Steward Wu immediately went into the stable and led the red Hun horse out, and the red horse paced slowly, not startled, and even had a hint of laziness.

Wei Yongxin, as a military general, of course, also understands horses, he walked to the emperor's side and looked at the red horse, and praised with a smile: "Although this Hun horse is ugly, it has a strong physique and solid limbs, and it is indeed suitable as a war horse." ”

The emperor bowed slightly, turned his head to look at Duanmu Xian, and said with a smile: "Duanmu Aiqing, your granddaughter is well raised, so capable, not only is she a leader in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also knows how to raise horses." ”

When the emperor said this, Duanmuxian followed the emperor's words and said modestly: "The emperor has won awards, and they are just children's play. The minister is not bound to her, and she plays by herself. ”

You Junji twitched the corners of his mouth when he listened, and felt that what Duanmu Xian said was so unsmoky, yes, he didn't care about anything, so he "taught" such an amazing granddaughter.

Gilles saw that the emperor's reaction after seeing the Xiongnu horse was completely unexpected, and he was a little anxious.

He took two steps forward and deliberately said: "I heard that seventy or eighty years ago, there were Huns who paid tribute every year, but I haven't seen Hun horses for a long time in the past few decades. ”

He deliberately accentuated the three words "one", and his tone sounded like a casual emotion, but in fact, it had an overtone, which meant that since the Duanmu family had something that even the emperor didn't have, should he dedicate the treasure to the emperor to show his loyalty.

Duanmu Xian has always been shrewd, how could he not hear the meaning of Gilles's words, and cursed this Gilles in his heart.

He was about to speak, when Duanmu nodded with a smile and said: "Yes, this Hun horse is the only one of Dasheng, I have a good eye for horses, and I am also very good for horses, Your Majesty, do you want to reward me with a few horses?" Duanmu looked at the emperor with a smile, his delicate eyebrows and eyes bent into a pair of crescents, and his voice was as sweet as wine-brewed balls.

The emperor was amused by this girl, put away the folding fan with a snap, and responded generously: "Then I will reward you with two pairs of Persian horses, okay?" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Duanmu smiled and thanked him.

"......" Giles was almost stunned by this inexplicable development.

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't Duanmuxian take the initiative to dedicate the Hun horse to the emperor, or is he reluctant to pretend not to understand...... Whatever the case, Giles had a plan in place for him.

Why did the emperor not only not ask for the Hun horse of the Duanmu family, but also gave the precious Persian horse? !

Gilles's eyes flickered darkly, his fists clenched together, and the lines on the back of his hand tightened.

He knew that the time had been missed, and at this time, it would be a bit too deliberate for him to say that the Duanmu family had hidden the Hun horse and did not sacrifice it to the emperor.

Thinking about it, Giles's fists clenched even tighter.

Duanmu Fei didn't look at Gilles, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the people in my horse farm are all people who love horses and understand horses, and they take care of horses very carefully, and I will definitely take good care of the Persian horses you gave." ”

"Oh?" The emperor deliberately said in a puzzled voice, as if there was still a trace of doubt.

"Of course." Duanmu Fei swore and said, "Look at my horses, they are all strong and shiny...... By the way, the mare in the horse farm recently gave birth to a foal. ”

As he spoke, Duanmu Fei led the emperor out of the stable, saying that he was going to take him to see the foal, and the others followed in a majestic manner.

Seeing that the emperor and Duanmu were gone, Gilles's eyes were cloudy, and he soon followed.

The golden-red sunset set in the west shrouded the surroundings with a faint golden veil, and even the wind became much softer, blowing the surrounding trees rattling.

The mare and the foal were still in the previous pony, the foal had always been afraid of life, and when he saw so many people coming from afar, his instinctive reaction was to flee first, and he hid behind the mare as if flying, but he didn't know that the mare's body couldn't stop its legs and feet at all.

"Your Majesty, you see, this is the first foal in my horse farm." Duanmu said as if offering a treasure, his eyes shining.

As she spoke, the curious foal peeked out from under the mare's neck to reveal its large, round eyes.

Gilles's heart moved, and he felt that it was an opportunity, and said: "Duanmu Fourth Girl, although your horse farm is not bad, but the scale is too small, and there are only a hundred horses in total when this king looks at here." Besides, when it comes to raising horses, you're a novice after all...... The Hun horses stayed here, it was really a BMW dust. ”

Gilles said soundly, "It's better to sell a pair to this king, and this king will bring it back to the grassland to reproduce, and it will be able to reproduce the glory of the Hun horses!" ”

"Of course, it's a good thing that the prince wants to breed Hun horses." Duanmu Fei looked at Gilles and said seriously, casually playing with a handkerchief in his hand.

