The son is responsible

When Xue Muji returned to Chunxiao Courtyard, Xue Huaijiu had just finished copying the book, holding a piece of paper in his hand, with his back to the door, thinking for some reason, he didn't seem to notice that the prince had returned.

Xue Muji approached quietly, walked around behind Xue Huaijiu softly, stretched his neck to see what the fourth brother was looking at, so concentrated.

Xue Huaijiu was startled by the sudden appearance of Yuanyuan's head, he instinctively hid the paper behind his back and took a few steps back.

"Brother, what are you looking at?" Xue Muji was very curious.

Xue Huaijiu hesitated for a while, then handed over the paper he was grabbing.It's useless for the prince to look at it, and it's useless to hide it. Besides, this belongs to the prince, he just accidentally saw it.

The paper had been rolled into a roll by Xue Huaijiu in a hurry, Xue Muji thought it was like a painting, he opened it slowly, and as soon as he saw the ink marks, he knew what it was.

Xue Muji immediately ran to his room, and sure enough, the window was open, and because of the strong wind, a few pieces of drawing paper pressed on the table were scattered on the ground by the wind.It probably just fell off, and the two maids haven't seen it yet to clean it up.

The paintings are all drawn by Xue Huaijiu, some are writing with a pen and paper, some are bending over and dipping in ink, some are contemplating deeply, some are looking at the sky in a daze... Most of them are sketches and shapes, but even so , and it is a thousand times better than the bad drawing of the original body, and others can tell who the painting is at a glance.

What Xue Huaijiu was holding in his hand was one of the several paintings on his desk. He and Xue Huaijiu were almost inseparable these days. Xue Huaijiu had never entered his room on his own initiative, so Xue Muji It is certain that the painting was just blown out of the window by the wind, and was picked up by Xue Huaijiu who was copying books in the yard.

When Xue Huaijiu was copying books, most of the time, Xue Muji had nothing to do. From the front window of his house, he could clearly see the panorama of Chunxiao Courtyard, and he could see his brother's silhouette from the window grid, and he found the paper easily. After drawing it, I was called out by my father in a hurry today, so I just piled up the paintings on the table and forgot to close the window.

Alas, it's all because of the poor drawing skills of the original body!

Xue Muji packed up all the paintings and found a box to stuff them in. This is a terrible situation. How can he explain that he can draw such vivid portraits of people.Although Xue Huaijiu didn't ask, but just by watching with concentration for so long, he must have noticed that his painting skills have improved beyond perfection.

Just as he was thinking, he saw Xue Huaijiu standing at his door holding the copied book.

"My lord, I have finished copying this "Record of Yang Gong's Detective Case." He paused, and wanted to ask his lord why he was drawn.When he was copying a book just now, he saw a piece of paper being blown by the wind, and he picked it up casually. The person in the painting turned out to be him. The scent of the ink was the same as the ink he used to copy the book, and it was a special product of Jingning. , sent by the uncle of Shizimu's family.In the entire Pingjiang Marquis Mansion, only Chunxiao Court uses this kind of ink.

Xue Muji lay on the window, forced a smile, "Brother, those paintings just now...those paintings..."

"It's me." Xue Huaijiu didn't enter the house, but stood at the door, and replied, "It's very similar."

Xue Muji continued to smirk, "That...Actually...I...these paintings..." He faltered and thought quickly, but found that the reason popped up in his mind, even he couldn't convince himself.

"I'm learning...to draw...hehe..." Xue Muji continued to talk nonsense, a little incoherently.He tilted his head to look at the big tree in the yard. There were many fresh leaves growing on the crown of the tree. Under normal circumstances, Fufeng and Fuyun should be hiding among the branches inside.

and many more……

Fuyun took half a day off today, saying that there was a competition in Pingjiang Academy of Painting, and he wanted to go and see it.Most of the hidden guards in the Hou Mansion were born as orphans, and they have undergone rigorous training since they were young. They spend almost all their time practicing martial arts. There are very few of them who have hobbies like Fuyun.Fuyun likes to look at paintings, although he can't understand them, he just likes them. When he is free, he often goes to the small bamboo forest in Erfang, and stays there for a long time.

