Breeding Mermaid Cubs
Chapter 54
Wang Qingye was shocked when he heard a strange noise, and when he turned his head, he saw a cart wheel rolling to the horse's feet.
"Mianshu!"
The official road is smooth, and the carriages and horses travel fast. The carriages were made to loosen the screws, so how can a horse run like this? Now, after a stick of incense, the nails are completely loose, and the wheels are completely broken, and the carriage has no support. Unsteady, the whole thing collapsed and fell down.
The horses were frightened and neighed fiercely, pulling the reins and galloping forward. The coachman was dragged to the ground and rolled twice.
Wang Qingye hurriedly stopped the horse, jumped off the horse, and hurriedly tamed the mad horse.
"Stop the horse and hold the carriage!"
Nanping Hou stopped the team, rushed over and grabbed the wobbly carriage, several people worked together to tame the horse and stabilize the carriage.
The horse dragged the carriage all the way and ran for a long distance, stumbled and damaged a lot, the carriage just stopped, and two figures rolled out with a bang from the curtain.
"Mianshu." Wang Qingye hurried to help the boy on the ground: "How is it? Are you hurt?"
The carriage was made of wood, and he couldn't sit still in the bumps. Mianshu's head and hands were hit, and his whole body seemed to be falling apart. Perhaps he was dizzy from the shaking, and couldn't answer for a while.
"I am fine."
Seeing that there was no blood or obvious wounds on the man, Wang Qingye breathed a sigh of relief, leaned over and picked him up.Marquis Nanping also helped Jing Zhi up, Jing Zhi rubbed off some skin on her hands, but luckily she was not seriously injured.
Nanping Hou supported Jing Zhi, saw that Jing Zhi bumped into himself a lot, but his mind was not on him, his eyes were still looking at Mian Shu in Wang Qingye's arms with concern, he felt that the relationship between Mian Shu and Wang Qingye was a bit weird , and because Jing Zhi didn't feel sorry for herself, she was unhappy: "I don't sit in the carriage of the Hou's mansion, but I have to run to squeeze it. It's better now."
Jing Zhi knew that Nanping Hou was worried about herself, and said, "It was a false alarm, nothing happened."
Nanping Hou sighed: "I'm looking for a doctor to show the two gentlemen, first go to the carriage of the Hou's mansion."
Wang Qingye sent Mianshu to the chariot and horse of Hou's mansion, and while waiting for the doctor, he went around the place where the incident just happened.
"What's wrong?"
Wang Qingye spread out his palms, inside were a few nails he picked up from the ground: "This carriage was not long after it was made, how could the nails fall off in good condition."
Nanpinghou frowned: "Have you offended anyone recently?"
Wang Qingye didn't answer. It's okay to say something about offending people, but not to know about it in private, and there's no way to guess at will without evidence.
"Where's the groom?"
"Just now I fell off the carriage, Ben Hou asked the doctor to take a look."
Wang Qingye responded, and wanted to ask the groom, but in a blink of an eye, he saw the wheels on the ground. He squatted down to check for a few times, and found that the nails were all right, but he didn't know if a few fell on the road or what, and there were two more. There is no nail in the hole.
After comparing the nail holes, he saw a few strands of thread wrapped around the wheel, as if torn off from a sleeve. He pulled the thread off, and the thread was a common dark blue. He looked up and looked around. They are all from the Hou Mansion, and two of the servants are wearing cloth of this color.
"how?"
Wang Qingye gave Nan Pinghou a look at the silk thread: "Maybe someone has tampered with it."
Nan Pinghou picked up the silk thread and looked around: "There is nothing special about this silk thread. I'm afraid it's not easy to find people with it, but it can be concluded that people did it on purpose. Maybe it was accidentally hung in a panic. On the wheels."
"When I was in Liuqing Temple today, there was no one guarding the carriage for a period of time. It was very likely that my hands and feet were moved at that time. I thought that there were people coming and going at that time, so I didn't take it to heart. Unexpectedly, I encountered this disaster. "
"Cao Min will ask the coachman again to see if there is anything unusual."
"Why are there so many cars and horses blocked ahead? What are you doing!"
Zeng Yan ate and drank in the carriage for a while, and when he lifted the curtain to see the carriage in front of him was still not moving, he felt a little impatient.
"Master, just now, the little one ran forward to inquire. It seems that there is something wrong with Lord Hou's chariot and horses. The horse was frightened and overturned the sedan chair. Master Hou's close attendant rolled out of the sedan chair. I don't know How is the injury?"
Zeng Yan frowned: "How can there be any problems with the carriages and horses in the Hou's mansion? The Hou Ye has always valued his valet, so don't be seriously injured. At that time, the Hou Ye will cancel the polo club."
The servant standing by the sedan chair said with a guilty conscience: "Master, it can't be..."
Zeng Yan gave the boy a sideways look: "You are deaf, you are talking about the carriage of the Marquis Mansion, what does it have to do with that boy, it is not in the same direction."
"What's with your sleeve?"
The boy subconsciously grabbed the torn sleeve, and said timidly, "It was accidentally torn by a nail just now."
"Stupid in stupidity, wait until Zhuangzi at the racecourse is replaced quickly, don't lose face to the Zeng family."
"Yes."
After cleaning and tidying up the damaged carriage, in order not to startle the young ladies and dignitaries at the back, he tidied up the carriage and continued on his way.
Wang Qingye sat in the carriage and guarded Mianshu: "The doctor said it was just a skin injury, don't worry, but it will be a short time before you arrive at the horse farm village, I will show you when the time comes, and then wipe your body with medicinal wine. It won't be long."
Mian Shu shook her head: "I'm fine, but just now Jing Zhi was protecting me and got hurt, he was also unlucky, originally his own carriages and horses were doing well, but he came to me and got into trouble."
Wang Qingye took the man into his arms, patted his back, and comforted him: "I will definitely find out who made the tricks, so you can lean on me and sleep for a while."
Mian Shu lay on Wang Qingye's lap: "Is my food all right?"
Wang Qingye laughed: "Two bottles of potato chips were broken, but the rest are fine."
Mian Shu said distressedly: "We must catch the villain, it's too much!"
"well."
The team arrived at Guangping Village outside the racecourse as scheduled. As we all know, this village is the property that Nanping Hou took over. Every year, he is responsible for receiving dignitaries who come out of the city to play polo.
Perhaps it was Jing Zhi's intentional arrangement, Wang Qingye and Mian Shu shared a residence called Qingshuiju, although it was a bit remote, it was very quiet.
There is also a big pool in the house, the water is fresh, it is comfortable and has lingering fears, after entering the house and testing the water, it is cool and comfortable, the servants are dismissed, stripped their clothes and slipped into the pool, forgetting the unhappiness on the road just now .
Wang Qingye moved all the screens in the house to the pool, blocking the pool layer by layer, so that the mermaid can freely play in the water.
"This pond is not bad, and I will build one in the house when I return to Xiacheng. The lotus pond I left for you is outside the house, but now I think it would be good to have a pond inside the house."
"The place in Xiacheng's house is not a pond, it's clearly a lake."
Mian Shu raised her tail and picked up a string of water droplets, half of which splashed on Wang Qingye: "Would you like to come down and play with me for a while?"
Wang Qingye squatted by the pool and took Mianshu's hand. After more than half an hour, bruises appeared on his white wrists and shoulders, and the hidden wounds from before were still revealed.The skin and flesh of the little fish cub are cold and white, and the bruises and scars are much more obvious than those of ordinary people. The person who watched them frowns: "I will go to the doctor to get the medicine wine to wipe the wound for you, so as not to hurt you when you sleep at night. You are so comfortable in it." Come on, don't move your tail when I'm not in the house."
