The sound of Cao Yong combing the horse stopped for a while, and then he continued to comb the horse.
"I already have someone I like, so how can I like Princess?" Cao Yong's tone was light and elegant, not like a royal guard who was good at martial arts, but his tone was very firm.
A blush quietly rose from the base of Yulu Dai's ears. She hurriedly bit the veil and raised her ears to listen carefully.
When Wen Xi saw such a young daughter, she felt a little envious. I thought back then, when she was only fifteen years old, she got married without falling in love, and was even eaten up and wiped clean by an uncle who was thirteen years older than her. Oh, it’s a big loss!
"Do you really think she's better than me?!"
Cao Yong said gently and firmly: "Whether she is good or not is a matter between the slave and her, and has nothing to do with Princess."
"Except for her status, how is she better than me?!" Qiqige yelled immediately.
Cao Yong still did not stop what he was doing, and gently combed Huo Meigui's hair, and continued: "Regardless of her status, I also think that she is better than Gege in every aspect."
"You——" Qiqige burst into anger, "I'm prettier than her!"
Yu Ludai, who was eavesdropping, couldn't help but pursed her lips, looked at Wen Xi in a low voice and said, "Mom, I'm more beautiful!"
Wen Xi pursed her lips and almost couldn't help laughing! It's hard for Wen Xi to say who is more beautiful, Yu Ludai or Qiqige, because which one is better, white rose or red rose, is a question without judgment, but Wen Xi Xi naturally felt that her daughter was more beautiful.
Cao Yong said: "Only Princess thinks so!"
The smile on Wen Xige's face became even stronger. Cao Yong's words were really hurtful without any curse words. Even if he said he didn't agree with Qiqige, he was secretly scolding Qiqige for being too narcissistic!
Qiqige didn't understand Cao Yong's second meaning, and said angrily: "I don't accept losing to her!"
Cao Yong said with a hint of impatience in his tone: "The horse racing that day was a fair comparison. Even though Gege tried all dishonorable means, she still lost. What's the point of dissatisfaction?!" Horses are the most loyal friends of those who practice martial arts. Cao Yong is also a horse lover. Therefore, he has been taking care of Fire Rose himself, feeding it good fodder, changing its dressing, and combing and cleaning it himself. Therefore, he does not see Qiqige abusing the people who ride the horses. Therefore, his tone Li Sheng was a bit rude.
"I lost!" Although Qiqige admitted defeat, she was quite unhappy. She raised her whip and said to Huo Qiangwei: "It's all because of this useless trash!"
Just as Qiqige was about to whip her whip to hit Fire Rose, Cao Yong grabbed her wrist. A sudden angry look appeared on his eyebrows: "Gege! Huo Er is my slave's horse now, you can't hit it!" Although he still used honorifics. He spoke respectfully, but his tone was not respectful at all.
"Fire Ear?!" Qiqige was stunned, "Have you changed its name? It still has such a strange name!"
Cao Yong said coldly: "This is Chinese. The word "Huo Er" is composed of 'Geng', which means 'Geng' who is loyal!"
Qiqige seemed to know some Chinese. After understanding what Cao Yong suddenly said in Chinese, she sneered and said: "If Fire Rose is loyal, she should rather die than surrender to his master!"
Cao Yong's tone became even more chilling: "It's Fire Ear, not Fire Rose! Gege's Fire Rose has been killed by Gege herself!" Cao Yong took the whip from her hand, still on the ground, and said: "Moreover, Fire Ear My name was not chosen by a slave, but given by Princess Gu Lun Wenxi!"
Yu Ludai's eyebrows were filled with a proud and showy look, and her eyes clearly said: Fire ears are much better than fire roses!
Hearing Cao Yong say that Princess Wenxi gave her the name, Qiqige became angry and asked in a stern voice: "She looks down on my brother. Do you look down on me?!"
"I don't dare!" Cao Yong said with so much momentum that you really couldn't hear the word "dare not"!
It's just that Qiqige didn't realize that Cao Yong's words were ironic. Instead, she became a bit charming: "Since you don't dare, I want you to ask the emperor to marry me!"
Cao Yong frowned and said: "Gege doesn't seem to understand what I'm saying!" Then he added: "In that case, I should just explain it more clearly! I have never liked Gege at all, even without Princess Wenxi. I won’t like Princess either! Although I don’t like weak women, I don’t like cruel women even more!”
"Presumptuous!!" Cao Yong's words really made Qiqige lose her face, and naturally she became angry from embarrassment.
Cao Yong said loudly: "Yes, it's just that I told the truth! Please forgive me!"
"No one has ever dared to be so presumptuous in front of me! You are so brave!" After saying these words, Qiqige was so angry that she was itching, "I have never been the only one who looked down on others, and others must never look down on me!"
Cao Yong had an indifferent expression and stated the facts calmly: "Gege cannot determine people's hearts."
"You——" Qiqige suddenly lost her breath, "You are so presumptuous!!"
"I don't want to be arrogant in front of Princess. It's just that my temper has always been like this. What can I say? Therefore, I would like to ask Gege not to appear in front of me again. Then naturally, my slave will not be arrogant to Princess!" Cao Yong said. She was very organized and couldn't find any mistakes in every word, but she slapped Qiqige in the face. She really took the curse to the extreme without using any curse words.
