Feng Liao was dragged by Feng Shi to contact brotherhood, horse racing, drinking, and all kinds of gambling games, and she was a little tired when she came back at night.
After returning to Hengjun Palace, Yong Ruo gave him a massage.
Feng Liao closed her eyes, laying down on the bed enjoying herself, and said a little funnyly: "Ruoruo, when I was running a horse outside today, I suddenly had a very ridiculous idea, thinking that it would be nice if you were a man!"
Yong Ruo frowned, as if he had fallen asleep and met a pillow: "If I were a man, I could ride horses and gallop with the prince, walk side by side, and laugh proudly in the world of mortals?"
Feng Liao couldn't help chuckling, and still enjoying herself with her eyes closed, she stretched out her right hand and gave a thumbs up in Yong Ruo's direction: "Ruo Ruo is indeed my bosom friend! But then I thought again, If you were a man, I wouldn't have the boudoir fun of waiting for nephrite jade and fragrance in my arms, and that would be a big loss! So that idea is just a thought, and I deeply feel that it is better for you to be a woman .”
Yong Ruozheng wanted to learn how to ride a horse in case he needed it in the future, so he said with a smile: "Can women not learn how to ride a horse?"
In her view, ancient people learning to ride a horse is of the same nature as modern people learning to drive, and they are one of the non-essential life skills. It doesn't matter, it will be better.
Feng Liao suddenly opened her eyes, her eyes lit up, but she hesitated again, and shook her head: "I think it's okay, but I'm afraid that others will gossip about you. Besides, learning to ride a horse is also a bit dangerous. If you accidentally fall off, yes There is a possibility of causing death! Let’s forget it!”
He shook his head, dismissing that tempting thought.
Yong Ruo didn't want to just let it go!
"My lord thinks that I have not been gossiped about?"
Feng Liao suddenly turned her head to look at her: "Who said you gossip?" His brows were slightly frowned, and there was a hint of anger in his voice.
"Since it's gossip, no one will say it in front of my face. If the prince wants to know, you might as well ask Mr. Jiao another day."
Feng Liao turned over and lay down on her back, took her hand, and said thoughtfully: "You mean... 'No one behind that'?"
Yong Ruo nodded: "Exactly! No matter what I do or don't do, there will always be people who gossip behind my back. You can pick a bone from an egg, not to mention that no one is perfect, so I can't pick a little bit of it." What's wrong? Why should you care about those people's gossip?"
Feng Liao thought for a while, nodded slightly, and said in agreement: "That makes sense! You really don't need to care about those gossips. But I still don't agree to let you learn how to ride a horse, it's too dangerous!"
"Since it's so dangerous, why does the lord want to learn it again? His life is more important than mine."
"Nonsense! Your life is as important as mine!" Feng Liao raised her body halfway, flicked her finger on her forehead, and said with some dissatisfaction, "Stop saying such stupid things!"
"Okay, I won't say anything." Yong Ruo frowned slightly, with half pursed lips, serious and arrogant, "Please answer my question directly!"
"Then how can it be the same? I am a man, stronger and more flexible than you, so it is easier to control the horse."
"My lord is stronger than me, I admit it. But if you say that your lord is more flexible than me, this concubine is very suspicious!" Yong Ruo said provocatively with her chin raised.
Feng Liao laughed, raised Yong Ruo's chin frivolously, rubbed her thumb lightly on her delicate skin, and there was a smile between her brows and eyes: "Why, Ruoruo still wants to compete with me?"
"Yes!"
Feng Liao looked at her expression: "Looking at you like this, if you don't let you lose your heart, you won't let it go?"
"That's right!"
"Then how should we compare? Well, since you are a daughter's family, the method of the competition is up to you. Whatever you draw, I will follow." Feng Liao also raised her chin, arrogant Announced loudly.
"That's what the young master said."
"I keep my word, and I will never regret it. However, the subject of the competition has to do with agility! If you ask me to compete with you in embroidery, I will definitely lose."
