Chapter 190: Prelude

In Chengde Garden, all the ministers have basically arrived, and the emperor and princess have not yet arrived, and the atmosphere seems to be much more relaxed.

Dan Xuan teased the cricket for a long time and suddenly felt bored, so he and Shangguan Yu stood up and hid in the corner to talk to each other.

All the Wang Sun Guixuan who knew the two of them were surprised, Dan Xuan and Shangguan Yu were bitter enemies, this was something that many people in the imperial city knew, but it was also a fact that the two were talking harmoniously in the corner at this time, which couldn't help but make people who didn't know the inside story feel very strange.

Old Man Dan also glanced at Dan Xuan and Shangguan Yu strangely, Qian Baijin stepped forward, and said suspiciously: "Patriarch Dan, when did Shangguan Yu become so close to your precious grandson?"

Danqing smiled bitterly, and said helplessly: "I can't understand anything about this kid now, to be honest, I always thought that they were enemies who shared the sky, but there was never a time when they could still speak calmly, it's really strange!"

Qian Baijin heard the words but hehe Yile, seeing that Danqing was in a good mood, remembering what his daughter had explained to him a few days ago, he sighed in his heart, so he had to ask hard: "Old man, your precious grandson is very attractive now, even my daughter has fallen, no, she insists that I ask you about your attitude, I believe that you are an enlightened person, old man, you should not object to the love between two young people, right?"

Danqing furrowed her gray eyebrows, glanced at Qian Baijin in surprise, and said in surprise: "You mean that Jingyi's kid likes this punishment?"

Qian Baijin smiled lightly and nodded.

Danqing laughed, his old eyes were full of relief, and said: "I naturally won't care about young people's affairs, and besides, my grandson can't control it if he wants to, as long as they young people like each other, what opinion can I have if I have an old bone?"

Qian Baijin was overjoyed when he heard this, and he bowed his hand again and again, and said with a smile: "So very good, so very good!"

In the corner, Shangguan Yu swept the eyes around him, and said with a wry smile: "It seems that these people seem to be surprised that you and I live in such harmony!"

Dan Xuan smiled slightly, also withdrew the wooden light that swept around, spread his hands, and said helplessly: "Accident is accident, these guys have nothing to do for a day, they actually dig up Lao Tzu's gossip, and they are annoyed!"

Shangguan Yu smiled slightly, changed his words, and said, "Do you know how to play polo?"

Dan Xuan didn't understand why Shangguan Yu asked such a question, and after searching around in his mind, he really hadn't heard of any polo, and nodded a little confusedly.

Shangguan Yu saw Dan Xuan's expression, but he laughed and said, "You will also have this kind of expression, it's really rare, I thought you could do anything?"

Dan Xuan pursed his lips disdainfully.

Shangguan Yu restrained his smile and said, "If you don't know how to play polo, you're going to be miserable?"

"What do you mean by that?" Dan Xuan asked rhetorically.

Shangguan Yu smiled mysteriously and explained: "In the past, when princesses get married, there is a custom in the empire, that is, a polo exhibition match will be held, and when the time comes, the horses and young talents, plus some military officers and soldiers, will come to a hearty exhibition match!

Dan Xuan followed Shangguan Yu's gaze, and saw a large grass field in the distance, with a goal one zhang wide and four feet long, and couldn't help but wonder: "You mean, this polo game still has to let me play? What is the reason? He Zhou Feng is a horse, what kind of fun do I have to go up to?"

Shangguan Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You really don't treat yourself as a dish! In my opinion, the emperor invited you and me, as well as Sima Jianyang of the Hou clan to the banquet today, why do you think we were invited, the real purpose of this is probably to let me serve as cannon fodder for this polo exhibition match!"

"Cannon fodder?" Dan Xuan was more disgusted by the word, and couldn't help but aggravate the tone of the rhetorical question.

Shangguan Yu understood, stretched out his finger and pointed at the young talents of the Qi Clan, lowered his voice and said: "It is said that Zhou Rinran and Zhou Yi of the Qi Clan are both good at playing polo, they once defeated the palace royal polo team when they were twenty-five or six years old, and they are masters in this field!

"It doesn't make sense!"

