Spring is warm and fragrant

Chapter 92 Learning to ride a horse

Lu Mingyu had a good rest in the boudoir for two days, her complexion finally returned to its previous fairness and ruddy, her big eyes were also bright, like high-grade black pearls just fished out of the water.

But Mrs. Xiao still told the kitchen to continue nourishing her daughter with the previous dietary prescriptions, so Lu Mingyu read the book for a while, and Ganlu brought a bowl of freshly boiled goji berry honey water over, smiling and inviting her to drink.The mother was full of love for her daughter, Lu Mingyu put down the book, took the tea, and bowed her head to savor it carefully.

Ganlu bent over and stood by the desk, seeing the girl's brows were frowning, and asked in a low voice, "Young lady doesn't like drinking anymore?"

Lu Mingyu looked up at her and shook his head.

Ganlu was puzzled, and when the girl finished drinking the honey water, she went to the main room and handed the bowl to Caisang, then turned back to the girl again, looked at Lu Mingyu carefully for a moment, Ganlu hesitated and said: "Why is the girl looking listless?" By the girl's side After serving for so many years, you can tell whether the girl is happy or not, "Girl, are you still worried about what happened that day?"

Lu Mingyu glanced at her, "What day?"

Ganlu knew she had made a slip of the tongue and smiled flatteringly.

The corners of Lu Mingyu's lips also curled up, and she comforted her: "I'm fine, this is the story book, a woman raised her son up through all kinds of hardships, and now the scholar has gone to Beijing to catch the exam, the woman is sick in bed, and her life is not long, I It's a bit sad to read. I don't know if the scholar returns and finds out that his mother has passed away, will he regret that the imposing seven-foot man put all the burden of supporting the family on his mother's shoulders in order to study, causing her to work hard to death."

Ganlu was stunned, thought for a while, and sighed: "Probably not, he really knows how to feel sorry for his mother, and he has already helped his mother to share the burden. At most, he will cry a few more times in front of the grave. Hey, girl, don't look at these troublesome things." , Fourth Young Master set up a swing in the yard, girl go play with Fourth Young Master, he must be very happy."

Lu Mingyu actually had other things on her mind, but thinking about the lively and lovely brother Nian, Lu Mingyu nodded with a smile and went to play with her younger brother.

"Sister, I want to stand on it and swing." Brother Nian patted the swing seat, the word "naughty" danced in his big black eyes.

Lu Mingyu bent down, tapped his younger brother's small white teeth, and threatened him solemnly: "Standing on it is easy to fall, and when the time comes, brother Nian's mouth will bleed, and his teeth will be knocked off, just like your third brother. I can't explain clearly, and Uncle Wu laughed loudly as soon as I answered my husband's question."

Brother Heng and Brother Chong are both seven years old, but Brother Chong's tooth change is late, Brother Heng has already lost two front teeth at the moment, the boys are stinky, and they usually cover their mouths when they talk to anyone, but Brother Nian has seen it , being frightened by his sister, Brother Nian covered his little mouth in fear, looked at the swing, and didn't want to stand and sway anymore.

"Girl, Madam, please come over." Cai Sang led the big maid beside Zhu's from Meiyuan and told the girl.

Lu Mingyu patted his younger brother's head, "Brother Nian, are you going?"

Brother Nian thought about how long it would take to go to his grandmother's side, and then looked at the swing that he was not tired of playing, and shook his head.

Lu Mingyu smiled, and signaled the maid next to her younger brother to watch closely with her eyes, before going to see her grandmother.

"Is Ah Nuan better?" Mrs. Zhu was looking at her clothes in the room. Seeing her granddaughter coming, Mrs. Zhu immediately put down her clothes, went to pick up her granddaughter, held Lu Mingyu's hand, and looked up and down.After her daughter got married, there was a layer of separation between Lu Jinyu and Lu Huaiyu. For Mrs. Zhu, besides her son and grandson, there was only Lu Mingyu, a delicate flower, so she naturally loved her more.

