Chapter 224 Stone and Wood: It’s better to be deaf!

Princess Kangle: You have a day off today, so you can come to our house for dinner, right?

Xie replied: Sorry, mother, I went horse riding with Manman today.

——November 10th, a day off

Xie Hui knew that Shen Yuan liked to sleep in, and the time they agreed on was late, and it was cold now, so it would be warmer if they went after the sun came out.

After Shen Yuan got up, she was about to say goodbye to her father before going out, but she heard from the housekeeper that her father had gone out early in the morning with a fishing rod and a fishing bucket.

I don't know how cold it is to fish by the river in such a cold weather...

When she got up today, everyone else in the family was out. Her brother and sister-in-law had told her last night that they would go to the He family today. Her brother finally didn't have to go on duty today. What surprised Shen Yuan was that even her grandmother was out. She had made an appointment with the old lady next door to go to the street to look at fur materials.

When Shen Yuan came out, Xie Hui's carriage was already waiting outside the door.

As soon as they got on the carriage, Shen Yuan asked Xie Hui: "Did your father go fishing today?"

Xie Hui smiled and nodded, "Yes, and if I'm not mistaken, he should have gone with your father, because he brought four barrels. If I took out a barrel, I wouldn't be able to find it."

"If your father knows, he will say that you are no longer a good-for-nothing. So will your aunt be home alone today?"

Xie Hui shook his head, "No, my mother went to look for Zhou Zhongan's mother, and they went out to the street."

After hearing Xie Hui mention Zhou Zhongan, Shen Yuan remembered what he had said to Xie Hui: "I met Mr. Zhou at the city gate when I returned to the capital that day. Guess what he said to me?"

"Him? It shouldn't be a serious conversation."

Although it was perfectly normal to say this in the carriage, Shen Yuan still deliberately leaned close to Xie Hui's ear and whispered, "He said that he misses you so much?"

After Shen Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Xie Hui's ears which quickly turned red, and laughed secretly in his heart. It was really a lot of fun to tease her brother Youqi.

Just as Shen Yuan was about to step back, Xie Hui stretched out his hand and blocked it. Xie Hui was very good at learning from experience, and he imitated Shen Yuan's behavior and whispered in her ear.

"He's right. Xie Youqi wants this very much."

Xie Hui was even closer to him than Shen Yuan had just been, almost speaking into Shen Yuan's ear. The hot breath he exhaled sprayed on Shen Yuan's ear, making her feel a little itchy. She subconsciously reached out to scratch it, but found that her hand had already been pressed on Xie Hui's knee and she couldn't move.

But the little tiger who refused to admit defeat would not give up. Even if her hands could not move, she still had her mouth...

The two people, Shitou and Mutou, who were accompanying them outside, had sealed their ears as soon as their girl approached to talk to them, so that they could not hear.

Xie Hui took Shen Yuan to the horse ranch used by the royal family, but he had already instructed that when he brought people, no one would be waiting on the side. Moreover, it was a cold day, and no one in the palace went out to ride horses, so the huge horse ranch seemed particularly empty.

On the way to the stable, Xie Hui pinched Shen Yuan's sleeve. Shen Yuan understood what he meant, "I'm wearing a lot of clothes, so I'm not cold. Look, I'm warm."

Shen Yuan reached out to touch Xie Hui's neck, letting him feel the warmth of his hand. She was in good health, with sufficient blood and energy. Even in winter, her hands and feet were warm.

The servants at the stable had already brought out the horse that Xie Hui had been riding, as well as the little white horse that he had chosen last time.

Xie's horse was a tall black horse with a shiny coat. When it saw Xie coming back, it snorted towards the sky and stamped its feet on the spot, as if it couldn't wait to go out and gallop.

But today was obviously different from the past. Xie Hui walked up to it, just reached out and touched it, then walked straight past and came to another white horse next to it.

"It's still young, so it's not that big. But when you're just starting to learn to ride, this size horse is just right. As you get better at riding, it will grow up too."

“It’s so beautiful.”

Shen Yuan carefully reached out his hand to stroke the white horse's head, then Xie Hui opened the cloth bag in his hand and said, "You can feed it something and get familiar with it."

Seeing that Xie Hui gave all his favorite fried beans to the other horse, the black horse raised its head and cried out to express its dissatisfaction.

"Brother Youqi, your horse seems to be angry."

Xie Hui also grabbed a handful of beans from the bag and took two steps back.

While feeding his pony, Shen Yuan asked Xie Hui, "What's your horse's name?"

"Its name is Xuanfeng. What are you going to name your horse?"

Shen Yuan said without hesitation: "It's so white, let's call it rice cake. It's just like golden cake, both are from the cake generation."

The little white horse with a new name lowered its head and rubbed Shen Yuan, seeming to like its new name very much.

Xuanfeng glanced at Nian Gao, turned his head away with disdain and snorted.

"Xuanfeng, when you are here in the future, you must get along well with my rice cake."

Xuan Feng turned a deaf ear to him, not moving his ears at all, until Xie Hui spoke: "Did you hear that, Xuan Feng?"

It then reluctantly moved its front hooves to indicate that it had heard.

Seeing that Shen Yuan and Nian Gao were getting along well, Xie Hui untied Nian Gao's reins and handed them to Shen Yuan, "Try to lead it."

Nian Gao had a gentle temperament, and Shen Yuan pulled the reins without much effort, and it followed him obediently. Xie Hui also turned around and led his horse to the place where the horses were racing.

"Let's take it slow and learn how to get on the horse first."

Xie Hui demonstrated his Xuan Feng twice to Shen Yuan, then came to her and Nian Gao and taught her how to get on the horse.

At the beginning, Xie Hui supported Shen Yuan's waist from behind to help her with her strength. In addition, Nian Gao was very docile and stood there without moving at all, so Shen Yuan successfully sat on the horse almost in one go.

"You don't need to help me this time. I'll try it myself."

This time, without Xie Hui's help, Shen Yuan still succeeded in one try. She sat on the horse's back, looked down at Xie Hui, and said proudly: "Look, I succeeded, isn't it amazing?"

"Manman is really amazing. The first time I got on a horse, I was almost kicked by it."

Xie replied that it is true. He was very naughty when he was a child. When he first started learning to ride a horse, he didn't want anyone to help him and insisted on riding by himself. Even though he had short arms and legs, he still insisted on riding a big horse.

Shen Yuan said proudly: "It seems that I am very talented! Of course, it is also good for you to teach me, brother Qi, and our Nian Gao is especially well behaved!"

Xie Hui jumped on the horse and rode Xuanfeng to Shen Yuan's side. "Hold the reins tightly. I will hold Nian Gao and take you for two slow laps."

Xuanfeng, who was eager to gallop, was forced to stroll slowly in the horse field. From time to time, he would glare at Nian Gao with his big eyes. Unfortunately, Nian Gao didn't understand at all. He thought Xuanfeng was looking at him out of friendliness, so he rubbed his head against Xuanfeng.

Shen Yuan saw this and smiled, "It seems that Xuanfeng and Nian Gao get along very well."

Xuanfeng: No!