Salted fish, he thought about it

What is he afraid of?

What is he looking for?

Jiang Juan was taken aback.

He was afraid that the prince would not be there.

He is looking for... the prince.

"I……"

I'm looking for you.

There were only four words in total. Jiang Juan opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

The horse was still running, and the wind was loud.

Bang bang bang.

Jiang Juan heard his own heartbeat again, it seemed to be louder than the sound of the wind, and he jumped for no reason.

They sat on the horses, skimmed across the grasslands, and crossed the hills. At this moment, the world was so quiet, but it was also so noisy.

"Ok?"

Jiang Juan didn't speak, Xue Fangli waited patiently for him for a long time, and then asked slowly, "Why did you open your eyes?"

Prefer not to say.

He just didn't want to talk.

Jiang Juan replied hesitantly, "Didn't you tell me to open my eyes?"

Xue Fangli looked down at him, the young man's long hair swayed in the wind, he sat up straight pretending to be calm, but his fingers kept grabbing his sleeves, and he kept grabbing very hard.

A hand stretched out from his wide sleeve, Xue Fangli smiled inexplicably, "Why are you so stubborn?"

In the next second, he gently brushed Jiang Juan's hand away. At this moment, his fingers suddenly fell, and Jiang Juan completely lost his sense of security.

"My lord..."

Unable to grab the prince's sleeve, the bumps seemed to become violent. Jiang Juan subconsciously grabbed him, but Xue Fangli was determined not to let him touch him. Jiang Juan failed several times, so he had to hug him in a panic Live the horse.

"Look."

Not long after, Xue Fangli uttered a word in a steady voice, and Jiang Juan raised his head subconsciously, but it turned out that he was even worse.

lake.

They are running towards a lake.

The horse was still galloping, with no intention of stopping at all, and Xue Fangli was even more relaxed, without any intention of stopping.

Jiang Juan was in a panic, but he was still trying to comfort himself.

——In any case, the prince will not let the horse rush into the lake.

But the horses were running so fast, they were getting closer and closer to the lake, and the air seemed to be getting humid, until the horse's hooves stepped into the mud, and they suddenly lowered their bodies and bumped violently.

"My lord, don't, stop quickly."

Jiang Juan couldn't help it anymore, "Hurry up and make it stop."

Xue Fangli asked him: "Why did you stop?"

Jiang Juan said anxiously, "Lake, there is a lake ahead."

Xue Fangli asked him, "Are you willing to tell the truth now?"

Jiang Juan froze for a moment, pursed his lower lip, and fell silent. Seeing this, Xue Fangli said regretfully, "What should I do, it seems that I can't stop."

His wickedness was clearly revealed at this moment, Jiang Juan raised his head and stared at him blankly.

How to do.

What else can I do.

The prince did it on purpose.

Deliberately pulling his hand down to prevent myself from tugging at his sleeves, and deliberately not letting the horse stop, to frighten him.

because……

Because he won't answer his question properly?

Because you think he's tough?

That can't be the case.

Jiang Juan felt aggrieved inexplicably, and before he knew it, his thick and long eyelashes were wet, as if they were condensed with dew and water vapor, and the corners of his eyes were also red.

There's nothing to cry about, and it's not worth crying. Jiang Juan tried his best to hold back his tears, but he still couldn't think about it—how could the prince be like this.Jiang Juan couldn't bear it anymore, and didn't want to bear it anymore, the tears on his eyelashes rolled down one after another, and his face was covered with water vapor.

Xue Fangli paused, pulled the rein to the end, the horse under him neighed a few times, and finally stopped running towards the lake.

Once Jiang Juan's tears started falling, he couldn't stop easily.

Xue Fangli stared at him for a long time, then took him into his arms, "Don't cry."

Jiang Juan ignored him, tears fell on Xue Fangli's fingers silently, it was hot and humid, Xue Fangli lowered his head, gently wiped Jiang Juan's tears with his fingertips, "It's my fault, I shouldn't scare you .”

"I shouldn't... force you."

Jiang Juan's eyelashes moved, but he still didn't speak. Xue Fangli said again: "Even if you don't cry, the horse will stop. I don't want to let you have an accident."

"How can you be so timid. You dare not even tell the truth."

Jiang Juan defended softly: "I'm not afraid to tell the truth, I just..."

He was just flustered.

It was an extremely strange and unprecedented mood for Jiang Juan.

Throbbing, jumping, and a lot of anticipation.

Jiang Juan found that without the prince, he would feel insecure.

He also found that he seemed to be very dependent on the prince.

But he has a vague intuition that these secret emotions cannot be delved into, let alone revealed.

He hates change.

He is also afraid of the unknown.

Jiang Juan lowered his head and murmured, "My lord, I'm just timid and scared, don't scare me anymore..."

