Chapter 4 Four, like the wind like a dragon
A fist-sized ball is placed in the center of the field, and five people on the left and right stand in front of their own goal.
The small red flag in the officer's hand was raised high, and the horses on both sides rushed straight towards the ball.Nine clouds of dust spread rapidly towards the midfield. Among the ten horses, only Huang Zixia's brush did not move. She sat calmly on the horse and observed the situation from behind.
Zhao Wang Li Rui's horse is a thousand-mile horse, and he took the lead to grab the ball.His horse had a very long stride, and he was still more than two feet away from the ball. He was already in the posture of hitting the ball. When the horse's hoof was rising and falling, he hit the club, and the first ball had already flown to the opponent's goal.
The son-in-law Wei Baoheng reacted the fastest, and immediately pulled his horse back to defend. The ball hit the goal, bounced back, and landed right in front of his horse.As soon as he swung the club to Wang Yun, Wang Yun immediately seized the space on the right side of the opponent's field and drove straight to the goal.
Huang Zixia was standing sideways in front of the goal. Seeing him coming quickly, she urged Na Fusha to charge towards Wang Yun.
The two horses passed by, the two clubs crossed in an instant, and Wang Yun and her horse rushed forward.
The ball brought by Wang Yun was already under Huang Zixia's cue. She swung lightly with her right hand, and the ball drew a long arc in the air, and passed it straight to King Zhao Li Rui, before it landed in front of his horse.
There was no one in front of King Zhao, and he easily sent the ball into the goal, winning the first opener.
"Lord Zhao, Chonggu, well done!" Zhou Ziqin shouted triumphantly on the horse, forgetting that he had to guard against the person opposite him.
Everyone didn't expect that this thin-looking eunuch could play polo so delicately, that he could take a ball from Wang Yun's hand in a blink of an eye.The audience outside the stadium was silent for a while, and then they applauded loudly.
Without squinting, Huang Zixia urged the horse back to the goal and focused on defending.
Wang Yun only glanced at her, without saying a word, turned around and rushed to her place.
There was a small climax at the beginning, even the emperor was full of praise, and said with a smile: "Not bad, not bad, the seventh brother has improved his game skills!"
Concubine Guo Shu waved her fan lightly for him, and said with a smile: "Yes, there is also that little eunuch, who is really good at it."
The emperor also looked at Huang Zixia intently, nodded and said, "That little eunuch is named Yang Chonggu, and he is a close friend of King Kui."
"Hey, could it be the one who broke the four plans of the capital?" Concubine Guo Shu covered her face with a fan and said with a smile, "I heard that King Zhao once asked King Kui for this little eunuch. He really looks handsome and makes people love him." .”
The emperor snorted and said nothing.
Princess Tongchang was absent-minded, leaning her elbows on the back of her father's couch, her chin resting on her hands, she didn't know what she was thinking, she just frowned and looked at the horses passing by on the field.
The atmosphere on the field was already very lively at this time, the son-in-law Wei Baoheng scored a goal, tying the score, and raised the club high to signal to the emperor and others outside the field.
The emperor smiled and said, "Linghui, the son-in-law is looking at you."
"It stinks in sweat, ignore him." Princess Tongchang said lazily.
The summer is high and the sun is already glaring. Less than a moment after the start of the match, Huang Zixia already felt oppressed. Not only is the weather hot, but the flying dust on the shooting field also makes breathing slow.Sweat drenched everyone's clothes, but the scorching heat seemed to aggravate the excitement of the people on the field. The horses ran as fast as the sand on the field, coming and going like the wind, and people didn't even have time to blink. . She stood against the scorching sun, stood in front of the goal, and stared at the people galloping in front of her. Wang Yun. As if on purpose, he came straight for her. Huang Zixia looked at him vigilantly, held the club tightly in his hand, and urged the horse to meet him. Just when the horse heads of the two met, Wang Yun suddenly raised his hand and swung the cue high in his hand. While bringing the ball to Wei Baoheng, his cue also swung past her ear. Hit the hairpin on her head. Huang Zixia lowered her body subconsciously, and leaned on Fusha's back. She heard the cue brush against the hairpin on her head, and there was a slight ding. Suddenly, a piece of cold sweat seeped out of his back, mixed with hot sweat, making his skin feel hairy. If her dodge was a little slower, she would already be sitting on the horse with disheveled hair.Perhaps, people will see that she looks so similar to the wanted female criminal Huang Zixia. She raised her head sharply and saw Wang Yun sitting on the horse, looking at her from the side. Smoke and dust passed between them, and she saw Wang Yun's eyes, which were cold and dark. Before she could straighten up, cheers came from the sidelines.Consort Wei Baoheng scored another goal. Zhou Ziqin rode to her side and asked, "Are you all right?" "It's okay." Huang Zixia frowned. "Wang Yun was so careless, he almost hit you on the head," he said dissatisfiedly, "It seems that he was also led to ruin by those rough men in Zuo Jinwu Guard." Huang Zixia didn't talk to her, she just held onto her hairpin, tightened it again, and said, "It's nothing." Before the words fell, there was another commotion from the crowd watching. Everyone on the field turned their heads and saw that it was King Kui Li Shubai who came in from the outside. He didn't ride a horse, and the people around him helped him lead Si E in. Huang Zixia was stunned for a moment, Zhang Xingying approached her, and asked a little nervously: "That... Chonggu, the prince is here." Huang Zixia only glanced at Li Shubai, held the cue in his hand, turned the horse's head, and said, "Don't worry about it, we'll talk about it after this round of golf." Li Shubai went to see the emperor, and the emperor quickly asked someone to add a chair to let him sit down.Concubine Guo Shu and Princess Tongchang moved to the back, and he sat half a step behind the emperor. "That Yang Chonggu played really well," said the emperor. Li Shubai looked at the horses that continued to move back and forth on the field, and said flatly: "She is not physically strong, and she probably won't be able to last for half an hour." The emperor smiled and said: "But he is not small. It is said that King Zhao and King E were invited by her to help, in order to protect his friends into Zuo Jinwu Guard." Li Shubai's eyes fell on Zhang Xingying, he frowned slightly, but he only said: "I think the seventh and ninth brothers are fine today, so let's play with them."
Zhou Ziqin's Xiaoxia was docile, and he was kicked by a black horse of Zuo Jinwuwei without paying attention. Xiaoxia ran to the side in pain, and Zhou Ziqin almost didn't fall off. "Despicable! No one would attack someone else's horse!" Zhou Ziqin shouted. Huang Zixia, who was defending, heard Zhou Ziqin's call, and involuntarily turned his eyes slightly to look at him. And Wang Yun, who was opposite her, ignored the person next to him who was grabbing the ball, and drove his horse towards her fiercely. That Shasha was well trained, the moment the horse bumped into him, he abruptly raised his front hoof, supported by his rear hoof, turned quickly to the right, sideways half of the horse's body, narrowly avoiding his impact. But Wang Yun stuck close to Fusha at the moment when the two horses passed by each other. Almost no one noticed them.The people on the sidelines were clamoring and booing, E Wang Li Run pierced through the oblique stab, and the ball controlled by his son-in-law Wei Baoheng was hit by him, and flew straight to the other side of the court. All eyes followed the ball, staring at it as it flew across half the field, where Zhou Ziqin was climbing on his horse, and Zhang Xingying immediately came back to his senses, chasing the ball and rushing towards the unguarded goal. In the warm atmosphere, only Li Shubai's eyes fell on the other side of the venue.There, the two horses of Wang Yun and Huang Zixia were close together outside the goal that no one paid attention to. Huang Zixia urged Na Fusha to turn around and leave. However, Wang Yun urged his horse to catch up with her, and he was only half a horse behind her, so that his lowered voice could be heard amidst the noise: "I heard that my fiancée, Huang Zixia, has no one in Shu in terms of bowing skills." can." Huang Zixia paused and reined in the horse. The applause sounded, and Zhang Xingying's goal hit the goal without any suspense. Wang Yun didn't seem to see the outcome on the field.His voice came from behind her, calm and almost icy: "Look, the stadium is so chaotic, it's too easy for something to happen. As long as I accidentally break your hair, or..." His eyes fell on her face, her sweaty hair was sticking to her face, and the layer of yellow powder was washed unevenly by sweat, it looked like her face was covered with dust, but it could still be seen vaguely The delicate and smooth skin underneath. "...Or did you accidentally tore your coat?" What was supposed to come, finally came. Huang Zixia bit her lower lip involuntarily, looked back at him, and reluctantly said, "Excuse me for being stupid, I don't know what Captain Wang is talking about." He ignored her, just stared at her straight and asked, "Why?" "what why?" "What does the Wang family owe..." Wang Yun slowly put down the club in his hand, and asked each word, "So, Huang Zixia would rather kill the whole family than marry me?"
