Chapter 41

The thumping heartbeat in Zhen Tingyun's chest didn't stop until he got into the carriage with the box and sat down in the carriage.

She couldn't help reaching out and covering her hot cheeks, until the temperature on her face gradually subsided, and then she slowly began to think about the business: so many things are not cheap, and I don't know that her husband has saved them behind his back. How long. All of a sudden, it was sent to me at this moment. Could it be that something happened?

Thinking of this, Zhen Tingyun became more and more worried, and hurriedly urged the driver to move faster and go to Xishan Courtyard to ask his husband earlier.

Because Zhen Tingyun was in a hurry, the journey was fast.

When they arrived at the Xishan Courtyard, the outside looked the same as before, and there were still two guards guarding the door. The two guards had recognized Zhen Tingyun now, and when they saw her panting to move the box from the carriage, they were not surprised for a while, and they quickly stepped up to help and said, "Miss Zhen, let's do these things. "

Zhen Tingyun didn't hesitate, just nodded and said, "Alright, help me move in."

After a pause, he asked again, "Sir, is he there?"

The two guards hurriedly said, "Yes." When they replied, they were also a little surprised: their prince is busy with government affairs, so it's really rare to come to this other courtyard. On, I don't know if it's a coincidence!

Hearing that Yuan Hui was also there, Zhen Tingyun breathed a sigh of relief, and stepped inside.

Fu Changxi in the back room also listened to the report. Seeing Zhen Tingyun coming over, he couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you celebrating your birthday today? Why aren't you at home, but you came over instead?"

Zhen Tingyun glared at him and hummed: "It's not that you asked someone to send such a box of things. My whole family is worried. Where can I celebrate my birthday, I have to urge me to return the things quickly." After a pause, she couldn't help feeling her face getting hot again, and whispered, "Besides, I'm not worried, I'm afraid something happened to you, sir."

Fu Changxi was amused by her slightly exaggerated smile at first, but he paused when he heard the second half of the sentence, and asked someone to sit beside him, laughing at her: "It's stupid! It's just a birthday present, what can I do? ?"

Zhen Tingyun hummed and said, "Don't you all say that people whose homes were raided would quietly send things out before their homes were raided?"

Fu Changxi raised his eyes and looked at her: "...you can think very well." And he can always think crookedly.

Zhen Tingyun now thinks of his worries along the way and feels that he seems to think too much, and he can't help sighing again. However, she soon remembered the box she brought back, and she felt a little stunned, she sat upright, and seriously said to Fu Changxi: "Sir, you know me - I grew up in the country since I was a child. Big, it takes a lot of effort to buy an old violin, gold and silver are rare, and the things you gave me are really something I have never seen in half my life..."

Fu Changxi has always been hard-hearted, listening to her words, it is rare that he is soft-hearted, and he comforts her gently: "That's why I want to give you something good-you girls, don't be a little under the pressure. s things?"

Zhen Tingyun shook his head: "That's it, I can't accept it."

Even if he lost his memory, Fu Changxi was still Fu Changxi. He has held a high position for a long time. He has been in charge of the northern Xinjiang for more than ten years and commanded the three armies. Therefore, Zhen Tingyun's repeated rejection of his good intentions still made him a little unhappy, and he couldn't help frowning, his expression stern.

Zhen Tingyun was not afraid, but she was still talking about her reasoning: "I read the book, and the book also said, 'It is rude to come and go, but it is not polite to come; Yes, people always want you to come and go with me, so it can last for a long time. Even in my old village, many people have never read a few books in their lives, but they still know the truth and know what is a courtesy exchange—every household If you receive a gift at a wedding event, you have to remember it, and then wait for the other party to do the wedding and then return it, if you don’t pay it back, you will be looked down upon by the whole village.”

"I've never seen these good things from your husband, so if you really accept them, you won't be able to pay them back." Zhen Tingyun said word by word, "So, wouldn't it hurt the relationship between me and my husband? emotion?"

Fu Changxi paused for a while, then said: "That box, apart from the painting, is nothing to me - I am the only one in my house, and those things are useless, they can only be piled in the library. I'm the only student of you now, so I just wanted to give you some, and the things I saved are accumulating dust in the library."

