In the past dragon boat races, the Yun family and the Su family were almost always vying for second place. The Lei family had always been relatively low-key, but this year they eliminated the Yun family and the Su family. Although it wasn't to the point of shocking people, the result was still the same. astonishing. Fortunately, everyone's attention was attracted by the final match between the imperial court and the Yanbei Palace, and no one thought much about it at this time.
After resting for a quarter of an hour, the gong sounded again amid the noise, and the three dragon boats left on the river shot out like arrows. At first, the golden dragon and the blue dragon were slightly ahead, and the Lei family was biting at the back. . But when one came back and forth, and at the last moment to accelerate the sprint, the red dragon of the Lei family actually surpassed the golden dragon and the blue dragon several times.
This scene and the people watching the competition on the shore were amazed. In the past, every year when the imperial boat was not in the competition, the Yanbei Palace took the first place, and neither the Yun family nor the Su family's dragon boats beat the Yanbei Palace. dragon boat. But what's going on with the Lei family now
At first, everyone thought it was the guys on the Lei family's dragon boat who were slippery, but they accidentally rushed to the front, but the closer the dragon boat got to the end, the more surprised everyone was. Red Dragon really wanted to fight with Jinlong and Qinglong. Means a showdown.
The original noise on the river bank gradually subsided, and the scene turned out to be unprecedentedly quiet. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the three dragon boats on the river. Of course, some people were secretly looking at Lei Ting, the head of the Lei family, who was sitting on the high platform, trying to see what medicine he bought in the gourd.
Lei Ting still sat with a calm expression on his face. Although his eyes were fixed on the three dragon boats, he did not seem to be infected by the strange atmosphere around him.
At this time, King Yanbei, who was sitting at the top, turned his head and said a few words to Lei Ting, Lei Ting replied respectfully, not knowing what Lei Ting said, King Yanbei laughed out loud. With this smile from King Yanbei, the originally quiet scene became more lively, and the three dragon boats rushed past the finish line with King Yanbei's laughter.
When the results came out, the scene became more lively than ever.
Red boat first, Qingzhou second, Jinzhou third. That is to say, the Lei family not only won the Yanbei Palace but also the court, and the Golden Dragon, who represented the imperial court's momentum, not only lost to the Yanbei Palace, but also to a certain family in Yanbei.
This result made everyone stunned. Of course, after the stunned shock, many people reacted and began to cry. There were a lot of bets on the shore before, almost all of which were bets on Qinglong and Jinlong. No one expected to kill the dark horse of the Lei family.
The faces of the two officials of the court were very ugly, but King Yanbei did not look unhappy. He even reached out and patted Lei Ting on the shoulder, looking at the gentle elder who was very optimistic about the younger generation.
Mrs. Xu smiled and shook her head: "I lost again this year."
Xu Wanli comforted her and said, "Madam don't need to be depressed, I didn't win either."
The couple looked at each other and smiled.
Mrs. Xu glanced at Xiao Jingxi, sighed and said with a smile, "I never thought it would be the result." She opened the rice paper in front of her, and it read Qinglong, Jinlong, and Bailong in order. On the piece of paper Xu Wanli had written were Qinglong, Jinlong, and Red Dragon.
Madam Xu looked at Pei Zhiyan and Ren Yaoqi again: "How about you?"
Pei Zhiyan smiled slightly and spread out the paper in front of him, but it was blank with nothing written on it.
Mrs. Xu was stunned for a while, then smiled and shook her head, but said nothing. Although Pei Zhiyan didn't write anything, the meaning was very clear. He felt that Jinlong could not win, but his position was there. It was impossible to bet on dragon boats other than Jinlong to win. Book.
Even if you are as idle as Pei Zhiyan, you must abide by certain rules.
Xiao Jingxi looked at Ren Yaoqi and asked in a low voice, "What did you write?"
Ren Yaoqi thought for a while, and handed the paper in front of him to Xiao Jingxi.
Xiao Jingxi took it apart and took a look, raised his eyebrows in surprise, then looked at Ren Yaoqi and smiled.
Madam Xu smiled and said, "What kind of riddle is this playing?"
Pei Zhiyan glanced at Ren Yaoqi: "Miss Ren guessed right?"
Xiao Jingxi unfolded the paper in his hand to Pei Zhiyan who was sitting next to him. Pei Zhiyan glanced at it and was a little surprised, and then he praised: "Good word! I guessed it right."
I saw that the red dragon, the blue dragon and the golden dragon were written on Ren Yaoqi's paper.
Madam Xu was surprised: "I really guessed it right."
Pei Zhiyan smiled and joked: "No wonder they say that the disciples of the church starve the master to death. It seems that the selection of students has to be of mediocre qualifications, otherwise the face of the master will be dull."
Everyone laughed.
Ren Yaoqi: "..."
Ren Yaoqi thought sullenly, when Pei Zhiyan punished her for three days and two times, was it because she disliked her talent
Xiao Jingxi tilted his head and asked Ren Yaoqi in a low voice, "How did you guess it?"
