Chapter 20: The Horse Farm
Ji Yunyuan and Ji Yunhong came in to say goodbye, Ji Yunhong was about to sit down next to the Ye family, when he saw Feng Qingqing behind his mother, his eyes lit up, and he was surprised: "Whose sister is here?" It's beautiful. ”
Ye Shi glared at him with a straight face, and scolded him: "This is Aunt Feng's cousin, be more disciplined." ”
Aunt Feng brought her niece over, just because she wanted the two young masters in the mansion who were getting married, and she took Feng Qingqing to get up and said with a smile: "Qingqing, this is the eldest young master and the second young master in the mansion." ”
Feng Qingqing blessed his body, raised his head and glanced at Ji Yunyuan and Ji Yunhong quickly, and said softly: "I have seen the eldest cousin, the second cousin." ”
Ji Yunyuan said hello to her and sat down beside Zhou, Ji Yunhong looked at her with a smile and said, "I still have such a cousin." ”
"Hong'er!" Ye's face turned pale, and he snorted at him.
Seeing that his mother was angry, Ji Yunhong had no choice but to restrain his temperament and obediently go over and sit down, but his eyes were still aimed at Feng Qingqing from time to time.
Since he saw Feng Qingqing at the old lady's place, Ji Yunhong ran to the courtyard where Feng Qingqing lived, sending rouge gouache and the like to please her.
It's just that Feng Qingqing has always been lukewarm to him, Aunt Feng was really anxious to watch from the sidelines, and couldn't help but pull her in the house and ask: "Qingqing, your parents sent you here just to want me to find you a good family in the capital." The second young master in our house, but the husband who can't ask for many women in the capital has taken the initiative to come to you, why don't you care at all? ”
"Auntie, don't worry, I have my own ideas, don't worry too much." Feng Qingqing pouted, nestled in her arms and said coquettishly.
There is no daughter under her knees, Aunt Feng is particularly indulgent and loving to this niece, she touched Feng Qingqing's head and doted: "I have really grown up, and I have my own ideas." My aunt hopes that you can marry into this country, at least your aunt will protect you, if you marry into someone else's family, your aunt will not be able to protect you. ”
"Don't worry, aunt, I will marry into this country." Feng Qingqing's big eyes rolled slightly, and she hugged Aunt Feng with a smile.
After making hibiscus cakes and sending them to Ji Yunting last time, he would ask Qingzhu to come to Jinxiu Courtyard every two days to name the pastries he wanted to eat, and then Ji Yunyun made them and asked people to send them to him. Although the two sisters and brothers did not meet, their feelings for each other were unconsciously harmonious.
On this day, Ji Yunyun made jujube paste yam cake, and asked Chunzhi to send some to Ji Yunting, and she asked Chun Tao to pack it in a food box and personally sent it to Ji Yunshu and Ji Yunqing.
She and Chun Tao walked to the garden, and when they passed the water pavilion, they saw two figures on the side of the rockery, and when they got closer, they found that they were Ji Yunyuan and Feng Qingqing.
Feng Qingqing raised his head and said a few words to Ji Yunyuan, then took out a sachet from his sleeve and handed it to him shyly, Ji Yunyuan refused again and again, he took a step back, Feng Qingqing took a step forward, he retreated close to the rockery, there was no way to retreat, and his face was full of helplessness.
Ji Yunyun couldn't help but purse her lips and snickered when she looked at it, she turned her head and glanced at Chun Tao, the two masters and servants faced the water pavilion, Chun Tao deliberately raised her voice and shouted in surprise: "Girl, you see that there are so many fish in this lake." ”
Hearing the sound here, Feng Qingqing saw that someone was coming, so he hurriedly put away the sachet and left in a hurry.
Seeing that she was finally gone, Ji Yunyuan breathed a sigh of relief, and when Ji Yunyun approached, he waved at her and said, "Thank you second sister for saving me." ”
He had already seen the master and servant, and as soon as he was about to cry out for help, they took the initiative to help.
Ji Yunyun smiled and teased him, "Big brother is too unsympathetic, and beauties like Miss Feng refuse." ”
"Hey, is she beautiful? When I see a few of you at home every day, I don't think others are beautiful. Ji Yunyuan blinked in surprise, saw the food box in Chun Tao's hand, and asked, "What's delicious?" ”
"The jujube paste yam cake made by the girl is about to be sent to the eldest girl and the sixth girl. Do you want to try it? Chun Tao opened the food box and asked with a smile.
"The second sister is really ingenious, who will marry you in the future is really blessed." Ji Yunyuan took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, and said vaguely: "My cousin and they are here, and you happened to talk together in the past." I went out. ”
After speaking, he took another piece of pastry from the food box before leaving.
When Ji Yunyun passed, Ji Yunqing and Zhou Yu, the two little girls, were playing in the yard, and Ji Yunshu was about to ask the maid to call her. Let Chun Tao take out the jujube paste yam cake and put it on the small table on the couch, and Ji Yunyun also got on the couch and sat down beside Ji Yunshu.
"Sister Wan's hands are so skillful, this pastry is as good as the chef in our house." Zhou Fu sat opposite, picked up a piece of pastry and tasted it, and praised with a smile.
Ji Yunyun curled her lips and smiled, and asked, "What were the two sisters talking about just now?" ”
"Talking about Cousin Fu's family affairs." Ji Yunshu asked the maid to take out a few pieces of jujube paste and yam cake from the plate and put them on the small table, and the rest were sent to the two little girls playing in the courtyard outside.
