There is a Wangfu wife at home

Chapter 545 Mrs. Hengyang Helps Again (Third)
The emperor, queen, and concubine all have their own polo teams.

Some wealthy families in the city also have their own polo teams.

Every spring, organized by the emperor, the polo teams of the officials' homes and the palace will compete.

The gambling house in the city will also bet on which side will win.

Except for the emperor's polo team, which is the fixed No.1, the polo team of others, the winner or loser depends on the fate.

Many people will inquire about or buy the team in advance, just to win a lot of money.

Therefore, every spring in the capital is the busiest day of the year.

This grand occasion lasted until the Jin soldiers came to attack.

Later, when Emperor Gaozong succeeded to the throne, polo games were held occasionally, but there were not many officials who could afford the polo team.

At present, among the officials in Lin'an city, only three families have polo teams.

It's just for entertainment in my family's spare time, and the technology can't be compared with 20 years ago.

The matter of holding a polo match has been suspended.

Thinking of the prosperity of the past, the older women sighed endlessly.

Now Empress Dowager Wei is holding a polo match again, although the scale is small, with only two teams participating, it can still give people joy.

Therefore, many people agreed, "The empress dowager's suggestion is very good."

Li Jiaoniang has nothing to do, she also knows how to play polo.

It's okay to make up the number.

Next, everyone will be divided into groups.

Among the thirty or so people, some were old ladies and younger girls.

Elderly people with weak physical strength, and young people who can't even climb on horseback, these people are not allowed to participate.

Picking and picking, the remaining 32 people just formed two teams.

There is a stronger side, most of them are from the Mu family of the Wang family and the Qin family. They consciously form a team.

The rest of the people all have scattered surnames, and their family backgrounds are also slightly lower.

Everyone doubted whether the other party would play polo.

You look at me, I look at you, with a look of discouragement.

Many people thought in their hearts that they would definitely lose today.

In the capital, who doesn't know that people from the Qin family and Wang family can play polo well?
Because these two families have a lot of horses, they have the opportunity to practice polo from time to time.

As for other families, the two or three horses in the family have to be used to pull the carriage and for the men to travel.

It's not the women's turn to play around with it.

Empress Dowager Wei smiled and said, "Since everyone has agreed, then it's settled. Winners will each be rewarded with a hundred gold."

100 taels of gold!

One thousand pieces of silver!

Many people secretly cheered up, imagining that they could win.

Empress Dowager Wei looked at the servant next to her, "Let's go down and arrange the venue and horses."

"Yes, the Empress Dowager."

There is a place in the palace with flat grass.

Next to the grassland is an earth slope about two feet high, on which there is a wooden building called Peony Building.

It got its name because of the various peonies planted around the wooden building.

In spring, admiring peonies of various colors, bathing in the spring breeze and sunshine, watching lively polo games, it is also happy.

Really know how to play, no wonder the country will perish.

Li Jiaoniang sighed inwardly.

A group of people followed Queen Mother Wei to the grass of Peony Building.

More than a dozen internal servants are already busy.

Swing the cue, swing the polo.

On the first floor of the Peony Building, the windows are open, and there are many chairs lined up under the eaves.

Rest for spectators.

Empress Wu is leading two concubines, supervising several servants to set up tables, chairs and desserts.

Everyone come to the venue.

An internal servant led everyone to choose horses.

The Qin family and the Wang family were strong and snatched the good horses first.

The remaining thinner ones looked very shabby.

The girl from the Lu family's Cao family pursed her lips and sighed, "This horse is too..." When she saw Qin Lin'er approaching, she immediately shut her mouth again.

Qin Lin'er is the grand-niece of the current prime minister, and she can't afford to mess with her.

Qin Lin'er already knew that the Cao family and Li Jiaoniang were close relatives.

She deliberately said, "Cao Min, polo, polo, what you watch is the ball, not the horse. If you are really worried about losing, you might as well teach the one who can't play. Don't let her fall off the horse. If she loses her arms and legs, I will blame you for not helping her."

Mu Zilan smiled slightly and said, "It's better to admit defeat on your own, lest you lose too much and look bad."

The two giggled.

Cao Min had a sullen face and didn't speak.

Her younger sister Cao Zhen pulled her sleeve and said, "Sister, Jiaoniang's cousin said she can play polo. You don't have to worry about her."

"Really? When the time comes, let's fight it out immediately." Qin Lin'er glanced at Li Jiaoniang over there, turned her head and walked away.

The few people who were with Qin Lin'er walked past with a proud smile.

This made the two girls of the Cao family worry even more.

