Chapter 173: The Peony Banquet Surprises the Horse
Today's princess in gorgeous clothes has changed her usual luxurious makeup and is dressed in a purple begonia riding costume. I don't know if it's because the location and method of the peony banquet are different from previous years, she didn't wear the dresses that were custom-made in the Feather Pavilion.
The long jet-black hair is only pulled up with a plain hairpin, and the face is painted with delicate makeup, and the whole thing is also a little sassy. It's just that the jealousy in her eyes ruined her sassiness, and it was boring to look at.
She retracted her gaze lightly, reached out and rubbed Xuanfeng's mane. Xuan Feng rubbed her palm, looking comfortable and comfortable.
Li Zeyi leaned on the horse and glanced at Xuan Feng, it seemed that the little girl really liked this horse. Look at the way it looks, it's a thousand pets. I heard that someone was specially hired to take care of it only, and even the stables were independent. This treatment is simply not too good.
Lin Zhuohua looked at Li Zeyi and looked at Xuan Feng in a daze, stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his eyes.
"What are you thinking, looking at Xuan Feng distracted. You don't want me to lend you Xuanfeng, do you? ”
Xuan Feng was trained very well by his grandfather, and he was stronger than a war horse. Although she felt that if Li Zeyi rode Xuanfeng to the battlefield, she should be of some help to him, but she was really reluctant to Xuanfeng.
Li Zeyi twitched the corner of his mouth when he heard this, reached out and flicked her forehead, and the words that came to his mouth changed.
"Xuanfeng is much stronger than ordinary war horses, and it is naturally good if Zhuo Hua is willing to cut love. I just don't know, would you like to? ”
Looking at the little girl's tangled face, Li Zeyi burst out laughing. Rubbing her head, he smiled.
"Tease you, I have a horse myself. Maybe not as good as Xuanfeng, but it's not much worse. It was a bloody horse that my father specially got on my birthday. ”
Sweat and blood BMW is the best among horses, and Lin Zhuohua's Xuanfeng is this breed.
"You're teasing me." Lin Zhuohua glanced at him, stretched out his hand and hung it on his chest twice.
Feng Shuhui has a loveless face, won't these two people choose a time and place to flirt? Didn't you see so many people looking at them? Is the needle in the public good?
"The relationship between the third brother and the third sister-in-law is really good."
A sultry voice suddenly sounded, and Lin Zhuohua looked in the direction of the sound. I saw a man in a dark blue riding suit approaching, holding a tall brown horse in his hand.
Feng Shuhui looked at the person who came and blessed her body: "The courtiers have seen the four princes. ”
Li Zejing waved his hand and asked Feng Shuhui to get up. The handsomeness of his life is surrounded by a kind of noble atmosphere. Those dark eyes are particularly clear, as if they are the cleanest glass in the world.
Such a clean and handsome man, it is difficult for people to associate with the sultry voice just now.
Li Zeyi looked at his fourth brother, and rarely showed a gentle smile, with a hint of warmth in his eyes.
"I see that you have also reached the age of choosing a princess, if there is a young lady in this peony banquet, I will mention it to Concubine Wangui. Don't always have a love for the landscape, do you want to live with your landscapes for a lifetime? I heard from the queen mother that Concubine Wan really wanted to hold her grandson earlier. ”
Li Zejing's eyes flashed with helplessness when he heard this, and he hugged his fists: "It's my younger brother who is bothering, say goodbye." ”
The above three royal brothers are either married, or they have already set their future concubines. Then it naturally fell on him, if he knew that he wouldn't go back to Beijing so early, wouldn't it be good to travel outside?
Lin Zhuohua looked at the fourth prince Li Zejing who was about to leave with some curiosity, this person was really interesting. Looking at the way he was afraid to avoid it, it was as if it was scary to get married.
However, she remembered that the fate of this person in the previous life was not very good, after all, the prince did not have any brotherhood. And Li Zejing has a good relationship with Li Zeyi, and his grandfather's family is prominent, and he is also one of the powerful candidates for the throne.
Even if he didn't have any idea about that position, the prince was too small-minded, and after he ascended the throne, he found various reasons to get him to the imperial tomb to guard the tomb, and he couldn't enter Beijing without a summoning for the rest of his life.