"Well, I sank to the bottom of the pool to rest for a while, and come out when you come back."
"it is good."
Wang Qingye closed the door and looked into the room from the window. Seeing that the secrecy was strong, he felt relieved to go to the doctor.
Originally, it was possible to ask Jing Zhi to arrange it, but the Hou Mansion expanded the polo club, and there were so many people coming, there must be a lot of things to be busy, and Jing Zhi was also injured, so I didn't bother him.
There was a servant leading the way out, Wang Qingye walked through the nine-turn corridor and entered a rock garden.
"Lang Jun, the Zhuangzi is a bit big, and there are many houses and yards. The small ones can bring you things, but it's good to show you the way. I'm afraid there are too many people in the Zhuangzi, and the small ones will not be well received when they are busy. You want to go to the racecourse to play polo later, but the little one failed to show you the way in time, so you can find the way out."
"Troubleshoot, that's exactly what I mean."
As soon as the words were finished, Wang Qingye heard a familiar Manzong voice: "The scenery in this courtyard is pretty good, but it's a pity that it's too far away from Lord Hou's house, how can I walk around?"
"Young master, don't worry. We will play polo later and have a barbecue by the bonfire. Are you afraid that you won't have the chance to get close to Lord Hou? Now take a good rest and change your clothes. You can also show off your skills on the polo field."
Zeng Yan, who was praised happily, kicked the boy's ass without pain: "You may not be so capable in doing things, but you are very clever. Didn't this young master tell you to hurry up?" Have you changed your tattered clothes, go and change them quickly to serve you."
"Yes, little one, let's go."
Wang Qingye caught a glimpse of Zeng Yan at the door through the covered crabapple branches, but he didn't expect that this person also came to Zhuangzi. He was about to see the attendant who was talking with him, but unfortunately he was blocked by the rockery.
With a frown, he called to the boy who led the way: "The ladies and masters who came this time all brought their own maids and servants. Where do these people live?"
"They all follow their own masters. There is a hut in the yard, which is specially used by the master's personal servants, so that the masters can order people around at night, just like their own mansion."
Wang Qingye responded, went to get the medicine and went back to the house to find that Jing Zhi had actually come over, and was accompanying Mian Shu by the pool.
"You were also injured just now, why did you come here in person?"
"I came here to fetch the medicine for His Royal Highness, but I never thought that the gentleman would go and get it himself. If there is anything to do, just tell the servant, he is a trustworthy person."
Wang Qingye nodded and said, "Just now I went out and passed by the yard ahead, and I ran into someone."
Jing Zhi frowned slightly, thought for a while and said, "Young Master Zeng of Yushi Zhongcheng's family? This person is quite a dude, and his reputation in Beijing is not good. I wonder if he offended you just now?"
"That rogue is here!" Mian Shu said angrily, "It's not just an offense! He was kicked out for causing trouble in the shop earlier, and he found someone to teach Wang Qingye a lesson out of resentment. Fortunately, we were good at it, so we were beaten away."
"There is such a thing! Why didn't His Highness tell you earlier so that Jing Zhi can protect His Highness."
"It's okay, there are no injuries on the left and right."
Jing Zhi looked at Wang Qingye: "Mr. Lang thinks something wrong with today's matter, and it has something to do with Zeng Yan?"
"There are so many things going on today. I didn't think about him at first, but he came to the racecourse. Thinking about it, he is the only one who has a problem on the surface. I heard the conversation between Zeng Yan and the servant just now is a bit weird. , what happened today is not without motive."
Wang Qingye lowered his voice: "Later, send a servant to do this......"
In the afternoon, the sun was about to set, and many people had already arrived on the large horse farm covering an area of tens of acres.
A low wall was built along the edge of the racecourse, and the auditorium was separated by brocade.
There is a canopy on the seats to protect them from the sun and rain, and the four sides are light-transmitting chairs. Futons and low tables are set up inside for the audience to have tea, drinks, fruit, chat and watch the game.
Wang Qingye sat on the futon with his legs bent. The low tables in other houses were full of fruit and cakes. The table in his own house was full of potato chips, melon seeds, peanuts and nuts, which attracted the heads of passers-by.
"Whose little brother is that? Why have you never seen it before?"
"I don't know, Xu Shicai was transferred to the family of a petty official in the capital."
"How did you get into Lord Hou's horse farm with such an official title?"
"What's the matter? In previous years, more people came in with their heads sharpened. Did my sister forget that last year a poor man came to the polo field and couldn't even play. He won the favor of the young lady of the Shaofu family by writing sour poems. Take the dragon and hurry up with your son-in-law."
A few official ladies laughed together with their fans. The reason why the polo club is so lively is not only because Nanping Hou has a big face, but also everyone knows that the people who come to the polo club are either rich or noble. Your young master relies on such large-scale gatherings to meet men, and everyone tacitly knows that this is a blind date meeting.
"However, I don't think they may be from the official family. They may be from the merchant family. To be able to sit here on an equal footing should not be without background."
"The red dates stuffed with walnuts is very good, but unfortunately I didn't buy them at Qiqitao when I came here. Hey, I always look familiar when I see them. By the way, I remembered, isn't that person from Qiqitao?"
"Yes, as soon as you said it, I remembered it too. That little brother has a pair of ice blue eyes. I didn't expect this merchant to be a guest of Lord Hou."
"What are you talking about? I can't even understand a word."
"My sister never goes out during the day, maybe I don't know."
Before the noble ladies finished their conversation, they saw a woman in a goose-yellow skirt being helped up by a maid, and they quickly got up and saluted: "Mistress Hegui."
"You don't need to be too polite, everyone finally came out to have fun."
"Sit down, little magistrate."
He Gui straightened Luo Qun and sat on the main seat: "Is it time to fight? I got up late for my afternoon nap and came late."
"Master Hou was concerned about the hot weather, so he postponed it a little bit. The little magistrate's arrival is just in time."
"The weather is really hot today, Dongcha, go and prepare some rose smoothies."
"Yes."
He Gui was waiting for the maid to bring the cold drink, when she turned her head to see the food piled up like hill buns on the low table next door, and saw the familiar little brother again, her eyebrows and eyes moved slightly, and she covered her face with a fan and smiled stand up.
Mian Shu peeled a handful of pine nuts and fed them to Wang Qingye: "Would you like to play later?"
"I'm not in a hurry, the sun is still a bit high now, but if there is a shortage of people in the team, you can go up."
"Mr. Lang, seeing that the weather is hot, our master brought you two bowls of rose smoothies to relieve the heat."
Mian Shu asked suspiciously, "Jing Zhi asked you to bring it here?"
The maid smiled and shook her head, turned around and pointed, Mian Shu took advantage of the situation and saw He Gui: "Are you there?"
He Gui smiled and nodded, Mian Shu enthusiastically said: "Do you want to come over? I have a lot of food here."
Wang Qingye snapped Yuzai's head over: "Girls who have not left the court can't sit with outsiders, they don't understand any etiquette."
Mian Shu then took two packs of melon seeds and some other snacks to the maid: "Give it to your master."
"Thank you, Mr. Xiaolang."
Wang Qingye sighed, and let him bring some food all the way to make the little girl happy.
"Try this smoothie, it turns out to be sweet and delicious."
Mian Shu took a white porcelain bowl and ate a spoonful of ice, it was very cool.
"Wang Langjun. Our master asked you to go outside and talk for a while."
Jing Zhi's servant came up suddenly, Wang Qingye's eyebrows twitched, and he said to Mianshu: "You sit here for a while, I'll go back when I go."
"I'll go with you."
"Didn't you complain about your leg hurting just now? Don't run around, I'll be back in a while." Wang Qingye bent down and said, "Don't run to other tables."