Dan Xuan's face was slightly angry, he looked at the two young men who were over thirty years old at a glance, and he was slightly surprised in his heart, the strength of the two people was not low, the burly Zhou Ranran was a one-star Lingwei, and the tall Zhou Yi turned out to be a two-star Lingwei! In this imperial city, to be able to reach this strength at the age of thirty is indeed a genius!

His eyes moved slightly, and Dan Xuan saw Zhou Feng standing beside the two of them, and Zhou Feng was wearing spirit today. However, a woman next to Zhou Feng attracted Dan Xuan's idea, the woman knew at a glance that she was a very arrogant person, her appearance was extremely beautiful, her strength was an eight-star spirit master, and her age seemed to be only about twenty, this kind of talent was indeed very amazing.

"Who is that girl?" Dan Xuan couldn't help but ask.

Shangguan Yu followed Dan Xuan's gaze and said with a smile: "What, do you feel that she is more beautiful than my sister? She is the genius girl of the Instrument Clan, Zhou Feifei, the twenty-three-year-old eight-star spirit master, Zhou Rinran and Zhou Yi, whose talents far surpass the conceited geniuses of the past, seem to have become the most potential young people among the younger generation of the Instrument Clan! But then again, if she compares to your Dan Dashao, I'm afraid it won't be nothing!"

Dan Xuan glanced at Shangguan Yu, only to feel that once this Shangguan Yu faded from his arrogance, how could he become so flamboyant. However, seeing this Zhou Feifei, Dan Xuan couldn't help but take a few more looks, not because this Zhou Feifei was beautiful, but because this woman had an awe-inspiring momentum all over her body, and she actually had a heroic spirit like a man, which was really rare in women.

Just as Dan Xuan was staring at Zhou Feifei, a treacherous shout came from the bluestone road in the distance: "The saint is here, the princess is here!"

Everyone followed the prestige, only to see Emperor Zhuge Fei and Princess Ling Yao, who was dressed in red, slowly walking towards the square here. The emperor is dressed in a majestic dragon robe, Princess Ling Yao is wearing a red skirt that falls to the ground, there are countless tassel pendants, the jade streamer is shining, and it is glamorous.

Shangguan Yu came to Dan Xuan's side, but now Shangguan Yu really let go of all the grievances with Dan Xuan, lost his arrogance, but was a little more easy-going, seeing Dan Xuan's eyes fixed on Princess Ling Yao, he couldn't help but quip: "Why? regret not taking down this stunning princess at that time? Now that people are about to get married, the concubine is still a rare genius boy, you don't have a chance?"

Dan Xuan laughed dryly, "Shangguan Yu, Shangguan Yu, why didn't Ben Shao find out that you were so funny before, but your joke is not funny at all, I said that I have never liked Princess Ling Yao, believe it or not?"

Dan Xuan's eyes were full of determination, but Shangguan Yu was slightly stunned, and he reacted for a while before he asked tentatively, "Really, you really don't like Princess Ling Yao?

Dan Xuan suddenly thought about the ugly things in his memory, and he didn't want to dwell on them anymore, but he sighed helplessly and said, "I'm too lazy to pay attention to you!"

Shangguan Yu snickered.

Emperor Zhuge Fei was majestic, the ministers were arguing, the emperor walked to the main seat of a platform in front of the square, and said slowly: "You don't need to be polite, today is the wedding day of Ling Yao and the concubine, and it is a big day for the whole country to celebrate! Ling Yao is my favorite princess, and I am indeed reluctant to marry her, but I can't keep the big girl, I really hope that she can be happy! Zhou Feng is also very fond of young juniors, and I am very happy that he will be a colt and take care of Ling Yao for the rest of her life! Today, they all speak their minds freely, drink heartily, and don't talk about state affairs, regardless of their political achievements!

As soon as the emperor's voice fell, the square erupted in deafening applause. Many eunuchs and palace maids carried tables and chairs, and broke the empty ground with food, fruit and wine cups, and the ministers took their seats one after another. Dan Xuan and Shangguan Yu also found a secluded place and sat down.

The emperor seemed to be in a very good mood today, sitting on the throne, his face full of red light, and his eyes swept over everyone in the banquet in turn. However, Dan Xuan had an illusion, Zhuge Fei's gaze seemed to pause slightly on his body, but it was only a slight pause.