Chapter 45: Polo Matches
Three days later, the wind was beautiful, and it was a rare good weather for a polo match.
"Father, since it is said to be a competition, then there must be losses and wins, and since there are winners and losers, there must be lottery heads! Jingyi is brave and wants her father to give her a colorful head, but I don't know what her father wants? ”
Jingyi wore an autumn moon white riding outfit, she was delicate and lovely, and she was even more radiant, which made Chu Aotian laugh for a while.
"Hahaha, what Jingyi said makes sense!"
Chu Aotian laughed heartily, touched his beard with his hand, thought about it, and instructed the little eunuch beside him to take a jade Ruyi, and said loudly: "This jade Ruyi was carved by a skilled craftsman some time ago with the finest Lantian jade, but it happens that today, it can be counted as the color of this polo game......"
After a pause, he turned around and looked at Jingyi with a smile: "Jingyi, what do you think?" ”
"Father's grace, Jingyi is naturally happy, today for the sake of her father's jade Ruyi, Jingyi will do her best!"
Jingyi's expression was relaxed, which made Chu Aotian happy.
"Princess, look at Princess Jingyi's ingenious appearance!"
Bi Ru snorted coldly and muttered in a low voice beside Jing Yuan: "Slave really doesn't understand, didn't you love to play polo before?" Why don't you even change your clothes today, do you really want to see Princess Jingyi in the limelight? ”
"Poor again!"
Jing Yuan glared at Bi Ru and said in a low voice: "On the day of my father's long birthday, I have already made too much limelight, if I want to block the brilliance of others today, I don't know how many incidents will be born......"
In this world, as a woman, there are very few sports that can be entertained, and polo is one of them.
However, playing polo is only popular in the upper class, and for ordinary people, food and clothing are still a problem, so how can they have the energy to play polo?
This Jing Yuan was muttering to Bi Ru in a low voice, and the red and blue sides had already been separated.
Because there were two princes present, one person led a team, Chu Lingyu, the prince of Li Guo, scored the red team, and the prince of Daxuan, Murong Yichen, scored the blue team.
"This princess is going to be on the same team as Prince Murong!"
Princess Qingxue raised her eyes, and directly came to Murong Yichen's side, raising her head: "Prince Murong won't mind, right?" ”
"What if Prince Ben minds?"
Murong Yichen's narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and when he saw the Snow Princess's face, he smiled brightly, and his eyes flashed: "This prince is joking, Princess Qingxue must not be surprised." ”
The corners of Princess Qingxue's mouth twitched a few times, and she barely squeezed a smile out of her face, and without answering, she followed directly behind Murong Yichen.
"Since the imperial sister has chosen Prince Murong, then the king will be on a team with His Royal Highness the Prince of Li Kingdom!"
Ye Yun rolled his eyes, and directly slapped the horse behind Chu Lingyu.
"Good!"
Chu Aotian smiled loudly: "Today, we don't divide the family and the country, I only think that you are all my sons and nephews, and I will have another reward for the victorious team!" ”
"Thank you Father (Emperor Li)!"
Everyone thanked them in unison, which caused Chu Aotian to laugh again.
"Princess Jingyuan!"
Suddenly, Princess Qingxue looked back on the horse, and saw Jing Yuan sitting honestly on the side, and couldn't help but say condescendingly: "Princess Jing Yuan's "Immortal Guidance" is really amazing, this princess is willing to bow down, but today's polo, isn't Princess Jing Yuan playing?" This princess is still thinking about competing with Princess Jingyuan in a polo match! ”
"Yes, eldest sister, you can also play polo on a long time, since Princess Qingxue said so, are you really afraid of her?"
Jing Yi deliberately fanned the flames on the side, wanting to encourage Jing Yuan to play.
After all, the purpose of today's polo game is to go to Jing Yuan, isn't it?
"This princess is not good at polo, Princess Qingxue can have fun."
Jing Yuan smiled slightly, didn't pay attention to Jing Yi, shouted at Princess Qingxue, and then sat quietly in his position again, reached out to pick up an orange, and gently peeled it.
"Humph, coward!"
Princess Qingxue snorted coldly, then stopped paying attention to Jingyuan, and patted the horse away.
"This Snow Princess!"
The queen frowned, and said to Chu Aotian with some displeasure: "Why does she have to be embarrassed with Jing Yuan everywhere?" It is said that this Xiyue woman does not follow the etiquette religion, and these days have been watching, and it is indeed so! ”
"It's mediocre not to be jealous, and there are little daughters who compare with each other, although this Qingxue princess is a daughter, she has also been on the battlefield, and ordinary women are different, fortunately, we are Jingyuan generous, don't care about her, it's good right now, anyway, in a few days, they are about to leave......"
Chu Aotian smiled helplessly at the queen, and suddenly Jing Yuan came over from the side, holding a peeled orange in his hand, and respectfully presented it to Chu Aotian, and said sweetly: "Father eats oranges!" ”
The smile on the corners of Chu Aotian's eyebrows became a little thicker, and he took it with his own hands, and said with a smile: "Jing Yuan really deserves to be his father's personal little padded jacket, father, I just want to eat oranges!" ”
"Huh, sycophant!"
