Shen Yanjiao didn't say anything across the fence. She bowed slightly and motioned for Shen Yanliu to follow her back to the room. The good mood almost disappeared from the moment I saw Gu Nazhang.
When she turned around and returned to her room, she felt a chill on her back. Her eyes moved slightly, and she turned around and looked over:
But he saw Shen Yansong and the two people walking along the stone road together. Gu Nanzhang's clothes were swung up with a calmness and indifference, and there was no trace of anything unusual.
Shen Yanjiao lowered her eyelids, probably because of the entanglements in her previous life, her good mood was always swept away when she saw this person.
There are always some strange chirping of birds at night here in Zhuangzi, but there is a rare feeling of peace. Shen Yanliu obviously had a good rest that night. He dressed up early in the morning and came to see Shen Yanjiao in high spirits.
"What a handsome young man,"
Shen Yanjiao smiled and pinched Shen Yanliu's chin, "You have to eat well to grow taller——"
As he spoke, he touched Shen Yanliu's hair. He was not yet old enough to be crowned, so his black hair was simply half-tied, with a red tie tied at the knot, making his face look more like powder and his eyes like paint.
She and her brother both took after their biological mother's appearance, with small faces and skin as delicate and white as porcelain. Thinking of the "fake girl" mentioned by her brother when he scolded him when he found out about his plot to plot his sister in the previous life...
It's really not unreasonable.
After dinner, the second girl, Shen Yanwan, could not wait to find her. Today is the official day of Zhuangzi's family banquet, but what no one cares about is not the dinner, but the fun and entertainment today.
"You're not going to play?"
Shen Yanwan had already changed her clothes. Compared with her usual clothes, she had to tie them up more to play polo. She couldn't help but be surprised to see that Shen Yanjiao hadn't changed.
She knew that the third sister said she was not good at polo, but she was a bit crazy when it came to playing, and her strength and skills were a bit lacking, but the third sister was running on the field... so calculatingly!
"I'll take A Liu to watch you fight,"
Shen Yanjiao smiled and said, "By the way, let me tell A Liu the secret."
"oh."
Shen Yanwan felt a little regretful, but she also knew that the third sister loved A Liu. A Liu has never participated in the entertainment in the house before, and he probably knows nothing about polo.
She gave up the limelight on the court and preferred to accompany Adi to watch off the court. The third sister loved Aliu to the core.
In addition to playing polo, there were many other pastimes today, and she could also play with her third sister, so Shen Yanwan quickly became interested again.
It was a nice day, not too sunny. There was a thin layer of clouds, which made the sun less sunny. The breeze blows in the countryside, a rare pleasant weather after the hot summer.
The Shen family members, as well as the invited relatives and friends, who did not come out, sat casually at the seats under the curtains on a low platform on the side of the court.
"Third sister, bring A Liu here -"
When the eldest girl Shen Yanrou saw Shen Yanjiao and Shen Yanliu approaching, she quickly waved and said, "Let's sit together."
She prefers to be quiet and doesn't like to move. She never ends up playing polo. She can even ride a horse for a short period of time. If it weren't for the fact that most of the ladies of this dynasty can ride horses, she wouldn't even want to learn how to ride a horse.
After Shen Yanjiao came over with a smile, she glanced at a long table here displaying the "treasures" of this polo: in addition to a row of exquisite small ornaments filled with various fruits and various seasonal ornaments tied with colored threads. Outside the bamboo basket, the most eye-catching thing is a large jade sculpture of "a boy posting a book" placed in the middle.
The jade is hibiscus white Hetian jade. Let’s not talk about the quality of the jade, but the carving is the first thing that makes people marvel.
"Grandma specially asked someone to find this,"
When Shen Yanrou saw Shen Yanjiao looking at the jade carving, she couldn't help but smile and said, "It's fitting for the occasion. The quality of this jade is not very good. What's rare is the craftsmanship. I don't know who can come out on top today and bring this good thing." go back."
"Sister, look - your favorite peony flower!"
However, Shen Yanliu's eyes were attracted by the big red peony silk flower tied on the jade carving to indicate the color. She pointed at it and happily asked Shen Yanjiao to look at the flowers.
