I was a princess in ancient times
Chapter 29
If he heard someone asking him "what is bullying" in a serious manner elsewhere, Ji Xinxue would definitely consider it carefully, try to consider all possibilities, and give an answer that may be moderate but will never go wrong.
At this time, it was the innocent and poor little county king who asked him this question.
Ji Xinxue gave the answer without hesitation, "Those who make you unhappy and have negative emotions are bullying you."
"Negative emotions?" Yu Heng's eyes flashed blankly.
Ji Xinxue gave Yu Heng an example with her fingers, "Fear, anger, panic, worrying about gain and loss...these emotions will make you unhappy, and may even affect your health are all negative emotions."
Yu Heng carefully memorized every word and every word Ji Xinxue said in his heart, and subconsciously appeared in his mind Yu Yu's pale face and eyes that seemed to contain countless sorrows.
It wasn't until she had left for a long time that he realized that she had never been happy.
Who bullied her?
But she always talked about how no one could bully the future King Xianglin. At that time, she was already the Lord Xianglin, so why would she still be bullied?
After hearing Ji Xinxue's words, instead of awakening, Yu Heng fell into a deeper daze.
Ji Xinxue had already sensed Yu Heng's emotions through Yu Heng's unfocused eyes. He didn't guess that Yu Heng was thinking of Yu Yu, and thought that Yu Heng still couldn't understand his words.
"For example, the behavior of the British Crown Prince's wife when she was in the Jiawang Mansion was to bully you. This is the most obvious bullying." Ji Xinxue thought for a while, and gave Yu Heng a second example, "And you and Qi Zhu are here The fight on the first day of school, the old lady of the British government asked Qi Zhu to make an apology on behalf of the British government but completely concealed your behavior, which is also bullying you, this is covert bullying."
Yu Heng was awakened by Ji Xinxue's voice, and his eyes gradually returned to focus.
He heard Ji Xinxue say to him, "It's the old lady of the British government who messed up right and wrong first, and the students in the school listened and believed and lied later. It's only natural for you to be angry."
Ji Xinxue saw the astonishment and almost invisible joy in Yu Heng's eyes clearly, and confirmed her guess even more.
It's not that Yu Heng is indifferent to the various hurtful behaviors of the students in Hanzhuyuan.
It's just that he has long been used to not being understood, and is used to standing on the opposite side of most people. As time goes by, he no longer expects anyone to understand him.
Yu Heng didn't know when, he realized it in the life that was not going well.
'As long as there is no expectation, there is no chance of injury. '
Subconsciously, he is still afraid of disappointment, which is why he rejects people thousands of miles away.
There was a long silence in the carriage before Yu Heng's voice sounded, "I have never given money to the old lady and Mrs. Shizi."
Ji Xinxue immediately heard something was wrong, her mouth was faster than her brain, "But you gave them things that are much more expensive than silver."
Yu Heng didn't seem to expect Ji Xinxue to say that, his body stiffened almost invisible.
After all, he still couldn't meet Ji Xinxue's persistent gaze, and said in a low voice, "There must be a lot of presents for festivals and birthdays, it will make me appear impolite."
Ji Xinxue thought of the box of valuable paints that he had just brought to the Imperial College from King Jia's Mansion, and immediately felt sorry for Yu Heng.
With Yu Heng's generosity, something specially given out as a 'gift' must be of great value.
Silly boy, how are you not being rude?
You are a meat bun beating a dog!
Feeling a shadow flashing over his head, Yu Heng raised his head subconsciously, and saw Ji Xinxue had stood up, walking towards him while the carriage was speeding.
Yu Heng was shocked, and immediately stood up to help Ji Xinxue's arm, for fear that Ji Xinxue's feet would not be stable. Although all the sharp places in the carriage were wrapped with high-quality cotton cloth and brocade silk, they still hurt.
Compared to Yu Heng's panic, Ji Xinxue was surprisingly calm. He never thought about the possibility of falling in the carriage, and only had the most steadfast thoughts in his mind.
It is necessary to correct Yu Heng's view of consumption.
Ji Xinxue is in favor of spending money to buy happiness, and also thinks that spending money to make relatives and friends happy is something that makes herself happy, especially Yu Heng's money will never be spent no matter how much it is spent, it is simply double the happiness.
But money must be spent where it is worthwhile, and it must not be 'capitalised'.
Ji Xinxue pulled Yu Heng's arm and pushed Yu Heng back to the seat, and sat beside Yu Heng, "What are the annual gifts you gave to the old lady and Mrs. Shizi?"
Yu Heng's gaze changed from panic to blankness, and he said, "Lin Zhao is handling it, I don't care much."
This is the first time Ji Xinxue heard Yu Heng talking about the servants around her, and she subconsciously asked, "Who is Lin Zhao? He prepared the gifts according to your instructions, wouldn't he give you a look? You will never remember everything Can't live."
There was a flash of bewilderment in Yu Heng's eyes.
Of course he wouldn't forget all of them, but he had already drawn a conclusion from Ji Xinxue's reaction.
After Ji Xinxue heard the gifts he gave to the old lady and Mrs. Shizi, she might show a disappointed or angry expression.
He didn't want to see Ji Xinxue showing these expressions, so he could only skip this topic as much as possible.
"Lin Zhao used to be in charge of the fief's affairs for his mother in the fief princess mansion. Later, when Mo Changshi went to fief, he came to Chang'an. The paint I gave you was for him to find it." Yu Heng said without hesitation. Choose to answer the questions he is willing to answer first, and deliberately explain the answers in great detail.
"Oh." Ji Xinxue nodded, "So what kind of gift did he prepare for you for the old lady and Mrs. Shizi?"
On the surface, Yu Heng was sitting upright, but he always turned his eyes inadvertently, secretly observing the expression of Ji Xinxue who was tilting his head to look at him.
Finding that Ji Xinxue was still holding on to the previous question and didn't turn his attention to Lin Zhao because of his words, Yu Heng's eyes paused for a moment, just in time for Shang Ji Xinxue's half-smiling gaze.
Yu Heng showed a wry smile, and replied honestly, "They are all fashionable jewelry and clothing materials, mostly from Jiangnan and fiefdoms, occasionally there are some rare ornaments or high-quality embroidery, fur from northern Xinjiang... ...well, gone."
There are so many types that Ji Xinxue's heart aches.
After the heartache, Ji Xinxue felt a strong sense of disobedience.
Originally, Yu Heng said that he would give the old lady and Mrs. Shizi a gift and a birthday gift, but he thought it would be given by the younger generation of the British government. Yu Heng didn't bother to prepare it himself, so he chose to spend the money directly.
Listening to Yu Heng's words now, it seems that someone who has already married and is an official outside, because he can't serve his elders, so he gives generous gifts for festivals and birthdays, so as not to be impeached by the censor for being unfilial.
Qi Sima, who was in Yuanzhou, might not even send such a heavy gift to the British government in Chang'an. Although Yu Heng was rich, his father was still there, and he was not yet in charge of the family.
The so-called boxing ceremony and birthday ceremony are obviously the master of the British government pretending to be confused, deliberately letting people guide Yu Heng, and cheating money from Yu Heng in such a way.
"People of the same generation as you..." Ji Xinxue was afraid of poking Yu Heng's pain, so she asked cautiously, "How do they give gifts?"
Confusion flashed across Yu Heng's eyes, "I don't know"
When Yu Yu was still around, he occasionally communicated with his cousins.
Since Yu Yu passed away, many unpleasant things have happened, and the brothers and sisters in the family are somewhat avoiding him.
Yu Heng is not born with a proactive and enthusiastic personality.
Zhang Siyi from Hanzhuyuan would go to Yu Heng's side whenever he was free, but Yu Heng couldn't remember Zhang Siyi very much, and the brothers and sisters who didn't see each other often in Yu Heng's heart were not even as deep as Zhang Siyi.
The only time he can think of them is when the servant reminds him that someone will have a birthday one day and needs to prepare gifts in advance.
Ji Xinxue took a deep breath.
It never occurred to him that Yu Heng, who was ruthless like a little wolf when he beat someone, would turn out to be a soft bun after peeling off the wolf's fur.
"Um...Lin Zhao, he prepares gifts for you so frequently, didn't he tell you that this is abnormal?" Ji Xinxue failed to adjust her mood, she snuggled softly into the cushion fixed in the carriage, listlessly Looking at Yu Heng.
