Abandoned woman's glory

Chapter 150 The Bet Has Been Bet, Jiang Shan Bet

After experiencing a cold and severe winter, the snow has melted away and the grass is overgrown. From a distance, the fresh green stretches to the horizon, connected with Chutian, and has a particularly magnificent feeling.

Here is the royal racecourse.

After Ling Shaoyang's question came out, Nangong Yu suddenly asked everyone to move, saying that the second gift could not be displayed in the Royal Garden, but he did not expect to be brought to the Royal Racecourse by him.

Could it be that his second gift was a horse?

At this time, I heard someone in the crowd talking in a low voice:

"Are there any good horses in the royal stables?"

"That's right, just the crown prince's hard-earned horse, there's no other horse in the entire Central Plains."

Nangong Yu obviously heard it too, but he still just smiled and didn't say anything. He walked into the racecourse with Ling Shaoyang, and there was a vast and endless Happy Valley in front of the next small slope. Facing everyone's doubts, Looking at him, he only stretched out his hand and waved it high——

On the other side of the racecourse, two dots suddenly appeared.

The two points approached slowly, and smoke and dust filled the sky behind them. As they got closer, everyone could see clearly that they were two tall horses, one black and one white!
I have read the book of appreciating horses, and I know how to judge whether a horse is good or bad. The black horse and the white horse are tall and tall. , both horses have front legs like pens, hind legs like bows, eyes like gems, and hiss like a dragon roar!

In the crowd, some people were already amazed.

The two horses finally ran up to us, stopped with a long hiss, and stomped the ground vigorously with their hooves. Ling Shaoyang saw that although his face did not have the same amazed expression as everyone else, the excitement in his eyes was Can't hide it.

Nangong Yu said: "His Royal Highness, these two horses, the black horse is named Yuhuacong, and the white horse is named Zhaoyebai. They are both good horses that are hard to find in Dawan in the Western Regions."

"You want to give it to me?"

Nangong Yu suddenly smiled faintly: "If there is a war, good horses are rare, and the Nangong family should naturally contribute a little to the royal family."

As soon as these words came out, the whole crowd fell silent.

And my heart jumped up suddenly.

I have been following Ling Shaoyang these days, and I have been fascinated by it, and I have a general understanding of their situation.

Just as I saw it at the beginning, Ling Chufeng has always wanted to go west, and his first target was Xuanyuan, my hometown, so the tunnels under Nanyang City and the Moon Soul in Nangong's hands were all preparations for his westward journey.

But Ling Shaoyang disagreed with his father on politics, and he always disagreed with using troops against Xuanyuan.

The reason is that Xuanyuan has been fighting against the White Tiger. If Qinglong attacks from the west, Xuanyuan will naturally be unable to protect it.

Although I have always been at odds with him, I have to admit that his consideration is indeed precise.

But now, the situation is somewhat different from before.

Since he came to the palace to supervise the country, he put aside his plan to attack Xuanyuan. Those generals, military ministers, and military officials were very dissatisfied. On the one hand, they put pressure on him, and on the other hand, they attacked me. Maybe they thought that my existence affected his life. Decide.

Moreover, in this short period of half a year, Qinglong has experienced three coups in the country, and its national power has almost been reduced to the weakest. Ling Shaoyang needs the support of some big families. Nangong Yu's entry into the palace and presenting gifts are undoubtedly throwing an olive branch to him .

However, what Nangong Yu offered was a beauty and—a war horse? !

Could it be that the Nangong family also wanted to fight?

At this moment, something suddenly flashed through my mind, which made my whole body tremble.

For a long time, I have always been very strange about some of Nangong's behaviors. For example, as a child of a family, why did he follow the army to march west and take the lead; Move him; for example, he draws a sword for me, always seems to be carrying something...

When I connected what happened before with what Nangong Yu is doing now, I suddenly got an answer——

Nangong is targeting Xuanyuan!
He would only show up when he was fighting Xuanyuan, and when he was fighting Xuanwu Kingdom, he would turn a blind eye to it. He even participated in Hebei to make a siege, and Ling Chufeng asked people to find him, but he only got the word "no".

