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In the exquisite copper furnace engraved with peony branches, red charcoal is burning vigorously.

Sitting on the copper stove is a copper kettle that is full of traces of use.

White steam was emitting from the mouth of the kettle, obviously the water inside had boiled.

“Puff~”

The handle of the boiling kettle was covered with a thick folded cloth.

Then, a white hand lifted the copper kettle from the copper stove.

The copper pot was carried to a place not far from Xu Zaijing and others.

"Gurgle~"

The hot water in the kettle was poured into a large porcelain cup with a wide mouth and handle.

This large porcelain cup is very exquisite, and the outer wall is covered with handwriting in a flourish.

The tea leaves in the cup tumbled a bit with the hot water.

After pouring the hot water, Yun Xiang stepped aside and looked at Qiu Niang beside Gu Tingye with an inquiring look.

Qiu Niang understood, walked over with a smile and took the copper pot from Yun Xiang's hand. After saying thank you, she walked towards her master.

Yunxiang walked to the copper stove and continued to sit there with Qingcaohuaxiang.

Gu Tingye, who was sitting next to Xu Zaijing, glanced at the small cup in Qiu Niang's hand, then looked at the large cup next to Xu Zaijing, and said, "Brother Jing, I just noticed that your porcelain cup is quite unique."

Xu Zaijing raised the porcelain cup in his hand and said with a smile: "It's mainly convenient and can hold a lot of water."

Qi Heng looked at the porcelain cup in Xu Zaijing's hand thoughtfully. After a moment, he said with an expression of sudden enlightenment, "Wonderful! Wonderful! I admire you! I admire you! Brother Jing, you are so thoughtful! In a few days, I will ask my mother to make a few cups of this style."

Listening to Qi Heng's praise, Xu Zaijing said in confusion: "Yuan Ruo, why do you say that?"

Gu Tingye looked at the words "strong and powerful" on Xu Zaijing's cup, nodded in approval, and said, "Brother Jing, you are a little too secretive! You have such a good thing, but you don't even share it with my classmates."

Liang Han, Qiao Jiulang, Lu Zezong and others who were sitting next to Qi Heng looked at Xu Zaijing while listening to the conversation.

Lu Zezong even scratched his temples, thinking to himself: "It turns out that there is such a deep meaning behind these cups made by my brother! He didn't tell me before, I guess I have to figure it out by myself."

Xu Zaijing smiled and shook his head: "If you want them, I'll have someone send you a few when I get back today."

Gu Tingye looked at the cup in Xu Zaijing's hand and said, "Brother Jing, is it as exquisite as the one in your hand?"

Xu Zaijing counted the people beside him and said, "Yes! The Zezong family sent quite a few that day, and some of them are as good as the one I have! There are not many of you, so this should be enough."

Liang Han smiled and nodded heavily, his eyes full of longing as he said, "Brother Jing, with your cup, I think I will be able to pass my county exam."

When Xu Zaijing was about to say something to Liang Han with a helpless look on his face, Qi Heng pointed at the water and said, "Brother Jing, it's moving! It's moving!"

"Shua~"

Xu Zaijing quickly pulled the fishing line out of the water.

Looking at the empty fishhook,

“Puff~”

Several people nearby looked at Xu Zaijing who was shaking his head and covered their mouths and laughed.

At this time,

“Crack~”

There was the sound of footsteps not far away.

After pouring the hot water, Qiu Niang carried the copper kettle and walked to Qingcao. Together with the maids and servants scattered nearby, she looked towards the source of the sound.

A group of armed and powerful imperial guards came over.

Xu Zaijing and others arrived quite early today, but since yesterday afternoon, the palace guards had been on guard and defense inside and outside the polo field.

This team of palace guards stopped not far away, facing Xu Zaijing and others.

The leader, a lieutenant of the imperial guards wearing exquisite gold-painted leather armor, walked quickly towards Xu Zaijing and others.

Gu Tingye, Qi Heng and the others also heard the noise and turned to look at the person walking quickly. Gu Tingye took a closer look and said, "Hiss, this person looks unfamiliar. I don't know him! Who is his old friend?"

Liang Han, Lu Zezong and others took a look and shook their heads.

Qi Heng looked at Xu Zaijing who stood up and walked towards the newcomer and said, "Second Uncle, it looks like Brother Jing knows this person."

As he spoke, Qi Heng also stood up.

