Xie Yu'an wasn't around, so Qiao Yin wasn't idle either.
People always miss people who amaze them.
Qiao Yin wanted to take advantage of Xie Yuan's absence to practice horse riding so that he could be impressed by it.
Qiao Yin practiced all day and was almost exhausted, without making any progress at all.
Xiwuliu was like a big bully, he opposed her at every turn, refused to let her get on the horse, refused to listen to her instructions, and almost threw her off the horse, but thanks to Bi Zhu's quick eyes and hands, he quickly caught her.
Bizhu couldn't help but said: "Miss, you are too gentle. When dealing with an animal, you have to use a whip to make it afraid of you."
Qiao Yin had an idea and handed the horse to Bizhu: "Bizhu, come here."
Bizhu took the riding whip, turned over neatly, jumped onto the horse's back, then patted the horse forward.
Xi Wuliu thought that Bizhu was also a coward. Before anyone could stand firm, he started to bump around with his hooves.
But Bizhu was an expert. She sat on the horse as steady as a mountain, holding the reins with one hand and whipping the horse's butt with the other hand.
Xiwuliu was like a beaten child, raising his head and neighing continuously.
"drive--"
Bizhu tightened her legs and drove it forward. If it was disobedient, she would immediately whip it down without mercy.
After just one lap, Xiwuliu received more than a dozen lashes. When he came back, he hummed and lowered his head, not daring to cause trouble again.
Seeing that it was almost done, Qiao Yin sent Bizhu to rest and took a handful of hay and fed it to Xi Wuliu's mouth.
"Did you see that? If you mess with me, I won't even hit you. I'll give you something to eat."
"If you are smart, you should know how good I am to you."
"Look at you, what a beautiful little pony you are. It looks so ugly after being beaten. It makes me feel bad."
"I'm only good to your horse. I only like your horse. I won't take a second look at other horses."
Qiao Yin fed Xiwuliu, combed its hair, and gave it a meal.
"Xiwuliu, have you thought clearly?"
Qiao Yin gave Xiwuliu some time to think for the last time. Seeing that it didn't raise any objections, he stepped on the stirrups.
Bend your legs, straighten your waist, and stretch your head.
Qiao Yin's skirt drew a circle in the air, and then she climbed onto the horse's back steadily.
She tried to pull the reins and walked forward for a while, and the crotch of Xiwuliu cooperated quite well.
Haha, Xie Yuan's method still works.
When going to bed at night, Qiao Yin couldn't help but dig out the letter Xie Yu'an left for her, and lay on the bed and read it over and over again.
On the bedside incense basket, Xie Yuan's moon-white robe was placed, with her favorite plum blossom scent burning underneath.
The first day Xie Yuan left, I missed him.
whee.
……
The next day, Qiao Yin didn't get up even after three poles in the morning.
I was tired after practicing horse racing for two days in a row.
First, Xue Wanran paid a sudden visit.
Qiao Yin got up in a hurry, tidied up casually, and received Xue Wanran at the dinner table.
Xue Wanran's visit to her was nothing serious, just... to complain and seek recognition.
"I've been holding it in for a day, and the more I think about it, the more irritated I feel. I kindly gave him soothing tea, but he didn't even say thank you, so he threw the thing with his backhand. He even said in front of everyone on the street that I was being sentimental. You said Lu Jinzhi, Is he a human being?”
Qiao Yin spent a bowl of porridge to understand Xue Wanran's experience and sympathized with her.
Even if Lu Jinzhi looked down on him, Xue Wanran was also the daughter of his mentor. Even if he didn't like her, he couldn't humiliate her like this.
"Qiao Yin, tell me, is he a scumbag?"
Xue Wanran gritted his teeth, and Qiao Yin felt the same way, so he chimed in and cursed: "To say he is a scum is an insult, he is a scum!"
Xue Wanran finally felt a little more comfortable, sat down next to Qiao Yin, and patted Qiao Yin on the shoulder.
"Lu Jinzhi did this to me once, and I was almost mad to death, but you endured it for almost ten years. Qiao Yin, you are such an amazing woman."
