When a man marries a woman, no matter which dynasty they are in, they must be well-matched.
Although the imperial capital was large, there were only a few high-ranking families, and people who married back and forth were all in the same circle.
Therefore, nine times out of ten, there will be his future wife standing behind the thin curtain.
Thinking of this, the young men in the schoolyard suddenly got full of energy. They didn't care about the heat of the dog days and danced the guys in their hands like tigers and tigers.
Not to be outdone, the children of the civil servants asked their servants to grind ink on paper and prepare to write some embroidered articles.
Xiao Gang was eager to try.
He glanced at Ren Ning, who was standing motionless next to him, and suddenly burst into laughter.
"Brother Ren, are you going to dance with the knife in the school field, or are you going to do ink in the pavilion?"
Regardless of whether the clan was eliminated or not, Ren Ning was born in the Taishi Mansion. Under normal circumstances, he should imitate the frail scholars on the covered bridge and write ink.
But now he is obviously a military commander, but he should end up wielding a sword.
Ren Ning was not interested in writing articles. He looked up at the school grounds.
Most of the young masters on the field have family martial arts skills. They are all playing with knives and guns with very proficient skills, which is dizzying for everyone to watch.
From time to time, there will be girls cheering loudly behind the curtain. They are cheering for their brothers.
Ren Ning smiled and said: "You go ahead. I won't go down."
When Xiao Gang heard this, he stopped walking.
"Brother Ren, I heard that Yankui Fortress often fights with the vicious Xiliang people. You must have met many Xiliang people."
He pointed with his chin at the young men in the school field with great interest, "Do you think these guys have high or low martial arts skills?"
Ren Ning looked at it silently for a while.
"Some of them have worked hard, and some of them are just show-offs. The one I was arguing with you just now is a complete show-off. His horse steps are unsteady, his eyes are wandering, and his moves are weak. Rather than saying he is feeding the sword, it is better to say he is dancing.
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"Really?" Xiao Gang was half-convinced, "He is Sun Ye, the third son of Uncle Cheng'en. Everyone says that he is highly skilled in martial arts."
Cheng Enbo?
Ren Ning was slightly startled.
Generally speaking, imperial titles are only awarded to martial arts families with outstanding military exploits.
But Cheng Enbo was an exception.
It is a unique title that is only awarded to the Queen Mother or the Queen's natal family. It means inheriting the favor.
To put it bluntly, this kind of title puts women first.
As long as a daughter is born and becomes a queen, the whole family will be able to ascend to heaven.
Just as he was talking about the emperor and empress, two high-pitched voices sounded one after another.
"Your Majesty has arrived."
"The Queen has arrived, and Concubine Qing has arrived."
Ren Ning and the others were not surprised. They quickly packed themselves up and came up to salute the emperor.
The girls on the other side went to see the queen.
Ren Ning took a sneak peek.
The Yellow Emperor wears a bright yellow dragon robe and looks majestic. However, under the golden finger, the yellow value is only 35.
Even worse than Zuo Fu, the commander of the imperial army beside him.
In addition, behind the emperor, in addition to the imperial guards, there was also a group of foreign youths. Some had high noses and blue eyes, some had white hair, and some were short and thin.
"What are you going to do, ladies and gentlemen?" the emperor asked pleasantly.
Sun Ye took a step forward and said, "Back to Your Majesty, I and other martial arts disciples are preparing to compete in martial arts to cheer up the Zhongfu Festival. His Highness the King of Qin even added some luck."
"Back to Your Majesty, I and other Confucian disciples are preparing to spread poems, chanting that the clouds are hanging down, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, Your Majesty is the most holy and bright."
Huang Di nodded with satisfaction, "Yun Chui built the country with force and governed the world with culture. Although the ministers are young, they have not forgotten the heavy burdens on their shoulders. I am very relieved."
He looked back at the foreign young man behind him.
"These are overseas students from various countries. They are studying our writing, language, thoughts and etiquette in the Imperial College. You are similar in age, so let's play together and don't be restrained."
Ren Ning blinked.
