Chapter 22 Polo
Half an hour later, we arrived at the polo court in the western suburbs. The emperor rested in the palace, and all officials gathered together to have tea and chat. A team of imperial guards guarded the stands, and there were already ladies who arrived early, noble men and noble girls took their seats in the stands. The eunuch came to salute everyone and led Han, Mrs. Yan and others to the position. One was a nobleman and the other was an official, and the two families were quite far apart.
Han reluctantly let go of Yan Huo's hand, and had already walked along the way. He was embarrassed to continue to occupy Princess Nanping's baby daughter, and touched Yan Huo's head, "I'll ask your cousin Fu to pick you up the day after tomorrow."
"Don't bother cousin Fu, I can go by myself." Yan Huo said sensiblely.
Fu Zhixing said calmly: "No trouble."
"Then let's make up that." Han led his son away with a smile.
When he arrived at the position, Princess Nanping touched Yan Hu's head and asked with a smile: "Did you promise your aunt Fu's house to go to play?"
"I was embarrassed to refuse, so I agreed." Yan Huo was afraid that the Nanping County Princess would blame him, so he lowered his head and pointed his finger.
Princess Nanping smiled, "Your Aunt Fu loves you, so you can go and spend time with her."
"I can." Yan Huo looked up and smiled sweetly.
Someone came to the venue one after another. The royal palace came to the Prince Rong's Prince Rong's Prince Rong's grandson Tang Jiang, the second son Tang Ze, and the Princess of Dongning County. In addition to being in the center, the platform with the best sight was empty, and other places were filled with people. Everyone would actively participate in the activities organized by the royal family, not to mention that everyone wanted to see the performance of their young man.
With the announcement from the eunuch, the emperor and the queen, brought the four concubines, five princesses, the princes, and all officials into the venue. Everyone in the stands knelt down and saluted. The emperor sat down on the throne in the middle and raised his hand and said, "Flat!"
Everyone thanked me and stood up and sat down.
The two teams wore narrow-sleeved short robes, black boots, heads, and crescent-shaped ball sticks in their hands. The young man who rode a horse entered the court. Polo, also known as hitting the ball or hitting the ball, is a very thrilling and intense activity to get started with a ball stick on a horse. It also has high requirements for entertainers. Not only should they have a strong body, superb riding skills and ball skills, but they should also have brave, flexible, tenacious and witty qualities.
Looking at these heroic young men, the emperor said happily: "You are all outstanding men and will become pillars of the country in the future!"
"Thank you for your approval!" The young man turned over and got off the horse and knelt on one knee.
"There is no need to be too polite, the competition begins." The emperor smiled.
In the polo game, it is divided into two teams, each with ten people. In the middle of the stadium, there is a large wooden board, and there is a round hole with a diameter of less than half a meter in the wooden board. Only when the ball passes through the round hole can you score. The player controls the horse with his left hand and raises the ball with his right hand.
The leader of the team wearing the Red Turban is Weiyuan Hou Shizi Ji Shaoting. His riding skills and ball skills are very skilled, which aroused bursts of exclamations from the people in the stands. The leader of the team wearing the Blue Turban is Tang Daoheng, the prince of the Dewang Mansion. His riding skills and ball skills are also excellent. The two are equally matched, and the game scene is exciting and intense.
They drove the horses and took four hooves into the air, and then they tapped the ground with one hooves, and then they whistled past the whole team, and then they rode alone to pass the level, whipping the ball like a meteor. They competed for the ball back and forth, sometimes far away and sometimes near, making people dazzled.
Although the bloodline of the King De Mansion is far away, according to generation, Tang Daoheng is the emperor's nephew. The emperor emphasized Ji Shaoting, "The Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion has been passed down for a hundred years and another general is produced, which is indeed the blessing of our Jing Dynasty." Although this dynasty is equally important in civil and military affairs, there are wolf clans, Uighurs, Dangxiang and others on the border, which is astonishing as it is said that a thousand golds are easy to get, but good generals are hard to find.
