Half an hour later, when he arrived at the polo field in the western suburbs, the emperor rested in the palace, and the officials gathered together to drink tea and chat; A group of Imperial Guards guarded the stands, and the ladies who had arrived early, the noblemen, and the noblewomen were seated in the stands. The chamberlain came over to salute everyone and led Han, Mrs. Yan and others to their positions. One is a nobleman and the other is an official eunuch, and the positions of the two families are quite far apart.

Han reluctantly let go of Yan Hagi's hand, he had already walked all the way, embarrassed to continue to occupy the baby daughter of the county lord of Nanping, and touched Yan Hagi's head, "The day after tomorrow, I will ask your cousin Fu to pick you up." ”

"Don't bother Cousin Fu, I can go by myself." Yan Hagi is sensible and authentic.

Fu Zhixing said indifferently: "It's not troublesome." ”

"Then it's settled." Han led his son away with a smile.

When he arrived at the position, the county lord of Nanping touched Yan Hao's head and asked with a smile: "Do you promise your Aunt Fu to go to the house to play?" ”

"Aunt Fu kindly invited, I was embarrassed to refuse, so I agreed." Yan Hagi was afraid that the lord of Nanping would blame, so he lowered his head and pointed his fingers.

The county lord of Nanping smiled, "Your aunt Fu loves you, so you can go and accompany her well." ”

"I will." Yan Hagi looked up and smiled sweetly.

Some people entered the scene one after another, and the princess and grandson Tang Jiang of King Rong's mansion came, Tang Ze, the second son, and the princess of Dongning County; Except for the high platform in the center and with the best line of sight, which was empty, the other positions were full of people; Everyone will actively participate in the activities held by the royal family, not to mention that everyone wants to see the performance of their young man.

With the report of the chamberlain, the emperor, the queen, the four concubines, the five princesses, the crown prince, the kings, and the hundred officials entered the scene. Everyone in the stands knelt down and saluted, and the emperor sat down on the throne in the center, raised his hand and said, "Flat!" ”

Everyone thanked them and got up and sat down.

The two teams of young men dressed in narrow sleeved short robes, black boots, hats, and holding a crescent-shaped club entered the field; Polo, also known as bowing, playing or batting, is a rather thrilling and intense activity to ride on a horse and hit the ball with a stick, and the requirements for the gamers are also very high, not only to have a strong physique, superb riding skills and ball skills, but also to be brave, flexible, tenacious and witty.

Looking at these heroic young men, the emperor said happily: "You are all excellent men, and you will become the pillars of the country in the future!" ”

"Thank the emperor for his approval!" The young man turned over and dismounted, kneeling on one knee.

"Flat, no need to be polite, the competition begins." The emperor smiled.

Polo is a game divided into two teams of ten people each. In the middle of the court, there is a large wooden plank, and in the middle of the plank there is a round hole with a diameter of less than half a meter, and the ball can only score through the round hole. The golfer controls the horse with his left hand and raises the bar with his right hand.

The leader of the team wearing a red scarf is Ji Shaoting, the son of the Hou Shizi of Weiyuan, who is very skilled in riding and ball skills, which attracted the people in the stands to let out bursts of exclamations; The leader of the team wearing a blue scarf is Tang Daoheng, the prince of the German Palace, and his riding skills and ball skills are also superb, the two are equal, and the scene of the game is wonderful and intense.

They rode their horses to the air with four hooves for a while, one time on the ground, another time with the whole team roaring past, and sometimes they rode alone to break through the barrier, whipping the ball like a shooting star, they fought for the ball back and forth, far and near, and people were dazzled to see.

Although the bloodline of the De Wangfu is far away, according to the generation, Tang Daoheng is the emperor's nephew, and the emperor praised Ji Shaoting, "The Weiyuan Marquis Mansion has been inherited for a hundred years, and another general has been produced, which is really the blessing of my Jing Dynasty." "Although this dynasty attaches equal importance to civil and military affairs, there are wolf tribes, Uighurs, and party items at the border.

