The Ninth Prince... actually wants to have a heart-to-heart talk with her?
Yuan Yao pursed her lips.
She was angry simply because she thought he was going to agree to the marriage.
Now that he's not going to find her a stepmother, she should just go along with it...
Yuan Yao hugged the Ninth Prince's neck and said softly, "Father, Yao'er wants to ride a horse and run ten laps around this grassland!"
Also, on the way back to the palace, Yao'er wanted to ride a horse too!
With the little dumpling in his arms, the Ninth Prince's mood brightened: "I will grant your request."
After speaking, the Ninth Prince instructed his men to bring Yuan Yao new clothes and shoes to change into, and then fed her a bowl of hot ginger soup.
After drinking the ginger soup to dispel the cold, the Ninth Prince carried her to the stable.
He selected a white horse of exceptional quality, led it to the pasture, and with a light leap, the Ninth Prince spun around and landed on the horse's back.
Yuan Yao gasped in fright.
That mounting pose is so cool!
Moreover, once I got on the horse, my view suddenly became so much wider!
The morning breeze caressed her face, her jet-black hair fluttering and tangling with her fiery red dress in the sunlight, exuding a dashing and alluring yet awe-inspiring charm...
Many people were mesmerized by the view from the perimeter of the grassland.
The Ninth Prince supported Yuan Yao with one hand and held the reins with the other, and slowly spurred the horse forward.
He steadied Yuan Yao with his large hand and gently introduced her to the horses: "This thing we're sitting on is called a saddle, the thing your father is standing on is called a stirrup, and the thing you're holding in your hand is called a rein..."
Despite being a ruthless and cruel eunuch, he was surprisingly gentle and patient at this moment.
Yuan Yao knew something about the equipment on the horse.
However, as the Ninth Prince patiently explained things to her, her heart was gradually filled with a sense of security and happiness...
After the horse had gone halfway around, Yuan Yao said in her childish voice, "Daddy, the story I told you yesterday wasn't actually a story..."
"Father knows," the Ninth Prince replied.
Yuan Yao continued, "Yao'er was passing by there when she happened to see the Xu sisters chatting, and she overheard what they were saying."
Yao'er wanted to tell her father about it directly, but she was afraid that they were just joking and wouldn't actually do it...
If Yao'er were to tell others about this, wouldn't she become a bad person who ruins the reputation of Miss Xu?
So, Yao'er told her father the story.
Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince smiled faintly: "Little Yao'er is very clever, and Father is very pleased."
“There’s more!” Yuan Yao asked, looking up.
"You speak," the Ninth Prince said, a smirk playing on his lips.
Yuan Yao's expression turned somewhat indignant: "Yao'er never expected that Xu Yunzhi would actually come to wait outside Father's villa!"
Yao'er had given her a chance, thinking that if she stayed outside her father's villa a little longer and got bitten by mosquitoes, she might come to her senses and give up the idea.
Who knew, she actually lunged at her father!
Thinking about what happened last night, Yuan Yao got angry.
If it weren't for the fact that the Ninth Prince possessed internal energy and dodged in time, her small and delicate body would have been smashed into a pulp!
The Ninth Prince wrapped the reins around his arm, stroked Yuan Yao's head with his slender fingers, and teased, "Are you so angry?"
Yuan Yao shook her little head slightly and snorted, "Compared to that Miss Yunzhi, Father makes Yao'er angrier."
"Oh?" The Ninth Prince's lips curled into a smile: "Father is all ears. Tell me, how did Father anger you?"
Yuan Yao pursed her lips: "Yao'er thought that Father really had taken a liking to that Miss Xu..."
"Tch..." The Ninth Prince pinched the bun on her head hard: "You little dumpling, what do you take your father for? You think any random cat or dog can catch your father's eye?"
"Yao'er doesn't know!" Yuan Yao said angrily, "She confessed to you, and you were so happy!"
What if the Ninth Prince really likes that green tea?
That Miss Xu looks gentle and lovely, but the fact that she dared to scheme against the Ninth Prince is enough to prove that she is a scheming person.
How could she possibly have a good life if this kind of woman became her stepmother?
