While Fang Liang's two masters were busy with work, Xu Mingwei and the others had already finished completing the two homework, one small kai and one large character. Seeing that they had finished, the Master Fang waved them off with a smile. As for Zuo Youlan and Zuo Youzhu, the two sisters, they were left in the hall to make up the gap between them and the others.
Master Fang and Master Liang could only shake their heads in their hearts as they looked at the two Zuo Family sisters who had frightened expressions all over. How was this just sending him to the palace to be his reading companion? He didn't even have the ability to read, how could Zuo Zhenjian do this!
Seeing that everyone was willing to ride a horse, the Eldest Princess became happy again. She pulled Xu Mingwei and ran and jumped all over the place, making it difficult for her to get old.
Xu Minglan laughed, "Eldest Princess can get Da Yu Country to send another pair of Ant Eating Beasts over. The greenhouse is already covered, isn't it a problem to pass the winter?"
However, Eldest Princess shook her head consecutively, "Great Yu Country is much hotter than Tianqi. It's only summer all year round. Ant eaters can live well even without a greenhouse in Great Yu State, why bother doing this? "
Zhou Ranxing thought, if Eldest Princess can't do it, then she can't, how could she have the appearance of a princess, it was actually even worse than living at home.
The two things that happened from before caused Xu Mingwei's impression of the Eldest Princess to become even deeper. As a noble Heavenly Girl, she did not behave arrogantly at all, which was truly out of her expectations.
The few young ladies talked and laughed all the way to the stable, when the head eunuch who was in charge of the house saw that it was the Eldest Princess personally bringing the people over, he quickly took small steps to welcome them. It was not hot at all, but the head eunuch was drenched in sweat and even his green jacket was stuck to his body.
"When Eldest Princess arrives, this servant will welcome you from afar. Please forgive me."
"Forget about it. This princess was just excited for a moment, do you have enough horses for us to ride?" Eldest Princess asked as he subconsciously brandished his horse whip.
The eunuch's eyes could not help but follow the movements of her hands. After a moment of hesitation, he replied, "Yes, there is. I just wonder if the noble ladies have any clothes ready to ride?"
Only then did everyone remember, other than the Eldest Princess's cheap riding clothes, although it was also a dress outside, the skirt was made right to the ankle, and it was done very big, so even if they sat on it separately, it did not show. Actually, even if it was exposed, it wouldn't matter.
"Tell the eunuchs to withdraw and stand guard outside. Do not let any idle person in, it is sufficient as long as there are senior servants watching inside."
The Chief Eunuch wanted to say something, but seeing Eldest Princess's impatient look, he could only give up. He brought the other servants to stand guard outside the stable, not daring to delay any further.
"Alright, there are no outsiders inside now. Everyone can pick any of the horses in the stables here, they are all tame little horses that Royal Father had someone specially pick. This kind of horse is just a little tall, it will never grow up, its personality is also very docile, and it can run very fast, so it's very suitable." Eldest Princess smiled and said, she took a white horse called Xiao Xue and rode it out.
Fu Ninghui quickly picked a red pony, but was in no hurry to go out. She helped the rest of the people pick their horses, and then jumped on top of their horses, laughing heartily as she asked, "Are you able to fight a round?"
Xu Mingwei thought that it was already not bad for them to be able to sit steadily on the back of the horses with their green bean-sprout size. She could only smile and not reply. Surprisingly, Yang Jinxi actually used her whip and replied, "Why not?"
With that, she flapped her horses and ran out, leaving Fu Ninghui behind.
Fu Ninghui was not angry, and shouted: "Little sister Yang, you're cheating!" She then followed along, leaving Xu Mingwei and Xu Minglan behind. The two sisters slowly climbed on the horses and paced around, and behind them was Zhou Ranxing, who couldn't even get on the horses' backs.
In the end, Fu Ninghui won the race with a horse.
