After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

She paced back and forth frequently in the tent, not knowing whether she was flustered by the sudden impulse or upset about deserting the battlefield and being at a disadvantage.

In the next two days, Wan Ning avoided meeting Ziheng. She didn't know how to explain her escape and guilty conscience if she met him again. So she stayed in her tent most of the time, and was absent-minded even when she went out to watch the game. Sometimes she became very conflicted. In Ziheng's perspective, she was just his aunt or a sister who grew up with him. Even if she had special feelings for him, they were for the real Princess Le Yan.

She seemed to have "stolen" Princess Le Yan's life. Even if he really wanted to, Wan Ning felt that she couldn't make a decision for her. So she kept thinking whether there was a way to have the best of both worlds, to save her life and let Ziheng know her identity.

"Beautiful princess, are you feeling better?" Meng Zhu's cheerful voice came from outside while she was lost in thought. In a blink of an eye, she opened the curtain and walked in. Her complexion was rosy and her face looked much better than when she first met her.

Wan Ning then sat up from the bed and took out the snacks that she had specially reserved for her.

"We just met Shuiyue at the racecourse. We learned that my sister was unwell, so my brother suggested coming to see her." He took the snacks but didn't eat them. He took the initiative to show concern for Wan Ning's health.

Moved, Mu Xiu came in late from outside. He was holding the supplements for her, but he joked, "You look good. Does it look like you've recovered?"

"What's good about that? I'm not sick at all. I'm just sleepy. It's autumn and I'm sleepy. I just feel sleepy when I'm not in good spirits. It's normal." Wan Ning fought back.

"You're feeling sleepy at the wrong time. You've missed a lot of fun these past two days." Mu Xiu had already placed the supplements on the table and sat down to tease her.

"What fun things? It's not like I haven't been out all the time, but what fun things did I miss?" Wan Ning also understood the meaning of Mu Xiu's words and asked curiously.

Mengzhu didn't understand the riddle and thought they were really talking about the game in the hunting ground, so he answered excitedly: "Horse racing! It's a pity that Sister Le Yan didn't go. When I was learning horse riding, I heard my father say that the skills of the warriors of Chu Kingdom are not worse than those of Tumo. Now that I see it, they are indeed different and very exciting."

Wan Tao could see that Mu Xiu and the princess had something to say, so she took out the best tea and took Princess Mengzhu to a side seat under the pretext of inviting her to taste the cakes. At this time, Mu Xiu was not afraid to talk about the excitement he saw: "Today, the prime minister's daughter, Miss Du, has been with the emperor, accompanying him in hunting and archery. It seems that they have a special relationship. She looks well-educated, gentle and weak, which is different from the last time you met."

Wan Ning didn't even raise her head after hearing this, and calmly filled Mu Xiu's cup of tea, looking like she understood everything. Since she was the daughter-in-law and queen candidate favored by the Queen Mother and the Emperor, she was naturally able to gain attention and favor in this hunting competition. Besides, she had never heard that the Emperor knew her before, and this event was also intended to allow them to cultivate their relationship and let the outside world be mentally prepared, so that it would not be abrupt when Miss Du entered the palace.

Wan Ning looked at Mu Xiu in confusion and asked, "Du Ruo's grandfather once assisted the emperor, and now her father is also the prime minister. I'm afraid there is no one more suitable than her. But why are you so concerned about Miss Du?"

Mo Xiu waved his hand to signal her to come closer, and whispered in her ear: "I'm not concerned about her." After a slight pause, he continued to explain softly: "I'm more concerned about the whereabouts of the butterfly jade pendant. If she is on good terms with the emperor, do you still have a chance to find the whereabouts of the jade pendant through the emperor?"

"Hmph, I can find it myself." Wan Ning said proudly.

Mu Xiu's words were true. Princess Le Yan and Xiang Wanxuan were at the bottom of the palace, and their apparent backers were not reliable at all. However, searching for the jade pendant by oneself was like looking for a needle in a haystack. The only breakthrough was the emperor. If he could help, it would be like divine help.

There was no conversation for a moment. At this moment, the cry of a foal happened to be heard outside the tent, attracting everyone to go out. Unknowingly, a pony appeared at Le Yan's door: its snow-white and silver mane was shining in the sun, its body was strong and muscular, and it looked energetic.

"When did a pony appear?" Wan Ning stared curiously.

At this time, Meng Zhu walked forward calmly and gently stroked the pony's back. The pony actually became calm under her comfort and allowed her to touch it obediently. Then she said proudly, "This is the pony I welcomed to the competition today. It's still very young. Sister Le Yan, do you want to ride it?"

