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I will truthfully report these three major crimes to my father one by one, or I will not bother my father at all. When I enter Beijing in the future, I will personally go to Jing Guogong's mansion and ask Jing Guogong whether I am a big Zhou Now that the army is so slack, and I have some friendship with Duke Jing's son, I think the Jingguo Guild will give me an answer. "
Wang Hu is completely stupid, Jing Guogong!How is this possible, the kid in front of me really has friendship with the son of Jing Guogong?
Jing Guogong of the previous generation was the Grand Marshal of the Zhou Dynasty, and he was strict in governing the army. Now this Jing Guogong has inherited his father's mantle. , if this incident alarmed him, he decided that there would be no good fruit to eat. As Ning Yuan said, he led troops out of the camp privately, and even insulted and threatened the supervisor. Damn it, how could this kid be a scholar? Zhou Junlu is so familiar with it, you must know that Da Zhou Junlu can't even memorize it as a soldier himself!
Even if he wanted to quibble now, it would be futile, because now he is leading a group of people standing outside the barracks, and the sunken palm print on the mace hanging on the side also makes him feel the same about the "hands-on beating" There is no way to deny it, no matter how thick-skinned he is, he is not so kind as to open his eyes and talk nonsense.
Seeing Wang Hu's face turning blue and then pale, Ning Yuan flicked his sleeves again, but ignored him, turned around and got back into the carriage, and said to Zhou Shi, "Let's go."
Zhou Shi understood, shook his whip, and was about to make the carriage turn around and leave. At this moment, Wang Hu was shocked. He couldn't just let Ning Yuan go, otherwise, if Ning Yuan really did what he said just now, he would Maybe I can't keep my official position!He immediately jumped off the horse, ran to the front of the carriage, grabbed the reins, and said anxiously: "Young master, stop!"
Ning Yuan raised the curtain of the car window, "Why, what advice does the deputy commander have?"
"This, this, I think there seems to be some misunderstanding between me and the young master." Wang Hu's face froze, and it took a long time to pull out a smile, and shouted at the soldier who was also stunned over there: "Zhang Adjutant, get the hell out of me!"
Immediately, a middle-aged soldier with a mustache got off his horse in a hurry, trotted forward, bowed his head to Wang Hu and said, "Vice Commander, are you looking for me?"
"Damn it!" Without even thinking about it, Wang Hu swung his palm the size of a cattail fan and slapped the middle-aged man soaring into the air. "Didn't you tell me that someone was making trouble outside the camp? As a result, I don't even know Mr. Ning. It's really abominable to make me lose such a big face!" After finishing speaking, he kicked the man's ass again. kick away.
The other soldiers around were all stunned and dumbfounded. No one expected that the deputy commander would change his face so quickly and become so shameless. It seemed that he wanted to blame the deputy commander.
Adjutant Zhang is Wang Hu's confidant, so he naturally knows what the deputy commander is planning, so even if he feels aggrieved and his butt hurts, he has to cooperate with Wang Hu in acting, "Oh, take it easy, subordinate, Is it okay for my subordinates to be blind!" After shouting for a while, he grabbed the carriage with both hands, and begged his grandpa to tell grandma to Ning Yuan in the window, "Young Master Ning, you have misunderstood our deputy commander. The deputy commander thought someone was coming to the barracks to make trouble. , I brought people out to punish those lawbreakers, but who knew that I bumped into Mr. Ning, little one, I apologize to you on behalf of the deputy commander!" After finishing speaking, he clasped his hands together.
"Oh?" Ning Yuan prolonged the sound on purpose, and looked at Wang Hu, "Vice Commander, why don't I quite understand what you mean?"
"Hey Mr. Ning, everything is a misunderstanding, nothing more than a misunderstanding." Wang Hu rubbed his hands like a dog, with a smile on his face, "Ben... oh no, your Uncle Wang and I were also deceived by others. A lot of misunderstandings came out, didn't you come here just to pick a few rowers, please come inside! The matter of guarding the master's house is our own matter, you, Uncle Wang, immediately call out all the strong men with the most powerful weapons , you can pick whatever you want!"
Wang Hu's self-contradictory rhetoric and gestures are also trying to find a way out for himself, but Ning Yuan just said so much, the intention is to scare Wang Hu and slap his domineering face , seeing that he had softened now, there was no need for him to defend himself any longer, so he put down the curtain, and said along Wang Hu's steps: "Then let's go."
"Okay!" Wang Hu nodded and bowed again, and said to the group of soldiers who were already stupid: "What are you waiting for, don't open the gate of the camp to let Mr. Ning in!"
In the carriage, Hu Yanyuanchen couldn't hold back his smile after all, and said: "You originally came to me to let me give these soldiers and barbarians a blow, but now it seems that your mouth is even more powerful. What do you mean by subduing others without fighting?" Soldiers, I have seen it today."
Ning Yuan glanced at him sideways, "Are you making fun of me?"
"Of course not." Huyan Yuanchen raised his hand and waved it, "I'm just sighing, today I finally saw a serious 'gentleman speaks but not hands', something that can be solved with his mouth , it seems that I, the warrior who rushed out to block the hammer at the beginning, is vulgar." At this point, Hu Yanyuanchen paused for a moment, and then said: "But I think that person is just stern, you are so stern, I'm afraid I will make enemies for myself."
"I have many enemies, but I have never been afraid of any of them." Ning Yuan said: "Instead of letting you fear other people's revenge, it is better to let others fear your revenge."
The carriage stopped at the square in the barracks. Wang Hu asked Ning Yuan to get out of the car, and said to Huyan Yuanchen who was following Ning Yuan: "What do you call this little brother? The martial arts are really good. Those two hammers I have been playing for several years, but this is the first time someone blocked me with a slap."
Huyan Yuanchen smiled and bowed, "Yuan is just Mr. Ning's guard, nothing more than a three-legged cat's kung fu, commanding praise."
Wang Hu didn't say much, he invited Ning Yuan into his tent to sit down and rest, and then quickly went out to gather his men. He also moved quickly, and quickly gathered the most powerful and powerful men in the barracks he said, and all of them Shirtless, revealing a whole body of tendons, they lined up in front of the camp, waiting for Ning Yuan to pick out the smell of meat.
Ning Yuan was also unambiguous. After watching two rounds, he selected all the [-] rowers for the dragon boat, and selected two other capable men, one to play the drums at the bow and the other to steer the stern.
After finishing the matter, Ning Yuan should go back home, but they were about to leave, but Wang Hu stopped in front of them.
"Does the deputy commander have any advice?" Ning Yuan put his hands in his sleeves, thinking that Wang Hu was still looking for trouble, but he rubbed his nose, pointed to Huyan Yuanchen behind Ning Yuan and said: " No, no, I just want to compete with Mr. Ning's guard."
"Discussion?" Ning Yuan also looked back at Huyan Yuanchen.
"The whole country is peaceful these days. It's been too long since there has been any war. I stayed in the barracks all day, playing with those guys, and I couldn't help itching." Wang Hu squeezed his fists and heard the crackling of his joints. "I've seen Mr. Ning's guard just now. It's really good. Why don't you let me do two tricks with him, how about exercising your muscles and bones." After that, he looked at Huyan Yuanchen again, "Brother, since you If you broke my hammer, you should show something, accompany me for two moves, and I will not ask you to accompany me, the hammer is made of tungsten iron, it is very expensive."
In addition to being fond of drinking and eating meat, Wang Hu is also an out-and-out martial idiot, but there are almost no opponents in the army who can compete with him. Ordinary soldiers can't beat him, and he dare not provoke Ning Ruhai. Seeing that one of Ning Yuan's "guards" has the skills to make him speechless, how could he let him go so easily.
"I'm afraid..." Ning Yuan was about to refuse for Huyan Yuanchen, but that person stood up on his own initiative, looking very casual, "Where is the deputy commander planning to compete?"
