Chapter 320 Good Friends Have a Conflict

This night was destined to be anything but peaceful.

In the days that followed, bloodshed and violence erupted in the inner quarters of several high-ranking families in the capital.

After the students returned to Beijing from their study tour, the truth about the blood test became known to almost everyone in the capital.

This used to be an invincible tactic in the power struggles within the inner quarters, but now it has become a joke.

The family of five who were con artists succeeded because their second lesson was too successful, and no one was killed during their scam.

Some students even wrote home asking their families to help them resolve the situation and handle it accordingly.

Therefore, this family was spared exile and only served in the vicinity.

The study tour group continued on its journey, and the rest of the trip was uneventful, with no new or exciting courses for them to experience firsthand.

Many students felt quite disappointed.

The closer they got to their destination, the fewer tall plants appeared on both sides of the official road. When the tall trees were completely out of sight, what came into view for the students was an endless grassland and large, fluffy white clouds in the distance that seemed to almost touch the grass.

Even the most timid students wanted to dismount and ride horses across the grassland.

Daiyu rode her horse alongside Yingchun's carriage, encouraging Yingchun to ride along as well.

Yingchun only learned to ride a horse after entering the academy. Apart from in class, she had never ridden a horse before. During the past few days, she had the same thought when she saw others riding horses, but she managed to suppress it.

"Second sister, I'll be watching over you, and Lan Su is here too! We definitely won't let you fall." Daiyu could naturally see Yingchun's dilemma and kept reassuring her.

"Second Miss, you even changed into clothes that are easy to ride after your afternoon nap today. Why don't you give it a try? Princess Lin is a master horse rider, I think she's better than most of the girls in our capital. And Miss Lan Su is even more skilled. With them watching over you, how could you possibly fall off?" Siqi, the maid in the carriage, also encouraged Yingchun to go riding.

The second girl seems to have changed a lot, but she is naturally timid and learns things like horseback riding and archery much slower than others.

When learning to ride a horse, she was afraid of falling, scraping her face, or breaking her leg; when learning to shoot an arrow, she was afraid that the arrow in her hand would hit someone else...

In short, every time it was time for physical education class, Yingchun would turn back into the same old blockhead, timid and hesitant to move forward.

In the academy, he failed both of the Spring Festival classes.

This study tour is going to the grasslands. I heard that once we get there, we have to ride horses to get around, so Yingchun backed out.

However, encouraged by Wang Xifeng, she still came.

Outside, all the students were riding horses, even those younger than her, and they rode quite well. It seemed that the horses, which were not usually very docile, had become docile on the vast grassland.

Yingchun mustered her courage and finally got the driver to move the carriage to the side of the road.

Daiyu held the horse and waited for Yingchun. Fortunately, since Yingchun had made up her mind to ride, she did not delay any longer.

Yingchun carefully recalled the steps and tips the teacher had taught her in class. The reddish-brown mare lowered its head and gently nuzzled Yingchun, as if encouraging her to gallop across the grassland with it.

Xiao Ma's cooperation boosted Yingchun's confidence. She carefully mounted the horse, using the front half of her foot to step on the stirrup as her teacher had taught her. She sat upright and steadily on the saddle, letting the horse walk slowly.

Daiyu and the others accompanied her on a leisurely walk, at a pace slower than even a carriage.

After walking for a while, Liu Qianrou couldn't hold back any longer.

"Frame~"

She flicked Yingchun's horse with her whip. The horse, spurred on, thought its master wanted it to speed up. It neighed and charged off like an arrow.

Daiyu, unable to scold Liu Qianrou, hurriedly chased after her.

Although the horse increased its speed, it ran very steadily. Yingchun was only startled at first, but quickly adapted to the speed.

The teacher said that when the speed increases, you should lean forward and move your body in rhythm with the horse's running.

Daiyu caught up and, seeing that Yingchun was handling things quite well, felt relieved and followed beside her.

At this moment, Liu Qianrou also caught up. Although she felt a little guilty when she saw Daiyu's disapproving look, she felt that if she hadn't given Yingchun a push, Jia Yingchun would not have been able to learn to ride a horse in who knows how long!

Liu Qianrou smiled smugly.

"Jia Yingchun, from now on you'll have to call me Master. If I hadn't cracked my whip, you'd still be riding your horse slowly like a little child, hahahaha..."

“Sister Liu, I haven’t even told you that you’re too reckless! What if Second Sister loses control of the horse and you suddenly whip it? It might go berserk and hurt Second Sister. How could you bear that?” Daiyu scolded Liu Qianrou angrily, seeing that she showed no shame but instead looked smug.

Daiyu was furious this time. This wasn't the first time Liu Qianrou had acted so recklessly. Daiyu had warned her before, but she would always revert to her old ways soon after.

Liu Qianrou had never seen Daiyu so angry before, and she felt displeased. She glanced at Jia Yingchun and then at Daiyu.

“You are cousins, and I am an outsider, so naturally I am not as close as you. Not only is Jia Yingchun unharmed, but she has also learned to ride a horse, and I get scolded for doing a good deed.”

Liu Qianrou felt extremely wronged.

Daiyu, however, did not indulge her and said directly,

"Sister Liu, do you still think you're doing a good deed? Why don't you ever think about the consequences of your actions? Although this time it turned out well, can you guarantee that every time it will turn out well? Can't you think more carefully before you act?"

"Yes, I didn't think that much about it. I'm not as smart as you! You smart people can play together. I'm stupid, I don't deserve to play with you smart people!" Liu Qianrou said, whipping the horse hard. The horse ran away in pain and soon disappeared from sight.

"Sister, Miss Liu just ran off like that, will she be alright?" Yingchun finally spoke up. Although she found Liu Qianrou's words unpleasant, she was too lazy to argue with her. Since Daiyu was defending her and arguing with Liu Qianrou, she couldn't very well say anything to hinder Daiyu.

"It's alright. I've wanted to remind her for a while, but it didn't work the previous times. If it still doesn't work this time, I won't bother with her anymore." Daiyu didn't take it seriously. Liu Qianrou, under the guise of doing what's best for others, and relying on her reputation for being stubborn, has really done a lot of well-intentioned but wrong things.

Past incidents were harmless and could be laughed off, but this time, with her life at stake, Daiyu couldn't help but be cautious.

She had previously told Yuan Hongqu that she wanted to keep her distance from Liu Qianrou, and this was one of the reasons.