Red makeup against the world

Chapter 374 Dragon Boat Race
It's rare to come out for a day of fun, so Liu Qiran naturally wants to see Tu Manzhen who he misses so much.

It's just that there are too many people on both sides of the river, and the Tu family is not a noble family, so it is impossible to know where they are watching.He had no choice but to scatter all the servants under him, searching for a needle in a haystack.

It took a lot of time, how could I find it so quickly.Gao Yi shook his head: "Not yet."

Liu Qiran led him out of the crowd and walked towards the "Tingxiang Pavilion" at Tianjin Bridge.Unable to see her beautiful image, Liu Qiran, who always liked the excitement, felt a little dull.

"Tingxiang Pavilion" is built on the edge of Luoshui River, which is an excellent location for watching dragon boat races.Ping Guogong has always claimed to be romantic, so naturally he would not miss this kind of excitement, so he reserved a room and brought the female family members of the mansion here.

Liu Qiran entered the room, put the horsewhip in his hand on the table, and leaned on the window lattice, looking down, hoping to see her.

His mother, Mrs. Zeng, was also in the room with her younger brothers and sisters. Seeing him coming in absent-mindedly, she asked, "Well, how have you been doing in the Imperial College recently? If it's too poor, why don't you go home!"

Zeng has always paid little attention to his going to the Imperial College to study, but he wants to go, so don't let him go around.

Hearing what his mother said, Liu Qiran felt a little depressed, and said, "Mother, I'm serious this time."

His younger sister Liu Qilan covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Lan'er doesn't know that my brother can be serious. Then I will test my brother. The king said, "Old man, if you come from a long distance, you will benefit our country." ?” How did Mencius answer? "

Although she is a woman, she likes poetry and books, and even Mencius can recite them by heart.Because of this, he thinks highly of himself, and has always looked down on his brother who has no future.

Hearing her question, Liu Qiran was dumbfounded, he was only dawdling in the school, how could he have listened seriously?Not to mention hard work endorsement.

Seeing that he couldn't answer, Liu Qilan chuckled, her eyes full of contempt.If he was a man, how could he be the heir to this idiot brother.

Although she didn't speak, this look was enough to anger Liu Qiran.He snorted angrily, stood up and left.

Behind her came the voice of her mother reprimanding her younger sister: "What are you doing to provoke your brother? It's better for a girl to live in peace. As I said earlier, a girl is always going to marry. What's the use of reading so many books?" If you have this kind of heart, why don't you practice female red well."

Although Liu Qilan didn't say a word, she listened to the training with her head down.But Liu Qiran could imagine the look in her eyes, she was definitely not convinced.

He quickened his pace, leaving his mother's nagging behind him.The loneliness not understood by his family spread from his heart.

Looking at the sea of ​​people in front of him, Liu Qiran felt as if he was on an isolated island.

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Fan Bin belongs to the Zhechong Mansion in Daying, Gyeonggi, and he also entered the city at this time to cheer for his dragon boat team.

In the color shed, he assisted the participating soldiers in their preparations.But he was thinking in his heart, after the game, he would quietly find an opportunity to find King Qi and tell him about his plan.

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On the Xu family's side, Mrs. Xu was getting old and didn't come out to watch.Xu Changzong finally had to take a rest for a day, so he rested at home.

In another wing of the "Listening to Perfume Pavilion", Xu Wanzhen was invited to be with the female family members of the Duke Anguo's mansion.Xu Wenmin put Xu Wenyu on his neck and squeezed against the bank of the river.Such a grand event was originally the favorite excitement of children.

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The four teams are all ready and ready to go, just waiting for an order.

After looking at the engraving, Wu Shangshu from the Ministry of Rites waved his hand.A muscular man with a red scarf on his head held a copper hammer and rang the big gong on the shelf with a "clang bang bang".

At the same time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites lit the incense for timing.

The sound of gongs and drums was equivalent to an order, and the four teams shouted in unison and exerted their strength suddenly.

The oars in the hands of the thirty men on each boat turned, and the drum heads on the bow beat the drums to steer the helm.I saw four dragon boats shooting out of the water like arrows leaving the string, leaving churning waves at the stern.

At the same time, the big man with the red turban on the shore put down the copper hammer in his hand, picked up a pair of drumsticks, and beat a big cowhide drum with "Boom, Boom, Boom".

Amidst the passionate and rhythmic drums, the cheers of the people on both sides of the strait were louder and louder, cheering for the athletes in their hearts!

Xu Wanzhen leaned against the window of "Listening to Perfume Pavilion", and was a little surprised to see the clean start of the competition.

According to the practice of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, shouldn't there be some official at this time who will give a lengthy speech and then start again?
Moreover, under the canopy on the shore, there was clearly a senior eunuch of considerable status and an official in second-rank clothing.It's just that they didn't mean to speak, they just signaled the start of the game.

Xu Wanzhen narrowed her beautiful eyes.It seems that the current emperor is a practical person and does not like those pomp and pomp.She secretly remembered this in her heart.

Looking out, I saw a familiar figure on one of the dragon boats.Can't help but let out a soft "Huh?"

Shi Jingyu, who was standing on her right side, held a silk fan in her hand and gently shook her hand. Hearing her soft cry, she asked with a smile, "What is it that surprised my sister so much?"

Now that she heard it, Xu Wanzhen didn't hide it, pointing to a figure on the dragon boat and asked: "This helmsman beating the drum looks familiar to me, but I can't confirm it." In fact, she had already seen clearly. , this time it is just a cover-up.

Shi Jingyu looked at her fingers, and she understood, and said: "Oh, it's him. No wonder my sister thinks it looks familiar. On the day when Xiaoman worshiped the Erche God, when we visited Zhongguo Gong's color shed, my sister saw him. he."

Xu Wanzhen was surprised and said: "It really is him? I thought I was wrong. As the noble son of a military general, how could he participate in the competition in person?"

The conversation between the two here attracted Shi Jingfu.She leaned over and giggled, and said, "Sister Wanzhen, you just came to the capital not long ago, so I don't know. Brother Wu Sheng brings his soldiers to participate in this competition every year."

"Oh? What is this for?" Xu Wan really didn't understand.

Holding a silk fan in her hand, Shi Jingyu said calmly, "The Sixth Beiya Army led by Brother Wu Sheng is not at peace with the Gyeonggi Camp. Well, that dragon boat belongs to the Gyeonggi Camp."

Xu Wanzhen's eyesight is very good now, there are only these four dragon boats in the Luoshui River.After Shi Jingyu gave some pointers, she saw the dragon boats in Daying, Gyeonggi.

The men on that boat were not as uniform in age and appearance as the men led by Wu Sheng.But between their faces, there was a fierce expression.

And this kind of expression was not made deliberately, it would only appear on people who had seen blood on the battlefield, and she had seen it on Wu Zhengxiang.

(End of this chapter)