Quick Transmigration: Don't Let an Honest Man Become a Villainous Supporting Female Character

"Seventh brother, I heard you haven't ridden a horse much. Well then, your third brother will teach you," the third prince said with a smile, carrying a heavy bow in his hand.

The other princes followed behind the third prince, their eyes filled with malice.

The Second Prince frowned slightly. Consort Shu said that the Third Prince bullied Xiao Yanchen because Xiao Shunzi instigated it. But even though Xiao Shunzi wasn't around, didn't he still bully him quite happily?

To be honest, he was indeed quite far away from Xiao Yanchen, but wouldn't he get tired of spending all day with Xiao Yanchen...?

The third prince watched the second prince ride away and called out, "Second brother, aren't you going to play with us?"

The second prince, riding his horse impatiently, said, "I'm going to practice archery with the instructor."

The other princes exchanged glances, and a few of them followed the second prince.

They didn't know whether this was an ordinary conversation or a battle between the Imperial Concubine and the Noble Concubine.

The Third Prince's face was extremely ugly, and he cursed inwardly, "What a hypocrite."

He must be so happy that his father praised him today.

The Third Prince felt a surge of anger whenever he thought about what happened in the Imperial Study.

He rode his horse around Xiao Yanchen and laughed, "Seventh Brother, have you ever played cat and mouse? Today you are the mouse. As long as you can run over this fence, you win."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Third Prince and the other princes immediately surrounded him.

The game has begun.

This is not archery, it's hunting.

Xiao Yanchen clumsily gripped the horse's back, mimicking how he had watched others ride horses, holding the reins tightly, trying to break free from the encirclement.

However, the other princes all rode the Akhal-Teke horses that were presented as tribute. They deliberately rode their horses close to Xiao Yanchen and then whipped the old horse under Xiao Yanchen hard.

Old Ma roared in pain and ran around wildly.

Xiao Yanchen gripped the reins tightly, tears welling in his eyes. If he hadn't chosen this horse, it wouldn't have been bullied like this.

But he had no choice. He lay tightly on the horse's back, his hands gripping the reins raw and bleeding, the blood staining the reins red.

"Run! Run faster! Run, Seventh Brother!"

The third prince screamed, his face full of excitement. Looking at the limping horse in front of him, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"So you can ride a horse now, right?"

He screamed and plucked the bowstring in his hand, constantly threatening Xiao Yanchen.

The second prince, who was not far away, glanced in the direction of the horse farm, and then continued to complete his riding and archery practice.

The Third Prince's attendant had been observing coldly from the sidelines. Just as Xiao Yanchen was about to break through, he directly rammed into Xiao Yanchen's horse.

"Get out of here!"

Xiao Yanchen's eyes were frighteningly red, and he drew his bow and arrow from behind him, intending to fight back.

But the next second, the Third Prince swung his whip, and the arrow in Xiao Yanchen's hand was knocked away, leaving a bloody mark on his brow bone.

The skinny horse finally couldn't hold on any longer. It was bumped by the other horses and fell heavily onto the frozen ground.

Xiao Yanchen was thrown out, his body rolled several times on the grass, convulsing, and curled up in the snow, barely alive.

Several horses galloped up to him, kicking up dust that splashed directly onto him. The riders looked down at him, sneered, and then rode away.

The cold wind kept blowing, and a thin layer of snow gradually covered his thin body.

The sound of horses' hooves had faded into the distance. Xiao Yanchen's face was pressed against the frozen ground. He could only hear the howling wind and his own labored breathing. He was in so much pain that he didn't even have the strength to stand up.

He stared blankly at the snow falling from the sky.

He once thought that as long as he didn't cause trouble and just read books by himself in the corner of the study, he wouldn't even need to ask the teacher questions, and he thought that would be fine.

But now he realizes that it was all just self-deception...

Even if he hides in the corner and tries his best not to upset others, they will still bully him, and they will only escalate the situation.

He tried hard to recall his mother's face, but like the snow, it had all melted into the ground, and he couldn't see it at all. During those years in Ruhui Palace, in countless dark nights, everyone could beat or curse him.

Xiao Yanchen turned his head with difficulty and looked at the dying old horse beside him. He felt his heart clench.

"sorry……"

If it weren't for him, this horse wouldn't have been in this mess at all; it's all his fault...

Xiao Yanchen felt his eyelids getting sleepier and sleepier. Just as he curled up, his fingertips accidentally touched the red string on his wrist.

He thought of Ji Chaoxi again.

I think of her applying medicine to him in the dim candlelight, her head bowed; I think of her bringing him food; I think of her holding his hand as they went to the arrow tower to watch the fireworks...

If he dies, he will never see Xiao Xizi again.

"Xiao Xizi..."

Xiao Yanchen finally burst into tears, large tears falling onto the snow. All his despair had finally found an outlet. He curled up into a ball, his whole body trembling as he cried.

One day, he will repay them a thousandfold for all the suffering he has endured...

The wind wasn't strong tonight, and it was quiet outside, but the yard was extremely noisy. A cat impatiently flicked its tail and jumped out of the window.

"Huff—huff—snort!"

Liu Gonggong's snoring was deafening, with a slight tremor at the end, making the window paper vibrate.

He lay flat on the bed, mouth wide open, snoring incessantly, occasionally choking on his own breath, muttering something under his breath.

Ji Chaoxi stood beside Eunuch Liu for a while, and seeing that he didn't react, she held her breath, crouched down, and opened the door.

The door creaked open, and Ji Chaoxi stopped, listening intently to the sounds inside. Only when the snoring picked up a notch did she feel relieved enough to slip out.

She said it was Eunuch Liu snoring. She had previously complained that Eunuch Liu's snoring was too loud and kept her from sleeping, but Eunuch Liu insisted that it was her snoring that woke her up.

Another person should be allowed to listen and testify for her!

Ji Chaoxi brought a bottle of ointment and a fox fur collar, which she pieced together bit by bit from defective products from the Imperial Household Department.

Although the patchwork was rather ugly, it was still a fox fur collar, while her little brother didn't even have a collar; his neck was completely bare.

When Ji Chaoxi arrived at Ruhui Palace, she did not see Xiao Yanchen. She was a little surprised. Could it be that Xiao Yanchen had been kept behind by the teacher again?

She wanted to go out and look for them, but she ran into a guard patrolling with a lantern, so she had to hide in a corner.

Seeing that the guards had left, she secretly went out, and just then, she suddenly saw a familiar figure by the artificial hill.

Xiao He hid behind the artificial hill, covering her mouth, her shoulders trembling.