Two or three horses passed them, and another round of attack and return began. Zhou Ziqin shouted: "Chonggu, hurry back to defense!" Zhao Wang Li Rui smiled and said: "Wang Yun, you won't threaten and lure Chonggu not to win the game, you see his face is so ugly." Wang Yun turned to him and said with a loud laugh: "Why, I see how superb her game skills are, and I want to ask her to have a private match." He turned his head to look at her, and deliberately lowered his voice, only she heard: "Tonight at 1:00, please come to the house and talk." Huang Zixia's hand holding the sand-brush rein unconsciously tightened, and the rein drew a deep white mark on her palm. He looked at her provocatively, pointing the cue obliquely at the ground. Finally, she bit her lower lip and nodded slightly. The corners of Wang Yun's lips raised slightly, revealing a slight smile, then turned the horse's head, turned and left.
Li Shubai stood up and signaled to the commander. Everyone on the field didn't know why they stopped, but they saw Li Shubai pointing his finger at Huang Zixia. She galloped towards him.After playing a ball game in the hot summer, her chest heaved sharply and she was sweating profusely.After all, she is a woman, her physical strength is inferior to that of a man, and she is already very tired. Li Shubai, who had already changed into the red bow uniform, asked someone to lead Si E, flew on the horse, and said, "Change." Huang Zixia was stunned. Li Shubai didn't even look at her, but only glanced at Zhang Xingying who was nervously looking at her, and said in a cold voice, "With this physique, I still dare to be brave." Huang Zixia remained silent, looked up at him sitting on the horse, and handed him the club in his hand. Behind the strong sunlight, his face could not be seen clearly in the backlight, only a pair of eyes were left shining like stars.When she heard his voice, it slipped past her ear: "Help the people who were kicked out by me. Later, you'd better give me an explanation." Huang Zixia only felt her heart skip a beat, and she couldn't wait to get rid of evil, so she rushed into the shooting arena.
As soon as Kui King Li Shubai entered the stage, the situation naturally changed drastically.The originally stalemate score was pulled apart in an instant, and Wang Yun and the son-in-law joined forces and couldn't stop him. He was extremely tough, like a black lightning bolt colliding on the field. In the smoke and dust, Li Shubai, who was dressed in red, swung his club and passed the ball neatly, without leaving any emotion in his gallop. Wei Baoheng discussed with Wang Yun with a wry smile, "King Kui is too imposing, no matter what, we have to intercept him first, dampen his spirit first, and then we will have a chance." Wang Yun nodded, and the two attacked from left to right, beckoning the other three to catch up, trying to stop Li Shubai's approach. Surrounded by five people, Li Shubai was still indifferent. He only glanced back at King Zhao to show his response. The cue moved slightly, and he precisely pulled the polo from between the twenty feet of the five horses, and headed straight for him. King Zhao. "Steal the ball!" Wei Baoheng roared, and was about to give chase, when he saw Li Shubai turn over and get down on the horse's stirrup with only one toe hooked on the horse's stirrup. After getting off the cue that Wei Baoheng swung halfway, taking advantage of the trend, Wei Baoheng's cue turned instead and turned the ball forward. The ball was taken away from the direction, barely missed Wang Yun's horse's head, and flew straight to Zhang Xingying who was galloping forward. Zhang Xingying was nimble in controlling the horse and reacting quickly, he actually swung the club to stop the ball at the very moment, and sent that ball into the goal. "Okay! The fourth brother usually doesn't like to shoot, but he hides it! There is also the young man who scored the goal. His reaction is very quick and his skills are good!" Emperor Chijie praised. Princess Tongchang stood up with a yell, and yelled at her consort Wei Baoheng, "Ah Wei!" Wei Baoheng quickly got off his horse, stepped out of the field and ran towards her. When he came over, Princess Tongchang sat back on the chair again, and only raised her eyelids to look at him: "Don't you usually praise yourself every day for being good at archery? Today I have seen it." Wei Baoheng was scolded so embarrassingly that he could only laugh apologetically: "Princess is right, I can't fight well today..." "Princess and niece, can't you see that Awei is afraid of losing our face in front of the emperor, so he spared his energy?" King Zhao came over to drink water, and came to smooth things over with a smile, "Okay, men play, you Just sit and watch, but if you move your mouth too much, it will get dusty, don’t you think so?” Princess Tongchang gave him an annoyed look, and said in a contemptuous tone, "Yes, Uncle Ninth, please be merciful to your son-in-law."
Everyone in the field dismounted to rest and left their horses on the field.Di E was full of energy, and aggressively provoked other horses everywhere, so that all the horses dared to hide in a corner, everyone laughed, and even forgot to be depressed about the loss just now. Huang Zixia was serving tea and water for everyone, and when he turned his head, he saw Wei Baoheng, his son-in-law, looking down at the ground. Under the diffuse smoke and hot sunlight, his face was livid, and his jaw was tense due to forced clenching of his teeth, revealing a distorted expression. radian. Sweat slid down his face, making Huang Zixia think that he would be hard to restrain at this moment, but when the drop of sweat fell on the back of his hand, he raised his hand to shake off the drop of sweat vigorously, and his face The scary expression on her face also seemed to be thrown away, and she showed her usual smile, took the teacup in her hand, and said, "Thank you. You played really well." "Chonggu is really powerful." King E also laughed. Zhou Ziqin said: "From now on, I will run along Qujiang Pond with me every morning, and I guarantee that you will beat Chang'an invincible in one year!" Li Shubai said flatly: "She's not free." The originally lively atmosphere suddenly turned cold after his words, and everyone went to drink tea in silence, only Zhou Ziqin was still there trying to restore the atmosphere: "Hahaha, of course, no matter what, it's still not as good as Lord Shangkui..." No one paid him any attention. A group of people rested for a cup of tea, and King Zhao called on everyone: "Continue to continue." Everyone got on their horses, and the red flag fluttered in the hands of the commander. There was a long hiss, and the hooves of the horses sounded. When several horses were rushing towards the opponent's field, suddenly a horse hissed in pain, and fell to the ground with its front hoof folded. It was Wei Baoheng's dark horse that crashed to the ground while running.Wei Baoheng, who was riding on a horse, was caught off guard and was thrown heavily to the mud by the horse.Fortunately, he was agile and had a quick reaction. The moment he fell to the ground, he had already curled up, rolled forward two or three times in succession, lost all his strength, and managed to keep his bones. There was an uproar in the audience, and Princess Tongchang jumped up and went straight to the polo field. Even the emperor and concubine Guo Shu hurried to the field.All the people who were killed had already got off their horses and surrounded Wei Baoheng. Li Shubai ordered someone to call Zuo Jinwuwei's military doctor immediately.The military doctor helped the son-in-law dislocated his arm, raised his hand and pressed the whole body of the son-in-law, and then said to everyone: "The injury is not serious, and the bones are not in danger." Princess Tongchang looked at the scratches on Wei Baoheng's face and asked, "Will there be any scars?" "That depends on how the recuperation is going. Some people are naturally prone to scars, so that's a bit bad..." The military doctor said quickly. "If it can't be cured, you know the seriousness yourself!" Princess Tongchang said coldly, "I don't want a disfigured son-in-law!" "Hey, Linghui." Concubine