In the past, Xue Muji didn't take it seriously, but now Xue Muji is very supportive, and he simply and neatly agreed to a whole-day vacation for his secret guard.When Xue Muji thought of this, he had a flash of inspiration. The competition in Pingjiang Academy of Painting was held by the second room of Pingjiang Hou's Mansion.Xue Huaiyin, the eldest son of the second room, is a painting idiot. Xue Muji has met him a few times. This person is not talkative, and his face is indifferent, but as soon as he picks up the brush, it is like being possessed by a god or demon. , in high spirits, dragons and snakes dance, writing like a god.

Big brother, big brother, let me use your reputation.Xue Muji waved, Xue Huaijiu thought that Xue Muji wanted the book, so he walked into the window and handed the book over.

Xue Muji took the book and threw it aside without even reading it. He had to explain quickly to avoid being suspected, "This painting was not drawn by me, it was drawn by your elder brother. I saw that it was you, and it is very beautiful. I just asked for it from your elder brother."

Xue Huaijiu just nodded, and didn't express whether he believed it or not.After he left, Xue Muji finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Why is fourth brother always unwilling to come into my house?"

Fufeng flashed by the window, and replied, "My lord, have you forgotten? You once said that anyone who dares to enter your room without your consent, you will throw him to Pingjiang to feed the fish."

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Did he say that?

It seems that I really said it!Good brother, I'm scaring you, so don't believe it!

Xue Muji hurriedly chased him out, but Xue Huaijiu hadn't gone far when he was stopped by the prince, who grabbed the corner of his clothes and showed a very gentle and harmless smile, "Brother, tomorrow we have riding and archery lessons again, last time I'm not very proficient at getting on a horse."

Xue Huaijiu once promised Marquis Pingjiang to teach his son how to ride a horse, and asked, "Would you like to speak to the master?"

"No, no, no!" Xue Muji was elated, and he went as soon as he said it, snapped his fingers, and asked Fufeng to call for a carriage, and went straight to the racetrack, completely forgetting about Cai Daru's class in the afternoon.

Cai Daru waited all afternoon, then angrily threw the farewell letter on Marquis Pingjiang's table, packed his bags and wanted to go back to his hometown in Yongdu.Marquis Pingjiang tried every means to keep him but failed, so he had to give 5000 taels of gold as a gift, and sent Cai Daru away with drums and gongs.But if a great Confucianism is gone, what about the prince's courses?It is hard to find suitable candidates, even if they are found, they may not be willing to come, but Mrs. Feng Xin brings a cup of warm tea to the table, saying that the son wants the third book to read?His son is smart and eager to learn, just like the third child in Xue's family, he doesn't stick to common etiquette. If his son finishes reading those books, he will be much better than any great Confucian.Marquis Ping Jiang thought it made sense, so he gave up the idea of ​​asking Xue Muji to be a master again.

Of course, these are all things to follow.

At this moment, Xue Muji was wandering in the forest on his pony.

The relationship between his horse and the fourth brother's horse is very friendly, rubbing their necks from time to time and making whining noises.Xue Huaijiu was afraid of danger, from the moment Shi Zi got on the horse, he has been holding Xue Muji's horse rope tightly.Xue Muji was free with both hands. He gently stroked the mane on the horse's back. It was soft and was carefully groomed by the servants. Then he touched his elder brother's horse, which was still covered with cocklebur. It's a bit tricky.

But their own rare and precious varieties didn't seem to mind at all, and they were still very cheerful and took the initiative to go over.