Gilles was overjoyed, thinking that Duanmu Fei was willing to let go, and was about to speak, but he heard the little girl continue with a smile: "Although the Hun horse is difficult to find, it is not extinct, and the horse merchant can find it, as long as the prince is willing to spend some effort, he can still find it." The implication is that if Giles can't find it, it's that he won't bother.

The corners of Gilles's eyes jumped, remembering that his daughter Roland had complained to him about the four girls of the Duanmu family, he only thought that the little girl's family was small and didn't pay attention to it, but now it seems that this is really the case.

He endured the displeasure in his heart, and persuaded again: "Duanmu Fourth Girl, you have three pairs here, and it is okay to sell this king for a pair." This king is willing to pay a lot of money......"

"Lord Wang," Duanmu interrupted Gilles with a crisp voice, and his pink little mouth pouted, "My grandfather said that this horse farm is my dowry. Her pink cheeks were bulging, and she looked like "you are such an adult who wants to rob me of my dowry".

"Fourth girl Duanmu," Gilles's face almost didn't tighten, and he said patiently, "This king didn't take your horse for nothing, the emperor and grandfather Ling are here today, and this king won't let you suffer." ”

Duanmu shook his head and covered his ears, looking like I didn't listen, and the little daughter's delicate appearance was revealed.

The emperor casually shook the folding fan, which was interesting to watch.

Although he was a little interested in the Hun horse, he would not bend his waist to fight the idea of a little girl's dowry, and the little girl also said that this Hun horse was met by herself, and it took a lot of effort to raise it...... This Gilles is clearly just sitting back and enjoying the success, what kind of "heavy money" do you want to use, and I don't want to think about it, the Duanmu family is the first auxiliary mansion, and it is not a merchant!

Thinking about it like this, the emperor felt that this Gilles really didn't know how to measure, such a big person, he was embarrassed to force a little girl's dowry, and it would be a shame to say it.

The corners of the emperor's mouth hooked a smile but not a smile, of course he knew that Gilles mentioned the Hun horse at the longevity banquet actually wanted to let himself help lobby, and he couldn't open this mouth!

The emperor looked away, pretended not to know, and casually spoke to Cen Yin beside him: "Ah Yin, the scenery of this Qixia Mountain is good, later, let's just go to Qixia Lake to have a look, I have heard for a long time that the sunset there is a must." ”

"The minister remembers that there is a "Sunset Picture of Qixia Lake" in the imperial study, and the emperor likes it very much, and has enjoyed it repeatedly." Cen smiled faintly, his eyes swept over Duanmu Fei's body without a trace, looking at the sunset in the west, and felt interesting in his heart.

This little girl really has a seven-trick exquisite heart, calculating step by step, she deliberately showed that this horse farm was her dowry as soon as the emperor arrived at the horse farm, and then said that she had a good eye for a good horse, it seems that the little girl is boasting about herself, but in fact, she sees that the emperor has always loved face, and it is impossible to ask for the little girl's dowry with shame.

The little girl is so shrewd.

Cen Yin narrowed his long, narrow and deep eyes, which seemed to be sprinkled with bright stars, and seemed to casually stretch out his fingers and dust them on his shoulders.

Duanmu Xian also looked at his granddaughter with a pampered face, stroked his beard on his chin, and said in his heart: The four girls in their own family are really smart, where do they still use themselves to go out!

"Brother Gilles, no one in the Northwest knows that your Baichuan tribe is strong and strong, and it is all over the grassland." At this time, Prince Mokemo of the Wuji clan suddenly spoke, with a bit of ridicule in his tone, "Last time, you also told your junior brother that there are 200,000 warriors in the Baichuan clan, and you can charge and kill the enemy when you advance, and you can defend your family and defend the country when you retreat." According to the younger brother, although this Hun horse is good, it is more suitable for expeditions. Compared with the Kazakh horses of the Baichuan tribe, they are much worse in terms of explosiveness. If the old brother really likes the Hun horse, it is better to find it slowly, and there is no hurry. ”

Giles didn't care at first, but the more he listened, the more wrong it became. Mo Kemo's words don't seem to have any problem when they are heard separately, but when they are connected, they seem to mean something.

The emperor frowned slightly, and his face became a little strange.

The Baichuan tribe is the largest tribe in the northwest grasslands. Moreover, it is also quite prestigious in the northwest, and many northwestern tribes respect his horse head.

It turns out that unconsciously, the Baichuan clan has grown to this point?!

