Chapter 1182 Postscript Thirty-eight The Sassy Big Sister
Chapter 1182 Postscript Thirty-Eight·Sassy Big Sister
(By the way, thanks to the civil engineering buddy for reminding me, how to prepare cement is indeed a required course. Bachelor Xie definitely knows this stuff.)
With Wan'an Mountain as the center, the area 40 miles long and 25 miles wide belongs to the royal racecourse and royal hunting ground.
The area is much larger than that of Ju Ming, and the surrounding people are completely prohibited from woodworking.
The Gaopingling Incident during the Three Kingdoms period happened here!
A large open space at the northern foot of Wan'an Mountain was leveled and used as a cavalry school ground. The cavalry trained here every month.
On days when the cavalry is not out for drills, some of the venues are open to the public and rented out for people to play Cuju, Chuiwan, horse racing, polo, etc.
There is a high platform at the foot of the mountain, where cavalry generals can practice military parades, and where the royal family and dignitaries can watch games.
There was some sunshine today, so we temporarily built a pergola on the high platform.
The eldest princess was sitting in the pergola drinking tea, surrounded by some royal wives and the children of powerful people.
Sitting on her left is Princess Fuyan, the seventh daughter of Emperor Dingtai. She is nearly fifty years old and looks a little old. Princess Fuyan's consort Li Chang is now Da Zongzheng.
At the time of the coup, the consort Li Chang had not yet taken charge of Zongzheng Temple, and the couple hid at home without seeing anyone. Although after King Yong usurped the throne, they were forced to go to pay homage to the "new king", but other than that they did not act rebelliously.
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Empress Dowager Ye returned with the young emperor, carefully investigated the situation, and promoted her consort Li Chang to Da Zongzheng.
Li Chang did not come today, but several descendants came: two sons, a daughter-in-law, two daughters, and two sons-in-law.
Sitting on the right side of the eldest princess is Wu Lingfeng, the eldest daughter of Privy Councilor Wu.
Wu Lingfeng's father-in-law Ding Kui was also a general of the Forbidden Army and actively supported King Yong during the coup.
Empress Dowager Ye and the young emperor led troops to fight back, and Privy Council Wu sent people to secretly contact his relatives. After receiving the letter, Ding Kui was not only the first to defect, but also persuaded another imperial army to defect.
No merits but no faults!
Because Ding Kui claimed that he had been ordered by the late emperor to lurk in Luoyang and wait for the new emperor to return to the capital. He was not a young man, he was an undercover agent who had infiltrated the rebels.
Anyway, Emperor Dingtai is already dead, and his will was oral. If there is no proof of his death, let him say whatever he wants.
"Da da da da..."
There was a sound of horse hoofbeats coming from far away, and several nobles dismounted their horses in front of the stage and ran together to the high platform to pay homage to the princess and their elders.
Wu Yaochen paid his respects, holding a riding whip in his hand, and walked behind Wu Lingfeng: "Sister, I'll go down and play first."
"Wait!"
Wu Lingfeng pointed to her brother's trouser legs: "Why are there so many wheat awns stuck on them?"
Wu Yaochen said: "The horse was frightened and accidentally rushed into the wheat field. If sister doesn't believe it, you can ask a few of them."
Ding Kui's third son, Ding Shaoyan, nodded repeatedly: "The horse was so frightened that we hurriedly chased it on horseback and accidentally stuck a lot of wheat awns on it. But please don't worry, sister-in-law, we have compensated for the damaged wheat."
Wu Lingfeng's face was gloomy.
The eldest princess smiled when she heard this: "That horse needs to be tamed well. Don't hurt its owner again in the future."
Wu Lingfeng asked: "Which horse is frightened? Bring it over and have a look."
"It's the bloody horse I bought last year. It's really hot-tempered." Wu Yaochen replied.
Wu Lingfeng called a male servant: "The evil horse is disturbing the master, drag him away and kill him."
