After being forced into a marriage with a wealthy family, the virtuous wife caused a huge uproar.

"Perhaps he really needs the money," Gu Ce said casually.

"Why?" Li Xuanye asked.

"I don't know either, we need to investigate." Gu Ce couldn't tell Li Xuan Ye and Yuwen Zhang his guess yet.

Although the three of them are currently in a cooperative relationship, they haven't reached the point of being completely open with each other.

He couldn't predict what the future held.

"Prince of Beijun, what are your plans for those bandits who were brought back?" Gu Ce didn't want to talk about this anymore.

"After the trial, send them to the border and assign them to the vanguard battalion." Before Yuwen Zhang could speak, Li Xuanye made the arrangement.

"Good, let's do it that way." Yuwen Zhang nodded.

With just one sentence from each of the three men, the future of those dozens of bandits was decided.

Since they didn't follow the proper channels to suppress the bandits, those people couldn't be sent to the Ministry of Justice's prison for no reason.

Rong Yingluo thought this arrangement was indeed very good.

Those people who robbed others of their property were already committing numerous evils; killing a few of their enemies would be a fitting end for them.

If they're skilled enough, surviving is a bonus for them.

The next day was the day Princess Jinyang had invited her to the racecourse for a horse race.

Gu Ce went to court and hasn't returned yet.

Knowing that Rong Yingluo was going horseback riding, Li Xuanye dropped what he was doing and followed her.

"Hey, Prince Li, I have an appointment with the princess, what are you doing here?" Rong Yingluo felt that Li Xuanye had no sense of propriety between men and women at all, and just climbed into her carriage.

"Since the Prime Minister cannot accompany you out of the city, as his most capable subordinate, I naturally have to protect his wife."

"Although I can't fight, I have plenty of men around me. If anything happens to you, my men will naturally protect you." Li Xuanye said this as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Rong Yingluo rolled her eyes. If you want to be lazy, just say so. Why use her as a shield?

He thought she didn't know that he was unable to participate in the operation to eliminate bandits a few days ago due to illness, and he was feeling rather uneasy about it.

But it's still early until next spring and summer, and she can't cure the poison in his body right now.

Upon exiting the capital city gates, Princess Jinyang was already there, waiting for them. Yu Qiannian and Fang Yuening were also present.

Princess Jinyang was riding her Akhal-Teke horse, and the horse was very well-behaved, indicating that she had been training it frequently recently and that a bond had formed between the rider and the horse.

"Your Highness is truly skilled; you have completely tamed your precious horse." Rong Yingluo smiled approvingly.

"What's the big deal? I've ridden it many times already. Why are you riding in a carriage?" Princess Jinyang admired Rong Yingluo's horsemanship skills. Why was she riding in a carriage today?

"We can't ride horses in the city, so I took a carriage." Rong Yingluo was still very concerned about her status as the Prime Minister's wife and couldn't indulge herself too much.

Princess Jinyang had always been seen as having this kind of personality since childhood, so she didn't care.

"Greetings, Princess Jinyang." Li Xuanye did not dismount from the carriage, but simply stuck his head out to greet her.

"Are you the Crown Prince of Liao?" Princess Jinyang had only met him twice and was not familiar with him.

"It is indeed I, the Crown Prince." Li Xuanye raised an eyebrow and smiled slightly.

"You're a useless piece of trash, you can't even ride a horse, what are you doing here?" Princess Jinyang was sharp-tongued and spoke without any politeness.

She knew that the Prince of Liao had come to the capital to cure the poison in his body, but she hadn't heard that the poison had been cured after so long. This meant that he was still a sickly young master, unable to even ride a horse.

"Who says I can't ride? As long as I don't use force, I'm no different from anyone else." Li Xuanye was unhappy; nobody wants to hear others call them a good-for-nothing.

He is currently taking the conditioning prescription that Rong Yingluo gave him. As long as he doesn't use violence, he is just like an ordinary person. His body is no longer as weak as before, and he can ride a horse without any problem.

"Then let's have a match today. If I see that you're not as good as this princess, don't blame me for laughing at you." Princess Jinyang raised her hand and set off.

Rong Yingluo quickly got into the carriage and told Uncle Wu to hurry up and catch up.

Upon arriving at the racecourse, Rong Yingluo changed into riding attire.

Li Xuanye had already chosen horses for the two of them.

His eye for horses was naturally more discerning than Rong Yingluo's; both horses were strong and powerful, clearly possessing excellent stamina.

"How do you plan to play?" Li Xuanye asked.

"Today, I, Princess Jinyang, will have a proper competition with you all. Last time, my elder brother, the Crown Prince, interfered, and we didn't get to enjoy ourselves properly." Princess Jinyang was in high spirits.

"Very well, today I will risk my life to accompany the princess." Li Xuanye readily agreed.

Yu Qiannian and Fang Yuening were Princess Jinyang's companions, and were often taken around by her. Both of them were also quite good at riding.

After warming up, the four girls and one man set off simultaneously at the command of a maid.

The first track to run was naturally the one where the women usually ran.

Li Xuanye hadn't ridden a horse in a long time, and he was very excited, so he was the first to rush out.

"Good heavens, he truly is a battlefield general." Princess Jinyang's eyes lit up.

She hasn't even competed with a man yet.

Suddenly, she felt a desire to surpass Li Xuanye, and with a flick of her whip, she chased after him.

The Akhal-Teke horse is indeed an Akhal-Teke horse; once it sets off, its speed is extraordinary.

Princess Jinyang quickly caught up with Li Xuanye.

"Haha, Prince Li, I beat you with ease." Princess Jinyang laughed as she brushed past Li Xuanye.

Li Xuanye also spurred his horse, increasing its speed.

Rong Yingluo, Yu Qiannian, and Fang Yuening lagged far behind.

However, they didn't care, as long as the princess had fun.

After one round of competition, Princess Jinyang naturally emerged victorious.

When they reach the finish line, horses usually run a little further before stopping, but Princess Jinyang's horse not only didn't stop, it ran even faster.

Rong Yingluo watched from afar and sensed that something was very wrong.

"Oh no, the princess's horse may have gone mad."

She immediately spurred her horse and galloped towards Princess Jinyang.

Li Xuanye also saw it and, being the closest, spurred his horse to chase after it.

But those were Akhal-Teke horses, and it was virtually impossible for them to catch up. Fortunately, they were in the racetrack, where the horses couldn't run away and could only circle around.

"Yuening, what should we do?" Fang Qiannian also realized what was happening.

"Quick, let's go find the manager of the horse farm; he'll definitely have a solution." Fang Yuening quickly came up with a plan.

The two girls immediately turned around to look for the person.

Rong Yingluo did not chase after Princess Jinyang, but waited on the road she expected the horse would pass after it had completed its circle.

But when the Akhal-Teke horse galloped past her, it was too fast for her to catch it.

At this moment, Li Xuanye also ran to her side.

"Prince Li, you can't use force right now, so I need your cooperation. Let's rescue the princess together." Rong Yingluo didn't care how the horse ran; all she wanted was to get the princess off its back.

"How can we coordinate? It's not easy to get someone off such a fast horse. If you're not careful, you'll all fall to your deaths." Li Xuanye admitted that even when he was at the peak of his martial arts skills, he might not be able to do it.

That horse was incredibly fast.

"In a little while, when the princess runs past us, I'll mount her horse, and you'll lead my horse without slowing down. When we reach you on our second lap, I'll take the princess to switch horses," Rong Yingluo stated her plan firmly.

"No, that's too dangerous," Li Xuanye disagreed.