Qingqiu is difficult

Just as the second month was coming to an end, Lu Xinyi was brushing the horses in the stable in the evening. A man behind him slowly walked forward and pulled a horse away without saying a word.

In the past, the people who led the horses were the attendants of each courtyard, but she had never seen this one before. He looked very unfamiliar, so she stopped him:

"Hey, who are you? Which master do you have your orders from?"

The man was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw Lu Xinyi standing aside with a brush, which was still wet and dripping with water.

You don't know until you look back. When you look back, Lu Xinyi felt that this person looked very familiar. He thought about it carefully for a long time, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

The man tied the horse again, stepped forward, and looked Xin Yi up and down: "Are you the new stable boy?"

"Yes." Lu Xinyi was not inferior and looked him up and down, "Who are you?"

The man laughed, saluted and said, "I am the prince's personal attendant, and I am also new here, so you don't know me."

"Then do you have the title of Crown Prince?"

"Of course." As he said that, the man took out a waist badge from his arms. It was indeed the prince's waist badge. Lu Xinyi didn't say anything, turned back and started riding the horse again.

Unexpectedly, the man did not go far away. Instead, he followed Lu Xinyi, leaning against the pillar of the stable and watching her. When she finished painting one side and turned to the other side, the man said:

"I heard that someone in this stable died not long ago. Aren't you afraid?"

Lu Xinyi only felt annoyed: "Death is like a lamp going out. I am not afraid of the living, but I have nothing to fear of the dead."

The man laughed loudly after hearing this: "You are a little snake demon and you don't believe in ghosts and gods."

After hearing this, Lu Xinyi was silent for a while, then straightened up, put his hands on his hips and said to the man: "Aren't you holding the horse for the prince? Why, instead of doing your own business, why are you disturbing me?"

The man could only smile and nod, turned around and left. As soon as he took off the horse's reins, he shouted to Xin Yi again:

"Little snake demon, don't brush your horses at night. The wind is cold at night and the horses will catch cold easily!"

After that, he got on his horse and rode away. Xin Yi slapped his forehead: That's right. I just thought I could sleep in tomorrow morning, but I tortured this horse for nothing!

But in the next few days, the man came to lead the horse, which caused the horse to spend extra time on feed. Lu Xinyi cursed in a low voice while feeding the feed:

"Let you ride, let you ride, a dignified prince of the Duke's palace, he thinks about riding horses and hunting all day long, and does not do his job. He only knows how to win by lying down, and it will be useless to keep it in the future!"

"Then you might as well tell me how to be successful?" A faint word came from behind him. Lu Xinyi was frightened. When he turned around and saw that it was that kid, he couldn't help but caress his chest and said:

"You don't make any sound when you walk!"

"You are obviously too focused on scolding!"

Lu Xinyi was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and left the stable: "Don't ride this horse today, it will be tired too. There are so many horses here, why don't you change it to one so that the rain and dew can get wet!"

The man was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then laughed. He laughed for a long time, even out of breath. He bent over and put his hands on his knees: "You are so young, what are you talking about!"

"Wha...what?" She was a little shy.

The man stood up straight and looked at her with a smile: "What's your name?"

"Xinyi."

"She has the same name as the princess of the previous dynasty, so she is very courageous." "I am not from Jingguo, just a snake and insect in the mountains." Lu Xinyi lied casually.

The man nodded: "My name is Zijing. I can promise you not to ride this horse today, but you must also agree to my request."

Looking at the tired horse, Lu Xinyi felt soft for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the request?"

"Today you and I ride on a horse and go out for fun. The sun is about to set. It's a good time to watch the sunset."

She was a little suspicious: "Didn't you ask the prince to take the horse? If you took the horse out of the house without permission, wouldn't the prince blame you?"

Zijing laughed heartily, shook her head, grabbed Xin Yi's sleeve, and took her to the stables to choose a horse.

One horse passed by, and he said with a smile: "Which horse here you want to ride today, I will ride it. I am here to walk the horse for him on the order of the prince. The prince is busy with affairs, so how can I take care of it?" It’s good to be exposed to both rain and dew!”

After saying that, he stuck out his tongue playfully and looked at Xin Yi.

Xin Yi pointed to the piebald horse at the end of the stable. Its coat was not very bright, and it looked particularly ugly because of the two black patches on its eyes. No one wanted to ride it outside.

"Just that one, he rarely goes out."

Zijing took a look, confused at first, but then understood. He took out a pair of gloves from his belly, put them on his hands, and went to lead the horse out.

Lu Xinyi asked: "Which one should I ride?"

Zijing said: "I only have the right to walk one horse. It seems that you can only ride on this one with me today!"

She was a little hesitant, but she heard Zijing say again: "But don't worry, I have a hidden disease since I was a child, and I cannot have skin contact with others, otherwise I will get a big rash all over my body, and my skin will ulcerate and die!"

Lu Xinyi was shocked: "Then you still want to ride on the same horse with me!"

Zijing frowned and said pitifully: "I can't help it. I'm really lonely with this strange disease, but it's okay with my clothes on. Come up here!"

Seeing that he was really pitiful and that he had agreed to the offer, Lu Xinyi glanced at the tired horse, fearing that it would be sick and that the inhuman Duke would be killed by it, so he stretched out his hand and put it on Zijingdai. gloved hands.

She turned over and sat in front of the horse. The two of them rode fast horses and rushed directly from the backyard to the forest farm. When passing by the back door, the doorman didn't even glance at the token and saw the afterimage of the two of them flashing past the courtyard door.

After passing the forest farm, the sunset was already fading. The two came to a small cliff and saw a golden glow reflecting on the river. The river seemed to be burning. Under the floating light, there was a deeper flame. .

Lu Xinyi came down with Zijing's hand. Both of them were stunned by the beautiful scenery in front of them. They saw that the sky in the distance was transformed layer by layer, as if it was soaked in paint, the sea was flowing, and everything was lost at this moment. Its original color revealed a trace that was like the last reflection of life. Just waiting for the afterglow to burn out, Xin Yi couldn't help but say:

"The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk."

Zijing laughed: "How can you memorize such depressing poems at such a young age!"

"Even such a blazing sun cannot sleep and set in the west, let alone people or countries? It rises in the east and sets in the west, life and death, origin and destruction, are the essence of all things. Looking down on the rise and fall may be a kind of indifference. of open-mindedness.”

After hearing this, Zijing was silent for a long time, and then smiled and said: "Whether it is indifferent or rational, maybe this is the fate of all things. The world is unkind and treats all things as stupid dogs. If it were you, little Xinyi Hua'er, you would believe in fate. Do you also accept your fate?"