In horse racing, it is natural to compete with who is faster. Wen Xi decided to take the hill about three miles away as the midpoint, and placed several pots of blooming roses at the foot of the hill. All he had to do was ride straight to the foot of the hill, break a rose and come back.
, whoever comes back first wins.
Yu Ludai and Qiqi Ge were both dressed in simple riding and archery attire. They quickly climbed onto the back of the horse. The two pretty and flowery girls, both of proud age, looked at each other as rivals. It was also a good sight to see.
It started with the sound of firecrackers, and Li Dequan acted as the one who lit the firecrackers. Ordinary horses would panic when they hear the sound of firecrackers. Only horses that have been trained for many years will remain calm. Obviously, both the Snow Lion and the Fire Rose are the latter.
There was a bang of firecrackers exploding, and only the sound of horse hooves could be heard as densely as the pelting rain. Wen Xi smiled slightly. As soon as she set off, Yu Lu Dai was already half a horse ahead. Wen Xi had confidence in Yu Lu Dai, to be precise.
I have more confidence in the snow lion. Yu Ludai’s equestrian skills are good, but what determines the outcome more than the equestrian skills is the horse itself! The snow lion is a breed that has been optimized in space, and there are many horses with extraordinary bones! And
Yuludai was raised since the snow lion was still a calf. After raising it for five full years, the snow lion can understand human speech, and Yuludai is even more comfortable to control.
In the distance, two figures, one red and one white, disappeared. There was someone waiting three miles away, and they would never let anyone cheat. Wen Xi sat down peacefully, holding a teacup and took a sip.
Kangxi looked at her from afar and said, "I see that Yu Ludai is good at equestrian skills! She deserves to be the princess of the Qing Dynasty! She deserves to be my daughter!"
The corner of Wen Xi's mouth twitched. Just now she thought Yu Lu Dai didn't understand the rules. Now it's better for her! Anyway, Yu Lu Dai's advantages are all inherited from him, and all the shortcomings are inherited from Wen Xi.
Although the distance of six or seven miles back and forth is not close, it is only the time of a cup of tea to gallop. It can be seen in the distance that the white horse is in front, and the "Fire Rose" is already more than ten feet behind. In this way, there must be no suspense in the ending.
Yes, Wen Xi thought.
In the meantime, the sound of horse hooves gradually came closer. Yu Ludai looked up with a proud smile, holding the horse's reins with one hand, and pointing up a white rose with thorns that had just opened with the other hand. He said warmly and angrily: "It's too early to be proud!"
Not afraid of falling!" And not afraid of Qiqige catching up behind her! As everyone knows, Wen Xi's casual thought actually came true.
Wen Xi only watched from a distance, and saw that the distance between Qiqige was getting wider and wider. Seeing that there was no hope of victory, she actually threw her horse's whip, took out a thorn cane from her waist, and slapped the horse's butt hard.
In the distance, one could hear Fire Rose's scream of pain. In a desperate situation, Fire Rose's eyes turned red and she could only run away. Qiqige broke off a red rose and was bitten by her.
The left hand in the mouth tightly grasped the horse's reins, and the body was almost pressed against the horse's back. He tried his best to lower his center of gravity to avoid being thrown off. At the same time, he waved the cane fiercely with his right hand and slapped the horse's buttocks.
When Yu Ludai saw that Qiqige was about to catch up behind him, how could he be willing to admit defeat? He immediately tied the half-opened white rose hairpin in his bun, and while holding on to the horse's reins, he leaned on the horse's back and leaned his mouth against it.
Something seemed to be whispering in the snow lion's ears. Then, the snow lion raised its head and roared, with all four hooves flying under its feet, once again widening the distance from "Fire Rose".
Yu Ludai then looked back at Qiqige with a contemptuous smile.
Qi Qige suddenly became angry, threw away the bloody thorn vine in her hand, pulled out the golden hairpin on her head, and stabbed it into the horse's buttocks. Only to hear, Fire Rose's shrill scream penetrated the sky, warm and gentle
She couldn't help but frown. In pain, Fire Rose could only run wildly, almost throwing Qiqige off the horse. Qiqige was so strong, holding the reins with both hands, completely ignoring Fire Rose.
He was bleeding profusely as he ran!
In this way, Fire Rose chased after him again, and gradually kept pace with Yu Ludai's snow lion. Qi Qi Ge felt that it was not enough, so she pulled out the scimitar she wore around her waist for cutting meat and slashed it hard on the horse's buttocks.
Immediately, Fire Rose was running with almost burning life, and was half a horse ahead of Snow Lion. Qiqige showed a proud smile like Yulu Dai just now, but it was a pity that Fire Rose hated sitting on its back.
The person on the horse suddenly swayed and knocked Qiqige off the horse.
At this time, there were only thirty steps away from the finish line. It seemed that this was not the first time that Qiqige fell off the horse. Instead, she took advantage of the force and rolled ten steps forward. Then she got up, limping.
, regardless of the blood dripping from his mouth, he still bit the red rose as bright as blood and rushed towards the finish line.
Upon seeing this, Yu Ludai immediately flew into the air like a big bird from the back of the snow lion. With his toes on the snow lion's head, he quickly flew over Qiqige's head and landed at the finish line one step ahead of her.
