Did the Seventh Prince attend court today?

The hand extended in front of him was fair and slender. Cang Shuyue was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, he had already grasped that hand.

The soft, warm touch made him lose his senses again. He sat on the horse in a daze, not making any further moves for a long time.

The boy blinked in confusion and asked softly, "Weren't you going to pull me up?"

He suddenly snapped back to his senses, lowered his eyes, and pulled the boy down to sit in front of him with a forceful pull.

The line of sight suddenly rose higher and the field of vision widened, and the deer were so excited that they touched this and that.

Cang Shuyue pressed down on his restless body and said in a deep voice, "Don't move around, or you'll startle Hongfu and it will throw you off."

"Okay." Youlu immediately sat up obediently.

Very nice.

With a barely perceptible curve to his lips, Cang Shuyue hesitated for a moment before stiffly pulling the boy into his arms and grasping the reins. "I'll take you for a ride, and you'll have to get back into the carriage when we set off."

He only wanted to experience the thrill of riding a deer; he couldn't handle riding for long. Hearing this, he obediently nodded, "Okay!"

Cang Shuyue glanced at his thick eyelashes and serene profile, then asked softly, "Are you seated?"

"Mmm-hmm!" Youlu nodded repeatedly, urging eagerly, "Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Cang Shuyue chuckled softly, gently pulled on the reins, and whispered, "Giddy up—"

Hongfu raised its head and roared, charging out like a ball of flame.

Youlu cried out in surprise, and was thrown backward by the inertia until he crashed into the arms of the person behind him before regaining his balance.

"Sit tight." A deep voice sounded from above, and the arms guarding either side tightened their grip.

The warm, solid chest provides a strong sense of security, so the deer simply stays put and enjoys the thrill of galloping.

Before me was the dazzling light of the sky, on both sides were the rapidly receding shadows of trees, the whistling wind carried the clatter of hooves, and behind me was the steady heartbeat of the person. At this moment, the world was both vast and small, vast enough to allow me to ride freely, yet small enough to have only a pair of reassuring arms.

Feeling exhilarated, he couldn't help but cheer, "Yo-ho! I'm the coolest guy on this street!"

As soon as he finished shouting, a slight vibration came from the chest behind him, and a muffled laugh rang out from above.

He shouted in the wind, "Don't laugh!"

But the chest behind him heaved even more violently.

Hongfu circled the caravan once, then slowed down and stopped after returning to Changting.

Upon seeing the two return, the Pixiu, whose prediction had been wrong, beat its chest in frustration and said with exasperation, "Cang Shuyue, you're so foolish! You let him ride your horse today, and tomorrow he'll dare to ride on your head! You've raised a tiger to cause you trouble!"

Youlu dismounted, huffing and puffing, "I'm never riding your horse again! Even though I looked a bit funny, it's wrong of you to laugh at me!"

A hint of helplessness flashed across Cang Shuyue's eyes. "I'm not making fun of you."

Just as he was about to explain, the eldest prince stepped forward and said plaintively, "Uncle, are you really my uncle?" Why can my seventh brother ride the red chariot, but I can't even touch it?

Cang Shuyue replied coldly, "I hope not."

The eldest prince choked, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Youlu pulled the eldest prince to her side, "Eldest brother, let's ignore him. We'll ride in the carriage together and chase after him!"

"Good!" The eldest prince immediately stopped crying and started laughing.

With the hour of Chen (7-9 AM) fast approaching, the assigned military doctor had yet to appear. After discussing it, the eldest prince and Cang Shuyue decided not to wait any longer.

However, just as the Crown Prince was about to announce the departure, a carriage hurriedly arrived, and a young man carrying a medicine box got off the carriage. He looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, with fair and delicate features, and a pair of round, bright eyes that were very intelligent.

The young man bowed to the crowd and said, "The originally assigned military doctor had an accident on the way, so I was temporarily assigned to accompany him. I am late, and I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

The eldest prince nodded: "This is not your fault. Get in the carriage."

