After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 42: Polo

Rong Peilan narrowed her eyes slightly. The girl was determined that she didn't dare to reject her in public.

The Crown Princess looked at her hesitantly, and just as she was about to ask her to find a reason to refuse, she saw her slowly stand up.

The light green figure stood straight, and she folded her hands in front of her belly. "Since the lady has invited me, it would be disrespectful to refuse. But I haven't ridden a horse for a long time. If I made a fool of myself, I hope you will forgive me."

When she stood up, everyone could see clearly that Madam Ji was a weak woman.

Immediately, someone who wanted to watch the fun said, "Second Miss Ruan, this is not a fair victory for you. Do you dare to challenge Miss Jin from the Jin Mansion?!"

Jin Wenyao immediately tied her arms and said, "Ruan Xianglian, don't bully Sister Lan. If you want to hit me, I'll accompany you!"

Ruan Xianglian ignored the others and just looked straight at Rong Peilan, "Madam Ji, do you dare?"

Rong Peilan smiled slightly, turned to Hua Yuan who was closest to her and said, "My princess, you have brought a shoulder strap. Please lend it to me."

Hua Yuan was surprised that she really dared to accept the challenge, and asked the maid beside him to give her the newly acquired Ruyifang shoulder strap.

She couldn't help but say, "Sister Lan, although Ruan Xianglian's horsemanship is not as good as A Yao's, she is still a leader among the noble ladies in Beijing."

Rong Peilan fastened her straps and winked at Hua Yuan.

Then he walked into the field.

Xie Shuning and her daughter, who were standing by the paddock, also noticed the commotion here.

Song frowned and asked, "Sister Lan can ride a horse?"

"Should...will?"

Xie Shuning had never seen her riding a horse, but in his previous life, among the stories circulating in the capital about the deep love between Prime Minister Kang and his wife, there was a story about Rong traveling thousands of miles to save her husband.

She didn't know whether it was true or not, but she felt that Rong Peilan should know how to ride, but that was just her ability, otherwise she rarely participated in so many banquets in the capital in her previous life.

The contestants were all young men and women, all darlings of the Yanjing families, so the horses in the paddock were all relatively docile mares.

When Rong Peilan got closer, he found that Liu Qiwei's horse was indeed much taller. It was an unfair victory. No wonder Liu Yongnan was so angry.

This was also the first time that Jin Er met Rong Peilan. He raised his hands proudly and said, "Don't be afraid, sister-in-law. I, Jin Er, am here to beat them all the way back to his grandmother's house!"

Jin Shaojie was summoned only last year and returned to Beijing from the border. His speech and actions still exude the bold and generous spirit of a border guard.

Rong Peilan jumped onto the horse and moved quickly and decisively.

Now she could clearly see this girl who seemed to be trying every possible way to cause trouble for her.

There was a heroic look in her eyes and eyebrows, and she was full of the arrogance unique to noble ladies in the capital, which was similar to Hua Yuan and Danyang.

Ruan Xianglian snorted as she watched her movements, "Madam Ji, hold on to the reins tightly. If you get scared and fall off the horse, the horse will step on you and you will be crippled if not dead."

In the middle of the outer field, Zhong and Pei were talking and were also attracted by the changes on the field.

Pei asked, "Yunzhang's wife also knows how to play polo?"

Mrs. Zhong didn't know whether she would do it or not, but her daughter-in-law had always been a cautious person, and she wouldn't show off if she didn't know how to do it.

Besides, she traveled with her parents for several years as a child, so she probably knows more than just riding horses.

If she threw the young couple out, her older son would probably have to rely on his daughter-in-law to survive.

A maid walked onto the paddock carrying a tray, "Miss Ruan, Madam Ji, please give us your prize."

Ruan Xianglian proudly took off the two red gold hairpins on her head and said, "Madam Ji, you probably don't know that the winner will take all the prizes."

As she spoke, she glanced at the jade bracelet with excellent water content on Rong Peilan's wrist and said, "This bracelet is great, it's perfect as a lucky charm!"