When the Eldest Princess saw this, she also became determined to win, and forcefully pulled Fu Ninghui to run a round. The two of them fought for a while, and eventually lost the rest of the people in the red forest, and didn't return for a long time.
Just as Xu Mingwei and the rest were worrying, they suddenly heard the whinnies of horses. Following which, a snow-white and blood-red dwarf horse rushed out from the forest, accompanied by a wind-like laughter from Fu Ninghui and the Eldest Princess.
Xu Mingwei heaved a sigh of relief, if something were to happen to the Eldest Princess, all of them would definitely not be able to take care of it.
In a blink of an eye, Eldest Princess and Fu Ninghui's carriage had arrived in front of everyone. Xu Minglan smiled as she went forward to welcome them, and asked, "I wonder, did the two win the race, or Little Sister Fu?"
Eldest Princess dismounted quickly and admitted her defeat. "Sister Fu is indeed from a martial general family.
Fu Ninghui also jumped down from her horse and said, "Eldest Princess is a good rider, today Ning Hui only won by a fluke. Next time, do you want to compete again?"
Eldest Princess nodded, "Alright, it's a deal!"
After saying this, the two of them laughed. They became even more intimate than before.
Zhou Ranxing saw that among the group, Xu Mingwei, Yang Jinxi and the others had obtained the support of the Eldest Princess, so she became even more anxious. She had to find a way to get closer to the Eldest Princess as soon as possible.
After riding on the horse, Eldest Princess felt a little tired, so she let the group of people accompany him back to Fang Hua Hall, and each of them returned to their own rooms to wash and change.
When it was time for lunch, Peaches was just about to go to the kitchen to get the boxes of food, when a servant from the palace came over from Eldest Princess and invited Xu Mingwei over to her place for lunch.
Xu Mingwei then let Bi Tao go to the kitchen to get the food herself while she followed the palace maid called Lu Shui to Eldest Princess's residence.
Along the way, Xu Mingwei asked Lu Shui tentatively, was it that all the princess reading partners were being invited?
Lu Shui just smiled without replying.
The two of them went without a word all the way, and silently arrived at Eldest Princess's residence. From afar, they heard Fu Ninghui's laughter from inside the parlour.
For some reason, Xu Mingwei felt relieved when she saw the green water. It was not a secret, so her mouth tightened!
"Seventh Sister, come over and sit here."
Xu Mingwei was silently cursing when she heard Eldest Princess call out to her.
She quickly walked over and sat down. Looking around, she realized that Lu Shui had quietly retreated without her notice. Other than Fu Ninghui and Yang Jinxi, there was no one else present.
"Today, we are on good terms with the sisters. Although the Hu family's mutton soup that Big Sister Jin Xi mentioned can't be drunk, the kitchen has prepared some fresh food, so we specially invited the few of you here to share." The Eldest Princess explained, and then looked towards the palace maids at the side.
The palace maid knew what was best for her, so she clapped her hands to signal the start of the meal. After a while, the palace maids and eunuchs came in with a huge box.
Xu Mingwei was still curious about what exactly was in there, when she saw that the head eunuch had opened the lid of the food box, revealing the contents inside, it was actually a whole roasted suckling pig, there was even a charcoal fire beneath it, no wonder it had to be packed in such a big food box.
Fu Ninghui and Yang Jinxi were also staring at the boxes of food. Seeing their curious look, the Eldest Princess laughed, "Originally, it was not that strange, but a few days ago Tours' messengers came to visit us and gave us a kind of fruit called an apple. It tastes sweet and it can be eaten raw, but there are even people from Tours who use it to make food. royal father felt that it was strange, and so he had Tours' envoys guide the cooks in the imperial kitchens to try it out, which was why this is happening today. "
It was only then that Xu Mingwei realised that there were quite a number of apples on the grill. Their skin and hair had been roasted red by charcoal, emitting a mysterious and alluring fragrance that mixed together with the smell of the grilled suckling pig.