, his hair was only fixed with a jasper hairpin, and he stood in the middle of the yard with a serious expression, as if something was brewing.
Just thinking about it, he saw Hua Xiwan's hands slowly come to the stage, and her right foot slowly draws a nice arc towards the outside. Although the movement is very slow, it gives an inexplicable feeling of flowing water.
Yan Jinqiu stood there and watched Hua Xiwan finish a slow but beautiful boxing before he stepped forward and said, "What kind of boxing did Xiwan do?"
Hua Xiwan was wiping the sweat on her forehead with a towel when she saw Yan Jinqiu walking over and brushing away the broken hair scattered on her temples: "Why did the boxing technique used to strengthen the body come back so early today?" Although Yan Jinqiu He doesn't seem to be interested in politics, but he has also held a post in the DPRK anyway, and he will still go to the large and small conferences.
"There's nothing serious about the court," Yan Jinqiu saw a strand of hair beside Hua Xiwan's cheek, and reached out to clip the strand of hair behind her ear, "You haven't been in good health these years, so why don't we go out in recent days? Looking for good weather to go out and play?"
Thinking about the hotter and hotter weather recently, Hua Xiwan's interest in play that had just risen in her heart suddenly disappeared, and she immediately said, "The weather is getting hotter and hotter recently. It doesn't seem like it's appropriate to go out these two days?"
"Since that's the case, I'll take you out for a long time after the summer." Yan Jinqiu saw that Hua Xiwan had no plans to enter the house, so he sat down on the chair next to him, "I'm just worried that you will be bored in the palace alone. "
"It's pretty good in the palace, no." Hua Xiwan smiled. A lazy person like her can't wait to live such a boring life. She sleeps until she wakes up naturally. She just needs to move her mouth and wear whatever she wants to eat. There are also a bunch of various books to read, this kind of leisure time is simply wonderful.
Seeing that Hua Xiwan started to practice fists and feet again, Yan Jinqiu sat quietly on the chair and admired her sassy and heroic posture. Even if there were some fierce movements, when Hua Xiwan did it, it also had an alternative beauty.
After seeing Hua Xiwan kick the sandbag specially used for martial arts, Yan Jinqiu's sitting posture suddenly became more upright.
"Jinqiu, let's go into the room," Hua Xiwan took the handkerchief Bai Xia handed over, and walked to Yan Jinqiu while wiping her hands, without breathing, "By the way, I heard that Lin The Princess Ping returned to Beijing yesterday, why don't they invite their family back to the residence for a few days?"
Mu Tong and several other old people who were serving in the Prince's Mansion felt a cold breath from the soles of their feet. The Princess of the County really couldn't open the pot. Isn't this adding fuel to the fire
Yan Jinqiu's eyes circled around Hua Xiwan's fair neck, and said with a slight smile, "No, she has been married for so many years and has a family of her own, so she probably won't have time to come to our county prince's mansion. Don't worry too much about her, don't tire yourself out."
The hearts of everyone present suddenly brightened up. The princess just said "return to the mansion", but the prince of the county said "come to our prince's mansion". It seems that the princess of Laiping is an outsider in the mind of the prince.
When the other party said it to this point, Hua Xiwan was too lazy to pretend to say those scenes, and nodded, "I see." After speaking, she turned her head, "Today, I asked the people in the pantry to cook two dishes to keep myself healthy. Go to the hot soup, you can drink a bowl later, summer is coming, it is not good for the body if the internal heat does not go away."
Probably did not expect Hua Xiwan to respond so directly, without even saying words of consolation or reconciliation, so Yan Jinqiu was stunned for a while before nodding, "Okay, I will definitely drink it at noon."
Mu Tong looked up and saw the smile on the face of the prince, and immediately buried his head deeply.
The two entered the room side by side, Hua Xiwan went into the room and changed into a set of clothes, her hair was fresh, she sat down on the soft couch with a fan, and when she saw Yan Jinqiu sitting at the table, she said, "It's more ventilated here than at the table. cool."
When Yan Jinqiu heard the words, he immediately got up and sat down beside her, "It's really cool, no wonder you usually like to read books here."
