Chapter 121 Riding on the Same Horse
Shen Yuning was in the dark and could not see the people around her. She could only hear faint noises, and then she heard Ye Jinshu's voice.
She responded quickly, her voice trembling slightly: "Ye Jinshu, I'm here..."
Ye Jinshu suddenly perked up, dismounted from his horse, and headed in the direction where the sound came from.
He reached out and pushed aside the bushes in front of him, and saw Shen Yuning curled up in the cave.
The rain wet her cheeks and the front of her hair, and her eyelashes seemed to be stained with rain, making her look both embarrassed and pitiful.
Ye Jinshu knelt on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
The worry in his eyes almost overflowed, but he could only observe the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects and dared not overstep the mark.
Shen Yuning raised her eyes, sadness in her eyes, and her voice was bitter: "I only asked Xitong to ask to see His Majesty, but His Majesty didn't come, and it was you who found me."
"Is it because Your Majesty is disgusted with me and doesn't want to see me at all?"
The image of Xitong kneeling outside the banquet suddenly appeared in Ye Jinshu's mind, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
It was most likely His Majesty's order that Xitong was stopped from attending the banquet.
Does Your Majesty favor Concubine Yan so much?
How could I bear to make her so sad?
Ye Jinshu was silent for a moment, suppressing the many complicated emotions in his heart.
The voice was slightly hoarse: "My lady, even without the favor of His Majesty, you are still the only lady of the Shen family."
"Not only do you have the Shen family as your backing, but I will never let you have a hard time living in the harem."
Shen Yuning nodded silently without saying a word.
Ye Jinshu's voice became much gentler, and he even used a more intimate name: "姩姩, I...I will take you back."
Shen Yuning could no longer hold back the tears in her eyes, and she choked up and said, "Ye Jinshu, I sprained my ankle and my leg is cramped. I can't get up."
In the dim light, Ye Jinshu saw her red nose and red circles under her eyes, as if she had suffered a lot of injustice.
I felt as if my heart was being grabbed by an invisible hand and it was throbbing with pain.
"My lady, I am sorry."
He took off his cloak and covered Shen Yuning with it, then carried her horizontally, walked quickly to his horse, put Shen Yuning on the horse's back, and then sat behind her neatly.
When preparing to go back, Ye Jinshu raised his voice and said, "Concubine Shen has been found, all the generals return to the camp!"
After saying that, he took the reins, held Shen Yuning in his arms, and headed towards the tent.
At this moment, he secretly hoped that this road could be longer, longer, so that he could hold her like this for a longer time.
The rain was still falling.
Ye Jinshu was worried that her weak body might not be able to withstand the cold and damp air, so he pulled the cloak up again, trying to cover her head as much as possible to block more wind and rain for her.
"Mianmian is angry with Your Majesty today and rode her horse to the hunting ground. Is it because Your Majesty did not severely punish Concubine Yan?"
Shen Yuning shook her head, and after a while, she slowly said, "I was being willful today."
When Ye Jinshu heard her words of compromise, the veins on the back of his hands that were gripping the reins became visible.
He was silent for a long time, as if he had finally made a decision, and whispered: "If you want to leave the palace, I will do everything I can to help you."
Shen Yuning was startled, then said firmly: "Ye Jinshu, I came to the capital to reassure His Majesty about the Shen and Ye families. This is my responsibility. I don't want to be a selfish person who escapes from the battlefield."
She paused, then continued, "I don't want all the achievements you've made through hard work to go to waste. Don't say such things again in the future."
Ye Jinshu lowered his eyes and could only see Shen Yuning whose figure was hidden by the cloak.
She is so sensible, so understanding, and she has considered everyone, but she has become a victim of politics.
Both of them were silent. In the silent night, the only sounds they could hear were the sound of horse hooves, raindrops, and each other's breathing.
Just as Ye Jinshu and Shen Yuning were about to leave the hunting ground.
I saw a large group of guards holding torches in front of me. The jumping flames were not extinguished even in the rain, and they illuminated the surroundings brightly.
And at the very front of the fire, the figures of a man and a horse were particularly eye-catching.
Yes, Your Majesty!
Shen Yuning raised her eyes and instantly saw Quan Minghe in front of her.
He was wrapped in a dark-colored brocade robe with a dragon pattern, a black jade belt around his waist, and a wide cloak behind him.
Under the high nose bridge, his thin lips were tightly pursed, his lines were cold and hard, there seemed to be unmeltable frost between his brows, and his eyes were deep and cold.
The black horse under his crotch slowly walked towards the direction of Shen Yuning and Ye Jinshu. Every step he took seemed to carry an invisible sense of oppression.
Now Quan Minghe is an emperor that people dare not approach and can only look up to.
Ye Jinshu felt the person in his arms tremble slightly.
Is she scared?
But in front of His Majesty, he couldn't ask her anything, let alone show any special concern for her.
Ye Jinshu pulled the reins and dismounted: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Quan Minghe rode his horse to Shen Yuning's side, his eyes fell on the cloak on her body, his already cold eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light flashed, as if he was extremely displeased.
The next moment, he stretched out his big hand, grabbed the cloak directly, and pulled it hard. The cloak fell off Shen Yuning's body and fell directly to the ground.
The hazy drizzle hit Shen Yuning's body. Soon, her hair stuck to her cheeks and her clothes gradually became wet.
She held the reins tightly with both hands, looked up at Quan Minghe, opened her mouth, and called softly: "Your Majesty..."
The voice was timid and seemed particularly thin in the rainy night.
Quan Minghe's eyes were fixed on her, very captivating.
His expression always showed no emotion, but only he himself knew how furious he was now.
When his own woman was in danger, she did not look for him but instead looked for others to save her. At this moment, she was riding on the same horse with her childhood sweetheart and even wearing his cloak.
Good, it’s really good.
Ye Jinshu stood aside, pursing her lips.
He wanted to plead for her, but when he thought that if he spoke rashly, it might bring her more trouble, he held back and just stood there with his head down, silent.
Quan Minghe stretched out his long arms, hugged Shen Yuning's slender waist, exerted force with his hands, and laid her horizontally in front of him.
Then he suddenly turned his horse's head and galloped straight towards the camp.
The howling wind, carrying cold rain, blew towards Shen Yuning's face, causing pain on her cheeks.
Just now when I was riding on the same horse with Ye Jinshu, I still had the cloak to protect me from the wind and rain.
But now that she was being led by Quan Minghe, he completely ignored her feelings and just squeezed the horse's belly hard, driving the horse under his crotch to gallop away at lightning speed.
Shen Yuning could clearly feel the suppressed anger in Quan Minghe.
He seemed a little scared, and after hesitating for a long time, he spoke carefully: "Your Majesty, I..."
Before she could finish her words, Quan Minghe interrupted her coldly. He opened his thin lips and uttered two words: "Shut up."
Quan Minghe scolded Shen Yuning, but he also freed one hand and waved his cloak. The wide cloak instantly spread out and covered Shen Yuning in his arms.
Shen Yuning hugged his waist and shrank into his arms.
The cloak wrapped her tightly, blocking the howling wind and rain outside, and also seemed to isolate all the chill and uneasiness brought by the cold rainy night.
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