When they arrived at the horse racing field, they loaded the weak Third Sister You into the carriage and went to the gun test venue together.
Since the improvement of firearms was very effective, Jia Lian ordered twenty of them to equip his personal guards.
Of course, the main purpose is to get them used to the use of firearms, and to test the practicality of the modified firearms.
"boom"
"Bang bang"
"Bang bang bang"
Scattered loud sounds came from the shooting range.
"Second Master!"
"How about it, all the brothers down there can use it?"
"I know how to use it. Foreman Wu from the Musket Battalion came to teach me personally. Everyone learned quickly, but..."
Zhang Yong looked troubled and hesitant.
"Just what?"
"It's just...Second Master, you can see for yourself."
Jia Lian followed Zhang Yong's instructions and looked over. Almost all of his fifty-plus soldiers were here.
They are all constantly experimenting and communicating, but upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to find that most of them are making complaints, and some even hold guns and talk and laugh together, which is obviously a sign of desertion.
Zhang Yong saw that Jia Lian seemed to understand everyone's "public opinion" and said quickly: "Master Hou is right. Although everyone knows how to use this thing, the accuracy is really bad, and the speed is too slow. After one launch, It would take a dozen breaths at the fastest before the next launch is ready.
Everyone said that this thing is useless at all, it is worse than a bow and arrow, and they don’t really want to practice this thing..."
Hearing Zhang Yong's words, Jia Lian was not surprised or angry.
Astride the horse, someone handed him a musket and ammunition. After a while of skillful operation, he sat on the horse and aimed at the wooden target in the distance and fired.
The huge gunshot startled the white horse sitting down for a while, but it was easily controlled by Jia Lian, and Jia Lian looked happy, because according to his judgment, he must have been hit.
With a glance, the person reporting the target soon shouted: "Hit, hit, Mr. Hou's shot hit the third ring!"
Then the whole place was filled with exclamations, accompanied by the sounds of horses, one after another.
Even Liu Xianglian was impressed and said: "Master Hou is indeed very powerful. I have been waiting for the test for a long time. Not one of the ten shots can hit the third ring, and most of them miss the target. I didn't expect that Master Hou directly hit the third ring with one shot. It makes my subordinates and others feel ashamed."
Jia Lian smiled slightly and said to himself that if the shot missed, he would not be able to give a speech. It would be easy this way.
After asking Liu Xianglian and others about the specific test results, Jia Lian cleared his throat and was about to speak when he suddenly saw the guards of the Royal Racecourse running over.
"Master Marquis, there are a few women riding horses outside. They say they are old friends of the Marquis. They want to break in. The young people don't dare to do it on their own, so they came here to report it."
"woman?"
Jia Lian was slightly stunned. Although he was not single-minded, he thought he was not merciful outside. How could there be women chasing him here, and several at a time?
"Every one of those women is very beautiful, and they don't look like they are here to cause trouble..." The guard seemed to see Jia Lian's doubts and explained.
But his explanation made everyone suddenly realize.
Feng Fei even said with a smile: "Since she is a beauty, why don't you go out and have a look before we talk about it? If she is one of our future generals' wives, we can't neglect her."
He was smiling because Jia Lian was usually tolerant and he had a life-long friendship with Jia Lian on the battlefield, so he dared to make this joke.
However, under Jia Lian's look, he still shrank his neck, laughed, and looked away.
Jia Lian was also about to go out and take a look, but his train of thought was interrupted anyway, so he said: "You continue to practice and don't neglect it. When I come back, I will teach you the real use of the musket!"
After saying that, he turned his horse's head and prepared to leave.
"Where are you going? I'm going too!" Sanjie You popped out of the carriage and asked quickly, as if she was afraid that Jia Lian would just run away.
In fact, she heard the previous servant's reply and wanted to see how beautiful those women were.
"Be quiet."
Jia Lian didn't even look back and rode away directly.
This made Third Sister You very annoyed and stamped her feet fiercely in the carriage. Suddenly I was surprised, it didn’t hurt anymore?
He reached out and touched the injured area through the fabric, and then tentatively stood up in the carriage.
It doesn't seem to be as big a problem as I thought.
Third Sister You became happy again, feeling that the senior was not deceiving anyone, and it really only hurt a little bit and it would be fine.
So I walked around twice in the carriage. Feeling suffocated, I rolled my eyes, opened the curtain and jumped out of the carriage.
hiss……
It was quite awkward when she jumped out of the car because there was no one to lift her footrest.
Even so, she didn't show anything on her face, because the field in front was full of Jia Lian's soldiers, and some of them must have guessed the relationship between her and their marquis, so naturally she couldn't let them notice anything strange. Come.
"Hey, Grandma Third Aunt, why do you always come here by yourself? If you have any orders, just ask the kids to come over and wait. How can I do you a favor?"
Zhao'er was originally watching everyone test guns and found it very interesting. Suddenly he turned around and saw Sister You coming over, and he ran up to greet her like a dog.
He knew that this master might have just been promoted to one of his masters. Otherwise, why would the second master prepare the carriage for him?
At this time, if he didn't take good care of her, he wouldn't be able to afford it if something went wrong.
Sanjie You, who walked over calmly and calmly, gave Zhaoer a blank look. Although she knew that these people would treat her differently after she followed Jia Lian, she still felt that Zhaoer's overly "filial" attitude uneasy.
One bite at a time, will you grow old? She is the youngest?
At first glance, she is the youngest in the whole scene.
But she was still very happy inside, because she knew Zhao'er's status beside Jia Lian, which she knew only from the frequency of Zhao'er appearing next to Jia Lian.
