Only this green, not disappointing the spring

He spoke in a relaxed manner, but the listeners felt as if they had fallen into an icy cave. Wu Yuean kept panting, and his eyes were black.

Furong, the maidservant who was standing by her side, knew that her master wanted to leave but felt embarrassed, so she had no choice but to step forward and persuade her:

“Miss, let’s leave now, it’s more important to go to Ningyun Temple.

The sun is almost up, if we delay any longer, it might be dark by the time we return from Ningyun Temple."

Wu Yuean's frustration seemed to have finally found an outlet. She raised her hand and slapped the maid hard, causing her to stagger and fall to the ground.

"Useless, why didn't you remind me of such an important matter earlier? What use is there for you!"

Seeing the maid lying on the ground motionless, she yelled angrily again:

"What are you still standing there for? Help me get in the car and leave!"

After Furong recovered from the dizziness, she gritted her teeth and struggled to stand up. Her right cheek was swollen and her right eye was so swollen that she could hardly open it.

But even so, she could only bear it silently, stretched out her arm to let Wu Yuean support her, and the two of them got on the carriage.

Shangguan Qingyue watched the group of people set off again in a mighty procession, and could not help but shake his head and sigh.

"It's really pitiful for that maid to have such a cruel and ruthless master."

Xuanyuan Yan also came back to his senses, looked at the two people's still tightly clasped hands, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips, wanting to keep holding them like this.

Suddenly he thought of something and asked:

"I was so busy dealing with things just now that I forgot to ask you if you were injured anywhere."

After saying that, he raised their holding hands, led the little girl around in a circle and then turned back in the opposite direction. He saw that there was nothing unusual about her except some wrinkles and dust on her dress.

Shangguan Qingyue was somewhat amused, but when she thought of how Donkey Xiaohua had endured the severe pain in order to prevent her from falling, she could no longer laugh. With red eyes, she shook her head and said:

"I'm not hurt at all. Donkey Xiaohua took good care of me."

Tears slid down her fair cheeks again, like pearls hitting Xuanyuan Yan's heart, causing a slight pain.

He softened his voice and comforted:

"Don't be sad. Let's treat our donkey Xiaohua well when we get back. We will make sure he is fat and strong."

Then his expression turned cold again, and he said in a deep voice to the void:

"Bai Er, are you tired of being a secret guard? You can't even do such a small thing!"

Ever since Shangguan Qingyue came to the capital, Bai Er had basically become her exclusive secret guard. He had failed to protect her well during the last winter hunt, and now that two days had passed, he was very frustrated.

Scolded by his master, he walked out from behind Xuan Si with a somewhat dusty face, knelt upright on the ground and admitted his fault:

"My lord, this place is a bit desolate and almost endless. I am incompetent and have no idea of ​​a good way to hide, so I can only follow from a distance.

It is my fault for putting Miss Qingyue in danger. Please punish me, Master."

He kowtowed three times on the ground, and Shangguan Qingyue's body trembled three times. She shook Xuanyuan Yan's arm unconsciously and begged:

"Your Highness, this has nothing to do with Brother Bai Er. He has done a good job. I don't want to be accused of being unreasonable and cruel, so don't blame him."

Seeing that the other party was indifferent, she immediately turned her brain and continued after a moment:

"It's almost noon, and my family must be worried about me. Would you like to go home with me for dinner?"

go home……

Xuanyuan Yan savored these two words carefully in his heart, and suddenly felt a warm current flowing through his heart, making him feel relaxed both physically and mentally.

So he nodded and said:

"Then you ride with me, and let's hurry home."

The carriage had already carried Donkey Xiaohua back to the city. This place was in the suburbs and there was not even a tea stall to rest, let alone rent a carriage.

So she had no choice but to nod with a blushing face.

Qing Yi was very observant and had already waited on the side with a horse. Since there was no one else around at the moment, Xuanyuan Yan was too lazy to hide anything and handed him the crutches before getting on the horse neatly.

Bing Ling lifted Shangguan Qingyue up very easily, Xuanyuan Yan reached out to take the person and placed him steadily in front of him.

He leaned forward, grasped the two reins, and whispered in the little girl's ear:

"Hold on tight, get ready to go."

The two of them were pressed tightly together, one in front and one behind, Shangguan Qingyue could almost feel the heartbeat of the person behind her. Especially when his lips almost touched her ears, her mind went blank, and she only nodded subconsciously without moving her hands.