"It's much better, grandma, don't worry." Lu Mingyu gave her a hug, and when she saw the two rows of hangers over there, Lu Mingyu's eyes lit up, and she said happily, "Grandma made me new clothes again?" They were all beautiful and beautiful. It's a bright color, it's for her at first glance, otherwise why would grandma ask her to come over.

Who doesn't like new clothes in the girl's family, Lu Mingyu happily let go of her grandmother and ran to look at the clothes.

After reading three articles in a row, Lu Mingyu's gaze suddenly changed, and she took out a horse suit in surprise. It was a white shirt with narrow sleeves embroidered with a lotus scene, and a long carmine skirt with slits on the front and back for easy planning. Go on horseback.Lu Mingyu subconsciously looked beside the clothes hanger, and sure enough, she found several pairs of delicate and beautiful riding boots.

It has been a few days since the incident in Quyuan, but Lu Mingyu forgot for the first time today that she kissed Chu Xing, forgot that Chu Xing "took advantage of her" but had no intention of being responsible at all, and forgot that Chu Xing treated her The fact that there is no love between men and women.At this time, Lu Mingyu was in full bloom, she turned around with her skirt in hand, and asked her grandmother excitedly, "Is my grandmother going to take me to learn how to ride a horse?"

She had always wanted to learn to ride a horse, to gallop like a man.Most of the aristocratic daughters in the capital know equestrian skills, but in Lu Mingyu's previous life, when she was able to learn how to ride a horse, her mother had passed away, her father and daughter were not close, and she only had fear of her grandpa, who was majestic and neglected her grandmother. The only elder Lu Mingyu could act like a baby was her grandmother.The grandmother was equally pitiful, except for her lonely father who locked himself in the yard, she was the only granddaughter who was willing to kiss her, probably because she was heartbroken by the death of her aunt, and the grandmother never let her do any dangerous things, including learning to ride a horse.

Later, Lu Mingyu married Chu Sui, and Chu Sui promised to teach her how to ride a horse, but was delayed by various trivial matters.

"Grandmother, do you really agree with me learning to ride a horse?" Lu Mingyu touched this beautiful horse outfit, still in disbelief.

Mrs. Zhu nodded with a smile, and encouraged her granddaughter, "Ah Nuan, go and try it first to see if it fits you well."

Lu Mingyu hummed vigorously, happily ran to grandmother's inner room to change clothes, and did not forget to put on her boots before leaving.After changing, Lu Mingyu looked in the mirror in the room, and when she had seen enough, she came out to show her grandmother.The skirt is beautiful, and her cheeks that are radiant like pearls make people unable to take their eyes off.

The granddaughter Yan crowned the capital, the Zhu family and You Rongyan, called the granddaughter to her side, and boasted with a smile: "Our A Nuan looks good no matter how you dress, so it's settled like this. At the end of the month, your grandfather will accompany the emperor to Liangshan to escape the summer heat. Grandma will go with me."

Lu Mingyu's smile froze, and she raised her head in shock, "Going to Liangshan to escape the heat? Grandma going too?"

Zhu's "old face" turned red, and her granddaughter's eyes sparkled. Even though she knew that her granddaughter was too young to be sensible, Zhu was still a little embarrassed, and lowered her head and muttered: "You, your grandfather wants to take me there. Grandma doesn't want to bear Ah Nuan. Bring Ah Nuan with you, when the time comes, your grandfather will accompany the emperor for a stroll, and your grandmother will watch Ah Nuan ride a horse."

Ming Huidi was going to Liangshan to escape the summer heat, the news had spread long ago, and Lu Zhan even greeted his wife in advance.At first, Mrs. Zhu didn't think much of it, but now it's May, and the day when her husband will leave is getting closer and closer. While preparing her husband's luggage, Mrs. Zhu was silently reluctant to part with her. Two days ago, she dreamed that she was also with her husband Went to Liangshan.Leaning in her husband's arms in the morning, Mrs. Zhu talked about it as an interesting story, but as soon as she said it, Lu Zhan proposed to take her with her.

