Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 134 The Fateful Meeting

"Officer, what do you think of my appearance?"

Hua Lan wore a navy blue dress, her hair was tied up and fixed with two silver gilt hairpins.

The piece on the left is engraved with cloud and phoenix patterns, and the phoenix head is incomplete.The piece on the right is engraved with a double-layered cloud pattern, with three clouds on the upper layer and six on the lower layer, with a round sun carved at the bottom of the lower layer.

Wearing a pair of silver gilt flower earrings on her ears, and a gold bracelet with dragon heads and beads on each hand.

The outfit is neither tacky nor elegant.

Yuan Wenshao took a look at it and said with a smile: "It's very good. It would be even better if you wear the set of gold and ruby ​​​​turbans that your grandmother gave you at the bottom of the box."

"Today we are going to watch polo, not to go to the palace to meet noble people. If we bring this with us, others will think we are just showing off." Hua Lan didn't give him a blank look.

"Dad, Mom, are you okay? When should we set off?" Seeing the two of them lingering, Sister Wen couldn't help but urge.

"Okay, okay." Hua Lan glared at her and said, "Don't forget what I told you, there are a lot of polo players today, please be more honest."

"I know, I know." Sister Wen said with some disgust: "Mom, you are so long-winded."

"You..." Hua Lan was so angry that he wanted to deal with her.

"Okay, okay, let's go quickly, don't keep my mother-in-law and the others waiting too long." Yuan Wenshao said quickly.

"Hmph, I'll take care of you when I get back." Hua Lan glared at her daughter.

The family packed up, left the house, and got into the imperial car parked at the door.

Normally, Yuan Wenshao and the others seldom use imperial carriages when they travel. This polo match cannot be a pomp because many lords and families will be there.

The Yuci chariot is much larger than an ordinary carriage. The body is engraved with exquisite patterns and is pulled by three horses. It is so majestic.

Four guards led the way, followed by eight maids on both sides and behind the carriage, and finally six guards at the rear.

Arriving outside the city, they met up with the three carriages belonging to the Sheng family and headed to the polo field together.

This time Mrs. Wang brought San Lan and Chang Feng.

Changbai had already agreed to marry him, and because of his personality, he didn't like such occasions, so he didn't come.

With Mrs. Wang's character, she naturally didn't want to take Mo Lan and Chang Feng with her, but Sheng Hong couldn't stop her from persuading her as her aunt, so she had no choice but to take them with her.

When they arrived at the polo field and got off the carriage, Ru Lan saw Hua Lan dressed in holy clothes and exclaimed: "Sister, you are so beautiful today."

"Your eldest sister is the eldest lady of the Earl's Mansion, and she has a royal title, so she naturally has to behave as she should." Madam Wang said with a hint of pride in her tone.

The so-called polo club is actually a blind date party.

Therefore, Sanlan also dressed up very carefully today, but she was far behind Hualan.

Because of what happened last time, Sheng Hong was a little bit cold-hearted towards Lin Xiaoniang, and his attitude towards Mo Lan and Chang Feng was also much colder. Mo Lan didn't speak after getting out of the car.

Hearing Ru Lan's exclamation, she looked at Hua Lan, a trace of envy flashed in her eyes, and she became more determined to marry into the Lord's family.

At this moment, the boy in charge of reception at the polo ground came over. Yuan Wenshao handed over the invitation. After reading it, the boy saluted and said, "I have seen my uncle. I invite you here with my uncle and a few ladies."

Chang Feng felt awkward staying with Mrs. Wang because of what happened last time. As he was walking, he saw Gu Tingye in a stand. He saluted Mrs. Wang and said, "Madam, I see the second brother Gu." , want to say hello.”

"Well, go ahead." Mrs. Wang nodded coldly.

She didn't want to bring Chang Feng here in the first place, and it wouldn't be good if she didn't introduce them to other officials when she met them. Now that Chang Feng is leaving, she can worry less.

Chang Feng received permission, trotted away, and shouted from a distance: "Second Brother Gu."

Mo Lan looked ugly and said in a low voice: "I fawned over Sanlang Qiu a few days ago. Now that the officials don't want to see the Qiu family, I'm going to fawn over the Gu family again. It's not shameful."

Yuan Wenshao also saw Gu Tingye, who was sitting in a stand and chatting and joking with a graceful woman.

Because of Chang Feng's shout, Gu Tingye looked over and happened to see Yuan Wenshao, smiled and waved.

Yuan Wenshao nodded in response, with no intention of passing.

Normally Ru Lan likes to quarrel with Mo Lan, but now Mo Lan rarely talks. Ru Lan also finds it boring. When she sees Chui Wan in the distance, she pulls Mrs. Wang and says: "Mom, there is Chui Wan over there." , I want to go and have fun.”

Chuiwan, considered the predecessor of polo, is a sport in which a stick is used to hit the ball into the hole, which is somewhat similar to golf in later generations.