Wu Yaochen was shocked: "Sister, please don't kill me. That sweaty horse is very valuable, but it's just a little bit hot-tempered. It will be obedient if you train it."
"Kill!" Wu Lingfeng shouted angrily.
As soon as the manservant took a step forward, Wu Yaochen stopped him: "How dare you!"
The eldest princess smiled and said: "Wu Sanlang, if you yell at your sister, you will be blamed by your father when you get home."
Wu Yaochen quickly explained: "Your Highness Princess Rongzhen, you just scolded the servants, not directed at my sister."
The eldest princess stopped talking.
Wu Lingfeng said to the valet: "Why don't you go and do something quickly?"
The manservant had a constipated expression on his face, bowed to Wu Yaochen and begged for mercy, then bowed and retreated to the stage to fetch the horse.
Wu Yaochen, a will-o'-the-wisp boy, could not understand the conversation between the princess and his sister at all. He only knew that his bloody horse was about to be killed.
This guy hesitated for more than ten seconds, then chased after him and took the reins from the footman: "No one is allowed to touch my horse!"
Wu Lingfeng said to the eldest princess: "Please lend me the bow and arrow of your highness's bodyguard."
The eldest princess nodded lightly.
Wu Lingfeng walked to the guard on the side of the high platform, borrowed a pair of walking bows, bent the bow and pointed an arrow at her younger brother: "Get out of the way!"
Wu Yaochen was so frightened that he hid far away.
The other dignitaries on and off the stage were also dumbfounded. But the group of will-o'-the-wisp boys were all frightened.
"Take him away and kill him!" Wu Lingfeng ordered again.
The manservant bowed to Wu Yaochen and immediately took the bloody BMW away.
Wu Yaochen still wanted to stop him, but when he saw his sister pointing a bow and arrow at him again, he could only cry and said: "Sister, why are you like this? That is a BMW that I spent hundreds of dollars to buy from a businessman from the Dawan Kingdom!"
At this moment, Xie Yan had arrived at the scene and was looking at Wu Lingfeng with everyone.
The bright sunshine in early summer shines on a woman in gorgeous clothes. She draws the military-standard rifle bow half full, and her expression is as majestic as a female general on the battlefield. No one doubts that this arrow will really be shot.
Xie Yan exclaimed in his heart: Big sister is so sassy!
Alas, it's a pity that he is already married and wears a woman's bun on his head.
Not long after, the mournful cry of a bloody horse was heard in the distance. This horse worth hundreds of pounds was really killed.
Wu Yaochen wanted to cry but had no tears.
Moreover, he couldn't lose face and felt that he had become a joke. He got another good horse, waved his whip and galloped away from the Royal Racecourse.
Another will-o'-the-wisp boy, Ding Shaoyan, saw this and hurriedly chased after him and shouted: "That's my horse. You rode my horse away. I have to play polo today!"
As soon as this statement came out, many people turned around and laughed.
Wu Lingfeng returned the bow and arrow to the guard, and went back to sit down with a calm expression, as if nothing happened just now.
The eldest princess couldn't help but praise: "If Mrs. Wu were a man, she would have already made great achievements on the battlefield and conquered all the barbarians!"
Wu Lingfeng smiled: "Your Highness, you are so complimentary. My abilities are nothing."
Xie Yan walked up to the stage with Li Dunshi. Only then did people notice him and all looked at the jade pendant around his waist.
To the powerful, a Bachelor of Furong is nothing.
But the 17-year-old Bachelor Furong is different, and this bachelor is still rumored to be having an affair with the princess.
"Xie Yan pays homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess!" Xie Yan went over to greet her.
The eldest princess was quite happy to see Xie Yan, but she pretended to be normal and nodded in greeting, introducing: "This is my seventh sister, the eldest princess Fuyan."
Xie Yan quickly bowed: "Meet Her Royal Highness Princess Fuyan."