Hua Xiwan smiled and waved her fan: "The main reason is because I like this soft couch."
The servants who were serving saw this, and after serving refreshments, they all backed out. Bai Xia and Zishan, who were walking behind, carefully closed the door.
After everyone had left, Hua Xiwan said, "This morning Duan and the princess sent invitations to our mansion, saying that they bought a villa in the suburbs of Beijing and invited us to play together in three days.
Yan Jinqiu's eyes changed slightly when he heard the words, "Since it was invited by the imperial sister, let's go and have a look," he said lightly, "I will accompany you in three days."
Hua Xiwan stopped shaking the fan, looked at the picture of a lady riding a horse drawn on the fan, and smiled slightly.
Smart women never need to do much.
And smart men don't need to let their women say too much.
murder
In the middle of the night, Hua Xiwan suddenly woke up from her dream. She sat on the head of the bed and looked at the tree shadows on the window. After being stunned for a while, she turned her head to look at the person lying beside her. She felt the sweat on her forehead and let out a long exhale. in one breath.
He touched her forehead with his warm palm and found sweat on it, so he wiped the sweat off her with the sleeves of his shirt and wrapped his arms around her waist, "Have you had a nightmare?"
"It's alright," Hua Xiwan glanced at Yan Jinqiu, who had already sat up, with a smile on her face, "I just dreamed that I suddenly fell off the cliff and was startled."
"Heh," Yan Jinqiu said with a low smile, reaching out and stroking her soft hair, pulling her to lie down, and covering her horns for her, "Listen to the old man, it's taking your height."
Hua Xiwan felt a little hot, so she pulled her arm out of the quilt, "Whose seventeen-year-old girl do you see growing taller?"
"If someone else's family is not long, it doesn't mean that our family is not long." Yan Jinqiu touched her arm and noticed that it was a little hot, so he didn't put her arm back into the quilt, "Go to sleep, I'm here."
In the dark Zhonghua Xiwan couldn't see Yan Jinqiu's expression, but she was sure that Yan Jinqiu's eyes were not as affectionate as what he said. Closing her eyes and listening to the sound of the night wind blowing the treetops outside the window, she cocked the corners of her lips, but it doesn't matter if it's true or false, as long as it can make her live comfortably.
Lu Zhu, who was vigilant outside, heard the movement in the house, and originally planned to enter the house to light the lights, but after hearing the thin conversation, she rested her mind again. After the inner room became quiet again, she lay down on her side.
At this moment, a strong light suddenly flashed outside the window, and then a thunderstorm sounded. She was so frightened that she quickly got up and put on her shoes, and when she walked to the door of the inner room, she heard a sound coming from inside, and said, "Prince Prince, Princess Princess, we need to. Lights?"
"No, it's alright, let's go."
Hearing the words of the prince, Lu Zhu hesitated for a while, and after confirming that the princess had no opinion, she returned to the couch outside. At this time, there was a strong wind outside, and the doors and windows were rattling. She looked up at the roof and seemed to hear the sound of raindrops hitting the tiles.
Sure enough, after a while, the rain started crackling down. The sound of the rain was as if the roof was about to burst open. With the light of the lightning, she glanced at the direction of the inner room and tightened the quilt on her body.
I'm going to play on the village of Duanhe Princess tomorrow, and I don't know if the rain will stop tomorrow.
The rain didn't stop until four o'clock. When Hua Xiwan got up, the yard had been cleaned and there was not even a trace of the rainstorm washed away. She looked at the sun that was already turning red in the sky, rubbed her forehead, and turned to Bai Xia behind her and said, "Last night, the thunder kept going, and I couldn't sleep well because of the noise."
Yan Jinqiu, who was standing by the window, heard the words and said, "Wait and sleep in the carriage for a while."
Hua Xiwan covered her mouth and yawned, not rejecting Yan Jinqiu's beautiful suggestion.
Because of the heavy rain last night, the whole street was filled with a fresh air of rain under the sun. Hua Xiwan lifted the curtain and glanced at the clean street outside and the pedestrians passing by, and patted the soft pillow under her waist. I picked a comfortable position and started to catch up on sleep.
