Every autumn rain brings a chill. After the rain in the capital recently, the city finally got cooler, and it was freezing cold when I got up in the morning.

This time when he went to Kuangtian Paddock for the autumn hunt, Xiao Chengji found someone to accompany Yan Yu.

The girl in front of him was wearing a light green silk dress. She looked energetic and lively. She was two years younger than Yan Yu. She spoke fluently and behaved gracefully. It was said that she had extraordinary skills.

She is Ma Xiao’s cousin from his uncle’s family. Her surname is Leng and her nickname is Wanli.

Wanli came to the capital during the Chinese New Year. There was no one in her family. Her parents had died early and she only had an older brother.

Wanli has been naughty and active since she was a child, but her brother is a weak person.

Previously, Madam Ma betrothed Miss Ma to Wanli's brother. Mr. Leng had been in love with this young lady for many years. After the marriage was decided, he was overjoyed and wanted to get married as soon as possible.

Later, Miss Ma committed suicide after being raped by the Seventh Prince. Upon hearing the bad news, Master Leng fell ill and died soon after.

The Leng family suddenly lost their male heir, and the family property was divided up by relatives with the same surname. Wanli was left as an unmarried girl, and several families were eyeing her marriage covetously.

When the Ma family learned about this, they brought Wanli to the capital.

The Ma couple lost their daughter, and Wanli's misfortune was caused by the Ma family, so they raised Wanli as their own daughter.

Although Wanli is a girl, her skills are as good as those of the soldiers in the Infantry Battalion. The Ma family is a family of military generals and they are quite fond of her.

This time, when Ma Xiao heard Xiao Chengji say that the princess needed someone to protect her during the autumn hunt, he recommended Wanli.

When Miss Ma was buried, the Prince Qin's Mansion secretly helped a lot. In addition, the Ma family had been very powerful in the capital this year, and they were promoted by the Prince Qin. Wanli was very grateful to the Prince Qin's Mansion and served Yan Yu very wholeheartedly.

Yan Yu mostly slept in the carriage in the morning. The court set out early, and she was woken up by Xiao Chengji before four o'clock in the morning. She was drowsy in the morning and basically did not wake up.

At noon, when the team reorganized and rested, Yan Yu got up and ate something.

Princess Wei Ruxuan of Rui County and Princess Zheng of the Seventh Prince also came. Wei Ruxuan received a rather luxurious peacock feather cloak from the Queen, and she even went to Yan Yu to show off.

Zheng felt bored. She had heard from Xia that the food at Yan Yu's place was exquisite and delicious, so she decided to sit with Yan Yu.

When Yan Yu saw Zheng, he raised his eyes and smiled: "Are you tired? Sit down quickly."

Zheng smiled and said, "I don't know how to ride a horse, so I didn't plan to come here. Master Qi said that everyone else has come, so it would be bad if I didn't come."

The two talked for a while and ate a few cakes. During this time, Zheng saw a girl in a green silk skirt next to her who was cold and ferocious to her with a fierce look in her eyes. Because the girl was not dressed like a maid, Zheng guessed that she was a girl from Yan Yu's relative's family.

She didn't stay long. She ate something with Yan Yu, talked for a while, and then left.

As soon as Zheng left, Yan Yu took a sip of tea and said calmly: "Don't show any expression in front of guests."

Wanli's eyes turned red: "My brother and cousin's deaths were all caused by the Seventh Prince. The Seventh Prince is her husband!"

"You also know that the Seventh Prince is the culprit." Yan Yu said, "If she could decide on her marriage, she might want to marry a good man, not someone like the Seventh Prince."

Wanli thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.

Besides, when the Seventh Prince was doing these things, Zheng had not yet married him.

Even though Zheng was a member of the Zheng family, she did not do anything at this time. She was pushed around by the family for the first half of her life.

Wanli still had some hatred in her heart: "She has married the Seventh Prince. If she keeps company with bad people, she will become bad in the future!"

The child had a bad temper and couldn't let go of the deep hatred in his family, so Yan Yu didn't say anything else.

Wanli couldn't understand why Yan Yu was the same in front of everyone. Even in front of Princess Wei of Rui County, he was gentle and polite, and his expression and behavior were the same as always.

She had heard some gossip about Yan Yu and Princess Rui. It was said that it was Prince Rui who was engaged to Yan Yu, but Wei stole her away, causing Prince Rui to cancel the engagement.

If the King of Qin had not agreed to marry Yan Yu at that time, Yan Yu would have been in an awkward situation.

In fact, when Yan Yu first married the King of Qin, people often laughed at her in private, saying that she was abandoned by the King of Rui and that the King of Qin picked up the woman that the King of Rui didn't want.

In the past two years, many people have seen Yan Yu, and Yan Yu's face is so convincing that once he stands there, nothing can be said.

Those who laughed at Yan Yu for being abandoned turned around and laughed at Prince Rui for being blind.

Every time Wanli thought about this, she felt that Wei deserved to die. For her own selfish reasons, she actually snatched someone else's fiancé and forced a young lady she had never met and had no old grudge against into a desperate situation. The young lady's father and brother also died defending their country.

If Wanli faced Wei, she would definitely not be able to remain calm. It was kind of her not to spit in Wei's face!

Wanli sighed: "Alas, Princess, how come you don't have any temper at all? Just now, that Wei came over and her words were sarcastic and mean. If it were me, I would slap her in the face and let her talk any more."

"You can't do anything casually in the palace. It would be bad if the emperor heard about it."

This child lost both his parents and his only brother. Now he lives with others, a bit like Yan Yu back then.

Yan Yu never liked to teach outsiders, but thinking about how this child had grown up without a female elder to teach her, he couldn't help but give Wanli a few words of advice: "Don't talk too much, don't show your feelings on your face. There are just too many rules in the capital. If you do something wrong, people will laugh at you in private. You'll get used to it."

Wanli knew that Yan Yu said this for her own good. The Leng family usually indulged their elders and never taught her anything, so she nodded seriously: "I will never give other people a cold shoulder again."

Yan Yu was not feeling very comfortable sitting in the carriage, so he spent the time sleeping, thinking that he would be fine once he reached the paddock.

At night, everyone set up camp to rest, and Yan Yu got out of the carriage.

Xiao Chengji had been with the emperor the entire day, and only came to Yan Yu after having dinner with the emperor.

"We'll arrive at noon tomorrow." Xiao Chengji said, "Are you tired of riding in the carriage?"

Yan Yu lay on the mattress: "A little bit."

Xiao Chengji was lying next to her. Yan Yu turned over and moved closer to him. She felt something bulge in his arms and reached in curiously.

Yan Yu was startled by the lively and warm feeling, and she quickly pulled her hand back.

Xiao Chengji smiled and took out a gray little rabbit: "I just caught it."

This little rabbit has black eyes, is the size of a palm, and has big ears. Because its fur is gray, it looks a bit dirty: "It's not white."

"That's what a wild rabbit is like." Xiao Chengji said, "Here, grab its ears."

The little rabbit kicked its legs and squeaked. Yan Yu didn't hold it tightly, so it jumped out and quickly ran out of the tent.

Xiao Chengji chuckled: "Coward."

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