Urentuya had never been so close to a man before.
Her face flushed instantly, and she instinctively tried to break free.
"Don't move. Hold on tight!"
Wei Yunqi quickly caught his breath. Seeing the road ahead, he reminded her, "There's a gravel slope up ahead."
Just as he finished speaking, the ride indeed became bumpy.
Urentuya was held protectively in his arms. Listening to the beating of his heart, her own heart involuntarily quickened its pace.
Before she could react, she heard Wei Yunqi's laughter in her ear.
"Princess, I won!"
Wei Yunqi's Lightning dashed across the finish line first.
Urentuya snapped back to her senses. Seeing this, her small face contorted in anger.
"Wei Yunqi, you bastard!"
With that, she broke free from Wei Yunqi and kicked him off the horse.
Wei Yunqi, who had been on guard, dodged Urentuya's kick and landed steadily on the ground.
He clasped his fists towards Urentuya and said with a grin, "Princess, thank you for your concession!"
Urentuya's small face flushed with anger. Looking down at Wei Yunqi, who was smiling brightly, she gritted her teeth.
"You cheated. It's an unfair win!"
Wei Yunqi raised his eyebrows and said, "Before the race, there was no rule saying we couldn't cheat."
"You!" Urentuya was so angry at Wei Yunqi's rascal words that she burst into tears.
Wei Yunqi was taken aback. He didn't expect Urentuya to cry.
He was just about to say they could have another race when, to his surprise, Urentuya whipped her horse and rode towards Song Zhaoyang.
Wei Yunqi raised his eyebrows and whistled. Hearing the master's call, Lightning immediately came to his side.
Wei Yunqi returned to the starting point and saw Urentuya hugging Song Zhaoyang, crying and complaining.
Song Zhaoyang was hugged tightly by Urentuya. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
She had just seen Wei Yunqi using tricks. It was indeed an unfair win.
Looking at the crying Urentuya, she glared at Wei Yunqi as he walked over and said, "Mr. Wei, do you always act like a rascal when you compete in horse races?"
Wei Yunqi forced a laugh and said, "Of course not."
Song Zhaoyang raised her eyebrows and asked, "Then why did you use tricks this time?"
Wei Yunqi sighed and said, "If I really lost to her, it would be so embarrassing. Besides, she's a Xiongnu princess. If word got out, I'd lose all my face."
Hearing Wei Yunqi's words, Urentuya angrily whipped at him.
"You bastard!"
Wei Yunqi nimbly dodged the whip and muttered to himself that this princess hadn't learned the Beixiao language well and kept saying the same thing over and over again.
How annoying!
Just then, the sound of galloping horses came.
Everyone present stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction of the sound.
The person who came was Xue Chucheng and his guards.
When Wei Yunqi saw Xue Chucheng, his face changed.
Why did Xue Chucheng come here?
Was he here to take him back to the military camp?
"Husband."
When Song Zhaoyang saw Xue Chucheng approaching, she hooked the corner of her mouth and greeted him.
Xue Chucheng nodded, stepped forward, and took her hand. He asked, "Is it over?"
Song Zhaoyang shook her head and looked at the two with ugly expressions beside her.
Xue Chucheng saw Urentuya's red and swollen eyes from crying. He frowned, and then his sharp gaze fell on Wei Yunqi.
Wei Yunqi was startled by Xue Chucheng's look. Then he explained, "General Xue, don't take me back. You gave me three days off!"
Seeing Wei Yunqi's scared look, Xue Chucheng was both angry and amused.
He said, "What did you do?"
Wei Yunqi instinctively replied, "I didn't do anything."
Hearing Wei Yunqi's denial, Urentuya immediately shouted shrilly, "He cheated just now. It's an unfair win!"
Xue Chucheng looked at Song Zhaoyang in confusion.
Song Zhaoyang briefly told him what had happened.
