Xie Jiang rode her horse and thought, "Didn't Xia Ze Shi ask you to go to the horse market? I don't remember it being today?"
He's the Fifth Prince! The Fifth Prince! Is Xia Ze Shi someone you can just call by name!
"Yes, but I wasn't free, so I declined."
She thought today would be like the previous times, spending the morning in the manor accompanying her to needle her grandmother, and the afternoon at the Wu family for Zhou Shi's follow-up. She hadn't expected things to finish so quickly today.
Her grandmother's recovery had exceeded their expectations, and as for Zhou Shi... that damned Wu Lao San!
When he found that beast Wu Lao San, he would give him a good beating!
To teach him a lesson!
Beating his own wife to death, if it weren't for Xie Jiang, she would truly be dead!
And now he was even selling his own daughter!
Beast!
Worse than a pig or a dog!
Xu Heng Yi was extremely displeased.
"Let's just go to the horse market."
"Now?"
"Too late?"
"Not really too late. We came out early today. If we hurry on the road, we can still pick out a few good horses."
He had promised to be her guide a long time ago, but they didn't get to eat the vegetarian meal at Yuxu Palace, and he had even forced her to go to the Wu family for a consultation.
Today, since she finally wanted to go to the horse market, Xu Heng Yi was naturally willing to do anything.
"It's not the busiest time at the horse market now, and there won't be many good horses, but there will still be one or two fine steeds. If you want..."
All the way, Xu Heng Yi was introducing the horse markets in the outskirts of the capital. Since he was acting as a guide, he had to be a responsible guide.
Xie Jiang didn't need his introduction and automatically filtered out the nonsense.
It was true that it wasn't the busiest time at the horse market, but fine carriages and swift horses had always been men's favorites. Regardless of the season, they could always stir up excitement.
After strolling around the market for a while, they indeed ran into Xia Ze Shi.
Xia Ze Shi was very happy and immediately abandoned his hangers-on. "Didn't you say you weren't free? Why are you here now?"
Looking at the lively scene in the market, Xie Jiang was somewhat disheartened. "Are these all there is? Just ordinary goods?"
Knowing she was always picky, he didn't expect these to satisfy her. They themselves didn't even look at them.
"Of course not. These are just to fill the numbers. Where would the truly good horses be mixed in with these?"
Xia Ze Shi and Xu Heng Yi were both regulars at this horse market, so they led Xie Jiang to the area accessible only to high-end players.
"What do you think? If you like any of them later, I'll buy them for you."
The giant racecourse was isolated from the outside noise. Inside, it was another scene of excitement. Horses galloped as if their hooves didn't touch the ground, like flying swallows and shooting arrows, making people's blood surge involuntarily.
"Let's go upstairs. The view is better from up there, and we can see more clearly."
The private room Xia Ze Shi booked was on the third floor. The three of them watched the intense races in the arena while leisurely climbing the stairs.
Xu Heng Yi took the opportunity to explain the rules of horse racing and buying horses.
She could try betting on horses, but she had no interest in buying them.
The stable hands at the horse farm served them with trays. Xie Jiang glanced at Xu Heng Yi and Xia Ze Shi, wondering if they expected her to pay for it herself.
Xu Heng Yi and Xia Ze Shi quickly paid.
As they passed a private room, Xie Jiang seemed captivated by the race and stopped in the corridor.
As she stepped onto the last step of the third floor, she clearly saw a manager enter the private room behind her, and that manager had just come out of the room opposite.
She knew who was in that private room, otherwise, she wouldn't have suddenly wanted to come to the horse market.
Xia Ze Shi leaned over. "Which one do you think will win?"
Xu Heng Yi, acting as her subordinate, said, "Of course, the reddish-brown one in the middle..."
Xie Jiang casually said, "The white one."
Xu Heng Yi looked at the white horse running in the middle. "No way, that white horse doesn't have an advantage..."
The voices from the private room behind them drifted out.
"Song Ze wants the leading horse in this race? It's not impossible. Let him come and talk to me himself." The young voice, with a slightly hoarse tone, sounded particularly annoying.