"I'll come too, let's eat another day!"
After giving a brief explanation, Feng Beichuan hurriedly went to catch up with Li Chang'an.
Seeing his lord's obsequious manner, Zhang Shen couldn't help but shrug helplessly.
It seems their prince still needs to step up his game!
"Meow—"
The big white dog, which had been thrown to the ground, looked at Feng Beichuan's departing figure and let out another mournful cry.
"Little thing, the prince doesn't love you the most right now!"
Zhang Shen chuckled and tried to soothe Da Bai by stroking its fur, but the guy wouldn't listen and dashed off somewhere in a flash.
Meanwhile, Li Chang'an was having a terrible headache because of the tail that he couldn't shake off no matter what he did.
"Chang'an, Chang'an! Don't walk so fast, why don't you stay a little longer and have a meal?"
Feng Beichuan felt that he had just lost face in front of Uncle Shen, and some resentment rose in his heart. So he vented his anger to Li Chang'an.
Li Chang'an was absolutely annoyed by this guy. If he had known that this guy would be so persistent, he would never have come here with him to admire the crabapple blossoms!
Moreover, Li Chang'an felt that he was more here to listen to nonsense than to admire the flowers. He figured he'd be better off staying in the general's mansion to read books and learn about governance. In his spare time, he could also cultivate his relationship with Qin Yubao.
Having finally gotten out of the door, Li Chang'an mounted his horse without even turning his head.
"Wait for me..."
This time, Li Chang'an didn't give Feng Beichuan a chance to jump onto his horse again, and swiftly pulled the reins and rode off first.
After chasing him all the way, Feng Beichuan finally had a chance to talk to Li Chang'an when they reached a crowded market.
"We've finished admiring the flowers, what are you still doing following me?"
Li Chang'an rolled her eyes at Feng Beichuan twice, feeling that he was simply unreasonable!
"I don't want to do anything, I just want to follow you."
Feng Beichuan simply resorted to shamelessness.
That's shameless!
Li Chang'an couldn't help but curse inwardly, and too lazy to pay any more attention to Feng Beichuan, so he simply let him be.
As she walked, a sudden idea flashed in Li Chang'an's mind. A cunning glint appeared in her eyes, and she suddenly raised the reins and unexpectedly whipped the rump of the horse that Feng Beichuan was riding.
This sudden action clearly startled the horse, which neighed and then galloped away.
Feng Beichuan didn't have time to react and almost fell off the horse. He quickly grabbed the reins and pulled back hard to maintain his balance while trying to stop the horse.
"Get out of the way!"
The horse continued running forward due to inertia, but Feng Beichuan saw a small child standing a few meters ahead. His pupils suddenly contracted. If the horse were to step on the child, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Although Li Chang'an was quite far away, her eyesight was excellent. Realizing the danger ahead, she quickly rode her horse towards Feng Beichuan.
Just as things were about to turn around, someone suddenly rushed out from the roadside, grabbed the child, and dodged to the side. He then lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Only then did Feng Beichuan's horse stop, and he realized that his palms were already slightly sweaty.
At this moment, Li Chang'an also dismounted from her horse. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was really a false alarm. If something had really happened, she would have been responsible. Besides, the other party was just a child. If anything had happened to him, she would have felt uneasy for the rest of her life.
The two of them walked towards the man who had intervened to help.
"Ling Xiao?"
Upon seeing that familiar face, Li Chang'an couldn't help but exclaim in delight.
Feng Beichuan immediately stopped in his tracks, his expression turning somewhat grim.
"Chang An, what a coincidence?"
It turned out that the person who rushed out to save the child was none other than Ye Lingxiao.
"Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?"
He had barely exchanged a greeting when Ye Lingxiao knelt down to help the child he had rescued brush the dust off his clothes, ignoring the fact that he himself was covered in even more dust, and asked with concern about the child's condition.
"Little sister, where is your mother?"
Li Chang'an also squatted down, his face full of concern.
The little girl was clearly frightened by what had just happened, and it took her a while to come to her senses before she shook her head.
Since everything was alright, everyone was completely relieved.
"Xiunier, my Xiunier!"
Just then, a woman rushed over, carrying a small baby in her arms. She approached the little girl and said anxiously, "How did you manage to run out like that? You scared me to death!"
"Mother, I'm sorry..."
The little girl, called Xiu Nier, said timidly.
"Don't run around like that next time. Let's go home."
The woman didn't scold her too much, and took Nini's hand and left.
"Thank you, brother!"
Before leaving, Xiu Ni turned back and grinned at Ye Lingxiao, then took her mother's hand and skipped away.
Ye Lingxiao naturally returned her a faint smile, then waved to the little girl.
The little incident had been witnessed by everyone around, and they all cast approving glances at Ye Lingxiao. Some of the young girls even blushed and secretly glanced at him, wondering which family's young master was so brave and handsome.
"Great hero, look how dirty you are!"
Li Chang'an laughed, teasing Ye Lingxiao as he reached out to brush the dust off his clothes.
Ye Lingxiao blushed again, scratching his head somewhat embarrassedly. Then, realizing it wasn't appropriate, he quickly said, "No need, no need, I can do it myself..."
"I mean, it's only been a few days since I last saw you, and you're already being so polite with me?"
Li Chang'an pretended to be angry and punched Ye Lingxiao in the chest.
"No, no, that's not what I meant!"
This teasing made Ye Lingxiao's expression even more awkward. Although the two of them had already laid everything bare, deep down he still couldn't truly treat Li Chang'an as just his good brother.
"Cough cough!"
At this moment, Feng Beichuan, who had been standing by without being able to get involved or say anything, could no longer hold back and started to make his presence known in this way.
Watching the two of them chatting and laughing for a long time, Feng Beichuan was already feeling annoyed. He never dreamed that he would run into his love rival here!
Although this rival in love was once his defeated opponent, Feng Beichuan simply couldn't bear to see Li Chang'an smiling so brightly at Ye Lingxiao!
Why is it that this woman can smile at everyone else, but only gives me a cold look or is ready to attack?
Moreover, he had just heard Li Chang'an actually call that guy a great hero, which was simply outrageous!
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