Xue Fangli looked at him, the boy was like a frightened little animal, so sluggish that he forgot that he could still scratch people - he has always been favored and pampered, and he can lose his temper without restraint.

The young man just begged pitifully with tears in his eyes, and the tone of his begging was very soft, as if coquettish.

With fingertips moving, Xue Fangli brushed Jiang Juan's wind-torn hair behind his ears, and he said casually, "Well, I won't scare you."

Jiang Juan believed, "Then we've agreed, you can't scare me anymore, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, you will sleep alone in the future, so I won't take care of you."

It was as if he had taken care of Xue Fangli, but in fact, the person who was really taken care of was Jiang Juan who spoke harshly.

Only then did he bully and cry, so Jiang Juan did what he said, and Xue Fangli responded, "Yeah."

Jiang Juan was satisfied.

But there was one thing he still brooded about, and Jiang Juan decided to take revenge.

He grabbed Xue Fangli's hand at once, Xue Fangli frowned, and looked at Jiang Juan, Jiang Juan asked him confidently, "What are you looking at?"

——Wang Ye didn't let him grab his sleeve just now, so he grabbed his hand fiercely.

Xue Fangli lowered his gaze. Not long after, he took Jiang Juan's hand and squeezed it tightly between his fingers. Xue Fangli lifted his lips, "It's nothing."

Jiang Juan was very satisfied with his understanding of current affairs, and solemnly announced to him: "I will not tug on your sleeve from now on, I will requisition your hand."

It is more comfortable to hold and feels more secure.

Xue Fangli raised his lips and chuckled, "Yes."

The matter was finally settled, but Jiang Juan discovered a new problem.

—The saddle is too stiff.

Even though there were several layers of cushions, the skin on the inner thighs was already the most delicate. Jiang Juan was bumped along the way again, and was severely ground, and the pain was unbearable.

Before, he was concentrating on being afraid, but now that he was fine, Jiang Juan realized that he was uncomfortable. He refused to ride any more and asked Xue Fangli to put himself down.

It was outside, Jiang Juan couldn't check it, so he could only say depressedly: "It must be worn out."

Xue Fangli glanced at him, "Squeamish."

Jiang Juan felt that this was not coquettish, and he defended himself, "I have never ridden a horse before."

They were by the lake now, and they couldn't go back, so Jiang Juan had to stay here to play, take a break and continue riding.

Apart from them, there were many other people by the lake, all of them were grooms from the Royal Horse Farm. Knowing that it was the two noblemen who came, these grooms did not dare to collide in the slightest. After saluting respectfully, they continued to work on their own affairs.

Look at them, adhering to the principle of not standing when you can sit, Jiang Juan sat on the grass and plucked the grass boredly.

Suddenly, there was a loud "plop", and someone fell into the water.

"Help!"

"Help--!"

The cry for help sounded, and Jiang Juan was stunned for a moment. Looking up, a person fell into the lake. The water waves beat against the person's body fiercely, pushing him away, and he was sinking in the lake.

At such a critical moment, Jiang Juan didn't have time to think about it, not to mention that he was the closest to this person, so Jiang Juan subconsciously lay down on the bank and handed him a hand.

"Hold me quickly."

The man in the water stretched out his hand towards him, but no matter what, there was always a small distance between them. The strong desire to survive made this man push forward, and Jiang Juan also moved forward slightly.

It didn't take long before the hand was finally caught.

Jiang Juan breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to call the prince for help, but his other hand that was on the ground slipped and fell into the water.

At this moment, Jiang Juanren was dumbfounded.

Fortunately, in the next second, someone grabbed him in time, and Xue Fangli said expressionlessly, "Save someone."

Emperor Hongxing was in the imperial racecourse, so his imperial guards were naturally scattered everywhere to protect the safety of him and all the visitors.Even if Xue Fangli doesn't give orders, the imperial guards will save people—Princess Li is no better than a groom, if he accidentally falls into the water, the imperial guards will naturally rescue him immediately, otherwise they will not only be held accountable, but even implicated Nine clans!

The imperial guards jumped into the lake quickly, dragged Jiang Juan forward, Xue Fangli also held his hand in front, and after a while, Jiang Juan was finally pulled up, but he didn't care about anything, He just brushed off the water on his face and said anxiously: "There is one more person, there is another person in the lake, save him quickly."

He had spoken, and of course the imperial guards would come to rescue him. With a few "crashs", the imperial guards swam deep. Jiang Juan sat on the ground and looked around, but as he watched, something suddenly swung his head, followed by Jiang Juan. There was darkness in front of tired eyes, and he couldn't see anything.

What he completely covered was a robe.

Xue Fangli wrapped Jiang Juan, picked him up, and put him on the horse's back.

"...My lord?"

