Yutai Bi

Chapter 80 Walking the Horse
The autumn wind is bleak.The interest of the nobles in Chang'an has not diminished in the slightest.

Little Webster looked at Qiu Jing and missed the governor of Youzhou City, and missed hunting on horseback.She posted an invitation to the in-laws of the Wei family, the Du family, and the Zou family, and invited Mrs. Yu Chi, who was Cen Siniang.

Because I planned to go hunting in autumn on horseback riding, I chose a day of rest and called my second master Li Shangzhi.Li Shangzhi naturally refused to be accompanied by a big man, so he called a group of friends.

In the late autumn of October, the team went to Leyouyuan in a mighty way.

Leyouyuan has a towering terrain and occupies a wide area. To the south is the Daci Temple and the beautiful Qujiang Pond, where Sanzang of the Tang Dynasty learned from the Buddhist scriptures. You can overlook the entire Chang'an City.During the Shangji Festival in March, it is the most famous place for outing in Chang'an.The high air in autumn is suitable for climbing high and looking into the distance.The original forest is full of ancient trees, the hares are fat, and the wild game in the forest is thick. It is a good place for hunting.

There are many ancient poems that praise the beauty of Leyouyuan.The most approachable one is Li Shangyin's sunset is infinitely good, but it's almost dusk.

Cen Sanniang went with Baicao, and both of them wore Hu clothes.Cen Sanniang likes Hufu, which is more convenient than skirts.It reminded her of the lean dress she wore in her previous life, wearing a shirt and trousers.

She was wearing light blue narrow sleeves and short skirts, and the broad collar was inlaid with golden seams, which added a bit of beauty.Underfoot are soft suede boots.Originally wearing a small windproof buckskin hat, she showed a bit of heroism in her delicate and pretty face.Unexpectedly, before going out to meet Mrs. Li and Mrs. Tai, Mrs. Li frowned slightly.Cen Sanniang understood, she combed her bun again, and put on the gold and silver flower moth hairpin, showing a bit of slender beauty in the crispness.

Mrs. Li smiled and praised her: "Ziyi will reach the age of Ji next month, she will be a big girl. Dressing up like this is more like a daughter's family, very good."

Cen Sanniang reminded herself once again that the cluster of flowers in front of her is an illusion, don't be fooled by the random flowers.She thought viciously, what would happen if this hairpin fell on the ground?She still didn't dare to throw it away.If the former hermit guards of the Eastern Palace stopped rebelling, they might become her future forces.

Datang relied on force to build the country, the folk customs were open, the whole country favored martial arts, and there were few restrictions on women.It is common for ladies to ride horses, play polo and hunt with bows.When they were in Longzhou, Cen Sanniang and Baicao didn't have such a chance.When he arrived in Chang'an, he began to learn how to ride a horse.

Li Shangzhi treated her very well and bought a gentle little green horse as a gift for her.Pulled it out today.

Baicao was lying in front of the window, extremely excited: "Third lady, will you shoot a rabbit today? The servant brought a lot of seasonings, and it happened to be roasted and eaten."

The wind blows over, the blue sky and white clouds above the head, the sun is neither arrogant nor impetuous.Cen Sanniang narrowed her eyes contentedly, and curled her lips: "There are so many men with bows and arrows on their backs, why are you sweating? When the boys are washed and stripped, you can just roast them."

Baicao argued: "What others shoot is different from what I hunt."

Looking at the vigor and eagerness between her brows, Cen Sanniang felt that the force value of the cultivated Baicao was pretty good, pointing to the small bow that Li Shangzhi bought for her, and said: "Today I promise you to go hunting, and you can learn more from your auntie." , in the future, you can hunt a few more rabbits and pheasants to honor me."

"Really?" Baicao was excited.

Cen Sanniang said solemnly: "When will my words not count? You just go, you don't have to wait on me. I still hope that you will be as majestic as Hongluan Hongying."

Hongluan Hongying is a twin, 17 years old.The eldest lady trained her personally, and she is skilled in bowing horses.The eldest lady forms a polo team and always brings the second maidservant to the field.The ball skills are not inferior to men.

When they arrived at the plain, the servants brought by each family set up tents one after another, and the mother-in-law was busy boiling water and tea.

Carpets were laid on the open space, desks and brocade mats were set up.When the men arrived at the plain, they rode away like eagles flying away with their own guards.

When the female relatives come out by car, they always want to rest first, and get to know each other by the way.

The married ladies sat together as usual.Cen Sanniang saw Si Niang smiling at her from a distance, and smiled back.Siniang is 17 years old this year, and she is the youngest among the wives.She married Yu Chigong's second son.Yu Chigong is one of the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, who was named the Duke of E, and now lives at home for the elderly.Although he does not hold a real position in the imperial court, who would dare to underestimate Yuchi's mansion.Si Niang married the second son and will not inherit the family business in the future, but one only needs to look at the lively chatting around Si Niang to know that Si Niang is married very well.

The second master of the Cen family has three daughters, two concubines and one concubine, and the third wife married the Zhou family in Shandong.Er Niang passed away while giving birth.Wu Niang stayed in the palace during the draft last year and was named a beauty.

As a result, Cen Sanniang is the only peer of Si Niang who can talk in Chang'an.Si Niang thinks San Niang is gentle, and Cen San Niang also thinks that San Niang is quite sensible.After coming and going, the relationship between the two has become much closer in the past year.

