An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

In the horse farm, Hongzhou and Hongli had both picked out the horses they wanted to use, but Hongshi was the only one who was procrastinating. This was because he had neglected practice and had no horse that was well-run.

The emperor did not say anything, just looked at Hongshi. Hongshi did not even need to turn around to know how angry the emperor was at this moment.

In desperation, Hongshi could only randomly pick a red horse that looked extremely docile, thinking that if he couldn't beat his two younger brothers, he could say it was because the horse was too docile.

"Why did it take you so long to choose a horse, third brother?" Hongli touched Hongzhou with his arm, and they both turned to look at Hongshi. "Third brother, please don't intentionally choose a pony with poor endurance, and give way to me and Hongzhou."

"Yes, Third Brother, the Emperor is watching, you must do your best and never give in just because we are brothers.

Moreover, the Emperor has added a bonus to this horse race, a green shark skin saddle inlaid with a clock, and a white enamel watch is embedded in the saddle bridge. Don’t you like it, Third Brother?"

How could the Third Prince dare to say that he didn't like the reward from the Emperor? He puffed out his chest and said that he was determined to win the prize this time.

"Since my third brother has said so, we must also go all out," Hongli smiled and asked the emperor loudly, "Father, please be a witness for us, your sons and ministers!"

The emperor naturally agreed happily, but when he took a look at the docile horse beside the Third Prince, his face became a little gloomy. It was Su Peisheng who comforted him, saying that perhaps the Third Prince was used to riding that horse, so he chose it, and only then did he barely appease the emperor.

But as soon as the race started, the horses of the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince rushed out, but Hongshi's little red horse was still hesitating in the same place. Hongshi was so anxious that he whipped it several times in a row, and the red horse started running because of the pain.

But soon, the red horse began to slow down, and Hongli and Hongzhou in the front could no longer be seen, and it was unknown how far they had run.

Hongshi became more and more anxious. He pulled the reins hard and whipped the horse vigorously. The horse struggled and neighed constantly, and then started to run desperately again.

The Third Prince was delighted and swung his whip faster, and soon caught up with Hongli and Hongzhou in front of him.

"You two want me to embarrass myself in front of the Emperor, don't even think about it."

Hongshi cursed inwardly, and he finally felt a little proud, so he whipped faster.

Soon, he surpassed Hongli and Hongzhou and came to the first place.

Hongli watched Hongshi's figure getting farther and farther away. Instead of getting anxious, he showed a determined smile.

"Fifth brother, don't hold back. We have already given Third Brother enough face!"

Hongshi shouted loudly and raised the whip in his hand. The horse under his crotch sped up in pain and quickly chased after the third prince in front.

The emperor was very satisfied watching from the side, and he even had some trust in Su Peisheng's words of comfort.

"It seems that Hongshi has really worked hard. I underestimated him."

"After all, the Third Prince was personally taught by the Emperor, so naturally he is more capable." Su Peisheng smiled and served tea to the Emperor. "I didn't expect that the horse looked so docile, but it ran like the wind and lightning."

"Yes, Hong Shiyuanma's eyes are really vicious. I thought he was scared at that time."

"The Third Prince is young and full of vigor. I don't think he is a coward. I think it's because his two brothers are here, and the Third Prince wants to give way to them."

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, and he felt even happier when he saw the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince speeding up and gradually catching up with Hongshi.

The emperor is naturally very proud of his three sons who are so capable.

Soon Hongli surpassed Hongshi on horseback, but the speed of the two was almost the same, so it was not easy to decide the winner.

Hongshi was anxious and wanted to urge the red horse faster, but unexpectedly, while running, the red horse suddenly lost its front hoof, and threw Hongshi out and he fell heavily to the ground.

The red horse also fell down, and lay on the ground, neighing and struggling, but couldn't get up after trying for a long time.

This incident happened so suddenly that Hong Zhou saw the Third Prince flying from afar, so he tightened the reins to slow down the speed until he slowly stopped in front of the Third Prince.

He did not chase Hongli, but dismounted to check on Hongshi's condition.

The third prince lay on the ground motionless. Hong Zhou did not dare to move rashly. He could only call his third brother carefully and ask him how he was doing.

However, the Third Prince had already fainted at this time, with blood oozing from his forehead and mouth, looking extremely horrible.

