Yun Rou's appearance and temperament are not as gentle and soft as her name suggests. There is a hint of heroic spirit between her eyebrows.
From a distance, she was seen wearing riding clothes and riding on a tall horse, with her chin slightly raised, and she looked more proud than usual.
The horse's hooves clattered closer, but Yun Rou showed no intention of dismounting. She looked down at him and asked, "Cousin Chaohua, you're not going to be able to defeat me again this time, are you? This isn't Ganzhou. If you're embarrassed, the news will spread throughout the capital."
Chaohua didn't know what was wrong with her cousin. She always loved competing with her for the love of her grandparents. Talking bad things about her behind her back was just the beginning. She wanted to compete with her in everything.
She was not the kind of person who would be bullied. Seeing that Yun Rou had no intention of getting off the horse, she raised the whip without saying a word, wanting to scare her.
Yun Rou was startled by her action. She tightened the reins and adjusted the horse's head so that it was facing Chao Hua.
"Do you know what happens when a horse gets frightened?" she said, her heart pounding. She glanced around and dragged everyone else into the water. "The ladies from all the families are here. What if something unexpected happens? Cousin, how can you be so willful?"
"So my cousin also knew that there were so many people here. Did someone press you into the saddle? You can't even get off the horse?" Chao Hua put away the whip, but anger still inevitably rose in his heart.
Sometimes she wondered if it was because she had such a good temper that Yun Rou kept getting in the way of her.
Chen Huaixu knew very well that although Chaohua seemed to have a bad temper, she was actually very soft-hearted and sensible towards the people around her. Perhaps it was because her parents protected her too well, so although she had a spoiled side to her character, she would not be annoying.
On the other hand, Yun Rou is different. She is also arrogant, but in a mindless way.
Chen Huaixu said with a smile to the palace maids standing by with troubled expressions, "Hurry up and help Miss Yun off the horse. I think Miss Yun's body is more precious than the princess's. She won't be able to get off today without help."
These words made Yun Rou feel as if the saddle under her was pricked by thorns. She was impulsive and would do things as she pleased, but that didn't mean she couldn't understand what others said.
Naturally, her status could not be compared with that of a princess, and it was impossible for her to ride on a horse all day.
Seeing the palace maid reaching out her hand, she waved it away and said with a proud look, "I just had a minor injury on my leg. I just need to rest for a while. I can get down by myself."
Everyone looked at each other, and everything they wanted to say was expressed in their eyes.
Someone spoke up at the right moment, "Everyone's almost back. I heard Princess Chaohua is obsessed with the prizes for this hunt. How about you take out your prizes and let everyone feast their eyes on them?"
Chao Hua sighed at Chen Huaixu's sharp tongue and winked at the palace maid beside him.
Soon, a palace maid appeared in front of everyone, holding a hairpin.
The beauty of this 'Golden Cicada Perched on a Jade Branch' hairpin lies in its exquisite craftsmanship. The hairpin body is made of high-quality jade, and a cute golden cicada is perched on a small leaf. The cicada feathers are extremely thin, and you can even see the patterns on the wings clearly.
Yun Rou was determined to get the hairpin, so she directly asked the eunuch standing beside her if she was the leader of this hunting trip.
The eunuch obviously hadn't expected Miss Yun to be so confident. He was stunned for a moment before saying, "My Lord, Princess Mingyi, the person who hunted the most prey this time is—"
He paused, looked at Shen Huaixu and said, "County Lady Mingyi. Congratulations, County Lady."
A momentary blankness appeared on Yun Rou's face, as if she hadn't reacted, and her gaze slowly shifted to Shen Huaixu's face.
Chaohua had been paying attention to his cousin's reaction. After seeing her expression clearly, he was worried that she would do something inappropriate, so he winked at the palace maid beside him.
What she didn't expect was that before the palace maid could reach Yun Rou, Yun Rou just turned around and left with a cold face.
She felt strange and furious at the same time. Why didn't he make a fuss when it was Shen Huaixu's turn? After all, she was also a princess. Did Yun Rou rely on her grandfather's support to bully her family?
As a result, Shen Huaixu, who was implicated, received a cold look from Chaohua.
Shen Huaixu was playing with a hairpin in his hand. Seeing this, he asked, "A princess like you, are you going to go back on your word?"
"Hmph, it's just a small hairpin. This princess has plenty!"
After saying that, Chaohua turned and left, secretly making up her mind that she must learn how to curse from Chen Huaixu.
Chen Huaixu smiled, put away the hairpin, found Jiang Wei and prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, as she turned around, someone called her from behind.
"Please stay, my lady."
Shen Huaixu turned around and saw that it was Yi Qian.
Yi Qian walked up to Shen Huaixu with a smile on her face. She glanced at Jiang Wei standing beside her and said apologetically, "May I speak to the county lady alone?"
Jiang Wei was very impressed by the well-educated Miss Yi, and said tactfully, "Ah Xu, you talk to Miss Yi. I'll go back to the tent and rest for a while."
After Jiang Wei left, the two of them walked to an empty tung tree and stood there.
"What does Sister Yi want to say to me?"
Yi Qian looked ashamed. She had selfish motives and really didn't deserve to be called "sister" by Chen Huaixu.
After a long silence, she finally said, "Asking these questions with my status is not only presumptuous, but also treasonous and violates worldly ethics. Unfortunately, I can't care less. I've already done some outrageous things, so I'm not afraid of adding another one."
She raised her eyes to look at Chen Huaixu, her clear eyes full of calmness: "My family has been trying to arrange a marriage for me recently, but I already have a good man in my heart and I love him. It's just... the flowers may have feelings, but the water is not. What do you think I should do?"
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