Ming Shao originally wanted to make Jiang Rao laugh, but Jiang Rao not only did not laugh, but was full of hatred and resentment. It was unknown whether she was thinking carefully about something. Ming Shao tied the cloak for Jiang Rao and whispered in Jiang Rao's ear: "Why do you look so ugly, girl?"
She looked at Jiang Rao's face carefully, a little worried, "Could it be that she has caught a cold?"
Jiang Rao dodged backwards quickly.
Realizing what I had been thinking about, my face became a little hot and I raised my hands to cover my face.
Why has she become so fierce now that she's not married?
"I didn't catch a cold."
Her voice came out from between her fingers. Ming Shao took a look and felt that she did not look sick. She felt relieved and said to Jiang Rao, "Just now, when I went back to Shuxiang Palace to get my cloak, I heard from the palace servants that the queen tried to find a way to get out of Jinxiu Palace every day, but the emperor was determined not to see her. Some people said that the queen might not be able to be the queen. I didn't expect that the emperor would pay so much attention to a small Qiang tribe member."
Jiang Rao grabbed Ming Shao's sleeve and said, "Be careful with what you say in this palace. If someone overhears you, they might exaggerate your words and you might end up committing a crime."
She knew only a little bit about what Empress Jiahe had done, and it was not convenient for her to tell her personal maid directly. She could only keep Mingshao under control and prevent her from making any mistakes unintentionally.
She vaguely knew in her heart that Emperor Zhaowu was so angry not only because of the Qiang people.
If Empress Jiahe had only offended the Qiang people, Emperor Zhaowu might not have done this.
His rage in front of the Qiang envoys was to give them an explanation. If Emperor Zhaowu did not want to punish the empress, he could just put her in solitary confinement for a few days and release Empress Jiahe after the Qiang envoys left. How could it be like now, where rumors mocking Empress Jiahe are allowed to spread in the palace, and there seems to be a trend of deposing the Empress.
But she knew too little about the affairs of the previous dynasty, and it was useless to focus on this. Jiang Rao waved her hand, called Ming Shao to her, and asked, "Do you know that in a few days, Adanu of the Qiang tribe will compete with the prince of Dazhao again?"
When that day comes, Rong Ting will definitely go there too.
Instead of speculating here about what will happen to the queen in the end, she might as well find some prescriptions to strengthen her bones and qi before he goes to compete with Adanu.
Even though she didn't want him to be too popular and have other noble ladies see how good he was, she couldn't restrict his hands and feet just because she was unhappy.
Ming Shao replied, "I only know it will be a few days later, but I don't know the exact time. I will go and ask."
She came back quickly, "It depends on Adanu's physical condition. He was poisoned by a muscle softener and it will take about seven days for him to recover to normal."
"Then it will be about three or four days later." Jiang Rao glanced at the sun in the sky, thinking that she would not be able to wait for Rong Ting today, "Let's leave the palace and go to the pharmacy."
…
Three days later, at the martial arts arena.
Emperor Zhaowu said that he wanted to give an explanation to the Qiang people, so he asked the prince to accompany Adanu for another competition, and he personally went to the arena to watch the fight.
Compared to last time, Queen Jiahe is gone this time.
Jiang Rao felt very happy when she thought of this and curled the corners of her lips.
Hu Tang came over with an unexpected look on his face, sat next to Jiang Rao, and said to Jiang Rao, "It's really unlucky."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Rao asked her.
Hu Tang was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "Nothing, I was just entangled by someone I didn't want to see, and I have already avoided him."
Seeing that she was really annoyed, Jiang Rao stopped asking who the person was who was bothering her. She glanced at the field and saw that the Seventeenth Prince's eyes were frequently looking at her.
Jiang Rao shuddered when she recalled what Concubine Yun had said to her in the back garden that day.
Just as she was about to look away, she suddenly realized that the person the Seventeenth Prince was looking at was not her.
She looked back and saw that only Mingshao was with her, no one else.
When she looked back again, the Seventeenth Prince's gaze had already moved away.
Maybe she was just overthinking it.
Hu Tang looked at Adanu for a while, then leaned close to Jiang Rao's ear and said with some complaints: "You said that day that you would come to me and explain everything after leaving the palace, but I didn't wait for anything. Instead, my mother came to tell me that the Ninth Prince had returned, received a reward, and moved into the Prince Qi's Mansion."
Hu Tang pursed his lips and motioned Jiang Rao to look to the side, "I have good hearing, is there a girl whispering about the King of Qi?"
"say what?"
"It is said that once his leg injury heals, there will be no noble young man in Jinling who can compare to him."
Jiang Rao felt uncomfortable again.
She frowned slightly, clenched her fingers, took a deep breath, and calmed down the depression in her heart. Then she listened to Hu Tang say, "Why didn't anyone talk about the Qiang warrior?"
