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

Chapter 43: Hit others when you can’t afford to lose?

Jin Shaojie's eyes lit up, and he stopped trying to grab the ball with the bat in his hand. He leaned slightly closer to the horse's back, between Liu Qiwei and Ruan Xianglian.

The weak link between the two of them is Ruan Xianglian, who is not as good at riding and not as strong as him.

"Art of War?" A man in brocade clothes in the corner of the paddock raised the corner of his mouth with a playful smile.

Ruan Xianglian was forced to tighten the reins, and the two were cut off from passing the ball.

Rong Peilan seized the opportunity and stared at her just like Ruan Xianglian was staring at her.

Ruan Xianglian now knew that Rong Peilan was useless. As long as she could assist Liu Qiwei well, she could win the polo game.

Suddenly Jin Shaojie jumped up and intercepted the ball, but behind him were Ruan Xianglian and Rong Peilan.

Rong Peilan saw this and said, "Warfare is a treacherous art."

Jin Shaojie frowned, but still pretended to be weak, and the ball fell off the stick.

Although Liu Qiwei didn't know what Rong Peilan was talking about, he immediately drove the horse when he saw the ball was off.

At this moment, Rong Peilan suddenly bent down and picked up the ball at a very tricky angle, hitting the ball in the opposite direction.

Jin Shaojie, who was behind, took advantage of the situation and hit the ball into the opponent's net across half court again.

Cheers immediately broke out outside the paddock.

Jin Shaojie couldn't help but bow to Rong Peilan, and actually thought of applying military tactics to playing polo.

Rong Peilan's eyelashes flickered slightly, and she chuckled, "The first time you make a strong effort, the second time you lose strength, and the third time you will be exhausted."

Jin Shaojie naturally understood this principle when he was marching and fighting.

Liu Qiwei was already two flags ahead of him, and after changing players, he lost two flags again. If he lost one more flag, they would be in great chaos, and it would be even more slim to win back.

The whistle blew again, and Liu Qiwei was obviously confused. He was worried about losing the ball and was afraid of Jin Shaojie approaching.

In this round, Jin Shaojie easily hit the ball into the net.

"The blue team gets another flag!"

Jin Shaojie looked at Liu Qiwei proudly, "Mr. Liu San, a good horse needs a good master."

Liu Qiwei gritted his teeth and said, "It's still early."

Pei watched the duel on the field and couldn't help but sigh, "She is worthy of being Mr. Akashi's daughter. She actually used the art of war on this small polo field."

Mrs. Zhong was so proud of it that her mouth almost stretched to her ears. "I'm not praising my daughter-in-law, she's really smart."

"In the future, the Marquis' Mansion will be in her hands. I can rest assured."

Pei was somewhat jealous. "Mr. Mingshi passed away too early. If I had another daughter, I wouldn't have needed to organize a polo match!"

Mrs. Zhong thought of Rong Lingkuan's clever little kid again and nodded, "That's true. Lan'er has a brother who is less than ten years old. He's so smart!"

Seeing Zhong's curious look, Pei couldn't help but joked, "Then do you think that boy is a good match for my Jiayi?"

Mrs. Zhong really thought about it, "It would be great if this child looks like his father in the future. I think it's a good idea."

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Ji Yunzhang, who had left the enclosure and had not returned since, jumped up from the wall behind the Gongfang, climbed over it, and then hid behind a group of rockery.

After passing through the rockery, you will arrive at the place where the carriages of each mansion are parked.

He stopped in front of a carriage with a lotus carved on the shaft, lifted up the hem of his clothes and got on.

The prince, disguised as the steward of the Eastern Palace, was inside.

Seeing that he was in high spirits, Meng Xuanyi felt relieved, "I am relieved that you are fine, Yunzhang."

Ji Yunzhang shook his head, "Nothing was hurt."

Meng Xuanyi nodded, "That day, apart from the Qianhuo Army, the people who appeared on the road were from the city defense, not the King of Qing's men."

