Xiliang Wang and his wife hurriedly nodded yes. In their eyes, being able to marry the emperor as a daughter-in-law is worth it even if she cuts the fief as a dowry. The emperor took the opportunity to open his mouth, and they had to bear it. At this time, Concubine Jing, who was sitting under the emperor, didn't dare to say much, Zhao Zhaoyi took Changning, who had just recovered from illness, to sit next to the queen mother, and the mother and daughter both bowed their heads to eat tea. On the shore of the green lake 100 meters away, there are several aristocratic teenagers racing and shooting, which is very lively.

The queen mother's holy birthday is held on a grand scale, and because it is in the palace, there are few rules, and all royal clansmen can attend, including those blood relatives who can't be beaten. During the banquet, the queen mother loved to be lively, and the emperor ordered the teenagers of each family to go to the field to race arrows and have a happy celebration.

Among them, King Zhao is also listed, but he is too weak to even pull the bow away, and one out of ten is not bad. The skill is worse than him is the little son of Prime Minister Xiao's family, he can pull the bow, but he can't shoot accurately. After three comparisons, Lin Yuan lowered her voice and smiled and said to the Queen Mother: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, how about you look at these young talents, how about picking a good one for His Royal Highness Changning from the inside?" ”

The Queen Mother smiled perfunctorily, patted her hand and said, "Yuan'er is right. But she was still unhappy in her heart, she just said that Changning was not worried about marrying as a princess, and she listened to domineering, but she actually had no confidence. It's true that the royal girls are noble, but there are a few good ones, and most of them are sent to the outside of the Saiwai and kisses.

Changning is already seven years old, which is too young for ordinary people, but it can't be delayed in the heavenly family. When the princess reaches the age of ten, she will become the object of other countries' eyes, and if she does not take advantage of these two years to settle Changning's family affairs, she will have to marry the Xiongnu sooner or later.

can let her choose the son of an official to marry at will, and she is unwilling. is a good emperor, at least she has to be matched with a county prince to not decline. The prince of Xiliang is good, but it's a pity......

The Empress Dowager's excessive love for Changning is due to the lack of children and grandchildren, and the second is because of the Duanyang Emperor who died tragically in the Xiongnu twelve years ago.

Lin Yuan didn't know the Queen Mother's plans, she put a chopstick chicken shreds in the Queen Mother's bowl with her own hands, and proposed: "Actually, the prince of Xiliang is very good, and the Queen Mother is afraid that she will not be able to give up this grandson-in-law, right?" The concubine has a method, and I heard that the prince is both civil and military, and he attaches equal importance to talent and appearance. Taking advantage of the fact that the princes and nobles of the Queen Mother's Shengshou are all here, it is better to let the prince compete with these teenagers. With the good name that the prince has spread a few years ago, it may not be difficult to overwhelm the crowd. At that time, the name of the prince will spread all over the world, and the people of the world will naturally look at him with admiration, and it is reasonable for Changning to insist on marrying him. ”

The Queen Mother was slightly stunned, lowered her eyes and thought. Lin Yuan said again: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, if the prince loses the competition, wouldn't it be just a reason to retire from this family business, and choose the young man who is the first in civil and military affairs as a concubine!" ”

"Not bad! That's a good idea! The Queen Mother's eyes lit up, and then she nodded again and again, squinting at the teenagers who were competing in archery not far away.

After a while, the queen mother's will to ask for a civil and military competition was passed on. The queen mother naturally did not name the contest to recruit horses, but smiled and said that she would take advantage of today's holy birthday to let the prince of Xiliang also try one or two, she likes to be lively when she is older, let these young people go to play, and give her a happy look.

The Queen Mother personally decreed, and the emperor hurriedly complied. There were a few sons of officials from low backgrounds in the distant seats, who originally didn't dare to play with those noble princes and princes because of their status, but they got the will and hurriedly left the table to join the cavalry team. After waiting for a long time, the teenagers who rode and shot gathered more and more, but the prince of Xiliang was the last to end.

King Duanxu, the Nine Kings, who is known for his idleness, gave full play to his strengths at this time, jumped down and stood in the center to preside over the game. Tuoba Hong acquiesced, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "Literature first, then martial arts!" Wenbi four books, strategy, Wubi horseback archery, who has any objections? ”

As soon as the words fell, the two teenagers shouted at the same time: "I have an objection!" ”

And they all looked at them. One is the son of King Xunrui of the Six Kings, and the uncle and nephew of King Duanxu often go in and out of the land of fireworks together, he is fifteen years old this year, not to mention his relatives, he has not made any achievements in civil and military affairs, a typical scum of the royal family. He protested: "What's so fun about the four books! Compare to poetry! ”

is used to messing around on the streets, don't expect him to be able to take the Xiucai exam, but this kid has some talent for poetry. Another protester was the only son of Prime Minister Xiao You's family, who advised: "I'm okay with horseback riding, but I'm really not good at archery!" Can it be more fun than playing polo! ”

King Duanxu first vetoed the proposal of the prince of Xunrui, although he was smiling, he knew that this was on the birthday of the queen mother, and if the other party said a lot of fragrant words, it would not end well. But Xiao Gongzi's proposal was just right for King Duanxu's interest, and he slapped the table and said, "Okay!" Then add a game of polo! He said to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, playing polo is the most lively, you must be happy to watch!" ”

The Queen Mother doesn't care about these, anyway, riding and archery and the four books are ironclad to compare, playing polo is a team battle, not an individual battle, and it can't be compared to one, two, three, just treat it as the opening entertainment. Then he waved his hand in agreement.