So he smiled and said to Zhao'er, "Did your second master call you Zhao'er?"
"It's the slave..."
"For your reward."
Sanjie You took off a silver hairpin from her head and threw it to Zhao'er.
Sanjie You is not a person without success. Although she gave her body to Jia Lian in a daze, in fact, she had already weighed many things in her heart before.
A flat-headed couple has the benefits of a flat-headed couple, and a woman who is a marquis has the benefits of being a marquis' woman.
Since you have chosen the latter, you must naturally follow the latter's rules.
She had read the palace script. If the concubines wanted to compete for favor, they had to win over the eunuchs around the emperor.
It's pretty much the same in Duke Hou Men's mansion. Besides, she just became the other party's new master, and it's justifiable that the other party respects her so much.
Originally, she just wanted to give him a random reward, but she was in a hurry this time and didn't expect that she would have money to spend, so she gave him a silver hairpin as a gift.
These hairpins were not very valuable originally. They were sent in bulk by Youshi to decorate the appearance of their sisters. She didn't like them very much, so it would be appropriate to use them as rewards.
The most important thing is that even though Sanjie You doesn't want to admit it in her heart, she also knows that after becoming Jia Lian's woman, these things will definitely not be lacking. There will be better ones in the future, so she will no longer be rare for old things.
"How can this mean that there is no reward for no merit, and Grandma Sangu has broken the slaves? How dare I ask for Grandma Sangu's things..."
Zhao'er is not Wu Xia's Amen. In the past few years, Sister Feng has taught him openly and secretly, rewarded him, and given him both kindness and power. With more experience, he will naturally understand.
After all, Sanjie You was still very immature compared to Sister Feng when it came to her methods. Of course he could see the meaning at a glance.
But he immediately pretended to be flattered, kneeling down and holding it in both hands as a token of return.
Third Sister You became more and more satisfied, and waved her hand very generously, "Now that I've given it to you, just keep it. Maybe I will still need you somewhere in the future, so don't refuse it then."
"Well, yes, yes, how dare I disobey Grandma Sangu? In the future, I hope Grandma Sangu will support me more."
Zhaoer smiled and put the hairpin away. But he was calculating in his heart. Sanjie You was young and ignorant, but he understood that keeping the personal items worn by his mistress would be a recipe for disaster. He had no choice but to go back and have someone melt them into silver nuggets, or else Just give it to yourself.
"Do you have any other instructions from Third Aunt Grandma?"
After getting the benefit, Zhaoer naturally showed more respect and asked with a face.
"I want to try that too, a fire gun? It looks fun..." Third Sister You pointed at the shooting range in front of her and explained her purpose.
"This... is too dangerous. If the third aunt's grandma is hurt, the servants can't afford to neglect it. Otherwise, the third aunt's grandma should just ride a horse, or wait until the second master comes back..."
When Sanjie You heard this, she immediately frowned in dissatisfaction. She wanted to be Jia Lian's personal guard, and was about to show off her skills and courage in front of these people, so she said dissatisfied: "Why, you also look down on women, thinking that I am just a female, not worthy of playing with the things that your men play." ?
I'm afraid you don't know that my aunt has also been practicing martial arts since she was a child. Your second master has already promised me to recruit me as his third female bodyguard. How dare you look down on me? "
"Well, in that case, let me go over and say something first so they can prepare..."
Zhaoer smiled bitterly, no matter whether what Sanjie You said was true or false, this kind of "new rich" must not be offended.
So he hurriedly discussed with Zhang Yong and others to free up the venue for Third Sister You to play.
Let’s not talk about how Sanjie You came to the shooting range proudly and enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by stars, but Jia Lian rode outside and saw a few women in plain clothes outside the wooden gate at a glance.
He immediately rode forward, stopped in front of the opponent's horse, and asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"
"What, you don't welcome me here?"
Princess Zhaoyang smiled as brightly as ever, turning her head and flipping up her bun on her temples.
Jia Lian shook his head and then glanced at a woman behind Princess Zhaoyang.
When the woman saw this, she felt a little timid.
"Don't blame her. She didn't mean to leak your whereabouts. I was bored today and asked her to ask. If you are angry, just take it out on me. I am already prepared to be scolded by you."
Princess Zhaoyang was so smart, she could see the meaning of Jia Lian's gaze at a glance, so she smiled.
Her maid Hu Yuanyao was her special connection to Jia Lian, but she didn't want Jia Lian to want to get rid of her just because of something trivial today.
Jia Lian, however, had no intention of taking any blame, because Princess Zhaoyang had made it clear when she gave this beauty to him, and that was her role.
If Jia Lian was not worried about Princess Zhaoyang, he would not place her in the study room.
Moreover, even if you are really unhappy, you should let it go under Princess Zhaoyang's words.
He should be content with this dignified princess following him without knowing why, and keeping her posture so low.
So he smiled and replied: "Qingran's words are serious. I am lucky to have Qingran care about his whereabouts. How can I be angry?"
Besides, how could I bear to scold you..."
As soon as Jia Lian said this, the three maids dressed in men's clothing behind Princess Zhaoyang couldn't help but snicker.
Fortunately, Princess Zhaoyang was generous by nature. She just glanced at Jia Lian, scolded him for being a "talkative", and then said: "I've heard that you built a horse farm here, but I haven't visited it yet. Why, today I We're all here, and Erlang doesn't invite me in to take a look?"
Why couldn't Jia Lian hear Princess Zhaoyang's resentment?
One of her palaces is not far from here, and she had invited herself to visit it before. This time, she must have used the reason of going there to change her clothes and run over.
So he rode out of the way and said "please" respectfully.
(End of chapter)
