Chapter 135: Dragon Boat Race

In order to celebrate the completion of the new Guangji Bridge, Shang Chengjie, the secretary of the Ministry of War, specially held the Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Race in the Jishui River, and invited rowing masters from all walks of life to participate. The Jishui River was originally the defense range of the Xidingmen City Gate Army, and it was supposed to form a team to participate in the competition. In April, 20 strong soldiers were selected, and Ling Zhi, the general manager of Qian, was in charge of it, and the intensive training began early in Jishui River. This time, the top three are all rewarded, especially the first place has more prizes, a full one hundred taels of silver. In order to motivate the soldiers, Tang Tong deliberately added additional rewards, the top three were rewarded with one tael of silver each, the second one was three taels of silver each, and the first one was five taels of silver per person, so the participating soldiers of the Xidingmen Barracks worked very hard.

Shang Chengjie made a bloody investment this time and built a stand for thousands of people in Bailongtan under the Guangji Bridge. King Fu and King Yu, the five ministers of the cabinet, and the five Shangshu are invited to come and watch the dragon boat race. Now the military department holds the right to collect tolls on the Guangji Bridge, and its pockets are full of waist poles, and it is generous.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the flow of people who come to Jishui River to watch the dragon boat is endless, and the flow of people in Xidingmen is also busy. The soldiers of the Xidingmen military camp transferred a thousand people to maintain order, and this matter was entrusted to Lan Tingshu. The safety of the magnates gathered in the stands could not be ignored, and Tang Tong brought another 200 people to personally guard around the stands.

Tang Tong had already gotten the news that Qin Xinyi would come, but what he didn't expect was that Xia Xunqiu also came with Cao Shu and Xia Zhan. The dignitaries of the court arrived, but King Fu and King Yu did not come. Shang Chengjie wanted to ask Cao Shu to announce the start of the dragon boat race, but was politely declined. Then ask Qin Yunhou to resign, and finally Xia Zhan will announce the start of the game. The stands are on a high ground, and the dragon boats facing the race have an open view. The people by the river can see it clearly, and the team flag on the dragon boat is even more clear.

There are a total of 18 teams in the competition, divided into three groups of six teams each, to take the top two, and finally determine the top three. As soon as the starting gun sounded, the cheerleaders of the various teams on the shore were shouting, and the shouts resounded in the sky, and the stands were also crowded, constantly shouting.

Tang Tong deliberately stood near Qin Xinyi in a military uniform, and after the three preliminaries, he had to rest for half an hour. At this time, not only the officials exchanged heads, but the family members next to them also began to chatter. Tang Tong saw Lan Tingmei go up to the stands, avoided Xia Zhan's sight from behind, and said a few words to Xia Xunqiu, it is not surprising that they are all soldiers under Lan Tingshu, and it is normal to let her in.

Lan Tingmei only had a few words, flashed to Tang Tong's side, smiled faintly and left, all this Xia Zhan didn't see. Then Xia Xunqiu and Xia Zhan said something, and got off the stand with Jian Chun and the two maid rings.

Next is the official start of the finals, the highlight of the day is the gong, the shouts are heard again, and the people in the stands are staring eagerly, shouting cheers from time to time. In the end, the Xiding Gate City Gate army was the first to reach the finish line, and the soldiers around the stands cheered. Shang Chengjie was also smiling, and it was a glorious thing for his team to win the first place.

At this time, some family members have to stand up and prepare to leave. Tang Tong hurried to the front to stop him, "Ladies and misses! There are too many people below to disturb everyone, please wait for a while!", the stands gradually quieted down.

At this time, Xia Zhan found that Xia Xunqiu was gone, and after asking the people around him, he beckoned Shang Chengjie to come, "My daughter has not come back yet, Lord Shang sent someone to take a look.".

Shang Chengjie immediately replied: "Okay! I'll let people go right away!", he beckoned Tang Tong to come and let Tang Tong go to Xia Xunqiu.

Tang Tong was very familiar with the terrain here, and immediately found Xia Xunqiu, who was talking to Lan Tingmei. When Tang Tong came, he only heard Lan Tingmei's words: "You have to get your father done before you can push off this marriage!"