Mian Shu suppressed a smile and said, "Yes, I understand."
Wang Qingye followed the boy all the way out, and saw Jing Zhi outside the racecourse.
"According to Lang Jun's explanation, after Zeng Yan came to the racecourse, I ordered the servant to sneak into Zeng Yan's house and found the clothes that his personal servant had changed. Sure enough, the clothes were exactly the same color as the silk thread, not only that, Coincidentally, the servant's sleeve was also damaged, I saw this and asked the embroiderer to compare it according to what the lord said, and the embroiderer said it was the silk thread from the same dress."
Wang Qingye snorted coldly: "It's really this kid who did it. I didn't pay attention to him coming to make trouble before, and I didn't expect him to be evil."
Jing Zhi raised her eyebrows, feeling angry in her heart: "I have already reported this matter to Lord Hou."
"It was aimed at me, but I didn't expect it to implicate you."
"Your Majesty, you don't have to say that."
The two had just finished talking when the servant came to report: "Master Jing, the polo club will start soon, and we are currently forming a team. Master Hou is asking Wang Langjun to join us."
Jing Zhi nodded, and looked at Wang Qingye: "Your Majesty, can you fight this time?"
"Master Hou has already invited you, so you have to give him face no matter what."
The two returned to the arena one after another, Wang Qingye went to change his clothes, waved to Mianshu from the auditorium, and got on the horse led by the boy.
This time, the match is 24 vs. [-], with [-] flags, one point for each flag, and whichever team gets the most flags in the time of burning incense will win.
Nanpinghou swung his polo club and said to Wang Qingye, "Do you know the rules of polo?"
"I know a thing or two from playing a few games before, but I'm going to show off my skills."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter whether you can play basketball or not, as long as you can hit people."
Wang Qingye was puzzled, Nan Pinghou raised the corners of his mouth and raised his chin slightly: "Look at who is opposite."
Hearing this, Wang Qingye looked over and saw the vigorous man who was about to get on his horse, and asked in surprise, "Zeng Yan?"
Nan Pinghou and Wang Qingye exchanged glances, and both of them smiled maliciously.
"By the way, this is Lin Huaizhi, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. He will play with us later. You don't know that although this son of Yushi Zhongcheng is neither fish nor fowl, he is one of the best polo players in Beijing."
Wang Qingye saw that the man was only in his early twenties, with a handsome appearance and a very knowledgeable appearance, but he didn't want to know how to play polo, so he hugged his hands and saluted.
Lin Huaizhi smiled: "You don't have to be polite on the court, Wang Langjun."
"How is that kid still doing well! No, why did he come here and be on the same team as Lord Hou and Xueshi Lin!"
Zeng Yan got on the horse and was just about to show off his prestige. He was still thinking about not being too dominant in the game later and overpowering Nanpinghou's limelight, so as not to make the Hou Lord unhappy. He didn't expect to see Wang Qingye and Nanpinghou at the same time. Ma Erli, a tall horse can be majestic, he is surprised and dissatisfied in his heart, a little timid on the outside, but he is just a humble merchant, how could he know Lord Hou.
"I don't know that this is the case." The attendant was also startled: "Today, there is something wrong with Lord Hou's carriage, it can't be..."
"Don't talk nonsense, get the hell out of here, even if he escapes by chance, Master Ben will make him unable to eat on the court later."
People from the two teams had their own thoughts, but the people in the stands cheered happily: "This polo game is something to watch, Hou Ye and Lin Xueshi are both gone, and they will face Zeng Yan and General Yu again."
"Not only is the polo interesting, but the people here are also interesting. Bachelor Lin is knowledgeable and handsome. I heard that he has never discussed marriage."
"Then the Marquis and General Yu didn't and never did?"
"Although Lord Hou looks handsome, he looks like Lord Yan Luo. Who can bear it. As for General Yu, he has been in the army all year round, like a piece of wood."
"I saw that the strange man with Lord Hou is also very outstanding. I don't know if he is the assistant of Lord Hou, but he is also very heroic."
"That's not easy, if you send someone to inquire about it, you'll know."
Mian Shu moved her ears, secretly listening to the discussion of a group of noble ladies, clicked her tongue, and took a cold mouthful of ice.
"Quick, quick, start!"
With the sound of gongs and drums, the hooves of the horses thundered, the turf was firmly stepped on, and there was a muffled sound when the half crescent-shaped polo stick hit the small leather ball, and the polo flew into the air and fell, and a group of men shouted Horses chasing, the sound of horseshoes on the racecourse, and the exchange and collision of polo sticks, it was so intense.
Wang Qingye swung his club and hit the dark red polo with great force. He watched the polo go straight towards the door hole with clear eyes, but in fact the polo was heading towards Zeng Yan. Going to the door, he hurried forward, the polo hit his arm, he gasped and glared at Wang Qingye: "Damn it, will this kid know how to play polo!"
Zeng hit the ball back along the polo, Nanping Hou shot out halfway, did not snatch the polo, but hit the polo directly in the face.
With a muffled sound, Zeng Yan felt that his teeth were loose, and he wanted to scold his mother, but he didn't know that Wang Qingye was catching the ball behind him, and then hit the horse's stomach again, and then he was hit on the ankle again, which was very serious. The pain, I can't bear it anymore.
"Are you fucking beating people or playing ball!"
Wang Qingye pretended to be panicked, and apologized to Zeng Yan with an apologetic face: "Please forgive me, Master Zeng, I am really not very good at fighting for a small businessman like me. I have heard that Master Zeng is open-minded, so I should not You don't know how to play polo, so you'll be offended?"
"You! Don't play tricks on me! If you don't know how to fight, don't fight, don't be ashamed here."
"Zeng Yan, don't be rude." Nanping Hou said with a cold face: "It's just for fun, how can you put so much emphasis on winning or losing? This is the person invited by the Marquis. If you don't play polo well, you have to You should be more patient, why did you start arguing with someone, and you want to slap Benhou in the face?"
Zeng Yan was dumb eating Coptis chinensis, he couldn't tell what he was suffering, so he had to accompany him with a smiling face: "Where is the word of Lord Hou, Zeng Yan decided not to have such thoughts."
"That's good."
Wang Qingye and Nan Pinghou pulled their horses away with a smile, Lin Huaizhi shook his head and laughed: "I didn't expect to be able to watch a show on the racetrack, I don't know if I should hit the ball right now."
"Why don't you fight?"
A goal was missed in the first half, fearing that people outside the court would see something wrong, Nan Pinghou waved his polo stick, and the polo flew through the goal hole.
"The red team scores a goal, one point!"
There was a round of cheers from the audience.
"It can be regarded as a goal! Sure enough, the game was fierce!"
Seeing the audience erupting, Wang Qingye said: "The grassroots people on the left and right can't disgrace Lord Hou, making people feel that Lord Hou doesn't know people clearly."
He galloped away, took a polo from the blue team, and used it as a stick.
"The red team scores a goal, one point!"
Zeng Yan was so angry that he almost pouted, and the half-court ball went down, his whole body fell apart, and he returned to the seat with the help of his attendants. He was beaten in secret, so he scored three points, and the other side scored three points. It's twelve points.
"No more fights, no more fights in the second half! The person at the other end made a trip, I'll tell my dad to go."
Sniffing, Zeng Yan limped out of the racecourse.
"What's going on with Zeng Yan? It's a bit embarrassing. If you lose, you don't lose. Why don't you stop playing if you lose."
"People say that if you hurt your foot, you can't fight."
"I don't know whether it hurt his feet or his heart. I think his reputation as a polo expert in Beijing in the past was just blown out."