"That's natural. I need a day or two to arrange it. After that, let's have a good match."
Yong Ruo thought: How can I embarrass Feng Liao
She recalled the topography of the mansion, drew two blueprints overnight and handed them to Jiao Tong, asking him to make arrangements as soon as possible, she and Feng Liao will compete.
The next day, Feng Liao entered the palace and received the second errand entrusted to him by the emperor: co-organizing the ceremony of Princess Longqing's wedding.
Feng Liao was very happy when she came back.
Said to Yongruo: "This job is not hard at all! There are officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Clan Mansion to handle the affairs, I just look around and check. The last job is also very simple. It seems that Uncle Huang is still It hurts me a lot!"
Yong Ruo smiled and said nothing, thinking: The emperor probably wants to give you some sweetness first, so as not to scare you away, and also probably wants you to marry Princess Longqing. The real hard work is yet to come!
But there's no need to hit Feng Liao right now, let him finish this errand happily first!
Jiao Tong has also arranged for the competition, so Feng Liao and Yong Ruo came to the back garden of Hengjun Prince's Mansion - Shouzhuo Garden.
The Shouzhuo Garden is very different from the Qinfang Garden in the Prince Ying's Mansion. It is not so exquisite, but more inclined to the pastoral natural scenery, with some flat gentle slopes and open spaces.
It is said that Feng Liao strived to make the garden like this, and once made the garden masters of the Ministry of Industry very angry. Even the emperor once joked that there is no need to save money for him.
Yong Ruo imitated those variety shows in his previous life, and set up a checkpoint game in this garden.
The first level is to kick the shuttlecock, the second level is to walk on the rope bridge, and the third level is to walk on stilts.
The shuttlecock must be kicked ten times with one breath. If the shuttlecock is not kicked ten times, the shuttlecock will fall, and the counting starts from the beginning;
Of course, walking on a cable bridge or walking on stilts can't fall halfway. If you fall, you have to start all over again.
Of course, for the sake of safety, the cable bridge is built on a grassy field. The bridge deck is very narrow but very low. Although there are no guardrails or handrails, there is not much risk of injury if it falls.
The stilts are naturally not tied to the legs, but the kind of stilts used for practice. At the bottom of a long bamboo pole that is more than one person high, fix two horizontal support for stepping on the feet, step on the horizontal support, hold the upper end of the bamboo pole with hands, and walk forward with both hands and feet. If you lose your balance, you can jump off the cross support at any time, greatly reducing the risk of falling.
Timed with incense sticks, whoever takes less time to pass these three levels will win.
Among the three sports chosen by Yong Ruo, the one that really counts as her advantage is walking on stilts, which she has been familiar with before. She has kicked the shuttlecock before, but not very well. It is probably okay to kick five, six, or seven in a row, but it will be a bit difficult to kick ten in a row.
After hearing the rules, Feng Liao looked at the shuttlecock and felt embarrassed: "Why do you want to kick the shuttlecock? I would rather play Cuju!" Kicking the shuttlecock is a girl's game!
Yong Ruo smiled and said: "My lord said it himself, whatever I draw, my lord will follow. Shuttlecock kicking has something to do with dexterity, right?"
Feng Liao laughed: "Naturally! I keep my word. Who will come first?"
Yong Ruo said angrily: "The rules are determined by the concubine, let the prince choose first! You can come first or later if you want."
Feng Liao's eyes rolled: "Ruo Ruo should come first! I'm not familiar with these things, let's take a look first."
"Okay, you watch first."
Yong Ruo twisted his wrists and ankles to warm up, and then asked the girls and eunuchs who were waiting and watching: "Why don't you cheer for my wife?"
Hua Rou, Yu Jing and other maids and Jiao Zhu and other eunuchs laughed and said, "I wish Madam a victory!"
Seeing this, Feng Liao asked the people serving her to cheer her up, and even Jiao Tong said: "The old servant wishes the prince a great victory!"
