After the ceremonies and music stopped, Emperor Huilin said: "Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boats are indispensable for the Dragon Boat Festival. They can also show the bravery of my son from Datang. In today's dragon boat race, if you can pull out I will reward the team that wins the first prize!"

Underneath, the officials' children in various uniforms thanked His Majesty in unison.

Qiao Jinniang looked and saw many familiar faces. The one in red was Rong Xiaojun Wang, and most of their team were the princes and princes of the royal family.

There is also Lin Mo, the son of the right prime minister, who is wearing a green dress, and most of the teams he is in are the sons of civil servants.

There are two other teams, one team is the children of the aristocratic family wearing brown clothes, her own brother and cousins ​​in Dingbeihou's mansion are also among them.

There is another team wearing blue clothes, and this team has the highest voice.

When they boarded the boat, there were many bold girls on both sides throwing handkerchiefs and fruits into their boat.

Seeing Qiao Jinniang looking at them, Lu Chen introduced:

"The leader of the team in blue is Qin Shu.

The other person is Zhou Siming, whom you met last time in Zhiwei Pavilion.

They are all the eldest sons of the Duke's Mansion. The men in the Duke's Mansion are divided into two teams according to their age. Your brother is in the brown team. "

Qiao Jinniang wondered why her younger brother wasn't with them, only to learn that they were also ranked according to age.

Qin Shu, the son of Lord Qin, was also thrown a lot of silk handkerchiefs by the women on both sides of the strait.

Qiao Jinniang was annoyed when she saw that, Ruoyun was still recuperating at home, so Qin Shu was showing off in a fancy dress.

In this world, most men are guilty.

After His Majesty beat the gong, the bow of the ship beat the war drum, and the dragon boats of several teams rowed aggressively, like a broken bamboo.

Qiao Jinniang thought of Lu Chen's first year in the restaurant.

At that time, her parents had just passed away, and she was still pregnant with Brother Tuan in her womb.

She missed the time when her parents were there during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Lu Chen saw her danger, and dragged her to the river.

At that time, there was a lack of one person in the dragon boat team, so Lu Chen was pulled over to compete.

At that time, the color head was a jade hairpin.

Lu Chen struggled to grab the jade hairpin, and put it on for her in front of everyone. At that time, the neighbors in the neighborhood even laughed at the young couple.

It also dispelled a trace of sadness in her heart.

But three years...the so-called honey in the oil is a joke.

Brother Tuan was in Jinniang's arms, watching enthusiastically, "Mother, will Uncle Rong win?"

Jinniang looked around, and if she wanted to win, Qin Shu was more likely to win.

But Brother Tuan's voice of "mother" was not low, and it spread from the viewing platform.

Qiao Ruoshui was showing off the bayberry to Li Lingling at Cheng En Bo's mansion. Li Lingling wanted to bite her silver teeth when she heard that, "His Royal Highness is so extravagant..."

Qiao Ruoshui proudly said: "In the past, there was a concubine riding Hongchen who smiled, and now there is His Highness who brought me bayberry, His Highness's heart..."

At this time, the maid beside Li Lingling came over and said, "Miss, that woman wearing the veil is indeed the biological mother of the little emperor's grandson, who just now called her mother."

Li Lingling looked directly at the woman on the viewing platform, why did she suddenly appear?

Even though Li Lingling was bothered by the plate of red bayberries in Qiao Ruoshui's hands, at this moment, Qiao Ruoshui could be her sharp knife.

"Ruoshui, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loves you so much, even if the position of the Crown Princess is reserved for the daughter of the Xie family, the position of the side concubine must be yours.

His Highness the Crown Prince loves you because the little emperor likes you, but at this moment... the mother of the little emperor is back..."

Qiao Ruoshui also felt that the woman was extremely dazzling. A woman who appeared from nowhere would not want to take his place.

...

On the viewing platform, a female voice sounded: "The prince is really good. I heard yesterday that the prince rewarded the fourth lady of the Hou Mansion with red bayberries. I have lived such a long time that I have never seen fresh red bayberries."

The words were abrupt, and Qiao Jinniang looked at the woman who spoke with wrinkles that couldn't be concealed on her face.

Sitting next to the queen, she doesn't look like a concubine, but looks like a mother and daughter.

Concubine Xian said: "Why don't you let the Fourth Miss of the Marquis of Anyuan come over and show me what the red bayberry that the crown prince has worked so hard to transport from Jiangnan for the favor of the Bomei people looks like!"

