Li Rong slept until dawn. When she woke up in the morning, she looked out the window and saw the bright sunshine. She couldn't help but feel happy. She turned her head and glanced at Jinglan: "The weather is good today."

"The day of the Qintian election is naturally a good day."

Jinglan combed Li Rong's hair and said, "Your Highness, you can leave now."

"Have you brought everything you need?"

Li Rong turned her back to Jinglan and looked at herself in the mirror. Jinglan responded, "I brought everything I could think of, including medicine, poison, and dagger."

Li Rong nodded. She looked at the young face of the girl in the mirror. After a moment, she stood up, turned around and said calmly, "Let's go."

When Li Rong got on the carriage and went out, Su Rongqing had also dressed up. Just as she was about to go out, she heard Su Ronghua's loud voice from behind: "Rongqing!"

Su Rongqing turned around and saw Su Ronghua trotting out from the inner courtyard. Su Rongqing frowned and asked, "Brother?"

"I will go with you."

Su Ronghua threw back the hair that had fallen in front of her, raised her hand and placed it on Su Rongqing's shoulder, and said happily, "Let's go."

"Brother, don't you always avoid such occasions?"

Su Rongqing was dragged out by Su Ronghua, looking a little confused. Su Ronghua smiled and got into the carriage with him. He grabbed a handful of melon seeds on the table, leaned against the table, and said with a smile: "It's been many years since I went out with you to play. Can't we have some fun? Look at you, I don't know what's wrong with you. You have been depressed these two years."

Su Rongqing said nothing, lowering his head to serve the tea. Su Ronghua thought for a moment and approached: "Are you still thinking about the princess?"

"Brother, be careful with your words."

Su Rongqing immediately raised his head and looked at Su Ronghua with a warning. Su Ronghua quickly opened his hands to signal that he had given up and left. Su Rongqing poured tea and said calmly, "Brother, is this for Miss Shangguan?"

Su Ronghua froze when he heard this. Su Rongqing thought for a moment and said slowly, "Since you like her, why don't you just propose marriage?"

"It just...feels a bit presumptuous."

Su Ronghua pondered, and after a while he said slowly: "When two people are together, they should first get to know each other, understand each other, and love each other. Then when they feel that they can spend a lifetime together, they can talk about a lifetime together."

As Su Ronghua spoke, he couldn't help but laugh with a hint of yearning.

He thought for a moment and continued, "Plus, the situation has been bad in recent years, and the Shangguan family is being watched by His Majesty. If I ask for marriage, in the eyes of everyone, this is a marriage between the Su family and the Shangguan family. Either I have to hurry up and get married before His Majesty finds out, or His Majesty will probably issue an imperial decree to separate Miss Aya and me. I don't want to take either of these two paths. If I want to marry someone, it must be a grand wedding with eight sedan chairs, and I don't want to worry about this and that. I'm thinking that I'll wait until the crown prince ascends the throne before I ask for marriage."

"Aren't you afraid that Miss Shangguan can't wait for you?" Su Rongqing pushed the poured tea to Su Ronghua, who shook her head, "She is still in charge of the Shangguan family, and I'm afraid she doesn't want to get married for a while."

"What if she wants to get married?"

Su Ronghua was stumped by this question. He thought about it and smiled, "Then marry her. As long as she says a word, I will go back to find the old man, beat him up, and then come to propose marriage immediately."

"But don't rush me to get married to her," Su Ronghua waved his hands, "You are still fighting with others for the fool Prince Su. How can I propose marriage if the prince doesn't ascend the throne?"

"Are you so sure that the prince will ascend the throne?" Su Rongqing asked in a calm tone. Su Ronghua turned the teacup in his hand and answered nonchalantly, "There are only two princes, the prince and the prince. You don't even need to think about it."

As he spoke, Su Ronghua looked at him with a look of disgust: "I don't know what's wrong with you that you're so obsessed with Prince Su, but listen to my advice." Su Ronghua leaned forward, pressed the fan on the table, and lowered his voice to show some seriousness, "Know when to stop, and turn back."

Su Rongqing lowered his head and said nothing. After a moment, he smiled softly and said, "Don't worry, big brother. It will be over soon."

"That's good."