Everyone was discussing, Zeng Yan said to the attendant angrily: "Go back, I'll go back now, I still don't believe that my father can't kill that turtle grandson, how dare he use dirty tricks on the court!"
"The master loves the young master very much. Seeing how he beat his hands and feet, he will definitely express his anger to the young master."
.........
Wang Qingye returned to the stands, and after Zeng Yan walked away in the second half, he was even worse on the field, relying on General Yu alone to support him, and the game ended early before the incense burnt out.
"Master Hou let him go like this?"
Jing Zhi heard from the servant that Zeng Yan said that he was unwell and returned to Beijing early, even if he did not attend the banquet at night, although the two of them had already taught Zeng Yan a lesson on the field, but this person had a vicious heart, and he felt a little wronged It's nothing, I'm just afraid that the man won't be vigilant, and he still wants to trouble His Highness.
"According to his temper, he will definitely go back and cry to his father. The Marquis has already expected his temperament, so Wang Langjun proposed to send a gift to Yushi Zhongcheng's mansion in advance. There will be a good show when he returns."
"Earlier, the emperor intended to promote Yushi Zhongcheng, and he would move from the fourth rank to the fourth rank. He didn't expect his good son to linger in Hualou, and secretly redeemed a prostitute as a concubine in vain. Let the emperor know about this matter. The matter of promotion will be over."
Nan Ping Hou paused and said: "Now I will ask the attendant who gave the gift to give some advice to Lord Yushi Zhongcheng. He must cherish his good son more and more."
Hearing this, Wang Qingye offered a toast to Nanping Hou, Mian Shu and Jing Zhi looked at each other, these two men were really terrifying.
Zeng Yan was eager to sell miserably back home, and hurried all the way, but he returned to the mansion in an hour or two, and let the attendant help him in as soon as he entered the door. It was pretending, but it really hurt, the place on his face was bruised by the ball It turned purple, but fortunately, he walked fast, otherwise he would be ashamed in front of many dignitaries.
"Master, you are back, the master is calling you in the ancestral hall."
Zeng Yan hadn't recovered his emotions yet, and was a little surprised: "Father is at home? Does he know?"
"Master, just go there."
Suspicious, Zeng Yan limped to the Zeng family's ancestral hall, squeezed out two tears as soon as he entered the door, and cried out mournfully: "Father..."
Yu Shi Zhongcheng put his hands behind his back and looked back at Zeng Yan: "You still know when you come back?"
"Father, my son has gone to the polo club of the Nanping waiting group. Look at his face, feet, and hands. You must make decisions for him!"
Yu Shi Zhongcheng laughed back angrily: "The master? Now I can still be your master? How big are your ideas and skills, and you dare to assassinate the people around Nanping Hou. You think your father is not miserable enough because of you?" Isn't it? I want to entrap your father to death!"
Zeng Yan stopped pretending to be wronged, and grabbed the corner of Yu Shi Zhongcheng's clothes: "Father, what are you talking about? Why can't Yan'er understand?"
"You are still pretending to be confused with me!" Yu Shi Zhongcheng kicked over, raised his hand and threw the things sent by the Hou's mansion on Zeng Yan: "Open your eyes and take a good look!"
Zeng Yan hurriedly took off the clothes that covered his face, seeing that it was the one worn by the attendant today, he suddenly panicked: "Father, this..."
Censor Zhongcheng slapped Zeng Yan with hatred: "It's nothing more than you sent someone to tamper with the carriage, and someone found the evidence. You have lost your father's face. What do you think of Nanping?" I grew up vegetarian, and you dare to touch iron nails. How could I have given birth to such a ruined thing like you. If you hadn’t been doing all kinds of sneaky things all day long, your father and I wouldn’t be hopeless for promotion! Look at me today Why don't I teach you how to be a human being!"
The fine sticks came densely like raindrops, and he was beaten when he cried and howled with ghosts and wolves. He wanted to come back and sue, but he didn't know that there was still a family law at home. If he had known this, he would not rush if he died return.
"Dad, dad, stop beating! I know I was wrong!"
..........
After solving Zeng Yan's lamb, everyone felt much happier. After watching a game of polo, Wang Qingye took Mianshu to hunt in the forest garden behind Zhuangzi.
He held the rein with one hand, and wrapped Mianshu in his arms. There was nothing big in the forest garden, but there were still some pheasants, hares, and small wild boars.
Mian Shu was very interested in riding a horse for the first time, and he was not afraid of falling off the horse with Wang Qingye's protection. After slipping around in the woods, he stopped thinking about hunting. There must be wild things in the grass."
Wang Qingye was skeptical: "You can see it from so far away, don't be the wind blowing the grass, you misunderstood it."
"I don't need to watch, can I just listen?"
Wang Qingye questioned on his lips, but his hands were not idle. He took out an arrow from the arrow basket in the horse's belly and put it on the string. There was a whistling sound of breaking wind, and the arrow flew out. There was only a muffled sound: "It seems There's something there."
The two drove their horses over, and they caught a wild-tailed pheasant, which was quite heavy, probably weighing three to four catties. The pheasant has been running in the woods for many years, and it is much stronger and tastes better than chickens raised in captivity.
Mian Shu proudly said, "You look down on me, what's the matter?"
Wang Qingye tossed the pheasant to the boy and said, "You are the one who is the best. I will roast it for you tonight."
Nanping Hou reined in the horse not far away, looked at the two people who were discussing what to cook the pheasant for the evening, lowered their eyes, and reined in the horse and went elsewhere.
Mian Shu got on the horse again, turned around and said to Wang Qingye, "I seem a little unhappy to see the Marquis of Nanping."
"He always has a cold face, and you can tell whether he is happy or not?"
Mian Shu gave Wang Qingye a sideways look: "I'm not joking with you, I mean it seriously."
Wang Qingye looked back when he heard the words: "He seemed to have misunderstood the relationship between you and Jing Zhi earlier, and talked to me alone. I advised him to go back and talk to Jing Zhi. I wonder if the two of you made it clear."
"What did he misunderstand?"
"He didn't know that you and Jing Zhi were masters and servants, but he saw that the benefactor who treated him so well suddenly treated others nicely, so he felt unhappy." Wang Qingye laughed, and moved closer to Mian Shu's ear: "He I thought Jing Zhi admired you."
Mian Shu's eyes widened: "He's not a fool!"
Wang Qingye quickly covered Mianshu's mouth: "Don't talk nonsense."
Mian Shu couldn't hide the smile in his eyes, as if he understood something, he gossiped, "Do you mean he likes Jing Zhi?"
"I, a feudal and conservative person, can see it. May I ask Your Highness, haven't your mermaids always been open? Why haven't you seen it?"
"I only thought that Jing Zhi was taking care of Jing Zhi like that when Nanping Hou fell into the sea and rescued him. I didn't know he had such thoughts."
Wang Qingye laughed: "Probably the best way to repay the savior is to promise with your body."
Mian Shu touched the words, and there was some reason: "Then you shouldn't save people casually in the future, it won't work if you make another promise with your body."
"It makes sense."
Wang Qingye sighed again: "It's not a problem for me to see Master Hou and Jing Zhi go on like this. They have known each other for so many years, why are they still so awkward."
"It's not that every mermaid will say whatever they think like me. Jing Zhi has been used to serving people since she was a child. But what you said is also reasonable. It's not the way to go on like this. Yusheng is only a few dozen It’s not as long as people’s lives, and they waste all the good times like this. It’s not like us, although my life is shorter than yours, but it’s because you’re older, maybe who will be ahead. "
Wang Qingye hesitated to speak, well, old age is an advantage now.
"For the sake of the Marquis of Nanping helping us, we should actually help them too."
Mian Shu patted her chest confidently: "You can roast the chicken when you go back later, just leave it to me."
