The Red Mansions

Chapter 347 Tanchun...has a lot of ideas (ask for a monthly ticket at the beginning of the month!)
Ningguo Mansion, in the evening, the sky is full of sunset.

After Huifang Garden, walk a few hundred steps through the garden with withered flowers, and pass through a wall, and you can see a flat school yard.

It was late in the evening, and the afterglow of the setting sun covered it inch by inch, adding a bit of openness and tranquility to the school grounds.

In the southwest corner of the school grounds, there is a reed canopy temporarily erected with wooden frames, covered with curtains to keep out the wind, and there are maids serving refreshments inside.

Jia Heng changed into a samurai costume, dressed in a capable manner, led two small ponies, stood still in the school field, looked at Xiangyun and Tanchun, and asked: "Are you familiar with horse nature these days? "

After he returned from the Beijing camp today, he ran into Xiangyun and Tanchun who were pestering him to learn how to ride a horse, so he brought them over to learn how to ride a horse.

Since I bought horses in Dongshi, I have been out early and returned late these days because I have been busy with general affairs.

Jia Heng took advantage of the situation and was not in a hurry to teach Xiangyun and Tanchun how to ride, but first let Xiangyun and Tanchun get acquainted with the temperament of the horse.

Xiangyun and Tanchun said: "We are familiar with each other."

Seeing the maroon pony that was nearly human tall, Xiangyun had a red apple-round face with a look of eagerness to try.

On Tan Chun's childish and beautiful face, there is also a look of nervousness and excitement.

"Brother Heng, shall we get on the horse now?" Xiang Yun asked impatiently.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "Let's talk about it later, first check the saddle, reins and other saddlery, and also look at the condition of the horse."

As he said that, he began to carefully check the saddle and check the condition of the horse. After finishing these, he raised his eyes and told Tanchun and Xiangyun, saying: "You can't save these things. You should pay attention to these when you ride your own horses in the future."

At this moment, the young man is dressed in a sky blue brocade robe, and his face is as elegant as a crown jade. The cold and clear color of the past is no longer there. Perhaps it is facing the light golden sunset, with soft and warm lines, and even a little unreal.

"Sister Yun, third sister, have you memorized these steps?" Jia Heng looked a little more solemn, staring at Tanchun and Xiangyun, and asked again.

Xiang Yun nodded and said: "Remember, you need to check the saddle and look at the horse's demeanor."

"Where's the third sister?"

After Tanchun heard and asked himself, Fang recovered from the state of trance, his clear eyes flickered, and the reflection of the boy's light and shadow in the watery eyes was shimmering, and the chicken pecked the rice and replied: "Remember, Brother Heng."

"Then tell me." Jia Heng asked with a serious expression.

Tanchun: "???"

Seeing Tanchun with a face full of question marks, Jia Heng couldn't help but reached out and rubbed the air bangs on Tanchun's forehead, and said, "What do you think about every day?"

Tanchun's jade face was slightly hot, and her eyes drooped. Fortunately, at this moment, Xiangyun answered, "Third sister, check the saddle first, and then look at the horse."

Tanchun nodded yes, indicating that he would write it down.

Jia Heng asked the two of them to check the saddle like cats and dogs, then stopped the two of them and asked, "Okay, which one of you two will come first."

Tanchun's eyes turned, looked at Xiangyun who was at the side, and said, "Let Sister Yun come first."

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Then sister Yun will come first, and sister Yun will come over, and I will help you get on the horse."

Xiangyun Apple had a delicate and sweet smile on his round face. He approached and said, "Brother Heng, I'm coming."

Then, as soon as he stepped on the stirrup, he fell to the side with a sound of "ouch".

"Hold on to the saddle, kick your left foot first."

Jia Heng quickly reached out to support the girl's waist, and was speechless for a while. He felt that teaching Tanchun and Xiangyun to ride a horse might make him uncomfortable. This is teaching a female driver to learn to drive.

Xiang Yun's cheeks turned red with embarrassment, straightened his clothes, and said, "Brother Heng, I forgot."

"puff……"

Firstly, Tanchun couldn't help laughing, covered his mouth and smiled coquettishly, his big and charming eyes were full of brilliant light.

Xiangyun pouted her lips, as if she was a little embarrassed by Tanchun's teasing, and said with a soft snort, "Third sister still laughed at me, it's a shame I reminded you just now."

