Capture the Jade

First, Mrs. Li was so weak that she could only give it to her father and brother even if she was a famous horse of a thousand miles.

"Miss Du, what do you think?"

Du Tinglan only thought that her sister wanted Yuyan Dan, and Li Huaigu's words were exactly what she wanted, so he also said: "Everything is up to Her Royal Highness."

Lin Chengyou was not surprised, she thought that Teng Yuyi would not be able to hide her joy after winning Yuyan Dan, but her eyes were calm.

Strange, didn't she want Yuyandan, but instead fell in love with the little red horse?

That horse had just come from the country of Dawan, and it was no problem to travel thousands of miles a day. Although he was used to seeing famous horses, it was the first time he had seen such a slender horse. Not surprising.

The queen turned her head and asked Lin Chengyou and the others, "What do you guys think?"

Lin Chengyou smiled and said, "Auntie, there is also a bottle of Snow Lotus Pill in the Guan, and the rareness is not under the Yuyan Pill."

The queen smiled slightly, this child is so smart to the core, since it is a gift from the royal family, it seems so awkward to take apart the reward.

The king of Chun'an County put down the tea cup leisurely: "Sister Huang, the state of Nanzhao has donated a batch of good horses to the father's birthday, and they are raising them in the stables. I will find Gu Xian for my brother later, and ask him to pick another horse. A little petite."

The queen nodded secretly. The Prince of Nanzhao was also a good horse picker. Now that's it, Mrs. Du and Mrs. Li are still each with their own set of rewards.

"Then there is Lao Minlang."

The Duke of Chun'an lowered his eyes and bowed.

The crowd became more envious.

The queen smiled and said, "Did you hear that? Yuyan Dan is for Mrs. Du, and Xueliandan is for Mrs. Li. As for the two horses, the little red horse on the shore is for Mrs. Li, and the one from Nanzhao when you go back To Mrs. Du."

Li Huaigu and Du Tinglan attended the ceremony.

The queen gave Zheng Shuangyin and the others the treasures of the second and third tiers respectively, and the banquet was dismissed.

When passing by the shore, Teng Yuyi looked eagerly at the palace people to take the horse away. In vain she spent so much thought, this cute little red horse still belongs to someone else.

***

After breakfast the next day, Mrs. Du brought Du Tinglan and Teng Yuyi to pack up and come out. They met Li Huaigu and her daughter on the way, and the two families left Yueminglou together.

At the entrance of the villa, there are horses and horses, and there are chariots from various prefectures.

At the corner gate on the east side, there are several small palace people dressed in yellow clothes leading two horses to wait for the new owner. One horse's mane is as red as flames. The other body is like purple satin, and the horse is not under the red horse.

Teng Yuyi watched the two famous horses through the curtain. It seemed that the purple horse was another thousand-mile horse chosen by the Prince of Chun'an and the Prince of Nanzhao last night.

Even though it is such an excellent purple horse, she still thinks that the red horse is more beautiful, and the red horse seems to be more jubilant, standing in front of people with a vigor, it seems that Lin Chengyou seems to love this horse very much at the beginning, even the saddle is different, Bai Yu. The saddle is paired with an ink-colored brocade, which is particularly dazzling under the sun.

Teng Yuyi sighed in disappointment, famous saddles are easy to find, but famous horses are not easy to find.

The palace servant came over with two horses, and said happily, "Two little ladies take the reward."

The elders of the Li and Du families were about to give their heads to express their gratitude, and the palace servants hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness has already instructed that there is no need to kneel, and His Highness also said that if the two ladies are too timid and dare not ride a horse, they can give it to their father and brother. Whatever you are worried about, just make the best use of it.”

"This red horse is for Madam Li, and this purple horse is for Madam Du." Another palace servant handed out the reins with a smile.

Li Huaigu seemed to show respect for the gift given by the queen, and went to take the reins of the red horse with his own hands.

Li Huaigu froze in place.

The palace servant was startled, and hurried to drag the horse's reins, but the little red horse paced around Du Tinglan and Teng Yuyi on its own, looking at the slow and leisurely people, but couldn't catch it.

Teng Yuyi was just a naughty little red horse at first, but the more she looked, the more she felt different. The horse seemed to be walking around her and her sisters, but her nose was always pointed at her, sneezing and sneezing, as if she was hiding something delicious. similar.

At this time, the imperial carriage of the empress came out of the main gate, and the prince and Lin Chengyou rode around to accompany him.

The princes turned their heads and saw the situation at the east gate, and they were amused and surprised: "This little red horse has a good temper."

