Chapter 77 You can be like her
Zhao Xing looked around for a while. The polo field was rectangular in shape, with high platforms built on the left and right sides. The high platforms were surrounded by tents for guests to rest and watch polo. .
At this time, some people were already sitting in the tents, but most of them were still empty.
The tents in the stands are the same height and size, only their positions are different.
But the stands under Zhao Xing’s tent were raised, and the tent was larger.
"Who owns the tents on both sides?" Zhao Xing asked.
“Back to Your Highness, the one on the left is from the British Duke’s Palace, and the one on the right is from the Wei Duke’s Palace.” Liang Bing replied.
Hearing this, Zhao Xing nodded slightly, looked at Gu Tingye and Qi Heng and said, "Zhong Huai, you and Yuan Ruo are both good at polo. You should come down and play a game later to show me."
"Your Highness, if I win, will there be a reward?" Gu Tingye said with a smile.
"No wonder my father said that you are so bold. A few years ago, you asked your father for rewards, but now you are asking for rewards from an orphan. You are really bold." Zhao Xing laughed and scolded.
"Your Highness, I am not thinking that if Your Highness is rewarded, others will be more motivated. This will also be a bit challenging for me." Gu Tingye said with a smile.
"You are confident, don't you hear that arrogant soldiers will be defeated? After a while, I will add rewards, but you can't win. Let's see how I deal with you then." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will win!" Although Gu Tingye had a smile on his face, his tone was full of confidence.
"Sure, I will reward you later, but I want to see if you can win." Zhao Xing said.
"Then I will thank Your Highness for the reward first!" Gu Tingye stood up and bowed, as if the reward was already in his pocket.
While they were joking, people coming to attend the polo club also arrived one after another.
Some people with sufficient status will also bring their children to salute Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing responded with a smile, his face almost stiff with laughter.
"My wife pays homage to Your Highness!"
A beautiful woman in her forties led a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old into the tent to salute.
"Auntie, please get up quickly." Zhao Xing stood up quickly and offered help.
This woman is not Sun, but Yan, the wife of Cao An, Duke of Wei.
“Thank you, Your Highness!” Yan stood up to express her gratitude.
Zhao Xing looked at the girl behind Yan and said with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for a while, sister Siyu is much prettier."
"Your Highness is teasing me again!" Cao Siyu He stamped his feet and said coquettishly.
"Yu'er, don't be rude." Yan said with a glare.
"Auntie is not in the way, Gu and Sister Siyu are used to playing around." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
Cao Siyu is Cao An's youngest legitimate daughter. She has been favored since she was a child. She often goes to the palace with the Yan family. Zhao Xing is also very familiar with her.
"Your Highness is generous, but Yu'er will be a hairdresser in two years. It's time for her to regain her temper," said Yan.
Hearing this, Zhao Xing glanced at Cao Siyu helplessly.
"Your Highness, I will take my leave first." Seeing someone else coming to pay homage, Mrs. Yan said with a salute.
Zhao Xing saw Cao Siyu looking at him pleadingly and said, "Auntie, let Sister Siyu stay here to chat with me."
After hearing this, Yan hesitated and agreed. After he came down, before leaving, he told Cao Siyu to be more honest.
After Yan left, another lady came to pay her respects. She said a few words and then left.
Cao Siyu looked around, his eyes lit up, and said, "Your Highness, I went to see Miss Zhang San to play."
Even after saying the courtesy, he ran away in a hurry.
"Your Highness, my sister..." Cao Mian, who was guarding the side, wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Zhao Xing: "Okay, I know Sister Siyu's temperament, so it doesn't matter."
To be honest, everyone was respectful to him at first, but he still enjoyed it very much.
But after a long time, I felt very lonely.
There are not many people like Cao Siyu who are not restrained in front of him.
After everyone arrived, a middle-aged man holding a gong in one hand and a drum in the other, followed by a maid carrying a tray, came to the middle of the polo field and sounded the gong vigorously, attracting everyone's attention. .
"The polo club has officially begun, and the first prize is a pair of gold and jade bracelets!"
