It's already mid-February when she returns to the palace, and seeing that there are only two months left, Ruo Ying feels that her riding and archery has not made much progress, although every time the thirteenth elder brother will praise herself a few words, but she just has no bottom in her heart. It's not that she doesn't believe in the Thirteenth Elder Brother, it's just that she secretly tried to shoot the target herself, but she just stood in place, but she didn't even face the edge of the target, which really made her very discouraged, and she couldn't help but secretly extend the time of daily practice. Due to the large number of daily exercises, when the cuckoo goes to bed in the evening, he can always find his swollen arms and some stiff knuckles. Ruoyu herself knew that at the end of the day, her two arms couldn't be lifted at all, but she didn't dare to relax, for fear of a mistake.

After another half a month, the thirteenth elder brother finally began to teach her to shoot targets. From the beginning of the miss-the-target to the gradual ability to shoot on the target, and then the occasional lucky hit the heart, and then so good luck gradually increased, until she was sure to hit every shot. The sun is already enough in March, and it often makes people unable to open their eyes, and the temperature is not too high, but Ruoyu has to change out of two soaked clothes every day. The branches are chirping in spring, if the eagle can't care about Yu Toad's invitation, she still practices shooting targets in the yard every day, she wants to be in the middle of the red heart, every tail.

Just when Ruo Ying began to enter the stage of combining riding and archery into practice, Ruo Ying sent a letter to Chun Tai on behalf of others, asking him to ask Kangxi for instructions, so that he could go back to the palace to live for a few days, after all, practicing horseback riding in the palace was more eye-catching.

The will came down quickly, and after simply packing up some of his belongings, Ruoyu returned to the palace with the cuckoo and a few guards, still settling in the previous courtyard. After some discussion, Ruo Ying decided to go to Zartu outside the city to practice during the day, there are horses, the place is open, and it is not eye-catching, it is a good place to go, and then Zartu will send Ruo Ying back to the palace to live in the evening.

Because it was in the suburbs of Beijing, it didn't seem appropriate to let the thirteenth elder brother teach him again, and to Ruoyu's surprise, Zartu's riding skills were actually as good as the thirteenth elder brother. She knew that Zartu's riding skills were good, but she didn't know that it was so good, and in the casual conversation with Tsubaki Tai, Ruo Ying also knew a little about the things of the year.

At that time, Zartu and his second brother Yantai were the best, and they were of similar age, so they ate and lived together. Zartu has been stubborn since he was a child, but he has caused a lot of white eyes in the house, and even Zartu's biological mother can't control him, except for sighing, he can only let it go, but the temperamental Yan Tai can control him, and it can be regarded as making everyone's hearts more steady. However, Yan Tai died of a cold at the age of twelve, and since then, Zartu's temperament has become more and more perverse, and he has only surpassed him than before, and he can't be taken by the whole house, and finally even Zartu's mother no longer binds him. As soon as Prince Kang Jieshu passed away, Zaltu moved out of the house, and no one knew where he moved. If it weren't for the last time Ruo Ying brought his brothers over, they were afraid that they would not have been able to find Zartu's residence.

It's been nearly ten years since Amma's death, and Zartu has been living in a small hut in the suburbs? The man who rode the big green horse to laugh and talk about songs and drink spirits was so willingly indifferent here?

"What are you thinking, don't you listen well? Tell me about you, how many times have you been in the tea effort? Zartu's voice brought the eagle back to reality, and the smoky figure had already dismounted and walked towards her.

"I'm wondering, with less than a month and a half left, can I practice well?" Ruo Ying tugged at the corners of his mouth.

Zartu's face was blank, and he said: "Your third brother and I will go into battle in person, you girl is still not at ease?" ”

Ruo Yu was very faceless "fluttering" and laughed: "I only know that your riding skills are used to find the flower street and willow lane, but I don't know how useful it is on the school field?" ”

Zartu was stunned for a moment, and then he was the same as before, muttering: "It's not big or small." ”

Ruo Ying gently grabbed Zartu's arm and said, "Third brother, among the brothers, you are the most like Amma, why are you angry for a sentence so far?" ”

Zartu's body shook, turned his head stiffly, and said in a somewhat mechanical voice: "You know? ”

Ruo Yu nodded and said softly: "Amma's strengths, Amma's shortcomings, you have both, Amma will treat you like that, but because you are most similar to him." He hopes to make up for the regrets that he can't make up for in you, just like that, and he himself is perfect. But you didn't know Amma's mind at that time, and you were bent on opposing it, no matter what Amma was, you were just angry with her. Third brother, think about it carefully, what is the degree of food and clothing? The invited masters are all top-notch? Don't be angry, the Si people are gone, what are you doing with those people? He's our in-law Amma, isn't he? ”

"They asked you to be a lobbyist?" Zartu sighed, his expression a little touched.

