Li Zhi likes to run horses. The grassland is vast and the green waves spread to the horizon. He gallops through the horses, as if he has infinite freedom.

The imperial guards who went out early and returned late in the capital rarely had such an opportunity to indulge, so Li Zhi brought Chen Qingqing out and had fun and shared the couple.

But Li Zhi overestimated Chen Qingqing's body.

At the beginning, Chen Qingqing was indeed shocked by the scenery on the grassland. The blue sky, green grass, breeze and green water were the magnificent scenery that neither the capital nor the south of the Yangtze River. Unfortunately, the shock of Chen Qingqing was soon replaced by the vibration brought by the horse. The hard saddle made her butt hurt, and her delicate thighs were also extremely uncomfortable with the bumps of the horse.

"Stop!"

Not far from the palace, Chen Qingqing shouted in pain while slapping Li Zhi's arm.

Li Zhi laid his horse, and after hearing Chen Qingqing's reasons, he couldn't laugh or cry.

"Go back." Chen Qingqing looked back at the palace and felt that it was more comfortable to sit in the palace.

Li Zhi hugged her waist and refused gently: "Isn't your trip to the grassland to experience the scenery without personally experiencing it?"

Chen Qingqing couldn't help but complain that she came to roast the whole sheep for the starry sky bonfire, not for this vast green grass.

Li Zhi seemed to be able to see through her thoughts and smiled in her ear: "I will eat with you at night, and you will accompany me during the day."

Chen Qingqing couldn't help but turn red.

"Is it painful to walk slowly like this?" Li Zhi asked with concern.

Chen Qingqing shook her head, it wouldn't be so uncomfortable if she didn't have bumps.

Li Zhi hugged his little wife with one hand and held the reins loosely with the other hand, allowing the horse to move forward as he pleased.

As he was so slow, Chen Qingqing's attention fell on the man behind him. This posture is really hard to imagine.

"I want to go for a walk by the river." In order to get rid of the situation where Li Zhi was too close to him, Chen Qingqing pointed to the silver-belt-like river channel in the distance.

Li Zhi said good, so he turned his horse's head, and the couple rode their horses slowly to the riverside.

From a distance, I saw that the river channel was narrow. When I arrived at the riverside, I realized that the river was about three meters wide and could reach a knee. In midsummer, various red, yellow, pink and white wild flowers bloomed on the river bank. As they approached, grasshoppers would jump out one after another and escape to an undisturbed place.

"Where did this water come from?" Standing by the river, Chen Qingqing looked back and forth, but could only see the green grassland.

Li Zhi pointed in a direction and explained: "There are snow-capped mountains over there. This river comes from several springs in the mountains. In summer, the snow on the top of the mountain melts and gathers into the river. The water surface rises sharply and falls when it falls into the autumn water. Some river sections even dry out and reveal the riverbed."

Chen Qingqing looked at the direction he pointed and couldn't help but feel longing.

"Want to go?" Li Zhi asked in a low voice.

Chen Qingqing immediately shook her head, and she couldn't see the place she could see, and she was so tired that she couldn't find it. Not to mention riding a horse or riding a carriage.

Withdrew his gaze, Chen Qingqing continued to enjoy the river view.

Li Zhi walked beside her and told her the interesting things he encountered when he came to the grassland before.

Before Concubine Chun entered the palace, Li Zhi was just a businessman. He went to the grassland with his family's caravan to sell tea, salt and silk, and then returned to Jiangnan to sell with the fur outside the border. He was knowledgeable and had both talkable experience and funny conversation. Chen Qingqing was like listening to a story and soon immersed in his world.

"Once the caravan stayed in an inn in the West, and a woman in Central Plains in a mourning clothes knelt at the door. She cried so hard that her pear blossoms were in the rain, and she was quite beautiful. She claimed that she came to West China with her father to do business. When she got here, she was plotted by a traitor. The father and daughter were all out of money. Her father was furious and bedridden. She soon became terminally ill and had no cure. She had no choice but to sell herself to bury her father."