Xia Shunqiu was very embarrassed, "I can't do it!".

Tang Tong had long known that Xia Zhan was going to marry his daughter, and the person he married was Chen Dingxian, who was stalking, and Xia Xunqiu was unwilling to live or die. came to the two of them and interjected, "With the way of others, but also the body of others, Miss Xia doesn't understand this truth?".

"What does Lord Tang mean?", Xia Xunqiu didn't quite understand and asked hurriedly.

Tang Tong did not forget to tease and said elegantly; "One crying, two troubles, three hangings, playing tricks, so that Xia Xiang had to agree!".

Xia Xunqiu was in a hurry, and he didn't see that Tang Tong was joking, so he said disdainfully: "It's you again!" The dog can't spit out ivory from its mouth.", said angrily turning his face away.

Tang Tong deliberately sighed, "Alas! Miss Xia has never heard of it, your mother also used these three indiscriminate tricks back then, so that your grandfather had to fulfill your parents, this is called the way of others, and the body of others!".

Xia Xunqiu had never heard of this, and replied sternly, "You are a bloody squirt!".

"People always don't believe that their mother would do such an outrageous thing, in fact, it's just a means, Miss Xia thinks too much!", Tang Tong sighed after speaking, looking aggrieved.

In Xia Xunqiu's eyes, Tang Tong was a complete bastard at this time, and he said that his father was okay, but he said that he said this about his beloved mother, and he was so angry that he shook his head and left to ignore Tang Tong.

"Miss Xia! This is the last chance, since you don't want to be with someone you don't like, sometimes people do something stupid and make a good story!", Tang Tong did not forget to shout.

Xia Xunqiu didn't look back and continued to walk, Tang Tong chased after him, blocked in front of Xia Xunqiu, and beckoned Lan Tingmei to come over, but Lan Tingmei stood there and didn't move.

Xia Xunqiu loudly asked, "Do you want to do it?".

Tang Tong saw that Xia Xunqiu was even more charming, but he was stunned. It's not good to joke anymore, and said with a smile: "Miss Xia used to like to talk to me, I really have a good way, I was playing with you just now, I don't want to hear it?".

Xia Xunqiu seemed to grasp the last straw, and asked anxiously: "You are in a hurry to kill me!" Don't say it yet!".

"Xia Gexiang doesn't deal with the closest person to Miss Xia on weekdays, why don't you talk to him.", Tang Tong pouted as he said and smiled weirdly.

Xia Xunqiu is a smart person, and after Tang Tong woke up so little, he inadvertently asked; "You're talking about my uncle!".

"Hmmm! It just can't be stopped, at least it can be delayed for a lot of time, don't you say?", Tang Tong nodded, opening his mouth and laughing.

Xia Xun and Autumn Jing Tang Tong said this like thunder, why didn't he think of it. Seeing that Tang Tong was laughing, he couldn't help but regret his recklessness just now, and thanked him slightly apologetically: "Thank you, Lord Tang!" Now I'm much more cheerful!", his eyes were looking at Tang Tong, and the two of them immediately avoided at the same time, each looking at a different place.

Lan Tingmei, who was standing not far from them, had been watching, not envy but jealousy, it turned out that she was a superfluous person, and the fools could see that the two really liked each other, because they were stupid fools who were even more stupid than fools.

"Xia Gexiang asked me to come to you to go back, I will open the way for you in front, Miss Xia, you follow!", in order to get rid of the embarrassment, Tang Tong turned his head to Xia Xunqiu and said. Saying that, drive away the crowd in front and leave a path for Xia Xunqiu, Jianchun and the two Yahuan to pass smoothly.

Come to the open space under the stands. Tang Tong said to Xia Xunqiu: "Miss Xia is waiting here, I'll go and call Xia Gexiang down!".

At this time, the people in the stands began to come down, and as soon as Tang Tong came up, he saw Qin Xinyi walking down, Tang Tong hurriedly caught up and said to the people behind: "Don't worry, everyone!" There are still a lot of people going back to the city, and it will be very congested to walk in front, so it is better to walk in the back unblocked.", said and blocked the people behind, so that Qin Xinyi and his party would not feel crowded.

