It was at this time that Feudal Princess Minghui suddenly charged out from the left, her body bent backwards at what seemed like an impossible angle. She swung her polo mallet, and she stole the ball in a shocking move! The ball was sent flying in an arc, and in two seconds, the ball entered the opponentâs net with a âpopâ.
Royal Princess Duanjiaâs red team had scored a point!
Loud cheers immediately burst out from the ladies on the viewing platform.
Even Princess Wei had a wide smile on her face.
Following closely after that, the red team scored another point, making Honoured Lady Xincheng look at Royal Princess Duanjia in a different light.
The super amateur Chu Lian felt that she was actually going to be carried to victory.
At this moment, at an angle hidden to the others, Feudal Princess Anmin signaled at Prince Hexiâs twin daughters Dongâer and Nanâer with her eyes.
Nanâer nodded.
This time, it was the blue teamâs turn to serve the ball.
Royal Princess Nanzhang landed a heavy hit on the polo ball, sending it flying up in the air and towards the red teamâs side of the field.
The midfielders, Nanâer and Dongâer, whipped their horses forward and wildly charged into the red teamâs territory.
In the middle of their charge, Nanâer and Dongâer glanced at each other.
The heads of their horses turned, and they started galloping towards Chu Lian instead.
Dongâer swung her mallet, which caused the polo ball to roll in Chu Lianâs direction.
Nanâer twitched the reins of her horse, causing it to speed up.
At this point, Royal Princess Duanjia and the others were still on the other side of the field, and they didnât have any way of getting there before Nanâer and Dongâer.
When Chu Lian noticed that Nanâer and Dongâer were charging towards her, her brows furrowed, as she instinctively felt a sense of danger approaching.
If they wanted to hit her horse, then she just had to dodge.
However, it was right at this moment that the small polo ball coincidentally hit the butt of Chu Lianâs steed.
The horse was startled badly, causing it to whinny and rear up. It started to run off without paying any heed to Chu Lianâs commands.
Now that her opportunity to escape had been taken away, Nanâer and Dongâer rushed to Chu Lianâs side.
In a seemingly accidental manner, they slammed into Chu Lian on both sides. They used their mallets to control the polo ball while Chu Lian was sandwiched between them and unable to move.
When Dongâer and Nanâer were fighting to snatch the polo ball on the ground, their mallets âinadvertentlyâ hit Chu Lianâs horse.
After they galloped away, Chu Lianâs horse suddenly flew into a rage, with every intention to fling its rider off.
Chu Lian was still an amateur at horse riding and she hadnât learned enough riding techniques yet. She didnât know how to calm the horse down and control it.
Princess Wei and the distant Royal Princess Duanjia felt their hearts stop. Princess Wei immediately ordered one of her servants who knew martial arts to rescue Chu Lian.
However, it was still too late. They were too far away, and they were about to witness Chu Lian being flung off a crazed horse.
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 horseâs 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 groundâ. 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 wasnât 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 Adamâs 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 wasnât her husband, He Changdi!
Who was it!?
In the next second, Chu Lian felt the hold on her waist tighten and a strangerâs hand impudently caressing her waist.
She then heard a familiar voice from above her head, âMy dear Lianâer, are you alright?â
That... That was Xiao Bojianâs 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 womanâs physical strength wasnât so easy to overcome. Xiao Bojianâs arms were like steel clamps locking her in place, she couldnât 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 hadnât expected such an accident to happen in a simple game of womenâs 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 didnât 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, âIs... isnât that Scholar Xiao?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
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 wasnât strange at all for someone to recognise him at this occasion.