The smile on Tan Chun's face faded slightly, and he said, "Sister Yun, I won't laugh anymore, you should study hard."

Facing the quarrel of the two little girls, Jia Heng also felt a little helpless, and said: "Okay, don't waste time, get on the horse quickly."

Helping Xiangyun change his left foot, get on the stirrup, turn over and ride on the pony.

"That's it, try to move as neatly as possible." Seeing that Xiangyun's movements were rather crisp, Jia Heng encouraged him.

Xiang Yun turned to look at Jia Heng, with novelty and joy on his face, and said with a smile: "Brother Heng, you can come up too."

Although it is a small pony, it can carry two people.

"I'll hold the reins first and lead you for a while. You can feel what it's like to ride on a horse." Jia Heng smiled, turned to look at Tanchun, and said, "The third younger sister also followed all the way. , I will tell you the precautions."

Xiangyun gave an obedient "Oh".

Tanchun also nodded, and followed Jia Heng forward.

Jia Heng led the horse and walked slowly on the school field, constantly talking about the points to pay attention to.

After walking for about half a circle, Jia Heng reminded again: "The most important thing about riding a horse is the coordination between the human and the horse's movements. The up and down movements follow the ups and downs, otherwise it is easy to hurt the thigh. Third sister, I will take sister Yun to run first." Go around, the third sister can watch first."

Tanchun nodded.

At this moment, Jia Heng had already put on the saddle and sat firmly on the saddle cushion behind Xiangyun. Just as he sat firmly, there was a scent of a young girl with cardamom tips in early February in his nostrils.

Xiangyun swayed, and quickly said: "Brother Heng, hold me tight later, don't fall down."

Jia Heng was clear-minded, and said softly: "Sister Yun, don't worry, I'll take you for a while first."

While speaking, he passed Xiangyun's armpit and took the horse's rein.

Xiang Yun didn't notice any difference, and even leaned back, and said with a light smile, "Brother Heng, then hold me tight."

Jia Heng held the reins of the horse with one hand, and drove the horse to move. It walked along the school field, and then it gradually accelerated with a sound of "driving".

But as the speed increased, Xiangyun held the saddle tightly with a pair of small hands, with a look of fear on his small face, he hurriedly said: "Brother Heng, please slow down, it's a little bumpy, and I'm a little dizzy."

Jia Heng said: "The horse bumps up and down, try moving up and down with the horse."

Xiangyun acted according to the words, moved up and down according to the frequency of the horse, and saw that he was much better, he was pleasantly surprised: "Brother Heng, this is fun, it seems that I don't feel dizzy anymore."

Jia Heng's complexion turned strange, and he clearly felt the youthful aura of the girl in front of him, and said softly: "Well, sister Yun, in fact, the range of movements...you don't need to be so big."

Xiang Yun replied "Okay", with an apple face with a bit of plateau red, whether it was shy or tired, the blush became more and more beautiful, like a crabapple in full bloom.

Jia Heng warned again: "Sister Yun, don't hold on to the saddle tightly, hold on to the underside of the rein in my hand, and I will take you to ride."

"Are you catching this?" Xiangyun followed his words, grabbing the reins of the horse.

"Yes, this is it."

So Jia Heng took Xiangyun and began to trot along the school field, which was as big as a later football field, and he rode for more than five laps, about two kilometers away.

After bumping up and down, Xiangyun was also a little out of breath, and there was a little sweat on the back of his neck, mixed with the fragrance of powder, sweet and greasy.

"Okay, let's get here first." Seeing that it was almost done, Jia Heng reined in the horse's reins, and the speed of the horse became even slower.

Xiangyun was also a little tired at the moment, and leaned against the boy's arms behind him, turned his round apple face, the smile in the two dimples was innocent, and the flickering and fluctuating eyes were faintly attached and moved, and said: "Brother Heng, this horse riding is really fun, I haven't ridden much before."

Although he is the daughter of a prince and the mansion of martial arts, Xiangyun has never been exposed to horseback riding.

"It's not too late to learn now." Jia Heng smiled and said: "But don't be too playful, look at the sweat on your face, wipe it off after a while, if it is blown by the cold wind, it's not right Just kidding."

Xiang Yun nodded with a serious expression, looked at Jia Heng's face with bright eyes, and said, "Brother Heng, you also have it on your face."

As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief from his bosom, and said with a smile, "Brother Heng, I'll wipe it for you."

