Chapter 20: Little Obsession
The Wild Horse King, who had cost so much effort, turned out to be as obedient as a sheep in the Fu Mansion, which shocked everyone in the Forbidden Cavalry Division.
Lei Xiao was the first to rush over and stretched out his Lushan Claw towards Fu Yingjun, but as expected... he was kicked away.
The rest of his colleagues who had rushed in halfway watched him roll on the ground. They all cautiously stopped their feet and silently asked Fu Chen with their eyes: Commander, what is going on?
He rolled on the ground, looking confused: "...Isn't it tamed?"
Commander Fu smiled and said, "You have been really idle lately. Even your reaction ability has weakened a lot." He looked up at the sky and said, "There is a case in Lingnan, which is quite dangerous. I have asked Envoy Lei to cheer up and go there."
Lei Xiao was just about to get up, but when he heard this, he lay down on the spot with a wail, and was about to throw a tantrum: "Sir, don't!" He had just been married for more than half a month, and heard that the bride was very beautiful, so he just indulged himself a little and stopped training for a month.
The others were laughing in gloating mood, and Liu Zhong couldn't help but step on her a few more times: "I told you to be so rude. You just touched her without saying a word. Is our Fu Yingjun such a casual horse?" He leaned over and smiled ingratiatingly: "Really?" He also reached out to touch her, and as expected, he was almost kicked by Fu Yingjun.
A group of people silently withdrew their claws that wanted to molest Fu Yingjun.
Liu Zhong said with a sad face: "Sir, is this horse really tamed?"
"Would I lie to you?" Commander Fu raised his chin, "Didn't you see it didn't even have a bridle?"
Tang Ying was amused by this group of people: "Famous horses are more spiritual, and those with strong temperaments will recognize their owners. Fu Yingjun doesn't like people touching him casually, so you can just look at him."
Lei Xiao was about to part with his new bride, and with his heartbroken heart he became much bolder. He pointed at Tang Ying and said, "You're lying! How could she touch Fu Yingjun?"
The Imperial Cavalry Division is a department with a strict hierarchy and stricter discipline than the army. After all, they are a knife in the emperor's hand. Every year they have to deal with many things that are inconvenient to make public for the emperor. They can also interrogate officials at will. If they don't keep their mouths shut and can reveal the secrets of the department at will, wouldn't the Imperial Cavalry Division become a sieve with leaks everywhere?
Don't think that they are so shameless as to approach the Fu family today when they are free, but they never dare to question anything Fu Chen says on normal days.
Lei Xiao's words shocked everyone in the department. They all looked at him with eyes that said "you are going to die". In the minds of everyone in the Forbidden Cavalry Department, they didn't even dare to think of questioning the commander - the fact that he was able to convince everyone with force was itself the result of Fu Chen's iron-fisted intimidation that he had displayed several times since he entered the Forbidden Cavalry Department.
Commander Fu shook his sleeves and was magnanimous for once. He decided to let Lei Xiao off the hook and kindly explained, "She tamed Fu Yingjun."
Everyone: “…”
“Didn’t you tame it, sir?” Lei Xiao pointed at the thin and slender girl a few steps away with a trembling finger: “She, she…” With a look like this, if she says she can tame a wild horse, someone has to be convinced.
Fu Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "When did I say I would train the horses myself? The grooms in the mansion will do this kind of rough work."
"She... is a stable boy?"
Soon after Commander Fu opened his mansion, he sent out all the maids and old women in the mansion. For this reason, many people in the company felt that the Commander was too celibate, and many people who were watching the Fu Mansion gave up the idea of sending beautiful women to Commander Fu's bed.
Just now, Lord Shen and that girl appeared together. He was known for his romantic reputation, and the girl was quite graceful. Except that her clothes did not quite match the image of Lord Shen usually taking women out, everyone thought that this was Lord Shen's new love, whom he had dug out from somewhere, and no one thought there was anything wrong.
But now, according to what the commander said, this girl is not Lord Shen's female companion, but the groom of the Fu Mansion?
...or the horseman who tamed the wild horse king?
Although Lord Fu never disdained to lie in front of his subordinates, at most he would keep a stern face and remain silent, and his subordinates would be forced to retreat by the majestic and cold face of Commander Fu and dare not ask any more questions, but usually as long as Lord Fu personally admitted something, it would be a fact that was set in stone.
"Yes, I'm the groom of the Fu Mansion." Tang Ying still felt very comfortable with her new identity: "If you are all right, I will take Fu Yingjun to drink some water first. He must be thirsty after running around for a long time."
Seeing that everyone in the room was looking at her with strange eyes, and Master Fu had no intention of objecting, Tang Ying touched Fu Yingjun's big head and said, "Let's go."