"It's easy to say, we have a special martial arts arena." Seeing that Huyan Yuanchen agreed, Wang Hu immediately became excited, and his hands crackled on his chest. Ning Yuan had no choice but to see Huyan Yuanchen as if They also looked very interested, so they didn't stop them any more, and followed them to a high platform built with wooden piles in the barracks, which was similar to a high platform for martial arts competitions.
There is a weapon rack on each side of the high platform, but there are no sharp weapons. Most of them are sticks and mallets. Presumably, they are afraid that sharp weapons will cause accidents during the sparring.Wang Hu took off his shirt boldly. He was really a burly man. Apart from the beard around his face, there was also a tuft of hair in front of his huge chest muscles. His arms were as thick as Ning Yuan's waist.Wang Hu stepped to the weapon rack, picked up a long stick in his hand, danced vigorously twice, and hooked his fingers at Huyan Yuanchen.
Huyan Yuanchen also jumped onto the high platform lightly, took out an iron Xiao from the back of his waist like a magic trick, and made a gesture of please to Wang Hu.
Wang Hu was obviously very surprised by Huyan Yuanchen's unique weapon, and his expression was surprised, but he didn't have the heart to underestimate the enemy. Huyan Yuanchen rushed over.
Apparently apart from a pair of meteor hammers, Wang Hu is also very accomplished in stick techniques. The shadow of the stick is so dense that it covers most of the high platform inside, making it almost impossible for people to hide, and it was only swung from the long stick. The strong wind made Ning Yuan's hair hanging on his temples dance continuously, and Ning Yuan couldn't help looking at Huyan Yuanchen with some concern.
Although Wang Hu is tall, in terms of height, Huyan Yuanchen is about the same as him, but in terms of size, this heroic and vigorous Xia Guo prince is almost half narrower than Wang Hu even if he is not a thin and thin type. Wang Hu rushed towards him like an eagle catching a chick. Huyan Yuanchen Tie Xiao spun it three times in his hands, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he tapped three times in front of him in the shape of a character like a thunderbolt. Down.
"Dangdangdang" With the sound of three dense sounds, the shadows of the sticks in the high platform dissipated completely. In the final picture, the long stick in Wang Hu's hand was being separated by Huyan Yuanchen's Tie Xiao. froze on stage.
"Wow, it's actually able to break the deputy commander's meteor stick. This is an improvement from his meteor hammer. It's quite troublesome even for the guards to deal with it." The surrounding soldiers immediately began to discuss Get up one after another.
Ning Yuan is very familiar with Huyan Yuanchen's move. Huyan Yuanchen seems to be able to use the iron Xiao to find the weakness in the opponent's move easily, and then break it. A few months ago, in the water pavilion in the palace, he In the same way, he broke his legs with a single touch.
"Beautiful!" Wang Hu shouted loudly, turned the long stick around, and then swept towards Huyan Yuanchen's lower body. A beautiful somersault.
"Vice commander, your door is exposed!" Huyan Yuanchen laughed loudly, and the moment he passed Wang Hu's head, Tie Xiao knocked on the back of Wang Hu's neck. Wang Hu was shocked immediately, and then seemed unable to stand Suddenly, like an iron tower, he rushed forward, and his face was covered in ashes.
"Good boy, you're quite strong." Wang Hu slapped his face twice, got up very sensitively, "Come again!" After saying that, he rushed towards Huyan Yuanchen again.
The two of them flirted back and forth, and when they saw each other, they fought into two groups of shadows. Everyone below was stunned. Zhou Shi couldn't help but said to Ning Yuan: "Young master, Prince Huyan's martial arts are too powerful. I can't even see Commander Wang's moves clearly, but he can block them all!"
Ning Yuan didn't speak, because he was also very surprised now. Although Wang Hu has a strong body, his movements are not clumsy at all. On the contrary, he is also very flexible. One move and one move, but Ning Yuan asked himself that if he changed himself, even with the help of the internal energy of the Nirvana Heart Meridian, he would be beaten down by Wang Hu if he was a little careless. How could he deal with it like Huyan Yuanchen? Take it easy.
He knew that Huyan Yuanchen's martial arts were powerful, but he didn't know that he had reached such a level. This guy is only 17 years old now. Could it be that he has been practicing martial arts since he was born in the womb!
069 Duanyang Dragon Boat
It was night, and Ning Xiang was wearing very inconspicuous clothes, sitting next to a night snack stand drinking.
It was getting late, even if it was a supper stall, he was the only customer now, and he had already drank all the rice wine in the jug, but the stall owner was dozing off behind the stove, and had no intention of coming over to refill with him Ning Xiang was not in a hurry, the wine was gone, so he just sat there, looking at the end of the street, as if he was waiting for someone.
After a while, there really was a figure in black with his head down walking down the street.The figure looked very obscene, looking around while walking, and at a glance, he looked like he was used to stealing chickens and dogs. When he saw Ning Xiang, he immediately ran to the table and stood still, and bowed to Ning Xiang like a dog. , "Hello, young master."
"Are you sure about this?" Ning Xiang asked a little nervously.
"Young master, don't worry, I'm very comfortable with this kind of thing, and I will never make a mistake." The man chuckled, "Since you can find me, you probably know my reputation, as long as the money arrives, I will guarantee you satisfaction! "
"Very good." Ning Xiang nodded, took out a silver ticket from his pocket and put it on the table, "This is 50 taels of silver, which is regarded as a deposit. If you can do it well, you will still have 50 taels of silver reward."
"Okay! Okay!" The man thought it was a rare time to see so much money, his eyes lit up immediately, he hurriedly put away the banknotes, and nodded to Ning Xiang again, "Just trust me, young master, I will pay you back tonight." Just do it!"
Ning Xiang nodded, looking at the back of the man who quickly left again, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and said softly to himself: "Ning Yuan, I heard that you went to the garrison camp outside the city to pick people up two days ago. I think I value this dragon boat competition very much, that idiot Wang Hu didn't stop you, anyway, no matter what, I will make you feel ashamed this time, let's see how you can be proud of me in front of me in the future!"
The person who connected with Ningxiang was a habitual thief in Jiangzhou City. Because of the lightness of some three-legged cats, he was one of the best known among gangsters. After separating from Ningxiang, he walked around the alleys all the way until Come to the dock by the pier.At this time, the workers in the dock had already returned home from work, and the habitual thief quickly climbed over the wall and disappeared into the inner circle of the dock in two or three strokes.
It's just that the bastard was in a hurry to get things done, and he didn't even notice that there was a carriage parked not far away in the night. The curtain on the window of the carriage moved slightly. Ning Yuan lowered the curtain and glanced at Zhou Shi beside him. Knowing this, he jumped out of the carriage, followed him over the wall, and rolled into the dock.
Ning Yuan continued to sit in the car with his eyes closed and rested with a calm expression. About half an hour later, there was a noise outside, and Zhou Shi came back again.
"How?" Ning Yuan opened his eyes and asked.
Zhou Shidao: "The man went all the way to the factory building where the dragon boats are placed as soon as he entered the dock, and it was exactly as the young master expected."
"Otherwise, with Ning Xiang's ability, what kind of insidious tricks can he use? From knowing that he would take the initiative to 'kindly' send the boat head pattern, I know that he can't make other tricks except for tampering with the dragon boat. "Ning Yuan sneered, and said again: "You didn't startle the snake, did you?"
"No, according to the young master's instructions, I have been very careful."
"That's enough. Since he has so much confidence in himself, let's just pretend we don't know it. Later, Dudu Cao will pursue it. We don't have to worry about it. Let's go back." Ning Yuan said, straightening his sleeve robe , and continue to close your eyes and meditate.
"By the way, young master, there is something I haven't had time to say." Zhou Shi thought for a while and said, "That deputy commander Wang Hu, young master really wants to arrange for him to be the drummer?"