Zhen Tingyun still refused to accept it, very earnestly: "I know Mr. kindness, but such a good thing can't be accepted. If I wait for my situation to get better in the future, and I will be like Mr., I feel that these things' are not worth it. What's it. At that time, I can accept it without any burden, and give the same gift to Mr.

Fu Xiuqi secretly said: If it really is like what you said, "I'll be the same as Mr. when I get better in the future", I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until the world is old, right?

However, Zhen Tingyun was so sincere, even if Fu Changxi was determined, his mind would definitely be hard to change. At this time, he was persuaded, so he had to take a step back: "If you don't want it, then that's all. But that painting, you should first Put it away—I specially called someone a few days ago... It was brought from my old house in the north, and it was meant to be given to you."

That authentic work is indeed very rare, and even in his hands it can be regarded as a rare treasure. Previously, this painting had been in his inner library in Suwangfu's residence in northern Xinjiang, but he did not bring it with him when he returned to Beijing. It was also the last time he saw Zhen Tingyun, when he suddenly remembered this painting, and he made people go back to get the painting at a moment's notice.

When Zhen Tingyun heard the words, she couldn't help but pouted: "That painting is more expensive than that box of jewelry and jade, where can I get it?!" Her saliva was really wasted.

However, Fu Changxi asked indifferently: "If you don't accept it, I'll have it torn apart?"

Zhen Tingyun: "..." She looked at Fu Changxi in disbelief, she couldn't believe that this person actually said such rascal words.

Fu Changxi turned to comfort her again: "Okay, this kind of ancient painting is priceless in the hands of those who know the goods, and it is a piece of broken paper in the hands of those who don't. If you accept it, I can’t say that you will be able to return a painting to me in the future.”

However, when it came to this, Zhen Tingyun had no choice but to nod: "Understood, then I'll take it for you, sir? If you want it, just tell me."

Fu Changxi just wanted to laugh.

The two masters and disciples said this, but they swept the matter away. Fu Changxi looked at the sky, guessing that she was in a hurry to come all the way, so he asked, "Have you eaten?"

"I just ate a few bites," Zhen Tingyun said honestly, "Then your gift arrived, and the whole family couldn't sit still, so I had to come out and return the things."

Fu Changxi felt soft when he saw her aggrieved appearance, and wanted to touch the top of her hair. However, the attitude of being a gentleman must be more correct, he said: "It's your birthday after all, since you're here, I'll ask someone to make you something to eat?"

Zhen Tingyun muttered: "If it weren't for you, I would have finished eating it now." The longevity noodles made by Mrs. Zhen was brought out! And the half-boiled Bijiong porridge in the kitchen! Totally cheaper than everyone else!

Seeing her like this, Fu Changxi had an idea in his heart: "Why don't you eat some snacks to fill your stomach. Anyway, there is no one on the west mountain today. Let's go to the mountain to hunt some wild things, just to congratulate you on your birthday. , how many dishes for you?"

Zhen Tingyun was quite ready to move, but he said: "I don't even have Ma Lan's head, and I don't have any bows and arrows."

"I'll ask someone to prepare." Fu Changxi said lightly.

Zhen Tingyun lost his troubles immediately, and jumped up from his seat: "Then, shall we go?"

Fu Changxi was amused by her impatient appearance, and the corners of his lips curved. Because he has always been thoughtful, Tate asked again: "Shall I ask someone to get you a riding suit? It's inconvenient for you to get on a horse in a skirt like this."

Zhen Tingyun nodded naturally, but after nodding, he remembered and asked him, "Do you have a suitable riding outfit for me?"

As she said that, she also looked at Fu Changxi with suspicious eyes, as if "Are you harboring evil intentions?"

Fu Changxi just wanted to say, "Just save it, just a little girl like you, can I have a bad heart with you?" Fortunately, he still knew how to save face for his female students, so he endured and said: "...Of course it is Suitable for you - didn't I let you come over to practice riding and shooting earlier?"

Zhen Tingyun smiled awkwardly.

Fu Changxi asked someone to bring a riding suit to her.

Although this was just a trivial matter that Fu Changxi ordered casually, and there was no tailor to tailor Zhen Tingyun's clothes, the riding clothes that were brought by him were still more exquisite and beautiful than what Zhen Tingyun had imagined, and there were actually several more sets. Different from the color, it is up to her to choose.

Zhen Tingyun took a look, then picked out a gray-blue one, and said, "This one is the most plain, just this one."