So the teenagers turned over and drew lots to divide into two teams, with a ball in the middle. Xiao Gongzi of the Tianzi team took the lead in grabbing the ball, and then several people from the Dizi team stepped forward to besiege him, the scene was really lively, and all the relatives and nobles in the seats stretched their necks to see.

Xiao Yuan is really good at polo, he is very good at polo, he holds the pole and runs straight into the opponent's door, and he is about to hit the ball in, but a pole stabbed out and slammed on Xiao Yuan's pole, and the other person took the opportunity to grab the ball. Xiao Yuan raised his eyes and saw that it was Tuoba Ling, the son of Prince Cheng.

Tuoba Ling, a person who is Yunwen and Yunwu, is quite famous among the nobles. He is not good at playing polo, but he is a good hand when he knocks on people's poles like a sword. So Tuoba Ling knocked on Xiao Yuan's pole in the whole scene, and Yang Yong, the grandson of Yang Qi, another military aircraft officer, cooperated with Tuoba Ling to grab the ball from under the pole.

Xiao Yuan met the opponent, and the more he fought, the more courageous he became, desperately rushing to the goal with the ball again and again, but almost every time he was snatched away by knocking on the pole in the middle. Tuoba Ling's way of grabbing the ball is too funny, Xiao Yuan is small, and he grins his teeth every time he is robbed of the ball on a horse, like a squirrel that has buried a pine cone in winter but is poached, and the audience is so laughed by him that he leans forward and leans back.

The laughter of the audience made Xiao Yuan feel even more ashamed, so he tried harder and harder to grab the ball, but the final score was still 5-5. Xiao Yuan looked up to the sky and shouted, angrily scolding Tuoba Ling for being a treacherous villain.

Xiao Yuan was only ten years old, and Tuoba Ling was almost twice as old as him, so he smiled and apologized: "Anyway, it's casual play, and the rules don't say that you can't knock on the pole!" Xiao Gongzi, don't be angry, when you can ride and shoot, how about I let you have two arrows? ”

"You bully! I know I'm not good at archery! Xiao Yuan continued to shout.

"Alright, don't argue!" The Queen Mother laughed. She said happily: "Xiao Gongzi is too young, and his archery is not accurate, so it's not a big deal." However, in the eyes of the mourning family, Xiao Gongzi's horseback riding skills are very good, and in the polo match, Xiao Gongzi was sentenced to be the first, what do you think? ”

Everyone knows that playing polo is the opening entertainment, but if it is not true, Xiao Yuan is the youngest on the field except for King Zhao, and they all humbly agreed. So, Xiao Yuan became the chief of the first scene, and the queen mother rewarded him with a large bag of pastries and toys.

Xiao Yuan burst into tears and smiled, and happily stepped forward to kowtow to receive the reward. At this time, the emperor frowned slightly, and suddenly said at the beginning of the second game: "I just played polo...... It seems that the prince of Xiliang has never moved the place? ”

The scene was too chaotic just now, and everyone's eyes were on Xiao Yuan, and they didn't pay attention to the side at all. Only the emperor still wanted to pick a son-in-law in his heart, and paid extra attention to the prince of Xiliang.

As soon as the emperor spoke, the queen mother also reacted. I saw that the faces of the Xiliang Wang couple sank suddenly. After a while, Princess Chen of Xiliang reluctantly smiled: "My child has been old and serious since she was a child, and I am afraid that I don't like to participate in these children's things." ”

The emperor let out an "oh", and the banquet gradually fell silent. Lin Yuan laughed out loud, looking a little abrupt in the silence. She slapped the Queen Mother's shoulders on the wall, and said with a smile: "No matter how experienced and serious, today is the Queen Mother's happy day, and the prince should also have fun with everyone to see the ancestors happy!" He raised his voice again: "His Royal Highness the King of Xiliang, did you say it?" The ancestor deliberately wanted to see the prince riding a horse, so he ordered the competition. This first game is a draw, why don't you let Xiao Gongzi and Shizi grab the last ball to determine the winner? ”

The emperor's expression was full of thought, and after listening to what Lin Yuan said, he nodded and said, "Just according to the words of Concubine Hui." He smiled with King Xiliang and said, "Little uncle, it's not a good thing for a boy to be too serious. What the queen mother likes is Xiao Gongzi's temperament, and he looks festive. Why don't you let the prince also play polo and show the excitement to the ancestors. ”

King Xiliang's face changed suddenly, and then he covered it. And the Duanxu King in front of him was in a hurry, and he had already rearranged the ball and shouted: "Please stand up for the two golfers!" Brother Shi, come here! ”

The prince of Xiliang pursed his lips, and finally drove forward and stood opposite Xiao Yuan.

The attendant took the pole and handed it to him. I saw that he gently raised his hand and held it, but his hand shook again, and the pole was removed.

The inner supervisor hurriedly kowtowed and pleaded guilty, and handed the pole again. This time, however, he didn't reach for it, and the next moment, he fell from his horse to the ground, unconscious.

During the banquet, everyone exclaimed, and the emperor was even more stunned, shouting repeatedly: "Pass the imperial doctor, pass the imperial doctor!" ”

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