Zhao Xing called Liu Sanshi to give a few instructions, and Liu Sanshi bowed and left in a hurry go.
The middle-aged man shouted several times, then picked up the jade bracelet and showed it around.
The people who come to the polo club are all Bianjing's powerful families. Although the lottery is just for fun, it can't be too shabby.
This pair of jade bracelets, combined with the materials and craftsmanship, is worth a few thousand taels each. After a round of display, the middle-aged man was about to leave when Liu Sanshi stopped him and whispered a few words to him.
After Liu Sanshi left, the middle-aged man knocked on the gong again and said loudly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that the top prize winners will each take a piece of jade!"
Only officials of the third rank or above can wear the jade belt, and wearing it by others is considered a violation of the rules.
Except those given by official princes. Similar to the yellow mantle, it is a symbol of honor.
As soon as this statement came out, it caused an uproar, and many young men who had not planned to go down were also ready to go out and fight.
"Zhong Huai, Yuan Ruo, Caitou Gu has been given, it's up to you whether you take it or not." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, Chen and Yuan Ruo will definitely win the first prize!"
Gu Tingye and Qi Heng bowed and went to sign up.
In previous years' polo clubs, even though the prizes provided were valuable, these noble children were more restrained.
After two groups of people sign up, the rest will wait for the next game, and one game will determine the outcome.
However, this time with Zhao Xingjia’s lucky draw, he couldn’t care less about maintaining his grace.
Dozens of people signed up in a short period of time, so a elimination system was needed.
Group coordination takes some time, so it won’t start for a while.
Zhao Xing yawned a little boredly.
"Your Highness!"
Cao Siyu's voice came over, and Zhao Xingxun looked up and was stunned.
Cao Siyu actually brought Zhang Guifen over.
"My lord, please pay homage to Your Highness!" Zhang Guifen bowed and saluted.
“No gifts!”
Zhao Xing came back to his senses and said: "Sister Siyu, Miss Zhang, please sit down."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
After the two thanked them, Zhang Guifen was about to sit down, and Cao Siyu But she grabbed the soft stool, moved it to Zhao Xing's side, and said, "Sister Zhang, you are the future princess, how can you sit down?"
Zhang Guifen froze in place, and it was not impossible to sit down. Neither.
Although she has been designated as the crown princess, she is not married yet, so how can she sit next to Zhao Xing.
But Cao Siyu has already said so, it's not good if she doesn't sit down.
"Ahem..."
Zhao Xing coughed twice and said, "Just sit here."
After saying that, he glared at Cao Siyu.
Cao Siyu did this, not only Zhang Guifen was in a dilemma, but Zhao Xing was also in a dilemma.
If Zhao Xing scolded Cao Siyu for his nonsense, Zhang Guifen would be unable to stand down.
Fortunately, the atmosphere in the Song Dynasty was not as strict as in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, so it was nothing to let her sit next to him.
Cao Siyu was not only not afraid, but also blinked like Zhao Xing, as if to say, I have done you such a big favor, how can you thank me.
“Yes.”
Zhang Guifen hesitated for a moment, then responded, stepped forward and sat down.
"Your Highness, the polo match is about to start. I'll go out and have a look." Cao Siyu said, bowed, and ran away in a hurry without waiting for Zhao Xing to speak.
Besides Zhao Xing and Zhang Guifang, there were only the serving maids and eunuchs left in the tent.
"In two years' time, he will be a hairdresser, and he will still be like a child who has not grown up." Zhao Xing shook his head.
“I think it’s good for Sister Cao to be like this.” Zhang Guifen said softly.
Hearing this, Zhao Xing glanced sideways at Zhang Guifen. Zhang Guifen had a melancholy temperament, which was somewhat similar to Sister Lin in "A Dream of Red Mansions".
But Sister Lin was a little sick, and she looked at me with pity. However, Zhang Guifen's eyebrows had a hint of heroism, which gave people a gloomy feeling.
“You can be like her.” Zhao Xing said.
(End of this chapter)