Chapter 338 Beauty is like a cloud
"She is Rong Feiyan."

Minglan nodded and looked at Rong Feiyan with envy, but she was not envious of her family background, but just envied that she had a sister who loved her so much.

Who doesn't want to be pampered? Minglan is no exception. But for some reason she thought of Lin Hao again, so she looked at the rest platform again.

However, Yu Yanran, who was standing by, had not yet noticed her bestie's strangeness:

"Yes, that's her!"

Yu Yanran pointed to the other side:
"Look over there, that's the Princess of Jiacheng County from the Yongwang family. I didn't expect that the Duke's wife would invite both of them at the same time. She's not afraid that they will fight!"

Minglan came back to her senses, and thinking of what her brothers had said when they were discussing government affairs in the academy, she couldn't help but smile and said:

"How could we possibly fight? The Zhang family is not only strong in the Holy Scroll, but also a family of two dukes. They are the pillars of the Song Dynasty. Who dares to provoke the Zhang family?"

"Besides, after all, Concubine Rong gave birth to a princess, not a prince!"

"As for Prince Yong, not to mention that he has lost power now, even when he was at the peak of his power, he would not dare to easily provoke the Duke of Ying's Mansion!"

"Ah~! Minglan, you know so much..."

On the other side, the Lady of the Duke of England and Zhang Guifen entertained Rong Feiyan and the Princess of Jiacheng with smiles on their faces.

Rong Feiyan and the Princess of Jiacheng County looked at each other, and lightning flashed faintly in the air. It was because of her sister Rong Fei's suggestion that Rong Feiyan intended to match her with Lin Hao in order to consolidate the power of the Rong family!

The Princess of Jiacheng County also had ulterior motives, because her father, Prince Yong, repeatedly told her that he wanted to form an alliance with the Zhang family and asked her to find a chance to communicate with Lin Hao!

Both of them were invited to attend the polo match at the same time, and their ages were suitable for Lin Hao.

In addition, they are all people of prominent backgrounds. Once they see each other, they know that they have the same goals as each other, and naturally regard each other as a threat!
Fortunately, both of them are ladies from prominent families, and even if they dislike each other, they would never fight in public.

After all, they were just competitors, not mortal enemies, and the conflict was not deep. Unless Concubine Rong gave birth to a prince, it would not make everyone embarrassed.

What's more, the one who is welcoming them is the Duchess of England, who has a very powerful family behind her. No, it should be the Zhang family with strong influence.

At this time, Lin Hao also noticed that Rong Feiyan was wearing a light blue wide-sleeved shirt with lace, exquisite jewelry and makeup, with a slender waist, and walked with elegance and dignity.

Thinking of Concubine Rong's previous suggestion, Ehuang and Nuying, Lin Hao was somewhat moved.

As for the Lady of Jiacheng County, she was wearing a pink long-sleeved shirt. She looked pretty, but she was quite arrogant.

That is to say, she restrained herself a little when facing Lin Hao. Lin Hao's impression of her was neither good nor bad, after all, they had never met before.

Then Lin Hao saluted to the two of them respectively:
"Meet Miss Feiyan and Princess Jiacheng!"

"Hello, Lord Rong!" The two of them responded at the same time.

After the two returned the gift, Lin Hao continued:

"My mother is organizing a polo club today. In addition to polo, there are also hammer balls, fishing, hunting, and kite flying. I hope you two can have fun!"

Rong Feiyan and Jiacheng County Lord greeted Lin Hao and thanked him:

"Thank you, Lord Rong, for your hospitality!"

Lin Hao, who was dressed in tight clothes and looked extraordinary and heroic, instantly attracted the attention of the two women. They were naturally very satisfied with Lin Hao!

After Lin Hao left, the two looked at each other from a distance, then walked to the seats arranged by the Duchess of England, and then sat on both sides of the Duchess of England, one on the left and one on the right.

The Lady of the Duchess of England, who was sitting in the main seat, naturally saw clearly the relationship between Rong Feiyan and the Princess of Jiacheng County.

But she didn't care at all. Instead, she talked to them calmly and impartially.

After Lin Hao greeted Rong Feiyan and the Princess of Jiacheng County, he started chatting with Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng.

At this time, Gu Tingye also came, and he was accompanied by Miss Shishi from Guangyuntai.

Yes, without Chief Wei, Guangyuntai has cultivated a new girl named Shishi, who is also a considerate chief!

However, Lord Gu Tingye still has a bad reputation in Bianjing City!
Afterwards, Lin Hao, Sheng Changbai, Gu Tingye and Sheng Changfeng sat around the table, each with a maid serving them.

At this time Lin Hao discovered that Sheng Changbai frequently looked in the direction of the female relatives. Lin Hao turned his head and took a look, and sure enough, he was exchanging glances with Zhang Guifen!
When Zhang Guifen saw her brother looking at her, she immediately lowered her head, picked up the teacup and pretended to drink water. What she didn't know was that her mother saw it all!

