The wind, like a whirlwind of sand, stung my face.
The imperial guards all stopped and stared at the two men.
Xie Zhi shouted excitedly, "Make way! Giddy up..."
Are you crazy?
Yuan Yao squinted: "Xie Zhi, slow down!"
Xie Zhi chuckled and sped up again: "Giddy up..."
Yuan Yao was convinced.
She was about to vomit.
Soon, the horse passed by the Ninth Prince like a gust of wind.
Yuan Yao called out in her childish voice, "Daddy..."
Help!
However, the Ninth Prince actually curved the corners of his lips into a smile.
Soon, the horse passed by the emperor's carriage.
A pair of hands lifted the carriage curtain.
The emperor's face was only half visible when a pair of hands painted with nutmeg wrapped around his neck, turning his face back, and the curtain fell down.
Yuan Yao: "?"
Wasn't it said that the emperor was in poor health?
Aren't you going to rest for a while on this road?
Yuan Yao shivered; the horse had already run far away.
Along the way, we passed the carriages of the Empress, the Imperial Concubine, and the princes and princesses...
As they passed a carriage, the curtain was lifted high.
Xie Zhi slowed down the horse's speed.
Xie Ning sat inside the carriage and smiled brightly: "Little Yao'er."
Yuan Yao waved to him: "A-Ning!"
As he was waving, Yun Chan turned her face to the side.
Upon seeing Yuan Yao on horseback, his handsome eyebrows furrowed slightly: "Yuan Yao?"
Xie Zhi smiled at him: "Yun Chan, isn't my horse beautiful?"
Yun Chan remained noncommittal, then asked Yuan Yao, "Aren't you tired?"
Yuan Yao nodded, then shook her head.
Yun Chan: "?"
Yuan Yao's heart was pounding: "I'm not tired, but I ran too fast just now and got scared." And... my hips hurt a little from the jolting.
Are you scared?
Yun Chan's expression darkened: "Xie Zhi, hand her to me."
"Why should I?" Xie Zhi reined in his horse: "I finally managed to snatch her from the Ninth Prince's arms."
Yun Chan said coldly, "You scared her."
"Really?" Xie Zhi laughed. "Little Yao'er, would you like to ride a horse or a carriage?"
Yuan Yao: "..."
She sat on her horse, glanced around, and then focused her gaze on the carriage.
Horseback riding offers a wide field of vision and allows you to see many beautiful landscapes, but it can be a bit tiring...
When you ride in a horse-drawn carriage, you're suddenly much shorter, and with the curtains drawn, you can't see anything at all!
After much hesitation, Yuan Yao said in a childish voice, "I'd rather ride a horse..."
Yun Chan furrowed her beautiful eyebrows, raised her hand, and forcefully pulled down the carriage curtain.
Xie Ning, who was admiring the scenery, exclaimed, "Huh?"
The carriage was immediately completely blocked.
Yuan Yao: "?"
Is she upset again because of a little tiff?
Why does he get angry so easily?
Xie Zhi chuckled: "Yun Chan, are you just envious of us because you can't ride a horse yourself?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Chan's carriage sped up.
Upon seeing this, Xie Zhi burst into laughter.
He held Yuan Yao tightly with one arm: "Giddy up!"
The horse turned its head and started running forward again.
So they ran back and forth several times.
Later, the emperor lifted the curtain of his carriage and said through gritted teeth, "Thank you, sir!"
The emperor, wearing a bright yellow undergarment, suppressed his displeasure: "How many times have you done this? Can't you just stop for a moment?"
Xie Zhi slowed his horse down, bowed respectfully, but his tone was not polite: "I had no intention of disturbing His Majesty and the Empress. Next time I pass by, I will try to make sure my horse moves slowly."
"You think you can just be gentle?" The emperor glared at him. "If you keep making noise, I'll have your horse's hooves chopped off."