Guo Shu frowned slightly, calling her helplessly. But the emperor said: "The princess's words are my words, do you hear me?" "Yes, yes." The military doctor was trembling, his whole body was shaking like chaff, and he could hardly stand up. Wei Baoheng rubbed his forehead and said, "It's nothing, it's just a small injury. The game is not over yet." "Do you still want to fight? Almost died!" Princess Tongchang said angrily. "I don't think so, let's call it a day." Wang Yun said, looking at Li Shubai. Li Shubai handed the club in his hand to Huang Zixia, and said, "Let's end here, just let it go." Zhou Ziqin hurriedly asked Wang Yun: "Then about Brother Zhang..." Wang Yun turned her gaze to Huang Zixia, she saw the meaning in his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded. Wang Yun turned to Zhang Xingying and said: "Everyone has seen your skills today, you are really good. We will discuss and discuss in two days, just wait." Zhou Ziqin excitedly raised his hand to give Zhang Xingying a high five. A few of them are still celebrating here, while Princess Tongchang is having a fit, and the voice can be heard from afar.She pointed at the black horse and shouted: "Everyone is fine, but the son-in-law just happened to be so close to death?" Everyone knew that Princess Tongchang was extremely arrogant and indulgent, the princes just pretended not to see it, the golfers could go to comfort Wei Baoheng, but the petty officials in charge of the horses and the shooting field were miserable, they could only bow their heads and be scolded. The emperor patted Princess Tongchang on the shoulder and said, "Linghui, don't be impatient when you are young." Princess Tongchang suddenly turned around, grabbed his sleeve, and called him: "Father..." Her voice trembled slightly, and there was a kind of uncontrollable fear. The emperor asked in surprise, "What's the matter?" "Father, a few days ago... there were so many people in Jianfu Temple, but it happened that the eunuch beside me was struck to death by lightning in the crowd. Now it's the turn of the son-in-law... Father, do you think that there are one after another around me?" Is it all just an accident?" Princess Tongchang said, her face quickly turned pale, "Beside me, the eunuch who has been with me for more than ten years was burned to death like this! My son-in-law, now If such a thing happened suddenly, if he hadn't responded in time, the consequences would have been disastrous!" Concubine Guo Shu sighed, held her hand and said, "Linghui, don't think too much, everything is just a sudden change..." "What is a sudden change? The eunuch is dead, the son-in-law is injured, what if... what if it's my turn next?" Her face was pale, and the golden steps on her temples were shaking tremblingly, drawing a picture of panic. radian. Seeing his daughter's panic, the emperor couldn't help being moved, and comforted him: "How could it be? With the emperor around, who would dare to touch my daughter?" She gritted her teeth and said, "But me, I had a dream the day before yesterday..." "Linghui, dreams are just dreams," Concubine Guo Shu interrupted her, hugged her shoulders, and said, "Okay, relax, it's nothing serious." Princess Tongchang shook off Concubine Guo Shu, looked at the emperor sadly, and said, "My daughter asks my father to do something!" The emperor nodded and said, "You say." "I heard that Yang Chonggu, the little eunuch from King Kui's mansion, was very good at solving the case. I think the people in Dali Temple kept saying that it was God's punishment, and they definitely couldn't find out the truth. Please promise your daughter and let Yang Chonggu come over." Investigate the matter of the son-in-law and Wei Ximin." Huang Zixia didn't expect Princess Tongchang to make such a request suddenly, so she couldn't help being startled. The emperor was also obviously surprised, glanced at Huang Zixia, and fell silent. Princess Tongchang hugged the emperor's arm in desperation, begging like a little girl, "Father! My daughter... my daughter is really worried. If something goes wrong, my father will never see my daughter again." ..." "Don't talk nonsense!" the emperor interrupted her. Princess Tongchang looked up at him, her eyes gradually filled with tears, which were about to roll down. Seeing her like this, the emperor could only sigh helplessly, and turned to Li Shubai: "Fourth brother, since the princess said so, why don't you second this little eunuch to Dali Temple to help Cui Chunzhan investigate the situation in Jianfu Temple?" something?" Li Shubai said calmly: "Please forgive my ignorance. Didn't the chaos in Jianfu Temple be caused by the thunder from the sky that blew up the candles, causing a tragedy of stampede? The death of the eunuch in the princess's house must be due to being squeezed into the palace by chance." Only near the candle will unfortunately be ignited in the event of a fire." "If it's just this incident, it can still be said to be a coincidence, but what about the son-in-law? Why do people around me who are related to me have accidents?" Princess Tongchang asked. Seeing her speaking so rudely, Concubine Guo Shu couldn't help but pull Princess Tongchang.The emperor also said reproachfully: "Linghui, why are you talking to your fourth uncle?" Princess Tongchang reluctantly lowered her head and said: "Uncle Si Huang, my niece is now in trouble, don't you even want a little eunuch? You can let him help me for a few days, anyway, the previous four plans are so good. He solved the big case lightly and skillfully, so what's the point if you asked him to check the movement around me?" Concubine Guo Shu frowned at the side and said, "Linghui, I heard that King Kui will leave for Shuzhong soon, and Eunuch Yang is a close servant of King Kui, but you want him to stay and help you, seems inappropriate?" "Si Huangshu has so many people serving by his side, what does it matter if there are fewer?" Princess Tongchang looked at Huang Zixia, "Eunuch Yang, tell me, do you refuse or agree to this matter?" Huang Zixia pondered for a moment, and said: "Based on my servant's humble opinion, the stampede at Jianfu Temple was indeed caused by a thunderbolt from the sky, which happened to ignite the candle. The source of this incident was the thunderbolt. .” Princess Tongchang pointed at Wei Baoheng resentfully, and asked: "Then what about the son-in-law?" "The horse that the son-in-law leads himself has also changed horses before. From the perspective of this servant, it is probably another accident." "Accidents, accidents, I don't believe there are so many accidents!" Princess Tongchang was furious, her beautiful and thin face was full of aggressive sharpness.She glared at Huang Zixia, and said angrily, "If that's the case, then I will kill the steward who almost killed the son-in-law! Also, all the horse stewards in Zuo Jinwuwei's yamen must be held accountable!" "Linghui, restrain yourself!" Even Concubine Guo Shu couldn't help frowning, and said while pulling her back. Princess Tongchang threw her hand away and just stared at the emperor with a pale and blue face, which made people worry that she would faint in anger. The emperor had no choice but to pat her hand, his eyes were full of pity, and he looked back at Li Shubai helplessly. Seeing this situation, Li Shubai said from the side: "Since Tongchang has taken a fancy to Yang Chonggu, then let her be seconded to Dali Temple for a few days, and follow them to run the case. If Tongchang can feel at ease, then It is the best. If there is no result in the end, it is because Yang Chonggu's ability is limited, and Tongchang will surely understand." "Fourth brother can understand, that's the best." The emperor nodded. Princess Tongchang bowed to Li Shubai, and said in a stiff voice, "Thank you, Fourth Emperor Uncle." Concubine Guo Shu also breathed a sigh of relief, and exchanged a helpless look with the emperor.But Huang Zixia stood by and watched, always feeling that there seemed to be hidden worries in her brows. Princess Tongchang asked Huang Zixia: "I don't know where Eunuch Yang is going to start the investigation?" Huang Zixia pondered for a while, and said, "Let's start with that horse."