Xuanyuan Yan stopped reminding them, pulled the reins, clamped his legs around the horse's belly, and the two of them rushed forward like flying.

Shangguan Qingyue leaned back suddenly, and crashed into the other person's arms more tightly. His head hit someone's chin, and then he heard a slight cry of pain.

She subconsciously turned around and looked back, but she only saw the other person's angular jaw and... thin and rosy lips.

Panic surged in her heart, and she said hesitantly:

"Uh, sorry, I didn't have time to grab the saddle, and you, you rode too fast. That's why..."

"No problem."

Xuanyuan Yan lowered his head to glance at the petite person in his arms, glanced at her rosy and delicate red lips, and then quickly looked away.

He struggled to suppress the throbbing in his heart, sniffing the faint scent of soapberry and silver grass emanating from the girl, and gradually calmed his mind.

However, the smile on her lips never faded.

Without Donkey Xiaohua, the "holdback", the group galloped on horseback and soon overtook Wu Yuean and his group.

The horse's hooves raised a lot of dust, which passed through the gaps in the car curtains, choking Wu Yuean and making him cough repeatedly.

When she finally caught her breath, she angrily lifted the car curtain and yelled outside:

“Who on earth is so arrogant that when he saw my carriage, he not only didn’t give way, but instead sped away?!”

A black-clad guard rode up to him and replied:

"Fifth Prince's Consort, it's... it's the Third Prince who has gone over on horseback with his servants."

Wu Yuean choked when she heard this, threw away the curtain in her hand in anger, and sat back in the car to sulk alone. She had originally asked someone to calculate this trip, but she didn't expect that everything would go wrong.

When she returns, she will order people to capture that charlatan and give him a good beating!

When they were almost home, they met the brothers Shangguan Song and Shangguan Lan who came out to look for them. Their anxious faces relaxed for a moment, then they immediately frowned again.

The scene of my precious sister being held in the arms of a grown man was too eye-catching.

Shangguan Song asked with a cold face:

"Does His Royal Highness the Third Prince not even have a carriage in his mansion? Is he so shabby that he has to share a horse with my sister?!"

Although the other party was of noble status, he had no time to care about anything else as he watched his own cabbages being taken away.

Shangguan Qingyue's cheeks, which had finally cooled down, turned red again. Why did she feel like she was caught cheating?

"Well, big brother, you misunderstood. Donkey Xiaohua was injured, and your highness used the carriage to take it back to the capital for treatment. Without a mount, he had no choice but to share a ride with your highness."

Donkey Xiaohua is his sister's favorite, and has never suffered any hardship, so how could he get hurt for no reason? So he immediately thought of something and his face turned pale.

The two brothers asked almost at the same time:

"My sister is in danger?!"

"Is my little sister hurt anywhere?!"

Shangguan Qingyue couldn't help but hold her forehead. If her mother knew about this later, she wouldn't know how angry she would be. She thought about it and sighed and said:

"Let's talk while we walk. Please keep it a secret when you go back. Today is Mother's birthday, and I don't want her to be angry or sad.

Donkey Xiaohua protected me very well, I am not hurt at all, you don't have to worry."

After the two brothers heard their sister's story, they all looked gloomy and angry. Especially Shangguan Lan, his mood changed drastically.

Originally, he did not take the imperial examination seriously, since his elder brother was already working in the Ministry of Justice, and all he had to do was not to rely on him for support.

But his younger sister was bullied and he, as her brother, was powerless to do anything. This was such a shame for him!

It seems that in the remaining month or so, he will have to work hard and strive for the first place!

As they slowly approached, they suddenly felt a sense of relief. The road was divided into several cobblestone paths, which were no longer suitable for riding horses.

So everyone got off their horses, Shangguan Song pushed Xuanyuan Yan aside without any hesitation, and reached out to carry his sister down.

Xuanyuan Yan's eyes flickered slightly, he clenched his fists but ultimately said nothing.

Qing Yi handed him the crutch and couldn't help sighing in his heart: How long will their master have to cover it up before he can get what he wants and marry the beauty!

Of course there was no answer, so he shook his head helplessly and followed the crowd forward.

There were independent houses along the road. After the group walked for about a cup of tea, a purple figure came into view.

It is today’s birthday boy, Baili Nanqing.

She had long been impatient to wait, and if her husband had not stopped her, she would have ridden a fast horse to look for someone along the road. Seeing her daughter finally appear, all the rules and etiquette were immediately thrown out of her mind, and she just lifted up her skirt and ran over.

"Yuer, my precious daughter!"