Originally, Qi Heng and Qin Hao were well-known noble sons in Bianjing. Although Qi Heng failed this time, it did not hinder his status in the eyes of wealthy ladies. After all, the one who passed the exam in the first time was
There are very few students, and it is normal to fail to pass the exam. Qi Heng is still very young, so there are plenty of opportunities.
Needless to say, Qin Hao was the number one scholar in a new subject. He was also the first person to win three consecutive prizes at the age of fifteen. He was unique in the entire Song Dynasty. He also had a handsome appearance and good conduct. If he could be the husband, I don’t know how many people would envy him.
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However, Qi Heng was not in such a good mood at this time. He had just recovered from a serious illness and his face was still a little pale. He originally did not want to join in the fun.
But Qin Hao said that he might meet Minglan here, so Qi Heng agreed to come.
"Yuan Ruo, look, who is that?" Qin Hao winked at Qi Heng and teased.
Qi Heng had actually seen Minglan a long time ago, but his mood at the moment was both happy and annoyed. What he was happy about was that he had seen his beloved again, and she seemed to be more beautiful than before. What was sad was that he had just missed the opportunity to marry her.
Chance.
Qin Hao secretly laughed in his heart, thinking about the three major misconceptions in life: what you can't get is the best, and thinking that the person you like also likes you. The phone rang. Except for the last one, Qi Heng had all of them.
"Yuan Ruo, why don't you go up and say hello?" Qin Hao winked at Qi Heng and said with a bad smile.
Qi Heng was silent for a long time, and finally turned into a sigh: "If you can't marry her, why bother her."
Qin Hao patted his shoulder: "It's rare that you can figure it out."
While they were talking, Sheng Changfeng came over and said, "Zihan, Yuan Ruo, you have overshadowed all the rich and noble men in the room."
Qin Hao chuckled and said, "Really? We can't cover up the limelight of the third son of the Sheng family alone."
"Haha~~~" The three of them looked at each other and smiled.
As guests, they naturally had to say hello to Mrs. Wu, who was hosting the party. Qin Hao and Qi Heng both paid homage to Mrs. Wu.
When Mrs. Wu looked at the two of them, she thought of her own incompetent Liulang. He was really more deadly than others.
"Excuse me. You are doing me a great favor by coming here today. Sit down quickly."
Qin Hao thanked Qi Heng, sat down with Sheng Changfeng, and started chatting.
This also made Sheng Changfeng realize what it means to be in the spotlight, and he suddenly felt a little proud.
"Zihan, Yuanruo, let's go on the field and have a game later, shall we?"
At this time, there were two teams, red and blue, engaged in a fierce polo match on the field, which was equivalent to the warm-up guests at the concert. Needless to say, their playing skills and various brilliant skills attracted continuous applause from the audience.
Qin Hao looked at Qi Heng: "Then it depends on whether Yuan Ruo will play. If there is no evenly matched opponent, wouldn't it be boring?"
Qin Hao actually likes the sport of polo, mainly because he can practice riding skills, which is not accessible to ordinary people in modern times. Not to mention the issue of money, the better horses in modern racecourses can easily be used.
With millions of dollars, no one would be willing to use it for such a fierce confrontation. If the horse is not careful, it will be ruined.
But Qi Heng shook his head, showing no interest: "Now that I have recovered from a serious illness, I'm afraid I won't be able to be Zihan's opponent."
Qin Hao didn't say anything. Anyway, he just took Qi Heng out to relax today. It didn't matter whether he played or not.
At this time, the exhibition match was over. As the organizer of the party, Mrs. Wu took out a gold hairpin as a bonus to cheer up the next match.
But when the maid passed by Yu Yanran and Minglan holding the gold hairpin on display, Yu Yanran's expression suddenly changed, and she stepped forward and picked up the hairpin and looked at it for a long time.
Minglan noticed something was wrong with Yu Yanran and quickly asked: "What's wrong? Sister Yanran?"
Yu Yanran had tears in her eyes: "That's the relic of her late mother."
"How could this happen?" Minglan asked in shock.
Yu Yanran cried and said: "I can't be wrong. This golden hairpin is my current dowry. In the early years, my father renewed the hairpin and let it go. Things were often lost in my house and I couldn't find it no matter how hard I searched.
Unexpectedly, this golden hairpin was also lost, and I didn’t expect it to appear here.”