The son-in-law was escorted away by the servants of the princess' mansion, while Princess Tongchang got into Concubine Shu's carriage and walked slowly towards the princess' mansion. Princess Tongchang leaned on the couch in the car, curled up, staring at the beating curtain of the car motionless.Although it was a thick brocade curtain, the hot sunlight from outside still faintly penetrated in. With the beating of the curtain, the light fluctuated slightly, casting on the two of them, and a turbulent atmosphere flowed between them. Concubine Guo Shu frowned and looked at her for a long time, and finally said, "You shouldn't have let that Yang Chonggu investigate for you." Princess Tongchang's eyes were still fixed on the sunlight coming from behind the curtain, and she was dazed for a long time before she said, "I think it must be the cardamom that is doing the trick." "Even if it's her, can't that Yang Chonggu still subdue the wronged soul?" Concubine Guo Shu lowered her voice, gritted her teeth and said in a muffled voice, "I wasn't afraid of her when I was alive, so why should I be afraid of her when I'm dead?" "Even if Cardamom is dead, who knows if any of her former relatives and friends will know about it? Besides, Concubine Mother, don't forget that there is someone beside us who cares about Cardamom," Princess Tongchang bit her lower lip and said slowly Said, "Which of the people around us has a dark heart, can the concubine mother see it?" Concubine Guo Shu sighed, looked at her with a frown, and said: "That person in Tai Chi Palace still wants to return to Daming Palace, and he is unwilling to give up. The concubine mother is now at a critical moment. At this moment, we must not make any mistakes. You Letting that Yang Chonggu investigate closely, wouldn't it lead the wolf into the house?" Princess Tongchang was at a loss for words for a moment, and it took a long time before she said angrily: "That cardamom was a bastard in life, and will be a disaster after death!" "However, it may not be bad for that Yang Chonggu to intervene in this matter." Concubine Guo Shu waved the fan in her hand lightly, with a sneer on her face, and said, "After all, he is a person close to King Kui. If we can use him as a bridge to win With the support of King Kui, it is just around the corner that your mother and concubine will become a queen mother—after all, King Kui is the only one who can compete with that person in the court." "But what if our father finds out what we did?" "What are you afraid of? Your father loves you so much, how can he do anything to you?" Concubine Guo Shu gently sat next to her daughter and put her arms around her, "Linghui, mother has only you now, if you don't stand By my mother's side, my mother's life...how can I do it?" Tongchang opened her mouth silently, but her voice disappeared in her throat. After a long time, she lowered her head and reluctantly said: "In any case, I will advance and retreat with my mother."
Huang Zixia was squatting, Li Shubai was standing, and the two were beside the fallen black horse, checking the horse's four hooves. The poor tall black horse had broken its right front hoof and was lying on the ground panting mournfully. Huang Zixia studied the horse's right front hoof carefully, and said, "The horse's shoe is loose." This horseshoe is an iron half-moon shape, with rust on the top, and a little wear on the bottom where it touches the ground, but it is still relatively new overall, but one nail is missing. The lack of this nail on the horseshoe is similar to a person wearing unlaced clogs. When he lifts his feet, the heel of the shoe will loosen, and he will naturally stumble when running fast. Huang Zixia held down the horse's hoof, carefully looked at the hollow in the middle of the horse's shoe where nails were driven, and frowned, "There are traces." Li Shubai squatted down halfway to look, and saw that there was an extremely fine light-colored impact mark on the recess where the nail was driven on the horse's shoe, and a few scratches as thin as needles, hidden among the rust. Li Shubai frowned slightly, and said: "Obviously, not long ago, someone pried out the nails of the horseshoe. The tools used at that time scratched the rust of the horseshoe, leaving such a mark." "The first question now is whether the person who made the move was targeted or indiscriminate." Huang Zixia raised his hand and pressed the hairpin on his head, took off the middle jade hairpin, and drew two lines on the ground. Line: "If it is aimed at someone, then is it aimed at the son-in-law, or is it aimed at someone else and the son-in-law happened to be a scapegoat? If there is no difference, just wanting to hurt anyone on the field, then what is the purpose and who is it?" Can benefit?" Li Shubai nodded and remained silent. Huang Zixia drew two more lines on the ground and said: "The second problem is that if the horseshoe nails are pried, problems will occur in a short time. But this horse did not have an accident after a long time in the field. There are two things in it. There are two possibilities. One is that the prisoner used a trick to prevent the horse from having an accident after a long time in the arena; the other is the time when the murderer did it, which was the moment when the concubine got off the horse and went out of the arena before the accident, and Princess Tongchang scolded the concubine. " Li Shubai raised his hand and pointed to the first line: "If it was done before the execution, what we need to solve is how the murderer can let the son-in-law choose the horse that did the manipulation." His fingertips landed on the second line again: "If it was during the break, then what we have to consider is who was close to the horse at that time." Huang Zixia recalled the scene at that time, frowning slightly: "After Princess Tongchang summoned the horse, everyone on the field got off their horses to rest one after another. If anyone was still staying next to other people's horses at that time, it would definitely attract the attention of others." "Nobody did anything special." Li Shubai said with certainty.His eyes are so sharp, and it is impossible to forget it once he glances at it. "And I remember that at that time, the horse breeder wanted to let the horses rest for a while, but all the horses were bullied and shrank aside, so they didn't go in." Huang Zixia nodded. "Therefore, it seems that the first one should be relatively possible." Li Shubai said. Huang Zixia said affirmatively: "In this way, what needs to be solved most in this case is how the murderer can make the horse-in-law unbiased and choose the one that has been tampered with among the dozen or so horses." "And when Zhou Ziqin made trouble and took away Wei Baoheng's first horse." She mused: "Is there another possibility? Perhaps the murderer's consideration at the beginning was to exclude the best horse? The prince came late, so I don't know. Before the opening, the son-in-law originally chose Zhang Xingying's sorrel horse." , but Zhou Ziqin pulled it to Zhang Xingying, so he changed this horse temporarily. From this point of view, it was a coincidence that he was allowed to ride this horse." "The son-in-law is Doctor Guanglu now, and he is a foreigner, so he should be the first one to pick the horse. But the murderer didn't attack the best sorrel horse, so the target shouldn't be the son-in-law. Could it be that they have already calculated that Zhang Xingying does not have a horse, and Zhou Ziqin will borrow one from Zuo Jinwuwei?" Huang Zixia thought about it for a while, then shook his head and said, "This horse was randomly picked by the son-in-law, and this black horse is not outstanding among the horses. No one would think that it can be ranked second." Inference so far, has entered a dead end, there is no way out. The two could only get up temporarily and left the shooting field.
In the rest area next to the shooting field, everyone took off their outer jerseys and prepared to go back after resting. King Zhao had been prepared for a long time and ordered people to put the things he brought on the table.A basin of ice chips was placed on the table in front of several people, and the air-conditioning curled up like smoke and mist. The crystal glass was placed on the table, ready to be poured.It's a pity that several guards and eunuchs carried the barrels, their arms were unstable, and they splashed out of the cups several times. "Let me do it." Zhang Xingying said, took the barrel and raised it with one hand.He has a stalwart figure and extremely strong arms. He holds a wine barrel weighing more than a hundred catties in his arms, and he pours it as soon as he says it, and stops it as he says it, with ease. King Zhao happily put the crystal cup on ice, and asked Zhang Xingying: "What's your name, Zhang Xingying? You are very skilled. How about this? If Zuo Jinwuwei doesn't want you, I want you! Just follow me around, Just pour me a drink every day!" Zhang Xingying is shy and can't speak, just smiles awkwardly. King E first brought Li Shubai a glass of well-prepared wine: "Fourth Brother, this is the wine that Ninth Brother got from Tuhuoluo in the Western Regions. It is said to be steamed three times and dried three times. The color is good, you can taste it." "Pretty good." Li Shubai only gave the simple four words, but it was enough to make King Zhao proud, and smiled at King E: "Brother Seven, you only like to drink tea, so you don't know the benefits of wine. Especially after a game , and drink a few glasses of iced fine wine, at this point in life, there is only an ancient building, and it is best to have the kind that is still steaming just out of the oven." Gulouzi is a kind of mutton flatbread that is popular nowadays, and it is very popular among people in the capital.Zhou Ziqin, who was studying the horseshoe by the side, heard it, and immediately raised his head