Chapter Forty-Nine: The Racecourse Competition
Taifu couldn't bear to see Jin Ruirui like this again, shook his head and left.
Mu Ruoxue looked at the back of Taifu leaving, and felt a little unbearable in her heart, after getting along in the past few days, Mu Ruoxue found that Taifu was a meticulous and strict person, no matter what everyone's identity was, they treated everyone equally.
"Miss Mu, what happened just now was that I was not good, I didn't find out the truth of the matter, I apologize to you here, and I hope you will forgive me regardless of your past suspicions." Qi Shuxian turned her head to look at Mu Ruoxue and said sincerely.
"In the future, Miss Qi's things should be kept safe, don't lose or break anything again, and you will have to rely on the classmates at the table again." Mu Ruoxue didn't have anything to say to Qi Shuxian.
Just based on her character, Mu Ruoxue felt a little disgusted, not to mention that it was Concubine Rou's niece, and the aunt and nephew were really carved out of the same mold.
Qi Shuxian heard Mu Ruoxue's words, and her face was a little embarrassed.
"Okay, now that this matter is clear, don't mention it again in the future, everyone is tired from studying today, why don't we go to the racecourse to relax." Nangong Jie came up to play the round.
Mu Ruoxue and Qi Shuxian had an argument just now, Nangong Jie likes Mu Ruoxue, but Qi Shuxian is indeed his cousin, and this matter also involves his mother, Nangong Jie is not good on either side, so he has never spoken.
Fortunately, the final result of this matter was not bad for both parties, and Nangong Jie was relieved, he didn't want any contradictions between Mu Ruoxue and Qi Shuxian.
"Okay, go to the racecourse for activities, just forget all the bad things today." Qi Shuxian saw that it was the invitation of the fourth prince and agreed.
Although Mu Ruoxue didn't want to go, it was not good to refuse the invitation of the four princes in person, so she said, "It's okay." ”
Nangong Jie was very happy when he saw Mu Ruoxue agree.
Seeing this, the others had no objection, so they went to the horse farm together.
"Brother Nangong, I haven't been to the racecourse for a long time, it's good to be here with you today!" Qi Shuxian walked beside Nangong Jie, regardless of whether Nangong Jie listened to it or not, she tried to have a relationship with him.
Li Luo walked beside Mu Ruoxue, glanced at Mu Ruoxue and said: "You have a lot of enemies, you will still be more disciplined in the palace in the future, don't get old and provoke those who shouldn't be provoked, you can't eat beans in the province, and you will get fishy." ”
Obviously, Li Luo also saw through what had just happened and knew that things were not what they seemed.
"The courtiers can thank the king for his concern, and I will pay attention to it in the palace in the future." Mu Ruoxue glanced at Li Luo and said, in line with what he just said, it was her and the fourth prince again.
However, this time the matter is indeed related to the fourth prince, and I still have to find a time to make it clear to him, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to be at peace in the palace in the future, Qi Shuxian did not succeed this time, and it is difficult to guarantee that she will not want to frame her for any other crime next time.
Soon arrived at the horse farm, Mu Ruoxue looked around, and sighed in her heart, it is really worthy of the royal horse factory not only has a large area, but also has a complete range of things inside, even the wooden stakes used for the fence of the horse farm are made of good ebony!
"This horse farm is really big!" An official lady who came with her sighed.
"The royal horse farm is naturally different, and all the structures and designs in it are made by the most famous craftsmen asked by the emperor's grandfather." Nangong Yue replied.
"Fourth brother, we may not have been able to compare equestrianism for a long time, but now that we are here together, it is better to compare, I heard that the fourth brother's riding and archery skills were taught by his father himself, and the second brother also wants to see and understand." Nangong Yue looked at Nangong Jie Dao.
"Since it was the second brother who invited him, the younger brother should be respectful and obey his fate!" Nangong Jie looked at Nangong Yuedao, and his face was quite arrogant.
"The riding and archery of the fourth prince was taught by the emperor himself, and I think she will definitely win."
"That's not necessarily, the second prince fought on the battlefield with the prince when he was young, and his kung fu in riding and archery will naturally not be bad."
The two official ladies began their discussion again.
"Okay, then how about we go around the racecourse twice?" Nangong Yue said with a light smile.
Mu Ruoxue and their group retreated to the side, the command flag fell, and Nangong Yue and Nangong Jie both drove their horses and ran.
I saw that there would be some obstacles on the track from time to time, and the two princes not only had to compete in the speed of horseback riding, but also avoided those obstacles in time.
"Who do you think will win?" Mu Ruoxue looked at the two people on the field and asked Li Luo beside her.
"What do you think?" Li Luo did not directly answer Mu Ruoxue's question, but asked rhetorically.
