Chapter 120 The Fourth Prince
Pei Yunzhu, who was still acting the moment before, was instantly stuck when she heard Shen Baoqing's voice.
Princess Jiayi glanced at her and frowned slightly.
"You lied to me?"
"No..." Pei Yunzhu was still trying to argue when Shen Baoqing rode up to her.
She interrupted her coldly, "You're telling lies all the time. Not a single word is true." She looked at Princess Jiayi and said, "Princess, don't listen to her nonsense. Yaoyao is a very good girl. If you don't believe me, you can ask Miss Fan. She was in the pavilion yesterday."
Princess Jiayi was confused by these two people.
She looked at Fan Ruining: "What's going on?"
Fan Ruining glanced at Pei Yunzhu, then at Shen Baoqing, unable to make a decision for a moment.
She and Pei Yunjin have been friends for many years. If she tells the truth, their sisterhood will come to an end.
After hesitating for a moment and about to speak, he heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.
Then Shen Baoqing waved over there: "Fourth cousin..."
The sound of "fourth cousin" made everyone present look over.
Not far away, I saw someone riding a horse towards this side. When he got closer, I found that it was Bai Shaochuan, the fourth son of the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
Pei Yunjin, the eldest daughter of the Pei family, who had been calm and composed, unconsciously tightened her grip on the reins.
Bai Shaochuan soon arrived in front of everyone.
He dismounted and saluted Princess Jiayi first, then asked Shen Baoqing, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Shen Baoqing raised his hand and pointed at Pei Yunzhu.
"At noon, my brother was also in the pavilion. It was clearly Miss Pei who first insulted Yaoyao and me. But now, she deliberately spread rumors in front of Princess Jiayi, saying that Yaoyao bullied them."
When Bai Shaochuan heard this, he immediately frowned.
He looked at Jiang Yueyao who was standing silently aside, and subconsciously took two steps towards her, protecting her behind him without making a sound, and then looked at Princess Jiayi.
"Princess, please understand. I was present at the pavilion incident. It was Miss Pei who provoked me first and then humiliated me. Only then did my cousin and Miss Jiang finally retort."
The Bai family has always enjoyed an excellent reputation in Beijing for their character.
Princess Jiayi naturally believed it.
She tilted her head and looked at the Pei sisters, feeling a little angry and embarrassed.
"You are so good, Pei Yunzhu, you actually dared to instigate this princess to stand up for you. In your eyes, am I a fool?"
Pei Yunzhu's face turned pale.
Pei Yunjin was relatively calm.
She pulled her sister off the horse and knelt in front of Princess Jiayi.
"Princess, calm down. Sister Zhu is young and always speaks and acts impulsively. Ultimately, she's doing this for her sister..."
"Hmph, don't talk so righteously. Why didn't you stop Pei Yunzhu when she said this just now?" Princess Jiayi was no fool. Now that she had come to her senses, she felt that she had been fooled by them and became even more furious.
Maybe he was forced into a corner.
Pei Yunjin's eyes turned red and tears fell.
"It's all my fault..."
"What's going on?" A male voice came, clear and casual.
When everyone turned around, they saw a group of people riding horses towards them.
The first person has arrived in front of the crowd. He is wearing a white riding suit and sitting upright on a tall horse. He is imposing and full of glory.
Jiang Yueyao had never seen the other person before, but she knew that this person must be of extraordinary status.
Except for Princess Jiayi, everyone else dismounted.
Then, he saluted the other party.
"Meet the Fourth Prince."
Jiang Yueyao bowed her head and suddenly realized: It turned out to be the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince glanced at everyone and his eyes fell on the Pei sisters kneeling on the ground. He got off his horse, walked to Pei Yunjin, reached out his hand, and personally helped her up.
"Why is Miss Pei kneeling?"
Pei Yunjin lowered his head and said nothing, just kept shaking his head.
Her body was trembling slightly, and her delicate appearance made people feel pity for her.
"What's wrong?" The Fourth Prince looked down and saw tears on her fair face. He frowned instantly, "Why are you crying again?"
Pei Yunjin just shook his head but said nothing.
The Fourth Prince let go of her and turned to look at the others with a somewhat cold expression.
"What's going on?"
"Why are you so fierce, Fourth Brother?" Princess Jiayi, sitting on her horse, said in a clear voice, "They made a mistake, so they can't kneel down?"
The fourth prince Yuan Mu looked at Princess Jiayi, his cold expression disappeared, and a bit of doting appeared.
"Haven't you always been on good terms with them? Why did they make you angry?"
"Humph! From today on, I won't pay any attention to them. I'm simple-minded, but I can't outsmart those with ulterior motives."
She said as she looked at Shen Baoqing and raised her eyebrows slightly.
“Are you Shen Baoqing?”
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"Would you like to compete with this princess?"
"Okay, what if I win?"
"If you win, from today on, this princess will be your good friend."
When Shen Baoqing heard this, he said "tsk". What kind of reward is this?
But he still climbed onto the horse.
Before leaving, she turned to look at Jiang Yueyao: "Yaoyao, come together."
Jiang Yueyao nodded, mounted Pomegranate, and followed the two of them.
The Fourth Prince's gaze inadvertently fell on her, and when he saw that face, he couldn't help but pause for a few moments.
Bai Shaochuan, who was standing by, noticed his gaze, blocked it calmly, and then spoke.
"I will follow and see."
The Fourth Prince withdrew his gaze, looked at him, and then nodded.
This scene was seen clearly by Lu Hengqing who was following not far away.
He glanced at Jiang Yueyao who was riding away on horseback, then glanced at the Fourth Prince who was coaxing others, narrowed his eyes slightly, and seemed to be thinking about something.
Bai Shaochuan rode away on horseback, and Fan Ruining followed him.
She rode quickly to catch up with him, approached Bai Shaochuan, and shouted, "Mr. Bai, shall we have a race?"
Bai Shaochuan looked at her, said nothing, sped up, and left her behind.
I tried to catch up with him, but he left me behind.
Fan Ruining was very angry. She wanted to turn around and leave, but after thinking about it, she decided to chase after Bai Shaochuan as he rode away.
On the racecourse, Shen Baoqing was competing with Princess Jiayi.
Jiang Yueyao dismounted and sat under a shed nearby, while Shi Liu was leisurely eating grass beside her.
The wind blows, and the fragrance of grass and flowers fills the air.
If it weren't for what happened just now, I would be feeling so good right now.
Seeing her sitting here, Bai Shaochuan handed the reins to the servant who was accompanying him, and was about to walk towards her when Fan Ruining caught up with him.
"Mr. Bai, wait for me."
Bai Shaochuan looked back at her, turned around and walked to the other side.
Fan Ruining's feelings for him were too obvious.
But there was only one person in his heart, and since she caught up with him, it was a good opportunity to make things clear.
On the other side, Jiang Yueyao was enjoying the breeze, when suddenly, a shadow fell.
When she looked up, she met Lu Hengqing's annoying face.
"You actually came here too?!"
Lu Hengqing looked at her, somewhat incredulous.
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