Lin Hao raised his wine glass and said to Sheng Changbai jokingly:

"Your eyes fell into the wine cup, didn't they?"

"Dry!"

Sheng Changbai immediately raised his wine glass awkwardly, clinked it with Lin Hao, and then drank it in one gulp to cover up his embarrassment!
"Cheers!" Lin Hao drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Gu Tingye looked at the two of them in confusion, and finally turned around to take a look, only to find that the main seat was the compartment of the Lady of the Duke of England, and facing them was Zhang Guifen!

Gu Tingye understood something vaguely in his heart, and then drank the glass of wine with some disappointment. In fact, he knew from the very beginning that it was impossible for his family to marry into the Zhang family!

Then he focused his attention on Miss Shishi beside him!

When Sheng Changbai put down the wine cup, he found that the maid who was pouring wine for Lin Hao seemed extremely familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere!
Just as they were toasting each other, the polo match was over.

A gong sounded, and someone sang the news: "The third daughter of the Yu family won a round and won the colorful white jade Hunyuan bracelet!"

After Miss Yu San got the prize and showed it to everyone around her, she proudly returned to her seat!

The person announcing the event continued to shout, "A new start. The first prize is a nine-turn golden hairpin...!"

Yu Yanran, who was chatting with Minglan, was stunned for a moment when she heard the announcement, and then looked at the golden hairpin brought out by the maid!

"Wait!" Yu Yanran stepped forward to stop the maid, carefully picked up the hairpin and looked at it, and only put it back after the maid reminded her.

Seeing her best friend's unhappy expression, Minglan asked with concern:

"What's wrong, Yanran?"

"That's my late mother's relic!" Yu Yanran said aggrievedly, "That was my mother's dowry, and my name is engraved on it!"

"It disappeared a few years ago and has never been found since!" Then tears fell down!

"How could this happen?" Minglan asked.

At this time, Yu Yanran explained with tears in her eyes:

"When my father was sent out to work a few years ago, things were often missing from my house. No matter how I asked or checked, I couldn't find anything. I only have two pieces of jewelry left to me by my mother!"

Minglan has a deep understanding of Yu Yanran's grievances, and her status in the Sheng family is even lower than that of Yu Yanran.

At least Yu Yanran is the legitimate daughter, and she is loved by Grand Tutor Yu and the old lady, right?

"Minglan, I must get this hairpin today!" Yu Yanran said firmly. "But if men and women form a team, your second brother will definitely form a team with your third sister, so who will you fight with?" Minglan said, holding Yu Yanran's hand.

Yu Yanran looked at the rest platform blankly, and finally looked at Lin Hao's rest platform, and then said:

"Where is your third brother Changfeng?"

Minglan also looked towards the rest platform, and then said to Yu Yanran:
"I'll go and call for you!"

"Third brother, third brother!" Minglan shouted as she trotted to the rest platform.

Seeing that they were all acquaintances, but this was a public place after all, she did not dare to be as casual as she was at home, so Minglan politely greeted everyone and said:
"Hello, Second Brother! Hello, Brother Haolin, Hello, Second Uncle Gu!"

Then Minglan pulled Changfeng and said, "Third brother, I need your help. Come with me!"

Sheng Changfeng had no choice but to leave with Minglan, and then team up with Yu Yanran to play against Yu Erlang and Yu Sanniang!

After the two left, Lin Hao glanced in the direction of Yu Yanran. To be honest, Yu Yanran was really pretty.

Especially now, she looks so weak and tender with tears in her eyes, and it seems that she is easy to bully!
Wei Yuner, who was serving Lin Hao on the side, followed Lin Hao's gaze and first saw Minglan cheering for Yu Yanran.

Then he looked at the only two girls standing in the venue, Yu Yanran and Yu Sanguniang, and his eyes flashed slightly, and finally he set his gaze on Yu Yanran.

Then Wei Yuner smiled faintly, and while giving Lin Haozhen some wine, she joked:

"Sir, whose girl are you looking at?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Hao deliberately asked in confusion:

"Which girl is the one playing basketball with Chang Feng?"

At this time, the girl next to Gu Tingye, the first poet in Guangyuntai, whispered:
"Master, that's the eldest daughter of the Yu family!"

At this time, Gu Tingye said strangely:

"You must have recognized the wrong person! I am good friends with Yu Jia Erlang, and I have never heard that he has a sister!"

Miss Shishi smiled and said:

Erlang didn't know that the eldest daughter of his family was born to his original wife, Madam Fan. Later, Madam Fan passed away, and Lord Yu remarried, and that's how Erlang and the third daughter of the Yu family were born!

"Oh~!" Lin Hao exclaimed as if he had suddenly realized something.