Yuan Yao continued angrily, "If Father wants to marry, Yao'er will not stop him."
But, Father, you must keep your eyes open and find a gentle, obedient wife who loves Yao'er!
Otherwise, Yao'er will run away from home and her father will never find her again!
If someone were to marry into Qianhua Palace and cause her trouble every day, she would rather not be a princess than suffer such injustice!
Yuan Yao thought, she must have been spoiled by the Ninth Prince...
They've been spoiled too much; they're never satisfied.
They want more now.
well……
At that moment, she felt a warmth on her back.
The Ninth Prince's warm and broad embrace moved closer to her, protecting her in his arms, his voice soft and gentle: "In Father's heart, no one is more important than Xiao Yao'er."
Little Yao'er is the most important person to her father in the world. Only you and I, father and daughter, can stay together forever.
Father would never abandon his little dumpling for someone else.
“Father…” Yuan Yao’s eyes welled up with tears.
Are these words a guarantee from the Ninth Prince to her?
Yuan Yao sniffed, her eyes red, and looked up: "Father, actually, if Father meets a woman he truly likes, you can be with her, and Yao'er won't stop you!"
The woman I truly love?
The Ninth Prince chuckled: "Little Yao'er, your father is an official."
"So what if he's a eunuch?" Yuan Yao said seriously, "In Yao'er's eyes, Father is the most powerful person in the world. Ordinary women are simply not good enough for you!"
"puff……"
It was rare for the Ninth Prince to laugh out loud.
He really didn't know why his little dumpling was thinking so much every day.
After helping Yuan Yao up, the Ninth Prince chuckled and said, "Little Yao, sit tight, Daddy's about to ride a horse."
"OK!"
The Ninth Prince gripped the reins tightly and shouted, "Giddy up!"
The white horse raised its front hooves, neighed to the sky, and began to gallop wildly and frolic across the grassland.
The person on horseback, dressed in flowing red.
It was as if I had been transported back to many years ago, when he too was dressed in fine clothes, riding a spirited horse, full of pride and joy, his hooves swift as lightning...
The horse didn't complete ten laps.
After running around the grassland three or four times, the Ninth Prince stopped.
Yuan Yao, still wanting more, clung to the saddle: "Father, really, can we run a few more laps?"
The Ninth Prince had already dismounted and looked at her from below: "Let's not run anymore. Running for too long will make you uncomfortable."
"oh……"
Yuan Yao was reluctantly carried off the horse.
As she dismounted, she gasped, "Hiss..."
A hint of heartache flashed in the eyes of the Ninth Prince: "Later, let Danqing massage it for you."
"No need, Yao'er will be fine after a while," Yuan Yao refused.
Although she was delicate, she was well protected by the Ninth Prince while on horseback, and only her legs were a little sore.
The two dismounted, and Li Deshan walked over with a smile: "Your Majesty, His Majesty has asked you and the Princess to change your clothes and then have a meal together."
"I understand." The Ninth Prince beckoned to Danqing: "Take the princess to the hot spring and let her soak for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Remember, don't let her catch a cold."
Is there a hot spring?
Yuan Yao was immediately invigorated.
Danqing, accompanied by three or four palace maids, carried Yuanyao out of the horse farm, around the long corridor, and arrived at the women's private hot spring.
Inside the courtyard, enclosed by green walls and white tiles, several large and small hot springs are separated by artificial hills, with the sound of flowing water and the mist filling the air.
Danqing found a shallower hot spring, had the palace maids put down their clothes, and then whispered, "There may be a lady or madam inside. Go outside and wait quietly, so as not to disturb the noble person."
"yes."
Several palace maids obeyed the order and quietly withdrew.
Danqing helped Yuanyao remove her outer garment, leaving her only in her thin inner garment, and then helped her into the water.
The hot spring water was quite warm. After riding a horse and working up a sweat, Yuan Yao exclaimed as soon as she soaked in the warm water, "It feels so good!"
Danqing chuckled, "If the princess likes it, she can come and stay at the palace more often in the future..."
"This trip to the palace has been absolutely terrible!" a familiar voice said.
Danqing was startled and quickly fell silent.
Yuan Yao held up a finger to her: "Shh..."
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