Suddenly, Yu Yanran said with firm eyes: "I must get this hairpin back!"
On the other side, the second girl of the Yu family, Yu Yanran's half-sister, also fell in love with this golden hairpin and said to her brother: "I must have this golden hairpin, and I will have to work harder soon."
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My brother also loved his sister very much. He immediately patted his chest and said, "No problem, this hairpin will definitely be on my sister's head."
On the other side, Minglan brought Yu Yanran to Qin Hao and the others. This polo match stipulated that only one man and one woman could participate, so Minglan wanted to ask Sheng Changfeng for help.
Sheng Changfeng originally didn't want to agree, but Qi Heng saw Minglan's anxious look, so he said to Sheng Changfeng.
"Even if your three younger sisters ask each other, why don't you, Brother Changfeng, just agree?"
Sheng Changfeng couldn't bear the two people's exhortations, so he had to get up and change clothes.
After the three people left, Qin Hao said to Qi Heng in a teasing tone: "Why doesn't Yuan Ruo end up in person?"
Qi Heng looked at Minglan's leaving figure and sighed: "Minglan has always been cautious, so I'd better not cause any trouble to her."
While they were talking, the polo match had already started, and Yu Yanran and Miss Yu appeared on the field at the same time, which immediately caused quite a controversy.
"It's really inappropriate for two sisters from the Yu family to compete on the same stage over a golden hairpin."
"I heard that Miss Yu is always against Miss Yu. I'm afraid this time it's not about people or things."
"Oh? Why is that so? I remember that Miss Yu is the direct granddaughter of Master Yu. Could it be that Miss Yu was born from a concubine? How can she be so arrogant?"
"That's not true. The other two girls are also legitimate children, but they are the children of Xu Xian."
"I see, but even if you are a direct descendant, you should have an orderly relationship. This second girl is really a bit outrageous."
Although she couldn't hear the discussion, Miss Yu Er still felt the unexplainable glances. She, who was always competitive, secretly competed to get the golden hairpin.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! She is also a direct descendant, why should she let Yu Yanran? Just because she was born before him? Her mother is gone, and now she is the most important person in the Yu family.
Honorable.
With the sound of the horn, the polo was thrown to the center of the field, and the second girl Yu immediately clapped her horse and rushed forward.
Yu Yanran was a step too slow, and could only watch helplessly as the polo ball was intercepted by the second girl Yu, and she quickly chased after her. The horses from both sides soon fell into the same position.
"Sister, this golden hairpin is a relic of my late mother. Please give it to me. When I go back, I will find a better one for you." Yu Yanran tried to talk to the other party.
However, Miss Yu Er was even more enthusiastic: "Humph, I want this one, and you want it too. If you beat me, it will be yours."
With that said, Miss Yu leaned over and passed the polo ball to her brother.
At this time, Sheng Changfeng had already rushed to the horse, but his opponent's equestrian skills were obviously more exquisite. He held the reins with one hand and made a hammer swing against the horse's belly. The polo passed through the door and scored!
Sheng Changfeng's face was full of depression, and Yu Yanran's face turned pale.
The second girl Yu and her brother high-fived each other and cheered loudly.
Later, Miss Yu's team scored two more goals in a row. Sheng Changfeng was about to lose, so he lied about having a stomachache, got off his horse and ran to the toilet as if to escape. Qin Hao shook his head for a while, and took this responsibility.
It's really embarrassing, even worse than losing.
Yu Yanran burst into tears immediately, and Minglan couldn't bear it. She gritted her teeth and pulled Yu Yanran to Qin Hao, giving him a generous gift.
"Little Marquis, last time we tried, I gave you a pair of kneepads. You said I could ask you to take action once. Are you serious?"
Qin Hao looked at Minglan playfully: "Are you sure you would waste such an opportunity just for such a trivial matter?"
Minglan said seriously: "That golden hairpin is the relic of sister Yanran's deceased mother. How can it be a trivial matter?"
Qin Hao looked at Yu Yanran. This girl was already pear blossoms. Qi Heng on the side also tried to persuade her: "Zihan, Miss Yu is very filial, please help her."
"Okay, even if Yuan Ruo speaks, I'll help you this time." Qin Hao was actually waiting for Qi Heng's words. The main reason is that he is too much attention now. If he takes action without a suitable reason, he may be angry with Yu.
Yanran and Minglan are in trouble.
"No weapons, lead the horse and change clothes."
