Chapter 216 The Differences of the World

Yang Wenyuan couldn't hold the polo ball in his hand for too long.

After passing Gu Tingye and before He Hongwen caught up, Yang Wenyuan began to slow down and started hitting the ball forward.

Thanks to the spacious polo field.

When approaching the goal, He Hongwen finally caught up.

Yang Wenyuan is a martial artist and also an expert polo player. From the way He Hongwen rides a horse and holds the polo stick, one can tell at a glance that although He Hongwen's polo skills are slightly better than Changbai's, they are probably not much better.

Even if He Hongwen came up, he could easily handle it by himself and hit the ball into the goal.

But Yang Wenyuan still remembered the purpose of proposing to play polo.

At present, Yang Wenyuan remains true to his original intention.

He looked up and found Qi Heng's current location.

He is also near the goal, not far from here.

Yang Wenyuan thought for a moment, then tilted his horse's head slightly and led He Hongwen towards Qi Heng and Chang Feng.

Qi Heng was also good at polo and riding. He saw through Yang Wenyuan's intention at a glance and immediately tilted his horse's head, forcing Chang Feng to start detouring in Yang Wenyuan's direction.

From a bird's eye view, it can be easily seen that Yang Wenyuan, He Hongwen, Qi Heng and Chang Feng on the field are all moving in an arc towards the goal, and the former, because of their first-mover advantage, are slightly ahead by half a horse's length, which is equivalent to driving He Hongwen and Chang Feng on the inside to move inward.

Finally, the four of them got closer and closer.

At this time, Yang Wenyuan had already switched to hitting the ball with his left hand. Although it was not as smooth as his right hand, He Hongwen was forced to move inside and could not do anything to Yang Wenyuan unless he was prepared to stop the horse and go around to the other side.

But the time in between was enough for Yang Wenyuan to run straight to the goal and score.

So even though he felt aggrieved, He Hongwen had no good solution for the moment and could only follow Yang Wenyuan's pace.

At this time, Yang Wenyuan was already very close to Qi Heng.

Because he had already seen through the opponent's plan, the trajectory of Qi Heng's horse was much larger than that of Yang Wenyuan, so when Qi Heng was facing the goal, Yang Wenyuan was still some distance away.

But this is exactly what Yang Wenyuan wants.

Make sure Qi Heng is facing the goal.

Yang Wenyuan immediately looked up, and Qi Heng also turned his head to look over.
Their eyes met and they understood each other instantly.

"Drive! Drive!"

Almost at the same time, Yang Wenyuan and Qi Heng increased their horse speeds, and in the blink of an eye they overtook the other person by one horse head.

However, Qi Heng let go of the arc trajectory and went straight instead.

Yang Wenyuan swung the horse pole and sent the polo ball forward to Qi Heng. At the same time, he made a larger arc, pushing He Hongwen further inward, and then blocked Chang Feng's path.

Chang Feng also reacted at this moment.

However, with Yang Wenyuan and He Hongwen blocking his way on the left, he could not accelerate in a straight line. He could only slow down the horse and tilt the horse's head slightly to the right to continue chasing.

As the saying goes, a straight line is the shortest between two points.

Nearing the goal, Chang Feng circled again and this time he could no longer catch up.

Qi Heng rode his horse in front of the gate.

Looking back, he just saw the polo ball hit by Yang Wenyuan draw a beautiful arc in the air and land on his right side.

"Oh!"

As if it was a natural progression, Qi Heng simply swung the polo stick in his hand forward and hit the polo ball into the goal in the air.

"The Little Prince's team gets a point!"

A red flag was also erected on the side of the polo field, close to Yang Wenyuan's goal.

Mrs. Wu was inside the tent.

Gu Tingye's "cheating" goal just now caused silence in the tent. Even the eldest lady of Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion, Xiao Qinshi, "couldn't stand it anymore" and stood up in front of everyone, taking all the responsibility on herself, saying that it was her fault and making Gu Tingye play tricks in such a situation.

However, the implication of his words was that Gu Tingye was impolite and lacked the demeanor of a gentleman.

This time Qi Heng hit the ball into the goal in the air.

With such a wonderful goal, everyone's flattery came like a tide.

The first person to speak was also Xiao Qin.

"Young Master, you played really well! You are full of energy and vigor, what a young talent!"

Xiao Qinshi smiled and said:

"If my son Erlang could be as charming as the young master, it would be a great blessing! As a mother, I wouldn't have to worry so much."

These words sound like praising Qi Heng, but in fact they are also meant to secretly belittle Gu Tingye.

After saying this, Xiao Qin cast her gaze towards Princess Pingning, as if she wanted Princess Pingning, who had always held her son Qi Heng in the palm of her hand, to make the final judgment.

However, Princess Pingning just smiled and said nothing.

We are all thousand-year-old foxes, what are you trying to do with me?
After all, Gu Tingye and Qi Heng studied in the same academy. Gu Tingye's reputation was getting worse and worse, which also had an impact on Qi Heng. Princess Pingning naturally didn't want to help.

