I give the princess a sip

"It's a pity I can't see the princess playing." Lan Xiang sighed.

After watching three polo matches in a row, Lan Xiang's freshness also faded away, and she suddenly felt bored.Gu Lian sat there leisurely drinking tea with Qiu He, and smiled at her squintingly: "If you like it, you can make a ball yourself in two days and kick it with Mei Xiang and the others."

In Gu Lian's original world, there was no such game as polo, but Cuju still existed.It's just that this recreational activity is very tiring, and the people who like elegance don't seem to like it very much, so it hasn't become popular.

In an ancient world like this, upwards and downwards have always followed suit. Whatever the ruling class likes, the common people below will follow suit.If it weren't for the fact that several generations of emperors in the Xi Dynasty liked polo, this polo might not have become popular.

"How do you play without a horse?" Lan Xiang asked curiously.

"This polo is similar to cuju. If you can't play polo, you can play cuju." I happened to practice agility with a few girls, and they must have gotten tired of practicing basic skills. It would be nice to have a change occasionally.

Qiu He didn't interrupt, and listened to them quietly, his sense of existence was minimized.

Lan Xiang really forgot that there were outsiders here, and thanked Gu Lian affectionately, looking very happy.

When it was almost noon, the polo winner had already been decided.The women's army lost to the polo team trained by the third prince, very frustrated.Fortunately, the princess did not blame them, but praised them.

After dismissing his subordinates, Qiao Mingyu opened the curtain and came in.

"Ah Lian, I ordered a table of dishes at the Echo Tower, so I'll use it there at noon."

Naturally, Gu Lian didn't have any reluctance. He heard that Huixianglou's dishes are very expensive, and the taste is very good. What's more interesting is that this is a building that has been built back.A building with a big mouth and a small mouth, and the two mouth-shaped buildings are connected by a vacated wooden bridge, which looks really strange.There is a luthier playing elegant music in the courtyard of Xiaokou, and the sound of the music will continue to echo in Xiaokou, forming a stunning sound effect, hence the name Echo Building.

The price of the big mouth outside is cheaper, because it is not as good as the music inside, and the sound effect is greatly reduced.But it's not interesting, it's not affordable for ordinary people.

Lan Xiang followed Gu Lian step by step. The terrain of these buildings is a bit complicated. The corridors and private rooms look exactly the same. If you don't pay attention, you can easily go to the wrong door. People with a bad sense of direction can easily get lost inside.

Qiu He acted as the leader of the accusation, leading them into the private box for the princess.

Apart from Gu Lian, the princess and Qiu He, sitting on the table was the Commander of the Left Guard, who was an unattractive man.Men and women had different seats, so he set up a table in the corner and sat down.

Gu Lian took a look, but none of the princess's other guards came in, and Lan Xiang seemed very abrupt here alone.Lan Xiang herself was also very embarrassed, and she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.

"This girl." Qiu He hurriedly pulled her out, "The deputy commander and the others are eating next door, you can go talk to them."

As he spoke, he pushed her into the next box and returned to the table.

A group of female men in the box next door saw a delicate girl coming in, they were immediately happy, and insisted on pulling Lan Xiang to sit among them, and then began to inquire about Lan Xiang's personal situation wretchedly.What name, age, and how many members of the family are there, they are not embarrassed to ask.

Lan Xiang was a bit awkward at first, but surrounded by such a group of people, she suddenly became nervous, asked three questions and answered one, stuttered and stumbled, and felt very distressed by the conscientious guards.

"You scared her!" The deputy commander pushed aside the rough girls and sat down next to Lan Xiang, "Hey, girl, come here, drink... uh, drink tea, drink tea! "

"What kind of tea do you want? There is sour plum soup." She was elbowed by the people around her.

Lan Xiang looked at the sour plum soup graciously put in front of her, a little confused about what was going on.

Gu Lian next door accompanied the princess to eat quietly, during the period, apart from the faint sound of bowls and chopsticks, there was only the sound of Qiu He secretly laughing from time to time.

"You threw the little girl into the wolves, and you can still laugh?" Qiao Mingyu nodded at the table and looked at her with raised eyebrows.

Qiu He looked back innocently: "Your Highness has learned from you, this subordinate has good intentions."

Qiao Mingyu sneered, kind of a big-headed ghost.The group of female men next door are in a hurry all day long, and they like to play tricks on girls who are like little white rabbits.Once organized a group to tease and cry the daughter of Zuo Xiang's family, and later harmed Miss Jiao from the civil servants such as Shangshu, Shilang, Yushi doctor, etc., causing complaints. Since then, the right guard beside Qiao Mingyu has become the one that civil servants should not get close to. exist.

"Your Highness, don't worry, they only bully the miss, not the maid." Qiu He chuckled, the premise is that the maid is not as arrogant and domineering as the vice lady.

Speaking of which, they haven't had a new toy for a long time, and after finally catching Lan Xiang, they probably won't let it go easily.

"Don't spoil my Lan Xiang." Gu Lian listened for a while, then said something half-jokingly.

After finishing speaking, he looked at Qiao Mingyu's reaction and saw that she showed no sign of displeasure, so he immediately became concerned.

She has been testing the bottom line of Qiao Mingyu's tolerance for her, and it seems that the bottom line is quite low.Gu Lian, who didn't know the inside story, couldn't understand why Qiao Mingyu treated her so well. The only explanation seemed to be that she had a good eye.It's fine if you don't understand, Gu Lian put this one aside for the time being, and focuses on studying how much profit she can make within the current limit of tolerance Qiao Mingyu gave her.

She doesn't mind paying back five times and ten times in the future, but at present, she can only ask for it unilaterally.

Qiao Mingyu didn't bother to talk to Qiu He, and ate the food by herself.

Qiu He was happy alone and didn't feel bored, he seemed in a good mood.

"Your Highness." Someone knocked on the door suddenly, "His Royal Highness King Jian heard that His Highness is here, so he sent someone over to greet him."

King Jian seems to be the second prince, who has long been crowned king, but he is not very favored.The status of the mother and concubine is not high, and the maternal ancestral family is also not visible. The whole person is very low-key in the court. She is a staunch royalist and has never had any team behavior.Hearing that Qiao Mingyu is also here, sending someone to say hello, which is full of courtesy and not too close, is very in line with his style of behavior.

Qiu He stood up, went to the door, opened it, and let the man in.

It was the little eunuch that King Jian often brought with him. He saluted Qiao Mingyu first, and then said hello to Qiu He.He looked at Gu Lian suspiciously, didn't know who it was, but he also stopped by to say hello, and he didn't offend anyone.

"Your Highness, my master has something to bring you." The little eunuch looked at Gu Lian in embarrassment.

Gu Lian stood up knowingly: "Your Highness, the little girl is anxious, can you go ahead?"

There is something to be found here... Simple and rude, Qiu He stared dumbfounded at Gu Lian who seemed a little too inelegant in his words, and the image of Gu Lian in his heart was slightly collapsed.One must know that from the beginning to the end today, Gu Lian behaved very gracefully and decently, as if she was a noble girl who had received the highest etiquette education.

Gu Lian ignored her and left the box with Qiao Mingyu's permission.

The people inside said it was business, and she was going to wander around.It just so happened that she was quite interested in this building, and wondered if she could see the person playing the piano.

There are a lot of rumors about the luthier outside. Some say it is a man, some say it is a woman, some say it is beautiful, some say that the other party is wearing a light veil because of its disfigurement. I don't know who is telling the truth.

Gu Lian walked forward slowly, the door of the box was closed, and no conversation could be heard.