"That's what he asked for, and I didn't force him." Ning Yuan closed his eyes and replied, thinking of Wang Hu's troubles, Ning Yuan felt funny.That day when they went to the barracks to pick out oarsmen, Wang Hu fell in love with Huyan Yuanchen's kung fu, and insisted on competing with him. Losing one game was not enough, but he insisted on competing in the second game, fearing that Huyan Yuanchen would not get along with him. He even made a bet on the lottery by the way, and the two parties agreed that no matter who loses, they must agree to a condition put forward by the other party.
But in the second round, Wang Hu still failed to make a comeback, and even because Huyan Yuanchen had seen all his moves, it was faster to win. Let him be the drummer for the dragon boat competition in Ningfu.
Huyan Yuanchen's reason is very simple, since the rowers are selected soldiers, it is appropriate for the commander to be the drummer. Errands are also a benefit.
Ning Yuan was taken aback by Huyan Yuanchen's condition. He didn't intend to accept this troublesome deputy commander at all, because he more or less guessed that Wang Hu had an affair with Ning Xiang and asked him to participate in the dragon boat. What kind of moths will come up, but Wang Hu insists on Ning Yuan agreeing to let him join the dragon boat team under the gimmick of "he is a man, he can say it and do it". After all, Huyan Yuanchen helped him today. Yuan didn't want to save his face, and he couldn't express his concerns face to face, so he agreed with a haha.
Originally, Ning Yuan just wanted to simply respond, but he had the final say on whether to let Wang Hu play or not, but after a few days of rehearsal together, Wang Hu not only arrived on time, but also practiced very hard. When he found out that some paddlers were evasive, yelling and cursing would be trivial, and it would be more common for them to punch old punches directly, causing every rower to practice with all their strength, which surprised Ning Yuan a lot.
And after several times, Ning Yuan also realized that it is true that Wang Hu and Ning Xiang have a good relationship, but it is only a good relationship, and it is not the type that will make conspiracy and tricks. On the contrary, they are very straightforward. Loyalty, to put it bluntly, means simple-minded and well-developed limbs.
Because the place where they practiced was right next to the pier, not far from the dock, so Huyan Yuanchen also came a few times in the middle. He and Wang Hu didn't know each other. With drinking buddies and year-end friends, Wang Hu would occasionally catch Huyan Yuanchen to do two wrestling during the interval between boat training, which made Prince Huyan, who is "superior in martial arts", suffer a lot. His martial arts are good, no doubt, But when it comes to wrestling that relies solely on brute force and does not even allow the use of internal strength, I am afraid that the two Huyan Yuanchens are not Wang Hu's opponents. , and was even forced by Wang Hu, Huyan Yuanchen would hide behind Ning Yuan for the first time, obviously wanting Ning Yuan, a scholar who looked thin and weak, to block him.
But Wang Hu is very fond of this trick. He can throw back and forth against Ning Yuan, the "Guard of Yuan" who defeated him twice in martial arts competitions, but he is a little embarrassed at Ning Yuan, a child who is not yet an adult. The next time Hu Yanyuanchen flashed behind Ning Yuan, Wang Hu would scratch his head and laugh at the third young master Ning, and then turn around to play tricks on his soldiers.
"That's right, Prince Huyan also said that he would come to help us as the helmsman. I think the relationship between Commander Wang and His Royal Highness is still on good terms, and it won't get in the way if you think about it." Zhou Shi rubbed his nose, "It's just that I wanted to Ask the young master for a helmsman."
"Whenever your kung fu can surpass the two of them, I will definitely agree to your request again." Ning Yuan waved his hand and signaled Zhou Shi to drive quickly. Zhou Shi understood and didn't say anything more. He sat in front of the carriage and raised his hand. Whip, the horse immediately got up and walked.
The days are going on in an orderly manner, the surface is calm, and there is a growing sense of joy.With the approaching of the Dragon Boat Festival, people spontaneously put colorful paper pinwheels and streamers on the eaves of many houses in Jiangzhou City, and baskets of yellow and fragrant seasonal pastries "Duanyang Cake" also began to be sold The streets and alleys are selling. As for the Jinghua Canal next to it, there are always teams of private dragon boat teams rowing long dragon boats on the river. After all, the Dragon Boat Competition of the Dragon Boat Festival is a national festival. There are also a lot of ordinary people from the government, but because of their limited financial resources, they are inferior to many of the government in terms of manpower and dragon boats. Therefore, the ranks of the people have never entered the forefront of nouns, let alone Got the leader.
However, even the common people who came to participate in the picture were all festive and lively, and they didn't pay much attention to those who were not ranked. Instead, it was related to the promotion of official positions and whether they could enter the capital to meet with the various high-ranking officials who had the greatest utilitarianism.
On the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, Ning Yuan waited in the main hall of the front yard of the Ning Mansion early in the morning because the supervisor was on vacation. According to the custom of Dragon Boat Festival, the whole family will have breakfast and cakes here today, and then go to the Watching dragon boats by the Jinghua River.
It's just that Ning Yuan was not the first one to come. When he stepped into the main hall, Ning Xiang and Liu Shi were already sitting here.
It was the first time Ning Yuan had seen Liu Shi since the "Ping'er upper body" that day, probably because of the Duanyang Festival, Ning Ruhai allowed her to come out of the ancestral hall to eat with everyone, but the Life is obviously not easy, looking at Liu's haggard face, and even her casual attire, it can't be seen that she used to be dressed in gold and silver, with a dazzling appearance.
As soon as Liu Shi saw Ning Yuan, she immediately thought of the situation in which she was filled with chicken blood. The chicken blood was smelly and smelly. She didn't spit it out until midnight when she went back. There was something wrong with her stomach and intestines, and she vomited whatever she ate for six or seven days in a row. This was the first time she had suffered during all these years of living.
"Has Aunt Liu finally come out of the ancestral hall?" Ning Yuan smiled and bowed to Mrs. Liu, "I really haven't seen Aunt Liu for a long time, Aunt Liu is well."
Seeing that Ning Yuan still had the cheek to salute herself like a normal person, Liu's head was dizzy, and the smell of chicken blood seemed to come back to her throat, which made her almost retch again. Pointing at Ning Yuan, he said, "Damn boy, you've made me look like this, and now you still have the nerve to be a good boy!"
Ning Yuan blinked, "Aunt Liu, what are you talking about? I don't understand why. You will become what you are now. You are clearly to blame. How can you blame Yuan'er, who is still young. I can't bear such accusations from Er Niang."
"Hmph, just pretend, you, you..." Liu Shi said, out of breath, and coughed violently. Ning Xiang hurriedly patted her back to let her breathe, and said in his mouth: "Mother, let's not After getting to know this kid, the retribution will be unpleasant, and it will be a matter of time before he suffers the consequences." After speaking, Ning Xiang raised his head and gave Ning Yuan a very resentful look.
Ning Yuan didn't speak any more, anyway, he and Liu Shi were already torn apart, and it was useless to continue arguing like this, so he went to sit opposite them, and after a while, Shen Shi, Zhao Shi, Ning Mo, and several others All the aunts arrived successively, Ning Ruhai and Yan Shi were the last ones to arrive, they walked in side by side, Yan Shi was still holding Ning Ruhai's hand, his face was glowing with a different kind of luster, and his slack cheeks turned pale. It got tight and rosy.
Ning Yuan heard his aunts, Mrs. Zhuang and Mrs. Zhang, who were sitting not far from him, whispering, "Master stayed in Da Furen's yard again last night. How many days has it been going on? Look at Da Madam's face full of red. It really looks like it is nourished by the rain and dew of the master every day, but it is more effective than how many jade pearl powders are used to beautify the skin."