Yan Jinqiu saw that she really fell asleep on the soft pillow, so he simply put her legs on his knees to make her sleep more comfortable. After doing this, he glanced outside the carriage, which was almost approaching the city gate.
The guards guarding the gate recognized the icon of the Xianjun Wangfu on the carriage as the carriage approached, and after a polite routine inspection, they let go.
When the carriage left the city, it went forward along the road, but after a certain distance, it suddenly stopped.
Seeing that Hua Xiwan, who was sleeping on the soft pillow, showed signs of waking up, Yan Jinqiu frowned slightly, raised the carriage curtain and said, "What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, the road ahead is blocked, and the carriages of the Shengjun Palace and Ning Palace are parked in front," Mu Tong replied from outside the carriage, "I heard from the guards that there was a murder in front of me, and it seems that it was the son of the Zhang family. "
Hearing the words of the son of the Zhang family in a daze, Hua Xiwan remembered what the second aunt had mentioned when she returned to the door, and suddenly woke up, rubbed her forehead and frowned, "Which son is that Zhang?"
Yan Jinqiu looked at her and didn't speak, and Mu Tong outside the carriage also hesitated before opening his mouth and said, "I heard that it is the master of the famous Zhang family in Beijing, Mr. Fang."
Hua Xiwan fell silent when she heard the words. The famous Zhang family had several daughters, but only one son, the younger brother of the second aunt... "Don't worry, I will ask Mu Tong to inquire."
"No need," Hua Xiwan put down the hand between her brows. "There is naturally a Dali Temple for this kind of thing. If we ask too much, I'm afraid we will only get into trouble." Usually at the crime scene, people are too concerned about the process of the case. It is often the object of suspicion by the investigators, and it is better not to get involved in this kind of trouble.
"It's okay, the Zhang family and the Hua family are in-laws anyway, so it's only natural for us to ask a few questions from the Xianjun Palace." Yan Jinqiu knew what she was worried about, and after a few words of comfort, he asked Mu Tong to inquire about the news.
Prince Ning Shizi Concubine Zeng tugged at the handkerchief in annoyance and said, "It's really unfortunate, this kind of thing happened in the morning." Turning around, seeing her husband playing with the new things he just bought from outside, he suddenly felt The anger was even greater, so he had to hold back his anger and turned his head to the side.
"What's the hurry, anyway, I just sat in a daze when I went to the village, sitting in my own carriage, so I could be more at ease," Yan Qianxun put the things in her hands into the box, and then put the box again In a drawer of the carriage, "Besides, what happened to the tentacles and the princess's brows, what does it have to do with you?"
"What did the prince say?" Zeng Shi finally couldn't help it, but he was worried that the people outside the carriage could hear what he said, so he reluctantly lowered his voice and said, "You are usually with the prince, and you are peaceful. The princess is the elder sister of His Royal Highness, if she is not good, what good will it do to us?"
"That's what you said, but what this guy is doing doesn't look like much," Yan Qianxun said with a curl of his lips. "In order to buy this Zhuangzi two months ago, he killed a man. If you want me to tell you, this kind of thing Ordinary playboys can't do it, this guy's heart is so poisonous."
"Hurry up and say a few words less," Zeng hurriedly covered Yan Qianxun's mouth in fright, "If you let others hear it, it would be troublesome."
"Hey," Yan Qianxun laughed out loud, but because he was afraid of Duan and the identity of the princess, he finally didn't speak again.
Seeing this, Mrs Zeng was relieved, but she felt a little prickly in her heart. In the past two months, Duanhe asked the servants to kill people in order to buy Zhuangzi, which is almost a secret known to the noble family, just because the emperor favored her and other people Not much to say.
After all, it is a living life, and it is so easy to beat people to death.
Feeling bored, she lifted the curtain and saw that a blue-clothed eunuch was talking to the leader of the guards. She raised her eyebrows: "Isn't that the eunuch that Prince Xian can use?"
Yan Qianxun put his head close to look at him, nodded and said, "It seems that the family of the Prince of Xian County is also blocked behind. I heard that the person who happened this time is the younger brother of the second aunt of Princess Xian's mother's family?"
