MTL - The Crown Prince Chases His Wife-Chapter 109 ice play

The fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xiao Han.

A month ago, the Qintian Superintendent received the Holy Order to choose auspiciousness for the ice banquet held in the royal palace, and set today.

The ice banquet will be held this afternoon. Qin Yan and Feng Zhan had lunch in the mansion, and then took a short nap together. The two got up at the beginning of the day.

The prince was originally scheduled to discuss matters with some of the courtiers in the study room in the south of the imperial city this morning, but the courtiers temporarily received a notification from the prince's mansion and changed the time of the meeting to the afternoon.

How do they know that this is just because His Royal Highness wants to go with the Crown Princess.

Qin Yan and Zhan got on the prince's carriage, the carriage swayed all the way, and Yu Weizheng arrived at the royal palace west of the imperial city.

After Qin Yan got out of the car, he turned to look at Feng Zhan who also got out of the car.

Feng Zhan stretched out a pair of big hands with distinct joints, straightened the pure white silver fox cloak draped over Qin Yan's body, and said warmly:

"Use your car alone."

Qin Yan hooked her lips, because of Feng Zhan's little interest.

Qin Yan turned around and took the seat prepared for her in advance, and went into the Xiyuan.

Feng Zhan fixed his sight on Qin Yan's back, and then got on Qin Yan's black six-horse carriage, heading to the Donghua Gate of the imperial city.

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Now Qin Yan, as a crown prince, can bring a certain number of entourage when entering and leaving the palace and the palace.

Therefore, after Qin Yan sat down, he followed Shen Ying and some of the guards in her house.

When Qin Yan just returned to Beijing at the beginning of the year, he came to Xiyuan to watch a polo match. At that time, there was still a scene of flying flowers in Shangyuan, but at this moment, Xiyuan, wrapped in silver and plain, has a different style.

Approaching Taiye Pond, people can already be seen on the shore. Looking at the silver-white ice surface, Qin Yanfeng's eyes narrowed slightly.

Taiyo Pond…

This is the first time Qin Yan has come here since he fell into the water in Taiye Pool when he was a child.

The truth that could not be known back then, now with the convenience of her identity as a princess, can she find some clues.

Qin Yan sneered in his heart, this is why so many people yearn for power and status...

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Every year in Taiye Pool, a special person will conduct an ice test for the ice layer on the pool, considering the thickness of the ice layer, the smoothness and hardness of the ice.

If the sound of the ice layer is like a stone, it can be used for skating.

This year, the hardest point of the ice layer in Taiye Pool is in the east-west longitudinal direction, while the ice layer in the north and south corners is slightly weaker.

Therefore, the best viewing point for ice play was chosen by the sage, which is the water pavilion in the middle of the pool near the east bank.

Today, the royal family entertains hundreds of officials and their families. In addition to the seats set up for members of the royal family in the Qingxiao Pavilion on the north bank of Taiye Lake, there are also seats for officials and their families at the south bank.

At this time, many ice sculptures of different sizes were displayed on the ice surface on the west bank of Taiye Pond. These ice sculptures are all crystal clear and lifelike. It is said that they are from folk artists in Shuobei. They have never seen them at the ice banquet before, and everyone applauds them.

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Since noon, people have been taking their seats one after another.

When Qin Yan entered the Qingxiao Pavilion, there were already several people inside.

Princess Changle Feng Yunchao and Princess Jingyi Feng Yuyao, as well as the two sisters of the Zuo Xiangfu Wang family, Wang Jingyi and Wang Jingyan.

The position of the Wang family sisters was originally arranged on the side of the official family members of the South Bank, but Feng Yunchao wanted to talk to Wang Jingyi, and because of their affection, he invited Wang Jingyan and Wang Jingyu, the young son of the Wang family.

And Wang Jingyu didn't want to come to Qingxiao Pavilion to be detained, so he declined.

Everyone stood up to salute Qin Yan,

"I have seen the princess."