When Mrs. Zhuang said this, her tone was full of jealousy. He was the youngest and most beautiful aunt. He had always shared love with Mrs. Liu. Recently, Mrs. Liu has been punished by Ning Ruhai, and she has fallen out of favor. Mrs. Zhuang In addition to gloating, he also took it for granted that his chance had come. With his beauty, without Liu's old enemy, there would be no woman in the entire Ning Mansion who could compete with her, and Ning Ruhai would be firmly grasped. It's a piece of cake in his hands, as long as he can make Ning Ruhai happy, it's not impossible for him to make the fourth wife famous.
It's a pity that the wishful thinking she thought she was sure of was not completed. What she never imagined was that the eldest lady who had been silent on weekdays would jump out at this time. , the old woman who has long been old and frail disrupted the plan, Zhuang felt incredible.
Although Mrs. Zhang also thinks that Ning Ruhai would favor the eldest lady again, it is too weird, but after all, she is not as young and beautiful as Mrs. Zhuang, and she is also less courageous. Tongue, only coughed lightly, did not speak.
Mrs. Zhuang saw that Mrs. Zhang ignored her and felt bored, so she also shut up.
Shen took a deep look at Zhuang, and she vaguely heard what she said just now. In fact, he was also a little curious about Ning Ruhai's actions. Of course, as an old lady, it is only natural to favor his wife. However, rather than spending so much time and energy on an old woman who is so old and has almost no childbearing potential, Ning Ruhai would rather pamper those aunts who are in their prime and are strong and strong , so that she can hold a few more grandchildren, otherwise the juniors in the Ning Mansion are sick and stupid, and only Ning Yuan is the most useful one, which is really too thin.
Of course, if this is the case, Shen can only think about it in her heart, and she can't say it to spoil her son's happiness. After all, whoever sleeps in the bed at night is Ning Ruhai's freedom.
After Ning Ruhai sat down side by side with Yan Shi, he squeezed Yan Shi's palm like a young man, Yan Shi's face flushed slightly, thinking of the upheaval last night, his body couldn't help but become numb again.
After everyone arrived, the maidservants brought out the steaming "Duanyang Cake" just out of the cage like running water, and the newly brewed glutinous rice liqueur for everyone's breakfast.The Duanyang cake was fragrant and glutinous, and the sweet wine was sweet. Ning Yuan had just taken a bite when he thought that one of Xin'er's favorite things was the Duanyang cake. Hai was suspicious of Ning Xiner's bloodline and would never allow them to attend.Ning Yuan turned his head slightly, and Bai Tan behind him immediately stepped forward knowingly: "What do you want, Master?"
Ning Yuan asked softly: "What did Niang and Xin'er eat this morning?"
"Huh?" Bai Tan blinked suspiciously, "Master, don't you know that my aunt and miss left the house early in the morning?"
Ning Yuan was taken aback, "Leaving the mansion? How could they leave the mansion?"
"I thought it was arranged by the young master." Bai Tan said: "Didn't Miss Xiner say that she also wanted to watch the dragon boat race a few days ago, but Zhou Shi sent Auntie and Miss out of the house early this morning, saying that he A friend named Yan Fei arranged for Miss Xin'er to watch the dragon boat at the best place by the river, isn't this arranged by you, young master?"
"Yan Fei?" Ning Yuan ground his teeth, and probably understood what was going on.It was true that Ning Xin'er pestered him to watch the dragon boat, but just like the family banquet, Ning's mansion set up a spot by the river to watch the dragon boat for her and Tang's. But he couldn't intervene in this kind of thing, and it was even more impossible for Tang to take Ning Xin'er to watch with ordinary people. It was too unsafe to have a lot of people, so he rejected Ning Xiner's request.
When he was watching the soldiers rowing and practicing boats before, Ning Yuan had inadvertently mentioned something to Huyan Yuanchen. Now it seems that Huyan Yuanchen was meddlesome, and he colluded with Zhou Shi to hide it from himself. This crop?
Forget it, Ning Yuan smiled wryly and shook his head, since Zhou Shi was there, there was nothing to worry about, and he would question Huyan Yuanchen face to face later.
After breakfast, everyone stayed in the main hall drinking tea and rinsing their mouths, waiting for the steward to prepare the carriage to the river.Shen shi was halfway through drinking, and asked Ning Yuan uneasy, "Yuan'er, the dragon boat matters have been taken care of, so there shouldn't be any mistakes."
"Grandmother don't worry." Ning Yuan put down the teacup and stood up, "Everything is ready, Yuan'er has confidence in our mansion's dragon boat this time, maybe he can even hit the leader."
"Hmph." Just as Ning Yuan finished speaking, there was an extremely uncoordinated cold snort from the other side. Ning Xiang sat there and said in a strange way: "I advise the third brother to talk less at this time, so as not to let the big talk out now. , when the time comes, it turns out to be too embarrassing, and I can't get my face back."
"Since the second brother said so, then according to the second brother's opinion, there is no way for our mansion's dragon boat to win the leader." Ning Yuan turned his head and looked at Ning Yuan with a half-smile.
"I... that's not what I meant..." Ning Xiang was only focused on ridiculing Ning Yuan, speaking out of anger, but now that he realized it, he naturally realized the mistakes and omissions in what he said. When he saw Shen Shi and Ning Ruhai They all lowered their eyes to look at themselves, their faces froze immediately, and they lowered their heads resentfully.
"You yourself are useless, so don't think your brother is as useless as you." Shen said in a cold voice: "Next time if I hear you say these unkind words, I will ask the mother to teach Discipline your mouth well, understand!"
"Yes, grandma." Ning Xiang buried his head in his younger brother's face, his voice panicked, and the hatred for Ning Yuan in his heart intensified a bit.
At this moment, the butler came in to reply, saying that the carriage was ready and we could set off. Ning Ruhai nodded, and walked out the door with Mrs. Yan on the left and Mrs. Shen on the right, and everyone in the room followed behind them. Supporting Liu Shi to deliberately lag behind a few steps, he stared at Ning Yuan's back with resentment, and sneered in his heart.
Huh, boss?You should be complacent first, and I will quietly wait for the dragon boat you handled to take the last place for our house for the first time, let's see how complacent and laughing you are!
The Jinghua Canal is already overcrowded at this time.
After all, it is a flourishing age that comes only once a year.The streets along both sides of the river were crowded with people, almost all the people in Jiangzhou came, some even arrived the night before in order to occupy a better viewing position, the adults wore brightly colored clothes, and the children held a Holding a paper windmill, it is really more lively than the temple fair during the New Year's Eve.
However, no matter how crowded the common people are, the area with the best viewing position along the river has been separated, and there are rows of mahogany chairs, which are specially reserved for dignitaries. The place is loose, with fresh fruit and fine wine prepared beside it, and in front of the chairs, there is a high platform with only a few chairs scattered on it, presumably reserved for the most valuable people.
And when the Ning family just arrived, no matter Shen, Ning Ruhai, Yan, or Ning Yuan, when they saw the two people sitting on the high platform, they all showed dumbfounded expressions.
Tang is still wearing the elegant blue dress and silver hairpin, sitting there with a somewhat unnatural expression, and there is a maid-like person fanning him, compared with Tang, sitting on her Ning Xiner next to her was much more relaxed and natural, presumably because of her childish nature, not only was she very relaxed, she looked around excitedly, she was also holding a big apple in her hand, seeing Ning Yuan and the others coming, He also purposely lay down beside the railing beside the high platform, waved his hands at Ning Yuan and said, "Brother!"
070 Ningxiang is deflated
"Why are they on the top, Ning Yuan, what's going on?" Ning Ruhai immediately turned around and asked Ning Yuan. In his opinion, it must be Ning Yuan who didn't know what method was used to make Tang's get such a good deal. s position.
"Father, I don't know about this matter." Ning Yuan replied immediately. Even though Ning Yuan guessed that this matter was related to Huyan Yuanchen, he couldn't tell the truth.