Jiang Juan wanted to pull down his robe, but his hand was held down as soon as he raised it. Xue Fangli got on the horse and hugged him without saying a word. He kicked on the horse, and the horse stepped away. Feet, run again.

On the way back, the horse ran faster than when it came, as if it was running like lightning.

Jiang Juan was also exceptionally quiet.

The horse ran fast, but he was hugged tightly, so Jiang Juan was not afraid, but he felt that the atmosphere was not right, the prince seemed to be a little angry, hesitated again and again, Jiang Juan still did not tear off his robe, honestly Hidden below.

——As long as he can't see, the prince will not be angry.

Jiang Juan fell into the water and was completely soaked. His hair, sleeves, and hem were all dripping with water. The horse galloped all the way, and water droplets fell all over the ground.

"What's going on here?"

Emperor Hongxing was still walking with Su Feiyue, and he was taken aback when he saw this. Director Wang looked at it a few times and had a suspicion in his heart. He said worriedly: "Your Majesty, water is dripping all the way, maybe it's because the princess is falling. out of water."

"Did you fall into the water?" Emperor Hongxing frowned, "Quickly call some imperial doctors over."

Manager Wang took the order and left in a hurry. Su Feiyue looked at the direction the horse was going away, and didn't regain consciousness for a long time. Emperor Hongxing patted him on the shoulder, "My son-in-law, run for me and see what happened. thing."

Su Feiyue was already worried, so of course he would not refuse, he nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Jiang Juan was carried back to the tent and placed on the couch.

"Boil the water."

Xue Fangli gave an order, and Jiang Juan took a deep breath, pulled down his robe a little, and wanted to sneak a peek, but as soon as his sight was unobstructed, he met Xue Fangli's gaze.

Jiang Juan was always guilty, but now he almost jumped up.

"...My lord."

Different from the gentleness in the past, Xue Fangli's expression was indifferent, and he could even be called a sinister one, which was quite scary.

Jiang Juan sighed, the prince was really angry, so he had to take the initiative to admit his mistake: "I'm sorry, I was wrong."

"I should have been careful not to let myself fall into the water."

Xue Fangli pinched his chin, eyelids drooping, and asked him without emotion: "Do you think you are wrong here?"

Jiang Juan let out an "ah" and asked him cautiously, "Isn't it?"

After a pause, Jiang Juan complained in a low voice: "It's not my fault. Everything was fine, but I still held that person, but my hand slipped..."

Xue Fangli glanced at him, the young man even admitted his mistake with an innocent face, he suppressed the hostility in his heart, and finally just said slowly: "Be careful?"

"Do you know that a son of a thousand gold can't sit on the throne, and a son of a hundred gold can't ride on a horse?"

Jiang Juan really didn't know, he whispered, "Now I know, but..."

"It's different. If someone falls into the water, shouldn't he be ignored?"

Xue Fangli said calmly: "Who is he, and who are you?"

"In the imperial horse farm, there are imperial guards everywhere. If you are not here today, if he falls into the water, other grooms will rescue him if they are willing to rescue him. Go away, because he is just a groom, he is just a slave, he lives in obscurity, and dies with no regrets."

Jiang Juan was stunned.

After a long time, he said blankly: "Even if he is a slave, he is still a human being. He is just asking for a living..."

"To live."

Xue Fangli repeated it, and gently closed his eyes.

He didn't want to think about that moment again, when Jiang Juan lay on the shore, and accidentally fell into the water - he was watching coldly, but from the moment Jiang Juan stretched out his hand, he was extremely unhappy, even thinking about it Teenagers always like to meddle in other people's business, so let's teach him some lessons.

But the young man really fell into the water, and he, who has always boasted of being fearless and fearless, also developed a bit of fear and panic.

"Is that how you like to meddle in your own business?"

How terrified he was to lose, and how hostile he was at this moment, Xue Fangli's expression was gloomy, and his voice was extremely cold, "You really have the heart of a bodhisattva."

After the words fell, Xue Fangli seemed to think of something again, and Xue Fangli snorted, "That's right, why did this king forget, you are a little Bodhisattva."

"Slaves are human too, they are just begging for a living..."

The violence in the depths of the soul was raging, and the overwhelming anger was surging, but Xue Fangli could only restrain himself and said: "Little Bodhisattva, this trip of yours is really to save the common people."

Forcibly suppressing his hostility, Xue Fangli walked away, but saw a person outside the tent.

Su Feiyue didn't know how long he had been here and how long he had been listening, he raised his eyebrows in surprise, and there was a deep smile on his lips.

On that day, Emperor Hongxing called him into the palace and asked him what he thought of King Lili as the heir apparent, and he answered yes.

——"If no one can restrain the prince now, who will be able to restrain the prince in the future?"

Gee.

It seemed a bit too decisive at the time.

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