"Oh, I understand. I will remind the Lady."
Maya turned and walked away.
Dunjie's slender, tall figure watched Maya's departing back, the sunlight casting a dull shadow on him.
If Maya, who had already left, had turned back, she would have been startled by the look in his eyes, because Dunjie was no longer the honest and handsome man she remembered. The man's appearance remained the same, but the deep, dark eyes in his eyes completely overshadowed his seemingly honest face, making him suddenly appear a little dangerous.
Maya told her that the princess consort would come.
Dunjie thought expectantly.
—
Maya returned to Qingyin's side and told her about her chance encounter with Dunjie earlier.
"My lady, I just ran into that young man who tends horses, his name is something like Dunjie."
"He said the foals in the paddock have grown quite a bit, changing every day. Would you like to go and see them, Madam?"
"Little horses?" Qingyin thought of the two spirited little horses in the paddock and felt a real urge to go and see them.
"Okay, let's go take a look later."
"Yes, Madam."
It wasn't appropriate to wear the usual Manchu uniform when going to the hunting grounds, so Qingyin changed into a white and gold riding outfit.
In the hunting grounds.
Dunjie guarded the horses in the paddock, his eyes occasionally glancing towards the entrance.
Will the Princess Consort come?
Even with a thousand guesses and certainties in his mind, Dunjie still felt uneasy. What if the Fujin didn't want to come, or what if she lost interest in Xiao Ma...
When Qingyin appeared at the entrance of the hunting grounds, Dunjie's dog-like eyes lit up almost visibly.
He ran eagerly to his wife's side and said in a dry voice, "This servant greets Your Highness."
"No need for formalities."
"Dunjie, take me to see Xiao Ma."
"good."
Dunjie smiled, his dog-like eyes gleaming with excitement.
The princess remembered his name, hehe.
The simple happiness in the eyes of the young people was obvious, and it brought a smile to Qingyin's face as well.
Dunjie walked in front, showing off two healthy ponies that were kept separately behind him, as if presenting a treasure to Qingyin.
One horse is white, and the other is red.
The two ponies were much bigger than when Qingyin last saw them. Before, they only reached Qingyin's thighs, but now they reached her waist. They were indeed much bigger, just as Dunjie had said.
Qingyin looked at the two ponies with delight.
"They're growing so fast!" Qingyin exclaimed in surprise.
Dunjie laughed indulgently, "Yes, the two ponies are growing the fastest now. They will grow slower when they are two years old."
"You can come and see them more often now, and they will probably be much bigger in a few days."
After the young man finished speaking, the two ponies seemed to understand, blinking their big eyes and neighing at Qingyin a few times, as if to say that they wanted to come and see them more often.
Qingyin was utterly charmed by the two ponies' lively antics.
"Okay, sure."
Qingyin reached out and touched the nearest little red horse. "You're so cute."
Little Ma tilted its head and rubbed against Qingyin's hand.
Dunjie couldn't help but smile as he watched the little red horse being so affectionate with Qingyin.
This little red horse has the worst temper, even more aloof than its brother. It only comes close to let him pet it when he feeds it. But now that it's next to the princess, it becomes a well-behaved little horse.
They really have two faces.
However, as Dunjie peered closely at the Fujin's breathtakingly beautiful face, his ears turned red.
With someone like the Fujin (a high-ranking official in charge of imperial concubines) in the picture, it's no wonder it changed its tune so drastically.
Dunjie even envied Xiao Hongma for being able to get close to the Fujin in his own right, unlike him, who could only use Xiao Hongma as a pretext to get close to her.
After thinking it over, Dunjie couldn't help but look at his wife, a look of disappointment and infatuation appearing on his face.
The next second, he quickly composed himself and carefully examined the eyes of the princess and Maya.
The two were looking at Xiao Ma and didn't notice him.
This fact left Dunjie both relieved and disappointed.
Fortunately, the two women were not so captivated by Xiao Ma that they failed to notice him; otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to stay here and wait to spend some time with his wife.
Dunjie had a good plan, but unfortunately, he couldn't succeed in everything.
—
Nan Chu, who had made a point of rushing home as soon as he finished dealing with his business today, took a bath and ran straight to his wife's courtyard.
Yesterday he had a heart-to-heart talk with his wife. If she was still crying so sadly because of the two princesses in the palace, he would have to leave her side in the morning. What if she woke up and started crying again?
Thinking of this possibility, Nan Chu was restless and uneasy in his office all morning, and his expression became even colder, causing his subordinates to tremble with fear for fear of offending the usually ruthless general.
After Nan Chu finally left, the officials in the room couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and secretly wondered: who exactly had angered their General Nan Chu and made him so angry?
The group was completely baffled, unaware that their cold-faced general was simply worried about his wife and afraid of upsetting her.
Upon returning to the Yehenara Mansion, Nan Chu headed straight for the East Courtyard.
In the east courtyard, looking at the empty courtyard where only the Fujin was not present, Nan Chu's face darkened, and his aura became even more imposing.
Nan Chu caught a passing maid in the east courtyard and asked:
"Your wives are here?"
A passing maid looked at the adults fearfully and said tremblingly, "The Princess Consort must have gone to the hunting grounds to see the pony."
"Little Ma?" Nan Chu frowned.
“Master, it’s the Red Hare mare you keep in the hunting grounds. She recently gave birth to two foals. You’ve been so busy these past few days. I told you about it a few days ago, but you’ve been so busy you forgot,” Chen Si, Nan Chu’s personal servant, reminded him.
Nan Chu rubbed his brow. He had been busy lately, and with his wife's help, he felt a renewed desire to work hard. He had forgotten about the Akhal-Teke horse and the Red Hare mare he had painstakingly found. He hadn't expected that the horse had already given birth to a foal.
Unexpectedly, the Fujin (princess) also liked ponies so much, especially the foal of that Red Hare. It seems that he and the Fujin are truly in sync.
After thinking it over, Nan Chu's furrowed brows relaxed.
His aura wasn't as fierce anymore.
Chen Si observed his master's expression and couldn't help but admire his wife's charm. As expected of a wife, just mentioning her made his master's mood improve.
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