Then escorted Qin Xinyi to the carriage, and happened to be seen by Xia Xunqiu and his party. Xia Xunqiu didn't see it, Jian Chun couldn't help it, and shouted at Tang Tong: "Hey! Didn't you call us lord? How to be courteous here!".

Qin Xinyi was unhappy when she heard this, looked back at Xia Xunqiu, and stared at Jian Chun. Tang Tong stepped forward and explained: "My duty is for everyone's safety! It's all women and children, of course keep an eye on it, don't have an accident.".

The main reason is that Qin Xinyi is unhappy, Jian Chun no longer speaks, and Xia Xunqiu does not look this way.

Tang Tong turned back to Qin Xinyi and said, "Miss Qin! You get in the car first, and I'll call the old Qin Ge!", and went up to the stands.

It didn't take long for Cao Shu and Xia Zhan and his party to come down one after another, and Qin Yunhou was still waiting in the stands. Tang Tong explained to Xia Zhan first, accompanied him to the open area to meet Xia Xunqiu, rubbed for a while, and returned to the city in their respective carriages one after another.

When Qin Yunhou and his wife came down, just as Tang Tong was about to go to the stand again, he immediately went to stand behind them, so that the people who came down slowed down so that they would not squeeze Qin Yunhou and his wife. Coming to the open space, Tang Tong waved his hand and said, "Old Qin Ge! Now there are a lot of cars and horses going back to the city, and it is much more relaxed to walk later, so you might as well take a break.".

Qin Yunhou had this intention, "Thank you!" Master Tang go get busy! Madam! Let's get in the carriage and sit and wait before leaving.", Madame Qin nodded in agreement, and the two got into the carriage with the support of the servants.

Tang Tong didn't stop, he went straight to Qin Xinyi's carriage, and said to Qin Xinyi who was sitting inside, "Miss Qin! Elder Qin Ge will go back to the city later, let me tell you. If there's anything to help, I'm nearby.", seeing that there is no response, I will turn around and walk away.

"Lord Tang is really good at going left and right, and after stammering others, he will stick to our young lady immediately.", Tang Tong turned around, it was the big girl next to Qin Xinyi who was hugging Qin and mocking herself.

Tang Tong turned around and approached her, as if he was about to make a move, he was so frightened that he couldn't help but take a step back. I saw Tang Tongjiang raise his hand, touch his forehead, and squeeze his mouth, "Didn't you see that I was busy all morning?" It's all waiting for people, so don't be sarcastic, okay?".

Baoqin didn't expect Tang Tong to say such a thing, and he was stunned and speechless for a while. Immediately afterwards, Tang Tong lowered his voice and said, "Don't think I don't know, you and I are the same person, don't you want to stick to Master Xu?", and laughed heartily after speaking.

Now Baoqin is only frightened, how can he know his own affairs clearly, this is impossible, Baoqin is denying it in his heart, but this is a fact, he can't help but be afraid in his heart, and he is chattering; "You..... You .....", the latter words can't be said.

Serving the book today and the future, only the little girl enters the painting. When Tang Tong came to her, he could only dodge and quickly arrived at Qin Xinyi's carriage. He asked very leisurely, "Does Miss Qin think the same way?"

What Tang Tong did to Huqin just now, Qin Xinyi lifted the curtain and saw it. He was very upset about what he had done, and quickly replied: "Yes! I've seen it with my own eyes, and I can quibble.".

"I went to find Miss Xia on the orders of Lord Shang, not flirting. Besides, she is about to get married, what is there to be jealous of.", Tang Tong laid out the facts, but in fact, he didn't care in his heart, and said it naturally.

"I'm going to get married, why are you teasing me, flamboyant!", Qin Xinyi retorted very resolutely, with mockery.

"Not really! Why don't we make a bet?", Tang Tong said more simply.

