8, ride together
Shanglin Garden was originally an old palace garden in the Qin Dynasty. It was large in scale, spanning five counties and hundreds of miles across, but most of the palace gardens had been destroyed. At the beginning of the year, the emperor ordered people to enclose and rebuild it. Now there is actually no large palace garden. In addition to several newly repaired palaces for the emperor to temporarily live in, the biggest advantage here is to provide the emperor with a place to ride horses, hunt, hunt, fun and relax.
The most important thing is that there is a special army stationed here.
The emperor gave Wei Qing a position as a secretary for the establishment of the seal, so naturally he would not just be angry with Empress Chen.
After three years of ascending the throne, the emperor was eager to take power but was unable to do so. At the beginning of the year, he became determined to establish a real guard of the emperor. Those who could enter it were either the sons of generations of meritorious deeds or the confidants of the emperor. These people rode horses in Shanglinyuan every day, trained riding and archery, and even studied military books, but outsiders only thought that the emperor had fun at a young age.
Wei Qing was responsible for training and commanding these people. From this, it can be seen that the emperor valued and trusted Wei Qing. Yun Luan really believed that the emperor had such a big temper towards Taizhu Dou and Empress Chen not only because of Meili Wei.
Yunluan was hunting for the first time in her life. Although she could ride a horse, she was limited to being able to ride on a horse. Shanglinyuan spanned hundreds of miles, with mountains and rivers, countless trees and mountain streams. How could a woman like Yunluan, who had some difficulty riding a horse on a flat ground? Yunluan had to suspect that the emperor still hated her as the Empress Dowager and deliberately wanted to torture her. After all, it was normal for him to fall a horse in the dense forests and die.
Liu Che naturally didn't know Yun Luan's thoughts. He and Han Yan were already chasing a wild deer. The others naturally hurriedly followed. Yun Luan looked at the people who were rushing away, and had to smile bitterly and urge the horse to chase after him. The mountain road was bumpy, and the horse was facing up. Yun Luan shook his body and fell to the ground next to him.
"careful!"
A black shadow came like a wind, and Yun Luan felt that the tightness on her waist had been lifted up. When she came to her senses, she had already fallen on the back of another horse. She was sitting on the back of the horse with one hand wrapped around her waist. The person behind her exuded a very light but fresh smell and a faint warmth, like the spring sunshine.
She... actually leaned in a man's arms?!
Yun Luan was shocked and quickly turned around and looked into a pair of quiet eyes.
However, there was a faint anger in those eyes at this moment and he said in a deep voice: "I can't ride a horse, why don't you say it?"
Yun Luan was stunned for a moment and said softly: "Shi Zhong, Wei."
Wei Qing looked at her face that was so scared that she was still calm, and smiled faintly, "It is not shameful not to ride a horse. Yun Shangyi said bluntly to Your Majesty."
Yun Luan smiled and said, "I have studied for two days, but I'm just not good at it." What's more, the emperor is disliked her. It's better to have less trouble than more things.
After a few words, the two of them were speechless and felt a little embarrassed for a moment. Wei Qing pondered for a moment and said, "I'll take Yun Shangyi for a while."
A sound of horse hooves came, and a young man wearing a Confucian shirt rode his horse from afar, "Master Wei, what are you doing... Huh? Could it be that Master Wei is disturbing the beauty under the moonlight?"
Wei Qing looked up at the person coming and smiled helplessly: "Mr. Dongfang, don't talk nonsense. Yun Shangyi's horse control technique is not good, so he almost fell off the back of the horse."
The person who came touched his chin and smiled meaningfully, "Oh? It turned out that it was a hero who saved the beauty."
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"Master Dongfang." Yun Luan sat upright and nodded to the man opposite.
The man raised his eyebrows, "Hey, do you know the female official in the palace? Unexpectedly, does the female official in the palace know about her reputation?"
Yun Luan smiled and said, "The Eastern great talent is outstanding, and Yun Luan even admires it."
"Haha, I, Dongfang Shuo, can admire such a beautiful lady like Mrs. Yun, be admired by me, for this life." The man laughed proudly.
Wei Qing frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty is afraid that you will go far. I will find someone to take you back first?"
Yun Luan shook her head, "Forget it, how can you return without His Majesty's grace? It's just that Lord Lao Wei will take me for a ride."
Wei Qing thought for a while and nodded, "Okay, let's go." After all, they were hunting with the emperor and could not leave without permission. Moreover, there might not be anyone in the forest to escort Yun Luan for a while. Wei Qing glanced at Dongfang Shuo and smiled faintly, "Master Dongfang, let's take the lead?"
Dongfang Shuo smiled and said, "Together."
Wei Qing smiled lightly and said nothing. When he lifted the reins, the horse immediately shot out like an arrow, and even the horse with Yun Luan ran away. In a blink of an eye, he threw Dongfang Shuo behind him. Dongfang Shuo was stunned for a moment and could only look at the two horses who were leaving, without saying a word.
Yun Luan leaned against Wei Qing's arms, and the cold wind blew past her, and her body was a little stiff for a moment.
In recent years, whether inside and outside the palace, she was cautious and trembling, and almost never approached others easily. Now she was suddenly caught in a man's arms, and for a moment she was a little at a loss and completely forgot about her usual calmness, as if she was still the girl who cried in the boy's arms back then.
"Don't be afraid." Wei Qing whispered in his ear.
Yun Luan couldn't help but tremble and nodded, "I'm sorry, Lord Wei."
It was a little quiet for a moment, and only the sound of horses running in the forest was heard. The bumpy forest also made Yunluan involuntarily approach Wei Qing. In the slightly cool autumn wind, a faint warmth came from behind.
It took a long time before I heard a very soft sigh from behind me.
"A Luan."
Yun Luan was stunned, but in the end she didn't look back or respond.
Wei Qing's voice came in the wind, "What happened to you in the past few years?" Otherwise, how could a simple and smart child become a female official who was valued by the Empress Dowager in Changle Palace? A family like the Yun family, although not rich, loves their daughter very much, so how could they bear to let their only daughter enter the palace?
Yun Luan lowered her eyes, bit the corner of her lips and was silent for a moment, and said softly: "Master Wei... I recognized the wrong person."
Wei Qing was stunned and heard Yun Luan continue, "Master Wei is the beloved brother of Mei Mei and the upstart of the emperor. Yun Luan is just a female official in the palace. I guess I have never seen Master Wei before. Master Wei thought I was wrongly recognized as someone."
Wei Qing didn't say anything, but just sighed lightly. As soon as he lifted the reins, the horse immediately headed towards the depths of the forest a little faster.
Chapter completed!