Yong Ruo protested: "Boss Jiao is the referee, you can't be biased!" Then Jiao Zhu and the others said, "You have to supervise Chief Jiao, and don't allow him to favor the prince."
In an atmosphere of laughing and joking, Jiao Tong lit the incense sticks.
Yong Ruo started kicking the shuttlecock, and the maids and eunuchs around were very excited to help count, their voices getting louder and more orderly.
She is a bit unfamiliar with shuttlecock kicking, but the basics are still there, and she kicked it six times in a row. Seeing that victory was in sight, one of them lost control, and the shuttlecock flew a little high and a little far.
She hurried forward two steps, and when the shuttlecock fell down, she stretched her legs to catch it; she caught it, but kicked the shuttlecock flying.
"Ah..." Hua Rou, Yu Jing, Jiao Zhu and the others all let out a loud sigh of regret.
"It's okay, I'll come again!" Yong Ruo picked up the shuttlecock and started fighting again.
The second time, she kicked eight and missed the ninth; the third time, she played abnormally and only kicked five; the fourth time, she kicked seven...
It wasn't until the fifth time that she performed supernormally. She played ten consecutive kicks and passed the level smoothly.
Huarou and the others burst into loud cheers.
Xiao Guizi and the others beside Fengliao looked at Fengliao with concern.
The cable bridge is not easy to walk on. The bridge deck is only one book wide. When people step on it, it shakes violently and it is difficult to stand firmly.
"Ouch! Ma'am, be careful." Every time they saw Huarou dangling, as if she was about to fall, Huarou and the others wanted to step forward to help her.
Feng Liao also walked to the side of the cable bridge, intending to help Yong Ruo when she fell down.
Yong Ruo kept his balance with all his heart, and he didn't rush for success, but moved forward steadily, bit by bit. In the end, she passed it once, but it took a lot of time.
Walking on stilts is Yong Ruo's strong point.
She grabbed the bamboo pole, stepped on the cross support at the bottom of the bamboo pole easily, and walked forward holding the bamboo pole, and soon reached the end point, passing the level in one go.
"Okay! Director Jiao, put out the incense sticks!" When she jumped off the stilts, she immediately supervised Jiao Tong to finish the timer.
Huarou and other girls cheered.
Jiao Tong shook, pulled out the incense stick from the incense burner, extinguished it, and put it aside.
The stick of incense was only half burned.
Looking at the shuttlecock and stilts, Feng Liao scratched her head with a headache, feeling that she was about to lose. However, he still proudly took the shuttlecock and said to the people around him, "Okay! You all count for me."
Jiao Tong lit the incense sticks.
Feng Liao imitated what Yong Ruo did just now, throwing the shuttlecock into the air and kicking it.
With his rough hands and feet, it can be seen that he has never kicked a shuttlecock. One kick went out, too hard and too far, and the shuttlecock was kicked flying, and the second time it failed to catch it. again...
After kicking five or six times in a row, Feng Liao finally found a little foot feel and was able to kick a few times.
When he finally kicked ten times in a row, the remaining length of Xianxiang was no longer much longer than Yongruo.
Amid the cheers from the eunuchs and maids around, Feng Liao walked onto the cable bridge.
At first, he wanted to get back the time lost by kicking the shuttlecock, so he wanted to run quickly across the cable bridge.
But the reality was very disrespectful to him. When the end was approaching, the shaking of the cable bridge finally exceeded his ability to control the balance, and he was directly shaken off.
Fortunately, a few strong eunuchs have been supporting him all the time, directly supporting him and not letting him fall.
The second time, Feng Liao learned a lesson and was no longer in a hurry for success. Although his steps were also very large, he stopped when the shaking of his feet intensified.
Finally, he walked across the cable bridge, and the length of the incense stick was almost the same as that of Yongruo.
Xiao Guizi and other eunuchs roared hoarsely, cheering Feng Liao on.
