can serve it well." ”
There was a sudden movement at the door, Pei Yuan stood at the window and whispered: "These are all things they should do, you just have to enjoy it with peace of mind." ”
Shen Jiahe didn't say anything, but raised his eyes and signaled the little maid to take her things and retreat, and was about to open the door for Pei Yuan, but she heard his voice coming in from outside: "Have a good rest, I'm going back too." ”
Obviously, they had only parted at the gate of the two mansions an hour ago, but before they went to sleep, they wanted to come and see her anyway, and when they got to the door, they felt that they didn't know what to say when they met, so they had to hide by the window and take a look.
Now that I have said a sentence or two, my heart has also settled down, and I can finally sleep well when I go back.
Shen Jiahe returned to King Kang's Mansion for breakfast the next day, and Bai Wei saw that she had finished using a bowl of chicken noodles before she said to her: "Princess, you asked the slave to inquire yesterday, and the slave and maid have already asked Grandpa Lu." ”
Shen Jiahe thought for a while before remembering that he asked Bai Wei to inquire about a maid yesterday, so he nodded and motioned for Bai Wei to continue.
"Gonggong Lu only said that the maid who lived there was the master of the piano, named Cheng Feifei." Bai Wei poured a cup of tea for Shen Jiahe, and then continued to inquire about it.
Shen Jiahe was a little strange: "Is there no place for the subordinate room of Qin Xiangju?" Why does Qin Xiaoshuang's maid live so far away from her? ”
Bai Wei shook her head: "The slave maid also feels a little strange, but Gonggong Lu only said so much, and the others only said that they didn't know." ”
Bai Ying came in with a basin of water from outside the door, and said to the two of them with a happy face: "The princess is about to ask me, I know more than Sister Bai Wei." ”
Shen Jiahe said with a smile: "Then you have this bag and tell me about it." ”
"Naturally, it's because Concubine Qin doesn't want the prince to see this Cheng Feifei!" She looked proud, as if she had inquired about some terrible secret, "I inquired from the laundry room, this Cheng Feifei was originally received by the prince from the outside workshop, and she has always been a girl who serves her closely, and then Concubine Qin didn't know what to think, and actually asked the prince to ask her to serve in the past." ”
Bai Ying thought about what the laundry room people told her, and she was also puzzled: "But the people in the laundry room are also very strange, after Concubine Qin asked her, she didn't let her serve her, but only sent her into this small courtyard, and occasionally let her do some light and heavy work." ”
Shen Jiahe pondered for a while, and instructed the two: "Since it is Qin Xiaoshuang's person, then we will not care about her, let them go." ”
Chapter 20: Two Men Who Are Very Much Alike
Qin Xiaoshuang seems to have not been well because of falling into the water, and he has not been out of the Qin Township for many days, Pei Shu naturally went to visit every day, and even put his official affairs in the Qin Township Residence.
Shen Jiahe was very idle, so the time to return to the palace every day was much earlier, and when he went back early this morning, he saw that Pei Yuan was already waiting in the courtyard.
"Not busy today?" Shen Jiahe sat down on the stone bench opposite him.
"I'll send you something." Pei Yuan handed over a small red porcelain vase in his hand, "It was given to me by Imperial Doctor Hu in the palace before, saying that it has an excellent effect on removing scars, and I don't need it, so I just gave it to you." ”
Shen Jiahe held the bottle in her hand, she knew that on the court before, Pei Yuan must have seen the injury on her forehead, but he didn't ask the reason, and she was too happy to explain it, so she smiled and thanked her: "Thank you, I always seem to owe you a favor." ”
Before falling asleep, Shen Jiahe dug out a little bit the size of a fingernail and carefully smeared it on the scar on his forehead, and a little coolness spread along his forehead, Shen Jiahe, who was sitting under the lamp, suddenly thought in a trance, if there was no 'scar', she would never meet Pei Yuan in this life, and they would only live separately in two parallel worlds.
Shen Jiahe slept peacefully all night, and got up early the next morning to look at the scar on his forehead, seeing that the situation was still the same, he sighed in his heart and couldn't help but laugh secretly.
In the past, there were countless scars on his body, and he didn't care about it, but now he feels extremely ugly when he looks in the mirror, and he just wants it to disappear quickly.
Bai Wei stood behind Shen Jiahe, and when she saw her looking at the scar on her head, she smiled and sighed, and hurriedly comforted: "It's just spring now, and when summer comes, the sweat will fade if you boil more, don't worry, princess." ”
Shen Jiahe put down the mirror and nodded, and Bai Ying, who had just walked in from outside, said, "Princess, a girl outside who claims to be from the Yao family wants to see the princess." ”
Shen Jiahe immediately thought of the little girl on the racecourse the day before yesterday, who was the youngest daughter of the Jingzhao Yin family, with a lively and clever temperament, and she was very likable.
The two chatted for a few words on the racecourse, and she pulled Shen Jiahe and said that she was her rare confidant.
At that time, she did say that she was going to visit the palace, Shen Jiahe only thought that she was a little girl, just polite words, but she didn't expect to come over today, it was really a hot temperament.
Shen Jiahe hurriedly took the maid to the door to greet him, and saw that Yao Xinrou had been welcomed into the hall by the maid, holding a cup of tea in her hand and not moving, just looking around with her big curious eyes.
Shen Jiahe hurriedly stepped forward and said apologetically: "I thought you were just talking casually that day, you didn't prepare in advance, you came late, don't blame you." ”
Yao Xinrou gave Shen Jiahe a blessing and said with a smile; "How come, but Xinrou didn't give the princess a bow in advance, and asked the princess not to blame."