Chapter 31: The Return

Although the assassins disturbed the situation, this troublesome ritual of worshipping the heavens was finally over.

After resting in the Lingjue Temple for two days, it was time to return.

Before leaving, the beautiful lady checked my pulse again; Then he and Yan Ke talked to each other in a low voice; I couldn't hear them clearly, but I felt that the latter's gaze looked worried—could there be something wrong with my body?

But these days, except that my physique is weaker than that of ordinary people, I don't feel any uncomfortable......

Just as I was puzzled, I saw Jiang Zhuo leading the horse and slowly walking towards the convoy - my eyes involuntarily followed her, and I watched her straighten the saddle without blinking, and turned over on the horse in a chic and neat manner; The horse snorted, then scraped its hooves.

She smiled softly and patted the horse's neck in a gesture of affection, and the horse was so spiritual that it shook its mane as if in response.

I was almost stunned by this one-man interaction.

However, what shocked me the most was the faint smile on the corner of Jiang Zhuo's mouth, I am afraid that I am not as happy as smiling at the horse...... I couldn't help but feel a little jealous of the horse.

It's ridiculous to say that the prince can't compare to a mount.

- Alas, who taught me not to control my own heart?

Suddenly, the figure on the horse seemed to sense my gaze, and with a flick of the reins, he turned his head to look.

I didn't have time to dodge, but I made eye contact with her, and my face was red and my heart was pounding, and I was so nervous that I couldn't do it. Caught peeking at someone's house...... She—Does she think I'm a voyeur? Or do you think I'm plotting against her?

Although, I do have a little bit of a disdain for her......

In desperation, I did not know where I got the strength, but I gave up my feet, and without waiting for the attendants to help me, I climbed into the carriage with my hands and feet, and quickly got into the carriage - temporarily cutting off the man's sight, and preventing more people from seeing my blushing face.

If Yan Ke finds out and thinks that I have some symptoms, maybe he will immediately arrest me back to bed and force me to rest, and cancel the return trip.

Steady my pounding heartbeat, I sat down in the carriage.

After waiting for a while, he couldn't help but lift the curtain of the car through a gap, squinting and quietly following the figure.

After searching for a while, but not seeing her, I hurriedly opened the curtain halfway again, but to no avail.

――How so? Didn't she already leave first?

But, as my bodyguard, she should be by my side all the time, how can she ...... Leave me......

After the anxiety, the loss spread, I sighed, and silently lowered the curtain: yes, this guard position was imposed on her by me, and it was natural that she was unwilling to cooperate.

"What is Your Highness looking for?" When I was in a low mood, I heard a familiar female voice sounding faintly.

I lifted the curtain suddenly, and saw that the person who had not yet been seen everywhere was riding a horse, waiting on the edge of the carriage, tugging at the reins with one hand and combing the horse's mane with the other - I couldn't see any love at the glance, but the corners of my lips naturally outlined a little arc, like a wave of soft and clear spring water, which taught me to be stunned.

"No, nothing......" I finally found my voice, and I opened my eyes in annoyance and replied as if nothing had happened.

"In this way, the subordinates retired." Hearing this, she didn't stop long, and urged the horse to the front of the group.

"Hmm......" I watched her back go away, but the words I held back were like a fish in my throat, and finally they just turned into a wisp of sigh.

-- tossing and turning when she can't see it, thinking about it for a long time, worrying about what trouble she will encounter, and tasting her preoccupation with other things, forgetting herself; But when I really wanted to see her, I was too shy and didn't dare to get too close to her, for fear of revealing my thoughts that I shouldn't have and disgusting her...... Such repeated contradictory feelings can only be tasted by me alone, and I cannot tell anyone.

The convoy left the Lingjue Temple, and not long after walking, Yan Ke ordered to rest on the spot.

I was wondering when I saw her enter the carriage with a young guard; As soon as I saw the form of the guard, I knew it in my heart—I was afraid that it was a so-called stand-in again.

After sending the cicada out, the guard took off his clothes, and Yan Ke dragged a burden from the secret compartment of the carriage, and said to me in a low voice: "Although I have released the news of the poison in His Highness's body, it is difficult to guarantee that people will not see through it. I will arrange three more groups of people to act as a cover, set off from different directions, and aggrieved His Highness pretended to be a guard, and left with the second group...... Your opponent won't be able to guess your whereabouts. ”

Yan Ke's plan is indeed meticulous, if it were me, even if I guessed that she would divide the troops into two ways, at most I would focus on the last group of people, and I would never expect that the rest of the people were all obscuring the eyes, and the real team was hidden in the middle of the group, and avoided it unconsciously.

