Chapter 483: Why Don’t We Three Share a Family Tree?
Ye Qianning didn’t look away until the carriage turned the corner, then she pulled her head back inside.
In the past, she had never trusted anyone. Even with temporary allies, she would remain extremely wary.
But ever since she arrived in this world, she found herself unconditionally trusting Old Man Gu, her master, her father, Zhan Yi, and Lady Zhan.
They were completely different from the people she used to associate with. Just being near them made her feel a sense of warmth.
As for Qian Fanji, Gu Shuo, and Zhan Chi... setting aside the matter of family ties, based on her observations, they were reliable partners.
What Ye Qianning wanted to accomplish was far beyond her own capabilities. She needed to partner with people who weren’t afraid to use aggressive tactics, and Gu Shuo and his group happened to need the same.
It was a perfect match, so why not go for it?
After all, there were significant benefits for everyone involved.
Taking over Nanyuan was a huge undertaking. They might not profit much in the first few years, but she could guarantee that after a few years, Nanyuan’s name would be renowned.
"Young Lady."
The carriage stopped, and Luo Wen’s voice called out.
"What is it?"
"The carriage of the Xi Yan envoy is up ahead."
Hearing this, Ye Qianning lifted the curtain to look.
The Xi Yan envoy’s carriage was stopped in front of Muslin Pavilion, a famous tailor shop in the Capital City.
Standing by the carriage was the Shadow Guard who had accompanied Xiliu Yuan to Immortal’s Drunkenness the other day. If he was here, Xiliu Yuan must be inside. However, she sensed the breathing of more than one person in the carriage.
"Let’s go," Ye Qianning said, lowering the curtain.
"Hya!"
Luo Wen urged the carriage forward.
Ye Qianning leaned back inside, her ears picking up the sounds from the other carriage. ’Who could be so important,’ she wondered, ’that they’re riding in the Xi Yan Crown Prince’s carriage?’
’And a girl, at that!’
"NEIGHHH..."
Just as Luo Wen drove their carriage alongside the Xi Yan Crown Prince’s, the horse pulling the other vehicle suddenly spooked. It reared up on its hind legs with a shrill neigh and began to rampage wildly.
The horse, still harnessed to its carriage, charged directly at Ye Qianning’s vehicle.
They were only a short distance apart, and the panicked horse closed the gap in an instant.
Luo Wen dropped the reins, flipped backward into the carriage, and scooped up Ye Qianning. He kicked open the rear panel and lunged out the back.
At that same moment, the terrified horse slammed its head through the front board of its own carriage with immense force. The momentum caused the vehicle it was pulling to swing violently, crashing down on top of Ye Qianning’s.
Ye Qianning’s carriage, which had been right beside Xiliu Yuan’s, was knocked off balance and began to topple over onto his.
In that same instant, Xiliu Yuan emerged from his carriage, carrying a little girl of about seven or eight, and landed safely at the entrance to Muslin Pavilion.
The two carriages collapsed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. The crowd, which had just scattered, now turned their attention back to the spooked horse.
The horse, still dragging the wreckage of its carriage, continued to run amok, overturning several other carriages in its path. Then, it crazily doubled back and slammed into a carriage from Prime Minister Gao’s estate.
Prime Minister Gao, however, was not so lucky. His carriage was overturned in the chaos, and his continuous howls of pain could be heard from within.
Ye Qianning couldn’t help but sigh to herself. ’What a fucking coincidence!’
’That horse has some skill. It only overturned the carriages of court officials!’
Chongde Street was the main road to the Prefectural Office. It wasn’t hard to guess that all these officials were on their way to the yamen to witness the division of the Gu family’s assets.
For centuries, the Gu family had been the wealthiest in all of Beili. Their fortune was bound to be immense—so much so that even the Emperor was curious about the true extent of their assets.
Prime Minister Gao was likely passing by because he wanted to see how much the fourth branch of the Gu family would receive, especially since the wedding between Gu Yuan and his own Second Miss Gao was the day after tomorrow.
Facing a family division right before the wedding must have been quite vexing for the Gao family.
"Luo Wen, why did we take this street?" Ye Qianning asked.
"The road we were on was blocked by other carriages, so I changed our route. I never expected something like this to happen. I’ve frightened you, Young Lady. I am to blame." Connecting the dots, Luo Wen realized with a start that the blocked street was likely a deliberate setup.
’They wanted us to take this road!’
"It’s fine."
’Encountering the Xi Yan Crown Prince was no coincidence. Even if we’d taken another road, we wouldn’t have been left in peace!’
After overturning numerous carriages, the spooked horse was finally restrained by the combined efforts of the various families’ guards.
Prime Minister Gao crawled out of his wrecked carriage. "Who dares to cause such a scene in the middle of the Capital City!"
An attendant scrambled to his feet to support him. "Your Excellency, a horse spooked."
"Whose horse was it?" Prime Minister Gao demanded, pressing a hand to his forehead.
"I... I don’t know."
"Then go find out!" Prime Minister Gao snapped.
"Yes, yes, of course."
"Prime Minister Gao, you’re here as well."
"Prime Minister Gao..."
Two other court officials saw Prime Minister Gao and immediately rushed over.
"Minister Song, Minister Li, what are you two doing here?" Prime Minister Gao asked, looking at them.
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