"Could it be that you are too old to be confused? Yuan'er is a child, how can he know such things?" Shen
Wang Hu is completely stupid, Jing Guogong!How is this possible, the kid in front of me really has friendship with the son of Jing Guogong?
Jing Guogong of the previous generation was the Grand Marshal of the Zhou Dynasty, and he was strict in governing the army. Now this Jing Guogong has inherited his father's mantle. , if this incident alarmed him, he decided that there would be no good fruit to eat. As Ning Yuan said, he led troops out of the camp privately, and even insulted and threatened the supervisor. Damn it, how could this kid be a scholar? Zhou Junlu is so familiar with it, you must know that Da Zhou Junlu can't even memorize it as a soldier himself!
Even if he wanted to quibble now, it would be futile, because now he is leading a group of people standing outside the barracks, and the sunken palm print on the mace hanging on the side also makes him feel the same about the "hands-on beating" There is no way to deny it, no matter how thick-skinned he is, he is not so kind as to open his eyes and talk nonsense.
Seeing Wang Hu's face turning blue and then pale, Ning Yuan flicked his sleeves again, but ignored him, turned around and got back into the carriage, and said to Zhou Shi, "Let's go."
Zhou Shi understood, shook his whip, and was about to make the carriage turn around and leave. At this moment, Wang Hu was shocked. He couldn't just let Ning Yuan go, otherwise, if Ning Yuan really did what he said just now, he would Maybe I can't keep my official position!He immediately jumped off the horse, ran to the front of the carriage, grabbed the reins, and said anxiously: "Young master, stop!"
Ning Yuan raised the curtain of the car window, "Why, what advice does the deputy commander have?"
"This, this, I think there seems to be some misunderstanding between me and the young master." Wang Hu's face froze, and it took a long time to pull out a smile, and shouted at the soldier who was also stunned over there: "Zhang Adjutant, get the hell out of me!"
Immediately, a middle-aged soldier with a mustache got off his horse in a hurry, trotted forward, bowed his head to Wang Hu and said, "Vice Commander, are you looking for me?"
"Damn it!" Without even thinking about it, Wang Hu swung his palm the size of a cattail fan and slapped the middle-aged man soaring into the air. "Didn't you tell me that someone was making trouble outside the camp? As a result, I don't even know Mr. Ning. It's really abominable to make me lose such a big face!" After finishing speaking, he kicked the man's ass again. kick away.
The other soldiers around were all stunned and dumbfounded. No one expected that the deputy commander would change his face so quickly and become so shameless. It seemed that he wanted to blame the deputy commander.
Adjutant Zhang is Wang Hu's confidant, so he naturally knows what the deputy commander is planning, so even if he feels aggrieved and his butt hurts, he has to cooperate with Wang Hu in acting, "Oh, take it easy, subordinate, Is it okay for my subordinates to be blind!" After shouting for a while, he grabbed the carriage with both hands, and begged his grandpa to tell grandma to Ning Yuan in the window, "Young Master Ning, you have misunderstood our deputy commander. The deputy commander thought someone was coming to the barracks to make trouble. , I brought people out to punish those lawbreakers, but who knew that I bumped into Mr. Ning, little one, I apologize to you on behalf of the deputy commander!" After finishing speaking, he clasped his hands together.
"Oh?" Ning Yuan prolonged the sound on purpose, and looked at Wang Hu, "Vice Commander, why don't I quite understand what you mean?"
"Hey Mr. Ning, everything is a misunderstanding, nothing more than a misunderstanding." Wang Hu rubbed his hands like a dog, with a smile on his face, "Ben... oh no, your Uncle Wang and I were also deceived by others. A lot of misunderstandings came out, didn't you come here just to pick a few rowers, please come inside! The matter of guarding the master's house is our own matter, you, Uncle Wang, immediately call out all the strong men with the most powerful weapons , you can pick whatever you want!"
Wang Hu's self-contradictory rhetoric and gestures are also trying to find a way out for himself, but Ning Yuan just said so much, the intention is to scare Wang Hu and slap his domineering face , seeing that he had softened now, there was no need for him to defend himself any longer, so he put down the curtain, and said along Wang Hu's steps: "Then let's go."
"Okay!" Wang Hu nodded and bowed again, and said to the group of soldiers who were already stupid: "What are you waiting for, don't open the gate of the camp to let Mr. Ning in!"
In the carriage, Hu Yanyuanchen couldn't hold back his smile after all, and said: "You originally came to me to let me give these soldiers and barbarians a blow, but now it seems that your mouth is even more powerful. What do you mean by subduing others without fighting?" Soldiers, I have seen it today."
Ning Yuan glanced at him sideways, "Are you making fun of me?"
"Of course not." Huyan Yuanchen raised his hand and waved it, "I'm just sighing, today I finally saw a serious 'gentleman speaks but not hands', something that can be solved with his mouth , it seems that I, the warrior who rushed out to block the hammer at the beginning, is vulgar." At this point, Hu Yanyuanchen paused for a moment, and then said: "But I think that person is just stern, you are so stern, I'm afraid I will make enemies for myself."
"I have many enemies, but I have never been afraid of any of them." Ning Yuan said: "Instead of letting you fear other people's revenge, it is better to let others fear your revenge."
The carriage stopped at the square in the barracks. Wang Hu asked Ning Yuan to get out of the car, and said to Huyan Yuanchen who was following Ning Yuan: "What do you call this little brother? The martial arts are really good. Those two hammers I have been playing for several years, but this is the first time someone blocked me with a slap."
Huyan Yuanchen smiled and bowed, "Yuan is just Mr. Ning's guard, nothing more than a three-legged cat's kung fu, commanding praise."
Wang Hu didn't say much, he invited Ning Yuan into his tent to sit down and rest, and then quickly went out to gather his men. He also moved quickly, and quickly gathered the most powerful and powerful men in the barracks he said, and all of them Shirtless, revealing a whole body of tendons, they lined up in front of the camp, waiting for Ning Yuan to pick out the smell of meat.
Ning Yuan was also unambiguous. After watching two rounds, he selected all the [-] rowers for the dragon boat, and selected two other capable men, one to play the drums at the bow and the other to steer the stern.
After finishing the matter, Ning Yuan should go back home, but they were about to leave, but Wang Hu stopped in front of them.
"Does the deputy commander have any advice?" Ning Yuan put his hands in his sleeves, thinking that Wang Hu was still looking for trouble, but he rubbed his nose, pointed to Huyan Yuanchen behind Ning Yuan and said: " No, no, I just want to compete with Mr. Ning's guard."
"Discussion?" Ning Yuan also looked back at Huyan Yuanchen.
"The whole country is peaceful these days. It's been too long since there has been any war. I stayed in the barracks all day, playing with those guys, and I couldn't help itching." Wang Hu squeezed his fists and heard the crackling of his joints. "I've seen Mr. Ning's guard just now. It's really good. Why don't you let me do two tricks with him, how about exercising your muscles and bones." After that, he looked at Huyan Yuanchen again, "Brother, since you If you broke my hammer, you should show something, accompany me for two moves, and I will not ask you to accompany me, the hammer is made of tungsten iron, it is very expensive."
In addition to being fond of drinking and eating meat, Wang Hu is also an out-and-out martial idiot, but there are almost no opponents in the army who can compete with him. Ordinary soldiers can't beat him, and he dare not provoke Ning Ruhai. Seeing that one of Ning Yuan's "guards" has the skills to make him speechless, how could he let him go so easily.
"I'm afraid..." Ning Yuan was about to refuse for Huyan Yuanchen, but that person stood up on his own initiative, looking very casual, "Where is the deputy commander planning to compete?"