He was a little suspicious now that Lin Zhao was an insider, who had been secretly bought by the British government long ago, so he pretended not to notice something was wrong, and watched Yu Heng throw money into the bottomless puddle.
"He said." Yu Heng lowered his head, feeling a little depressed suddenly, and imitated Ji Xinxue's appearance and snuggled into the cushion, "He made a bet with me that within three years, the gift of 10 taels he prepared for me will be sent to me one after another. In the British government, as long as there is one person who sincerely does not want me to spend money, or return a gift of the same value, he will follow me to Yuanzhou to find my father."
Not long after Yu Yu's death, Qi Liu went to Yuanzhou to serve as Sima.
For a long period of time, Yu Heng's life was very bad.He really wanted to go to Yuanzhou to find Qi Sima, but Lin Zhao, who had just arrived in Chang'an, and Mo Changshi, who was far away in the fiefdom, firmly opposed Yu Heng's leaving Chang'an, and even said a lot of bad things about Qi Sima.
In the letter Qi Sima sent back to Chang'an, he also mentioned Mo Changshi and Lin Zhao to Yu Heng many times, and the whole article was full of "the slave is strong and the master is weak", "you are bullying you are young"...
Every time, at the end of the letter, Yu Heng would be reminded that no matter what difficulties he encountered that could not be solved, he could go to the Duke of England and his son.
If Yu Yu and Qi Sima were a loving couple, Yu Heng would definitely choose to side with Qi Sima without hesitation, let the British government solve Mo Changshi and Lin Zhao for him, and then go to Yuanzhou to find Qi Sima.
But Yu Yu and Qi Sima were not.
In Yu Heng's impression, Yu Yu and Qi Sima had a very harmonious time.
It's a pity that these short "harmony" are mostly just fleeting fragments, so that Yu Heng often wonders whether Yu Yu and Qi Sima, who are singing in harmony in his memory, really happened, or he is too young to distinguish sleep dreams and reality.
Yu Yu hardly ever quarreled with Qi Sima.
She will only prevent Qi Sima from entering, but she will not prevent Yu Heng from going outside to meet Qi Sima.
When Yu Heng was young, he always listened to Qi Sima's words ignorantly, and went to Yu Yu to intercede for Qi Sima, most of them were "Ma'am, I was wrong." ',' For Feng Lang's sake, bypass me once. ' These are easy to remember words.
So much so that when Yu Heng was sensible and explored these memories, he couldn't even remember why Yu Yu was angry with Qi Sima.
Yu Heng is very smart, and every time he completes what Qi Sima told him very seriously, but Yu Yu can still easily guess why Yu Heng said those words to her. .
Every time after listening to Yu Heng's pleading, Yu Yu would hold Yu Heng in her arms and ask Yu Heng softly, "Will Feng Lang forgive him?"
The young Yu Heng could only remember the word 'forgive'. He usually frowned and looked at Yu Yu's face in deep thought, and nodded after confirming that there was no sad emotion on Yu Yu's face.
Yu Heng knew that after he nodded, Yu Yu would reconcile with Qi Sima.
Later, as Yu Heng got older and learned more and more things, he realized that most of the conflicts between Yu Yu and Qi Sima came from him.
The people in the British government felt that Yu Yu watched him too closely, so that he was not close to the people in the British government, and Qi Sima also hoped that he could be closer to the people in the British government.
At that time, the British Duke and Duchess had not been lingering on the sick bed, and she always joked with Yu Yu with a smile on her face. If she could take Yu Heng back to the yard to raise her for a few years, she would immediately hand over the British Duke's residence to her daughters-in-law, and relax completely. Ye get grandson.
Later, Mrs. Shizi also began to persuade Yu Yu to send Yu Heng to the yard of the British princess to raise her.
Yu Yu lost her temper and smashed everything that could be smashed in the flower hall.Yu Heng didn't remember exactly what she said, but only vaguely remembered the words 'Junwang' and 'Princess Anguo'.
Later, Yu Yu asked him very seriously if he wanted to live with the British princess for a while.
Before Yu Heng could reply, Yu Yu was hugged tightly by the tearful Yu Yu, who said viciously, "It's useless if you think about it, I will never let you leave me."
In fact, Yu Heng didn't want to go to the British princess, he didn't want to go anywhere, he just wanted to stay by Yu Yu's side.
Except for Yu Yu, everyone else prefers Qi Yanhe of the third room and his younger brother Qi Zhu.
Maybe Qi Sima is different from those people, but Yu Yu only likes him.
When Yu Yu was dying, she only had time to hold Yu Heng's hand and confess a few words.
"I'm not filial. I failed to live the way your grandma wanted to see. You have to be good. As long as you are happy, grandma will be happy."
"The honor and disgrace of the people in the Princess Mansion are tied to you alone, and they will consider you wholeheartedly."
It is precisely because there are people from the Princess Mansion in Yu Yu's last words that Yu Heng tolerates Mo Changshi and Lin Zhao who have repeatedly angered him. Even though countless quarrels broke out, he never considered following Qi Sima As written in the letter, to ask the British Duke and the British Duke to help him solve the 'trouble'.
After another fierce quarrel, Lin Zhao proposed to make a three-year contract with him, betting whether people in the British government would really consider him.
Yu Heng didn't think it was too much for the people of the British government to accept gifts worth 10 taels of silver for three years without giving him the same value in return.
He was just tired, he didn't want to argue with Lin Zhao and Mo Changshi anymore, and he didn't want to face the letter Qi Sima sent back from Yuanzhou all night until dawn without knowing how to reply.
The three-year agreement is like a three-year breathing period for him.
Maybe after three years, he will understand more truths, become a person who can easily distinguish right from wrong, and will not continue to hesitate in his mother's last words and father's instructions.
It's a pity that half of the three-year period has passed, and Yu Heng still has many problems that he has not figured out.
As for the money that has been thrown into the British government, if it weren't for Ji Xinxue's inquiry today, Yu Heng would never have even cared about it.
A bet, just a few words, made Ji Xinxue feel Lin Zhao's embarrassment.
The king of the small county is still young, and he grew up in the British government, so it is quite normal for him to get close to the British government naturally.
On the one hand, they are relatives connected by flesh and blood, and on the other hand, they are just subordinate servants.
From the very beginning, the weight of the two sides in Yu Heng's heart was very different.
If a mere 10 taels of silver can allow Yu Heng to recognize the true colors of the people in the British government, it is really a very cost-effective expense for Yu Heng.
Although he has realized that Yu Heng's ideas formed over the years need to be corrected slowly with gentle methods and meticulous patience, Ji Xinxue still feels that at least Yu Heng can no longer give the old lady and the prince who have shown their fox tails. Madame throws money.
Otherwise, it is very likely that Yu Heng will change from a passive stuffed bun to an active stuffed bun without knowing it.
As the carriage got farther and farther away from the inner city of Chang'an, the road became more and more bumpy.
Ji Xinxue would rather hold her face in her hands to reduce the vibration of the carriage, and she was determined not to leave the soft cushion.
He tried his best to put on a cold expression, "The old lady and Mrs. Shizi bullied you, so you don't have to prepare birthday gifts and ceremony for them in the future."
Hesitation flashed in Yu Heng's eyes, "But..."
"No, but." Ji Xinxue interrupted Yu Heng, "They didn't feel embarrassed when they bullied you. What are you embarrassed about? If you think it's rude not to give gifts, just look at your cousins You can give them the same gift as your brothers, so as to avoid the embarrassment of your cousins."
In fact, Ji Xinxue wanted to say that Yu Heng should just treat everyone equally and completely correct the problem of giving heavy gifts to the British government. In the future, the gifts to the British princes and princes should also be on par with cousins.
It is true that the old lady and the prince's wife have evil intentions, and the British prince and the prince's prince are certainly not good things.
If these two men who were in charge of the house really wanted to protect Yu Heng, they would never have allowed Yu Heng to suffer so much grievance in the British government.
Considering that he had just met Yu Heng not long ago, a close relationship might have the opposite effect, Ji Xinxue could only regretfully keep these words in his stomach, and wait until he had a chance to say them later.
It wasn't until she saw Yu Heng nodding with her own eyes that Ji Xinxue showed a satisfied smile, and finally couldn't help but close her eyes in the heavy sleepiness.
Before being completely defeated by sleepiness, Ji Xinxue taught Yu Heng a truth.