Qin Yan nodded and took a seat.

There are still some vacancies in the Qingxiao Pavilion, the second prince, the third prince, and the prince of Duanwangfu, all of which were called by the prince to the south study.

Today's banquet is not too high in standard, and the seats are not strictly classified. With Qin Yan's consent, Feng Yuyao ordered the palace staff to move her position to Qin Yan's left.

"Yanyan, I thought you weren't coming." Feng Yuyao sat down and started chatting.

Qin Yan felt a little helpless in her heart, she didn't plan to come, but Feng Zhan said that he had official business to go to the palace in a few days, and asked Qin Yan to accompany him into the city, and stopped by Bingxi Banquet to have a look.

Euphemistically called, the husband sings the wife...

Feng Yuyao pondered for herself, then leaned close to Qin Yan's ear, and whispered mysteriously:

"Yanyan, look at Concubine Shu and Concubine Jing at the Water Pavilion, do you know what they are doing today?"

Qin Yan only glanced at Feng Yuyao lightly, but didn't talk to her, and she wasn't even interested in the answer to this question.

Feng Yuyao said to himself:

"I heard that these two have been choosing the right concubine and the side concubine for the second and third emperors, respectively, and they came to see people today at the Bingxi Banquet."

Qin Yan followed Feng Yuyao's line of sight to the water pavilion on the east bank.

She understands this default approach, which is similar to a blind date. If you don't like it, you will also avoid the embarrassment of meeting in private and then failing.

At this time, Shen Ying came to Qin Yan's side, leaned over and said:

"Master, Miss Xi and Miss Lin are on the north bank, do you want to send someone to watch?"

Qin Yan turned her gaze to the crowd of people facing the case, and nodded.

Shen Ying understood what the master meant and took the order to leave.

Feng Yuyao asked:

"The two people that Qianshuihu met? It's a bit interesting."

Then Feng Yuyao seemed to see something interesting suddenly, smiled and said,

"Yo, Ning Concubine is here too."

"This concubine Ning seems to be favored again, and many people in the harem are jealous."

Qin Yan also saw the face in the water pavilion that was somewhat similar to his mother, and felt a little cold in his heart.

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At this time, there was still some vacant space on the south bank of Taiye Pond. Some courtiers, headed by the prime minister, were summoned by the prince to the south study.

And they are officials in the back row.

Qin Xi and Qin Lin came today with their father, Qin Wenxuan, the newly promoted Minister of Works, and Qin Shangshu also went to the South Study at this time.

Although Qin Xi and Qin Lin are the daughters of Shang Shu, their situation in the circle of noble ladies in Beijing is not very good.

There are two reasons:

First, Qin Wenxuan was only a servant in the Ministry of Industry before, and in Shangjing, where there were many families, he was not very prominent. They also lived in a separate mansion with Qin Xiang's mansion, and Concubine Shu was not close to them. Qin Wenxuan almost didn't care about Concubine Shu and Qin Xiang.

The second is that Qin Wenxuan's wife, Zhu's businessman, was not regarded by the ladies circle, and some people even thought she was a joke behind her back.

Therefore, Qin Xi and Qin Lin rarely appear on these occasions.

At this time, Qin Xi and Qin Lin were isolated among these noble daughters from aristocratic families.

The young masters and young ladies, except for the group headed by Wang Jingyu, the young son of the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, they also surrounded Qin Nian and Qin Ming.

There are many people who look at Qin Xi and Qin Lin with curious eyes, and talk in a not too small voice.

"Who are those two over there?"

"You don't even know that, they are the two young ladies from the newly appointed Ministry of Industry Qin Shangshu's house."

"It looks quite gentle."

"Hey, Nian Nian, isn't that your cousin?"

Qin Nian didn't talk to each other, she didn't communicate with the twin sisters at ordinary times.

Someone sneered:

"Looking at Sven, I have a lot of heart."

"How do you say that?"

The man glanced in the direction of Qin Xi and Qin Lin, and the volume was slightly raised.