Jia Heng couldn't help but be affected by the innocent smile, and said: "I'm fine, let's go down now, wait until we get down."

While speaking, Jia Heng got off the horse first, then took Xiangyun's little fleshy hand, and half embraced it and fell to the ground.

Xiang Yun smiled lightly and said: "Brother Heng, this is considered to be on the ground."

Tanchun had been watching for a while not far away, and Yingying came forward, her eyes sparkling, she smiled and took Xiangyun's little hand, and asked, "Sister Yun, how are you doing?"

Xiangyun tilted her head slightly, picked up a handkerchief and wiped her sweat, bangs of sweat formed a strand of sweat on her forehead, which made the girl a little more bright and childish, and said with a coquettish smile: "Third sister, I used to live in vain. Well, it’s such a fun thing, it’s the first time I’ve grown up and tried it.”

Hearing the childish words, Jia Heng couldn't help laughing and said: "There are many fun things in this world, such as boating, swimming, archery... I will take you to play later, now you go to the reed next to it Take a rest, drink some hot tea, don't be blown by the cold wind."

Xiang Yun smiled and said, "Brother Heng, I'll go first."

At this time, several servant girls also came over, picked up the cloak, put it on for Xiangyun, and helped the girl to rest in the reed.

Tanchun waited for Xiangyun to leave, raised his clear and crystal eyes, looked at the young man on the opposite side, and said softly, "Brother Heng, I'm a little scared...Brother Heng will help me later."

Saying that, he went to the little pony.

Jia Heng's face paused, and he thought to himself, do you call this fear?
But he still said comfortingly, "Third sister, don't worry, I won't fall on you."

Tanchun stretched out one foot and stepped on the horse's stirrup. The embroidered shoes worn by the girl were embroidered with patterns of bamboo leaves.

Turning her pretty face at this moment, with a smile in her heroic eyes, she asked, "Brother Heng, should I get on the horse like this."

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Change this horse, let that horse rest for a while."

Tanchun: "..."

Looking at the girl with handsome eyes and sculpted eyebrows, looking forward to the flying girl with a look of embarrassment or not, Jia Heng also found it quite interesting, and helped Tanchun onto the pony.

Compared with Xiangyun's plump body, if he is bigger, he can grow into Jiang Xin, the concubine of Hua, with that chubby feeling, while Tanchun's figure is much more slender.

Jia Heng still led the pony for half a circle first, talking about the main points of riding one by one.

Tanchun turned his head aside, his bright eyes moved slightly, remembering the main points.

This is a smart girl, she used her heart and remembered the main points in just one pass.

"Brother Heng..."

After a while, seeing Jia Heng still not coming up, Tan Chun pursed her cherry lips and called softly.

At this moment, Jia Heng stopped the horse, propped up the saddle, and got on the horse.

Feeling the closeness of the person behind him, Tan Chun's pretty face was hot, his body was a little stiff, his voice trembled unconsciously, and he had nothing to say: "Brother Heng, are you holding the rein with both hands?"

Jia Heng wrapped his hands around his front body, grabbed the rein, and said in a warm voice: "Well, you are holding the rein, you can actually...you can relax a little bit."

Obviously, compared with Xiangyun, Tanchun...has more thoughts.

Tanchun: "..."

Biting his lip, he relaxed.

Jia Heng looked calm and said, "Third sister, let the horse walk slowly for a while, so you can get used to it."

"it is good."

Tanchun responded softly, settled his mind, raised his head and looked forward. At that time, the sun was setting in the west, and the glowing sunset was as gorgeous as fire. For a while, his eyes were a little dazed.

Jia Heng said: "Third sister, I will run the horse faster."

Tan Chun's pretty face suddenly saw nervousness, took a deep breath, and said softly, "Brother Heng, come on."

Jia Heng: "???"

Suppressing the messy thoughts, he said in a gentle voice: "Relax, don't be too nervous, and follow the ups and downs of the horse later."

Saying that, with a soft "drive", the little pony started to run quickly with all four hooves.

Tanchun also understood Jia Heng's meaning, and his figure began to rise and fall gently with the horse, adapting to the bumps of the horse.

But after a while, her cheeks were hot. Compared with Xiangyun, she was more playful and slow in some things, while Tanchun was obviously much precocious.