The author has something to say: As we all know, you can’t eat game. If the plot requires it, please don’t imitate it.
"Mianshu!"
The official road is smooth, and the carriages and horses travel fast. The carriages were made to loosen the screws, so how can a horse run like this? Now, after a stick of incense, the nails are completely loose, and the wheels are completely broken, and the carriage has no support. Unsteady, the whole thing collapsed and fell down.
The horses were frightened and neighed fiercely, pulling the reins and galloping forward. The coachman was dragged to the ground and rolled twice.
Wang Qingye hurriedly stopped the horse, jumped off the horse, and hurriedly tamed the mad horse.
"Stop the horse and hold the carriage!"
Nanping Hou stopped the team, rushed over and grabbed the wobbly carriage, several people worked together to tame the horse and stabilize the carriage.
The horse dragged the carriage all the way and ran for a long distance, stumbled and damaged a lot, the carriage just stopped, and two figures rolled out with a bang from the curtain.
"Mianshu." Wang Qingye hurried to help the boy on the ground: "How is it? Are you hurt?"
The carriage was made of wood, and he couldn't sit still in the bumps. Mianshu's head and hands were hit, and his whole body seemed to be falling apart. Perhaps he was dizzy from the shaking, and couldn't answer for a while.
"I am fine."
Seeing that there was no blood or obvious wounds on the man, Wang Qingye breathed a sigh of relief, leaned over and picked him up.Marquis Nanping also helped Jing Zhi up, Jing Zhi rubbed off some skin on her hands, but luckily she was not seriously injured.
Nanping Hou supported Jing Zhi, saw that Jing Zhi bumped into himself a lot, but his mind was not on him, his eyes were still looking at Mian Shu in Wang Qingye's arms with concern, he felt that the relationship between Mian Shu and Wang Qingye was a bit weird , and because Jing Zhi didn't feel sorry for herself, she was unhappy: "I don't sit in the carriage of the Hou's mansion, but I have to run to squeeze it. It's better now."
Jing Zhi knew that Nanping Hou was worried about herself, and said, "It was a false alarm, nothing happened."
Nanping Hou sighed: "I'm looking for a doctor to show the two gentlemen, first go to the carriage of the Hou's mansion."
Wang Qingye sent Mianshu to the chariot and horse of Hou's mansion, and while waiting for the doctor, he went around the place where the incident just happened.
"What's wrong?"
Wang Qingye spread out his palms, inside were a few nails he picked up from the ground: "This carriage was not long after it was made, how could the nails fall off in good condition."
Nanpinghou frowned: "Have you offended anyone recently?"
Wang Qingye didn't answer. It's okay to say something about offending people, but not to know about it in private, and there's no way to guess at will without evidence.
"Where's the groom?"
"Just now I fell off the carriage, Ben Hou asked the doctor to take a look."
Wang Qingye responded, and wanted to ask the groom, but in a blink of an eye, he saw the wheels on the ground. He squatted down to check for a few times, and found that the nails were all right, but he didn't know if a few fell on the road or what, and there were two more. There is no nail in the hole.
After comparing the nail holes, he saw a few strands of thread wrapped around the wheel, as if torn off from a sleeve. He pulled the thread off, and the thread was a common dark blue. He looked up and looked around. They are all from the Hou Mansion, and two of the servants are wearing cloth of this color.
"how?"
Wang Qingye gave Nan Pinghou a look at the silk thread: "Maybe someone has tampered with it."
Nan Pinghou picked up the silk thread and looked around: "There is nothing special about this silk thread. I'm afraid it's not easy to find people with it, but it can be concluded that people did it on purpose. Maybe it was accidentally hung in a panic. On the wheels."
"When I was in Liuqing Temple today, there was no one guarding the carriage for a period of time. It was very likely that my hands and feet were moved at that time. I thought that there were people coming and going at that time, so I didn't take it to heart. Unexpectedly, I encountered this disaster. "
"Cao Min will ask the coachman again to see if there is anything unusual."
"Why are there so many cars and horses blocked ahead? What are you doing!"
Zeng Yan ate and drank in the carriage for a while, and when he lifted the curtain to see the carriage in front of him was still not moving, he felt a little impatient.
"Master, just now, the little one ran forward to inquire. It seems that there is something wrong with Lord Hou's chariot and horses. The horse was frightened and overturned the sedan chair. Master Hou's close attendant rolled out of the sedan chair. I don't know How is the injury?"
Zeng Yan frowned: "How can there be any problems with the carriages and horses in the Hou's mansion? The Hou Ye has always valued his valet, so don't be seriously injured. At that time, the Hou Ye will cancel the polo club."
The servant standing by the sedan chair said with a guilty conscience: "Master, it can't be..."
Zeng Yan gave the boy a sideways look: "You are deaf, you are talking about the carriage of the Marquis Mansion, what does it have to do with that boy, it is not in the same direction."
"What's with your sleeve?"
The boy subconsciously grabbed the torn sleeve, and said timidly, "It was accidentally torn by a nail just now."
"Stupid in stupidity, wait until Zhuangzi at the racecourse is replaced quickly, don't lose face to the Zeng family."
"Yes."
After cleaning and tidying up the damaged carriage, in order not to startle the young ladies and dignitaries at the back, he tidied up the carriage and continued on his way.
Wang Qingye sat in the carriage and guarded Mianshu: "The doctor said it was just a skin injury, don't worry, but it will be a short time before you arrive at the horse farm village, I will show you when the time comes, and then wipe your body with medicinal wine. It won't be long."
Mian Shu shook her head: "I'm fine, but just now Jing Zhi was protecting me and got hurt, he was also unlucky, originally his own carriages and horses were doing well, but he came to me and got into trouble."
Wang Qingye took the man into his arms, patted his back, and comforted him: "I will definitely find out who made the tricks, so you can lean on me and sleep for a while."
Mian Shu lay on Wang Qingye's lap: "Is my food all right?"
Wang Qingye laughed: "Two bottles of potato chips were broken, but the rest are fine."
Mian Shu said distressedly: "We must catch the villain, it's too much!"
"well."
The team arrived at Guangping Village outside the racecourse as scheduled. As we all know, this village is the property that Nanping Hou took over. Every year, he is responsible for receiving dignitaries who come out of the city to play polo.
Perhaps it was Jing Zhi's intentional arrangement, Wang Qingye and Mian Shu shared a residence called Qingshuiju, although it was a bit remote, it was very quiet.
There is also a big pool in the house, the water is fresh, it is comfortable and has lingering fears, after entering the house and testing the water, it is cool and comfortable, the servants are dismissed, stripped their clothes and slipped into the pool, forgetting the unhappiness on the road just now .
Wang Qingye moved all the screens in the house to the pool, blocking the pool layer by layer, so that the mermaid can freely play in the water.
"This pond is not bad, and I will build one in the house when I return to Xiacheng. The lotus pond I left for you is outside the house, but now I think it would be good to have a pond inside the house."
"The place in Xiacheng's house is not a pond, it's clearly a lake."
Mian Shu raised her tail and picked up a string of water droplets, half of which splashed on Wang Qingye: "Would you like to come down and play with me for a while?"
Wang Qingye squatted by the pool and took Mianshu's hand. After more than half an hour, bruises appeared on his white wrists and shoulders, and the hidden wounds from before were still revealed.The skin and flesh of the little fish cub are cold and white, and the bruises and scars are much more obvious than those of ordinary people. The person who watched them frowns: "I will go to the doctor to get the medicine wine to wipe the wound for you, so as not to hurt you when you sleep at night. You are so comfortable in it." Come on, don't move your tail when I'm not in the house."
"Well, I sank to the bottom of the pool to rest for a while, and come out when you come back."
"it is good."
