[Chapter 5, Volume 5]

Section 202 Chapter 202 (Part I)

When His Majesty the Emperor was talking to the crown prince Zhao Chengyu, Lu Xiang'er was not idle, but she saw it clearly that she had not seen the crown prince and the second prince. Speaking of which, with the prince's loyal appearance, Lu Xianger should have a good impression of him. But somehow, Lu Xiang'er just felt that this prince was a little gloomy, which made her always feel afraid.

And the second prince Zhao Chenggao is very much like Concubine Xiangniang, with a hint of freedom in his demeanor, and always has a gentle smile on his face. But when he thought of the carriage in front of Piaoxiang Wine, Lu Xiang'er felt that his smile was particularly fake, and his every move was a conspiracy. As for Zhao Chengmin, the fourth prince who was supposed to be with the envoys of Gao Changguo, he sat lazily behind a few cases. Although the fourth prince was casually looking at the people in the hall, as long as he was careful, he could find that his gaze would sweep to Lu Xiang'er's side and Chaoxia's body from time to time.

Zhao Chengmin, who has not been seen for a long time, still looks like that, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, but there is a trace of arrogance in his eyes. Under the backdrop of the gorgeous clothes, Zhao Chengmin was even more demonic, and some of the little ladies in the hall were flushed, staring at his every move with affection. But Zhao Chengmin never responded to any little lady, but when he looked at Chaoxia, his eyes instantly emitted a kind of brilliance.

Looking at Chaoxia again, he seemed to have noticed the gaze of the four princes. In the eyes of the fourth prince, she lowered her head slightly, but the exposed skin was really like the morning glow, glowing pink. can't blame Chaoxia's lack of concentration, I believe that any little lady will not be able to stand it when she sees the eyes of the four princes that are enough to melt everything.

Looking at these four princes repeatedly, Lu Xiang'er felt that except for the bookish body, the third prince Zhao Chengru, who had been sitting honestly and had not moved, none of them were fuel-efficient lamps. Glancing at Concubine Song with a gentle expression and a smile on her face, Lu Xiang'er suddenly had a strange idea in her heart. Maybe the three princes are like this, which has a lot to do with Concubine Song's 'teaching'.

Just as she was looking, Lu Xiang'er felt two eyes fall on her. When I turned my head to look, I saw Liao Wenbo sitting in a group of young sons, looking at himself with clear eyes. By his side is Feng Wen, who is good friends with Lu Hong, and he is also the 'role model' of this literary move. Feng Wen also saw Lu Xiang'er, nodded like her, and then turned his gaze away. Lu Xiang'er also lowered her head slightly because of Feng Wen's actions, avoiding Liao Wenbo's gaze.

Lu Xiang'er didn't see it, and when she lowered her head, Liao Wenbo's eyes immediately dimmed, and there was no brilliance just now. Wen Yao, who was sitting next to Lu Xiang'er, saw everything just now very clearly. Glancing at Lu Xiang'er, Wen Yao's eyes flashed, and she gently held Lu Xiang'er's hand.

Feeling the warmth of Wen Yao's palm, Lu Xiang'er raised her head and smiled at her. Unexpectedly, when Lu Xiang'er turned her head, she found the loyal king Li Xingzhou looking at her but didn't have time to take it back. What made Lu Xiang'er more and more puzzled was that she seemed to see sadness and pain in that gaze.

"Please invite the prince of Gaochang Kingdom, the princess into the palace-"

When Lu Xiang'er was wondering what Li Xingzhou's gaze meant, a man and a woman entered the main hall accompanied by Princess Jingrou. This man and woman are both about seventeen or eighteen years old, and their appearance has five or six points of imagination, both have big eyes, long eyelashes, and tall noses, plus that exotic costume, the two of them are extremely prominent in the main hall.

Princess Jingrou, who walked side by side with Princess Gao Changguo, was not suppressed. She is dressed in gorgeous costumes and has a royal noble and generous temperament. Her appearance was as delicate as a flower, full of brilliance, like dazzling eyes, which caused many young men in the palace to look sideways.

The princess of Gao Changguo didn't know if she had prepared before, or if she didn't want everyone's eyes to fall on the people next to her, so she stepped forward and gave a Gao Changguo courtesy. But just as she was about to say something, the prince of Gaochang took the lead, and said while saluting: "Ju Chenhao, Ju Yue'er, on behalf of Emperor Gaochang, would like to pay high tribute to the respected Emperor of the Great Zhou. ”

His Majesty the Emperor waited for Ju Chenhao to get up before he smiled and said, "The prince doesn't need to be polite, please get up quickly." Today is my competition in front of the palace of the martial arts, which can be said to be a grand event, so I thought about inviting the prince to come and watch it......"

As he spoke, His Majesty the Emperor glanced at the prince, and the prince immediately got up to greet Ju Chenhao and said with a smile: "Son, come and sit with Gu, my father can explain to Gu, and I want to entertain the son of the world." Imperial sister, the princess will be handed over to you, go and sit down quickly......"

After Ju Chenhao sat down, Xiao Nian, the old eunuch beside the emperor, announced Lu Hong and the other eight people to the main hall for a lottery group competition. I have to say that the eight people who entered the palace for the final 'martial arts test' this time are extremely outstanding in appearance and temperament. The eight of them stopped in this hall, and the eyes of the little ladies who were unmarried and entered the palace with certain goals in mind were bright. Especially when Xiao Nian announced the rules of the competition, Lu Xiang'er heard a whisper behind her.