Few women play polo, but Chuiwan is very popular among women.

Mrs. Wang was chatting quietly with Hua Lan. When she heard this, she said without thinking, "No, please be more honest today."

She was also thinking of getting to know some noble ladies later and introducing Ru Lan to them.

Hua Lan smiled and persuaded: "Mom, let's go out and play happily today. You always ask her to do something, let her go and play for a while."

"Yes, mother, just let me go and play for a while." Ru Lan said coquettishly, shaking her mother's arm.

"Okay, okay, let's go." Mrs. Wang said.

"Thank you, mother." Rulan said happily.

"Daddy, I want to go too." Sister Wen shouted.

"Then you follow your fifth aunt, but remember to listen to her." Yuan Wenshao warned.

"I know." Sister Wen responded casually, took Ru Lan's hand and said, "Fifth Aunt, let's go."

"Mother, eldest brother-in-law and eldest sister, I will go first."

After Rulan said that, she took Sister Wen and ran away in a hurry.

Hua Lan was worried and sent several maids to follow him.

Minglan saw a woman from a distance, it was her good friend Yu Yanran. She trotted to catch up with Mrs. Wang and saluted, "Madam, Yanran is over there. I want to talk to her."

Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "Go, it's hard to come out and have some fun."

"Ah."

Minglan wished Yuan Wenshao and Hua Lan a long blessing and went away happily.

Mrs. Wang looked at Minglan and thought of her daughter again, and sighed: "Look at how well Minglan knows etiquette, Ru'er is still a sister."

"It's not that you, mother, are reluctant to part with her. Otherwise, if you had sent Ru Lan to her grandmother to raise her when she was young, she would be fine now," Hua Lan said.

Before she got married, her father was worried about her grandmother being lonely, so he thought of choosing another child and sending it to the old lady to raise.

As a result, Mrs. Wang couldn't bear to let go of her daughter. In addition, the old lady was usually a vegetarian, so she couldn't bear to let her daughter suffer.

Lin Xiaoniang wanted to send Mo Lan there, but Mo Lan didn't want to go.

In the end, Minglan was taken care of by the old lady through some strange combination of circumstances.

"Are you saying that my teaching is not good?" Mrs. Wang said a little unhappy.

"Mother, where are you thinking? I don't mean this."

Even though Hua Lan meant this in her heart, she couldn't admit it.

In her opinion, the reason why Ru Lan has such a careless and careless temperament is not only inherited from her mother, but also has a lot to do with her mother's overindulgence.

Rulan and Minglan had all left, and only Mo Lan was still following behind. Madam Wang thought that if Mo Lan was here alone, she would have to introduce someone when she met someone later. She felt a little reluctant, so she said kindly: "Two of them My sister has gone, so you should go and have a look too. I see that you have not had much energy these days, so just take it as a break."

Mo Lan guessed Madam Wang's thoughts to some extent, but she didn't think Madam Wang would put in a good word for her when introducing her, so she bowed politely and left with her maid Yun Zai.

"This girl has become a lot more honest these days." Mrs. Wang muttered.Mother Liu on the side smiled and said: "The master punished Brother Feng a few days ago, and he also annoyed Lin Xiaoniang. In the past, with Lin Xiaoniang's help, the master rarely talked about the fourth girl. These days, the fourth girl has been scolded by the master. If she wasn’t honest, she wouldn’t be the smart fourth girl.”

Mrs. Wang was a little unhappy when she heard Mother Liu say that Mo Lan was smart.

But she had to admit that both Mo Lan and Ming Lan were indeed smarter than Lan.

Minglan looked a little dumbfounded before, but now that she has taken over the housekeeping power, she is also involved in the scheme.

If Mother Liu hadn't reminded her afterwards, she wouldn't have noticed it, which shows that it's not simple.

As a result, it was Ru Lan who was born to her and looked the least smart.

"Mom, Mo Lan's temperament is not bad in the first place, but she was spoiled by being around Lin Xiaoniang. Don't argue with her. Just do what other people's aunts do, and be fair. When she gets married, You can't bypass your aunt and worship her younger sister, right? Even if she agrees, her husband won't agree," Hua Lan advised.

"Well, I see."

The old lady also told her these words, and Mrs. Wang no longer targeted Mo Lan like she did before.

While talking, he came to a stand and Xiaosi said: "Uncle, this is your place. If you don't have any instructions, I will leave."

"Ah."

Yuan Wenshao nodded, and after the boy left, he said to Mrs. Wang, "Please take a seat, mother-in-law."

"This is your position. I can just follow you and rest here. How can I be the leader?" Mrs. Wang refused.

The positions of the stands in the polo field are also arranged according to status.

The Sheng family's location is relatively remote, surrounded by people of similar status.

But Yuan Wenshao's opening was different, with all the lords nearby.

"Mother-in-law is the elder, so she naturally has to take the lead." Yuan Wenshao said and winked at Hua Lan.

