The fourth point is also seen.

Among the fifty ladies with gold plates, a large number of them are already quite young, and it is also interesting to see what kind of riding skills these highly decorated wives and wives of the country have.

In the distance, there was a sea of people, crowded and motionless, and those in the stands stretched their necks one by one, for fear of missing every detail.

Chu Suiliang, the regular attendant of the straight and scattered cavalry, persuaded his servants yesterday evening with both soft and hard methods.

They deleted all the records of the nonsense of Bu Zheng, who was almost killed, and replaced them with a few simple words, "In August of the twenty-second year of Zhenguan, Quanzhou Haiyi, the military department Shangshu Jun went to relief." ”

At the moment, he was in a relaxed mood and announced the start of the first group of competitions.

The drumming stopped, and a woman in her twenties was seen standing in the front row and first place on the starting track with a white horse.

"The first one standing in the starting position is the crown princess!" Someone couldn't help but say.

The white horse of the crown princess Wang is a selected one, with a well-proportioned and good appearance, and is decorated with delicate bridles. It is extremely human, and the crown princess only took the reins slightly, and the horse already understood.

The crown princess was only twenty years old, probably because she was worried about sweating during the horse race, so she did not wear palace makeup. But everyone's eyes stayed on her face, and there was a moment of silence inside and outside the field.

The stands were a little far from the arena, and some people couldn't take their eyes off it, complaining about the carelessness of the planners. Because this prevented them from taking advantage of this opportunity to observe the beauty of the crown princess more clearly.

She didn't have any inhibitions in front of everyone, she was dressed in the crown princess's unique yellow Luo bow robe, and she didn't have a hairpin on her head, because she wanted to ride a horse and was afraid of falling upside down.

This is a kind of "Fu Zhai" - that is, the formal dress worn by the crown princess when she was canonized or attended the court ceremony, but not blue but yellow. The clothes were covered with gold ornaments, and the specifications of the wear and ribbon were the same as those of the crown prince.

Next to enter the competition are four princesses, they are slightly older than the crown princess, but they are all in their twenties, and they are all eye-catching.

Next to the crown princess is none other than Princess Feng of Jiang'an, who is twenty-four years old this year.

Li Yuanxiang, the king of Jiang'an, was born to Emperor Gaozu and a concubine surnamed Yang, and was originally named King Xu, and did the history of assassination in four states, and was considered a powerful faction among the princes.

Li Yuanxiang is tall, his belt is straightened and taller than anyone else, and his food is worth three or five people.

However, this person is greedy and has a bad temper, and those who have been appointed and go to Jiang'an Wangfu to be palace officials are all prevaricated, and no one is willing to take office.

Looking at this Feng Shi again, because she lives a privileged life of being respected, her skin is delicate and her eyebrows are clear, but she can't hide a trace of pride in her expression.

Even her red horse looked extremely dishonest when she stood on the bench.

Immediately, the Lou Luo people in the Jiang'an Palace's mansion cheered loudly and cheered for their masters.

Feng Shi raised his eyes and saw that under the stands stood the tall Li Yuanxiang.

Li Yuanxiang did not sit in the stands, but was surrounded by a group of subordinates and stood under the stands, at this time he was clenching his fists and waving at her vigorously, which means, "You get me a good ranking back!" ”

The third is the concubine Zhao of Shu King Li Yuanming, who is twenty-two years old this year, she is small, her black hair is like a cloud, and there is a faint black shadow on her Danfeng eyes, and her occasional look is shining.

The horses she chose were not tall either, and they were extremely cautious when they stepped forward, side by side with Princess Jiang An, but they distanced themselves from her intentionally or unintentionally.

Li Yuanming, the king of Shu, was born to Xiao Yang Concubine, who acted rigorously, did not boast, and was very strict with his servants, and was deeply loved by Emperor Zhenguan. His princess was equally cautious, and the crown princess greeted Princess Shu across the Feng family in the middle, and she smiled in return.

The husbands of these two are both "Yuan" generation, and they are half-brothers with Emperor Zhenguan, so they occupy the second and third positions.

The fourth one stepped forward was the concubine Liu of Li Yun, the king of Jiang, she was only nineteen years old, which was the age of competitiveness, and she sat on a zebra and was alive and well, and the whip in her hand was also wrapped with gold wire like the crown princess.

Li Yun was born to Emperor Zhenguan and a palace maid surnamed Wang, and was the same generation as the crown prince Li Zhi. But I heard that he lost his mind to playthings, and he likes to make strange tools, so he likes to play with strange clothes.