Seeing this, Gu Tingye, Liang Han and others also stood up and followed Xu Zaijing a few steps behind.

The lieutenant came close to Xu Zaijing, bowed and said with a smile: "I meet Wulang! I heard from my comrades that Wulang and a few brothers are fishing here."

As he spoke, the lieutenant smiled and nodded at Qingyun who was standing next to Xu Zaijing.

Qingyun also smiled and nodded in return.

Xu Zaijing smiled and held the captain's arm, saying, "Thank you for your courtesy, old man!"

While speaking, Xu Zaijing glanced at the captain's attire and said, "It seems that you have been promoted, brother?"

Xu Yizhou, the former elite soldier of the Western Army, smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Replying to Wulang, the envoys from Northern Liao and Jin came to the polo field to play polo, and I was also responsible for taking care of them! Because of some small matters, His Highness specially promoted me."

After Xu Zaijing thought about it, the figures of Zhao Weigan, Han Honglie and other noble families of Northern Liao emerged in his mind, as well as the scene outside the polo field wall where the trees were full of onlookers, cheering or scolding the players.

"That time there was indeed some trouble, and many lieutenants of the Imperial Guards suffered injustice."

Xu Yizhou smiled and said, "I wish I could endure this kind of injustice more times."

Xu Zaijing smiled and shook his head, saying, "How are my sister-in-law and nephew doing recently?"

"I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Wulang." Xu Yizhou said with a smile.

"Brother Jing, who is this?"

Gu Tingye, who walked aside, asked puzzledly.

After Xu Zaijing explained a few words about "Western Army comrades" and "first-line brave soldiers", Gu Tingye, Qi Heng and others showed admiration in their eyes.

"Good man!"

"What a warrior!"

Listening to the praise from Qi Heng and others, Xu Yizhou waved his hands and said, "My dear lords, to be honest, if it weren't for Jing'er, I would have been buried under some mound in the northwest."

Xu Zaijing shook his head and patted Xu Yizhou's armor, saying, "Not really."

Gu Tingye straightened his chest and walked to Xu Zaijing.

With some meaningful look in his eyes, he imitated Xu Zaijing and patted Xu Yizhou's armor, saying: "You and Jing'er fought side by side in Baigao to capture the city! I also fought with Jing'er in Beizhou to defeat the powerful enemy. So we are just comrades-in-arms."

"If you need any help in Bianjing in the future, just come to me."

Xu Yizhou smiled and cupped his hands: "Thank you Erlang for your kindness."

"Hey~ It's too polite to talk about this!" Gu Tingye said pretending to be unhappy.

Xu Yizhou smiled and nodded, then he bowed to Gu Tingye and the others and said, "Then Wulang and the other officials can continue. I will go on patrol first."

Gu Tingye and others nodded.

After watching the palace guards walk away, Gu Tingye looked towards the tents in the southwest and said, "Liu Lang, when are we going there?"

Liang Han said: "We will go over after the Queen and the Prince come down."

Xu Zaijing looked at the endless stream of people at the gate in the distance and said, "Liu Lang, although you invited us to come here today to show your support, I think there are more officials and noble ladies here today."

"I guess we won't have much chance to play polo anymore."

When Gu Tingye heard this, he said with a look of disappointment on his face: "Ah? Then, won't I have a chance to show off my superb ball skills?"

Liang Han on the side said with a smile: "Second Brother Gu, you have a chance, after all, Sanniang is going to play. Jing'er and Yuan Ruo will not have the chance to show their skills."

Talking,

Everyone sat down by the water again and continued their leisurely fishing.

On the other side of the water between Xu Zaijing and others was a wall, and not far outside the wall was a large bush.

Mrs. Wu often had people scatter pheasants, rabbits and other animals into the bushes so that guests who liked hunting and archery could play there.

so,

When Xu Zaijing and others were quiet, they could occasionally hear the cheers and regrets of people outside the wall who had also come early to hunt.

On the third floor of Wulou, which is some distance away from Xu Zaijing and others,

Gu Tingyi, Chai Zhengzheng, Rong Feiyan and Zhang Jiawu Niang were standing by the window, slowly waving their round fans and watching the people fishing and hunting in the distance downstairs.

"It seems to me that Brother Xu Wu hasn't caught any fish since he sat down?" Zhang Jiawu Niang asked uncertainly.

