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Hualan was even more surprised. She took good care of Minglan because of her grandmother, but she couldn't say that she knew Minglan well.

Polo is a sport that is not easy to play. Not only does it require excellent horsemanship, but also good batting skills. Most ladies from wealthy families are not willing to learn polo. Even if they are willing to learn, most of them have average skills. This is why there are so many wives of officials, but only a few of them actually play on the field.

When Minglan came on the court, no one took her seriously, including the Yu brothers and sisters on the court. But they soon realized that something was wrong. Minglan's polo skills were unexpectedly good. She, together with the ineffective Sheng Changfeng, actually suppressed the Yu brothers and sisters.

As for the other two pairs of men and women, they completely became background boards.

Minglan's skills were indeed better than those on the field. She single-handedly won four games in a row and got four points, completely suppressing the other teams.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the Yu brothers and sisters immediately thought of a trick and prepared to take action against Minglan.

The reason why they dared to attack Minglan was naturally because they knew Minglan's identity, she was just a girl from the Sheng family in Jiying Lane.

Even though the Sheng family has a marquis lady, she is not a real sister of Minglan, so they want to deal with Minglan.

But it was obvious that Yu Jia Erlang's horsemanship was not good. Instead of knocking Minglan down, he capsized and fell off the horse.

But this guy is also a smart guy. He is obviously not injured, but he pretends to be injured and wants Gu Tingye to play in his place.

When Mrs. Wu heard this, she was unhappy on the spot. Who didn't know that in Bianliang City, Gu Tingye was the first in polo and balls, so if he was allowed to play, the others could only be a foil.

But Yu Jia Erlang insisted that he was injured and asked Gu Tingye to take his place. Madam Wu had no choice but to let him go and ask Gu Tingye.

So the brother and sister found Gu Tingye and discussed it. Gu Tingye agreed to play, but was only willing to bat with his left hand.

Everyone thought that Gu Tingye wanted to give in, but when Gu Tingye performed a left-handed shot that went across the entire court, went into the hole accurately, and even hit the center of the target behind him, everyone was stunned. Sheng Changfeng, who was in the same group with Minglan, simply gave up the fight, and Minglan was so angry that no matter how she shouted, it was useless.

Seeing that Minglan was the only one left, feeling helpless and at a loss, Madam Wu, who was sitting in the pavilion above, couldn't help but stand up and wanted to be in a group with Minglan.

Although Madam Wu knew very well that she probably could not defeat Gu Tingye, she admired Minglan very much and was willing to try it herself.

But at this moment, Qi Heng, who was eager to protect Minglan, loudly expressed his willingness to play.

When Hualan saw this scene, she immediately frowned.

"It would not be a good thing if Young Master Qi were to be in the same group with Sixth Sister."

Zhou Chen patted her hands and stood up: "I'll go, it's a good opportunity to stretch my muscles."

Hua Lan was stunned for a moment, then she smiled.

Just as Minglan and Qi Heng were arguing about whether to go on stage, a voice suddenly sounded.

"Sixth sister, let me join your team."

Minglan and Qi Heng turned around at the same time and saw Zhou Chen leisurely walking down from the pavilion. Both of their faces changed slightly.

When Minglan saw Zhou Chen's eyes, she felt panicked. She knew that her brother-in-law definitely didn't want her to have more contact with Qi Heng, so he spoke.

But it's better this way. It's better to let my brother-in-law be on the same team with me than to let Young Master Qi be on the same team with me. At least my brother-in-law is not an outsider, and others won't gossip about him.

So she smiled and said, "If my brother-in-law is willing, that would be great."

Qi Heng suddenly became anxious: "Sixth sister, I've already said..."

Minglan quickly stopped him from saying anything else: "I know Young Master Qi is kind-hearted, but let's not bother Young Master Qi with this matter. It's enough to let my elder brother-in-law help us."

"Can……"

Qi Heng still wanted to fight for it, but Minglan had already run to Zhou Chen.

Madam Wu walked over with a smile: "It's rare for Lord Zhou to come out, everyone present today is in for a feast for the eyes."

Zhou Chen said: "Thank you for the compliment, Madam. I am not good at polo. I just hope I won't be a burden to my sixth sister later."

Hua Lan came over with the sleeves and armbands and fixed them for Zhou Chen herself.

"Since we're already here, then help Sixth Sister win the prize. Sixth Sister, you also have to perform well and let others see clearly that the girls of our Sheng family are no worse than anyone else."

Minglan was very grateful that her elder sister did not blame her for seeking attention but encouraged her instead.

"Don't worry, big sister. I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Qi Heng watched in dismay as Minglan and Zhou Chen mounted their horses together. He had finally gotten the chance to help Minglan, but he didn't expect it to be ruined by Zhou Chen.

He was very disappointed, but he did not feel any resentment towards Zhou Chen. After all, Zhou Chen was Minglan's brother-in-law, so it was definitely more legitimate for him to help Minglan than for him.

Moreover, he also knew his own limitations. Although he had never seen Zhou Chen play polo, in terms of horseback riding, he was definitely not as good as Zhou Chen, the invincible general who galloped across the frontier.