Lu Xiang'er was very proud that Lu Hong could stand in the hall, and she didn't care too much about those little ladies, but listened carefully to the rules and the 'opponents' that Lu Hong was about to face. Because the martial arts examination has been held before, this time the pre-palace competition is very simple. Eight people are divided into four groups, and the winning candidates in each group will be drawn by lot again to determine their opponents. The last two winners will do the final competition and compete for the 'martial champion'. As for the defeated candidates, they will not be competed again, but will be ranked according to the ranking of the literary examination.

After Xiao Nian finished talking about everything, he took a step back and His Majesty the Emperor said a word of encouragement. Lu Xiang'er couldn't get used to those crepe words, but she also heard the general meaning of the emperor. Today's eight people, whether they win or lose, have already been remembered by His Majesty, and the eight of them may become colleagues in the future. Therefore, during the competition, everyone had better grasp it and not make mistakes and hurt the harmony. The emperor's words fell, and Zhao Chengyu, who was the crown prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, also got up and said something for a while. It's basically the same as the emperor's meaning, but he is more of a way to express his expectations for the eight people.

After that, the eight people knelt down together, thanked His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and then retreated to the side of the main hall and sat down. And the two people who drew the first group walked out of the hall directly and came to the ring in front of the hall. Looking at Wen Song on the stage, Lu Xiang'er found that Wen Yao's eyes were proud, but Huo Qingqing's face was delicate.

Listening to the sound of discussion in the hall, Lu Xiang'er touched Wen Yao beside her and motioned her to look at Huo Qingqing, and both of them covered their mouths and laughed when they saw it. It wasn't until the corners of Chaoxia's mouth also rose that Huo Qingqing noticed that the three people around her were laughing at her, and her face suddenly turned red.

Chaoxia still couldn't look at the meaning in Lu Xiang'er and Wen Yao's eyes, and said in a low voice: "Look, Wen Gongzi is going to win, and the candidate is not his opponent." ”

Sure enough, as soon as Chaoxia's words fell, Wen Song knocked his opponent out of the ring. Huo Qingqing and Wen Yao were both happy on their faces, and there was a burst of applause in the hall. And beside Mrs. Wen and Mrs. Wen, there were a lot of congratulations and praises.

Soon, two candidates from the second group also entered the ring, one of whom was Zheng Tong. As I said before, Lu Xianger was very surprised that Zheng Tong became one of the eight. At this time, she was watching Zheng Tong's every move seriously. Although Lu Xiang'er doesn't know martial arts, he can also see that Zheng Tong seems to have some strength left, but his opponent has exhausted his strength.

Chaoxia also saw the incomprehension of Lu Xiang'er and the others, so she said from the eyes of an insider: "Zheng Tong's martial arts are really good. Seeing that he is familiar with his moves and experienced, I am afraid that he has also practiced martial arts since childhood. I didn't expect Zheng Shilang to treat Zheng Tong so hard. ”

The former sentence is an unbiased statement, while the latter is a little resentful. After Chaoxia finished speaking, Lu Xiang'er, Wen Yao, and Huo Qingqing all looked at Lu Hong who was sitting in the corner with empathy. Lu Hong was watching the competition in the ring seriously at this time, and there was no special look on his face or eyes.

Listening to Mrs. Zheng and Zheng Fangfei praising Zheng Tong as their son and brother to the people around them, Wen Yao's eyes couldn't help flashing. It may be that Lu Xiang'er and the others are looking at Lu Hong's relationship, and Lu Hong has some awareness, and he turned his head to look here. Seeing a few people, Lu Hong immediately smiled and made a gesture.

After Lu Xiang'er and Chaoxia saw it, they also smiled back at Lu Hong, and Lu Hong turned his head again. Wen Yao and Huo Qingqing didn't understand, and looked at the people around them separately. Lu Xiang'er and Chaoxia glanced at each other, and then chuckled: "Those gestures are games that we often played when we were in Qingshi County. The elder brother meant that Zheng Tong was not his opponent and that he would win. ”

Wen Yao's eyes blinked, and he laughed softly: "It's really funny that this simple gesture has so many meanings." ”

"Sister Yao'er is also interested, then Xiang'er will teach you someday." Listening to Wen Yao's tone, Lu Xiang'er quickly understood something. But she pretended not to know anything, so as not to make Wen Yao shy, and agreed to teach her very casually. After Wen Yao heard this, her eyes showed joy, but she was afraid that Lu Xiang'er would see something, so she looked outside.

At this time, Zheng Tong also won the opponent, and Li Wenhao went into the ring with his opponent. It's really a little strange to say, and I don't know if someone did it on purpose, or if it was providential. Lu Hong, Wen Song, Li Wenhao and Zheng Tong were not in the same group. In the end, all four of them won and the second draw was held again.

“…… In the next two competitions, Wen Song vs. Li Wenhao, Zheng Tong vs. Lu Hong...... "With the completion of the second draw, the four people in the hall couldn't help but look at their opponents. If Wen Song and Li Wenhao are holding the goal of learning, the atmosphere is still friendly. Zheng Tong's gaze at Lu Hong kept flickering, but Lu Hong's expression was deep, and the atmosphere between the two was weird.