After all, Zhao Heng was unable to accompany his concubine to Meifeng to enjoy the flowers, because not long after meeting Chen Xiu, a young eunuch who stayed in the other courtyard chased after him out of breath, and bent down to report: "My lord, Your Highness has just come over. I invite you to run a horse, the little one said that you went with the princess to enjoy the flowers, and His Royal Highness asked the little boy to find the prince, and he went to the racecourse to wait."
A trace of displeasure and helplessness flashed across Zhao Heng's eyes. The elder brother knew that he was accompanying the princess, so why did he insist on running a horse? But Zhao Heng has been familiar with his brother's temper for many years. Fenghuaxueyue has to rank after horse racing and archery. Especially, if someone else's romance is replaced by his sister-in-law, his brother may not want to get him.
"Go back to Your Highness and say I'm not free." After a moment of hesitation, Zhao Heng said. It was rare for her to get rid of her daughter and go out. Today, Zhao Heng just wants to accompany her to enjoy flowers, and tomorrow he will have a hearty hunt with his brother on the paddock.
The little eunuch was about to leave, but Song Jianing stopped him, and then softly persuaded the man beside him: "Your Highness, you better go, His Highness has specially sent someone to invite her." She knew that the prince was kind to her. That's enough, it was too ostentatious to accompany her to reject her own brother's invitation, but Song Jianing was not used to it.
Zhao Heng stared into her eyes, wondering if she was sincere or pretending to be generous.
Song Jianing glanced at Eunuch Fu and the little eunuch, who had their heads lowered, and patted his arm secretly, with a smile in his almond eyes: "Your Highness, let's go." She really didn't mind that His Highness would accompany her less.
But the more honest and humble she was, the less able Zhao Heng was to leave her ruthlessly. After thinking about it, he asked, "Can you ride a horse?"
Song Jianing smiled stiffly, then shook his head in a lie. She can ride a horse, taught by Guo Xiao in her previous life, but in this life, she has never learned to ride, so she shouldn't be able to ride.
When Song Jianing first entered the capital, she was not very good at hiding herself. Later, she experienced a lot of things, and she became more and more handy at covering up her emotions, unless it was too surprising, for example, the prince saw that she had a grudge with Liang Shao. Thinking of Guo Xiao inadvertently like now, Song Jianing returned to normal in an instant, his expression became too fast, and his eyes were as sharp as Zhao Heng, and he didn't have time to capture and analyze the subtlety. regret.
"I'll teach you." Zhao Heng whispered, doting on her in his eyes. Since she can't enjoy the flowers, riding a horse is also to accompany her.
In fact, Song Jianing didn't really want to "learn", but she didn't want to live up to the prince's desire to accompany her, so she could only show a happy smile.
The horse farm is located outside the paddock. Although the couple went to the appointment of the King of Chu, they did not go in a hurry. It took half an hour to get around the horse farm, and they heard the strong and powerful hooves from a distance. Voice. Song Jianing curiously quickened his pace and walked around a few flower trees. He saw three fast horses galloping on the racecourse. The man at the head was dressed in a dark purple robe. It was the King of Chu, and the one behind him was actually a red dress fluttering. Li Mulan!
Song Jianing's eyes widened, and when he looked again, Li Mulan was only half a horse behind and chasing after him, wasn't it Prince Gong? I saw that the distance between the husband and wife kept getting closer and further apart. The only constant was that Li Mulan was always in the lead, and Prince Kung's whip flew up, but he couldn't pass it.
The horse farm was like grassland, and the grass was like a blanket. At the end of the lap, Li Mulan continued to run on the horse. Song Jianing could not see her face, but only heard a series of unrestrained laughter and the red skirt flying in the wind. , ups and downs, like a phoenix that will flutter its wings and fly high into the sky at any time. Song Jianing was stunned, no matter whether she was banned or the princess, she was an ordinary woman raised within a high wall for her two lifetimes. She wished that the husband and wife's beloved children would be safe, but that didn't prevent her from admiring such a heroic female middle school as Li Mulan.
"Okay, the fourth sister-in-law is doing well!"
A familiar compliment suddenly came from the other side of the racecourse. Song Jianing turned his eyes to see Princess Duanhui, who was also wearing a Hu and horse suit, and the burly and majestic figure. The cousins and sisters stood side by side on the two horses. Next to it, it is clearly a match made in heaven. Song Jianing silently retracted her gaze, feeling a little regretful in her heart, knowing that Guo Xiao was there, she should have declined the prince's kindness.
