Variety Film and Television: Starting from the Legend of Zhen Huan

As soon as I got off the carriage, I heard Xiao Zou's voice. Unlike the whispers of the girls in Beijing, Xiao Zou held Xiao Shen's hand tightly.

She heard from her sister that today's polo match was specially organized by the Queen for Xiao Shen, just to let Xiao Shen meet the legendary General Xiao Zheng.

She also heard from her sister that some young men had been invited. Little Zou thought about her own marriage and couldn't help but be moved.

However, the women in the capital could not help but frown when they saw little Zou's careless behavior. She thought she did not know the rules and did not know the limits. She came to Bian Jing and thought she was in Yuzhou.

Gu Tingye and Shen Congxing had a very pleasant conversation. During the conversation, he felt that the two were just like old friends who had not seen each other for a long time. Not only were they knowledgeable, but they also had good martial arts skills. Da Zou followed Shen Congxing. She didn't know much about political affairs, and when she listened to their conversation, it was like swallowing a whole apple.

Judging from his character alone, as a woman, it can be said that he is naturally disliked. It is said that this man is also very arrogant and will not marry anyone other than the daughter of a wealthy family... She rarely had the urge to watch the fun and see which daughter of a wealthy family would be promised to Gu Tingye.

As they were talking, they ran into Xiao Shen and Xiao Zou who were playing tossing pots.

When facing her sister and brother-in-law, Xiao Zou restrained her domineering temper. After greeting them, she looked up at Gu Tingye.

"This is Gu Tingye, the second son of Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion."

"This is my little sister."

Mrs. Zou quickly took over Shen Congxing's words. The two looked at each other, then lowered their heads in tacit understanding and went about their own business.

Then the eunuch came to report that the Queen had summoned her. Shen Congxing was in high spirits chatting and was very reluctant to leave. He patted Gu Tingye on the shoulder, said "see you on the polo field", and hurried away with Mrs. Zou.

Also leaving was Xiao Shen. Xiao Shen's original intention of coming to the polo club was to meet General Xiao Zheng. The eunuch just told her that the Queen asked her to go and see General Xiao Zheng, and she hurried there without stopping.

Seeing that everyone had left, Xiao Zou casually picked up the arrow feather and threw it into the pot, but missed.

Little Zou was not discouraged. She couldn't play with others anyway. Instead of forcing her way in and getting scolded, it would be better for her to play by herself. Thinking of this, she picked up the arrow again and threw it in.

She was not good at these things in Yuzhou. The Hukou in Bianjing was small and the arrow feathers were heavy, making it even more difficult for her to control it.

Gu Tingye frowned as he looked at little Zou's throwing pot movements. His technique was not even as good as that of Miss Sheng Liu.

"Miss Zou San, you can't just rely on brute force when pitching a pot."

Gu Tingye then picked up the arrow from the maid's hand and threw it lightly into the pot, leaning on the edge in a very beautiful way. Gu Tingye's face was already handsome, and his posture of throwing the pot was neat and unrestrained. He heard his brother-in-law's words in his ears, and the second son of Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion was immediately filled with love.

Seeing that Xiao Zou was in a daze, Gu Tingye remembered that she was Da Zou's sister, so he spoke patiently again.

"Let's start with the simple ones. Miss Zou San, please stand closer."

The arrow feather was passed from Gu Tingye's hand to Xiao Zou's hand. Xiao Zou lowered her head and imitated the reserved behavior of the noble ladies in the capital. She twisted her fingers lightly and walked forward step by step following Gu Tingye's steps.

Since coming to Beijing, all Xiao Zou had heard were women's gossips. It was rare for someone, the second son of the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion, to speak to her in such a gentle voice.

Little Zou suppressed the curve of her lips, looked straight ahead, and looked forward, feeling a long-lost sense of relief in her heart.

"I won. Look, I won."

She smiled at Gu Tingye suddenly.

