Transmigrated as the Villain Boss's Mother

By the time Xu Zhu realized something was wrong with the horse, it was too late. The horse had gone berserk. Now, all she could do was grip the reins tightly, her nails turning white, as the horse galloped wildly, crashing and bucking in all directions. Xu Zhu was terrified.

"Xu Zhu, don't panic, don't be afraid. Hold it by the neck, hold it by the neck." Li Qian shouted loudly, "Petting it, petting it."

He had already mounted his horse and was galloping towards Xu Zhu, his eyes fixed on Xu Zhu's direction.

"What did you say?" The two were too far apart for Xu Zhu to hear Li Qian's voice.

Li Qian could tell from her expression that Xu Zhu hadn't heard.

"Lie down on the horse, lie down on the horse..." Li Qian gripped the reins and spurred the horse hard, making it run even faster than before, the wind whistling in his ears. Li Qian repeated the command over and over, his voice growing hoarse, but he continued shouting against the wind.

Xu Zhu finally heard Li Qian's voice and, as Li Qian had instructed, clung tightly to the horse, not daring to loosen his grip on the reins and the horse's neck.

The ladies around, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire of Xu Zhu's horse, secretly turned their horses around and ran towards the outer edge. In this huge polo field, Li Qian, galloping towards the inner edge, appeared quite out of place.

Li Qian reached Xu Zhu's side, but the horse was rolling wildly, charging left and right, making it impossible for Li Qian to find a chance to attack.

Seeing that Xu Zhu was about to give up, Li Qian didn't hesitate any longer. He seized an opportunity and jumped onto Xu Zhu's horse. He wrapped his arms around Xu Zhu's waist.

The moment Li Qian approached, Xu Zhu's taut nerves snapped. She clung to him like an octopus, burying her face in his chest. In that moment, she felt as if she had entered a safe harbor, and her heart found peace.

Li Qian tried his best to hold the reins, but the horse had gone too wild. In desperation, he pushed off the horse's back with his hands to lift himself into the air, then twisted his strong waist and kicked the horse's belly with all his might. Using the force of the kick, he lurched to the side, rolling around a few times with Xu Zhu in his arms to reduce the impact.

After they stopped, Li Qian cushioned Xu Zhu's fall, his chest soaked with Xu Zhu's tears.

"Ahem, how long are you planning to stay in my arms?" Li Qian coughed twice and asked teasingly, his chest rising and falling, causing his wife's head to rise and fall with it.

Xu Zhu looked up, her makeup ruined from crying, and only then did she realize that the two of them had safely jumped off the horse. She quickly got off Li Qian and saw him beneath her, anxiously asking, "Are you hurt? Where are you hurt?"

Xu Zhu didn't dare touch Li Qian, fearing he might get hurt. The thought of him being too afraid to move made Li Qian smile.

"Ping'er, quickly call the doctor!" Xu Zhu's tears fell like broken beads as she instructed Ping'er.

Ping'er then seemed to wake from a dream and turned to find the doctor.

"It's okay, don't cry." Li Qian saw his wife crying uncontrollably, raised his hand to cup her delicate face and wipe away her tears.

"Let's go back to the tent first, I'm fine." Li Qian struggled to stand up. Xu Zhu felt that it would be bad if he got up in such a hurry, but Li Qian insisted on getting up, so Xu Zhu quickly reached out to support him. The two cooperated very well.

Princess Wenruo couldn't hide her smile as she watched the two fall successfully, swinging her riding whip back and forth. When Xu Zhu approached her, she grabbed him and whispered in his ear, "You country bumpkin, do you think everyone's a fool? Dealing with you is a piece of cake. I advise you two, you peasant couple, to keep your tails between your legs and behave yourselves."

Xu Zhu glared at Princess Wenruo and said, enunciating each word clearly, "Then I will remember your instructions!"

Once inside the tent, the doctor examined Li Qian and, thankfully, the measures taken were appropriate; he was fine and only needed to rest for two or three days.

"Why did your horse suddenly get startled?" Li Qian asked, drinking the water Xu Zhu brought him.