and said, "I also like to eat, why don't you go to my house and let the cook make one." King Zhao shook his head: "Now ask someone to do it, when will it take?" Zhang Xingying hesitated to speak next to him, Huang Zixia asked: "Second brother Zhang, it's almost noon, don't you want to go back first?" Zhang Xingying hurriedly said: "When I came in the morning, I... my sister said that today is a big day, and she wants to make me a Gulouzi to eat when I go home. Or... I will go home now and bring it here. " "Huh?" King Zhao immediately regained his spirits, "Is your sister doing well?" "I think it's pretty good, but mutton is expensive, and she never cooks it for me..." "Then don't go home and take it. Gulouzi should be taken out of the oven while it's steaming hot!" King Zhao raised his hand and pointed at the wine and table, "Let's go, pack up your things, and eat right away!" Huang Zixia didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and followed the three princes out of the shooting arena. Huang Zixia thought of one thing and asked, "Second brother Zhang, don't you only have one elder brother? Where is your younger sister?" Zhang Xingying's face turned red immediately, and her head was almost buried in her chest: "Far... from far away." Naturally, Li Shubai would not join in the fun with this group of inconsequential people, and when he reached the door, he said "I have something to do", and then parted ways with them and went to Zhongshu. The rest of the people rode horses and headed for Puningfang in a lively manner. Zhou Ziqin quietly told Huang Zixia and Zhang Xingying: "Do you know? Once at the beginning of this year, King Zhao woke up in the middle of the night and suddenly wanted to listen to the girl Yuzhi from the Jiaofang Division play the flute. So..." Having said that, he snickered, but stopped talking. King Zhao's ears were sharp, and he had already heard it. He turned around and scolded him with a smile: "Zhou Ziqin, you bastard, for repeating such a crap thing, you will lose all my face! Could it be that this king replaced you?" The watchman’s clothes sneaked out, and then he was caught by the night patrol, so he squatted in the yamen all night, and didn’t let me out until Wang Yun came over the next day?” Even Li Run, the King of E, couldn't help laughing, the cinnabar mole between the stretched eyebrows was particularly touching: "Ninth Brother, you are so ridiculous, you were caught wearing a watchman's clothes, who would believe you if you were caught in a watchman's clothes?" .” “所以啊，今天把他们气焰给打压下去，真是大快我心！”昭王挥着马鞭哈哈大笑，“杨崇古，下次有这样的好事，还叫上我！” 黄梓瑕看着这个浑不像话的王爷，也只好当作自己没听见，苦笑着把脸转向一边。
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The summer is high and the sun is already glaring. Less than a moment after the start of the match, Huang Zixia already felt oppressed. Not only is the weather hot, but the flying dust on the shooting field also makes breathing slow.Sweat drenched everyone's clothes, but the scorching heat seemed to aggravate the excitement of the people on the field. The horses ran as fast as the sand on the field, coming and going like the wind, and people didn't even have time to blink. . She stood against the scorching sun, stood in front of the goal, and stared at the people galloping in front of her. Wang Yun. As if on purpose, he came straight for her. Huang Zixia looked at him vigilantly, held the club tightly in his hand, and urged the horse to meet him. Just when the horse heads of the two met, Wang Yun suddenly raised his hand and swung the cue high in his hand. While bringing the ball to Wei Baoheng, his cue also swung past her ear. Hit the hairpin on her head. Huang Zixia lowered her body subconsciously, and leaned on Fusha's back. She heard the cue brush against the hairpin on her head, and there was a slight ding. Suddenly, a piece of cold sweat seeped out of his back, mixed with hot sweat, making his skin feel hairy. If her dodge was a little slower, she would already be sitting on the horse with disheveled hair.Perhaps, people will see that she looks so similar to the wanted female criminal Huang Zixia. She raised her head sharply and saw Wang Yun sitting on the horse, looking at her from the side. Smoke and dust passed between them, and she saw Wang Yun's eyes, which were cold and dark. Before she could straighten up, cheers came from the sidelines.Consort Wei Baoheng scored another goal. Zhou Ziqin rode to her side and asked, "Are you all right?" "It's okay." Huang Zixia frowned. "Wang Yun was so careless, he almost hit you on the head," he said dissatisfiedly, "It seems that he was also led to ruin by those rough men in Zuo Jinwu Guard." Huang Zixia didn't talk to her, she just held onto her hairpin, tightened it again, and said, "It's nothing." Before the words fell, there was another commotion from the crowd watching. Everyone on the field turned their heads and saw that it was King Kui Li Shubai who came in from the outside. He didn't ride a horse, and the people around him helped him lead Si E in. Huang Zixia was stunned for a moment, Zhang Xingying approached her, and asked a little nervously: "That... Chonggu, the prince is here." Huang Zixia only glanced at Li Shubai, held the cue in his hand, turned the horse's head, and said, "Don't worry about it, we'll talk about it after this round of golf." Li Shubai went to see the emperor, and the emperor quickly asked someone to add a chair to let him sit down.Concubine Guo Shu and Princess Tongchang moved to the back, and he sat half a step behind the emperor. "That Yang Chonggu played really well," said the emperor. Li Shubai looked at the horses that continued to move back and forth on the field, and said flatly: "She is not physically strong, and she probably won't be able to last for half an hour." The emperor smiled and said: "But he is not small. It is said that King Zhao and King E were invited by her to help, in order to protect his friends into Zuo Jinwu Guard." Li Shubai's eyes fell on Zhang Xingying, he frowned slightly, but he only said: "I think the seventh and ninth brothers are fine today, so let's play with them."
Zhou Ziqin's Xiaoxia was docile, and he was kicked by a black horse of Zuo Jinwuwei without paying attention. Xiaoxia ran to the side in pain, and Zhou Ziqin almost didn't fall off. "Despicable! No one would attack someone else's horse!" Zhou Ziqin shouted. Huang Zixia, who was defending, heard Zhou Ziqin's call, and involuntarily turned his eyes slightly to look at him. And Wang Yun, who was opposite her, ignored the person next to him who was grabbing the ball, and drove his horse towards her fiercely. That Shasha was well trained, the moment the horse bumped into him, he abruptly raised his front hoof, supported by his rear hoof, turned quickly to the right, sideways half of the horse's body, narrowly avoiding his impact. But Wang Yun stuck close to Fusha at the moment when the two horses passed by each other. Almost no one noticed them.The people on the sidelines were clamoring and booing, E Wang Li Run pierced through the oblique stab, and the ball controlled by his son-in-law Wei Baoheng was hit by him, and flew straight to the other side of the court. All eyes followed the ball, staring at it as it flew across half the field, where Zhou Ziqin was climbing on his horse, and Zhang Xingying immediately came back to his senses, chasing the ball and rushing towards the unguarded goal. In the warm atmosphere, only Li Shubai's eyes fell on the other side of the venue.There, the two horses of Wang Yun and Huang Zixia were close together outside the goal that no one paid attention to. Huang Zixia urged Na Fusha to turn around and leave. However, Wang Yun urged his horse to catch up with her, and he was only half a horse behind her, so that his lowered voice could be heard amidst the noise: "I heard that my fiancée, Huang Zixia, has no one in Shu in terms of bowing skills." can." Huang Zixia paused and reined in the horse. The applause sounded, and Zhang Xingying's goal hit the goal without any suspense. Wang Yun didn't seem to see the outcome on the field.His voice came from behind her, calm and almost icy: "Look, the stadium is so chaotic, it's too easy for something to happen. As long as I accidentally break your hair, or..." His eyes fell on her face, her sweaty hair was sticking to her face, and the layer of yellow powder was washed unevenly by sweat, it looked like her face was covered with dust, but it could still be seen vaguely The delicate and smooth skin underneath. "...Or did you accidentally tore your coat?" What was supposed to come, finally came. Huang Zixia bit her lower lip involuntarily, looked back at him, and reluctantly said, "Excuse me for being stupid, I don't know what Captain Wang is talking about." He ignored her, just stared at her straight and asked, "Why?" "what why?" "What does the Wang family owe..." Wang Yun slowly put down the club in his hand, and asked each word, "So, Huang Zixia would rather kill the whole family than marry me?"
Two or three horses passed them, and another round of attack and return began. Zhou Ziqin shouted: "Chonggu, hurry back to defense!" Zhao Wang Li Rui smiled and said: "Wang Yun, you won't threaten and lure Chonggu not to win the game, you see his face is so ugly." Wang Yun turned to him and said with a loud laugh: "Why, I see how superb her game skills are, and I want to ask her to have a private match." He turned his head to look at her, and deliberately lowered his voice, only she heard: "Tonight at 1:00, please come to the house and talk." Huang Zixia's hand holding the sand-brush rein unconsciously tightened, and the rein drew a deep white mark on her palm. He looked at her provocatively, pointing the cue obliquely at the ground. Finally, she bit her lower lip and nodded slightly. The corners of Wang Yun's lips raised slightly, revealing a slight smile, then turned the horse's head, turned and left.
