Chapter 26 Entering the Forbidden Cavalry Division
Before Princess Yuan Shu came, she had already pieced together Tang Ying's basic appearance from the fragmentary information she had received. She was thin, poor, rough and violent, and must have no education.
When she saw the girl wearing the uniform of a servant in the Fu mansion, her impression of Tang Ying plummeted.
Princess Yuan Shu had been favored since she was a child. She was flattered wherever she went, and the people around her were all well dressed. Suddenly, she saw Tang Ying, who had just finished brushing the horse with her sleeves rolled up. There were grass leaves stuck to the hem of her clothes. She looked at her with all her might, but she saluted in an inappropriate way. Not only was she wearing men's shorts, but she even bowed. She could no longer tolerate this.
"Where on earth did this savage come from? He can't even perform etiquette?"
Apart from her slightly pointed chin, fairer skin and clear, bright eyes, her appearance was simply disgraceful and she was really only suitable for doing rough work.
If you randomly pick out a maid from the whole palace, even if she’s just washing clothes and sweeping the floor, she’d look more neat and tidy than this girl, right?
——What exactly did Fu Chen like about her?
Tang Ying said nonsense casually: "My family lives in the mountains, and there are only a few people here all year round . I have been taking care of the horses all year round. Am I doing something wrong?"
Fu Chen couldn't help but smile a little, then quickly pursed his lips, put on his always cold face in front of the Ninth Princess, and invited the Second Prince to take a seat.
Princess Yuan Shu: "Oh, so you are a wild girl from the mountains. No wonder you don't know etiquette."
After Yuan Lang sat down, he saw that Tang Ying had no reaction when being laughed at in front of him. He couldn't help but think of her in her previous life. After becoming the prince's consort, she was maliciously slandered. On the surface, she didn't seem to care, but in fact she was very upset behind her back. It was just that the daughter of the Tang family was strong-willed and refused to show weakness in front of others.
"Xiaojiu, don't be rude. Customs vary from place to place. How can you laugh at others casually?" He has a reputation for being polite and humble to others. These words are consistent with his usual behavior, so no one thinks it's strange.
Instead, Fu Chen glanced at the carefully dressed Princess Yuan Shu and frowned slightly. Tang Ying, who was despised and ridiculed by Princess Yuan Shu, rolled up her sleeves to reveal her red arms from the cold, looking miserable.
Yuan Shu thought her face looked okay, but when she took a closer look, she saw old scars on the wild girl's exposed arms. She couldn't help but feel disgusted: "Hey, what's wrong with your arm?"
The women in the palace always had delicate and white skin. They were afraid of leaving scars if they got scratched. The girl in front of her, who was carelessly showing off the old scars on her arm, really refreshed her perception of women.
Tang Ying made up a story: "Speaking of this, there is a lot to say. Our family was not bad before. We kept many horses at home. However, we were coveted by others. Someone colluded with bandits to rob us overnight, and we were chopped down by the bandits. Princess, you don't know that the bandit had a full beard, was nine feet tall, and was as scary as a big bear. He chased my servants everywhere..."
"He stabbed me in the chest. I thought I was going to die, but I actually survived..."
Miss Tang was quite gifted at storytelling. She told a story about a murder case in which a horse ranch was seized late at night in a tense and exciting way. The Ninth Princess listened to it like a bumpkin and kept asking, "What happened next?"
"My brother and I thought about it and realized that we couldn't survive in our hometown, so we sneaked into the county government office and set it on fire, and then came to the capital to make a living."
“Wasn’t she caught by that corrupt official?” The Ninth Princess was still unsatisfied and did not notice her brother’s surprised and amused expression - was it Tang Ying’s personality that turned out to be like this?
Tang Ying spread her hands: "That dog official was afraid of death and was afraid that he would be chopped by us brothers and sisters if he came out, so he hid in the concubine's room and dared not come out, so we had to let him get away with it." Touching Fu Chen's indescribable eyes, she thought that such a bloody story seemed to violate the law a little bit, and quickly changed her words: "... We brothers and sisters are law-abiding citizens, and we don't kill people casually."
The Ninth Princess slammed the table, filled with anger: "Just kill this dog official, what's so scary about it!"
Tang Yingyan said with regret: "It's a pity that I didn't know I could still get to know the princess at that time, otherwise I would have just killed her, why would I be afraid?!"
The veins on Fu Chen's forehead jumped twice, and he inexplicably thought of that late night: "You look like this is an eyesore to the princess, why don't you step away?" Who would use his own scar to entertain others like this?
He found that he couldn't bear it, but was a little surprised at his current state of mind. He quickly analyzed with his usually calm and rational brain and came to the conclusion that the reason he couldn't bear it was only because of Tang Yao who sacrificed his life for the country. If his heroic spirit knew, how could he bear to see his pearl fall to this state?
Tang Ying laughed heartlessly: "It's okay." She deliberately patted herself hard several times in front of Yuan Shu: "Alas, there is a lot of dirt in the stable. We country people don't have so many rules. Just pat it a few times." She said with Yuan Shu's disdainful eyes: "The princess won't mind, right?"
Shen Qian used his own title to guarantee that Miss Zhang definitely did it on purpose. He turned his head and laughed secretly, but accidentally choked, and the sweet and sour orange juice entered his trachea. He immediately coughed loudly, which attracted everyone's attention.