"Well, that should be the case. I heard from my second brother that Brother Jing has never been good at fishing." Gu Tingyi nodded.

"Zheng Zheng, did you see it clearly?"

Zhang Jia Wu Niang turned around and said.

Chai Zhengzheng waved his hand and said, "Ah? Me? I didn't, I was watching others hunting."

"Sister Feiyan, what about you?" Gu Tingyi asked, tilting his head.

Rong Feiyan shook her head: "I didn't see any fish caught! Sister Tingyi, which noble lady went hunting over there?"

Gu Tingyi thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be Sister Zhi from the Cao family of Tuoxihou and the girl from the Gao family, a relative of the Cao family."

Chai Zhengzheng looked at everyone and whispered, "This girl may be the most likely one."

She didn't finish her words, but the other girls nodded.

"Girls, the Queen's phoenix chariot has already left the inner city." Wu Niang's personal mother said on the side.

"oh oh!"

Gu Tingyi and others nodded quickly and then walked downstairs.

After the few people left Wulou,

The gate of Wulou was then closed by the palace guards.

Waterside,

Listening to the noise behind the wall on the other side,

Xu Zaijing stared motionlessly at the fishing line floating on the water. A feather was tied to the line and was trembling.

Gu Tingye and others on the side also noticed the movement of Xu Zaijing's fishing line and looked over.

Thinking about the movements of the big fish under the water, Xu Zaijing prepared to raise the fishing rod without distraction.

"Shua~"

As Xu Zaijing moved, the fishing line on the water surface was stretched tight and the top of the fishing rod began to droop.

Feeling the pulling force underwater, Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "This fish is quite powerful!"

Gu Tingye said at the side: "No, Brother Jing, you are about to catch a fish!"

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded, and after a little effort, a carp more than one foot long was lifted out of the water.

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“Puff, puff, puff~”

Behind the wall on the opposite bank, a colorful pheasant somehow flapped its wings and flew into the air.

“Hit~!”

A crisp and delicate cry came from behind the wall.

“Swoosh~”

An arrow with an exquisite and graceful shaft and an extremely sharp arrowhead, attached to the feathers on the colorful pheasant's belly, was shot into the air from behind the wall.

Then,

The exquisite feather arrow drew a beautiful arc and gently passed by someone's fishing line on the water.

“Plop.”

Something fell into the water.

The exquisite feather arrow continued to fly a short distance and then pierced into the mud under the shallow water near Xu Zaijing.

On the fishing rod in Xu Zaijing's hand, only half of the fishing line was floating in the air.

Looking at the fishing line swaying in the spring breeze,

"Hmph."

Gu Tingye and Liang Han were stunned at first, and then they burst into laughter.

Xu Zaijing closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and sighed helplessly.

"It won't hurt anyone!"

Behind the wall on the other side, the sound of girls' worried conversation could be faintly heard.

"Be quiet! If you hurt someone, they will scream in pain!"

After he said this, there was indeed silence behind the wall for a while.

"Look, I didn't hear any screams of pain, so I guess not."

Looking at Xu Zaijing's expression, Gu Tingye shouted exaggeratedly: "Ah!!! Oh my God! ~"

Seeing Gu Tingye's appearance, Qi Heng and Liang Han looked at each other and tried very hard to hold back their smiles. Liang Han shouted in a heart-wrenching voice: "Jing'er! Jing'er! Hold on!"

While shouting, he walked to Xu Zaijing and pulled the arrow out of the ground.

Then Liang Han urged in a low voice: "Jing'er, lie down, lie down quickly!"

"Wulang~you, you are so miserable!" Gu Tingye howled again, his emotions were very sincere.

“It’s over!!!”

"the fat is in the fire!!"

"Let's go and have a look! Quick! The medical officer who followed us, follow us!"

An anxious girl's voice came from behind the wall.

After a while,

At the doorway by the wall some distance away from Xu Zaijing and the others,

Several girls dressed in luxurious clothes, with simple headdresses, wearing belts on their bodies and holding soft bows in their hands ran out quickly.

After a few noble ladies looked around and saw Gu Tingye and others gathered together, they hurried over here.

Seeing these ladies,

Gu Tingye, in a dramatic mood, held up the feather arrow and shouted in anguish, "Jing'er! It was this! It was this that harmed you!"

Gu Tingye's action caused several noble ladies who were running over to pause.

