Song Nihuan waded through the snow with difficulty. Her heavy cloak became even heavier after being soaked. Her dress was wet with sweat and stuck to her body, feeling sticky and heavy. There was also hay and wheat bran in the snow, which immediately caused blood to form when it rubbed against her skin.

Soon, her shoes and socks were soaked by the snow, and a little blood seeped out.

She gasped in pain and when she looked up, she still saw nothing but white. She had clearly slipped away from behind the hunting ground's platform, but she had been walking for who knows how long and still hadn't reached the exit.

She struggled to walk to a high hillside, sat down against a tree, and took off her shoes and socks. Her smooth calves were dotted with bloodstains.

Song Nihuan had never been so embarrassed before.

But she knew that this was a great opportunity to escape from the Xie family. In her arms was Jiang Yao's identity document. As long as she escaped from this hunting ground, she would be free.

Maybe, I can still find the boy in my memory.

The white snowfield in the distance was just as she remembered... When she first arrived at Fu Raoting, she was still very stubborn. After all, she was a girl raised in an official family and had a sense of pride. However, she did not expect that the dirty place had many ways to treat people, and she drank several kinds of medicine in a row.

When she woke up one morning, she didn't know how the drugs worked against her. She suddenly couldn't remember anything about her past. She tried hard to recall it, but it was just a blur, especially the face of that young man.

The snow had stopped at this time, and suddenly a few drops of snow fell on her. She didn't have time to brush off the snow foam on her black hair, and she was startled by a gust of wind that passed by and gasped.

She saw a snow leopard behind a tree less than ten feet away from her. It had been hit by an arrow and was rolling on the snow, grinning and roaring.

Song Nihuan was caught off guard. Before she could see clearly, her waist was tightened and she was immediately pulled onto the horse's back! She subconsciously grabbed something that could be held firmly at hand, and the whistling wind slapped her naked calves painfully.

The wound on her calf happened to scrape the stirrup when she pulled it just now, and the pain that made her lose her voice came from the wound.

The man on horseback must have used some skill to pull her, otherwise, her skin would have been broken.

"do not move."

Song Nihuan heard the man's voice, and without waiting for her to react, the man slowed down and helped her onto the horse.

He rode the horse very steadily, his clothes were fumigated with incense, and the strong scent of ambergris enveloped Song Nihuan. She lowered her eyes and saw that the dark pattern on the man's cuffs was a four-clawed python dragon.

This is... His Highness the Sixth!?

When Song Nihuan realized the other person's identity, her body stiffened. Although she tried her best to avoid it, she couldn't avoid contact with the other person's chest during the bumpy ride.

As if sensing the distance she was deliberately trying to keep, the Sixth Prince slowly stopped his horse, turned around and jumped off.

He looked at her bleeding leg with a heavy gaze, his emotions unrecognizable.

Sensing where his gaze was, Song Nihuan panicked, but she didn't dare to move. She only pleaded in a low voice: "Thank you for saving me, Your Highness. Please let me down."

The corners of the woman's eyes were crimson, and there seemed to be tears gleaming between her eyelashes, but when he looked closely, there were no tears falling.

What she has been best at over the years is disguise.

The Sixth Prince Xiao Shen showed a fleeting smile on his lips, "You trespassed into the hunting grounds, do you know what crime you committed?"

"I walked, I got lost, I got lost..."

"Since you know my identity, you should know that trespassing into the royal hunting ground is a capital crime."

Hearing his serious tone, Song Nihuan's face turned pale with fright, and she pursed her lips tightly. Her dress was soaked and the cold wind blew, and she shivered. She looked as delicate as a flower that could not be broken by the wind.

Blood oozed from her white calves and dripped onto the ground along her toes.

He said, "You don't want to talk? Then come back with me and accept your punishment."

Then he mounted his horse, gave a "go" and galloped away in the direction he came from.

*

Everyone on the high platform looked out and saw a slim woman in the vast snowfield. Her light-colored dress swayed in the wind like a blooming trumpet creeper, and she nestled tenderly in the man's broad arms.

A moment ago, the scene on the podium was extremely embarrassing.

Xie Yunji was wearing a dark grey robe and a black polyester belt around his waist, which made him look tall and straight with a proper demeanor. He walked on the silver-white snow.