Zhou Fu sighed with his cheeks, "My mother fell in love with the prince of the Yongning Marquis Mansion, and Baba wanted me to see him, but I was saddened." ”
Yongning Hou Mansion? Ji Yunyun's heart moved, isn't that the grandfather's family of King An's son? In the previous life, she was not familiar with Zhou Fu, but she walked around a lot with Princess An, and she had heard that the princess of the Yongning Marquis Mansion was vaguely surnamed Zhou, and the husband and wife were quite affectionate, Qin Se and Ming.
"I heard that the prince of the Yongning Marquis Mansion looks like a jade tree, is gentle and upright, and is a good candidate for a husband. Besides, even if you don't like it, tell your aunt directly, and your aunt won't force you to marry. There's nothing wrong with seeing each other. Ji Yunshu persuaded gently.
Zhou Fu shook his head without thinking about it, "No, no, no, he and Prince An are cousins, I heard that the two look alike, I have met Prince An a few times and I haven't seen him, how can I like him?" Why waste all the effort. I'm going to find my husband myself, so I don't want them to show me." ”
Seeing that she was so resolute, Ji Yunshu was not easy to persuade, but Ji Yunyun felt a little pity, if the princess of the Yongning Marquis Mansion in the previous life was Zhou Fu, then wouldn't the two of them miss it once? Since her rebirth, some things have changed, and Ruo Zhou Fu's marriage has also changed......
It is not easy for a woman in the deep house to meet a happy marriage, and she doesn't want Zhou Fu to miss her lover, Ji Yunyun thought about it and said with a smile: "What others say is not as reliable as what you see with your own eyes, Cousin Fu doesn't want to look at each other, it's better to look quietly, quietly see what he has lacking, and tell Ling Tang that Ling Tang will always be in your ear in the future." ”
"Yes, yes." Ji Yunshu couldn't help but nod when he heard this, "If you don't want to see it yourself, we'll accompany you." Speaking of which, I haven't seen what this Yongning Hou Shizi looks like, so I'm just going to take a look. ”
Zhou Fu touched her chin, a little moved, she really didn't want to listen to her mother always whispering in her ear, she reached out and pinched Ji Yunshu's cheek, smiled and feigned anger: "Wow, you have my brother, and you want to see other men." ”
She agreed, and Ji Yunyun breathed a sigh of relief.
Once Zhou Fu made up his mind, he acted quickly, and on the second day, he asked people to call Ji Yunshu and Ji Yunyun.
The two went out of the house, Zhou Fu's carriage was waiting at the door, the two got into the carriage, Zhou Fu commanded the coachman, and the carriage started slowly.
"I inquired, I heard that today the prince of King Xiao will invite a few sons to ride horses in the horse farm on the outskirts of the city, and the prince of Yongning is also among them." Zhou Fu said.
"Suburban racecourse? How do we get in? Ji Yunshu widened his eyes and asked with a frown.
"I told the county lord, and she took us in." After Zhou Fu finished speaking, he gave an order to the coachman, and the carriage drove out of the city.
Today, the emperor has two brothers, King An and King Xiao. King Xiao loved horses the most in his life, and the emperor authorized him to build a horse farm at the foot of Nanshan Mountain on the outskirts of the city, which raised many rare and good horses.
When they arrived at the gate of the racecourse, a carriage had been parked there, and Ji Yunyun got down from the carriage, and a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl with a pretty appearance also came down from the carriage, which was the eldest girl of Xiao Wang's family, Qi Yun. She is good friends with Zhou Fu and is a close friend in the boudoir.
"See the county lord." Ji Yunyun and Ji Yunshu blessed her body.
"You're coming, come in with me, my brother has been taking them in for a while." Qi Yun looked at them with a smile, took Zhou Fu's hand and said eagerly.
"Really? You didn't tell your brother that we'd come, did you? Zhou Fu walked to the horse farm with her, and asked worriedly.
Qi Yun pouted, "Oh, no, I knew you were going to look at it secretly today, so I didn't tell him." ”
The four of them entered the horse farm, and the steward hurriedly greeted them, saluted them, and said with a respectful smile: "How many girls did the county lord bring to ride horses?" ”
"Well, you go find some docile ponies, they haven't been to the horse farm yet, I'll show them around first. By the way, what about my brother? Qi Yun asked.
"A few horses from the Western Regions came to the horse farm, and the prince took a few sons to the stable to see." The steward replied.
"Got it, you go down. You don't have to follow, let's go around on our own. Qi Yun asked the steward to go down, and sent the subordinates who were going to serve with him, and whispered to them: "I know where the stable is, come with me." ”
After speaking, he took a few of them inside.
It's late spring and early summer, the peak season for plant production, and the breeze blows gently, and the air is filled with the fragrance of grass. The racecourse covers a wide area, and it is at the foot of the mountain facing the Ping Lake, with fresh air and pleasant scenery.
Ji Yunyun followed Qi Yun for a while, and saw several houses not far in front of him, which was expected to be where the stables were. She asked belantly, "Won't they see us in the past?" ”
Qi Yun was about to say something, when suddenly a rapid sound of horses' hooves came from the direction of the house, and there was a panicked shout from the subordinates, "Oh no, the horse ran out!" ”
The four of them were startled, and when they looked up, they saw several tall horses galloping towards them.