"If you want to know if someone is bullying you on purpose, you can look at how this person treats you differently than someone who has the same status as you."
Yu Heng was also sleepy, but he held back.
When Ji Xinxue's breathing became completely stable, Yu Heng dared to look at Ji Xinxue's face.
Ji Xinxue didn't sleep for a long time, after the carriage stopped, he woke up in a daze.
Yu Heng was afraid that Ji Xinxue would catch a cold if she got out of the carriage rashly because it was slightly colder outside than inside the carriage, so she asked someone to open the curtain of the carriage, and put the cool air from outside into the carriage first.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted in response, and the old shopkeeper, Lin Zhao, looked at the people sitting on both sides with a smile, "The king of the small county, the lord of Ningshu county."
"Why are you here?" Surprise flashed in Yu Heng's eyes. The last time he came to pick a horse, Lin Zhao didn't follow him.
Lin Zhao opened his eyes and said nonsense, "The account here is not quite right, I'll take a look in person, but I didn't expect that not long after I came here, I heard that the little county king is also here."
Facing Ji Xinxue's curious eyes, Lin Zhao introduced himself courteously, "I am the steward of the feudal princess mansion. I have been walking between the princess mansions in Xiangyuan and Linzhang for many years. I am in charge of all the operations of the princess mansion. Your name is Nu Linzhao. That's it."
Ji Xinxue smiled and nodded to the old shopkeeper, but she was very surprised in her heart.
When Yu Heng talked about Lin Zhao, he thought Lin Zhao was a shrewd man in his prime, or a very pedantic person, but he turned out to be a very funny-looking little old man.
The most prominent feature of the so-called Dazhuang lies in the word "big". In addition to the stretches of good cultivated land, there are also mountains, forests and fish lakes next to each other.
The outermost area is a contiguous group of residents. These people are all tenant farmers of the Dazhuang. The Princess Mansion does not expect the Dazhuang to be profitable, nor does it need to pay taxes. The rental price of a large piece of good land is extremely low, so the requirements for the tenant farmers Very high, many tenant farmers are farming and studying families, or there are people in the family who are skilled in crafts and can work in Neizhuang.
Because Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue only set off from Chang'an at noon, and they had to return to the inner city before the city gate was locked at night, they didn't have time to stay in the village for long, so the carriage stopped directly at the gate of the inner village.
It is said to be Neizhuang, but it is actually similar to other courtyards, and there is even a small martial arts arena in it that is not inferior to Hanzhuyuan.
The old shopkeeper personally took Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue to the stables to watch the horses.
The stable smelled extremely fresh, obviously cleaned on purpose.
The ponies are all grouped together, namely a pony with a whole body white, a pony with a body that is mostly white but with a layer of gray fur floating on the surface, a pony with a whole body of light brown, and a pony with a whole body that is pitch black with a hair in the middle of its forehead. But there is a wisp of white, and below the four ankles are all white ponies.
Ji Xinxue took a fancy to the last pony.
The old shopkeeper, who was always paying attention to Ji Xinxue's expression, immediately said, "This is a horse from the south. Although it looks very handsome, the bloodline is not pure. I'm afraid it can't be compared with the descendants of famous horses."
In the Yu Dynasty, most of the real famous horses came from northern Xinjiang and small countries in the west, and the horses in the south were inferior in all aspects after all.
If it weren't for the fact that this horse was really unique, there would never have been a chance to appear in front of Yu Heng.
Ji Xinxue didn't care about Lin Zhao's words at all. He just wanted a horse that matched his eyes and was docile enough. What did he want the offspring of a famous horse?
There is no need for descendants of famous horses to follow him on the battlefield to fight with others.
Seeing that Ji Xinxue had made up his mind, the old shopkeeper immediately ordered the pony selected by Ji Xinxue to be taken out alone.Then he took Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue to the empty yard not far from the stables, and asked Ji Xinxue to try to get close to the pony, lest Ji Xinxue dislike the horse after the real contact, and waste a lot of time for nothing.
The old shopkeeper grabbed the pony's reins with one hand, took the cloth bag around his waist with the other hand and handed it to Yu Heng, and said to Ji Xinxue, "Try to make it familiar with you and accept the food you give it."
Yu Heng took out the bean cake from the cloth bag and handed it to Ji Xinxue, pointing, "You hold the bean cake and slowly pass it in front of it, then stop in mid-air, the pony will eat the bean cake by itself, and then lick the palm of your hand to remember you."
It was Ji Xinxue's first time to have such close contact with horses, but he had heard many tragedies of serious injuries due to improper training and handling of horses.Excited and nervous in my heart, I paid special attention to Yu Heng's words, and meticulously finished feeding the horse for the first time.Even though he had been envious of the pony's satin-like hair for a long time, he only revealed a little in his eyes, and controlled the desire to get started.
After the pony is familiar with him, he can touch him however he wants.
The old shopkeeper originally watched Yu Heng teach Ji Xinxue to get close to the pony with a smile on his face, but after watching for a while, his expression became more and more rigid.
How come you only know how to say some cold words to Ning Shu County Lord?
Didn't you see that County Lord Ningshu likes ponies and is also a little afraid of them? Even if you don't dare to hold County Lord Ningshu's hand for fear of being abrupt, you can be more proactive!
Don't always talk about horses, what are you doing telling County Lord Ningshu all the famous horses from ancient times to the present?Do you think you are teaching students?
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The old shopkeeper frantically gave Yu Heng winks, hoping that Yu Heng would not leave the word 'horse' in every sentence.
Seeing the cramped facial expression of the old shopkeeper, Yu Heng asked with concern, "What's wrong with you? Did you forget to close the window when you were taking a nap during the day and blow your face?"
Ji Xinxue followed Yu Heng's gaze and said with concern, "You find a place to rest for a while, you don't have to stay with us all the time."
The old shopkeeper was very moved, and tearfully rejected the kindness of Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue.
He wiped his face, and said in a hoarse voice, "A gust of wind blew just now, and the old servant lost his eyesight, but he is healed now."
Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue looked at each other.
Was there a wind blowing just now?
When Ji Xinxue managed to get acquainted with the pony and was able to gently touch the pony's forehead, Yu Heng suddenly said, "Do you want to give this horse a name?"
Ji Xinxue pondered for a while, then asked Yu Heng, "What does your horse look like? What's your name?"
"It's a maroon pony called Hong Fei." Yu Heng replied.
The old shopkeeper who had completely given up hope had a flash of light in his eyes, and suggested, "Maybe the magistrate should be called Bai Yu?"
It sounds like it has a lot to do with Hongfei.
Ji Xinxue, however, was amused by the old shopkeeper, and pointed at the pony and said to Yu Heng, "It's so black, how can it be called Baiyu?"
The pony doesn't know what the Twolegs in front of him are talking about or laughing at. It only knows that after being fed something delicious, it obediently pats the Twolegs on the head, so will the Twolegs give it some more rewards? ?
Yu Heng was grabbed by Ji Xinxue's arm who was bent over laughing, and had to leave the spot. His gaze stayed on Ji Xinxue's smiling face for a long time, and he turned his head to look at Ji Xinxue eagerly, not knowing at all that he was being caught. The pony, whose master ruthlessly laughed at him, also showed a faint smile.
The old shopkeeper sighed melancholy, turned his back and stopped looking at Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue.
Forget it, as long as the little county king and the county head are happy.
He is really old, alas.
Finally, Ji Xinxue named the pony 'Baixiang'.
Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng were afraid that they would not be able to return to Chang'an before the key was released, so they did not dare to stay longer in Dazhuang. They returned immediately after receiving the assurance from the old shopkeeper that they would personally bring Baixiang back to Chang'an.
After all, it took too long to stay on Zhuangzi. When they returned to Chang'an, the sky had already darkened. Fortunately, when Yu Heng's bicycle frame was at the city gate, they didn't have to queue up, so the two of them could return to the inner city unimpeded.
Yu Heng sent Ji Xinxue back to the palace first.
After watching Ji Xinxue walk to the door, she turned around and waved to him, and her figure completely disappeared at the side door, before Yu Heng said to the driver, "Go back to the house"
Yu Heng got off the car at the side entrance of the British government residence, and walked back to the east courtyard of the sixth house.
The driver is not a servant of the British government, he will drive Yu Heng's frame to the property of Princess An's mansion near the British government, and will pick up Yu Heng to go to school tomorrow morning.