This tent was specially designed for distinguished guests who had exhausted themselves on the field or were injured, to rest. The interior of the tent was exquisitely furnished. Along one side was a couch covered with brocade quilts; on the table were fruits that had been rushed from the Jiangnan region and kept chilled to ensure freshness; and incense wafted from the incense burner, emitting a pleasantly subtle fragrance.

"I was puzzled too. Nothing startled it, and it suddenly went crazy." Xu Zhu recalled that she was about to hit the ball when the horse suddenly kicked up and almost threw her off.

Li Qian frowned. Since there was no external force that could have startled the horse, its madness must be the internal cause. A usually docile horse, suddenly gone berserk…

“It was Princess Wenruo who did it. She just…” Xu Zhu began, repeating Princess Wenruo’s words.

Seeing Princess Wenruo whispering close to Xu Zhu's ear, Li Qian could guess what was going on.

"Li Qian, am I coming in?" Wang Yu asked from outside the tent. Wang Yu and Yang Guyi rushed over to check on Li Qian as soon as they heard that he had fallen off his horse.

"Come in." Xu Zhu quickly stood up and went behind the screen to wash her face. After all, she didn't want to be seen in such a disheveled state. Wang Yu and Yang Gu came in and greeted Li Qian. Seeing that Li Qian was alright, they began to discuss the horse's condition.

"Could the problem lie in that horsehair?" Yang Gu pondered for a moment after hearing Li Qian's description.

"That's it! Princess Wenruo made Xu Zhu think she was angry because Xu Zhu didn't choose a white horse, so she pulled on the horse's mane. She took the opportunity to throw the drugged horse hair at the horse's nose. Wouldn't that make the horse go crazy?" Wang Yu slapped his forehead, his analysis was thorough.

"This Princess Wenruo seems carefree, but I never expected her to be so meticulous."

“Who says otherwise?” Wang Yu shuddered; this woman was far too terrifying.

After they left, Li Qian's face immediately darkened.

Xu Zhu came out after washing her face. She had overheard most of what was happening behind the screen, and seeing Li Qian sitting silently on the couch, she asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's alright, you should get some sleep." Li Qian looked up and smiled at Xu Zhu. He got up from the couch and pressed Xu Zhu back down onto it.

"Hey, what are you doing? Li Qian... Li Qian, you're still injured..." Xu Zhu was forcibly pressed onto the bed by Li Qian, unable to break free. Li Qian sat on the edge of the bed, staring at Xu Zhu; his expression was inscrutable against the light. The tent was warm, and coupled with Xu Zhu's exhaustion, he quickly began to doze off.

In a daze, Xu Zhu saw Li Qian seemingly reaching for fruit at the table.

"Seriously, even after falling off the horse, she doesn't forget to eat," Xu Zhu muttered. Li Qian heard her grumbling and approached the bed. He saw Xu Zhu's rosy cheeks and cherry-like lips as she slept. Li Qian's Adam's apple bobbed. What should he do if he suddenly didn't want to keep his promise to Xu Zhu? After gazing at her for a long time, he adjusted the brocade quilt for her.

Xu Zhu's fall from his horse was like a pebble falling into a river; aside from creating ripples, it had little impact on the polo match.

Li Qian stepped out of the tent. Outside, music and drumbeats filled the air. The first match on the field was nearing its end. After a short break of about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the second round of the women's polo match was about to begin. The women were gathered in twos and threes, while their horses strolled around nearby.

Li Qian held the object in his hand. He was a man of his word, and if it weren't for his quick reflexes and good luck, the consequences would have been unimaginable if Xu Zhu had fallen from her horse. Since Princess Wenruo had plotted against her, she had to be prepared to pay a bloody price.

Soon, the second polo match will begin. This time, Lin Ruxue, Princess Wenruo, and several female relatives she gets along well with will compete together.

"It's settled then, you can't be too fast, okay? Otherwise you'll end up like Madam Li, which would be terrible. She had General Li Qian protecting her, but I don't." Lin Ruxue begged her sisters for mercy before even stepping onto the stage.

