221 Wang Yuyan
Meng Xiuyuan said this, but Mei Lan Zhuju still didn't stop, but they were all very curious, and they were busy asking what was going on.
Helpless, Meng Xiuyuan had to start from the beginning, as if telling a story, and roughly told a few girls about the Great Wheel Ming King.
Mei Lan Zhuju didn't know Gu Mozhi, so she didn't care too much about what Meng Xiuyuan said, but thought that this lord had done another great thing.
On the contrary, they paid more attention to the story of the little Gesang, and around Meng Xiuyuan, they rushed to say one by one:
"Lord, is it true what you said about the little girl on the plateau?"
"Such a cruel thing, can the Lord still make it up?
I'm just worried about what happened to that girl, whether she really got poisoned......"
"Don't worry, the Lord will take action personally, and you will be fine.
Am I right, my lord? β
Meng Xiuyuan smiled slightly, and immediately nodded, and when the four girls saw him like this, a big stone in their hearts was put down.
When a few people were arguing here, Wang Yuyan was silent on the side, and she was quite emotional in her heart, only saying that the world is impermanent, and Gu Mozhi, such a fierce villain, can realize it overnight and become a monk.
She pondered for a long time, and then, as if she had figured something out, said to herself in a soft voice:
"It turns out that many things in this world seem to be unchangeable, but they only care about their own thoughts......
Seeing that Wang Yuyan was quite worried, Mei Lan Zhuju guessed that her mother and grandfather had died, and she was lonely, so she was sad in her heart, and couldn't help but persuade one after another:
"Sister Wang, the deceased is gone, don't think too much.
Now that you have entered the Vulture Palace, and Grandma has now accepted you sincerely, we are your family......"
When Wang Yuyan heard this, she shook her head slightly, indicating that what she said was not this, but when Mei Lan Zhuju asked her what was going on, she didn't want to speak.
Seeing this, the four girls had no choice but to silently hold Wang Yuyan's hand to show comfort.
For a while, the atmosphere in the room was a little silent, and no one spoke.
Under such circumstances, the girls did not stay in Meng Xiu's distant room for long, and soon returned to the house to prepare for today's selection of horses.
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When everyone met again at the gate of the Xixia Palace, the five girls had already changed into scholar's clothes and pretended to be men.
The vulture palace's disguise skills are also quite good, and the five of them really look like handsome young men with a slight change in their faces, if they are not acquaintances, it is not easy to see their identities.
"Lord, don't blame us.
In order to fulfill Grandma's order, we can only rob you of this princess.
Do you see how we look, are you handsome? β
Mei Jian winked at Meng Xiuyuan and said mischievously.
Meng Xiuyuan smiled slightly, didn't talk to her, just walked forward, handed the name card prepared for him by Li Qiushui to the official of the Western Xia National Rites Department at the gate of the palace, and entered the palace first.
Seeing this, several girls had to hurry up and enter as his entourage.
The Xixia Palace was not large, and Meng Xiuyuan and the others followed the official all the way through, and soon arrived at the place. He thought that the emperor of Western Xia would at least set up a banquet to entertain everyone first, but he didn't want to, as soon as he entered the palace, he was taken to a square.
I saw that on this square, there were more than 100 young people who came to choose horses, scattered everywhere, all of them were gearing up, stretching their waists and kicking their legs, as if they were preparing for the move.
"My lord, this is the news we have inquired about.
This princess of the Western Xia Kingdom recruited relatives, and she actually wanted to compete.
Hmph, Li Qiushui's woman is really cunning, knowing that your martial arts are invincible in the world, so she took such a method.
Why didn't she name it directly, saying that it was necessary to call the person with the name "Meng Xiuyuan" in order to get the middle horse. β
The bamboo sword was attached to Meng Xiuyuan's ear, and he said with a little resentment.
Meng Xiuyuan was about to answer, but he heard a familiar voice beside him.
"Brother Meng, Wang ...... Miss Wang, why are you here? β
Looking for prestige, it was Duan Yu who was hurrying to Ling Bo in a hurry.
"Brother Duan" and "Duan Gongzi." β
Meng Xiuyuan and Wang Yuyan saw Duan Yu appear, and each said hello, but this Dali prince was as elegant as ever, only said hello to Meng Xiuyuan, and then began to stick to Wang Yuyan's side and ask for warmth, ignoring Meng Xiuyuan again.
"Miss Wang, have you eaten enough and dressed warmly these days?" "Did Grandma Shantong embarrass you that day?" "Is there boredom in the Vulture Palace?" "Did the girls in the palace exclude you?"