"Afraid?" Someone asked.
Song Jianing raised his head in doubt, what are you afraid of
Zhao Heng raised his hand and helped her to put the broken hair on her cheek behind her ear. Looking at her sceptical eyebrows, he said, "You can walk slowly, there is no need to race."
Song Jianing couldn't help laughing, she felt uncomfortable because of Guo Xiao's presence, and the prince misunderstood that she was afraid of running a horse. However, feeling his little gestures of intimacy and being stared at by those gentle eyes, Song Jianing suddenly felt that she didn't need to care whether Guo Xiao was there or not. After all, her man was also there.
"I don't have elder sister Mulan... The four younger siblings' riding skills, please don't despise me, lord." Song Jianing joked with a smile.
Her eyes regained clarity, Zhao Heng glanced at Li Mulan on the horse's back, imagining that his princess was also running like a horse, but it felt strange. Li Mulan is good with Li Mulan, and his sister-in-law is good with his sister-in-law, but they are not good enough to attract him.
"Your painting skills are better than her." Zhao Heng took a step closer to her and whispered.
Song Jianing burst out laughing, and gave him a strange look after laughing. Usually, she always picked on her painting problems, but now she exaggerated it.
The two were close to each other. In the racecourse, Guo Xiao couldn't hear any sound, only saw King Shou helping her fix her hair, and only saw King Shou making her laugh, with an affectionate expression.
"The third brother is really good to the third sister-in-law." Witnessing the loving behavior of brother Jieba and Song Jianing, Princess Duanhui said unexpectedly. My cousin is begging the emperor to marry her, and the two of them will get married next month, but except for the hug she couldn't help begging for that time, the cousin didn't seem to get close to her.
Guo Xiao lowered his eyes, looking forward to Princess Shang Duanhui's look, he smiled lightly and promised, "I will treat you better when you marry me."
Princess Duanhui blushed and turned to touch her white horse.
Guo Xiao looked at her slender back, and when he saw King Shou and his stepsister approaching, he stepped forward and held up Princess Duanhui's little hand and said, "Get on the horse, I'll jog with you first." Ladies and gentlemen are strict with rules. After getting married, let alone getting along with their fiancé, they may not even meet face to face, but Princess Duanhui never pays attention to those things, and her relationship with Guo Xiao is still the same as before, and no one dares to gossip about her.
"Yeah." Princess Duanhui handed him her hand contentedly, got on the horse, and saw the third brother and three sisters-in-law walking into the racecourse, Princess Duanhui clutching the whip and looking at Song Jianing with a little sarcasm: "The third sister-in-law is also here. Horse racing? Why don't I know when you learned to ride?"
In Princess Duanhui's eyes, Song Jianing was always the daughter of a commoner widow, and she only got to the sky with her uncle. I was a little unhappy, and felt that Song Jianing, relying on the favor of the third brother, wanted to interfere in everything.
Zhao Heng was very dissatisfied with Princess Duanhui targeting his princess, but unless Princess Duanhui went too far, he would not be able to help her.
If Song Jianing was still the fourth girl of the Duke's Mansion, and her relationship with Princess Duanhui was purely a cousin, she probably wouldn't retort, but she is now Princess Shou, and every word and deed are related to the dignity of her own prince. For the sake of the prince, Song Jianing also She would never keep her mouth shut and allow Princess Duanhui to mock her, as if she was afraid of the other party.
Facing Princess Duanhui's arrogant look, Song Jianing smiled lightly and said calmly, "It's precisely because I can't, that's why I want to learn."
Princess Duanhui pursed her lips, looking angry.
Guo Xiao bowed his hands to the king of Shou and his stepsister: "The prince and the princess are free, and the minister will accompany the princess to the horse race first."
Zhao Heng didn't look at him, and led Song Jianing to pick a horse. After a quarter of an hour, he personally picked a tame brown mare for the princess. When the horse was brought out, Zhao Heng pointed to the saddle and stirrup, and explained the riding skills to her succinctly. Song Jianing had learned it in her previous life, but she liked to hear him repeat it, and she nodded earnestly from time to time.
After teaching, there was only practice left, Zhao Heng held up her hand and said, "I'll help you."
Song Jianing snorted and looked at the horse in front of her. She tried to recall the situation when she first got on the horse, so as soon as she got up, she bent down and hugged the horse's neck in panic, for fear that she would fall. She is a timid person. It is not easy to pretend to be daring. It is too simple to pretend to be timid. Zhao Heng did not doubt it. He only thought that she was too stupid and cute. He stood by and patiently encouraged her.
