As Jin Shanyao approached, they stopped talking. Meng Anzhi blushed deeply, and the fox fur coat she was wearing seemed to weigh a ton.
After Jin Shanyao smiled and joked.
"Madam, why is your cloak made of patchwork fur? It looks stingy. If you don't have enough fur, just tell me, and I'll have my dog go up the mountain and bring you two foxes."
That fox is good in every way, except it's a chatterbox and a real nuisance. It always likes to hide in a corner and chatter away.
Who are you insulting?
Jin Shanyao chuckled, "Why are you getting so worked up? I was talking about fox fur. This whole thing is getting... You guys keep talking, just pretend I didn't say anything."
She was a woman who had been baptized by Little River Village; how could these women from the inner quarters compare to her?
As the saying goes, enemies often meet on a narrow road. Not long after Jin Shanyao sat down, the Madam Shi came over with her maid, and coincidentally, the two sat next to each other.
The Madam Shi glanced at Jin Shanyao, then pulled out a handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose, wrinkling her nose as if she had smelled a foul odor. This action caused the surrounding ladies to chuckle and whisper among themselves.
Jin Shanyao her tongue. "What are you laughing at? The Madam Shi's nose is running from the cold, what's wrong with wiping it? What... is... wrong?"
Is it really necessary for you to laugh at her like that?
Jin Shanyao looked at the Madam Shi with a sincere expression and said, "You keep wiping, let's see who dares to laugh at you."
The Madam Shi looked unwell. She stuffed her handkerchief into her sleeve and tried to sit up straight to look at the racecourse. The racecourse and the stands were divided into two parts, with the stands located at the starting line of the race.
The academy provides each seat with a small clay stove, on which is placed a grill rack with snacks such as teapots, peanuts, dates, and dried longans.
Jin Shanyao and Meng Anzhi were seeing this elegant way of eating for the first time, and couldn't help but take a second look out of curiosity.
The Madam Shi let out a soft snort. "You ignorant bumpkin, you don't even know who's cooking tea around a stove." She shook her head and turned her gaze to the horse farm.
Starting line.
Lu Chi gripped Meng Anci's shoulder with his large hand, "Remember the key points I taught you: control the horse's speed. Winning or losing doesn't matter, just be careful."
Meng Anci held the reins firmly, his gaze unwavering. " Gouya, you have absolutely no ambition."
"Hey you brat, call me Master. If you keep calling me that Gouya Gouya, I'll spank you."
" Gouya, you've overstepped your bounds," Meng Anci said, leading Black Grand Marshal into the arena.
"You brat... I've been teaching you riding and archery for almost three months, and you haven't even called me 'Master'," Lu Chi feigned sadness, "There's really no real affection between master and servant, it's all just manipulation."
Once he returns to the capital, he will definitely treat his servants well and will never be like those nouveau riche Meng Household.
"They're out! They're out!" Meng Anzhi excitedly pointed to the arena, Jin Shanyao supported her waist to prevent her from falling.
Meng Anci, dressed in a cotton coat, stood out among the crowd of people in brocade and silk, but his aura was no less imposing than anyone else's.
The instructor waved the red flag lightly in his hand.
Meng Anci gripped the saddle and mounted the horse. Meng Anzhi exclaimed in surprise, Jin Shanyao in satisfaction. Lu Chi hadn't been saved in vain after all; he had come in somewhat useful.
People around whispered among themselves, "Whose child is that?"
"I don't know, but judging from his clothes, he should be Meng Anci."
"You know him?"
I've seen him from afar a few times; my son said he was the top student in the academy.
As if realizing something, everyone secretly glanced at Jin Shanyao, only to see her smiling gently, her eyes fixed on the little boy.
Suddenly, a whistle blew out from the horse farm, and a group of little kids were seen riding ponies and running around the farm with abandon. The scene was both adorable and hilarious.
The parents in the stands were laughing so hard they were doubled over, but Madam Shi clenched her fists and stared nervously at the racecourse, watching as Meng Anci had already taken a half-horse length lead over Shiyan.