On the other side, Molan turned around and saw Xiao Shen running towards Queen Shen with a smile on her face.

Molan heard about this marriage from Zhao Ceying, and Empress Shen still arranged this marriage for little Shen.

At this point, this matter has nothing to do with her. It's just that Xiao Shen and Xiao Zheng are not getting along well. There are ways to get along with each other, but... Hualan went to Prince Huan's mansion a few days before the polo meeting to help the Duke of England test the waters to see if there is room for a turnaround.

Yuzhou is thriving, but the empress dowager is in poor health. Although she holds the imperial seal, her time is running out for her to rule the country from behind the scenes. This test is both a request and a surrender.

After a conversation, Hualan realized that the emperor and the queen didn't know about the affair between General Zheng and Miss Zhang, and they only chose him because of his pretty portrait.

Molan’s idea was very simple. She just used Zhao Ceying to tell the emperor and the queen.

As for how to get it to Zhao Ceying, that was none of her business.

Molan was sitting at the table watching the polo match below. Unexpectedly, Zhao Ceying walked quickly from the official's side to Molan's side, took Molan's hand, and spoke in a low voice.

"I just heard from my mother that there is a garden behind the polo field. There are many rare flowers cultivated in it. They are new varieties that Madam Wu of the Earl of Yongchang's mansion asked the gardener to cultivate. Let's go and take a look."

Zhao Ceying had just finished speaking when he saw Molan's eyes shining brightly. He couldn't help but smile. He took Molan's hand and started smiling too.

The garden was renovated very elegantly, attracting many people to stop and watch.

When they saw that it was Prince Huan and Princess Huan who came, the officials and their wives all stepped back.

Molan liked these, so she walked forward and looked at them carefully, and Zhao Ceying accompanied her.

"Did you see the girl from the Zhang family just now?"

"Which Zhang girl?"

"Who else could it be? It's the daughter of the Zhang family in the Duke of Ying's mansion. When I got closer, I saw that her face didn't look very good."

It was obvious that the lady in the goose yellow dress didn't quite understand the whole story, so she asked.

"The Zhang family girl and General Zheng were childhood sweethearts and were about to get engaged, but they encountered a national mourning. There is still no news about the national mourning. Look at how sad the Zhang family girl is. Who knows what happened..."

"What could happen?"

The two people's voices were not loud, just gossip between women, but Zhao Ceying was standing next to them and heard it clearly, and his heart skipped a beat.

When the two officials' wives saw Zhao Ceying's face turn dark, they quickly stepped back.

He couldn't say how close he was to this aunt, but he couldn't just watch Shen Yuzhen break up their arranged marriage without her knowledge. If he married into the Zheng family, he would not be well received by his parents-in-law and would be ignored by his husband. He knew he couldn't do that.

Pairing this pair of resentful lovers is not only not good for Shen Yuzhen, but also not good for the entire country.

The Yuzhou faction gradually rose to power as the Queen Mother became weak. The Queen Mother wanted to win over General Zheng. But if this were to succeed, not only would it fail to win over General Zheng, but it would push the Duke of Ying and General Zheng further and further away. So why bother?

"Let's go and take a look over there."

Molan's words disrupted Zhao Ceying's thoughts, and taking this opportunity, Zhao Ceying hurriedly asked Molan about their relationship.

Having been in Beijing for so long, she could still talk about a few things about the court, but she was not very clear about these facts.

Molan pretended to be thoughtful and said vaguely, "I heard that the two families have a good relationship, but I'm not sure about the rest."

Even Molan said that they had a good relationship, so it seemed that what those two said... he still needed to check further.

Zhao Ceying completely lost the mood to appreciate the flowers. In a blink of an eye, the girl from the Zhang family, who was admiring the flowers lonely, had a sad look on her face. She looked lonely and her heroic face suddenly looked a little fragile.

This step taken by the Queen Mother was truly foolish and a complete mistake.