Noticing the strangeness behind him, coupled with the hot air on the nape of his neck, the warm words accompanied by the man's breathing were close to his ears, and the tingling and numbness hit his whole body, making him more and more uncertain.

After a while, sensing Tanchun's strangeness, Jia Heng slowly slowed down the horse and asked, "How is the third sister?"

"Brother Heng, I'm fine." Tanchun said softly, and then explained: "Maybe I'm a little nervous."

Jia Heng reassured: "This horse is actually easy to ride. Third sister don't need to be too nervous. With third sister's aptitude, after ten days of learning, she should be able to ride a horse like flying by herself."

Tan Chun's bright eyes moved slightly, and he frowned and said: "Ten days? Brother Heng, I always think it takes a few months to learn, I don't think I'm very good at riding."

Jia Heng didn't think much about it for a while, and said with a light smile, "It's okay, it's okay to live and learn, even if you study for a lifetime, it's nothing."

Tanchun: "..."

With her head drooping, her heart was beating non-stop.

Brother Heng... what do you mean?

Jia Heng also consciously made a slip of the tongue, Xu Shi said too much in the past few days beside Princess Jinyang, so he unconsciously brought it out.

He didn't continue to dwell on this matter, and asked casually, "Third Sister, how many days are there? It's almost New Year's Eve."

Tanchun said quietly: "Well, after a year, I will be a year older."

Jia Heng smiled and said, "The third younger sister will learn how to ride a horse early, and next spring, she can go outside the city for an outing and enjoy the spring scenery."

Tan Chun said softly: "Brother Heng, I just told Sister Yun that a few days ago, although we were born in a duke's family, but we have grown up so much, except visiting relatives, we haven't even been out of the mansion a few times. See, every plant and every tree is the scenery of the garden, but I have not seen the magnificence of the heaven and earth, the splendor of the mountains and rivers, if I can go out for a walk, it would be great."

Jia Heng said with emotion: "Stuffed with cattle and sheep, the south of the Yangtze River, the vast ocean...the days will be long, and I will always bring my third sister and younger sister Yun to see her."

Hearing this, Tanchun looked back at the young man, his eyes sparkled and he said, "Brother Heng, you're going to lead the army to march to the north, right?"

Jia Heng nodded, and said: "The wish in my life is to follow the example of the predecessors to enshrine the wolves and live in Xuxu, and to fix the barbarians in the north."

Tanchun's bright eyes flashed, and he sighed softly.

Jia Heng smiled and said, "What's the sudden sigh?"

Tan Chun's jade face was faint, her cherry lips twitched, and said: "I'm afraid I won't have the chance to go with brother Heng at that time."

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then smiled lightly, and said: "It may take three to five years, or at least one or two years. After all, there is still a chance."

Tanchun let out a "hmm", and turned his eyes to look at the setting sun that had already set in the west, strands of twilight fell from the clouds, and a sense of unreasonable sadness surged deep in her heart.

"Third sister, it's getting late, why don't you come here today." Seeing that Tanchun's mood dropped suddenly, Jia Heng said softly.

Tanchun let out a "hmm".

Jia Heng got off the horse and helped Tanchun down.

At this moment, the orange light was already lit up in the reed canopy, Xiangyun had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw the two of them approaching, he said with a smile: "Brother Heng, sister three, it's time for dinner? Are you hungry?"

Tanchun smiled and said, "I'm really hungry now."

Jia Heng took a handkerchief, handed it to Tanchun, let him wipe the sweat off his cheeks, and said with a smile, "Go take a bath and change clothes first, and it won't be too late to go back to Xifu after dinner."

Tanchun and Xiangyun smiled and said hello.

While speaking, he left the school grounds and headed from Huifang Garden to the back house.

It's just that when I arrived at Huifang Garden, I saw a light on the covered bridge in the distance, and Qingwen's voice came: "My lord, Madam wants you to have dinner with the two girls."

"Come here." Jia Heng quickly walked towards Qingwen, and said with a smile, "Qingwen, lead the two of them to take a bath."

Qingwen was stunned for a moment, then realized immediately, and said, "My lord, the servant is in the backyard."

The servant book is Tanchun's maid, who takes care of Tanchun's daily life.

Several people said, walking towards the brightly lit backyard hall.

Qingwen ordered the maid to lead Tanchun and Xiangyun to take a bath.

Jia Heng also came to the wing to take a bath and change clothes.

(End of this chapter)