CHAPTER XXIII
Master Xie's equestrian skills are extremely superb.
In ancient times, the daughters of famous families did not have much of a pastime for exercising.
Kicking the keys and playing hide and seek are things that only a ten-year-old girl can do.
Tan Wanqing's weak body bones are really like a mother, a headache in three days, a minor illness in five days, beautiful and beautiful, but it is a glass doll, since she was a child, she has been carefully raised in the house, and her physique is more delicate.
For a while, the lady of the capital was very keen to bet on polo, and she thought, this polo can't be played, but the horse can be ridden and practiced.
In any case, it is also known as the king of sports.
In order to learn to ride a horse, she also suffered a lot, and finally learned, since then, she will ride for a while in her spare time, although not to say that she is very skilled, but her body is indeed much better, if not, she will not be able to grit her teeth and persist for so long during exile.
But even if I rode it from time to time, most of them were saddled horses, and I had never ridden like this without saddle and footlets.
At great speed, the sense of uneasiness increased exponentially, and she could only grab the horse's mane in some fright, so as not to be thrown off by the horse.
However, it is very stable, without the slightest stiffness or discomfort.
She noticed that the man behind her could ride freely just by relying on the strength of his calves and the reins, and this kind of skill would probably not be possible without the experience of riding on the saddle skillfully.
The highest level of equestrianism is probably the unity of man and horse, right?
Tan Wanqing seems to be able to get a first glimpse of it.
Although it is a bit exaggerated, the military horse under him is very spiritual, and it must be the trust and tacit understanding that he has come out of after countless bloody battles with his master.
That doesn't happen overnight.
He did not ride his horse straight to the north gate, but bypassed the main road, followed the secluded path, entered the valley street, where there were not many people, and finally left through the west gate.
There are more vehicles and horses at the west city gate, there are not many people in and out today, the two guards at the city gate are quite idle, and they greeted their own garrison adults, but when they saw the love of the adults three times a day, they actually sat a woman, and they stared at each other in disbelief.
It wasn't until he couldn't even see the back of the horse that he came back to his senses, and the two of them rubbed their eyes with their hands at the same time, looked at each other, and whispered.
"Black charcoal has saved the lives of adults! Adults have always regarded it as a treasure! Except for myself, I never let anyone touch it, let alone ride it......"
"Not to mention letting a woman ride!" Another sergeant added the word woman.
"Do you see the face?" The soldier asked secretly.
"No, the woman lowered her head, and when she crossed the city gate, the lord used her arm to block it."
The soldier on the right heard it with an exaggerated look on his face, and said, "It can't be so mysterious, is it, is it the eldest lady of the Qu family?" ”
"Impossible?" The sergeant pursed his lips, the Qu family just relied on the kindness to the adults at the beginning, and wanted to force his daughter in, and he didn't look at the adults who didn't look at him, "I heard that the eldest lady of the Qu family rode a horse to see the adults last time, and after waiting for a long time, she didn't see it, if you like it, will you avoid it?" didn't even show her face, how could she let that woman touch the war horse of the adult's baby. ”
"If it weren't for the eldest lady of the Qu family, who would the woman just now? Look at the adults who just passed through the city gate, the protection was so tight......"
"Go back to the camp and ask the captain, the captain must know."
Who said that men don't gossip, especially in the barracks of the sow race sable.
……
As soon as I walked out of the city gate, at the end of my eyes, there was a faint shadow in the ink in the painting, rolling green peaks, above the peaks, a deep and clean blue sky, and below the blue sky, there was a vast wilderness, because of winter, the wilderness was full of yellow and scorched weeds and sparse trees.
There are occasionally a few places where people live, and it seems that this area is more and more empty, and it is more and more empty and desolate.
Although I was shocked by the desolate and vast scenery in front of me, there was no towering city wall to cover it, and the cold wind blowing in my face blew Tan Wanqing's cheeks as thin as a knife, and the thin clothes could not stop the biting coldness of the galloping horse, and the corners of the skirt even hunted in the wind.
Xie Chengzu held the reins with one hand, his eyes swept left and right, and finally fell on the woman sitting in front of him, since he got on the horse, because he suddenly clamped the horse's belly, the black charcoal head rushed out, making her a little wolf, but she quickly straightened up and cleaned up the look on her face.
But after that, he kept his back straight, always separated from him by a minute, and did not stick to it.
But the more you lean forward like this, the more you show a stretched and graceful posture.
Because there was no saddle and bracelet to draw on, and there was no kick under her feet, Tan Wanqing sat quite the horse, and could only grasp the black charcoal mane with her fingers in front of the horse to support her body balance, even if one leg sitting on her side was already trembling slightly, she couldn't figure out what this Lord Xie meant by bringing her out, threatening or teasing, could it be that she went to the wilderness and threw her off the horse to vent her anger? Is it childish?
But after leaving the city gate and walking for a while, she still didn't see the slightest movement from him, and although she couldn't figure it out, she didn't want to give him any chance to humiliate herself.
Xie Chengzu was already focused on her, but seeing her deliberately avoiding her, his eyes were also a little heavy, and he slowly pursed the corners of his mouth, and then his eyes fell on her white fingers holding the horse's mane, and the hand holding the reins moved slightly, but the speed of the horse slowed down.