In the distance, the King of Chu was sitting on the back of a horse and saw the sticky appearance of his younger brother and his daughter-in-law. Not only did he dislike his younger brother and dote on his daughter-in-law too much, and he delayed the horse race with him, but he also fell in love with Feng Zheng, who suddenly wanted to stay in the capital. Next to the King of Chu, King Gong was also looking at the third brother, watching the third brother hand in hand to teach Jiao Didi's third sister-in-law how to ride horses, and then squinting at Li Mulan who was ready to start the third round of the race at any time.
He also wants a princess like a delicate flower, not a heroine in the female middle school who runs faster than him and makes him shameful!
"His Royal Highness, can you run away?" Li Mulan asked impatiently, wondering what was so good about King Shou's teaching horses.
The King of Chu returned to his senses, just about to nod his head, his eyes suddenly stopped, and he shouted to Guo Xiao, "Come with Pingzhang?"
Guo Xiao heard this and looked at Princess Duanhui.
The cousin actually wanted to listen to her, Princess Duanhui was very happy, and said happily: "Cousin go, run first!"
Guo Xiao smiled and urged the horse to go to the king of Chu.
The sound of horse hooves rang out, and in a blink of an eye, they ran to Song Jianing's side from a distance. The King of Chu took the lead and ridiculed his younger brother loudly: "You are dawdling, third, don't you dare to compare with us?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, King Gong, who was desperately competing with Li Mulan for the second place, also started to coax: "Yes, yes, the third brother can't compare..."
Before the voice fell, it suddenly turned into a curse: "Guo Xiao, you are despicable, take advantage of my distraction to surpass me!"
"Promise!" Guo Xiao said happily.
The sound of horse hooves was far away, Song Jianing lowered his head and looked at the prince beside him.
Zhao Heng didn't care about the aggressive generals of King Chu and King Gong. Seeing her, Zhao Heng said calmly, "No hurry, I'll go when you're familiar with it."
He was open-minded, but Song Jianing didn't want his lord to be foolish because she was laughed at, so he didn't want to pretend to be stupid. After riding for a while, he slowly became proficient, and then persuaded him to run horses with the men. Zhao Heng saw that she was confident and calm, and knew that she really knew how to do it. Before setting off, don't ask her deeply, "Want me to win?"
Of course Song Jianing hoped that he would win. The first would have a lot of face, but she didn't know how good his riding skills were. She was afraid that he would be sad if he lost, so she said softly, "I just want to watch the prince run a horse. I like it whether I win or not."
She is considerate, if Zhao Heng is incompetent, he is naturally satisfied, but...
"Wait for me to come back." Zhao Heng squeezed her hand and ordered Eunuch Fu to guard her. He got on his horse and rushed towards the King of Chu and the others who had just finished running.
Song Jianing stopped in place and looked at him nervously.
"Let's make a bet?" Princess Duanhui rode her horse closer, looked at Song Jianing provocatively and said, "If the third brother is faster than the cousin, I will give you the phoenix hairpin on the head, if the cousin is faster than the third brother, You..." After looking at Song Jianing up and down, he pointed at Song Jianing's wrist and said, "Give me that bracelet."
Song Jianing didn't have to look down, she knew that Princess Duanhui was talking about the blood jade bracelet that the lord gave her. She had been wearing this bracelet since the day the lord gave her. Princess Hui bet
"I don't like gambling, just watch the fun." Song Jianing refused directly.
Princess Duanhui felt a tightness in her chest, and was about to laugh at Song Jianing for not daring to gamble when Eunuch Fu suddenly said excitedly, "Look, Princess, it's about to begin!"
Princess Duanhui and Song Jianing raised their heads at the same time, and saw the opposite of the racecourse. The King of Chu, King Shou, King Gong, Guo Xiao, and Li Mulan lined up in an arc. The arrow of the string shot out at the same time. Song Jianing couldn't help grasping the front of his clothes, his eyes were fixed on the moon-white figure, and he didn't dare to blink.
In the racecourse, King Gong only felt a few shadows passing by quickly. When he looked up, he was shocked to find that the eldest brother, the third brother, and Guo Xiao were almost neck and neck. Only Li Mulan stayed by his side. She seemed surprised too, and then turned her head. He glanced at him with a half-smile but slowed down.
King Gong was stunned, and the next moment he reacted, Li Mulan was deliberately letting him!
King Gong was furious, so angry that he restrained the reins of his horse and stopped running!