Lu Dai glanced at Qiqige, who was panting and with her hair in a mess, and ignored him. He turned around and walked quickly to Wen Xi, Fu Shen said: "Huang Ama, E Niang, my daughter has won."
She stroked the white rose on her bun and said with a slight smile: "My daughter thinks that roses must be pure white to look good. Roses stained with blood are stained and don't look good!"
A gentle hand stroked the half-opened white rose on the side of her bun facing the morning glow, covered with a layer of pink glow. The half-opened, shy and graceful rose was just about her age, and she said warmly: "Actually, what?"
All colors are beautiful, the key depends on whether the person you care about likes it or not." After saying that, he glanced at Cao Yong lightly.
Cao Yong's face turned red and he said hurriedly: "Princess, no matter what kind of flowers she wears, she will look good!"
Immediately, Qiqige threw the red roses she had picked on the ground, stepped on them with her feet, and crushed one into a pair of flower mud before she gave up.
At this time, there was a bang, and Fire Rose suddenly fell to the ground. She was injured one after another, lost too much blood, and was extremely weak and exhausted. Qiqige's maid came up cautiously and asked: "Gege, Fire Rose... Do we need to stop the bleeding quickly?"
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Bang! Qiqige was so angry that she slapped the young maid hard, "Trash! What else is this kind of trash doing?!"
Yu Ludai couldn't help but frown. In today's competition, she even had to use her horse whip. At the critical moment, she just had to run with all her strength. Yu Ludai cherished her pet very much. Even if she didn't like it one day,
He would not care about its life or death. Not far away, he saw Fire Rose neighing weakly, with blood flowing all the way. He couldn't bear it, so he said: "Hey! You don't want your horse anymore?!"
Qiqige raised her head and said: "If you can't help me win, you are a waste! I will naturally discard this kind of waste like a piece of shit!!"
Yu Ludai raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Since you don't want it anymore, I will just pick it up!"
Qiqi glanced at Yu Ludai's snow lion with jealousy on her face, and said in a very unkind tone: "Princess already has such a good horse, what are you going to do with my unwanted waste?!"
"That's my princess's business! Killing or eating it has nothing to do with you!" Yu Ludai said in an understatement.
Qiqige glanced at the dying Fire Rose with contempt, snorted heavily, and left angrily without saying goodbye.
Yu Ludai then took out the high-quality wound medicine he carried with him from his sleeve, threw it to Cao Yong, and said: "Go and give it some blood! It just so happens that you need a good mount!"
Cao Yong was overjoyed and hurriedly took the medicine and rushed away.
Kangxi looked at Wen Xi and said calmly: "Although Yu Ludai has a bad temper, she has a very good nature!" Then he glanced at Qiqige who had gone away, "I originally planned to marry her to Zhuo Tai, now it seems... there is no need for it!"
Zhuotai is the eldest son of Prince Gong Fuquan and the successor Shumulu of Fujin. He is also the eldest son of Prince Gong. He is a few years older than Yu Ludai. Now he has a side Fujin, and next year it will be time to name a legitimate Fujin. Qi Qige is the daughter of the prince, and Zhuo Tai is the prince's son, so they are well matched. Kangxi thought of using this to comfort the Queen Mother's troubled mind, but now it seems that she is a loser.
Wen Xi also didn't like that her former best friend's son had married such a wife, so she secretly rejoiced. After visiting the palace in the south, Prince Gong Fujin came to the palace and told her that his eldest son was going to marry Fujin. She herself fell in love with Xi The girl of the Lu Ke family is the niece of Prince Yu Fujin. At that time, Wen Xi didn't dare to guarantee it, but now it seems that her mother-in-law can get her wish.
Because this competition was not reported to outsiders, and Kangxi also ordered that no outside news be allowed, naturally Qiqige herself would not tell others about her humiliation, so outsiders had no way of knowing.
After a short pause in Horqin, Kangxi decided to leave for Khalkha earlier than scheduled, so that he could take a look at the fourth princess born to Guo Guiren. Over the years, Princess Heshuo had shown considerable political talent and was known as Known as the "Princess of the Sea Clam", she paid tribute every year and never failed to pay tribute during every festival. Kangxi was quite satisfied. Therefore, he planned to go there in person to show that he valued this princess.
But the Queen Mother didn't really want to leave, and after procrastinating she was finally willing to set off three days later. On this day, Wen Xi and several concubines went to the Queen Mother's tent to pay their respects. Kangxi was also present, along with his thirteenth elder brother. The anger seemed a bit solemn, Wen Xi just bowed silently and stood aside.
The Queen Mother's gaze never moved away from Wen Xi. Seeing that Wen Xi didn't say much, she opened her mouth and said, "Since the Imperial Concubine is here, I have to ask you about something."
Wen Xi took a moment and said with a smile: "Just ask the Queen Mother and the Emperor to make the decision. I will definitely obey the order."
The Queen Mother suddenly choked up and said in her old face: "Yuludai is the most noble Princess Gu Lun, how can she marry a Han?! You are her biological mother, how can you ignore this matter?!"
She smiled warmly and said: "The Cao family used to be the Han army flag, but now it is the Manchu army with the yellow flag. On the day when the emperor issued the decree, the queen mother was also there!" Wen Xi smiled so sweetly that she choked up again. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)