"However," Su Rongqing raised his eyes and looked at Su Ronghua, "If Miss Shangguan and I always disagree, what will you do, brother?"

After hearing this, Su Ronghua stopped what he was doing, slowly raised his eyelids and looked at Su Rongqing.

"You are my brother."

Su Ronghua said calmly: "I will continue to advise you until the day I die."

Su Rongqing was stunned for a moment, and Su Ronghua suddenly reached out and patted his shoulder: "So, if you really want to do this for my own good, be a good person and don't cause trouble, okay?"

Su Rongqing didn't say anything. After a long while, he murmured, "You will be together."

"Hmm?" Su Ronghua was a little confused. "What did you say?"

Su Rongqing raised her eyes and smiled, pushing his hand away: "I said, when the time is right, I will personally help you propose marriage."

After finishing speaking, Su Rongqing smiled and changed the subject. The two brothers chatted and laughed until they reached the suburbs.

Li Rong entered the venue before them. After entering, she saw Shangguan Ya sitting on the high platform where the female relatives sat. Pei Wenxuan had also entered the venue. When he saw her come in, he looked at her from a distance in the crowd and nodded slightly.

Li Rong walked to Shangguan Ya's side and patted her shoulder with her fan: "Go to my seat?"

As the heir to the throne, Li Rong's seat was next to Li Chuan, in a small pavilion just below Li Ming, facing the parade ground, with an excellent view.

Shangguan Yade heard what was said, stood up and followed Li Rong to where she was, kneeling behind her.

Soon after Li Rong sat down, Li Ming led Shangguan Yue to the parade ground. Everyone stood up to welcome Li Ming to his seat. Then the soldiers selected from the six armies came out and stood in the parade ground wearing clothes of six different colors.

The ceremonial officer led Li Chuan to the high platform. After Li Chuan burned incense and offered sacrifices to the mountain god, he turned around and expressed his condolences to the soldiers for guarding Huajing for a year. Then Li Ming stood up and announced the official start of the entire winter hunt.

"This winter hunting, we will divide the team into six groups, each with a flag. There will be a flag in the deep forest. After the evening hour, the group with the most flags will win. There will be wild animals in the forest, and if you can catch them, you will get extra points. Fifty wild animals equal one flag. You must not hurt anyone during the hunting. If anyone intentionally hurts anyone, they will be punished according to the law."

Li Chuan said this, glanced at the eunuchs below, and then continued: "Now divide the flags, and when the drums sound, start from the left and line up in the forest. At the twilight hour, beat the drums and sound the horn, and return when you hear the sound."

The eunuchs trotted in carrying flags of different colors and handed them to the leaders of each team. After the flags were distributed, drums sounded, and the soldiers rode their horses into the forest, and the parade ground gradually became empty.

Su Ronghua and Su Rongqing sat in the seats for the noble families. They took an orange, looked at the stadium, and said nonchalantly, "You guys come here every year to watch this kind of excitement? What's so good about it?"

As he spoke, Su Ronghua pretended to glance at the platform indifferently. In the distance, Shangguan Ya was kneeling upright, lowering her head and talking to Li Rong.

"Wait a moment, after His Majesty gives the order, the families will go around," Su Rongqing knew what he was waiting for, and reminded him in a low voice, "Then you can go find Miss Shangguan."

Su Ronghua raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Rongqing. Su Rongqing's expression remained unchanged. After a moment, he smiled and said, "You are so clever."

After Li Chuan arranged everything, he returned to his position. All the soldiers entered the forest, but there was nothing exciting to see. After Li Ming told everyone to move around on their own, everyone dispersed and started chatting with people they knew.

Su Ronghua looked around, walked up to Su Rongqing, and asked nervously, "Am I just going to go there like this?"

"Go ahead." Su Rongqing nodded and said with a smile, "Just walk over there."

After asking this question, Su Ronghua felt a little silly. He coughed lightly, felt embarrassed to face Su Rongqing, and turned around and left quickly.

He deliberately slowed down his steps, which might not be steady enough, and walked around the corridor, up the stairs, and came to the side of Shangguan Ya's seat. However, before he reached there, he saw Lu Feibai walking up to Li Rong from the other side. He saluted Li Rong, and he didn't hear clearly what he said, but he saw Shangguan Ya smiling at him. Shangguan Ya waved to Lu Feibai. Lu Feibai seemed a little embarrassed, but finally bent down and let Shangguan Ya take a handkerchief and gently wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Su Ronghua stood there in a daze for a moment.

