Resourceful beauty

Chapter 193 The Uninvited Guest

In the afternoon, someone came to visit Fang Ruxuan.

The person who came was dressed in fiery red riding clothes, with brown buckskin soft boots on his feet, and looked heroic from the whole body. Coupled with the black-gold leather whip in his hand, he looked even more mighty like a female general .

Behind him, there were two other women in riding clothes, but they seemed to accompany her.

"The courtier Lou Ya has seen the Crown Princess..."

The three women bowed and saluted.

"Stay flat, give me a seat..."

Silently chanting Lou Ya's name in her heart, Fang Ruxuan probably knew that she was the daughter of the Lou clan in Lin'an Hou, and thinking of Chu Yuan's mention that the Queen Mother Lou wanted him to marry a daughter of the Lou clan as the princess, Fang Ruxuan couldn't help feeling move.

"Miss Lou is here, is there something wrong?"

Signaling the maid to serve tea, Fang Ruxuan asked Lou Ya with a smile.

A pair of beautiful almond eyes looked back and forth at Fang Ruxuan, Lou Ya smiled slightly, "On the day of the Crown Princess's wedding, her mother was Mrs. Quan Fu, who went to twist the dough for the Crown Princess. Since I came to the paddock, I have to come to give the crown prince Concubine, please be safe, otherwise, wouldn't it appear that you are elegant and ignorant of etiquette?"

Speaking, Lou Ya introduced the two women who came with her in a graceful manner: "These two are my younger sisters, Lou Rui and Lou Qing."

The two girls got up in time and saluted Fang Ruxuan again.

"It turned out to be the daughter of the Marquis of Lin'an. I felt that Madam Hou was very close that day, and I always felt that there was no chance. Today, I met Miss Lou, which can be regarded as our fate."

Speaking politely, Fang Ruxuan looked at the three Miss Lou in front of her.

Comparing and comparing, it is immediately clear that Lou Rui and Lou Qing are both concubines.

There were probably dozens of young ladies from aristocratic families who came to the paddock together. Lou Ya didn't choose to come with other people. I don't know if she didn't think it was necessary or because she was not very close to other people on weekdays.

But since she entered the tent, her eyes turned back and forth on her a few times, and Fang Ruxuan knew that Lou Ya was probably the queen mother Lou's favorite candidate for the crown prince.

"Miss Lou's riding outfit makes you look even more beautiful. I don't know, can I go to the paddock at noon?"

Fang Ruxuan asked enthusiastically.

The paddock is divided into many areas. There is a hunting area for warriors to hunt and kill wild animals, and a safe area where Fang Ruxuan visited at noon. Naturally, there is a small area for noble ladies to learn how to hunt. In this area, there are many living creatures such as hares and foxes. Even if they encounter them alone, their lives will not be in danger.

Originally, I had discussed with Kapok to try my hand in that area in the afternoon, to see if I could catch a little squirrel or a little hedgehog and go back to make a fresh picture, but now it seems that it was a waste of time.

Lou Ya smiled and shook her head, "I went around with my brother in the morning and knew where to go and where to go, so I came to visit the princess in the afternoon. Starting tomorrow, Lou Ya will go to the hunting area to try her hand and let people see us The prestige of Yao country women."

What she said was not modest at all. Fang Ruxuan took a closer look and found that the palm of Lou Ya's riding whip was not as white and tender as other women's. Caused by martial arts.

Noticing Fang Ruxuan's gaze, Lou Ya smiled and said: "Lou Ya doesn't like red makeup and arms, my parents can't help me, so they let me learn martial arts from my master, do embroidery and other jobs, Lou Ya gets along with the girls in Shangjing Bi, I can't do it anymore, and I hope the princess will not laugh at me."

"Everyone has their own love, it's okay..."

She casually dealt with it, but Fang Ruxuan didn't know what Lou Ya's purpose was here. If it was just to say hello, she should leave after saying hello. After all, today is the first day of hunting. No matter who it is, everyone feels fresh. It would be boring to stay in a tent.

But looking at what Lou Ya meant, she didn't intend to leave soon.

Fang Ruxuan had no choice but to be patient.

Lou Ya changed the subject, looked at Fang Ruxuan and asked, "I wonder if the Crown Princess can practice martial arts?"

Fang Ruxuan froze for a moment, smiled and shook her head, "I don't have as good parents as the Marquis of Lin'an, so I can do whatever I want with my temperament."

Hearing this, Lou Ya seemed a little disappointed, she rubbed the whip in her hand and said: "I heard that Princess Xuanyi of Dayuan is versatile, Lou Ya originally thought that after marrying in Yao Kingdom, she would be able to compete with the Crown Princess, no Thinking about it, Lou Ya's thinking is wrong. Among the many talents of the Crown Princess, does not include martial arts?"

Fang Ruxuan nodded, a disdainful smile flickered on Lou Ya's lips, she immediately got up and said: "Since that's the case, the Crown Princess' interest in traveling will not be delayed, Lou Ya will leave."

After finishing speaking, she bent down and saluted, Lou Ya turned around and went out with the two concubine sisters.

It seems that after knowing that Fang Ruxuan is not good at martial arts, Lou Ya suddenly became more cold and arrogant, as if she originally came to visit Fang Ruxuan with a heart of looking up, but finally found that Fang Ruxuan was not what she had heard That, so, was a bit of a big disappointment.