But now, the purpose of the beauties and war horses that Nangong Yu presented is very clear. They want to use a stunning beauty like Guan Guan to win over Ling Shaoyang. The intention is to tell the prince that he can support all the political opinions of the prince——

As long as the prince attacks Xuanyuan!

I suddenly felt cold hands and feet.

Before this, members of our royal family had never seen the Nangong family. Why did they target us?

What is the enmity between us? !
As for Nangong, he appeared in Zhaoye's imperial city with such a mission, but all this time, his attitude towards me has not been abnormal at all, and even broke his rules three times, protecting me with his own life!
Why is he? !

When my mind was in chaos, Ling Shaoyang stood there quietly and looked at the two horses. His eyes were also complicated, as if countless things were colliding inside.

Nangong Yu smiled and said, "Prince, are you willing to accept?"

Everyone looked at Ling Shaoyang.

Everyone was waiting for his answer, for the prince's decision on the future of Qinglong Kingdom.

At this time, Ling Shaoyang suddenly smiled, turned to look at Nangong Yu and said, "Mr. Nangong, I still have a doubt."

"What doubt?"

"Which of these two horses runs faster?"

The people around were all stunned. This is the time to decide the future of the country. Why did Ling Shaoyang suddenly ask such an insignificant question?

Nangong Yu didn't change his face, and said with a smile: "If the prince has any doubts, you can compare."

"That's right, I think so too."

Ling Shaoyang looked at the two horses and said with a smile: "As Mr. Nangong said, if Mr. Guigu saw Guanguan with his own eyes, the name of Flowing Clouds and Flowing Water would be changed. I also want to know, the number one beauty in the Western Regions and the number one in the Central Plains Beauty, who is number one!"

I looked up at him and didn't speak, but Nangong Yu's eyes flickered: "Could it be that the prince also wants them to have a competition?"

"Isn't the battle of beauties more interesting than pure horse racing?"

Looking at Ling Shaoyang's leisurely and contented look, but those eyes are as deep as ever night, and I can also see his mood from those eyes - he is not willing to change his political views, but the current situation is pressing, He needs to give himself some time to relax.

Facing Shangguanguan, and everyone’s eyes, they all looked at the scar on my face—I already have this appearance, how can I be considered a "beauty", how can I compare with Guanguan?

"So, how does His Royal Highness want to compare?"

Ling Shaoyang seemed to glance at me, and said with a smile: "Mr. Guigu judged the beauties of the world, besides appearance, the six arts are also very important. Since we are at the racecourse today, and there are two good horses brought by Mr. Nangong, why not let them alone Riding a horse, starting from here, whoever can come back around the racecourse first will be considered the winner."

As soon as his voice fell, my heart suddenly moved.

It was before I lost my memory that Mr. Guigu commented on the beauties in the world. I had already forgotten it, but why did Ling Shaoyang know that he needed to comment on the six arts?
But looking back, Mo Yunyi must have told him already after following him for so many years.

I was too worried about it.

"Then, what if Guan Guan wins?"

Ling Shaoyang looked at Nangong Yu's radiant eyes, and a faint smile appeared on his face, but there was no trace of a smile in his eyes.

"If Miss Guan Guan wins, I will accept Mr. Nangong's gift!"

When I turned over and rode on Zhao Yebai, I saw that familiar figure in the crowd, and he also looked at me. Between our eyes, he and I seemed to understand something.

This is not a beauty contest.

It's a big gamble.

The bet has been placed, Jiangshan made the bet, his persistence, my hope, will be decided immediately after this gamble.

It's a little strange that the relationship between me and him was originally so incompatible, but at this time, the one he can rely on is me, and the one I can rely on is him.

Destiny is so involuntary.

I tightened my grip on the reins, and at this moment, the commander waved the commander's flag—"Let's go!"

Guan Guan and I shook the reins at the same time, and the two horses under the seat immediately flew out like arrows off the string, turning into two lightning bolts, one black and one white, and galloped quickly towards the other end of the racecourse.

The wind whistled in my ears.

The feeling of bumping on horseback is not pleasant, but there is a kind of pleasure of running fast, which makes people want to stop.

But Guan Guan surprised me a bit, she turned out to be a good player, keeping pace with me all the time, her long golden hair was fluttering in the air with the wind, emitting a dazzling golden light.