He had never seen Shangguan Ya so gentle. Although Lu Feibai did not smile and was even a little embarrassed, he bent over carefully, fearing that Shangguan Ya would be tired from raising her hands. This also showed his silent consideration for Shangguan Ya.

The two of them seemed to form their own world, silently excluding him.

Su Ronghua stopped and looked at them quietly. After a moment, Lu Feibai seemed to notice Su Ronghua's presence. He was talking to Shangguan Ya, but he turned his head and stopped.

Lu Feibai suddenly stopped talking. Li Rong and Shangguan Ya all felt it was strange. They looked over together and saw Su Ronghua standing not far away. He looked at Lu Feibai quietly with a slightly cold gaze.

Lu Feibai stood up and met Su Ronghua's gaze. People around him were whispering, and Su Ronghua vaguely heard a few words: "Young Master Su doesn't seem to know."

"It will only take a few days."

Su Ronghua didn't say anything. He just stared at the two people quietly. After a moment, he suddenly took a step forward and walked quickly in front of Shangguan Ya. However, before he reached her, Lu Feibai stepped forward and blocked him.

"Let me speak to her."

Su Ronghua controlled his emotions, stared at Lu Feibai, and lowered his voice.

"Go back and tell them," said Feibai in a cold voice, "Don't make a fool of yourself here."

This reminded Su Ronghua. Su Ronghua stared at Shangguan Ya, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and when he opened his eyes again, he was much calmer. He just said, "I'll just say a few words. I won't make fun of you."

Feibai hesitated for a moment, and Shangguan Ya looked at the training ground and said calmly, "Then go ahead, Feibai, get out of the way."

Lu Feibai looked back at Shangguan Ya and finally gave in.

Su Ronghua walked up to Shangguan Ya, half-knelt down, and stared at her: "Why?"

"Why?" Shangguan Ya turned to look at him, "Didn't I say what I should say?"

"You plan to marry him?"

Su Ronghua asked directly, and Shangguan Ya responded: "Well, how is it?"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Su Ronghua," Shangguan Ya couldn't help laughing, "What is the relationship between you and me? What do I want to do? Do I have to submit a petition to you? I can marry whoever I want to marry and love whoever I want to love. I don't want to see you now. I hope that Master Su will respect his status and don't look for me in the future."

Su Ronghua didn't say anything, he just stared at Shangguan Ya.

Shangguan Ya picked up the teacup, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Didn't you say you don't want to make fun of me? Master Su, if you continue to squat like this in front of me, you will really become a joke."

"Shangguan Ya, don't do anything that you will regret."

"I never regret anything I do," Shangguan Ya raised her head slightly, with a hint of provocation in her eyes.

Su Ronghua chuckled, he propped himself up and stood up. His eyes moved from Shangguan Ya to Lu Feibai. After looking at them for a few times, he smiled and nodded, then walked down.

When he returned to his seat, Li Rong looked at Shangguan Ya: "What the hell, why did you provoke him?"

"Trouble."

Shangguan Ya drank the tea in one gulp: "He has never been to a place like this before. I don't know what he is doing here today."

Li Rong saw Shangguan Ya was angry, so she picked up her teacup and said slowly, "I just want to watch you young people having fun."

Shangguan Ya turned her head away, and Li Rong threw her a wink: "You say one thing and mean another, your life is full of ups and downs."

Shangguan Ya was choked by what she said. After holding it in for a long time, she turned her head away and said, "Your Highness, you are also very annoying."

Li Rong laughed out loud, and at this moment, she heard Li Ming's voice: "Everyone."

As soon as Li Ming spoke, the whole place fell silent. Li Ming smiled and seemed very happy: "Since we have nothing to do, let the young people form a team and play polo."

Li Ming said, "Whoever wins, I will grant him a wish. But you have to promise me that you will fight beautifully and well!"

As he spoke, Li Ming looked around and said, "Anyone who wants to play, please stand up and let me see you."