"Mom, please take a seat." Hua Lan pulled her mother to sit down on the main seat.

There were many fruit snacks placed on the table in the stands, and Yuan Wenshao ate them while watching polo.

Hualan introduced Mrs. Wang to the noble families nearby.

On the other side, Mo Lan walked aimlessly and did not see Qi Heng. She asked with some confusion: "Why isn't brother Yuan Ruo here?"

"Look, girl."

At this moment, Yun Zai saw a motorcade coming in at the entrance of the polo field.

The guards accompanying this motorcade were all soldiers, and some were holding canopies, which was very impressive.

The carriage stopped. A woman in rich clothes got out of the carriage in front, and a man got out of the carriage in the back. It was Qi Heng who Mo Lan had longed for.

Mo Lan saw Qi Heng and Lord Jiacheng walking together. After getting off the car, they went to a stand at the same time, with an ugly expression on their faces.

She still has expectations for Qi Heng, but now it seems that the Qi family is already leaning towards marrying King Yong.

In one of the stands, Rong Feiyan also saw this scene and was so angry that he threw the tea cup out.

The maid quickly consoled him: "Girl, I see that the young master doesn't look very well. He must be afraid of King Yong's power, so he has no choice but to accompany the Lord of Jiacheng County."

Rong Feiyan was not stupid, and said bitterly: "What's the difference? The Qi family is afraid of King Yong's power. If Qi Yuan comes with her, he will be afraid of King Yong's power and agree to the marriage."

Qi Heng stood in the stands and looked around, but was a little disappointed when he didn't see Minglan.

After the Lord of Jiacheng County sat down, he saw Qi Heng standing there looking around and said, "Brother Yuan Ruo, why don't you sit down?"

Qi Heng came to his senses, turned around, forced a smile, and sat down.

The Lord of Jiacheng County looked at Qi Heng up close. The more he looked at him, the more he liked him. He took the initiative to start a conversation with Qi Heng.

Qi Heng was absent-minded and just dealt with it casually, looking at the polo field from time to time.

Jiacheng County Lord's grand pomp naturally attracted the attention of everyone present.

Many people saw Qi Heng and Lord Jiacheng coming together and guessed that the Qi family might have agreed to marry King Yong.

Mrs. Wang sighed and said, "It's a pity. My young master's character and family background are all top-notch."

"Mother, do you have any ideas? I heard that Princess Pingning cares about family status the most, and our family cannot afford the Duke of Qi's palace," Hua Lan said.

"I just said that casually. By the way, you just said that the eldest son of the Marquis of Jinxiang is discussing marriage. Has it been decided?" Madam Wang asked.

Hualan: "..."

How could she not understand what Madam Wang meant? She was just thinking about it when she heard that the eldest son of the Marquis of Jinxiang was discussing marriage.

"Mother-in-law, it seems that the Jinxiang Marquis Mansion has been decided." Yuan Wenshao said.

He had heard that the Marquis of Jinxiang had already joined Prince Yan. Not to mention that people looked down on the Sheng family. Even if they liked him, they couldn't let the Sheng family marry the Marquis of Jinxiang.

"It's been decided." Mrs. Wang was a little disappointed when she heard this.

Hualan looked at Yuan Wenshao in confusion. She remembered that the Jinxiang Marquis Mansion had not yet been decided.

Yuan Wenshao shook his head at her and signaled her not to say more.

……

Mo Lan originally had a sense of melancholy because of Lin Xiaoniang's and her own situation these days, and when he saw the Jiacheng County Lord and Qi Heng walking together, the melancholy was even stronger, which made people feel a little pity for him.

While Liang Han was chatting and laughing with others, his eyes suddenly caught sight of Mo Lan, and he was attracted by her melancholy temperament.

After talking to his friend, he got up and left the stands, walking towards Mo Lan.

"Is the girl the fourth girl of the Sheng family?" Liang Han asked.

Mo Lan was hiding behind the screen when she saw Liang Han. Naturally, she recognized him. She bowed and saluted, "I have met Mr. Liang Liu."

"Haha, it's really Miss Sheng Si. I saw her in a hurry that day, and I just saw her. I was worried that I had made a mistake." Liang Han said with a smile.

Mo Lan showed a trace of apology on her face and said, "I bumped into Young Master Liang Liu that day, and I haven't apologized to him yet."

"Girl, you're welcome. I don't think she's rude. It must have been an accident that day." Liang Han smiled and asked, "I see the girl seems a little unhappy. If it's convenient, you can tell me." explain."

"Haha, thank you Mr. Liang Liu, I just suddenly thought of a poem, which is a little sad for spring and autumn." Mo Lan chuckled.

"Oh?" Liang Han said with a smile: "To be honest with you girl, I also like poetry very much. Why don't we discuss it if the girl recites it?"

Yuan Wenshao accidentally saw Mo Lan joking with Liang Han and couldn't help but sigh.

Is this a fateful encounter?

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