Xue Muji was a little depressed, he and his fourth brother had been riding horses in the woods for two hours, except for the time when they helped him onto the horse, they had almost no physical contact.Thinking of his previous life, he would most like to ride the same horse with his sister. Xie concubine carried the two children up one by one, and the two of them squeezed on the bay red horse left by Princess Qi An. The horse's head turned around the royal hunting ground of Yongdu, envious of those royal relatives and relatives who coveted their precious horses.

At this rate, he's going to fall asleep.

His pony can't run fast, and the fourth brother won't let him run wild.Xue Muji tugged at Xue Huaijiu's horse rope, and said, "It's so boring for us to walk around like this, fourth brother, take me for a run! I'll sit behind you."

Xue Huaijiu's horse moved closer to the side, but with the rope in his hand, it was still very close.Xue Muji pouted Lao Gao, and began to play tricks, "What is this? You promised my father to teach me riding and archery, riding and arching, riding and arching, and it's fine if you are a general, but what about shooting? I haven't touched an arrow yet. Woolen cloth!"

"The arrow is with the master, but not in the racecourse." Xue Huaijiu pulled the rope, turned Xue Muji's horse's head around, and said.

"We can do it ourselves!" After saying that, Xue Muji jumped off the horse, ran to a few low trees, and broke off a few branches.He wanted to make a bow, and also wanted to make a few arrows. Of course, he didn't do it himself. He snapped his fingers, and Fufeng floated down from the tree, took the branch, and disappeared into the woods. Soon, he sent back a bow and Ten arrows without a point.

Xue Muji got on the horse and patted the fourth brother on the shoulder, "Fourth brother, let's go to the forest to play archery. You concentrate on riding the horse, and I concentrate on archery. There are many little rabbits in the forest. It's fun to shoot two back of."

Xue Huaijiu wanted to get off the horse, but was hugged by Xue Muji from behind, "Fourth Brother, just take me for a ride, just one lap!"

Just now he jumped on the back of Xue Huaijiu's horse.

Xue Huaijiu couldn't push Shizi off the horse, and he couldn't get off because of Shizi's hug. Shizi's little hands were holding high the self-made bow, as if he was looking forward to taking him to play in the woods.

Xue Huaijiu knew that Shizi's equestrian skills were pretty good, but every time he pretended that he couldn't climb the horse and asked him to help him.It's like Shizi's handwriting is obviously beautiful, but he always writes crookedly on purpose, which normal people can't understand.

He didn't understand why the son had to pretend, no matter how good the son was, no one in the Hou's mansion would envy him. The dignity of the mother's family was there, the favor of Marquis Pingjiang was there, and the status of the son was there. He is a treasure, unlike him, who was born to kill his third uncle and his mother.

I have long been used to being ignored, scolded, and joked. The most favored son of the Pingjiang Hou Mansion suddenly got so close to him, calling his brother, holding his hand, and walking on the road. It was as beautiful as a dream. He didn't know how to do it so as not to break this dream, he had to be careful.

Thinking about it, the horse rope in his hand was loosened halfway, Xue Muji thought that his brother had compromised, snapped his fingers, and Fufeng quickly appeared, and took his little white horse and ran to the stream to drink water.

"Go up the mountain, go up the mountain! Go up the mountain!!!"

There was an echo in the forest. The two rode on the same horse and passed under several tall green trees. The speed was still very slow. Some birds stood on the branches and sang brisk songs. Xue Muji held hands A few small arrows swished through the gaps in the leaves, and the birds flapped their wings and flew away quickly, leaving behind a few pieces of bird droppings.

Xue Muji slapped the bird droppings off his head, and took off the one that fell on his brother's back collar by the way.

Suddenly, a golden pompom drilled out from the bushes, and disappeared into the green grass in the blink of an eye.Xue Muji had never seen a golden rabbit before, so he hurriedly tugged at the collar of Xue Huaijiu in front, "Hurry up, hurry up, chase that rabbit."

Xue Huaijiu had no choice but to turn his horse and chase after him.