Ushiha picked out a sleek, green horse in the stable, had his servants help him saddle it, and then mounted the horse, which was led out by a servant.
Looking at the pristine green grassland, Ushiha suddenly felt a sense of exhilaration. He kicked his horse's belly and galloped off.
The autumn wind rustled past my ears, making my teardrop-shaped earrings jingle, and the front and back hems of my cheongsam fluttered in the wind.
"Look, whose princess is this?" Several young men standing on the viewing platform saw Ushiha gracefully float past them and began to inquire about her identity.
“She is the fourth princess of Prince Yong. Look, she is that person’s older sister.” Tai’an sat on the viewing platform, surrounded by several young masters. He glanced at Hongli and Hongzhou standing there and said.
"So she's Prince Yong's daughter. She's indeed beautiful and very spirited!" said the young master of the Wei family, dressed in a blue robe and holding a folding fan.
"Haha, Brother Wei, do you admire the Fourth Princess very much? My sister is quite familiar with her, would you like to introduce us?" Tai'an glanced at Young Master Wei and teased.
"No, no. She is the beloved daughter of Prince Yong. I am but a junior scholar. How could I possibly be worthy of her?" Young Master Wei said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.
“What’s wrong with being worthy or not? Your grandfather, Wei Xiangshu, rose from a junior official to a high-ranking official by the Emperor’s side. If Brother Wei is willing, there’s no need to feel unworthy,” Tai’an continued with a smile.
His words stirred the interest of the young men around him. They knew that if they could marry the daughter of Prince Yong, their future prospects would be limitless.
"Why don't we go run a few laps with her?" Young Master Xu suggested. "The Fourth Princess is of such a delicate status, she needs someone by her side. Otherwise, if she encounters any emergency, someone will be there to help her in time."
“Yes, look, a few more young ladies have ridden in on horseback. We can’t just stand here and watch; we need to go stretch our muscles.” Tai’an noticed that several more young ladies had ridden in on horseback, so he couldn’t sit still any longer.
Among the newly arrived ladies, one in particular caught his attention: Xueying from the Ulanara family, and Fucha Mingyu, the youngest sister-in-law of the horse farm owner.
So Tai'an led a group of young noblemen to the stables to choose horses.
Over there, Hongli and Hongzhou were chatting with several members of the imperial clan. As they saw more and more people running their horses in circles at the racecourse, they naturally noticed the people they were thinking of.
"Hongzhou, let's go too!" Hongli said with a smile when he saw Hongzhou staring at a woman in the horse farm.
“You want to go too, don’t you? Miss Fucha has already mounted her horse!” Hongzhou retorted, not to be outdone.
Today, Ulanara Xueying wore a light blue qipao. Although her hair was adorned with only a few simple pearl flowers, a bright red tassel hairpin dangled from her cheek, brushing against her delicate face with each gallop of her horse, making her truly beautiful and captivating. She was the most beautiful woman present. While Fucha Mingyu was also strikingly beautiful, she possessed a more dignified air and lacked Xueying's gentleness. The other young ladies from noble families each had their own unique charm and characteristics, but compared to these two, they were slightly less striking.
In a short while, the number of men and women in the horse farm increased. Yartan, accompanied by his maid, stood at the window of the house and looked towards the horse farm. He saw that the horses in the farm had all started running, and men and women dressed in various clothes were strolling among them.
"Madam, our sister-in-law is exceptionally beautiful and of outstanding character. The old lady has asked you to find her a good husband. Do you have any suitable candidates in mind?" the woman in purple said from the side.
“Mingyu, that girl, has a lot of ideas! She said she wanted to choose for herself, so I organized this horse riding event for her. In my opinion, the two from my uncle's family are quite good.” Yaertan said, holding a famille rose porcelain cup. She was more than two months pregnant at the time, otherwise she would have gone to try her hand at it too.
“You can mention it directly to the old lady and master. This is a marriage that strengthens family ties. Besides, the threshold of Prince Yong's house is practically worn down these days,” said the woman in purple. She was indeed Yartan's dowry maid, known as Mama Wei, and the one who had greeted Ushiha and Bechuk. Yartan now managed half of the Fucha family, and Mama Wei was her most trusted confidante. Yartan always had her handle everything. Now that her mother-in-law had personally assigned her this task, she naturally had to be on her best.
“I also think highly of Hongli and Hongzhou. It’s just that Mingyu is already fourteen this year, a year older than Hongli. I wonder if my uncle and Hongli’s mother would mind?” Yartan said.
"As the saying goes, 'A woman three years older than her husband is like a gold brick.' What's wrong with that?" said Mrs. Wei.
“This is just our hope; it depends on whether the two of them are compatible. Hongli is the apple of the Emperor’s eye and my uncle’s most valued son. I’m afraid his marriage won’t be so easy to arrange,” Yartan said.
Meanwhile, Wuxiha was surrounded by several scions of noble families, while Tai'an and Hongzhou had Ulanara Xueying sandwiched between them. Hongli and several other members of the imperial clan surrounded Fucha Mingyu and the young ladies from several other families behind their horses.
Bechuk and several young ladies from noble families who either did not ride horses or were not very good at riding sat on the viewing platform watching the people in the riding arena.
When Bechuk saw Ushiha surrounded by several young men from prominent families, he became interested and inquired about their family backgrounds from those around him.
"Beichuk, why didn't you go down and run around?" Yartan, supported by the maid, slowly walked to the viewing platform.
"Cousin, please sit here!" Upon hearing Yartan's voice, Bechuk immediately stood up and gestured for her to sit down. Several other young ladies from prominent families nearby also tactfully made room for Bechuk.
Yartan is now twenty-two years old, seven or eight years older than Ushiha and Bechuk, and only seven or eight years younger than Lanqin. She has already given birth to two daughters for Fuheng, and this is her third pregnancy. She wants to have a son, otherwise the old lady of the Fuheng family will have to arrange for Fuheng to take a concubine.
“Cousin, you’re not feeling well, yet you still managed to organize this gathering for us. You’ve really gone to a lot of trouble,” Bechuk said.
“No need to worry. I was also quite bored staying indoors, which is why I invited you all here. Consider it a chance to get out and relax. I think the young ladies and gentlemen at the horse farm are all quite nice. If we can help them find someone they like and arrange a few good marriages, that would be even better,” Yartan said.
“Cousin, look at those young men surrounding Ushiha, which families do they belong to?” Bechuk asked, seizing the opportunity.
“Oh. That one in the blue robe is Wei Xiangshu’s eldest grandson. He’s sixteen this year and still unmarried. Although the Wei family isn’t a family of high-ranking officials for generations, his grandfather was a high-ranking official of the Emperor and was highly regarded. Now his father is also the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice,” Yartan said.
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