The others are either inlaid with gemstones or inlaid with pearls, but this one is lighter in color and doesn’t have many pendants. Only the buttons are adorned with pearls the size of lotus seeds, and the cuffs and front of the shirt are embroidered with vine patterns, which are delicate and pure. It is also light to wear on the body and saves a lot of burden on the heart.

Fu Changxi looked at the same thing, and when she saw her selection, he waited to the side.

Zhen Tingyun changed his riding clothes, and then loosened his black hair and braided it. Then he got up and went out to accompany Fu Changxi to pick a horse.

Probably because of Ma Lan's head, Zhen Tingyun also picked a dark horse this time, but although this horse was the same color as Ma Lan's head, it was far less docile than Ma Lan's head. to fall.

Thanks to Fu Changxi's preparations, he grabbed her shoulders with one hand, supported her waist with the other, and pressed her whole body on the horse before saying, "Be careful."

Zhen Tingyun also wore a belt around his waist, mainly to protect his waist, but the belt was a little tight, which showed the slenderness of his waist. And because of Fu Changxi's large palms, with such a support, he really had a feeling of "not enough for a single grip".

Even through the belt, Zhen Tingyun could faintly feel the temperature and strength in his hands, and hurriedly called out "Sir".

Fu Changxi also reacted, feeling a little uncomfortable, his fingers folded and relaxed, then he picked a white horse and followed him out.

The two walked out of the yard one after the other, and Fu Changxi led Zhen Tingyun to a nearby forest, and said, "The weather is not good today, there is no sunshine, and the humidity in the forest is a bit high, your girl's house. It's not good to stay in it for too long, just run around and play."

It was the first time for Zhen Tingyun to participate in this kind of hunting-like activity. He was eager to try it out on his horse, and couldn't help but ask, "What's in this forest?"

"Don't worry, lions, tigers, dogs and bears don't have these." Fu Changxi knew that she was a newborn calf and was not afraid of tigers, so he could only say a few more words, "Otherwise, those people in Yanwang's mansion wouldn't have come over from time to time by the little county master - really If you encounter a wild beast, even if you are not injured by the wild beast in the forest, but you just fall from the horse, it will be troublesome."

Zhen Tingyun: "...Then what else is there to fight?"

Fu Changxi said: "The mountains are big and the forests are big, and there are hares and pheasants, right?"

Zhen Tingyun lost most of his enthusiasm because of this, and hummed, "Is there any deer? I heard that roasted venison is also delicious..."

Fu Changxi glanced at her: "It depends on your luck."

This is not wrong, mainly because Fu Changxi's eyes are very meaningful, Zhen Tingyun snorted twice and wanted to leave him, saying that she must be lucky to celebrate her birthday today, and she can't let him get his own good. luck.

The sky and the earth are big, and the birthday star is the biggest. Fu Changxi thought that there was a secret guard watching, but he was not afraid that something would happen, so he simply let her go.

As a result, Zhen Tingyun's luck is really hanging. In a word, she and Fu Changxi entered the forest together. After they separated, they ran all the way. On the way, they really saw some pheasants and hares, but these wild things are very alive, especially the rabbits. Pulling out the arrow, the rabbit has already kicked its legs and it is swooping through the grass,

Therefore, Zhen Tingyun ran all the way, but he didn't even find chicken feathers.

It made the dark guards behind her feel a little sympathetic and sighed: Otherwise, he would do a trick - such as breaking a chicken wing or a rabbit leg with a stone?

Zhen Tingyun sighed in vain, turned around and had to go back. As a result, he ran into Fu Changxi who was looking for her, and then he saw his prey bundled up in a string-the other people's arrow skills It was practiced, the hares and pheasants shoot in the eyes without hurting their fur, and they don't look too bloody. In particular, there is actually a red-skinned fox inside, although this fox's skin looks normal, but Zhen Tingyun didn't even see the shadow of the fox!

Zhen Tingyun looked at Fu Changxi with suspicion: "Sir, you didn't cheat, did you?"

Fu Changxi: "...What's the point of cheating."

Looking at the female student who was still empty-handed, Fu Changxi felt a toothache and couldn't help but say to her, "Have you read all the notes I wrote for you before?"

"I'll be back!" Zhen Tingyun was both wronged and annoyed, biting his lip, his cheeks puffed up, "I usually practice archery, and the target doesn't move." But both hares and pheasants know how to It moves, and it moves very fast.

