Xiao Xuanan and Wen Jiaojiao attracted many people's attention as soon as they entered the arena.
One is a handsome and energetic young man, and the other is a bright and beautiful girl in red clothes. They are really eye-catching.
Xiao Xuanan jumped off the horse, hugged Wen Jiaojiao down, and walked inside holding her hand.
"Which family's young lady is that?"
"I have never seen such a beautiful girl in a noble family. Come and find out which family this girl is from!"
"That one seems to be the second young master of the Duke's mansion. I'm not sure about the girl behind him."
"How come I've never seen that girl before? Seeing how close she and Mr. Xiao are, could it be that?"
"I heard that Mr. Xiao doesn't like to have much contact with women. Which girl from this family made him break the rules?"
Everyone saw that the girl in red wore her hair in an exquisite bun, with all kinds of dazzling hairpin rings on her head. Her garnet red silk skirt was embroidered with large peony flowers with gold and silver threads. The peonies were blooming as she walked.
Such a gorgeous dress made her look extremely luxurious without being tacky at all. Her facial features were exquisite and distinct, and she was bright and dazzling even without any makeup or makeup. Her skin was so tender that it looked like you could pinch water.
Everyone present speculated on the relationship between the two people. Although the folk customs in the Beiyuan Dynasty were relatively open, a woman and a man were so close in public that they were either husband and wife or blood relatives. In short, the relationship would not be simple.
Moreover, the young man in front of him is the second son of the Duke's family. He is at a young age, the age when marriage is proposed. There are countless pairs of eyes in the capital staring at him.
The young men who stared at Wen Jiaojiao with shining eyes showed regretful sighs on their faces when they learned that the person beside her was the second young man from the Duke's Mansion.
How could they possibly argue with Xiao Xuanan? In terms of family background, who else in the capital could compare to him except the royal family members?
"That seems to be the fourth young lady of the Wen family. I saw her twice at the Spring Banquet."
Some other ladies from aristocratic families recognized Wen Jiaojiao and said to the people around them.
When they heard that it was the fourth young lady of the Wen family, the others looked surprised. It turned out to be the cousin of the second young master Xiao. No wonder the two were so close.
Although Wen Ruyue stayed in the mansion most of the time due to health reasons, Xiao Yurong occasionally took her to attend banquets between aristocratic families. The status of a cousin of the Duke's mansion and the queen's cousin was so valuable that she only had to go there once.
No one who has seen her will forget the banquet.
Even if they had never met her, the ladies in the boudoir knew about the frail and sick cousin of the Duke of Guo.
However, at the banquet, Wen Ruyue hardly paid any attention to the noble ladies of the aristocratic families. She had always been the most arrogant, and no one except Shen Zhishu looked down upon her.
After knowing their identities, some of the young ladies from the aristocratic families immediately wanted to go up and talk to the two cousins.
The Xiao Mansion had already sent people to wait here. As soon as Xiao Xuanan entered the paddock, Xiao Mansion's servants and stewards surrounded him, took Xiao Xuanan's horse away, and led the two of them to the Xiao family's tent. Those who wanted to come forward to talk
The young master was isolated by the Xiao family soldiers wearing armor.
All the young ladies had no choice but to look for other opportunities to get acquainted with him.
As soon as Wen Jiaojiao and Xiao Xuan'an left, the Wen family's carriage arrived belatedly. Yuzhu and the others knew that Wen Jiaojiao had been taken to the Xiao family's tent by Xiao Xuan'an, so they had to go to the Wen family's tent to tidy up first.
Yuzhu was not worried about Wen Jiaojiao, so she went to find him with Ziju, and asked Fengxin and Xiang Jin to take the other maids to the tent to take care of things first.
When Yuzhu and Ziju came to find him, they found that their delicate little master was sleeping soundly in the tent of the second cousin's young master.
Xiao Xuanan looked at her fondly and helplessly from the side.
Wen Jiaojiao was lying on a couch covered with thick leather, covered with a thin quilt. Two girls from Xiao Mansion were waiting on her, lighting soothing incense for her.
"Xuan'an, we've been waiting for you for a long time. Come out and hunt quickly. If it's too late, there won't even be a rabbit left in the forest!"