Liu Niang is still in Hongzhou.Si Niang said that Mrs. Cen planned to send Liu Niang to Chang'an in the spring of the coming year after Liu Niang was married.Si Niang misses Liu Niang very much.Cen Sanniang felt a headache when she thought of Liuniang's competitive spirit.

Sitting at the head of Cen Sanniang today is a girl from the Wei family, sister Wei Xiaowan and Wei Xiaoqing.The next one is the three girls of the Du family: Du Jianjia, Du Yanwan, and Du Jingshu.The girl from the Wei family has an ordinary name, and she looks as gorgeous and delicate as a peony.The three girls of Du's family have elegant names and got their names from the Book of Songs, but they are ordinary in appearance.During the conversation, Cen Sanniang found that the girl from the Wei family was arrogant and reserved, and because she was an in-law of the Li family, she could only treat her with a light smile.The three girls of the Du family are very interesting.Jian Jia is gentle and quiet, Jing Shu is lively and cute, but Yan Wan is fiery.There is also a girl from the Zou family who sits quietly at a corner and doesn't say a word.

Everyone is about the same age, the oldest is Wei Xiaowan, who is seventeen this year, and it is said that she is not engaged yet.Du Jianjia is only a few months younger than her.Both Cen Sanniang and Du Qingshu were consecrated this year, so they invited each other to participate in their consecration ceremony.

At this time, several girls were sitting together chatting, for some reason, Du Yanwan and Wei Xiaoqing got into an argument.Wei Xiaoqing said that her horse is called Wuyun Taxue, and it is worth thousands of gold.Du Yanwan sneered.That laughter sounded just when Wei Xiaoqing was proudly showing off, Wei Xiaoqing became angry: "Do you dare to compete with me?"

It just so happened that the eldest lady got tired of sitting, and said: "The autumn sun is just right today. I usually sit in the mansion to deal with housework. It's rare to have a free day. Why don't you go ride a horse to loosen your muscles and bones."

Those like Si Niang who didn't like riding horses stayed behind.

The girls here have been impatient for a long time, and they got up one after another and asked the boys to lead the horses.

Wei Xiaoqing's horse is very beautiful, with a black body and only four white hooves.She was wearing a bright red Hu suit, and without a servant, she stepped on the horse and got on the horse. Holding a delicate small bow painted in gold, she looked down at Du Yanwan: "Do you dare to compete with me in getting more prey?"

Du Yanwan also got on the horse, stretched out her hand to take a big bow from the servant, and said disdainfully: "I'm afraid your bow and arrow can only shoot house sparrows! Just compare, don't cry when you lose!"

Neither Wei Xiaowan nor the Du sisters tried to persuade them, they smiled and watched the two girls whip their horses and gallop away.

Du Jingshu also rode a pony, and explained to Cen Sanniang: "The two of them have been like this since they were young, and they never competed. Sister Cen, let's ride the horse for fun."

Baicao went to beg sister Hongluan earlier, and Hongying gave up her mount to her, and kept it for herself.Seeing Du Jingmei's enthusiasm, Cen Sanniang thought it would be good to have a companion, so she went with her.

Both Jingzhao Webster and Du are rich and powerful.Du Jingshu is the youngest daughter of Du's parents' house, and she is deeply loved at home.Fortunately, his temperament is not unruly.She kept talking all the way, which made Cen Sanniang understand the family background of this group of people a little more.

The long grass was luxuriant, the wind was not too strong in the morning, and the vision was wide, which aroused Cen Sanniang's bloodiness that had been dormant for many years.She pointed to the temple hidden by a row of trees in front of her and said, "Let's run too, how about meeting in the temple in front? The loser will give the winner a small gift."

Du Jingshu readily agreed.

The two looked at each other and smiled, patted the horse and started to run.

Du Jingshu's horse is good, and she was a few feet ahead in a blink of an eye. She turned her head and giggled: "Sister Cen, you have to prepare a gift."

Cen Sanniang shouted: "It's just the beginning, my little green horse is very strong. It's hard to say who will win. Let's win or lose after running to the finish line!"

Du Jingmei responded with a smile.

The two chased one after the other and ran to the temple, but Cen Sanniang lost in the end.She readily agreed: "I'll make a little thing for you to play with later."

Du Jingmei thanked her with a smile, pointed to the small temple in front of her and said, "Sister Cen, I'm tired from running for a while, shall we go to the temple to ask for a cup of tea and have a rest?"

After getting off the horse, the two of them led the horse over, and a young novice came up to meet him with his hands clasped together, and pulled the horse away.

"Hey, wait." At this moment, Cen Sanniang felt that there was something missing on her head, and her heart jumped when she touched it.The hairpin was actually turned upside down.Sometimes I look forward to not having this hairpin, and when it really falls off, my heart is empty.

"What's the matter, Sister Cen?" Seeing that her face changed, Du Jingshu also stopped in her tracks.

Cen Sanniang sighed and said: "My hairpin is lost. You go to the temple to have a rest, the road is not far away, I will look for it along the way. It is the hairpin left by my mother, I have to find it."

Du Jingshu was also enthusiastic, and she also led the horse: "Let me search for it with you. The chances of two people finding it are higher."

Cen Sanniang was stunned, Du Jingshu had already got on the horse, and said with a smile: "Just ride back, maybe you are already grilling the prey."

It's rare for Cen Sanniang to meet someone who treats her warmly, and she doesn't refuse.The two got on their horses and searched along the way.

The sun shone on the plain, and the golden hairpin reflected the light, and I found it halfway.Cen Sanniang breathed a sigh of relief, but after picking it up, she put it in her purse instead of wearing it.

(End of this chapter)