Jiang Rao glanced at Adanu. This warrior from the Qiang tribe was tall and strong, unkempt, and certainly didn't look like someone that a girl from Jinling would be interested in.
This rugged-looking man actually made Rong Ting's complexion look even better.
"This Adanu must be very skilled. He was drugged before.
He just lost to the seventeenth prince, but he won over others. This time, those princes who were defeated by him before will not come. Only the Seventeenth Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi will come. Do you think the Prince of Qi can win? I heard that he beat Adanu once when he was thirteen. ”
Jiang Rao blinked, shook her head, and said softly, "I have never heard of it."
"You were not in Jinling at that time."
"That year he defeated the Qiang warriors, but during the autumn hunt he was injured and his legs became disabled, causing great pity for him."
Jiang Rao was a little dazed.
She only knew that he had injured his legs during the autumn hunting and was so weak that he was on the verge of death, but she didn't know that he had been so successful before he was injured.
She seemed to understand why the man in her dream was so cruel and unpredictable that even gods and ghosts feared him.
Since he is a favored child of heaven, how could he tolerate his legs becoming as atrophied like an octogenarian?
"It doesn't matter whether he wins or not." Jiang Rao said calmly, "I don't want him to compete with this Qiang warrior."
It's nice to have the reputation of winning over Adanu, but if you get hurt...
"He has been ill for many years and was seriously injured in Huaizhou. He may not be able to defeat Adanu."
Hu Tang frowned, "You don't really think a man who just came off the battlefield is a vegetarian, do you?"
Jiang Rao did not answer, but looked at the field nervously.
…
The seventeenth prince withdrew his gaze from Hu Tang and saluted Emperor Zhaowu.
Empress Jiahe made a mistake, and although the Seventeenth Prince was implicated, Emperor Zhaowu still gave his son some face. He wanted to compete with Adanu again, so he let him go directly.
Li Ren stood beside Emperor Zhaowu and knew in his heart that the seventeenth prince did not have the ability to win over Adanu.
The emperor specially sent people to check this out these days in order to ensure that the seventeenth prince would lose to Adanu this time.
Being able to calm down the anger of the Qiang people who came to pay tribute shows Dazhao's magnanimity and openness. What does it matter if the Seventeenth Prince loses face?
Looking at the Seventeenth Prince rubbing his hands together, trying to prove his innocence, the corners of his mouth drooped and he sighed.
The seventeenth prince's palms began to sweat as he thought about what he had promised Hu Tang before coming here.
Although he was resentful of Queen Jiahe for drugging Adanu on her own initiative, he became worried when he saw the foreign warriors in front of him who were as huge as a mountain. At that moment, he actually felt that Queen Jiahe's approach was right, but it was a pity that she could not do it without anyone knowing.
He was distracted for just a moment, and Adanu's fist hit him mercilessly.
Jiang Rao watched the whole thing with her eyes open, only because the Seventeenth Prince was the one who once wanted to disfigure her that she could watch the whole thing. Otherwise, she was too timid to open her eyes because of the physical beating.
When the Seventeenth Prince was defeated, Jiang Rao closed her eyes, grabbed Hu Tang's sleeve and said, "I don't want to watch anymore."
If the Seventeenth Prince was someone she disliked, she wouldn't have the heart to look at him. If it was Rong Ting, she was afraid she would cry.
Hu Tang was watching with great interest, with a hint of pride in his eyes. Hearing Jiang Rao say this, he said, "How about I accompany you to the martial arts arena?"
Jiang Rao nodded.
…
Rong Ting was behind Emperor Zhaowu and had no intention of going on stage.
His gaze finally fell on Jiang Rao. Knowing that she was there, he didn't want her to see him beating someone, so he stood behind Emperor Zhaowu in a refined and elegant manner.
When Eunuch Li Ren came to ask him if he wanted to go and practice martial arts with Adanu, he just smiled faintly and shook his head.
The seventeenth prince was accompanied by his followers back to Emperor Zhaowu. He looked at Rong Ting with eyes full of jealousy and hatred. The humiliation and anger made him unable to raise his head. He saw Rong Ting, who had been trampled under his feet and ridiculed and who had nothing better than him, and was hurt by his nonchalant look. "Ninth brother, don't you dare?"
Adanu had just won a game and was full of pride. He looked at Rong Ting and seemed eager to try, and said something in his hometown dialect.
The envoy said, "Adanu said that he has not had the opportunity to fight with His Highness since six years ago. Now that His Highness has recovered from his leg injury and returned from Huaizhou, he will be careful about the situation if they fight."
Rong Ting watched Jiang Rao leave from afar, his narrow eyes slightly narrowed, and then he withdrew his gaze with a faint smile on his face, "Then I'll give in."
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