Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 1182 Epilogue : A Cool Big Sister

(By the way, thanks to the civil engineering guys for reminding me that how to prepare cement is indeed a required course. Mr. Xie definitely knows about this.)
The area 40 miles long and 25 miles wide, with Wan'an Mountain as the center, all belongs to the royal horse farm and royal hunting ground.

The area covered is much larger than that of Zhu Ming's time, and the surrounding people are completely prohibited from collecting firewood.

The Gaopingling Incident during the Three Kingdoms period took place here!
A large open space on the northern foot of Wan'an Mountain was leveled and used as a cavalry training ground, where cavalrymen train every month.

On days when the cavalry is not training, some of the venues are opened to the public and rented out for people to play Cuju, Chuiwan, horse racing, polo, etc.

There is a high platform at the foot of the mountain, which can be used by cavalry generals for training and parade, and by the royal family and dignitaries for watching competitions.

There was some sunshine today, so we temporarily built a pergola on the platform.

The eldest princess was sitting in the pergola drinking tea, surrounded by some ladies with royal titles and children of powerful officials.

Sitting on her left was the seventh daughter of Emperor Dingtai, Princess Fuyan, who was nearly fifty years old and looked a little old. Princess Fuyan's husband, Li Chang, was the current Grand Master of the Imperial Clan.

At the time of the coup, Li Chang, the son-in-law, had not yet taken charge of the Zongzheng Temple, and the couple hid at home and refused to see anyone. Although they were forced to go to the "new king" to pay homage after Prince Yong usurped the throne, they did not do anything else to join the rebellion.

Empress Dowager Ye brought the little emperor back and carefully investigated the situation. She then promoted the son-in-law Li Chang to the position of Grand Master of the Imperial Clan.

Li Chang didn't come today, but several of his younger generations came: two sons, a daughter-in-law, two daughters, and two sons-in-law.

Sitting on the right hand side of the Grand Princess was Wu Lingfeng, the eldest daughter of Wu Shumi.

Wu Lingfeng's father-in-law Ding Kui was also a general of the imperial guards. He actively supported Prince Yong during the coup.

Empress Dowager Ye and the young emperor led their troops back, and Wu Shumi sent people to secretly contact the relatives. Ding Kui received the letter and was the first to choose to defect, and he also persuaded another imperial army to defect.

No merits but no faults!

Because Ding Kui claimed that he had received the will of the previous emperor and was hiding in Luoyang waiting for the new emperor to return to Beijing. He was not a traitor, he was an undercover agent who had infiltrated the rebels.

Anyway, Emperor Dingtai is already dead, and his last will was an oral instruction. There is no evidence to prove it, so he can say whatever he wants.

"Da da da da..."

The sound of horse hooves came from afar, and several sons of powerful and wealthy people dismounted in front of the stage and ran to the platform together to pay their respects to the princess and the elders.

Wu Yaochen greeted her, holding a horse whip in his hand, and walked behind Wu Lingfeng: "Sister, I'm going to go downstairs to play first."

"Wait!"

Wu Lingfeng pointed at her brother's trouser legs and asked, "Why are there so many wheat awns stuck to them?"

Wu Yaochen said: "The horse was frightened and accidentally ran into the wheat field. If you don't believe me, you can ask them."

Ding Kui's third son, Ding Shaoyan, nodded repeatedly: "The horse was frightened, and we hurriedly rode to chase it, and accidentally got stuck with a lot of wheat awns. But don't worry, sister-in-law, the damaged wheat has been compensated."

Wu Lingfeng's face was gloomy.

The eldest princess smiled when she heard this and said: "The horse must be tamed well, and it must not hurt its master again in the future."

Wu Lingfeng asked, "Which horse is frightened? Bring it over and let's take a look."

"It's the Arabian horse we bought last year. It has a very fierce temperament." Wu Yaochen replied.

Wu Lingfeng called a male servant over and said, "The evil horse is a nuisance to the master. Drag it away and kill it."

Wu Yaochen was shocked: "Sister, please don't kill it. That Ferghana horse is very valuable, but it has a bit of a temper. It will become obedient if you train it well."

"Kill him!" Wu Lingfeng shouted angrily.

As soon as the servant took a step forward, Wu Yaochen stopped him: "How dare you!"

The eldest princess laughed and said, "Wu Sanlang, you yelled at your sister, you will be punished by your father when you get home."

Wu Yaochen quickly explained: "Princess, please allow me to report. I was only scolding the servants just now, not targeting my sister."

The Grand Princess said nothing more.

Wu Lingfeng said to the male servant, "Why don't you go and do your work?"

The male servant had a constipated expression on his face. He bowed to Wu Yaochen and begged for mercy, then bowed and retreated to the stage to get the horse.

Wu Yaochen, the ghost-like young man, could not understand the conversation between the princess and his sister at all. He only knew that his Ferghana horse was about to be killed.

The guy hesitated for more than ten seconds, then chased after him and took back the reins from the servant: "My horse, no one is allowed to touch it!"

Wu Lingfeng said to the Grand Princess, "Please lend me the bow and arrows of your Highness's guards."

The eldest princess nodded slightly.

Wu Lingfeng walked to the side of the guards on the high platform, borrowed a pair of foot bows, bent the bow and pointed the arrow at his brother: "Get out of the way!"

Wu Yaochen was so frightened that he quickly hid far away.

The other dignitaries on and off the stage were also dumbfounded. And the group of ghost-fire teenagers were all terrified.

"Take him away and kill him!" Wu Lingfeng ordered again.

The servant bowed to Wu Yaochen and immediately took the Ferghana horse away.

Wu Yaochen wanted to stop her, but he saw his sister pointing the arrow at him again. He could only cry, "Sister, why do you have to do this? I spent hundreds of strings of cash to buy this BMW from a merchant from Dayuan!"

