Chapter 176: Did Prince Su and his guards both perish?
Amidst screams, strangely, the horse charged wildly, yet it only crashed into the carriage where Liu Qingzhu was.
This left those who had regained their senses watching the spectacle somewhat bewildered.
Little did they know that if Li Qingluo hadn't taken precautions beforehand, the horse would now be at the point where Liu Qingzhu would induce it to go mad.
If it weren't for the suppressive scent of angelica and herbs, the other carriages around would surely have been thrown into chaos, with countless people and horses injured!
Liu Qingzhu was completely unaware that, because Lü Ying had deliberately kept it a secret, the General's carriage had been deliberately led in front of her carriage after it had set off.
Otherwise, she would never dare to follow behind the General's carriage!
She thought the General's carriage would follow Li Qingluo. If he went berserk, even if Li Qingluo was on the Princess's carriage, the surrounding area would suffer. At that time, Princess Nanping would definitely be implicated.
After all, she couldn't escape; that was the General's carriage!
But the truth is, she failed again, and once again, harming others ultimately harmed herself.
"Ah—help—ah—"
Liu Qingzhu was still screaming, and her voice seemed to be getting weaker and weaker. Li Qingluo then looked at Que'er and said, "There was already an accident on today's journey. Go, don't let her die."
After all, Liu Qingzhu is now the favored concubine of Prince Yun.
If he were to die because of his own carriage, the Prince Yun's mansion would surely cause him trouble.
Que'er then slowly went over and said, "Yes, I understand."
After the sparrow flew away, he flipped over and mounted the horse.
"Whoa! Whoa—"
Granny Deng also reached over and, taking advantage of the chaos, smeared some herbs and angelica on the horse's nose. The horse immediately neighed and jumped back.
Que'er quickly untied the rope, then dismounted and was caught by Granny Deng.
The black horse lurched, sensing an all-encompassing scent that it couldn't avoid. So it leaped high, turned around, and vanished into the snowstorm like a gust of wind...
Que'er and Granny Deng returned safely.
After witnessing that terrifying scene, everyone else was stunned: !!
Heavens! Are those ordinary maids and servants?!?
Such skill is indeed worthy of someone from the General's Mansion!
Immediately, all the girls around looked at Li Qinglu with envy.
With such servants and maids by her side, it's no wonder she had the fewest people with her when she went out today.
Even two of them are worth ten!
Moreover, with such servants and maids around, you can feel at ease wherever you go, right?
That's so enviable.
Li Qingluo felt a surge of enthusiastic yet meaningful gazes, and a sense of immense pride welled up within her.
The moment Que'er and the old woman showed their skills, it was indeed very dangerous, but she trusted them.
"It's good that you're back. Are you hurt anywhere?"
Both of them shook their heads. Granny Deng whispered, "Miss, the black beans will come back on their own once the effects of the medicine wear off."
Li Qinglu breathed a sigh of relief. This was the first horse her grandmother had chosen for her, so naturally she couldn't bear to lose it.
"You...you! Li Qingluo!! Are you trying to kill me?! Why is your horse targeting only me?! Did you deliberately tamper with my carriage?!"
Liu Qingzhu climbed out of the carriage and saw that everything around her was fine, but she herself was the only one in a mess.
He was covered in injuries, his head was full of bumps, and he even had blood on his forehead. His ankle was probably broken as well.
She was immediately filled with rage and screamed as she filed a lawsuit.
Her voice was already unpleasant, and people could tolerate her if she just spoke softly and pretended to be weak, but when she screamed, everyone couldn't help but look at her with disgust.
When she first arrived today, everyone was disgusted to learn that she had become Prince Yun's concubine, so no one dared to bring it up too much.
At this moment, no one could hold back.
"Oh my god, this is awful, is this even a woman's voice...?"
"How can His Highness Prince Yun bear this?"
"Perhaps it's her seductive skills that made the prince not care about her voice, hehe..."
Liu Qingzhu was furious.
At this moment, Li Qingluo and Princess Nanping and others came to her again.
Seeing Liu Qingzhu's face turn green with anger, Li Qingluo simply feigned surprise.
"Oh dear! Someone come here! Why haven't you helped Lady Zhu of Prince Yun's residence up yet?"
"How did you get injured like this? Hurry back to the camp and let Madam Zhu take a look."
Que'er stepped forward, but was pushed away by the wary Liu Qingzhu.
Liu Qingzhu had no intention of letting Li Qingluo off the hook.
She couldn't understand why the horse was only attacking her carriage.
Clearly, clearly when this horse goes berserk, all the carriages around it should be doomed!
Moreover, when did the general's carriage end up in front of and behind my own carriage?!
She was completely unaware of this!
Liu Qingzhu glared at Lü Ying, who could only innocently shake her head with tears in her eyes.
Liu Qingzhu was certain that Li Qingluo was behind this.
"Stop pretending to be a good person! This is your carriage, Li Qingluo's carriage! And yet, you didn't ride in your own carriage on your way back today. Did you know all along that this horse would go crazy?"
"What exactly did you do to me? Why is this beast only attacking me?"
"Li Qingluo, if you dare to use any tricks against me, you will not escape punishment today!"
Li Qinglu looked completely bewildered and innocent: "But I really don't know what's going on. Could it be... that this horse still recognizes the scent of its former owner?"