There are no mountains and no mountains in the plains, it is really windy and cold, for Tan Wanqing, who has always been more afraid of cold than others, it is like torture, and there is less cotton jacket on his body to keep out the cold, and he is pierced by the wind, and it is biting cold, and after a while, his body is cold and stiff as if it is not his own.
If it weren't for the fact that she had really practiced equestrianism for two years and had a good sense of balance, she would have been brought down by the horse, but she couldn't go up and down like this, and it was colder and colder, and I really didn't know how long I could endure it.
And compared with the cold, the chill in Tan Wanqing's heart was even worse, because she had seen a military camp built in the distance and went out of the city? Aren't you going to send her there? Her face changed slightly, and the daughters of prisoners fell into the hands of border sergeants, and most of them ended miserably, but military prostitutes were the worst of them.
Although his face refused to show half of his cowardice, he frowned, and his heart was in a mess, and he didn't know how he fell into such a situation.
Is it just the three whips of the year? Is there really such a deep hatred?
Thinking about it, she still misunderstood this self-righteous Xie Shoubei Xie Lord.
Regardless of whether it is good or evil on the surface, there is hatred in people's hearts, but it is a way not to pick revenge.
After all, it is directly fatal, where is it better to see with your own eyes that the people who used to be high above and arrogant to themselves fell into the mud and dust, stained with filth, and suffered humiliation and relief, so that you can relieve the hatred in your heart, right?
The more Tan Wanqing thought about it, she felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, and she even leaned forward a little unseatedly.
At this time, the horse's front hooves suddenly stepped on a protrusion, leaned back, the horse's body was bumpy, and the person who was already unstable shook it, and saw that his hips could not sit still, and he was about to slide off the horse, one hand suddenly circled her, and the other slender leg was against her knee, relying on the strength of her thighs alone, she was forced to hold her on the horse's back, and the palm of her hand moved back with her slender waist.
The back was inevitably sticking to the sound, although it was separated by a thick winter shirt, but compared with her cold as ice body, it was completely like leaning on a stove, and a steady stream of warmth was transmitted from it, and the palm that was placed on the side of the waist alone was hot and almost burned the skin.
This warmth shocked Tan Wanqing's spirit, the hand that was holding the horse's hair before, in a panic, had been on his arm, and he was going to take it away, but the warmth on the arm was very comfortable, this Lord Xie was wearing very little, only wearing a single coat, but his body was not cold at all, and the warmth of the skin under the clothes came up, and the warmth was so warm that people were reluctant to let go.
She took a light breath and turned her head slightly, but unfortunately her eyes were only on his shoulder, and she pretended not to care and whispered, "Lord Xie, where are you going to take me?" ”
Seeing the woman in front of him, a snow tender jade finger as thin as a green onion, was gently resting on his arm holding the reins, although his face was as usual, but his mouth spit out a naturally soft and clear voice, such a soft tone, it is a great fire, and it also makes life unbearable,
His men tightened slightly.
"My lord, don't you have to hug it so tightly?" The voice is still soft.
But Xie Chengzu's hand suddenly loosened, but he didn't let go, stopped, and then said indifferently: "If you fall off the horse again, do you want me to fish again?" ”
"If you want to take me to the barracks, you might as well let me fall off my horse and let the horse's hooves trample on it."
Feeling the arm around his waist tighten again, hearing him snort coldly, he pulled down the reins and turned around, and did not rush towards the barracks again, which made Tan Wanqing breathe a sigh of relief in her heart, and there was also a trace of subtlety in her heart.
The man behind her, although she was tall and fit because of her long-term horseback riding, and when she got on the horse, she hit it like a stone, she was not a woman for the first time, of course she knew that her body was full of hard muscles, even if she was wearing a thick cotton shirt, she could feel the slight sliding between the full muscles and bones.
This is an extremely mature man in appearance.
But for Tan Wanqing, five years ago, he seemed to be just a reckless child, with a green face, not knowing the severity of the matter, not taking away his mother to save his life, but he stood stubbornly in front of the road, couldn't beat him away, and almost died under the horse.
Counting the age, I'm afraid it's less than twenty, maybe younger, people say that it is better to bully the old than to bully the young, it is true, she is an adult, two lives, she was frightened by a child, soft-handed and soft-footed, and even took advantage of it.
Although for her, riding together is nothing, but in this dynasty where men and women are guarded and chastity is strict, this kind of behavior is already innocent.
But she is now the daughter of a criminal minister, and she is not a famous family for a long time, wherever she goes, where she hides, like a rat crossing the street, everyone can step on it, bully it, she is a child, stretch out a finger, and she can pinch her life is worse than death.
Any person can avenge his mother, and in such a situation, what kind of dignity and face can he talk about, and his net worth is innocent.
It's just a flower on the branch, floating to the ground, and everyone can pick it up and grind it with their hands.
She sat there, momentarily excited, and only said, "Lord Xie, what do you want?" Even if it's a prisoner, there should be a word, right? ”
"In front is the Xie family's grave." He held the reins, wrapped his arms around her, and slowly rode his horse forward.
Tan Wanqing suddenly took his hand off his arm.
The cemetery of the Xie family? Do you want to stab the enemy on your mother's grave, or let you cry and admit your mistakes? It's really filial piety! Tan Wanqing struggled twice, but failed to break free, stared back at him, and said, "Let me go." ”