Once, Li Yun collected 400 chariots from the state capitals of the country, and ordered the prefectures and counties through which he passed to escort them in a big way, and was impeached by the Imperial Historical Observatory. But the emperor suppressed the cantata, and did not question Li Yun for half a sentence. It can be seen that the emperor is also very fond of him.

The fifth is the concubine Cui Shi of King Ji Li Shen, who is twenty-one years old. Li Shen was born to His Majesty the Emperor and Concubine Wei, and is currently concurrently serving as the history of Xiangzhou, and Xiangzhou is not closed at night.

It can be seen from the four princes and princesses who attended the horse race: whether it is the son of Gaozu or the son of His Majesty the Emperor today, the good ones are excellent, and the bad ones are pus-gushing.

They were all dressed in the official clothes of the inner women, and wore the same ribbons and ribbons as the princes, and they also did not wear hairpins on their heads, but only tied their hair with ribbons.

The experienced ministers in the stands could guess from this that among the many princes of the dynasty, these were the only ones who could get along with the crown prince calmly without any doubts.

Don't look at the fact that it was only their princesses who attended the competition, but it reflected their own relationship with the crown prince - some of them had a really good relationship, and some of them just didn't care about anything.

The royal family is not a place of affection, and everyone has to do their best to protect themselves.

The same is true of the Prince, who cannot let anyone see their disappointment, their pride, their despair, their injustice, their ambition...... and all kinds of bad feelings, especially if the prince cannot deepen the above impression of them, even if the prince suspects these are not good.

Therefore, most princes choose not to let their princesses participate, and there must be reasonable and convincing reasons for not participating, such as not being good at horseback riding, poor health, etc.

Even so, two of the four princesses present at the horse race today are eager to try and have some of the posture of being determined to win. And Princess Shu Zhao, and Princess Ji Cui, looked a little restrained.

People who don't know the reason believe that this is the result of their good family education, and the crown princess Wang deliberately greeted these two people from people to make them more natural. But the discerning man has seen a lot in this detail.

The sixth is Princess Dongyang from Gaofu. There are many princesses, but there are not many lintels such as Gaofu.

Princess Dongyang knew that Liu Yuru was on her right, but she couldn't find her after looking left and right a few times. It's about to start, why hasn't she come yet?

For Liu Yuru, Princess Dongyang is extremely fond of her, and has mentioned her more than once before His Majesty the Emperor. The princess also dressed up intentionally today, but she didn't really want to fight with those princesses.

However, the princess knows that as long as Liu Yuru appears, these people who have always been self-conscious in their appearance, especially Princess Jiang An and Princess Jiang, will definitely be more restrained.

Liu Yuru's seventh position was selected by Princess Dongyang, and there were only these seven people in the first row, and she let Liu Yuru and the crown princess Wang be at both ends of the first row, so the crown princess Wang would not be embarrassed.

"Has Mrs. Liu arrived at the Military Department Shangshu Mansion?" The person who checked the number plate had called for the second time, and Princess Dongyang turned around on the horse and looked out of the field.

Princess Jiang, who was separated from the princess, muttered impatiently, "Why hasn't she come yet!" ”

And Princess Feng of Jiang'an, who was also separated from her, was suspicious, "She is just Mrs. Shangshu, how can she stand in the first row!" ”

The crown princess smiled and explained, "But she is a lady of the country, it's okay." ”

Princess Dongyang didn't speak, and said in her heart that after Liu Yuru arrived, see if you still shut up!

The princess thought that Gao Jun was ordered by the prince to rush to Quanzhou for disaster relief, and Liu Yuru must have been delayed because of his trip.

Some people waited with great anticipation, in order to catch a glimpse of Madame Liu, and they thought it would be worth waiting a little longer.

However, Chu Suiliang sent someone down from the stands, saying that Mrs. Liu was not present for the competition today, and she temporarily decided to go to Quanzhou with Master Shangshu Gao of the Ministry of War to relieve the disaster.

The other Mrs. Yipinguo and the general's wife entered one after another in the commotion outside the stadium and the discussion with the people.

In contrast, it is followed by the second row and then the third row...... The wives of the Duchess of Guo, Mrs. Tejin, Mrs. Shangshu, Mrs. Qianniu, Mrs. Taichangqing, and General Weiwei in the fifth row were very natural.

Mrs. Lu Guo is in her fifties, and when she entered the competition, she joked that she was not afraid of anyone when it came to riding horses, thinking that when she was fighting with Lu Guogong Cheng Zhijie, she once ran for her life, and the arrows shot by the thieves could not catch up with her.

In an atmosphere of slight disappointment, Tang Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the Duke of Juguo, sounded a gong in the stands, and the ladies with gold plates on their saddles started their mounts.