Chen Qingqing was very excited to hear it. Isn’t this a common story in the storybook?

"You bought her?" She glanced at Li Zhi.

Li Zhi looked at her deeply: "If I were such a lustful person, at my current age, my children would have been surrounded by my knees."

Chen Qingqing curled her lips.

Li Zhi continued: "Of course I didn't buy her, but a manager named Du buried her father for her and then took her by her side. The woman was very good at pleasing men and served Du with red light all the way. When we returned, she was already pregnant with Liujia. When we returned to Jiangnan, Manager Du carried her to be the concubine. The next year, she gave birth to a son for Manager Du."

Chen Qingqing suddenly didn't understand why Li Zhi wanted to talk about this. Hearing it now, there seemed to be nothing special.

Li Zhi smiled and continued: "Another year has passed, the original wife of Manager Du died of illness and the funeral has ended. Manager Du immediately straightened the woman."

Chen Qingqing guessed: "What do you mean is that it is strange that Manager Du's original wife died?"

Li Zhi nodded: "Just like my second uncle and aunt, I have many concubines, but I can't give birth to a son."

Chen Qingqing thought of Mrs. Li Er, who was kind and kind, really, she could not make judgments just by looking at people.

"I have understood since I was a child that there are more women and more right and wrong." Li Zhi looked at Chen Qingqing meaningfully and said.

Chen Qingqing:...

It turned out that he said that Manager Du’s back house was to lead to this.

Chen Qingqing turned her head and faced the river. From Li Zhi's position, she could see the rippling waves of her almond eyes reflected in the rippling water, which was clear and moving.

This is a sweet but simple little girl.

Li Zhi held her hand.

Chen Qingqing was shocked and subconsciously retreated. Li Zhi held it tightly, his voice gentle: "No one here."

Chen Qingqing's cheeks were very hot. She struggled a few more times, but she couldn't make it out and then she tense her face and agreed.

Li Zhi continued to tell her stories.

The story is very interesting, but the sun is gradually rising. Chen Qingqing thinks it is too sunny. She is not as afraid of Jiang Yiyue's illness as the scorching sun, but Chen Qingqing is afraid of tanning. Her teeth are very white, so there is no need to look white by tanning her face.

"There is a village ahead, let's go there for lunch." Li Zhi had a plan.

Chen Qingqing nodded.

The two got on the horse again, and Li Zhi controlled the speed to ensure that his little wife would not feel uncomfortable.

Li Zhi said that there were only a dozen families in the village. How could I talk about inns in such a small village? But the grassland people were very hospitable. A couple in their forties enthusiastically led the two into the house. There were three strong sons in their family. The eldest was already engaged and got married in the autumn. The second and third brother's daughter-in-law had not yet been settled.

As soon as Chen Qingqing appeared, the three sons seemed nervous, and their simple black eyes always looked at Chen Qingqing's side.

Chen Qingqing was blushed by them.

But she had no disgust because she could feel that these three people simply felt that she was beautiful.

The enthusiastic woman scolded her three sons in local dialect.

Chen Qingqing couldn't understand, and Li Zhi looked for an opportunity to tilt his head and explain in her ear: "She said you are a fairy on the moon and descended to earth. The three brothers are not worthy of herding sheep for you, so don't worry about it."

Chen Qingqing couldn't help laughing. If she had sheep, it would be okay to ask these three brothers to help them go to stock.

Chen Qingqing was not used to eating food on the grassland, but the host was hospitable and served a lot of food in her.

Chen Qingqing used a few bites with a smile, but she couldn't eat it anymore, but she was embarrassed to say it out.

Li Zhi suddenly picked up her bowl and plucked the food inside into his bowl, while explaining something to the woman who was busy with guests in local dialect.

