The most conspicuous place in the middle is naturally the emperor. On the left are the queen and a group of concubines. On the right, the first one is not the prince, but Qin Wan in the court dress of a princess!
The prince was sitting next to Qin Wan, and the two of them sitting together looked like a golden boy and a jade girl.
Lu Yan looked at Qin Wan's sweet smile and felt breathless for a moment. Was she so happy?
Is it because she saw herself, or because the prince was by her side?
Lu Yan looked at Qin Wan infatuatedly, when he suddenly heard a voice from beside him:
"Marquis Pingyang, please come in."
Lu Yan turned his head and saw that the person who was speaking was his opponent in this battle. He was none other than Lu Yan's former comrade, Qian Si.
When did Qian Si join the Five Military Commandery? What is his current position?
Lu Yan was curious, but now was not the time to ask this question. He looked at Qian Si's weapon, the spear.
Lu Yan turned around and raised his leg, picked up a spear, twisted his body and flew into the air to catch the spear: "I will also use the spear, please."
Lu Yan looked at the stage in a self-assured manner, but he only saw Wu Ziya's happy eyes, while Qin Wan didn't notice him at all and just lowered her head to talk to Xie Qing.
Qin Wan didn't even notice who was competing on the stage. It was only when the emperor reminded her, "Changping, it's a very exciting match. Come and watch it."
Qin Wan turned her head and saw Lu Yan being kicked away by Qian Si. Just as he was about to fly out of the ring, Lu Yan twisted his body and inserted his spear into the ring, using the force to fly back.
Qin Wan's surprised expression instantly disappeared: "What a pity."
"Yes, what a pity." Xie Qing nodded. If he kicked him with one kick, before even ten moves had even started, and Qian Si was Lu Yan's former comrade, then he would be so embarrassed. Tsk tsk, what a pity.
The moment Lu Yan turned around, he saw Qin Wan's surprised look and thought that his performance had amazed her. He immediately became energetic and his moves were sharp and fancy.
Qian Si was caught off guard by him. After seeing his moves clearly, Qian Si really looked constipated.
This fancy thing looks good but is useless.
Qian Si was confused by a single move, and immediately turned back and knocked Lu Yan's spear away. He kicked him to the ground, with the red tassel spear against his throat, and laughed: "Marquis Pingyang, thank you for giving way."
Lu Yan couldn't believe that he would be defeated so quickly. He subconsciously looked towards the stage, only to see Qin Wan wiping Xie Qing's mouth with a handkerchief.
In public! How disgraceful!
Lu Yan felt a tightness in his chest and suddenly coughed twice, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He tilted his head and fainted.
Qian Si quickly took his foot away and shouted, "Military doctor! Where's the military doctor?"
Since the competition began, many people have been injured, but no one has vomited blood or fainted. Lu Yan is the first one, and Qian Si didn't feel that he had exerted much effort.
After a moment of panic, the military doctor shook his head: "It's just anger. Just rest for a while, it's fine."
When the news reached the emperor, his face darkened immediately: "Marquis Pingyang has made many military achievements at the border, but I didn't expect his skills to be so poor."
Xie Qing sneered, "I don't know how to convince everyone."
The Fourth Prince naturally refused to allow anyone to slander Lu Yan. After all, Lu Yan had sided with him, both openly and secretly. "Strategy on the battlefield relies on brains, not force. As for convincing the people, his eight years of guarding the border are enough to explain everything."
"Oh." Xie Qing sneered. Whether in the previous life or this life, Lu Yan was still far from winning the support of the people.
The emperor turned around and glared at Xie Qing, then said softly, "Let the imperial physician treat him well. Let the game continue."
The Fourth Prince was inspired by the Emperor's words. Although the Emperor did not say that he agreed with him, he glared at the Crown Prince. Wasn't that an expression of agreement with what he said?
The Fourth Prince looked at Xie Qing triumphantly and openly ordered the young eunuch beside him to go find Wu Ziya and tell her to look after Lu Yan.
Wu Ziya was already worried when she saw Lu Yan was injured. When she heard that she could go down to check on his injuries, she hurriedly led people downstairs.
The excitement on one side of the ring is much more exciting than the competition on the ring.
Xie Qingyao pointed at Wu Ziya and asked the Fourth Prince, "Fourth Prince, do you know why only one of the two wives of the Pingyang Marquis family came?"
The corner of the Fourth Prince's mouth twitched. This Crown Prince really kept bringing up things that were not related to the topic.
The Fourth Prince remained silent, but the First Prince was keen to answer questions and resolve doubts. "I heard that on the day Bai was granted the imperial decree, because her rank was lower than Wu's, she went mad and was confined to her room. However..."
The Third Prince said, "But I heard that the Fourth Prince was very close to the Bai family, so the Bai family came out. But why didn't she come?"
These things were no secret in front of the princes. The Sixth Prince immediately looked at the Fourth Prince with a burning gaze, as if to say: So this is what you are like, Fourth Brother.
The Fourth Prince's wife sat beside him, her face looking very grim, but she managed a smile and said, "I'm close to the Bai family, and I really like her to help me with my makeup and skin care."
After she finished speaking, she looked at the First and Third Princes' wives and said, "Look at my face. Is it better than before?"
The eldest prince's wife was far away and said perfunctorily, "Your makeup looks good today."
The Third Prince's wife was very close to her. She leaned over to take a closer look and said with a smile, "This Bai family member is quite capable."
The topic about Bai Wanyi was brought up by the Fourth Prince's wife, and everyone returned to watching the game.
Because it was the finals, everyone had to play more than one game, but Lu Yan only had one game.
Because he was ranked eleventh, if he lost he would have no chance.
The exciting competition went on quickly. In the end, Qian Si won the first place and Lu Yan came in eleventh, but received no reward.
The remaining ten people all went on stage to receive their awards.
Everyone's bonus was brought up directly, the glittering gold and silver sparkling brightly in the sun.
After Lu Yan woke up, he went straight to the audience seats. He had been secretly watching Qin Wan, but when he saw the gold, he regretted why he didn't go back directly?
A fishy smell rose up in his throat and he almost vomited blood again.
Wu Ziya gently comforted him at the right time: "My Lord, let's go back."
Seeing that no one cared about him, Lu Yan stood up and returned home with his wives and concubines.
Along the way, Wu Ziya softly comforted Lu Yan, as if she hadn't noticed at all that Lu Yan had been visiting Qin Wan so often. When they returned to the Marquis' Mansion, she escorted him to Old Lady Lu. As soon as she turned around, Wu Ziya threw away the handkerchief she had used to wipe Lu Yan's sweat:
"You have so many wives and concubines at home, yet you're still thinking about what's in other people's bowls!"
Aunt Jia appeared at the right time, holding her belly, and said with a smile: "How can domestic flowers be as fragrant as wild flowers? Men are all like this. We women still have to take care of ourselves."
Wu Ziya took a deep breath and sneered, "That's right, let's go back to our room first, so as not to delay the family dinner tonight."
At night, all the members of the Lu family gathered in Old Lady Lu's yard.
Old Madam Lu still had a bad face towards Wu Ziya and Bai Wanyi, and was busy teasing the child in her arms.
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