Li Shubai stood up and signaled to the commander. Everyone on the field didn't know why they stopped, but they saw Li Shubai pointing his finger at Huang Zixia. She galloped towards him.After playing a ball game in the hot summer, her chest heaved sharply and she was sweating profusely.After all, she is a woman, her physical strength is inferior to that of a man, and she is already very tired. Li Shubai, who had already changed into the red bow uniform, asked someone to lead Si E, flew on the horse, and said, "Change." Huang Zixia was stunned. Li Shubai didn't even look at her, but only glanced at Zhang Xingying who was nervously looking at her, and said in a cold voice, "With this physique, I still dare to be brave." Huang Zixia remained silent, looked up at him sitting on the horse, and handed him the club in his hand. Behind the strong sunlight, his face could not be seen clearly in the backlight, only a pair of eyes were left shining like stars.When she heard his voice, it slipped past her ear: "Help the people who were kicked out by me. Later, you'd better give me an explanation." Huang Zixia only felt her heart skip a beat, and she couldn't wait to get rid of evil, so she rushed into the shooting arena.
As soon as Kui King Li Shubai entered the stage, the situation naturally changed drastically.The originally stalemate score was pulled apart in an instant, and Wang Yun and the son-in-law joined forces and couldn't stop him. He was extremely tough, like a black lightning bolt colliding on the field. In the smoke and dust, Li Shubai, who was dressed in red, swung his club and passed the ball neatly, without leaving any emotion in his gallop. Wei Baoheng discussed with Wang Yun with a wry smile, "King Kui is too imposing, no matter what, we have to intercept him first, dampen his spirit first, and then we will have a chance." Wang Yun nodded, and the two attacked from left to right, beckoning the other three to catch up, trying to stop Li Shubai's approach. Surrounded by five people, Li Shubai was still indifferent. He only glanced back at King Zhao to show his response. The cue moved slightly, and he precisely pulled the polo from between the twenty feet of the five horses, and headed straight for him. King Zhao. "Steal the ball!" Wei Baoheng roared, and was about to give chase, when he saw Li Shubai turn over and get down on the horse's stirrup with only one toe hooked on the horse's stirrup. After getting off the cue that Wei Baoheng swung halfway, taking advantage of the trend, Wei Baoheng's cue turned instead and turned the ball forward. The ball was taken away from the direction, barely missed Wang Yun's horse's head, and flew straight to Zhang Xingying who was galloping forward. Zhang Xingying was nimble in controlling the horse and reacting quickly, he actually swung the club to stop the ball at the very moment, and sent that ball into the goal. "Okay! The fourth brother usually doesn't like to shoot, but he hides it! There is also the young man who scored the goal. His reaction is very quick and his skills are good!" Emperor Chijie praised. Princess Tongchang stood up with a yell, and yelled at her consort Wei Baoheng, "Ah Wei!" Wei Baoheng quickly got off his horse, stepped out of the field and ran towards her. When he came over, Princess Tongchang sat back on the chair again, and only raised her eyelids to look at him: "Don't you usually praise yourself every day for being good at archery? Today I have seen it." Wei Baoheng was scolded so embarrassingly that he could only laugh apologetically: "Princess is right, I can't fight well today..." "Princess and niece, can't you see that Awei is afraid of losing our face in front of the emperor, so he spared his energy?" King Zhao came over to drink water, and came to smooth things over with a smile, "Okay, men play, you Just sit and watch, but if you move your mouth too much, it will get dusty, don’t you think so?” Princess Tongchang gave him an annoyed look, and said in a contemptuous tone, "Yes, Uncle Ninth, please be merciful to your son-in-law."
Everyone in the field dismounted to rest and left their horses on the field.Di E was full of energy, and aggressively provoked other horses everywhere, so that all the horses dared to hide in a corner, everyone laughed, and even forgot to be depressed about the loss just now. Huang Zixia was serving tea and water for everyone, and when he turned his head, he saw Wei Baoheng, his son-in-law, looking down at the ground. Under the diffuse smoke and hot sunlight, his face was livid, and his jaw was tense due to forced clenching of his teeth, revealing a distorted expression. radian. Sweat slid down his face, making Huang Zixia think that he would be hard to restrain at this moment, but when the drop of sweat fell on the back of his hand, he raised his hand to shake off the drop of sweat vigorously, and his face The scary expression on her face also seemed to be thrown away, and she showed her usual smile, took the teacup in her hand, and said, "Thank you. You played really well." "Chonggu is really powerful." King E also laughed. Zhou Ziqin said: "From now on, I will run along Qujiang Pond with me every morning, and I guarantee that you will beat Chang'an invincible in one year!" Li Shubai said flatly: "She's not free." The originally lively atmosphere suddenly turned cold after his words, and everyone went to drink tea in silence, only Zhou Ziqin was still there trying to restore the atmosphere: "Hahaha, of course, no matter what, it's still not as good as Lord Shangkui..." No one paid him any attention. A group of people rested for a cup of tea, and King Zhao called on everyone: "Continue to continue." Everyone got on their horses, and the red flag fluttered in the hands of the commander. There was a long hiss, and the hooves of the horses sounded. When several horses were rushing towards the opponent's field, suddenly a horse hissed in pain, and fell to the ground with its front hoof folded. It was Wei Baoheng's dark horse that crashed to the ground while running.Wei Baoheng, who was riding on a horse, was caught off guard and was thrown heavily to the mud by the horse.Fortunately, he was agile and had a quick reaction. The moment he fell to the ground, he had already curled up, rolled forward two or three times in succession, lost all his strength, and managed to keep his bones. There was an uproar in the audience, and Princess Tongchang jumped up and went straight to the polo field. Even the emperor and concubine Guo Shu hurried to the field.All the people who were killed had already got off their horses and surrounded Wei Baoheng. Li Shubai ordered someone to call Zuo Jinwuwei's military doctor immediately.The military doctor helped the son-in-law dislocated his arm, raised his hand and pressed the whole body of the son-in-law, and then said to everyone: "The injury is not serious, and the bones are not in danger." Princess Tongchang looked at the scratches on Wei Baoheng's face and asked, "Will there be any scars?" "That depends on how the recuperation is going. Some people are naturally prone to scars, so that's a bit bad..." The military doctor said quickly. "If it can't be cured, you know the seriousness yourself!" Princess Tongchang said coldly, "I don't want a disfigured son-in-law!" "Hey, Linghui." Concubine Guo Shu frowned slightly, calling her helplessly. But the emperor said: "The princess's words are my words, do you hear me?" "Yes, yes." The military doctor was trembling, his whole body was shaking like chaff, and he could hardly stand up. Wei Baoheng rubbed his forehead and said, "It's nothing, it's just a small injury. The game is not over yet." "Do you still want to fight? Almost died!" Princess Tongchang said angrily. "I don't think so, let's call it a day." Wang Yun said, looking at Li Shubai. Li Shubai handed the club in his hand to Huang Zixia, and said, "Let's end here, just let it go." Zhou Ziqin hurriedly asked Wang Yun: "Then about Brother Zhang..." Wang Yun turned her gaze to Huang Zixia, she saw the meaning in his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded. Wang Yun turned to Zhang Xingying and said: "Everyone has seen your skills today, you are really good. We will discuss and discuss in two days, just wait." Zhou Ziqin excitedly raised his hand to give Zhang Xingying a high five. A few of them are still celebrating here, while Princess Tongchang is having a fit, and the voice can be heard from afar.She pointed at the black horse and shouted: "Everyone is fine, but the son-in-law just happened to be so close to death?" Everyone knew that Princess Tongchang was extremely arrogant and indulgent, the princes just pretended not to see it, the golfers could go to comfort Wei Baoheng, but the petty officials in charge of the horses and the shooting field were miserable, they could only bow their heads and be scolded. The emperor patted Princess Tongchang on the shoulder and said, "Linghui, don't be impatient when you are young." Princess Tongchang suddenly turned around, grabbed his sleeve, and called him: "Father..." Her voice trembled slightly, and there was a kind of uncontrollable fear. The emperor asked in surprise, "What's the matter?" "Father, a few days ago... there were so many