"You guys keep chatting, keep going."
Fu Chen glared at him fiercely: It’s all your fault for not sending the Ninth Princess away earlier.
Shen Qian answered him with his eyes: Was it me who caused it?
Tang Ying looked at the woman standing behind the princess curiously: "Hey, this sister looks a little familiar."
How can we not be familiar with each other?
Arong, who was wearing a goose yellow dress, looked very ugly - she had been beaten twice!
She must have done it on purpose!
"You..." A Rong came up with an idea. He leaned close to Princess Yuan Shu and whispered something in her ear, looking at her with a smug look on his face.
Although Yuan Shu felt that Arong's words were a bit nonsense, how could Fu Chen look down on such a wild girl, who seemed to have crawled out of the mud, and was rough and rustic.
But what Arong said also made sense. Who knows what's in the mind of a girl who grew up in the mountains? What if she gets upset and climbs into Fu Chen's bed? Wouldn't that be disgusting?
She pretended to cough and then forced herself to praise Tang Ying: "Miss Zhang, I am looking at you..." But she couldn't continue praising him.
Praise her for her fighting skills?
The people being beaten were from the Princess's Mansion!
Praise her for her ability?
I can't even clean myself up!
Tang Ying looked at her eagerly: "Princess, you think I'm good too, right?"
Princess Yuan Shu was speechless, so she nodded reluctantly, "Not bad."
Tang Ying was excited: "Your Highness the Princess is really my mentor. To be honest, I have always been the most beautiful girl in our mountain area since I was a child. I am beautiful and capable, and I am the most popular girl in our horse farm."
"You don't have many girls there, right?" Princess Yuan Shu didn't really understand what was meant by being subtle or euphemistic.
"Oh, but I'm the only girl on that hill, and even the cooks are men." She added, "Just like the Fu family, a bunch of bachelors."
"Puchi——" Lord Shen was touched by his childhood friend's ferocious gaze and quickly shut his mouth.
Commander Fu, the master of the bachelor’s den: “…” He was upset .
The Second Prince looked at Tang Ying with a smile, as if he was meeting her for the first time. He thought: So she lived in the Prince's Mansion when she came to Beijing in her previous life, so... has she actually suppressed her nature to become a well-behaved prince's consort?
Yuan Shu simply didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly: "Miss Zhang, I am in charge of the Phoenix Division of the Forbidden Cavalry Department, and I need people like you. I wonder if you are willing to join the Forbidden Cavalry Department?"
"Well, the people under the princess are really not very good, none of them can fight." Tang Ying was not willing to give Ah Rong face: "Moreover, they are using the princess's name to maliciously lower the price. People who don't know would think that the princess's mansion is so poor that it's time to find someone to deal with them." She patted her chest and assured: "Princess, don't worry, as long as I enter the Forbidden Cavalry Division, I guarantee that such a thing will not happen, and I will definitely help the princess teach them!"
Lord Shen's stomach was almost in a knot, and he had to hold back his laughter: "Ahem... the oranges are too sour!"
Commander Fu: “…”
A Rong's face turned black.
Princess Yuan Shu's face didn't look very good either.
He was clearly recruiting her as a subordinate and was determined to keep her under his nose to prevent her from having any plans against Fu Chen, but why did he feel squeezed out by this wild girl?
I feel depressed.
Only the Second Prince appreciated Tang Ying's suggestion: "Yuan Shu, it's time to clean up the people under you. Miss Zhang can control them, so let her come into the office and help you keep an eye on them."
Arong wanted to cry.
This is really digging a hole and burying yourself.
Princess Yuan Shu has always listened to the Second Prince, almost blindly obeying her brother. Even the Second Prince has spoken. If this Miss Zhang enters the office and really wants to take action against them, what if the Second Prince protects them? Then what will happen?
She could almost foresee her miserable future and wished she could slap herself a few times to take back her slander.
Tang Ying was the happiest person in the room. She smiled with her white teeth showing. She said with a cupped hand, "Oh, princess, you are too polite. As soon as I entered the Forbidden Cavalry Division, you asked me to take care of my subordinates. I am really... I will definitely live up to your trust and do my best to do my job." She looked embarrassed, "But I have an unwelcome request. Tengyun has just improved in the past few days. I must take care of him until he is fully recovered before I can report to the Forbidden Cavalry Division. Princess, don't think it's too late?"
Princess Yuan Shu: "It's up to you." She suddenly didn't want to keep this wild girl under her nose. Why did she always have the illusion that she was causing trouble for herself?
Fu Chen asked the Ninth Princess in front of her: "Do you really want to join the Forbidden Cavalry Division?"
Yuan Shu felt that his tone was too familiar, and seemed to carry a hint of concern. She immediately felt uncomfortable and was more determined to bring Tang Ying into the Forbidden Cavalry Division: "Miss Zhang, there is no need to refuse. It's settled. You report to the division as soon as possible."
Tang Ying was overjoyed: "Of course I want to be in. The Forbidden Cavalry Division is so powerful. I remember that Miss Arong wanted to buy my horse with a very low price, and she would beat me up if I didn't sell it to her. Fortunately, she was not very good at fighting, otherwise I would have been the one who got beaten." She made a complaint in front of the two big bosses of the Forbidden Cavalry Division.
She holds a grudge very well.