Wang Qingye closed the door and looked into the room from the window. Seeing that the secrecy was strong, he felt relieved to go to the doctor.
Originally, it was possible to ask Jing Zhi to arrange it, but the Hou Mansion expanded the polo club, and there were so many people coming, there must be a lot of things to be busy, and Jing Zhi was also injured, so I didn't bother him.
There was a servant leading the way out, Wang Qingye walked through the nine-turn corridor and entered a rock garden.
"Lang Jun, the Zhuangzi is a bit big, and there are many houses and yards. The small ones can bring you things, but it's good to show you the way. I'm afraid there are too many people in the Zhuangzi, and the small ones will not be well received when they are busy. You want to go to the racecourse to play polo later, but the little one failed to show you the way in time, so you can find the way out."
"Troubleshoot, that's exactly what I mean."
As soon as the words were finished, Wang Qingye heard a familiar Manzong voice: "The scenery in this courtyard is pretty good, but it's a pity that it's too far away from Lord Hou's house, how can I walk around?"
"Young master, don't worry. We will play polo later and have a barbecue by the bonfire. Are you afraid that you won't have the chance to get close to Lord Hou? Now take a good rest and change your clothes. You can also show off your skills on the polo field."
Zeng Yan, who was praised happily, kicked the boy's ass without pain: "You may not be so capable in doing things, but you are very clever. Didn't this young master tell you to hurry up?" Have you changed your tattered clothes, go and change them quickly to serve you."
"Yes, little one, let's go."
Wang Qingye caught a glimpse of Zeng Yan at the door through the covered crabapple branches, but he didn't expect that this person also came to Zhuangzi. He was about to see the attendant who was talking with him, but unfortunately he was blocked by the rockery.
With a frown, he called to the boy who led the way: "The ladies and masters who came this time all brought their own maids and servants. Where do these people live?"
"They all follow their own masters. There is a hut in the yard, which is specially used by the master's personal servants, so that the masters can order people around at night, just like their own mansion."
Wang Qingye responded, went to get the medicine and went back to the house to find that Jing Zhi had actually come over, and was accompanying Mian Shu by the pool.
"You were also injured just now, why did you come here in person?"
"I came here to fetch the medicine for His Royal Highness, but I never thought that the gentleman would go and get it himself. If there is anything to do, just tell the servant, he is a trustworthy person."
Wang Qingye nodded and said, "Just now I went out and passed by the yard ahead, and I ran into someone."
Jing Zhi frowned slightly, thought for a while and said, "Young Master Zeng of Yushi Zhongcheng's family? This person is quite a dude, and his reputation in Beijing is not good. I wonder if he offended you just now?"
"That rogue is here!" Mian Shu said angrily, "It's not just an offense! He was kicked out for causing trouble in the shop earlier, and he found someone to teach Wang Qingye a lesson out of resentment. Fortunately, we were good at it, so we were beaten away."
"There is such a thing! Why didn't His Highness tell you earlier so that Jing Zhi can protect His Highness."
"It's okay, there are no injuries on the left and right."
Jing Zhi looked at Wang Qingye: "Mr. Lang thinks something wrong with today's matter, and it has something to do with Zeng Yan?"
"There are so many things going on today. I didn't think about him at first, but he came to the racecourse. Thinking about it, he is the only one who has a problem on the surface. I heard the conversation between Zeng Yan and the servant just now is a bit weird. , what happened today is not without motive."
Wang Qingye lowered his voice: "Later, send a servant to do this......"
In the afternoon, the sun was about to set, and many people had already arrived on the large horse farm covering an area of tens of acres.
A low wall was built along the edge of the racecourse, and the auditorium was separated by brocade.
There is a canopy on the seats to protect them from the sun and rain, and the four sides are light-transmitting chairs. Futons and low tables are set up inside for the audience to have tea, drinks, fruit, chat and watch the game.
Wang Qingye sat on the futon with his legs bent. The low tables in other houses were full of fruit and cakes. The table in his own house was full of potato chips, melon seeds, peanuts and nuts, which attracted the heads of passers-by.
"Whose little brother is that? Why have you never seen it before?"
"I don't know, Xu Shicai was transferred to the family of a petty official in the capital."
"How did you get into Lord Hou's horse farm with such an official title?"
"What's the matter? In previous years, more people came in with their heads sharpened. Did my sister forget that last year a poor man came to the polo field and couldn't even play. He won the favor of the young lady of the Shaofu family by writing sour poems. Take the dragon and hurry up with your son-in-law."
A few official ladies laughed together with their fans. The reason why the polo club is so lively is not only because Nanping Hou has a big face, but also everyone knows that the people who come to the polo club are either rich or noble. Your young master relies on such large-scale gatherings to meet men, and everyone tacitly knows that this is a blind date meeting.
"However, I don't think they may be from the official family. They may be from the merchant family. To be able to sit here on an equal footing should not be without background."
"The red dates stuffed with walnuts is very good, but unfortunately I didn't buy them at Qiqitao when I came here. Hey, I always look familiar when I see them. By the way, I remembered, isn't that person from Qiqitao?"
"Yes, as soon as you said it, I remembered it too. That little brother has a pair of ice blue eyes. I didn't expect this merchant to be a guest of Lord Hou."
"What are you talking about? I can't even understand a word."
"My sister never goes out during the day, maybe I don't know."
Before the noble ladies finished their conversation, they saw a woman in a goose-yellow skirt being helped up by a maid, and they quickly got up and saluted: "Mistress Hegui."
"You don't need to be too polite, everyone finally came out to have fun."
"Sit down, little magistrate."
He Gui straightened Luo Qun and sat on the main seat: "Is it time to fight? I got up late for my afternoon nap and came late."
"Master Hou was concerned about the hot weather, so he postponed it a little bit. The little magistrate's arrival is just in time."
"The weather is really hot today, Dongcha, go and prepare some rose smoothies."
"Yes."
He Gui was waiting for the maid to bring the cold drink, when she turned her head to see the food piled up like hill buns on the low table next door, and saw the familiar little brother again, her eyebrows and eyes moved slightly, and she covered her face with a fan and smiled stand up.
Mian Shu peeled a handful of pine nuts and fed them to Wang Qingye: "Would you like to play later?"
"I'm not in a hurry, the sun is still a bit high now, but if there is a shortage of people in the team, you can go up."
"Mr. Lang, seeing that the weather is hot, our master brought you two bowls of rose smoothies to relieve the heat."
Mian Shu asked suspiciously, "Jing Zhi asked you to bring it here?"
The maid smiled and shook her head, turned around and pointed, Mian Shu took advantage of the situation and saw He Gui: "Are you there?"
He Gui smiled and nodded, Mian Shu enthusiastically said: "Do you want to come over? I have a lot of food here."
Wang Qingye snapped Yuzai's head over: "Girls who have not left the court can't sit with outsiders, they don't understand any etiquette."
Mian Shu then took two packs of melon seeds and some other snacks to the maid: "Give it to your master."
"Thank you, Mr. Xiaolang."
Wang Qingye sighed, and let him bring some food all the way to make the little girl happy.
"Try this smoothie, it turns out to be sweet and delicious."
Mian Shu took a white porcelain bowl and ate a spoonful of ice, it was very cool.
"Wang Langjun. Our master asked you to go outside and talk for a while."
Jing Zhi's servant came up suddenly, Wang Qingye's eyebrows twitched, and he said to Mianshu: "You sit here for a while, I'll go back when I go."
"I'll go with you."
"Didn't you complain about your leg hurting just now? Don't run around, I'll be back in a while." Wang Qingye bent down and said, "Don't run to other tables."
Mian Shu suppressed a smile and said, "Yes, I understand."