Mr. Zeng nodded, then sighed: "I started looking for people in the capital last month, I didn't expect..."
Both of them fell silent, after all, this matter had nothing to do with them.
After waiting for a stick of incense, Mu Tongcai came back from inquiring about the news, and said in a stern tone: "The prince, the princess, I heard some news, but it sounded a little scary, I don't know what to say or not. It should be said."
"Is there anything I shouldn't say?" Hua Xiwan said faster than Yan Jinqiu, "Tell me what's going on."
After listening to Mu Tong's words, Hua Xiwan felt very strange, who would throw a corpse at that time in such a big storm last night.
The deceased had scars all over his body, his tongue was gone, and even one eye was missing. The skin and flesh on his body were severely festered, but his bones were almost uninjured. He even wore the clothes he had lost inexplicably a month ago. The damaged ground is useless, which means that the deceased did not resist fiercely when he was caught, or that the opponent's strength was too strong, and he had no room to fight back, so he was caught.
Now the other party suddenly threw the body of the person out, and it was still on the main road entering the gate of the capital. This behavior is really suspicious.
What's more, it is not easy to transport a corpse from the city gate, and at the same time avoid the curfew time at night and the guards guarding the city gate. This can be done, unless Zhang family son was tortured in the suburbs from the beginning, or someone left the city during the day yesterday, and the body was successfully transported out of the city gate.
To do this quietly, if there is no help, I am afraid it will not be so easy. The most important thing is why so struttingly throwing the corpse in a place where pedestrians often pass by, isn't this waiting for others to find the corpse
"Have the guards notified the Zhang family?" Hua Xiwan had just finished saying this when she suddenly heard a woman's cry from outside. She was suddenly startled, opened the curtain and looked out, and saw a few hurried servants staggering towards this side, supporting two elders, a man and a woman, and the woman who was being supported was almost dragged by someone. She barely managed to hold her body, and she couldn't hide the grief on her face.
Hearing Madam Zhang's heartbroken cry, Hua Xiwan lowered the curtain and sighed: "It is cruelest for a white-haired person to send a black-haired person."
The poor Zhang family is old, they are still faced with such a terrible thing at their age, I really don't know how the two of them should accept this.
Yan Jinqiu said indifferently: "The capital in this place has never been lacking in human life."
When Hua Xiwan heard this, she fell silent.
King Xiang has a wife
Although it was some distance from the place surrounded by people from Dali Temple, Hua Xiwan could still hear Madam Zhang's cry in the wind. Maybe the other party's cry was too shrill, she couldn't help but touched her arm and whispered: "Mutong, on behalf of our county prince's mansion, go to persuade Mrs. Zhang not to let her hurt her body."
"Yes," Mu Tong knew in his heart that even if he tried to persuade him, it would be useless in the face of the pain of losing his son. Princess Princess is a smart person, and it is impossible not to know this, but since Princess Princess asked him to do this, then she naturally has her intentions.
"The princess of Xianjun is kind and kind," the princess of Shengjun, Hou Shi, put down the curtain, and said neither saltily nor lightly, "I actually asked the servants to serve tea and medicine."
"Yeah," Yan Boyi replied without raising his head, flipping through the book in his hand, "Mrs. Hua's Second Room is from the famous Zhang family."
"So that's the case," Hou shi smiled, seeing that Yan Boyi's energy was focused on the book, he stopped talking, just lifted the curtain and glanced outside, only to see a few servants of the Xianjun prince's mansion surrounding Mrs. Zhang to console Mrs. Zhang There are worries and sadness on all faces, as if the Zhang family son is their own family.
Seeing this, Mr. Hou lowered his eyelids slightly, and the smile in his eyes also faded a bit. There are not many people in the palace of Xianjun.
After a long while, the blocked front road was released. After a long while, the carriages of the Shengjun Prince's Mansion and the Xianjun Prince's Mansion yielded to each other for a long time, and then let the Shengjun Prince's Mansion lead the way, followed by the Prince Ning's Prince and the Prince's Concubine. , and the Princess Minhui who followed behind.
Princess Minhui has always followed Yi Duan and the princess, so it is normal for her to come to cheer at such a time.