"I wonder if Madam Zhu still remembers that my general's mansion has quite a few horses that my brother prepared for you?"
"It is said that horses are highly intelligent animals with a very sensitive nose. It must have been familiar with Lady Zhu's scent long ago, otherwise there would be no way to explain this."
"Madam Zhu says I have some kind of scheme, but that is truly a miscarriage of justice. How could I possibly have such abilities? If Madam Zhu insists on suspecting this, why not investigate the matter and see if the horse ate anything it shouldn't have?"
"Or perhaps, Madam Zhu really does have some kind of scent that made this horse go wild out of control, just like my brother, who can't forget his sister Madam Zhu no matter what..."
What nonsense is she spouting?!?
Liu Qingzhu almost lost control and screamed again.
In an instant, she felt as if all the gazes around her were investigating this matter.
She always pretended not to know about her brother's infatuation with her.
After all, if she hadn't deliberately seduced him these past few years, her brother wouldn't be the one in the family who was most reluctant to let her go.
But Li Kechuan is, after all, the older brother!
Besides, my leg is broken and it's no longer useful.
Most importantly, now that I'm in Prince Yun's residence, I absolutely cannot allow these rumors to spread.
"Shut up! I have absolutely no connection with your General's Mansion anymore!"
Liu Qingzhu knew that she could not investigate the matter further.
But he was still unwilling to accept it. Could it be that she had found out what he had done again?
Liu Qingzhu managed to hide her panic, no!
It's impossible for her to notice every time, so it must just be a coincidence.
"This matter is not over—"
With Lu Ying's help, Liu Qingzhu finally slowly got up.
However, Li Qingluo had no time to continue paying attention to her.
She looked up at the rear of the group.
Princess Qinyu led the way, followed by carriages belonging to more than a dozen families of young ladies.
In addition to the servants, cooks, guards, and soldiers brought by Nanping, the procession resembled a long, winding dragon, coiled along the road.
However, from the chaos of war just now to now, there has been a sudden silence in the rear!
The surroundings fell silent instantly.
Everyone looked at each other, not understanding why they had lingered here for so long because of Liu Qingzhu, but the back, which had been urging them to turn back, had suddenly become so quiet.
Even Liu Qingzhu sensed a hint of tension.
"We...we still need to hurry..."
Before someone could even speak, trembling, Li Qingluo saw a herd of fast horses emerge, thundering and galloping towards them—
"Quick! Let's go!"
Li Qingluo's expression changed drastically. She waved her hand, grabbed Nanping, and ran away.
Screams erupted all around instantly.
The previously quiet area behind them was suddenly filled with screams from the girls.
The servants and men of each household, who were determined to resist to the death, took out their weapons, but before they could even send them out, the black-faced men on horseback all bent down and stabbed the men to death!
Or their heads were simply chopped off, rolling to their feet with a 'rolling' sound, causing screams and fainting in terror.
Then the traitor climbed into the carriage and dragged the girl out.
Li Qingluo and the others quickly climbed back onto the carriage.
The carriage, which had been led to the side of the road, quickly drove off around a bend.
Those who hadn't found a carriage lifted their skirts and ran to the roadside.
Some people, upon reaching the nearby carriage, quickly climbed aboard.
If they can't reach it, they dart off into the fields or woods by the roadside.
Li Qingluo and Nanping's carriage was previously the last one, but now it's the first one.
They ran back and quickly climbed up, but before they could even sit properly, Granny Deng quickly started running away.
Nanping stumbled and fell in the carriage, crying loudly, "It's all over! Everything is inauspicious today. I've run into such bad luck. How am I going to explain this to the young ladies when I get back?"
Li Qinglu steadied herself, lifted the carriage curtain, and stuck her head out.
She looked back and saw the horses getting closer and closer, and saw many girls being captured by those people. Her heart sank lower and lower.
Are these dark-faced men riding in on horseback really just traitors?
If it were Prince Su who was making arrests, why would he allow these traitors to rush over to their side to arrest people?
What will these 'traitors' do after they capture people?
Although there are many young women here today, the number of guards and soldiers from each household is also quite large.
How did things come to this point, where we are powerless to fight back and can only wait to be slaughtered and captured?
Could it be that Princess Qinyu borrowed more than just the guards from her residence when she borrowed people?
"Princess, how many guards do we have left?"
Li Qingluo turned around and pulled Nanping aside to ask.
Nanping shook his head in panic: "There were only five. I sent the rest to help my Fifth Uncle! Could it be that my Fifth Uncle and the guards have all perished?"
Nanping almost burst into tears again.
Li Qingluo: "His Highness Prince Su is highly skilled, and I'm afraid no one can easily take his life. I'm afraid he's preoccupied with something, which is why these traitors took advantage of the situation."
Nanping: "How did you know?"
Li Qingluo had no time to reply to her. The princess had no one else to rely on, and she herself only took Deng Mama and Que'er with her when she went out.
The other companies are all in disarray now, unsure if they're even effective.
Never mind, let's get back to camp first!
"Quick! Everyone, run faster—"
Li Qinglu gave an order, and Que'er stood on the deck and shouted loudly towards the back.
Although the traitors' horses were fast, they were killing and capturing people behind them, so it wouldn't be easy for them to catch up immediately since they were at the very back.
Although they were getting closer, there was still some space left, and everyone could still escape.
However, just as the sparrow uttered its cry, an arrow whistled through the air—
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