Li Chang'an couldn't help but sigh, feeling his mind was in complete turmoil. So he sent Zhuque away to rest, wanting to be alone for a while.
"By the way, I'm going to visit Chang Sheng at the other courtyard tomorrow, so you don't need to come with me. Consider it a day off for you."
Before leaving, Li Chang'an gave one more instruction, and Zhuque nodded slightly before gently closing the door.
That evening, a carrier pigeon flew from the General's Mansion to the Regent's Mansion.
The next morning, Li Chang'an left the general's mansion, but when he arrived at the detached courtyard, he did not see Li Changsheng and Deputy General Sun.
After asking a soldier, Li Chang'an learned that Deputy General Sun had recently been teaching His Highness the Crown Prince how to ride a horse, and the two went to the open space behind the palace to practice.
"It hasn't been long since we last met, and His Highness the Crown Prince is already learning to ride a horse? Not bad, not bad, you've made great progress!"
Li Chang'an was about to go out to find the two people when he turned around and saw a face that was all too familiar.
The man was dressed in an indigo long robe, which complemented his moon-white inner garment perfectly. He also wore a fine mutton-fat jade pendant at his waist, making him appear refined and composed. In particular, the faint smile on his face was as gentle as a spring breeze.
How did you end up here?
Li Chang'an raised an eyebrow, wondering if this person was following him.
"Meeting is fate. It seems that the connection between Your Highness and me is quite extraordinary..."
Feng Beichuan, still smiling, walked slowly to Li Chang'an's side with his hands behind his back.
Li Chang'an couldn't help but roll his eyes twice, then decided not to bother with the man anymore and walked away on his own.
A peculiar light suddenly flashed in Feng Beichuan's dark eyes, and then he leisurely followed the woman out.
"Watch out, when you mount the horse, make sure you hold the rope tightly, push off with your feet, and kick hard!"
When the two arrived at the back of the villa, they found that Deputy General Sun was demonstrating to Li Changsheng how to mount a horse.
Upon seeing the two approaching, Deputy General Sun's face lit up with joy, and he promptly jumped off his horse.
"General! It's been a long time since you've been here. Look, His Highness the Crown Prince can now ride a couple of laps around the open space!"
Deputy General Sun happily reported his recent training results to Li Chang'an. Li Chang'an was very satisfied after listening. Then, Deputy General Sun asked Li Changsheng to ride his horse to show his sister.
"Remember what I just taught you? You just need to adjust your posture!"
After saying that, Deputy General Sun simply raised his hand and tossed the riding whip in his hand to Li Changsheng.
As soon as he received the whip, Li Changsheng flipped himself onto the horse, squeezed his legs against its back, and the horse took off running.
"Whoa—"
Having finished the demonstration, Li Changsheng prepared to stop. He pulled on the reins as usual, but the horse showed no sign of stopping and instead ran faster and faster.
"Whoa!"
Li Changsheng shouted again and increased the force of his blows, but the horse seemed not to hear or feel anything, continuing to circle around. Not only that, it was also panting heavily as it ran, appearing extremely excited.
"Alright, you're riding well, stop now!"
Deputy General Sun called out from the side, but Li Changsheng showed no sign of stopping. He couldn't help but frown, wondering what the brat was up to.
"broken!"
Li Chang'an, who had been silent, suddenly tensed up. Just then, Li Changsheng rode his horse toward them. Without saying a word, she leaped onto the horse, quickly grabbed the reins, and mounted it.
The entire movement was executed flawlessly. What was even more surprising was that the horse was running at an extremely fast speed the whole time. Deputy General Sun and Feng Beichuan only saw a graceful arc flash past their eyes before they saw Li Chang'an sit steadily on the horse's back.
"What happened?"
Li Chang'an looked grave as he tried to stop the horse, but it was no use.
"I don't know why... I can't stop, what should I do!"
Li Changsheng's face turned pale. Seeing that the horse showed no sign of stopping, he was at a loss and turned to look at Li Chang'an, hoping she could come up with a solution.
"I'll get you down first. I'll count to three, and you just jump down. Don't be afraid, I'll have Vice General Sun catch you."
After saying that, Li Chang'an pulled on the reins to adjust the horse's direction, and then shouted loudly to Deputy General Sun, "Catch him!"
Vice-Minister Sun understood immediately and stepped forward to secure his footing, his face showing an eager expression: "Come on!"
"one two three!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chang'an grabbed Li Changsheng by the shoulder and threw him toward Deputy General Sun.
"Ahhh!"
Although he was mentally prepared, Li Changsheng was still so frightened that he screamed.
Fortunately, there was no serious injury. Although Deputy General Sun staggered backward a few steps due to the huge impact and almost fell, Feng Beichuan was there to help him up.
Seeing that Li Changsheng was alright, Li Chang'an finally felt relieved. Moreover, she noticed that ever since Li Changsheng was no longer on the horse, the horse seemed to have become less excited and its running speed seemed to have slowed down.
"Whoa!"
Li Chang'an tried to stop the horse again, and this time the command worked. The horse's pace gradually slowed down, and the panting from its nose could no longer be heard.
Everyone thought it was just a minor incident, and Li Chang'an was even prepared to dismount, but the next second the horse suddenly started running again as if it had been injected with chicken blood.
And it was heading straight for Li Changsheng!
"Get out of the way!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Chang'an on horseback quickly shouted.
In the blink of an eye, Feng Beichuan tackled Li Changsheng, who was standing there dumbfounded, and the two of them rolled a long way on the ground. Fortunately, Li Changsheng was protected by Feng Beichuan the whole time, and apart from being quite frightened, he was otherwise unharmed.
Li Chang'an rode his horse straight ahead. There was a large locust tree in front of him. If he didn't stop, the horse would undoubtedly crash into the tree.
At this moment, Li Chang'an's eyes were sharp. She stared intently at the distance to the tree in front of her, and then silently calculated the timing in her mind.
Now!
When he was still half a zhang away from the tree, Li Chang'an suddenly pushed off with both feet, and his whole body leaped into the air. At that moment, the horse crashed headfirst into the tree.
With a loud thud, the horse neighed and collapsed to the ground, disoriented. Just then, Li Chang'an was about to land as well. She tiptoed on the horse's back and gently stepped down, landing safely about three or four meters away from the accident site.
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