Yao Ying knocked Yao Ling"s forehead softly and whispered, "Don"t talk nonsense! This is a sacred pet! How could she easily be given to random horse ah~?!" Yao Ying rolled his eyes... Did she think that Bao Bao was a good breed? Yes, indeed he looked majestic, but his breed was far from the sacred pet in front of them ah~!
Generally... the Han Emperor should be looking for the same pure white horse as its sweetheart, so it would maintain the horse"s descendants purity. So... there would be no way Bao Bao would be able to become its sweetheart ah~! That was practically just a dream on Yao Ling"s part...
Yao Ying knew that sometimes his wife was quite stubborn and he could only warn her, "Remember what Uncle Qiu said? Don"t try to harm Bao Bei, okay?"
Yao Ling asked, "Who said I want to harm Bao Bei ah~?" Inwardly, Yao Ling thought, "I just want to ask her hand in marriage for Bao Bao ah~!"
Yao Ying gave her a pointed look without saying any words and Yao Ling seemed to understand his meaning perfectly clear.
Yao Ling pouted and sighed in sadness, but she decided to relent. "Alright... alright... ah~!" However, she still looked at Bao Bei sadly with a glint of stubbornness in her eyes. In their kingdom, there was no such belief. Thus, Yao Ling didn"t really treat Bao Bei as a sacred pet, but a normal one.
Yao Ling had already promise Bao Bao for a sweetheart if he was being a good boy. However, she also knew that this was a bit impossible at the moment --- she indeed had an untouchable target. Who knew... there might be a chance in the future, right?
Bao Bei, who was sitting leisurely and enjoying her sweet moment, felt a chill on her back. She neighed and looked around anxiously, but couldn"t find that something was wrong around her. Thus, she decided to scoff and close her eyes. Bao Bei didn"t know that she had been targetted by a certain someone for her own horse...
Yao Ying and Yao Ling"s intimacy wasn"t missed by the young man who gazed at them from far away. That was why he came to the conclusion that last night moan must have been coming from Yao Ling. No maidservants or servants would dare to do such an obvious thing on the lake, after all, this place belonged to the royal family.
The young man also saw that Lin Jian and Xiao Fang weren"t really in a lovey-dovey relations.h.i.+p. Despite liking each other, they didn"t make skin contact with each other. That was why he decided not to make an appearance and see who those people were first. He was a cunning fox who loved to lure his target slowly...
When Xiao Fang was busy attending Bao Bei and Lin Jian was busy currying favor with Uncle Qiu, Yao Ying and Yao Ling whispered to each other. They seemed to talk sweet nothing from the outside, but in truth, they were talking about serious matters.
"Ying... what is your plan to get the drawing?" Yao Ling asked curiously while chewing her lips in nervousness at the same time. She knew that she was too hasty this time, but she couldn"t stop the nagging feeling that she had. She felt that she had to get her hand on the drawing as soon as possible. She also didn"t understand what was going on, but she trusted her gut feelings.
Yao Ying noticed her agitated state and answered her seriously, "Why don"t we do it tonight? You should bring your various powders. I will ask Xiu to pay attention to the guard and see when is the time they will change s.h.i.+ft."
Yao Ling nodded and trusted Yao Ying"s arrangement. They couldn"t possibly do anything about it at noon anyway and she decided to try to forget about it for now.
After she calmed down, she started to enjoy playing with Bao Bei. The white horse really had a majestic temperament --- she was so calm and elegant with the bearing of a Queen. No wonder she could be referred to as "sacred". In this aspect, if she compared her with that stubborn Bao Bao... well... their gap was indeed too far. However, she had indeed fallen in love with Bao Bei ah~! She was really the perfect candidate to become Bao Bao"s wife.
Yao Ling didn"t realize that she behaved like a mother who searched for a daughter-in-law, especially combined with her satisfied expression when she looked at Bao Bei. Yao Ying was speechless and could only shake his head helplessly. It seemed like his wife still didn"t give up on the idea of becoming the horses" matchmaker. However, he knew that they could do nothing about it. If they dared to do something to the white horse, they would certainly be killed ah~!
Yao Ying believed that his wife should have calculated about it too and wouldn"t do anything rash.
Yao Ling knew that Uncle Qiu must have a say in Bao Bei"s marriage, thus, she asked softly, "Uncle Qiu... have you ever thought to let Bao Bei get married? She must have been lonely to be caged here all the time..." When she said the last part, she felt a bit sad. No matter how beautiful a cage was, it would still restrain Bao Bei"s freedom.
Uncle Qiu laughed. "Once in a while, I will mount her and take her for a ride. She"s not always cooped up in here. I always try to lessen her suffering as much as I could. As for the marriage..." Uncle Qiu sighed. "I also want this little lady to have her own family, but the decision should come from above..." He explained softly while looking at Bao Bei with love.
The meaning was clear... he needed the Han Emperor"s permission. No matter what the Han Emperor was still the big boss ah~!
"What if there"s an accident?" Yao Ling asked curiously.
"What do you mean?" Uncle Qiu was taken aback due to the question and he didn"t quite understand what kind of accident that she meant.
"If somehow Bao Bei finds a horse that she likes and she"s pregnant with a baby..." Yao Ling asked with an excited face.
Uncle Qiu just thought that it was a question out of mere curiosity and a joke on Yao Ling"s part, hence he answered with a cheerful laugh with the same joking manner, "If that really happens, I will be the one who is happy ah~! The Han Emperor won"t be able to blame me, after all, Bao Bei is the one who chooses her own husband."
Actually, Uncle Qiu was also just kidding. If that really happened randomly, the Han Emperor would become angry even though there was nothing the Han Emperor could do to prevent the mating process. The blame would surely be thrown to his underlings. However... he didn"t know who would be blamed under those circ.u.mstances --- but he was quite sure that one of them would be him ah~! After all, he was its direct caretaker!
"Uncle Qiu, when do you usually take her for a ride?" Yao Ling asked with a wide grin. She looked so innocent that people wouldn"t guess that she was actually cooking up a naughty plan in her mind.
"Why? Do you want to ride together with us?" Uncle Qiu asked while smiling at Yao Ling. He really liked this cute girl and it seemed like she was a good friend for Xiao Fang.
Yao Ling nodded excitedly. "Yes!"
"Then, let"s go out tomorrow!" Uncle Qiu offered. Bao Bei"s schedule was supposed to be two days from now, but he could adjust it for Xiao Fang"s friends. Besides, he also knew that Bao Bei would be happy to have an extra day out.
Lin Jian looked at Yao Ling in confusion, after all, he knew that she didn"t like to ride a horse. Besides, she wasn"t really good at it! He wanted to say something, but looking at the calm look on Yao Ying"s face, he just swallowed his words. If her husband didn"t feel worried, why should he? So, he just let the matter go and didn"t think much about it.
Uncle Qiu didn"t know that because he answered with joking, his beloved Bao Bei would end up pregnant for real! Poor Uncle Qiu!
After they felt satisfied, they ate lunch together with Uncle Qiu. There were so many things that Xiao Fang wanted to tell him, but she didn"t know where to start. She didn"t know whether Uncle Qiu knew that she was really an adopted daughter or not.