An Jing immediately shook her head and said, "No."
Xiao Changyi then extended a hand toward An Jing.
An Jing smiled as she placed her hand on Xiao Changyi’s, and he helped her down from the horse.
Watching the interaction between An Jing and Xiao Changyi, Dongfang Tianyang felt a subtle discomfort in his heart, but he did not show it and smiled at An Jing instead, "The Princess, a woman, has such courage and bravery to have tamed the horse. Tianyang admires, truly admires this."
One does not strike a smiling face, moreover, this was a prince from another nation. Even if one did not respect the prince personally, they must give face to Dongqing Kingdom to avoid causing displeasure and sowing seeds of conflict between the two nations.
Thus, An Jing replied with a smile, "Seventh Prince, you flatter me. Previously, my lord taught me the art of horse taming. If not for that, I would have been thrown off the horse long ago, and how could I have tamed such a wild horse?"
As Prince Yi, Xiao Changyi held high prestige in Xiyun, and other nations regarded him with much wariness. If Xiao Changyi managed to achieve something, others wouldn’t find it surprising; some even saw it as natural.
Now, since An Jing mentioned that Xiao Changyi taught her horse taming, Dongfang Tianyang felt much more comfortable and not as embarrassed.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Dongfang Tianyang and Su Chengyu finally left.
Once Su Chengyu and the others had left, An Jing hurried to the Emperor of Xiyun and cheekily said, "Your Majesty, in honor of me taming this horse and earning some respect, please give this horse to me."
The Emperor of Xiyun immediately laughed, saying, "Oh, you Jingjing, so this was your plan all along!"
"The horse would just sit in the stable, unused. Just give it to me." An Jing still wore a playful smile, and seeing her husband approaching, she even hugged his arm.
Seeing An Jing hugging Xiao Changyi’s arm and continuing to be playful, showing little ladylike demeanor, the Emperor of Xiyun didn’t get angry at all, but laughed instead, "You have never asked me for anything before. Since this is the first time you’ve asked for something, naturally, I will grant it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" An Jing immediately expressed her thanks joyfully.
"However," the Emperor of Xiyun continued, "since Dongfang Tianyang is still in Xiyun, it wouldn’t be proper for me to give the horse to you now. Wait for him to leave, and once he’s gone, you can take the horse home."
An Jing also understood that it was rude to give away a gift from someone else right after receiving it, so she readily nodded her head, "Yes, I’ll take the horse home once he leaves."
"Alright, watching you tame the horse for so long has tired me. Let’s return."
With that, the Emperor of Xiyun headed back to the Jun Palace.
Unwilling to just let someone else take the horse she had just tamed back to the stable, An Jing led it herself.
She held the horse with one hand and Xiao Changyi with the other, still laughing and saying, "My Lord, what do you think we should name the horse?"
Xiao Changyi said, "Whatever you like."
An Jing said, "I think we should give it a name similar to ’Zhuri.’ When one hears the name, they’ll know it’s our horse. Zhuri... Zhuri... Zhu? Ri?"
An idea suddenly flashed through her mind. An Jing eagerly exclaimed, "I’ve got it! I know what we should call our horse."
At An Jing’s use of ’our,’ Xiao Changyi’s lips curved slightly, and he asked, "What shall we call it?"