"I don't know how well the two of them ride and shoot, so naturally I can't guess." Mu Ruoxue said lightly, her eyes have always been on the two people on the field, after all, it is rare to see a righteous and bright contest between princes like this.
"If you don't know the results, why guess?" Li Luo also stared at the arena and replied lightly.
Soon the first lap was over, Nangong Jie took the lead over Nangong Yue, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth as he looked at the onlookers. When more than half of the second lap had been run, Nangong Jie was still ahead.
Mu Ruoxue looked at the arena and felt that Nangong Jie would win this competition, after all, the distance of the race was only one-third of a lap, and it was rare to surpass the opponent in such a short distance.
"I'm afraid the fourth prince is going to win, and he has always surpassed the second prince."
"It seems that the emperor personally taught the four princes the riding and archery skills are really powerful!"
The two girls next to them discussed.
Just when the two were approaching the finish line, everyone thought that Nangong Jie would win, but when there was still a quarter of the way to the end, Nangong Yue suddenly surpassed Nangong Jie, and this scene surprised everyone.
"What! In such a short distance, the second prince actually surpassed the fourth prince! Am I mistaken! ”
"You read that right, the second prince did surpass the fourth prince, and the two princes are really powerful!"
The two girls next to her said excitedly.
Mu Ruoxue was also very surprised when she saw this scene! It seems that these princes are not simple!
In the end, the game ended with Nangong Yue's victory!
"The second brother's riding and archery skills in the killing field for many years are really powerful, and the younger brother is really ashamed!" Nangong Jie lost the game and looked a little unsightly, but he still said politely.
"The fourth brother's riding and archery skills are not bad, and the father personally teaches it, and the fourth brother doesn't have to be modest!" Nangong Yue looked at Nangong Jie with a smile.
Although the two of them were very respectful on the surface, Mu Ruoxue keenly found that although the two of them were brothers, it could be seen from the competition that the relationship was not good.
"This royal horse farm is a rare place for stargazing, everyone is here today, we might as well wait and enjoy the night together." Nangong Jie looked at everyone and said again.
Nangong Yue looked at Li Luo and said, "It's so good, it just so happens that our brothers may not have been together for a long time, let's have a good chat tonight, drinking to the moon, this is a beautiful thing in the world." ”
"The courtiers are naturally willing to accompany the four princes to watch the stars together, and I believe that the rest of the sisters are the same." At this time, Qi Shuxian glanced at the rest of the ladies and then looked at the four princes, and said with a smile on her face.
Everyone stayed, and it was not good for Mu Ruoxue to leave at this time, so she simply stayed.
Soon night fell, and everyone lit a bonfire on the horse farm, set up some drinks and food, and everyone talked to each other in twos and threes.
"Uncle Huang, it's rare to get together tonight, I salute Uncle Huang with a cup." Nangong Jie picked up his wine glass and looked at Li Luodao.
Li Luo nodded, drank all the wine in the cup, and said, "The imperial brother loves the four princes very much, and the four princes should also concentrate on their studies, and don't spend their minds on other places." As he spoke, he looked at Mu Ruoxue, who was sitting not far from him.
Seeing Li Luo's eyes, the fourth prince still said with a smile on his face: "Thank you Uncle Huang for your teachings." ”
Mu Ruoxue listened to the conversation between Nangong Jie and Li Luo, and looked at Li Luo with a bit of a scoundrel in his eyes, even if he wanted to mention the four princes, this was too obvious, a little!
"Miss Mu, I'll toast you!" At this time, Nanfeng came to Mu Ruoxue's side with a wine glass.
Mu Ruoxue saw that it was Nanfeng, but she didn't refuse to raise her glass and salute him, although Nanfeng confessed to her last time, she refused, but she could still be friends.
Nangong Jie saw Nanfeng toasting Mu Ruoxue, and he also wanted to come over with a wine glass.
"Brother Nangong, Shuxian toasts you!" Qi Shuxian came to Nangong Jie's side with a wine glass, and when she saw that Nangong Jie was about to leave, she hurriedly grabbed his arm and said.
Nangong Jie saw that it was Qi Shuxian who was not easy to refuse, nodded and drank all the wine in the cup.
"Brother Nangong hasn't been to see Shuxian for a long time, how is my aunt okay recently?" Qi Shuxian said again, obviously not wanting Nangong Jie to leave.
"Cousin doesn't need to worry, I've been in good health for the sake of my health, and I've been busy with my studies recently, so I didn't go to Qi Mansion to visit my cousin, and I will definitely go to see my cousin when I have time another day." Nangong Jie said with a smile.
Qi Shuxian also wanted to pull Nangong Jie to say something, but suddenly heard the sound of the wine glass breaking, and everyone quieted down, only to see that the source of the sound was actually from the prince.
At this moment, the prince was falling to the ground, his face was pale, and the whole person looked very painful, and everyone was shocked.