I was reborn before the divorce

The Xie family packed up yesterday and left early today, arriving at the palace before noon. Xie Yun was asked by his colleagues from the Ministry of Revenue to change clothes and go hunting in the woods. Among the officials from the six ministries who came to the palace today, except for those with high positions, there were young people like Xie Yun.

After all, hunting is something that civil servants who came from the imperial examination system are not good at. So Xie Yun, who had worked in the Ministry of War for a few years and had the air of a Confucian general, was forcibly dragged here by the Minister of Revenue.

Xie Hui gave Huo Shuyi a few instructions and then went about arranging the security of the palace.

After a night of heavy rain, the air was filled with cool moisture.

Huo Shuyi and his old friends went to the hot spring villa where Empress Dowager Huo lived. It was very spacious, with three courtyards. The main courtyard belonged to Empress Dowager Huo, the left guest courtyard was given to Princess Leyang, and the right guest courtyard was given to Huo Shuyi.

Huo Shuyi immediately went to pay respects to Empress Dowager Huo with the second daughter-in-law of Marquis Jingning.

As soon as the two entered the inner hall, the female official exempted them from the formalities and brought two low stools for them to sit on.

"Where's Sister Lan? Why didn't you bring her here? This girl loves watching people play polo the most." Empress Dowager Huo was over fifty years old, graceful and elegant, with a very kind face. When she smiled, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were very deep. She was disappointed to see that Huo Shuyi did not bring the child.

Huo Shuyi smiled and replied, "The child is too young, and it's too hot outside. I was afraid she would catch a heat stroke, so I didn't bring her. Besides, I also want to have some free time. When the weather is cooler, I'll take her to the palace to keep my aunt company." She said this, but she felt a little worried in her heart, a little concerned about her child who was not around.

Empress Dowager Huo smiled and said, "You can't regret it."

Huo Shuyi laughed and said, "How could that be? The old ancestor has wronged Yi'er..."

Princess Leyang, who was sitting quietly beside Empress Dowager Huo, suddenly said, "I see Sister Shuyi is not worried about the child getting sick, but wants to be inseparable from her husband. Come out and have fun."

Huo Shuyi was slightly startled, his face darkened, and he forced a smile, "Your Highness, you are joking."

Princess Leyang did not notice Huo Shuyi's abnormality, and continued, "Sister is born in the royal family, and the marriage was granted by the emperor. If she cannot be a role model for a wife, it will be a disgrace to our royal family."

Huo Shuyi looked unhappy, and her good friend Jiang Yichang expressed her thoughts for her, "Why? Can't we women, after we get married, spend all day around our husbands and children? It's not like those small families, who have maids and old women to take care of them. What's there to worry about?"

Princess Leyang lowered her eyes, and suddenly remembered something. She said, "Why didn't your sister-in-law come? I guess she's at home taking care of household affairs. Tsk tsk, she's worthy of being from a scholarly family. She's really dignified and polite."

Huo Shuyi smiled slightly, "We were supposed to come together, but unfortunately she wasn't feeling well these days, so she didn't come."

Women have those few days in a month.

Empress Dowager Huo smiled and hugged Princess Leyang tightly in her arms, and said to her with a smile, "When you get married in the future, you should stay with your husband."

Everyone changed the topic at the same time. Huo Shuyi and Jiang Yichang hadn't been out for a long time and were very excited. Their hearts had already flown to the polo field, but they were accompanying the Queen Mother and couldn't leave, so they could only sit there patiently and talk with her.

After two cups of tea, a female official came in to report, "Empress Dowager, the hunt is over. Your Majesty asks you to go and see the prey."

Princess Leyang helped Empress Dowager Huo to stand up. Huo Shuyi and Jiang Yichang stepped forward to support her, and they took the sedan chair and walked to the front of the palace.

The palace is located in the northwest of the capital, surrounded by green mountains and magnificent scenery. It is built on the mountain, shaded by flowers and willows, and surrounded by a moat, so it is warm in winter and cool in summer. There is a very wide grassland in front of the palace, extending from the front of the palace to the foot of the vast mountain, which is a great place for horse racing.

All the large wild animals in the forest had been cleared, leaving only small and medium-sized animals for hunting. This place is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with gurgling water. It is not as hot as the capital, and the breeze blowing on your face makes you feel refreshed. At this moment, the polo field is crowded with people and horses are galloping.

The Queen Mother was old. She sat on the observation deck and said to Huo Shuyi and the others, "You don't have to accompany me. Just go play on the field. Leyang, you stay and accompany your grandmother."

Princess Leyang bit her lip and said coquettishly, "Grandmother, I want to go too..."

Princess Leyang's father, the current emperor, had little chance of winning the battle for the throne, but Prince Jing lost his mind and launched a coup to force the emperor to abdicate. He was finally rescued by the king who came to rescue him. Before his death, Prince Jing took out the red book and iron certificate personally granted by Emperor Taizu in exchange for the current emperor's promise to keep the life of his only daughter who was still in her infancy. After the emperor ascended the throne, in order to win the hearts of the people, he named Prince Jing's only daughter Princess Leyang and regarded her as his own daughter, and raised her personally by Empress Dowager Huo.

In order to erase the bloody incident of that year, His Majesty forbade anyone in the palace to talk about the truth of the incident. Princess Leyang grew up safely and was doted on by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager without restraint. She could walk around the capital with her own free will.

With such an ancestor, no one could go against her wishes, including Empress Dowager Huo.

Empress Dowager Huo looked worried, and a female official advised her, "Your Highness, playing polo is too dangerous. You should give it up."

Princess Leyang said: "Grandmother, I really want to play..."

Empress Dowager Huo said, "Today, there are Altan's men on the field. They are barbarians and very rude. What if someone gets hurt? You just watch from the field. Another day, the Empress Dowager will invite the best polo player in the capital to accompany you at a banquet."

"Okay." Princess Leyang looked at the bustling polo field not far away with a little disappointment.

Huo Shuyi changed into a scarlet outfit, picked out a horse from the stable, and had a maid help him tie knee pads. In just a short while, the situation on the polo field changed.

It turned out that several princes and sons of the royal family had competed with Altan Khan, who had just paid tribute, and they all lost. The emperor looked unhappy, so a palace maid came to report to the empress dowager on the situation at the front.

Empress Dowager Huo frowned and said, "In a great country like ours, is it possible that there is not a single man who can play polo?"

Huo Shuyi thought about it for a while, then dismounted and came to the Queen Mother to bow and salute, saying solemnly, "Aunt, the Altan people grew up on horseback... On horseback, they do have an advantage."

Princess Leyang raised her chin slightly and said loudly: "It is because they were defeated by the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty that they surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and survived under the wings of the Ming Dynasty."

Empress Dowager Huo looked solemn, "This is the first time that Altan's people have come to Beijing to pay tribute..."

Huo Shuyi knew what her aunt was thinking, so she stepped forward and said, "Aunt, I also grew up on horseback. How could I lose to those ignorant barbarians? Besides, it's nothing for a woman like me to lose to them. Now that no one is on the field, I've lost the battle."

Empress Dowager Huo nodded and said, "Yi girl, you should be careful. Don't just act tough. If you get hurt, it will be serious."

Huo Shuyi bowed confidently, "Shuyi will definitely live up to my aunt's expectations."