He was just walking around like this, exuding the noble aura of a royal family, which made people dare not look down on him.
Gu Yun'er half lowered her eyes and looked away. Her crystal clear little face looked a little dark, as if covered by a layer of shadow.
These days, the news that the Queen Mother was going to select a concubine for Prince Kang was widely spread in the capital, and it inevitably reached Gu Yunmeng's ears.
She believed in Prince Kang's feelings for her, but she was not sure whether his will would be influenced by the Queen Mother.
Gu Yun'er bit her lower lip slightly, sinking her jade-like teeth into the delicate lips, and she almost used up all her strength to avoid losing her composure.
Everyone came to greet him, but King Kang ignored them and walked straight towards Gu Yunmeng, as if she was the only one left in his eyes.
His eyes gradually became sharper, and several flames danced in his eyes, burning brighter and brighter.
As soon as Prince Kang entered the polo field, he saw Gu Yunmeng and Fang Mingfeng beside her chatting and laughing, and they exchanged knowing glances and smiles from time to time.
Even though he couldn't hear what they were talking about just now, at least he was sure that the two of them were having a very pleasant conversation, and at least he was sure that Fang Mingfeng was still in love with Gu Yunmeng.
Fang Mingfeng raised his chin and looked at the other person without flinching.
The two people's eyes collided fiercely in mid-air, sparks flashed, and neither of them gave in.
"Seventh Uncle, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming? I could have asked my third brother to go and meet you." Chang Qing walked over with a smile and broke the deadlock.
King Kang retracted his gaze, looked at Changqing, and said calmly: "I came here on a whim."
Changqing personally led King Kang to sit in the bamboo shed in the center.
Gu Yunyan didn't look back, but said, "It's about to start, let's go in first."
Fang Mingfeng seemed to have received great encouragement, and he also got on the horse and guarded Gu Yunmeng. Others also followed and entered the polo field one after another.
"clang!"
As a loud gong and drum sounded, the servant on the polo field threw a white ball up with all his might.
On the coffee table next to the gong stood a small three-legged celadon tripod. A finger-thick incense stick was lit as the gong sounded, and a wisp of green smoke curled upward.
The sound of hurried horse hooves echoed in the stadium, fast as rain and lightning. The long headbands tied on their foreheads fluttered in the wind. Each of them held a stick in his hand and chased the only ball on the field like the moon surrounded by stars.
After a while, Fang Mingfeng hit the ball into the goal with great force, and the Red Team took the lead, which drew warm cheers and thunderous applause.
The blue team was not far behind and quickly scored their first goal.
Others on the sidelines cheered and encouraged, and the atmosphere on and off the field became increasingly heated.
When the incense stick burned out, the first half of the game ended with another gong sound, followed by a halftime break of about two cups of tea.
The score between the red and blue teams was suspended at 5 to 3, with the red team leading by two goals.
There was cheering in the bamboo shed and the water pavilion.
Seeing Gu Yunmang leaving the polo field, Gu Yunzhen stood up anxiously, feeling heavy-hearted, and thinking over and over again about the cheerful conversation between Gu Yunmang and Fang Mingfeng.
She was distracted during the game just now, thinking about talking to her third sister after the first half.
"Big sister, it's boring sitting here. Let's go to the garden to play." Gu Yanfei looked at Gu Yunzhen expectantly, his deer-like eyes were irresistible.
Gu Yunzhen was a little hesitant, but Gu Yanfei had already taken her hand and walked out of the water pavilion. As they walked, he said, "I heard that the garden of Prince Jing's Mansion was specially designed by the former Minister of Works, Mr. Huang Changhe. The pavilions, towers, flowers, trees and ponds are intertwined and unique."
"Indeed." Gu Yunzhen nodded. She was not good at rejecting people, so she smiled and agreed. "It's rare to come to the palace, let's take a walk around."
Gu Yanfei smiled brightly, took Gu Yunzhen's arm and walked out of Zhuoxin Water Pavilion.
Gu Yunzhen looked in the direction of the polo field again. Gu Yunmeng was no longer there. Only her mount was standing by the bamboo shed, swinging its long tail leisurely.
She sighed inwardly and withdrew her gaze. The two sisters walked slowly towards the garden across the lake.
The water pavilion and the polo field are bustling with people coming and going, and the horses are galloping like dragons. In contrast, the garden is quiet and elegant, as if walking from a bustling market into the jungle in the mountains, with a sense of winding paths leading to secluded places.
In the golden autumn season, the garden is filled with refreshing floral fragrance. Osmanthus fragrans, hibiscus, chrysanthemum and other flowers are in full bloom on the branches, competing with each other in beauty, which is a feast for the eyes.
The sunlight filtered through the layers of branches and leaves, casting mottled shadows in a disorderly manner.
"This garden is indeed unique!" Gu Yunzhen took a deep breath of the fragrance of the air and sighed, "No wonder there is a saying in the capital: the house of Prince Li's Mansion, the garden of Prince Jing's Mansion, and the wall of Prince Yu's Mansion."
Gu Yunzhen took the opportunity to talk about how many rooms there were in Prince Li's Mansion and how high the walls of Prince Yu's Mansion were.
Along the way, from time to time, they saw other people enjoying the garden, some were feeding fish, some were fighting crickets in the pavilion, and some were walking and admiring flowers... It was so pleasant! As they were talking, the two sisters passed by a three-story building with an exquisite structure, with a pointed roof and upturned corners, and glazed tiles shining in the sun. On the plaque were three big characters "Moonlight Building".
Gu Yanfei looked around casually, his eyes fell on an octagonal pavilion not far away, and he paused slightly.
"Big sister, let's go upstairs and rest for a while, enjoy the breeze and the view."
At Gu Yanfei's suggestion, the two entered the Moonlight Building and walked up the narrow stairs to the second floor.
There was no one in the small building, and the windows on all four sides were wide open. The faint autumn breeze made the air warm yet cool, filled with fragrance, and clean and bright.
Gu Yunzhen felt refreshed all of a sudden and casually chose a seat by the window and sat down.
Looking down from the window, the garden below is in full view, from the polo field to the small lake to the garden, everything is within sight, all clear at a glance.
"The view here is really great, very suitable for painting..." Gu Yunzhen said with a smile as he wiped the sweat from his temples with a handkerchief.
Suddenly, her gaze paused, her pupils dilated, and she saw two familiar figures standing in the octagonal pavilion on the northwest side of the small building, one was slender and graceful, and the other was tall and thin.
It was Gu Yunyan and Fang Mingfeng.
Gu Yanfei uttered a low "eh" and raised her eyebrows with interest.
In her previous life, she was a bird in a cage, trapped in the marquis's mansion, and had only a vague understanding of what was happening outside.
After Gu Yun'er's marriage decree arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, she learned about some of the things that happened in Prince Jing's Mansion from what others said. It was said that the Rose Pavilion in Prince Jing's Mansion had been in disrepair for a long time, and termites were infesting it, eating away the pavilion pillars. That day, the pavilion suddenly collapsed, and Gu Yun'er risked her life to save Prince Kang...
The protagonists of this story should have been Gu Yunyan and King Kang, but why didn't King Kang come, but Fang Mingfeng came instead? How strange!
(End of this chapter)
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