Vol 2 Chapter 424: Dark horse

In previous dragon boat races, almost always the Yun family and the Su family were competing for second place. The Lei family has always been relatively low-key. They did not want to eliminate the Yun family and the Su family this year. Although it has not yet reached the point of surprise, the result is still Surprising. Fortunately, everyone's attention was attracted by the last victory between the imperial court and the Yanbei Palace, and no one thought much about it at this time.
After resting for two quarters of an hour, the gong sounded again in a tumultuous sound. The three-boat dragon boat left on the river shot out like an arrow. At first, the golden dragon and the blue dragon were slightly in front, and the Lei family was biting behind. . But when it came back and forth, when it was the last moment to speed up the sprint, the Lei family's red dragon unexpectedly surpassed the golden dragon and the blue dragon several times.
People who watched the game on the shore were amazed at this scene. You must know that in the past, every year when the court’s boat did not compete, the Yanbei Palace took the lead. Neither the Yun family nor the Su family’s dragon boats had won the Yanbei Palace. Dragon boat. But what is going on with the Lei family now?
At first everyone thought it was the young guys on the Lei’s dragon boat. They accidentally rushed to the front. But the closer the dragon boat got to the end, the more surprised everyone was. The red dragon really wanted to go with the golden dragon and the blue dragon. The meaning of a showdown.
The noise on the river bank had gradually subsided, and the scene was unexpectedly quiet. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the three dragon boats on the river. Of course, some people were secretly looking at Lei Family Patriarch Lei Ting who was sitting on the high platform, trying to see what medicine he was buying in the gourd.
Thunder still sat with a calm face, although his eyes were fixed on the three dragon boats, he did not seem to be infected by the strange atmosphere around him.
At this moment, King Yanbei, who was sitting at the top, turned his head and said a few words with Lei Ting, and Lei Ting replied a few words politely. Not knowing what Lei Ting said, King Yan Bei burst into laughter. King Yanbei smiled. The originally quiet scenes began to become more lively, and the three dragon boats passed the finish line in the laughter of King Yanbei.
When the result came out, the scene became more lively than ever before.
Red Boat first. Qingzhou was second and Jinzhou was third. In other words, the Lei family not only won the Yanbei Palace but also the court. The Golden Dragon, representing the imperial court, not only lost to the Yanbei Palace but also to a certain family in Yanbei.
This result stunned everyone, of course, after the stunned shock, many people reacted and started wailing. There have been a lot of handicap on the bank before, almost all of them are Qinglong and Jinlong. No one thought that the dark horse of Lei family would be killed.
The faces of the two officials of the imperial court were very ugly, but King Yanbei was not unhappy. He even reached out and patted Thunder on the shoulder, looking at the gentle elders who were very optimistic about the younger ones.
Mrs. Xu smiled and shook her head: "I lost again this year."
Xu Wanli comforted her and said, "Madam, don't be depressed. I didn't win either."
The couple smiled at each other.
Madam Xu glanced at Xiao Jingxi, sighed and said, "I never thought it was the result." She opened the rice paper in front of her. On it are written green dragon, golden dragon, and white dragon in turn. On Xu Wanli's piece of paper are the blue dragon, golden dragon, and red dragon.
Madam Xu looked at Pei Zhiyan and Ren Yaoqi again: "What about you?"
Pei Zhiyan smiled slightly, and spread the paper in front of him, but it was blank and nothing was written on it.
Mrs. Xu was stunned, then smiled and shook her head. Did not say anything. Although Pei Zhiyan didn't write anything, he understood the meaning very well. He felt that the Golden Dragon could not win, but his position was there. It was impossible to gamble on a dragon boat other than the Golden Dragon to win. Otherwise, if someone knows it, he will definitely participate in a book.
Even if you are idle like Pei Zhiyan, you can't fail to abide by certain rules.
Xiao Jingxi looked at Ren Yaoqi and asked in a low voice, "What did you write?"
Ren Yaoqi thought for a while and handed the paper in front of him to Xiao Jingxi.
Xiao Jingxi took a look and raised his eyebrows in surprise, then looked at Ren Yaoqi and smiled.
Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "What kind of riddle is this?"
Pei Zhiyan glanced at Ren Yaoqi: "Miss Ren guessed right?"
Xiao Jingxi unfolded the paper in his hand and showed it to Pei Zhiyan who was sitting next to him. Pei Zhiyan glanced at him and was a little surprised. Then he praised: "Good word! You guessed it right."
I saw the red dragon, blue dragon, and golden dragon on Ren Yaoqi's paper.
Mrs. Xu said in surprise: "I really guessed it right."
Pei Zhiyan smiled and joked: "No wonder it is said that the church apprentice starved to death the master. It seems that you have to pick students with mediocre aptitudes, otherwise you will be dull."
Everyone laughed.
Ren Yaoqi: "..."
Ren Yaoqi wondered sullenly, when Pei Zhiyan punished her twice in three days, was she actually disgusting her aptitude?