"Humph! It's just a disguised trap, I won't be fooled by you.", Qin Xinyi knew in her heart that this bet was not a matter of one or two days, I don't know how long it would take, and there was just a reason to find her.

"Miss! The old man's car is gone, let's go too!", staring at the painting from the side, he didn't want Tang Tong to pester Miss anymore, so he took this opportunity to get rid of him, and said loudly.

"If you can stop my grandfather's car, I will believe you.", in a flash, Qin Xinyi triggered inspiration, and wanted to make it difficult for Tang Tong, and she was quite happy in her heart.

"Okay! But Miss Qin has to promise me one condition.", I didn't think that Tang Tong would reply quickly, which made Qin Xinyi a little at a loss.

"Let's hear it!", Tang Tong has a lot of ideas for a long time, and Qin Xinyi has a heart.

"When your grandfather and grandmother come to ask, you both nod in agreement, can you do it?", Tang Tong said without hesitation.

Qin Xinyi was defensive in her heart, but she still replied shyly: "I know!".

After hearing this, Tang Tong was full of confidence, ran to Qin Yunhou's carriage, muttered for a while, and saw that he quickly returned to Qin Xinyi's carriage, and stood aside without saying anything. Including Qin Xinyi, Huqin and the painting were at a loss, seeing that the carriage in front of them was not moving, they could only wait on the side, not knowing what was happening.

After a period of silence, Mrs. Qin took heavy steps, and with the support of the waiting girl, she came to Qin Xinyi's carriage, and shouted far away: "Xin'er! Are you feeling better?", Qin Xinyi popped up, confused, and asked, "Grandma!" What's the matter".

"Didn't you throw up? Let's rest, we'll wait a little longer before we leave." Mrs. Qin was not only anxious, but also got into the carriage, and after sitting down, she touched her head, very concerned. This made Qin Xinyi very surprised, remembering what Tang Tong had just said, knowing that she had been fooled again, seeing Tang Tong staring with a smile on the side, she could only nod and say, "Don't vomit anymore, it's already fine!.", she was very unconvinced, staring at Tang Tong angrily, but there was nothing she could do. Both hugging the qin and entering the painting understand in their hearts that they can only suffer dumb losses.

Mrs. Qin was old, and she was nagging alone, which made Qin Xinyi a little annoyed, and said coquettishly: "Grandma! I'm better, let's get back to the city quickly!", kept pushing and shoving.

Mrs. Qin could withstand this, and she also wanted to go back early, but she still asked uneasily, "Is it really better?".

Qin Xinyi kept nodding and urged, "Grandma, let's go!" It's too crowded, otherwise I'll get motion sickness.", coquettish with a cry, but the cry was very small, but it worked on Mrs. Qin.

Mrs. Qin touched her head and said bitterly, "Then be careful!" Let's go slower later, it's still early, don't worry.", after speaking, he got off the car slowly, and shouted with concern before leaving: "Xin'er! Be careful!".

Qin Xinyi stuck her head out of the car and responded, "Got it!" Grandma, keep an eye on your walk!", all the while watching her get into the carriage in front of her.

Without the interference of her relatives, Qin Xinyi looked at Tang Tong angrily at this time, "You know the pain point of looking for someone's house, now you are happy!", with resentment, she was disdainful in her heart, but after all, Tang Tong's way, she could only endure it.

"I just want Miss Qin to believe it, I apologize for the unintentional mistake!", Tang Tong replied not only respectfully but apologetically, as if he was the only one in this world who cared about her, for fear of hurting her.

This made Qin Xinyi unable to refute, so she had to deal with Tang Tong's original words: "Grandpa also nodded in this matter, see how you crack it this time, I'll wait!", the meaning of Qin Xinyi's words, Zheng Liang is just an illusion, that is, he has never met, and he can't arouse interest, it is better to harass the person in front of him from time to time to test it to suit his wishes...

"I'll prove it to you and won't let you down!", grinning innocently.

Qin Xinyi didn't want Tang Tong to entangle anymore, so she snorted and put down the curtain. Baoqin asked the coachman to catch up, and Tang Tong sent him a ride, and he commanded in place until there were no more carriages and pedestrians.