Chapter 78 It seems different


Chapter 78 It seems different

“I used to be like her.” Zhang Guifen said quietly.

The British father-in-law and his wife loved her very much. She used to live even more wantonly than Cao Siyu.

But since the official announced that they would enthrone the crown prince and designate her as the crown princess, although his parents' love for her has not changed, his life has changed.

She is no longer allowed to practice martial arts, saying that she has been designated as the crown princess. If she continues to learn martial arts like before, riding horses and archery, it will be disrespectful to spread the word.

In the past, she was most annoyed by young ladies from scholarly families, and felt that they were pitiful for following the rules every day.

Now she is living like them.

Zhang Guifen often thinks about her future life after entering the palace. She seems noble, but can only stay in the deep palace compound. What is the difference between it and that caged bird?

“You don’t want to marry an orphan?” Zhao Xing heard what Zhang Guifen meant.

"I dare not!" Zhang Guifen said quickly.

"You say you don't dare because of your status as an orphan. The British government doesn't dare to refuse, and you don't dare to refuse either, right?" Zhao Xing said lightly.

"My daughter..."

"Stop talking!"

Zhao Xing interrupted Zhang Guifen and said, "I don't mean to blame you. I know you are. I don’t want to stay in the deep palace compound for the rest of my life and live my life by the rules.”

Hearing this, Zhang Guifen glanced at Zhao Xing in surprise, but she didn’t expect that Zhao Xing could tell her what she was thinking.

Zhao Xing smiled slightly and said: "Gu said, you can be as lively, lively, unrestrained and unrestrained as Siyu. Gu also doesn't like people who are too conformist. Everyone around him respects Gu. If he is next to me in the future, The same is true for people. If you are alone, what's the point?"

Zhang Guifen turned her head, not daring to look at Zhao Xing, and said softly: "Your Highness, the polo match has begun. "

Hearing this, Zhao Xing looked towards the field and saw that the two teams were already on the field, but did not see Gu Tingye and Qi Heng.

"Can you play polo?" Zhao Xing asked.

"I have never...learned."

Zhang Guifen originally wanted to say no, but after a moment of hesitation, she changed her mind.

Zhao Xing smiled slightly. After what he just said, the knot between Zhang Guifen's brows had dissipated a lot.

From Zhang Guifen's few words and the melancholy look on her face, he guessed that she must be afraid of her future life.

In the words of later generations, her situation can be regarded as premarital phobia.

"I have just learned riding, and my riding skills are not very good. I will fight with you in a few years," Zhao Xing said.

"Yeah." Zhang Guifen responded inaudibly.

It’s not like Zhao Xing has good ears, he might not be able to hear it.

Zhao Xing smiled and said nothing more, looking towards the field.

The polo match is divided into two teams, one team consists of four players.

The eight people on the field were galloping wildly, going back and forth, it was very intense.

This was Zhao Xing's first time watching polo. He didn't even understand the rules of polo, but he watched it with gusto.

Zhang Guifen had no intention of watching polo and peeked at Zhao Xing from time to time.

She found that Zhao Xing was very different from what she imagined.

"Why do you always look at Gu? Is there something on Gu's face?" Zhao Xing said with a smile.

Perhaps it was Zhao Xing's words before that made Zhang Guifen relax a lot. After hearing this, she said, "I just feel that there is something different between what your Highness and your servant think."

"Then what kind of person is Gu in your heart?" Zhao Xing asked.

"In my heart, Your Highness should be a sensitive, studious, generous and kind person." Zhang Guifen said.

“Haha.”

After hearing this, Zhao Xing burst into laughter and said, “Do the British father-in-law and his wife often praise Gu in front of you and say how good Gu is?”
< br>Zhang Guifen thought about it and it seemed that this was true. Since she was confirmed as the crown princess, her parents and people around her have been praising Zhao Xing intentionally or unintentionally.

"Although Gu is a prince, he is still a human being. There is no perfect person in the world, and Gu is the same. Some of the praises from outside are because of Gu's status, and some are because many people hope that Gu is such a person." Zhao Xing said.

Zhang Guifen nodded thoughtfully after hearing this.

In one morning, the final winner was finally decided.

As expected, the final winners were Gu Tingye and Qi Heng, the other two whom he did not recognize.

Seeing the four victorious people coming this way, Zhang Guifen stood up and said: "Your Highness, I have to leave first."

"Yeah." Zhao Xing nodded.

Zhang Guifen bowed and left with the maid.

"Your Highness, I am glad that I have lived up to my command!" Gu Tingye saluted.

"Meet your Highness!" Qi Heng and others saluted.

"Yes, Gu Gang was so excited that he wanted to go out and fight in person." Zhao Xing said with a smile.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness." The four of them said in unison.

"Jade Dai Gu will be sent to you when he comes back. Zhong Huai, Yuan Ruo will take them with them and go to Jinmingchi for dinner with Gu." Zhao Xing said.

......

After Zhao Xing left, Mrs. Wu also arranged for people to deliver meals to the ladies. Because there were so many people and it was outside the city, lunch was relatively simple.