Wan Ning waved her hands repeatedly. Although the pony was muscular and powerful, it was a bit like bullying a child for an adult to ride a pony. However, she was stubborn and finally Mo Xiu pulled a slightly bigger horse to help her out.

"Sister Wan Ning, believe me. My father carried me on a horse when I was less than a year old. Now I can not only ride well but also teach well. I promise that I can let you take a walk on the horse today and participate in the riding event tomorrow."

A good teacher and a student with some talent can create a "miracle" in an afternoon. In the evening, she could ride a horse around alone, and the free and unrestrained running of the horse made her happy.

Happy times are always short-lived, and the next morning was the end of the three-day autumn hunt. According to convention, all young people who participated in the autumn hunt had to participate in the last cycling event: choose a destination, everyone set out from the camp, and can choose their own route to ride. The first one to reach the end wins.

When Wan Tao woke her up, Wan Ning asked reluctantly if she could not attend. After Wan Tao shook her head and refused, she simply lay back on the bed in a "big" shape, and asked unwillingly: "Is it really not okay not to go?"

This time, before Wan Tao could say no, Liu Qingyu's voice could be heard from outside the tent. She accompanied Du Ruo to the emperor's tent, and was originally Du Ruo's follower. Now that Miss Du Ruo was in the limelight, she was also proud of it, and she looked even more arrogant.

She knew the princess's tent was nearby, so she deliberately said in a voice that could be heard: "It has to be Miss Du Ruo, who is not only beautiful but also a great horseman. Some people are afraid to participate, and I'm afraid they will be embarrassed if they go."

Hearing this, Wan Ning could no longer bear it. She jumped up from the bed and said firmly, "Wantao, change your clothes!"

"Come on, Princess. Even though she is so weak, Miss Du Ruo can participate, so of course our princess can do it too. She can even ride better than them and leave them behind to humiliate them." Zhu Zi cheered her on and did not forget to massage the princess' shoulders to relax her, hoping that she could get good results.

After changing clothes and arriving at the horse farm, I saw Du Ruo riding a tall horse next to Zi Heng. With her hair combed and a smile on her face, she looked even more heroic. Looking to the side, Qing Yu, a follower, was also riding a horse next to Du Ruo. When he saw Wan Ning coming over, he rolled his eyes at her, looking like he deserved a beating.

Everyone had found their own horses, except Wan Ning, who was still empty-handed. Seeing this, Mu Xiu handed the reins of the horse he had chosen to Wan Ning: "Come and ride my horse!"

Wan Ning refused repeatedly. She was not very willing to come here in the first place, and after seeing the scene just now, she wanted to escape. Now she could just use the excuse of having no horse to leave. "You should ride. Prince Mu Xiu represents the demeanor of Tumo. You are very suitable to ride. Anyway, I don't really want to participate. It's not bad to go back and take a nap!"

After saying that, Wan Ning turned around and left, but before she had gone far, she was stopped by the emperor's personal guard, who was holding a beautiful horse. The guard saluted to Le Yan and said, "Good luck to Princess Le Yan. Since you are a beginner in horse riding, you should ride this horse for the competition. Tafeng is gentle and not as reckless as the others."

Wan Ning looked at the "Tafeng", and it was indeed elegant and docile. It must have been arranged by Ziheng. She glanced in Ziheng's direction, but his eyes were looking elsewhere. Instead, Qingyu stared at her every move with a very unhappy look on his face. She rolled her eyes in return, and then jumped on Tafeng in a free and handsome manner.

At the beginning of the race, in the blink of an eye, everyone had already rushed away, leaving only Mu Xiu and Wan Ning, two horseback novices, walking "leisurely" behind. They chose a road with the best scenery. Although Meng Zhu also followed them, he saw that the gap between himself and others was gradually widening, and for a moment, he was eager to win and took the lead to catch up. But Meng Zhu was still a child after all, and it was somewhat unsafe for him to be alone. If he was hurt by someone with ulterior motives, it might affect the unity of the two countries.

So Mu Xiu and Le Yan, the "walking" duo, panicked and immediately rushed after them. "Tafeng" was really a good horse, not only docile but also very fast. Soon she left Mu Xiu behind and saw Meng Zhu. Meng Zhu stood there on the horse with a puzzled expression on his face.

Wan Ning thought she was lost and shouted at her, "I asked you to run so fast, but are you lost?"

Meng Zhu anxiously signaled her not to speak, and pointed to the depths of the woods. Wan Ning held her breath and listened, seeming to hear intermittent cries for help: "Hurry up, help, help..."