Outside the camp, several of Xiao Xuanan's friends were waiting for him to go hunting with bows and arrows, shouting loudly outside.
Yuzhu stepped forward and said: "Second cousin, young master, just let us take care of the young lady here. You can go hunting with peace of mind. The young lady will not be able to sleep well for more than an hour or two."
Xiao Xuanan pondered for a while and said: "Okay then, you guys take good care of Yue'er and wait until I come back from hunting a deer for her."
Xiao Xuan'an heard the shouts of his friends and was afraid that they would wake up Wen Jiaojiao, so he picked up his bow and arrow and walked towards the door.
Wen Jiaojiao woke up after sleeping for more than an hour. Yuzhu took a warm handkerchief and wiped her face to wake her up.
"Miss, it's already past afternoon, hurry up and finish your lunch."
Wen Jiaojiao's head was still a little groggy from his sleep. He got up too early today and was too excited to ride horses with Xiao Xuan'an. He started to feel sleepy when he arrived at the camp.
After Wen Jiaojiao had lunch, Yuzhu took him back to their tent.
Yuzhu said earnestly in her ear, "Although the young lady and the second cousin young master are blood relatives, the young lady has now reached the age of discussing marriage, so it is better to avoid any suspicion."
Wen Jiaojiao knew that Yuzhu was thinking about her, but he didn't say anything.
She is a fourteen-year-old girl who lives in her cousin's tent and doesn't say anything. In the eyes of outsiders, they will think that the two cousins are a couple.
The girls around her have been with her since childhood, and under the guidance of her mother Xiao Yurong, they all believe that their young lady will definitely marry into a well-matched family in the future. Now that she has reached the age of seeing each other, naturally she is
She is vigilant about everything.
Returning to the tent, Wen Jiaojiao continued to lie down.
Wen Jiaojiao has a separate tent, which is very comfortable and decorated according to her habits.
The tents of the other Wen family members were next to hers. The two brothers went hunting with them, while Wen Miaoran and Wen Yanxi went to join in the fun at various banquets.
Wen Jiaojiao felt at ease without having to meet or deal with them.
Wen Jiaojiao had just had a good sleep and felt very energetic. He was bored lying in the tent, so under the encouragement of Yuzhu Fengxin, they went outside to watch horse racing, archery and other activities between aristocratic families.
The various activities at the banquet in Hong Maple Forest were so lively that even Aster and Xiang Jin couldn't help but run to play when Feng Xin said something in Wen Jiao Jiao's ear.
Wen Jiaojiao wanted to say that there was nothing wrong with the two of them anyway, and it didn't matter if they all went to play. They were all fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls, and it was not normal for them to like fun.
But it's not Wen Ruyue who can say such considerate words.
Yuzhu smiled and said for them: "They are still young, so it is normal for them to be playful."
Feng Xin said: "No matter how young you are, how young are we ladies? The ladies didn't even go to play, but they went first."
Wen Jiaojiao raised his eyebrows, could you stop cueing her? She could actually pretend that nothing had happened.
Wen Jiaojiao spent some time with these maids, and gradually got to know their characters. Fengxin was bold, careful, and warm-hearted, and would not be the kind of person who would stumble others from behind. She said this because she was afraid that Wen Jiaojiao would know this.
The two maids would get angry and punish them if they ran away to play, so they would be taken out and given a lecture first.
Yu Rong and Feng Xin, one playing the sweet role and the other playing the bad role, have sorted out Wen Ruyue's character.
In order to cooperate with them, Wen Jiaojiao could only snort and said: "Then they will be punished to only eat rice for dinner!"
Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, suppressing the smile on his lips, "Yes, I will definitely not allow them to eat vegetables for dinner."
The four of them are Wen Jiaojiao's personal maids. Although Wen Ruyue used to have an unstable temper and a bad temper and always beat and scolded them, their food and clothing expenses are much better than those of other first-class maids in the house.
, the monthly salary has nearly doubled, and the other maids are very envious.
Wen Jiaojiao walked to the arena. Before he reached the stands, he saw a crowd of people in the racecourse from a distance. Many people were watching in the stands and behind the outer bamboo fence.
Feng Xin had sharp eyes. After seeing the person in the central incident, he was surprised and said: "It's the second young lady!"