Chapter 135 Unexpected Changes
Zheng Qingshan was well-dressed and had a noble air about him, but he was not arrogant at all. He was also very easygoing, friendly and considerate to his servants.
Although his young mistress was very approachable and generous to them, such people were still very rare. Masters generally looked down on their servants, so Chen Luo held every wealthy young man who treated him as an equal in high regard.
Zheng Qingshan not only respected him but also treated him like a brother. Therefore, he deserved even more sincere treatment.
He still secretly believed that Young Master Zheng was a good person, but as a guard, it was indeed inappropriate for him to leave his post without permission and hand over the work to others without his master's consent.
He knew he was wrong, but he didn't think he was wrong.
"This place isn't safe. Let's pack up and leave as soon as possible," Meng Lingge said, not wanting to say more.
Chen Luo's words still showed her protection of Zheng Qingshan. No matter what she said now, it would be useless. Anyway, she probably wouldn't see this young master Zheng again after leaving today, so there was no need to make everyone feel unhappy because of him.
"Yes," Chen Luo replied.
After the group finished breakfast, Meng Lingge and the others waited at the entrance of the inn, while Chen Luo went to the backyard to drive the carriage.
They traveled on a chestnut horse and in a simple two-horse carriage. They paid extra silver upon check-in, and the innkeeper had already fed the horses plenty of fodder.
The chestnut-colored horse, named Red Cherry, was quite intelligent. In the past, when Chen Luo untied its reins and held it in his hand, Red Cherry would quietly follow behind the carriage when he drove it. He could easily lead the carriage and the horse out by himself.
But today, Hongying was acting strangely. After loosening the reins, it went straight to a dark corner next to the stable and neighed at the corner.
Chen Luo was surprised. Before he could go forward to check, a figure came out from the corner and smiled at Chen Luo, saying, "Brother Chen Luo, I just checked out and was about to leave when I saw you come in at the stable. I wanted to say hello, but I was afraid your young lady would misunderstand, so I hid here and waited for you to leave before coming out. I didn't expect to be discovered by this horse."
Guan Yi'an's smile was awkward, and he looked very embarrassed.
Chen Luo felt even more embarrassed than him after hearing this.
Because of the young lady's distrust of Young Master Zheng, he left without saying goodbye, and now even such a gentle and refined person as Young Master Zheng is hiding in this dark corner to avoid suspicion.
Chen Luo blushed and explained, "Young Master Zheng, I'm so sorry. It's not that my young lady doesn't trust you, it's just that she's always been cautious."
“It’s always good to be cautious when you’re out and about.” Guan Yi’an nodded in agreement and smiled, “You guys go ahead first, I’ll leave later, so your young lady won’t misunderstand you.”
"Alright, Young Master Zheng, see you again someday." Chen Luo pulled on Hongying's reins, jumped onto the carriage, and waved goodbye to Guan Yi'an.
He drove away, secretly praising Young Master Zheng as a kind person who considers others.
Behind him, the kind-hearted person he had once admired had turned cold, his charming peach blossom eyes now filled with hostility.
Chen Luo drove the carriage to the inn's entrance. Qiu Lan helped Meng Lingge into the carriage while asking in confusion, "Why did it take so long today? The sun is already up. We've kept Miss waiting."
Chen Luo thought that Meng Lingge didn't trust Young Master Zheng, so he decided not to mention that he had just met Young Master Zheng. He casually explained, "Hongying was naughty today and caused a delay."
Upon hearing this, Meng Lingge, who had already boarded the carriage, still got off to check on things, feeling uneasy.
She carefully examined Hongying to make sure there was nothing wrong, then touched the horse's belly to make sure Hongying had eaten enough fodder before getting back into the carriage.
Let's go.
The carriage swayed forward, leaving the inn and the enchanting Hexi Market.
After traveling about ten miles, they came to a deserted road. Just as the cool breeze was making them feel drowsy, the carriage suddenly began to shake violently and started moving faster and faster.
"What's wrong with Chen Ling? Stop it right now!"
"The horse is out of control, it won't stop, whoosh..."
Excited shouts came from outside, and all the gifts in the back of the carriage were overturned and rolled all over the floor.
Meng Lingge, Qiu Lan, and Dong Qing embraced each other, holding tightly to the carriage. However, the carriage did not slow down at all; instead, it sped up even more. As a batch of gifts rolled out of the carriage, Dong Qing could not withstand the powerful impact and rolled off the carriage.
Falling from such a fast-moving carriage is obviously dangerous.
Meng Lingge was startled and quickly caught Qiu Lan, who was about to fall off. She leaned out of the car window and shouted to Chen Luo, who was riding a horse outside, "Cut the reins! Quick, cut the reins!"
Chen Luo was terrified when he saw Chen Ling, who was sitting outside the carriage, fall out first, followed by Li Bao and then Dong Qing. Just then, he heard Meng Lingge's shout and was jolted awake. He urged Hong Ying to hurry up and quickly cut the reins of the two horses with a swift stroke of his knife.
The carriage came to a sudden stop, and Meng Lingge and Qiu Lan both fell into the carriage. Fortunately, the carriage was carpeted, and neither of them was seriously injured.
Without a second thought, Meng Lingge and Qiu Lan helped each other to their feet, then immediately lifted the carriage curtain and jumped off.
Of course, the carriage they were riding in could no longer be considered a carriage. After Chen Luo cut the reins, the two horses pulling the carriage were still out of control and ran even faster without the restraint of the carriage.
The moment Meng Lingge and Qiu Lan got off the car, they had already darted far away, and only two blurry figures could be seen.
Only the back carriage remains of the former horse-drawn carriage.
Meng Lingge hurriedly searched for Dongqing at the back of the carriage. After Dongqing fell, she vaguely heard a scream, which made her worried, fearing that something bad had happened to Dongqing.
Fortunately, she soon saw Dongqing standing unharmed not far behind the carriage, and it seemed that he was not seriously injured.
Dongqing took two quick steps and threw herself into Meng Lingge's arms: "Miss, I was so scared. I almost didn't see you again. It was Brother Zheng who saved me, otherwise I would have been run over by the carriage."
Meng Lingge then noticed Guan Yi'an, who looked rather disheveled, behind Dong Qing.
His hair was slightly disheveled, and his clothes were covered in mud. Hearing this, he explained, "I happened to be behind you and saw Miss Dongqing fall off the carriage, so I helped her in time."
He described it simply, but anyone could guess how dangerous it was.
Although Meng Lingge was somewhat suspicious of his sudden appearance, it was true that he had risked his life to save Dongqing. Considering that she had given him the cold shoulder this morning, yet he had disregarded past grievances and saved her girl, Meng Lingge felt a little guilty.
"Thank you for your help, Young Master Zheng."
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