Chapter 130 - Point of Contention (1/2)
Lei Xing looked at the horse in front of her and then back at Princess Nalan, ”Where are the steps.”
Princess Nalan raised an eyebrow, ”Steps? You can't carry steps with you everywhere. That's just unnecessary baggage. You need to learn how to mount the saddle on your own. It's easy. Here, watch me.” She finished then vaulted onto the horse, then hopped down. ”See? Now your turn.”
Lei Xing raised an eyebrow at the horse and thought it made sense, ”Make sure to hold it steady.” She said, Princess Nalan held up the reins to reassure her.
Lei Xing took a deep breath then gripped onto the saddle, put her leg in and vaulted up but only ended up landing on the saddle on her belly. She tried to get her other leg up and across but was having trouble. She heard Princess Nalan chuckling and frowned.
”Lei Xing, your mounting technique is quite unique.” Princess Nalan commented.
”I know what I'm doing.” Lei Xing bit back and continued her struggle.
{...Okay, we can do this...Stupid leg! Get a grip! >_
Molin could no longer help it as he watched Lei Xing and chuckled. The Emperor immediately glared at him and he piped down, The Emperor then dismissively to them, ”You don't have to follow me around. You can leave.”
Prince Rui bowed his head, ”Ah, I understand...I'm just here to watch my sister to ensure she does not cause trouble. She is a bit...”
The Emperor narrowed his eyes then glanced at Prince Yi, who turned to him, bowed his head and respectfully reminded, ”I am keeping Prince Rui company... as his companion.”
Molin quickly bowed and chimed in, ”And I am Prince Rui's guard, I'm guarding.”
The Emperor looked at them, unamused. He turned back to Lei Xing who finally had her leg on top of the horse but was still trying to haul over to the other side. He frowned and then walked up to the horse and gave her the boost she needed.
Lei Xing was so absorbed in her brave feat that she was oblivious to everything else and was not aware that someone had helped her. As soon as she landed she sat, smiled and turned to Princess Nalan, only to see the Emperor standing beside her lowering his hands.
She blinked at him and wanted to say something but then the Emperor looked away again. She sighed and knit her brows, feeling upset again.
Princess Nalan obliviously to the mood, then said, ”Okay, now that you're up. Time to ride.” Then immediately slapped the horse's back and it charged. Lei Xing's eyes immediately went wide as the horse sped off. She tightly gripped the reins then leaned forward to grab the horse's neck.
{...Crazy ass- ! What the hell did you do that for?! >_
”Relax, it's fine.”
Lei Xing opened her eyes as she heard that and saw the horse had stopped. She sat up and turned around to see the Emperor sitting behind her. She immediately hugged him, grateful for his humanity as she exclaimed, ”When did you get here?”
”Just now.” The Emperor blinked in surprise, then frowned as he looked down at her head. It was the first time she had ever taken the initiative, but it was not the same. He had vaulted up behind her as soon as Princess Nalan hit the horse. He turned the horse around and glared at Princess Nalan.
Lei Xing let out a sigh of relief and opened her eyes, realized what she was doing and immediately let go, looked up at his face calmly looking down at her. She quickly faced forward turning a bit red. She looked forward and also glared at Princess Nalan, feeling aggrieved.
{...I've figured it out, this girl is trying to kill me, isn't she? -_-)...}
The Emperor got down then put Lei Xing on the ground then walked up to Princess Nalan. At this point, Prince Rui and the others had made their way to her, with Prince Rui already admonishing her for her stupidity for doing that.
The Emperor stopped in front of them and narrowed his eyes at her and said in a low voice, ”You could have killed her.”
Princess Nalan, who was already annoyed with her brother's scolding and frowned and said, ”That wouldn't have killed her...She isn't that fragile. Everyone falls from a horse, it's how you learn...”