Ruo Ying shook his head and said, "At first, it was just the eldest brother who told them some bits and pieces of the past, but later, in Amma's study, I saw this. Ruo Yu took out a small folded piece of letterhead from his purse.

Zartu hesitated, took the letterhead and opened it, he was very familiar with the handwriting on it, when he was a child, he secretly came to an unknown number of letters, all of which said that he was stubborn and did not listen to Amma's discipline, but who knew that the person he admired most when he was a child was also his Amma?

"Thirteen years are like an electric wipe, and I still hear that I landed new yesterday. Qingqing is afraid that she will be lazy, and her bones will be so close that she has no soul. There is only the words "the sixth day of the third month of the thirty-first year of Kangxi, the night" at the place of payment.

"Third brother, come home with me, Aunt Wan made your favorite venison dumpling, the fourth brother dug an ice hole and fished a lot of hash ants, and the fifth brother said, if you don't come back, he and the eldest brother will be all round." Ruo Eagle gently shook Zartu's arm and coquettishly coquettishly, "Let's go, third brother, I've been riding a horse for so long, I'm hungry!" ”

"Say, isn't it your girl's idea? Even his own brother calculates! Zartu scratched his nose and said horizontally.

"I dreamed of my second brother." Ruo Ying raised his head and smiled at Zartu, "The second brother said that I can be found back because he can't rest assured of you, my task is to find you home, if you can't finish this matter today, he will not be able to bless me with some blessings in the future." Third brother, are you willing to do it! ”

"What a, talking nonsense!" Zartu said this, but there was a smile on his face.

With a whistle, the big green horse "clicked" and ran towards the two.

got on the horse, Ruo Ying pretended to be mysterious and said: "Third brother, today is your birthday, although I don't have the strength to dig an ice hole, and I am not as good as Aunt Wan can make authentic venison dumplings, but I can prepare a big gift for you!" ”

"Oh? What is it? Zarturan smiled, not seemingly caring about the big gift that Ruo Eagle had given him.

"You'll know then!" Ruo Ying smiled and went all the way back to the palace with Zartu.

Entered her own yard, which was also the yard of Ama and Eniang, speaking of which, she also came back this time to know that she now lives in the yard of Ama and Eniang, and there is a little kindness in the dark. Today, the birthday banquet of Zartu was placed in his yard, firstly, because it was more convenient here, and secondly, it was also to avoid the Sakda clan, although several people did not say it, they also understood in their hearts that Chuntai's Eniang had always been cold-faced, so they did not want to make Chuntai sandwiched in the middle.

"It smells so good!" Before entering the courtyard, Ruo Ying spread his hand holding Zartu, and trotted all the way into his house, through the thick curtain, the yard was full of the smell of food, not to mention the smell of wine and meat in the house.

Zartu was a little embarrassed, and his steps slowed down, and he was dragged into the house by Ruo Ying after turning around. Seeing his own misty eyes, Zartu was used to being casual, and he also felt guilty, so he spontaneously sat down next to Li Jiashi and gently patted the back of Li Jia's hand.

On weekdays in the palace, although Ruo Eagle is favored by Kangxi, he always thinks about holding his temperament, and at this time he returned to his own home, the territory is his own, and he is surrounded by his aunt and brother, so he doesn't care about it, and he caught other people busy reminiscing about the old time, and secretly put a venison dumpling into his mouth. But I didn't want to, this small action made Tsubaki Tai see it, stretched out his long chopsticks, and snatched the second dumpling that Ruo Ying picked up.

"My aunt and brother haven't moved their chopsticks yet, but you stole it first?" Tsubaki Tai put on the appearance of a deputy brother to teach a lesson, but he didn't blush and stuffed the dumpling into his mouth.

"Big brother, look at him!" Ruoyu was stunned at first, but when he saw Tsubaki's smug eyebrows and eyes, and the smiling appearance of others, he immediately dragged Nitaha, who was sitting next to him, to "sue".

"Fifth brother." Nitaha shouted to Tsubaki tae painlessly, and then picked up a dumpling and put it on Wakayu's plate.

"You two, the eldest is not small, and you are not afraid of Aunt Wan's jokes?" Baltu shook his head.

"Let them make trouble, in this house, they are two years young, and they look lively!" Since several juniors in the house have grown up day by day, especially after the death of the old prince, Li Jia's family has not seen such a lively scene for many years.