Qin Hao said and walked to the locker room.
Seeing that Qin Hao was about to end, there was a commotion at the scene, and all the wealthy ladies began to talk about it.
"Why did the young marquis end up for Miss Yu?"
"It seems that it was the concubine of the Sheng family who asked for it. After all, the young prince went to school in the Sheng family, so it should be hard to refuse, right?"
When Mo Lan saw that Ming Lan could actually persuade Qin Hao, she felt very unhappy.
"Hmph, what? It was obviously the young prince who persuaded him, and the young marquis agreed to play. How can that girl Minglan have such a big reputation?"
Ru Lan also chatted with her, but this time it was rare for her to agree with Mo Lan.
"It's just that the young Marquis has the best relationship with the young prince, so he took action."
These words quickly spread among the rich and noble ladies, and many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief: It's okay, it's okay.
At this time, Qin Hao had already put on a cross-collar short shirt, a jade belt around his waist, and was riding on a group of maroon horses, making him even more heroic and majestic.
As soon as he appeared on the stage, he attracted the attention and admiration of the wealthy ladies present.
Mrs. Wu also laughed loudly: "What a famous and noble man. Today's polo match will probably become a good story."
On the playing field, Miss Yu saw that Yu Yanran had invited Qin Hao to play, and she became even more jealous. She gritted her teeth and said to her brother.
"I must get this golden hairpin, and when I go back, I will crush it in front of her!"
My brother felt a little jealous when he saw Qin Hao stealing the show: "Okay, brother will do his best!"
Seeing Qin Hao riding towards her on horseback, Yu Yanran couldn't help but feel nervous. Although she knew that Qin Hao took action for the sake of Minglan and Qi Heng, what about that girl who was not pregnant?
Qin Hao smiled at Yu Yanran: "In a moment, Miss Yanran only needs to pester Miss Yu, and leave the rest to me."
"Ah? Okay!" Only then did Yu Yanran react.
The game restarted, and the referee threw the polo to the center of the field. He heard a horse neighing, and Qin Hao controlled the bay-red horse and galloped past like a red lightning.
Young Master Yu tried hard to catch up, but he could only fall behind and watch Qin Hao push the polo away.
Seeing this, the second girl Yu quickly rushed to take up her position. After all, Qin Hao still had to control the polo and was not as fast as the empty horse. When he saw the second girl Yu, he blocked him diagonally from the front.
At this moment, Qin Hao saw Qin Hao gently holding the horse's reins with his left hand and making a swing with his right hand.
The polo was seen passing between the legs of Miss Yu Er's horse in a strange arc, while Qin Hao's bay red horse did not slow down at all and circled around the body of Miss Yu Er's horse.
All this happened in a blink of an eye, and Miss Yu didn't react at all. She was bypassed like a wooden stake. When she wanted to catch up, Qin Hao had already easily knocked the polo into the doorway with his swing.
Suddenly, the polo club was filled with cheers and exclamations. Those who cheered were the wealthy ladies, while those who marveled were the noble men.
Polo is a very difficult sport. If your riding skills are not up to a certain level, you will basically have no chance of playing this sport. Like what happened just now, Miss Yu crossed her horse directly between Qin Hao and the door. It is normal.
People will definitely be stopped.
But Qin Hao chose to use the inertia of the horse to go around Miss Yu Er's horse head. This not only required high riding skills, but also a strong psychological quality. After all, at such a high speed, if
If two horses collide, it is also very dangerous for people. If you are not careful, if you fall off the horse and twist its neck, you may even lose your life.
Mrs. Wu took the lead in cheering: "Okay, this goal was scored beautifully."
At the seat of Fu Chang Bo Mansion, Rong Feiyan was letting her maid support her to stand high and watch. The more she watched, the more excited she became. She thought in her heart that she would go back to her sister in the evening and tell her that she must let Qin Hao be her husband.
In the seats of Prince Yong's Mansion, Princess Jiacheng, the legitimate daughter of Prince Yong, looked at Qin Hao's heroic appearance on the polo field, and her eyes were full of peach blossoms.
"What's going on, father? Why is there no news yet? No, I'm going to urge you when I get back, but I can't let those slutty bitches get the first step."
At this time on the field, Qin Hao and Yu Yanran had tied their previous record, and it was now three to three.
The second girl Yu and her brother no longer had the arrogance on their faces.
