Chapter 172: Peony Banquet Polo Match
Lin Zhuohua and the three of them walked halfway, and suddenly appeared with the wind and stopped them.
"Lord Ronghua, Your Highness, please come over."
Lin Zhuohua glanced at Suifeng, was silent for a moment, and spoke: "Okay." ”
Feng Shuhui took Li Zhixue with Li Zhixue to follow the little palace maid and continued to go forward, anyway, they knew that it was His Royal Highness King Yi who was looking for Zhuohua, so there should be no problem.
Lin Zhuohua followed the wind around a quiet and remote path, and saw Li Zeyi standing under a subordinate tree in the distance. He tilted his head slightly, looking at the falling willow. I don't know what I'm thinking, but I'm slightly distracted.
Hear footsteps and look sideways at them. The delicate face showed a shallow smile, and that smile seemed to light up all around. Lin Zhuohua's eyes narrowed slightly, and he always felt that his smile seemed to be a little different from usual.
"How do you look at me in a daze, are you fascinated by my face?"
A low and joking voice sounded, pulling Lin Zhuohua's thoughts back. She raised her head and pursed her lips: "Your smile just now is very beautiful, smile like that in the future." ”
Hearing the little girl's unsparing praise, a low and pleasant laugh came out of her mouth, and her chest shook one by one.
He laughed for a long time before he stopped, leaned over slightly, and pressed his forehead against hers.
"I'm very happy today."
A trace of doubt flashed in Lin Zhuohua's eyes, it didn't seem that anything particularly pleasant had happened today, why was he so happy?
"Is there something funny going on?"
Li Zeyi hugged her slender waist, took the person into his arms, and rested his chin on the top of her head.
"There is news from the Jin Kingdom that the county lord of Ni Yuan and the scholar will soon get married. After that, he will go to live in Windy City, and he will not be able to return to Beijing without a recall. ”
Although the emperor of the Jin Kingdom loves Ni Yuan very much, the queen is very disgusted with her. Now that Emperor Jin is very angry because she ran away and ruined her reputation, the queen will naturally take this opportunity to attack her. Although it won't kill her, it's easy to make her have a hard time in the next life.
Because the county lord of Ni Yuan ran away, the maids around her were all given to death. Later, the maids who served by her side were newcomers, and naturally a few of them were bought by the queen, saying that they were serving her, but in fact, they were no different from the producers.
"I heard that the environment in Windy City is quite bad, and Emperor Jin is willing to let her go over there?"
Lin Zhuohua was slightly surprised, even if Emperor Jin was annoyed because of Ni Kite's sneaking away, but according to his love for Ni Kite, I am afraid that he would not get her to that bad place.
The yellow sand over there is covered with sky, and the living conditions are a little difficult, even if she is the county lord and has her own county lord's mansion, it can't be compared with the prosperous and luxurious life in Shangjing.
It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift. Especially the temperament of Lord Ni Yuan, he can't turn the pot up.
"The queen of the Jin Kingdom is not a fuel-efficient lamp, otherwise she would not be able to convince the Jin Emperor to send Ni Yuan to such a place. She will never cause us trouble again, and this time Empress Jin also sent another pair of guards to follow, saying that protection is actually putting her under house arrest, lest she still be unwilling to sneak out. ”
Lin Zhuohua was slightly surprised, she really didn't expect that the arrogant Ni Yuan County Lord would end up like this without her making a move.
Tsk, she still wants to see what kind of expression she has at the moment. However, although she was given up by Emperor Jin, she still has a poisonous lady master, and I don't know if her master will also give up on her.
But that's none of her business, as long as she doesn't get in the way of her eyes anymore.
The news was indeed pleasant, and she looked up at him, "Let's go, or we'll be late." ”
Li Zeyi held her hand and nodded: "Let's go." ”
The positions of the Lin family and the Feng family were next to each other, and when she saw Feng Shuhui and Li Zhixue coming over, the old lady asked.
"Shuhui, can you see Zhuohua?"
"Old lady, Zhuohua was called away by His Royal Highness King Yi, so he will probably come over with His Royal Highness King Yi."
Feng Shuhui sat down beside her mother, and then replied with a smile.
