Su He is a person who knows horses well. He always praises him when he opens his mouth, and Nuo Min becomes their full-time translator.
Listening to Su He's words, he was very excited and even his eyes were shining. Zhu Jinghong said, "Since you like it so much, why don't you take the horse out and ride it?"
"This The horse is loved by His Highness, how can I do this?"
"You are welcome, someone will take the horse out and go to the martial arts arena"
There is a martial arts arena on the southeast side of the palace, which is mainly used for Come here for the guards to practice martial arts or point their fingers. The spacious space is perfect for riding horses.
"Father, since His Highness loves you so much, don't refuse." Nuo Min gave the assist.
Nuo Min also hopes that her father will leave so that she can talk to Zhu Jinghong alone.
Although Su He was almost fifty, he was still itching to see a good horse. After being persuaded, he couldn't help but go to the martial arts field.
When Su He was about to get on his horse, Zhu Jinghong was already chatting with Nuo Min in the distance.
"How old is the girl this year?"
"Sixteen"
"What a coincidence that I am also sixteen. I should have gotten married at this age in Ming Dynasty. I don't know. Is there a good match for the girl?"
"My father wanted to marry me to Langtaiji, but I refused"
"Why?" Zhu Jinghong asked curiously.
"I think the third son of leader Langtaiji is too cruel and rude, I don't like him very much"
"What kind of man does that girl like?" Zhu Jinghong asked with a smile .
Nuo Min answered frankly, "Of course he is a man with both civil and military skills."
Such a straightforward question and answer would never have appeared on a Ming Dynasty woman.
Zhu Jinghong smiled and said, "Haha, that's right. A woman as capable as a girl in both literature and martial arts must be a woman with both civil and military skills."
"They all say Xiang His Highness the King is invincible. This little girl dares to ask His Highness whether this rumor is true or not."
Looking at Su He who was still unable to mount his horse in the distance, Zhu Jinghong said calmly, "I don't know what it means to be invincible, but "I can show you our martial arts skills."
"Bring me my bow," Zhu Jinghong ordered to the left and right.
"Yes"
His bow was specially made. When it was brought to him, Nuomin could tell it was extraordinary at a glance, knowing that not many people could use such a hard bow.
"Did you see the flagpole in front of you?"
Nuomin looked forward and estimated that the flagpole was a hundred steps away, and then nodded.
Zhu Jinghong stretched his bow and nocked an arrow, then loosened the bow string without taking much aim, and finally the arrow whizzed out and stabbed through the flagpole.
Zhu Jinghong's ability to penetrate the Yang with a hundred steps is already superb in terms of shooting skills, and there are only a few in the entire Nakibu League.
Just when Nuo Min was feeling certain, Zhu Jinghong took the second arrow, and after pulling out the bow string, he aimed a little longer this time.
Then the arrow flew out again, and then a scene appeared that stunned Nuomin.Oh, this second arrow shot from behind and broke the previous one.
Such a level of shooting skills can be called a magical skill, and Nuo Min has no doubts about Zhu Jinghong.
Being able to defeat Xurigan in the polo match, it is obvious that this prince’s riding skills are also superb.
Looking at his father who had not yet mounted his horse, Nuo Min made this judgment in his mind.
"Your Highness is indeed brave and unparalleled, and the little girl admires it." Nuo Min said this with great sincerity. At this moment, the way she looked at Zhu Jinghong changed.
All men in the Ming Dynasty were influenced by books. His Royal Highness Prince Xiang was the emperor's legitimate son, and he was probably even more well-read and talented.
This person can’t be called a man of both civil and military skills
Looking at Zhu Jinghong’s handsome appearance, Nuo Min was even more satisfied. She thought of a lot for a while.
At this moment, in Nuo Min's mind, Zhu Jinghong gathered all her fantasies about her other half, and she was stunned for a moment.
Zhu Jinghong was puzzled as to why this girl was so stupid.
At this moment, Su He was knocked to the ground by the horse and made a noise that attracted Zhu Jinghong and Nuo Min.
Nuo Min also woke up from his fantasy and rushed forward immediately when his father fell.
"Father, are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay. Hi, I'm old after all."
Su He was just covering up his embarrassment by saying he was old. I thought that even when I was young, I probably wouldn't be able to control this horse.
At this time, Zhu Jinghong also stepped forward. After he pulled the reins, the horse immediately calmed down.
Getting on his horse, Zhu Jinghong walked back and forth for a few steps, and then said, "This horse recognizes its owner, and the leader is afraid that he will not be able to ride it."
Su He said sincerely, "I have heard for a long time, Your Highness, It is invincible in the world in riding and shooting. It is a blessing for such a good horse to match His Highness."
The two of them chatted for a while, during which Nuo Min also kept interrupting. She found that she quite liked talking to this Xiang. The king spoke.
About half an hour later, when Zhu Jinghong wanted to stay with Su He for lunch, an oral order from the emperor came from the palace, summoning him to the palace to observe the naval expansion.
