Wei Yunlan did not miss the admiration hidden under Qiu Yuehua's still awkward gaze. He could not help but laugh. This girl was really awkward yet kind of cute.
At this time, the girls behind came over one after another.
Their respective maids, who lagged behind a little, also caught up with them, carrying their mistresses' belongings.
Suddenly, the area outside the Nanjiao Forest Farm became much more lively.
Everyone took the water bags handed over by the maids, drank from them, and talked about the game that had just happened.
"You guys in front of you are really fast. We tried our best to catch up with you."
"This new white horse that Miss Qiu got is really beautiful and runs fast. It's obvious that Master Qiu spent a lot of money to get it, right?"
"Miss Wei's horse is also very fast. I wonder what breed it is?"
Wei Yunlan was suddenly called out, and shook his head and replied: "We found this horse by chance on our way north. It should not be a rare breed. I don't know what it is."
She really didn't know that this horse was obtained by Mr. Xiao when they were in Huangzhou.
Several black horses looked similar, so she chose the one with its four hooves stepping on the snow as her mount.
Before she competed with the precious horses of other ladies, she herself had never thought that this horse's strength and endurance were not inferior to those precious horse breeds.
It is indeed a good horse found by Tianshu Pavilion.
…
Qi Xu had no idea that he would receive such a compliment.
If you knew, you would definitely say, "Thank you."
The horse he gave to the Wei family was indeed not as ordinary as it looked. It might have outperformed so many good horses, but that was due to Wei Yunlan's own ability.
If someone else were riding on the horse, the horse might not be able to cooperate so well and try its best.
Chongzhou, Tongling Town.
"Master, this is a list of people Yan Yan has come into contact with recently." Feng Ping handed over a folded piece of paper with both hands.
Qi Xu unfolded it, took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, and scattered the powder inside evenly on the paper.
After a moment, a few lines of small words appeared on it.
Looking at the names carefully one by one, Qi Xu's gaze lingered on two of them for a moment.
"This is the jade merchant from the Northwest who had contact with Yan Yan seven days ago."
"Three days ago, the doctor entered the Yan residence to treat Yan Yan's concubine."
"Master, do you think there is something wrong with these two people?" Feng Ping was a little surprised. These two people did not have any official position or status, and they had only come into contact with Yan Yan once by chance. They were completely beyond their suspicion.
But the master's intuition has always been amazingly accurate...
Qi Xu frowned slightly, nodded solemnly and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on these two people and report all their movements in Chongzhou."
"Yes, master." Feng Ping responded and stepped back.
Qi Xu was the only one left in the room. After a moment, another secret guard presented him with the letter tube sent by Hai Dongqing.
Following the same method used to coat paper, he sprinkled some more powder on the blank piece of paper he had taken out of the mailbox.
After a moment, two lines of small characters with flowery patterns appeared on the paper.
It was Wei Yunlan who reminded him that the Liang family wanted to marry into the Huang Zhaolin and Qiu Luping families.
Putting the note on the table, Qi Xu raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, looking a little tired.
As the saying goes, one wave has not yet subsided, another wave rises. The Yong Dynasty, which was in a state of disrepair under Emperor Xiaoming's governance, is now like a piece of fat meat, and everyone wants to take a bite and squeeze out some more oil and water from it.
The Liang family's ambitions were unexpectedly large. They wanted to marry into the Huang and Qiu families, squeeze into the power center of Beiguan, and even get involved in military power...
How dare they do that?
Undoubtedly, there was someone behind this who gave them this courage.
Qi Xu lowered his eyes and tapped lightly on the table with his fingers.
This doesn't seem to be what the Second Prince and Concubine Ling think.
What on earth did his good grandmother want to do?
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Outside the forest farm, the girls who had just finished the horse race took a short break.
Just as he was about to take his bow and arrows and enter the forest, he saw a carriage approaching and stopping in front of him.
Liang Qiuyi, wearing a goose yellow corseted long skirt, got off the carriage with the help of her maid.
Qiu Yuehua frowned.
Then I remembered that my mother had asked me for an extra card yesterday. It was said to be for the unpleasant Miss Liang at the flower viewing party the day before yesterday...
"Ms. Qiu, did you invite Miss Liang?"
Qiu Yuehua nodded with a grim expression, her eyes moving from the hem of Liang Qiuyi's skirt that covered her instep to her face covered with layers of fat, "Didn't my mother tell us when she sent someone to deliver the invitation that we were going to the forest farm to hunt today?"
"Say...say..." Liang Qiuyi also realized that something was wrong at this time.
She originally thought that all the ladies gathered today were ladies from the boudoir, and the so-called hunting in the forest was just a formality, most likely just a show, and then they would gather together to drink tea and appreciate the autumn.
In order to make up for the impression she left on everyone the day before and to get closer to them, she changed into a more low-key outfit and prepared two boxes of homemade snacks.
But who would have thought that Qiu Yuehua invited her to the suburbs for hunting, and it was really hunting!
Just now at the South City Gate, she met two other girls who arrived late, and she felt something was wrong, but at that time the two girls did not explain anything, and just said they would go ahead and ride away...
The maidservant that Qiu Yuehua left at the city gate kept urging her to go home, saying that she was the only one waiting for her, so she couldn't even go home to change into riding clothes.
But she forgot that even if she put on riding clothes, she still couldn't ride a horse.
"You can't ride a horse?"
Qiu Yuehua almost pointed at Liang Qiuyi's nose and asked, "We both came from Beijing, so why is there such a big difference? Since you can't ride a horse, what are you doing here?"
Finally, he remembered that the post was sent from his hands, and his father and mother were both very afraid of the Liang family. He suppressed the words on his lips, took a deep breath and said, "Since Miss Liang is not good at riding and shooting, why don't you just walk around the outside of the forest farm and wait for us to come out?"
The atmosphere was a little awkward, and another lady next to them tried to smooth things over, saying, "The rabbits in this forest are particularly plump. If anyone can hunt one later, they can roast it and let Miss Liang have a taste."
Liang Qiuyi really wanted to refuse, but the carriage she was riding in was indeed not convenient for driving into the forest farm.
Hearing this, he could only nod awkwardly and put on a smile, "Then I'll prepare some refreshments outside and wait for you to come out. I hope you have a smooth hunt today and have a fruitful harvest."
"I'd like to borrow Miss Liang's good words."
Everyone responded politely.
They got on their horses one after another.
Tu You, who had lagged behind Wei Yunlan by half a step, stepped forward again and said, "Sister Wei, let's see who can hunt more prey. I can't lose to you again this time!"
Huang Yuling, who had already mounted her horse and was about to enter the forest farm, turned around and said with a smile after hearing this: "Then you better be careful, or you might lose to Yunlan again."
Watching everyone talking and laughing, and leaving one after another.
Liang Qiuyi finally came to her senses and asked the maid beside her in shock, "What did they just say?"
"Wei Yunlan's riding skills beat General Tu's daughter?"
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