Rong Peilan paused as she was about to pull out the hairpin, then said with difficulty, "I'm afraid that won't work. This is something my mother-in-law has specially crafted with great effort. I can't use this as a gamble."

Ruan Xianglian didn't expect her to refuse, and pursed her lips in displeasure, "These two hairpins of mine were given to me by my great-aunt, the Empress Dowager, but Madam Ji refused to give me even a small bracelet."

Rong Peilan had never thought that this girl would actually use the gift from the Emperor as a prize. If she lost the prize, how would she explain it to him? She was still certain that she would not lose at all.

Rong Peilan lowered her eyes, "Since Miss Ruan dares to fight, then I will naturally accompany you."

She trotted the horse around for a while before slowly finding the familiar feeling.

When she learned to ride a horse and walked with her parents to Mengdu, she realized that in addition to mountains and rivers, there was also endless grassland.

She and her father specifically sought out herdsmen and learned how to ride horses.

Many times thereafter, they abandoned carriages and rode horses across the sky and earth.

These years of living in Yanjing have smoothed her edges and made her look more like a lady.

If her father saw her like this, he would definitely say, "Lan'er is not happy. Daddy will go riding with you."

Rong Peilan blinked and the heat in her eyes disappeared.

Jin Shaojie looked at Rong Peilan's increasingly skilled riding posture in amazement, and couldn't help but sigh, "If there was a horse race, A Yao might not be his opponent."

Liu Qiwei rode his slightly anxious horse and gave Ruan Xianglian a sly smile, "Second Miss Ruan, the opponent you found is no worse than you."

Ruan Xianglian rolled her eyes at him. If she didn't want to win over Rong Peilan, she wouldn't bother with him.

"Mr. Liu San, you should be more confident in yourself. You may not be a match for Mr. Jin Er."

Liu Qiwei gritted his teeth. This Jin Er was extremely strong and almost knocked his golf club off his feet several times. If it weren't for his fast horse, he would have no advantage in getting the flag.

A sharp whistle sounded outside the field, and a ball was thrown into the field with great force.

Liu Qiwei took the lead and ran towards the ball like an arrow.

Jin Shaojie followed closely behind. The mare he was riding was not as fast as Liu Qiwei's horse, so he could only wait for an opportunity to move behind him.

Ruan Xianglian seemed to be only staring at Rong Peilan, and kept close to her and kept pace with her.

Liu Qingwan, who was standing by the paddock, almost jumped up when she saw this scene. "Ruan Xianglian, what are you doing? Go help my brother catch the ball!"

There was no other reason. The moment Liu Qiwei got the ball, Jin Shaojie caught up with him. He could only hit the ball back and try to pass it to Ruan Xianglian, but there was no one behind him as Ruan Xianglian was only focused on Rong Peilan.

No one caught the ball, and Jin Shaojie easily got it.

With a powerful swing, he hit the ball into the opponent's net across half the court.

"Blue team, get a flag!"

Liu Qiwei was so angry that he started cursing on the spot.

Rong Peilan pulled the reins to make the horse slowly stop, and gently raised the corners of her lips towards Ruan Xianglian, "Thank you Miss Ruan for letting me ride."

Ruan Xianglian bit her lower lip. After watching Rong Peilan's riding skills, she thought that her polo skills were extraordinary, so she just focused on guarding against her.

The whistle on the sidelines blew again, and this time Ruan Xianglian no longer chased Rong Peilan.

The two sides rode their horses to compete not only in riding skills but also in strategy.

Liu Qiwei's horse is fast, and Ruan Xianglian often plays polo, and she is considered to be one of the best polo players among the girls in Beijing.

Jin Shaojie had been at the border with his father and brothers since he was ten years old, so his riding skills were beyond doubt.

Rong Peilan hadn't ridden a horse or played polo for several years, so at first glance it seemed useless.

This time with Ruan Xianglian's cooperation, it would be difficult for Jin Shaojie to snatch the rattan ball from him.

Rong Peilan suddenly shouted, "The strategy of the army is to avoid the strong and attack the weak!"

(End of this chapter)