The legendary fiery wild horse king wagged his tail and followed the girl like a big dog, passing through the crowd and heading towards the stable. Lord Shen followed at a trot, saying flatteringly, "Miss Zhang, wait for me." He had been following Miss Zhang to stroll the horses outside the city every day recently. He had gained a lot in the past few days. Not only did he see Fu Yingjun running so majestically, but he also looked more energetic than before.
When he passed by Liu Zhong, he patted his shoulder with great sincerity and said, "Lord Liu, I saw with my own eyes that Miss Zhang tamed the fierce horse. It can't be fake."
Liu Zhong: “…”
I don't know what many people think when they know that the wild horse king was finally tamed by a little girl who is less than 20 years old. Is it because the little girl is too capable or is it because I am too incompetent?
During those years, there were people who were eager to help His Majesty solve his problems, but those who volunteered ended up returning in disgrace and defeat.
Everyone in the Forbidden Cavalry Division was thinking the same thing. They looked at each other and decided not to stay and embarrass themselves, lest they be assigned an especially hard and difficult mission by Lord Fu and have to travel outside for half a year.
They said goodbye to Fu Chen, and in order to avoid Lord Fu who was going to the study in the front yard, they prepared to go out from the back door of the Fu Mansion. However, when they passed by the Fu family's kitchen, they could not move.
A strange aroma entered everyone's nostrils, like countless small hands pulling at their stomachs, leaving them with only one thought: It smells so good! I'm so hungry!
As soon as Master Fu walked in, the kitchen knew that he had returned home. They sent people to the front hall to inquire, while the kitchen was preparing to start the stove.
Fei Wenhai has been beaming with confidence in recent days. It's all thanks to Miss Zhang. Not only is she good at raising horses, she is also quite experienced in managing kitchen affairs. She has been guiding him for several days in a row. She even made a whole roasted lamb for dinner today. The lamb's belly is full of good stuff and is baked in the pancake oven over a slow fire. At this moment, he is holding a thick rag to open the iron lid of the pancake oven. The aroma of roasted lamb fat and spices hits his face and quickly spreads wildly.
Liu Zhong sniffed: "Do you smell a fragrance?"
Lei Xiao: "Although I can smell the aroma of meat, but... the chef in the lord's house has always been incompetent, and the taste of the food he cooks... " He still hasn't forgotten the last midnight snack he had in Lord Fu's study. The beef was like wood, rough and unpalatable, and it tasted fishy. He swallowed it with gritted teeth and felt uncomfortable for several days after returning home.
"Why don't we go over and take a look?" Liu Zhong suggested, but he had already moved towards Fei Wenhai who was opening the lid of the pancake oven not far away, and raised a particularly bright smile from a distance: "Uncle, what are you doing?"
Fei Wenhai had just taken the time to open the lid of the pancake oven when more than twenty drooling faces came over from all sides. He was so frightened that the lid in his hand fell heavily to the ground.
"I...I'm going to check if the roasted whole lamb is cooked. My Lord is coming home and it's time for dinner."
Liu Zhong said enthusiastically: "Let me watch for you." He stretched his neck to take a look into the oddly shaped furnace. Under the dim small fire, the mutton hanging in the furnace was burnt and bright red, with a greasy sheen after being roasted. It was so delicious that he wanted to have a taste of it right now.
He raised his head and asked sincerely, "When will dinner be served?"
The others followed closely and went closer to the oven to take a look, their mouths watering.
In the stable, Lord Shen followed Tang Ying around, sometimes helping her fetch water, sometimes wanting to help Tang Ying brush the horse, and sometimes wanting to add horse feed for Fu Yingjun. He was extremely attentive, more attentively than he had ever pursued any other woman before.
Other women relied on their looks and flattery to win his favor. The arts of calligraphy, painting, and music were just tricks to please him. But Miss Zhang completely impressed him with her real abilities. She knew every muscle on a horse like the back of her hand. When she let Fu Yingjun gallop in the wild, she would explain to him the force and contraction of every muscle in Fu Yingjun's body, and taught him the tricks of horse judging... In short, the more he got along with Miss Zhang, the more he was impressed by her.
At this moment, Miss Zhang had finished serving Fu Yingjun, and her expression was quite low: "I have only seen two peerless famous horses in my life, one is Fu Yingjun, and the other is Tengyun. Tengyun and I have only met a few times, and I haven't seen it for a long time. I don't know if it is doing well."
Lord Shen: "Do you want to meet Tengyun?"
Miss Zhang said quietly, "This is just a little obsession of mine. After all... after all, its owner has served the country loyally . I heard that Tengyun doesn't eat or drink, and I can raise horses, so I really want to meet it."
Lord Shen didn't know what was going on at the time, he just felt that he couldn't bear to let her down, so he said hot-headedly: "It's okay, I'll take you to see him!"
