Chapter 643: Another Fall 3 (2/2)

In the end, Chu Lian was thrown off when she lost hold of the reins…

She cried out in alarm, but right at this moment, a majestic horse suddenly charged onto the field.

The horse leapt over the wooden fence surrounding the field easily, and the rider of the horse actually jumped off the horse’s back without any regard for his own safety.

A tall and slender figure caught Chu Lian in mid-air, then embraced her tightly.

Moments later, there was the muffled sound of bodies hitting the ground‘. The world seemed to go out of focus for Chu Lian as she rolled uncontrollably for a few rounds before coming to a stop.

An unfamiliar chilly fragrance surrounded her, and the embrace she felt wasn’t one that was familiar to her.

Once she recovered from the shock, Chu Lian calmed her emotions, and slowly opened her eyes.

What entered her eyes first was a black robe, then fair skin, a prominent Adam’s apple, and a clean and smooth-looking chin with slight traces of stubble.

The shape of the chin was very delicate-looking, and not at all what she was familiar with.

Chu Lian was immediately frozen from this. There was fear, shock, anxiety and other negative emotions in her heart.

This man who had suddenly appeared wasn’t her husband, He Changdi!

Who was it!?

In the next second, Chu Lian felt the hold on her waist tighten and a stranger’s hand impudently caressing her waist.

She then heard a familiar voice from above her head, “My dear Lian’er, are you alright?”

That… That was Xiao Bojian’s voice!

Chu Lian sucked in her breath through her teeth. The shock of learning this made her push away the man embracing her with everything she had!

However, the difference between a man and a woman’s physical strength wasn’t so easy to overcome. Xiao Bojian’s arms were like steel clamps locking her in place, she couldn’t move at all.

When Chu Lian had been flung off her horse, the audience on the viewing platform was in an uproar. Many of them hadn’t expected such an accident to happen in a simple game of women’s polo.

Even Imperial Concubine Wei showed some semblance of shock.

Right now, it was already too late for anyone to save Honoured Lady Jinyi. It didn’t matter how good their reflexes were.

Just as everyone had determined that Honoured Lady Jinyi was destined to be a cripple, someone from outside the field charged in, and even leapt off his horse to save Honoured Lady Jinyi without any regard for his own safety.

Someone on the viewing platform said with astonishment, “Is… isn’t that Scholar Xiao?”

With that reminder, everyone immediately recognised the person who had saved Chu Lian. That person was indeed Xiao Bojian.

Xiao Bojian had been born with amazing features that were unforgettable to anyone he met. He was also the top scholar of the imperial examinations, which meant that he had left an incredibly deep impression in the minds of others.

Practically everybody in the capital knew of him.

It wasn’t strange at all for someone to recognise him at this occasion.