Chapter 101 Are You Afraid That I’ll Sell You Out?
Jiang Xue looked at Jing Ye on the horse, gritted her teeth, no longer hesitated, reached out to grab the reins and was about to climb onto the horse's back.
Seeing her quick movements, Jing Ye gave up the stirrup.
Jiang Xue stepped on the stirrup, climbed onto the horse with force, and sat behind Jing Ye.
Jing Ye frowned, with a hint of surprise in his tone, and asked, "When will you be able to ride a horse?"
"When?" Jiang Xue asked, "Does the prince know that I can't ride a horse?"
"I've never heard that the Daji royal family would allow women to learn horse riding." Jing Ye said.
"I didn't know how to do it before," Jiang Xue said calmly, "but I learned a little bit myself."
Originally it wouldn't.
Three years ago, Jiang Yu asked to leave Beijing and went to the northern border, which was undoubtedly another huge blow to Jiang Xue.
That day, no matter how much she cried and begged him to stay, he would not stay. She ran after him, but how could a person outrun a horse?
During the time when Jiang Yuchu was away, she went to the Imperial Stables and studied horse riding with great determination.
The emperor was afraid that she would be depressed, so he just let her go and even personally found a horse-training master for her.
Within a month, she was able to ride a horse on her own.
But by then, she had lost the courage to go to the North to find her brother.
Jiang Xue no longer thought about the past. She simply reached out her arms around Jing Ye and pulled the reins.
Jing Ye, who was standing in front, had a gloomy expression on his face. He grabbed the reins with one hand, turned slightly sideways, and reached out his other hand to Jiang Xue's waist and put his arms around her.
He lifted her up like pulling up an onion from dry land and placed her in front of him.
Jiang Xue was stunned.
She turned around and was about to glare at Jing Ye, but she heard Jing Ye's sarcastic voice.
"Just because you can ride a horse, does that mean you can know the road?"
Jing Ye's broad chest hugged her tightly, and the tip of her nose was filled with the man's scent, which was both strange and familiar.
Jiang Xue's body suddenly became a little stiff.
She tried to straighten her body and lean forward, trying to avoid too much physical contact with Jing Ye.
But the horse's back was bumpy after all, and she had no way of controlling the distance between them, so she could only move back and forth.
Jing Ye sat in the back, driving the horse, looking at the fidgeting Jiang Xue with some amusement, and suddenly said, "Don't move."
Jiang Xue tensed her back instantly when she heard that.
Jing Ye drove with her on the deserted streets at night. The cold autumn wind blew across Jiang Xue's body, and she shivered involuntarily.
Jing Ye felt the movement of the person in his arms, so he pulled the reins and slowed down the horse's pace.
He lowered his head slightly and looked at Jiang Xue, and asked, "Are you cold?"
Jiang Xue shook her head.
"Are you afraid of being alone?"
Jiang Xue pretended to be calm and said, "What is there to be afraid of? The prince is not an evil ghost."
"The princess seems very uncomfortable. Could it be that..." Jing Ye lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Are you shy about riding with me?"
Jiang Xue felt a surge of anger rising in her heart. He had teased her many times, both overtly and covertly, yet he still dared to openly and blatantly express his teasing to her.
"Your Highness, please keep an eye on the road," Jiang Xue suppressed her anger and said, "Why are you staring at me? Is there any road on me? Don't let him and his horse run into the graveyard later."
"If I hadn't kept an eye on you, you would have been swaying back and forth all the way—" Jing Ye smiled and said, "Princess, please hold on tight. If you fall off the horse, I may not save you."
Jiang Xue said: "Don't worry, if I really fall down, I will definitely hold on to you tightly."
"Then pull tight." Jing Ye said, raised his hand to throw the reins, and shouted loudly: "Go!"
The horse immediately ran wildly on the road.
Even though Jiang Xue could ride a horse, she had to reflexively reach out and hold Jing Ye's hand at this moment.