He knew that his sister loved peonies, and he also said that peonies are the beauty and fragrance of the country.
Shen Yanjiao smiled fondly and looked at her younger brother. She actually loves many flowers, but everyone in the world praises peonies. She often praised them in her previous life, and she didn't want her brother to remember them so clearly.
"Miss Shen San——"
At this moment, Nie Xiao, who was known as Fuhu Langjun, rode past the big tent here. He probably heard what Shen Yanliu said. He rode on the horse and said loudly, "When I win the leader, I will This flower is a wish for the girl to beg skillfully on Chinese Valentine's Day and be smart, smart and beautiful——"
His voice was loud and everyone present heard it. However, this kind of arena has always defaulted to being relaxed and unrestrained. Children from rich families will compete for fashion at this time, and they will not be disliked by others for violating the rules.
This is also one of the reasons why wealthy families will never invite people over randomly if they have girls playing ball.
In front of everyone, Shen Yanjiao didn't want to be disappointed, so she just smiled slightly.
"If Third Sister likes it, I will help Third Sister win it,"
Fu Yunshan rode over, glared at Nie Xiao and said, "What's the use of others -"
Nie Xiao, who had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, immediately turned red when he saw Shen Yanjiao's smile.
Hearing Fu Yunshan say this suddenly, he glanced at Fu Yunshan in surprise and saw a young man much younger than himself. He didn't take it seriously. He glanced at Shen Yanjiao and then roared. With a whip, the tall figure on the horse roared in. onto the playing field.
Shen Yansong, who followed Nie Xiaochi into the arena, glanced at Nie Xiao thoughtfully, then turned to look at his third sister, and then smiled knowingly.
Gu Nazhang, who was riding by on horseback beside him, seemed not to notice this at all, and calmly shook his horse's reins and rushed into the field.
There are both men and women in the first show. After all, girls are weak and usually end up after one or two games. Otherwise, even if they are physically strong and sweat too much, their makeup will be too unseemly.
The drums beat over there, and the place immediately became lively.
For a moment, the sound of drums was loud, horses' hooves were clattering, and dust was flying... Shen Yanliu opened his mouth wide.
Shen Yanjiao held back her laughter and pointed out the rules and tricks of the field to him. Shen Yanliu nodded repeatedly and couldn't bear to take his eyes away from the field.
After two games, people like Shen Yanwan, Shen Yansong's fiancée Qin Zhilan, etc. had already left the stage. They changed their clothes and freshened up, and came to watch from the seats.
After all, Fu Yunshan was younger. Shen Ning and his wife were a little worried, so they called him off the stage. Fu Yunshan had no choice but to end bitterly. Moreover, because he felt that he had lost to his third sister, he was too embarrassed to approach Shen Yanjiao, so he simply ran to the table where the count was being counted.
"Is this A Liu?"
When Qin Zhilan arrived at the banquet, she sat directly next to Shen Yanliu and said with a smile, "It's been a long time since I've seen little A'liu. He's really getting more and more beautiful."
After saying that, he looked at Shen Yanjiao with a smile and said, "Third sister, my cousin is away from home all the time. He is a bit rough. If he scares my sister, please ask my sister Haihan -"
"Dong dong——"
Before Shen Yanjiao could say anything, the real competition began over there. At this time, there was no girl's family present, and the men finally no longer had to be cautious and worried about being rude to the beautiful lady. They all let go of their hands and feet, and the field was like lightning rushing and clashing.
"ah……"
The eldest girl here, Shen Yanrou, saw Nie Xiao leaning sideways and bowing his head on the horse, stretching out his club and making a sharp arc with the ball. She couldn't help but exclaimed, "As expected of Mr. Fuhu."
What a wonderful experience.
Qin Zhilan smiled with a hint of pride: her cousin was no ordinary nobleman, he was a heroic son who had fought with real swords and guns.
It must be said that the third girl of the Shen family is also lucky to be favored by her cousin.
The situation on the court was changing rapidly. Although Nie Xiao seemed to be outstanding and skilled in bow and horse, polo was different from charging into battle, and both skills and calculations were indispensable.