Miss Yu Er gritted her teeth and said: "Little Marquis, this is none of your business, so why do you have to help her?"
Qin Hao glanced at Yu Yanran and smiled: "Originally, it really has nothing to do with me, but it's just a matter of being loyal to others, not to mention that the golden hairpin is the relic of Miss Yanran's deceased mother. What you two brothers and sisters did, I
It’s really hard to see, can’t you?”
"you......."
Qin Hao ignored the two of them and said to Yu Yanran: "Let's go, there are two more balls."
Yu Yanran looked at Qin Hao gratefully. In addition to being grateful to him for taking the initiative to get back her late mother's belongings, she was even more grateful to him for speaking up.
In the next two balls, Qin Hao did not use his full strength, but acted as a support, leaving all the last hits to Yu Yanran, which also made Yu Yanran have a better impression of Qin Hao.
Of course, Yu Yanran knew that it was impossible for her and Qin Hao. Given her current embarrassing situation in Yu Mansion, such a scene could only happen in a dream, right?
"The red side has five chips, the red side wins!"
Yu Yanran jumped off the horse, rushed to the podium, and held up the golden hairpin. The face of her late mother kept reappearing in her mind, and tears began to drip down.
Minglan stepped forward and gently patted her back to comfort her: "Just bring it back."
Qin Hao also returned to his seat, Qi Heng said gratefully: "Thank you Zihan for making it complete."
Qin Hao secretly laughed in his heart, he should be thanking you for your help, otherwise he wouldn't have a suitable excuse to take action.
At this time, Sheng Changfeng also ran back and praised Qin Hao: "Zihan's actions just now were really cool. Please teach me some time."
Qin Hao joked: "Brother Changfeng, doesn't he have a stomachache? Is he feeling better now?"
"Okay, okay." Sheng Changfeng laughed dryly and ran to the side to talk to Liang Liulang and the others about which Qin Lou Chu Hall they went to listen to music after the polo match.
On that day, the news of the polo match spread throughout Bianjing City, and Qin Hao's playing skills were also praised as amazing. Of course, more wealthy ladies begged their families to visit the Dongchang Hou Mansion.
Qin Liu was both happy and depressed at the same time. What made her happy was that she had recently become the most popular person among the noble family members of Bianjing. She was invited to almost all important banquets, and the banquet was not held until she arrived.
It gave her enough face.
What's depressing is that his son doesn't like so many rich and noble girls, but instead likes that girl named Yu Yanran.
She has sent people to inquire about her these days. Yu Yanran's position in the Yu Mansion is too embarrassing. If it weren't for the protection of Mrs. Yu, she would be no better than those concubines.
The most important thing is that many noble families have already expressed their desire to get married, but others just pay it forward and just deal with it perfunctorily.
Concubine Rong's biological sister and Prince Yong's daughter-in-law, Princess Jiacheng, are very persistent. She has clearly expressed her wishes in a subtle way, but the two families are still unyielding.
On this day, Princess Yong actually came to visit her in person, which really put a lot of pressure on the Qin Liu family. Although she was from a womanly family, she also knew that the current official family had no heirs, so she would definitely look for an adoptive member within the clan.
In the past, officials could rely on their youth to postpone the appointment, but as they got older, the scholar-bureaucrats throughout the dynasty could no longer wait, and it was said that the candidate would be finalized soon.
Among them, the most promising ones are King Yong and King Yan. These two have the closest blood relationship. However, King Yan has a slight disadvantage. He has no sons, but King Yong has a continuous line of heirs. Based on this alone, King Yong is completely victorious.
And what made Qin Liu most uneasy was that just after she declined Princess Yong, she actually showed a weird smile and said something that seemed to comfort her, but was actually threatening.
Originally, Mrs. Qin Liu didn't care, but Qin Junye didn't come back that night. At first, Mrs. Qin Liu thought he had been seduced by another Qin Tower and Chu Pavilion.
But the boy next to Qin Junye came back to report that someone from Prince Yong's Palace had invited Qin Junye to "drink tea."
Mrs. Qin Liu panicked and quickly called Qin Hao to discuss countermeasures.
Qin Hao's eyes widened. There seemed to be such a scene in the original play, but King Yong used this trick to deal with the Duke of Qi. He didn't expect it to be used on him now.
"Brother Hao, what should we do?"
Qin Hao looked in the direction of Prince Yong's Mansion and sneered. Did he really think that Qi Heng couldn't escape?