On the other hand, when Hua Xiwan knew that Princess Minhui's bicycle frame was in the back, she remembered what she said to the princess on the wedding night, and said: "The princess of Minhui is the daughter of Princess Shunyi, how did she get the title of the county master?" It is said that as the Princess Minhui is the daughter of the princess, Pinjue should be the master of Weng.
"The queen likes the county lord Minhui very much. Last year, she was named the county lord and gave her the nickname Minhui, saying that she was raising it as her own daughter." Yan Jinqiu showed a complicated smile on his face, "This kind of honor It's not something that other princess daughters can have."
Weng lord and county lord are of the same rank. Whether or not he is favored depends on whether the family has real power. Otherwise, what is the use of leaving an empty name alone? If the queen really wants to raise others as a daughter, she should give a princess title, why should she be a princess who is not embarrassed or embarrassed, it seems like she is guarding against something.
She glanced at Yan Jinqiu, who had a half-smile on his face, but did not ask any more questions.
After the carriage was quiet for a while, Yan Jinqiu suddenly asked, "You don't care about Yang's murder?"
"Dali Temple came to investigate these matters, what should I do with them?" Hua Xiwan looked at Yan Jinqiu with burning eyes, and said with a faint smile, "Sooner or later, there will be a result, right?"
"It's natural. Dali Temple has always been rigorous and serious in handling cases," Yan Jinqiu smiled and lifted the curtain to look outside, "It's almost there."
Hua Xiwan raised her eyelids and said nothing.
Duan and Princess Zhuangzi had just finished getting them done, and it was the first time he had invited people to play. Yan Jinqiu was so familiar with the place, so it probably wasn't the first time he had come to this place.
Princess Duanhe, who rushed to Zhuangzi in advance, heard that the servants came to report that it was a guest who encountered a murder on the way, and was a little unhappy at the moment. some.
"Is it the Zhang family who is fifth in the top four, second in the list and seven in the top spot?" Although Princess Duanhe was unhappy, she didn't show it on her face. She glanced at the ladies sitting next to her, showing a bit of pity." I heard that this young master Zhang is brilliant, but I didn't expect to encounter such maliciousness, the gangsters can catch it, such a madman is too bold!"
This Young Master Zhang has been missing for more than a month, and the Zhang family has spent a lot of effort to find him. Others have long thought that this man is very ill-fated. Now that the news has come, most people just sigh and that's all.
There are many aristocratic families in Beijing. Although it is a prosperous place, it is also constantly intriguing. Although this young master of the Zhang family became famous, he is proud of his talents, and because of his background in the Zhang family, he is very disdainful of poor students. The more the prince got closer, the more arrogant his temperament became. Now that his tongue was cut and his eyes were cut out, it might be someone who hated him and ended up like this.
In ancient times, most of the people who were proud of their talents did not end well, but those who had both ability and political integrity and were loyal to the country left a legacy in history.
When the few people present saw the princess talking like this, they all sighed, as if they had seen how outstanding the young master of the Zhang family was.
After a sigh, Princess Duanhe asked again, "Which families are blocked on the road?"
"His Royal Highness, I heard that the carriages of Prince Sheng, Prince Xian, Prince Ning, and Prince Minhui were all stopped. I heard that Dali Siqing came to investigate this matter in person, and wanted to come... The emperor was very angry," he replied. The eunuch was the person in front of Princess Duanhe, and he was a little more daring than others when he replied.
"A few female relatives are frightened?" Princess Duanhe worried, "How can several female relatives be so frightened?"
"Please don't worry, princess, when the people from Dali Temple stopped the carriage, it was still a long way from the scene of the incident. The nobles did not see anything, and their emotions were stable. It's just that Princess Xianjun is related to the Yang family, so So I sent someone to ask a few more questions." The eunuch replied after hesitating for a while, then said, "And leave a few people to comfort Madam Zhang and Lord Zhang."
Princess Duanhe nodded when she heard the words, signaled the eunuch to step back, and said to all the ladies present: "Princess Xianjun is a caring person, with good looks, good background, and considerate people. With her by her cousin's side, this palace Don't worry." After speaking, he sighed, "There still needs to be a woman in charge of the house in this mansion."
