Yijuan cloud

Chapter 57 The warmth in the eyes

The driver drove the carriage away, and I asked Zhongming suspiciously: "Aren't you following the prince? Why don't I bother you by buying a piece of paper?"

He smiled slightly and said: "Of course the prince asked me to come to you."

Zhong Ming spoke calmly, but my face heated up and I blurted out, "What are you doing with me? It's something important that we can't talk about back home."

"The prince wants you to ride with him."

Zhong Ming and I each rode a horse and walked slowly toward the outside of the city. He held the reins of the two horses in his hands and kept riding with his feet pressed, so he walked very easily.

"Zhong Ming, you know, right? I accidentally saved the prince before."

He turned to look at me and nodded slightly.

I thought about it and said, "I don't mean anything when I say this. The prince said that I am his savior. He treats me like a friend in private, but I know it myself. There is a difference between superiority and inferiority. We are slaves, but Just do your best and follow the master’s wishes.”

Zhong Ming lowered his eyes slightly: "Although the prince occupies a high position, it is not easy."

His voice was low, and I didn't know what he was thinking. I looked at him, and he still looked like he was immersed in his thoughts.

I felt baffled and thought, could it be that he was talking about the emperor's suspicion of the prince?So that the prince can't even go back to Kyoto?
But there is nothing that can be done about it. Except for King Zhou You, which emperor is not prepared for danger in times of peace?

Uncles, brothers, princes, ministers, everyone around you must be on guard.

Prince Yi was born in an imperial family and has honor and wealth unmatched by the world. Compared with these sacrifices and lack of freedom, it is just an inevitable price.

What's more, I don't think Prince Yi is troubled in any way on weekdays. On the contrary, after seeing that there is no hope of returning to Beijing, his life becomes more relaxed.

After leaving the city, there are rolling grasslands. The grass is slightly yellowish but still lush. The sky is blue and bright, with low white clouds, and large groups are piled up on the horizon.

The sun has risen very high, and it is still a little hot on the body, but the autumn breeze is cool and blowing slowly, which is very comfortable.

On the grassy slope, a dark shadow approached. Only when he got closer did he see that it was Prince Yi.

He was riding a red horse and wearing a dark riding suit. He was handsome and elegant, with a smile on his face.

He said: "The grass will be bad after a while, but now is still a good time. Come on, let's go riding."

Because Zhong Ming loosened the reins, the horse I was riding seemed to understand people's words and moved its hooves eagerly.

I was still apprehensive about learning to ride a horse with Fan Li last time, so I quickly tightened the reins and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know how to ride a horse yet."

He came to me on horseback and said, "You said you don't know how to ride. It's obvious that you've learned how to pull the reins. Don't worry, we'll ride slowly. The horse you ride is docile. As long as I don't ride too fast, It won’t run around.”

He reached out and pulled my reins, and the two horses started to trot.

With my previous riding experience, I was obviously much more proficient in riding a horse this time.

The terrain of the grassland is uneven. When walking to higher ground, you can only see the road ahead connected to the sky. The white clouds are at the top of the road, as if you can reach it as soon as you get closer.

The wind blew by my ears, and I had never experienced freedom before, which made me fall in love with horse riding instantly.

After riding up a few grassy slopes, the horse gradually stopped and lowered its head to eat grass. Prince Yi jumped off the horse and came to help me dismount.

We are standing on a grassy slope, and we can see a large flat grassland below. A sparkling jade belt in the distance should be a river, and it looks quite majestic.

Prince Yi sat down on the ground, patted the grass next to him, and said, "Come sit down and rest for a while."

I walked over and sat a little further away from him, leaning on my knees and looking into the distance.

Because of this moment of freedom, I couldn't help but think about what Xing'er said, as if I had regained my freedom at this moment, and I felt relaxed and friendly facing Prince Yi.

I said softly: "Look at everything here, the grass and trees are spread out, the cattle and sheep are leisurely, and even the clouds in the sky are too lazy to move for a long time."

He turned to look at me and laughed: "Your name is Cirrus, but you are much more diligent than them."

I shook my head and said: "It's all because of the pressure of life. There are only lazy masters in this world. Where can there be lazy girls? I used to be very lazy." I stretched out my hand. Although it was still white and delicate, it was as green and green as before. It seems very different.

"Don't move." Prince Yi's voice suddenly came very close to me.

I quickly turned around and saw him leaning over, his face close to my eyes.

His eyes looked like there was a large wave of grass, and it was difficult to find the direction in it. Although I still didn't understand the relationship between men and women, I could still see some warmth in his eyes.

But I forgot to move. I just looked into his eyes, and even my face became hot.

He raised his hand and gently squeezed something on my head. When he spread his hand, he saw a small greenworm twisting in his hand.

Although I have long since exercised and am no longer afraid of bugs, I still pushed his hand away when I looked at him so close, stood up and looked down at my body: "It's so disgusting. How could bugs crawl on my head?"

"What's so strange about this? You might even be able to find it in your clothes."

When I heard this, I suddenly felt uncomfortable all over and said, "Your Majesty, the horse has also been ridden. Let's go back quickly."

Prince Yi looked at the grassy slope where he was coming back and said, "Go back."

We led the horse and walked back slowly. The horse was still nibbling grass along the way.

I was thinking silently, should I tell Prince Yi now, tell him that Xing'er has a promising future, and that I want to redeem myself and go out.

Presumably Prince Yi will not be embarrassed.

What's more, even if I leave the palace, I still treat him as a friend.

I made up my mind and was about to speak when four men in black jumped out from the grass and surrounded us.

They all wore black turbans and covered their faces, with only a pair of eyes exposed. Before Prince Yi and I could recover, four cold swords were approaching us.

Prince Yi also drew his sword and whispered to me: "Don't be afraid, they are coming for me. Hide quickly!" He raised his sword and faced them.

It turns out that he really has some abilities.Yesterday he showed off his skills at the street market. I asked him how he knew kung fu. He said that the knife was a fake knife. In fact, it was not heavy at all. He was just making it a show. It turned out that he was lying to me.

Not only does he know kung fu, but he can also fight with assassins...

I ran a few steps forward with my heart beating like a drum, wanting to call Zhong Ming, but the grassland was so big that it was too late.

Before I had time to think about it, I gritted my teeth and turned around and went back, taking out the short knife given to me by Prince Yi from my sleeve. No matter what, I couldn't abandon him and run away alone.

Prince Yi's arm had already been hit by a sword, and blood was oozing from it.

When he saw me coming back, he shouted loudly: "Go quickly! Go call Zhong Ming!"

A small assassin suddenly turned around and ran towards me quickly.

He was extremely light and agile, approaching like a fierce swallow.

I couldn't help but step back, but my feet got caught in the grass and I fell to the ground.

Just as he was about to reach me, several guards rushed out from nowhere. They were the guards of Prince Yi wearing green silk shirts.

The urgent situation just now was suddenly lifted!
The guards were all very skilled in martial arts, but the four assassins were about to withdraw when they saw that they were in trouble.

First, one assassin was left to cover, while the other three jumped into the grass.

The remaining assassin threw a ball of powder and was about to escape, but was blocked by a guard.

The two fought for a few more moves, and the veil on the assassin's face was pulled off. Even though we were far away, I could still recognize it as Xing'er at a glance.

(End of this chapter)