When Yu Heng walked to the door of the sixth house's east courtyard alone, he was suddenly stopped by someone.
"My little ancestor, why did you come back now? The Duke finally took the opportunity to pay tribute to the sage to go home and have a look. I have waited for two hours in Huihe courtyard, but I haven't seen you."
The old steward who was talking wanted to grab Yu Heng's hand, but Yu Heng avoided him, "Grandfather is still waiting for me?"
"The Duke is willing to wait for you, but he has the emperor's life, and he must leave Chang'an before the key is released at the city gate, so he can only go first." The old servant sighed heavily when he said this, and looked at Yu Heng's face. There was a touch of blame in his eyes, "The Duke knew that you disappeared after you asked for leave in the Imperial College, so he was very worried about you. When he left the mansion, he specially asked the prince to send a letter to him when you came back. Now the Duke Madame and Shizi are still waiting for you in Huihe Courtyard, why don't you go and have a look?"
Although it was a question, the old servant didn't consider the possibility of Yu Heng's refusal at all. Before he finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards Huihe courtyard.
Yu Heng's reaction was indeed beyond the old servant's expectation.
Before the two entered the door, they could hear Mrs. Guo's worried voice, "Where did Feng Lang go? Why hasn't he come back yet? Why don't you send someone to Linlang Tower to ask."
The son's tone was also full of worry, but he still had to cheer up to comfort the Duke's wife, "I've sent someone to go. I heard that the shopkeeper is from the British government. He has a very bad attitude and refuses to say anything."
The old servant said loudly, "Madam, son, the little prince is back."
The Duke's wife strode to the door, holding Yu Heng's arm with tears in her eyes, and hugged Yu Heng in her arms, "Where did you go, why is there no news at all?"
"Go to Dazhuang on the outskirts of Beijing to have a look." Yu Heng replied honestly.
"It's not that you are not allowed to go to Dazhuang in the suburbs of Beijing, nor is it that grandma insists on knowing where you are all the time." Mrs. Guo wiped away the tears on her face, and looked at Yu Heng earnestly, "But you are going to school after all. At my age, I shouldn't show up in other places when I should be in the Imperial College, and I don't tell my family at all."
"What if it's not your grandfather who suddenly has time to go home today and wants to see you before leaving, but he has something urgent to tell you, but we can't find anyone for a while, what do you think we should do? " Mrs. Guo wiped more and more tears, turned around and supported the peony screen, sobbing softly.
Seeing that the Duke's wife was so sad, Yu Heng wanted to say something to comfort the Duke's wife, but he opened his mouth several times without making any sound, and could not help but complain in his heart about his clumsy tongue.
He couldn't help thinking, if Ji Xinxue was here, he would be able to coax the Duke's wife to stop her tears with just a few words.
The prince comforted the Duke's wife in a low voice for a while, but when he turned to look for Yu Heng, he found that Yu Heng was standing there indifferently, and the deep displeasure in his heart almost rushed to his face, so he could only force his anger elsewhere, "You go to Beijing!" Why didn't you go to Dazhuang in the suburbs...why didn't your servants go with you to Dazhuang in the suburbs of Beijing? They didn't care about you so much that they didn't even know you had left the Imperial College!"
Yu Heng's heart was calm, and he took the initiative to say, "Well, let's change."
From Yu Yu's death to the present, almost a year and a half, all the servants around him were kicked out because they did something wrong or didn't care about him.
At the beginning, Yu Heng would feel secretly sad because he couldn't see a familiar face, but as time passed, he didn't feel much.
Compared with the servants of the Duke's Mansion, he prefers to use the book boys from Hanzhuyuan.
The prince didn't expect Yu Heng to say that, and a faint disappointment appeared on his face, "They serve you, and they have to work hard even if there is no credit. If there is a bad place, they just teach them with all their heart. Why do you just change it? You are born noble, and you can't treat others mercilessly. Otherwise, who would really be close to you?"
Yu Heng nodded obediently, "Then I won't change it."
Anyway, for him, it's almost the same with anyone.
The servants currently in use in his yard are the ones who were replaced last month.
"Okay, it's good that Feng Lang comes back. Where did you come to preach so much?" Mrs. Guo waved to the son, took Yu Heng's hand around the peony screen to the low table by the window, and motioned Yu Heng to look at the short table. something on the table. "
"The imperial mausoleum is bitter and cold, and there is nothing new, except that there are many carvers. Your grandfather specially asked someone to carve a white jade lamb for you, but it is a pity that he could not hand it over to you." The sheep was put into Yu Heng's hands.
Yu Heng looked at the white jade lamb, which was eye-catching both in terms of craftsmanship and material, and at the same time a faint joy welled up in his heart, what Ji Xinxue said to him in the carriage suddenly flashed.
"If you want to know if someone is bullying you on purpose, you can look at how this person treats you differently than someone who has the same status as you."
Bullying is like this, what about love?
Yu Heng asked out of nowhere, "Grandfather only brought me a lamb, or did he bring presents to all my cousins?"
The smile on the face of Mrs. Guo's wife froze almost invisible, and her probing eyes flicked across Yu Heng's body very quickly, before she said nonchalantly, "I also brought a pony made of ruby to Mr. Qilang."
Yu Heng was not disappointed when he heard the words, but he was not as happy as when he first held the lamb.
The lively atmosphere in the room fell into a stagnation inexplicably, the prince suddenly bowed his waist and gave a long bow to Yu Heng, "I will apologize to you on behalf of Yiyun."
Yu Heng held the lamb tightly, and nimbly avoided the position directly in front of Shizi.
The crown prince still kept his bowed posture and looked up at Yu Heng, "That day in the Jiawang Mansion, Yiyun was too worried about the safety of you and the sixth lady of the Jiawang Mansion, so she made a mistake in her busy schedule and accidentally blocked your way. After returning to the mansion , She regretted in every possible way what she should have done at the time, and she has been hiding in her room with tears for several days."
Mrs. Guo Gong coughed twice, and said with a melancholy face, "No wonder the food delivered from the kitchen these days has not been so timely. It turned out that I left Yiyun's discipline. Unfortunately, I was not healthy enough to even temporarily take over Neither can."
Facing the expectant gazes of the Duke's wife and the prince, Yu Heng lowered his head deeply.
Ji Xinxue told him that regarding the incident that happened in King Jia's Mansion, he must not change what he said in front of Prince Qinghe.
This is a secret between the two of them, and no one can tell it to the outside world.
Neither can grandma and uncle.
After a long silence, feeling that the eyes on his body were still there, Yu Heng responded very perfunctorily, "Oh"
A faint disappointment flashed in Shizi's eyes.
It seems that Yiyun's attack was too light, and Yu Heng didn't have the slightest suspicion.
Otherwise, with Yu Heng's temperament, even if he didn't realize it when he was in Prince Jia's Mansion, he would make a big fuss when he found traces on his legs after returning to the mansion.
Now that he took the initiative to bring up what happened that day, Yu Heng still didn't respond, he must be too stupid to notice anything unusual.
In this case, Yiyun can only be wronged.
The prince walked up to Yu Heng and knelt down, looked at Yu Heng, and his tone was full of pleading, "In a few days, you will have a banquet at Prince Li's mansion, explain it to Yi Yun, explain that it was just a misunderstanding, your aunt was too impatient, You are also very tired because you are walking with the sixth lady of the Jiawang Mansion, and you didn't see the person clearly, so the accident happened. Let your aunt not have trouble with this matter."
Yu Heng suddenly took a big step back, letting Shizi's hand on his shoulder fall to the ground, and said indifferently, "There is no misunderstanding, I don't know how to explain, I'm leaving."
After finishing speaking, Yu Heng bent down and gave a long bow to the Duke's wife. He didn't even look at the eldest son who fell to the ground because of his unsteady center of gravity, and turned to leave.
It wasn't until Yu Heng's figure completely disappeared that the prince who fell on the ground was able to punch the ground suddenly, his face flushed red, "He..."
The Mrs. Guo, who was squatting next to Shizi, covered Shizi's mouth, a warning flashed in her eyes, and she whispered, "Don't forget what you, Aye, told you before you left."
The son gritted his teeth bitterly, how dare he forget.
Aye told him to win over Yu Heng, so that Yu Heng could not be separated from the British government and fall to the people of Princess An's residence.