Knowing that her granddaughter was with King Yi, the old lady was relieved. This time, the peony banquet is all there for the ladies and ladies of the family, and it would be bad if something happened.
She looked at the place prepared for the princes, and sure enough, she didn't see the figure of King Yi, so she was completely relieved.
Seeing that everyone was seated, even the prince had already come, but he still hadn't seen Lin Zhuohua and King Yi yet. I heard whispers, most of them sour.
"Everyone is here, are you going to come with the Queen Mother?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, King Yi and Lord Ronghua really don't take the prince in their eyes."
Some of the words even brought some provocation, after all, during this time, everyone could see that the prince and King Yi were no longer-for-tat, which was uneasy for many people.
The prince sat in his place, not angry at the small chatter around him, and his face was still warm. As if he hadn't heard these words, if he looked closely, he could see the coldness that flashed in his eyes.
Just as everyone was talking, they saw a black long-distance runner, and the tall King Yi was cautiously walking in with a girl in a red long skirt.
The face that was always delicate and indifferent on weekdays was gentle at the moment, as if it could drip water, and his demeanor was as if the person in his arms was a priceless treasure.
Both of them are extremely good-looking, and they immediately attract everyone's attention as soon as they appear. Just standing together, it makes people feel like a pair made in heaven.
"Be careful, there's going to be polo. Do you have riding clothes? Do you want to get out of the game? ”
Many ladies from the family can play polo, and among the women, Feng Shuhui, the eldest lady of the Feng family, plays polo very well. Lin Zhuohua is a good rider, but he has never played polo.
Both her father and brother felt that playing polo was too dangerous to be safer than pitching pots.
"Okay."
She also wanted to try it and see how well she played polo.
While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the place where the Lin family was, Li Zeyi nodded to the old lady and the others inside, and then watched Lin Zhuohua go in and sit down before leaving.
The old lady was very relieved to see that the relationship between the two was getting better and better. She didn't plan to come to this peony banquet, but later the Queen Mother asked her to pass the word and let her participate in it as a talk to her.
The Queen Mother spoke, so she naturally followed.
King Yi returned to his place and sat down, and heard the gentle voice of the prince beside him.
"It turns out that the third emperor brother went to pick up the lord of Ronghua, it seems that the relationship between the two of you is very good."
Li Zeyi leaned lazily on the chair, looked sideways at the prince when he heard this, and raised his eyebrows.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also has a good relationship with the future Crown Princess, which everyone knows about Dajing. However, this king wants to thank the prince, if you don't insist on retiring from the marriage with the lord of Ronghua, this king will not be able to marry such a good woman. ”
The people around them pricked up their ears to listen to them, and when they heard King Yi's words, they couldn't help but look at the prince's expression.
The prince's face was flat, and he just hooked his lips: "Yes, is that King Yi also a lone favor." ”
Li Zeyi was a little surprised, he didn't expect the prince to say such a thing. Then he smiled, picked up the cup on the table and took a sip before slowly speaking.
"Since the prince said so, my brother will definitely give you a big gift in return another day."
After speaking, he stopped looking at the prince, and his eyes fell on the petite figure behind the veil not far away. There was a softness in his eyes, which weakened his cold breath a little.
The prince clenched the teacup in his hand, suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and looked elsewhere.
Soon the little eunuch's singing voice sounded, drawing everyone's attention to it.
"The emperor has arrived, the queen mother has arrived, and the queen mother has arrived."
Everyone knelt on the ground and saluted when they heard the voice, and said in unison: "Welcome to the emperor, the queen mother, and the queen mother." ”
The emperor and the queen helped the queen mother to sit on the top position, and then their eyes fell on the kneeling people and spoke majestically.
"Let's all get up."
The people got up and sat down, and then they looked to the top.
In previous years, only the queen was present at the peony banquet, and then only the ladies and sons of the family were invited. This year, even the emperor and the queen mother appeared, and the wives of various families were able to participate.
Because there were no ministers there, the emperor only sat for a while and left. As soon as the emperor left, the atmosphere on the field immediately relaxed a lot.
The Queen Mother still had a loving look on her face, and turned her head sideways to the queen and said, "Didn't you say that there is polo today?" Why don't you see anyone end up? "For the Academy
The queen smiled when she heard this, and then summoned her palace maid Jinxiu and commanded a few words.