Fortunately, it was late at night and the road was wide, so there was no need to worry about colliding with anything.
Jiang Xue sat in the front and rolled her eyes silently, just hoping it would arrive soon.
The horse quickly galloped all the way to the south of the city.
Jiang Xue was a little confused. All officials in the court who held any official position lived in the north or east of the city, which was closer to Ji Palace. This would save them the walking time when they went to court or were on duty. So why did Jing Ye bring her all the way to the south of the city?
She asked, "Does the person who wrote the letter live here?"
Jing Ye pulled the reins, jumped off the horse, and reached out his hand to Jiang Xue.
Jiang Xue understood, her eyes moved slightly, and after a moment she put her hand in his palm and jumped off the horse.
"The south of the city is mostly inhabited by tenants and merchants. How could an important official from the court live here?" She looked at Jing Ye in confusion.
Jing Ye found a place to tie the horse reins and said calmly, "Who told you that it must be a senior official in the court?"
Jiang Xue became more suspicious, but she stopped asking questions and just stared at Jing Ye with wide eyes.
Jing Ye said: "You'll know when you get there."
Jiang Xue saw the city wall of Jijing City not far away and asked, "Are you sure it's here?"
Jing Ye said nothing, just stretched out his hand to embrace her, jumped into the air, stepped on the old banyan tree not far away, and jumped onto the corner of the city wall.
Jiang Xue was caught off guard and almost lost her balance. She held onto Jing Ye's shoulders and asked anxiously, "Where are you going?"
Jing Ye reached out and covered her mouth. His palm covered the entire lower half of Jiang Xue's face, leaving only a pair of bright eyes exposed. At this moment, she was staring at him with panic and confusion in her eyes.
Jing Ye turned his head to look at the soldiers patrolling not far away and whispered, "Leave the city."
Jiang Xue's eyes opened wider and she instantly became nervous.
Jing Ye took advantage of the moment when the soldier turned and walked away, and immediately flew down, leaping a long distance.
Only after he jumped onto the eaves did he let go of his hands that were covering Jiang Xue's face.
Jiang Xue cautiously broke free from his embrace, took two steps back cautiously, and asked, "What does your Highness mean?"
She overestimated her control over Jing Ye. Jing Ye could take her away from Ji State at this moment and use her as a bargaining chip.
Jiang Xue's eyes became increasingly darker. Even though Jing Ye didn't seem to have any other plans for her at the moment, she really shouldn't underestimate him so much.
She swallowed and carefully looked around her surroundings, trying to secretly find a way to escape.
Seeing that she was like a frightened bird, Jing Ye sneered, "Are you afraid that I will take you out and sell you out?"
Jiang Xue laughed stiffly twice and said, "No, I'm afraid that with my beauty, the prince will find it hard to control himself and have improper thoughts about me."
"Improper thoughts?" Jing Ye approached, grabbed her shoulders, and whispered, "What improper thoughts? How can you not control yourself?"
"Then you have to ask the prince," Jiang Xue racked her brains to pretend to deal with him, while secretly preparing to pull out her hairpin and fight him to the death, "But I kindly remind you that after all, I am already Gu's wife. With the status of a prince, it is obviously not a disadvantage to find a more noble and innocent woman."
"Hiss..." Jing Ye lowered his head and sniffed her hair, saying, "What if I am willing to suffer a loss? Princess, why don't you follow me back to the country? I promise that I am much more powerful than that Prince Consort Gu."
The last sentence made Jiang Xue's face suddenly turn red as blood. She became even more frightened because of Jing Ye's words of taking her back to Gan Country. She raised her hand and wanted to pull out the silver hairpin dagger on her head.
Jing Ye noticed the movements of her hands and saw her face turning red and white. He wanted to tease her a few more times, but he heard a sound in the courtyard below his feet. He immediately reached out and held Jiang Xue's hand tightly.
"Someone is coming."
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