Duan Yu missed too much in his heart, and asked a series of questions like a cannon.
Fortunately, Wang Yuyan is gentle and elegant, although she was a little dizzy when asked by Duan Yu, she was also patient and answered them one by one.
Mei Lan Zhuju on the side couldn't help snickering when she saw this, exchanged glances with each other, and thought about stepping forward to tease this nerd. I don't want to be at this moment, another familiar voice came, looking for prestige, it was Murong Fu and his four retainers.
"Meng Gongzi, you are really here.
Looking at the position of this colt is really moving, even a person as high as you has an idea......"
Murong Fu's face was ugly, and he bowed to Meng Xiuyuan, and then said reluctantly.
Contrary to Duan Yu, this Murong Fu only had Meng Xiuyuan in his eyes at this time, and his eyes were staring at Meng Xiuyuan tightly, as if Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan did not exist.
But this can't be blamed on him, after all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Emperor of Western Xia put on this version of the formation, obviously to let everyone present test their martial arts.
From this point of view, Murong Fu only said that even if he immediately gave birth to three heads and six arms at this moment, he was not the opponent of Meng Xiuyuan in front of him.
Seeing him like this, Meng Xiu didn't want to explain more, but just greeted "Murong Gongzi", and then ignored him, leaving this Murong Fu standing there with his brows furrowed and his face full of sadness.
At this time, the characters in the field had almost arrived, and only the sound of armor could be heard, and out of a group of golden-armored guards with halberds in their hands, followed by a big man dressed as a general, holding a scroll in his hand, stood still in front of everyone and recited aloud:
"Fa Tian Ying Dao, Guangsheng Shenwu, and the Great Xia Emperor said:
You have been summoned from afar, and I am very appreciative, and I hope to show your courage and strength, and the winners, even if they do not win the horses, can be hired according to their talents, and be awarded the title of official, admiration! β
Immediately, the general respectfully put away the scroll, and when he spoke again, he did not speak as solemnly as before, but explained in a normal tone:
"Ladies and gentlemen, originally with the will of the imperial concubine, today I want to decide the position of the horse with martial arts.
However, the princess remembered that it was not easy for you to come from far and wide, so she did not set such strict restrictions.
Later, you can not only play on the field yourself, but also ask the accompanying masters to do it for you.
Each person only needs to win ten games to be considered victorious......"
General Xixia was explaining the rules to this point, Murong Fu's expression on the side immediately breathed a sigh of relief, his face softened a lot, and he secretly glanced at Meng Xiuyuan again, only to say that there is still suspense in today's dispute between the horses and horses.
And everyone present has no opinion on this contest, after all, under this rule, you can win whether you have force or power, and no one can say anything wrong with choosing a horse according to this standard.
In this way, in the organization of a kind of general guards and Yipintang masters in Western Xia, everyone present soon began to compete in batches. For a while, the sound of humming was heard in the field, and it was very lively.
Meng Xiuyuan didn't listen to all the specific challenge rules, and he didn't have much interest in understanding them, but he stood in the middle of a clearing under the guidance of the Western Xia military attachΓ©, and was challenged by strange teenagers one by one, and every time he waved his sleeves, he had already won.
Until Meng Xiuyuan won nine consecutive victories, Wang Yuyan suddenly found him, and said when he heard it:
"Meng Gongzi, can I play a game for you?"
Meng Xiuyuan was very surprised when he heard this, but it sounded like everyone had a chance to lose once, so he didn't refuse, and nodded, wanting to see what this girl wanted.
After the two reported to the Western Xia military attache on the side, Wang Yuyan stood in the open space for Meng Xiuyuan, and the next moment, I saw that Murong Fu was led over as the last opponent.
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"Cousin?!"
Murong Fu has also won nine consecutive victories, and when he was walking this way, he knew that he was going to face Meng Xiuyuan in this game, but he thought that he had already lost and was thinking about the opponent in the next game. But I didn't want to get closer to see that it was Wang Yuyan who fought for Meng Xiuyuan, and I couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Wang Yuyan looked at his happy expression, her heart trembled, and she understood his intentions.
Recalling the months she had stayed in the Vulture Palace for the sake of Murong Fu, she was silent for a long time, and finally asked out loud:
"Cousin, do you really want to be this Xixia colt so much?"
Murong Fu didn't know Wang Yuyan's intentions, so he was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and said to Wang Yuyan:
"Naturally, it is.
