Seeing what the young woman was about to do, they tried to stop her, but it was no use. Everyone watched as she raised her whip and lashed it at the back of the second young lady's mount.

"You dare? Ah... Third Senior Brother, save me!" The horse was suddenly whipped and, in pain, galloped forward wildly. The Second Sister, sitting on it, was caught off guard and leaned back. If she hadn't been holding onto the reins, she would have almost fallen off the horse.

"You actually?!" The third senior brother looked at Hong Xiaoduo angrily, but seeing that the horse had already gone quite far in such a short time, and hearing his junior sister's terrified cries for help, he didn't care about anything else and quickly mounted his horse and chased after her.

Hong Xiaoduo slowly rolled up the whip in her hand, looked around at the people from the escort agency, and seeing that they were all staring in shock at the road ahead, she said, "We still have to continue our journey. Do you have any questions?"

The bodyguards snapped out of their daze upon hearing her voice, glanced at her, then looked at their companions. What to do? Should they just let her go? Their third senior brother hadn't returned; who could make that decision?

“Young lady, please go first,” one of the older bodyguards said.

Hong Xiaoduo glanced at the other person, then looked at the expressions of the others. They were all looking at each other in a difficult position, but no one seemed angry with her or wanted to settle scores with her. It seemed that this second mistress wasn't very popular.

Hong Xiaoduo walked to Tian Shu's side and gently patted the horse's neck: "I'm sorry you got hurt, but you saw it, I got revenge for you, so don't feel wronged."

The horse seemed to understand her words and nuzzled her arm with its head.

"Let's go, when we get to town we'll buy some medicine for its wounds," Hong Xiaoduo said to Tian Shu, who was heartbroken.

Tian Shu nodded, and seeing that she didn't enter the carriage but sat on the carriage shaft, he sat on the other side.

"Uncle Tong, are we just going to let her go like that?" As the two carriages, one with a horse and one with a donkey, slowly drove away, one of the bodyguards asked the older one.

Uncle Tong turned to look at him: "Otherwise what? Should we block them from leaving? Third Senior Brother will decide what to do when he returns."

Everyone agreed, since there was only one official road available, and with seven children, she couldn't hide anywhere.

Besides, Third Senior Brother should be back soon. As for Second Madam? I wonder how badly she fell. Sigh!

It wasn't that they were afraid of the fierce young woman, but in this matter, the second young lady had indeed acted inappropriately. As for how to reason with her and settle accounts later, they would leave that to their third senior brother.

Before they left, the teacher's wife privately instructed them repeatedly to take good care of and protect the second daughter.

Throughout the journey, they kept their word, always letting her eat the best food first, and letting her stop to rest whenever she was tired. When there was danger, they prioritized protecting her over the convoy.

But she brought this upon herself!

I really don't know if this trip is for escorting goods or for traveling around with her.

But this is good too. At least he'll learn his lesson and should be able to control his spoiled nature in the future!

Hong Xiaoduo, who had just finished teaching someone a lesson, was combing her messy ponytail in the carriage when she heard a knock coming from Tian Shu's position.

Hmm? Hong Xiaoduo thought for a moment and realized what was going on. She looked out the car window and sure enough, she saw the two senior brothers by the roadside.

The senior brother was standing on the ground, while the second wife was still on horseback. Her beautiful hair was disheveled, her hairpins were gone, and she was sobbing with tears streaming down her face.

The other person, upon hearing the sound, initially wanted to turn their face to the other side, but suddenly remembered something, turned around, and saw Hong Xiaoduo.

"You!" The second wife glared at her, about to curse, but Hong Xiaoduo's expression darkened, startling her so much that she quickly turned her head away.

The senior student with the stern face also saw Hong Xiaoduo, his eyes, devoid of any emotion, following the person inside the car window.

Hong Xiaoduo didn't flinch at all, looking back at the other person with a half-smile.

Is this because she's being considerate of him? After all, he kindly came over late last night to let her rest.

Hong Xiaoduo admitted that he was a pretty good person, but could his pride be more important than the lives of seven children? What a joke!

"Third Senior Brother, are you just going to let me be bullied by others? What did you promise my father?" The Second Madam felt more and more aggrieved as she thought about it.

"You should dismount and rest for a bit while they come over," her senior brother said calmly, stretching out his arms to her.

"No," the second wife said, strongly refusing.

She had imagined countless times that one day her senior brother would lift her onto the horse and catch her when she dismounted, just like he did when they were children.

However, now that her senior brother had reached out to her, she couldn't. She had been so frightened by the horse's sudden gallop that she had lost control of her bladder. If her senior brother helped her dismount, wouldn't he discover her?

I was just about to cry and plead again, hoping to soften my senior's heart and make him feel more guilty.

But it was too late; the镖局 (escort agency)'s carriages had already arrived.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that although the second daughter was in a sorry state, at least she wasn't seriously injured.

"You park the carriage here, and all of you move further away," the second wife called to the driver of the carriage where she was resting.

The coachman quickly stepped forward and, as usual, knelt on one knee to help her dismount, but was yelled at to get away. He could only get up and walk far away.

The other bodyguards all looked at their third senior brother, then at the two carts lined up together not far ahead, thinking that since their senior brother hadn't stopped them from passing, it seemed the matter was over.

But how could the second wife accept this? She'd surely cause a scene!

Just thinking about how the shipment was still en route and at least a month away from its destination, plus the return journey, and having to travel with this second wife, gave everyone a headache.

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