Mrs. Zhu is happy but afraid of being gossiped about. This summer vacation, there will definitely be officials, nobles and family members traveling with them, but most of them are children of suitable age for traveling. At most, they will bring the most favored concubine to pass the night. , the main room is busy with housekeeping, and they can't get away if they want to go.Now she, an old lady, wants to accompany her husband, the more Zhu thinks about it, the more embarrassing she becomes, and she insists on refusing to go.

But Lu Zhan always said the same thing in front of her, knowing that his wife was willing in his heart, but he had too many worries, so Lu Zhan asked his wife to go in an orderly tone.With no way out, Mrs. Zhu sat blankly for a long time, and finally came up with a good idea, called her granddaughter to accompany her, and then said that her granddaughter insisted on dragging her to go with her, wouldn't that be all right?
So Mrs. Zhu asked people to prepare the clothes first, and then bribed the granddaughter.

Lu Mingyu knew her grandmother too well, seeing her grandmother's face filled with satisfaction and happiness, Lu Mingyu couldn't help laughing.

Grandma and grandfather are getting older, but their relationship is getting better and better. Grandma must be very happy now, right?In the previous life, the old couple respected each other like a guest, and the grandmother threw herself on her wholeheartedly. When the grandfather came, the grandmother was not happy, and the grandmother didn't care if the grandfather didn't come. The grandfather had such a temper, and he would not take the initiative to bow his head. In the previous life, when the emperor went to Liangshan, the grandfather did not propose to take the grandmother with him. I went by myself, but I didn't know what happened when I got there, and I got sick for a while, and I lost a lot of weight when I came back.

"Okay, I'll go with grandma, but no matter how much I can persuade my parents to agree, grandma will have to take action. If they don't agree, there's nothing I can do." Lu Mingyu looked at the horse outfit on her body, and gave grandma a hand with a smile. ……problem.It should be a difficult problem. This time I will live in Liangshan for two months. Lu Mingyu feels that her parents will most likely be very reluctant to part with her.

Carrying a stack of new clothes back to Meiyuan, Lu Mingyu sent Caisang and Lanyue to quietly monitor her mother's movements, and when she learned that her mother had gone to see her grandmother, Lu Mingyu was a little nervous.She wants to ride a horse, she wants to go outside to relax, thinking that she was able to forget the love with Chu Sui in her previous life, Jiangnan Meimei has made a lot of contributions, maybe this time she can...

Lu Mingyu's heart skipped a beat as Chu Xing's stern figure in the commander's uniform of the Shenshu Camp appeared in front of his eyes.

No, when the emperor went to Liangshan, Shenshuying would definitely accompany him, so if she also went to Liangshan, wouldn't it be possible to meet him?

The stagnant heart resumed beating again, thumping, much faster than before.

Thinking of Chu Xing, Lu Mingyu couldn't describe her feelings. What happened, Lu Mingyu was more afraid of seeing him than wanting to see him.

But she has promised her grandmother...

Lu Mingyu had a headache, she lay down on the bed, hoping for a while that her mother would keep her, and for a while... still hoping to go.

After tossing and turning, I heard the maid outside bowing to her mother.

Lu Mingyu sat up in a jerk, Xiao Shi entered the door, saw her daughter with disheveled hair and flushed face, she thought she guessed why her daughter was excited, Xiao Shi gave her daughter a helpless look, sat on the side of the bed, and gently nodded her head, "Look at you, Nuan, remember, although mother promised to let you go, but when you arrive in Liangshan, you must listen to your grandmother and stay by your grandmother's side. I know with your father, let alone the capital, even the gate of our house, you will not be allowed to leave!"

