Chapter 85 The atmosphere is wrong
"Aunt Qiao." Qin Yao motioned her to come over and learn. She couldn't give Ding Xiang a massage every time. If she wanted to, there would be a different price.
Aunt Qiao stepped forward in panic, having never seen such a technique before. She felt it was an insult to the young lady, and she was learning a massage with an expression as if she was visiting a grave.
Ding Xiang cried out in pain, her wails echoing throughout the inner courtyard. Those who didn't know would have thought that the young lady had been beaten.
After a dreamless night, Qin Yao woke Ding Xiang up early in the morning.
Getting up early is nothing for Ding Xiang, as she used to get up at this time to read in the morning.
But who can tell her why archery is more tiring than horse riding?
Aunt Qiao could hear the wailing coming from the backyard from time to time, and she couldn't understand why the young lady wanted to make herself suffer.
But even so, the little girl had no intention of giving up.
The feeling of mastering power made her addicted.
Especially when she was able to hit the target with one arrow, the sense of accomplishment was completely incomparable to when she was practicing female painting in the boudoir.
Logically speaking, there is no way to learn horse riding or archery quickly.
But time is tight and the task is heavy. Qin Yao has already promised to teach Ding Xiang, so they can only go through some devilish training.
With high-intensity practice, you can learn standing archery in a day and a half, and learn horse riding in half a day.
There is still one day before the Ding father and son arrive home.
On this day, Qin Yao specially took Ding Xiang into the mountains on horseback. The two rode horses in the mountains and forests, looking for prey and conducting the final field exercise.
The moment he caught up with a weasel on horseback and shot it under Qin Yao's guidance, Ding Xiang felt that his soul was trembling with such recklessness and freedom!
Qin Yao told her that as long as she continued to practice the basics she had taught her in the past few days, it would be enough to protect herself when facing the enemy in battle.
Moreover, she could control any horse and make them drive for her.
As the sun sets, in the green rice fields, the girl rides her horse steadily on the narrow ridge of the field, and expectantly asks the woman in front of her who is carrying the prey:
"Will I become as powerful as you?"
The other party's answer would never be what she wanted, so she said bluntly: "No."
The girl curled her lips helplessly and told herself to forget it and not to bother with her.
Then he asked curiously, "Why not?"
"You don't have my strength, nor my experience." Her answer was quite pertinent.
"Okay." She really couldn't compare with these things.
"Qin Yao, have you ever killed anyone?" the girl suddenly asked.
I don't know why I became curious.
She had never thought about this before, but just now in the woods, seeing the look in her eyes as she shot the prey, her scalp tingled.
Qin Yao, who was walking in front, paused, turned around, curled her lips and smiled at her, "Guess."
The setting sun fell behind her. With her back to the light, her face instantly disappeared into the darkness. Only her black eyes, as dark as the deep pool of an ancient well, could be seen, mysterious and unpredictable.
Ding Xiang's breath was immediately choked, and goose bumps appeared on her delicate cheeks, truly demonstrating what it meant to be creepy.
In the rice field, the eerie silence lasted for a moment.
Qin Yao chuckled and turned away, "Let's go."
"Oh, oh!" the girl responded hurriedly, gently pulled the reins, shouted at the horse, and speeded up.
When the two returned to Ding's house, it was already dark.
Butler Yu and Aunt Qiao stood at the door looking anxiously, and finally saw the two familiar figures and hurriedly came over to greet them.
"Miss, the master and the young master are back! They are waiting for you to have dinner together." Aunt Qiao said with joy and sorrow.
Ding Xiang jumped off the horse in surprise, "Dad and the others came back early?"
Aunt Qiao nodded, "Yes, I'm already in the dining room, waiting for you to have dinner with me."
The girl was wearing coarse casual clothes, with her hair tied up in a high ponytail. She carried a small bow and arrow made by Qin Yao on her back. Her face was covered with green moss from somewhere in the woods, and her entire face was dirty. She didn't look like the lady from a noble family at all.
Aunt Qiao immediately sighed and walked over to take her to change clothes and wash up.
Ding Xiang was overjoyed to hear that his father and brother had returned early. He could not wait to see them and hurriedly told Qin Yao:
"Qin Yao, remember to bring the weasel I caught today to the dining room. I want to show it to Daddy and Brother!"
Qin Yao noticed Aunt Qiao's expression and felt that the atmosphere was not right, but she nodded and said, "Okay, Miss, you go first, I'll come over later."
Since Mr. Ding has returned home, she, as a temporary bodyguard, must also withdraw.
Qin Yao led the horse to the stable and found that Butler Yu was still following them. He looked at her and asked if she had anything to say.
Housekeeper Yu whispered, "Madam Qin, the master and the young master already know that you have been teaching the young lady how to ride and shoot these days."
"Well, what's wrong?"
Housekeeper Yu reminded her helplessly that Master Ding seemed a little unhappy.
Qin Yao handed the horse to Zhang Ba to tie up, and walked to the backyard with the prey. "Butler, are you afraid that I will be questioned by the master, so you come here to remind me so that I can be mentally prepared?"
Seeing that she understood his good intentions, Housekeeper Yu breathed a sigh of relief and told her that Master Ding asked her to go to the dining room to eat with him, and asked her to clean up quickly so as not to keep the master waiting for too long.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Butler Yu." Qin Yao smiled at him faintly and took the prey to the backyard to change and wash.
There was nothing good to change into, as she only had two sets of clothes. She simply changed the sweaty one into another set that had just been washed and dried. Then she washed her face, tidied her hair, and went to the dining room carrying the two weasels.
Ding Xiang had already arrived, but there was not enough time, so she only had time to wash her face and change into a dress.
At this moment, the girl was sitting in the dining room, with her head lowered, moving on tiptoes anxiously.
Mr. Ding and Mr. Ding had also taken their seats, apparently waiting for Qin Yao alone.
Qin Yao came in with the prey, greeted with a smile, then called Ding Xiang and handed her the two weasels.
Ding Xiang's eyes widened. He didn't expect that Qin Yao actually brought the prey.
She had just come over excitedly to see her father and brother, intending to share her joy with them, but she had not expected that as soon as she came in, her brother would wink at her frantically in a hint.
Unfortunately, it was too late when she saw it. She only saw her father frowning and yelling at her:
"Why are you running around so much? You don't have the dignity of a lady from a noble family!"
Seeing the girl standing still with a look of panic on her face, his expression eased a little, but he still shouted in a serious tone: "Sit down!"
At that time, Ding Xiang prayed in his heart that Qin Yao would never bring the prey over.
However, God did not hear her prayers.
The moment Qin Yao handed the prey to Ding Xiang, the atmosphere in the living room froze.
But just when Butler Yu and others were sweating profusely, Qin Yao laughed first.
"Miss, don't you want your spoils anymore?"
Ding Xiang could only whisper: "Take it out first."
Dou'er hurried forward and took away the two dead weasels.
Ding Shi looked at his sister in surprise, then at Qin Yao. He didn't expect that his sister could go into the mountains to ride horses and hunt after only being away from home for a month.
Master Ding's eyes narrowed as well. The shock brought by the prey was far stronger than when he first entered the house and learned from the servants that his daughter had disregarded the etiquette of a lady, rode wildly on horseback in front of the house, and then ran wild in the mountains.
Qin Yao looked at the incredulous expressions of the father and son in front of her and asked awkwardly:
"Should I sit or not?"
The father and son seemed to have just remembered her. Mr. Ding maintained his decency, suppressed his anger, asked her to sit down, and said a few polite words like thank you for your hard work.
(End of this chapter)