At this moment, Xie Yan had already arrived at the scene and was looking at Wu Lingfeng with everyone else.

The bright sunshine of early summer shone on a woman in gorgeous clothes. She pulled the standard military bow halfway, with a dignified expression like a female general on the battlefield. No one doubted that the arrow would really be shot.

Xie Yan shouted in his heart: Big sister is so cool!

Alas, it was a pity that she was already married and had a woman's bun on her head. Not long after, the cry of the Ferghana horse was heard in the distance. This horse worth hundreds of strings of cash was really killed.

Wu Yaochen felt like crying but had no tears.

He was too embarrassed to save face and felt like a joke, so he jumped on another good horse, waved the whip and galloped away from the royal stables.

Another will-o'-the-wisp youth, Ding Shaoyan, saw this and quickly chased after him, shouting, "That's my horse! You rode it away, and I still have time to play polo today!"

As soon as these words were spoken, many people turned around and laughed.

Wu Lingfeng returned the bow and arrow to the guard, then sat back down with a calm expression, as if nothing had happened.

The Grand Princess couldn't help but praise: "If Madam Wu were a man, she would have already made great achievements on the battlefield and subdued the barbarians!"

Wu Lingfeng smiled and said, "Your Highness, thank you for your praise. My abilities are nothing."

Xie Yan walked onto the stage with Li Dunshi. People then noticed him and all looked at the jade pendant on his waist.

To the powerful, a Hibiscus scholar is nothing.

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"Xie Yan pays his respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess!" Xie Yan went over to pay his respects.

The Grand Princess was very happy to see Xie Yan, but she pretended to be normal and nodded, introducing him, "This is my seventh sister, Grand Princess Fuyan."

Xie Yan bowed quickly and said, "Greetings to Her Royal Highness Princess Fuyan."

The Grand Princess pointed at Wu Lingfeng and said, "This is the daughter of a general from the Wu Shumi family, Madam Wu."

"Greetings, Madam Wu." Xie Yan couldn't help but take a closer look. It turned out that this elder sister was the descendant of Wu Song. Although she was not as pretty as the eldest princess, her actions just now were really cool.

The Grand Princess continued to introduce: "This is the daughter-in-law of Duke Changle, Miss Guo Si."

"This is the wife of Marquis Raoyang, Madam Cai, a third-rank imperial official."

"Who is this……"

The Grand Princess introduced more than a dozen people in succession, and Xie Yan went forward to meet them one by one.

There are no older men today. Those invited are all married women and young men and women under the age of 25.

As the Grand Princess introduced more and more people, the dignitaries present became more and more surprised - the scandal turned out to be true!
The Grand Princess took the trouble to introduce Xie Yan over and over again, obviously trying to bring him into this circle.

It is also sending a signal: Xie Yan is my man, don't set your sights on him, and no one is allowed to bully him.

Everyone looked at Xie Yan more seriously and thought: He is indeed a handsome young man with outstanding talent and learning. No wonder the Grand Princess is fascinated by him.

There were also many unmarried women who kept staring at Xie Yan. Although they did not dare to compete with the Grand Princess for a man, they could still look at him a few more times to satisfy their eyes.

Xie Yanzhen was not so handsome as to be shocking. The reason why he won the favor of so many noble ladies was purely because of the halo given to him by the Grand Princess's rumored boyfriend, the 17-year-old Bachelor Furong.

Seeing Xie Yan become the focus of everyone's attention, the eldest princess was proud, but also a little worried: Would such a solemn introduction be abrupt? Would it make Xie Liulang unhappy?

Alas, I was too impatient.

I should do as Qingluan said and exchange letters with Xie Liulang first.

But Xie Yan said, "Your Highness, this is my good friend Li Dunshi. I am currently staying at his house."

Li Dunshi didn't expect Xie Yan to introduce himself, so he hurried forward to greet him, and his words were so unclear.

The eldest princess was particularly happy. It turned out that Xie Liulang was not angry. I introduced my friends to him, and he introduced his friends to me. Our relationship took another step forward.

Actually, the princess was overthinking.

Xie Yan didn't have so many thoughts in his mind. He just thought Li Dunshi was quite honest, so since he had brought him here, he might as well introduce him to others.

"I know the Li family in the south of the city. They are the descendants of the Prince of Longxi." The eldest princess smiled at Li Dunshi.

When she sent someone to deliver the letter, she learned from the residence of the Minister of Works that Xie Yan had moved away, and then she inquired about the situation of the Li family.

Li Dunshi was flattered and even excited to the point of wanting to cry.

The branch that moved to the south of the city was driven out after falling out with the main clan in the city. Even though the main clan in the city had been destroyed due to a coup, the Li family in the south of the city was still not accepted by the powerful.

Today, the Grand Princess actually recognized the Chengnan Li family and personally admitted that the Chengnan Li family was the descendant of the Prince of Longxi!

Xie Yan stood there and did nothing but casually introduced the friends he brought with him. As a result, the Grand Princess was very happy and Li Dunshi was moved to tears of gratitude.

What's going on?

The eldest princess asked, "Can you play polo?"

Xie Yan shook his head: "I can't ride a horse."

Li Dunshi said, "Your Highness, although I can ride a horse, I usually focus on my studies and have only played polo with my classmates a few times."

The eldest princess said, "I'll have someone pick two good horses for you. Go practice a little before you go on the field."

A young man volunteered: "Your Highness, I will teach Master Xie and the others how to play polo."

The eldest princess smiled and said, "Thank you, Zhang Jiulang."

Xie Yanle left the platform happily, feeling happy at the thought that he could ride a horse at a gallop.

A man's happiness is so simple, why do you need to think so much about it?
(End of this chapter)