"It's easy to say, we have a special martial arts arena." Seeing that Huyan Yuanchen agreed, Wang Hu immediately became excited, and his hands crackled on his chest. Ning Yuan had no choice but to see Huyan Yuanchen as if They also looked very interested, so they didn't stop them any more, and followed them to a high platform built with wooden piles in the barracks, which was similar to a high platform for martial arts competitions.
There is a weapon rack on each side of the high platform, but there are no sharp weapons. Most of them are sticks and mallets. Presumably, they are afraid that sharp weapons will cause accidents during the sparring.Wang Hu took off his shirt boldly. He was really a burly man. Apart from the beard around his face, there was also a tuft of hair in front of his huge chest muscles. His arms were as thick as Ning Yuan's waist.Wang Hu stepped to the weapon rack, picked up a long stick in his hand, danced vigorously twice, and hooked his fingers at Huyan Yuanchen.
Huyan Yuanchen also jumped onto the high platform lightly, took out an iron Xiao from the back of his waist like a magic trick, and made a gesture of please to Wang Hu.
Wang Hu was obviously very surprised by Huyan Yuanchen's unique weapon, and his expression was surprised, but he didn't have the heart to underestimate the enemy. Huyan Yuanchen rushed over.
Apparently apart from a pair of meteor hammers, Wang Hu is also very accomplished in stick techniques. The shadow of the stick is so dense that it covers most of the high platform inside, making it almost impossible for people to hide, and it was only swung from the long stick. The strong wind made Ning Yuan's hair hanging on his temples dance continuously, and Ning Yuan couldn't help looking at Huyan Yuanchen with some concern.
Although Wang Hu is tall, in terms of height, Huyan Yuanchen is about the same as him, but in terms of size, this heroic and vigorous Xia Guo prince is almost half narrower than Wang Hu even if he is not a thin and thin type. Wang Hu rushed towards him like an eagle catching a chick. Huyan Yuanchen Tie Xiao spun it three times in his hands, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he tapped three times in front of him in the shape of a character like a thunderbolt. Down.
"Dangdangdang" With the sound of three dense sounds, the shadows of the sticks in the high platform dissipated completely. In the final picture, the long stick in Wang Hu's hand was being separated by Huyan Yuanchen's Tie Xiao. froze on stage.
"Wow, it's actually able to break the deputy commander's meteor stick. This is an improvement from his meteor hammer. It's quite troublesome even for the guards to deal with it." The surrounding soldiers immediately began to discuss Get up one after another.
Ning Yuan is very familiar with Huyan Yuanchen's move. Huyan Yuanchen seems to be able to use the iron Xiao to find the weakness in the opponent's move easily, and then break it. A few months ago, in the water pavilion in the palace, he In the same way, he broke his legs with a single touch.
"Beautiful!" Wang Hu shouted loudly, turned the long stick around, and then swept towards Huyan Yuanchen's lower body. A beautiful somersault.
"Vice commander, your door is exposed!" Huyan Yuanchen laughed loudly, and the moment he passed Wang Hu's head, Tie Xiao knocked on the back of Wang Hu's neck. Wang Hu was shocked immediately, and then seemed unable to stand Suddenly, like an iron tower, he rushed forward, and his face was covered in ashes.
"Good boy, you're quite strong." Wang Hu slapped his face twice, got up very sensitively, "Come again!" After saying that, he rushed towards Huyan Yuanchen again.
The two of them flirted back and forth, and when they saw each other, they fought into two groups of shadows. Everyone below was stunned. Zhou Shi couldn't help but said to Ning Yuan: "Young master, Prince Huyan's martial arts are too powerful. I can't even see Commander Wang's moves clearly, but he can block them all!"
Ning Yuan didn't speak, because he was also very surprised now. Although Wang Hu has a strong body, his movements are not clumsy at all. On the contrary, he is also very flexible. One move and one move, but Ning Yuan asked himself that if he changed himself, even with the help of the internal energy of the Nirvana Heart Meridian, he would be beaten down by Wang Hu if he was a little careless. How could he deal with it like Huyan Yuanchen? Take it easy.
He knew that Huyan Yuanchen's martial arts were powerful, but he didn't know that he had reached such a level. This guy is only 17 years old now. Could it be that he has been practicing martial arts since he was born in the womb!
069 Duanyang Dragon Boat
It was night, and Ning Xiang was wearing very inconspicuous clothes, sitting next to a night snack stand drinking.
It was getting late, even if it was a supper stall, he was the only customer now, and he had already drank all the rice wine in the jug, but the stall owner was dozing off behind the stove, and had no intention of coming over to refill with him Ning Xiang was not in a hurry, the wine was gone, so he just sat there, looking at the end of the street, as if he was waiting for someone.
After a while, there really was a figure in black with his head down walking down the street.The figure looked very obscene, looking around while walking, and at a glance, he looked like he was used to stealing chickens and dogs. When he saw Ning Xiang, he immediately ran to the table and stood still, and bowed to Ning Xiang like a dog. , "Hello, young master."
"Are you sure about this?" Ning Xiang asked a little nervously.
"Young master, don't worry, I'm very comfortable with this kind of thing, and I will never make a mistake." The man chuckled, "Since you can find me, you probably know my reputation, as long as the money arrives, I will guarantee you satisfaction! "
"Very good." Ning Xiang nodded, took out a silver ticket from his pocket and put it on the table, "This is 50 taels of silver, which is regarded as a deposit. If you can do it well, you will still have 50 taels of silver reward."
"Okay! Okay!" The man thought it was a rare time to see so much money, his eyes lit up immediately, he hurriedly put away the banknotes, and nodded to Ning Xiang again, "Just trust me, young master, I will pay you back tonight." Just do it!"
Ning Xiang nodded, looking at the back of the man who quickly left again, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and said softly to himself: "Ning Yuan, I heard that you went to the garrison camp outside the city to pick people up two days ago. I think I value this dragon boat competition very much, that idiot Wang Hu didn't stop you, anyway, no matter what, I will make you feel ashamed this time, let's see how you can be proud of me in front of me in the future!"
The person who connected with Ningxiang was a habitual thief in Jiangzhou City. Because of the lightness of some three-legged cats, he was one of the best known among gangsters. After separating from Ningxiang, he walked around the alleys all the way until Come to the dock by the pier.At this time, the workers in the dock had already returned home from work, and the habitual thief quickly climbed over the wall and disappeared into the inner circle of the dock in two or three strokes.
It's just that the bastard was in a hurry to get things done, and he didn't even notice that there was a carriage parked not far away in the night. The curtain on the window of the carriage moved slightly. Ning Yuan lowered the curtain and glanced at Zhou Shi beside him. Knowing this, he jumped out of the carriage, followed him over the wall, and rolled into the dock.
Ning Yuan continued to sit in the car with his eyes closed and rested with a calm expression. About half an hour later, there was a noise outside, and Zhou Shi came back again.
"How?" Ning Yuan opened his eyes and asked.
Zhou Shidao: "The man went all the way to the factory building where the dragon boats are placed as soon as he entered the dock, and it was exactly as the young master expected."
"Otherwise, with Ning Xiang's ability, what kind of insidious tricks can he use? From knowing that he would take the initiative to 'kindly' send the boat head pattern, I know that he can't make other tricks except for tampering with the dragon boat. "Ning Yuan sneered, and said again: "You didn't startle the snake, did you?"
"No, according to the young master's instructions, I have been very careful."
"That's enough. Since he has so much confidence in himself, let's just pretend we don't know it. Later, Dudu Cao will pursue it. We don't have to worry about it. Let's go back." Ning Yuan said, straightening his sleeve robe , and continue to close your eyes and meditate.
"By the way, young master, there is something I haven't had time to say." Zhou Shi thought for a while and said, "That deputy commander Wang Hu, young master really wants to arrange for him to be the drummer?"