Wei Yuanhou knelt down on one knee and said modestly: "Thank you for the praise of the dog." ”

In the first polo match, the red scarf team won, and Ji Shaoting stood out; A quarter of an hour later, the second polo match began, this time the leader wearing the red scarf was Yu Zhilin, the fifth son of the Huaien Mansion, and the leader wearing the blue scarf was Zhou Fangyi, the grandson of the Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

"Niangniang, look at Yu Wugongzi, he is really high-spirited and vigorous." Concubine De said with a smile and flattery.

The queen smiled with satisfaction, Yu Zhilin is her maiden nephew, and she also looks forward to her mother's juniors being brilliant and supporting the portal. It's a pity that in this game, it was the Blue Turban team who won; However, Yu Zhilin's performance was also good, and he was also rewarded by the emperor.

After the two games, it was already noon, and the emperor, the queen and others went to the palace for lunch, accompanied by the crown prince, the princes, the four princes, the six princes, the marquis of Jingbian, the marquis of Weiyuan, the prince of Huai'en, the six Shangshu and their wives.

After the rest of them had left, the chamberlain led the others out one after another; The county lord of Nanping asked with concern, "Is Xiaoxiao hungry?" ”

"I'm not hungry, I ate cake in Aunt Fu's car." Yan Hagi smiled.

"Cake will fill our stomachs, and we'll have lunch before heading back to the city." The county lord of Nanping asked people to clean up the dowry Zhuangzi in this neighborhood as early as yesterday.

As soon as she entered the palace, the fifth princess expressed her meaning to Concubine Lin Guifei, "Mother, the ministers want to recruit Ji Shaoting to be a concubine." ”

Lin Guifei was stunned for a moment and said, "This Ji Shaoting is not suitable for you, you should choose someone else." ”

"Mother, I like Ji Shaoting, and I beg my mother to help my son." The fifth princess begged.

Lin Guifei rubbed her eyebrows and said: "Ji Shaoting is not only three years younger than you, but he is the eldest son of the Marquis of Weiyuan, and he will be in charge of the Praetorian Guard in the future. ”

The fifth princess bowed her head and was silent.

Lin Guifei sighed and said: "Daughter, it's not that the mother concubine refuses to fulfill your wishes, but the situation in the palace, you know, if your fifth brother hadn't died, we might still be able to fight, but now...... I don't want to be attached to Concubine Xian, so I can only rely on the queen. If it weren't for her brother stationed at the border, and the emperor took pity on her for losing her son, she would still be able to sit firmly in the position of this concubine.

"Mother, I know, you let me think about it." The fifth princess said slowly.

Lin Guifei nodded, "You have to think about it, just don't think about it for too long." "The Holy One will not allow her to delay any longer.

On the morning of the tenth day of the seventh month, Fu Zhixing arrived as scheduled, and Yan Hagi was arching in the arms of Mrs. Yan, "Eat elbows at noon, grandmother, the elbows are delicious." "Yesterday at noon, the cook sent a bowl of soft and mellow elbows, the mellow gravy, Yan Hagi fell in love with it as soon as he ate it, and he didn't feel anything wrong with the weak little lady who liked to eat fat elbows.

"The elbow is too greasy, your spleen and stomach are weak, it's not good to eat too much, you'll have diarrhea, Xiaoxiao is the most well-behaved, we'll eat it in a few days, okay?" Old Madam Yan coaxed her.

Yan Hao's eyes rolled, "Grandmother, then eat tomorrow, eat tomorrow, okay?" ”

Old Madam Yan thought for a while, "Okay, I'll eat at noon tomorrow." "The doctor said that the little girl's body is much better, and after a day, there shouldn't be any big problems, right?

"Grandmother is the best." Yan Hagi happily rubbed Old Madam Yan's face.

Yan Hong and Yan Tongfeng also cheered, "There are elbows to eat, there are elbows to eat." "Yan Hagi is a good boy and never eats alone.

The maidservant girl came in, "Old lady, the eldest prince of the Anguo Mansion is here." ”

Waiting for Yan Qi and the others to avoid behind the screen, Old Madam Yan smiled and said, "Go and invite Fu Gongzi in." ”