After crossing, I was miserable.

Horse racing in every era is a prestigious traditional event, and the importance of horses in ancient times is self-evident.

It is not only a means of transportation in the traditional sense, but also an indispensable aid on the battlefield. It can be said to be a very important strategic resource. The importance of horses often determines the importance of war.

At the same time, in peacetime it was an important way for ancient official families to demonstrate their strength and status.

Qian Duoduo also understood the rules of this competition.

First of all, the contestants must prepare their own saddles, whips, stirrups, reins, etc. according to the regulations. And each team must have its own uniform.

Secondly, there are three events in this competition. The straight-line sprint competition is usually held on a straight track, with a length of about 3 to 5 kilometers.

The second event is the endurance race, which will be held along the edge of the racecourse. It tests not only the endurance of the horse, but also the endurance of the person, because this competition allows you to show your true skills on the horse.

But since most of them were students, there were not many opportunities for physical action, and at most they just pushed the ball back and forth.

The third event is the obstacle course. There will be some obstacles that the horse needs to jump or dodge. It is also a test of the tacit understanding between the rider and the horse.

Every two colleges will compete in three events, and the ranking will be used to calculate the points. After the first round, the one with the highest points has the right to choose his opponent.

Because of the presence of Chu Yan and Lu Shaoxuan in the Imperial College, it is rarely chosen as an opponent and usually competes with the remaining teams.

Everyone tried their best to fight and not to compete with the Imperial College. Once they competed with them, they would basically be eliminated.

All teams are ranked by points, and the top five are selected.

The winning team will not only receive funding from the imperial court, but also receive a plaque bestowed by the emperor. What an honor!

In summary, horse racing is not only a sporting event, but also a battle of honor.

Even well-mannered students must demonstrate a strong will and fighting spirit to strive for the final victory and honor.

Qian Duoduo watched a few small games today and was so excited that she couldn't imagine how spectacular and exciting tomorrow would be.

Chu Yan has not come out of the palace recently.

Normally, a prince would set up his own palace after his coming-of-age ceremony, but I don’t know why this has not been implemented for Chu Yan yet.

On the surface, he is the honorable Fourth Prince, but in fact, only he himself knows what kind of life he lives.

When he was young, he was ignorant and always thought that his father treated him very well. But as he grew up, his eyebrows and eyes gradually opened up, and he looked more and more like the emperor, the emperor's attitude towards him became very confusing.

He even felt that the emperor hated him.

So the relationship between the two gradually drifted apart.

This time the emperor summoned him back to the palace because he heard that he was cooperating with Bai Ningchuan and others in business.

This is not against the rules. From high-ranking officials to ordinary people, everyone has their own business.

But the inn and restaurant did make a lot of money these two times.

Outsiders may not know, but the emperor may know.

Fortunately, Chu Yan usually does not deal with any officials, otherwise this would become a point of suspicion for the emperor.

Having money and connections is not a good sign.

The emperor detained the man in the palace but did nothing, and Chu Yan did not take the initiative to look for him, so the two of them just remained in a stalemate.

......

After Qian Duoduo came back from the horse farm today, he immediately asked the system for some modern gold design drawings that were in line with the aesthetics of this era.

Qian Yi had already prepared the selected stores, mainly focusing on two.

One of them is the second largest gold and silver shop in Beijing.

Although it is said to be the second largest, it is actually not much different from the first.

But because the First Gold and Silver House has some relationship with the Eastern Palace, I don’t want to have too much involvement with it.

The boss behind the second gold and silver shop is quite good, a young man, and seems to be the youngest son of the Minister of Taifu Temple. He has a very good reputation and credibility.

Moreover, most of the customers are from official families, so the consumption group is relatively high.

The other is a smaller gold and silver shop, but they mainly do exchange and sell jewelry with a slightly lower style. The consumer group is mainly ordinary people.

But the common people in the capital are still mostly wealthy, and they like things like gold and are more pragmatic.

Qian Duoduo picked out two designs of hairpins that he was more satisfied with and added a deadline, and asked Xiaoqi to go to "Manyi Gold and Silver House" to make the jewelry and see what they thought of the two designs.

Qian Duoduo told Xiao Qi that the design should not be shown to the shopkeeper, but directly to the goldsmith, and the best master should be found, because only those who are truly capable will cherish the design of the product more.

She planned to give these two gold ornaments to Ningning and Xinyan, and also help promote them. This would help open up the market among the upper class more quickly.

Everyone has a competitive mentality, especially beautiful women who are not short of money and love beauty, they will definitely like it very much.

Qian Xiaoqi followed Qian Duoduo's instructions and went to "Manyi Gold and Silver House" and asked the shopkeeper to introduce him to the best chef.

However, the best chef in their shop has good craftsmanship but a bit of a weird temper. He won't make designs he doesn't like, won't make designs that are in a hurry, and will directly return designs that are too demanding.

If you encounter a design style you like, you can ask for it without paying; if you encounter a design you don’t like, just reject it directly.

And they only make one piece of jewelry a month, but the handwork is very delicate and the result is always surprisingly good.

The boss doesn't dare to mess with any capable person.

Qian Xiaoqi came at an unfortunate time because the work for this month had already been completed. Not only was it completed this month, but if he wanted to do it again, he would have to wait three months until then.

That would take too long, that definitely wouldn’t work.

Qian Xiaoqi had no choice but to ask for more money, but the chef got even angrier when he heard this and directly turned Qian Xiaoqi away.

The shopkeeper didn't want to lose this employer and suggested finding another master. Qian Xiaoqi had no choice but to open the design draft in front of the shopkeeper.

"Hey, shopkeeper, it's not that I look down on other chefs, but this pattern is too complicated, and I'm afraid that only the master chef can make it.

Look at this, it is hollow and three-dimensional. It looks like a living flower. Even a master chef can’t make it.”

Qian Xiaoqi said the last sentence in a deliberately low voice so that everyone in the room could hear it.

The chef frowned when he heard this, feeling as if he was being looked down upon. This was not acceptable.

He opened the door with a swish and said, "Bring it here for me to see."

"Hey, Master, take a look. It doesn't matter if you can't make it. My daughter said that this was brought from other countries. It's also possible that our country doesn't have this skill yet.

"Take a look..."

The master chef immediately took the design and his eyes lit up when he saw it. It was indeed good.

It is quite different from the traditional patterns.

This is a three-dimensional flower with hollowed-out petals and leaves and a ruby ​​in the middle. It looks lifelike and as beautiful as a real flower.

"Come back in a week to pick it up."

After the chef finished speaking, he went straight back to his room.