"I know, mother, don't worry!" Lu Mingyu threw herself into her mother's arms, her cheeks getting hotter and hotter.

Being able to be in the same place with Chu Xing, she couldn't control her joy, but Lu Mingyu would also listen to her mother's words, besides learning to ride a horse, she would definitely not wander around so as not to run into Chu Xing.

At the end of May, Lu Mingyu slept directly with her grandmother the night before, and before dawn in the morning, the two of them were woken up by the maid to clean up.Lu Zhan was ready to come over to take a look. When he saw his soft wife with clean and light makeup, and her little granddaughter who looked like a peony flower next to his wife, he couldn't help it, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

"Let's go, before Brother Chong and the others wake up."

Four grandsons and one youngest son, Lu Zhan only brought his eldest grandson, Lu Jiaping, among the granddaughters, only the youngest granddaughter was suitable for traveling.

The capital is far from Liangshan, and it takes only one day to arrive at a fast horse. However, when the emperor traveled, the horses and chariots stretched for several miles, and they walked naturally and slowly. After half an hour on the fifth day, everyone arrived at the Liangshan Palace.Lu Zhan, as Minister of the Ministry of War, was arranged to live in a very spacious and elegant courtyard, and even Lu Mingyu was assigned to a small courtyard.

The emperor also had to review memorials during the summer vacation, and Lu Zhan could hardly get away, but he sent someone to arrange the itinerary for his wife and granddaughter in advance.

Lu Mingyu first accompanied his grandmother to enjoy the scenery of Liangshan. After three days of sightseeing, it was finally his turn to go to the pasture.

Starting from the palace in the morning, Lu Mingyu sat in the car dressed in a horse, and couldn't help but quietly opened a curtain.At this time, they were already in the grassland, and the green grassland was like a carpet with no boundaries, spreading all the way to the distance. Looking up, the blue sky was far away and clear, dotted with white clouds, changing with the wind.

The scenery was pleasant, Lu Mingyu looked at it for a while, and then couldn't help but look around.There are a few small shadows in the distance, I don't know who's son and daughter are trusting the horse, the distance is too far, it is impossible to see who it is.Apart from them, there was no one else in sight.Realizing that she probably won't meet Chu Xing today, Lu Mingyu was a little disappointed.

"Don't worry, Ah Nuan, we'll be at the horse farm in a while." Lu Jiaping rode behind the carriage, seeing his sister's look of displeasure, he smiled and pointed to the other side of the carriage.

Shocked, Lu Mingyu went to the car window on the grandmother's side, excitedly raised the curtain, and indeed saw a fenced horse farm, about half a mile away from them.Just as Lu Mingyu looked over, a carriage stopped in front of the horse farm, followed by a few guards.

"Brother, there seems to be the third and fourth princes?" Lu Mingyu asked in a low voice, recognizing that it was a carriage that only princes could ride, and this time the emperor was traveling with only the third and fourth princes.

Lu Jiaping rode his horse forward and recognized it with his eyes, "Yes... the Duke is also there."

Lu Mingyu was about to put down the curtain, when she suddenly heard the word "Guo Gongye", she shook her hand, gripped the curtain tightly again, and peeked out nervously.The princes all got out of the carriage, and the coachman took the carriage away, revealing all the people present, one of them was dressed in black, and his figure was exceptionally tall, just as he turned around, his stern face was instantly illuminated by the bright morning light, making him dazzling.

It's really Chu Xing.

Lu Mingyu was flustered, she didn't see who was there, she hurriedly lowered the curtain, retracted her seat and sat down.

"Which Duke?" Zhu asked curiously. As far as she remembered, there were three Dukes in the capital.

Lu Mingyu pretended to be calm, and whispered: "Mr. Chu."

Mrs. Zhu remembered, and said with a smile: "I know this, is he called Chu Xing, right? As for relatives, Ah Nuan still has to call him Uncle Cousin."