Su Peisheng, who was far away, saw this and had no time to comfort the emperor. He hurriedly sent Xiao Xiazi to find the imperial physician, and he also ran to the Third Prince first.

"Brother, how is the Third Brother now?"

"I was knocked unconscious by the horse and vomited a lot of blood. I don't know if my internal organs were injured.

I didn't dare to move him, for fear that his ribs would be broken and the injury would be even greater."

Hong Zhou's mind was clear. He was asking Su Peisheng whether he had found the imperial physician when he saw Hongli, who was running in the front, also ran back and called out to his third brother with concern.

"Fourth Prince, Fifth Prince, Xiao Xiazi has gone to find the imperial physician, and they will be here soon."

Hong Zhou nodded. He reached out and pried open Hong Shi's mouth, barely cleaning his mouth. "Fortunately, there is no blood clot blocking it. I think Third Brother should be fine."

Hongli also squatted down at this time. He was quite confused, "Why did Third Brother fall down? Did the horse go crazy?"

Hong Zhou shook his head and looked at the red horse. "I'm not sure, but look, fourth brother, the horse didn't continue to hit people or run away. I think it's not crazy, but injured."

Hongli also hummed. He looked at the red horse and knew very well that the horse had been injured before. Because of the intense running, the previous injury was triggered, causing the horse to lose its footing and throw Hongshi away.

This is the same horse that Empress Hui once took me to ride, Hongli murmured in his heart, so he deliberately rode just a little faster than Hongshi to make his good brother chase him desperately.

As expected, Hongshi fell down by himself. If he is lucky, the injury can be healed after some rest.

But if he is unlucky and becomes disabled or even dies, he can only blame himself for being too competitive and having poor vision.

The Fourth Prince felt happy. Look at you, Third Brother. We are both the Emperor’s son, but you are so stupid. I don’t know who has dragged you down.

"The imperial physician is here!" Xiao Xiazi came running over from afar, followed by He Anming and others, already running at the fastest speed in their lives.

When Hongli and Hongzhou saw the imperial doctors coming, they immediately stood up and made way, asking the imperial doctors to examine the third prince.

"The Third Prince vomited blood, and his mouth was cleared. There was no blood clot, and his tongue was not broken.

There was a dent in the ribs, so we had to first determine the general location before moving the Third Prince.

Otherwise, the rib would pierce the internal organs and the person would die."

The imperial doctors did not even bother to greet the two princes, and immediately began to treat the third prince. "There were scratches on his face and hands, and his forehead was bruised and swollen.

There were only bruises on his chest from the impact, no other wounds. The Third Prince was breathing rapidly, and there was no collapse of his chest when he inhaled.

It should be just a broken rib. Bandage it with a clean cloth first, then move the Third Prince!"

He Anming roughly assessed the situation, then fed the Third Prince some medicine, and after securing his upper body, he carried the Third Prince to the nearest palace for treatment.

Hongli and Hongzhou couldn't leave, so they followed the emperor. As soon as they entered the palace, they saw that the emperor had a dark face and it looked like a storm was about to come.

It was just an injury sustained while riding a horse. Anyone who has practiced horseback riding has suffered this injury to some extent, but there are not many who have been injured as seriously as the Third Prince.

Therefore, even if the emperor was worried, he could not show his displeasure to his other two sons.

He calmed down a bit before speaking, "Are you two okay?"

"My son is fine."

The two princes answered at the same time. Hongli spoke first, asking about the third prince's current situation. Hongzhou just sat aside and listened with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking.

"What happened at that time, do you two know?"

"I don't know," Hongli said with a hint of pride, "I was at the front and didn't look back to see what happened to my third brother."

"I was behind," Hong Zhou recalled the situation carefully. However, it happened suddenly and he didn't notice anything wrong. "My third brother was riding his horse very fast and kept whipping the red horse. It's possible that the red horse went crazy due to the pain and threw my third brother away."

"That's indeed possible," Hongli took over the conversation, "Why not ask the people at the stable to come over and ask about the horse's condition.

If the horse is prone to going crazy, it means it is not well trained. Sending such a horse for use and causing injury to my third brother is a serious crime.

Emperor Father, please look carefully!"

