The daughter of the emperor was reborn and was spoiled by the sickly prince.

Liao Qinglan stood aside, watching in fascination.

Gu Mingzhao has really changed.

He became more handsome and more attractive to girls.

He is completely different from the sinister and violent man in his previous life.

Today, Gu Mingzhao lives a happy and smooth life, and seems to have completely walked out of the shadow of the past.

His smile became warmer, and every move he made was calm and confident.

Now he really doesn't need to linger on the past.

He had so many choices, and she was just one of them, so it would be easy to forget about her.

Gu Mingzhao glanced at the two of them with a half-smile, turned around and walked back to the palace next to him.

Wang Tingzhi stood aside, silently observing Gu Mingzhao and Liao Qinglan.

There was no words between the two, not even any eye contact.

But there has always been an indescribable subtle atmosphere hovering between the two of them.

Especially just now, when Gu Mingzhao agreed to teach Qin Yanran how to ride a horse, he keenly caught the flash of disappointment in Liao Qinglan's eyes.

The relationship between them is definitely not as simple as what Liao Qinglan said, "there is a slight overlap".

Knowing that his competitors were powerful, Wang Tingzhi felt a strong desire to win.

"Ms. Liao, you haven't answered me yet about what I just said."

Wang Tingzhi suddenly spoke, pulling Liao Qinglan back from her daydreaming state.

Liao Qinglan had no recollection of what Wang Tingzhi had just said, and had no intention of talking to him. She responded casually and went into the inner hall to take Queen Wang's pulse.

Queen Wang also noticed that she was a little absent-minded today and was very concerned.

"Qinglan, did you see Tingzhi just now?" Queen Wang asked with a smile.

Liao Qinglan nodded without saying anything more.

When Queen Wang saw this, she thought that her unrest was all because of Wang Tingzhi.

"Tingzhi's work outside has not yet been completed. He rushed back to the capital especially for you. This is the first time I have seen this child being so ignorant of the seriousness of the matter."

"Empress, I..." Liao Qinglan wanted to explain, but didn't know how to start.

Queen Wang looked at her and her smile deepened.

She really liked Liao Qinglan and thought she came from a good family, spoke in a caring way and was smart.

If I could marry Wang Tingzhi, that would naturally be great.

"Qinglan, you don't have to be shy. Tingzhi is a good child. I will be very happy if you two can be together."

Liao Qinglan knew that the Queen had misunderstood, but she was very upset today and didn't want to talk about her troubles. She just wanted to go back and rest early.

So without further explanation, he hurriedly said goodbye and left Queen Wang's bedroom.

*

Early the next morning, the autumn hunt was held as scheduled.

The sky was clear and the leaves were rustling.

Around the hunting ground, colorful flags were flying and drums and music were playing.

The palace servants stood on a high place and read out the rules and precautions of the hunt in a loud voice.

After the announcement was finished, Li Zheng waved his hand, the horn sounded, and the hunt began.

The first group of people who were ready to show their skills in the autumn hunt entered the woods.

After the main group left, the paddock suddenly became much emptier, and Liao Qinglan was one of the people left behind.

She was not good at riding and shooting, and had no great interest in hunting. She just wanted to ride a horse in the woods to relax.

She paced slowly in the stable, turning from left to right, pretending to carefully select a horse, and her eyes could not be taken away from Gu Mingzhao and Qin Yanran not far away.

Gu Mingzhao was wearing a dark blue suit, with an upright posture and an imposing manner.

Qin Yanran was wearing a lotus pink riding outfit, standing next to Gu Mingzhao, smiling sweetly.

What surprised her most was that Qin Yanran couldn't ride a horse at all.

Gu Mingzhao taught her patiently, starting with the most basic movements of getting on a horse.

He stretched out his hand, supported Qin Yanran steadily, and helped her onto the horse.

Qin Yanran was very frightened and started to stagger as soon as she got on the horse.

The horse seemed to sense Qin Yanran's nervousness and moved slightly.

Qin Yanran suddenly lost her balance and fell straight into Gu Mingzhao's arms.

Gu Mingzhao dodged to the side and Qin Yanran fell into the air. She fell heavily to the ground, in so much pain that tears were about to flow out. She looked at Gu Mingzhao pitifully.

Gu Mingzhao looked at Qin Yanran, but did not go forward to support her. Instead, he called Qin Yanran's maid over and took care of her until she went back to rest.

Liao Qinglan, who was standing by, was stunned and speechless.

Thinking that Gu Mingzhao would be compassionate and gentle to women was my biggest misunderstanding of him.

He is still the same hard-hearted person who only loves himself and is always indifferent to other people's feelings.

Wang Tingzhi came to her side at some point and looked in the direction of Liao Qinglan's gaze.

She was looking at the King of Qin again...

Wang Tingzhi's expression couldn't help but become gloomy.

"It's rare to find someone as unromantic as His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin. Don't you think so, Miss Liao?" Wang Tingzhi asked.

Liao Qinglan was startled when she was caught peeping. She lowered her head hastily and tried to keep her voice calm: "Really? I didn't notice. What did he do?"

"Ms. Liao is really bad at lying."

Liao Qinglan felt like her secret had been exposed, and she wanted to escape quickly, so she prepared to ride a horse into the woods for a walk.

At this time, a little eunuch walked up to the two of them, leading a white pony.

The young eunuch said respectfully, "The Queen said that many horses here are wild and difficult to tame. She was worried that Miss Liao might get hurt, so she specially selected a docile one for you."

Wang Tingzhi often went to Queen Wang's palace, but he felt that this eunuch looked unfamiliar and couldn't help frowning.

He asked, "Are you in the Queen's palace? Why have I never seen you before?"

The young eunuch was flustered when he heard this, and he stammered to explain, "Your servant... Your servant has been working in the royal enclosure, and rarely has the opportunity to enter the palace, so the prince may not have seen it."

The eunuch lowered his head and dared not look directly at Wang Tingzhi, for fear that some flaw would be discovered.

Liao Qinglan was caught peeking at Gu Mingzhao just now and felt very embarrassed. She just wanted to escape from there as quickly as possible and did not notice the eunuch's abnormal behavior.

She took the reins from the eunuch and said, "Thank the Queen for me."

After saying that, she turned over lightly and rode on the white pony.

The originally docile horse suddenly seemed frightened after she mounted it. It neighed towards the sky and then started running wildly.

Liao Qinglan was startled by this sudden change. She held the reins tightly, trying to control the horse's running.

The horse had completely lost its mind and was running forward recklessly.

The surrounding trees and grass were all smashed into pieces by it.

Liao Qinglan's clothes were also scratched by the branches, leaving many wounds.

She closed her eyes tightly, her heart filled with fear and helplessness. She could only hold the reins tightly, praying that the horse would stop quickly while trying hard to control herself from being thrown off.

There was only the sound of the wind whistling in her ears, and she could feel herself getting farther and farther away from the crowd.

Just when she felt desperate, she suddenly heard the sound of hurried horse hooves, accompanied by faint shouts.

"Lan'er! Lan'er!"

She opened her eyes and tried to look back, vaguely seeing a man and a horse chasing after her.

It was like seeing a savior.