Jinxiu took the order, and then retreated.
"It's not going to start right away." The queen had a gentle smile on her face, and she was dressed in palace clothes, making her more and more graceful and luxurious.
"The mourner will wait and see."
After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she looked at the place where the Lin family was located, and instructed the palace people around her to invite Mrs. Lin over.
Mrs. Lin was talking to her granddaughter when she saw that the Queen Mother had sent someone to invite her over. After explaining a few words, he followed the palace people and left.
Seeing that Mrs. Lin was called over by the Queen Mother, many people were a little envious, which was enough to prove the Queen Mother's attitude towards the Lin family.
The Feng family and the Lin family were next to each other, and Feng Shuhui came to Lin Zhuohua's side, with a bit of encouragement in her eyes: "You didn't participate in polo in previous years, do you want to try it today?" ”
She felt that Lin Zhuohua's riding and shooting were so good, and this polo would definitely not be weak. Over the years, few women have been able to play with her, but she has been looking forward to playing a polo game with Lin Zhuohua.
"Okay." Lin Zhuohua did not refuse, and readily agreed.
Mrs. Lin was a little worried about her safety, after all, her daughter had never played polo. But seeing her in high spirits, the words that came to her lips changed.
"It's fine to have fun, but be safe."
Lin Zhuohua nodded immediately when he heard this: "Well, I will." ”
At this time, someone has already come out to explain the rules of playing polo, which is divided into red and blue teams. In half an hour, whichever side scores the most goals wins.
Since it's a competition, it's natural to have a lottery. These lottery heads are all made by nobles in the palace, and whoever wins will be rewarded.
"Let's go." Feng Shuhui looked excited, and pulled Lin Zhuohua to run to the registration side.
When the two of them ran over, the teams on both sides had already reported a few, and when she raised her head, she saw Li Zeyi coming over.
When the others saw him, they immediately saluted, Li Zeyi shouted, and then looked at Lin Zhuohua.
"Which team are you going to apply for?"
Lin Zhuohua glanced at it, and then spoke: "Red team." ”
She reported to the red team, and Li Zeyi naturally followed suit.
Feng Shuhui looked at the two of them, and was inexplicably absolutely shown affection, and she naturally chose the red team.
Soon the teams on both sides were formed, but to Lin Zhuohua's surprise, the prince and Princess Huashang also came to participate in polo, of course, they chose the blue team.
After forming two teams, the people participating in the polo match went to the back to change their flags and outfits, and played polo.
Lin Zhuohua's flag dress is still a fiery red, but her hair is only tied into a ponytail with a red streamer, her outfit is simple but a little heroic, especially with the mighty and tall Xuanfeng behind her, it is simply majestic.
Li Zeyi came over dressed in a dark colored flag, and his hair was tied up with a jade crown, revealing his delicate and evil facial features. He was tall and straight, and instantly attracted the attention of all the women.
Although King Yi's health is not good, his temperament is not very good. But this face is really attractive to women, although they don't want to marry her, but it doesn't delay their appreciation.
The corners of Lin Zhuohua's mouth hooked, although he didn't like these people's eyes on Li Zeyi very much, but he couldn't help it if he looked too demonic. She walked over, reached out to help him straighten his collar, and smiled.
"This body is really good-looking, you see that the eyes of those young ladies of the family have fallen on you."
Li Zeyi's back was cold, although the little girl was smiling, he could see the displeasure in her eyes.
"Ahem, Zhuohua is also beautiful." As he spoke, he raised his hand and pinned the broken hair from her forehead behind her ear. Leaning over slightly, leaning into her ear, her voice was low and gentle: "Are you jealous?" ”
Lin Zhuohua stretched out his hand to push him away and gave him a roll of his eyes: "If I don't eat dumplings today, what kind of jealousy will I eat." ”
After speaking, she turned around and walked to Feng Shuhui's side, ignoring Li Zeyi no longer .
Li Zeyi touched his nose, the little girl was embarrassed, he could see that the tips of her ears were a little red just now.
When the prince in a silver-white flag suit appeared, it immediately caused many young ladies to scream.
