Chapter 135 The Peacock Screen Opens
Song Shiwei and Qin Yueyao were walking on the road when they suddenly felt something rushing past.
When they reacted, they found that Qin Muyan had already reached the place where they were playing pot-tossing.
He stretched out his long arm, grabbed the blue-clothed young man's arm and threw him aside. Then he said with a dark face: "Your Highness, you want to learn how to throw pots. Why don't you let me teach you?"
Xiao Yetang subconsciously raised her head and looked at the man in front of her. Before she could react to what was happening, Qin Muyan had already put his arms around her waist in a domineering manner.
Then he held her arm and pretended to teach her the essentials of pitching a pot.
Her head buzzed and she couldn't hear what he was saying at all. She only felt her heart beating very fast.
"put."
Under Qin Muyan's guidance, the arrow in Xiao Yetang's hand was thrown in accurately.
The young man in green who was thrown away frowned and stared at the person who showed up halfway, and said in a faint voice: "It turns out to be Young Master Qin, nice to meet you."
Qin Muyan let go of Xiao Yetang and turned around to look at him, then sneered: "Who was it I thought it was? It turned out to be Master Cui."
Song Shiwei looked at the young man surnamed Cui. He was handsome, dressed in blue, and had a scholarly air as gentle as jade.
She asked Qin Yueyao: "Who is this Mr. Cui?"
Qin Yueyao said: "Cui Xingjian, the eldest son of the Boling Cui family, his aunt is the most favored Consort Xian in the palace.
The Cui family of Boling, the Zheng family of Yingyang, the Lu family of Fanyang, and the Wang family of Taiyuan are known as the four major clans and have a history of more than a hundred years.
However, with the passage of time and the change of dynasties, these aristocratic families gradually weakened and are no longer what they used to be.
The virtuous concubine is from the Cui clan of Boling. Because she is pregnant and her birthday is coming soon, His Majesty has allowed her family to come to the capital to accompany her. "
When Song Shiwei heard Cui Xingjian's name, she immediately remembered it. She had heard this name from Shen Linchuan in her previous life.
It seemed that this person did not get along with him in the officialdom, which caused Shen Linchuan's dissatisfaction and he always complained and criticized him for nothing.
But she had never seen this person in this year's imperial examination.
She asked, "Didn't Mr. Cui take part in the imperial examination?"
Qin Yueyao explained to her in a low voice: "Mr. Cui's biological mother passed away three years ago, and he only came out of mourning this month, so he missed this year's imperial examination.
But I heard that Master Cui is quite talented, and with his aunt, the Consort Xian, to help him, I think he won’t have to wait another three years before he can retire to the imperial court.”
"I see."
Song Shiwei had some vague guesses in her mind. In her previous life, this person had been at loggerheads with Shen Linchuan, and now he was deliberately approaching Princess Leyang.
If her guess was correct, he should have secretly defected to Xiao Jingheng, and Qin Muyan might not know about it yet.
"Mr. Cui also likes pitching pots, how about we have a competition?"
Qin Muyan asked with a smile, his eyes were like ice chips when they fell on Cui Xingjian, it was clear that he was looking for an opportunity to take revenge.
Cui Xingjian was not stupid, so how could he not see Qin Muyan's hostility towards him? He was calm and just asked, "How do you compare?"
"Simple."
Qin Muyan curled his lips and smiled: "It's boring to play like this, why not blindfold yourself and see who can score more goals."
There was an uproar all around. It was not possible to hit the target with eyes open, so wouldn't the chance be even lower if one covered one's eyes?
Cui Xingjian nodded: "Okay."
Qin Muyan said: "Then Mr. Cui, please come first."
Cui Xingjian took a plain handkerchief from his bosom and covered his eyes with it, then started throwing arrows. He hit eight out of ten arrows.
Xiao Yetang clapped his hands happily and praised: "Amazing."
Qin Muyan's face immediately darkened. This wasn't amazing, it was just luck.
He snorted and stretched out his hand to Xiao Yetang, saying, "Can I borrow your handkerchief?"
Xiao Yetang asked him: "What about yours?"
Qin Muyan glanced at Cui Xingjian and said deliberately: "I am a grown man, how can I carry something that only girls use?"
The implication is that he is referring to Cui Xingjian's mother.
Cui Xingjian had a good temper and pretended not to understand his innuendo.
Xiao Yetang curled his lips, but finally gave him his handkerchief.
Qin Muyan took it, sniffed it gently, then raised his lips and covered his eyes with it.
Others threw them one by one, but he threw ten at a time, and all of them fell steadily into the narrow mouth of the pot.
There was a burst of cheers all around, but Qin Muyan did not hear Xiao Yetang's voice.
He took off the scarf from his eyes, but found that Xiao Yetang was no longer around.
When she looked up, she, her sister and Song Shiwei had already walked far away.
Qin Muyan: "..."
He stood there with a sullen face, almost furious.
Cui Xingjian bowed to him and said, "Mr. Qin is very skilled. I am inferior to him."
Qin Muyan snorted, holding the handkerchief in his hand with resentment in his heart.
Who wanted to make him feel inferior? He turned around and walked away with a cold face without saying a word.
Cui Xingjian behind him couldn't help but laughed secretly, covering his nose.
Well, Qin Muyan’s peacock screen wasted.
The girl ignored him completely.
After leaving the crowd, Song Shiwei laughed unscrupulously. She asked Xiao Yetang: "How is it, are you happy now?"
Xiao Yetang asked in confusion: "Why should we leave?"
Qin Yueyao held her forehead helplessly, she sighed and said: "My princess, can't you see that my brother just wants to show off in front of you, the colder you act, the more anxious he becomes."
"Oh."
Xiao Yetang suddenly realized and looked at her and asked, "But isn't he your brother?"
Qin Yueyao shrugged: "It is precisely because he is my brother that I want to help you. Don't worry, with Shi Wei as the military advisor, my brother can't escape."
Xiao Yetang was overjoyed, and he pulled their arms and said in a coquettish tone: "It's great to have friends like you."
She hadn't held out any hope before, thinking that Qin Muyan was a heartless person.
But the idea Song Shiwei gave her easily tested Qin Muyan's intentions.
She is very happy.
And she was looking forward to today's banquet.
Just as she was thinking about it, she saw a palace maid running over in a panic and said, "Princess, something bad has happened. The Imperial Concubine has been confined by His Majesty."
Xiao Yetang's face changed, and he asked hurriedly, "What's going on? Why was my mother confined by my father?"
The maidservant was Fuling, who served Concubine Wen. She said, "I don't know where Concubine Wen got the news from, saying that His Majesty wants to send you, the princess, to the Northern Sea to marry.
The Imperial Concubine went to His Majesty to inquire about the matter, and somehow she offended His Majesty, and then she was confined to her room."
"Marriage?"
Xiao Yetang’s face turned pale and he froze in place.
Song Shiwei was also quite shocked. The fact that Concubine Wen was under house arrest meant that the marriage might be true.
In her previous life, she had indeed heard the news that Bei Ming wanted to negotiate peace with Nan Li.
But before the Beiming delegation arrived in Beijing, she was killed by the Shen family.
She didn’t know whether Xiao Yetang had married Bei Ming in her previous life.