The ladies naturally followed suit. Although they are all members of the royal family, they are really not worth mentioning compared to these few. Naturally, they want to hold Duanhe Princess. As for Princess Duanhe's words, they were praising the princess of the county on the surface, but in fact it implied that the princess of the county was too good-looking, and they thought they didn't hear it.
"Arriving at Bie Zhuang?" County Master Min Hui stepped out of the carriage with the hand of the close maid, and looked up to see the carriage parked in front of Xianjun Prince's Mansion. In her daze, Yan Jinqiu stepped on the footstool and got out of the carriage.
Princess Minhui paused, and was about to speed up her steps when she saw a white hand stretched out from the carriage, and in her eyes, Prince Xian, who was unworthy of anyone, smiled and held this hand on top of her. palm.
She slowed down, and in a trance, with a just right smile on her face, she stepped forward and greeted the Princess Xianjun with a slight blessing: "Beautiful cousin."
"Wan Fu, County Master Minhui," Hua Xiwan took her hand out of Yan Jinqiu's palm, smiled and returned a Wanfu gift, and then walked side by side with her, "I heard that County Master Minhui is both virtuous and beautiful, but I have to see the rumors today. less than one."
"Cousin-sister-in-law has praised me badly, but everyone is just flattering me," Princess Minhui took this opportunity to look at Hua Xiwan carefully, "In front of you, how many daughters in the world would have the nerve to call her a beautiful word? "
When Hua Xiwan heard this, she smiled and shook her head, half sincere and half polite: "No matter how beautiful the skin is, it will grow old one day.
Although Minhui disagreed in her heart, she promised a few words with a smile on her face, and when she looked back, she saw Yan Jinqiu quietly following behind them, holding it like a jade-like son with a graceful demeanor.
"Master Minhui," Hua Xiwan suddenly put her hand on the back of her hand and said with a smile, "I heard that the master is good at poetry, I don't know if I am suitable and I am fortunate to be able to read your poems."
"It's just nonsense, it can't be called a poem." Princess Minhui retracted her gaze in shock, perhaps because of her guilty conscience, she felt that the hand on the back of her hand was so hot that she panicked in her heart.
"It's really rare to see two beauties today." The arrival of Princess Shengjun did not reduce the anxiety of Princess Minhui. She smiled at the other party and blessed her body, but her heart was bitter. Although there seems to be no difference in the grades of the two of them, she knows in her heart that in fact she can't compare with the two. Although her mother was a princess, but because her mother was from a humble background, their Yuan family was just a declining mansion. If she, the county master, was not valued by the queen, she would be even less confident in front of them.
"Sister-in-law is so beautiful, she is so embarrassed to make fun of us," Hua Xiwan and the Princess Hou of Shengjun gave each other a blessing ceremony, and they didn't know who held each other's hand first, but in the blink of an eye, the two She already looks like a good sister, "I think you said this on purpose, waiting for us to praise you."
"You saw through it, how is this good?" Hou Shi covered the corner of his mouth and chuckled softly.
Hua Xiwan blinked: "If my sister-in-law gives me a thousand taels of gold and a thousand taels of silver, I can consider sealing it up."
"I don't have that much money, so I might as well pay myself to you and serve as your attendant to pour tea and water," Hou shi shook his head and sighed, "I just hope that you will pity me more."
"How can I not pity such a beautiful woman," Hua Xiwan said with a smile, "I'm afraid that when the time comes, the cousin will not be able to bear it, and I will become a sinner."
When Hou shi heard this, his face was slightly red, but his smile was a bit sincere.
Princess Minhui stood by and watched these two people who didn't talk much before joking freely, as if they were good sisters who have been with each other for many years. , I'm afraid that these two families have long been fighting to the death, and the chickens and dogs are restless.
She looked up at Duke Xian and Prince Sheng without a trace. Prince Xian smiled without saying a word, and Prince Sheng looked indifferent. Although the two walked side by side, there was a gap between them.
Princess Minhui retracted his gaze, twitched the corners of his mouth and tried to laugh, but he didn't even laugh at the end of the meeting.
If she could marry the Duke of Xian, not to mention raising children for him, she would be willing to fight with each other.