Feng Shuhui didn't want to be hit by dog food here anymore, so she immediately raised her steps to catch up with the four princes.
"Your Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, wait, the courtiers have some questions I want to communicate with you."
Lin Zhuohua looked at the back of the two of them leaving together, and the corners of his mouth twitched. What to do so quickly, the second half of the polo game will start in a while.
Lin Zhuohua leaned on Li Zeyi and raised his chin: "These four princes look very interesting, how can they be so afraid of choosing a concubine?" ”
Li Zeyi hooked his lips when he heard this: "Xiao Si's temperament is not in the court, he likes to secretly run outside the palace to play since he was a child." When I grew up, I worshipped a master, and traveled with the master, becoming more and more fond of the landscape. He didn't like the young ladies of the family, and thought they were too conformist and boring. ”
Lin Zhuohua understood what he meant, the fourth prince wanted to find a like-minded wife who could follow him to travel north and south of the country, away from the disputes between the court and the royal family.
But no one in the family ladies in Beijing would be willing to do this, so the four princes were unwilling to choose the concubine.
"I'm afraid Concubine Wan will be disappointed this time."
Lin Zhuohua moved the corners of his mouth, and was just about to say something, when the second half of the competition began after the gong sounded.
At the start of the second half, both teams showed a lot of energy. The blue team, in particular, had already dropped three points in the first half.
They were ruthless in the second half and quickly chased back the three points they had missed.
Princess Huashang snatched a ball from under Lin Zhuohua's horse, raised her chin slightly, and glanced at her slightly defiantly.
Lin Zhuohua didn't even look at her, and rode the Xuanfeng past her.
Princess Huashang was completely stunned, and this punch seemed to hit a ball of cotton, and she was unspeakably depressed. She poured all her anger out on the horses below her, and chased after them with a fierce whip.
In the end, she often plays polo, and Princess Huashang intercepted Lin Zhuohua several balls in a row, as if she was on a par with her.
Lin Zhuohua laughed angrily, is this person ready to stare at himself today?
She glanced at the actions on the field, the prince had been staring at Li Zeyi, she raised her eyebrows, they were starting to stare at people urgently? wants to destroy the cooperation between the two of them and Feng Shuhui, but it has some effect.
When he saw the fourth prince carrying the ball around the person who intercepted him, he gave the ball to Feng Shuhui. Feng Shuhui caught it, then quickly passed the ball towards the opponent's goal, and with a wave of the club, the ball fell into the opponent's goal accurately.
The corners of her mouth curled, the prince and the princess stared at her and Li Zeyi, but she forgot that the four princes who played this time were also polo masters, and the four princes who played polo before came up because of something, otherwise I am afraid that they may not be able to win each other in the second half.
Princess Huashang frowned when she saw that the red team had scored a goal. However, he still stared at Lin Zhuohua, but at the same time, he also cooperated with others, but the effect was not good.
The blue team's formation was messed up, taking advantage of the vacancy Li Zeyi and Lin Zhuohua glanced at each other, and immediately saw each other's meaning from each other's eyes, this time they stared at the prince and Princess Huashang tightly, providing opportunities for Feng Shuhui and the four princes.
The score of the two teams on the field was very strong, and the game was very exciting. The audience watching below was very excited, and some even opened the market, betting on which team would win.
The Queen Mother drank tea slowly, and said to the Queen Mother and Mrs. Lin sitting beside her, "Which team do you think can win?" I see that there seems to be an opening below, should we join in the fun? ”
The corners of Mrs. Lin's mouth twitched when she heard this, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes. How old is this queen mother, and she still has to participate in the bets of the juniors.
"If the queen mother goes to bet, it's not to scare these juniors." The queen put down the teacup in her hand and said with a smile: "But the daughter-in-law looks, the fourth child is playing polo better and better, and she has a very tacit understanding with Miss Feng." ”
Speaking of the four princes, Concubine Wangui, who was sitting next to the queen, sighed: "Xiao Si has also reached the age of choosing a concubine, and this peony banquet will bother the queen mother and the queen mother to help him palm his eyes." ”
Concubine Wan really couldn't help her son, he was not interested in that position, and she just didn't want him to get involved. After so many years of letting him wander outside, it's good that even his daughter-in-law is not ready to marry her.
