GBP Chapter 149 Hero Saves the Beauty?
Chapter 149 Hero Saves the Beauty?
When Li Rui asked about it, Li Heng, not wanting to miss the last opportunity, said, "Rui'er, why are you concerned about this? This is for me..."
"It is inappropriate for me to disturb Your Highnesses' conversation here, so I will go hunting now." Lin Wan'er clasped her hands in a fist salute, turned her horse around, and continued northward.
Her words interrupted the Crown Prince, and Shen Li took the opportunity to speak to Li Rui: "Your Highness, that is my prey. I got separated from the guards, so please help me take it back."
"Of course, of course. It's truly worth celebrating to have won this prize. Congratulations, Sister Li..." Li Rui originally wanted to call her "Girl," but it wasn't appropriate with so many people around, so he felt a little awkward after saying it.
Seeing the mischievous prince's awkwardness, Shen Li couldn't help but laugh. Her originally indifferent expression suddenly brightened when she smiled: "Then I'll have to trouble Your Highness."
Li Heng found the smile dazzling. Shen Li had become even more radiant and beautiful in the past six months than before, and her eyes seemed to have been revitalized. However, that smile had never appeared on him again.
Li Rui scratched his head shyly and directed the guards to take the deer away.
Li Heng narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling that his younger brother was not at peace, though he wasn't sure if it was just his imagination.
While they were talking, Lin Wan'er had already disappeared into the depths of the dense forest; they could only hear a few deer calls.
"Do you still want to hunt?" Li Heng asked the two.
Li Rui didn't speak immediately. He didn't care whether to fight or not; it all depended on whether Shen Li stayed behind. He was definitely not at ease if she stayed alone.
Before Shen Li could reply, a woman's scream suddenly came from ahead: "Ah, help..."
It was Lin Wan'er's voice.
The three were stunned for a moment. Shen Li reacted the fastest and looked at Li Heng in a low voice, "Your Highness, this is a good opportunity."
Li Heng immediately understood that this was a good opportunity to play the hero and save the beauty. Although he had his sights set on Shen Yue, he shouldn't let go of Lin Wan'er either.
What if there's a chance?
Li Heng immediately spurred his horse, and the guards behind him moved as well. Fearing that he would be overshadowed, he quickly said, "Take my prey back with you, and I will go on my own."
Only then can the two create good opportunities to spend time together.
Li Rui was about to move as well, but Shen Li said, "Your Highness, please protect my prey."
He sensed the intention to stop Shen Li from speaking, and said, "I am relieved that my brother is going. I will go back and present the game to Father."
Shen Li nodded slightly in thanks.
Li Rui's eyes held a hint of entrustment, and he was cautious.
Shen Li smiled back and turned to chase after Li Heng.
As the two groups gradually departed, Li Rui watched Shen Li ride her horse into the dense forest.
"Help... help..."
When Li Heng arrived, he only heard Lin Wan'er's voice, but did not see her. He turned around in place before realizing that he was in the right direction and that the location was probably a hillside.
Because the plains weren't big enough for hunting, some lower hillsides were also fenced off, and it looks like Lin Wan'er and her horse rolled down the hillside.
He immediately spurred his horse forward to check, and said, "Sister Lin, I've come to save you."
Lin Wan'er collapsed at the foot of the hillside, her face pale with shock, her brows furrowed tightly.
When Li Heng got closer, he saw the injured Lin Wan'er. The slope was very steep, and from his position he could only see Lin Wan'er's upper body. It would be really difficult to get back up if she fell. He pulled on the reins and backed away a bit, intending to get further away from the slope.
"Your Highness, save me!" Lin Wan'er saw Li Heng as if he were her lifeline, but she also kept her eyes on the horse's forelegs sticking out in front of her.
She flicked her finger, sending out a small pebble that had been hidden at her fingertip.
The pebble hit the horse right in the back of its leg.
The horse almost reflexively collapsed to its knees with its forelegs limp.
Li Heng, who was not a very skilled rider, was caught off guard and tumbled off his horse, falling straight down the steep hillside.
"Ah..." Li Heng screamed involuntarily.
Lin Wan'er shifted her body to the side, her expression showing obvious disgust, as if she didn't want to be touched.
"Ah ah..." In the blink of an eye, Li Heng rolled to the bottom of the mountain, his arm slamming heavily into a large rock, and his head was bleeding.
Lin Wan'er frowned even more, because it didn't seem like there were any vital injuries, at most a broken hand or a few broken ribs.
He's not going to die yet.
"Your Highness..."
Just then, Shen Li's urgent cry came from above. Lin Wan'er looked up and saw stones falling from the edge of the hillside where Shen Li was standing, one after another, heading straight for Li Heng.
"Your Highness, be careful!" Lin Wan'er shouted and rushed over, just in time to avoid a large rock as she stood up.
"Ah! It hurts..." Li Heng cried out in pain.
The stone struck him squarely on the leg, and blood immediately seeped from the bright yellow cloth at his knee.
Shen Li was also annoyed when she saw this. She had aimed for the head when she stepped on the stone, but it rolled and changed its position.
That kid's got a tough life.
Her father's words last time also gave her a new perspective in a sense. Since breaking the ancestral rule of making the eldest son the heir would have adverse effects, what if the crown prince died young?
It's not like dying young is breaking the rules, is it?
Shen Li narrowed her eyes, but perhaps because Lin Wan'er and Li Heng's cries for help were loud, a patrol team of guards had already ridden over.
She quickly stopped Lin Wan'er with a look, who was about to make a third move.
"Who is that distinguished guest?" A troop of imperial guards rode up and arrived in the blink of an eye.
"General!" Shen Li turned her head and her expression became extremely urgent: "Quickly save him! His Highness the Crown Prince has accidentally fallen down the hillside."
"What?" Upon hearing that it was the Crown Prince, the man immediately organized people to go down and rescue him.
They quickly took a detour down the mountain and carried Li Heng and Lin Wan'er back up. Li Heng was covered in blood on his body and legs, while Lin Wan'er had only suffered minor injuries to her arms and legs, but she was unable to walk.
Shen Li looked at Lin Wan'er with a hint of reproach. She really dared to lay a hand on her; a mere gesture would have sufficed.
Lin Wan'er, however, didn't take it seriously. In her opinion, these were minor injuries. She had suffered many injuries from riding horses and practicing martial arts since she was a child, so she didn't care about these injuries at all.
Moreover, it was not a loss for Li Heng to be covered in blood. Her biggest regret was that she couldn't kill him with one blow, as such opportunities would not be common in the future.
Those who did not participate in the hunt were almost all civil officials. Gu Chang'an looked somewhat worried. Although he knew that his wife was healthy, she had never suffered before. Would she be in any danger?
The emperor paced back and forth in front of the dragon throne because Prince Yi had fallen off his horse, and the imperial physician was performing acupuncture in a nearby tent, saying that he had injured his head.
The ministers were also very concerned about the safety of Prince Yi. Prince Yi's faction was afraid something would happen, while the Crown Prince's faction was afraid nothing would happen.
Li Che also fell and got hurt. He was too young and rode the horse too fast, which caused the horse to fall and he to fall as well. Shen Yue put him on the horse and brought him back.
However, Li Che only injured his ankle. After being bandaged up, he thanked Shen Yue with a flushed face. He never expected that a young man like himself would need a girl to save him.