Under the large pergola, there were people sitting under the colorful flowers.
Meili lowered her head and followed the eunuch.
Even without looking at her, she knew that everyone was looking at her.
It was a lie that she wasn't uncomfortable or nervous.
Whatever she was going to face next, she smiled faintly, let's take it as her punishment.
"Meili, why are you here?"
Xiaozhuang waved her hand to avoid her kowtow, and pointed to the chair next to her and motioned for her to sit down.
"Oh, you've really been released," a voice said in a very arrogant voice, cold and mean, without any regard for the presence of the Queen Mother.
Because she had expected to encounter such embarrassment, Meili took it calmly.
She couldn't help but look up at the speaker, because she was not sure that it was really Jingxian.
"Yes, it's released."
Meili smiled.
"Didn't I say that the land in your house is coming back?
Why are you looking even poorer?
It's because the master has been away for the past two years, and all the property has been swindled by the unscrupulous slaves."
Jingxian said and sneered a few times.
"Okay, don't be so crazy."
Xiaozhuang, with a cold face, couldn't help but shouted at her in a low voice.
He frowned and held back his anger for a while.
The female relatives present seemed not to have heard Jingxian's words, chatting and joking with each other.
Jing Xian Meili didn't want to offend her and lowered her eyes not to meet her provocative gaze.
The events in the Hall of Supreme Harmony were widely known at that time.
Jingxian, who was arrogant and arrogant, was hit hard, but she didn't expect that she would become so harsh.
In the past, she was at least well-behaved and lovable in front of her ancestors.
Our ancestors were very patient with her because they felt that she was innocent and unfortunate in what happened back then, so they felt they owed her something.
"The weather is perfect today," Xiaozhuang forced a smile and talked to several ladies nearby to distract from the embarrassment just now.
"Look, we haven't seen each other for just a few days.
It feels like those children have grown into young men again.
Time flies so fast.
In the blink of an eye, the children have grown up and so have we."
The years flew by so fast.
Her two years were as long as a lifetime.
"My ancestor has not aged at all," a woman whom Meili didn't recognize said with a smile, "I have been out of the capital with my master for nine years.
When I came back, I saw that my ancestor was still the same as before."
Xiaozhuang laughed when she said it, "You are still as good at making me happy as you were when you were by my side.
I heard from the emperor that your son has also come back, and I haven't seen him since."
Meili looked at the woman carefully.
She had heard of her.
She should be the beautiful girl Ying Ru who went to the palace with Aunt Yu'an to serve her ancestors.
The ancestor liked her and showed her the door.
The son was very close, and later her husband became the governor of Chahar, and she also became a first-class imperial concubine.
Uncle Hai always used to tell her about Aunt Yingru and how important it was to please her ancestors.
"He's here."
Mrs.
Ying Ru was grateful and surprised when her ancestor took the initiative to mention her son.
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She quickly ordered her personal maid: "Go and call Yonghe quickly."
Several Fujin and girls present were obviously very interested in Master Yonghe's upcoming appearance, and they all looked away from Meili.
Looking at the posture, Meili lowered her head, it seemed that Governor Chahar had been promoted when he returned to Beijing, and his wife was so well-fed by her ancestors, so she was in the limelight.
Following the maid was a young man in his twenties.
Meili drank tea silently without looking closely.
The surrounding voices of approval did not arouse her interest.
As long as the ancestors said that he was good, even if he was missing arms and legs, he would still be called a rare talent.
"Okay, okay.
The emperor's arrangement is in line with my wishes.
In the past, when Ziyu was the commander of the bodyguards, it made me worry-free.
Now that I have changed to Yonghe, it's great."
After hearing Ziyu's name, Meili raised her eyes and looked at Yonghe, who was standing at the bottom.
He looked clean, handsome and a bit childish.
Ziyu has now become the emperor's confidant, so naturally he has other great uses.
It is just right to hand over the job of guarding the imperial city to a young man with roots like Yonghe.
"Look, the archery contest has begun."
Xiaozhuang looked excitedly towards the field not far away.
