Chapter 136 Traveling together
Guan Yi'an's smile deepened.
"Even if I had never met Miss Meng before, I would have saved her if we were complete strangers. It is fate that my carriage happened to be behind you. Miss Dongqing is lucky and destined to escape danger."
He appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was breaking out in a cold sweat.
Today, he hid in the stable, found Meng Lingge's carriage, and hid silver needles on the back pads of the two horses. The position was very clever; it would take some time to travel and for the needles to pierce the horses' bodies through friction.
Guan Yi'an's actions were intended to damage Meng Lingge's carriage, forcing her to accept his help, ride in his carriage, and travel with him.
He knew, of course, how violent the horse's reaction would be after being pricked by the needle. He didn't care about the lives of others, but he couldn't let Meng Lingge's life be in danger.
So he kept following at a distance in his carriage. When he noticed something was wrong, he immediately drove up and saw a girl fall down. He thought it was Meng Lingge, and in a moment of panic, he grabbed her and rolled on the ground, barely managing to avoid the wheels of the carriage.
If he had known she was just a girl, he would never have risked his life to save her.
Fortunately, Meng Lingge was unharmed; otherwise, his mistake in saving the wrong person could have led to a major disaster.
Now that the person has been rescued and the crisis has been resolved, he knows exactly what to say to make Meng Lingge grateful and to gain the trust of these people completely.
Holly blushed deeply and nervously gripped her sleeves.
"Brother Zheng, thank goodness I met you."
Chen Ling caught up from behind, carrying two large bags of things, looking anxious.
"Miss, we lost our things along the way. And this horse, for some reason, suddenly went mad and won't stop."
Qiu Lan also picked up a few items along the way. "Miss, we lost a lot more later. Should we go find them?"
Chen Luo said, "Now those two horses have disappeared. Hongying can't carry that many. Even if she retrieves them all, she can't take them all with her."
“My carriage is parked in the back,” Guan Yi’an said at the right moment. “I’m traveling alone and I didn’t bring much with me. I think you can all fit your things. If Miss Meng doesn’t mind, the three of you can ride in my carriage. I can drive for you. If Miss Meng is worried, I can ride your horses and let these two brothers ride in front to drive.”
Chen Luo and Dong Qing were both very happy and looked at Meng Lingge with expectant eyes, hoping she would agree.
Meng Lingge hesitated. The nearest street was about 10 or 20 miles away, and they only had one horse left. If they didn't accept this person's help, let alone leaving with their belongings, it would take the five of them half a day to walk there.
And you might not even be able to buy a horse-drawn carriage on the street ahead.
But if I agree...
Although this young master Zheng saved Dongqing, Meng Lingge's gratitude towards him vanished quickly after he invited her to ride in his carriage, and she instead found him even more suspicious.
Moreover, the fact that the horse was startled this time was very strange in itself.
Even if Xiao Songyan survives the fall to the bottom of the cliff, he will surely be injured. It's impossible for him to have the ability to harm others so quickly.
Besides Xiao Songyan, this young master Zheng is the most suspicious.
After all, he had said in the morning that he wanted to travel with them, and now that he just needed to nod his head, he would have achieved his goal.
Seeing that Meng Lingge did not respond for a long time, Guan Yi'an turned to leave, saying, "Since Miss Meng is so wary of me, I will not force her. Take care, everyone. I will take my leave first."
Dongqing said anxiously, "Miss, we can buy more clothes, but the gifts that Master and Madam specially selected are lost, and we can't buy them anywhere else. Besides, I just twisted my leg..."
After she finished speaking, she rubbed her right ankle with her hand. The area was dirty, obviously from when she fell off the carriage.
Chen Luo chimed in, "Miss, Young Master Zheng is being very kind, please agree. The journey to the market is still long and the sun is blazing, why bother?"
Guan Yi'an turned around and smiled.
He narrowed his eyes, not turning around, and even counting down in his mind: "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six..."
When he counted to three, he indeed heard the heavenly sound he had expected.
"Young Master Zheng, please wait." Meng Lingge's voice was gentle and calm. "I felt it would be too much trouble for you, so I hesitated to agree. But right now I really have no other way to leave, so I have to swallow my pride and use your carriage. I will return it as soon as I buy a new one at the next market."
"It is my honor to be able to help Miss Meng." Guan Yi'an smiled and said with great manners, "Please get into the carriage, ladies. My two brothers and I will pick up the things that have fallen and then we will set off."
Holly twisted her ankle slightly, making it a little difficult for her to move around.
Meng Lingge and Qiu Lan did not refuse again, and helped Dong Qing into the carriage, letting the three men pick up the fallen items and put them into Guan Yi'an's carriage.
The carriage was clean and bright, and slightly larger than the carriage of Meng Lingge and her party. There was only a small burlap sack in the corner of the carriage, with the opening open, containing a few pieces of clothing and musical instruments.
The three men acted swiftly and quickly retrieved all the fallen items. Meng Lingge and Qiu Lan then quickly tidied everything up.
“Brothers, you were frightened just now, so please sit in the front of the carriage. I will ride the horse.”
After Guan Yi'an finished speaking, he took the initiative to walk towards Hong Ying, but Hong Ying backed away when she saw him, and even hissed a few times to show her dissatisfaction.
Chen Luo smiled apologetically, "I'll ride the horse instead. This horse is shy and doesn't know you well, so it won't let you ride it."
Guan Yi'an had no choice but to agree, and sat back outside the carriage, driving it along with Chen Ling.
His gaze kept glancing at Chen Luo in front of him, or more precisely, at Hongying, the horse beneath Chen Luo.
A murderous intent lurked in her peach blossom eyes.
Inside the carriage, Meng Lingge sat facing two maids. Dongqing's face was still flushed, and Qiulan was still shaken. Meng Lingge looked out the window, lost in thought.
Red Cherry is indeed wary of strangers, but it is gentle by nature. Its only way of refusing is to keep circling around so that the person cannot get on its back. This is the first time it has neighed and backed away at people like it did today.
After the carriage had traveled for a while, Qiu Lan's emotions calmed down a bit, and she turned to ask Dong Qing.
"Holly, is your leg feeling any better now? Holly, Holly..."
Qiu Lan called out several times before Dong Qing came to his senses. "It's just a twist, it's nothing serious, I'll be fine after a rest. But Brother Zheng, I wonder if you're injured?"
Holly looked nervous, and spoke her last sentence in a voice barely audible.
"Hey, when did you start calling him Brother Zheng? Dongqing, you little rascal, are you falling for him?" Qiulan gently pinched Dongqing, teasing her on purpose.
"I didn't, I really didn't..." Dongqing panicked and covered Qiulan's mouth with her hand, looking at Meng Lingge, "Miss, you must do something about Qiulan. Brother Zheng is right outside the carriage. If he hears this, I'll be so embarrassed."
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