This made Zhu Jinghong sigh with emotion. The old man would do anything to make money. In the past few days, he had started to deploy the navy.
Although he was just a spectator, it was also an opportunity for Zhu Jinghong. After all, this is how prestige is built.
Although he wanted to continue flirting with his sister, Zhu Jinghong also knew that the overall situation was more important, so he could only let Su He and his daughter go back first.
Zhu Jinghong Ma slipped into the palace, while Su He and his daughter returned to the official residence slowly. They had enough time.
The two of them even deliberately took a detour to Nancheng in order to experience the bustling scene of dense crowds and row upon row of shops.
"The Ming Dynasty deserves to be the greatest kingdom in the world, and it is the only one in the world with such a scene."
Su He said several words in succession, but Nuo Min did not answer, which made The old father is very different.
"Nomin, what's wrong with you?"
Nomin did not answer, butHe asked rhetorically, "Father, what do you think of His Highness King Xiang?"
"This man is superb in martial arts, unparalleled in riding and shooting, and is a rare man in the world." Su He admired sincerely.
"My daughter likes him a little bit," Nuo Min said very bluntly. Women in the tribe are so clear about love and hate.
Su He was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect his daughter to have such thoughts, but when he thought about it, he thought it was normal.
Zhu Jinghong’s identity, status, appearance, martial arts and talents were all top-notch in every aspect, at least no one in Namubu League could compare with him.
Although Nuo Min has high vision, it is extremely normal for her to fall in love with someone like Zhu Jinghong when she meets him.
"At your age, it is easy to have random thoughts, and it will fade away after a while," Su He enlightened.
"Maybe" Nuomin himself was not sure.
While Nuo Min was worried, Zhu Jinghong on the other side had arrived at Qianqing Palace, and the discussion had already begun.
The people present for the discussion today were the governors of the Fifth Army Commandery and several senior officials from the Ministry of War, who were reporting to the emperor on the current situation of the navy.
The discussion started before Zhu Jinghong arrived, which showed that he himself was dispensable, so he only listened after he arrived.
Today's Ming Dynasty Navy has old warships and few in number. It has not fought any major battles in many years.
On weekdays, it only plays a defensive role, and even the encirclement and suppression of Japanese pirates seems to be insufficient.
So when Zhu Xianming heard this, he was not in a good mood, so he gave an order to the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army to order the navies from all over the country to strengthen training.
But such a decree is actually of no use. After all, it is useless to practice if the warship cannot work.
Of course Zhu Xianming knew this truth, and the reason why he issued such an order was to express his importance to the navy and let the people below take it seriously.
"It seems that the old man is really tempted" Zhu Jinghong judged in his heart.
In a study somewhere in the inner house of Rongguo Mansion, Yingchun and Xichun were playing chess, while Tanchun watched quietly.
Since Daiyu left, the three of them have lost a good playmate, and their lives have become much boring.
"Today is April 13th" Tanchun suddenly asked.
"It's 14th today, what's wrong?" Yingchun looked confused.
"That's tomorrow"
"What's going to happen tomorrow?" Xichun looked up with confusion on his face.
Tan Chun looked out the window at the blue sky and said, "Tomorrow will be the final selection of the princess."
"Do you think Sister Bao can choose the concubine?"
Obviously, in Tanchun's view, it was a blessing to be able to choose a concubine like Baochai, whose father died young.
No one answered Tanchun's question, but Xichun looked around, and then whispered, "I heard from my servants that Sister Bao asked for a second wife to run for the election, but she was ridiculed by her." "One pass"
What happened that dayAlthough Mrs. Wang deliberately concealed the matter, how could the paper contain the fire?
So not only Xichun knew about this, Tanchun also knew about it early on.
Tanchun didn't know how to evaluate his aunt's actions, but he just felt that it was extremely ridiculous.
Because even from a self-interested point of view, even if Bang Baochai chooses Prince Xiang's side concubine, it will be a big benefit to Yuanchun.
How could it be like this now? Baochai inherited the favor of Princess Rui and ran for the election, so it had nothing to do with Yuanchun.
In order to prevent Baochai from not admitting her fault in the future, Princess Rui Chen Zhi always praised Baochai whenever she met, and even mentioned her support for her candidacy.
"You'd better not worry about this matter. Whether you choose or not is determined by fate." Yingchun couldn't help but say.
At this moment, a voice came from outside the house, "What is destiny? I don't think she will be chosen."
The person who can speak like this is undoubtedly Jia Baoyu.
He and Baochai were not on good terms, and Daiyu, whom he cared about most, also left because of Baochai. Jia Baoyu hated Baochai deeply.
Many times, he couldn't help but wonder, if he hadn't taken Daiyu to see Baochai, the ending would not have happened now.
"Second brother, why didn't you go to study today?" Tan Chun asked, changing the topic at the same time.
"My master is sick today, and we all have a day off, so I stopped by to see you."
After Yuanchun was named the Crown Princess, many people visited the Jia family. After getting up, Jia Lian was also away on an errand, so the restraint on Baoyu was much weaker.
