Xie Ying knew where Zhu Yi had gone. She told him the day before yesterday that Sheng Qing's wife, Mrs. Lin, invited her and a group of official family members to a banquet at Hefang Tower tonight.
But even if Zhu Yi didn't say it, he would know. It was as if he knew that she had practiced sword with Zhu Chuo for half an hour this morning, then went to sit with Princess Mu and Princess Lian each for a while, and then went to the medicine hall of the palace to recognize the medicinal materials.
He just didn't expect it to be midnight, and Zhu Yi hadn't come back yet.
Tonight, the fragrant cars lined up in front of the Hefang Building, and the entire second floor was occupied. Almost all of the wives of the young generals of Weizhou were here.
As a princess and concubine, Zhu Yi became the focus of the women's family as soon as she arrived. Zhu Yi found that Mrs. Lin was very good at life, and she was happy to acknowledge her affection.
Many of Weizhou's officials are Xie Ying's confidantes, and they are those who follow him to conquer meritorious deeds. If they succeed in the future, they will naturally be heroes, and the wives of these people will also be life wives. And the queen rules the six palaces and teaches the wives. Her contact with these female relatives is beneficial to her and Xie Ying.
But for others, it is of course a good thing to be able to make friends with the Crown Princess.
There are also a small number of people who are worried about whether Zhu Yi, the eldest concubine, will be able to become the queen in the end. In their view, although the eldest son loves the princess now, but after a long time, his color fades and his love fades. After all, it is not as safe as having a strong natal family. Some people even thought that Gu Nanci might be accepted as a side concubine by the prince one day before she got married.
However, after talking with each other, everyone found that Princess Xizhen's personality and appearance were really good. Her tone was soft, but she didn't feel weak. She is beautiful and bright, but she is absolutely not enchanting. She has a steady demeanor without coming across as pretentious.
In contrast, Gu Nanci's personality is indeed a bit colder if she is the mother of the country.
Zhu Yi didn't go to Hefang Building alone, she took Zhu Chuo with her. Everyone saw that the crown prince took good care of her younger sister during the banquet, and Princess Rongyu was not yet married, so there were some matchmakers.
Zhu Yi looked at Zhu Chuo and declined them all.
Women talk a lot when they are together, talk about this, talk about that, time passes without knowing it.
Towards the end of the Xu Dynasty, all the female relatives dispersed. This is the beauty of Weizhou, which is unimaginable in the capital. Both Zhu Yi and Zhu Chuo felt that they were more suitable to live in this Weiyuan City.
After leaving the Hefang Building, everyone was about to send sisters Zhu Yi to the carriage, when they saw a man's figure appear from inside the carriage.
Because it was unexpected, everyone was shocked for a moment, and then saw that the young man standing in front of him was actually Xie Ying.
Zhu Yi didn't expect Xie Ying to appear here, and said, "Why are you in my car?"
Xie Ying didn't shy away from being in front of everyone, saying: "I'll take the princess back home." The people around understood. It is obvious that the prince returned to the palace, but did not see the princess, so he couldn't wait to pick him up at the Hefang Tower. This... is too gluey.
Many people around also secretly admired Xie Ying back then. Although they had long let go of unrequited love when they were young girls, they felt a little emotional for a while.
Zhu Yi was so happy that he was slightly shy, and said, "Well, let's go."
Back at the palace, the two sent Zhu Chuo back to the moon to live together, and then they held hands and walked slowly back to the main hall...
Fast-forward to January, and the Duanyang Festival is here.
Zhu Yi and Zhu Chuo made colorful rice dumplings early, and sent them to all the masters in the house in advance. The highlight of the day was the dragon boat race.
If the red water in the capital is the sound of oars, lamps and shadows, and the golden powder is beautiful, then the Yuanhe River is the grandeur of Chutian Guanlan. The broad river surface is surging with white waves, and there are huge cloud sails coming and going every day.
Today in Duanyang, the palace ordered the suspension of all merchant ships, just because the soldiers of Weizhou were going to hold a dragon boat race on the Yuanhe River.
The two sides of the strait were crowded with people watching the excitement, and several color platforms were set up. The color platform of the Wangfu occupies the most central position and is also the longest to ensure the best view.
Zhu Yi and Zhu Chuo stood on the edge of the colorful platform in the palace, leaning on the railing and looking at the heart of the river. Both of them are looking for Han Yunrong, they know that Han Yunrong will participate as one of the helmsmen.
Eight dragon boats painted with colorful tar gold shone brightly in the sun. Fifty strong soldiers stood on each dragon boat, and banners such as "Xiaosheng Camp" and "Fufeng Iron Cavalry" were planted on the bow. Zhu Yi and Zhu Chuo found Han Yunrong as the helm on the dragon boat of "Shurui Camp" almost at the same time, and they both applauded and shouted excitedly.
