Charming Dragon Emperor: Abandoned concubine, please respect yourself!

Chapter 76
"The team from the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Qin Luoyan was startled, and then realized, "Do you mean that the teams participating in the boat race are all adults' teams?"

"Not all of them. Some belong to court officials, and some belong to rich families of merchants. Showing their faces in the boat race is first to amuse the common people, and second is to increase the influence of the family." Yin Qi explained .

Qin Luoyan was a little surprised, but he didn't expect the people here to be so smart, and they had such a concept similar to modern marketing methods early on.

"The person who can think of this boat race must be a smart person." Qin Luoyan smiled approvingly.

Hearing what she said, Yin Qi cupped his hands gracefully, "Miss Qin is absurd."

"Uh..." Qin Luoyan's eyes widened, and he couldn't help asking, "Did you come up with it?"

Yin Qi nodded, "During the New Year's Eve five years ago, I came up with this idea when I was bored. Thanks to the support of the Holy One, all the officials participated actively."

Five years ago, at that time, he was probably not yet 20 years old. No wonder he was able to take the position of prime minister at such a young age. Qin Luoyan admired him and offered him a glass of tea instead of wine.

The two were chatting, and heard a sudden commotion in the teahouse. It turned out that someone in the hall started a bet on which team would win the boat race.

"If you ask me, General Wei's team will definitely win this time. You see, General Wei has selected a few Haoerlangs in the army this time. The Erlangs in the army are all experienced in battles. Can you still win the dragon boat race?"

"Knowing how to fight doesn't mean you can race boats. Boat racing relies on skill rather than brute force. I think the team of Master Yin, the Prime Minister of the Left, can win. I heard that Master Yin went to the south to recruit a lot of good men to compete. Boat."

"That's not necessarily true. In the past few years, King Wuxuan's team won, and this year should be the same. Think about it, King Wuxuan's dragon boat was made by a silversmith who specializes in making weapons. It is lighter and faster than other Zhous. It is too difficult to defeat King Wuxuan!"

"You guys are all talking about big hits, and the odds are too low. I'll bet on the new Chu family participating this year. I heard that the Chu family has some connections with Tianji Pavilion. Maybe there will be some magic weapon to win by surprise. This is a dark horse, but with Less and more, if you win, you will make a lot of money."

In the lobby, everyone was arguing red-faced, but the banker who opened the gambling game laughed. Hearing that the opening of the gambling game was the largest gambling shop in the city, the boss of the gambling shop was also shrewd, and even sent people to various teahouses to pick up business. Once you take advantage of this boat race, the gambling house can make a fortune.

Seeing that Qin Luoyan was also seriously listening to the arguments of those downstairs, Yin Qi couldn't help but asked with a smile, "Miss Qin, do you want to try your luck too?"

"Bet on luck?" Qin Luoyan turned her head and shook her head again, "I don't want to put my money on luck, if I can take a look at the participating teams, maybe I can still bet at night a handful."

"What's the difficulty? If the girl is interested, I can take the girl to have a look." Yin Qi stood up and made a gesture of invitation.

Qin Luoyan didn't expect that Yin Qi would take this casual remark so seriously, but she couldn't shirk her head, so she stood up, "Then Mrs. Lao Yin."

"Miss Qin, it's not the first time we've known each other. Mrs. Yin doesn't like it too much. I'm a few years older than you. If the girl doesn't mind, you can call me Brother Yin." Yin Qi led her That's what I said when I went downstairs.

It was just a title, Qin Luoyan didn't even bother to make excuses like a little girl, and immediately said hello.

When the children heard that they were going to watch the regatta, their eyes were full of excitement, especially Hu'er immediately cheered. Seeing them happy, Qin Luoyan's face softened a little.

"These children are..." Yin Qi was still curious about their combination.

"Yisheng is my younger brother, Erya is my helper, and Hu'er is a neighbor's child." Qin Luoyan briefly introduced.

A trace of surprise flashed in Yin Qi's eyes, but he quickly covered up the surprise, "The helper you hired? Miss Qin's parents..."

"They're gone, and there are only my brother and I left." Qin Luoyan interrupted him, but obviously didn't want to say too much.

Yin Qi understood, so he didn't ask any more questions, and just led a few people to the rowing team. When it was about to arrive, Yin Qi suddenly stopped, then took out a silk handkerchief from his arms and handed it over. "I don't have anything like a veil around me, only this silk handkerchief can temporarily replace it. If Miss Qin is willing, can you wear this silk handkerchief to cover up your appearance?"

Qin Luoyan stared at him blankly, a little confused about his sudden actions.

"Miss Qin, don't get me wrong. It's not that I dislike being with girls. It's because the girl's appearance is too eye-catching. There are so many people here, it's inevitable that you will get into trouble for the girl."

Qin Luoyan understood Yin Qi's words in an instant. He is the prime minister on the left, and there must be many eyes staring at him at all times. Whoever appears beside him will definitely attract the attention of those around him. If he falls into a political enemy In the eyes of her, it will bring disaster to her, so he wants to use this method to block trouble for her.

For a man to be so careful, Qin Luoyan admired him, and at the same time was slightly moved.

Such a man should be someone that every woman can't help but want to provoke, but unfortunately, she...

Qin Luoyan took the silk handkerchief, and fixed it behind her ear with a red hairpin, covering most of her face.

Only then did Yin Qi lead them to the river. The place where they were preparing for the competition had been surrounded by sergeants, and only members of each participating team could enter. When Yin Qi brought Qin Luoyan and the others into the arena, Immediately attracted the attention of people around.

When the left minister of the court, young and unmarried, he was the target of many aristocratic nobles who wanted to marry, but Yin Qi's grandfather passed away, and he had not yet reached the filial piety period, which gave him a legitimate excuse not to marry a wife.

But, after all, he has reached the age of marriage, once the filial piety period is over, he will become the incense that the major forces compete for, so naturally there are many people who pay attention to him overtly and secretly.

Therefore, when a masked woman appeared beside Yin Qi, people from all the major families noticed and almost arranged for people around them to track down the woman's origin.

Sensing the gazes of the people around her, Qin Luoyan sighed secretly that it was fortunate that Yin Qi had made preparations in advance, otherwise he would show his true face, and people might find out all the old stories of the eighteen generations of his ancestors before he walked out of here.

(End of this chapter)