"A few days ago, at the Qianshui Lake in the south of the city, I saw those two young ladies with my own eyes, hurriedly approaching the Crown Princess and Princess Jingyi."

"I don't know, I thought the Crown Princess's sister was the two of them."

"Some people don't even weigh their weight..."

After saying this, everyone looked at Qin Xi and Qin Lin with complex expressions.

Qin Lin's face was a little embarrassed.

Their behavior was interpreted as such by others.

On the other hand, Qin Xi has a big heart and looks like she doesn't care. She is full of eyes full of ice play for a while.

Qin Ming lowered his eyes, concealing the sadness in his heart.

In Qingxiao Pavilion, Shen Ying walked to Qin Yan's side, leaned over and said something in Qin Yan's ear.

Qin Yan frowned slightly, and then commanded in a low voice:

"Bring them here."

"Yes, master."

Shen Ying led the way.

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Taiye Pond, South Bank.

This group of young masters and young ladies continued to hold Qin Nian and Qin Mingming's siblings, and pressed Qin Xi and Qin Lin.

"I heard that Qin Shangshu's wife is from a businessman who can't get on the table. This is also impossible. What kind of daughter can such a person teach..."

"It's strange that I have to know the general and can't recognize my own identity..."

"You..." Qin Xi finally couldn't help standing up, but was immediately pulled back by Qin Lin to sit down.

At this time, there was some commotion in the crowd,

"Is that the very skilled maid next to the Crown Princess?"

"She is here to invite Nian Nian and Young Master Qin to Qingxiao Pavilion."

"It should be that Miss Wang and Second Miss Wang were sent over by Princess Changle."

"Niannian, the crown princess is so kind to you."

…

Qin Nian thought it was a little incredible, but maybe Qin Yan did this in order to maintain the face of the Right Chancellor's Mansion.

Qin Ming's mood at the moment was very complicated, he was expecting, and he was a little ashamed.

Since the incident that day, he has observed the state of his father and mother getting along for several days, but his heart is getting more and more uncertain.

It seems that the questioning of the father to the mother that day was not groundless.

Shen Ying took a big step and walked to their side within a few steps, but she passed Qin Nian and Qin Ming, and went straight to Qin Xi and Qin Lin's direction.

"Miss Xi, Miss Lin, the master invites the two of you to sit down at Qingxiao Pavilion."

Shen Ying's volume was not too loud, but because the people around her were quiet, her voice was clearly audible.

Everyone was shocked and turned to look at Qin Nian and Qin Ming.

"Why did you invite them?"

Qin Nian and Qin Ming were a little embarrassed.

Qin Xi has no intentions, his thoughts are all on his face, both excited and proud.

Although Qin Lin didn't want to be targeted by the public, if she continued to stay here, Qin Xi might not be able to resist conflict with those people, and it would be even harder to deal with it.

Qin Lin pulled Qin Xi up and thanked Shen Ying,

"Please thank the Crown Princess on our behalf."

The two left their seats under the envious eyes of others and went to Qingxiao Pavilion.

Wang Jingyu, the second son of the Zuo Xiangfu, looked at the embarrassed and ashamed young masters and said with a smile:

"Yo, aren't they more kissable than sisters?"

All the sons and brothers around Wang Jingyu laughed out loud.

This made Qin Nian, Qin Ming and the group of people who satirized Qin Xi and Qin Lin even more embarrassed.

Qin Xi and Qin Lin entered the Qingxiao Pavilion and sat quietly in the back row after saluting everyone.

Qin Xi looked at the back of the eldest sister in front of him, and his face was filled with excitement.

And Qin Lin also had some thoughts along the way.

In Qingxiao Pavilion, will I meet that person...

But after entering the pavilion, I didn't see the person who had focused on her face several times, but a little loss suddenly rose in my heart.

Qin Lin secretly screamed badly.

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When Shen, Emperor Hui's holy car arrived at the west bank of Taiye Pond, and then Emperor Hui boarded an ice bed shaped like a dragon boat.