Shen Yansong and others are also often in trouble, and their skills are not far behind. The third game was the deciding game, and I was extremely nervous from the beginning. It was so lively that you were fighting for it. Shen Yanliu stood up nervously.
After three games, Nie Xiao and Gu Nazhang were the leaders in the count.
Nie Xiao glanced at the counting board, raised the club high towards Gu Nazhang, drew it down in an arc, and then placed it across his chest, expressing his appreciation: He did not expect that among the powerful children of Kyoto, There is such a calm and composed person on the court...
If this were a battlefield, he would never be able to develop such a calm and decisive demeanor if he were not a veteran who had been on the battlefield for many years.
Since the two of them were evenly matched, Shen Yansong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "There is an archery target here. Why don't you use this to decide the winner?"
Riding and shooting is also common. Nie Xiao shot first and hit the target. Everyone cheered loudly for him.
"Brother Gu, speaking of this, I took advantage,"
Nie Xiao felt that it was a bit bullying to compete with these noble men in Kyoto in riding and shooting, so he smiled and explained, "If you are willing to compete -"
Before he finished speaking, Gu Nazhang smiled slightly and shot out an arrow.
"Crack."
With a sound, Gu Nazhang's arrow struck straight into the shaft of the arrow that Nie Xiao shot on the target first, knocking Nie Xiao's arrow to the ground.
Nie Xiao: "..."
All right.
"Brother Gu——"
Fu Yunshan, who was at the counting table over there, saw that Nie Xiao had been defeated. He shouted happily, grabbed the big peony flower, and threw it to Gu Nazhang, "Then, go and give it to my third sister--"
Then he raised his chin at Nie Xiao, trying to please his third sister, hum.
Nie Xiao: "..."
Gu Nazhang: "..."
Shen Yansong smiled and looked at his friend, and everyone also looked at him. Nie Xiao had spoken first before, and Fu Yunshan's words followed. If Gu Nazhang refused, it would be a bit unrestrained and unrestrained.
Gu Nazhang lowered his eyelids and looked at the peony flower, then calmly looked at Shen Yanjiao not far away, with a cold light flashing in his eyes:
This woman must be disappointed again.
First, he wanted to seduce Fu Yunshan, a future famous official, but failed. Now he wanted to seduce Mr. Fu Hu, thinking that with this generation of heroes, he could become the husband of a powerful general in the military?
Ah.
In my previous life, I failed to satisfy this woman's appetite. In this life, she was so hungry and impatient, seducing one after another...
Shameless.
Gu Nanzhang's lips curled up with a hint of mockery, and he pinched the big peony with his well-joined fingers, and his fingertips turned a little white due to the exertion:
This woman is scheming, smart in small things, powerful in court, but dull and ignorant in big things.
He didn't achieve much in his last life, and this woman is afraid that she still thinks he is mediocre and incompetent.
But she didn't know that he didn't want the title of Duke of England. It was different from other titles. The titles obtained by ancestors for their military achievements would always make people above them afraid, and decline from generation to generation was inevitable.
But after she planned to get married in the last life, she used all means to expose some scandals about the British prince. The prince's throne was taken away, and he became the new prince...
Once you become a British prince and have the right to inherit the title, you cannot participate in scientific examinations. As the officials say, don't compete with the common people for profit and fame.
There is no hope in the scientific examination. As the heir to the British Duke's throne, he will not be entrusted with important tasks by the government, so he can only be a wealthy idler.
Moreover, she calculated this and took away the crown prince's position from the original crown prince, thus offending the original crown prince's wife. His eldest sister-in-law, who is the wife of the Crown Prince, is the fifth daughter of Shilang Su's family.
Su Shilang may not be conspicuous in the court, but few people know that Su Shilang was adopted by a clan relative after his parents died, while his biological sister was taken away by his maternal family. Later, when she entered the palace, she was the imperial concubine Su.
In other words, Concubine Su was actually his biological aunt who was the wife of the Crown Prince.
For this reason, he did not know how many times he had neutralized Concubine Su's fierce tactics...
But after she passed her life safely, when she looked back, she wanted to cling to other young talents.
Ah.