Gu Tingye, who was waiting on horseback, originally thought that his opponent would be Qi Heng, but he did not expect Zhou Chen to come out at the end, and was immediately shocked.

"Brother, are you really going to team up with Sixth Sister?"

"Isn't this obvious? I've heard that you, Zhong Huai, are unrivaled in polo in Bianliang City. Today, I can see for myself."

Gu Tingye laughed and said, "Originally, I wanted to have some fun, so I chose to hit the ball with my left hand. But if you were to play, I wouldn't dare to relax. I would have to switch back to my right hand. Sixth sister, do you have any objections?"

Minglan simply replied, "No problem."

As he spoke, Gu Tingye changed from holding the club with his left hand to holding it with his right hand, and his expression became serious.

He had never seen Zhou Chen play polo, but he was sure that Zhou Chen's horsemanship was definitely better than his, and one of the core elements of polo is excellent horsemanship.

But he was still very confident, because he had played polo for so many years and felt that his level was very high, and Zhou Chen probably didn't have that much time to play polo, so he still had a great chance of winning.

There is just one problem, that is, Miss Yu San’s level is not as good as Minglan’s, and she might hold him back.

With the appearance of Gu Tingye and Zhou Chen, the attention on the polo field naturally changed. Even those who were not very interested stood up, stared at the polo field with wide eyes.

One is the second son of the Gu family, who is known as the best polo player in Bianliang City, and the other is Zhou Chen, the Marquis of Zhongjing, who is famous throughout the world and a leader among the nobles.

It's hard not to notice the confrontation between two great masters.

Rulan also ran to Hualan's side and said, "Big sister, when big brother-in-law comes on the field, he will definitely be able to kill everyone, right?"

Wang Ruofu glared at her in dissatisfaction: "Be quiet and stop making so much noise."

Rulan whispered: "Isn't this something I learned from you, mother?"

But then she jumped up and looked around again. She was a little fan of her eldest brother-in-law and had admired him since she was a child. Especially when she saw her eldest sister so happy and her brother-in-law so kind, she always felt in her heart that her eldest brother-in-law was the best man in the world, better than her biased father.

Minglan rode side by side with Zhou Chen, pleading in a low voice: "I know that my elder brother-in-law came to the arena in person for my own good. The prize for this is the Nine-Turn Lace-Filamented Gold Hairpin, which was a relic of Sister Yanran's late mother. Please help me win it, elder brother-in-law."

Zhou Chen said: "Although you didn't listen to what I said, now that I'm on the field, I will naturally help you win. Leave Gu Er to me, and you can deal with Miss Yu San yourself."

"Okay, thank you, brother-in-law."

Mrs. Wu personally came down to the court to serve the ball. As soon as the ball was served, the eight people and eight horses on the court instantly rushed out.

There are still many rules in polo, such as not crossing the attack line, not hitting horses and people with the club, and not deliberately colliding, etc.

Gu Tingye was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He touched the ball first, then aimed at the route and hit it hard. The ball flew far away and everyone chased after it on horseback.

Although it was just a straight line, the level of horsemanship could still be seen at this time. Zhou Chen took the lead and was extremely fast. He hit the ball before Gu Tingye and quickly passed it to Minglan.

The two of them cooperated back and forth for a few times, and finally Minglan hit the ball in with one shot.

There was a burst of cheers from outside the court. This time, except for Gu Tingye who touched the ball several times, the others didn't even touch the ball, and it was scored by Zhou Chen and Minglan.

Yu Yanhong, the third daughter of the Yu family, was so angry that she threw her golf club down.

"Second Brother Gu, aren't you the best at polo? Can we win?"

Gu Tingye glanced at her. The girl was not ugly, but her temper and personality were really unpleasant.

"It's hard to say who will win or lose until the fight is over."

He is also completely into the state, with an extremely serious expression. When he meets a real opponent, he will inspire strong fighting spirit.

But his fighting spirit did not last long, because the following polo match proved that no matter how high his level was, if he met a stupid teammate, he would be fighting alone.

He was not afraid of fighting alone, but the problem was that his opponent was so powerful.

There were continuous goals scored "dong, dong, dong". He and Yu Yanhong cooperated but didn't score a single goal.

As for the other two teams' four players, they all left the field early because they really couldn't touch the ball and had no sense of participation at all. They didn't want to be runners-up anymore, so it was better for them to leave early and save some face.

The polo match ended very quickly, and Zhou Chen and Minglan's yellow team won by ten points. The second half was almost entirely a performance by the two of them.

After the defeat, Yu Yanhong was so angry that she threw the club away and left the polo field angrily.

Gu Tingye rode a horse and came to Zhou Chen with a smile.

"Brother, I am a famous figure on the polo field after all. You really didn't give me any face today. My undefeated record was broken by you and my sixth sister."

Zhou Chen shrugged and said, "I'm just here to help. If you want to complain, go to Sixth Sister."