Fu Changxi sighed, and was about to speak when he lowered his voice: "Don't talk, something is coming." Before he could finish his words, he quickly turned over and dismounted, and then he got on Zhen Tingyun's horse neatly. , sitting right behind Zhen Tingyun.

Zhen Tingyun's face flushed red, but fortunately, he was still caring about what Fu Changxi said, so he didn't dare to be very loud, and only asked in a low voice, "Sir?! What are you doing?"

Fu Changxi leaned forward slightly, leaned close to her ear, and said softly, "Don't talk, pick up the bow first, pull the string and load the arrow."

Zhen Tingyun was stunned for a while, then he reacted and drew the bow and arrow according to the words.

Her movements were corrected by Fu Changxi earlier, and they looked neat and standard, and she couldn't pick out the slightest mistake. Just when she was making her move, there was a rustling sound in the grass in front of the two. It was obvious that an animal was coming, and the sound was probably bigger than a hare and a pheasant.

Zhen Tingyun was even more looking forward to it, he couldn't help holding his breath, and looked at the grass in front of him with burning eyes.

Sure enough, after a while, a wild deer came out of the jungle, crossed the grass, and appeared in front of everyone.

Zhen Tingyun's hand holding the bow trembled a little, but she still turned her head sideways in a hurry and blinked at Fu Changxi who was sitting right behind her. I am lucky! If you want a deer, here comes the deer!

Fu Changxi watched her long and curled eyelashes flutter up and down, and suddenly wanted to laugh. Fortunately, he remembered not to startle the deer in front of him, so he endured it. He held back his laughter, reached out and held Zhen Tingyun's hand holding the bow and arrow, taught her to aim little by little, calibrated the direction for her, and finally lowered his voice and said, "Okay, let go of the arrow."

Zhen Tingyun subconsciously loosened the bowstring that had been pulled to the extreme, but saw that the long arrow was as fast as lightning, and it hit the wild deer's right eye. It gradually stopped moving.

Zhen Tingyun was so happy that he didn't know what to say, his hand holding the bow and arrow tightened, and then turned to look at Fu Changxi: "Eat venison at night! I'll treat you!"

Fu Changxi looked at the two small pear vortexes on her cheeks, and finally laughed: "Okay, just wait for you to honor my husband."

Because the two of them had gained a lot this time, when they returned, Zhen Tingyun was sitting on the horse with his head held high and his arrogance high, which could be said to be proud.

Fu Changxi also agreed with her. Thinking that she had said that she wanted to eat roast venison, he asked someone to prepare a barbecue rack for her, and dealt with those pheasants, wild rabbits and wild deer, peeled the skins, and cut the meat. , slightly marinated and seasoned, this can be used for barbecue.

Zhen Tingyun was in a good mood. He rolled up his sleeves and was about to go up. He said, "Sir, just sit down. You should ask me, a student, to do this little thing. It should be my filial piety."

Fu Changxi was not going to intervene, but after hearing what she said, he simply took the appearance of an uncle and sat on the side watching her roasting, waiting for his students' filial piety.

Zhen Tingyun had never eaten venison before, and she also beat the wild deer (although Fu Changxi also helped), so he picked two pieces of venison and roasted it first. Seeing the gravy dripping down the barbed wire, the sparks rising up, and the aroma of the meat getting stronger, she put the two pieces of venison on a plate and handed it to Fu Changxi: "Sir, you can try it first. "

Seeing her respectful and attentive attitude, Fu Changxi was still very satisfied, and he couldn't help but secretly said: It's still filial, knowing that he should give it to his husband first.

As a result, Zhen Tingyun followed up with a sentence: "I have never seen venison before, I don't know how it is roasted, is it cooked... You can try it for me first and see how I roast it."

Fu Changxi: "..." It's the first time you've roasted your feelings, and you don't know what to do, so you don't dare to eat it, so you just use me as a test product?

Thinking like this, Fu Changxi looked at the two pieces of venison on the plate, which were a bit unpalatable. After thinking about it, he should take a knife and cut one of the larger pieces into several pieces. Seeing that the insides were all cooked, it was slightly wider. Heart, took a knife and picked up a few small pieces to eat.

