"Sister Shuang, which team do you think can win?"
Zhu Yan asked.
"Well, the dragon boat is now ranked third."
"I also think their team is the most powerful, and my eldest brother is on that team." Zhu Yan said.
"Ah?" Geng Xingshuang didn't expect this.
"That's the dragon boat team of the Imperial Guard. My eldest brother works for the Imperial Guard."
Geng Xingshuang nodded. She knew that Brother Zhu Yan, the eldest young master of Zhenguo Palace, was the fifth-grade imperial guard.
"I think if I can rank first now, I will definitely win the first prize in the end!"
Geng Xingshuang and Zhu Yan were talking when they suddenly heard a voice coming from the side. Geng Xingshuang looked over and saw a girl she didn't recognize.
The girl is quite beautiful, but the way she looks at people makes people feel unattractive. With just one look, she can see the disdain for herself in her eyes.
Geng Xingshuang turned her head and ignored her.
Because they were so excited to see it, they were now standing outside the pergola. Many people were not in their own pergola and were following the dragon boats on the shore.
Geng Xingshuang didn't know this girl, but Zhu Yan did.
She glanced at the girl and hummed: "My eldest brother will definitely win."
At this time, Zhu Yan was like a little girl who was competing for candy and had to win. She was a little stubborn, but it was not offensive. On the contrary, it made people feel cute and stubborn.
But this may be the feeling of Geng Xingshuang and Xu Lianyang as good friends. For young girls, the feeling is not so good.
However, the girl did not say anything more, but avoided Zhu Yan's firm and proud gaze and turned her head.
"I also think Mr. Wu and the others will win the championship."
Just when Geng Xingshuang thought the brief argument was over, Zhu Ni spoke.
Mr. Wu?
Geng Xingshuang didn't know her and had never heard of her. She looked at Zhu Yan and saw Zhu Yan giving Zhu Ni a fierce look. What can I say about that look? It was a bit unlike the usual Zhu Yan. In addition to dissatisfaction, there was also a look in her eyes. There is deep disappointment.
Zhu Ni was looked at by Zhu Yan. First she held her head high, opened her eyes wide, and tried her best to keep looking at him. However, within three breaths, she lost both courage and momentum, her eyes were red and she lowered her head.
"What grandma once said, think about it again, lest you be sold and have to help count the money."
Zhu Yan dropped these words calmly, stopped looking at Zhu Ni, and turned to look at the dragon boats in the competition.
In the end, the dragon boat of the Imperial Guard won the championship.
Emperor Shengning Longyan was very happy. Not only did he reward the leader, but also the second and third place were rewarded.
Hearing the news, Zhu Ni was overjoyed, because although the dragon boat that Mr. Wu was in failed to win the championship, it still managed to reach the top three.
So when the Sixth Princess sent people here to ask Zhu Yan and Geng Xingshuang to go to the royal pavilion, Zhu Ni, who usually wanted to avoid the Sixth Princess, secretly expressed that she also wanted to go there this time.
"It's not embarrassing enough to take her there."
On the way, Zhu Ni finally found a chance to have an affair with Geng Xingshuang.
"Who was that girl who suddenly ran over just now?"
The girl was like a ghost. She ran to them and said a few words, which caused the Zhu sisters to have conflicts. When Geng Xingshuang looked again, she had already left.
"She's a girl from Uncle Zhu Ni's family. The third girl from the Liao family is named Liao Wei. If you meet her somewhere in the future, be careful. Don't look at this girl because she looks gentle and gentle. Be careful. More, she has feelings for Wu Qiyu, the eldest grandson of Duke Dingguo, but with the family background of the Liao family, let alone marrying the grandson of the Wu family, the Liao family can't even receive posts from ordinary banquets held by the Wu family. If ordinary people , Admired and admired, and after realizing that the gap is too big, they will naturally give up, but this is not the case for this Miss Liao San, she is very fighting spirit."