People shouted, whistles were heard, hooves were like drums, beating the field, and the two horses, Princess Jiang An and Princess Jiang, rushed to the front first.

In order to urge the others to gallop faster, even the drums sounded.

The crown princess was seen smiling, encouraging Princess Shu Zhao and Princess Ji Cui, and waving the golden silk whip in her hand and whipping them the horses they sat down, causing them to run in pain.

Everyone let out a burst of cheers, admiring the princess's courtesy and ease, and the game finally had some taste of competition.

On the side of the avenue, groups of young people ran with the team's shouting.

They could chase after the men who were watching the game with some boldness and rudeness, and their eyes could linger on the faces of the princesses and princesses, and there was no official messenger to chase them.

It's as happy as the New Year!

On the east wall of Daming Palace, Prince Li Zhi was looking at the first group of teams galloping outside the city.

He easily found his wife Wang and his half-sister Princess Dongyang among the fifty people who competed. The two men galloped together, not fast, but they looked good.

Li Zhi believes that the crown princess Wang is the most fascinating among these people, not only because she wears the only yellow Luo clothes today. Wanli is that she does not fight, but also helps others.

The prince didn't see Mrs. Liu, but thought that Liu Yuru's absence today just gave the Wang family a chance to shine, and the prince wondered if Gao Jun did it on purpose.

Four small palace cars could be driven side by side on the palace wall, which was very wide, but also very windy, and the prince's guards were signaled to leave Li Zhi more than twenty steps behind.

Beside him stood only one maid, wearing a wide-brimmed sunhat with a veil on her head, very close to Li Zhi. As the princess galloped past, the maid whispered in a heartfelt voice, "Wow, the princess is so beautiful!" ”

Li Zhi also said in a low voice, "You too." ”

The prince's comment is a bit frivolous. She said to Li Zhi in a regretful tone and in a lower voice, "It's a pity that you didn't let me participate in the competition, and I practiced for so long in vain, and I fell off my horse for this...... I'm tired of bothering to cure me. ”

Li Zhi's mind was a little shaken, and his consciousness seemed to be pulled back to the Xiangluo sleeping tent in the prince's palace by her voice all of a sudden.

He looked back weakly, pretending to follow the horsemen who were galloping past the city, but in fact he was keeping an eye out for the guards from whom the wind was blowing.

He said, "I don't think there's anything wrong with Bu Zheng's divination. ”

He recited silently in a low voice, "There is no name in the court, and there is no injury in the palace for a long time...... No injuries were observed. ”

The bad old man in the Taibu Department seems to have clairvoyance. So, the overflow of Quanzhou was caused by his reckless behavior with the people in front of him?

But he checked, and the emperor's decree on a rainy day did indeed exist, and the chamberlain clearly recorded it.

And for so long, she went in and out of Anxi Hall almost every day before she fell from the horse, and she didn't even get out of bed after the fall, and she didn't look for her at all in Cuiwei Palace.

At this time, the masked maid said eagerly, "They ran over, and we can't see it!" ”

Only then did Li Zhi discover that the first group of participating horses had gone around to the northwest of Daming Palace. He instructed, "Let's go to the palace and go to the west." ”

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There are more than 60 miles of the ring track, but the route of the first group is to cross the Forbidden Garden from the north of the city, enter the city at Yanping Gate in the west of the city, pass through the city along the thoroughfare, and pass through Yongning Fang to Yanxing Gate in the east of the city.

As soon as Li Zhi saw the leading riders entering the city on the south palace wall of the Daming Palace, including the crown princess Wang who was dressed in yellow. He told the maid beside him, who had always been inseparable, "I have to go and meet her, you are waiting here to see a good show!" ”

But she asked a little worriedly, "You're gone, what should I do if someone checks my identity?" ”

The crown prince had already started in a hurry, because he had to go out of the Danfeng Gate immediately and ride a horse to take the shortcut to the northeast inner city, so that he could meet the crown princess at the end of the road, so he just turned around and said:

"Who dares without my command?"

After the prince finished speaking, he left, and those prince guards turned around and left.

On the palace wall, there was only a small palace car drawn by four horses that they had sat together, and there was a captain of the prison gate, an attendant, and a driver standing on the platform, and there was a chamberlain standing underground in front of the car.

Sure enough, they didn't say a word, and they didn't invite her to get in the car. The maid was worried that the extremely private conversation she had with the prince in the palace car just now, and her intimate behavior would not be able to hide from these people.

In order to give herself courage, the maid said to the prison captain, "I want to go to the east palace wall and drive me there." ”

The attendant in front of the car immediately lifted the curtain silently, and when she got into the car, the driver immediately let the car carry her to speed.