The boy bowed again, then turned and climbed into the accompanying carriage.

The eldest prince and Youlu boarded the command vehicle provided by the imperial court, and with a command, the convoy set off in a grand procession.

After watching the convoy drive away, Prime Minister Su and his two companions returned home.

The journey was long and would take four or five days by carriage. The eldest prince was worried that Youlu would be bored, so he specially prepared toys such as Luban locks and nine-linked rings for him to keep him entertained. Unfortunately, Youlu preferred to tease people rather than play with toys.

After the crickets finished chirping, a deer lifted the carriage curtain to talk to Gu Cheng.

"Hello, Young Master Gu, it's been a long time. I've missed you dearly. How have you been these days?" he greeted warmly.

Traveling under the scorching sun was already annoying enough, but seeing Gu Cheng only made it worse. He gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you for your concern, Seventh Prince, but I'm perfectly fine!"

First, they ruined his plans, then they humiliated him at the Prime Minister's residence, and now they've transformed into a favored prince, making it impossible for him to take revenge. Gu Cheng felt incredibly aggrieved.

Youlu had been waiting for him to say that, and upon hearing it, she immediately feigned surprise and asked, "Is it really that good? Don't be stubborn, okay? I heard that you were rejected when you proposed to Liu Yanran, and now your family is against you being with Liu Yanran. Is all of that true?"

These were not things he had heard about, but things he had just seen.

Gu Cheng felt as if two arrows had pierced his heart, almost causing him to vomit blood. Enraged, he growled, "Isn't this all thanks to you and Shen Yuyao! If you hadn't refused to confess, Shen Yuyao would have been dead long ago. How could she have had the chance to escape the Yongchang Marquis's mansion!"

"She ruined the reputation of the Yongchang Marquis's family and left them destitute. If it weren't for that, why would my mother have opposed my marriage to Yanran, and why would Yanran have refused to marry me because of her inferiority complex!"

He roared wildly, his face turning red and his neck thickening, his eyes fierce and frightening.

Seeing this, the eldest prince shielded You Lu behind him and said coldly, "Commander Gu, please be careful with your words. Princess Jiahe is a meritorious official of the country and cannot be slandered."

Gu Cheng closed his eyes briefly and said in a deep voice, "This subordinate will go and check on the vehicles behind."

He turned his horse around, intending to get away from the command vehicle, but a deer called out to him again.

"Gu Cheng, did you already know about the relationship between Liu Yanran and the Marquis of Yongchang?"

Gu Cheng turned around in shock. "How could you—" He abruptly stopped, clenching his teeth and swallowing the words that were about to come out. He then said, "This humble official does not understand the Seventh Prince's meaning."

"You'd rather marry a cousin who's just staying at the Marquis's mansion than the noble daughter of the Marquis's family. Isn't that because you already knew Shen Yuyao was a discarded child of the Yongchang Marquis's mansion?" Youlu smiled meaningfully.

"I don't believe you're really that loyal and righteous, only showing favoritism and taking care of Liu Yanran to repay a debt of gratitude, and then falling in love with someone else."

Gu Cheng's breathing became heavy, and the veins on his forehead bulged. He dared not linger for another moment and fled in panic.

The eldest prince asked, puzzled, "Why did you deliberately provoke him?"

Lu smiled and said, "How can we make him make up his mind if we don't stir up his hatred? We want him to be blinded by hatred and do things he wouldn't have dared to do before, so that he can suffer the consequences."

The General Weiyuan's mansion is powerful and holds some military power; we need to take drastic measures.

The eldest prince remained silent, then said with concern, "This action will undoubtedly put you in danger. I fear he may do something to harm you."

"I'm not afraid, he can't beat me anyway." Youlu raised an eyebrow confidently. "Besides, my eldest brother and my brother-in-law will definitely protect me, right?"

The eldest prince blurted out, "Yes!"

A deer gazed at Cang Shuyue on horseback.

Cang Shuyue looked at him deeply and nodded solemnly.