Chapter Forty-Eight: It's not that enemies don't get together
The next day, I set off early and hurried all the way, and before I knew it, I was close to the capital. The side of the road is an empty grassland, and a group of people can be seen chasing on horseback from a distance, which should be the grassland of the nobles of the capital, and there is a fence around it, so that people do not get close. Tang Tong just looked at it casually, this is a casual game for nobles, and he didn't take it seriously, the most important thing is that he is here to buy the goods, and he has to rush back.
Often the more you don't care, the more unexpected the result. A fast horse came running in front of him, and it was clear from a distance that it was a woman, a person who was too familiar with Tang Tong to be familiar with. Tang Tong smiled secretly, he couldn't hide if he wanted to, so it was better to restrain the horse and wait for the woman to approach.
There was still a long distance, and a voice was heard: "I really don't want to see anyone, I can meet, do you say it's a debt.", the woman rode her horse and rushed to Tang Tong, reined in the horse and ignored Tang Tong.
"It's Miss Lan Er who has a heart! Otherwise, he was playing in the grassland at this time, how could he block the way of others.", Tang Tong hit the nail on the head, and the person who came was Lan Tingmei from the Yunyang Hou Mansion, it must be no good thing, but Tang Tong was not afraid of others to cause trouble.
Lan Tingmei didn't think so, even if she was seen through, she pretended to be casual, "It's not for anything else, it's just that I heard that Tang Qian is good at riding, so I'm here to ask for advice!" I don't know if I can save face?", there seems to be a kind of forced meaning in the words, but it is not expressed.
Tang Tong replied more skillfully, and said with a smile: "I just want to compete with the little marquis, not to underestimate the woman, can Miss Lan Er understand?", quietly looked at Lan Tingmei to see how she reacted.
Nazhi Lan Tingmei didn't care, and replied happily: "It doesn't matter, it is an eye-opener to be able to see Tang Qian's riding skills with my own eyes.", the words were very understated, "So Tang Qian always agreed?".
Seeing Tang Tong nodded, Lan Tingmei didn't stay too long, and Le Ma left.
Tang Tong shook his head helplessly, a little surprised but not surprised. Shopkeeper Wu has been listening, Tang Tong has explained a few words, without too much delay, urging the horse to whip quickly to catch up with Lan Tingmei.
Tang Tong and Lan Tingmei came to the front of the team almost at the same time, Lan Tingshu had already seen Tang Tong's arrival, and he couldn't lose his identity, and the group had been waiting for a long time on the horse.
Tang Tong did not dismount, waved his hand on the horse and said, "Little Hou Ye is well!", looking at Lan Tingshu and everyone with a smile.
Lan Tingshu is an elegant Confucian and will not lose his dignity on a big occasion. He replied: "Tang Qian hasn't seen him for a long time, how are you doing lately?", Lan Tingshu had already noticed his sister's sudden departure, and he also knew that Tang Tong would not be kind or good when he came.
Before Lan Tingshu could think about it, Lan Tingmei first provoked: "Tang Qian always said that everyone is riding a horse, and it is completely a dog, so I can't get angry and call to try it with my brother.", said and looked back at Tang Tong, a mocking face, to see how he dealt with everyone's anger.
He Xiong exploded when he heard this, and looked at Tang Tong viciously and roared: "It's too much to deceive people! I'm going to have a competition with you, and I'm not afraid to ride a horse or to punch or kick me.", said as he jumped off his horse with an expression of sworn expression.
Tang Tong replied very calmly: "Brother He, don't be excited, I didn't say this, it was Miss Lan Er who stood in the way, I want to see my riding skills, I guess she wants to inspire everyone's fighting spirit!", said and nodded and looked at Lan Tingmei with a smile.
Lan Tingmei couldn't help but feel a little weak when she saw everyone looking at her, but quickly explained calmly: "It's not that you mentioned that he has superb riding skills, I called him, why do you admit it?", an expression of indifference, not taking it seriously at all.
After she said this, He Xiong and the others knew her true nature, and they would no longer trouble Tang Tong.
Lan Ting also knew her sister's temper, and her sister just wanted to see it with her own eyes, not intentionally. asked very gently: "Tang Qian always wants to compare, you might as well say a charter.", the tone was very unconvinced, but it was not revealed in person.
Tang Tong smiled cheerfully and waved his hands again, "It's not that I'm here to be strong, it's because I was invited by Miss Lan Er, so I will be a discussion.", and then bowed deeply, "I came here today to apologize to the little marquis in person, I offended a lot last time.".