When necessary, the old lady in the backyard, Li's mother and son in the sixth room, and even Yiyun can all be wronged appropriately.
At this time, it was the innocent and poor little county king who asked him this question.
Ji Xinxue gave the answer without hesitation, "Those who make you unhappy and have negative emotions are bullying you."
"Negative emotions?" Yu Heng's eyes flashed blankly.
Ji Xinxue gave Yu Heng an example with her fingers, "Fear, anger, panic, worrying about gain and loss...these emotions will make you unhappy, and may even affect your health are all negative emotions."
Yu Heng carefully memorized every word and every word Ji Xinxue said in his heart, and subconsciously appeared in his mind Yu Yu's pale face and eyes that seemed to contain countless sorrows.
It wasn't until she had left for a long time that he realized that she had never been happy.
Who bullied her?
But she always talked about how no one could bully the future King Xianglin. At that time, she was already the Lord Xianglin, so why would she still be bullied?
After hearing Ji Xinxue's words, instead of awakening, Yu Heng fell into a deeper daze.
Ji Xinxue had already sensed Yu Heng's emotions through Yu Heng's unfocused eyes. He didn't guess that Yu Heng was thinking of Yu Yu, and thought that Yu Heng still couldn't understand his words.
"For example, the behavior of the British Crown Prince's wife when she was in the Jiawang Mansion was to bully you. This is the most obvious bullying." Ji Xinxue thought for a while, and gave Yu Heng a second example, "And you and Qi Zhu are here The fight on the first day of school, the old lady of the British government asked Qi Zhu to make an apology on behalf of the British government but completely concealed your behavior, which is also bullying you, this is covert bullying."
Yu Heng was awakened by Ji Xinxue's voice, and his eyes gradually returned to focus.
He heard Ji Xinxue say to him, "It's the old lady of the British government who messed up right and wrong first, and the students in the school listened and believed and lied later. It's only natural for you to be angry."
Ji Xinxue saw the astonishment and almost invisible joy in Yu Heng's eyes clearly, and confirmed her guess even more.
It's not that Yu Heng is indifferent to the various hurtful behaviors of the students in Hanzhuyuan.
It's just that he has long been used to not being understood, and is used to standing on the opposite side of most people. As time goes by, he no longer expects anyone to understand him.
Yu Heng didn't know when, he realized it in the life that was not going well.
'As long as there is no expectation, there is no chance of injury. '
Subconsciously, he is still afraid of disappointment, which is why he rejects people thousands of miles away.
There was a long silence in the carriage before Yu Heng's voice sounded, "I have never given money to the old lady and Mrs. Shizi."
Ji Xinxue immediately heard something was wrong, her mouth was faster than her brain, "But you gave them things that are much more expensive than silver."
Yu Heng didn't seem to expect Ji Xinxue to say that, his body stiffened almost invisible.
After all, he still couldn't meet Ji Xinxue's persistent gaze, and said in a low voice, "There must be a lot of presents for festivals and birthdays, it will make me appear impolite."
Ji Xinxue thought of the box of valuable paints that he had just brought to the Imperial College from King Jia's Mansion, and immediately felt sorry for Yu Heng.
With Yu Heng's generosity, something specially given out as a 'gift' must be of great value.
Silly boy, how are you not being rude?
You are a meat bun beating a dog!
Feeling a shadow flashing over his head, Yu Heng raised his head subconsciously, and saw Ji Xinxue had stood up, walking towards him while the carriage was speeding.
Yu Heng was shocked, and immediately stood up to help Ji Xinxue's arm, for fear that Ji Xinxue's feet would not be stable. Although all the sharp places in the carriage were wrapped with high-quality cotton cloth and brocade silk, they still hurt.
Compared to Yu Heng's panic, Ji Xinxue was surprisingly calm. He never thought about the possibility of falling in the carriage, and only had the most steadfast thoughts in his mind.
It is necessary to correct Yu Heng's view of consumption.
Ji Xinxue is in favor of spending money to buy happiness, and also thinks that spending money to make relatives and friends happy is something that makes herself happy, especially Yu Heng's money will never be spent no matter how much it is spent, it is simply double the happiness.
But money must be spent where it is worthwhile, and it must not be 'capitalised'.
Ji Xinxue pulled Yu Heng's arm and pushed Yu Heng back to the seat, and sat beside Yu Heng, "What are the annual gifts you gave to the old lady and Mrs. Shizi?"
Yu Heng's gaze changed from panic to blankness, and he said, "Lin Zhao is handling it, I don't care much."
This is the first time Ji Xinxue heard Yu Heng talking about the servants around her, and she subconsciously asked, "Who is Lin Zhao? He prepared the gifts according to your instructions, wouldn't he give you a look? You will never remember everything Can't live."
There was a flash of bewilderment in Yu Heng's eyes.
Of course he wouldn't forget all of them, but he had already drawn a conclusion from Ji Xinxue's reaction.
After Ji Xinxue heard the gifts he gave to the old lady and Mrs. Shizi, she might show a disappointed or angry expression.
He didn't want to see Ji Xinxue showing these expressions, so he could only skip this topic as much as possible.
"Lin Zhao used to be in charge of the fief's affairs for his mother in the fief princess mansion. Later, when Mo Changshi went to fief, he came to Chang'an. The paint I gave you was for him to find it." Yu Heng said without hesitation. Choose to answer the questions he is willing to answer first, and deliberately explain the answers in great detail.
"Oh." Ji Xinxue nodded, "So what kind of gift did he prepare for you for the old lady and Mrs. Shizi?"
On the surface, Yu Heng was sitting upright, but he always turned his eyes inadvertently, secretly observing the expression of Ji Xinxue who was tilting his head to look at him.
Finding that Ji Xinxue was still holding on to the previous question and didn't turn his attention to Lin Zhao because of his words, Yu Heng's eyes paused for a moment, just in time for Shang Ji Xinxue's half-smiling gaze.
Yu Heng showed a wry smile, and replied honestly, "They are all fashionable jewelry and clothing materials, mostly from Jiangnan and fiefdoms, occasionally there are some rare ornaments or high-quality embroidery, fur from northern Xinjiang... ...well, gone."
There are so many types that Ji Xinxue's heart aches.
After the heartache, Ji Xinxue felt a strong sense of disobedience.
Originally, Yu Heng said that he would give the old lady and Mrs. Shizi a gift and a birthday gift, but he thought it would be given by the younger generation of the British government. Yu Heng didn't bother to prepare it himself, so he chose to spend the money directly.
Listening to Yu Heng's words now, it seems that someone who has already married and is an official outside, because he can't serve his elders, so he gives generous gifts for festivals and birthdays, so as not to be impeached by the censor for being unfilial.
Qi Sima, who was in Yuanzhou, might not even send such a heavy gift to the British government in Chang'an. Although Yu Heng was rich, his father was still there, and he was not yet in charge of the family.
The so-called boxing ceremony and birthday ceremony are obviously the master of the British government pretending to be confused, deliberately letting people guide Yu Heng, and cheating money from Yu Heng in such a way.
"People of the same generation as you..." Ji Xinxue was afraid of poking Yu Heng's pain, so she asked cautiously, "How do they give gifts?"
Confusion flashed across Yu Heng's eyes, "I don't know"
When Yu Yu was still around, he occasionally communicated with his cousins.
Since Yu Yu passed away, many unpleasant things have happened, and the brothers and sisters in the family are somewhat avoiding him.
Yu Heng is not born with a proactive and enthusiastic personality.
Zhang Siyi from Hanzhuyuan would go to Yu Heng's side whenever he was free, but Yu Heng couldn't remember Zhang Siyi very much, and the brothers and sisters who didn't see each other often in Yu Heng's heart were not even as deep as Zhang Siyi.
The only time he can think of them is when the servant reminds him that someone will have a birthday one day and needs to prepare gifts in advance.
Ji Xinxue took a deep breath.
It never occurred to him that Yu Heng, who was ruthless like a little wolf when he beat someone, would turn out to be a soft bun after peeling off the wolf's fur.
"Um...Lin Zhao, he prepares gifts for you so frequently, didn't he tell you that this is abnormal?" Ji Xinxue failed to adjust her mood, she snuggled softly into the cushion fixed in the carriage, listlessly Looking at Yu Heng.
He was a little suspicious now that Lin Zhao was an insider, who had been secretly bought by the British government long ago, so he pretended not to notice something was wrong, and watched Yu Heng throw money into the bottomless puddle.
