At the critical moment, Xie Lingqin stepped forward, grabbed something, and used her arms to flip over.
Yuwen Yao moved slightly, stretching his arm...
The carriage only swayed slightly, perhaps because the impact wasn't strong enough, before it swayed back and came to a steady stop.
"Miss, Miss, are you alright...?"
Zihe's voice could be heard from outside the carriage.
Immediately afterwards, a cacophony of voices and footsteps arose.
"Young master, are you alright?"
"Young master, this horse has suddenly gone mad... Please spare its life, young master..."
"Let's go take a look."
"Yes, yes, yes..."
There was a commotion outside, and in an instant, voices came right up to you.
"Young lady, is your master alright?"
Zihe looked at the people who came to offer their condolences. Although she didn't know what was going on inside the carriage, she remained extremely calm. "My young lady didn't call for help, so she should be fine."
Inside the carriage.
The eerie, gentle atmosphere that had just emerged was nowhere to be seen; only a deathly silence remained.
Xie Lingqin leaned against the carriage wall, while the Crown Prince sat on the other side.
He appeared composed and showed no signs of anything amiss.
However, there was a speck of dust on that pure gold boot, and a slight wrinkle from being handled on the otherwise spotless brocade robe at the waist, and then there was the expression on his face…
It was black, terrifyingly black.
Xie Lingqin's heart trembled.
"Your Highness, this is an instinctive reaction to an impending crisis."
Xie Lingqin said.
Yuwen Yao laughed, a cold laugh, "So, you're using me as a stepping stone, and you want me to be your shield? Hmm?"
Xie Lingqin...
Having been an assassin in my past life, it's truly an instinctive reaction to use everything around me to block any potential danger.
Therefore, they treated the crown prince as...something.
"You'd better keep this dagger safe, or I'll turn you into a dagger." Yuwen Yao's breath was flat, and his words were even, yet he seemed to be angry.
As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared into the carriage.
Xie Lingqin was puzzled.
Is it that serious? You were perfectly fine just now.
She thought that her relationship with the Crown Prince had finally eased somewhat, and that they might even be able to be good friends, paving the way for a bright future.
result……
You're overthinking it all.
"Miss, are you alright?" At that moment, Zihe's voice came from outside.
Xie Lingmei composed herself, tightened her sleeves, and said, "It's nothing, let's go."
"Yes." Outside the carriage, Zihe breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Crown Prince had left, and judging from the young lady's tone, nothing had happened.
At that moment, Zihe responded to the coachman who had just bumped into their carriage, "Thank you for your concern, my young lady is alright. Please move the carriage so we can leave right away."
"You are the General's carriage." As soon as Zihe finished speaking, the owner of the carriage suddenly frowned and walked over with an unfriendly expression.
Zihe realized something was wrong, but immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Young Master Li."
"You're Miss Xie's maid, and the one inside is Xie Lingqin?" Li Junru rubbed his forehead, which was a little sore from the commotion in the carriage, and his tone was not very friendly.
Zihe paused for a moment, then nodded, "Yes."
"What a coincidence, it was you who bumped into Miss Xie's carriage." Li Junru raised his voice towards the direction of the carriage curtain, "Miss Xie, are you on your way to the Zong government?"
The tone clearly carries a derogatory connotation.
Xie Lingqin knew that Li Junru was hostile towards her.
Moreover, Li Junru has not left his home since he lost to Yu Qingyi in the martial arts examination and failed to draw the huge bow.
He's feeling really angry and frustrated, and right now, he's probably going to take it out on her.
However, Xie Lingqin remained calm. She slightly lifted a corner of the curtain, nodded and smiled at Li Jun, "Young Master Li is right. I am on my way to my maternal grandfather's house. Please move your carriage as soon as possible."
Li Junru smiled and glanced around.
Coincidentally, the two carriages crashed into a deserted, quiet side road.
"Xie Lingqin, actually, there's something I'd like to ask you."
As Li Jun spoke, he moved a few steps closer to the carriage.
Zihe clearly sensed the hostility and tried to step forward to stop them, but was blocked by the guards behind Li Junru.
Zihe's aura turned cold as she looked at Xie Lingqin.
Xie Lingqin gestured for her to calm down, and at the same time, met Li Junru's gaze, and asked calmly, "Young Master Li, what do you want to ask?"
"You used to be so close to the fourth young lady of the Marquis of Anping's mansion. Now that she's dead, shouldn't you be heartbroken and depressed?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Lingqin's expression changed slightly, and she took a step back. "Young Master Li, what do you mean?"
"I happened to be passing by when I witnessed Miss Xie using the pretext of visiting her maternal grandfather to actually summon the spirit of Marquis Anping. What do you say to this charge?"
---Aside---
I'm just a person working late into the night, I don't need any praise, hmph~ do as you please.
This plot has been quite long lately, so don't worry if you didn't understand it yet!
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