Chapter 139 The Pot Toss Game
As soon as the two arrived at the palace gate, fine snow suddenly fell outside.
The warm candlelight reflected the glazed tiles, and the scattered snowflakes gave off a hint of silver, reflecting the mottled palace walls.
Shen You opened a corner of the curtain, and the cold north wind blew through her fingertips. The night was drooping, and in front of her were the bustling streets and human fireworks.
The grand scene outside the palace is not bad at all, and the festival atmosphere is very strong. It is difficult to see such a scene in the modern world.
It's the busiest time in the restaurant, with the music playing and the pot-throwing game.
It originated from the Spring and Autumn Period and became popular in the Tang Dynasty.
There is also Daqi in another dimension.
Shen You used the broken silver exchanged to get some imitation arrows. Regular arrows were controlled weapons in ancient times and were definitely not available here.
Standing at a specified distance, each person shoots four arrows in a round, and the arrows are thrown into the pot to score points.
This seems easier than catching a doll.
Shen You rolled up the sleeves of his coat, feeling that he could do it again, and then he became anxious.
The pots were all thrown over, and they spun around half a circle on the ground, but the arrows couldn't hit at all.
The people watching were amazed.
"This girl has really strong hands."
Shen You cleared her throat and looked at Wen Zhi's expression beside him, where he wanted to laugh but was holding back. He lazily picked up the wine bowl and drank the bowl she lost without saying a word.
He placed his fingers gently on the last arrow in her hand and adjusted the angle.
This action brought the two people very close. Although they did not touch directly, Shen You felt his sleeves brushing against his cheeks very lightly as the wind passed by.
The faint scent of fumigation mixed into the air, and my heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
"That's enough." Qingyue's voice came from above, and his warm breath brushed his ears.
Shen You threw the arrow in her hand. Amidst the melodious music, the crisp sound of the arrow falling into the pot was drowned, as well as her momentary confusion.
She usually reacts to other people's approach by being defensive and feels uncomfortable.
But that didn't seem to be the case just now.
"The girl and the husband are a perfect match, but I finally hit the mark."
The people watching the excitement looked at their leaving figures and joked.
"I think the husband is henpecked. A girl can knock over a pot with just one arrow."
Maybe it was because the place was so busy just now, Shen You always felt a little hot on his face, but now it feels much normal when the cold wind blows.
"Have you ever played hut before?"
"I played it once or twice, when I first came here." Wen Zhi said softly.
"Tour pot is a game for people who can't shoot. You should be good at archery?"
He nodded, "It's indeed good. If you are interested in ancient weapons, you can go and have a look after you return home."
Wen Zhi remembered that among the children of aristocratic families in the capital, whoever was good at archery would definitely be more admired.
Back then, when he won his first victory and repelled the foreigners who were about to break through the last line of defense and enter the capital, many people sent messages to invite him to the banquet.
There were men competing in archery at the banquet, with women watching, but he never responded because he felt it was unnecessary.
Da Qi's lost territory has not yet been recovered. He is here to complete the deal, not really to be an official, so he has no time to interact with these people.
There is no need to do anything meaningless.
But if she could see this by showing it, then that would be no problem. He felt it was very meaningful.
Wen Zhi looked sideways at the person next to him. The pearls under his hairpin swayed slightly in the gentle light, and the smile on Shen You's face fell into his eyes.
At that time, snowflakes like broken silver were flying in the night outside the cage door. At a few o'clock, they were brought into the private room and quickly melted into the charcoal fire.
When did you feel that she was different from others?
She said, how could he trust the emperor, and after hearing his situation, she said angrily that he could still laugh. Indeed, no one had ever treated him like this.
"Is the palace banquet almost over?"
Shen You stood at the highest point of the restaurant, looking down at the bustling streets and pedestrians.
"There's about half an hour left." Wen Zhi held his head and laughed.
"After the palace banquet is over, it's time for me to make money by selling hairpins from the Western Regions!" Shen You geared up.
At this time, a carriage galloped into the city and headed towards the palace gate.
That road is not an area where the night market is held. People can only walk on both sides, and carriages can go all the way.
The people who got out of the carriage still had the smell of travel dust and a few snow particles on their cloaks.
Li Heng walked quickly to the main hall where the palace banquet was held, and bowed to the old emperor with the words "Father is kind and son is filial".
"Get up, I'm sorry you came all the way back today."
His position as the prince is not as close as that of Prince Cheng to the emperor, and everyone present also has their own thoughts.
Li Heng's eyes fell on the vacant position on the lower left side of the emperor, and he looked at it for a few seconds.
Before the banquet was over, he used the excuse of going out to sober up and found Liu Zheng. When he heard that he had left, he felt a little heavier.
He still came back late.
When Miss Shen came to Daqi Palace and received the news, he was excited and happy, and just wanted to rush back.
Many people who came to the banquet today said that the woman who came with the Imperial Master and the Western Region hairpin on her head were really beautiful.
"Miss Shen said she wanted to go to the shop." Liu Zheng said truthfully, "Today is the winter solstice. The shops on the street are all open at night, so Miss Shen should arrive at this time."
You never know where the eyes and ears will be in the palace, so he didn't dare to use the title "Shopkeeper Shen".
Li Heng said nothing, and Liu Zheng did not dare to gossip about His Highness and ask him if he wanted to come over.
At this time, a big event happened in the palace.
The imperial concubine suddenly praised Liu Yunyan. Those people used to say that she was not as gentle and modest as a woman, but now the ladies were all ready to praise her.
Liu Yunyan's expression froze.
Especially when the imperial concubine wants to give her a pair of jade bracelets.
Everyone present knew what this meant, and wanted her to be King Cheng's concubine.
There was a bang in her mind, and she immediately stepped forward and knelt down,
"My daughter is used to wielding swords and guns. She cannot wear such a luxurious thing and dare not accept it."
Seeing what she was doing, several ladies and ladies from the unruly families showed a bit of disdain.
It's really unattainable.
With the current status of the Liu family, it would be a great thing for her to marry Prince Cheng, who was the prince favored by the saint.
Is this how she behaves?
How could these people know that what she yearned for was the freedom of the frontier, not the high mansions in the capital.
The young master of the Shangshu family over there was so anxious that he almost jumped up. Unfortunately, the imperial concubine did not say anything clearly. He had no position to go out and say anything.
Everyone was waiting to see the Liu family's joke. Liu Zheng stood up respectfully and knelt beside Liu Yunyan.
"Your Majesty, my daughter didn't grow up in the capital. She doesn't have any rules. I'm afraid she might break the reward. Please don't blame me."
"I fell in love with Miss Liu when I saw her, but if a pair of bracelets is broken, they are broken. Is it possible that I am stingy enough to argue with the little girl about this?"
The imperial concubine smiled softly, but her eyes refused her.
As long as a girl from the Liu family enters Prince Cheng's palace, can the Liu family still stand with the prince?
The next chapter will be later. I still get stuck when writing about emotions. QAQ
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