After hearing this, the woman looked full of congratulations on her face. She chatted at Chen Qingqing for a while, then ran to the house, came back with a black cloth bag, handed it to Chen Qingqing, and even gestured to Li Zhi.

Chen Qingqing kept smiling while winking at Li Zhi.

Li Zhi smiled and said, "This is the gift she gave you, please accept it."

Chen Qingqing was confused: "Why did you suddenly give me a gift?"

Li Zhi simply said: "She said she was in love with you."

Chen Qingqing doesn't believe it very much.

"Please finish these." Li Zhi returned her bowl. Chen Qingqing looked down and saw that there were only a few mouthfuls of food left inside, while Li Zhi's big bowl was full of piles.

Li Zhi has been considerate of her many times, sincerely or falsely, only this time, Chen Qingqing sincerely thanked him.

After dinner, the two of them thanked and said goodbye.

The horse walked out of the village, Chen Qingqing turned around and saw the family standing at the door watching them.

"Do you like eating his family's meal?" Thinking of Li Zhi's empty bowl, Chen Qingqing asked in admiration, she really thought it was unpalatable.

Li Zhi smiled bitterly: "I don't like it, I just can't bear to let them down."

Chen Qingqing stared at him for a while, but she really couldn't see that Li Zhi was so considerate.

"By the way, what does this stone mean?" Chen Qingqing took out the black bag the woman gave her, and took out the round, fist-sized white stone inside.

Li Zhi first put the stone into the bag and stuffed it back into her hand, then hugged her and smiled, "The woman said that she had not been pregnant for three years, so she went to Aobao to worship God. She kowtowed three times, and this stone rolled down from Aobao. She believed that this was God's sign, so she took the stone away. Next, she gave birth to three sons in a row, and she firmly believed that this stone appeared."

Chen Qingqing:...

"Wait, why did she give me this stone?" Chen Qingqing asked with a stare at her eyes.

Li Zhi glanced at her lower abdomen and said happily: "You eat less, you have to find a reason. I said you just got fond of joy and didn't have the appetite for anything you eat."

Chen Qingqing suddenly realized that no wonder the woman brought her so enthusiastic!

He was so angry that Chen Qingqing didn't want to let him hug him, and moved forward while hitting him in the arm.

Li Zhi smiled and pressed the little fox back into his arms. He was about to coax her, but suddenly he saw that there was a dark cloud in the sky at some point.

Li Zhi frowned and said seriously: "It's going to rain."

Chen Qingqing looked up and saw such a large dark cloud, she was a little scared.

"The weather on the grassland is changing, and there may be hail. We have to go back to the palace as soon as possible. You can bear it first." Li Zhi said with a serious expression. After saying that, he immediately urged the horse to run wildly without waiting for Chen Qingqing to answer.

The wind suddenly became strong, and her face hurt. Chen Qingqing still wanted to persevere, but it hurt so much. She hid in Li Zhi's arms without any energy.

Li Zhi kissed her head to show comfort, and the horse whip was thrown faster.

The palace was near before my eyes, and the dark clouds behind me finally pressed down on me, and the heavy rain mercilessly submerged the two.

Chen Qingqing could hardly breathe.

Fortunately, there was no hail, otherwise, depending on the density of the rain, the couple could even kill the horse.

The ministers in the palace were not allowed to ride horses. When they arrived at the palace gate, Li Zhi threw Chen Qingqing on his back and immediately ran in.

The rain hit people and couldn't open their eyes. Chen Qingqing had no time to think about the rumors that the couple would be seen like this. He had no time to think about the pain in his legs, and he had no time to think about whether he would catch a cold after being in the rain. His forehead was against Li Zhi's broad spine. Chen Qingqing felt like an ant in the storm, and Li Zhi was the only driftwood she could rely on.

He will live if she is born, and he will die if she dies.

The author has something to say: Li Guizi: I am not a driftwood, I am your horse.
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