Every time I mentioned this, I talked to her perfunctory. She was ruthless in this peony banquet, and she had to choose a fourth princess for him. Two days ago, I listened to the emperor's wishes, and when he decided on the future four princesses, he would be crowned the king and give him the palace.
"This time flies so fast, the fourth child has reached the age of choosing a princess." The Queen Mother opened her mouth with some emotion, and then swept her eyes in the direction of the young ladies of each family: "The fourth child is a good boy, not only to choose the princess for him, but also to like him." ”
The queen nodded: "Since the fourth child is here today, after the peony banquet is over, you can ask him in private if he has a fancy to him." "Read the book
Concubine Wan nodded, but she was helpless in her heart. Let him see for himself, then he will definitely not take a fancy to it. It really broke her old mother's heart, when will she be able to hold her grandson.
Seeing Concubine Wan's depressed face, the queen turned slightly sideways and whispered, "What do you think of the eldest lady of the Feng family?" The fourth child likes the kind of informal, and can follow him around the world. Then the temperament of the eldest lady of the Feng family is suitable, you can consider taking a look. ”
Concubine Wan was stunned when she heard this, and her eyes fell on the polo field. looked at the girl who was very tacit with her son, and was slightly distracted.
She had heard of the eldest lady of the Feng family, who had a sharp temperament and was informal. This temperament is very much in line with her son's liking, but it's just ......
She vaguely heard the news that the prince wanted to accept this eldest lady of the Feng family as a side concubine of the East Palace. Privately, the crown prince also contacted Commander Feng, but he didn't know what the result was.
If his son is really married to the eldest lady of the Feng family, I don't know what the prince will think......
Seeing that Concubine Wan didn't speak, the queen pondered. Just think about it a little and you know what she's thinking.
The news that the crown prince wants the concubine of the Grand Commander Navon as a side concubine has already been known to many people. But the emperor didn't make any moves, which shows that he was unwilling to let the daughter of the crown prince Nafeng lead the family as a side concubine.
But she didn't say much, Concubine Wan is a smart person, otherwise she wouldn't have taken the position of a concubine. She picked up the teacup on the table and drank it elegantly.
The pair of phoenix eyes that were somewhat similar to Lin Zhuohua flashed away with a faint smile, and then returned to normal, quietly watching the polo game below.
Seeing that the time was about to end, the red and blue teams were still in the lead, but only one point.
Li Zeyi looked at the prince who surrounded him, the corners of his mouth hooked up a mocking arc, and with a wave of the club, he hit the polo to Lin Zhuohua's side.
Lin Zhuohua caught it and rode around Princess Huashang with the ball.
The young man's eyes narrowed slightly, and he tightened his horse's belly and chased after him. The long club in his hand swung up and hit the polo that Lin Zhuohua was protecting. But for some reason, she felt as if something was hitting her polo cue.
The club hit straight on the belly of the horse under Lin Zhuohua, and she used all her strength with this rod. Even if Xuan Feng is a good horse, but suddenly he is so short of such a heavy stick, he is immediately shocked.
Xuanfeng is already tall, and when it goes crazy, few people can stop it.
Princess Huashang looked at this scene, her face turned slightly pale. She really didn't mean to, she just wanted to play that polo.
Li Zeyi's complexion changed, and he immediately rode a horse to chase after him.
In the face of the shocking changes in the audience, everyone was frightened. Then they all nervously watched the petite man on the horse's back be frightened, as if he could fall off at any time, and his heart was tightly lifted.
Mrs. Lin's face turned pale in an instant, and her eyes were full of worry. Let's just say that this polo is too dangerous, and I already knew that I wouldn't let Zhuohua go down.
The second lady and the third lady were naturally worried about Lin Zhuohua, but they still comforted Mrs. Lin with a gentle voice.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, Zhuohua will be fine."
"Yes, you see that His Royal Highness King Yi has caught up with Zhuohua. His riding skills are very good, and he will definitely be able to bring Zhuohua back safely. ”
Although Mrs. Lin nodded on her face, her eyes were staring at the field for a moment.
Lin Zhuohua only felt that what he ate today was going to be spit out with a bump, and his internal organs were about to shift.
What happened too suddenly just now, now that she came back to her senses, she immediately stabilized her body. But Xuanfeng ran like crazy, and didn't give her a chance to control it at all.
