There are quite a few people queuing outside Lin's Restaurant.
The horse's hooves suddenly slipped, and it looked like it was heading straight for Lin's.
People queuing up, walking on the street, and riding horses to wait for passersby were all terrified.
Lin Weiming was one of the quickest to react. He shoved away Wang Youcai, who was trying to interrupt him, and seized the opportunity to flip over and kick the horse in the neck.
The horse let out a painful neigh and then overturned to the ground, causing the carriage behind it to fall over as well.
The carriage naturally stopped as well.
"Are you alright... are you alright?" The people next to him quickly pulled the coachman out from under the horse and offered words of comfort.
The coachman, looking flustered, said, "Please help me check, my master is still inside!"
Before anyone else could get close to the carriage, a white-faced official with a dark expression lifted the curtain and crawled out, covered in dust and dirt.
That posture was rather pathetic.
Those who were watching the commotion or helping to assist saw his expression and silently turned their heads away, suppressing their laughter.
But some people couldn't hold back, and a few scattered laughs could be heard.
Lord Bai, who was born with a dark complexion, was now completely shrouded in gloom.
Lord Bai gritted his teeth, but after taking only two steps forward, he was tripped by the reins of the carriage and fell to the ground with a thud.
Lord Bai's face was buried in the ground.
I heard the unrestrained laughter from the person next to me.
He felt he shouldn't be on the ground, but in the cemetery!
That way, he wouldn't have to get up and face this excessively miserable world.
The commotion outside startled Liu Junlan, who was busy inside. When she came out, she saw a carriage lying on the ground and a person lying motionless at her door.
Liu Junlan didn't recognize the carriage belonging to Lord Bai at all, nor did she recognize the person lying on the ground; she was simply startled.
"Huh? Who is this person?" She quickly asked Wang Youcai, who was standing next to her, "What exactly is going on?"
Liu Junlan had already started to figure it out in his mind. With so many people watching, the carriage had an accident right in front of his own house, and there was even a person lying there!
Could it be that they deliberately came to my doorstep to cause trouble?
Her thinking wasn't entirely without reason.
After all, although their family had benefited from the Regent's influence, others might not know about this. They might just feel that their family had stolen their business, so they came to deliberately cause trouble.
Wang Youcai scratched his head. No matter how smart and quick-witted he was, he didn't quite understand how this situation had come about.
"Madam, I don't know what happened either. That man's carriage came rushing towards our shop. Luckily, my husband reacted quickly! He kicked the horse over and prevented a major accident." He could only answer honestly.
It was only then that Liu Junlan noticed Lin Weiming, who was also laughing unrestrainedly beside her.
She glared at him and whispered, "You mean he kicked the carriage over? What are you waiting for? Hurry up and help him up!"
Liu Junlan was anxious. So many people had seen it. It was her son who kicked over the carriage. Regardless of whether it was intentional or not, her family would definitely be implicated.
Lin Wanyue saw her grandmother and quickly jumped down from the carriage, moving closer to her.
Liu Junlan was so anxious at the moment that she didn't notice Lin Wanyue watching beside her.
Lord Bai, who had been lying on the ground and unwilling to get up for a long time, was eventually forcibly pulled up by Wang Youcai and several old women.
"Lord Bai..." Wang Youcai asked with a concerned expression, "Lord Bai, are you alright?"
Bai Shitao didn't take Lin Wanyue's words to heart at all last time.
What's wrong with his dark complexion?
Does that mean people with dark complexions are born unlucky and destined for bloodshed?
He doesn't believe that at all!
After all, he had been gloomy for most of his life, yet he still managed to rise to the position of Vice Minister of War.
I never expected to encounter such a terrible thing as soon as I stepped out today.
To his surprise, as he was helped to his feet, he looked up and saw Lin Wanyue's smiling yet curious eyes.
This is really...
This is beyond words!
Bai Shitao felt his heart freeze, yet he didn't know who to be angry at.
"Lord Bai, shall I help you up?" Wang Youcai asked again, not having heard Bai Shitao speak.
"Don't, don't move..." Bai Shitao held his chest, a pained expression on his face.
The old women who had been helping the man dared not move and quickly said to the horse driver beside them, "Since you're alright, why don't you come over and see what's wrong with your master?"
The coachman quickly ran over, a troubled look on his face: "I'm not a doctor either, what should we do?"
"How about we have your elders come to my shop for a while? Why don't you go and call a doctor to come and take a look?" Liu Junlan came over and made the decision.
Neither the groom nor Bai Shitao had any choice but to agree to Liu Junlan's plan.
Bai Shitao had absolutely no desire to be associated with Lin Weiming, but he had no choice at the moment. If he were being watched by so many people outside, he would rather dig a hole in the ground and bury himself in it.
Those around him guessed that Bai Shitao had broken his ribs in the carriage, which was why he felt such severe pain in his chest.
Liu Junlan and Lin Weiming thought the same thing, so they didn't dare let him move around on his own. Instead, they had Wang Youcai remove a door panel and have the two of them carry it inside.
Lin's shop was filled with all sorts of delicious food, steaming hot, so Bai Shitao didn't feel cold even lying on the door panel.
Lin Wanyue watched him from the side and saw that he looked like he was gritting his teeth.
"Here." She kindly took a few peppercorns out of her sleeve and handed them to him: "Try them, I heard they can relieve pain."
Bai Shitao neither answered nor spoke; his gaze remained fixed on the rooftop.
Lin Wanyue watched the people bustling around in her shop, finding it extremely interesting. Lin Weiming had already been sent back by Liu Junlan, who was afraid he would cause any more trouble.
Bai Shitao's driver went to find him a doctor, while Wang Youcai cleaned up the mess outside.
Although the others were paying attention to this area, they did not approach it.
"Are you really good at fortune telling? Or... are you just fooling me?" After a long while, Bai Shitao suddenly asked.
Bai Shitao felt he already had the answer in his heart, but he still wanted to ask.
He regretted it as soon as he opened his mouth.
And the area around my ribs was indeed very painful.
"Of course it's true!" Lin Wanyue looked at him and replied in a soft yet clear child's voice, "But it's no use telling your fortune now. Let's wait for the doctor to come and take a look at you first."
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