people in Jianfu Temple, but it happened that the eunuch beside me was struck to death by lightning in the crowd. Now it's the turn of the son-in-law... Father, do you think that there are one after another around me?" Is it all just an accident?" Princess Tongchang said, her face quickly turned pale, "Beside me, the eunuch who has been with me for more than ten years was burned to death like this! My son-in-law, now If such a thing happened suddenly, if he hadn't responded in time, the consequences would have been disastrous!" Concubine Guo Shu sighed, held her hand and said, "Linghui, don't think too much, everything is just a sudden change..." "What is a sudden change? The eunuch is dead, the son-in-law is injured, what if... what if it's my turn next?" Her face was pale, and the golden steps on her temples were shaking tremblingly, drawing a picture of panic. radian. Seeing his daughter's panic, the emperor couldn't help being moved, and comforted him: "How could it be? With the emperor around, who would dare to touch my daughter?" She gritted her teeth and said, "But me, I had a dream the day before yesterday..." "Linghui, dreams are just dreams," Concubine Guo Shu interrupted her, hugged her shoulders, and said, "Okay, relax, it's nothing serious." Princess Tongchang shook off Concubine Guo Shu, looked at the emperor sadly, and said, "My daughter asks my father to do something!" The emperor nodded and said, "You say." "I heard that Yang Chonggu, the little eunuch from King Kui's mansion, was very good at solving the case. I think the people in Dali Temple kept saying that it was God's punishment, and they definitely couldn't find out the truth. Please promise your daughter and let Yang Chonggu come over." Investigate the matter of the son-in-law and Wei Ximin." Huang Zixia didn't expect Princess Tongchang to make such a request suddenly, so she couldn't help being startled. The emperor was also obviously surprised, glanced at Huang Zixia, and fell silent. Princess Tongchang hugged the emperor's arm in desperation, begging like a little girl, "Father! My daughter... my daughter is really worried. If something goes wrong, my father will never see my daughter again." ..." "Don't talk nonsense!" the emperor interrupted her. Princess Tongchang looked up at him, her eyes gradually filled with tears, which were about to roll down. Seeing her like this, the emperor could only sigh helplessly, and turned to Li Shubai: "Fourth brother, since the princess said so, why don't you second this little eunuch to Dali Temple to help Cui Chunzhan investigate the situation in Jianfu Temple?" something?" Li Shubai said calmly: "Please forgive my ignorance. Didn't the chaos in Jianfu Temple be caused by the thunder from the sky that blew up the candles, causing a tragedy of stampede? The death of the eunuch in the princess's house must be due to being squeezed into the palace by chance." Only near the candle will unfortunately be ignited in the event of a fire." "If it's just this incident, it can still be said to be a coincidence, but what about the son-in-law? Why do people around me who are related to me have accidents?" Princess Tongchang asked. Seeing her speaking so rudely, Concubine Guo Shu couldn't help but pull Princess Tongchang.The emperor also said reproachfully: "Linghui, why are you talking to your fourth uncle?" Princess Tongchang reluctantly lowered her head and said: "Uncle Si Huang, my niece is now in trouble, don't you even want a little eunuch? You can let him help me for a few days, anyway, the previous four plans are so good. He solved the big case lightly and skillfully, so what's the point if you asked him to check the movement around me?" Concubine Guo Shu frowned at the side and said, "Linghui, I heard that King Kui will leave for Shuzhong soon, and Eunuch Yang is a close servant of King Kui, but you want him to stay and help you, seems inappropriate?" "Si Huangshu has so many people serving by his side, what does it matter if there are fewer?" Princess Tongchang looked at Huang Zixia, "Eunuch Yang, tell me, do you refuse or agree to this matter?" Huang Zixia pondered for a moment, and said: "Based on my servant's humble opinion, the stampede at Jianfu Temple was indeed caused by a thunderbolt from the sky, which happened to ignite the candle. The source of this incident was the thunderbolt. .” Princess Tongchang pointed at Wei Baoheng resentfully, and asked: "Then what about the son-in-law?" "The horse that the son-in-law leads himself has also changed horses before. From the perspective of this servant, it is probably another accident." "Accidents, accidents, I don't believe there are so many accidents!" Princess Tongchang was furious, her beautiful and thin face was full of aggressive sharpness.She glared at Huang Zixia, and said angrily, "If that's the case, then I will kill the steward who almost killed the son-in-law! Also, all the horse stewards in Zuo Jinwuwei's yamen must be held accountable!" "Linghui, restrain yourself!" Even Concubine Guo Shu couldn't help frowning, and said while pulling her back. Princess Tongchang threw her hand away and just stared at the emperor with a pale and blue face, which made people worry that she would faint in anger. The emperor had no choice but to pat her hand, his eyes were full of pity, and he looked back at Li Shubai helplessly. Seeing this situation, Li Shubai said from the side: "Since Tongchang has taken a fancy to Yang Chonggu, then let her be seconded to Dali Temple for a few days, and follow them to run the case. If Tongchang can feel at ease, then It is the best. If there is no result in the end, it is because Yang Chonggu's ability is limited, and Tongchang will surely understand." "Fourth brother can understand, that's the best." The emperor nodded. Princess Tongchang bowed to Li Shubai, and said in a stiff voice, "Thank you, Fourth Emperor Uncle." Concubine Guo Shu also breathed a sigh of relief, and exchanged a helpless look with the emperor.But Huang Zixia stood by and watched, always feeling that there seemed to be hidden worries in her brows. Princess Tongchang asked Huang Zixia: "I don't know where Eunuch Yang is going to start the investigation?" Huang Zixia pondered for a while, and said, "Let's start with that horse."
The son-in-law was escorted away by the servants of the princess' mansion, while Princess Tongchang got into Concubine Shu's carriage and walked slowly towards the princess' mansion. Princess Tongchang leaned on the couch in the car, curled up, staring at the beating curtain of the car motionless.Although it was a thick brocade curtain, the hot sunlight from outside still faintly penetrated in. With the beating of the curtain, the light fluctuated slightly, casting on the two of them, and a turbulent atmosphere flowed between them. Concubine Guo Shu frowned and looked at her for a long time, and finally said, "You shouldn't have let that Yang Chonggu investigate for you." Princess Tongchang's eyes were still fixed on the sunlight coming from behind the curtain, and she was dazed for a long time before she said, "I think it must be the cardamom that is doing the trick." "Even if it's her, can't that Yang Chonggu still subdue the wronged soul?" Concubine Guo Shu lowered her voice, gritted her teeth and said in a muffled voice, "I wasn't afraid of her when I was alive, so why should I be afraid of her when I'm dead?" "Even if Cardamom is dead, who knows if any of her former relatives and friends will know about it? Besides, Concubine Mother, don't forget that there is someone beside us who cares about Cardamom," Princess Tongchang bit her lower lip and said slowly Said, "Which of the people around us has a dark heart, can the concubine mother see it?" Concubine Guo Shu sighed, looked at her with a frown, and said: "That person in Tai Chi Palace still wants to return to Daming Palace, and he is unwilling to give up. The concubine mother is now at a critical moment. At this moment, we must not make any mistakes. You Letting that Yang Chonggu investigate closely, wouldn't it lead the wolf into the house?" Princess Tongchang was at a loss for words for a moment, and it took a long time before she said angrily: "That cardamom was a bastard in life, and will be a disaster after death!" "However, it may not be bad for that Yang Chonggu to intervene in this matter." Concubine Guo Shu waved the fan in her hand lightly, with a sneer on her face, and said, "After all, he is a person close to King Kui. If we can use him as a bridge to win With the support of King Kui, it is just around the corner that your mother and concubine will become a queen mother—after all, King Kui is the only one who can compete with that person in the court." "But what if our father finds out what we did?" "What are you afraid of? Your father loves you so much, how can he do anything to you?" Concubine Guo Shu gently sat next to her daughter and put her arms around her, "Linghui, mother has only you now, if you don't stand By my mother's side, my mother's life...how can I do it?" Tongchang opened her mouth silently, but her voice disappeared in her throat. After a long time, she lowered her head and reluctantly said: "In any case, I will advance and retreat with my mother."