The royal family never does anything without reasons, especially when it comes to making a promise as important as a wish. Those present were all high-ranking nobles who had been in the court for many years. Naturally, they knew this and did not dare to step out rashly.

Feibai walked out of the crowd and knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty, I challenge you to fight."

"You are..." Li Ming thought for a moment and was a little surprised, "Ah, you are the son of Xie Lanqing!"

"Your Majesty, I have been serving in the southwest. I have fought against enemies and bandits for many years and have been promoted to the rank of General Zhennan. The war has just ended recently and I miss my homeland, so I am taking leave to return to the capital."

"You are truly extraordinary for having such an opportunity. It is a good thing that you can correct your mistakes. Since you want to fight, do you have an opponent you want?"

"I have heard that the second son of the capital, Mr. Su, is very good at playing ball. Today we have the opportunity," he said, looking at Su Rongqing, "I hope that Minister Su will be willing to teach me."

When they heard that Lu Feibai had chosen Su Rongqing, everyone looked at each other, confused for a moment as to what the man was trying to do.

Su Rongqing listened to what Lu Feibai said and looked at him quietly. Before he could speak, a lazy voice sounded.

"You're wrong to ask my younger brother for help with polo," everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Su Ronghua lazily stand up and walk down from the table. "I, Su Ronghua, am not the best polo player in Beijing, but I have a small reputation. Thank you, General," Su Ronghua raised his hand, "I'll play a round for my younger brother. I'm sure you won't mind, General?"

"Okay," Li Ming agreed without waiting for Lu Feibai to agree. He turned to look at Su Ronghua and said with a smile, "Master Su is here today too. I have always liked your personality. You and General Xie are both wonderful people. I am looking forward to this game."

Since Li Ming had spoken, Lu Feibai could not refuse. He could only bow respectfully and retreat with Su Ronghua to change clothes.

As soon as they left, Shangguan Ya stood up immediately. Li Rong took the teacup and blew the tea leaves floating on the cup: "What are you going to do?"

"Tell him to clear his mind."

Shangguan Ya threw down this sentence and hurried to the changing tent.

When she rushed to the tent, Su Ronghua had just changed his clothes and came out. Shangguan Ya saw him and immediately went to greet him: "Su Ronghua!"

Su Ronghua glanced at her sideways, took the golf club from the servant, ignored her, and walked forward.

He had long legs and big steps, and did not wait for Shangguan Ya on purpose, so Shangguan Ya could only trot after him: "What are you and Lu Feibai competing for? What are you crazy about!"

"You are clearly plotting against my brother, do you think I am a fool?" Su Ronghua glanced at her, "Besides, what is the relationship between you and me? I play polo if I like it, do I have to give you a memorial?"

He returned Shangguan Ya's words exactly as they were said. Shangguan Ya was speechless for a moment, and then she saw Su Ronghua walk out.

Li Rong drank a cup of tea leisurely, and saw Shangguan Ya came back with great momentum, and started to pour tea as soon as he sat down.

Li Rong looked at her sideways and couldn't help laughing: "Did you hit a nail?"

"Your Highness, now is not the time to laugh," she said anxiously, "Su Ronghua is on stage, and Su Rongqing is still staying below. If we don't move him away, we're afraid something might go wrong if we take action against Xie Chunhe."

"It's okay," Li Rong said softly. She smiled and glanced at Pei Wenxuan who was still calm on the field. "Pei Wenxuan is sitting there too."

Li Rong's attitude made Shangguan Ya feel a little relieved. At this time, Lu Feibai also returned to the training ground. They each led four people, mounted their horses, picked up their clubs and came to the middle of the court. After a command, Su Ronghua swung the club before Lu Feibai could react and hit the ball out. Then he drove straight through the middle of the people led by Lu Feibai. Lu Feibai also reacted very quickly. He turned around in an instant and drove his horse to catch up. Before Su Ronghua hit the ball into the goal, he hit the ball back with a backhand swing of the club.

The game started off so intensely that the whole stadium was instantly excited and the two teams began to chase each other back and forth on the field.

Lu Feibai was born as a killer, so his skills are beyond doubt, but he did not play polo often after all, so according to the rules, he was not as flexible as Su Ronghua, who was used to playing polo.

