On a June day in the capital, the sultry heat seemed to put the whole city in a steamer, sticky and wet to make people breathless. Su lay listlessly on the kang near the window, silently staring at the small basin of ice cubes in the corner of the wall in a daze.

There was a cool breeze around him, Su Man turned his head, looked at the little girl who was dozing off while playing a fan on the side, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

It's been four or five days since I came into this world.

At this time, she has long lost the panic when she first opened her eyes, but she still doesn't dare to act rashly, for fear that these ladies and wives who are good at house fighting will see through themselves at a glance.

There was a noisy cicada chirping sound outside the window, and the squeaky noise made Su Man have a headache, she frowned slightly, and held the kang with her palm to turn over.

The clothes on his body rubbed against the big kang, making a rustling sound. Although the sound was not loud, there was still a light cough in the small Buddha hall on the other side of the curtain. Obviously, the people in the Buddha hall heard the movement here. Su Man immediately stopped his movements when he heard the sound, withdrew his arm and closed his eyes.

The little girl who was fanning next to her also came to her senses, cautiously approached Su Man, and asked softly, "The girl is thirsty?" There is mung bean water boiled in the kitchen, and the slave is going to bring you a bowl of it? ”

Su Man ignored her, and only continued to squint his eyes and pretend to be asleep.

The girl pursed her lips, as if she hesitated for a moment, and finally retreated and continued to fan gently.

The room was quiet again, Su Man was still lying on the kang, seemingly motionless, but her ankles, which were hidden under the thin quilt, moved slowly.

Not long after, there was a sound in the small Buddha hall, and Su Man only felt a burst of sandalwood floating over with the sound. Immediately afterward, she heard a woman ask softly, "The girl has been asleep?" ”

The girl on her side answered in a low voice, and Su Man felt that someone was sitting down beside her.

A hand slowly touched her forehead, touched it lightly and left, and the woman's voice sounded beside her again: "This child has been so confused since he woke up that day, and he asked the imperial doctor to say that it was fine. Alas, but my heart is always unsteady. ”

"Don't worry, old lady," another slightly older voice sounded, "since the Imperial Doctor said that there is nothing to do, it must be fine." Our girl is a blessed one, maybe it's just a snooze and a long body. ”

Su Man still closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep. That's how she's been coming these days, looking around when no one is around, and like this when there's someone.

Her current body is only about five years old, and I don't think everyone thinks that a five-year-old child will deliberately pretend to be asleep, so after so many days, Su Man's little trick has still not been exposed.

The two women beside him chattered for a while, and Su Man just squinted and listened, and it didn't take long for him to fall asleep in a daze.

……

"Father, father, you will give that red horse to your daughter!" The little girl with delicate eyebrows and eyes combed her hair in a bun, wore a young yellow round-necked cardigan, and wore a stone blue woven gold gauze horse-faced skirt, and in this hot summer, the little girl's dress was as dazzling as the dew on the petals.

The tall man who was called his father had a stubble on his face, and his originally cold and hard face instantly burst into a smile after seeing the little girl: "What else do you want?" That wild horse is too wild, and it won't hurt you. As he spoke, he stretched out his broad palm and rubbed the top of the little girl's hair.

The little girl hung her head silently, and was stunned for a while before raising her face again, and said with a smile: "The fox skin that the father brought back to the girl is already very good, and the daughter doesn't want anything else." ”

Su Zhen was a little distressed when he heard this, and reached out and hugged the little girl in front of him into his arms: "My family is really the most well-behaved and sensible." ”

The adults hugged Su Zhen, the loyal and brave man who had just returned from Liaodong, and walked inside, while the little Su Man tilted his head and stood motionless under the hanging flower gate.

Su Che was originally walking in behind everyone, but when he turned around and saw his sister standing in place without moving, his steps paused, and finally turned around and ran back.

"Sister, what are you doing standing here?" Su Che was only in his teens, and his voice had not yet lost his childishness, "Grandmother is still waiting." ”

The little Su Man just tilted his head, and then a sly smile appeared on his little face: "Big brother, do you want to go horseback riding?" ”

The two little ones held hands and sneaked out of the hanging flower door, trotted all the way down the cloister, and went straight to the stables in the outer courtyard.

Su Che was originally a little scared, but when he saw his favorite little sister tilting her head and staring at her with admiration on her face, she said sincerely: "Big brother can ride a horse before he can walk, but a horse from outside the gate is nothing, and I have a big brother to protect me, so there is nothing to be afraid of." He forgot everything, and only thought that he would not let his sister down.

The brother and sister took advantage of the people in the stable to pack up the carriage and quietly sneaked to the side of the tall jujube red horse.

This jujube red horse was brought back by Su Zhen from outside the pass, and unlike the war horse in the pass, this horse is taller.

As if sensing the approach of Su Man and Su Che, the horse stomped its hooves a little irritably, and his nose kept spewing a heavy breath.

Su Che saw that the horse was oily and slippery, without even a trace of variegation, and he also had a little liking in his heart. But the horse had no saddle on its back, and it was certainly not able to ride bare.

Su Che retreated, but Su Man didn't care about this. She rubbed her palms, and before Su Che could react, she rushed over with an arrow step.

Su Che stood in place, looking at his sister who was dragging her mane and crawling on horseback, and didn't know how to react for a while.

Although Su Man is small here, she has been practicing martial arts with several older brothers since she was a child, so she stepped on the horse's legs and stepped on the horse's back after only two or three strokes.

But before Su Man could be happy, the jujube red horse began to neigh incessantly as if it was crazy, and its front hooves were raised even higher.

Su Man grabbed his mane tightly with both hands, but his strength was too small after all, and after the horse was bumped twice, Su Man finally couldn't hold on and was thrown off.

The feeling of weightlessness was too real, and the pain in his ankle was too real, so Su Man sat up from the bed with a sigh.

The afternoon sun shone through the gauze tent, and the breeze blew the gauze tent and slowly swept over Su Man's face, and she breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be just a dream.

However, Su Man's heart was relieved, and he heard a soft voice in front of him: "I dreamed that I fell off my horse." ”