Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 130

Yun Shang gave a bland yet cold smile, "I can't ride a horse. Sister, why are you behind me? I heard the Grand Councilor taught you horsemanship..."

Hua Jing snorted as she disliked Yun Shang, but she knew if they had a conflict at the moment, she would be the one who suffered. She frowned, "I feel quite uncomfortable today. When my horse runs fast, I feel dizzy. Yun Shang, you are riding Ta Yun, Prince Jing's beloved horse. You should not lose."

"Sister, you know I can't ride a horse. Ta Yun is indeed a good horse, and it brought me here by itself. However, once we reached the dense forest, it didn't follow my instructions at all. We have been here for a long time, but it just doesn't move. It is Prince Jing's beloved horse, and I can neither scold it nor beat it. I can only wait until it moves." Yun Shang furrowed her brows and patted the horse under her, but Ta Yun didn't move at all. Instead, it raised its head and looked somewhat stubborn.

Hua Jing looked at Yun Shang with mockery and thought to herself, 'Good-for-nothing.'

However, she pretended to be sympathetic and gave a tiny smile, "Yun Shang, you can rest here. I'm leaving."

Yun Shang nodded, "Sister, go on ahead. If you win the game today, the Empress and Grand Councilor would be pleased."

Hua Jing narrowed her eyes as she knew her performance would be poor today, and her mother and grandfather would feel ashamed, but... Hua Jing sighed wearily as she rode forward leisurely.

After Hua Jing vanished in the distance, a lady in black appeared in front of Yun Shang, "Mistress, everything's ready."

Yun Shang gave a cold smile saying, "Great! How about Cangyang Yu'er and Jing Wenxi?"

The lady snorted, "Those two are just devious. They wanted to set a trap where Your Highness would pass by. They sprinkled some black beans in the forest. Black bean is the favored food of Ferghana horses. But they mixed narcotics in the beans. I think they still have other plots, but Lady Wang caught up with them. She has stayed around them to keep an eye on them. It will be hard for them to find a chance."

"Really?" Yun Shang gave a little smile, "How did they know Prince Jing would lend Ta Yun to me?"

The lady nodded, "Two days ago, Prince Jing made a list of the daughters of the officials who can ride horses, and prepared the corresponding number of horses. They must somehow know of this and concluded that if they instigate Your Highness to join in the competition, Prince Jing would have to lend his horse to you."

Yun Shang nodded, "Prince Jing cherishes his horse very much. If he knew someone planned to hurt his horse, he would be outraged. Let's take Ta Yun for a feast."

The lady's face convulsed when she heard Yun Shang's words. Yun Shang moved forward, followed by the lady.

Strange noises came from the front. The lady in black was shocked and turned to Yun Shang, "Mistress, it's coming."

"Great!" In a low voice, Yun Shang urged Ta Yun to speed up. In front, Hua Jing was riding on her white horse. In the dense forest, white was the most eyecatching color.

Some weird noises came from the distance. However, only people who stayed in the dense forest for years or martial artists were alert to those noises. Yun Shang narrowed her eyes as she looked at the lady in purple on the white horse. She gave a murderous look and thought, 'Hua Jing, you would lose all standing and reputation this time!'

The strange noises gradually became louder. Yun Shang hid behind a big tree with Ta Yun and stared in the direction where the sounds came from. Even Hua Jing sensed that something was wrong. She stopped the horse and looked around nervously.

But she saw nothing. When she was about to turn the horse around, she froze as she saw something appear in front of her. Hua Jing regained herself after a while. However, she was terrified. She immediately whipped the horse and shouted a command. The horse galloped away.