But he was still very agile, and every time Su Ronghua was about to score, he was blocked by him.

The two sides were in a stalemate throughout the first half, and not a single goal was scored.

Although the ball did not go in, the evenly matched situation made the entire stadium very tense. Even Li Ming, who was used to watching polo matches, could not help but stare at the two players fighting on the field.

Tong Ye carried the teapot to Pei Wenxuan's back, knelt down, and whispered, "Sir, Su Rongqing's people have been causing trouble. We need to get Su Rongqing out of the way so that he can no longer be in charge."

Pei Wenxuan took the tea and looked at the stadium without saying a word.

As the first half drew to a close, Su Ronghua suddenly sped up his attack. Lu Feibai defended tightly. Seeing Su Ronghua's reckless style of play, he couldn't help but frown and asked, "What are you arguing about?"

"What are you fighting for?" Su Ronghua chased after the polo ball. "That's what I'm fighting for."

"She doesn't like you." When Su Ronghua was about to hit the polo ball into the goal, Lu Feibai swung the ball back with his backhand, and the polo ball bounced back. "With your status, it's easy for you to find another noble woman. Why should Master Su be angry?"

"Do you think I'm angry?"

Su Ronghua looked at him coldly, slid sideways from the horse halfway, hung in the air, nimbly passed through the four people surrounding him, and hit the ball far away with a baseball bat.

"You're just a playboy, why are you pretending to be so devoted?" Feibai chased after him, "If you like her, why don't you marry her sooner?"

As he spoke, Lu Feibai's teammates rushed up to block him. Lu Feibai then rushed forward, stood in front of the goal, and hit the ball back.

It was at this moment that the three gong sounds ended and the first sound began!

Everyone stood up and cheered.

Su Ronghua bypassed the crowd and rushed towards Lu Feibai.

And Lu Feibai also chased the ball and rushed towards Su Ronghua.

The ball is right in the middle of the field. As long as we make the final touch, there is a chance of scoring a goal. It all depends on who of the two players makes the first touch.

The two men rode their horses towards each other. Li Chuan couldn't help but look surprised: "What are they doing?"

The second gong sounded!

Li Rong didn't reply to him, and Shangguan Ya couldn't help but clench his fists.

The two horses were getting closer and closer, until the last moment, the two horses collided fiercely, the polo clubs also hit each other, and then at the third sound of the bell, accompanied by the neighing of the two horses, the two people were thrown off the horses' backs!

Su Rongqing suddenly stood up and shouted, "Doctor Yu!"

Having said that, he rushed towards the stadium.

Pei Wenxuan also stood up and hurried to the side of Lu Feibai.

Lu Feibai doesn't have any foundation in Huajing now, and the Xie family members who came today are not on good terms with him. If something really happens and he doesn't care, he might die on the court.

Doctor Yu came trotting over. Su Rongqing and Pei Wenxuan checked the injuries of the two people respectively. When they confirmed that there was no serious problem, Doctor Yu also rushed over.

Both of them were injured to varying degrees. After Doctor Yu examined and treated them, he had someone help them leave.

Pei Wenxuan had just turned around with Lu Feibai when he heard Su Ronghua's voice from behind: "There's still the second half."

Feibai paused and turned around to see Su Ronghua's hands dripping with blood. He looked at him calmly, "I haven't won yet."

"Brother."

Su Rongqing frowned: "You go and rest first."

"good."

Lu Feibai met Su Ronghua's gaze and said, "I will accompany you to the end."

The two were in a stalemate, and at this moment, Pei Wenxuan chuckled: "It's just a game of polo, it's not like we can't change people."

Pei Wenxuan said as he took the golf club from Lu Feibai's hand, turned to look at Su Rongqing, and said with a half-smile: "Second Master Su, what do you think?"

Su Rongqing looked at Pei Wenxuan coldly. Pei Wenxuan raised his eyebrows: "I'm already on the stage, what are you afraid of, Second Young Master?"

Hearing this, Su Rongqing smiled.

"Master Pei is right."

Su Rongqing took the club from Su Ronghua, raised his eyes and stared, his eyebrows and eyes were cold: "In the second half, I will ask Master Pei for advice on a round on behalf of my elder brother."