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

This time, Rong Yingluo chose a tall stallion. When she touched it, it did not resist, which meant that it was well-trained and would not cause trouble for no reason.

She also carefully examined the horse to see if it had been tampered with. From its breathing, eyes, and overall condition, she couldn't find anything wrong, indicating that the horse was normal.

All eight ladies were already mounted and lined up in a row.

The rules are simple: whoever reaches the finish line first is the winner.

"Is everything ready?" Yuwen Yi shouted.

The young ladies were all eager to try, it seemed that the tokens the Crown Prince had brought out were more appealing to them than the tokens from the horse farm.

"Begin." Yuwen Yi waved the flag in his hand.

The eight girls simultaneously spurred their horses and cracked their whips, sending the eight horses off the starting line like arrows released from a bow.

Rong Yingluo did not run in the lead, but deliberately lagged behind by three people, neither too far ahead nor too far behind, which was a very good balance.

But why did the woman named Chen Ying, whom the Crown Prince arranged, fall behind?

Since the Crown Prince has asked her to participate in the competition, she shouldn't be here as a mere supporting character.

The distance isn't far, at most three miles in a straight line, but the horse trail is deliberately made with nine bends and eighteen turns, greatly increasing its length and difficulty.

Turning a horse while it is running at high speed is a control technique and one of the difficulties in riding a horse.

They had already run a third of the way, and the distance between the eight people had widened.

Princess Jinyang was in first place.

Rong Yingluo ranked fourth.

When she turned around to see who was behind her, Rong Yingluo narrowed her eyes. It turned out to be the woman arranged by the Crown Prince.

Out of caution, Rong Yingluo deliberately slowed down her horse, wanting the woman to run ahead of her.

But when she slowed down, the woman also slowed down.

Then she sped up and overtook Princess Xiangyi in front of her.

The woman quickened her pace, always following behind her.

After being tested, Rong Yingluo knew that she was going to do something bad, so she gave up the competition. She didn't necessarily need those two tokens.

When she reached the first fence, Rong Yingluo was about to pretend that she didn't want to cross it and give up the competition.

Suddenly, her horse neighed and abruptly lifted its front hooves over the first fence.

Rong Yingluo was startled by the horse's sudden leap into the air. She immediately tightened her grip on the stirrups and held onto the saddle straps with both hands to steady herself.

The movement was so fast that the people behind didn't even see what happened before Rong Yingluo had already ridden her horse over the first fence.

However, after the horse crossed the fence, it did not proceed at its normal speed. Instead, it seemed to have been stimulated by something and its speed increased considerably.

Chen Ying, who was following behind Rong Yingluo, also lashed the horse's rump with her whip, shouting, "Young Madam Gu, be careful!"

Her horse suddenly accelerated and chased after Rong Yingluo. She successfully jumped over the fence, and the movement was very beautiful, which showed that she was an excellent horseman.

Rong Yingluo knew that the horse had been tampered with, and it was the woman behind it who did it, but she had no time to care about anything else at the moment.

The horse had gone mad; she could only do her best to control it and get it across the finish line.

They soon reached the second fence. Rong Yingluo was prepared in advance, and she was not thrown off when the horse leaped over it.

By this time, she had caught up with Princess Jinyang.

"Young Madam Gu." Princess Jinyang was taken aback to see that Rong Yingluo's horse was running too fast.

However, Rong Yingluo did not have time to answer Princess Ying Jinyang; she dared not be careless.

Chen Ying had caught up from behind, and no one knew if she would resort to any more underhanded tricks. Rong Yingluo could only try to cross the finish line as soon as possible.

However, by the time Chen Ying crossed the third fence, she had already caught up with Rong Yingluo.

The two horses galloped side by side.

"Mrs. Gu, are you alright?" Chen Ying asked kindly.

"It's nothing." Rong Yingluo merely glanced at her before focusing on controlling the horse, while also keeping an eye on whether the woman would make any further moves.

After running for a while, she still didn't make any moves. Rong Yingluo was puzzled, wondering what she was up to.

Chen Ying did not make any move until they crossed the finish line, although the two of them crossed the finish line at the same time.

Yuwen Tai's shout reached the ears of the two women.

However, Rong Yingluo's horse ran forward for a while without stopping, so she had to use her usual soothing technique to calm the horse down.

Holding the reins in one hand, he took out a paper packet from his pocket with the other, quickly poured the powder onto the horse, and then used a dagger to cut a small opening in the flesh to allow the powder to seep into the bloodstream more quickly.

The horse ran wildly for another fifteen minutes before finally stopping.

Rong Yingluo carefully examined the horse and found a small red dot on its rump.

She already knew what was going on; someone had drugged the horse with a very small hidden weapon, but she didn't know how the other person had managed to do it.

But such a small detail couldn't be used as evidence, and besides Chen Ying following behind her, there was no one else. Moreover, Chen Ying had deliberately chased after her, showing concern for her; she could only swallow this humiliation today.

At this moment, Princess Jinyang arrived in pursuit.

"Young Madam Gu, are you alright?" Princess Jinyang asked with concern. "Why did this horse suddenly go berserk?"

"I don't know either." Rong Yingluo didn't have solid evidence and couldn't just say anything.

Those are the Crown Prince's men.

"Madam Gu, I admire you so much. You only learned to ride a horse today and you can ride so well. You can even control the horse when it goes crazy. If it were anyone else, they would have been thrown off the horse long ago."

"If it weren't for that, you wouldn't have gotten first place." Princess Jinyang was delighted to have discovered such a skilled rider.

She can invite her to go horse racing more often in the future.

The two are only two years apart in age, they're sure to play together.

"So the horse racing track pass that the princess promised belongs to me?" Rong Yingluo smiled brightly.

"I keep my word, the token is yours," Princess Jinyang said happily.

Everyone returned to the starting point.

Yuwen Yi and Yuwen Tai, as the referees at the start and finish lines, announced the results of the competition.

There were two people in first place.

"Madam Gu, it seems I can't give you the token I have. Fortunately, I also made a prize, so we can each receive one, along with my little princess's prize. You don't have any objections, do you?" Yuwen Yi's eyes were filled with the smug satisfaction of a successful scheme, which was obvious to everyone.

He did it on purpose.

They say they're offering a prize, but then let their own people win it back—it's like they're hiding something obvious; they're just unwilling to actually give it away.

"Your Highness, what I truly desire most is the horse ranch token promised by Princess Jinyang."

"Today, I realized that I really enjoy horseback riding. Back home, my mother always said that young ladies should be quiet and demure; but since meeting Princess Jinyang, I've learned that women can be so free and unrestrained," Rong Yingluo replied respectfully.

"Haha, Gu Ce has married a wife who is quite extraordinary. I must congratulate him properly." Yuwen Yi laughed.

"Your Highness flatters me." Rong Yingluo didn't know what he meant by that, so she didn't dare to respond carelessly and could only reply in a proper and respectful manner.

"Little Princess, do you know how heartbroken Tai-di was when you stole his prized horse?" Yuwen Yi said, turning to Princess Jinyang.

"Today, my brother Tai came to me, asking me to be his mediator. He wants to gamble with you again to win back his prized horse. If you win again, he won't try to get it back for any reason. To give my brother face, let's gamble again today, shall we?"