It's a pity that King Xiang has a wife, and she is just delusional.
drink substitute
As soon as the main guests arrived, Princess Duanhe personally led the guests to enjoy the scenery of the villa. However, in Hua Xiwan's opinion, the beautifully built villa was not as magnificent as other ladies said, but she still cooperated on the surface. Just amazed.
After appreciating the exquisiteness of Bie Zhuang, the game of throwing pots for both men and women began. Hua Xiwan looked at the slender-necked long pot, and then looked at the men and women who were gearing up for their work, trying to make the expression on her face a little more excited.
"We are getting older, just watch you young people play." Xu Wangfei and several elderly female relatives said that it is enough to sit on the side and be the referee. The rest of the crowd had no objection. After all, this kind of game is a game that young people prefer to play. When you get old, your eyesight is not good. How can you throw arrows into the mouth of the pot.
Although Princess Duanhe is the master, she should let the honored guest cast first, but because she is the only daughter today, she is quite favored, and naturally no one in the audience rushed to throw arrows in front of her. The first arrow was shot, the arrow crooked at the mouth of the bottle, and it nearly fell into it.
"Hey, it's dangerous," Princess Duanhe clapped her palms, took an arrow from the handmaiden, turned her head to glance at the crowd, and then handed the arrow to Hua Xiwan, "Cousin is a bride, Come here for the second arrow, but if you miss the shot, you will be fined a glass of wine." Speaking of which, Princess Duanhe looked at the male guest standing beside him with a half-smile, "If someone is reluctant to wait, you can also have three generations. I'll be punished for you."
Hua Xiwan took the arrow, shook her head and said with a smile, "This is not good." After speaking, she took a few steps forward, stood on the throwing line, and threw it neatly at the mouth of the bottle.
The arrow hit the pot, making a ding-dong sound, and fell to the side.
"My younger sister-in-law is not as skilled as the emperor's sister, and she is ugly." Hua Xiwan sighed, then turned her head to look at Yan Jinqiu.
"My wife is not good at drinking, so let me drink three cups on her behalf," Yan Jinqiu took a few steps forward, walked to Hua Xiwan's side, smiled and bowed to Duan and the princess, "I also ask the imperial sister to be merciful. "
Princess Duanhe rubbed her palms and smiled, "I know that someone will feel sorry for my daughter-in-law, so come here and pour wine for Prince Xian."
The wine was brought up quickly. The three cups the size of the woman's fist were full of wine. Yan Jinqiu didn't shirk. With a low smile, "Good wine." After speaking, Chaohua Xiwan smiled and raised her head to drink the second glass of wine.
Seeing this, all the female relatives made fun of him for feeling sorry for their own princess, and some envied them, but they just thought about it in their hearts, and their faces were still lively.
County Master Minhui watched Yan Jinqiu drink three glasses of wine for Hua Xiwan without hesitation, and couldn't help but feel a trace of resentment in his heart. Apart from her beauty, what else is this woman worthy of the Duke Xian, knowing that if she misses the pot, the Duke Xian will be punished for drinking, but she is so inattentive, which is too hateful.
After three glasses of wine, Yan Jinqiu's expression did not change, and he gracefully took the arrow that Duanhe Princess handed to him, and threw the arrow into the pot with all eyes on him.
"Okay," Princess Duanhe said with a smile, "I know this kind of little game can't hold you back."
"It's just good luck, Huangjie praised it." Yan Jinqiu took the tea served by the servant and rinsed his mouth, dissipating the smell of alcohol in his mouth.
Hua Xiwan handed him her handkerchief. He smiled and wiped the corners of his mouth. He put the handkerchief in his sleeve, "I'll teach you the next time you throw the pot. It doesn't matter if you can't throw it in. I still have enough alcohol. good."
"A thousand cups won't be poured?" Hua Xiwan was about to open her mouth to joke with Yan Jinqiu, when she heard the servants come to report that the Linping County Master and the County Horse had arrived.
Hua Xiwan raised her eyebrows, raised her head to look at Yan Jinqiu, whose expression had not changed in the slightest, and pouted the corner of her mouth, thinking that this Linping County Lord was indeed here, and she was right as expected.
