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Chapter 131 An Unbeatable Lineup! (Bonus Chapter 3 for Monthly Tickets)

A jade-saddled rider gallops, a crimson tassel flutters as he rides a ball.

The girl, dressed in red, hit the polo ball steadily, drawing gasps from many onlookers.

However, compared to the noble ladies and powerful scions who were watching, the wives and noblewomen of officials at the pavilion had something else on their minds.

To the left, there was a pavilion more than ten feet long, where officials' wives and noblewomen chatted and laughed.

Princess Pingning of the Duke of Qi's Mansion.

Madam Qin, daughter of the Marquis of Ningyuan.

Madam Zhang of the Duke of England's Mansion.

Madam Wu of the Yongchang Earl's Mansion.

Yu Fangshi, daughter-in-law of Grand Tutor Yu.

Madam Liu of Zhongjing Hou Mansion.

In addition, there were also some wives of dukes and marquises who were somewhat down on their luck, and a group of thirty or forty people gathered together.

At one point, a few young men slowly walked into the meadow from the edge, immediately drawing everyone's attention.

The reason was simple: these wives and noblewomen of officials recognized several young men.

Jiang Zhao, the newly appointed Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Duke of Lu, and Grand Master of the Silver Seal.

Su Zhe, one of the Three Sus, was the newly appointed Assistant Minister of Rites.

Han Jiayan, a top-tier son of an official and the newly appointed Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

The newly appointed Commander of the Cavalry and Infantry, Gu Tingye, is the second son of the Marquis of Ningyuan.

Wang Shao, the newly appointed Academician of the Privy Council, Earl of Taiyuan, and Grand Master of the Palace.

Sheng Changbai, a newly appointed junior official.

Zhao Shiyi, son of the King of Yan.

Zhao Shiqian, son of the Prince of Yong.

Zhao Zhong was the son of Zhao Zong'e.

Zhao Congshi's son, Zhao Shicheng.

Zhao Zongquan's son, Zhao Ceying.

There were eleven people in total.

This lineup
Many officials' wives and noblewomen looked at Madam Qin with envy.

Apart from the five members of the imperial family, among the remaining few, only Gu Tingye was a pure military officer.

If these people can really get along well, the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion will surely prosper sooner or later.

It even surpasses the glory of the first Marquis of Ningyuan.

The term "Confucian general" is enough to bring unimaginable convenience.

Little did they know that while Madam Qin wore a gentle smile, her heart was heavy.

Second son, you've really made something of yourself!
Given her exceptional talent, granting her a title would undoubtedly be significantly more difficult.

However difficult it may be, the title must be conferred.

Only when the title falls into Tingwei's hands will he truly be rich and powerful!
The wind blows the grass low, and the fragrant grass grows lush and green.

"This Jinmingchi Polo Club is quite lively!" Zhao Ceying, standing tall and slightly surprised, exclaimed.

In the past, his father always told him to keep a low profile.

Therefore, this was his first time at the polo club!
Sheng Changbai and Wang Shao shared similar sentiments.

Neither of them had ever attended such a large gathering of the powerful and wealthy.

You should know that Jinming Pond is a royal garden, and it is extremely large.

The scale of the polo match held at Jinming Pond goes without saying.

The number of people present was nearly a thousand, including sons of the powerful and wealthy, daughters of prominent families, and wives of officials. This was truly a rare sight.

Zhao Shiyi, son of the King of Yan, and Zhao Shiqian, son of the King of Yong, both had ordinary expressions.

As sons of a prince, the two had played polo since childhood and participated in the Jinmingchi Polo Club many times.

Zhao Zong'e's son Zhao Zhong and Zhao Congshi's son Zhao Shicheng did not find it strange.

Compared to Zhao Ceying's father, Zhao Zongquan, both of their fathers were much more high-profile.

Therefore, both of them participated in the Kim Myung Chi Polo Club several times.

Su Zhe and Han Jiayan were not surprised.

One of them had followed Jiang Zhao for a long time and had participated in the Jinmingchi Polo Club several times.

One of them is a top-tier second-generation official. Even if he has never participated in the Kim Myung Chi Polo Club, he must have seen similar scenes.