Feng Liao grabbed two bamboo poles, put one foot on the bottom cross support, and tried to put the other foot on the cross support under the other bamboo pole, but couldn't grasp the balance, and fell down several times. .
Yongruo kindly provided technical tips beside him: "Go up quickly, don't hesitate, and don't just put your center of gravity on one pole... Treat the stilts as a part of your body, and if you find that your body is leaning, take a step in that direction … move, don’t stand still…”
Jiao Tong looked at Feng Liao with trepidation, and when the burning length of the incense stick surpassed that of Yong Ruo's, he roared happily: "My lord lost!"
Feng Liao was earnestly learning the skills of walking on stilts, and said angrily: "This king lost, you are very happy, aren't you?"
Jiao Tong said with a smile on his face: "How can it be! Isn't this old slave worried that the prince will fall?"
Feng Liao snorted, then stopped talking and continued to learn how to walk on stilts.
His balance ability is still very good, and with Yong Ruo pointing at his side, he quickly mastered the skills. After three tries, I finally reached the end.
Feng Liao threw away the stilts and said to Yong Ruo: "Okay! You won. I agree with you to learn how to ride a horse. Anyway, my job is very easy now, why don't I teach you myself?"
Yong Ruo smiled and blessed him: "Thank you, my lord."
Feng Liao took Yong Ruo to the stable to pick a horse, and picked a tall, long-legged, but docile bay red mare.
Yong Ruo named the horse with a wicked sense of humor: Little Red Riding Hood.
In the palace, there is no special place for people to ride horses.
Feng Liao asked someone to lead the horse to the garden, and personally led the horse for Yong Ruo, and asked Yong Ruo to ride on the horse first to get familiar with the feeling of riding a horse.
"I'll discuss with Zimo and the others later on, and build a circular horse path around the back garden for you to ride horses. Then you can practice riding in the mansion. Although it's not as enjoyable as riding a horse on the real grass, but It’s better than nothing.”
Yong Ruo was overjoyed: "Thank you, my lord." It's just that the scenery in this garden is about to be destroyed, it's a sin!
After returning to the room at night, Feng Liao taught Yong Ruo how to play chess.
Feng Liao said: "I have competed with you twice, and I lost both times. It's too embarrassing! So, I decided to teach you to play chess. In the future, we can compete in chess and let me get back the face I lost."
Yong Ruo thought: I am really not good at this.
She used to play mahjong and cards with others. Except for those games with psychological warfare elements, she was basically a sure loser.
Because she only likes to observe people's faces and figure out people's psychology, she has no intention of counting cards or delving into the game at all.
When it comes to playing chess, she guesses that she has the same virtue.
While learning how to ride a horse, her plan to steadily increase system points was officially launched.
On the west side of the back garden of her palace, a small open space was set aside, two barns were built, and more than 20 donkeys were raised.
The donkeys have holes in their ears, and each has its own number.
The ingredients they eat and the water they drink are all added with a soup specially prepared for them.
This recipe for avoiding children soup was exchanged by Yongrong from Luluo. It's higher in sterilizers, but tastes slightly better—not much better, of course.
Those donkeys didn't want to eat this kind of food and drink this kind of water at first. But they have no other choice. When they are extremely hungry and thirsty, they can only eat and drink as much as they can, and they gradually get used to it.
Yong Ruo went to see these donkeys every day, touched them, and extracted the power of the sterilization drug from their bodies, and the system points increased slowly and continuously.
On the first day, her points increased by more than 30 points; on the second day, she increased by more than 50 points;
Yong Ruo was very excited, this is a stable income!
If there are 200 points per day, there will be about 6,000 points in a month. After a year, there are about 70,000 to 80,000 points.
This is more conducive to increasing the system points than waiting for someone to prescribe the medicine, or trying to extract the power of the medicine from others.
So, stable income is very important!
Of course, in addition to stable income, extra money is also indispensable.
Tomorrow, I have to go to Prince Ying's Mansion, and prepare to enter the palace the day after tomorrow to add makeup for Princess Longqing.