For fear of being shocked by the emperor's imperial carriage, the palace people had no choice but to go forward and say: "This horse suddenly stubborn... I can't help it, but how many more people should the servants ask to tie this horse to Li's house?"

The sage asked in the car, "Is this the red-flame dagger from Ah Da?"

The queen said helplessly: "No, it's just as naughty as its original owner. It was supposed to be given to Li Guangyuan's daughter, but this should make it difficult for the Li family to come down to the stage. Da, you have raised it, what do you say?"

Lin Chengyou immediately laughed and said, "I'm wronged, this horse was very obedient when it was in the hands of my nephew. My nephew went over and asked what happened to it."

He rolled over and dismounted, and soon walked to the Li Du family, who saluted one after another: "His Royal Highness."

Lin Chengyou nodded, whistled in his mouth, and the little red horse ran towards him happily.

Lin Chengyou stroked the little red horse's mane: "It's not growing in size, but his temper is getting bigger every day. Let's go, go where you should go."

As he said that, he pulled the reins and personally led the horse towards Li Huaigu.

Li Huaigu's skirt moved slightly and stepped aside gently: "Sir."

Lin Chengyou came to Li Huaigu and was about to hand the reins to the servant next to her, when he was not careful, the little red horse turned around and ran towards Du Tinglan and Teng Yuyi.

Lin Chengyou pretended to whistle a few times, but the horse was still disobedient, either going back to him and arching affectionately, or circling around Du Tinglan and Teng Yuyi, refusing to go to Li's house.

Everyone couldn't help laughing: "Is this horse going to choose its own owner?"

The prince said to the queen, "Auntie, it hasn't been long since the horse arrived at Ada's side. I guess he doesn't know much about the horse's habits."

Lin Chengyou reluctantly returned to the horse: "Auntie, I can't do anything about it, anyway, the two horses are of the same quality, or else give that purple light to the Li family and this red flame to the Du family. ."

The Duke of Chun'an gave Lin Chengyou a meaningful look.

The queen did not suspect him: "Forget it, everything has a spirit, since that little stubborn horse has found a master by himself, then let it go."

So the two horses switched places, Ziguangliu belonged to Li Huaigu, and Chiyanliu was given to Du Tinglan.

***

It was already afternoon when Teng Yuyi and his party returned to Chang'an.

The three brothers and sisters went back to the room to change their clothes, and excitedly went to the stable to see the little red horse.

As soon as the horse entered the mansion, it was handed over to the steward who specially took care of the horses. After entering the mansion, the little red horse was unexpectedly obedient, ate forage and drank water, and lazily basked in the sun in the stable.

Teng Yuyi asked the steward to release the pony, and happily circled around it: "I'm still worried that it will be stubborn again."

Strange that wherever she went, the pony's nose followed.

Du Shaotang snorted: "I thought it liked my sister, but now, it seems that it likes Cousin Yu."

Du Tinglan tried to lead the little red horse, but she couldn't. She wondered, "It's true."

"Don't worry, I know what's going on." Teng Yuyi slowly took out a bag of Shi Dongchun from the sleeve cage. In addition to the sachet she used to wear today, she only brought this bag of wine. Maybe the horse smelled her. The wine was fragrant, so he kept leaning towards her.

She patted the little red horse on the neck: "Little horse, are you also hungry for wine?"

As he said, he put the wine bag in front of the little red horse. The little horse twitched his nose and sneezed violently. Then he stepped back and fled back to the stable.

Teng Yuyi froze in place, Du Tinglan and Du Shaotang looked at each other.

"It's not like loving wine, obviously I haven't smelled it before." Du Shaotang said.

Teng Yuyi was puzzled. She had never known this horse before, so there must be a reason why she liked to get close to her.

She wondered when she looked at herself, apart from the wine bag, what else could arouse the interest of a thousand miles of horses?

She took off the sachet around her waist and looked at it. She has loved to use roses as incense since she was a child (Note 1). This flower is rare, and few people use it as a spice except for her, but even if the scent is unique, it will not make a horse Treat her differently.

"Ayu, I advise you not to think about it, everything pays attention to fate, and horses are no exception." Du Tinglan looked at the pony gently, "I said why you pushed Ajie last night, you have long been attracted to it, and now it is It's yours, have you thought of a name for it?"

Du Shaotang helped with an idea: "Cousin Yu, her red mane is as bright as flames, or I'll call her Zhu'er."

Teng Yuyi walked to the stables and stroked the little red horse's head again on tiptoe. Seeing that he couldn't avoid him, he couldn't help but feel more and more delighted.

She put her arms around the neck of the little red horse and happily put her face on it: "The name 'Zhu'er' is too common. My little red horse is unique. I have to give it a good name."