Xue Chucheng was both angry and amused. He didn't expect Wei Yunqi to use his little tricks on Urentuya.
He said helplessly, "You two have another race."
"Alright..."
"No way!"
One reluctantly agreed, while the other firmly disagreed.
Xue Chucheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Since that's the case, you two discuss it among yourselves. Wife, let's go back."
With that, regardless of Urentuya's ugly expression, he took Song Zhaoyang away.
"Xue Chucheng, you bastard!" Urentuya watched as Xue Chucheng took Song Zhaoyang away without caring about her. She was so angry that she cursed.
But no matter how much she cursed, Xue Chucheng didn't turn back. He pulled Song Zhaoyang into the carriage.
When she saw the carriage carrying Song Zhaoyang leave, Urentuya's tears welled up in her eyes.
Seeing Urentuya crying, Wei Yunqi was instantly at a loss.
"Hey! Don't cry!"
With that, he handed his handkerchief to Urentuya and said, "Fine. I admit I cheated just now. Let's have another race."
Urentuya took the handkerchief and wiped the tears on her face randomly. She said in a hoarse voice, "Who wants to race with you again!"
With that, she turned her face away.
Seeing this, Wei Yunqi thought for a moment and said, "Are you sad because Xue Chucheng left you behind and ignored you?"
Urentuya pursed her lips and said nothing.
Seeing that Urentuya didn't say a word, Wei Yunqi took it as a tacit agreement. Then he sighed.
He said, "Xiongnu princess, what's so good about Xue Chucheng? He has a wife and children. You, a Xiongnu princess, came all the way to Beixiao for a political marriage. Instead of marrying the emperor, you insist on marrying Xue Chucheng. Aren't you being stupid?"
"If I were you, even if I couldn't be the emperor's concubine, I'd marry a man who isn't married yet. Who's as stupid as you? Tsk."
Urentuya's eyes widened in anger. She glared at Wei Yunqi and asked sharply, "Who are you calling stupid?"
"Whoever gets angry, that's who I'm talking about." Wei Yunqi added fuel to the fire.
Urentuya stamped her foot in anger and turned around to leave.
"Hey! Wait! Don't be angry. I'm doing this for your own good. You're really biting the hand that feeds you and not recognizing a good deed." Wei Yunqi grabbed Urentuya's hand.
Urentuya shook off Wei Yunqi's hand forcefully and said angrily, "Don't touch me!"
"Alright, alright, alright! I won't touch you!" Wei Yunqi shook his head. "I really advise you not to have any illusions about Xue Chucheng. You saw just now that Xue Chucheng only has eyes for his wife and there's no room for another woman. Why do you have to make things difficult for yourself?"
Before he could finish speaking, Urentuya's tears welled up again.
Seeing Urentuya crying again, Wei Yunqi said in a flurry, "Don't cry anymore. Oh! I'll take you to a fun place. What's so good about men? Eating, drinking, and having fun are the most important things in life."
Urentuya glared at Wei Yunqi with her red and swollen eyes from crying and said, "Lead the way!"
"What?" Wei Yunqi was taken aback.
Urentuya said impatiently, "Didn't you say you'd take me to a fun place? Lead the way!"
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In the carriage, Song Zhaoyang looked at Xue Chucheng and asked worriedly, "We just left the Xiongnu princess behind. Is she going to be okay?"
Xue Chucheng held Song Zhaoyang's slender fingers and said with a smile, "Don't worry. She'll be fine. Although Wei Yunqi is a bit of a playboy, he knows his limits."
"Besides, the Xiongnu princess has her own people to protect her. In fact, the emperor has also secretly sent people to watch over her. She won't be in danger."
Seeing this, Song Zhaoyang nodded.
However, in the next few days, Urentuya didn't come to visit as often as before.
For a moment, Song Zhaoyang felt strange and wondered if their actions that day had offended Urentuya.
Just as she was thinking, suddenly, the angry voice of the Young Mistress Wen came from outside.