Jiang Zhao, dressed in a light blue brocade robe with gold trim, walked slowly with his hands behind his back and glanced into the distance.

Just now, a woman in red was playing polo with a polo stick, but now she has dismounted.

At this moment, there was no one else on the polo field.

Of course, if the group really wants to play polo, they have to make way for each other even if there are other people on the field.

"It's May, a rare moment of leisure. If you gentlemen are in the mood, why not take a turn and have a match?" Jiang Zhao laughed heartily.

Originally, he had no intention of participating in this Kimmyeongchi Polo Club.

Firstly, he had already participated twice and had no intention of playing polo.

For him, Jin Mingchi was just a place to take walks when he had nothing to do; it wasn't very interesting.

Compared to women who are reluctant to show their faces in public, men have many more ways to relax and have fun.

The Kim Myung Chi Polo Club wasn't as appealing as I'd imagined.

Secondly, he was a third-rank official.

A high-ranking official of the third rank is extremely busy and has no need to wander around aimlessly.

As a result, the emperor summoned him.

In the past two years, the official's health has been deteriorating.

If nothing unexpected happens, a "good grandson" will succeed to the throne sooner or later.

Unfortunately, there are five members of the imperial clan in the "saintly grandson" generation.

The emperor's intention, however, was for him to take advantage of the polo match to let several members of the imperial clan get to know each other, so as to prevent a certain "martial and virtuous" grandson from targeting the remaining four members of the imperial clan as soon as he ascended the throne.

Establish some proper relationships, and after ascending the throne, do not expect the new emperor to actually grant the other four members of the imperial clan the titles of duke or king.

At the very least, don't kill any members of the royal family.

The feud between Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong caused long-standing discontent within Taizu's lineage, making it difficult for the imperial clan to maintain unity.

If the new emperor were to ascend the throne and kill the remaining members of the imperial clan, things would become even more complicated.

The new emperor has lost the support of the imperial clan, and problems are bound to arise sooner or later.

Thus, Jiang Zhao had no choice but to bring a few members of the imperial clan out for some fun.

Fortunately, it seems that Zhao Zhen had also done some ideological work with the five members of the imperial clan, and they were all willing to take the initiative to get to know each other better.

They readily agreed to the suggestion of visiting a polo club.

“Alright!” Zhao Shiyi, son of the King of Yan, replied.

The group exchanged glances, none of them objecting. "Woo woo!"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to get the hairpin left by my deceased mother back."

"Let's go."

"No, I'll go in your place."

The faint sobbing drew the attention of several people.

The two girls supported each other, one of them sobbing softly.

"Minglan?" Gu Tingye was somewhat surprised.

He didn't recognize the crying girl.

However, he had studied at the Sheng family's private school for a few days and thus knew Sheng Minglan.

After Jiang Zhao moved to Yujie, the two met briefly a few times.

He guessed what was going on after just a few glances.

The girl in red seemed to have snatched the hairpin from the crying girl, who had given up and was no longer fighting for it.

For the sake of her best friend, Sheng Minglan intentionally decided to fight another battle.

Jiang Zhao glanced back.

Originally, Gu Tingye should have known the woman in red.

Yu Yanhong!
However, because of him, Gu Tingye went to the border to lead troops at a young age, and his time as a playboy was short, so he did not get to know the Grand Tutor's legitimate daughter.

“Jiang’s sister-in-law,” Jiang Zhao explained.

“Since she’s Zichuan’s sister-in-law, let’s go ask her what’s going on,” Zhao Ceying chimed in.

There's no reason why the young Grand Secretary's sister-in-law should be bullied.
The group looked at each other and walked over together.

"You can't even ride a horse, what are you going to fight?"

A handsome young man seemed rather impatient.

Before she finished speaking, Sheng Minglan mounted her red horse, raised her cue stick, and rode off into the distance.

"Oh!"

Right in the bull's eye.

Just then, Madam Wu realized that a conflict had broken out on the polo field and rushed over.

As the host of the polo match, she certainly had to try to mediate any conflicts that arose.

Not to mention, she was the younger sister-in-law of the young Grand Secretary.