In less than a moment, she saw a few maids walked in, surrounded by a man and a woman. The woman in Chinese clothes looked like she was in her early twenties. She didn't have much in common with Yan Jinqiu. On the contrary, the young man beside her had red lips and white teeth, gentle and handsome, with a good skin.
After Linping County arrived, he apologized to Princess Duanhe, saying that something happened on the way, so he came a little late.
Princess Duanhe immediately revealed the matter with a smile, then pointed at Hua Xiwan and said, "You are just chatting with me, let's see who this is first?"
Following her gesture, the Princess of Linping tilted her head to look at Hua Xiwan. After taking a few glances, she said calmly, "This must be my younger brother and sister Hua Shi, but she has a good appearance."
Probably because the words were so different, the female relatives at the scene noticed something was wrong, and no one interrupted for a while, but a few people looked at Hua Xiwan with sympathy.
"Blessed sister, brother-in-law," Hua Xiwan gracefully stepped forward and gave a blessing ceremony, then smiled and glanced at Jun Maruo Zhongzheng, "Brother-in-law is also good-looking."
As soon as these words came out, some female servants covered the corners of their mouths with handkerchiefs to hide their smiles. Four years ago, the Linping County Master was arguing about getting married because of the appearance of this talented Luo. The younger siblings who have never met are so rude, it is no wonder that the Princess Xianjun doesn't give her face.
"My brother has really married a good wife, and the etiquette of tutoring is even more rare." Linping County Master did not expect Hua Xiwan to speak to him like this, and his face was a little ugly. As for Luo Zhongzheng, who was praised by Hua Xiwan for being good-looking on the surface, but actually satirizing Luo Zhongzheng, who was eating soft rice with his face, there was no sign of annoyance on his face.
"Xiwan has such a temperament, even the grandmother, the emperor and the empress have to praise her well, worried that I will bully her," Yan Jinqiu said calmly, "If it wasn't for Xiwan, what would happen to the emperor? will marry her to me."
Hearing this, the Linping County Lord looked even more ugly. Luo Zhongzhen, who was beside her, took the lead and said, "My brother married such a beautiful woman, I'm really happy."
Seeing Luo Zhongzhen say these words, Linping County Lord, although his face was ugly, did not speak again. After looking at Yan Jinqiu and Hua Xiwan, he sat on the side with a sullen face.
When all the female relatives present saw this, although they did not show their faces, they did not understand in their hearts. The Xian County Prince’s Mansion is the family of the Linping County Lord. Her parents have passed away, and there is only one younger brother left to help her. Why did she bother to make things worse So embarrassing, doesn't this mean pulling my brother further and further away from me
No matter what Linping County Lord intends, but seeing the attitude of Xian County Prince towards Xian County Princess, and the attitude of Xian County Princess when facing Linping County Lord, some female relatives have decided to stay away from Linping County Lord. After all, one is the princess who is estranged from her parents' family and her husband's family is inconspicuous, and the other is the princess who is valued by her parents' family and whose husband's family is prominent. Anyone with eyes will know who to offend.
"Cousin came just at the right time, we are playing pot throwing at the moment, you also come to play together," Minhui County Master saw that the atmosphere was a little stiff, took an arrow and sent it to Minhui County Master, held her hand, and explained the game with a smile The rule is, "When my cousin was playing pot pitching, I was able to shoot nine out of ten. I still can't forget your heroic appearance."
"That was a few years ago," Linping County Lord took his hand out of Minhui County Lord's hand and walked to the throwing line, but missed a shot, she smiled lightly, "I haven't played much in the past two years. This, the craftsmanship is rusty."
When Hua Xiwan heard this, her brows moved slightly. When the family entertained guests, they often played elegant games such as throwing the pot. The Linping County Lord married in Jiangcheng for four years, why didn't he even play these games that the family often played
When the wine was served, Linping County Master did not refuse, covered his sleeves and drank a full glass of wine, wiping the corners of his mouth and said, "You should play this game, I can't master this skill."
Seeing this, everyone laughed and laughed. After one round, they came to Hua Xiwan again. Although she throws the pot