Chapter 192 The dignified princess is really noisy
On the high platform, the emperor has arrived and invited the queen mother out today. The only thing that surprised Xiao Li was that the queen also came. His eyes were slightly averted, and he unexpectedly saw Wang Wanqing among a group of palace maids.
There is no court today, but all the civil and military officials of the fourth rank and above are here, plus the children of aristocratic families, the three stands are full of people, which is a rare grand occasion.
Although Xiao Li was reluctant, he still went up to see the ceremony.
Because life-saving matters were at the forefront, even if the Queen Mother still couldn't like Xiao Li, her attitude was at least not as indifferent as before.
The emperor could not see the undercurrent surging in it. He only knew that the Queen Mother was satisfied with his son, and Xuanyang, the younger sister, respected his elder brother the most.
Of course, although he is very tolerant of Xuanyang, he cannot be too indulgent to her.
"Today's horse racing, you must come first for me, otherwise I won't let you go."
Xiao Li chuckled: "Brother Huang is so fierce. It seems I can't do it unless I show some real skills."
He turned his eyes to the side, smiled at the queen, and turned around.
Jia Ruo and Lu Ling came up the stairs side by side, and happened to meet Xiao Li.
Lu Ling's eyes lit up: "Princess."
Disgust flashed in Jia Ruo's eyes, but she deliberately joked on her face: "Master Lu was talking about the imperial sister just now. I didn't expect to meet her now. What a fate."
Xiao Li glanced at her with a smile but not a smile: "Do you think I dare to hit you in front of His Majesty?"
Jia Ruo's smile disappeared instantly, she glared at Xiao Li bitterly, and left pretending to be calm.
He passed by with a distorted expression on his face and gritted his teeth: "Just wait, I won't let you be rampant for too long."
But Lu Ling was reluctant to leave, looking at Xiao Li's unruly and arrogant face infatuatedly: "I haven't seen you for a few days, but the princess's style remains the same."
"I heard that the princess is going to participate in horse racing. I know that the princess will be able to crush everyone. I wish the princess a good start."
It was rare for Xiao Li to stand here and listen to his nonsense. After he finished speaking, he asked him: "Have Lu Ye and Lu Chengzhi arrived?"
Lu Ling smiled slightly: "What do you mean by this, princess?"
Xiao Li looked at him coldly: "Some people want imperial power, and some want revenge. They are all together, which saves me the trouble of looking for them one by one."
She walked down the two steps and looked level with Lu Ling. Deep in her calm dark eyes was the treacherous madness.
"I will accompany you in this round. You'd better kill me, otherwise I won't let go of any of the nine clans of your Lu family."
Full of irony and provocation.
Lu Ling's eyes followed her leaving figure, and he clenched the bone flute in his hand tightly, murmuring obsessively: "I can't bear to let you die, but it doesn't matter if you die, you will be my most beloved corpse puppet."< br>
It was a rare visit for the emperor to visit the Military and Horse Department, and of course it was not just for watching horse racing.
The warm-up show was the military parade. The soldiers wore armor and practiced sword and gun formations to show the Red Rong people Longsheng's soldiers.
Today we picked the most organized and powerful team in the Army and Horse Division. By coincidence, the leader was Lieutenant General Liu when Xiao Li selected Rong Qing.
When Lieutenant General Liu saw Xiao Li, he nodded and continued to command the soldiers.
"You're here."
Mu Yunzhu came over riding a tall horse. Her horse was brown and also a sweaty horse.
She was dressed in riding attire, which rarely covered her whole body. Her voluptuous charm was restrained, and she gained the valiant and heroic aura that belongs to a child of the prairie.
She dismounted and came to Xiao Li, full of fighting spirit: "Today your opponent is me."
Xiao Li looked back at her: "Oh, really?" Mu Yunzhu narrowed her beautiful eyes and said angrily: "Can you stop perfunctory me like this?"
Xiao Li looked at her: "Okay, I'll wait until you win."
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After the drill of Long Sheng's soldiers, the soldiers of Chirong stepped forward to dance the dance of the Chirong army, full of enthusiasm and strength.
However, this kind of dance full of male power is not welcomed by people like Long Sheng who advocate Confucianism, and they only think it is barbaric and terrifying.
After their respective performances, the two parties competed in archery, horse riding, gladiatorial combat, and finally horse racing.
Rong Qing held Chi Yan and waited at the starting point. Xiao Li walked over while adjusting his sleeves, raised his hand to grab the reins and was about to mount the horse, but saw Rong Qing kneeling on one knee, leaning his neck forward, exposing his entire shoulders and neck. .
Xiao Li frowned: "What are you doing?"
Rong Qing lowered his head: "Rong Qing is willing to be the cornerstone for the princess and escort her to mount her horse."
It's not that Xiao Li doesn't know how to ride a horse, he doesn't need to step on someone's shoulders.
"Get up."
Rong Qing looked up at her with a firm gaze: "Princess, feel free to step on it."
Mu Yunzhu had already mounted his horse, looked down and smiled charmingly: "Princess Xuanyang, he is declaring his allegiance to you."
Xiao Li grabbed the reins and now only needed to turn over to get on the horse.
She hesitated for a moment, then raised her feet and put them on Rong Qing's shoulders. She only exerted slight pressure, but Rong Qing used his tall body and strong arms to steadily send her up.
After Xiao Li sat firmly, Rong Qing helped her adjust the reins, and finally handed the riding whip to her hand.
The tall body looked up at her, his eyes more resolute than his facial features: "My subordinates said that they are willing to serve as the princess's vanguard until death. So far, they have never wavered for a moment."
Xiao Li looked down at him, suddenly laughed, raised his hand and clenched his fist and knocked on his shoulder: "I know, my general."
Mu Yunzhu didn't know what kind of virtue she was, so she insisted on getting in front of Xiao Li, even during the competition, she had to be next to her.
"Who was that just now? Tall and mighty, he doesn't look like one of your Longsheng people. He looks at you with his eyes, and he must be in love with you."
Xiao Li glanced at her sideways, the majestic princess was really noisy.
Chi Rong and Long Sheng each sent five men, a total of ten cavalry. In addition to the two princesses Mu Yunzhu and Xiao Li, Chi Rong had four soldiers escorting the mission, and Long Sheng also had carefully selected generals. .
With a sound of gong, all the horses rushed out.
When horse racing, the horse is the key point. Whether the person on the horse has high martial arts or not does not have much impact on the situation.
Chi Rong's horses are generally strong and explosive.
Long Sheng's men fell behind from the beginning, and only Xiao Li's Chi Yan could keep pace with them.
The horse racing route is divided into five sections, the starting section, the bush section, the forest section, the return section, and a lap around the field.
Just go around half of the hill that is facing you, come back and go around again, and finally sprint to determine the outcome.
At first, everyone was just competing for ranking, but as soon as they entered the forest section, the trees blocked their view, and the soldiers of Long Sheng and Chi Rong immediately started fighting, and two people were soon kicked out.
Xiao Li and Mu Yunzhu gained the advantage and rushed to the front.
Xiao Li was originally a little ahead, and Mu Yunzhu tried his best to overtake her. At this moment, Xiao Li suddenly reined in his horse. Mu Yunzhu rushed half way before he saw a horse with thorns suddenly raised up in front of him. rope.
"Oh!"
Both of them pulled hard on the reins, and the horse's front legs jumped into the air and spun half a circle before it could barely avoid it.