Wei Yuanhou knelt down on one knee and said modestly: "Thank you for your praise for the dog son."
In the first polo game, the Red Turban team won, and Ji Shaoting stood out; a quarter of an hour later, the second polo game began. This time, the team leader of the Red Turban was Yu Zhilin, the fifth son of the Duke of Huaien, and the team leader of the Blue Turban was Zhou Fangyi, the grandson of the Minister of War.
"Empress, look at Mr. Yu Wu, he is so energetic and lively." Empress Defei said with a smile.
The Queen smiled with relief. Yu Zhilin was her nephew, and she also hoped that the younger generation of her parents could excel and support the door. Unfortunately, in this game, she defeated the Blue Turban Team; but Yu Zhilin performed well and received a reward from the emperor.
After two games, it was noon. The emperor, the queen and others went to the palace for lunch. The princes, princes, four princes, six dukes, Jingbian Hou, Weiyuan Hou, Huaien Hou, six ministers and their wives were accompanied by the princes.
After they left, the eunuch led the others to leave one after another; Princess Nanping asked with concern: "Are Xiaoxiao hungry?"
"I'm not hungry, I ate the cake in Aunt Fu's car." Yan Huo smiled.
"The cake can fill your stomach. We have lunch before going back to the city." Princess Nanping had someone come to pack up the dowry farm nearby yesterday.
As soon as she entered another palace, the fifth princess expressed her meaning to Concubine Lin, "Mother, my son-in-law wants to recruit Ji Shaoting as his son-in-law."
Concubine Lin was stunned for a moment and said, "This Ji Shaoting is not suitable for you, so you should choose someone else."
"Mother, I like Ji Shaoting, please help me." The fifth princess begged.
Concubine Lin rubbed her eyebrows and said, "Ji Shaoting is not only three years younger than you, but also he is the eldest son of Marquis of Weiyuan. He will take charge of the imperial guards in the future and is a close minister of the emperor. The emperor will not let him go to Princess. I think that Yu Wu is good."
The fifth princess bowed her head and said nothing.
Concubine Lin sighed and said, "Daughter, it's not that the mother of the mother refuses to satisfy your wish, but that the situation in the palace is in the palace. You know that if your fifth brother is not dead, we might still be able to try it, but now... I don't want to rely on the Virtuous Concubine, so I can only rely on the Queen." She is old and has a weak temperament and has long been no longer favored. If it weren't for her brother stationed at the border and the emperor pity her for losing her son, she would still be able to sit firmly on the position of the imperial concubine.
"Mother, I understand. Please let me think about it." The fifth princess said slowly.
Concubine Lin nodded, "You have to think about it carefully, but don't think about it for too long." The emperor did not allow her to delay any longer.
On the morning of the tenth day of July, Fu Zhixing arrived as promised. Yan Hu was acting coquettishly in the arms of Mrs. Yan, "Eat elbows at noon, grandmother, the elbows are delicious." Yesterday at noon, the chef brought a bowl of elbows that were stewed soft and mellow. The mellow gravy was the same. Yan Hu fell in love with it as soon as he ate it. He didn't think that the weak little lady liked to eat fat and tender elbows at all.
"The elbow is too greasy. Your spleen and stomach are weak. If you eat too much, you will have diarrhea. Xiaoxiao is the most obedient. We will not eat it in a few days. Is it okay?" Mrs. Yan coaxed her.
Yan Hu's eyes turned, "Grandma, how about eating tomorrow, eating tomorrow?"
Mrs. Yan thought for a while, "Okay, I'll have lunch tomorrow." The imperial doctor said that the little girl's health has improved a lot. After a day, there should be no big problem, right?
"Grandmother is the best." Yan Huo happily rubbed Mrs. Yan's face.
Yan Qi and Yan Tongfeng also cheered, "I have elbows and have elbows." Yan Huo is a good child and never eats alone.
The maid came in, "Old lady, the eldest son of Duke Anguo's mansion is here."
Chapter completed!