Ji Yunzhang also frowned, "The commander of the city defense and the Hidden Fire Army is the eldest son of Master Shao and the younger brother of Princess Sheng."

"Could it be... that Prince Sheng has joined Prince Qing's camp?" He said as he looked at the prince.

Meng Xuanyi shook his head, "Brother Sheng has been a monk for ten years, Princess Sheng has no children, and Master Shao has almost become an invisible man."

"I'm afraid that Shaowu has joined the King of Qing, or that there are already King of Qing's men in the city defense."

Ji Yunzhang pursed his lips and said solemnly after a while, "If the defense of Yanjing City is taken into the hands of Prince Qing, it will really be in danger."

Meng Xuanyi took a deep breath and said, "I will send someone to investigate this matter. One more thing, when will Mr. Qin come to Beijing?"

Ji Yunzhang took out a small paper tube from his arms, "This is the news Chong'er sent back."

"They are already on board. We specially found a merchant ship that will take three days to sail. I have sent someone to wait at the dock. I will bring Mr. Qin to see me as soon as he gets off the ship."

Meng Xuanyi nodded, "This matter must be handled very carefully. Don't treat Mr. Qin unfairly."

Mr. Qin should be addressed as Prime Minister Qin.

Fifteen years ago, because of a disagreement with Your Majesty on reform, Your Majesty was angry and demoted me to Shu to be a minor official.

Prime Minister Qin and his family lived in Shu for ten years, and he sent away his wife, son, daughter, and grandson one after another.

Without Prime Minister Qin, the court became increasingly corrupt. His Majesty then remembered the Prime Minister's kindness and wanted to invite him to the capital, but the Prime Minister no longer had the heart to serve as an official.

He resigned from his official position in Shu and began to travel around the world.

It is said that on the day he resigned, tens of thousands of people in Shu knelt on the ground to try to persuade him to stay, but their efforts failed to move his dead heart.

Ji Yunzhang nodded in agreement.

"The last time I went to Wanping to see you, although his hair was grey, he was still in good spirits. You said he still remembered me when I was a kid and I was so naughty that my mother chased me all over the street."

"The master said that the prince is diligent and is a blessing to our dynasty."

Meng Xuanyi smiled and said, "When I welcome you back to the capital, I will be able to use my talent like a god."

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There were fewer and fewer flags on the edge of the enclosure, but Liu Qiwei's red team had not obtained many flags.

Almost all of it was pocketed by Jin Shaojie.

Liu Qiwei was so angry that his face almost twisted.

With no place to vent his anger, he pointed at Ruan Xianglian, who was standing beside him like a frost-bitten eggplant, and started cursing.

"Don't think I don't know why you want to go on stage. Just take off all your clothes and lie on Ji San's bed. Why are you wasting my time here?"

These words were like a bolt from the blue, a huge humiliation, and Ruan Xianglian's face turned as pale as paper.

Not to mention that she had never revealed the little thoughts in her heart, Liu Qiwei's words not only exposed her thoughts.

It even trampled on the face of the Ruan family.

Jin Shaojie also frowned, "Liu Qiwei, keep your mouth shut, do you think you can humiliate Miss Ruan Er?"

Ruan Xianglian felt that everyone around her was looking at her.

Her face felt as if she had been slapped.

Not far away, at the Ruan family's tent, her mother was standing at the door of the tent, looking at her with a sullen face.

Ruan Xianglian's face turned pale and she bit her lower lip, then she suddenly spurred her horse out to the outside field.

Rong Peilan frowned as he watched all this. "Master Liu, don't you know how harmful rumors are to women?"

Jin Shaojie was quite disgusted, "Mr. Liu San really let me see today. He can't afford to lose, and is even worse than a little girl."

But something unexpected happened on the field.

Liu Qiwei actually swung the stick directly at Jin Shaojie's head!
Jin Shaojie fell straight off the horse's back on the spot.

This sudden change caused an uproar in the audience.

(End of this chapter)