Xiao Jing turned his head west and asked Ren Yaoqi in a low voice: "How did you guess it?"
Ren Yaoqi glanced at him and said in a low voice, "I heard you say,'Victory or defeat is commonplace in the military. Besides, this is just a dragon boat race. Winning is fun to win, and losing is fun to lose.'"
I have to say that Ren Yaoqi still knows Xiao Jingxi very well. With just such an ambiguous sentence, Ren Yaoqi thought of such a result. Of course, there are more elements of luck.
Xiao Jingxi was stunned, and then a happy smile appeared in his eyes.
Although Xiao Jingxi smiled beautifully, Ren Yaoqi dared not look at him with so many elders present, lest the elders saw her and said she was frivolous, so she could only turn her head to look at the high platform on the shore.
The court and the Queen Mother were naturally unhappy when Yanbei came out. An sent by the queen mother standing behind the officials muttered a little dissatisfied: "What kind of style is this!"
Although his voice is not loud, King Yanbei's eyes still swept towards him. The seemed to suddenly feel a pressure, and if it was substantial, he had a fear from the bottom of his heart, and he was a little breathless. coming.
King Yanbei casually comforted the frowning court officials: "It's just a dragon boat race. What does it matter if you win or lose? The most important thing is that everyone is happy. You see, this king is still happy when he loses? "
What are you upset about? Isn't the Lei family still from Yanbei? Wasn't the court's face the last thing to sweep? Everyone will only see the jokes of the imperial court, and they can't laugh at you, King Yanbei!
Moreover, the Lei family not only won the ship of the imperial court, but also the ship of the Royal Palace of Yanbei, and lost to their subordinates on their own turf. The king of Yanbei made it very clear and very clear, "It's okay to lose, Lei Family is good!" With a tolerant attitude, if the court wanted to pursue the Lei family's crimes, it would seem narrow. At this moment, even if the empress dowager and the emperor were present, they could only grit their teeth and give in.
So even though the two officials had a headache about how to report the matter to their heads after they returned, they still reluctantly smiled and said: "What the prince said is, what he said is. Winning or losing is not important, not important."
After that, King Yanbei personally praised Lei Ting and those Lei family lads who participated in rowing today. The scene was very lively and full of fun. The people of the imperial court stood by with a stiff smiling face from end to end, very out of place.
In the end, King Yanbei said: "The dragon boat race was meant to pray for blessings and make the weather smooth in the coming year. It is also a great joy to share with the people. Win or lose is not important. This year, the Lei family won, but the rest of the people lost. You needn’t be frustrated, you can win back next year!"
The words of King Yanbei made everyone cheer. It was boring to watch Yanbei Palace win every year. King Yanbei is now speaking, which shows that next year's dragon boat race will definitely be more lively.
King Yanbei said something more, and then left with his guard.
This year's dragon boat race is over, and all the people on the shore are arranged to continue to leave.
The few people on the painting boat are not in a hurry to leave at this moment when there are a lot of people. Mrs. Xu said: "It's been a long time since I took a boat. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry to get ashore. Why not let this painting boat take us on a tour of the Liyang River? "
Mrs. Xu has spoken, Xu Wanli naturally has no opinion, and Pei Zhiyan also said yes. Of course Ren Yaoqi would not be disappointed, so Xiao Jingxi ordered to go down and drive the boat to the center of the river, and then walk downstream along the Liyang River.
"I'll send someone to talk to your mother, and send someone to take her back first?" Xiao Jingxi said to Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi nodded.
At this time, a maid came in to report: "My son, some young ladies from Beijing are on the bank, saying that they want to see the scenery of the rivers and mountains in Yanbei."
Everyone turned their attention to Xiao Jingxi.
The meaning of these ladies from the capital is obvious, they want to be on the boat. Everyone in Yanbei knew that this painting boat belonged to the second son of Xiao, and it was hard to say whether the ladies from the capital came for the so-called rivers and mountains, or for someone.
With a calm expression on his face, Xiao Jingxi ordered: "Let them go to the princess's painting boat, send more people to follow, don't go wrong."
The maid took the order out.
Pei Zhiyan glanced at Xiao Jingxi, and said leisurely while drinking tea: "This painting boat is quite big, why doesn't Young Master Xiao let them come up?"
Mrs. Xu was aside but smiled.
Xiao Jingxi glanced at Ren Yaoqi and smiled calmly: "I thought Mr. Pei likes to be clean."
Pei Zhiyan pondered for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "Then it's better to be clean."
Yun Qiuchen, Yan Ningshuang, and Zhao Yingqiu stood on the bank of the river and looked at the painting boat not far away, all in different moods.
Yan Ningshuang asked with a smile, "This painting boat is quite big, why do we need the painting boat of the labor princess? We just want to see the scenery along the Liyang River."
The maid who replied with a respectful attitude: "The son is entertaining the distinguished guests on the painting boat, for fear of neglecting some of the ladies. The painting boat of our princess stopped not far away and will be able to drive over soon. I also asked the ladies to wait for a while. "RO