The men all stood in front of the drawn line to inspect their bows and arrows and targets, and the sound of the drums also changed.
There has to be a rhythm.
"You guys should go and decide the first place for me.
My ancestors will reward you greatly."
Xiaozhuang said to the girls with a smile on his face, and the girls were all eager to try.
"Yonghe, please tell the eunuchs that Suying's bow must be extremely light.
She is weak and getting hurt is no joke."
"Thank you ancestor for your grace."
Her sweet voice was soft and lively, and she was pretty and beautiful.
Meili looked at the sound and was filled with admiration.
No wonder her ancestors were particularly fond of her and worried about her.
She was so beautiful and delicate.
"Girl, you go too."
Xiaozhuang patted her shoulder lightly, and Meili agreed.
The girls' target was very big and the distance was closer than the men's.
When they saw the girls coming out of the pergola, the emperor was not in a hurry to control the men's competition.
He looked at them from a distance and smiled.
Meili's target was at the far edge of the field away from the men, and next to her was Jingxian.
Meili didn't want to talk to her, so she took the bow held by the little eunuch and tried it.
In the past, she was busy running around Jingxuan, but she didn't have a proper competition.
It turned out that each person had six arrows.
"Her virtues are as delicate as hers," Jingxian sneered coldly.
Meili originally thought she was scolding her, but when she looked back, she found that Jingxian was staring at Suying, who was placed in the middle, with disdain.
Suying was frowning, her pretty little face even more pitiful.
She was wearing gloves carefully, for fear of scratching her delicate little hands.
Jingxian cursed again, rounded her bow and hit the target with an arrow.
Several cheers of applause came from far away from the group of men.
Suying put on her gloves, drew the bow and released the arrow in a graceful and sultry posture.
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Such a weak girl could actually hit the target with one arrow.
Even the emperor clapped his hands for her, and the men cheered loudly.
Xian's expression became even more disdainful.
"She is indeed the daughter of Governor Yan.
Her spit smells delicious."
Meili smiled, and drew her own bow.
She exerted more force, and with a "pop" sound, the light bow specially prepared for the girls was broken by her.
Meili was startled, and there was a sharp pain behind her ear.
She couldn't help but reach out and touch it.
There was a streak of blood on it, but it was just a flicker when the bow string was broken.
"Yeah" the girls all stopped and stretched their heads to look at her with different expressions, "She broke the bow."
"Why are you so energetic?
Isn't the food in Leng Gong very good?"
I don't know who said it bluntly, and even elicited a few chuckles.
Meili smiled apologetically.
She had forgotten that her strength was no longer the same as before, so she accidentally broke the bow.
When she first entered the Hall of Peace, she tried her best but couldn't lift a small bucket of water.
Later, she was able to lift several full buckets in a row.
"Are you okay?"
Yonghe, who was about to walk to the men's field, came over with his bow on his back and glanced at the injury on her neck worriedly.
"It's okay, it's okay."
Meili didn't expect that he would come over to ask, and she was a little embarrassed.
The little eunuch quickly handed over a new bow.
Meili was still frightened, so she pulled it but did not dare to exert force.
"Use mine."
Yonghe smiled and took his own bow and handed it over carelessly.
It was not good for Meili not to accept it, so she could only smile awkwardly and took the strong bow.
This time, she wasn't afraid that it would break.
She nocked the arrow, "No, that's not right."
Yonghe, who was watching from the side, shouted, but he was too embarrassed to correct it, so he scratched his ears twice in a hurry, which made Meili laugh like a child.
"Don't grab the feathers."
Don't grab the feathers Jingxuan said this to her a long time ago, and his impatient tone seemed to ring in her ears.
As soon as his hand loosened, the arrow flew out aimlessly, grazing the edge of the target diagonally and falling onto the grass behind.
"Alas" Yonghe sighed regretfully, "You're too anxious, just keep your focus."
"Thank you."
She returned the bow to him, spoke to the little eunuch, pretended that she was going to apply medicine to the wound, and left the competition venue
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