Chapter 315 Polo Club
Su Qingwan didn't care about public opinion. Even if some people were lingering around the palace and some literati were constantly talking about it in the teahouse and made it known to everyone, she lived a quiet life in the palace, playing cards with the girls, accompanying Zhang to cook delicious food, teaching the girls riding and shooting, and occasionally taking the girls to Nanfeng Tower for meals.
When the people saw Su Qingwan being so calm, they were all filled with righteous indignation as if they wanted to eat her. The discussions became even louder, and others believed that Su Qingwan had committed adultery with Lu Jing and married him openly. They even made up stories about the Lu family's affairs. No wonder the Lu family did not live with the people in the palace. It turned out that they were brothers turning against each other.
Lu Feng's reputation in Beijing is extremely bad, especially after he was expelled from officialdom. His former friends and the common people all have a very bad impression of him. They all think that he is a good-looking waste who will never achieve great things. He is also ambitious and set up a plan to kill his wife. Every one of them is despicable.
After the incident between Lu Jing and Su Qingwan, Lu Feng unexpectedly became the victim.
"The eldest son of the Lu family is also pitiful. His wife and his younger brother were in the same room, secretly having an affair. He must have caught them, so he killed his wife in anger."
"Ms. Xie has been married to the Lu family for several years, and I don't know how long she has been hooking up with the Prince Regent. She is such a slut, fickle and unfaithful, but she actually committed adultery with her uncle. How can Mr. Lu swallow this?"
"Beauty is a disaster, beauty is a disaster. The Regent was such a heroic man, but he was ruined by a woman. Lust is a sword above one's head. What a pity."
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The entire public opinion is in favor of Lu Feng.
Some people even began to say that Lu Jing killed Li Xueying for his elder sister-in-law, and that it was Li Xueying who discovered their affair, so he killed her to silence her, and that Li Xueying died in vain.
Su Qingwan just found it ridiculous. The rumors spread by Lady Anping were so targeted and easy to identify.
Lu Yunshu was worried, "Sister-in-law, tomorrow is Madam Chen's polo match. Are you really going? My sister said... the rumors outside are not good. If you go, there will definitely be people who say a lot of unpleasant things, and you will be very upset to hear them. Just... don't go."
Lu Yunyan is the second daughter-in-law of the Chen family and is very much loved. This may not necessarily convey the intentions of Madam Chen. Madam Chen is a very free and easy, very beautiful person and would not care about these rumors.
Lu Yunyan was afraid that other people would attack Su Qingwan through public opinion, which would embarrass her and cause something unpleasant to happen.
Su Qingwan chuckled and said, "If I don't go, wouldn't it confirm my guilt? Others will keep talking about it, and it will only make things worse. Why should I avoid them?"
Lu Yunshu was extremely worried. In fact, she didn't understand why her sister-in-law wanted to anger the Lady of the Marquis of Anping. She knew that the Lady of the Marquis of Anping would have a trick up her sleeve, but she still angered her like this. The public opinion was so unpleasant, which was not good for her sister-in-law and third brother.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!" Su Qingwan smiled faintly and comforted Lu Yunshu.
Lu Yunshu nodded, "I believe my sister-in-law."
Lu Yunshu said she believed her, and she didn't question it anymore. Su Qingwan took the three girls from the Lu family to Mrs. Chen's polo match early. Because the Lu and Chen families were related by marriage, the Lu family went early to the Chen family's banquet. Mrs. Ningyuan Hou and Chen Lanzhu also came early and met them at the Chen family.
Su Qingwan was relaxed and did not have so much pressure. Madam Chen and Ningyuan Hou also tacitly did not mention the recent rumors, and let her play with peace of mind. The Chen family even specially built the regent's stage next to the main venue.
Madam Chen was popular in the capital, and polo was the favorite pastime of young people. Many young men and girls from various clans came to the capital, and Su Qingwan encouraged several girls from the Lu family to play.
The third and fourth girls were very excited and enthusiastically made appointments with their friends to go out and play. This was also a rare opportunity for them. Lu Yunshu was very well behaved beside Su Qingwan. Su Qingwan smiled and asked Chen Lanzhu to take her out to play.
"We have to test the results of our recent practice!" Su Qingwan chuckled and encouraged Lu Yunshu to relax and have fun. Lu Yunshu nodded and said okay. She really listened to Su Qingwan.
Su Qingwan's heart softened when she saw how well-behaved she was!
She glanced at Qingyun, and Qingyun said, "Miss, Madam Chen also knows about your celebration with the Lady of Anping, and she was not invited."
"Guessed it!" Su Qingwan and Lady Anping were having such an embarrassing quarrel, how could Madam Chen invite her? Madam Chen didn't even invite those who had spread rumors about Su Qingwan to this polo match.
She and the wife of Ningyuan Hou both liked Su Qingwan very much. They also knew Su Qingwan's life experience and loved her even more. They hoped that she would have fun at the polo match.
Several girls from the Lu family and Chen Lanzhu and her friends formed an all-female team to challenge a team of 17 or 18-year-old boys.
Mrs. Chen found it interesting and added a prize.
Several noble ladies also added their stakes.
Su Qingwan also joined in the fun. If the girls won, each of them would be rewarded with a set of ruby headpieces.
Madam Chen laughed and said, "The princess is generous. Did you hear that, girls? Fight well. If you win, you will be rewarded handsomely!"
The girls were indeed very motivated and had the upper hand as soon as they came on the court, but men and women have different natural advantages. Polo is a men's advantage sport, and it is difficult for a purely female team to win.
Among this group of girls, only Chen Lanzhu was the best at polo. Several girls from the Lu family were training intensively, but their results were very average. Su Qingwan could see that the young men were afraid that they would lose too embarrassingly, so they had already given them a few points.
Even so, the atmosphere on the field was very heated. The young and enthusiastic players were good at creating a lively atmosphere. The onlookers kept clapping and cheering. Although the girls were at a disadvantage, they had a lot of fun playing.
The outcome was a loss without a doubt. Su Qingwan had long expected that the girls would lose this game, but she didn't expect that they would have so much fun playing. Everyone had rosy faces and were having a lot of fun.
The girls in her family had a great time, and Su Qingwan was in a very good mood. She generously rewarded each girl with a set of headgear, and also rewarded the boys with the best horses.
Everyone was pleased.
Although this group of people had also heard about Su Qingwan and Lu Jing, their family elders had already warned them not to talk nonsense when they came to the polo club. They could go and have fun, but they had to watch their mouths. They knew what was going on, and they all praised the princess as the God of Wealth and were extremely happy.
Madam Chen smiled and joked, "Princess, you are here to the polo club to win their favor, right? These noble young men and women all treat you as a gentle and caring big sister."
"That's what I am!" Su Qingwan chuckled.
"You're also very good at archery. How about we have a competition later?"
"How dare I embarrass myself in front of Madam? I heard that Madam was the best polo player in Kyoto and no one could beat her."
"Ah, I'm old, I haven't played polo for a long time." Mrs. Chen said, "I'm stuck in the household chores, so I don't have time to play polo."
"Okay, then I'll play a game with Madam."
The two were talking and laughing when Qingyun suddenly came over and whispered in Su Qingwan's ear, "Girl, something happened!"
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