Only after inquiring did they learn that the conflict stemmed from a hairpin.

Furthermore, polo requires at least two players per team, and Sheng Minglan lacked a polo partner.

"I'll fight her!" Madam Wu took off her cloak, revealing a rather heroic air.

"I'll fight her." The handsome young man stepped forward; it was none other than Qi Heng.

Little did he know, his words were not a timely solution.

Upon hearing this, Madam Wu was shocked, and Sheng Minglan's expression changed drastically.

How can a young lady from a respectable family play polo with a man from another family?
Qi Heng doesn't care about reputation, but she does!
For a moment, Sheng Minglan didn't know how to end this situation.

Just then, a calm voice came from behind.

"what happened?"

Sheng Minglan turned around and was surprised: "Brother-in-law?"

Many officials' wives, noblewomen, sons of powerful families, and daughters of prominent families gathered around and hurriedly bowed to the group.

Jiang Zhao, Su Zhe, Han Jiayan, Gu Tingye, Wang Shao, Sheng Changbai, Zhao Shiyi, Zhao Shiqian, Zhao Zhong, Zhao Shicheng, Zhao Ceying.

The combination of these eleven players is simply too strong.

Sheng Minglan was overjoyed and quickly pulled her best friend Yu Yanran over to tell her about the conflict.

It turns out that the eldest son of Grand Tutor Yu, Lord Yu, had two wives. His first wife, Lady Fan, gave birth to his eldest daughter, Yu Yanran.

His second wife, Madam Fang, bore him his second daughter, Yu Yanhong, and several sons.

Having lost her mother, Yu Yanran naturally couldn't compete with Yu Yanhong and had to give in to her younger sister in everything.

Some of the jewelry in her boudoir would often disappear without a trace.

Some of these were even relics left behind by Madam Fan.

This gold hairpin was the last keepsake from her deceased mother that Yu Yanran possessed.

As a result, it also disappeared a few days ago.

It was only when I came to the polo match that I learned that my sister had used this item as a gambling prize, and only by winning against my sister Yu Yanhong could I get the hairpin back.

Unfortunately, she doesn't know how to ride a horse!
Thus, Sheng Minglan, who knew how to play polo, naturally stepped forward to stand up for her best friend.

After a few words, the group understood what was going on.

but?

The group all looked at Gu Tingye.

Yu Yanhong, is she his fiancée?
About ten steps away, Yu Yanhong appeared slightly reserved.

I just wanted to tease my older sister a little, but I never expected to cause such big trouble!
"Oh no, little sister, I told you not to do anything reckless, but you wouldn't listen." Yu Erlang was extremely flustered.

The Yu family mansion was also the mansion of a Grand Tutor, and the old Grand Tutor Yu was still alive, with some of his former students and officials still serving in the court.

In terms of power, they certainly have it.

However, none of Grand Tutor Yu's sons were any good.

The second generation was not up to par, and the old Grand Tutor's disciples and former subordinates were inevitably scattered and unable to achieve anything significant.

In contrast, Jiang Zhao's teacher was the head of all officials.

In fact, Jiang Zhao himself is a junior Grand Secretary!
This offended a big shot; how could anyone not panic?
Yu Yanhong swallowed hard, feeling extremely flustered.

She's currently engaged to Gu Tingye!

This will definitely give her future husband a bad impression.

At the same time, Gu Tingye's expression darkened, and he strode towards Yu Yanhong.

They'd only just started talking about marriage, and this kind of nonsense has already happened.
"Miss Yu, would you be willing to part with this gold hairpin?" Gu Tingye approached and asked.

Yu Yanhong hesitated for a moment, then slowly handed over the gold hairpin in her hand.

The young Grand Secretary is not to be trifled with, nor is Gu Tingye!

She didn't know all eleven of them.

However, the sense of oppression was indeed very strong.

"Thank you, General Gu."

Sheng Minglan and Yu Yanran both expressed their gratitude.

Gu Tingye waved his hand and sighed inwardly.

Yu Yanhong is not a good match!
At the same time, Yu Fangshi, who was at the pavilion, breathed a sigh of relief.

　Seven thousand words, making me dizzy.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)