"He said." Yu Heng lowered his head, feeling a little depressed suddenly, and imitated Ji Xinxue's appearance and snuggled into the cushion, "He made a bet with me that within three years, the gift of 10 taels he prepared for me will be sent to me one after another. In the British government, as long as there is one person who sincerely does not want me to spend money, or return a gift of the same value, he will follow me to Yuanzhou to find my father."
Not long after Yu Yu's death, Qi Liu went to Yuanzhou to serve as Sima.
For a long period of time, Yu Heng's life was very bad.He really wanted to go to Yuanzhou to find Qi Sima, but Lin Zhao, who had just arrived in Chang'an, and Mo Changshi, who was far away in the fiefdom, firmly opposed Yu Heng's leaving Chang'an, and even said a lot of bad things about Qi Sima.
In the letter Qi Sima sent back to Chang'an, he also mentioned Mo Changshi and Lin Zhao to Yu Heng many times, and the whole article was full of "the slave is strong and the master is weak", "you are bullying you are young"...
Every time, at the end of the letter, Yu Heng would be reminded that no matter what difficulties he encountered that could not be solved, he could go to the Duke of England and his son.
If Yu Yu and Qi Sima were a loving couple, Yu Heng would definitely choose to side with Qi Sima without hesitation, let the British government solve Mo Changshi and Lin Zhao for him, and then go to Yuanzhou to find Qi Sima.
But Yu Yu and Qi Sima were not.
In Yu Heng's impression, Yu Yu and Qi Sima had a very harmonious time.
It's a pity that these short "harmony" are mostly just fleeting fragments, so that Yu Heng often wonders whether Yu Yu and Qi Sima, who are singing in harmony in his memory, really happened, or he is too young to distinguish sleep dreams and reality.
Yu Yu hardly ever quarreled with Qi Sima.
She will only prevent Qi Sima from entering, but she will not prevent Yu Heng from going outside to meet Qi Sima.
When Yu Heng was young, he always listened to Qi Sima's words ignorantly, and went to Yu Yu to intercede for Qi Sima, most of them were "Ma'am, I was wrong." ',' For Feng Lang's sake, bypass me once. ' These are easy to remember words.
So much so that when Yu Heng was sensible and explored these memories, he couldn't even remember why Yu Yu was angry with Qi Sima.
Yu Heng is very smart, and every time he completes what Qi Sima told him very seriously, but Yu Yu can still easily guess why Yu Heng said those words to her. .
Every time after listening to Yu Heng's pleading, Yu Yu would hold Yu Heng in her arms and ask Yu Heng softly, "Will Feng Lang forgive him?"
The young Yu Heng could only remember the word 'forgive'. He usually frowned and looked at Yu Yu's face in deep thought, and nodded after confirming that there was no sad emotion on Yu Yu's face.
Yu Heng knew that after he nodded, Yu Yu would reconcile with Qi Sima.
Later, as Yu Heng got older and learned more and more things, he realized that most of the conflicts between Yu Yu and Qi Sima came from him.
The people in the British government felt that Yu Yu watched him too closely, so that he was not close to the people in the British government, and Qi Sima also hoped that he could be closer to the people in the British government.
At that time, the British Duke and Duchess had not been lingering on the sick bed, and she always joked with Yu Yu with a smile on her face. If she could take Yu Heng back to the yard to raise her for a few years, she would immediately hand over the British Duke's residence to her daughters-in-law, and relax completely. Ye get grandson.
Later, Mrs. Shizi also began to persuade Yu Yu to send Yu Heng to the yard of the British princess to raise her.
Yu Yu lost her temper and smashed everything that could be smashed in the flower hall.Yu Heng didn't remember exactly what she said, but only vaguely remembered the words 'Junwang' and 'Princess Anguo'.
Later, Yu Yu asked him very seriously if he wanted to live with the British princess for a while.
Before Yu Heng could reply, Yu Yu was hugged tightly by the tearful Yu Yu, who said viciously, "It's useless if you think about it, I will never let you leave me."
In fact, Yu Heng didn't want to go to the British princess, he didn't want to go anywhere, he just wanted to stay by Yu Yu's side.
Except for Yu Yu, everyone else prefers Qi Yanhe of the third room and his younger brother Qi Zhu.
Maybe Qi Sima is different from those people, but Yu Yu only likes him.
When Yu Yu was dying, she only had time to hold Yu Heng's hand and confess a few words.
"I'm not filial. I failed to live the way your grandma wanted to see. You have to be good. As long as you are happy, grandma will be happy."
"The honor and disgrace of the people in the Princess Mansion are tied to you alone, and they will consider you wholeheartedly."
It is precisely because there are people from the Princess Mansion in Yu Yu's last words that Yu Heng tolerates Mo Changshi and Lin Zhao who have repeatedly angered him. Even though countless quarrels broke out, he never considered following Qi Sima As written in the letter, to ask the British Duke and the British Duke to help him solve the 'trouble'.
After another fierce quarrel, Lin Zhao proposed to make a three-year contract with him, betting whether people in the British government would really consider him.
Yu Heng didn't think it was too much for the people of the British government to accept gifts worth 10 taels of silver for three years without giving him the same value in return.
He was just tired, he didn't want to argue with Lin Zhao and Mo Changshi anymore, and he didn't want to face the letter Qi Sima sent back from Yuanzhou all night until dawn without knowing how to reply.
The three-year agreement is like a three-year breathing period for him.
Maybe after three years, he will understand more truths, become a person who can easily distinguish right from wrong, and will not continue to hesitate in his mother's last words and father's instructions.
It's a pity that half of the three-year period has passed, and Yu Heng still has many problems that he has not figured out.
As for the money that has been thrown into the British government, if it weren't for Ji Xinxue's inquiry today, Yu Heng would never have even cared about it.
A bet, just a few words, made Ji Xinxue feel Lin Zhao's embarrassment.
The king of the small county is still young, and he grew up in the British government, so it is quite normal for him to get close to the British government naturally.
On the one hand, they are relatives connected by flesh and blood, and on the other hand, they are just subordinate servants.
From the very beginning, the weight of the two sides in Yu Heng's heart was very different.
If a mere 10 taels of silver can allow Yu Heng to recognize the true colors of the people in the British government, it is really a very cost-effective expense for Yu Heng.
Although he has realized that Yu Heng's ideas formed over the years need to be corrected slowly with gentle methods and meticulous patience, Ji Xinxue still feels that at least Yu Heng can no longer give the old lady and the prince who have shown their fox tails. Madame throws money.
Otherwise, it is very likely that Yu Heng will change from a passive stuffed bun to an active stuffed bun without knowing it.
As the carriage got farther and farther away from the inner city of Chang'an, the road became more and more bumpy.
Ji Xinxue would rather hold her face in her hands to reduce the vibration of the carriage, and she was determined not to leave the soft cushion.
He tried his best to put on a cold expression, "The old lady and Mrs. Shizi bullied you, so you don't have to prepare birthday gifts and ceremony for them in the future."
Hesitation flashed in Yu Heng's eyes, "But..."
"No, but." Ji Xinxue interrupted Yu Heng, "They didn't feel embarrassed when they bullied you. What are you embarrassed about? If you think it's rude not to give gifts, just look at your cousins You can give them the same gift as your brothers, so as to avoid the embarrassment of your cousins."
In fact, Ji Xinxue wanted to say that Yu Heng should just treat everyone equally and completely correct the problem of giving heavy gifts to the British government. In the future, the gifts to the British princes and princes should also be on par with cousins.
It is true that the old lady and the prince's wife have evil intentions, and the British prince and the prince's prince are certainly not good things.
If these two men who were in charge of the house really wanted to protect Yu Heng, they would never have allowed Yu Heng to suffer so much grievance in the British government.
Considering that he had just met Yu Heng not long ago, a close relationship might have the opposite effect, Ji Xinxue could only regretfully keep these words in his stomach, and wait until he had a chance to say them later.
It wasn't until she saw Yu Heng nodding with her own eyes that Ji Xinxue showed a satisfied smile, and finally couldn't help but close her eyes in the heavy sleepiness.
Before being completely defeated by sleepiness, Ji Xinxue taught Yu Heng a truth.
"If you want to know if someone is bullying you on purpose, you can look at how this person treats you differently than someone who has the same status as you."
