Ling Qi couldn't help but smile wryly. Miss Xiao really didn't understand the young master in this matter.

Since it concerns Miss Xiao's safety, everything the young master said is serious.

Ling Qi stood there, head bowed in thought. Xiao Yunying didn't urge him, but waited quietly beside him.

After a moment, he made a decision: "Miss Xiao, please wait a moment, I will go and catch the carriage."

"I don't want a carriage. It's too big and slow. You can take me on horseback; that will be faster."

Ling Qi was speechless. Did Miss Xiao truly not understand, or was she just too anxious to think of it?

He said hesitantly, "But... wouldn't it be a bit too intimate for a young lady to ride a horse with me...?"

"I won't take advantage of you, are you shy?"

Ling Qi: "...I'm afraid that if others see this, it will tarnish the young lady's reputation!"

Xiao Yunying waved her hand dismissively: "No need, so what if you see it? I'm not afraid, so why are you? If you're really worried about ruining your reputation and delaying your marriage, then we can ride outside the city."

Ling Qi was shocked and at a loss for words by Xiao Yunying. Fearing that she might say something else that would make people uncomfortable, he hurriedly said:

“This place is not far from the city gate. Miss Xiao, please go outside the city and wait for Ling Qi. I will go and fetch the horse right away.”

After saying that, he left in a hurry.

Xiao Yunying glanced around, wondering if any of the Chen family's guards were still hiding in the crowd, and hoped they wouldn't betray her.

However, since Ling Qi was able to directly say that he would fetch the horse, it seems that he could take her out of the city before Chen Yuancheng found out.

Thinking of this, she hurriedly went to the east gate, and waited for Ling Qi by the roadside after exiting the city gate.