"Xuanfeng stopped."
The wind blew across his cheeks, and it hurt like a knife. Her grip on the reins was tight, and her delicate palms were worn out of the skin, revealing a trace of bright red blood.
But she didn't feel the slightest pain, so she could only do her best not to let herself fall.
"Zhuohua, give me your hand."
The familiar deep voice sounded, and Lin Zhuohua barely turned his head sideways. Sure enough, seeing Li Zeyi chasing after him, he approached on a horse, and soon went hand in hand with her.
He reached out to her and muttered again, "Trust me, I will catch you and I won't let you get hurt." ”
Lin Zhuohua naturally believed him, weighed the decisiveness, stretched out his hand, and put his bloody little hand into his big hand.
Li Zeyi held the slender little boneless hand, brought the person into his arms with a slight force, and held it firmly in front of him.
Lin Zhuohua only felt as if he had taken off for a moment, and then crashed into a familiar and sturdy embrace. Her tense nerves also relaxed, and she realized that her back had been wet with cold sweat.
After a long gasp, she calmed down. Raising her head to look at Xuan Feng, who was still running forward like crazy, a touch of distress flashed in her eyes. However, he quickly pulled out a porcelain bottle from the small pocket he was carrying, and then dipped the potion inside into a silver needle.
Her eyes flashed, and silver needles shot out of her hands, quickly submerging into Xuan Feng's body.
The Xuanfeng, who was running like crazy, gradually stopped, and when he stopped, his body also collapsed.
Li Zeyi took Lin Zhuohua to Xuanfeng's side, and she immediately dismounted. Squatted down in front of Xuan Feng and stretched out, and then took out the silver needle.
At this time, Jade and the others also rushed over, she looked at Jade and ordered: "Take Xuanfeng down, send it back to the Gongfu Mansion, and let people watch it." ”
Just when she glanced at it, Xuan Feng was not tampered with. It should be that Princess Huashang's stick is too ruthless and heavy, which makes Xuan Feng frightened. She had just touched the place where she had been beaten, and her bones were broken.
I'm afraid it will take a long time, and Xuanfeng will have to recuperate. Her dark phoenix eyes flashed a cold color, hurting her favorite horse, Princess Huashang is very good!
Li Zeyi was closest to Lin Zhuohua, so he could naturally feel the change in her expression. Quietly hugged her slender waist and lowered her head to whisper.
"Do whatever you want, and I'll give you your back."
Lin Zhuohua's heart seemed to be injected with a warm current, she sniffed, suppressed the urge to blow the head of Princess Huashang, and said in a dumb voice.
"Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge."
Li Zeyi looked at her broken and bleeding little hands, and his eyes were a little distressed: "Your hand is broken, let's go and bandage it first." ”
Lin Zhuohua nodded, and was just about to leave with Li Zeyi when she was blocked by Princess Huashang, and she found that everyone else dared to come over.
"Zhuohua, are you okay, you really scared us to death just now." Feng Shuhui squeezed away Princess Huashang and came to Lin Zhuohua's side, with worry in her eyes.
Lin Zhuohua shook his head, and his voice was soft: "I'm fine, it's just that my hands have scratched some skin." ”
"You're hurt, go bandage it." When Feng Shuhui heard this, she hurriedly got out of the way. When he saw Princess Huashang who was blocking the road, her face was not good-looking, and she didn't give any face: "Princess Huashang, what are you doing in your way, are you here to see if something happened to Zhuohua?" ”
Everyone saw that it was because Princess Huashang's stick hit Lin Zhuohua's horse in the abdomen just now that the horse was in danger. If it weren't for Lin Zhuohua's own good riding skills, coupled with King Yi's timely rescue, the consequences would really be unimaginable.
Princess Huashang was immediately displeased when she heard this, but she also knew that this time it was indeed because of her own mistakes that led to such a result, she moved the corners of her mouth, and her attitude was to admit her mistake sincerely.
"Lord Ronghua, I didn't mean it just now. I was going to hit your ball, but it seemed like an external force hit my club, and the club went off and hit your horse in the belly. ”
Lin Zhuohua frowned slightly when he heard this, and looked up at Princess Huashang. Looking at the way she admitted her mistake, it didn't look like she was lying.
If, according to her, there are other people who want to harm her?