Yu Heng was also sleepy, but he held back.
When Ji Xinxue's breathing became completely stable, Yu Heng dared to look at Ji Xinxue's face.
Ji Xinxue didn't sleep for a long time, after the carriage stopped, he woke up in a daze.
Yu Heng was afraid that Ji Xinxue would catch a cold if she got out of the carriage rashly because it was slightly colder outside than inside the carriage, so she asked someone to open the curtain of the carriage, and put the cool air from outside into the carriage first.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted in response, and the old shopkeeper, Lin Zhao, looked at the people sitting on both sides with a smile, "The king of the small county, the lord of Ningshu county."
"Why are you here?" Surprise flashed in Yu Heng's eyes. The last time he came to pick a horse, Lin Zhao didn't follow him.
Lin Zhao opened his eyes and said nonsense, "The account here is not quite right, I'll take a look in person, but I didn't expect that not long after I came here, I heard that the little county king is also here."
Facing Ji Xinxue's curious eyes, Lin Zhao introduced himself courteously, "I am the steward of the feudal princess mansion. I have been walking between the princess mansions in Xiangyuan and Linzhang for many years. I am in charge of all the operations of the princess mansion. Your name is Nu Linzhao. That's it."
Ji Xinxue smiled and nodded to the old shopkeeper, but she was very surprised in her heart.
When Yu Heng talked about Lin Zhao, he thought Lin Zhao was a shrewd man in his prime, or a very pedantic person, but he turned out to be a very funny-looking little old man.
The most prominent feature of the so-called Dazhuang lies in the word "big". In addition to the stretches of good cultivated land, there are also mountains, forests and fish lakes next to each other.
The outermost area is a contiguous group of residents. These people are all tenant farmers of the Dazhuang. The Princess Mansion does not expect the Dazhuang to be profitable, nor does it need to pay taxes. The rental price of a large piece of good land is extremely low, so the requirements for the tenant farmers Very high, many tenant farmers are farming and studying families, or there are people in the family who are skilled in crafts and can work in Neizhuang.
Because Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue only set off from Chang'an at noon, and they had to return to the inner city before the city gate was locked at night, they didn't have time to stay in the village for long, so the carriage stopped directly at the gate of the inner village.
It is said to be Neizhuang, but it is actually similar to other courtyards, and there is even a small martial arts arena in it that is not inferior to Hanzhuyuan.
The old shopkeeper personally took Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue to the stables to watch the horses.
The stable smelled extremely fresh, obviously cleaned on purpose.
The ponies are all grouped together, namely a pony with a whole body white, a pony with a body that is mostly white but with a layer of gray fur floating on the surface, a pony with a whole body of light brown, and a pony with a whole body that is pitch black with a hair in the middle of its forehead. But there is a wisp of white, and below the four ankles are all white ponies.
Ji Xinxue took a fancy to the last pony.
The old shopkeeper, who was always paying attention to Ji Xinxue's expression, immediately said, "This is a horse from the south. Although it looks very handsome, the bloodline is not pure. I'm afraid it can't be compared with the descendants of famous horses."
In the Yu Dynasty, most of the real famous horses came from northern Xinjiang and small countries in the west, and the horses in the south were inferior in all aspects after all.
If it weren't for the fact that this horse was really unique, there would never have been a chance to appear in front of Yu Heng.
Ji Xinxue didn't care about Lin Zhao's words at all. He just wanted a horse that matched his eyes and was docile enough. What did he want the offspring of a famous horse?
There is no need for descendants of famous horses to follow him on the battlefield to fight with others.
Seeing that Ji Xinxue had made up his mind, the old shopkeeper immediately ordered the pony selected by Ji Xinxue to be taken out alone.Then he took Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue to the empty yard not far from the stables, and asked Ji Xinxue to try to get close to the pony, lest Ji Xinxue dislike the horse after the real contact, and waste a lot of time for nothing.
The old shopkeeper grabbed the pony's reins with one hand, took the cloth bag around his waist with the other hand and handed it to Yu Heng, and said to Ji Xinxue, "Try to make it familiar with you and accept the food you give it."
Yu Heng took out the bean cake from the cloth bag and handed it to Ji Xinxue, pointing, "You hold the bean cake and slowly pass it in front of it, then stop in mid-air, the pony will eat the bean cake by itself, and then lick the palm of your hand to remember you."
It was Ji Xinxue's first time to have such close contact with horses, but he had heard many tragedies of serious injuries due to improper training and handling of horses.Excited and nervous in my heart, I paid special attention to Yu Heng's words, and meticulously finished feeding the horse for the first time.Even though he had been envious of the pony's satin-like hair for a long time, he only revealed a little in his eyes, and controlled the desire to get started.
After the pony is familiar with him, he can touch him however he wants.
The old shopkeeper originally watched Yu Heng teach Ji Xinxue to get close to the pony with a smile on his face, but after watching for a while, his expression became more and more rigid.
How come you only know how to say some cold words to Ning Shu County Lord?
Didn't you see that County Lord Ningshu likes ponies and is also a little afraid of them? Even if you don't dare to hold County Lord Ningshu's hand for fear of being abrupt, you can be more proactive!
Don't always talk about horses, what are you doing telling County Lord Ningshu all the famous horses from ancient times to the present?Do you think you are teaching students?
……
The old shopkeeper frantically gave Yu Heng winks, hoping that Yu Heng would not leave the word 'horse' in every sentence.
Seeing the cramped facial expression of the old shopkeeper, Yu Heng asked with concern, "What's wrong with you? Did you forget to close the window when you were taking a nap during the day and blow your face?"
Ji Xinxue followed Yu Heng's gaze and said with concern, "You find a place to rest for a while, you don't have to stay with us all the time."
The old shopkeeper was very moved, and tearfully rejected the kindness of Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue.
He wiped his face, and said in a hoarse voice, "A gust of wind blew just now, and the old servant lost his eyesight, but he is healed now."
Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue looked at each other.
Was there a wind blowing just now?
When Ji Xinxue managed to get acquainted with the pony and was able to gently touch the pony's forehead, Yu Heng suddenly said, "Do you want to give this horse a name?"
Ji Xinxue pondered for a while, then asked Yu Heng, "What does your horse look like? What's your name?"
"It's a maroon pony called Hong Fei." Yu Heng replied.
The old shopkeeper who had completely given up hope had a flash of light in his eyes, and suggested, "Maybe the magistrate should be called Bai Yu?"
It sounds like it has a lot to do with Hongfei.
Ji Xinxue, however, was amused by the old shopkeeper, and pointed at the pony and said to Yu Heng, "It's so black, how can it be called Baiyu?"
The pony doesn't know what the Twolegs in front of him are talking about or laughing at. It only knows that after being fed something delicious, it obediently pats the Twolegs on the head, so will the Twolegs give it some more rewards? ?
Yu Heng was grabbed by Ji Xinxue's arm who was bent over laughing, and had to leave the spot. His gaze stayed on Ji Xinxue's smiling face for a long time, and he turned his head to look at Ji Xinxue eagerly, not knowing at all that he was being caught. The pony, whose master ruthlessly laughed at him, also showed a faint smile.
The old shopkeeper sighed melancholy, turned his back and stopped looking at Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue.
Forget it, as long as the little county king and the county head are happy.
He is really old, alas.
Finally, Ji Xinxue named the pony 'Baixiang'.
Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng were afraid that they would not be able to return to Chang'an before the key was released, so they did not dare to stay longer in Dazhuang. They returned immediately after receiving the assurance from the old shopkeeper that they would personally bring Baixiang back to Chang'an.
After all, it took too long to stay on Zhuangzi. When they returned to Chang'an, the sky had already darkened. Fortunately, when Yu Heng's bicycle frame was at the city gate, they didn't have to queue up, so the two of them could return to the inner city unimpeded.
Yu Heng sent Ji Xinxue back to the palace first.
After watching Ji Xinxue walk to the door, she turned around and waved to him, and her figure completely disappeared at the side door, before Yu Heng said to the driver, "Go back to the house"
Yu Heng got off the car at the side entrance of the British government residence, and walked back to the east courtyard of the sixth house.
The driver is not a servant of the British government, he will drive Yu Heng's frame to the property of Princess An's mansion near the British government, and will pick up Yu Heng to go to school tomorrow morning.
When Yu Heng walked to the door of the sixth house's east courtyard alone, he was suddenly stopped by someone.