This feeling is very abrupt, but Fang Ruxuan can clearly feel it. Looking at Lou Ya's back, Fang Ruxuan feels a little baffled.

The sound of horns came from outside, and the sound of gongs and drums could be heard in the hunting ground in the distance. Presumably, they were awakening the sleeping beasts in the forest.

Fang Ruxuan told Ding Xiang and the others to go out and look around, but there was no one in the tent, so she took kapok to the depths of the forest.

The warm sunshine slanted down the woods, the woods were not as bright as outside, and people's sight became better than outside. Fang Ruxuan even saw that there were many small jumping trees on the branches in the distance. squirrel.

Walking slowly to get closer, the little squirrels scattered and fled away, and the bold one just stood on the branch so prettyly, with rolling eyes, looking at the stranger who broke into the forest.

Looking interesting, Fang Ruxuan took out a handful of dried peanuts that she had prepared before coming here from the brocade bag she was wearing.

Throwing it vigorously into the air, sure enough, the dexterous little squirrel jumped and caught one or two, but most of them fell at Fang Ruxuan's feet.

After sprinkling a few more handfuls, Fang Ruxuan took the kapok and went in another direction. When she was far away, she turned her head and saw a few little guys stuffing their mouths quickly on the ground. Extremely.

"Why don't we go to the hunting area? With luck, maybe I can catch a hare or something, and I can add something to the Zhaohua Palace at night."

The forest was quiet, as if there was no one there, and along the way, except for a few little squirrels, I didn't see any other living things, Kapok glanced at Fang Ruxuan, and said with an idea.

"Alright, let's go..."

Holding the rein vigorously, Fang Ruxuan and Mu Mian went to the area between the hunting area and the safe area.

Sure enough, it was much more lively here, not only the ladies from the family who came to the paddock, but also many men, presumably, it was the older guards of those ladies' families who came to protect them.

Of course, there are many of them who come to act as flower protectors.

Compared with Da Yuan, Yao country's folk customs are much more open.

In Dayuan, when girls are ten years old, they start to see each other at home, discuss marriage at eleven or twelve years old, and almost marry after fifteen years old. Few, either ugly, or hidden disease.

In Yao country, there are also those who marry early, but women who are not yet married at the age of seventeen or eighteen will not be criticized by others.Just like the Lou Ya that Fang Ruxuan met just now, now she is gone, but she is still in her boudoir.

In the capital city, aside from the privately organized banquets of the aristocratic families, there are endless gatherings of different categories outside the four seasons of the year, such as enjoying spring in spring, enjoying lotus in summer, climbing mountains in autumn, and searching for plums in winter. Going out together, the name is very elegant, but in reality, Zuo is just a disguised appearance.

Hunting is naturally also a good opportunity to meet and make friends.

Not wanting to disturb other people's good things, Fang Ruxuan and Mu Mian chose to go to places with few people, and after a while, they reached the depths of the forest.

Stop and listen carefully, indeed there are sounds in the woods, but once you make a sound, everything around you will be quiet.

Those little guys hiding in the dark seem to be playing hide-and-seek with you, it's so interesting to come and go.

Fang Ruxuan followed behind Mu Mian, following her instructions to move forward or not to move, while Mu Mian already had an extra quiver on her back, holding a bow in her hand and carefully scanning around, once she found a prey, she aimed at the direction and pulled the bow archery.

Fang Ruxuan has seen kapok fight with bare hands a few times, but this is the first time for Fang Ruxuan to see kapok.

Kapok, who was concentrating on hunting, exuded a faint air-conditioning all over his body at this moment. Fang Ruxuan could even imagine that if facing the enemy, Kapok's hostility would be even heavier.

After more than an hour, Kapok had already hunted two golden pheasants and one hare. Among them, Fang Ruxuan happened to meet a little gray hedgehog, clapped her hands, and locked it in the cage proudly.

"Tonight's dinner, I can add two dishes..."

Fang Ruxuan jokingly said to Kapok.

Mu Mian smiled and was about to reply when there was a sound of hoofbeats behind him, the two turned their heads and saw Lou Ya galloping towards the horse.

Behind Lou Ya, a man followed, saw Fang Ruxuan, slightly startled, and immediately dismounted to meet Fang Ruxuan after recovering, but Lou Ya dismounted calmly, saw the golden pheasant and hare hanging behind the kapok horse, The amused look flashed across his eyes, "The Crown Princess also comes here to hang out? However, although this forest is safe, occasionally there will be wild animals like wild boars. It is better for the Crown Princess to be careful and not go far away."

After finishing speaking, she leaned over and saluted, Lou Ya turned her head and gave the man a wink, and the two of them got on their horses in a graceful manner and galloped away.

Behind Lou Ya's horse, there are two cages hanging on the left and the right.

It can be vaguely seen that there is a fox in each cage, one gray and one white. It is worth mentioning that both foxes are alive and have no wounds on their bodies.

Presumably, Lou Ya and the man captured him alive.

Fang Ruxuan seemed to understand where the smile in Lou Ya's eyes came from.

If she is really the Queen Mother Lou's favorite candidate for the crown princess, then today's farewell is not so much a visit as a visit, to see if Fang Ruxuan is better than her and worthy of Chu Yuan as the crown princess.

As for Fang Ruxuan who caught the golden pheasant and hare, it is obvious that Lou Ya has looked down upon her a little.

(End of this chapter)