So, what is it that Gilles wants the Hun horse so desperately for???

Thinking about it, the emperor's eyes became deeper and deeper, like a dark pool, and he casually opened the folding fan in his hand, "pop", at this moment, this sound is extremely harsh.

Gilles's heart jumped, Deng felt bad, and hurriedly said: "Mokemo, this king is just a happy horse, you are too far away." ”

"I have heard that the prince loves horses," Cen Yin looked at Gilles, as if casually mentioned, "When I came to Beijing last year, I also gave the prince of Xianwei a bloody horse, which is also a once-in-a-lifetime good horse." ”

As soon as the emperor heard Geng Hai, the folding fan in his hand paused, his thoughts surged, and his eyes became sharp and cold.

He thought of the collusion between Gilles and the others with Geng Hai at the beginning, the transcendent status of the Baichuan tribe among the northwest tribes, the plan of Geng Hai to rebel before, and the collusion between Geng Hai and the Huaqu tribe......

Don't these Northwest tribes give up!

Gilles heard Cen Yin deliberately mention the deceased Wei Gong Geng Hai, and saw that the emperor's expression was wrong, and he felt more and more bad in his heart.

He gave Geng Hai a bloody horse, but when Geng Hai was alive, he was in power, and how many of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military and the northern tribes did not give Geng Hai a gift? !

Gilles was alarmed in his heart, and said: "Lord Cen Duke, this king brought five sweat and blood horses from the northwest on this trip, four of which were paid tribute to the emperor, and the remaining one coincided with the birthday of the Duke of Weiguo. ”

Gilles wanted to explain to the emperor that this bloody horse was also a tribute to the imperial court, and he also wanted to show that he was not the only one who gave gifts to Geng Hai that day, but in the emperor's ears, it was a different taste.

It seems that the hearts of the Northwest tribes are really towards Geng Hai!

The folding fan in the emperor's hand moved again, and the doubts about Gilles in his heart became even stronger.

Even if Gilles couldn't look at his face anymore, he felt that he had said the wrong thing again, and he almost didn't shave his ears.

"Your Majesty ......" Gilles turned to the emperor and wanted to say something, but the emperor didn't want to hear it anymore, and walked forward like a fly, leaving a cold back, not angry and arrogant.

"......" Gilles's mouth opened and closed, and he stopped talking, and his face was so gloomy that he was about to drip ink.

He froze in place, glaring at Mo Kemo hatefully, and the corners of his forehead were bruised. If it weren't for the fact that the emperor was still here, he would probably have been fighting directly with Mo Kemo.

Duanmu Fei walked forward lightly, without looking at Gilles. There is no need for her to worry about such a small person jumping up and down, and a person who holds a grudge like her grandfather will definitely not just forget it.

She casually accosted Cen Yin: "Gongzi Cen, is the "Sunset Picture of Qixia Lake" you just said the one painted by Emperor Taizong?" ”

Before Cen Yin could speak, the emperor was a little interested in this girl's film, and said with a smile: "Girl, do you know this painting too?" ”

Duanmu Fei smiled cutely, "Your Majesty, when I was practicing calligraphy, I came to Emperor Taizong's calligraphy and bought a calligraphy and painting book." ”

Emperor Taizong was good at calligraphy and painting, and during his reign, he often gave ink treasures, and his calligraphy and painting were widely spread among literati and students.

The emperor was not surprised to hear this, and praised it with a smile: "You girl is diligent. ”

"Thank you for the compliment." Duanmu Fei responded confidently. She is indeed diligent.

When the emperor saw her cute appearance, he deliberately teased her: "Girl, your cousin Hanxing mutters to me all day long, and lets you go into the palace to accompany her......"

The emperor watched the little girl's little face collapse, and knew that this girl hated those red tape the most, so he couldn't help laughing, and was in a good mood.

The emperor happily enjoyed the sunset at Qixia Lake, and then took those courtiers to embark on the journey home again.

Duanmuxian also wanted to accompany the car, so he told his two granddaughters: "Sister Jun, four girls, don't play too late, go back to Beijing early." ”

Duanmu replied, "Grandfather walks slowly." ”

Duanmu Fei quietly pulled Duanmu Xian's sleeve and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "The time has come." ”

As she spoke, she quickly glanced at Gilles in front of her, and winked meaningfully at Duanmu Xian.

Duanmuxian hooked his lips, comprehended, and looked at the cute appearance of his fourth granddaughter, he couldn't help but raise his hand and rub the top of her soft hair, and then turned over and left with the emperor and his party.

Looking at the back of the pedestrian, Duanmu sighed with a bitter face, regretting her originally comfortable summer trip to the hot spring.