When Hong Zhou saw Hong Li's look, he felt very disdainful. He thought that this was not to help his third brother find out the truth. He was obviously trying to take this opportunity to please the Emperor and leave a good impression of being a caring brother and able to see the truth.

With a mother who was born a maid, it’s no wonder that Hongli is so good at pleasing people.

Hong Zhou became more and more disdainful. If he did not want to suppress Hong Shi together with Hong Li, he would not bother to make friends with such a fawning person, even if this person was nominally his fourth brother.

But at this moment, he had to act like a friendly brother and echo Hongli's words, "Yes, Father Royal, my third brother is in danger now. I am concerned but I also need to find out the truth.

If the people in the Shangsi Court are not conscientious, they should be punished to prevent such things from happening again in the future."

The emperor looked at his two sons talking in front of him, and wondered in his heart whether this incident had anything to do with them.

But the emperor also knew that they had not invited Hongshi in the first place. If he had not mentioned it intentionally, Hongshi would probably still be studying at this time and would not have come to the horse race.

If anyone really wants to blame someone, it shouldn't be blamed on Hongli and Hongzhou.

The emperor sighed and sent Su Peisheng out to investigate the problem of the red horse.

At this time, only Xiao Xiazi followed. After all, he was not as experienced as Su Peisheng, and he did not immediately tell the servant to ask Shangsiyuan.

The people below had no tact, so the emperor could only directly order, "Xiao Xiazi, go find Su Peisheng and ask him to go to Shangsiyuan to take a look."

Xiao Xiazi finally reacted. He dared not be careless this time. He hurriedly agreed and immediately ran out to find Su Peisheng.

The hall immediately became quiet. The emperor pondered for a while and asked whether Hongli and Hongzhou were injured.

"I didn't," Hongli responded to the emperor. He looked at the inner room with pretended concern, "Why haven't the doctors come out yet? I don't know how my third brother is doing."

As soon as he finished speaking, He Anming and others came out, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince broke a rib, but fortunately it's not serious, and he will be able to fully recover in two months.

In addition, the Third Prince had numerous bruises and scratches on his body, which needed to be gradually healed by applying external medications. "

"That's good. When will he wake up?"

"It will probably only take about an incense stick of time. I have already fixed the ribs for the Third Prince. You must not ride a horse or practice martial arts these days."

The emperor nodded, and no one could tell whether he was happy or unhappy. Hongli and Hongzhou had no choice but to continue to act like friendly brothers and said they wanted to go in and see their third brother.

The emperor waved his hand, and the two men walked into the inner room shoulder to shoulder. However, the Third Prince was still dizzy at this time, so it was hard to tell what they would see when they went in.

He Anming murmured something in his heart, but soon he calmed down. After all, this was a royal matter and he was not allowed to interfere.

"Your Majesty, I have gone to get medicine for the Third Prince."

"Go."

After receiving the emperor's order, He Anming left immediately, and the other imperial doctors followed suit. None of them wanted to be left in the main hall and face the emperor.

When the Third Prince woke up slowly, Su Peisheng finally came back after a walk.

After verification, he found out that those horses were raised by Ye Lanyi in the past. Later, when she became the emperor's concubine, the horses were handed over to a palace maid named Jingnan. However, she did not know how to train horses, so she usually only fed and washed the horses.

The red horse was usually docile in nature. Because it had been injured while jumping over obstacles in the past and could not run very fast, it was often chosen by the concubines to ride.

Yesterday, under the whipping of the Third Prince, the horse finally unleashed its potential. There were bloodstains on its buttocks, plus the old injuries on its front legs. Perhaps it was in so much pain that it threw the Third Prince away.

"The horse would be taken out for a walk from time to time, and the person in charge of training the horse would explain the horse's condition to prevent someone who didn't know the situation from choosing it.

However, because of its gentle temperament, many ladies often choose it, so it has never been removed from the list. "

"During the horse selection this time, why didn't the person in charge of horse training come out to explain the situation?"

The emperor frowned and looked at Su Peisheng, wondering if someone had bribed the horse trainer to cause such a disaster.

"Your Majesty, I asked the horse trainer, and he said that the Third Prince had asked about the red horse before, so he did not repeat it this time.

Plus, many people have ridden it before, so he didn't know that such a big thing would happen.

As for whether he lied or not, it will all be clear once the Third Prince wakes up."