Peaceful Farm Life Chapter 2680 - 2681: Return to Tianyun (247)

Tao Mingqing first answered "Yes," then said, "This humble commoner truly doesn’t know how to ride a horse."

"Then why don’t you learn?"

Without waiting for Tao Mingqing to answer, Su Yuxin reacted herself: "Oh right, I actually forgot, you spend all day just reading and reading like a bookworm, where would you find the time to learn this. But it’s a good thing you didn’t turn into a total bookworm."

Tao Mingqing only listened respectfully and didn’t respond.

Su Yuxin added, "Have you ever thought about learning Riding a Horse?"

Tao Mingqing said, "I don’t have that much time to learn."

Su Yuxin said, "If you really want to learn something, even if you don’t have time, you’ll squeeze out time to learn. Look at you reading. You genuinely want to read, don’t you almost read every single day?"

That was actually... true...

Tao Mingqing froze for a moment, then said, "What the Princess says is reasonable."

"So, do you want to learn?" Su Yuxin asked again.

Tao Mingqing said, "I hadn’t thought about it before, but now I feel that sometimes going out really isn’t very convenient, so I’ve started to think about it a bit."

"Then when I have time, I’ll teach you."

"This..." Tao Mingqing didn’t dare agree right away. He liked her, so of course he wanted to see her more, but she was treating him better and better, which made him panic inside and feel it shouldn’t be like this.

"What, I’m not allowed to teach you? Don’t look down on me, I’m really good at Riding a Horse. I could ride around everywhere and play when I was eight!"

"No, no," Tao Mingqing hurried to explain, "I just feel it would trouble the Princess too much."

Su Yuxin immediately laughed and said, "It’s no trouble, I have plenty of free time anyway. Then it’s settled. When I have time, I’ll teach you to learn Riding a Horse. Just not these next few days, we’ll have to wait a bit. These days I have to spend more time with my grandparents. Before, I only cared about playing, and I haven’t really kept them company lately."

Tao Mingqing said, "The Princess’s affairs come first."

As soon as they walked up to the carriage, Su Yuxin didn’t let anyone help her; she climbed straight into the carriage.

Seeing there was only one carriage, Tao Mingqing had hesitated at first, but since Su Yuxin told him to get in, he didn’t hesitate any longer and got in as well.

The space inside the carriage was neither big nor small. Tao Mingqing didn’t dare sit too close to Su Yuxin, and in any case he just sat in the seat farthest from the Princess in the carriage, at the lower position.

"Young Master..." Feng Tong stood outside the carriage, not knowing whether he should follow or not. Mainly, his status was too low, he probably wouldn’t be allowed through the palace gates.

As soon as Tao Mingqing heard Feng Tong’s voice, he wanted to tell Feng Tong not to follow. But before he could open his mouth, Su Yuxin lifted the carriage curtain and smiled, "You come along. Once we enter the palace, it’ll be easier for your young master to have someone to order around. Otherwise, if something comes up, he won’t even know who to call on."

"Yes, Princess." Feng Tong quickly answered, and sat outside the carriage together with the guard driving for Su Yuxin.

When the horses started running and she saw Tao Mingqing sitting quite far from her, Su Yuxin found it funny. "Why are you sitting so far away from me? If this carriage starts bumping and you get bounced out, don’t blame me."

Tao Mingqing only gave a dry laugh, but still didn’t move.

Su Yuxin really was worried that if the carriage jolted he’d fall out, so she laughed again and said, "You’d better sit a bit closer. If you really get thrown out, I’ll have to grab you. If I manage to hold on, fine; but if I end up getting bounced out together with me, the Princess, then your crime will be huge."

Tao Mingqing really wanted to say that she didn’t have to grab him, that way even if he was thrown out, he wouldn’t drag her down. But he didn’t say anything; he just obediently scooted a little closer to her.