Chapter 134: Chapter 134: She Shines Brightly
As soon as the Second Young Master arrived, Yao Xing felt a bit uneasy.
Yet Pei Ji’an didn’t even glance at her and dismounted, leading his horse, he said to Qu Fulan, "Come over here."
Qu Fulan walked over, and he shoved the reins into her hands, "Use mine."
As soon as he said this, before Qu Fulan could react, there was a sudden outburst behind him.
It was Princely Heir and his friends, though Princely Heir himself didn’t show any surprise.
Pei Ji’an’s horse, of course, was a top-class horse, not something they would usually be allowed to touch, yet he now willingly offered it to someone else to ride?
If it were anyone else, Princely Heir would definitely be astonished. But giving it to Qu Fulan was perfectly normal; one shouldn’t find it odd.
However, the four friends behind him weren’t as composed, each pulling at Princely Heir’s clothes, asking him to explain.
Princely Heir tugged back his clothes, "Image, mind your image, there are quite a few single ladies here today. Don’t ruin my image."
The four immediately became solemn.
Everyone was single, whether they’d marry or not was another matter. As men, who wouldn’t want to stand out in front of ladies? Image was indeed crucial, and there would be plenty of opportunities to clarify other matters later.
Qu Fulan looked at the Heir Pei, because she said she could ride horses, he had prepared four horses, but then Third Young Madam suddenly joined, and there weren’t enough horses.
The horse wasn’t strictly necessary to ride; having come all the way, especially with careful preparation, leaving disappointed wasn’t her desire.
But to use the Heir’s horse would be too ostentatious.
"I can manage with Third Miss’s horse; you go ahead with your business, Heir. Moreover, this horse seems a bit spirited, I’m afraid I might not be able to handle it." Qu Fulan said.
Pei Ji’an, however, said, "This horse only looks hard to manage, but it listens to me very well. If I let you ride it, it won’t oppose."
With things said to this extent, if Qu Fulan refused, she’d be ungrateful. "If I use the Heir’s horse, what would you ride?"
"We have more on our side, don’t worry, Miss Qu." Princely Heir said loudly.
Pei Ji’an also slightly raised his chin, signaling her to mount, "Get up there and let me see, if it doesn’t work, we can change it."
With that, Qu Fulan could only say thank you, stepping onto the stirrups, and mounted the horse with fluid movements—obviously skilled at riding.
The horse showed no rebellious behavior.
Satisfaction flashed in Pei Ji’an’s eyes, then his gaze swept to the others, "Weren’t you here to ride? What are you all standing around for?"
As soon as he said that, Third Miss and Fang Yuan both mounted their horses.
Only Cheng Ru seemed slightly absent-minded, and under Fang Yuan’s urging, she snapped back to reality, apologetically saying, "Go on ahead, I’m not very familiar with horse riding, I’ll take it slowly."
"Second Brother, do you have time to teach Sister Cheng?" Fang Yuan asked.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Ru felt shy yet eager.
Pei Ji’an didn’t even consider before rejecting, "Did I come here today specifically to teach you how to ride? There’s an instructor there, if you can’t ride, go find the instructor."
Indeed, everyone had instructors, even those who could ride needed to have the instructor lead them a bit if they hadn’t ridden for a long time, to ensure it was safe before letting go.
Cheng Ru’s eyes dimmed a little.
Then, guided by the instructor, everyone slowly departed.
No one paid attention to Yao Xing’s previous words, she naturally had her complaints, but they were nothing more than complaints.
"If I recall correctly, isn’t that girl a maid? Why is Heir so good to her?" Miss Chen couldn’t help but ask.
Yao Xing sneered, "Though just a maid, she’s quite skilled, otherwise, how could she make Heir give her special treatment?"
"What skills does she have?" Miss Chen pressed on curiously.
Yao Xing couldn’t answer that, "She’s not my maid, how would I know? But having a maid like her, the future Young Lady could face some trouble."
Talking as they walked away.
Meanwhile, Qu Fulan was leisurely riding the horse.
"Sister Fulan has excellent riding skills." Third Miss rode alongside and couldn’t help but praise, "This horse of Second Brother’s isn’t easy for ordinary people to handle."
"This horse is quite intelligent, without the Heir’s permission, I wouldn’t dare touch it." Qu Fulan said.
"It does come down to your riding skills, if it were me, I definitely wouldn’t dare." Third Miss laughed.
Just then Fang Yuan and Cheng Ru caught up, everyone rode at a slow pace, so it wasn’t a problem leisurely riding along.
"Once they finish training and leave, should we form a team to play a polo match?" Fang Yuan suggested.
Although polo matches were typically for men, some ladies liked to play polo too.
"I haven’t played for ages, I really want to, but I wonder if we have enough people."
Polo required six players; confirming the numbers was necessary.
"Sister Fulan, Sister Cheng, can you play polo?" Fang Yuan asked again.
Cheng Ru couldn’t even ride well, so naturally not.
Qu Fulan, having been in this era for quite some time, had yet to participate in any truly relaxing entertainment, so she claimed she could.
Though she was currently a maid, no one is born a slave; many were reduced to servitude due to family misfortune, having some skills was normal.
Moreover, working for the Heir, her impression on the Pei Family was that she was pretty capable, being a bit more capable wouldn’t hurt.
At worst, she could say she was taught by the Heir.
Sure enough, upon hearing she could, Third Miss and Fang Yuan seemed happy with no other emotions.
Only Cheng Ru gazed surprisedly at Qu Fulan.
"What did Miss Qu do before? You seem to know a lot," she asked casually.
Qu Fulan casually replied, "A lot? It’s just so-so."
The girls rode around for a while, and upon returning, the others had finished training and were leaving one by one.
Fang Yuan rode to Second Brother’s side, conveying their desire to play polo.
Pei Ji’an was somewhat surprised but didn’t oppose.
Such opportunities to showcase oneself in front of young talents were welcome by many girls.
Thus, teams were quickly assembled.
Qu Fulan, Third Miss, Fang Yuan, Yao Xing, Miss Chen, and another lady from a prominent family formed one team, while the other team consisted of six people Qu Fulan didn’t know.
Wen Sichen, being considerate, explained to Pei Xiang many things to watch out for before she entered the field.
Regardless of the advice given, once on the field, it’s difficult to pay attention to everything.
Especially as the match began, Yao Xing lost to the other side immediately, feeling rather unwilling, so when intercepting the opponent, she intentionally struck hard at the opponent’s horse’s leg with her mallet, nearly causing the person to fall.
This feud commenced, and during the next hit, the opponent targeted Yao Xing’s head with force, but she nimbly ducked, the ball heading towards Third Miss instead.
The onlookers noticed something was off, but couldn’t intervene quickly enough.
Then, swiftly, a horse leaped through the air, like jumping over hurdles, racing ahead, the rider executing a flawless strike with the mallet, not only returning the ball but also scoring a goal.
Who else could it be but Qu Fulan?
Princely Heir and his four friends were directly stunned.