"Unlucky, I'm in a group with someone who doesn't know how to play." Another young daughter-in-law from an aristocratic family walked over and snorted.

Cao Zhen: "..."

Cao Min: "..."

The two became more and more worried.

Coincidentally, Li Jiaoniang came.

She had just put the little gray curly ball in a clump of grass to let it catch butterflies by itself.

"Sister-in-law Li, do you know how to play polo?" Cao Min asked angrily.

Li Jiaoniang thought about it, but she wasn't sure either.

In her previous life, she had a horse at home when she was a child, and she learned to play polo, but it has been many years, and I don't know if she has forgotten her skills.

If she hadn't forgotten, she should have.

"I can ride a horse and pinch a club. If I can hit the ball, it should be okay?" Li Jiaoniang thought for a while and said.

Don't say too much, it will be embarrassing if you slap your face.

Cao Wen breathed out, "Okay, you just need to know how to ride a horse and pinch a pole. Whether you can score a goal or not, let's talk about it. Anyway, there are us two sisters."

She knew that it would be good for a woman from the countryside to know how to ride a horse, so she was expected to play ball?

It was a dream!
People from the two teams each carried their own horses.

Although Li Jiaoniang and the others are all crooked horses, there are tall ones among the short ones.

The better ones were all picked away by the Cao sisters and a few other higher-ranking ones.

Because Li Jiaoniang had to settle the gray curly ball, when she walked to the place where the horses were parked, there was only one horse left.

Still an old horse.

A horse that is too old to retire.

Li Jiaoniang patted the horse's back, and couldn't help smiling, "Delaying retirement, you have delayed coming to the horse? Thank you for your hard work."

She looked around and saw the others, all accompanied by maids, helping to take care of the horses.

Only she has no maid.

Where did Wushuang go?

Why did it disappear in the blink of an eye?

When he was looking for it, Wushuang came leading a horse.

"Miss Li!" She happily raised her hand to Li Jiaoniang.

That's a good horse!
Li Jiaoniang was surprised, where did this girl find the horse?
Wushuang approached, patted the horse's back, smiled and said to Li Jiaoniang, "How is this horse?"

Li Jiaoniang nodded, "Not bad."

This horse is stronger than all horses.

"Where did you find the horse?" Li Jiaoniang looked around and found that everyone had a horse, and this was an extra one.

"Our wife has a horse in the palace, which is specially used for playing polo. In the past two years, my wife has not been in the mood to play, and this horse has been stored in the palace." Wushuang said.

Unintentional playing, perhaps the reason for the family life changes.

Li Jiaoniang thought.

"If Madam hadn't had a horse in the palace, Madam Li would have lost in today's game. That old horse is sick, let alone run fast, and it's not suitable for running for a long time." Wushuang pointed at the last horse and said with a sneer.

Li Jiaoniang smiled, "Someone doesn't want me to win, of course they will give me a bad horse."

"Then they made a wrong calculation. With my wife here, you will not lose, Mrs. Li." Wushuang said proudly.

Li Jiaoniang looked at Wushuang, smiled and said, "You brought the horse to me without authorization, are you afraid that your wife will blame you in the future?"

Wushuang shook her head and said, "Ma'am said, as long as Mrs. Li wants to use her things, she can take whatever she wants."

So generous!
But such generosity is incredible!

As the old saying goes, you don't get paid for nothing.

Although she and Mrs. Hengyang look alike, they are not mother and daughter at all!
Even if you want to adopt a daughter, you have to give everything you have?
I'm afraid there is a problem.

Mrs. Hengyang, what exactly do you want to do?
In Li Jiaoniang's heart, she couldn't help feeling a little more suspicious.

On the other side, two girls from the Cao family called to Li Jiaoniang, "Sister-in-law Li, what are you still standing there for? Come here!"

The people who led the horses had all mounted their horses, each holding their clubs and trying to swing.

Only Li Jiaoniang was still standing where she was, chatting with the maid.

The girls of the Cao family are getting impatient.

In the other team, Qin Lin'er and Mu Zilan started laughing at Li Jiaoniang again.

Qin Lin'er smiled and said, "That Li Jiaoniang probably asked that maid how to play polo. It is said that Mrs. Hengyang sent her to that maid."

"She thinks she looks like Mrs. Hengyang, and she started to be arrogant, but she doesn't know that Mrs. Hengyang is a capable person. She can play polo well, manage politics, do business, and know many things. She is far behind Mrs. Hengyang Mrs. Hengyang, she won't like a stupid woman." Mu Zilan also sneered.

(End of this chapter)