"That's what he asked for, and I didn't force him." Ning Yuan closed his eyes and replied, thinking of Wang Hu's troubles, Ning Yuan felt funny.That day when they went to the barracks to pick out oarsmen, Wang Hu fell in love with Huyan Yuanchen's kung fu, and insisted on competing with him. Losing one game was not enough, but he insisted on competing in the second game, fearing that Huyan Yuanchen would not get along with him. He even made a bet on the lottery by the way, and the two parties agreed that no matter who loses, they must agree to a condition put forward by the other party.
But in the second round, Wang Hu still failed to make a comeback, and even because Huyan Yuanchen had seen all his moves, it was faster to win. Let him be the drummer for the dragon boat competition in Ningfu.
Huyan Yuanchen's reason is very simple, since the rowers are selected soldiers, it is appropriate for the commander to be the drummer. Errands are also a benefit.
Ning Yuan was taken aback by Huyan Yuanchen's condition. He didn't intend to accept this troublesome deputy commander at all, because he more or less guessed that Wang Hu had an affair with Ning Xiang and asked him to participate in the dragon boat. What kind of moths will come up, but Wang Hu insists on Ning Yuan agreeing to let him join the dragon boat team under the gimmick of "he is a man, he can say it and do it". After all, Huyan Yuanchen helped him today. Yuan didn't want to save his face, and he couldn't express his concerns face to face, so he agreed with a haha.
Originally, Ning Yuan just wanted to simply respond, but he had the final say on whether to let Wang Hu play or not, but after a few days of rehearsal together, Wang Hu not only arrived on time, but also practiced very hard. When he found out that some paddlers were evasive, yelling and cursing would be trivial, and it would be more common for them to punch old punches directly, causing every rower to practice with all their strength, which surprised Ning Yuan a lot.
And after several times, Ning Yuan also realized that it is true that Wang Hu and Ning Xiang have a good relationship, but it is only a good relationship, and it is not the type that will make conspiracy and tricks. On the contrary, they are very straightforward. Loyalty, to put it bluntly, means simple-minded and well-developed limbs.
Because the place where they practiced was right next to the pier, not far from the dock, so Huyan Yuanchen also came a few times in the middle. He and Wang Hu didn't know each other. With drinking buddies and year-end friends, Wang Hu would occasionally catch Huyan Yuanchen to do two wrestling during the interval between boat training, which made Prince Huyan, who is "superior in martial arts", suffer a lot. His martial arts are good, no doubt, But when it comes to wrestling that relies solely on brute force and does not even allow the use of internal strength, I am afraid that the two Huyan Yuanchens are not Wang Hu's opponents. , and was even forced by Wang Hu, Huyan Yuanchen would hide behind Ning Yuan for the first time, obviously wanting Ning Yuan, a scholar who looked thin and weak, to block him.
But Wang Hu is very fond of this trick. He can throw back and forth against Ning Yuan, the "Guard of Yuan" who defeated him twice in martial arts competitions, but he is a little embarrassed at Ning Yuan, a child who is not yet an adult. The next time Hu Yanyuanchen flashed behind Ning Yuan, Wang Hu would scratch his head and laugh at the third young master Ning, and then turn around to play tricks on his soldiers.
"That's right, Prince Huyan also said that he would come to help us as the helmsman. I think the relationship between Commander Wang and His Royal Highness is still on good terms, and it won't get in the way if you think about it." Zhou Shi rubbed his nose, "It's just that I wanted to Ask the young master for a helmsman."
"Whenever your kung fu can surpass the two of them, I will definitely agree to your request again." Ning Yuan waved his hand and signaled Zhou Shi to drive quickly. Zhou Shi understood and didn't say anything more. He sat in front of the carriage and raised his hand. Whip, the horse immediately got up and walked.
The days are going on in an orderly manner, the surface is calm, and there is a growing sense of joy.With the approaching of the Dragon Boat Festival, people spontaneously put colorful paper pinwheels and streamers on the eaves of many houses in Jiangzhou City, and baskets of yellow and fragrant seasonal pastries "Duanyang Cake" also began to be sold The streets and alleys are selling. As for the Jinghua Canal next to it, there are always teams of private dragon boat teams rowing long dragon boats on the river. After all, the Dragon Boat Competition of the Dragon Boat Festival is a national festival. There are also a lot of ordinary people from the government, but because of their limited financial resources, they are inferior to many of the government in terms of manpower and dragon boats. Therefore, the ranks of the people have never entered the forefront of nouns, let alone Got the leader.
However, even the common people who came to participate in the picture were all festive and lively, and they didn't pay much attention to those who were not ranked. Instead, it was related to the promotion of official positions and whether they could enter the capital to meet with the various high-ranking officials who had the greatest utilitarianism.
On the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, Ning Yuan waited in the main hall of the front yard of the Ning Mansion early in the morning because the supervisor was on vacation. According to the custom of Dragon Boat Festival, the whole family will have breakfast and cakes here today, and then go to the Watching dragon boats by the Jinghua River.
It's just that Ning Yuan was not the first one to come. When he stepped into the main hall, Ning Xiang and Liu Shi were already sitting here.
It was the first time Ning Yuan had seen Liu Shi since the "Ping'er upper body" that day, probably because of the Duanyang Festival, Ning Ruhai allowed her to come out of the ancestral hall to eat with everyone, but the Life is obviously not easy, looking at Liu's haggard face, and even her casual attire, it can't be seen that she used to be dressed in gold and silver, with a dazzling appearance.
As soon as Liu Shi saw Ning Yuan, she immediately thought of the situation in which she was filled with chicken blood. The chicken blood was smelly and smelly. She didn't spit it out until midnight when she went back. There was something wrong with her stomach and intestines, and she vomited whatever she ate for six or seven days in a row. This was the first time she had suffered during all these years of living.
"Has Aunt Liu finally come out of the ancestral hall?" Ning Yuan smiled and bowed to Mrs. Liu, "I really haven't seen Aunt Liu for a long time, Aunt Liu is well."
Seeing that Ning Yuan still had the cheek to salute herself like a normal person, Liu's head was dizzy, and the smell of chicken blood seemed to come back to her throat, which made her almost retch again. Pointing at Ning Yuan, he said, "Damn boy, you've made me look like this, and now you still have the nerve to be a good boy!"
Ning Yuan blinked, "Aunt Liu, what are you talking about? I don't understand why. You will become what you are now. You are clearly to blame. How can you blame Yuan'er, who is still young. I can't bear such accusations from Er Niang."
"Hmph, just pretend, you, you..." Liu Shi said, out of breath, and coughed violently. Ning Xiang hurriedly patted her back to let her breathe, and said in his mouth: "Mother, let's not After getting to know this kid, the retribution will be unpleasant, and it will be a matter of time before he suffers the consequences." After speaking, Ning Xiang raised his head and gave Ning Yuan a very resentful look.
Ning Yuan didn't speak any more, anyway, he and Liu Shi were already torn apart, and it was useless to continue arguing like this, so he went to sit opposite them, and after a while, Shen Shi, Zhao Shi, Ning Mo, and several others All the aunts arrived successively, Ning Ruhai and Yan Shi were the last ones to arrive, they walked in side by side, Yan Shi was still holding Ning Ruhai's hand, his face was glowing with a different kind of luster, and his slack cheeks turned pale. It got tight and rosy.
Ning Yuan heard his aunts, Mrs. Zhuang and Mrs. Zhang, who were sitting not far from him, whispering, "Master stayed in Da Furen's yard again last night. How many days has it been going on? Look at Da Madam's face full of red. It really looks like it is nourished by the rain and dew of the master every day, but it is more effective than how many jade pearl powders are used to beautify the skin."
