After Lu Zifeng finished arranging Lu Ziyan's affairs in the military camp, he went back to the city directly since there was nothing else to do.
As soon as he walked near the city gate, he heard a noise coming from the front. Lu Zifeng looked up and saw a carriage galloping towards him at a high speed.
Lu Zifeng didn't want to meddle in other people's business, so he was about to drive the horse to the side. At this moment, he heard a scream from the carriage. Lu Zifeng had heard this voice before. It was the voice of Princess Yuyang whom he had seen a few days ago. Thinking of this, Lu Zifeng jumped in front of the carriage and stretched out his hand to grab the horse's reins. With one force, he pulled the horse to a stop. Lu Zifeng originally had strength-based abilities, so he stopped the galloping horse with a little effort.
The carriage stopped and Lu Zifeng breathed a sigh of relief. He was about to check on the people in the carriage, but he forgot. Because he was pulling the horse, the carriage stopped suddenly. The sudden stop caught the little person in the carriage off guard and he rolled directly towards the curtain in front of the carriage.
Lu Zifeng caught the figure with his quick eyes and hands, but he was stunned when he looked at the person in his arms.
Situ Yao didn't expect to see Lu Zifeng again today.
She had originally planned to go to another farm in the suburbs to visit her younger brother who was recuperating there. But just as she reached the city gate and was about to leave, the horse suddenly got startled and galloped away, throwing the driver off the carriage.
At that time, she was thinking, it's over, she might really die this time, because the incident happened too suddenly, her guards couldn't react at all, and she didn't know if they could catch up. However, Situ Yao knew very well in her heart that the guards could not catch up with the speeding carriage no matter what, unless they were on horses.
But no one expected that she would be rescued again by Prince Lu Zifeng of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. She was stunned when she saw Lu Zifeng.
The two of them hugged each other and looked at each other. After a while, Situ Yao realized how ambiguous their posture was. She struggled to get down, but Lu Zifeng's arms were too strong for Situ Yao to break free. She moved several times, but was still held by Lu Zifeng, which made Situ Yao even more shy.
"Prince Lu, can you please let me down?"
Situ Yao's words brought Lu Zifeng back to his senses. He also realized that his posture was indeed inappropriate, so he quickly put Situ Yao down.
"I am sorry for the rudeness, Princess, please forgive me."
After saying that, he also bowed.
Situ Yao smiled and shook her head.
"You are too polite, Master Lu. Master Lu has done nothing wrong. So what is wrong with me? Master Lu is trying to save me today. If I blame him, wouldn't I be ungrateful?"
Lu Zifeng heaved a sigh of relief after hearing what Situ Yao said. To be honest, he was really stunned by the sight of Situ Yao just now. Although Situ Yao's hair was messy and her face was pale, her elegance could not be concealed. Lu Zifeng was stunned for a moment.
"Is Princess Yuyang preparing to leave the city? It just so happens that I, Lu, have nothing to do. Could I offer you a ride? I think you've already realized that someone is trying to kill you, which is why the horse got scared."
Situ Yao knew this, but she couldn't just stay home for fear of death, could she? So she decided to go out today. Now, hearing Lu Zifeng's willingness to protect her on her way to the manor, she felt a little delighted.
"Well, that's fine. I'll have to trouble Master Lu then. But will this delay Master Lu's business?"
Lu Zifeng shook his head. "I've finished my work for today, so I have nothing to do for now."
At this time, Situ Yao's coachman also limped to the side of the carriage. Seeing that his princess was standing there safely and talking to a young man, he felt relieved. He was really scared. If something happened to the princess today, he probably would not be able to survive.
"Greetings, Princess. I'm glad you're alright. I'm sorry I failed to drive the carriage well and frightened you."
Situ Yao knew that the coachman was innocent, but she was still a little angry that he was not careful in his work and allowed the villain to take advantage of her. If she had not met Master Lu today, she might really have lost her life.
"Okay, get up. This won't happen again. Every time you go out, you must check the horse carefully."
When Ma Cheng heard that the princess did not intend to hold him responsible, he felt relieved and made a quick promise.
"Please rest assured, my lady. I will check it carefully next time."
Lu Zifeng, who was standing aside, heard the conversation between the master and servant, then walked over to the horse and took a closer look. Finally, he found a very thin embroidery needle behind the horse's butt. He reached out and pulled out the embroidery needle, looked at it, and smelled it.
"The needle is located right at the back of the horse, where it's covered by the belt. I think whoever placed it there was very careful! They placed the needle near the belt, rubbing it back and forth against the belt as they walked, and finally pierced the horse's body."
"A horse will go crazy after being stung. Such a horse is difficult to control and can easily injure people. This is only allowed outside the city gates. If it were inside the city, the princess would probably be charged with the crime of letting a horse run wild in the streets. Of course, this crime cannot be used to punish the princess. The real intention of the person who placed this embroidery needle is to cause the princess to die accidentally."
Situ Yi listened to Lu Zifeng's analysis, and she knew that Lu Zifeng's analysis was correct.
"Thank you, Master Lu, for clearing up my confusion."
Lu Zifeng shook his head.
"Let's go. Shall I take the princess to the farm?"
The coachman pulled the carriage again, and Situ Yao got on. Unexpectedly, as soon as she got on, she screamed. When Lu Zifeng heard the scream, he turned around and looked, and then he knew why Situ Yao screamed.
It turned out that Situ Yao was thrown out of the carriage by inertia due to the sudden stop of the carriage, but the maid she brought with her was knocked unconscious by the wall of the carriage in order to protect her. She was just talking to Lu Zifeng, and only realized that the maid had fainted after getting on the carriage.
Situ Yao looked at Lu Zifeng somewhat embarrassedly.
"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Master Lu's kindness today. My maid was knocked unconscious. We need to go into the city and visit the infirmary."
Lu Zifeng was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. What was the big deal about this? He just waved his hands.
"Okay, let's go into the city now! I'll take you to the infirmary."
When the coachman heard what they said, he turned around and led the horses towards the city.
Lu Zifeng also followed on horseback, escorting Situ Yao's carriage into the city.
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