Wang Qingye followed the boy all the way out, and saw Jing Zhi outside the racecourse.
"According to Lang Jun's explanation, after Zeng Yan came to the racecourse, I ordered the servant to sneak into Zeng Yan's house and found the clothes that his personal servant had changed. Sure enough, the clothes were exactly the same color as the silk thread, not only that, Coincidentally, the servant's sleeve was also damaged, I saw this and asked the embroiderer to compare it according to what the lord said, and the embroiderer said it was the silk thread from the same dress."
Wang Qingye snorted coldly: "It's really this kid who did it. I didn't pay attention to him coming to make trouble before, and I didn't expect him to be evil."
Jing Zhi raised her eyebrows, feeling angry in her heart: "I have already reported this matter to Lord Hou."
"It was aimed at me, but I didn't expect it to implicate you."
"Your Majesty, you don't have to say that."
The two had just finished talking when the servant came to report: "Master Jing, the polo club will start soon, and we are currently forming a team. Master Hou is asking Wang Langjun to join us."
Jing Zhi nodded, and looked at Wang Qingye: "Your Majesty, can you fight this time?"
"Master Hou has already invited you, so you have to give him face no matter what."
The two returned to the arena one after another, Wang Qingye went to change his clothes, waved to Mianshu from the auditorium, and got on the horse led by the boy.
This time, the match is 24 vs. [-], with [-] flags, one point for each flag, and whichever team gets the most flags in the time of burning incense will win.
Nanpinghou swung his polo club and said to Wang Qingye, "Do you know the rules of polo?"
"I know a thing or two from playing a few games before, but I'm going to show off my skills."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter whether you can play basketball or not, as long as you can hit people."
Wang Qingye was puzzled, Nan Pinghou raised the corners of his mouth and raised his chin slightly: "Look at who is opposite."
Hearing this, Wang Qingye looked over and saw the vigorous man who was about to get on his horse, and asked in surprise, "Zeng Yan?"
Nan Pinghou and Wang Qingye exchanged glances, and both of them smiled maliciously.
"By the way, this is Lin Huaizhi, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. He will play with us later. You don't know that although this son of Yushi Zhongcheng is neither fish nor fowl, he is one of the best polo players in Beijing."
Wang Qingye saw that the man was only in his early twenties, with a handsome appearance and a very knowledgeable appearance, but he didn't want to know how to play polo, so he hugged his hands and saluted.
Lin Huaizhi smiled: "You don't have to be polite on the court, Wang Langjun."
"How is that kid still doing well! No, why did he come here and be on the same team as Lord Hou and Xueshi Lin!"
Zeng Yan got on the horse and was just about to show off his prestige. He was still thinking about not being too dominant in the game later and overpowering Nanpinghou's limelight, so as not to make the Hou Lord unhappy. He didn't expect to see Wang Qingye and Nanpinghou at the same time. Ma Erli, a tall horse can be majestic, he is surprised and dissatisfied in his heart, a little timid on the outside, but he is just a humble merchant, how could he know Lord Hou.
"I don't know that this is the case." The attendant was also startled: "Today, there is something wrong with Lord Hou's carriage, it can't be..."
"Don't talk nonsense, get the hell out of here, even if he escapes by chance, Master Ben will make him unable to eat on the court later."
People from the two teams had their own thoughts, but the people in the stands cheered happily: "This polo game is something to watch, Hou Ye and Lin Xueshi are both gone, and they will face Zeng Yan and General Yu again."
"Not only is the polo interesting, but the people here are also interesting. Bachelor Lin is knowledgeable and handsome. I heard that he has never discussed marriage."
"Then the Marquis and General Yu didn't and never did?"
"Although Lord Hou looks handsome, he looks like Lord Yan Luo. Who can bear it. As for General Yu, he has been in the army all year round, like a piece of wood."
"I saw that the strange man with Lord Hou is also very outstanding. I don't know if he is the assistant of Lord Hou, but he is also very heroic."
"That's not easy, if you send someone to inquire about it, you'll know."
Mian Shu moved her ears, secretly listening to the discussion of a group of noble ladies, clicked her tongue, and took a cold mouthful of ice.
"Quick, quick, start!"
With the sound of gongs and drums, the hooves of the horses thundered, the turf was firmly stepped on, and there was a muffled sound when the half crescent-shaped polo stick hit the small leather ball, and the polo flew into the air and fell, and a group of men shouted Horses chasing, the sound of horseshoes on the racecourse, and the exchange and collision of polo sticks, it was so intense.
Wang Qingye swung his club and hit the dark red polo with great force. He watched the polo go straight towards the door hole with clear eyes, but in fact the polo was heading towards Zeng Yan. Going to the door, he hurried forward, the polo hit his arm, he gasped and glared at Wang Qingye: "Damn it, will this kid know how to play polo!"
Zeng hit the ball back along the polo, Nanping Hou shot out halfway, did not snatch the polo, but hit the polo directly in the face.
With a muffled sound, Zeng Yan felt that his teeth were loose, and he wanted to scold his mother, but he didn't know that Wang Qingye was catching the ball behind him, and then hit the horse's stomach again, and then he was hit on the ankle again, which was very serious. The pain, I can't bear it anymore.
"Are you fucking beating people or playing ball!"
Wang Qingye pretended to be panicked, and apologized to Zeng Yan with an apologetic face: "Please forgive me, Master Zeng, I am really not very good at fighting for a small businessman like me. I have heard that Master Zeng is open-minded, so I should not You don't know how to play polo, so you'll be offended?"
"You! Don't play tricks on me! If you don't know how to fight, don't fight, don't be ashamed here."
"Zeng Yan, don't be rude." Nanping Hou said with a cold face: "It's just for fun, how can you put so much emphasis on winning or losing? This is the person invited by the Marquis. If you don't play polo well, you have to You should be more patient, why did you start arguing with someone, and you want to slap Benhou in the face?"
Zeng Yan was dumb eating Coptis chinensis, he couldn't tell what he was suffering, so he had to accompany him with a smiling face: "Where is the word of Lord Hou, Zeng Yan decided not to have such thoughts."
"That's good."
Wang Qingye and Nan Pinghou pulled their horses away with a smile, Lin Huaizhi shook his head and laughed: "I didn't expect to be able to watch a show on the racetrack, I don't know if I should hit the ball right now."
"Why don't you fight?"
A goal was missed in the first half, fearing that people outside the court would see something wrong, Nan Pinghou waved his polo stick, and the polo flew through the goal hole.
"The red team scores a goal, one point!"
There was a round of cheers from the audience.
"It can be regarded as a goal! Sure enough, the game was fierce!"
Seeing the audience erupting, Wang Qingye said: "The grassroots people on the left and right can't disgrace Lord Hou, making people feel that Lord Hou doesn't know people clearly."
He galloped away, took a polo from the blue team, and used it as a stick.
"The red team scores a goal, one point!"
Zeng Yan was so angry that he almost pouted, and the half-court ball went down, his whole body fell apart, and he returned to the seat with the help of his attendants. He was beaten in secret, so he scored three points, and the other side scored three points. It's twelve points.
"No more fights, no more fights in the second half! The person at the other end made a trip, I'll tell my dad to go."
Sniffing, Zeng Yan limped out of the racecourse.
"What's going on with Zeng Yan? It's a bit embarrassing. If you lose, you don't lose. Why don't you stop playing if you lose."
"People say that if you hurt your foot, you can't fight."
"I don't know whether it hurt his feet or his heart. I think his reputation as a polo expert in Beijing in the past was just blown out."
Everyone was discussing, Zeng Yan said to the attendant angrily: "Go back, I'll go back now, I still don't believe that my father can't kill that turtle grandson, how dare he use dirty tricks on the court!"