Zhen Tingyun looked at him without blinking. Seeing that he was eating but not talking, he couldn't help but ask, "Is it delicious? Is it too familiar? Or too raw?"

Fu Changxi didn't speak, just picked a piece of venison with a knife and handed it to her mouth.

Zhen Tingyun was about to open his mouth to bite the piece of meat, when Fu Changxi raised his hand up again.

Zhen Tingyun immediately closed his mouth, gritted his teeth, and glared at him angrily: "Sir will make fun of me!"

Fu Changxi saw that her cheeks were flushed, and he didn't know if it was because he was angry or ashamed, or if it was the heat of the stove.

Because her skin is extremely white, her face is white and tender, like milk, and seems to be able to drip water. At this time, the cheeks were dyed with a touch of red, just like falling plums in the snow, and the color was extremely beautiful.

For some reason, Fu Changxi felt a little dry in his throat, and then he picked a piece of meat with a knife and handed it to her mouth.

This time, Zhen Tingyun couldn't be fooled by him, he simply turned his head away, looking like he was "not eating the food that came from him", looking very stubborn.

Fu Changxi had no choice but to coax her: "Okay, if you don't eat meat, it will be cold."

These words were indifferent, but Zhen Tingyun took it as Fu Changxi's apology, and only then opened his mouth in a condescending manner and bit the piece of meat from the knife.

The roasted venison was slightly black, but Zhen Tingyun's fine teeth were as white as pearls.

She opened her mouth and bit down gently. The teeth and venison were clearly black and white.

Between the red lips opening and closing, the red tip of the tongue is looming.

Fu Changxi fixedly looked at the knife in his hand, and for some reason, he felt thirsty again, as if the tongue of flame was burning his throat thinly.

This time, he couldn't bear it any longer, he directly asked someone to prepare drinks, and then said to Zhen Tingyun, "It's boring to eat meat without drinking. I'll ask someone to prepare some fruit wine for you too, the kind that won't be intoxicating. ."

Zhen Tingyun swallowed the meat in his mouth first, and then nodded: "Mmmm."

The master and the apprentice each had a pot of wine, eating meat and drinking, and they were not happy.

So much so that Zhen Tingyun felt a little dizzy when she returned from the Xishan Courtyard with the picture scroll in her arms. She barely managed to return to Zhen's house, and after dealing with those people at home, she just lay down on her bed and fell asleep soundly.

Zhen Tingyun's birthday passed like this, and time seemed to flow like water. It was fleeting, and soon it was June.

On June 1, the gates of the Kyoto Women's School and Yuhua Women's School in the capital were crowded with people who signed up for the entrance exam. This registration can be registered after paying the money, and then get a certificate. On the day of the test, you can enter the test with the certificate. The two major women's schools issue a lot of certificates every year, and the supply exceeds the demand. Of course, in addition to signing up and paying the money to get a certificate, the female teacher of the women's school can also recommend her students to take the exam.

Of course, the recommended places for female gentlemen are free of money, but there are also restrictions. Each gentleman has only one place, and the recommended students are uniformly allocated to the same examination room, and the examination requirements and so on are also more strictly controlled. Therefore, outsiders also felt that the female students who passed the test were more capable.

Mrs. Pei was also well prepared. She called someone to sign up at Yuhua Women's School early, and came back with a voucher. Wen Sheng and her daughter said, "Yuhua Women's School is closer to home, and your sister is also there, sisters in the future. It is also convenient to go to school together.”

Saying that, Mrs. Pei added: "Furthermore, your third cousin is also going to take the Yuhua Women's School this year. I made an agreement with your aunt that you and your third cousin will be able to take care of each other when you go there together. "

Zhen Tingyun originally wanted to go to the Kyoto Women's School - she didn't really want to go to the same school as Zhen Yiyun, and she also knew Mrs. Chu from the Kyoto Women's School. But Pei's hands and feet are neat, and he has already signed up and got the certificate, and Yuhua Girls' School has Zhen Yiyun and really can't pick the wrong place, and Zhen Tingyun did not refuse.

After all, since her birthday, her relationship with her parents has eased a lot, and Father Zhen even takes time to watch her homework...

So, there's really no need to reject Pei's good intentions and make the relationship between the family stiff - she doesn't have high demands on her parents now, so it's good to be so stable and not to be a moth.

It's just that no one thought that just such a certificate for the entrance examination can actually make a lot of things happen.