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Chapter 138
Ming Shao originally intended to make Jiang Rao laugh, but Jiang Rao not only didn't laugh, but was bitter and hated. I don't know what she was thinking about carefully, Ming Shao tied the cape to Jiang Rao, and whispered in Jiang Rao's ear: "Why does the girl's face look so ugly?"
She looked at Jiang Rao's face carefully, a little worried, "Could it be that you have already caught the cold?"
Jiang Rao hurried back.
Realizing what he was thinking about just now, his face became a little hot, he raised his hand and covered his face.
She didn't get married, why did she become a little tough?
"I didn't catch the cold."
Her voice came from between her fingers, and Ming Shao looked at her and felt that she didn't look like she was ill, so she calmed down and said to Jiang Rao, "Just now, this servant went back to Shuxiang Palace to get a cloak, and when I heard the palace servants It is said that the queen tries to get out of the Jinxiu Palace every day, but the emperor is determined not to see her. Some people say that the queen is afraid that she will not be the queen, but I didn’t expect the emperor to pay so much attention to the small Qiang people.”
Jiang Rao grabbed Ming Shao's sleeve, "In this palace, you should pay attention to what you say, in case someone listens to it and adds fuel to it, you might offend something."
She knew only a little bit of what Empress Jiahe had done, and it was inconvenient to tell her personal maid clearly, she could only take care of Ming Shao, and don't let her make any mistakes unintentionally.
She vaguely knew in her heart that Emperor Zhaowu's anger was not only for the Qiang people.
If Jia and the Empress just offended the Qiang people, Emperor Zhaowu might not have done this.
In front of the Qiang envoy, he was furious, to give an account to others. If Emperor Zhaowu did not want to punish the queen, he would be locked up for a few days, and when the Qiang envoy left, he would release Empress Jiahe. How can it be like now, let the rumors of the palace mocking Empress Jiahe soar, as if there is a momentum to abolish it.
But she knew too little about the previous dynasty, and it was useless to put her mind on it. Jiang Rao beckoned and asked Ming Shao to come to her and asked, "Do you know, in a few days, that Ada from the Qiang tribe will be able to do so. Will Nu compete with Dazhao's prince again?"
On that day, Rong Ting will definitely go too.
Rather than speculating about what the queen will do in the end, she might as well find some bone-boosting recipes before he goes to test against Adanu.
Even if she didn't want to make him too showy and make other noble ladies see his goodness, she couldn't tie his hands and feet just because she was unhappy.
Ming Shao replied, "I only know it will be a few days later, but I don't know the exact time, so the servant will ask again."
She came back soon, "Depending on Adanu's physical condition, he has a soft muscle and it will take about seven days to return to normal."
"Then it is estimated that it will be three or four days later." Jiang Rao glanced at the sun in the sky, thinking that he would not be able to wait for Rong Ting today, "Let's go out of the palace and go to the pharmacy."
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Three days later, Wuchang.
Emperor Zhaowu said that he would give an explanation to the Qiang people, and asked the prince to accompany Adanu to try again, and he came to the martial arts field to watch the battle.
Compared with the last time, this time there is no Empress Jiahe.
Jiang Rao was in a good mood when she thought of this, and curled the corners of her lips.
Hutang walked over with a calm expression, sat beside Jiang Rao, and said to Jiang Rao, "It's really bad luck."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Rao asked her.
Hu Tang was silent for a while, sighed, but said, "It's nothing, I was entangled by a person I didn't want to see, and I have avoided it."
Seeing that she was so bored, Jiang Rao stopped asking who the person who was entangled in her was, and swept her gaze to the arena, only to see the seventeenth prince's eyes frequently looking at her.
Jiang Rao shuddered when she recalled what Concubine Yun Gui said to her in the garden that day.
Just as she was about to look away, she suddenly realized that the seventeenth prince was not looking at her.
She turned back and glanced back, only Ming Shao was beside her, and there was no one else.
When he looked back again, the seventeenth prince's gaze had also moved away.
Maybe she was over-hearted.
Hutang's eyes fell on Adanu, looked at it for a while, put it close to Jiang Rao's ear, and said with a bit of complaint: "You agreed that day, and after you left the palace, you asked me to explain everything, but in the end I didn't have anything. When I waited, I waited until my mother came to tell me that His Royal Highness Ninth came back, received the reward in exchange, and entered the palace of Prince Qi."
Hutang pursed his lower lip and motioned Jiang Rao to look to the side, "I have good ears, and there may be a girl quietly talking about King Qi."
"Say what?"
"Say that his leg injury is good, there is no noble son in Jinling who can compare to him."
The uncomfortable feeling in Jiang Rao's heart came again.