Her inner pride would not allow her to be taken advantage of.

Not getting the expected response from Princess Pingning, Xiao Qin's face froze for a moment. Madam Wu, the host, immediately helped to warm up the atmosphere. At the same time, she couldn't stand Xiao Qin's innocent look, so she spoke with sarcasm:

"Madam Gu, you don't have to belittle yourself. After all, your son has always been famous for his intelligence."

"Your Dalang has been known for his extensive knowledge and strong memory since he was young. If he wasn't physically weak, he would definitely be a candidate for the imperial examination. Fortunately, we now have Erlang to help support us.

If the list is posted in a few days and your name is on it, it will be a great blessing!"

Madam Wu never mentioned Gu Tingwei, the son of Xiao Qinshi.

Bianjing is so small, and the ladies present all know exactly what Gu Tingwei looks like. Most of them are similar to Liang Han and the brothers from Duke Lingguo's family.

As soon as Madam Wu said this, many of the ladies who were not on good terms with Xiao Qin burst out laughing.

Xiao Qin's face also froze and she lowered her head silently.

But at the same time, there was a secret sneer in his eyes.

"Gu Tingye still wants to pass the imperial examination? It's good enough that he is not completely deprived of the qualification to take the imperial examination!"

As the legitimate daughter of the Qin family of the Dongchang Marquisate, born into a noble family, Xiao Qin knew the official taboos very well.

The emperor at this time was like an old tiger.

The older you are, the more sensitive and dangerous you are.

In order to prove to outsiders that he still possesses tremendous power, anything that touches his majesty will be met with a strong reaction.

Gu Tingye's complaints about the emperor behind his back were likely to make the emperor very angry, not to mention that it just happened to happen to the emperor.

And maybe the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion will be implicated as well.

But Xiao Qin didn't care.

If the title of Ningyuan Marquis was not inherited by her son Gu Tingwei, Xiao Qin would not feel sad even if he was stripped of his title.

If it’s not yours, you won’t feel bad if it’s destroyed!

……

In the round pavilion, the girls were ordering tea and chatting.

Molan was sitting at the last seat, with Rong Feiyan, Jiacheng County Lady and others sitting at the top. Although the seats were different, their movements were exactly the same, all staring at Qi Heng, who was standing tall and heroic on the polo field.

Although most of the goals just now were scored due to Yang Wenyuan, Yang Wenyuan was already married, and most of the girls were not interested in polo, so they naturally did not focus their attention on Yang Wenyuan. Instead, their almond-shaped eyes shone with surprise at Qi Heng, who was smiling handsomely at the moment.

The two people at the top at this moment.

At this moment, there was a gleam of light in his eyes, and his gaze moved around like ripples on autumn water.

The game on the polo field continues.

"Gu Tingye's team gets a point!"

"Young Master Qi Heng's team gets a point!"

"..."

The two teams were equally strong, with the score being close and the situation becoming very tense after each team scored a goal.

However, in order to show his charm in front of Yu Yanran, Gu Tingye often resorted to personal heroism, so he occasionally made mistakes.

On the other hand, Yang Wenyuan mostly passed the ball to Qi Heng.

As for Changbai, he is mainly responsible for passing the ball and defending, and he also does the dirty and tiring work.

So throughout the entire game, the spotlight was on Qi Heng most of the time.

"Ten to eight! The Little Prince team wins!"

Finally, after the first and second halves were over, Yang Wenyuan and others won with a two-goal lead.

When he got off the court, Yang Wenyuan still had some strength left.

But Gu Tingye was already sweating profusely and as tired as a dog.

There was no way around it. While playing polo, he kept showing off his skills to attract Yu Yanran's attention, and occasionally stepped on the horse's back to hit the ball. Naturally, he was exhausted after the whole game.

Although he lost, Gu Tingye's spirit was quite good.

"I'm working so hard, I think Sister Yanran must have already..."

But at the end, when Gu Tingye saw Qi Heng walking out, a group of girls looked at him, and even Yu Yanran glanced at him from time to time, and the corners of her mouth twitched violently.

This is not fair!

Qi Heng's balls were all fed to him by Yang Wenyuan, but it's obvious that my skills are the best!
But maybe this is the disparity in the world.

No matter how Gu Tingye hummed and tried to attract the girls' attention, everyone's eyes were on Qi Heng and no one paid any attention to him.

Some people even accidentally got close and quietly covered their noses.

Shivering! ! !
Qi Heng also understood that he was able to perform so well today because of Yang Wenyuan's help, so as soon as he got off the court, Qi Heng followed Yang Wenyuan and thanked him repeatedly.

Qi Heng knew that Yang Wenyuan knew about him and Minglan, so he thought that Yang Wenyuan did this to bring him and Minglan together, but he had no idea that Yang Wenyuan had other plans in mind.