She jumped up from her seat in a panic and shouted, " Shiyan, whip the horse! Whip the horse!"
Jin Shanyao was almost startled back to her original form by that voice. She looked at the Madam Shi with a speechless expression.
I said, "Why are you more restless than a monkey in a primeval forest?"
She reached out and tugged at the hem of the Madam Shi's dress. "Alright, alright, stop wailing. He can't hear you from this far away."
Realizing her rudeness, the Madam Shi awkwardly sat back down, picked up the teapot beside her, poured herself a cup of tea, and savored it carefully. She couldn't make a fuss like Jin Shanyao that clod of earth.
Desiring to save face, the Madam Shi stared at the racetrack and said casually, "The boundless grasslands stretch to the horizon; that is the poetry and distant land beyond the Great Wall."
Jin Shanyao glanced at her, thinking to herself, "What are you talking about?"
Seeing Jin Shanyao's blank expression, the Madam Shi put down her teacup with satisfaction. "When dealing with this bumpkin, you have to show your noble demeanor and make her feel ashamed of herself."
The Madam Shi intended to add fuel to the fire, saying, "The horse's mane dances in the wind, unrestrained and free; this is the boundless realm that people often lament..."
Jin Shanyao her head, her eyes fixed on the horse farm, and said impatiently, "Alright, alright, stop being so carefree. Your son's horses have gone mad."
"What...?" The Madam Shi jumped up and looked closely; indeed, it was a runaway horse.
" Shiyan, Shiyan, hold on tight to the saddle, stay on the horse and don't move..." Madam Shi had long lost her previous nobility; she was terrified and her face turned deathly pale.
Jin Shanyao wanted to say that it was too far away to hear, but considering the noble demeanor of the Madam Shi, she ultimately withdrew her hand.
On the field, Shiyan screamed in terror, "Help! Help me! I'm going to die... Waaah..."
" Shiyan, call me 'Dad,' and I'll save you."
Meng Anci appeared on the side of Shiyan at some point, Shiyan's Xiao Pang trembled as the horse ran.
He roared, " Meng Anci, you cunning and shameless scoundrel, you actually want to marry my mother! I would rather die than agree to it!"
Meng Anci on his horse, had a terribly grim face. "Shut up! The more you shout, the more excited the horse gets. Do you want to fall off and die?"
Shiyan was too frightened to make a sound; the wind from the horse's high speed felt like knives cutting into his face.
Meng Anci rode on Black Grand Marshal, following closely beside him. "Fifty taels of silver. If you agree, I'll save you."
Fifty taels of silver was an astronomical sum for their age group, as the horses drew ever closer to the fence.
Shiyan gritted his teeth and said, "I agree, I agree, please save me!"
After admiring the devastation in Shiyan, Meng Anci's smile faded and his gaze turned serious. Just as he was looking for an opportunity to rescue people, he heard Lu Chi's angry roar from afar.
" Meng Anci, get back here!" Lu Chi's eyes were bloodshot, his head was buzzing, and he grabbed a horse and charged out.
Meng Anci ignored him; the necklace around his neck burned painfully, and only one thought remained in his mind, "A true rider controls not only his own horse, but also the entire scene."
He rode Black Grand Marshal, observed Crazy Horse's movements, and charged diagonally at Crazy Horse's rear at an extremely tricky angle.
" Anci!" Meng Anzhi exclaimed in fright, her eyes fixed on the front.
The Jin Shanyao its fingertips, gathering Spiritual Power. The other end of the Spiritual Power enveloped Meng Anci. In a flash, Meng Anci used his horse's body to collide with the mad horse's rump.
It wasn't a head-on collision, but a clever push. Crazy Horse lost its footing and fell to the ground with a thud, while Shiyan was thrown solidly to the ground.
Black Grand Marshal reared up and neighed. He Jin Shanyao a single ginkgo leaf, nurtured by a single ginkgo leaf, and his intelligence and stamina far surpassed those of other foals.
Even if its little master can't find the right angle, it won't send its little master to their death.
After all, it wanted to live.