Ren Yaoqi glanced at him and said in a low voice, "I heard you say, 'Victory and defeat are common things in the military. Besides, this is just a dragon boat race. Winning is fun, and losing is fun.'"
It has to be said that Ren Yaoqi still knows Xiao Jingxi very well. With such an ambiguous remark, Ren Yaoqi thought of such a result. Of course, there are more elements of luck.
Xiao Jingxi was stunned for a while, and then a happy smile appeared in his eyes.
Although Xiao Jingxi smiled nicely, but with so many elders present, Ren Yaoqi didn't dare to look at him too much, lest the elders see her and say she was frivolous, so she could only turn her head to look at the high platform on the shore.
When Yanbei came here, the court and the empress dowager were naturally unhappy. An eunuch sent by the queen mother who was standing behind the official muttered in dissatisfaction: "What a formality!"
Although his voice was not loud, King Yanbei's eyes still swept towards him. The eunuch seemed to suddenly feel a coercion. If it was real, it made him feel a fear from the bottom of his heart, and he was a little breathless in an instant. coming.
King Yanbei casually comforted the frowning court officials: "It's just a dragon boat race, what does it matter if you win or lose? The most important thing is that everyone is happy. You see, this king loses, isn't he still happy? "
What are you upset about? Isn't the Lei family still from Yanbei? Wasn't it the face of the court that was swept in the end? Everyone only sees the jokes of the imperial court, and they can't laugh at you, King Yanbei!
Moreover, the Lei family not only won the ship of the imperial court, but also won the ship of the Yanbei Palace, and lost to their subordinates on their own territory. It's a good family!" With a tolerant attitude, if the imperial court wanted to investigate the guilt of the Lei family, it would be narrow-minded. At this moment, even if the queen mother and the emperor were present, they could only grit their teeth and admit defeat.
Therefore, although the two officials were very troubled about how to write a book and report this matter to their heads after returning home, they still smiled reluctantly: "What the lord said is, what he said. It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, it doesn't matter."
After that, King Yanbei personally rewarded Lei Ting and the boys from the Lei family who participated in the boating today. The scene was very lively and enjoyable. The people in the imperial court stood beside him with a stiff smile from the beginning to the end, which was very out of place.
The King of Yanbei finally said: "The dragon boat race is for blessings and good weather in the coming year. It is also a great joy to share with the people. It doesn't matter whether you win or lose. This year, the Lei family won, but the others lost. Don't be discouraged, Erlangs, just win it back next year!"
The words of King Yanbei made everyone cheer. It used to be boring to watch the palace of Yanbei win every year. Now King Yanbei has spoken, which means that next year's dragon boat race will definitely be more lively.
King Yanbei said some more words, and then left with his guards.
This year's dragon boat race is over, and the people on the shore are also arranged to leave one after another.
The few people on the boat were not in a hurry to leave while there were a lot of people. Madam Xu said, "It's been a long time since I took the boat, and I'm not in a hurry to go ashore anyway. Why don't we let this boat take us on a tour of the Liyang River? "
When Mrs. Xu spoke, Xu Wanli naturally had no opinion, and Pei Zhiyan also agreed. Of course, Ren Yaoqi would not be disappointed, so Xiao Jingxi ordered to go down and drive the painting boat to the center of the river, and then go downstream along the Liyang River.
"Let me ask someone to tell your mother and send someone to take her back first?" Xiao Jingxi said to Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi nodded.
At this time, a maid came in and reported: "Young Master, several young ladies from the capital were on the shore, saying that they wanted to see the scenery of the rivers and mountains in our Yanbei."
Everyone's eyes turned to Xiao Jingxi.
The meaning of these ladies from the capital is obvious, and they want to be on the painting boat. Everyone in Yanbei knew that this painting boat belonged to Second Young Master Xiao, and it was hard to say whether the ladies in the capital came for the so-called river and mountains, or for someone.
With a calm expression on his face, Xiao Jingxi ordered: "Let them go to the painting boat of the county master, and send more people to follow, so that nothing goes wrong."
The maid led the order out.
Pei Zhiyan glanced at Xiao Jingxi, and said leisurely while drinking tea: "This painting boat is quite big, why doesn't Mr. Xiao let them come up?"
Mrs. Xu was by the side but smiled silently.
Xiao Jingxi glanced at Ren Yaoqi and smiled calmly: "I thought Mr. Pei likes cleanliness."
Pei Zhiyan pondered for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "Then it's better to be clean."
Yun Qiuchen, Yan Ningshuang, and Zhao Yingqiu stood on the river bank and looked at the painting boat that was about to leave not far away, with different moods.
Yan Ningshuang asked with a smile: "This painting boat is quite big, why do you still need the painting boat of the laboring county master? We just want to see the scenery along the Liyang River."
The maid who replied was respectful: "Young master is entertaining distinguished guests on the painting boat, for fear of neglecting a few young ladies. Our county master's painting boat is parked not far away, and it will be coming soon. I also ask a few young ladies to wait for a while. "