"The master loves the young master very much. Seeing how he beat his hands and feet, he will definitely express his anger to the young master."
.........
Wang Qingye returned to the stands, and after Zeng Yan walked away in the second half, he was even worse on the field, relying on General Yu alone to support him, and the game ended early before the incense burnt out.
"Master Hou let him go like this?"
Jing Zhi heard from the servant that Zeng Yan said that he was unwell and returned to Beijing early, even if he did not attend the banquet at night, although the two of them had already taught Zeng Yan a lesson on the field, but this person had a vicious heart, and he felt a little wronged It's nothing, I'm just afraid that the man won't be vigilant, and he still wants to trouble His Highness.
"According to his temper, he will definitely go back and cry to his father. The Marquis has already expected his temperament, so Wang Langjun proposed to send a gift to Yushi Zhongcheng's mansion in advance. There will be a good show when he returns."
"Earlier, the emperor intended to promote Yushi Zhongcheng, and he would move from the fourth rank to the fourth rank. He didn't expect his good son to linger in Hualou, and secretly redeemed a prostitute as a concubine in vain. Let the emperor know about this matter. The matter of promotion will be over."
Nan Ping Hou paused and said: "Now I will ask the attendant who gave the gift to give some advice to Lord Yushi Zhongcheng. He must cherish his good son more and more."
Hearing this, Wang Qingye offered a toast to Nanping Hou, Mian Shu and Jing Zhi looked at each other, these two men were really terrifying.
Zeng Yan was eager to sell miserably back home, and hurried all the way, but he returned to the mansion in an hour or two, and let the attendant help him in as soon as he entered the door. It was pretending, but it really hurt, the place on his face was bruised by the ball It turned purple, but fortunately, he walked fast, otherwise he would be ashamed in front of many dignitaries.
"Master, you are back, the master is calling you in the ancestral hall."
Zeng Yan hadn't recovered his emotions yet, and was a little surprised: "Father is at home? Does he know?"
"Master, just go there."
Suspicious, Zeng Yan limped to the Zeng family's ancestral hall, squeezed out two tears as soon as he entered the door, and cried out mournfully: "Father..."
Yu Shi Zhongcheng put his hands behind his back and looked back at Zeng Yan: "You still know when you come back?"
"Father, my son has gone to the polo club of the Nanping waiting group. Look at his face, feet, and hands. You must make decisions for him!"
Yu Shi Zhongcheng laughed back angrily: "The master? Now I can still be your master? How big are your ideas and skills, and you dare to assassinate the people around Nanping Hou. You think your father is not miserable enough because of you?" Isn't it? I want to entrap your father to death!"
Zeng Yan stopped pretending to be wronged, and grabbed the corner of Yu Shi Zhongcheng's clothes: "Father, what are you talking about? Why can't Yan'er understand?"
"You are still pretending to be confused with me!" Yu Shi Zhongcheng kicked over, raised his hand and threw the things sent by the Hou's mansion on Zeng Yan: "Open your eyes and take a good look!"
Zeng Yan hurriedly took off the clothes that covered his face, seeing that it was the one worn by the attendant today, he suddenly panicked: "Father, this..."
Censor Zhongcheng slapped Zeng Yan with hatred: "It's nothing more than you sent someone to tamper with the carriage, and someone found the evidence. You have lost your father's face. What do you think of Nanping?" I grew up vegetarian, and you dare to touch iron nails. How could I have given birth to such a ruined thing like you. If you hadn’t been doing all kinds of sneaky things all day long, your father and I wouldn’t be hopeless for promotion! Look at me today Why don't I teach you how to be a human being!"
The fine sticks came densely like raindrops, and he was beaten when he cried and howled with ghosts and wolves. He wanted to come back and sue, but he didn't know that there was still a family law at home. If he had known this, he would not rush if he died return.
"Dad, dad, stop beating! I know I was wrong!"
..........
After solving Zeng Yan's lamb, everyone felt much happier. After watching a game of polo, Wang Qingye took Mianshu to hunt in the forest garden behind Zhuangzi.
He held the rein with one hand, and wrapped Mianshu in his arms. There was nothing big in the forest garden, but there were still some pheasants, hares, and small wild boars.
Mian Shu was very interested in riding a horse for the first time, and he was not afraid of falling off the horse with Wang Qingye's protection. After slipping around in the woods, he stopped thinking about hunting. There must be wild things in the grass."
Wang Qingye was skeptical: "You can see it from so far away, don't be the wind blowing the grass, you misunderstood it."
"I don't need to watch, can I just listen?"
Wang Qingye questioned on his lips, but his hands were not idle. He took out an arrow from the arrow basket in the horse's belly and put it on the string. There was a whistling sound of breaking wind, and the arrow flew out. There was only a muffled sound: "It seems There's something there."
The two drove their horses over, and they caught a wild-tailed pheasant, which was quite heavy, probably weighing three to four catties. The pheasant has been running in the woods for many years, and it is much stronger and tastes better than chickens raised in captivity.
Mian Shu proudly said, "You look down on me, what's the matter?"
Wang Qingye tossed the pheasant to the boy and said, "You are the one who is the best. I will roast it for you tonight."
Nanping Hou reined in the horse not far away, looked at the two people who were discussing what to cook the pheasant for the evening, lowered their eyes, and reined in the horse and went elsewhere.
Mian Shu got on the horse again, turned around and said to Wang Qingye, "I seem a little unhappy to see the Marquis of Nanping."
"He always has a cold face, and you can tell whether he is happy or not?"
Mian Shu gave Wang Qingye a sideways look: "I'm not joking with you, I mean it seriously."
Wang Qingye looked back when he heard the words: "He seemed to have misunderstood the relationship between you and Jing Zhi earlier, and talked to me alone. I advised him to go back and talk to Jing Zhi. I wonder if the two of you made it clear."
"What did he misunderstand?"
"He didn't know that you and Jing Zhi were masters and servants, but he saw that the benefactor who treated him so well suddenly treated others nicely, so he felt unhappy." Wang Qingye laughed, and moved closer to Mian Shu's ear: "He I thought Jing Zhi admired you."
Mian Shu's eyes widened: "He's not a fool!"
Wang Qingye quickly covered Mianshu's mouth: "Don't talk nonsense."
Mian Shu couldn't hide the smile in his eyes, as if he understood something, he gossiped, "Do you mean he likes Jing Zhi?"
"I, a feudal and conservative person, can see it. May I ask Your Highness, haven't your mermaids always been open? Why haven't you seen it?"
"I only thought that Jing Zhi was taking care of Jing Zhi like that when Nanping Hou fell into the sea and rescued him. I didn't know he had such thoughts."
Wang Qingye laughed: "Probably the best way to repay the savior is to promise with your body."
Mian Shu touched the words, and there was some reason: "Then you shouldn't save people casually in the future, it won't work if you make another promise with your body."
"It makes sense."
Wang Qingye sighed again: "It's not a problem for me to see Master Hou and Jing Zhi go on like this. They have known each other for so many years, why are they still so awkward."
"It's not that every mermaid will say whatever they think like me. Jing Zhi has been used to serving people since she was a child. But what you said is also reasonable. It's not the way to go on like this. Yusheng is only a few dozen It’s not as long as people’s lives, and they waste all the good times like this. It’s not like us, although my life is shorter than yours, but it’s because you’re older, maybe who will be ahead. "
Wang Qingye hesitated to speak, well, old age is an advantage now.
"For the sake of the Marquis of Nanping helping us, we should actually help them too."
Mian Shu patted her chest confidently: "You can roast the chicken when you go back later, just leave it to me."
The author has something to say: As we all know, you can’t eat game. If the plot requires it, please don’t imitate it.
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