077 Not tolerated
After what happened between Qiu Hui and Princess Wu'an, Feng Qingchen is no longer the unknown girl who only knew how to hide in the corner and wipe her tears.
Just as Feng Qingchen was about to leave, she found a little girl following her out. She had a pleasant smile on her face and looked very familiar. She put her arm around her and didn't give her any chance to refuse.
"Sister Qingchen, you are so awesome. You actually scared Qiu Hui, the tigress, so much that she peed her pants. Haha, it's so funny. Sister Qingchen, you don't know how fierce she was at the beginning. She relied on her superb archery skills and shot arrows at us at every turn. I hate her so much.
And the Princess Wu'an, who is always so high and mighty, scolding people at every turn, and looks so noble. I thought she was so powerful, but it turns out she is such a person in private. "The little girl has a simple mind, and her emotions are all on her face, with bright eyes full of admiration.
Feng Qingchen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. There were actually daughters of officials who worshipped her. She thought that in the eyes of these daughters of officials, she was no different from a wild dog. She either lost her virginity before marriage or bit everyone she saw.
Feng Qingchen was about to remind the girl to let go when someone spoke for her: "Yi Ci, come here."
The girl who was speaking looked 60% like Yi Ci.
"Hey, my sister called me." The girl holding Feng Qingchen's arm stuck out her tongue, reluctant to let go of Feng Qingchen's hand: "Sister Qingchen, I forgot to tell you, my name is Yici, and the one who called me is my sister, her name is Yijin. My sister is very good at riding. When we compete, I will ask my sister to help take care of you. You have to be careful too. Someone fell off a horse two years ago."
After saying that, he skipped towards the other girl, and before leaving, he did not forget to make a cheering gesture to Feng Qingchen.
Feng Qingchen shook her head. She didn't say a word from beginning to end.
Looking up at the woman named Yi Jin, Feng Qingchen was very surprised that such a weak woman actually had such superb riding skills. It was true that one cannot judge a person by his appearance.
Yi Jin met Feng Qingchen's eyes and smiled at her apologetically. There was no disgust, contempt, or aversion in her expression. Instead, she had the bearing of a lady from a noble family.
Feng Qingchen waved his hand nonchalantly, indicating that everything was fine.
Feng Qingchen didn't think that Princess Anping would not make another move after suffering repeated setbacks. After all, that would be too degrading.
However, Princess Anping really did everything she could to kill her. She even held a horse riding competition and pushed the Peach Blossom Festival to a climax, and she was imprisoned because of it.
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Under the organization of Princess Anping and at the request of the girls, Feng Qingchen must participate in this horse riding competition.
Yes, she must participate. Everyone else volunteered, except Feng Qingchen. Princess Anping did not give her a chance to refuse. In other words, the more Feng Qingchen refused, the more Princess Anping forced her.
The people do not fight against the officials, let alone the princess. Feng Qingchen had no choice but to put on a silk dress and participate in the horse riding competition with the other women who were dressed in riding clothes.
There were a total of ten participants, Feng Qingchen, Yi Jin, Princess Wuyang, Princess Wutao, and a few girls whose names could not be remembered.
Looking at the heroic girls, Feng Qingchen had to say that changing into clothes would indeed give them a different temperament.
They don't like red dresses, they prefer weapons. This riding suit looks really charming on the young ladies. It's a pity that there are no other men in the scene except the guards, so no one appreciates it!
Ten people stood in a row, and in front of them were ten gentle mares suitable for women to ride.
To ensure fairness, all ten horses were from the royal family, and everyone chose their horses by drawing numbers.
“Ladies, please draw your number cards and choose the corresponding horses. The eunuch brought up a celadon bowl in due course, which was filled with folded notes with the serial numbers of the horses written on them.
Among the ten people, Princess Wutao had the best family background, so of course she was the one to choose.
I stretched out my hand and saw number two.
"Second, it seems that I won't be the first this year. Yijin, you have to give way to me." Princess Wutao joked to herself. Yijin smiled modestly and did not answer.
Princess Wuyang drew number 1, and she was so happy that she shouted, "I will definitely be the first this year."
Yi Jin drew number nine, and Feng Qingchen, who drew the last one, didn’t have to make a choice, as there was only one number card.
"Number four. Feng Qingchen, even God can't stand you." Princess Anping said half seriously and half jokingly.
Feng Qingchen didn't care, and smiled calmly: "Yes, God can't stand me either, and thinks I'm too idle, so he found something for me to do."
After saying that, Feng Qingchen ignored Princess Anping and walked towards the stable. The only horse that no one recognized was hers.
Princess Anping did not make any special arrangements for the horses. All of them looked the same and were not suitable for going to the battlefield. They could only be ridden for fun by the ladies.
It was disappointing to see it from a distance, and even more disappointing to see it up close. This short and fat horse was really a world of difference compared to Wang Qi's dark and strong warhorse.
Feng Qingchen felt that he didn't even have the heart to ride anymore. If he wanted to ride a horse, he could only go to Yuwen Yuanhua. He should have a lot of war horses.
"Ladies, you have half an hour to train your horses here," the eunuch said in a sharp voice.
Princess Wu Tao and others nodded and were trying hard to build a good relationship with Ma. In other words, they were flattering Ma, really flattering Ma to make Ma feel comfortable, so that Ma would cooperate with you.
Only in this way can the rider and the horse cooperate well, perform their best in the competition, reach the finish line first with the fastest speed, and win the race.
However, the young ladies didn't know how to do this job, as it was usually done by servants. The only thing they knew how to do was to feed the horses some candies.
In fact, all the women did the same, except for the woman named Yi Jin, who was brushing the horse's hair.
This uniqueness made her stand out instantly among the ten people, but she was unaware of it. She concentrated on brushing her fur with a hint of joy in her eyes.
Feng Qingchen was very surprised. Although people who know how to ride horses know that only when the horse is well taken care of will it cooperate with you and go a thousand miles a day, but...
There are not many girls who can brush the horse's hair. After all, horse riding is just a leisure and competitive activity for them. Before they ride, the horse will be taken care of by a horse trainer.
That girl named Yi Jin is really special. You can tell at first glance that she is a famous teacher.
Yijin? Sun Yijin
Feng Qingchen remembered that the Sun family was a noble family of the previous dynasty, but had fallen into decline. It seemed that the eldest daughter of the Sun family was going to marry the son of Duke Zhao next month.
It's a pity that such a lady from a noble family, who is both talented in literature and martial arts, has to marry the dandy young man of the Zhao family for the sake of her family.
Of course, Feng Qingchen could only sigh about this kind of thing. After all, women in this era married for the sake of their family and status, and there was no emotion at all.
It is to bring together the goodwill of two families and the interests of two families, and has nothing to do with feelings.
After sighing, Feng Qingchen began to "flatter". Although she didn't want to achieve good results in this competition, she also didn't want to die in this competition.
However, Feng Qingchen did things differently from the others. As soon as she approached the horse, she would check its body, listen to its heartbeat, look at its eyes, look at its hooves, and carefully examine its hair.
A very healthy horse, which has not been given any medicine, will not have any problems during the race, and has no nails in its hooves or anything, so it will not go crazy while running.
Feng Qingchen felt a little relieved. She didn't ask the horse to cooperate with her, she just asked the horse not to cheat her...