"The second wife is in charge of the Yu family, so this eldest daughter has naturally become redundant, and she is now in the care of grandfather, Old Master Yu!"

Seeing that Lin Hao was very interested, Miss Shishi continued:
"This Miss Yu's embroidery is the best in the world, and she has a good temper. She is willing to teach anyone carefully. Even if people like us set up a banquet to invite her, she has never refused!"

Wei Yun'er and Xiaodie, who were standing by, were moved when they heard this. They didn't expect that Yu Yanran was not only good-tempered, but also a gentle and generous girl.

More importantly, Yu Xianran was willing to carefully teach embroidery skills to a woman of humble status like Guang Yuntai, so he must not be a demanding person.

If Lin Hao marries the eldest daughter of the Yu family, then she will definitely not make things difficult for them in the future.

So Wei Yuner took the initiative to match them up:

"Master, are you interested in the eldest daughter of the Yu family?

"Master, you have a good eye. The eldest daughter of the Yu family is not only beautiful and good-tempered, but her embroidery is also the best in the world."

Xiaodie also whispered, "She is the granddaughter of the retired Grand Tutor Yu, and is a perfect match for the master. There is no need to worry about other things!"

Retiring means leaving Bian Jing and returning to his hometown. Naturally, he will not be too deeply involved with the various forces in the capital. He is indeed a suitable marriage candidate!

But Lin Hao had his own plans. He also understood what Wei Yuner and Xiaodie were worried about, so he looked at Wei Yuner with a playful look and said:

"Aren't you afraid that if I marry my first wife, she will make things difficult for you in the future?"

Xiaodie's face turned pale, and Wei Yun'er was also a little worried. How could they not be afraid? It was because of fear that they wanted to encourage Lin Hao to marry the good-tempered Yu Yanran.

At this time, Lin Hao found that Wei Yuner grabbed his hand and looked at him with a pitiful look. Lin Hao smiled meaningfully:

"Don't worry, my mistress, if you can't even tolerate a concubine, then you are not qualified to be my mistress!"

Sheng Changbai, who was standing aside, thought quickly and understood what Lin Hao meant!

At this time, there was a commotion at the polo field. It turned out that Yu Erlang accidentally fell off his horse and the game was forced to be suspended.

Then Yu Erlang and Yu San Girl came to them, wanting Gu Tingye to help replace Yu Erlang.

Chang Feng, Ming Lan and Yu Yan Ran also followed. When Chang Feng heard that Gu Ting Ye was going to play, he immediately said:

"That won't work! We know what Brother Gu Er is capable of. Why would we fight him when he's on the field?"

"I don't want to fight anymore! Let's just admit defeat!" Sheng Changfeng gave up directly.

Seeing the anxious Yu Yanran at this time, Minglan didn't care about much:

"Second Uncle Gu, everyone in Bianjing knows that you are the best at pot-tossing polo! If you just go on the field, how can there be any fairness?"

Gu Tingye looked at Minglan and said jokingly:
"That's not true. Back in Yangzhou, you beat me at pitching pots!"

"But, but, pitching pot and polo are not the same thing!" Minglan retorted anxiously.

Yu Yanran, who was standing aside, burst into tears. Her tearful look made Gu Tingye realize that there might be some hidden story behind this.

So he added: "How about this! I play with my left hand!"

"No, you can go all out!" Lin Hao said directly: "Miss Yanran and I will form a team. We are evenly matched, so it's just right!"

Seeing that Lin Hao took the initiative to team up with Yu Yanran, he thought that Lin Hao intended to get close to Yu Yanran, so he said cheerfully:
"Okay, it's been a while since we've played together, let's have fun today!"

Having said that, Gu Tingye started to prepare together with Miss Yu San!
Yu Yanran, who was standing by, immediately turned from sadness to joy after hearing this, and expressed her gratitude to Lin Hao:
"Yanran thanks you for helping me. I will definitely repay you when I get back!"

Lin Hao smiled and said, "It's okay, let's go and get ready!"

Then Lin Hao asked Yu Yanran about the whole story. After Yu Yanran finished her story, Lin Hao assured her:

"Don't worry, I will definitely get the hairpin back for you!"

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"Dang~" With the sound of a gong, Lin Hao and Yu Yanran formed a group, and Gu Tingye and Yu Sanguniang formed a group, and the polo match started!
At this time, Minglan finally breathed a sigh of relief, but she was still a little worried about whether Lin Hao could win, as this was related to whether Yanran could get back her deceased mother's belongings!
At this time Minglan discovered that her second brother Sheng Changbai left silently and headed towards a remote place!

But she didn't care too much about it, but watched the game on the field seriously. However, at this time, a cup of tea appeared in front of her!

After taking the teacup, Minglan glanced at the maid and was shocked:
"You are~, Sister Xiaodie!"

(End of this chapter)