At this time, she turned her head to look at me: "I always thought that the princess of Xuanyuan Kingdom is a delicate flower and nephrite!"

I smiled: "I also thought that beauties in the Western Regions can only dance!"

As soon as the words fell, a black shadow flashed in front of my eyes. It was a wooden frame half a person tall. Guan Guan had already leaped over it.

so close!

The applause from behind became one, I looked back at the crowd, the familiar figure stood there with his hands behind his back, his handsome face still had an expression of indifference, but those eyes—maybe they were too far away, maybe It was an illusion, but there was a faint smile of appreciation.

But at this time, I didn't care about so much, so I hurriedly turned around and concentrated on the game.

Yuhuacong and Zhaoyebai are both good horses chosen out of ten thousand. At this moment, they turned into two lightning bolts, one black and one white, flying across the racecourse. Being blown high by the wind, it is bitingly cold, but there is a kind of endless pleasure.

After jumping over several obstacles one after another, a large pile of haystacks suddenly appeared in front of my eyes, as high as a person, and the shadow of the fence could be faintly seen behind the weeds.

I also followed Ling Shaoyang to the racecourse a few days ago, and I know that there is a lake beside the royal racecourse, which is used for drinking horses on weekdays, but every winter when the lake freezes, they will put fences around the lake and fill it with water. Haystacks, keep the horses away from there to avoid accidents.

But at this moment, Guan Guan suddenly rode his horse and ran over there!
Too bad, she is not familiar with the location here, she thought it was an obstacle, and wanted to distance myself from me by jumping over the fence!

"do not want!"

I shouted loudly, but it was too late, Yu Huacong who was seated by Guan Guan had already raised her front hooves and leaped towards the fence.

Hearing my shout, she seemed to be stunned for a moment, and turned her head to look at me. At this time, I didn't care about anything, stepped on the stirrup, flew up from the horse's back, and rushed towards her.

In just a split second, I grabbed her by the shoulders and threw her off the horse, both of them fell heavily to the ground.

At this time, a sharp pain came from my shoulder, and I screamed in pain, and I curled up into a ball!
"what!"

"Hey, hello how are you?!" Guan Guan was also frightened, and hurriedly turned over and grabbed me: "Xuanyuan Xingsi, are you injured?"

I just felt overwhelming pain, which made my eyes turn white, and I couldn't hear anything. Just when I was about to faint, I saw a lot of people rushing in front of me in a daze, and a familiar figure pounced. When he came to me, his pale face was full of horror.

"Thinking! Thinking!"

He was calling my name desperately, hugged me, and pressed against his solid chest. I was shaking with pain, and I could only feel that powerful arm hugging me tightly, and quickly rushed towards the palace. run to...

I forgot when I lost my sanity, but even in the boundless dream, I could still feel the pain on my shoulder, I couldn't help reaching out to grab it, but a big warm hand grabbed my shoulder The wrist was gently pulled away.

I don't know how long I was in chaos, I slowly opened my eyes, and saw Ling Shaoyang's face close at hand.

I couldn't react for a while, the surrounding was as dim as in the dream, only a little candle flickered, illuminating his thin face, leaning over to look at me: "Are you awake?"

"..." I stayed for a while, and then said dryly: "I—"

"When you fell off the horse, you hit a rock on the ground. Don't worry, you didn't hurt any bones."

It turned out to be like this...

I breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly remembered what happened before, and hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and asked, "You, did you promise them? Did you accept those two horses?"

He looked down, with no expression on his face. After a long silence, he said, "I'll talk about this matter when you feel better."

After finishing speaking, he pulled back his sleeves, stood up and said, "For the next two days, you will be recuperating here first."

here?I subconsciously looked around, only to realize that this place turned out to be his Chengqian Palace.

"I want to go back!" As I said that, I threw off the thin quilt on my body and turned over to get out of bed, but he pressed my shoulders and frowned: "Where do you want to go back?"

"I'm going back to Yanfu Hall, I'm going to see—"

His face darkened, and he immediately pushed me back hard: "Stay here, don't go anywhere!"