In this era, those who could be sent to Yunchui as overseas students had a very high status in their home country. They were either princes or princes, or at least like Yingpan's eldest brother, they were young clan leaders of some tribes.
Thinking of Ying Pan, Ren Ning looked up.
Among the foreign students was a man with a cloudy appearance, and there was a faint shadow of the head of the Kailun clan on his face.
what do you say that is?
Ren Ning thought for a while.
Tiele means stone in Xiliang language.
The crowd dispersed.
Under the emperor's eyes, the Yun Chui princes were even more energetic. For example, Sun Ye from Cheng'en's residence did not bother to cause trouble for Xiao Gang anymore, but looked provocatively at the group of foreign youths.
Ren Ning walked over, cupped his hands and said, "Hello Tiele, I'm Ren Ning. I wonder if Yingpan has mentioned me to you?"
Tie Le took a step back in astonishment and looked at Ren Ning up and down, "Of course I heard my little sister mention it. It turned out to be you!"
He gritted his teeth and said, "Come on, let's make some gestures."
Ren Ning looked strange, "Are you sure?"
"Forget it." Tie Le waved his hand quickly.
The Kailun people were not very powerful in terms of force. He also learned about Ren Ning's abilities from the people who came to report the funeral, so how could he dare to challenge him.
Just now, he just wanted to use his status as brother-in-law to suppress his future brother-in-law. But when Tie Le saw the look in Ren Ning's eyes, he knew that this guy would not hold back, and he immediately withered.
"Not bad looking, worthy of Yingpan." Tie Le added dryly.
The two chatted for a while, and then an internal prison guard came over.
"Young Master Ren Ningren, Your Majesty has summoned you. Please come with the younger one."
Ren Ning smiled apologetically at Tiele and followed the inner prison towards the emperor.
At this time, the emperor was not only accompanied by the queen and Concubine Qing, but also by several girls wearing veils on their faces.
The girls' broad cloud sleeves were decorated with phoenixes in gold threads.
"Ren Ning has met His Majesty, the Queen, Concubine Qing and all the other princesses."
"Get back on your feet." Seeing that he was generous and calm, the emperor nodded with satisfaction.
"He is worthy of being the security commander selected by Yanjie Fortress. He is already very impressive at a young age and has the demeanor of a general. Unlike the prince of Zhongyong's Mansion..."
cough.
"Your Majesty," the queen next to her coughed, "it's rare to go out to the palace to play, so you should be happy. Stop mentioning those annoying people and things."
She pointed to the school field, "Watching the competition on the field is really interesting."
"Oh? Whose child is competing in martial arts?" The emperor's eyes turned to the center of the school field.
To the left of the emperor sat the stunningly beautiful Concubine Qing.
She smiled and waved to Ren Ning, "Master Ren has been in the fortress for four years, but have you ever seen my father? Is he in good health?"
Monk Ren Ning Zhanger was confused and said honestly: "There are nearly 200,000 people stationed in the fortress. I wonder what the name of the imperial concubine's father is?"
Concubine Qing proudly raised her chin: "My surname is Huo, and my father is the general guarding the Yancheng Fortress."
Ren Ning was taken aback and quickly bowed respectfully again.
"Back to my dear, General Huo has a lot of things to do every day. Ren Ning is just a small personal guard in the fortress. He usually spends most of his time training at the station and has never met the general."
He paused.
"However, all the affairs of the fortress have always been in good order. At the turn of autumn and winter last year, under the command of the general, the fortress army took the initiative to attack and sweep away the invading enemies from Xiliang. Therefore, Ren Ning feels that everything should be fine with the general."
Concubine Qing was overjoyed, "That's good, that's good. Reward!"
The maid behind her brought out some jewelry. Among them was a pearl bigger than a bull's eye.
"I have a lot of jewelry on hand. I heard that Mr. Ren is not married yet. If you like any girl in the future, feel free to send her some jewelry to please her."
Ren Ning wiped his sweat silently and said, "Thank you, empress."
This reward may not be too much.
Not to mention anything else, that pearl, which is bigger than an ox's eye, is worth a fortune, definitely more than tens of thousands of taels.
He subconsciously glanced at the beautiful woman in front of him with his golden finger.