With their mutual understanding, the two of them became inseparable.

Qi Heng: Brother-in-law!
Yang Wenyuan: Tripod!
Gu Tingye, who had been posing for a long time, finally gave up when he saw that no one appreciated his heroic appearance and that they were just superficial. He was so depressed that he immediately wanted to vent his anger on Linghu Yan and others from the Duke of Lingguo's Mansion and shouted:

"Linghu Yan, Linghu Yan, where have you been hiding? It's time to come out and compete!"

Gu Tingye decided to give himself another chance and also give others a chance.

Unfortunately, his idea came to nothing.

Yang Ruijin replied cheerfully:
"Second Brother Gu, when you scored a few goals just now, you scared the people in the Duke Ling's Mansion. They didn't even dare to say a word and just found a horse and ran away."

It seems that you were afraid of being bitten by crickets, so you just ran away, right?
After one plan failed, another one failed. Gu Tingye was grinning.

'The only solution now is to continue with the original plan and wait for the bad guys to come out so that I can be the hero and save the beauty!'

At this time, a polo club manager came over with a sandalwood tray wrapped in red cloth in his hand.

"Young Master, this is the prize that Madam has set for today."

Having said that, the steward asked Qi Heng to lift up the red cloth and reveal all the gold, silver and jewels inside.

There are twelve kinds of jewels in three rows and four columns from top to bottom and from left to right on the plate, including red hairpins, hairpins and other jewels, each of which is very valuable.

The first row is empty and there are two vacancies in the second row.

When it was Qi Heng's turn, it happened to be a pair of small jade earrings.

Qi Heng took out a handkerchief and wrapped the earrings in his hand carefully.

Yang Rujin, who was standing by, found it interesting and immediately pulled Minglan and the others to come and see what the prize set by Madam Wu was to see what was so special about it.

When Yu Yanran came closer to take a look, her eyes fell on the tray and she couldn't move them away.

On the second to last seat in the third row, there was a relic of her deceased mother, a golden hairpin that had been lost long ago!
Although she didn't know why the golden hairpin that had been lost long ago suddenly appeared here, Yu Yanran immediately decided to take back her deceased mother's belongings!

"Manager, I like this lucky charm. Can I exchange it for it?" Yu Yanran pointed at the golden hairpin on the tray and asked the manager.

"Ah? Sir, this..." Yu Yanran's sudden question made the manager feel troubled.

This thing was a prize set by Madam Wu, and he was just a servant, so how could he dare to make a comment on the ownership of the object? However, it was not good to refute the noble lady's words, so he bowed and replied:
"You may speak, young lady, but I must go and report to the Madam first."

He thought that as long as Madam Wu heard it, she would definitely agree, so he didn't have to worry about making decisions for his master in advance, and this way he wouldn't offend the noble.

"Please wait a moment, young lady."

After saying that, the steward handed the tray in his hand to the maid behind Yu Yanran to make his meaning clear, and then left to report.

Those who can come to this polo club are all from prominent and respectable families, so he is not afraid that Yu Yanran will take the things and not return them.

"and many more……"

Seeing that the steward was about to report the matter to Madam Wu, Yu Yanran immediately spoke out to stop him.

She is now like an orphan at home, with only her elderly grandmother and grandfather to help her. How dare she bring her own affairs to Madam Wu?

If I were to report this "trivial matter" to Madam Wu and my father and mother found out, I would definitely be scolded when I got home.

Maybe they think she is causing trouble outside and won’t even let her come to the polo club in the future.

"Forget it, there's no need to replace it."

Yu Yanran stared at the golden hairpin on the tray and said:
"The prizes are given out in order, so you can't just take them at will?"

"Yes!"

The steward thought Yu Yanran was afraid of trouble, so he was not surprised and just said:
"Originally, we would only bring out the prizes that were awarded on the spot, but this time it's been a long time since the young master has been on stage, so Madam asked me to bring all the prizes to the young master for his review, saying that she would let the young master see if he likes any of them, and she would be willing to show her favor again in the future."

"Madam Wu, you are too kind!" Qi Heng immediately bowed towards Madam Wu's tent.

"Can I get the golden hairpin today?" With her late mother's relics in front of her, Yu Yanran couldn't afford to miss it. She made up her mind to give it a try.

"Normally not. Nobles don't play that often."

The steward explained:
"These are all the prizes for every polo match, but the nobles are not always free, so most of the time we can only use the second row. The rest will be put back into the treasury, and the lady will pick some out at the next polo match."

"Ah?" Yu Yanran was a little dumbfounded.

If this hairpin was put back into the treasury by Madam Wu, then there would be so many jewels in that noble family that it would be hard to tell when one would be lucky enough to find it.

Yu Yanran knew that she had to get the hairpin today.

After the steward finished explaining, seeing that Yu Yanran did not ask any more questions, he nodded slightly and took away all the prizes in Yu Yanran's reluctant gaze.

(End of this chapter)