After a moment's pause,

Then one of them quickened his pace and shouted as he ran, "Hit, I'm hit by an arrow. How can you pull it out? It will only make the injury worse."

"Ah?" Gu Tingye looked at the girl running towards him with a bewildered look on his face and said, "Well, then I'll insert it again."

Seeing Gu Tingye thrusting the arrow downward, the girl shouted, “Stop!”

After shouting, the girl's legs went weak for a moment and she almost fell to the ground.

But she still held back and didn't stop.

The girl came close to Gu Tingye with the others behind her. She waved back and shouted anxiously, "Doctor, come quickly!"

“Make way!”

As she spoke, she waved her hand to signal Gu Tingye, Qi Heng and others to move aside.

Then,

The girl saw Xu Zaijing lying on the grass, staring at the sky with a dazed look on his face.

"Injury, where is it hurt?" the girl asked anxiously.

Lu Zezong handed over Xu Zaijing's fishing rod with a look of heartache and said, "Here! This is what you did!"

Polo field side,

The largest and most luxurious tent in the middle,

"Blow~"

The noble lady with red eyes stood on the wooden steps at the door of the Queen's tent and sniffed the snot from her nose.

Under the wooden steps not far from the lady's position,

Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye, Liang Han, Qi Heng, Lu Zezong and others stood there dejectedly.

The Queen stood in front of them with a stern face, grabbing Xu Zaijing's ear with one hand and pointing at the others with the other hand, angrily scolding:

"You guys, especially you two! Huh?! You've been naughty since you were little! You celebrated His Majesty's birthday, but you still couldn't forget to harm the goldfish in the garden."

"You are really awesome today! You dare to scare my niece!"

Zhao Fang, who was beside the queen, advised: "Mother, Jing'er and the others are...

Seeing the look in his mother's eyes, Zhao Fang was about to speak.

"Ouch! Ouch! It hurts! My queen, I was wrong, I was wrong." Xu Zaijing begged for mercy with a look of unbearable pain on his face.

After saying that, he gave Zhao Fang a look, signaling him to stop talking.

"Mother, Jing'er knows he is wrong. Please don't pull his ears."

The Queen let go of Xu Zaijing's ear, looked at Zhao Fang angrily, and said, "If I don't pull his finger, will I pull your finger?"

As she spoke, the queen twisted Zhao Fang's ear.

"Mother, mother! Don't use too much force. I won't say anything more."

Looking at Xu Zaijing rubbing his ears with his head down, and Gu Tingye, Qi Heng and others who looked like mice seeing a cat, not daring to speak.

Especially Zhao Fang, who was holding the Queen's hands that were pulling her ears and begging for mercy. Although this noble lady had red eyes and tears in her eyes, she couldn't help but smile.

Zhao Fang, who saw this, hurriedly said, "Mother, my cousin is not crying anymore."

The queen looked back at her cousin Zhao Fang who was rubbing her eyes and scolded her, "Is this what you call not crying?"

"My son."

Before Zhao Fang finished speaking, he felt his ears relax.

The queen took a few steps forward and stretched out her hand, saying, "You! Gu Erlang, don't hide!"

"Ah!!!" Gu Tingye cried out in pain: "Empress, I didn't mean it!"

The queen exerted force in her hand and said, "You scared me to tears, didn't you do it on purpose?"

"My queen, Liu Lang is also involved. Don't just twist my ears! My queen, I was wrong, I was wrong!"

Then,

The Queen twisted Qi Heng's ear with one hand and Liang Han's with the other.

After Qi Heng and Liang Han screamed like pigs being slaughtered,

Lu Zezong, who stayed at the back, looked at the queen in fear, hesitated and wanted to cover his ears, and said: "My queen, I, I, you twisted so many people, don't tire your hands."

The queen, who was originally furious, smiled a little after hearing these words.

Holding back her laughter, the Queen pinched Lu Zezong's cheeks with both hands and asked, "You are so good at talking. Did you learn it from your brother? Or did he teach you?"

"My lady, my brother-in-law, he's fine, fine."

"Hmm?" The Queen stared at Lu Zezong.

Lu Zezong lowered his head and said guiltily: "I have taught you a lot."

“Puff~”

On the wooden stage in front of the tent, Cao Jiazhi, who was accompanying her cousin whose eyes were red and tearful, couldn't help laughing.

Hearing Sister Cao Jiazhi's laughter, Lu Zezong looked up shyly, then lowered his head again.