Lu Mingyu lowered her head, she didn't want to call that person his uncle at all.

Outside the racecourse, Chu Xing was ordered by the emperor to teach the third prince to ride a horse, and waited at the racecourse with his cousin Chu Sui in advance, but unexpectedly the fourth prince also followed.

"Master Chu, I also want to learn how to ride a horse." The nine-year-old fourth prince, dressed in a purple robe, jumped out of the carriage, and said to Chu Xing arrogantly.

Chu Xing looked at the third prince expressionlessly.

The eldest daughter of the Chu family married the eldest prince Qing Wang, and the third prince and Qing Wang are brothers of the same mother. They usually meet Chu Xing and Chu Sui often, and they call each other more intimate in private.But the third prince was afraid of Chu Xing. Facing Chu Xing's questioning eyes, the third prince looked down at the hem of the fourth prince's clothes like a child who did something wrong. Bar?"

The fourth brother pestered him, so he brought the fourth brother here.

When the elder brother spoke, the fourth prince unconsciously puffed up his chest.

Chu Xing's eyes fell on him, he bowed his head and saluted, and his voice was cold: "Fourth Highness, the emperor only ordered my minister to teach the Third Highness how to ride a horse. The Fourth Highness has a body of a thousand gold, and the humble minister dare not point out without authorization. If the Fourth Highness really wants to learn, please Go and seek the emperor's oral order first."

The fourth prince frowned, and said displeasedly: "It's just riding a horse, you can just teach me, why bother the emperor with such a trivial matter."

Chu Xing's expression remained unchanged, "I only follow orders. If the Fourth Highness has no oral instructions, I will not dare to teach you, and no one in the racecourse will dare to teach you."

"Fourth brother, why don't you ask Father?" The third prince was the most honest, and after hearing what Chu Xing said, he kindly persuaded him.

The fourth prince was so angry that his face turned pale. In order to learn how to ride a horse, he begged his father countless times, but every time his father said that he could only learn it at the age of ten. Today he wanted to learn it secretly behind his father's back. listen to him.

"He doesn't teach me, you teach!" Everyone has come, and it would be shameful to leave at this time, the fourth prince glared at Chu Xing, and suddenly ordered Chu Sui.

Chu Sui sneered in his heart, but smiled very gently on his face, "I'm sorry, without the emperor's order, I wouldn't dare."

The fourth prince was furious, and just about to lose his temper at Chu Sui, he saw Chu Sui looking behind him. The fourth prince subconsciously turned around, and saw a carriage approaching slowly. According to the sign on the carriage, it was the Lu family carriage.The fourth prince just became angry from embarrassment, but he knew very well in his heart that he would not be able to learn how to ride a horse today, and someone just came over, he swallowed his anger and took the opportunity to find a step for himself, "Forget it, then I will stand aside and watch the third brother learn. "

The younger brother was obedient, the third prince smiled gratifiedly, and was about to enter the racecourse.

Chu Sui said, "Your Highness, wait a moment. That is Lord Lu's eldest grandson, Lu Jiaping. I heard that he has extraordinary equestrian skills. Why don't Your Highness invite him to travel with you?"

How could the third prince have any opinion, he would listen to whatever Chu Sui said, and looked curiously at the Lu family's carriage.

Chu Xing was indifferent to the arrogance of the fourth prince, but at this moment, he frowned slightly and looked sideways at his cousin.

Chu Suichao's elder brother showed a flattering smile. He could guess who was sitting in the carriage, and he knew that his elder brother must be very clear.

Chu Xing recalled what he saw and heard that day on his bamboo building. Seeing the carriage stopped, he admonished in a low voice: "Don't mess around."

Chu Sui nodded sternly, and looked expectantly at the door of the carriage with phoenix eyes.

He didn't want to do anything to Lu Mingyu, but he still couldn't let her go.

(End of this chapter)