Huang Zixia was squatting, Li Shubai was standing, and the two were beside the fallen black horse, checking the horse's four hooves. The poor tall black horse had broken its right front hoof and was lying on the ground panting mournfully. Huang Zixia studied the horse's right front hoof carefully, and said, "The horse's shoe is loose." This horseshoe is an iron half-moon shape, with rust on the top, and a little wear on the bottom where it touches the ground, but it is still relatively new overall, but one nail is missing. The lack of this nail on the horseshoe is similar to a person wearing unlaced clogs. When he lifts his feet, the heel of the shoe will loosen, and he will naturally stumble when running fast. Huang Zixia held down the horse's hoof, carefully looked at the hollow in the middle of the horse's shoe where nails were driven, and frowned, "There are traces." Li Shubai squatted down halfway to look, and saw that there was an extremely fine light-colored impact mark on the recess where the nail was driven on the horse's shoe, and a few scratches as thin as needles, hidden among the rust. Li Shubai frowned slightly, and said: "Obviously, not long ago, someone pried out the nails of the horseshoe. The tools used at that time scratched the rust of the horseshoe, leaving such a mark." "The first question now is whether the person who made the move was targeted or indiscriminate." Huang Zixia raised his hand and pressed the hairpin on his head, took off the middle jade hairpin, and drew two lines on the ground. Line: "If it is aimed at someone, then is it aimed at the son-in-law, or is it aimed at someone else and the son-in-law happened to be a scapegoat? If there is no difference, just wanting to hurt anyone on the field, then what is the purpose and who is it?" Can benefit?" Li Shubai nodded and remained silent. Huang Zixia drew two more lines on the ground and said: "The second problem is that if the horseshoe nails are pried, problems will occur in a short time. But this horse did not have an accident after a long time in the field. There are two things in it. There are two possibilities. One is that the prisoner used a trick to prevent the horse from having an accident after a long time in the arena; the other is the time when the murderer did it, which was the moment when the concubine got off the horse and went out of the arena before the accident, and Princess Tongchang scolded the concubine. " Li Shubai raised his hand and pointed to the first line: "If it was done before the execution, what we need to solve is how the murderer can let the son-in-law choose the horse that did the manipulation." His fingertips landed on the second line again: "If it was during the break, then what we have to consider is who was close to the horse at that time." Huang Zixia recalled the scene at that time, frowning slightly: "After Princess Tongchang summoned the horse, everyone on the field got off their horses to rest one after another. If anyone was still staying next to other people's horses at that time, it would definitely attract the attention of others." "Nobody did anything special." Li Shubai said with certainty.His eyes are so sharp, and it is impossible to forget it once he glances at it. "And I remember that at that time, the horse breeder wanted to let the horses rest for a while, but all the horses were bullied and shrank aside, so they didn't go in." Huang Zixia nodded. "Therefore, it seems that the first one should be relatively possible." Li Shubai said. Huang Zixia said affirmatively: "In this way, what needs to be solved most in this case is how the murderer can make the horse-in-law unbiased and choose the one that has been tampered with among the dozen or so horses." "And when Zhou Ziqin made trouble and took away Wei Baoheng's first horse." She mused: "Is there another possibility? Perhaps the murderer's consideration at the beginning was to exclude the best horse? The prince came late, so I don't know. Before the opening, the son-in-law originally chose Zhang Xingying's sorrel horse." , but Zhou Ziqin pulled it to Zhang Xingying, so he changed this horse temporarily. From this point of view, it was a coincidence that he was allowed to ride this horse." "The son-in-law is Doctor Guanglu now, and he is a foreigner, so he should be the first one to pick the horse. But the murderer didn't attack the best sorrel horse, so the target shouldn't be the son-in-law. Could it be that they have already calculated that Zhang Xingying does not have a horse, and Zhou Ziqin will borrow one from Zuo Jinwuwei?" Huang Zixia thought about it for a while, then shook his head and said, "This horse was randomly picked by the son-in-law, and this black horse is not outstanding among the horses. No one would think that it can be ranked second." Inference so far, has entered a dead end, there is no way out. The two could only get up temporarily and left the shooting field.
In the rest area next to the shooting field, everyone took off their outer jerseys and prepared to go back after resting. King Zhao had been prepared for a long time and ordered people to put the things he brought on the table.A basin of ice chips was placed on the table in front of several people, and the air-conditioning curled up like smoke and mist. The crystal glass was placed on the table, ready to be poured.It's a pity that several guards and eunuchs carried the barrels, their arms were unstable, and they splashed out of the cups several times. "Let me do it." Zhang Xingying said, took the barrel and raised it with one hand.He has a stalwart figure and extremely strong arms. He holds a wine barrel weighing more than a hundred catties in his arms, and he pours it as soon as he says it, and stops it as he says it, with ease. King Zhao happily put the crystal cup on ice, and asked Zhang Xingying: "What's your name, Zhang Xingying? You are very skilled. How about this? If Zuo Jinwuwei doesn't want you, I want you! Just follow me around, Just pour me a drink every day!" Zhang Xingying is shy and can't speak, just smiles awkwardly. King E first brought Li Shubai a glass of well-prepared wine: "Fourth Brother, this is the wine that Ninth Brother got from Tuhuoluo in the Western Regions. It is said to be steamed three times and dried three times. The color is good, you can taste it." "Pretty good." Li Shubai only gave the simple four words, but it was enough to make King Zhao proud, and smiled at King E: "Brother Seven, you only like to drink tea, so you don't know the benefits of wine. Especially after a game , and drink a few glasses of iced fine wine, at this point in life, there is only an ancient building, and it is best to have the kind that is still steaming just out of the oven." Gulouzi is a kind of mutton flatbread that is popular nowadays, and it is very popular among people in the capital.Zhou Ziqin, who was studying the horseshoe by the side, heard it, and immediately raised his head and said, "I also like to eat, why don't you go to my house and let the cook make one." King Zhao shook his head: "Now ask someone to do it, when will it take?" Zhang Xingying hesitated to speak next to him, Huang Zixia asked: "Second brother Zhang, it's almost noon, don't you want to go back first?" Zhang Xingying hurriedly said: "When I came in the morning, I... my sister said that today is a big day, and she wants to make me a Gulouzi to eat when I go home. Or... I will go home now and bring it here. " "Huh?" King Zhao immediately regained his spirits, "Is your sister doing well?" "I think it's pretty good, but mutton is expensive, and she never cooks it for me..." "Then don't go home and take it. Gulouzi should be taken out of the oven while it's steaming hot!" King Zhao raised his hand and pointed at the wine and table, "Let's go, pack up your things, and eat right away!" Huang Zixia didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and followed the three princes out of the shooting arena. Huang Zixia thought of one thing and asked, "Second brother Zhang, don't you only have one elder brother? Where is your younger sister?" Zhang Xingying's face turned red immediately, and her head was almost buried in her chest: "Far... from far away." Naturally, Li Shubai would not join in the fun with this group of inconsequential people, and when he reached the door, he said "I have something to do", and then parted ways with them and went to Zhongshu. The rest of the people rode horses and headed for Puningfang in a lively manner. Zhou Ziqin quietly told Huang Zixia and Zhang Xingying: "Do you know? Once at the beginning of this year, King Zhao woke up in the middle of the night and suddenly wanted to listen to the girl Yuzhi from the Jiaofang Division play the flute. So..." Having said that, he snickered, but stopped talking. King Zhao's ears were sharp, and he had already heard it. He turned around and scolded him with a smile: "Zhou Ziqin, you bastard, for repeating such a crap thing, you will lose all my face! Could it be that this king replaced you?" The watchman’s clothes sneaked out, and then he was caught by the night patrol, so he squatted in the yamen all night, and didn’t let me out until Wang Yun came over the next day?” Even Li Run, the King of E, couldn't help laughing, the cinnabar mole between the stretched eyebrows was particularly touching: "Ninth Brother, you are so ridiculous, you were caught wearing a watchman's clothes, who would believe you if you were caught in a watchman's clothes?" .” “所以啊，今天把他们气焰给打压下去，真是大快我心！”昭王挥着马鞭哈哈大笑，“杨崇古，下次有这样的好事，还叫上我！” 黄梓瑕看着这个浑不像话的王爷，也只好当作自己没听见，苦笑着把脸转向一边。
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