I suddenly became anxious: "Ling Shaoyang, I did nothing wrong today, why don't you let me go back! Let go!"

As soon as the words fell, I felt the hand on my shoulder suddenly sink, and with a sudden force, I was pushed down on the bed. I bumped into the cold head of the bed. Before I could react, I saw him standing with a livid face. He straightened up, and suddenly tore off his collar button——

"You, what are you doing?!"

I was shocked and saw that he took off the clothes on his body, revealing his naked and strong upper body, easily pushed me down on the bed, pushed me up, grabbed my struggling wrist with one hand and put it on top of his head, And the other hand reaches for my collar.

"don't want--!"

I almost screamed out, but he didn't make another move, he just pressed on me and looked at me with a serious expression.

"Listen," he said in a low voice, "this palace should be closed tonight. Since you are disobedient, I am here. If you dare to move again, I will tear your clothes! What should I do?" Do it, just do it!"

I was suddenly too scared to move.

"go to bed!"

After saying these two words, he hugged me in his arms, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

As if I had escaped from danger, my whole body was still trembling uncontrollably, but he really just fell asleep while hugging me, and didn't make any further moves.

What is he doing?Is it really, just to sleep like this?
I was puzzled, but I didn't dare to do anything, but at this moment, my eyes suddenly fell on his chest——

Sticking so close, I saw the hideous scar at a glance—the scar left by him stabbing with a long sword carefully in the Juma River Valley.

There was only one candle in the room, and the light was not bright, but because I was too close, I suddenly found that the wound was a bit strange—this sword wound was new, but there seemed to be a slight scar under the maroon scar. The bulge is obviously an old injury.

This is--

Just when I was puzzled, his deep voice suddenly sounded above his head: "Still not closing your eyes? Or do you really want to try how I pamper the beauties sent into the palace?"

I was startled and closed my eyes hastily in fright.

After a while, his breathing gradually stabilized again. Although this body full of masculinity surrounded me, I could clearly feel the tension of his body, but the surroundings were so calm, and besides his ear was his His heartbeat, one after another, seems to be able to calm people down.

Slowly, I closed my eyes and fell into a drowsy sleep.

That night, I didn't sleep well, and I had a lot of weird dreams, but no matter how chaotic the dreams were, I could always feel a pair of eyes watching me.

I don't know how long I was in chaos, but I finally woke up slowly.

And as soon as he opened his eyes, he met a pair of eyes that were exactly the same as in the dream—Ling Shaoyang woke up at some point, and was looking down at me.

It was getting late, and the morning light came in through the window paper, and shone on the wide bed, and it was the first time I saw clearly that he hugged me tightly with his upper body, his pair of powerful His arms are also around my slender waist.

I actually just slept in his arms all night!

Realizing this, my brain buzzed, and I subconsciously stepped back.

His face froze slightly, but he immediately turned over and got off the bed, and pulled up his robe to cover his body.

I saw the hideous wound on his chest all at once, and felt a little strange in my heart, so I said, "The wound on your chest—"

He froze for a moment, then looked down, his eyes suddenly became very cold, as if they had condensed into ice in an instant.

For some reason, I suddenly felt unable to ask.

At this moment, Eunuch Yu's voice sounded outside, Ling Shaoyang got dressed and was about to go out, I hurriedly got up and asked, "Can I go back to Yanfu Palace now?"

He glanced back at me and said coldly: "I said, you will stay here for the past two days."

"What? Yes, but I'm going back to take care of—"

Before I could finish speaking, he had already walked away, and I quickly followed up to say something, when Eunuch Yu walked in, he looked back at me, and ordered: "Yu Fu, watch her here. If she dares to step out of Chengqian Hall, break her leg!"

"Ling Shaoyang, you——!"

I was immediately annoyed too, seeing him walk out of the hall, and was about to step forward to argue with him, when Eunuch Yu stood in front of me, and the door of the hall was closed heavily.

I was short of breath: "Grandpa Yu, why did you—"

"Princess, why don't you understand?"

Eunuch Yu looked at me and said, "If you really left Chengqian Hall, it wouldn't be as simple as being broken!"

what?
I was taken aback, looking at his serious expression, something seemed to flash in my heart: "What do you mean?"

(End of this chapter)