Although Zhu Yi is married to Xie Ying as a wife, in the eyes of Old Princess Mu and Princess Lian, she is just a little girl, so she doesn't care that she is not sitting on the throne like them, but went to Watch the fun ahead.
I saw that the men who were paddlers and helmsmen on each dragon boat were all shirtless, showing their strong upper body, and Han Yunrong was no exception. Zhu Chuo didn't care about being shy, and looked at each other with bright eyes, and couldn't bear to look away for a moment.
It was only later that the Zhu Yi sisters realized that Han Yunrong was not an ordinary civil servant. No wonder they survived repeated assassinations. That's right, the tiger father has no dogs. Han Yunrong was taught by Pei Qingrang to Yan Yan since he could walk when he was young. After losing his memory, there happened to be another martial arts gym not far from his house. Hobbies have not been forgotten, and he likes to wield knives and guns just like his father. Therefore, although I study hard in the cold window, I will keep my body strong.
The most eye-catching thing is not that they are all shirtless, but that all the helmsmen and oarsmen are painted with vivid colored paintings on their upper bodies. The totems of each camp are different, namely Taotie, Phoenix, Qilin, 梼杌, Kui, Xiezhi, Yan, and Bi Fang became more alive with the undulating muscles of each of them.
All the Shurui camps that Han Yunrong belongs to are painted with fiery red and golden phoenixes. The phoenix is not as ferocious and fierce as a glutton, and it is not suitable for some strong paddlers with too muscular muscles, but it is reflected on Han Yunrong. It complements his smooth muscle lines and handsome face perfectly. Standing in the sun, he looks extraordinarily elegant and majestic.
Zhu Yi looked at her brother with pride, and then started looking for a husband again. Xie Ying went to Zhehu County to inspect the border defenses two days ago, and only rushed back this morning. Although they met before, they haven't had a good word yet.
Finally, I saw Xie Ying in an inconspicuous place. He didn't play, he was wearing a white brocade robe embroidered with light blue and silver honeysuckle, and he was still standing on the shore, talking to someone she didn't know. .
He seemed to notice that Zhu Yi was looking down at him from a high position on the stage, and raised his head to look at her and smiled.
Zhu Dai then asked: "Why aren't Cousin and Cousin Shao going to steer the boat?" Seeing that Xie Ying was not on the dragon boat, she returned to sit next to Old Princess Mu with little interest.
Old Princess Mu said: "Ah Ying and Ah Shao were still on the field two years ago, this time around they want to pass the lottery to other soldiers."
As soon as Zhu Yi heard that Zhu Dai mentioned Xie Ying, she listened to Old Princess Mu's answer with pointed ears. Hearing this, she was a little sad that she didn't see Xie Ying on stage, but she was also a little happy. She didn't want Xie Yingguang's body to be seen by other women.
The two sisters Zhu Yi walked a few steps towards the direction where the dragon boat was parked, and Zhu Chuo suddenly said, "I found that there are quite a few men with good figures." She is always good at discovering these things.
Zhu Yi was actually looking at those vivid totems, so she saw them by the way, and responded, "Yes." She was also used to responding to Zhu Chuo.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, she heard a male voice asking: "Is that..."
"Hmm." Zhu Yi subconsciously answered before realizing that the voice was so familiar.
"Are you coming up?" She turned her head, surprised at Xie Ying's speed, she was still below.
Xie Ying didn't speak, just stared at her with a kind of meaningful eyes, Zhu Yi thought about what he said just now, and knew it was terrible. Quickly coaxing him in a low voice: "I was so distracted just now that I didn't notice what Ah Chuo asked."
"Really?" Xie Ying smiled gently at her, but still asked these two words.
"Yeah." Zhu Yi nodded quickly.
Xie Ying didn't express his opinion, but said: "Look at the dragon boat first." Then he turned his gaze to the river.
Zhu Yi knew that he meant to go home at night and then settle the matter, so he could only watch the dragon boat race first.
With the beating of the big drum, the eight dragon boats moved forward irresistibly like arrows coming out of the string.
Zhao Ying waved, the sound of drums split the waves, and the people on both sides of the boat shouted, and every face was beaming with joy. Zhu Yi and Zhu Chuo also tried their best to cheer for Han Yunrong.
The eight dragon boats are chasing each other, biting extremely tightly. After a fierce competition, Han Yunrong and Xue Xingzhan, the deputy general of Fufeng Iron Cavalry, won the championship almost at the same time, but Xue Xingzhan was a little faster.
"Ah." Zhu Chuo stamped his feet regretfully, and Zhu Yi felt sorry too, but it's not about any one person, it's about the cooperation of the whole team. Thinking that this second place is not bad, I am happy again.
At this time, the rankings of the eight boats were all decided, and Xie Ying was about to go down from the colorful platform to the river bank. From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Zhu Yi suddenly covering her chest. Xie Ying stopped and looked at her. He supported her and asked, "Yiyi is not feeling well?"