mtl008 Chapter 506 Young People in the Sunshine
Chapter 506 Young People in the Sunshine
Song Shen had a pleasant conversation with Qi Shanyuan and Li Xingsang at the table.
Qi Shanyuan and Li Xingsang both came from merchant families. Unlike ordinary students who just studied hard, memorized things by rote and were inflexible, they had many different views on some political opinions, which often made Song Shen's eyes light up during their conversations.
When the poetry gathering was over, Song Shen was still following closely behind. If the princess' maid hadn't called him, he would have probably stuck to the two of them.
As for Huo Changming~
He is a simple and honest person with no bad intentions. He is good friends with Jiang Ling and Cui Huaixu.
When Jiang An came down from the pavilion, the three drunken men were almost kneeling in front of the flowers to imitate the Three Heroes of Peach Garden!
The owner of Shangxianfang held Jiang Ling tightly, "Sir, you can't kneel on these peanut thorns!"
On the surface, she was still beautiful, even though she looked anxious and charming, but in fact, she had already started cursing in her heart!
She had spent a huge amount of money to get this bunch of flowers from the Hu land. Of the hundreds of seedlings that arrived in Kyoto, only this one was left. It took several years to grow it into such a rare beauty, and it absolutely could not be ruined by these young boys!
"no!"
Jiang Ling was born in the General's Mansion and had been practicing martial arts since he was a child. Even though he lived a life of luxury in Kyoto, he was also a real martial artist. How could a weak woman like the owner of the temple still be able to stand steadily even after being pushed by him?
A few steps away, Jiang An watched quietly without saying anything.
"Son..."
The abbot took a step forward, as if he wanted to persuade him.
She seemed to feel something was strange around her, and when she turned around, she was met with Jiang An's half-smile.
"The county lady is really made of sesame paste. She just watched me worrying alone and didn't even come to help me~"
As the abbot said this, he twisted his waist and moved closer to the girl.
Jiang An didn't hide...
A girl in a luxurious palace dress, with a woman with affectionate eyes leaning beside her...
Cui Huaixu burped, and when he looked at it with his alcohol-digested eyes, he actually found it quite pleasing to the eye!
“Hey…Hey~”
Cui Huaixu broke free from Jiang Ling and moved towards Jiang An.
What brothers? Get out of here!
Jiang Ling looked at his empty hands blankly, "Where is the person?"
Fell into the flowers?
When he turned around, he was almost sober.
"Aiya me!"
I didn't keep an eye on him for a moment, how come he ran towards that ancestor again!
"An… um!"
The young man's cheeks seemed to be covered with just the right amount of rouge, and when he smiled it was like a jar of honey that made people addicted.
The ladies who had not walked far glanced over here furtively several times.
Cui Huaixu was one step away from the little girl, but Jiang Ling grabbed his collar and pulled him back...
"What are you two doing?"
Jiang An frowned and said as if he was scolding a child: "Today's poetry gathering is important, and the Marquis's wife is hosting it, so don't ruin the place. If you drink too much, just go back to sleep."
The abbot looked at her in surprise, and interest gradually grew in his eyes.
Obviously, this little girl is the youngest among these boys, but she is the most imposing one. Every move she makes is like the backbone of these people.
Look at how these two young masters were trained~
After talking about the two of them, Jiang An lifted her skirt and stepped on the grass, "Brother, how are you?"
"Is it all right?"
Huo Changming was dazed, but he could vaguely see his sister's appearance. "No...it's okay."
I can have another pot!
"Tsk..."
The little girl picked up Huo Changming, who couldn't even walk, with one hand, and called Zhengyan and Zhenglu, who carried him on the left and right and sent him away.
"belch…"
Perhaps it was because the impact of Jiang An lifting the person with one hand was too great, Cui Huaixu shuddered and even sobered up a lot.
Seeing the little girl turn around and look at them...
This time, Jiang Ling didn't have to hold him back. Master Cui raised his hands in surrender, "I'm going to find my mother, go home... go home!"
Jiang Ling: Brother, have you finally come to your senses?!
After this poetry gathering, all the respectable families in Beijing began to prepare various banquets...
There were things like appreciating flowers, paintings, mountains and rivers. Even today a banquet was held in the general's mansion.
The invitations to each household were not sent out by the mistress of the household, but were delivered directly to the masters of each household by the general's capable subordinate.
The general said that since his wife had finally come back to join in the fun, he would naturally help her!
The Shogun's Mansion was a residence granted by the Emperor, and its furnishings were mostly the same as other large mansions, except that there was a racecourse in his mansion, which was one of the few places in Kyoto where one could race horses freely.
"..."