The eldest princess pointed at Wu Lingfeng again: "This is the general and tiger daughter of Privy Council Wu's family, Mrs. Wu."
"Meet Mrs. Wu." Xie Yan couldn't help but take a second look. It turned out that this eldest sister was a descendant of Wu Song. Although she was not as beautiful as the eldest princess, her actions just now were too sassy.
The eldest princess continued to introduce: "This is the daughter-in-law of Duke Changle, the Fourth Lady of Guo."
"This is Lady Cai, the wife of Marquis Raoyang."
"This is..."
The eldest princess introduced more than a dozen people in succession, and Xie Yan came forward to pay homage to them one by one.
There are no older men today. The invitees are all married women and young men and women under the age of 25.
As the eldest princess introduced more and more people, the dignitaries present became more and more surprised - the scandal turned out to be true!
The eldest princess took the trouble to introduce her, obviously trying to draw Xie Yan into this circle.
And it is also sending a signal: Xie Yan is my person, you should not try to influence him, and no one is allowed to bully him.
Everyone looked at Xie Yan more seriously and thought: He is indeed a handsome young man with outstanding talents and learning. No wonder the eldest princess is fascinated by him.
There are also many unmarried women who can't stop staring at Xie Yan. Although they don't dare to compete with the eldest princess for a man, they can just look at him a few more times to satisfy their eyesight.
Xie Yan is really not so handsome that he is astonishingly handsome. He is favored by so many ladies simply because the eldest princess’s rumored boyfriend, the 17-year-old Bachelor Furong, has given him a halo.
Seeing that Xie Yan became the focus of everyone's attention, the eldest princess was proud but also a little worried: Such a solemn introduction wouldn't seem abrupt, right? Wouldn't it make Xie Liulang feel unhappy?
Alas, I was still too impatient.
You should write letters to Xie Liulang first, as Qingluan said.
But I heard Xie Yan say: "Your Highness, this is my good friend Li Dunshi. I am currently staying at his house."
Li Dunshi didn't expect that Xie Yan would introduce himself, so he hurriedly came forward to pay homage to him, and he was speechless.
The eldest princess was very happy. It turned out that Xie Liulang was not angry. I introduced my friends to him, and he also introduced his friends to me, and our relationship took another step forward.
Actually, the princess thinks too much.
Xie Yan didn't have many twists and turns in his mind. He just felt that Li Dunshi was quite honest. Since he brought him here, he would introduce him by the way.
"I know that the Li family in the south of the city are descendants of the Longxi County Prince." The eldest princess smiled back at Li Dunshi.
When she sent someone to deliver the letter, she learned from the residence of the Minister of Industry that Xie Yan had moved away, and then inquired about the situation of the Li family.
Li Dunshi was flattered, even a little excited and wanted to cry.
The branch they moved to the south of the city had a falling out with the main clan in the city and was driven out. Even though the main clan in the city had died due to the coup, the Li family in the south of the city was still not accepted by the powerful.
Today, the eldest princess actually recognized the Chengnan Li family and personally admitted that the Chengnan Li family was the queen of Longxi County!
Xie Yan stood there and did nothing. He just introduced the friends he brought casually. The result made the eldest princess very happy and made Li Dunshi burst into tears of gratitude.
What's going on?
The eldest princess asked: "Can you play polo?"
Xie Yan shook his head: "I can't ride a horse."
Li Dunshi said: "To report back to Your Highness, although I know how to ride a horse, I usually focus on my studies and have only played polo a few times with my classmates."
The eldest princess said: "I will let people choose two good horses for you, and they will practice for a while before they go on the field."
A young master volunteered: "Your Highness, I'm here to teach Bachelor Xie and the others how to play polo."
The eldest princess smiled: "Thank you Zhang Jiulang."
Xie Yan left the high platform happily, thinking that he would be very happy to be able to ride a horse and gallop.
A man's happiness is as simple as that, so there's no need to think too much about it?