The Liao family could not reach the Dingguo Palace, but the Zhenguo Palace was among the top groups in the Gongqing family, so they were naturally qualified, so Liao Wei, through Zhu Ni, participated in some Dingguo Palace. The ladies of the palace attended the banquet, and even followed Zhu Ni through the gate of Duke Dingguo's palace.
"Then I wish the second girl..."
Geng Xingshuang looked at Zhu Ni, and it didn't look like she was completely helping Liao Wei. She probably had some thoughts about Mr. Wu herself.
"She is stupid and has soft ears. Even though she didn't have any thoughts about Wu Qiyu at first, there is someone who often talks about his good qualities in her ears. How can she not be moved."
Um...that's okay too.
She now knew why Zhu Yan was angry.
The royal pergola is very large, almost the same size as more than ten ordinary pergola. The emperor's concubines sit at the front, while the princesses stay at the end of the pergola. When Zhu Yan and Geng Xingshuang arrived, the Sixth Princess waved to them .
Geng Xingshuang didn't know any of the nobles in these palaces except the fifth and sixth princesses, Princess Shanning, and Mrs. Zhu's wife Yin, so she had no choice but to follow Zhu Yan and salute.
Because there were too many people today and everyone had their own relatives, Zhu Yan and Geng Xingshuang only needed to salute and greet the nobles in the area where the Sixth Princess was staying. There was no need to go further, which made Geng Xingshuang relaxed. Take a breath.
She had never even thought about meeting the emperor, as she was afraid that she would be rude in public when she was nervous. Being rude in front of the emperor was not just as simple as being laughed at, but might also lead to being charged with disrespect.
"Cousin Yan, Sister Shuang, the ladies have taken a fancy to your clothes and want them customized by you."
The sixth princess said with a smile that she and the fifth princess were wearing summer clothes that were custom-made in Mingshang Pavilion today. Although they were not as complicated and noble as the clothes in the palace, they were bright and bright, adding a sense of coolness to the hot summer. , also very conspicuous in the crowd.
The concubines who can sit here are either lower in rank than Concubine Xin, dependent on her, or on good terms with her, and Princess Shan Ning is still here, so naturally no one has anything to do with Zhu Yan and Geng Xingshuang. Difficult.
Geng Xingshuang did not expect that after watching a dragon boat race, she would receive many orders.
But at the end, Concubine Jie said to Princess Shan Ning and Concubine Xin jokingly: "We wish the eldest daughter such a beautiful life, but we don't know which family will be lucky in the future? I wonder if she has any clues now?"
Concubine Xin frowned. Concubine Jie usually spoke well, but sometimes when there were courtiers and family members, she would say one or two irrelevant words from time to time. Concubine Xin thought this was because Concubine Jie relied on her high status, so she had nothing to say. Reasons for concern.
But today, in front of her and sister-in-law, and in front of Sister Yan herself, her marriage was discussed.
"Not yet, she is still young, and her father and I want to keep her for a few more years."
Princess Shanning said quietly.
"Actually, it's not too young. If the princess and the prince want to keep the eldest daughter for a few more years, they can get engaged first and then get married in a few years. There are many good men out there, and it will be harder to find the right one in the end. I wish you the best A girl who is so outstanding cannot find someone who is not worthy of her. Wouldn't this be wronging her?"
"With our sister Yan's family background, character and appearance, who can wrong her, and who dares to wrong her!"
Princess Shanning didn't speak, but Concubine Xin spoke. Her tone was firm, but her eyes looked at Concubine Jie unhappily.
Concubine Jie felt weak at the sight of her, so she apologized and said with a smile: "I am also troubled. I just saw Miss Zhu today, and thinking of this, I thought that I have a suitable candidate here. It's okay... that's fine... With my sister and the princess here, it's not my turn to worry about this."
Under Concubine Xin's increasingly unhappy gaze, Concubine Jie finally shut up.
(End of chapter)
