"It's a pity I can't see the princess play." Lan Xiang sighed.
After watching three polo matches in a row, Lan Xiang's freshness stopped, and she suddenly felt bored. Gu Lian sat there leisurely drinking tea with Qiu He, squinted and smiled at her: "If you like it, make a ball by yourself in two days and play with Mei Xiang and the others."
In Gu Lian's original world, there was no such game as polo, but there was still Cuju. It's just that this fun project is very tiring, and people who like elegance don't seem to like it very much, so it has not become popular.
In an ancient world like this, the upper and the lower always acted. Whatever the ruling class likes, the common people at the lower end follow the trend. If it weren't for the fact that several generations of emperors in the Xi Dynasty liked polo today, this polo might not have become popular.
"How can I play without a horse?" Lan Xiang asked curiously.
"This polo is similar to Cuju. If you can't play polo, you can just play Cuju." I happened to practice body skills with a few girls. They must be tired of practicing basic skills and occasionally change their tastes.
Qiu He didn't interrupt, and listened to them quietly, his sense of existence was minimized.
Lan Xiang really forgot that there were outsiders here, and thanked Gu Lian intimately, looking very happy.
When it was almost noon, the outcome of polo had been decided. The women's army lost to the polo team trained by the third prince, and was very frustrated. Fortunately, the princess didn't blame them and praised them.
After dismissing his subordinates, Qiao Mingyu opened the curtain and came in.
"Ah Lian, I ordered a table at the Echo Building, I'll go there at noon to use it."
Gu Lian naturally did not have any reluctance. He heard that the price of the food in the echo building is very expensive, and the taste is very good. What is even more interesting is that this is a building that has been built. The building with a big mouth and a small mouth, and the two mouth-shaped buildings are connected by a vacated wooden bridge, looks really strange. There is a pianist playing elegant music in the courtyard in the small mouth, and the music will continue to reverberate in the small mouth, forming an amazing sound effect, hence the name of the echo building.
The price of the big mouth outside is cheaper, because it is not as good as the music inside, and the sound effect is greatly reduced. But don't be funny, it's not affordable for ordinary people.
Lan Xiang followed Gu Lian step by step. The topography of these buildings is a little complicated. The corridors and private rooms look exactly the same. If you are not careful, you can easily go to the wrong door. People with a bad sense of direction can easily get lost inside.
Qiu He took the blame for leading the way, and led them into the princess' private box.
In addition to Gu Lian, the princess and Qiu He, there was also the commander of the left guard, who was an unremarkable man. Men and women were not seated, so he sat at a table in the corner.
Gu Lian glanced at it, the other guards of the princess did not follow up, and Lan Xiang seemed very abrupt here alone. Lan Xiang was also very embarrassed, and she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.
"This girl." Qiu He hurriedly pulled her out the door, "The deputy commander and the others are eating next door, you can go and talk to them."
Saying that, she pushed her into the next box and returned to the table.
A group of female men in the box next door immediately became happy when they saw a delicate girl coming in. They insisted on pulling Lan Xiang to sit down among them, and then began to vulgarly inquire about Lan Xiang's personal situation. No one would be embarrassed to ask about their name, age, and family members.
Lan Xiang was a bit clumsy at first, and surrounded by such a group of people, she suddenly became nervous, asking three questions and answering one sentence, stammering and stumbling, seeing a few guards who still had a conscience very distressed.
"You scared her!" The deputy commander pushed aside the group of rough girls and sat down beside Lan Xiang, "Hey, girl, come, come, drink... um, drink tea, drink tea! "
"What tea to drink, there is sour plum soup." She was given an elbow by the people around her.
Lan Xiang looked at the sour plum soup graciously placed in front of her, and didn't understand what the situation was.
Next door, Gu Lian accompanies the princess to dine quietly. Apart from the faint sound of dishes and chopsticks, there is only Qiu He's snickering voice from time to time.
"You throw other people's little girls into the wolves, and you can still laugh?" Qiao Mingyu nodded at the table and raised her eyebrows to look at her.
Qiu He looked back innocently: "His Royal Highness Mingjian, this subordinate is kind."
Qiao Mingyu sneered, a big-hearted asshole. The group of female men next door are so busy all day long that they like to play tricks on girls like little white rabbits. He once organized a group to tease the daughter of Zuo Xiang's family, and later harmed the charming ladies of the civil servants, such as Shang Shu, Shi Lang, and Doctor Censor. exist.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, they only bully the young lady, not the maid." Qiu He smiled, provided that the maid is not arrogant and domineering like the deputy young lady.
Speaking of which, they haven't had any new toys for a long time, and after finally catching a Lanxiang, it is estimated that they will not let it go easily.
"Don't ruin my Lanxiang." Gu Lian listened for a while, then said half-jokingly.
After he finished speaking, he looked at Qiao Mingyu's reaction and saw that she showed no sign of displeasure, so he suddenly became concerned.
She has been testing the bottom line of Qiao Mingyu's tolerance for her, and it seems that the bottom line is quite low. Gu Lian, who didn't know the inside story, couldn't understand why Qiao Mingyu had such a good attitude towards her, the only explanation seemed to be that she got the eye. If you don't understand it, forget it. Gu Lian put this item aside for the time being and focused on studying how much profit she could make within the limit of tolerance given to her by Qiao Mingyu.
She doesn't mind returning it five times ten times in the future, but at present, she can only ask for it unilaterally.
Qiao Mingyu was too lazy to pay attention to Qiu He, and ate the vegetables on his own.
Qiu He didn't feel bored when he was alone, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"His Royal Highness." Someone suddenly knocked on the door, "His Royal Highness Jian heard that His Highness was here, and sent someone to greet him."
King Jian seems to be the second prince, who has long been crowned king, but he is not very favored. The status of the mother and concubine is not high, and the grandfather's family is also not obvious. The whole person is very low-key in the court. She is a firm royalist and has never had any team behavior. Hearing that Qiao Mingyu was also here, he sent someone to say hello. He was polite and did not appear too close, which was very in line with his style.
Qiu He stood up and walked to the door, opened it, and let the man in.
It was the little eunuch that King Jian always took by his side. He first gave Qiao Mingyu a salute, and then said hello to Qiu He. He looked at Gu Lian suspiciously, not knowing who this was, but he also asked Sheng An by the way, without offending anyone.
"His Royal Highness, my master has something to bring you." The little eunuch glanced at Gu Lian in embarrassment.
Gu Lian got up knowingly: "Your Highness, the little girl is anxious, can you take the first step?"
Here's what I found... Simple and rude, Qiu He stared at Gu Lian, whose words seemed a little too inelegant, and the tall image of Gu Lian in his heart slightly collapsed. You must know that from the beginning to the end today, Gu Lian behaved very elegantly and decently, as if she was like a noble girl who received the highest etiquette education, and now some people have collapsed.
Gu Lian ignored her and left the box with Qiao Mingyu's permission.
The people inside said it was serious business, and she was going to walk around. It just so happened that she was quite interested in this building, and I wondered if she could see the person playing the piano.
There are many rumors about the violin master outside, some people say it's a man, some people say it's a woman, some people say it's beautiful, some people say that the other party covered his face with a veil because of his disfigurement, and I don't know who said the truth.
Gu Lian walked forward slowly, the door of the box was closed, and no conversation could be heard.