The prince's personal bodyguard

The dragon boat race is held at 9:00 am.

When Bai Xinyin and Mu Yunxiao arrived at the viewing location, they found that the viewing platform was already full of people. Most of the people sitting in the front row were dignitaries, and the people sitting in the back row were ordinary people. You can tell by their attire.

It turns out that the grass is taller than the ground.

From a distance, I saw many people gathered together, talking and whispering. I wonder what they are talking about?

Could it be the Queen's baldness that was being discussed? Bai Xinyin looked at the seats for the Emperor and Queen, and no one was there yet. That was true, the Emperor and Queen always arrived at the last minute.

The gossipy heart arises again.

Fortunately, there were two ladies from unknown families sitting behind Bai Xinyin, whispering to each other.

The sound was not very small, and Bai Xinyin was a martial artist, so he could hear it clearly.

"You don't know who he has taken a fancy to this time? I don't know who is so charming that he would not let me be his mistress and said he would marry her to be his wife!" Bai Xinyin turned her head and took a look. She was a slightly older lady, dressed elegantly. She must be the wife of an official, but her voice was a little hoarse.

"Oh my, is there anyone who can control him? And he wants her to be the principal wife? Does she look like a fairy? Have you ever seen one?" said another younger woman.

"I have never seen her before. I heard from Master Bu's followers that she looked like a fairy from heaven."

"Oh? Would Minister Bu agree? He has always been on good terms with the military official Huangfu, and they have arranged a marriage. Although Miss Huangfu is rigid, she hasn't done anything wrong. Can we divorce? Definitely not. I'm afraid divorce is not an option either, right?"

"That's right. Our two families live close to each other. I can hear the young master of the Bu family through the wall. He has been making noises and howling every day these past two days. He even gets up and howls in the middle of the night. Every day, there are plates clattering and bowls flying. There is a lot of clattering and clanging. I don't know what evil has befallen him!"

When Bai Xinyin heard this, she remembered that she met Bu Shiren while shopping four days ago. She had forgotten about it and didn't ask Mei Jiu. Is there really a follow-up?

"Did it work?"

"Minister Bu finally agreed, saying that he could not divorce his wife, nor could he divorce her, and he could only marry her back as his equal wife. The night before yesterday, Mrs. Bu held her daughter-in-law and cried for half the night. Who knew she would have such a son?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, look at her, she's really good at acting, hugging her daughter-in-law and crying, but who is she crying for? She's just trying to make herself look embarrassed. Don't you know she's used to that? She's very smart as hell."

"That's right, let's talk about something. I don't like people like her either..." The voice dropped two octaves, and Bai Xinyin found it a little difficult to hear. She simply lay back.

"Well, then, did you go to the girl's house to propose?" The young woman got back to the point.

"Listen to me! Master Bu prepared so many gifts and went outside the city to ask for marriage?"

"Why do you still live outside the city?"

"Yes, he said he lived three miles west of the West City Gate."

"What's there? Isn't it just a place with wild grass and weeds?"

"Yeah, I haven't heard of any big families there, so it must be a small family?"

"Oh."

"Listen to me, the exciting part is yet to come."

Bai Xinyin also pricked up her ears to listen.

The lady continued in a hoarse voice, "Master Bu brought a generous betrothal gift, and more than a dozen people came, as well as the one who always accompanies him and likes to wear pink clothes. Who is that person from? I forgot her name."

"Wu Li from the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion, the two have done a lot of bad things, they are the two great generals of Kyoto."

"Yes, Wu Li, this guy is not a good guy either. He went there in the afternoon and sent a servant back in the evening to report where he would stay that night."

"Are you staying at someone's place this first time?"

"Isn't it? He didn't come back all night."

"That's not possible either. How can they let someone stay right after the engagement?"

"You don't know. We don't know whether they can stay or not. Guess what happened?"

"What's the matter?"

"Early in the morning, someone entered the city through the west gate and found a group of people led by Young Master Bu lying in a large group in the willow grove. The one in pink clothes was sleeping with a stray cat in his arms, his clothes in disarray. The strangest thing was that Young Master Bu was naked and was chewing on a willow knot, and doing all kinds of obscene actions. Oh, I can't say..." As he spoke, he listened to the sound and seemed to look around.

"Oh my God, is there such a thing?" the young lady said in surprise.

"No one could pull him up. Finally, someone told Minister Bu that he might be possessed by evil spirits. He quickly brought a Taoist priest over there. I heard that the Taoist priest performed a ritual and slapped him several times before he woke up."

"What's going on?"

"That's why it's so strange. None of the people who went there remember what happened last night? Even the people who followed me on the street that day don't remember what happened on the street that day."

"So there's no place to find that girl?"

"Looking for shit, Minister Bu teamed up with his in-laws early in the morning to find someone to inquire about what happened on the street that day. He also wanted to settle accounts with the girl. In the end, he didn't even smell a fart. Not to mention that she didn't know, even if she knew or saw it, she wouldn't tell him. Look at how good their family's reputation is? They are tyrannical and even killed someone. Shh! Others are hoping that something bad will happen to their family. Look this morning, the streets are talking about their family's affairs, and it's more popular than today's dragon boat race."

"Yes, I overheard it when I went out. I don't know what happened. Madam, you are well-informed."

...The two of them whispered to each other for a while. Bai Xinyin got a rough idea of ​​what they said.

I guess Meijiu must have cast some magic spell, as long as Meijiu is fine, I will go back to find her to verify it. The others didn't ask any questions.

At this time, a eunuch shouted in a shrill voice: "The Emperor and the Empress have arrived!"

Officials and common people paid great tribute and shouted "Long live the emperor".

Everyone sat down, Bai Xinyin looked at the queen, and shouted! I wasted half my evening work, damn! Fake eyebrows, fake hair?

Bai Xinyin had forgotten that the ancients had many wigs, and eyebrows could not be seen from a distance. So she laughed at herself, just to piss her off, thinking that the queen would be happy when she saw her expression.

There is a long way to go!

At this time, the dragon boat race was about to begin.

People cheered and were extremely excited. The atmosphere was warm and tense. Each state sent a team to participate in the competition. These teams represented their own state. They wore uniform clothes, held dragon boat paddles, and were energetic and high-spirited. Among them, several ministers also liked to play dragon boat racing. They also organized a team in their own mansion. These ministers usually held high positions and handled government affairs, but in the dragon boat racing competition, they enjoyed the fun of the competition together with the people.

The dragon boats were made very beautifully. The dragon head was carved on the head of the dragon boat, which was lifelike, and the dragon's mouth was open, as if it wanted to swallow everything. The body of the dragon boat was engraved with various exquisite patterns, including dragon scales, claws, flames, etc., symbolizing the might and strength of the dragon boat. The tail of the dragon boat was hung with colorful flags, fluttering in the wind, adding a bit of festivity and excitement to the dragon boat. Each dragon boat had sixteen people on board, and they were divided into different positions such as drummers, helmsmen, and oarsmen, each performing their duties and cooperating with each other. The drummer was responsible for beating the drums and cheering for the dragon boat team members; the helmsman was responsible for controlling the direction of the dragon boat and ensuring that the dragon boat was on the correct route; the oarsmen were responsible for paddling, they held the dragon boat oars tightly with both hands, swung in unison, and pushed the dragon boat forward.

All ready, just waiting for the order.

General Feng also had a dragon boat, and Feng Jiu was seen directing it non-stop.