Xue Wanran has a good temper. When he hates you, he treats you with cold eyes, but when he approves of you, he treats you as a friend.
Qiao Yin poured her a cup of tea and said, "I've been scolding you for so long. Let's moisturize my throat first."
Xue Wanran drank the tea and said, "Bring me some bowls and chopsticks. I'm so angry that I didn't eat yesterday."
Qiao Yin asked his servant to add a pair of bowls and chopsticks, then went back to his room to get a booklet and handed it to Xue Wanran.
The album cover was also carefully wrapped with a piece of purple cloth, which was obviously a very important thing.
"What's this?"
"You'll know when you open it and take a look."
Xue Wanran opened it curiously and took a look, then exclaimed loudly:
"Qiao Yin, why aren't you a man? If you were a man and used this energy to take the imperial examination, you would definitely be in the top three!"
The purple book recorded all of Lu Jinzhi's preferences and habits, including the recipe for the soothing tea. In addition, it also recorded in detail what Qiao Yin had done in pursuit of the things Lu Jinzhi had given him over the years. Everything Lu Jinzhi did What is the reaction, happy or angry?
It is detailed and at the same time reveals a sadness, a sadness that only Xue Wanran can understand.
Qiao Yin looked calm. She only regarded the strategy of Lu Jinzhi as a task. It was like an arduous job. In order to sum up experience and avoid detours, of course she had to record the information well.
"I gave it to you. I hope it will be helpful to you." Qiao Yin said.
Xue Wanran closed the book with a snap and threw it aside.
"Eh! I don't want it."
Xue Wanran said with a look of disgust: "I no longer like Lu Jinzhi, he is just a piece of shit in my eyes now!"
Qiao Yin marveled at Xue Wanran's free and easy attitude: "You will stop loving me if you say you don't love me? Don't you want to try again?"
Xue Wanran shook her head like a rattle, and she pointed at the booklet, "Forget it, Lu Jinzhi has no intention at all. If he had intention, how could he be indifferent if you did so much without regrets? His... Let Yan Ruyu enjoy the things that are so heartless and ferocious."
Qiao Yin was stunned: "Yan Ruyu?"
"You don't know yet? She and Lu Jinzhi are about to have a good relationship. Didn't you see how much he has been paying attention to Yan Ruyu recently?"
Qiao Yin was a little surprised. As far as she knew, Yan Ruyu was famous far and wide, and there was an endless stream of people coming to propose marriage, including some from high-ranking families, but the prime minister's office rejected them all.
There are rumors outside that the Prime Minister's Office is interested in the position of Crown Princess.
However, the prince Jiang Huailu was in poor health, and the Qintian Prison suddenly came out and said that the prince should not get married early. Therefore, the other princes' children were all over the place, and it was still unknown when the prince would get married.
Probably because of this, the Prime Minister had no choice but to choose the second best option, the Crown Prince.
"belch--"
Xue Wanran burped.
"Qiao Yin, what are you going to do today? Take me with you. I'm bored and have nothing to do today."
Qiao Yin said: "I'm going to practice riding horses."
Before he finished speaking, Xue Wanran was already excited: "Is the horse you are riding the day before yesterday Xie Yu'an bought it from Yan Ruyu at the racecourse with a huge sum of money and gave it to you?"
Qiao Yin was stunned for a moment before reacting to what the elder said, "Did you buy the horse from Yan Ruyu?"
"You don't know? It's all been spread, but you, the rightful owner, don't even know!"
Xue Wanran excitedly recounted the rumors he had heard to Qiao Yin, and finally looked at Qiao Yin with an ambiguous look.
"Xie Yu'an was so kind to you. He took the priceless painting without blinking an eye. No wonder you dumped Lu Jinzhi without looking back."
Qiao Yin didn't know about this, but now that he knew it, he felt more and more that his return gift should be sent out faster.
I don’t know if Lu Yizhi helped her find the materials.
As soon as Qiao Yin thought about Cao Cao's arrival, Bizhu came in from outside and said:
"Just now, Shopkeeper Lu asked the servant to deliver a message, saying that the material was not found, but he found a jade pendant, which is exactly the same as the painting in the lady's drawing. Please come over and have a look."