You should know that I want to revive Dayan, and this position of the Western Xia horse is extremely important to me.
Cousin, I will remember that you helped me today and treated me well.
I'll ...... in the future."
Before Murong Fu finished speaking, he saw Wang Yuyan shaking his head, and immediately interrupted softly:
"Cousin, don't say it.
Thou shalt be this colt better than me......"
As soon as the words fell, Wang Yuyan waved her palm at Murong Fu, her body was like a butterfly wearing flowers, fluttering smartly. Murong Fu never thought that Wang Yuyan would have such a skillful martial arts, and he was very surprised for a while, and he couldn't help but lose the opportunity, so he had to barely resist.
Meng Xiuyuan and Mei Lan Zhuju stood aside and watched the competition between the two, and the four girls were quite emotional in their hearts, and they couldn't help but chat softly again:
"It seems that Sister Wang still can't let go of her cousin in her heart......"
"Well, Sister Wang was in a bad mood in the morning, probably because she thought of it."
"It turns out that Sister Wang didn't care about this Murong Fu when she saw this before, and she pretended to do it."
"Alas, what do you say about this Murong Fu, which is worthy of Sister Wang's love so much......"
After Meng Xiuyuan heard this, he didn't quite agree with the views of the four girls, because he saw a resolute intention in Wang Yuyan's moves, which was very different from her previous personality.
At this time, the battle in the field has entered the final stage, Wang Yuyan's moves are getting faster and faster, and each move is completely from a different martial arts routine, directly hitting Murong Fu's vital point, making Murong Fu unable to defend himself, and almost about to lose.
"You?!" Murong Fu shouted in shame, not only because he felt embarrassed that he was going to lose at the hands of Wang Yuyan, but also because he was worried that after this defeat, he would encounter some hidden master, so that he would lose his qualification to compete for the horse.
Wang Yuyan seemed to be deaf to him, and immediately took a palm directly to Murong Fu's chest, and wanted to seal his acupoints with this move.
Between the lightning and flint, Murong Fu's eyes suddenly flashed, and he was overjoyed. Because he saw that although Wang Yuyan's move was extremely powerful, it was because she was too anxious and lacked actual combat experience, and there was a very secret flaw.
"Cousin, I'm sorry!"
Murong Fu's arm was wrapped around like a snake, and he did not hesitate to hit Wang Yuyan's throat hard.
He knew that as long as his trick was implemented, Wang Yuyan would inevitably be seriously injured and fall ill. But in this instant, he couldn't think about it so much, compared to the position of the Xixia concubine, Wang Yuyan really didn't occupy too much place in his heart.
"That's ...... so"
Just when Wang Yuyan was about to be hit, she suddenly trembled her arms, shook Murong Fu's move away, and then took two steps back and said indifferently.
Obviously, Wang Yuyan had already prepared to break the move, and the "flaw" just now was also deliberately exposed to Murong Fu as a temptation.
"I ......" Murong Fu saw that he had missed the killing move, he was shocked and panicked, and he couldn't speak for a while.
Wang Yuyan suddenly smiled slightly, and the expression on her face was much more relaxed than just now:
"Cousin, I wish you can really make a Western Xia horse and revive Dayan in the future."
After that, she didn't look at Murong Fu again, turned around and left briskly.
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After a while, the competition gradually stopped, and more than a dozen winners were selected among the crowd, including Meng Xiuyuan, Murong Fu, Duan Yu, and a Tubo prince.
The losers looked sad one by one, but they had nothing to complain about, so they had to go to eat and rest first under the guidance.
A Western Xia general walked up to the remaining dozen people and said politely:
"Her Royal Highness the princess has an edict, please move to the inner study......"
Meng Xiuyuan also nodded when he heard this, what he was waiting for finally came.
In fact, the reason why Meng Xiuyuan was willing to participate in this horse selection today was just to take the opportunity to meet Li Qiushui.
He had already searched the Xixia Palace several times, but he did not find any trace of the third senior sister.
In terms of Li Qiushui's temper, it is impossible to hide from the palace at this time, and it is very likely that he is with the princess of Yinchuan.
This so-called "inner study" is actually the most secret place in the Western Xia Palace. It was originally Li Qiushui's former residence when she was young, but she gave it to her granddaughter Li Qinglu when she was old over the years.
Meng Xiuyuan worked so hard to participate in the selection, and went to see her in a formal way, which can be regarded as giving the three senior sisters enough face.
He wanted to get that miraculous skill, but he didn't want to take it by force, so he should have worked a little harder.