12dz Chapter 347 Sweet pastry
Chapter 347 Sweet pastry
For a moment, Ye Changyan was somewhat flattered. All the people standing on the podium to receive the awards looked at Ye Changyan with envy, while Liang Jingcheng, who was standing next to Ye Changyan, was filled with joy. He even raised his thumb, which was covered with a jade spot by the King of England, and showed it in front of Ye Changyan.
Seeing the jade-spotted ring on Liang Jingcheng's hand, Ye Changyan was full of envy. When the King of England saw Ye Changyan's envious look, he pulled Ye Changyan's hand, placed the ring in Ye Changyan's palm, and then laughed.
"Your performance today impressed me, but I am more curious now. I heard that you two brothers actually started growing watermelons together with Cai Zhengqing. I tasted some just now and the quality is quite good."
Ye Changyan held the ring given by the King of England in his palm and replied with a smile.
"Your Highness, these watermelons were indeed grown by the three of us, the master and the disciple. If Your Highness doesn't mind, I will have the farm pick a few tomorrow and send them to your palace."
When the King of England heard this, he burst into laughter.
"I have been in the palace for a long time and sometimes I feel a little bored. I didn't expect that Cai Zhengqing would accept you as his disciples and have the leisure time to be a leisurely farmer. I should learn from him."
At this moment, Qiu Bao, the deputy commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division, once again walked towards the platform with several eunuchs.
Everyone was a little surprised, but seemed to be full of some kind of expectation. In the morning, Qiu Bao, the deputy commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division, conveyed His Majesty's oral order, saying that there would be rewards for students who participated in the archery competition and entered the finals. Could it be that His Majesty would also reward the students in the polo competition?
All of a sudden, the students from the four polo teams standing on the podium to receive the awards began to get excited, and the audience at the scene also stared at Qiu Bao and his group as they walked towards the podium.
“Boring…”
The clear sound of gongs rang out again. Qiu Bao came to the high platform and bowed politely to the King of England. The King of England smiled and nodded, and then he heard Qiu Bao singing loudly.
"Your Majesty has a reward!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the students from the four polo teams on the high platform, the officials and nobles in the stands, the common people outside the carriages and the students from the Imperial Academy inside the horse racing field, knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor".
"His Majesty, upon hearing the news of the brilliant polo match, which showed the courage of the men of Dasheng to strive for the first place, and the integrity of the students of Dasheng to forge ahead bravely and to be able to make plans and fight, he specially rewarded the polo champion Guozi Tiangang team, Ao Chong'an, Fan Tao, Lu Xiaotong, Liang Jingcheng, and Ye Changyan, with a golden polo pole and 100 taels of gold each."
After Qiu Bao announced the emperor's reward, he did not hear any thanks, and was a little confused for a moment.
The other three polo teams on the platform were still kneeling on the ground with their heads down, as if they were still waiting for Qiu Bao to continue reading out the remaining rewards. The King of England laughed when he saw that the scene had fallen into a brief stalemate.
"Look how happy you students are, why don't you express your gratitude quickly!"
Originally, Ye Changyan, Liang Jingcheng and other members of the Guozi Tiangang team thought that the rewards had not yet been announced, and they were still waiting for the next step with their heads down. When they heard the King of England's reminder, they were a little surprised for a moment, but they quickly calmed down and knelt down to express their gratitude.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Hearing the four members of the Guozi Tiangang team and Lu's father expressing their gratitude loudly, the officials, nobles, common people and students who were kneeling on the scene all followed suit and shouted "Long live the emperor". The members of the other three polo teams on the podium were a little dazed for a moment, but they quickly concealed their inner shock and followed suit and shouted "Long live the emperor".
Five eunuchs holding trays came forward at the same time. Ye Changyan, Liang Jingcheng, Ao Chong'an, Fan Tao and Lu's father all leaned forward and took up a gold-plated polo cue inlaid with gold, jade and gems, as well as a heavy gold ingot from the tray.
The players of the other three polo teams all showed envious eyes, especially the five members of the Wolf Knights team who made it to the finals. The disappointment in their eyes was obvious.
At this time, the three princes in the center of the stands were all feeling in their hearts that their own cultivation was still a little shallow. By rewarding the winning students, their father not only encouraged all the students present, but also won the hearts of all the audience on the scene.
The King of England lowered his status and volunteered to present awards to the award-winning students, thus establishing himself as a people-friendly and people-loving student in the minds of students and the general public. The King of England bestowed his two precious objects on the two students with outstanding performance, which further demonstrated his love for talent.
After the game, when Ye Changyan and his group were leading their horses back to the stable, they met Li Ping.
"I was wondering why I didn't see you today, such an important day. Where have you been hiding all day?"
Ye Changyan asked Li Ping while tying the horse.
"I'm just in the corner of the stands. There are so many ladies from Shengjing at an event like today. I'm so handsome and elegant. If I don't stay away, I might be dragged over by them and become their son-in-law. That would be too boring."
Li Ping winked at Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng and laughed happily.
"Hey, what a great opportunity today is. Many famous ladies from Shengjing are here. You should take this opportunity to pick one. If you miss this opportunity, it will be hard to find a store like this again."
Liang Jingcheng tied up his own snowflake and started to tease Li Ping.
"I think you two should worry about yourselves first. You two have become popular in the eyes of the ladies in Shengjing City."
Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng looked at Li Ping with some confusion. Li Ping raised the corner of his mouth and laughed.
"The King of England thinks so highly of you two today, I'm afraid that you have attracted the attention of many officials and nobles present. You two are so handsome, and you are also students of the Imperial College. In addition, your performance on the field today, in the eyes of those officials and nobles, you are both talented in literature and martial arts, and you are the perfect candidates for the son-in-law with a bright future!"
Li Ping's words made Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng's hearts skip a beat. They looked at each other and seemed to think that what Li Ping said made some sense.
Just then, Xing Wang and Lu Tingfeng came to the stable. Xing Wang saw Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng with excited looks on their faces.
"Young Master, hurry up. The master asked me and Brother Lu to come and call you. Let's all go to Yunfeng Tower for dinner tonight."
Seeing Xing Wang's excited look, Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng temporarily put aside what Li Ping had just said, and then listened to Ye Changyan asking Li Ping.
"Li Ping, why don't you come with us to Yunfeng Tower to have a few drinks to celebrate, and by the way, formally introduce you to our teachers and senior brothers."
Li Ping waved his hands, looking excited.
"We brothers must celebrate, but first of all, I have to redeem the bets. I'll bring your share some other day, and we'll have a good gathering. I'll be the host. Thank you for letting me bet on your Guozi Tiangang team, which made me earn thousands of taels!"