Hearing this voice, knowing who it was, Ling Ruo didn't expect to meet this woman who enjoyed the first honor in the mansion under such circumstances.

Turning his head, he saw the pot-bellied Nian standing not far away with the support of Luyi, staring at him indifferently. Ling Ruo didn't dare to slack off, and stepped forward and said in a bowed voice: "The concubine has seen Nian Fujin, Fujin is auspicious!" ”

Since Ling Ruo returned home, Nian has not shown up, one is because of the inconvenience of being close to childbirth; The second is also because she doesn't want to see Ling Ruo, in her opinion, how can a woman who has gone crazy be qualified to return to King Yong's Mansion.

Today, on a whim, she remembered the batch of horses sent by her brother a few days ago, and she had the heart to pick one, although she could not ride it at the moment, but she could also choose it first and raise it separately; I never thought that as soon as I arrived at the stable, I would see Ling Ruo there, and she also chose the horse sent by her brother.

"Who gave you permission to come here to pick up horses?" Nian didn't scream either, and her beautiful eyes fell coldly on top of Ling Ruo's head.

"If you go back to Nian Fujin, it is ......" The dog saw that Nian's face was not good, lest she take advantage of the past to make trouble, and was busy explaining, but he didn't want Nian's cold eyes to sweep over, and shouted: "I'm talking to Ling Fujin, what are you talking about, step down!" ”

Nian's prestige in the house is very high, although the dog is a person next to Yinzhen, he didn't dare to make a mistake, so he had to shut up and retreat aside.

Ling Ruo lowered his head and said, "It is the prince's intention to let the concubine choose the horse." ”

When she heard this, Nian's expression was slightly distorted, although she rarely stepped out of Chaoyun Pavilion, but the news in the mansion reached her ears one by one through the mouths of her subordinates, and she naturally knew that Yinzhen had taken Ling Ruo out to ride a horse, and this was the glory of her alone!

His hand gripped the handle of the fan tightly, as if he was about to crush it. Lu saw that his face was wrong, and he hurriedly persuaded in a low voice: "Master, beware of the little brother in his henchman, Imperial Doctor Deng said, you should not be too excited." ”

Nian Shi Chang took a breath, suppressed the anger in his heart and smiled: "The prince is really good to his sister. It just so happens that I know a little bit about horses, so why don't I be my sister and choose a good horse for my sister? ”

"If I can get my sister's discerning eyes to choose a horse, my sister naturally can't ask for it."

Her respect made Nian Shi smile, and she curled her delicate lips like peach blossoms and pointed to a horse in the innermost part of the stable, and said, "In my opinion, it's all right, go, take it out." ”

Chu Jiu looked in the direction she was pointing, with a strange expression, his lips squirmed but he didn't dare to make a sound, and led the horse she pointed to according to Nian's words. After seeing the appearance of the horse clearly, Ling Ruo and the dog both felt a sense of astonishment.

It's not that the horse is bad, or lame and blind, on the contrary, the horse is no less than the Split-Wind in terms of pedigree, the only problem is that the horse is too small, apparently just born, and less than half the size of the rest of the horses.

"My sister is delicate and weak, and those tall horses are afraid that they will hurt my sister, so according to my sister, this young horse can neither fall nor run fast, and it is the most suitable for my sister."

Nian Shi stroked his high bulging belly and glanced at Ling Ruo, not without irony: "In the future, my sister will lead it around the mansion, as for the outside of the mansion, don't go, otherwise if you are trampled to death by another horse, don't blame me, who is my sister, for not reminding you." ”

"Fu Jin is so caring, it really flatters the concubine." Ling Ruo owed a debt neither humbly nor arrogantly, and was unaware of her deliberate fall, "This concubine will be taken care of, as for the ...... outside the house" She paused and said with a little smile: "No matter how small a horse is, there will always be a time when it grows up, and it is impossible to stay in the stable forever." ”

Her smile made Nian Shi feel extremely unpleasant, and said coldly: "Unwilling? Jokes, a brute will also know what is unwilling? Besides, my sister is also a big living person, can't she control a brute, it is disobedient to break its legs, and without these cheap hooves, see how it will go outside to make a fuss! ”

These words are already extremely ugly, who is the horse in the open, but in fact, who is it referring to, everyone is clear in their hearts, even Chu Jiu smelled the strong smell of gunpowder in the air, and his head was lowered and he did not dare to raise it, lest he be innocently affected.

Ling Ruo put down the anger in his heart and said lightly: "Thank you for Fujin's teachings, the concubine has written it down." ”

Nian's eyes rolled, and he said unceremoniously: "But it's good to really remember, don't say that you have other thoughts in your heart, and you will only harm yourself when the time comes." ”

Throwing down this implied warning word, Nian's slowly left with the support of Luyi, and after she walked away without seeing anyone, the dog let out a breath of turbidity that had been held for a long time, straightened up and said to Ling Ruo, who looked indifferent: "Ling Fujin, you better choose a new horse." ”

"No need." Ling Ruo rejected his kindness, and gently stroked the red pony with his hand, which opened a pair of big eyes as transparent as a baby, and rubbed his big head against Ling Ruo's palm, and his mouth made a whining sound, as if he was coquettish.

"Just it, keep it well, it will be an excellent horse in a few years, during this time, if you need to ride a horse, let Chu Jiu pick one for me at random in the stable." Chu Jiu mentioned that the pony had not yet been named, and after a little contemplation, he pondered: "Since it is red, let's call it Chilian." ”

Seeing that she gave her name, Chu Jiu hurriedly said: "Ling Fujin, don't worry, the slave must take care of Chi Lian and don't let anything happen to it." ”

It was already the middle of the day when she came out of the stable, Ling Ruo stopped and squinted at the blazing sun above her head, obviously it was so hot that she was sweating, but her eyes were still cold, and she couldn't be accommodated one by one, but so what, this was a road where everyone was facing the enemy.

A few days later, on the fifth day of the fifth month of the 48th year of Kangxi, Nian's family gave birth to a son again, named Fupei, ranking third. Nian, who had lost a son, cherished this child more and more, and had ordered Luyi to go to the folk to ask for a hundred cloths before giving birth, and made small clothes for Fupei to wear, hoping that this child could grow up safely.

It was also in this month that rumors began to appear in the capital that the prince and the emperor's concubine were having an affair, and when the court was aware, this rumor was already known to everyone and there was no way to investigate; It seems that this rumor does not originate in one place, but in several places, making it extremely widespread.

At this time, the prince had been released and grounded, Kangxi thought for the sake of Empress Xiaochengren, and the prince submitted several letters of remorse during the grounding, and finally forgave him. In order to save the royal face, several palace maids and eunuchs present at the time were secretly executed, and the rest of the people were also banned by Kangxi, saying that if they dared to leak half a sentence outside, they would be killed.

However, before such a ban, the matter was still rumored, although it was circulated among the people, it was difficult to argue whether it was true or false, but this was enough, and hundreds of officials in the court and the central government speculated about this matter, especially after learning through various channels that Zheng Guiren was indeed deposed to the Xin Zhiku, and then thinking of Kangxi's sudden boycott of the dynasty during that time, the credibility of this matter suddenly increased a lot.