The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 43: Horse Farm Attack
Yinzhen was taking a day off that day.

Songzhi had packed Nian Shilan's things for her trip early on.

Although they were just going for a ride, Songzhi had taken care of all the food and drink expenses.

Nian Shilan looked at the red riding uniform that the Embroidery Workshop had delivered early in the morning. It was a red riding uniform that Yinzhen had asked the workshop to tailor for her and carefully design for her.

She looked at it for a while, then asked Songzhi to find the riding clothes she had made earlier and put them on for her.

When Yinzhen saw Nian Shilan, he did not hide the amazement in his eyes.

Nian Shilan wore a lake blue satin skirt with narrow sleeves, a short silver gold-woven jacket, and a long tassel with a silver bow tied around her waist.

Half of her hair was tied into a flower bud, which was decorated with three large, round pearls, and the rest of her hair was left loose.

There is nothing on the ears, and the whole person looks refreshing and neat, yet extremely elegant and gorgeous.

Nian Shilan has always known her strengths. Her outfit today would not get in the way when she rides a horse, but it would show off her beauty just right.

Married women would tie their hair up in a bun, but Nian Shilan didn't do that today. She was only 17 years old, why should she follow the crowd and act like a lady in the boudoir?

Yinzhen didn't think there was anything wrong with the way Nian Shilan dressed. He just liked the heroic spirit she exuded when she rode a horse.

That was different from her usual charming look.

Yinzhen took Nian Shilan to the royal horse farm located on the outskirts of Beijing.

The racecourse is halfway up the mountain, and the weather in June has been hot since morning.

Nian Shilan chose a white horse, and the serving horse slave knelt down, using his back as a stool, waiting for Nian Shilan to mount the horse.

She glared at the horse slave, then walked away two steps leading the horse, jumped onto the horse swiftly, pushed hard on the stirrups, and the horse started running forward without even using a whip.

Yinzhen once again did not conceal the amazement in his eyes.

His Shilan is so different.

Su Peisheng was a eunuch and it was inconvenient for him to ride a horse, so he could only wait on the side.

The palace's personal guards have been replaced and are now scattered around the horse farm to protect the safety of Yinzhen and Nian Shilan.

Yinzhen chased Nian Shilan towards the depths of the horse farm, and his personal guards hurriedly followed.

Yinzhen didn't expect Nian Shilan to run so fast that he could hardly catch up with her.

When Nian Shilan made a circle in front and turned his horse back, an arrow flew through the air.

The arrow did not hit anyone, but hit the jujube-colored horse that Yinzhen was riding.

The horse flew up in the air in pain, and Yinzhen was almost thrown off the horse. Fortunately, he knew kung fu, so he tried his best to hold on to the saddle and fell on the side of the horse that was not hit by the arrow. At the same time, Nian Shilan rode her horse to Yinzhen, and she actually reached out and grabbed Yinzhen's hand, and Yinzhen used the force to jump onto her horse's back.

Yinzhen held Nian Shilan in his arms and flew forward, and several feather arrows were shot at them.

Some of the newly replaced personal guards were very skilled in martial arts. They waved their swords to block the arrows while protecting Yinzhen and Nian Shilan as they ran towards the entrance of the horse farm.

Amidst the chaos, a group of people rushed in from the entrance. Yinzhen was shocked, but before he could think about it, he saw the group of people heading straight into the depths of the horse farm, seemingly with a specific purpose.

The arrows gradually stopped, and the second prince Yinreng, the current crown prince, rode out from the depths of the stable, carrying a human head.

When Yinreng approached Yinzhen, he saw that he was holding a woman in his arms, so he threw the head in his hand away.

Nian Shilan's face turned pale as she watched this scene. The rich girl who had grown up in luxury felt nauseous for a moment.

Yinzhen noticed that Nian Shilan was unwell, so he turned over and carried her off the horse, entrusting her to the care of Su Peisheng and Songzhi. Then he walked to Yinreng's horse, knelt on one knee, and saluted with his fists clasped.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life!"

Yinreng laughed, dismounted, and helped Yinzhen up with both hands.

"You and I are brothers, so why should we be polite? I originally thought that the weather was good today, so I came here to ride horses, but I didn't expect to meet your guards at the foot of the mountain, who said that you were at the horse farm with your sister-in-law. So I rode up the mountain as fast as I could, hoping to learn horsemanship from you. But when I arrived, I saw you and your sister-in-law in danger, which was really scary."

Yinzhen stood up and looked at Nian Shilan who was not far away, then turned back to Yinreng and asked, "Did your Highness leave anyone alive just now?"

Yinreng waved his hand and said, "No. I wanted to keep two people alive for interrogation, but they turned out to be assassins. The one who was captured committed suicide by taking poison."

Yinzhen was silent for a moment, then bowed his hands and said, "I will go and see if there are any clues on them."

When Yinzhen came back from checking deep inside the horse farm, his face was so gloomy that ink could drip out of it.

"Did fourth brother find out anything?" Yinreng asked.

"No, so I am confused as to who wants to kill me."

"According to my second brother, it's probably just him."

Yinreng's "he" sounded meaningful, but Yinzhen just kept a gloomy face and did not comment.

Nian Shilan paused for a moment, then walked over to Yinreng and bowed: "I am the concubine of Prince Yong, Nian. I am here to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I wish His Royal Highness good health and longevity."

Only after hearing Crown Prince Yinreng say "No need to bow, just stand up" did Nian Shilan raise her head.

Yinzhen did not ignore the surprise in the prince's eyes.

His Shilan is really beautiful.

(End of this chapter)