Xihe Zhuangzi is not far from the western suburbs of Chang'an, stretching for miles along the beautiful Xihe River, a verdant landscape of birds and flowers in the early spring season.

Gu Mingzhu's carriage stopped in front of the Xihe Zhuangzi, she helped Xiaokui's men get out of the carriage, and looked up at the newly repaired Zhuangzi of the Guo family.

Looking at the familiar scenery here, Gu Mingzhu's face was calm, and there was a heavy calm in her eyes, this is the Zhuangzi newly purchased by the Guo family, but it is also a place where she has been here many times, and now, like every time she has experienced it, she has been invited here by all their means.

The maidservant saw Gu Mingzhu's carriage and greeted her attentively: "I have seen Mrs. Gu, and the maid is waiting here on the order of the lady." It's just that she was taken aback when she saw Gu Mingzhu's dress, today she invited these ladies of your mansion to come to Xihe Zhuangzi to play polo, the ladies were all dressed in Hu clothes and heroic, so that the servants came over with a good BMW and came proudly, but the lady Gu in front of her was wearing an ordinary big-sleeved skirt and a fairy skirt, where is the dress to play the game.

Gu Mingzhu ignored her surprise, but took Xiao Kui with a light face and followed the maid to the Zhuangzi.

This Zhuangzi is very carefully arranged, with small bridges and flowing water, rockery and flower ponds, just like the beautiful style of the south of the Yangtze River. There were many ladies from your mansion who came first in groups of three or five talking and laughing under the willows among the flowers, but Gu Mingzhu, who was enjoying the scenery here, didn't take a second look, and walked inside with a cold face without saying a word.

Her look made the maid who led the way even more uneasy, she also knew that this behind her was the eldest lady of the rude hussar general's mansion, I heard that she even dared to contradict her stepmother and grandmother, and her sister-in-law was afraid of her, although she was the maidservant of the Taishi Mansion, she did not dare to provoke this lady.

It's just that Gu Mingzhu didn't say a word all the way, which made the maid breathe a sigh of relief, but she was even more puzzled about what this Gu lady was going to do, it seemed very unusual.

The deepest part of Zhuangzi is a wide and flat field, and the ground is made of loess smashed inch by inch, which has been repeatedly poured with tung oil and polished into a smooth and shiny polo field. There is a high stand set up next to the stadium, on which are placed comfortable felt seats and tables, which are used by the guests who come to watch the polo match, and the two barrier rooms on both sides of the stadium are blocked with dozens of zhang brocade, which is for the people who enter the game to rest.

Gu Mingzhu looked at the barrier rooms on both sides, the corners of her mouth curved slightly, and a shallow smile was hooked, but there was no smile in her eyes, only cold and deep.

She didn't go to the barrier room to meet Guo Xiuniang and them like other ladies first, but walked straight to an inconspicuous corner of the stands, chose a seat distance to sit down, and called the maid who was waiting on the side to pour herself a drink, ate a bite freely, and looked at the court casually.

The maidservant who led her way was stunned for a while, she didn't expect that this lady Gu didn't have any politeness and rules at all, and not only did she not go to greet the host's house first, but instead sat down by herself as a guest, and she didn't mean to go to the barrier room at all. She couldn't help biting her lip, bent her knees towards Gu Mingzhu and retreated, quietly walking towards the barrier.

Gu Mingzhu sat calmly on the seat, half-leaning on the table, looking at the spring bush blooming just right by the polo field, the tender yellow flowers lined with emerald green branches and leaves are really lovely, but Gu Mingzhu, who was looking at it, frowned and looked away, she was tired of seeing this scene, everything here was already familiar to her, including everything that followed.

It's just that Gu Mingzhu, who was sitting quietly, didn't be able to calm down, and the ladies who had seen enough of the scenery entered the polo field one after another, laughing and going to the stands.

"It's not ...... there's sitting over there. Gu Mingzhu, the eldest lady of the Gu family? Someone covered his mouth and said in surprise to the lady who was walking beside him.

The other lady looked at it: "It's her, why is she sitting there alone?" Take a look around, "Why don't you see the second lady and the third lady of the Gu family?" ”

"I'm afraid that those two won't dare to provoke this eldest sister." With a sneering smile, the person next to him lowered his voice and said, "Who doesn't know that she has a temperament, but even her own sister is bullying." ”

Someone had already glanced at Gu Mingzhu, who was sitting far away, with dissatisfaction, and said, "Xiuniang invited her to come, and she is not afraid of being burdened by her reputation, which makes people think that we are the same as her." ”

Before the words fell, the lady beside her hurriedly pulled the person who spoke, lowered her voice and shook her head: "Don't say it, so that she is afraid that she will cause trouble again if she hears it." ”

The ladies all looked for seats and sat down, but no one was willing to approach Gu Mingzhu's seat, and they all looked at her quietly from afar.

Gu Mingzhu lowered his eyes, turning a blind eye to the contempt and ridicule in the eyes of those people, just fiddling with the sachet on his waist without a match, and his gaze occasionally swept over the barrier room in the south.

Not long after the ladies sat down, several ladies wearing various colors of Hu clothes and holding a moon scepter in their hands said with a smile on their faces, and walked out of the barrier room, led by a big red vermilion tuanhua in a beard suit, with a bright red treasure on the pointed hat on the head, and a pair of bright eyes looked straight at Gu Mingzhu, she was the fifth lady of Guo Taishi's mansion, Guo Yuxiu.

She strode towards Gu Mingzhu with those ladies, and bowed slightly to the ladies who were smiling and getting up on the side, and then raised her chin and looked at Gu Mingzhu and said, "Looking at the dress of the eldest lady today, are you going to end up?" Her eyes wandered, and her smile looked gentle, but the tone was indescribable, "Also, Mrs. Gu is not good at equestrianism, and she can only barely sit firmly on horseback after studying for the past few months, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to guarantee that nothing will go wrong when I get on the field, so I still don't come up well." ”

Several ladies around her covered their mouths and laughed, and said, "No, it's not good to make jokes for a while." ”

Guo Yuxiu took a few steps closer, approached Gu Mingzhu's side, and said in a low voice: "Do you know that His Royal Highness King Zixian and His Royal Highness King Xian are also coming for a while, but they came to see this polo match." After speaking, she stood up straight again, looking at Gu Mingzhu with a smile, waiting to see her expression.

It's just that to her surprise, Gu Mingzhu's expression didn't fluctuate, there was no surprise, no surprise, and she still fiddled with the sachet in her hand, as if she hadn't heard it.

Guo Yuxiu glared at Gu Mingzhu for a while, surprised. Is this person in front of her still Gu Mingzhu, who in Chang'an City doesn't know that Gu Mingzhu, the eldest lady of Gu, secretly promised His Royal Highness King Xian, and tried her best to get His Royal Highness King Xian's liking, these days she has tried her best to see His Royal Highness King Xian, how could she know that His Royal Highness King Xian was going to watch the polo match and could be so indifferent, and she was not in a hurry to show off? It's unbelievable!