In the tent of the British Duke's mansion, the British Princess saw her daughter absentmindedly eating, put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hands, and said, "Fern, eat well and don't keep distracted."

"I know. Mother." Zhang Guifen said after coming back to her senses.

The British princess wanted to ask her daughter what she had said after staying in the prince's tent for so long, but she still didn't ask after hesitation.

My daughter Mo Ruomu also noticed that her daughter has become less lively than before in recent years. She also knew the root cause, but was unable to change it.

But after my daughter came back just now, she looked a lot more cheerful.

"British princess!"

At this moment, Liu Sanshi came over with a smile and a little eunuch carrying a food box.

"Servant Liu, what are your orders from Your Highness?" the British princess quickly put down her bowls and chopsticks and stood up.

Liu Sanshi bowed to the British Princess and Zhang Guifen, smiled and said: "Your Highness asked me to bring some vegetables to the British Princess and Miss Zhang."

The little eunuch behind him was carrying He put the food box down, opened it, and took out some of the dishes inside.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the dish!" Mrs. Gu and Zhang Guifen expressed their thanks.

Liu Sanshi said "use it slowly" and left with the others.

"Your Highness is really thoughtful, try it quickly, don't let down His Highness's intentions." said the British Duchess.

"Yes." Zhang Guifen sat down and looked at the dishes on the table, feeling very happy.

Zhao Xingrang could not deliver food only to the British father-in-law and Zhang Guifen.

Close relatives like the Cao family, Qi family, and Zhu family were all given away.

As for those concubines who were already determined to be his future, they were not given away.

After all, Zhang Guifen is the future crown princess, and the others are just concubines. It would be a bit inappropriate if they were given food like Zhang Guifen.

After lunch, Zhao Xing took a rest and went to the polo field again.

"Zhong Huai, Yuan Ruo, let's go play pot throwing with Gu Gu." Zhao Xing said.

He can't play polo yet, but in addition to polo, the polo field also has other recreational activities such as pot throwing and ball-thumping.

When Gu Tingye and others heard this, they naturally would not refuse, so the group of people hugged Zhao Xing and went to the pot throwing venue.

Compared with polo, Touhuchuiwan is more popular among young ladies from aristocratic families.

Nowadays, many noble people can no longer even ride a horse.

The venues for throwing pots and Chuiwan are next to each other, and many gentlemen and young ladies are playing in groups.

Seeing Zhao Xing coming, he quickly stopped and bowed.

"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince!" Everyone saluted.

"No gifts." Zhao Xing waved his hand and said: "I am here to play just like you. You can play with yourselves without restraint."

As he said that, he took Gu Tingye with him. People went to the site that Liu Sanshi had people clean up.

Although Zhao Xing said there was no need to be restrained, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was nearby, so how could he not be restrained.

Many people even stopped playing and gathered to watch Zhao Xing and Gu Tingye throw pots.

Every time Zhao Xing hits the mark, a group of people cheer, making Zhao Xing look like a street performer.

Zhao Xing was obviously behind Gu Tingye in the count, but no one applauded Gu Tingye's shot. He made a shot and a group of people applauded him, which made him very embarrassed and had no interest in playing anymore.

After throwing the arrow in his hand a few times, Zhao Xing said angrily: "Gu lost, so many people are watching, you don't know how to save some face for Gu."

" Your Highness, you told me not to hold back," Gu Tingye said with a smile.

He could tell that Zhao Xing was not really angry, nor was he afraid.

"I told you not to hold back, so you won't hold back." Zhao Xing glared at him and said, "Let's go, with so many people watching, it's like watching a monkey playing, so we don't want to play anymore. "

"If your highness wants to play, I will play with him in private," Gu Tingye said with a smile.

"Forget it, if Gu is throwing pots and hammering pills in the East Palace every day, Academician Hai and the others will say that Gu is losing his ambition. By then, you will become a sycophant who flatters the prince." Zhao Xing shook his head.

“It’s okay to play occasionally, just combine work and rest.” Gu Tingye said.

"Why doesn't Yuan Ruo say anything?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Your Highness knows that I am not very interested in these things. I prefer reading." Qi Heng said.

"Yuan Ruo, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. If you just study hard, no matter how many books you read, you will just be a nerd. The unity of knowledge and action is the right way." Zhao Xing said.

“Unity of knowing and doing?” Qi Heng tasted the words carefully and said, “Your Highness means not only to study, but also to imitate the sages in behavior?”

“You understand it wrong. Gu means that knowledge and behavior should be integrated into one. Although the words of the sage are good, over the past thousands of years, many situations have been different from the era in which the sage lived, and they need to be verified, adjusted, and reflected in practice. Do you understand what you have learned?" Zhao Xing said.

"I seem to understand what His Highness means." Gu Tingye said.

"Oh?"

Zhao Xing smiled and said: "Then tell me, what do you understand?"

"It's like fighting. For thousands of years, Various military manuals have been handed down, but it is not possible to win a battle by following the military manuals on the battlefield. It needs to be used flexibly according to the battlefield conditions. Otherwise, it will be like Zhao Kuo during the Warring States Period and Ma Di during the Three Kingdoms Period. It's just talk on paper," Gu Tingye said.

(End of this chapter)

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