The sound was getting closer and closer. The two looked at each other and rushed towards the cry for help. They happened to run into a woman with disheveled clothes riding a horse. When they got closer, they found that it was none other than Du Ruo who was following the emperor. She was terrified when she saw Wan Ning, who was holding her sleeve tightly as if she had seen a savior. She said breathlessly: "Emperor... Emperor, go and save the emperor. There is an ambush in the woods. There are men in black."

Wan Ning immediately became alert. She asked Meng Zhu to take the weak Du Ruo back to ask for help, while she herself planned to go and meet the emperor first.

"Sister Le Yan, can you do it alone?" Meng Zhu said worriedly.

"It has to be done. Go back and call for help. I can buy some time." After saying that, he slapped Meng Zhu's horse hard, and the horse galloped away in pain.

After walking for a while, the sound of fighting was getting closer and closer. Wan Ning got off the horse and picked up some stones on the roadside, and sneaked to the fighting scene. There were about four men in black at the scene. The emperor was surrounded by them with a sword in his hand. Although he could not escape, he could not get close to him. At this time, the leading black man was about to attack. Wan Ning took out a small stone and hit him hard. Taking advantage of the gangster's distraction, Wan Ning rode his horse quickly to Ziheng and stretched out his hand to pull him onto the horse. Unexpectedly, the other blacks saw through his plan and Cheng Yaojin showed up halfway to stop him.

Seeing that there was no hope of breaking out, Wan Ning simply dismounted from her horse and assumed a fighting stance, supporting each other back to back with Ziheng, all while staring at the man in black on the side.

"Are you okay?" Wan Ning asked with concern.

"Shangke, why are you here?" Ziheng was more concerned about her safety.

"Of course we're here to save you." These men in black were obviously coming for Ziheng, but the wound on Ziheng's arm had not yet healed, and he was also exhausted from having fallen into a trap set by the men in black just now. Wan Ning had to try her best to delay.

"Hey, just as a young lady left, another one came. You are so lucky, young man. The young ladies around you are prettier than the other." A man in black said to Ziheng, and then advised Wan Ning: "Girl, someone is offering a high price to buy this boy's life. I advise you not to be too affectionate. Let him go quickly or you will get hurt and make us feel bad."

Seeing this, Ziheng pulled Wan Ning and tried his best to protect her behind him.

"Old Four, you're busy with business. You don't have time to joke with them," another man in black scolded him harshly.

"Well, since the girl won't give in, we have to kill her as a way of relieving the deal. You are lucky, you have a beautiful woman to accompany you on your road to the underworld," added the leading man in black.

"Brother, I think this girl has a more fierce temper than the previous one. It would be a pity to kill her. Why not tie her up alive and bring her back to be your wife? What do you think?" The fourth brother stepped forward again and proposed to the eldest brother with a shameless face, but was slapped in the face by the eldest brother. Then he returned to his position angrily and made an attacking gesture.

"Wait, we're all going to die anyway, so why don't you tell me who wants to kill us? This way we can die knowingly. Even if we become evil spirits in the future, we'll know who to seek revenge on." Wan Ning shouted in response to his words.

"Little girl, don't cheat me. Let me tell you, this is immoral and destroys the rules of the underworld. Since you have taken the money, your lives are on our shoulders. If you become a ghost and want to take your lives, come to us brothers." The other man in black spoke in a hurried tone and it seemed that he did not intend to delay any longer.

At this time, another man in black had the same idea and shouted, "Don't waste time with them, kill them quickly and go back to collect the reward."

"Then it depends on whether you guys have the ability to do it!" Wan Ning leaned her back against the emperor and took a defensive posture. She had no confidence in herself, but she didn't want others to see that she was timid at this moment.

The next second, Wan Ning was suddenly grabbed by Ziheng and pulled to his chest for protection. When she turned around, she found that there was another man in black behind her who was preparing to attack her. Fortunately, Ziheng found her and killed her with one sword. At this time, only three of the four men in black were left. Wan Ning took the opportunity to grab Ziheng and ran out from the breakthrough.

But he didn't get away in the end, as he was blocked by the men in black on the dead end.

"Girl, there is no other way out here. Just remember this account for now. When we die, you can come and settle with us. Just accompany this man on the road first."

"Brother, why are you still wasting time talking to them? Just kill them right away."

The man in black who had been silent before had lost his patience at this moment. He took out his bow and arrow and planned to shoot them. Just as he pulled the bow and arrow and aimed at Wan Ning, Ziheng, who no longer had any weapons, flew towards Wan Ning and hugged her tightly in his arms. While blocking for her, they both rolled down the cliff together.