“You have your elder brother, what are you afraid of? You are the only legitimate daughter of the Marquis’s family, the most precious person in the family.” Wang Mengru said bluntly.

“Yes, your elder brother is no less capable than General Li Qian, he won’t let you fall down…” Princess Wenruo pursed her lips and agreed.

"..."

Everyone laughed and joked around.

Li Qian found a secluded and inconspicuous spot and waited for everyone to ride into the polo field. He was very patient, like a lone wolf lurking on the grassland waiting for its prey.

A flash of white light streaked past, and before Princess Wenruo could take more than a few steps forward, her horse neighed and bolted wildly, crashing into the lion-head-adorned goalposts with a loud bang. Princess Wenruo tumbled backward from her horse. She clearly didn't have Xu Zhu's good fortune, lacking someone willing to risk their life for her. Moreover, the horse had fallen so quickly that neither the guards nor the servants could react in time.

Princess Wenruo's face made solid contact with the ground. Everyone was stunned. In less than an hour, two people had fallen from their horses in the two polo matches. The first one was at least uninjured, but Princess Wenruo had landed face-first on the ground. And Princess Wenruo was a member of the incomparably noble royal family. This polo field was in deep trouble today!

"Wenruo, Wenruo. My child..." Princess Dening saw Princess Wenruo dismount and rushed to her, carefully helping her up and letting her lean against her.

At this moment, Princess Wenruo turned her face over, and everyone swallowed hard. Some of the more timid ones could no longer stand. This was too much...

Blood was gushing from the nose of the seemingly frail group leader. Her nose was clearly broken. Her face was flattened, likely beyond repair. Her entire face was covered in blood, a truly gruesome sight.

It seems that even with her status as a member of the imperial family, Princess Wenruo will find it difficult to find a husband. Falling from such a height from a horse, she might not even be able to save her leg. As Princess Dening's own daughter, Princess Wenruo felt as if she were being stabbed when she saw the injury on her beloved daughter's face.

"Where is the doctor? Where is the doctor? Where have all the doctors gone? Come here to me right now! If you delay and Wenruo's treatment is delayed, I will exterminate her entire family! I will exterminate her entire family!" Princess Dening was like a madwoman, hysterical.

"You lowly servants, hurry and go to the palace to fetch the imperial physician for me! Take my invitation and ask the imperial physician to come!" Before she could finish speaking, tears streamed down her face. This was her daughter, whom she had carried for ten months. Even if she tried to deceive herself, she knew that Princess Wenruo's face was most likely ruined.

"Mother, Mother, it hurts! It was that bitch Xu Zhu!" Princess Wenruo fell face-first to the ground, her head throbbing. It took her a while to recover before she yelled that Xu Zhu had thrown her. Her voice twitched in pain as she spoke, her face contorted in agony. Everyone turned away, unable to bear the sight.

"Where have all the doctors gone? They haven't come yet. Is she dead?" Princess Zhidening held her child, heartbroken but afraid to touch her, her mouth trembling.

"Make way! Make way! The doctor's here! The doctor's here..."

The female guests quickly made way for him, while the old doctor, with his aging arms and legs, inwardly groaned. Why was he so unlucky today? It was his turn to sit in the clinic, but two people in a row fell off their horses.

At this moment, the doctor disregarded the strict separation between men and women, first taking the pulse and then carefully examining Princess Wenruo's face and legs.

"I am incompetent and can only help stabilize the princess's injuries for now. As for the wounds on her face, I dare not treat them lightly," the doctor said, clasping his hands in a fist salute to Princess Dening.

"I'll carry Wenruo to the tent." The prince consort was a man of few words, but when he saw his daughter fall off the horse, his eyes welled up with tears.

"Guards, seal off this entire polo field, inside and out. Don't let a single mosquito fly in. I want to see which demon dares to harm Wenruo right under my nose." Princess Dening slowly stood up, her sharp gaze sweeping over the crowd. Then she sneered, "Madam, this is the polo banquet you've prepared? Truly excellent."