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These are what Zhuer just heard from the first lady. Although the second lady is a princess, the first lady is still the head of the backyard of Prince Mo's mansion. Whether her daughters participate in the selection of concubines must also be reported by the first lady. So today, the second lady went to the first lady to discuss this matter, and Zhuer heard it and came back to share it with Ningxu.

Ning Xu: "So once Mo Xi enters the palace, she can't come back without the emperor's permission?"

Ningxu stroked his chin and thought.

Zhu Er nodded vigorously, "Yes! So let me tell you! This is definitely good news."

The two girls looked at each other, and the smiles in their eyes and on their faces became more and more unstoppable.

On the sixth day of May, all servants in Prince Mo's mansion were given half a day off.

Zhu'er arrived at the door of Ningxu's room early, waiting for her to go to the front hall to join Mo Xi's fun. When Ningxu opened the door, she saw Zhu'er looking at her expectantly, "Sister Rumeng, let's go to the front hall to take a look?"

Ning Xu: "Ah? Who are you looking at? Mo Xi?"

Zhu Er: "Yeah, then why are you going to dress up like that?"

Ning Xu: "I'm going out of the house to visit my uncle He. I asked for leave from the Second Madam yesterday."

Zhu Er: “Ah…”

Ningxu: "Stop it, go to the front hall quickly, Mo Xi will be leaving soon, don't you like watching big scenes?"

Zhu Er: "Okay! Then I'll leave first, Sister Ru Meng!"

Zhu'er ran to the front hall while Ningxu sneaked to the back door of Prince Mo's mansion. Usually the back door was used to transport vegetables and fruits. Today, Mo Xi had to go through the front door to enter the palace, so Ningxu didn't want to bump into her. Besides, she wasn't going to see Boss He. Today, the Third Master asked him to go out and play, and he sent someone to wait for her at the back door!

Sure enough, when Ningxu arrived at the back door, there was an older man sitting in a carriage waiting for her.

"Miss Rumeng?" The man looked very kind and should be older than Boss He.

"Yeah." Ningxu nodded.

"My master asked me to pick you up, get in the car quickly."

Ningxu looked around and climbed onto the carriage like a thief. After she sat firmly, the man drove the carriage out of the alley. Ningxu curiously leaned over the window and looked out. Seeing that the carriage was heading out of the city, Ningxu couldn't help but come to the curtain and chat with the people outside the carriage.

Ningxu: "Uncle, what's your last name? How should I address you?"

"Call me Mr. He."

"He? Are you acquainted with Mr. He from Zhengnan Street?"

"I know him." Mr. He smiled in front, "He is my brother."

Ningxu: "Really?!" Ningxu rushed to the front. "That's right, you all know the Third Master. Are you the Third Master's housekeeper?"

Mr. He: “You could say that.”

Mr. He and Ningxu talked a lot about Boss He’s previous store opening. After walking through a bamboo forest, Ningxu saw a large lake. Uncle San was standing by the lake waiting for them.

Ningxu: "Li Jinze!" Ningxu waved at the Third Master, and the carriage stopped. Ningxu jumped off the carriage and ran towards the Third Master, "Why don't you pick me up yourself? Mr. He is old and you can't always order him around."

"I...he..." The Third Master pointed at himself, then at Mr. He. He is not in better physical condition than me.

He Lao bowed to the Third Master and said, "Master, Miss Rumeng has been sent off. I will go back first."

Ningxu was very confused after hearing this, "Mr. He, aren't you going to play with us?"

Old He smiled and said, "No, I have things to take care of when I get back. Miss Rumeng, have fun with me." With that, Old He got back on the carriage, turned around and quickly drove back.

Ningxu: "Is Mr. He in such a hurry? Look, I'll just let you pick me up by yourself. Why are you troubling Mr. He to rush me?"

"Alright~" The Third Master pressed Ningxu's head and forced her to turn around, "Let's go."

"Aren't you playing here?"

Master San: "What else can we do here except water? Let's ride horses to the south." Master San led Ningxu to a tree, and Ningxu saw a horse tied there. Master San untied the reins and held them in his hand, motioning Ningxu to go up first, but Ningxu stood there without moving.

Ningxu: "You don't want me to go up, do you?"

Third Master: "Yes, I saw that you couldn't ride a horse, so I had no choice but to take you with me. What? Do you still despise me?"

Ningxu: "No...you...how do you know I can't ride."

Third Master: "How can you, a person who fell from the sky, ride a horse?"

Ningxu's face was almost twisted into a knot. It was not that she disliked the Third Master, but she really didn't dare to get on the horse. When she was a child, she was kicked by a horse and almost flew out. She still had an inexplicable resistance to riding horses, but she was okay with riding in a carriage.

The Third Master looked at Ning Xu helplessly and puzzledly. "You're not afraid of him, are you?"

Ningxu: “…”

Third Master: “Are you afraid of horses?”

Ningxu: “…”

Third Master: "Speak."

Ningxu: “…”

Ningxu turned her face away and said "hmm" softly.

The Third Master looked at her with a half-smile, afraid that he had angered her before they even left the house, so he forced himself to hold back his smile. He patted the horse, held the reins with one hand, came to Ningxu, and took her in his arms with the other hand, then jumped onto the horse and put Ningxu in front of him. "If you're afraid, just close your eyes. We'll be there soon, right in front."

Ningxu certainly didn't need his reminder. She closed her eyes tightly the second her feet left the ground, and tightly grasped Sanye's hand holding the reins with her right hand, "You...you should be steady, don't rush into the lake."

Third Master: "Hahaha, don't worry, Zhuifeng is very reliable."

Ningxu: "Chasing the wind?"

Third Master: "Well, he is my warhorse, and he understands human nature."

Ningxu: "It's...it's human nature. Zhuifeng...run slower, we're not in a hurry."

After saying this, Ningxu clearly felt that Zhuifeng's pace slowed down a bit. She was delighted. It turned out that he could understand what people said. He was a thousand times better than the Ma who kicked her before!

When they arrived at their destination, Ningxu's eyes were already open. After all, she was sitting on a horse, so no one could kick her. The destination was still by the lake, but there was a small bamboo house, a ferry on the shore, and a small boat parked there.

Ningxu admired the scenery by the lake and sighed that the lake was almost becoming a river, stretching as far as the eye could see.

The two men dismounted, and the Third Master removed Zhuifeng's reins, allowing Zhuifeng to eat grass freely on the shore.

Ningxu arrived at the ferry. The lake water was crystal clear, with large and small stones on the shore and fish swimming comfortably in the water.

The Third Master came behind Ningxu and said, "This lake is filled with stones transported from Yanmo City. It can make the lake water warm in winter and cool in summer. Many people come here to swim in the summer to escape the heat."

Ningxu: "There are still so many fish! Can we go down and catch them?"

"No! Don't you see how deep the water is? There is a bamboo pole in the house for fishing. I'll get it for you. Just stand still and don't move!"

Ningxu: "Oh, I see. I'm not stupid. I can't just talk about it."

Ningxu continued to shake her head and look at the fish in the water. San Ye turned around and went to the bamboo house to get something, looking back every few steps to see if Ningxu had done anything stupid.