When Mrs. Zhuang said this, her tone was full of jealousy. He was the youngest and most beautiful aunt. He had always shared love with Mrs. Liu. Recently, Mrs. Liu has been punished by Ning Ruhai, and she has fallen out of favor. Mrs. Zhuang In addition to gloating, he also took it for granted that his chance had come. With his beauty, without Liu's old enemy, there would be no woman in the entire Ning Mansion who could compete with her, and Ning Ruhai would be firmly grasped. It's a piece of cake in his hands, as long as he can make Ning Ruhai happy, it's not impossible for him to make the fourth wife famous.
It's a pity that the wishful thinking she thought she was sure of was not completed. What she never imagined was that the eldest lady who had been silent on weekdays would jump out at this time. , the old woman who has long been old and frail disrupted the plan, Zhuang felt incredible.
Although Mrs. Zhang also thinks that Ning Ruhai would favor the eldest lady again, it is too weird, but after all, she is not as young and beautiful as Mrs. Zhuang, and she is also less courageous. Tongue, only coughed lightly, did not speak.
Mrs. Zhuang saw that Mrs. Zhang ignored her and felt bored, so she also shut up.
Shen took a deep look at Zhuang, and she vaguely heard what she said just now. In fact, he was also a little curious about Ning Ruhai's actions. Of course, as an old lady, it is only natural to favor his wife. However, rather than spending so much time and energy on an old woman who is so old and has almost no childbearing potential, Ning Ruhai would rather pamper those aunts who are in their prime and are strong and strong , so that she can hold a few more grandchildren, otherwise the juniors in the Ning Mansion are sick and stupid, and only Ning Yuan is the most useful one, which is really too thin.
Of course, if this is the case, Shen can only think about it in her heart, and she can't say it to spoil her son's happiness. After all, whoever sleeps in the bed at night is Ning Ruhai's freedom.
After Ning Ruhai sat down side by side with Yan Shi, he squeezed Yan Shi's palm like a young man, Yan Shi's face flushed slightly, thinking of the upheaval last night, his body couldn't help but become numb again.
After everyone arrived, the maidservants brought out the steaming "Duanyang Cake" just out of the cage like running water, and the newly brewed glutinous rice liqueur for everyone's breakfast.The Duanyang cake was fragrant and glutinous, and the sweet wine was sweet. Ning Yuan had just taken a bite when he thought that one of Xin'er's favorite things was the Duanyang cake. Hai was suspicious of Ning Xiner's bloodline and would never allow them to attend.Ning Yuan turned his head slightly, and Bai Tan behind him immediately stepped forward knowingly: "What do you want, Master?"
Ning Yuan asked softly: "What did Niang and Xin'er eat this morning?"
"Huh?" Bai Tan blinked suspiciously, "Master, don't you know that my aunt and miss left the house early in the morning?"
Ning Yuan was taken aback, "Leaving the mansion? How could they leave the mansion?"
"I thought it was arranged by the young master." Bai Tan said: "Didn't Miss Xiner say that she also wanted to watch the dragon boat race a few days ago, but Zhou Shi sent Auntie and Miss out of the house early this morning, saying that he A friend named Yan Fei arranged for Miss Xin'er to watch the dragon boat at the best place by the river, isn't this arranged by you, young master?"
"Yan Fei?" Ning Yuan ground his teeth, and probably understood what was going on.It was true that Ning Xin'er pestered him to watch the dragon boat, but just like the family banquet, Ning's mansion set up a spot by the river to watch the dragon boat for her and Tang's. But he couldn't intervene in this kind of thing, and it was even more impossible for Tang to take Ning Xin'er to watch with ordinary people. It was too unsafe to have a lot of people, so he rejected Ning Xiner's request.
When he was watching the soldiers rowing and practicing boats before, Ning Yuan had inadvertently mentioned something to Huyan Yuanchen. Now it seems that Huyan Yuanchen was meddlesome, and he colluded with Zhou Shi to hide it from himself. This crop?
Forget it, Ning Yuan smiled wryly and shook his head, since Zhou Shi was there, there was nothing to worry about, and he would question Huyan Yuanchen face to face later.
After breakfast, everyone stayed in the main hall drinking tea and rinsing their mouths, waiting for the steward to prepare the carriage to the river.Shen shi was halfway through drinking, and asked Ning Yuan uneasy, "Yuan'er, the dragon boat matters have been taken care of, so there shouldn't be any mistakes."
"Grandmother don't worry." Ning Yuan put down the teacup and stood up, "Everything is ready, Yuan'er has confidence in our mansion's dragon boat this time, maybe he can even hit the leader."
"Hmph." Just as Ning Yuan finished speaking, there was an extremely uncoordinated cold snort from the other side. Ning Xiang sat there and said in a strange way: "I advise the third brother to talk less at this time, so as not to let the big talk out now. , when the time comes, it turns out to be too embarrassing, and I can't get my face back."
"Since the second brother said so, then according to the second brother's opinion, there is no way for our mansion's dragon boat to win the leader." Ning Yuan turned his head and looked at Ning Yuan with a half-smile.
"I... that's not what I meant..." Ning Xiang was only focused on ridiculing Ning Yuan, speaking out of anger, but now that he realized it, he naturally realized the mistakes and omissions in what he said. When he saw Shen Shi and Ning Ruhai They all lowered their eyes to look at themselves, their faces froze immediately, and they lowered their heads resentfully.
"You yourself are useless, so don't think your brother is as useless as you." Shen said in a cold voice: "Next time if I hear you say these unkind words, I will ask the mother to teach Discipline your mouth well, understand!"
"Yes, grandma." Ning Xiang buried his head in his younger brother's face, his voice panicked, and the hatred for Ning Yuan in his heart intensified a bit.
At this moment, the butler came in to reply, saying that the carriage was ready and we could set off. Ning Ruhai nodded, and walked out the door with Mrs. Yan on the left and Mrs. Shen on the right, and everyone in the room followed behind them. Supporting Liu Shi to deliberately lag behind a few steps, he stared at Ning Yuan's back with resentment, and sneered in his heart.
Huh, boss?You should be complacent first, and I will quietly wait for the dragon boat you handled to take the last place for our house for the first time, let's see how complacent and laughing you are!
The Jinghua Canal is already overcrowded at this time.
After all, it is a flourishing age that comes only once a year.The streets along both sides of the river were crowded with people, almost all the people in Jiangzhou came, some even arrived the night before in order to occupy a better viewing position, the adults wore brightly colored clothes, and the children held a Holding a paper windmill, it is really more lively than the temple fair during the New Year's Eve.
However, no matter how crowded the common people are, the area with the best viewing position along the river has been separated, and there are rows of mahogany chairs, which are specially reserved for dignitaries. The place is loose, with fresh fruit and fine wine prepared beside it, and in front of the chairs, there is a high platform with only a few chairs scattered on it, presumably reserved for the most valuable people.
And when the Ning family just arrived, no matter Shen, Ning Ruhai, Yan, or Ning Yuan, when they saw the two people sitting on the high platform, they all showed dumbfounded expressions.
Tang is still wearing the elegant blue dress and silver hairpin, sitting there with a somewhat unnatural expression, and there is a maid-like person fanning him, compared with Tang, sitting on her Ning Xiner next to her was much more relaxed and natural, presumably because of her childish nature, not only was she very relaxed, she looked around excitedly, she was also holding a big apple in her hand, seeing Ning Yuan and the others coming, He also purposely lay down beside the railing beside the high platform, waved his hands at Ning Yuan and said, "Brother!"
070 Ningxiang is deflated
"Why are they on the top, Ning Yuan, what's going on?" Ning Ruhai immediately turned around and asked Ning Yuan. In his opinion, it must be Ning Yuan who didn't know what method was used to make Tang's get such a good deal. s position.
"Father, I don't know about this matter." Ning Yuan replied immediately. Even though Ning Yuan guessed that this matter was related to Huyan Yuanchen, he couldn't tell the truth.
"Could it be that you are too old to be confused? Yuan'er is a child, how can he know such things?" Shen
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