Laughing, the cuckoo came in and whispered a few words to Ruoying, Ruoying frowned and said in a low voice: "Refused?" ”

The cuckoo nodded, and if the eagle couldn't for a while, he just told the cuckoo to retreat.

"Third brother." After thinking about it, Ruo Ying really didn't have a good way, so he had to explain honestly to Zartu.

"Look, after the maid next to you came in, your expression was not quite right, but what's wrong?" Zartu replied.

"It's not a big deal, it's just that I don't have the gift I promised before." Ruo Eagles sighed.

"What's so hard to do?" Tsubaki Tai also put aside his chopsticks, looking quite interested.

"Aunt Wan is here, if I say it, the third brother won't blame me." If you ask for a package ticket first.

"Oh? What does it matter if I'm there or not? Li Jiashi looked at Zartu, looked at Ruoyu again, and smiled.

"Auntie, if you are anxious about your aunt's urgency!" Ruo Yu said.

"You know?" Tsubaki retorted.

"It's nature! The third brother is so old now, and my aunt is looking forward to it early and late, isn't it just a white and fat grandson? Sure enough, if the eagle's voice fell, Li Jiashi nodded in agreement, and Ruoyu continued, "The third brother doesn't have a wife and a half concubine, I saw that Miss Yuanyue and the third brother intersected, and someone asked, it was a good one, always flawed, so I thought of taking advantage of today's excitement to invite her to sit and let my aunt take a look." Who knows, the person who was sent over just now replied that she refused to come, and only let her give a good gift to the third brother and aunt, which is really a pity. ”

Chuntai swallowed a glass of wine and said: "The third brother is like this, if he wants to marry a wife and concubine, isn't he a lady who can be picked by the Eight Banners?" If you don't do this properly! ”

"The fifth brother is right, although Miss Yuanyue is a clean girl, in the end, in and out of the dust field, if she really enters the mansion, it is inevitable that the third brother will be chewed on the root of his tongue behind his back, and he will give up!" Nitaha also made a statement.

Seeing that Baltu also had a tendency to speak, Ruo Ying preemptively said: "She didn't pick the first place to come from the family, who doesn't want to hold it from her father and mother, and Zhu'er Cui'er around?" It's rare that she has a temper, and she loves herself, and she has a 'confidant' friend with her third brother, what's wrong with marrying back? It also saves the third brother from running at both ends, right? After speaking, Ruo Eagle "squeezed his eyebrows" at Zartu.

Seeing that Zartu had been speechless, the brothers thought that Ruo Ying had said what he was thinking, and they had to ask a few words, and even Li Jiashi couldn't bear it anymore, and weighed it: "If you say that the girl has a good appearance, you can't be wrong if you think about it, if you really like it, then, then ......."

"E-niang." Zartu looked at his own mother's expression, and glanced at a few people in the seat, crying and laughing for a while, "Yuan Yue and I can talk a few more words than the others, but I only appreciate her temperament, if it comes to the relationship between men and women, it is far inferior." On weekdays, I don't think about it, I don't care about Eniang's thoughts, if Eniang is interested, I'll go to find a daughter-in-law for Eniang to come back, okay? ”

"You don't have to worry about E-Niang, if you like it, E-Niang will not object......" Li Jiashi thought that Zartu was afraid that he didn't like Yuanyue's background, and hurriedly explained.

"E-niang." Zartu put one hand on Li Jia's shoulder, and the other hand on the back of Li Jia's hand, and said in a very sincere tone, "These days, I have been tired of my mother's suffering, and I will see for my son which girl is still eye-catching, and my son can do happy events early!" ”

Seeing that Zartu's words and expressions did not seem to be fake, Li Jiashi really put his mind at ease and responded in a good voice.

The maidservant on the side withdrew the table, and Ruo Ying quietly grabbed Zartu and said, "Third brother, are you really unintentional about Yuan Yue?" If you just have scruples, then you don't have to. ”

Seeing Ruoyu's nervous expression, Zartu was amused for a while, but he was a little moved, and said, "If your third brother wants it, can't you be afraid?" Practice riding and archery well, don't think about it elsewhere! Seeing that Ruoyu was still a little unwilling, Zartu's voice was lowered a little, "She also has something in mind, don't mess with the mandarin duck score!" ”

Hearing Zartu say this, Ruo Ying stopped asking, and blamed himself for almost doing something wrong with good intentions. Fortunately, Zartu and his brothers have eliminated the estrangement, but they have also gained something.