Minglan refuted in a rare move: "What my brother-in-law said is unreasonable. If it weren't for my brother-in-law, I would never have been able to beat Second Uncle Gu."

After getting off the horse, Minglan happily ran over to get the Nine-Turn Gold Hairpin, and then gave it to Yu Yanran.

Yu Yanran was so excited that she shed tears and kept expressing her gratitude to Minglan. Then she ran to Zhou Chen and kept expressing her gratitude.

Zhou Chen waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, but Yu Yanran still said many words of gratitude before leaving with Minglan.

Zhou Chen nudged the dazed Gu Tingye and asked with a smile, "Why, are you attracted to the eldest daughter of the Yu family?"

Gu Tingye chuckled and said, "I heard that the eldest girl from the Yu family is gentle and tolerant. My brother also knows about my situation."

"So you think she's right for you, and that she can tolerate your mistress and children? I think you should stop harming this good girl."

"Brother, I don't agree with what you said. How can she be called a scourge? I am a very responsible man. If I marry her, I will definitely..."

"Ha ha……"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1133 Hualanti takes a concubine, Zhou's siblings beat Molan

Zhou Chen had just returned to the pavilion and had not yet sat down when he saw Rulan cheering happily.

"Brother-in-law, you are so awesome! Second Uncle Gu is no match for you. You are such a good fighter."

Looking at the innocent Rulan, Zhou Chen's mood improved a little. Although Rulan was a little silly, she was not annoying. Instead, she was somewhat likable.

"Don't make trouble. Let your brother-in-law have some wine."

Wang Ruofu pulled Rulan, who was sticking to Zhou Chen, aside with a look of dissatisfaction. There were so many people watching her, but she didn't act like a lady at all.

Madam Wu also came over to compliment them. For the rest of the time, Zhou Chen and Hua Lan did not leave the stage and just sat in the pavilion watching others play.

Although Gu Tingye lost, he didn't care at all. He returned to his seat and took a big sip of wine.

Wei Xingtou smiled and poured wine for Gu Tingye: "Erlang's invincibility is gone today, are you still so happy?"

Gu Tingye smiled and said, "That's nothing. Why would I care? Besides, Brother Zhou San didn't try his best just now. He was just playing around."

Yunniang, who was standing next to him with a coquettish look on her face, asked in surprise, "Isn't this even your best effort?"

Gu Tingye replied as a matter of course: "What else? If brother Zhou San was serious, the score wouldn't be like this."

He was on the court and naturally knew Zhou Chen's condition best. Looking at Zhou Chen's relaxed look, he knew that he was not trying his best.

Of course, he also didn't try his best.

The polo match soon came to an end. When it was almost over, Hua Lan said to Zhou Chen, "Should we go with mother and the others, or go back on our own?"

In fact, the two families were not on the same route back to the city, so Zhou Chen replied, "Let's not go together, let's go back first."

"it is good."

After the polo match ended, everyone who came to participate left. After Zhou Chen and the others said goodbye to Madam Wu, they all left Jinming Lake in their respective carriages.

A few days later, Gu Tingye received a notice from Zhou Chen and came to the garrison camp of the imperial guards under the Ma Junsi.

"Zhong Huai, since this is your first time in the government, I cannot give you a high position all at once. You will temporarily serve as the training officer and commander of the left wing of the Dragon Guards. Although your rank is not high, you should do it first. When there is a better position in the future, I will recommend you."

Zhou Chen thought about it for a long time. Gu Tingye came from a family of military generals. He was very good at martial arts and had read military books. He had the potential to lead troops in battle. There would be no problem in letting him train the troops.

Gu Tingye was very happy after hearing this: "This is already very high. Thank you, brother. I will always remember your kindness."

Although he was the legitimate son of the Ningyuan Marquisate, had a noble family background, and had passed the imperial examination, to be honest, he was only slightly better than a commoner. It was extremely rare for him to be able to obtain the seventh rank all of a sudden.

You have to know that Sheng Hong, who passed the imperial examination, only started as a ninth-rank official in a cold and bitter land. So the fact that Gu Tingye could have such a rank from the beginning was a special care from Zhou Chen. It was also because Zhou Chen, as a cavalry commander, had absolute say in the Cavalry Department. If it were any other department, he would definitely not have such a high starting point.

"Okay, come here tomorrow. The military is different from the civilian sector. If you want to gain a foothold in the military, background is important, but fists are equally important. You understand what I mean," Zhou Chen reminded.

"I understand. I know what you mean, brother. I will never let you down."

Gu Tingye patted his chest and assured that Zhou Chen had helped him so much and given him such a high starting point. If he failed to do well again, it would not only embarrass himself but also Zhou Chen, so he made up his mind to do well.

"There is another matter concerning you. I heard that you went to the Yu family to propose marriage. You wanted to marry the eldest daughter of the Yu family. You didn't listen to my advice. You wanted to harm the eldest daughter of the Yu family just for your mistress. Can you really do such a thing?"

"Brother, you misunderstood me."

Gu Tingye defended himself: "Although I am a little selfish, I really want to marry the eldest daughter of the Yu family."