"Aunt Ke, how many people have been sent to attract attention this time?" After changing into the guard's clothes, I checked the contents of my baggage and asked.

"Counting Your Highness, there are twelve people in total." She said.

"That's three people per group?" I shook my head, disapproving of her arrangement, "It doesn't have to be like this, according to the king's view, two of them are enough...... As for the guards who protect the king, what does Aunt Ke think, how is the Jiang guard? ”

"This ...... I originally intended to send Bingyi and Bingsi to follow His Highness," she frowned, but then compromised under my slightly pleading gaze, "Well, the left and right are just a cover, and the real protection of Your Highness is the people who are hidden in the shadows." ”

--I sighed, and made a gesture of success in my heart: in order to achieve the goal, I also used coquettish means with an open face, and if I didn't succeed again, I would despise myself.

However, at the thought of acting alone with Jiang Zhuo, he felt both excited and nervous in his heart, and in addition to this nervousness, there was a faint hint of unspeakable shyness.

The guard stayed in the carriage in my place, and I stepped out of the carriage with my baggage on my back, looking around for Jiang Zhuo's figure.

After a short time, the two horsemen crossed out from behind the convoy and went away; After they left, I saw Jiang Zhuo riding the red horse upside down, and the guards on the other side also led a tall horse with pure white fur and walked towards me.

Although I don't know Soma, I know that this is a good horse.

It's a pity that it was at this time that I suddenly remembered an overlooked key - I don't know how to ride a horse.

Most girls have dreamed of Prince Charming, and if they have the opportunity to ride a white horse, it will be half of their dreams...... And the reality in front of me taught me helplessness.

Seeing that I was embarrassed, the guard carefully explained: "This horse is already the best horse we have brought out of this trip, and it is docile, and rarely ...... it."

- Did she take my hesitation as disgust?

How could I tell her that I didn't know how to ride a horse.

At this point, I had no choice but to bite the bullet...... I only hope that this horse is really a good horse with a gentle temperament, as she said.

With the help of the guard, I trembled and got on my horse, and I clung to the reins, but I did not dare to let anyone see the fear in my heart; Jiang Zhuo looked at me steadily, shook the reins, knocked his legs lightly on the horse's belly, and urged the horse to trot forward with a smoke.

I followed her example, and tapped the horse's belly lightly, and the horse took an obedient step, and stumbled after the horse in front of me.

――Actually, it's not that hard.

Overcoming my initial fears, I gradually gained my balance as the horses jolted to the undulating rhythm.

It's just that that ease is lost as the horses get faster and faster.

"Ahhhhhh

When he was almost desperate, a warm embrace suddenly fell on his back, and the speed of the gallop under him slowed down little by little, until the first jogging was bumpy.

Before I could come back to my senses, I heard an indifferent voice drift softly into my ears: "Calm down, it's okay." I don't know if it's my delusion, but there seems to be a smile in that voice.

"Whew...... ......"I cautiously opened my eyes and looked back—it was Jiang Zhuo."

"Could it be that His Highness has never learned to ride?" When I gradually returned to my normal breathing rate, she asked casually.

"Well, I've learned, I've learned some, but I haven't practiced for a long time, and some ...... Rusty. "Kuang Xihan himself can ride horses, and I can only be glad that he is now some distance away from the convoy, and no one else has seen the wolf bèi - by the way, not counting the secret guards hiding somewhere.

"So...... As a precaution, please also ask Your Highness to share a ride with your subordinates. "Her hands ran around my waist and grasped the reins, though they were only vague, but they seemed to hold me in her arms.

"Okay, good......" As the white horse moved forward, the shaking body always touched inadvertently, even through the two layers of clothing, the friction between the back and the other party's chest still taught me to tingle my scalp, as if a silver needle as thin as a cow's hair was scraping along my spine, and the dragonfly was blowing with water, causing endless trembling.

- Although she is very shy, how could I refuse the opportunity to have such intimate contact with her?

Even if it's a dream, I hope this dream lasts a long time, and we don't wake up until we return to the imperial capital Guanlan.