Lu Chen said indifferently: "I am afraid that the concubine Xian is wrong. The lonely subordinate returned from Jiangnan, and the grandson missed his hometown, so Gu asked the subordinate to bring Yangmei back to Chang'an by the way.

I also feel grateful to Lord Anyuan for his hard work for the country and the people.

If it weren't for the busy business, it wouldn't be the case that my daughter found out after living abroad for eighteen years.

Hearing that his wandering daughter is from the south of the Yangtze River, he rewarded Yangmei from his house.

Rewarding meritorious officials on behalf of the father and the emperor, but in the mouth of the concubine Xian, how could it be given to the fourth lady of the Hou Mansion? "

King Yong kicked King Lu who was watching the excitement, and King Lu said: "Prince, you only reward An Yuanhou for making such a big noise, so you must be anxious to form a party for personal gain, right?"

The king of Lu did not believe that if the crown prince rewarded Marquis Anyuan in this way, he would definitely be accused of forming a party for personal gain on his father's side.

However, as soon as these words came out, Emperor Huilin smashed a rice dumpling on King Lu's head, "The crown prince is the prince of the country, so why not reward meritorious ministers for me?"

King Lu repeatedly knelt down and said, "Royal father, it's my son who made a mistake."

King Yong looked at Emperor Huilin thoughtfully, he doted on the prince too much!

He didn't even care about forming a party to win over powerful ministers, which was always feared by kings.

Although Qiao Jinniang didn't understand the political situation, she knew people's hearts, and His Majesty's protection of Lu Chen was obvious.

Therefore, it can also be explained that if Lu Chen really wanted her to be his first wife, according to His Majesty's love for him, he would not refuse.

Lu Chen said that he could only give her the crown prince's side concubine, probably because in Lu Chen's heart, she was just a concubine.

When the drums stopped, it was naturally Qin Shu and the others who took the lead.

His Majesty rewarded them a lot, and also praised Qin Shu and Zhou Siming for their achievements, which was quite admirable.

Afterwards, His Majesty returned to the palace with the queen and other concubines in the harem.

Lu Chen asked Qiao Jinniang, "What are your plans for this afternoon?"

Qiao Jinniang played with Brother Tuan's little hand, "Of course I'm with Brother Tuan."

"Brother Tuan must take a nap after lunch, you can go back to the East Palace with Gu, and I will order someone to take you back to the Rong Palace when the key is released."

Qiao Jinniang looked down at Brother Tuan and said, "Okay."

Lu Chen originally wanted to hold hands and help Qiao Jinniang get off the viewing platform, but Qiao Jinniang would rather hold on to the wooden handrail beside her than hold Lu Chen's hand.

This scene fell into the eyes of Qiao Ruoshui who just came over, and she was extremely angry.

Mrs. Hou took Qiao Ruoshui's hand, signaling her not to mess around, and said to the prince Fushen: "Thank you, the prince, for rewarding the red bayberry in the Hou's mansion. The whole of the Hou's mansion deeply appreciates the prince's kindness."

Lu Chen said in a cool voice: "Madam Hou, the single reward for giving Yangmei to the Hou Mansion is for the sake of Lord Hou's service to the imperial court.

But your Hou Fu misunderstood Gu's good intentions and talked nonsense, so that Gu became a stupid person who only smiled for Bomei people.

Besides, Miss Si in the house is really not a beauty, and rumors spread in the house that Gu valued and doted on her, which unreasonably demeaned Gu's taste.

This time thinking about Lord Hou's face, Gu just doesn't care about it. "

The hidden guards who heard what Lu Chen said in the side complained in their hearts: His Royal Highness asked them to escort Yang Mei to Chang'an with light work, isn't it because he wants the Bomei to laugh?

It's just that the beauty is not Qiao Ruoshui.

After listening to Lu Chen's words, Mrs. Hou knelt down again and again and said, "Your Highness, it's my inability to restrain my daughter. Thank you Prince for your understanding."

When Qiao Ruoshui heard this, he felt like a bolt from the blue, "But, Your Highness, didn't Your Majesty have already said that you are going to become in-laws with the Hou Mansion?"

Lu Chen curled his lips into a smile, playing with taste: "Marquis Anyuan's daughter is more than Miss Fourth, right?"

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