"Your Highness, something happened with the female family members." The guard hurried over and reported to the third prince.
The third prince's voice deepened, "What happened?"
"Miss Gu frightened the horse, and it is said that the horse rushed into the forest..."
Before the man finished speaking, he saw Qi Lang turning around and riding on the fire-riding unicorn horse and galloping in the direction pointed by the guard.
Prince Jin's face turned very ugly when he heard what the guard said. According to his sister's plan, it shouldn't make the matter a big deal. Could it be that something went wrong
After all, he was the person he promised to take good care of. If something went wrong, the Gu family was not afraid. They were only worried about offending the Yongning Marquis Mansion. The Crown Prince of Jin sued the third prince and took the horse to chase him.
Although the guard pointed Qi Lang in the right direction before, it did not pass by the small horse farm, so Qi Lang did not know that Gu Mingmou was already safe and sound.
He galloped into the woods and caught up with Shen Ying not long after. When he saw clearly that the person on the horse was not Gu Mingmou, Qi Lang's heart finally dropped.
Shen Ying was lying on the horse in a state of embarrassment. Her hair and clothes were hung in a mess by the branches when she rushed into the forest. There were also some blood stains on her face, and she looked extremely embarrassed.
The moment she saw Qi Lang, her eyes couldn't help but heat up. He really cared about her. The friendship hidden deep in my heart gradually began to ferment and spread wantonly.
She fell from a tree many years ago and it was him who saved her, and she has never forgotten it. She had been away from the capital for these years, and when she heard the news that he had a fiancée, she thought she was a young lady from an aristocratic family, but she didn't expect that she was from a small family. Now that she had confirmed that Qi Lang was not merciless to her, how could she let her go.
Qi Lang would never have thought that Shen Ying had already thought so much at this moment. He chased after her on horseback, found an opportunity to grab Shen Ying, and with a little force, he dragged her to his horse.
The frightened horse neighed and ran away. Shen Ying hugged Qi Lang's waist tightly, her whole body buried in his arms, trembling all over.
When Prince Jin caught up with him, he saw exactly this scene. He raised his eyebrows and coughed heavily. Shen Ying seemed to be startled and hurriedly stretched out her hand to move away from Qi Lang. As a result, she was unstable and Qi Lang had to reach out to hold her waist.
Compared to the red-faced figure
, Qi Lang's face was not very good, but due to his status, he couldn't throw the person off the horse, so he could only let Shen Ying lean in his arms.
"Thank you, Brother Qi, for saving my little sister's life." Prince Jin cupped his hands and thanked him.
"You're welcome, young prince." Qi Lang got off his horse and hugged Shen Ying down as well. But as soon as he let go, Shen Ying fell to the ground.
Seeing the two people looking at her, Shen Ying raised her head to Qi Lang with an embarrassed look on her face and said, "I, my legs are weak."
Prince Jin didn't move, so Qi Lang had no choice but to bend down and help her up, asking in a gentle tone, "Can the princess still leave?"
Shen Ying nodded and walked forward slowly with his help.
Prince Jin followed behind with two horses. Looking at the two people walking together, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
When the three of them walked out of the forest, they happened to encounter the guards sent by the third prince to look for Shen Ying.
Knowing from Shen Ying's mouth that the horse went crazy suddenly, several guards were divided into two groups. One group went into the forest to search for the horse, while the other group went to the racecourse to arrest people.
Regardless of whether what happened today was man-made or not, if something happened at the racecourse, the steward must be blamed. Not long after, the steward who had saved Gu Mingmou before was escorted to the third prince.
Gu Mingmou changed her clothes in the tent. Before she could go out, she heard a noise outside. After a while, a tall maid opened the curtain and walked in.
Xiuyue's face suddenly dropped when she saw the person coming. Gu Mingmou patted her hand, her expression unchanged, "Has the person been rescued?"
The maid smiled at Gu Mingmou, "It was Prince Yongning who saved Princess Anyang."
Gu Ming's pupils shrank, and he looked at the maid with alert eyes. His tone was no longer as calm as before, and he said sarcastically: "Is this your master's purpose?"
Sure enough, she was thinking too simply. How could the people sent by Prince Heng be just to protect her
"It's your fault, please punish me." The maid didn't defend herself at all, and knelt on the ground with a thud, a look of sincerity and fear on her face.
The more she behaved like this, the stronger the anger in Gu Mingmou's heart became. You know clearly that the other person is just pretending, but what can you do.
Are you saying that she is being obedient? He was not her person in the first place, and there was no loyalty from the beginning. Her anger is just because things are out of control and moving towards something she doesn't want to
Just develop in the direction you think.
Gu Mingmou took a few deep breaths, suppressed his anger, and said to the maid kneeling on the ground, "Get up, and we'll talk about it when we get back."
"Yes." Knowing that Gu Mingmou was in a bad mood, the maid did not dare to irritate him anymore and followed him quietly, minimizing her presence.
Knowing that Shen Ying had been rescued, Gu Mingmou naturally had to show up, but she deliberately waited for a while before going out. By this time, Shen Ying had already changed her clothes and applied medicine to all the scratches on her body.
Seeing Gu Mingmou, Shen Ying wanted to get up with an apologetic look. Gu Mingmou hurriedly took two steps forward and asked worriedly, "Is the princess okay?"
Shen Ying smiled and nodded, "Thanks to Prince Yongning for saving you." After a pause, she added, "By the way, sister, do you still remember the steward who saved you before?"
Gu Mingmu was stunned and nodded.
"Because the horse was frightened, the third prince was furious and wanted to punish the steward. I thought he was also my sister's savior after all, so I begged the third prince to let him go. Although he might not be able to stay here in the future, at least he could be saved. Saved a life."
Shen Ying's words were profound. Gu Mingmou just pretended not to understand and said with gratitude, "Thank you, Princess, for your help."
"It doesn't matter, it's just a trivial matter compared to the life-saving grace given to Crown Prince Yongning."
The meaning behind Shen Ying's words was so obvious that even Xiuyue could tell that something was wrong. She only restrained herself when she saw that her girl didn't react.
Even the maidservant understood it, so how could Gu Mingmou not understand? No one would be happy to be ridiculed for being mean. But I was a little curious and didn't know what happened in the woods. Shen Ying's attitude changed so quickly. Was she planning to break up with her
Because Gu Mingmou was pretending to be stupid, Shen Ying couldn't speak more clearly. Fortunately, there was only so much time to come. Thinking of the scene where Qi Lang rescued her in the forest, the corners of Shen Ying's lips raised unconsciously.
Before, she was thinking of giving Gu Mingmou some pain, but she didn't expect that the plan fell on her in the end. After all, it was a life-saving grace. Qi Lang hugged her again. As long as he could convince his father, no one could take away her sweetheart.
What about the fiancée? Soon she won't be. She was just a little girl who hadn't grown up yet. She didn't believe that Qi Lang would offend the Jin Palace for such a person.
(End of chapter)