"Alright!" Xie Zhi laughed and spurred his horse away.
The two walked a long way, and the emperor was still cursing.
The concubine, in a sweet voice, soothed, "Your Majesty, children have a lot of energy. They'll calm down after running around for a while. It's alright, let's continue..."
Yuan Yao: "?"
Profaning in broad daylight, shameless!
This is a horse-drawn carriage!
dislike!
At this moment, Xie Zhi said, "Tsk..."
"What's wrong?" Yuan Yao asked.
Xie Zhi smiled and said, "It's nothing."
Yuan Yao: "??"
She said, "Xie Zhi, shall we stop running? If we scare the Emperor so badly he falls ill, he'll lose his head."
"Who loses their head?" Xie Zhi asked with a smile. "Can you?"
Yuan Yao shook her head: "I don't think I can."
Her father is the Ninth Prince!
Judging from the way the emperor acted in front of her father, he wouldn't dare to touch her.
Xie Zhi then asked, "Do you think I'll lose my head?"
Yuan Yao shook her head again and said truthfully, "It's hard to say."
Xie Zhi reached out and patted her head: "Don't worry, the Emperor won't want my head."
“Oh…” Yuan Yao drawled out the sound.
"You don't believe me?" Xie Zhi asked. "Do you believe that even if I run ten laps around the Emperor's carriage right now, he won't chop off my head?"
Yuan Yao: "..."
She gripped the saddle: "Take me back to my father."
If she rode horses with Xie Zhi any longer, she would be shaken to pieces...
They've been running for almost two hours now, and I still don't know why Xie Zhi has so much energy.
Upon hearing this, Xie Zhi sighed and said, "Little Yao'er, your stamina is too poor!"
Yuan Yao was unfairly looked down upon, and glared at Xie Zhi angrily: "I'm a girl, how can I compare to you?"
Xie Zhi was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Xie Zhi escorted Yuan Yao back to the Ninth Prince's side.
The moment the Ninth Prince took her, she gasped, "Hiss..."
The Ninth Prince frowned: "Does it hurt?"
Yuan Yao was on the verge of tears: "My legs are sore and painful, they're practically useless."
Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince lifted her up, brought her feet together, and placed her in one direction: "How about this?"
Yuan Yao said with a pained expression, "I'm feeling better."
This body is so delicate!
Riding a horse for a while, and it's already so uncomfortable...
The Ninth Prince asked, "Since you're feeling unwell, why don't you stop riding the horse and take a carriage instead?"
Riding in a horse-drawn carriage?
Yuan Yao's legs immediately stopped aching.
She turned around and hugged the Ninth Prince: "Father, I'd rather ride a horse!"
Sitting in the carriage the whole time is so boring!
The capital city is still a long way off...
The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "Just bear with it a little longer, and you can rest soon."
“Okay,” Yuan Yao replied obediently.
After the procession had traveled for about half an hour, the captain of the Imperial Guard leading the way rode up and asked, "Your Highness, there is a river about one kilometer ahead. Should we stop and rest for a while?"
The Ninth Prince replied, "Let's rest for a while."
Soon, a wide river came into view.
Yuan Yao said excitedly, "Father, I want to go downstairs and wash my hands."
The Ninth Prince dismounted, lifted her down from the horse, and instructed her, "Be careful not to fall into the river."
"Mmm!" Yuan Yao nodded.
The Ninth Prince raised his hand and beckoned Danqing: "Be careful, don't let the princess fall."
Furthermore, you are not allowed to touch anything given to you by others, especially anything that goes into your mouth.
Upon hearing this, Danqing's expression hardened: "Your Majesty, rest assured, this servant will definitely protect the Princess."
Upon seeing this, Yuan Yao opened her mouth and said, "Father..."
The Ninth Prince lowered his eyes, a smile playing on his lips, and patted her head: "No matter what happens later, don't be afraid, your father is here."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao's eyelids twitched.
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