Lin Zhuohua glanced at the prince who was as gentle as jade, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a mocking arc, this person is used to pretending. How many young ladies from the family in Shangjing have been deceived by his skin, what a gentle gentleman, it's a joke. This person's heart is really ruthless, and he only cares about his own selfishness.
She withdrew her gaze in a boring manner, then rolled over her horse.
Li Zeyi looked at the little girl's mocking eyes, the corners of his mouth curled, and he got on the horse neatly.
The crisp sound of the gong sounded, and the polo match officially began.
Everyone sitting in the audience watched intently. After all, the red and blue teams have a smell of gossip.
Lin Youran is not good at horseback riding, so he has no plans to participate in polo matches at all. She couldn't help frowning as she watched the prince keep targeting King Yi.
I don't know if it's her delusion, I always feel that the prince has been targeting King Yi, but his eyes fall on Lin Zhuohua from time to time.
Lin Zhuohua, Li Zeyi and Feng Shuhui have a tacit understanding of cooperation, and now they are two points ahead of the blue team.
The Queen Mother looked at it with a little smile in her eyes, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of hot tea.
"I didn't expect this girl from Zhuohua to play polo so well."
When Mrs. Lin heard this, she hurriedly said: "It's not because of the cooperation of King Yi and Miss Feng, this is her first time playing polo, how can she be so powerful." ”
Although the old lady said this, there was a bit of pride in her eyes.
The Queen Mother naturally saw it in her eyes, and there was a bit of joke in her voice: "When Zhuohua and Lu are married, the marriage between the two should also be decided, and then Zhuohua will be the granddaughter-in-law of the mourning family." ”
The old lady thought of her granddaughter and Lu next year, and this marriage was indeed on the agenda. I can't help but feel a little reluctant in my heart, this time flies really fast.
The child who was so old at the beginning is now about to be in time for it.
Seeing that she was a little sad, the Queen Mother patted her hand and said, "You don't have to be sad, wait until Zhuohua marries Yi'er." I often ask her to go back to the Gongfu to talk to you, anyway, the Yiwang Mansion is not too far from the Guogong Mansion. ”
The old lady nodded, but she knew in her heart that her granddaughter was married to the royal family, how could it be so easy to say that she would come back, even if she married an ordinary family, there was no saying that she would always be a mother.
Knowing that the Queen Mother was comforting her, Mrs. Lin smiled: "What the Queen Mother said is also right. ”
The queen listened to the conversation between the two, and sighed in her heart, going around and around Zhuohua still wants to marry into the royal family.
"This ball is good, is it really the first time that Lord Ronghua has played polo?"
An exclamation sounded, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Lin Zhuohua rode a whirlwind, holding a polo club in her hand and quickly crossed the princess with the ball, far from the goal, looking at the few people running towards her, she immediately made a decisive swing.
The polo is like having eyes, drawing an arc in the air and going straight to the door.
Very few people can hit Qiu directly into the goal from half-time distance. This requires not only arm strength, but also accuracy.
The first half ended with the red team leading by three points, and Lin Zhuohua rode to the sidelines, turned over and dismounted. He took the handkerchief handed over by Jade and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
This polo was quite interesting, and she felt refreshed after half the game. The fair-skinned little face was crimson, and the beautiful phoenix eyes were radiant.
Li Zeyi turned over and dismounted, looking at the little girl's happy appearance, with a smile at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.
"Did you have fun?"
Lin Zhuohua nodded, took a sip of water, and said: "Well, I knew that playing polo was so interesting, and I should have played more." ”
Feng Shuhui also rode over at this time, and when she turned over and dismounted, she heard her words, and immediately spoke: "I invited you several times, but you didn't come to participate, I regret it." ”
She poured a big mouthful of water, her cheeks flushed, and then she looked at Lin Zhuohua with some jealousy and continued: "Your talent is too demonic, the first time you played polo, you were so powerful, you didn't see that Princess Huashang's face was very ugly." ”
If she is a good polo player among women, Feng Shuhui is one, and Princess Huashang is not far behind. In the past, Lin Zhuohua did not end, and Princess Huashang was the focus of attention.
When Lin Zhuohua heard this, he looked at Princess Huashang in the distance, and happened to collide with her sight.