Chapter 10 Blushing
The nobles moved ahead, and the women in the side halls and back halls naturally followed suit.
Shanshan and Qingwu walked side by side at the end, and no one urged them.
After getting to know each other a little better, Lin Shanshan's gossipy nature could no longer be suppressed. She winked and said in a rather ambiguous tone, "Qingwu, how handsome is your husband? I think only a man with both talent and good looks can be a good match for you."
Without waiting for Qingwu's answer, she continued to talk about her husband, "My husband is just plain-looking, what a pity..."
Shanshan stretched out the last syllable of her voice, obviously she was disappointed with her husband's plain appearance.
Seeing her like this, Qingwu felt helpless and amused.
When others asked, they always put family background first, but she put appearance first. However, when she saw Lin Shanshan's big eyes, she felt that this was in line with her personality.
Thinking of Song Yunhe's appearance, Qing Wu paused and said, "He can be described as handsome as jade."
This is not an exaggeration. If Song Yunhe had not been so handsome, Qingwu would not have agreed to his father's proposal.
Seeing Shanshan's eyes light up instantly, Qingwu couldn't help but add, "Never judge a person by appearance. A good-looking person may not have a good heart. When choosing a husband, one should first consider his character and behavior."
As Qingwu spent more time with Song Yunhe, he got to know him better.
From what happened today, she realized that he was a nobleman after all. Even if his family was in decline, he would not share the same ideals as the common people. There was a real difference between him and her.
Hearing Qingwu say this, Lin Shanshan couldn't help but laugh out loud, and her hand holding Qingwu's arm tightened a little, "How could I be that stupid? I just believe that Qingwu's husband must be both good-looking and virtuous."
But when these words fell into Qingwu's ears, she didn't know how to respond. She lowered her eyes for a moment before she smiled and spat, "You simply love beautiful women. As long as a person is beautiful, you will love her and everything about her will be good."
"Hehe." Shanshan chuckled twice, which was considered an admission.
Seeing this, Qingwu had a deeper understanding of Shanshan's love-crazy disorder and couldn't help but sigh: "You, you..."
Suddenly, a face flashed in her mind. Thinking of him, Qingwu glanced at Shanshan and raised the corner of her lips:
"If you like handsome men, you'll be in for a treat. His Majesty currently has six princes in their prime, all of them exceptionally handsome. The Crown Prince is undoubtedly the most distinguished of them all; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a delicate orchid or jade tree. He's definitely one for you."
Thinking of that face as clean as a spring willow, Qingwu felt that there was no man more handsome than him.
"Handsomer than your husband?"
Seeing Qingwu bow his head without hesitation, Lin Shanshan believed it.
Most wives are partial to their husbands, so if a man's wife could praise his handsomeness, it must be true, and she couldn't help but get excited.
"To be praised so highly by Qingwu, His Highness must be a truly handsome man. I'd really like to watch them play polo later."
The two of them were whispering about the girls' gossip, and before they knew it, they had followed the nobles to their destination - Yunju Terrace.
Shanglin Garden was built in the suburbs of Beijing. It was originally a place for horse racing and hunting. The royal family of this dynasty loved to play polo, so they built a polo field named Yunjutai.
The most exciting event of today's Shanglin Banquet is the polo match. From princes and nobles to scholars and guards, everyone will participate.
Seeing the huge circular building in front of them, many girls couldn't help but cover their faces and cry out, and even Qingwu couldn't help but be stunned for a few breaths.
The Yunju Terrace is about ten feet tall. The upper part is made of stacked glazed tiles, shining brightly. The lower part is made of marble and surrounded by an archway with coiled dragon patterns.
As the team moved forward, they passed through the tall archway with coiled dragon patterns and entered the interior. The wide ball field in the middle was even more shocking. It was about a thousand steps long, and the surrounding attics were layered, which was shocking and majestic.
"Look at them, they are all stunned, haha~"
Princess Ning climbed the stairs and turned to look at the female relatives below and smiled.
Princess An followed behind her, glanced down at them, and said sarcastically, "They are just a group of people who have never seen the world."