Jing Yi on the side snorted coldly, looked at Jing Yuan who was smiling angrily, thought about it, and also took an apple from the desk in front of him, peeled it and handed it to Chu Aotian: "Oranges are easy to make people angry, Father should eat more apples, this apple is crisp and sweet, it is really delicious......
"If Jingyi likes it, go back and ask her father to send some to Yuhe Palace!"
The smile on Chu Aotian's face did not change, and he suddenly heard a cheer in his ears, and when he raised his eyes, it turned out that the blue team led by Murong Yichen had gone down the city first, and had already entered the gate of the red team, taking the lead first.
"I didn't expect that Cousin Murong is not only good-looking, but also a good player at polo!"
Jing Yi muttered a word to Yourong on the side, and Jing Yuan's heart moved, but he didn't show it on his face.
"Brother Ling Yu, just now your horse only needs to be half a step faster, you can stop Prince Murong's ball, you say you ......"
Ye Yun glared at Chu Lingyu and complained in a low voice, but before he finished speaking, he sighed again: "Forget it, anyway, this is just the beginning, everyone hasn't warmed up yet, Brother Ling Yu doesn't have to take it to heart!" ”
After speaking, he clamped the horse's legs again, and with a "driving" sound, he continued to run forward with people.
Chu Lingyu, who was a few steps behind, had a look of guilt in his eyes, his face was also a little pale, and he was sweating profusely, but the dignity of the prince of Li Guo made him hold on here all the time, and he didn't allow himself to be weak to others.
"Yu'er's wind chill is not good yet, Your Majesty, how can you allow him to play?"
Seeing that Chu Lingyu seemed to be a little decadent, the queen became anxious first, and couldn't help complaining in a low voice Chu Aotiandao: "The concubine looks at Yu'er and is a little physically exhausted now, maybe it is because of the bad face, if the emperor finds a reason to replace Yu'er, Yu'er in the province has not recovered from the old illness, and a new illness has been added......
"As the prince of a country, Yu'er's body is really weak......"
Chu Aotian's gaze never left the polo arena, and at this time, he only tilted his head slightly in the direction of the queen, and said in a low voice: "The princes and princesses of the other two countries are all on the field, if the prince of our Li Kingdom does not play, what kind of system will it become?" Besides, this is just entertainment, if you lose, you lose, it's not a big deal, I think it's good to let Yu'er move, you can't always keep the study of the one acre and three points of land to study! ”
The queen wanted to say anything more, but was gently pulled by Jing Yuan on the side, the queen glanced at Jing Yuan in surprise, only to see Jing Yuan shake his head quietly, the queen swallowed the words in her mouth angrily, and looked at the game again with a little anxiety.
"Brother Wang, I'll just say that Prince Murong will win, you don't believe it, you want to follow Prince Chu, haha, look at it, is it that our blue side is more powerful?"
Princess Qingxue, who was riding on the horse, right, Ye Yun, who was almost neck and neck, shouted proudly.
"A temporary victory or defeat is not an eternal victory or defeat, today Brother Wang will teach you a word to let you know what a Jedi counterattack is!"
Ye Yun shouted, and with a fierce effort, he immediately got half a horse position faster than Princess Qingxue, and took advantage of the moment when Princess Qingqing swung the club, and hit the ball in the air first, and as soon as he turned around, he immediately attacked the opponent's door.
"Brother Wang, you!"
Princess Qingxue hit the air, raised her eyes and saw that the ball had been snatched by Ye Yun in her hand, and she was immediately furious in her heart, and immediately turned her horse's head to chase Ye Yun, and she wanted to kick this obstructive royal brother aside.
It turned out that this ball was passed by Murong Yichen, as long as Princess Qingxue could hit, it would not be far from the second place, but who would have thought that Ye Yun would be intercepted halfway, and now he would not even have a chance to perform in front of Murong Yichen!
After three moves and five turns, the ball quickly fell in front of Chu Lingyu, Chu Lingyu gritted his teeth, slapped the horse to meet him, and firmly controlled the ball with the horse shaft.
"Brother Ling Yu, hurry up!"
Ye Yun's heart was hot, and he hurriedly shouted at Chu Lingyu, but he didn't know if it was because of this sudden shout that scared Chu Lingyu, Chu Lingyu was trembling, and he actually missed the ball!
"Hahaha......"
There was a burst of laughter on the field, especially Da Xuan and Xiyue's attendants, who had no scruples, and their eyes were full of contempt for the prince of Li State.
Chu Lingyu's face was flushed, I don't know if it was because he felt ashamed, or because the exercise was too intense, and his body was a little unbearable.
"Your Majesty, this ......"
The queen's eyes were full of anxiety, and she hurriedly looked at Chu Aotian as if asking for help, but Chu Aotian just looked slightly gloomy and didn't say a word.
"Father, why don't you let your sons play!"
At this time, the second prince, Chu Linghong, suddenly stood up, arched his hand at Chu Aotian, and said: "The prince's brother has not recovered from his serious illness, if there is any mistake, it will be the misfortune of my Li Kingdom...... Besides, Erchen has also practiced a lot of kung fu these days, and if you think about it, you won't embarrass your father and Li Guo! ”
If there was no last sentence, Jing Yuan would almost have believed that the second prince, Chu Linghong, really wanted to relieve the prince's brother.