His usually gentle and calm face now showed a hint of anxiety.

Princess Le Yi handed him the reins as usual, but he dodged directly.

His eyes wandered over the faces of the women present without any reservation, his thin lips tightly pursed, as if he was looking for something but couldn't find it.

There was silence all around. Princess Le Yi looked at the strange expression on the man's face. Although she was insulted, she still asked patiently, "Brother Zi Che, what's wrong with you? Didn't you ride with me in previous years?"

The snowfield was vast and desolate, and there was no trace of the beautiful woman on the high platform.

Xie Yunji guessed about 70% of the answer, and felt a sense of frustration... She still wanted to leave! ?

"Brother Ziche?"

"I have something important to do at home, so I will leave first."

Xie Yunji's gaze didn't even linger on her face, and he turned around to leave.

"Master Xie, where are you going?" Princess Le Yi looked at his suddenly departing back and said angrily, "We are all here to hunt in the hunting grounds under the order of the emperor. Master Xie, are you going to disobey the order?"

Le Yi was a princess, raised by the Queen Mother, and had never suffered such humiliation. She had been rejected by Xie Yunji before, which had completely become her obsession. But in this situation, even if she still loved Xie Yunji, she couldn't save face.

Xie Yunji completely ignored her words, randomly found a horse beside him, grabbed the reins, lifted his robe neatly, and jumped on it.

He tightened the reins, his voice no longer as gentle as before: "My princess, please tell His Majesty that I will obey His Majesty's orders!"

Just as Princess Le Yi was about to explode, she saw the two men galloping towards her from not far away.

As the two men approached, the noisy crowd suddenly quieted down.

Xie Yunji also stopped and knelt down with everyone else to kowtow to the Sixth Prince Xiao Shen.

Xiao Shen called them to stand up, wrapped the woman in his arms and jumped off the horse, "Who is this woman? She just trespassed into the enclosure and was captured by me."

Xiao Shen's eyes swept over the nobles present one by one, "Trespassing into the enclosure is a capital crime."

"Who brought her here? If no one speaks up, I will have no choice but to take her back to the palace and deal with her according to the law."

Xiao Shen brushed away a few strands of hair from Song Nihuan's face, revealing her beautiful face completely. He raised his hand and pinched her chin, "A beauty like this might be a spy."

Song Nihuan saw Xie Yunji.

She knew he wouldn't save her.

It was originally carried into Xie's house secretly without anyone knowing. Now that there is a death penalty in front of them, who would go to receive it?

Her clothes were in disarray, her hair was messy, and her feet were exposed in front of everyone. It was a blatant humiliation.

She closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face.

"She's my fiancée."

Xie Yunji's voice sounded cold and firm.

Song Nihuan's eyes suddenly widened.

On the snowy plain, he stood with his back straight, his eyes gentle and clear, revealing a calm and determined luster.

The Sixth Prince said, "Thank you, sir? I never heard that you were married."

"My mother just passed away, and I have been in mourning for a year, so I haven't had a wedding ceremony yet." Xie Yunji answered respectfully, with a dignified and upright manner, "Madam Jiang has been living in my house for a few days, and this is also the hunting ground where I brought her. If Your Highness wants to punish me, I am willing to take it on behalf of my wife."

On behalf of the wife, accept it? ...

Song Nihuan felt a pang of regret in her heart, her breathing stagnated, he... ?

Xie Yunji took off his outer robe, walked straight to Song Nihuan, embraced her, and wrapped the outer robe tightly around her to cover her exposed calves.

With a gentle smile in his eyes, he whispered in her ear: "Don't be afraid, I'll take care of everything."

His gentle and steady aura gave her an infinite sense of peace of mind, something she had never experienced before.

Song Nihuan lowered her eyes when she heard that, her eyes slightly reddened.

After settling her down, he walked to Xiao Shen, knelt in the silvery white snow, and said in a loud voice: "I am willing to be punished on behalf of my wife. Please make your decision, Your Highness."

There was silence between heaven and earth. After a moment, Xiao Shen suddenly smiled and said, "What a talented couple! Since they are Xie Qing's family members who got lost accidentally, then take them back! However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living punishment cannot be escaped. Xie Qing, please go to the Ministry of Punishment to receive ten strokes of the cane!"

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