Hearing Qiqige snort twice, she ran out of the horse pen. However, when she came out, she inevitably saw the imperial concubine and Princess Gu Lun Wenxi who were eavesdropping outside.
Qiqige also completely forgot to salute, or refused to salute out of anger. She just glared at Yu Ludai, gritted her teeth and ran away.
Yu Ludai smiled proudly and made a face in the direction she was going.
Wen Xi discovered what Yu Ludai had never noticed when she was happy. Although Qiqige hated Yu Ludai, there were already tears in her eyes and she could not help but burst out. Otherwise, how could she not say a few sarcastic words to Yu Ludai?
After hearing enough, the man in the corner naturally wanted to leave. Wen Xi pulled a handful of Yulu Dai. He didn't have to worry about being discovered by Cao Yong if he stayed any longer. The kid's six senses were very sensitive, so he might not be able to notice that someone was eavesdropping. What's more, Yu Ludai is so careless. However, what Cao Yong said just now was not false at all, and Wen Ru didn't care whether he knew that Yu Ludai was eavesdropping, as long as he was sincere. (Oh, eavesdropping in the corner is still reasonable. ?! Wen Xi: I am the mother-in-law!)
Early the next morning, Cao Yong hurried to Yu Ludai's camp. Wen Xi was also there. Cao Yong was already sweating profusely. He cleverly saluted and said, "It's not good, Huo Er doesn't know why." I've been having twitches since then, as if I've eaten something bad!"
Wen Xi frowned slightly, and Yu Ludai said goodbye to Wen Xi and went to the horse pen with Hu Yu.
Zhu'er sighed in a low voice: "Such a trick is too unfashionable."
Wen Xi wrapped the silk thread into a ball and said: "She is not a smart person." If she is smart, she should not be arrogant in front of people with a higher status than her. If she is smart, she should see that Cao Yong has obtained Kangxi acquiesced. He was obviously Princess Gu Lun's intended consort, so he should not fight with Yu Ludai. After the fight, he lost and still kept pestering her like that.
Zhu'er groaned softly and said: "That's right, she doesn't dare to do anything to the princess yet, and she has no chance to do it." Then Zhu'er frowned and whispered: "It's just that she is so cruel and ruthless, I wonder if she will fall out of love. I hate Guard Cao..."
Wen Xi shook her head and said softly: "No." From the tears in her eyes that day, Wen Xi knew that although Qi Qige was domineering and ruthless, she would not do anything to Cao Yong. Otherwise, she would She would not poison Huo Er but not Cao Yong. Poisoning a guard is probably not much more difficult than poisoning a horse. She just wanted to vent her dissatisfaction.
When Yu Ludai and Hu Yu came back an hour later, when they returned to the tent, she was filled with anger: "Qiqige has gone too far! She actually asked the maid next to her to poison her!"
Wen Xi only asked: "Has Huo Er been rescued?"
Hu Yu took out half a piece of rough reddish-brown rhizome from his sleeve and said, "Don't worry, Master. Fortunately, Guard Cao discovered it early. Huo'er accidentally ate the red fennel root."
Wen Xi didn't know much about medicinal materials, but she thought it was probably poisonous. Hu Yu continued: "External application of this medicine can remove blood stasis and reduce swelling, and treat low back pain, swelling and pain. Red fennel roots grow in the south and cannot grow on the grassland. It should be obtained from mutual transactions, after all, this product is still commonly used on the grassland."
Wen Xi thanked her and said calmly: "Since Huo Er is all right, don't let this matter spread." Wen Xi looked at Yu Ludai and said, "You understand what E Niang means."
"Understood," Yu Ludai pouted, somewhat reluctantly, "It's an advantage for her!"
Wen Xi nodded with a smile and said: "Not to mention that there is no evidence, even if there is evidence, it is just poisoning a horse. How can we still accuse the daughter of Prince Darkhan?"
Yu Ludai sighed and said: "That's all, we are leaving for the Khalkha grassland tomorrow anyway! My daughter will never come to Horqin again!"
Just when Kangxi was about to leave for the Khalkha grassland, news came from the capital that Concubine Xuan Borjijitnamu was seriously ill. The thirteenth elder brother was grieved and asked to go back to the capital to take care of his mother. Kangxi could not bear it. Moving.
It was already autumn at this time. Wen Xi sighed slightly and said, "Why don't the Emperor return to Luan earlier? I'm sure the Queen Mother will not object." The Queen Mother didn't want to not see Namu for the last time.
Returning to Luan, although there is nothing wrong with returning early. After all, the main purpose of patrolling outside the Great Wall is Horqin and the surrounding tribes. However, if Kangxi returned to Luan for a concubine, he would inevitably get a bad reputation. But Wen Xi's words reminded Kangxi , it would not be good for him to return to Luan in this way, but the Queen Mother said that Kangxi was following the principle of filial piety and could return to Luan in advance in the name of truth.
As he was talking, Li Dequan was heard running away in a hurry, saying: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is here!"
Kangxi smiled slightly and went to greet him personally.
In October of the thirty-eighth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, the royal chariot returned to Luan one month earlier than scheduled. However, the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang rode his horse and whipped his whip, traveled day and night, and returned to Beijing more than ten days earlier than Emperor Kangxi. He was undressed and waited on his mother's announcement. On the side of the concubine. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)