Chapter 70: The Festival
Wen Ruyi admired his impassivity, and when all of them thought that he was dazzled by the imperial concubine, they didn't want him to secretly suspect her origins. Such a hole in the fire really embarrassed the strategists of the palace. He unconsciously glanced at the man in front of him, but if everything was true, how was the prince going to deal with the imperial concubine?
After the birthday of the imperial concubine, it was the Dragon Boat Festival, and Emperor Xu Kangdi specially opened the grace, and the princes who entered Beijing could return to the fiefdom after the festival.
On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, a dragon boat race will be held, and the emperor will come to the arena in person, and the top three will be rewarded by the emperor, which is a traditional rule. When the emperor left the palace, he naturally made a huge noise, and the two sides of the Danjiang River had already laid down layers of forbidden troops, and ordinary people could only take a look at it from afar.
Tang Feng sat in the carriage and closed his eyes to recuperate. Her carriage followed Luan, and her status was self-evident. Then followed by a carriage with a simple decoration, which was Xu Kangdi's new favorites, two newcomers from Xining.
When they arrived at the Danjiang River, hundreds of civil and military officials and their relatives had already stood on both sides of the river, and dozens of small boats were parked on the shore.
Tang Feng didn't like such a sunny day, he felt annoyed when he sat in the shed, and he thought that others were not trying to fan him, so he pulled the fan and fanned it.
After the emperor arrived, these dragon boat teams composed of sons of the family stepped on the dragon boats one after another, waiting for the order.
"Which young masters are the young masters of the team in white clothes?" Xu Kangdi smiled and pointed out.
Xu Zhong tiptoed to see it, and after seeing it clearly, he replied: "Your Majesty, the first one is the younger brother of the Xuanping Hou family, and the one behind is the eldest son of the Chengyi Uncle family, and then ...... later" Xu Zhong said carefully, and there was no one he didn't know.
"Huh? Why is the prince in there? Xu Zhong made a surprised sound when he counted to the end, he looked carefully and looked at it, confirmed that it was correct, turned his head and replied to Xu Kangdi with a smile, "Your Majesty, the King of the Southwest is also in this team." ”
"The string machine is also there, where?" Xu Kangdi looked over curiously.
Tang Feng shook his hand for a moment, and even tilted his head to look for him in the crowd.
"There, the one at the head of the team with red silk on his head and shirtless." Xu Zhong couldn't help but smile.
Emperor Xu Kang moved two steps next to him, and finally saw the sturdy figure beating the drum at the head of the team. Although the drummers of the other teams were dressed in the same way, they were nowhere near as eye-catching as his firm and tight tendons.
The folk customs of Daxia are open, and women can also appear at these events. At this time, many women are chattering about the king of the southwest, he has not been in the capital for a long time, and he has a fierce and brave reputation, and the dream lover of ordinary women will never be this one. But today, I look at it, it seems to be much brighter than those sons who cut chickens in vain!
"Chengzhi, hurry up and put on your clothes, don't humiliate yourself with our prince in your body!" The chatter on the shore also reached the ears of the sons, who laughed and compared their friends with the king of the southwest, and were so happy to see that their friends were too ashamed to lift up.
Indeed, from a man's point of view, the upper body of the King of the Southwest is also very dazzling. With bronzed skin, a strong chest, and strong muscles, even the men were amazed to see the women blushing.
Xu Kangdi retracted his gaze, and put his eyes on Tang Feng on the side as if he was nothing, seeing her smiling lightly, he also seemed to notice Feng Xianji's unusualness.
"Ahem, it's time to change this habit, it's not very elegant." Xu Kangdi's good mood cooled down by two points, sat back in the shed, raised his hand to signal the commander, and the game could begin.
"Game on!"
Under the scorching sun and sparkling waves, ten small boats set off side by side, drums beating, and spectators on both sides of the strait waved flags and shouted for them.
Feng Xianji half-bent over, holding a double mallet, and with a beat of the drum, the seven men worked together, and the dragon boat rushed out like a sharp sword out of the sheath. In dragon boat races, the drummer is the secret to victory. This is also the reason why Xuanping Hou's younger brother Wenxin must invite the king of the southwest to beat the drum for them, the battlefield general and the ordinary prince stand together, just in terms of aura, it is already a world of difference.
Halfway through the race, the teams that had been a little neat earlier had gradually dispersed, and the drum beat was different from before, with some urgency and some slowness. Looking at Feng Xianji's group, he controls the whole process, always calm and moderate, and shows his demeanor.
Even Xu Kangdi, who was farther away, could see that this group of little hairy children was bound to lose to this old loach.
"It's a bully." Xu Kangdi sighed to the people around him, "Back then, Xianji led his troops to raid the Beidi King's Tent, but more than 100 men and horses could beat tens of thousands of Beidi to flee in all directions, how can these sons who have not experienced major events compare with him?" It seems that the outcome of the day has been decided. ”
In the shed, there is not only the imperial concubine, but also the elder princes of the Qingguo family.
Hearing that the emperor sighed in the past, the eldest princess of Qingguo couldn't help but say: "Yes, the string machine is a rare fierce general in the world, I still remember the first time Liu'er and their brothers and sisters saw the string machine, and they were so scared that they didn't know which one to take." ”
"Hahaha!" Xu Kangdi smiled heartily, as if he had temporarily put aside the suspicion in his heart, and he said, "There is a string machine, and I am very relieved in the southwest border." ”
Tang Feng shook his fan and didn't say anything, he couldn't say that he knew Xu Kangdi completely after following him for so many years, but he could be regarded as quite a bit of experience. He likes fierce generals and capable ministers, but it is also these people who are the first to be suspicious of him. Before he ascended the throne, he was surrounded by good generals, but why is there only one Feng Xianji who can handle it now?
The corners of Tang Guifei's mouth lifted, and there were too many secrets precipitated in her black eyes. She stood up, put her jade wrist on the lotus root's arm, and smiled lightly: "Your Majesty, the concubine will go to change her clothes first." ”
Xu Kangdi nodded, signaling that he understood.
The eldest princess of Qingguo glanced behind her, and Tang Hui, who had been standing behind her, followed.
"Sister."
When Tang Feng saw her coming up, he naturally understood that she must have something to say, and said, "There's no need to talk nonsense, just talk about the point." ”
Tang Hui has married into the princess's mansion, and now she is Mrs. Han Shao, her loser's woman's hair bun, wearing a head full of pearls, looks much more mature than the appearance in the boudoir.
"Sister Mingjian, my sister didn't dare to ask my sister for help easily, but the eldest princess ......" Tang Hui rubbed her handkerchief with an embarrassed face, "She wants to invest in our family's business, but my father and mother can't make up their minds, so I want to ask my sister to decide." ”
Tang Guogong couldn't make up his mind, but he was afraid of offending the eldest princess. Now that his daughter has married into the princess's mansion, for the sake of her daughter, it is inconvenient for Tang Guogong and his wife to directly reject the eldest princess. But if you agree, it is to put the silver in your own pocket into someone else's purse, which makes Tang Guogong reluctant.