Thinking that she would have to choose a few of them and make friends with them, Princess An couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Someone with her background actually wants to meet the wife of that scholar named Xu... She's just a man of some talent and learning, so why should she be so polite to him?
But with Prince An's instructions, Princess An had no choice but to obey, and she couldn't help but feel some resentment in her heart. If she hadn't been born at the wrong time, a few years older than the crown prince, how could she have only been a princess?
She was angry and stepped up the stairs with more strength, which made Xi Qingtong behind her frown and curse inwardly: What a bad manners! If she hadn't been born in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, how could she sit as the princess of a prince with such a demeanor?
When the group went upstairs, no one looked down on each other and everyone had their own ulterior motives.
When they reached the second floor, which had the best view, the female members of the family entered the other attics one by one according to their status. Qingwu was naturally on the lowest floor.
The female guests entered from the west, and the male guests entered from the east. As for the male guests who were about to leave, they were already preparing to change their clothes and robes at the bottom floor. The first show was naturally opened by the princes and grandchildren, and Xiao Ji, as the prince, had to go on stage.
Polo matches require left and right teams to compete against each other. The left team wears ochre and the right team wears indigo. Xiao Ji is the leader of the red team, and the leader of the green team is the third prince, Prince Ning. In addition, the green team also has the fifth prince, Prince Ying.
When they met on a narrow road, Prince Ning smiled and said, "Big brother, you have been fighting on the battlefield for a long time. Second brother is a Confucian scholar and still refuses to leave. Third brother, although I am eight years older than you, I am also in my prime. Sixth brother, please do not show mercy."
Hearing the call of "Sixth Brother", Xiao Ji smiled faintly, "I've always heard that Third Brother is a man of both civil and military talents. How could I take him lightly?"
Even after hearing the word "Gu" for more than ten years, Prince Ning still couldn't help feeling jealous.
If he hadn't been lucky enough to be born in the womb of the Queen Mother, how could Xiao Ji have been the crown prince?
However, when he spoke, there was no dissatisfaction on his face, he just smiled and said:
"That's good, let's have some fun today, brothers."
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As the sun was approaching noon, the archway under the Yunju Terrace finally banged open, and two rows of horses, one ochre and one blue, stepped out side by side.
Qingwu and Shanshan happened to be sitting on the north side of the first floor, closest to the archway, so they were able to see the team clearly at the first time, and of course they also saw the red-robed prince who was leading the team.
Qingwu was stunned for a moment, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
A dozen steps away, the young man sat upright on a steed, with a handsome and upright figure. The ochre-red color was not very bright, but it was enough to break the cold and reserved aura around him, and made people see some beauty in his eyebrows and eyes. If he was the moon in the sky and the snow on the mountain in the white robe before, now he was the flower under the moon and the blood in the snow, with a rather cold and elegant look.
Can there be such a huge difference just because a person changes his clothes?
Lin Shanshan beside him widened her eyes and blurted out, "He really is a gorgeous man!"
The next moment, the handsome man's gaze suddenly swept past, and his indifferent and emotionless eyes made Lin Shanshan silent instantly, but when his gaze fell on the person beside her, she suddenly felt emotional.
It's her!
The moment their eyes met, Qingwu's heart moved slightly, and a smile could not help but appear on his lips.
But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's scalp was burning again, and all the blood in his body rushed to his face. The embarrassment that he had suppressed deep in his heart quickly flared up again.
No, I can't look at her.
Xiao Ji quickly averted his gaze and tried hard to suppress the embarrassment boiling in his heart, but the faint blush on his face still revealed his mood at the moment.
But this was interpreted differently by the personal guards. Glancing at the blush, he turned back and encouraged his brothers behind him:
"Look at our Highness, he's already bursting with passion and blushing before it even starts. We can't lose face!"
But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in front of him trembled all over.
Xiao Ji closed his eyes tightly, and after enduring for a long time, he couldn't help but scolded with a red face:
"Noisy!"
His cheeks were already rosy.
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