The ice bed is more than 10 feet long, with gold painted on both sides, and a carved dragon throne on it, with a golden lacquer treasure roof on it, with yellow satin as the gate, which is very gorgeous.

The ice bed was driven by more than a dozen Beiya Imperial Guards, and moved eastward from the Taiye Pool West case, running like a fly.

"The Holy One is here."

The people got up and saluted,

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

The ice bed stopped to the east bank, and Emperor Hui got off the ice bed, entered the water pavilion, and sat on the throne in the middle.

"Get up." Li Fuquan sang.

Everyone got up.

The process of this year's ice banquet is as usual, with a total of four performances.

One of them is the round Ju play, that is, Cuju on ice.

The second is ice colonel shooting, the third is speed skating, and the fourth is ice acrobatics.

Except for the fourth item, the first three items are all for military training, so as to exercise the physique of officers and soldiers and enhance their ability to resist cold, so most of the participants are sergeants.

At this time, there were dozens of Nanya and Beiya soldiers in red and yellow jackets standing in the center of the field. There was a goal for each of the north and south in the field. The players opened up and were ready to go.

The leaders of the two teams were their respective Nanya Forbidden Army and the deputy commander of the Beiya Forbidden Army.

And the deputy commander of Nanya is Xie Zhao.

The deacon stood in the field, holding an inflatable sheepskin ball. Under the commander's order, the deacon threw the ball into the air. Before the ice hockey hit the ground, the players on both sides moved forward and fought hard.

Xie Zhao won the first handball, and then it came out. The players used both hands and feet, and the Beiya players also fought hard. The two sides collided from time to time. The scene was thrilling. Spectacular.

The people watching the battle cheered and cheered, and the sound shook the four fields.

In the end, after touching the ball several times, Xie Zhao passed the ball to the opponent's goal, sent it to the goal, and scored the first goal of the day.

Everyone on the field and on the sidelines cheered excitedly.

The confrontation between the Nanya Imperial Army and the Beiya Imperial Army on the field today has undergone some subtle changes from the past. Although the competition between the two sides is fierce, the feelings of personal resentment entrained in the past have been greatly reduced.

But few people know that Xie Changyuan, the commander of the Beiya Imperial Army, had a private transaction with the prince Feng Zhan.

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At today's Bingxi Banquet, the sage made the monarchs and ministers have fun together, and allowed to openly set up gambling games. Of course, the most popular among them was Wang Jingyu, the second son of the Zuo Xiangfu.

"Come, come, bet, bet, no matter how much, make a fun!"

The Qingxiao Pavilion on the north bank is much quieter, so it is no wonder that Wang Jingyu is reluctant to come over.

Feng Yuyao tsk tsk admiration,

"Don't say anything else, Xie Hou's two sons are really good looking."

"Yeah, Yan Yan?"

Qin Yan's expression was light, and he did not respond.

Wang Jingyi unconsciously followed the tall and straight figure on the field, and did not even hear Wang Jingyan whispering in her ear next to her.

"Sister, you are not too young, and the Prince's House does not plan to accept you. Why don't you hurry up and plan for yourself?"

"Sister, sister..."

Wang Jingyan followed Wang Jingyi's gaze towards the arena, and then continued:

"Could it be that the elder sister has taken a fancy to the young man on the court?"

"I see, the person with the highest status on the field is..."

At this time, Wang Jingyi finally came back to her senses, but she didn't turn her head, her eyes were still fixed on the field, only the irregular beating of her chest betrayed her mood at this time.

Don't say that name...

But things backfired, Wang Jingyan tried to guess,

"Only the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Yongding, Xie Zhao's identity..."

Wang Jingyi interrupted coldly,

"Could it be that you are allowed to criticize the imperial officials?"

Wang Jingyan was slightly surprised at first, and then approached Wang Jingyi's ear with a sarcastic expression,

"Hey... my sister won't really..."