"My little ancestor, why did you come back now? The Duke finally took the opportunity to pay tribute to the sage to go home and have a look. I have waited for two hours in Huihe courtyard, but I haven't seen you."
The old steward who was talking wanted to grab Yu Heng's hand, but Yu Heng avoided him, "Grandfather is still waiting for me?"
"The Duke is willing to wait for you, but he has the emperor's life, and he must leave Chang'an before the key is released at the city gate, so he can only go first." The old servant sighed heavily when he said this, and looked at Yu Heng's face. There was a touch of blame in his eyes, "The Duke knew that you disappeared after you asked for leave in the Imperial College, so he was very worried about you. When he left the mansion, he specially asked the prince to send a letter to him when you came back. Now the Duke Madame and Shizi are still waiting for you in Huihe Courtyard, why don't you go and have a look?"
Although it was a question, the old servant didn't consider the possibility of Yu Heng's refusal at all. Before he finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards Huihe courtyard.
Yu Heng's reaction was indeed beyond the old servant's expectation.
Before the two entered the door, they could hear Mrs. Guo's worried voice, "Where did Feng Lang go? Why hasn't he come back yet? Why don't you send someone to Linlang Tower to ask."
The son's tone was also full of worry, but he still had to cheer up to comfort the Duke's wife, "I've sent someone to go. I heard that the shopkeeper is from the British government. He has a very bad attitude and refuses to say anything."
The old servant said loudly, "Madam, son, the little prince is back."
The Duke's wife strode to the door, holding Yu Heng's arm with tears in her eyes, and hugged Yu Heng in her arms, "Where did you go, why is there no news at all?"
"Go to Dazhuang on the outskirts of Beijing to have a look." Yu Heng replied honestly.
"It's not that you are not allowed to go to Dazhuang in the suburbs of Beijing, nor is it that grandma insists on knowing where you are all the time." Mrs. Guo wiped away the tears on her face, and looked at Yu Heng earnestly, "But you are going to school after all. At my age, I shouldn't show up in other places when I should be in the Imperial College, and I don't tell my family at all."
"What if it's not your grandfather who suddenly has time to go home today and wants to see you before leaving, but he has something urgent to tell you, but we can't find anyone for a while, what do you think we should do? " Mrs. Guo wiped more and more tears, turned around and supported the peony screen, sobbing softly.
Seeing that the Duke's wife was so sad, Yu Heng wanted to say something to comfort the Duke's wife, but he opened his mouth several times without making any sound, and could not help but complain in his heart about his clumsy tongue.
He couldn't help thinking, if Ji Xinxue was here, he would be able to coax the Duke's wife to stop her tears with just a few words.
The prince comforted the Duke's wife in a low voice for a while, but when he turned to look for Yu Heng, he found that Yu Heng was standing there indifferently, and the deep displeasure in his heart almost rushed to his face, so he could only force his anger elsewhere, "You go to Beijing!" Why didn't you go to Dazhuang in the suburbs...why didn't your servants go with you to Dazhuang in the suburbs of Beijing? They didn't care about you so much that they didn't even know you had left the Imperial College!"
Yu Heng's heart was calm, and he took the initiative to say, "Well, let's change."
From Yu Yu's death to the present, almost a year and a half, all the servants around him were kicked out because they did something wrong or didn't care about him.
At the beginning, Yu Heng would feel secretly sad because he couldn't see a familiar face, but as time passed, he didn't feel much.
Compared with the servants of the Duke's Mansion, he prefers to use the book boys from Hanzhuyuan.
The prince didn't expect Yu Heng to say that, and a faint disappointment appeared on his face, "They serve you, and they have to work hard even if there is no credit. If there is a bad place, they just teach them with all their heart. Why do you just change it? You are born noble, and you can't treat others mercilessly. Otherwise, who would really be close to you?"
Yu Heng nodded obediently, "Then I won't change it."
Anyway, for him, it's almost the same with anyone.
The servants currently in use in his yard are the ones who were replaced last month.
"Okay, it's good that Feng Lang comes back. Where did you come to preach so much?" Mrs. Guo waved to the son, took Yu Heng's hand around the peony screen to the low table by the window, and motioned Yu Heng to look at the short table. something on the table. "
"The imperial mausoleum is bitter and cold, and there is nothing new, except that there are many carvers. Your grandfather specially asked someone to carve a white jade lamb for you, but it is a pity that he could not hand it over to you." The sheep was put into Yu Heng's hands.
Yu Heng looked at the white jade lamb, which was eye-catching both in terms of craftsmanship and material, and at the same time a faint joy welled up in his heart, what Ji Xinxue said to him in the carriage suddenly flashed.
"If you want to know if someone is bullying you on purpose, you can look at how this person treats you differently than someone who has the same status as you."
Bullying is like this, what about love?
Yu Heng asked out of nowhere, "Grandfather only brought me a lamb, or did he bring presents to all my cousins?"
The smile on the face of Mrs. Guo's wife froze almost invisible, and her probing eyes flicked across Yu Heng's body very quickly, before she said nonchalantly, "I also brought a pony made of ruby to Mr. Qilang."
Yu Heng was not disappointed when he heard the words, but he was not as happy as when he first held the lamb.
The lively atmosphere in the room fell into a stagnation inexplicably, the prince suddenly bowed his waist and gave a long bow to Yu Heng, "I will apologize to you on behalf of Yiyun."
Yu Heng held the lamb tightly, and nimbly avoided the position directly in front of Shizi.
The crown prince still kept his bowed posture and looked up at Yu Heng, "That day in the Jiawang Mansion, Yiyun was too worried about the safety of you and the sixth lady of the Jiawang Mansion, so she made a mistake in her busy schedule and accidentally blocked your way. After returning to the mansion , She regretted in every possible way what she should have done at the time, and she has been hiding in her room with tears for several days."
Mrs. Guo Gong coughed twice, and said with a melancholy face, "No wonder the food delivered from the kitchen these days has not been so timely. It turned out that I left Yiyun's discipline. Unfortunately, I was not healthy enough to even temporarily take over Neither can."
Facing the expectant gazes of the Duke's wife and the prince, Yu Heng lowered his head deeply.
Ji Xinxue told him that regarding the incident that happened in King Jia's Mansion, he must not change what he said in front of Prince Qinghe.
This is a secret between the two of them, and no one can tell it to the outside world.
Neither can grandma and uncle.
After a long silence, feeling that the eyes on his body were still there, Yu Heng responded very perfunctorily, "Oh"
A faint disappointment flashed in Shizi's eyes.
It seems that Yiyun's attack was too light, and Yu Heng didn't have the slightest suspicion.
Otherwise, with Yu Heng's temperament, even if he didn't realize it when he was in Prince Jia's Mansion, he would make a big fuss when he found traces on his legs after returning to the mansion.
Now that he took the initiative to bring up what happened that day, Yu Heng still didn't respond, he must be too stupid to notice anything unusual.
In this case, Yiyun can only be wronged.
The prince walked up to Yu Heng and knelt down, looked at Yu Heng, and his tone was full of pleading, "In a few days, you will have a banquet at Prince Li's mansion, explain it to Yi Yun, explain that it was just a misunderstanding, your aunt was too impatient, You are also very tired because you are walking with the sixth lady of the Jiawang Mansion, and you didn't see the person clearly, so the accident happened. Let your aunt not have trouble with this matter."
Yu Heng suddenly took a big step back, letting Shizi's hand on his shoulder fall to the ground, and said indifferently, "There is no misunderstanding, I don't know how to explain, I'm leaving."
After finishing speaking, Yu Heng bent down and gave a long bow to the Duke's wife. He didn't even look at the eldest son who fell to the ground because of his unsteady center of gravity, and turned to leave.
It wasn't until Yu Heng's figure completely disappeared that the prince who fell on the ground was able to punch the ground suddenly, his face flushed red, "He..."
The Mrs. Guo, who was squatting next to Shizi, covered Shizi's mouth, a warning flashed in her eyes, and she whispered, "Don't forget what you, Aye, told you before you left."
The son gritted his teeth bitterly, how dare he forget.
Aye told him to win over Yu Heng, so that Yu Heng could not be separated from the British government and fall to the people of Princess An's residence.
When necessary, the old lady in the backyard, Li's mother and son in the sixth room, and even Yiyun can all be wronged appropriately.
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