"it is good!"
Cheers continued to be heard at this racecourse.
The women set up a simple shed and tent at a windy location on the racecourse, while the men rested opposite.
The ladies and young ladies who can ride horses and shoot arrows did not follow any rules today.
The princess said that there were no men to play with, and they could only watch...
Men can hold up the sky, but women are not pushovers.
The ones who can be mentioned include the wife of Marquis Dingyuan, who accompanied her husband in battles on the frontier for many years, and the county lady Jiang An, who is even more stunning!
With the princess's order, the little girl and the wife of Marquis Dingyuan changed into simple clothes and left the scene.
Jiang An took the fine horse from the servant and looked at Madam Hou with proud eyes, "Madam, you are as brave as any man. You should be more considerate of a junior like me!"
The wife of Marquis Dingyuan laughed heartily, and naturally understood that the little girl was giving her a way out.
If she beat Jiang An, it was because she had real kung fu skills, and even the young lady of the Zhenguo Palace could not beat her; if she could not beat Jiang An, it was because she was just giving in to the younger generation...
Of course, the Marquis’ wife generally cannot win.
"You little girl, you really know how to behave!" Lady Dingyuan Hou scolded with a smile.
The ladies not far away were listening and exclaiming in admiration.
Jiang An climbed onto the horse, her clothes fluttering, shining brightly in the sunlight, just like her, a dazzling person.
"drive!"
The Jiang An on horseback was not the county lady in Kyoto, the left assistant minister who was used to making trouble in the court; she looked like a general heading to the battlefield, even though there was nothing behind her or in front of her, she looked very much like...
The ladies, young men and young men who had never seen Jiang An leading the troops suddenly realized... this was the child raised by the Prince of Zhenguo.
This is the young lady from the Northern Palace!
The horse did not stop, Jiang An let go of the reins with both hands, easily pulled the bowstring, and put the arrow... hitting the bull's eye!
The servant in the general's mansion who was watching the target did not report the target in time.
At this moment, he was staring at the target with a piece of the bull's eye missing.
The general who was originally sitting in the main seat at the men's table stood up to see what was going on. After seeing what was going on, his loud laughter echoed throughout the racecourse.
"it is good!"
In excitement, he slammed the table, and Duke Song, who was closest to it, saw the utensils on the table flying up and down.
Cui Huaixu, who was also on horseback, 'cracked'.
He said to Jiang Ling: "Brother, I seem to be heartbroken..."
Jiang Ling rolled his eyes at him and said, "You are sick."
There were ten targets in total. Except for the first target where Jiang An failed to control his strength and broke the target, the remaining nine targets all hit the bull's eye!
Grand slam!
The young men on the field cheered continuously, looking at the figure in the field with admiration.
It was the little girl's grand slam that brought the enthusiasm of the young people on the field to a climax...
On this day, no matter whether they were young ladies embroidering all day or young dandies, as long as they could mount a horse, they would return home happily.
The successive banquets made the young men, led by Jiang An, famous.
Who doesn't know the figure at the racecourse that day? Who doesn't know that the young man from the north is not only handsome, but also full of talent!
Even the sons of princes and nobles, who were always proud, praised it highly.
"And a banquet?"
Jiang An took off the document covering his face and half stood up from the recliner.
"oops…"
The little girl looked reluctant and moved her face closer to the marquis's wife.
"Look at my dark eyes!"
She attends banquets during the day and handles things at night. She wishes she could split her day into two days.
Mrs. Dingyuan pushed her delicate and beautiful face further away and said, "Your Majesty is going to host a family dinner!"
"I can't refuse..."
"Your Majesty originally wanted to meet the three young masters beside you, but Xie Sifei said that if Your Majesty met them first, it would inevitably be biased in the palace examination tomorrow. He led a group of court officials to kneel in Chenglong Hall and stopped him."
"When did it happen? Why didn't I know?"
Jiang An sat up and his eyes widened.
Looking at this, I really regret not having this fight!
Lady Dingyuan Marquis sat down next to her and drank a cup of tea to moisten her throat without hesitation.
She pulled Jiang An's sleeve and said, "Hurry up and sit down. Xie Sidu is already home by now."
"It's not a big deal. No news has come out of the palace. I just happened to see it because I was summoned by His Majesty to deliver a message."
The little girl's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she said meaningfully, "You only heard it by chance, and people outside the palace know nothing about it. So how did the prime minister know about it?"
"Of course he is... is..."
The smile on Marquis Dingyuan's wife's lips gradually faded, and a sharp light flashed in her eyes.
Of course there is a spy around His Majesty.
She and Jiang An looked at each other and said nothing...