Just when he was about to sit down and watch chess, a girl suddenly came outside to send a message. It turned out that it was Jia Zheng who asked him to come over to meet the guests.
"Which guest's father can accompany him?" Baoyu was very impatient.
The girl could only reply, "Second Master Bao, he is not at our house, he is going to the Prince's Mansion in Beijing to see him."
The Prince's Mansion in Beijing and the Jia family are family friends, but it was only because they were friends ten years ago. They had become estranged due to the incident, but now that Yuanchun had granted the title of Crown Princess, the Prince of Beijing had close contact with them.
Baoyu has always hated receiving guests, but he does not object to going to the Prince's Palace in Beijing because he and Shuirong get along well with each other.
"Okay, I'll go right away"
As for the Shangyi Bureau at the moment, after completing the etiquette training, the women rested for a few days and finally waited for the final day tomorrow. A crucial moment.
More than twenty days are not a short period of time. Although these girls are competitors, some of them have established friendships with each other.
For example, Baochai and a woman living next door became good friends who "talked about everything".
"Sister Bao, why have I never heard you talk about running for election? Are you afraid of not being elected?"
The name of the woman who spoke was Cui Xiuqing, and her father was an ordinary man. The student is a scholar, and he is only one step away from changing his destiny and winning the imperial examination. The life at home can only be said to be passable.
Baochai did not answer the question directly.The next book asked, "Have you never talked about this before?"
"I definitely can't be chosen, so why bother talking about him?"
Baochai was very curious when he heard this. , so she asked with a smile, "Why did my sister say this?"
Except for family matters, the woman who is now staying in Shangyi Bureau is actually not bad in appearance and knowledge, so Cui Xiuqing's remarks really made her Baochai was curious.
"Sister Bao asked knowingly?" Cui Xiuqing did not answer directly.
"Since you know it, why bother asking me?"
"I'm just worried about Sister Bao. There are several of us with good backgrounds, especially Miss Yang. Awesome." Cui Xiuqing looked worried.
"Although Sister Bao is very human, she is just afraid."
When Baochai heard these words, she knew that the girl in front of her didn't know her origin, otherwise she shouldn't do anything for her worry.
Except for Yang Jingting, with the identity of the Crown Princess's cousin, and the full support of Princess Rui, Baochai felt that she was no worse than anyone else.
"So let it be," Baochai said with a smile.
"Sister Bao may still be able to compete, but I don't think so anymore," Cui Xiuqing said with emotion, but there was no trace of sadness on her face.
Baochai even saw her hope for the future, so Baochai asked, "What are my sister's plans next?"
"If others ask, I will definitely not tell Sister Kebao is not an outsider after all.”
It’s really hard to explain the ethereal thing about personality charm, but it’s obvious that Baochai has it.
"Our family plans to move away and live somewhere else"
"Where to go"
"North Korea"
Hearing "North Korea" Baochai almost thought she heard this word wrong.
Thanks to her reading a lot, she knew that North Korea was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and was thousands of miles away from the capital of the gods.
"Why go to North Korea?" Baochai was very puzzled.
Cui Xiuqing straightened her hair on her temples and said with a smile, "My family will be able to obtain land and a house when they go to North Korea, and their family will be able to live a good life."
"But North Korea After all, it is remote. There are more opportunities to stay in Ming Dynasty. Is it really cost-effective to go to remote places like North Korea?"
"In addition, why can you get land and houses when you go to North Korea?" Baochai was very puzzled.
Cui Xiuqing smiled brightly and then said, "I forgot to tell Sister Bao that my great-grandfather was a Korean. He fled to Ming Dynasty sixty years ago to escape the war. In recent years, he has been in contact with my family, and I found out. They have become a powerful local clan in North Korea."
After hearing this, Baochai finally figured out the key. In this way, Cui Xiuqing is called acknowledging his ancestors and returning to his clan.
"I'm afraid the language is different, so it will be very inconvenient to go there," Baochai said with concern.
Cui Xiuqing smiled and replied, "North Korea also uses the Ming Dynasty script. As for the language, my family has not abandoned the local accent from my grandfather to the present."
"Since your ancestral home is North Korea, why can you participate this time?" "Choose a princess" Baochai was a little confused.
Normally speaking, people from foreign countries are not allowed to participate in the election.
"Although my ancestral home is North Korea, I have obtained the household registration of the Ming Dynasty since my great-grandfather."
Baochai nodded and said without asking any more questions. "Maybe if you choose the princess, you won't have to go to North Korea."
Cui Xiuqing shook her head and said calmly, "Sister Bao, don't be ridiculous. There are two places on one side and two places on the other side. How can I have a chance?" Can you choose?"
Sighing, Baochai said, "Everything depends on tomorrow."
Many people have put a lot of effort into choosing the princess.
But the result has already been decided by the Queen, and many people are thinking in vain.
For example, in the side hall of Kunning Palace at this time, even the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had to ask the queen about the choice of princess.
"You said you wanted your niece to be the princess?" Zhu Xianming was a little surprised.