It's all here, how can Lan Tingshu care about it anymore, "It's all in the past, why bother about who is right and who is wrong, let's talk about it now!", smiled very elegantly.
Xiao Wenhou's mind Tang Tong admired, smiled and stretched out his hand, "How to test the little Hou Ye has the final say!", the attitude is very sincere, without a trace of disrespect. When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but ease their mood, and it was not their way to bully the young with the crowd, and they waited for Lan Tingshu to say why.
Lan Tingshu looked at a small mound in the distance in front of him, pointed and said: "Bypass that small mound from east to west, whoever returns here first wins, everyone participates.", turned his head and looked at Tang Tong again and said, "What does Tang Qian always think?".
Tang Tong replied very happily: "Okay! For the sake of safety, two people set off at intervals of two horses, Miss Lan Er and Hao Jun set off first, I have the queen of the little marquis, can you?".
As soon as she finished speaking, Lan Tingmei said very bluntly: "Isn't it taken up by the one who set off first, Tang Qian should not regret it.", a complacent expression was revealed.
Tang Tong said indifferently: "Maybe I and the little marquis will catch up immediately, Miss Lan Er will have to come on!".
Lan Tingshu knew in his heart that the advantage of the long schedule would not be highlighted, and he still admired Tang Tong's suggestion, and said: "Then proceed as such, everyone tidy up their horses first, don't make a mistake halfway.", so everyone dismounted, made the necessary pre-race preparations, and no longer communicated with each other, rarely watching how others were doing and what they were doing.
The legs of the horses trembled in the six horses, and the six people were ready, all wanting to take the lead. The red flag waved, first Lan Tingmei and Hao Jun set off, then the red flag waved again, followed by Yao Can and He Xiong, and finally Lan Tingshu and Tang Tong.
The advantage of this is to avoid the six riders from huddled together and cause collisions to avoid injuries and unsatisfactory results. Because Lan Tingmei set off first, she couldn't help but whip her horse quickly and threw Hao Jun out of a horse position. After running for a while, the gap has narrowed, and everyone is hurrying up, for fear that they will fall behind others.
At this time, Yao Can's horse caught up and was in the second position, less than two horses with Lan Tingmei. He Xiong was behind, and Hao Jun was in fourth place.
When they were still not far from the mound, Tang Tong and Lan Tingshu caught up with He Xiong and were in third place side by side, less than three horses with Yao Can, who was second.
Near the corner of the mound, Lan Tingshu and Tang Tong chased after them, almost neck and neck with Lan Tingmei and Yao Can. At the corner of the hill, Lan Tingmei grabbed the best cornering position, Yao Can approached her, Lan Tingshu didn't want to fight with the two, and pulled some distance from them. But Tang Tong was farther away from them, turning a big corner, so that he had to run an extra distance, which seemed to be more than worth the loss.
At the narrowest corner, that is, where the turn is, the Lan Tingshu siblings and Yao Can's three riders were about to huddle together, all trying to compete for the best turning angle. The three of them were all concentrating, and they didn't see where Tang Tong had arrived. At this time, Yao Can pulled the reins carelessly, and the horse ran away in shock, originally very close, and collided with Lan Tingmei's horse, the speed of the two horses slowed down rapidly, and at the same time affected Lan Tingshu, and the reins of the horse involuntarily slowed down.
At this time, Tang Tong, who had been running a big circle, rushed out, and suddenly there were two more horses. The three of them couldn't help but be surprised, and then Lan Tingshu realized that although the distance of the big lap was farther, it avoided collisions between horses and horses, and it would not make mistakes and maintain speed, and the advantage was highlighted.
Lan Tingshu was less affected, and soon broke out of the encirclement and ran in second place. But he was already four horses behind Tang Tong, and Lan Tingshu quickly whipped his horse and wanted to catch up. After chasing for a while, he was forced to pull down to the position of six horses, which was not a human problem, but the horse's endurance and speed. Lan Tingshu knew that his horse was not as good as Tang Tong, and he couldn't catch up at all, but he still tried his best to whip the horse forward, and finally fell behind by six positions and won the second place.
Lan Tingmei was third, He Xiong caught up with Yao Can, ranking fourth and fifth, respectively, and Hao Jun, who started first, was the last. Such a result was something Lan Tingmei never expected, losing is losing, and she is still in her own territory, and she can only accept this reality. Lan Tingshu looked depressed, sitting on one side of the venue without making a sound, and the other three people gathered around him, no one dared to speak first, for fear of upsetting Lan Tingshu's brothers and sisters.