Her melancholy was only fleeting, and soon Duanmu Fei pulled Duanmu to have fun in time, and it was rare to come to the horse farm, and she had to cultivate more feelings with the foal.

The sisters didn't leave Qixia Racecourse until halfway down the sun before they left the carriage left by Duanmuxian.

When they returned to Duanmu Mansion, the sky was already dark, and it was already halfway through the unitary hour, and the servants began to light lanterns all over the mansion one after another.

Coincidentally, Duanmu Fei got out of the carriage and met Duanmu Heng.

"Big brother, what a coincidence." Duanmu Fei subconsciously showed a flattering smile, his big eyes blinked, and he looked even more innocent and cute than the little starling.

Recently, no one in this mansion knows that the busiest person in the mansion is not the old lady, but the eldest young master Duanmuheng.

August 12 is the day of autumn, seeing that he will enter the examination room in a few days, even the Guozijian has suspended classes, so that the candidates can prepare for the exam at home with peace of mind.

Duanmu Heng's homework these days is very intense, and most of it is Mr. Liu and his own yard reading, reading...... In addition to reading, it is still reading.

"Not really." Duanmu Heng stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Duanmu Fei a few steps away. He heard that Duanmu Fei was back, so he came to wait for her, "Fourth sister, you haven't been to boudoir school for a few days?" ”

Duanmufei's smiling face almost didn't stop, and she also wanted to ask Duanmujun for help, but Duanmujun was called away by the housekeeper who came to pay attention as soon as she got out of the car.

Duanmu Fei felt a little cryless in his heart, and said in his heart: Big brother, aren't you busy preparing for the exam? Aren't you about to make autumn? How can she still have time to care if she is a little girl or not!

"Big brother......" Duanmu cleared his throat, and wanted to say, in fact, it was not a few days, and it was no more than five or six days at most...... But she didn't dare to say it, at this time, the more cowardly, the better, if she dared to say a word, the eldest brother could discipline her ten sentences.

Duanmu stood obediently in place and was trained by Duanmu Heng, and swore that he would go to the boudoir tomorrow morning, and then returned to Zhanqing Courtyard in a daze. She should have taken a look at the yellow calendar before she went out today!

Duanmu Fei almost didn't look up to the sky and cried bitterly.

Duanmu Heng looked at the back of the little girl with a smile, and walked outside for a cup of tea without hurry, before going back to continue reading.

Autumn is approaching day by day, and the atmosphere in the house is becoming more and more tense, especially Xiao He's family, who asks God and Buddha every day, begs at home, and goes out, and asks for all the temples in this vicinity, and instructs the kitchen to make all kinds of tonic snacks for Duanmu Heng every day, bird's nest ginseng soup, chicken soup, and fish soup in turns, lest his son be hungry and tired, and ask for warmth.

Compared with Xiao He's fear, Duanmu Heng seems to be much calmer, writing articles according to Mr. Liu's questions every day, listening to Mr. Liu's lectures, checking and filling in gaps, studying the examiner's preferences and so on.

The rest of the days passed faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye it was August 11th.

Seeing that the eldest grandson was about to enter the examination room tomorrow, even Duanmu Xian was inevitably a little nervous, and specially called Duanmu Heng to the outer study in the evening of the same day, and specially comforted and advised:

"Brother Heng, you don't have to be nervous, rest early at night."

"You are still young, and you still have a lot of time, even if you don't pass the exam this year, you can take the exam again in three years."

"All the tools I'm going to bring tomorrow are ready. You're going to be in for three days, and it's been hot and humid lately, so you have to be careful not to get heat stroke when you're inside. Once you enter the examination booth, you will eat, drink and Lazar inside, and the invigilator will not open the door until the end of the exam......"

Duanmu Xian said a word, and Duanmu Heng responded in a proper manner, and the atmosphere was very serious.

Halfway through Duanmu Xian's advice, Duanmu Fei came, and the eyes of the grandparents and grandchildren fell on her all at once, making her feel pressured.

Duanmu Fei also came prepared, and specially brought a few handkerchiefs she made for Duanmu Heng, and reminded with a smile: "Big brother, do you smell it?" ”

Duanmu Heng put the handkerchief on the tip of his nose, and immediately smelled a cool fragrance coming to his nose, which was refreshing.

Duanmu Fei explained with a smile: "I heard that the autumn festival is strictly checked, and you can't enter the examination shed with sandwich things, so I made this veil, and I added spices to the dye to refresh the brain and cool off the heat." ”

Duanmu smiled triumphantly, as if to say that her sister is the most considerate!

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