She frowned slightly, clenched her fingers, took a deep breath, and calmed down the depression in her heart, and then heard Hu Tang say, "Why didn't they talk about that Qiang warrior?"
Jiang Rao glanced at Adanu. This warrior from the Qiang tribe was tall and rambunctious, and he didn't look like he could be seen by the little girl in Jinling.
This rough-looking strong man made Rong Ting's color even better.
"This Adanu must be beautiful, he was drugged before.
Only lost to the seventeenth prince, but instead won others. This time, only the first few princes who lost to him will not come. Only the seventeenth prince and His Royal Highness King Qi will come. Do you think King Qi can win? I heard he beat Adanu once when he was thirteen. "
Jiang Rao blinked, shook his head, and said softly, "I've never heard of it."
"You were not in Jinling then."
"He won the warriors of the Qiang tribe that year, and when he was hunting in autumn, he was injured and his legs were crippled, which made people feel sorry for a while."
Jiang Rao was a little shaken.
She only knew that he injured his legs when hunting in autumn, and was so weak that he was on the verge of death, but she didn't know that he was already dazzling before he was injured.
She seemed to understand somewhat why the man she dreamed of in her dream was so tyrannical and impermanent that she was afraid of ghosts.
Since he is only a proud child, how can he endure the atrophy of his legs like an old man.
"He won or didn't win." Jiang Rao said in a low voice, "I don't want him to compete with this Qiang warrior."
Winning the reputation of Adanu is good, but if you are injured...
"He has been ill for many years and was seriously injured in Huaizhou. He may not be able to compare to Adanu."
Hu Tang frowned, "You don't really think a man who just came off the battlefield is a vegetarian, right?"
Jiang Rao didn't answer, and looked at the field nervously.
...
The seventeenth prince withdrew his gaze towards Hutang and bowed to Emperor Zhaowu.
Empress Jiahe made a mistake. Although the seventeenth prince was implicated, Emperor Zhaowu gave his son some face in the end. He wanted to compare with Adanu again, so he let him go directly.
Li Ren stood beside Emperor Zhaowu, knowing in his heart that the Seventeenth Prince had never won Adanu's share.
In the past few days, the emperor specially sent people to find out this, in order to ensure that the seventeenth prince could lose to Adanu this time.
The Qiang people who were able to call in the tribute to dispel their anger and show the magnanimity and magnanimity of Dazhao, the seventeenth prince lost face, what is it?
He watched the Seventeenth Prince gear up, trying to prove his innocence, the corners of his mouth drooped down, a little embarrassed.
The seventeenth prince couldn't help sweating in his palms when he thought about the promises that came to Zhanqian and Hutang.
Although he resented Empress Jiahe for drugging Adanu on her own initiative, he really looked at the foreign warriors in front of him that looked like a mountain, and he felt anxious. At that moment, he felt that Empress Jiahe was right. It's a pity that it couldn't be done without knowing it.
Just a moment of distraction, Adanu's fist smashed towards him mercilessly.
Jiang Rao saw the end with her eyes open, and it was because the Seventeenth Prince was the one who once wanted to harm her, so she could see the end. Otherwise, she was timid, and the way of punching and punching made her dare not open her eyes at all. .
When the seventeenth prince was defeated, Jiang Rao closed his eyes, grabbed Hutang's sleeve and said, "I don't want to watch it."
If the Seventeenth Prince was someone she hated, she couldn't bear to see it. If she changed Rong Ting for a while, she was afraid that she would cry.
Hu Tang looked very interested, with a bit of smugness in his eyes. Hearing Jiang Rao say, "Why don't I accompany you out of the martial arts field?"
Jiang Rao nodded.
...
Rong Ting had no intention of playing behind Emperor Zhaowu.
His eyes finally fell on Jiang Rao, knowing that she was here, but he didn't want her to see him beating people, and always stood behind Emperor Zhaowu in a clear and gentle manner.
When Father Li Ren came to ask him if he wanted to learn martial arts with Adanu, he just shook his head with a faint smile.
The seventeenth prince was mixed with his entourage and returned to Emperor Zhaowu. Looking at Rong Ting, his eyes were full of jealousy and hatred. The humiliation and anger made him unable to lift his head. , Rong Ting, whose income is not as good as his, was stinged by his calm appearance at the moment, "Don't you dare not, Brother Nine?"
Adanu had just won a game and was very satisfied. Looking at Rong Ting, he was eager to try and said something in his native language.
The envoy said: "Adanu said that he has not had the chance to fight with His Highness since six years ago. It is rare that His Highness Ninth has recovered from his leg injury. He has returned from Huaizhou and has a test. He will take care of his senses."
Rong Ting watched Jiang Rao leave from a distance, his narrow and long eyes narrowed slightly, his eyes retracted, still with a faint smile on his face, "Then let it go."