Chapter 245 – An Accident, Killed In One Shot
Outside the window, there was a large pile of snow. This pile of snow was almost larger than any pile seen on the road. Probably, someone had combined several small piles of snow into one.
Because the snow pile was too big, much of the road was occupied, leaving only a small section of the road for use. All the carriages passing by would slow down, and so did the carriage of Wei Yuewu. However, for some reason, the horse pulling the carriage actually raised its hooves and rushed forward.
The road was narrow and the carriage in the front had slowed down. Wei Yuewu’s carriage charged forward so fast that it was about to hit the carriage in front of it. The coachman hurriedly pulled on the reins, wanting to take the carriage to the side to avoid colliding with the carriage in front of him.
He barely made it with difficulty. However, although collision with the carriage in the front was avoided, Wei Yuewu’s carriage could no longer control its momentum and it rushed straight towards the high pile of snow.
Along with the sound of the carriage crashing into the snow and the sound of the pile of snow collapsing, there was the sound of the carriage being crushed…
Everyone who witnessed all of this immediately had panicked expressions on their faces. With such a large pile of snow pressing down, the people inside the carriage would be seriously injured even if they survived.
Some sharp-eyed people also saw a wheel rolling out of the snow. This indicated the carriage had collapsed under the snow, so how could the people inside it survive!
Passengers on the carriage must be the female members of some mansion. What a pity that they lost their lives in the pile of snow.
At the critical moment of life and death, Wei Yuewu closed her eyes tightly. She could feel that Jin Ling carried her back and they landed heavily on the ground. Although she was protected by Jin Ling, she could still feel her entire body was hit heavily. Her head buzzed for a moment. Concubine Dong and Lady Li were indeed vicious. Not only did they want to kill her, but they also wanted her to die in an extremely tragic manner!
The snow pile fell from the sky, and the wheels broke down at the same time. The carriage shattered, and as a result, snow fell directly on the passengers and buried them inside. Not to mention a weak girl like her, even a grown man would die immediately.
Fortunately, he had been prepared for this. Last night, she had asked Jin Ling to take a look. The wheels had indeed been sabotaged. The people who attacked were very precise. If it wasn’t for the fact that they had been traveling outside yesterday, the broken marks on the wheels wouldn’t have been obvious. Therefore, Wei Yuewu had already made a plan.
Just as the carriage was about to crash into the snow, Jin Ling pulled the curtain and jumped out of the window. By pulling the curtain, she was able to decrease the falling speed before letting go. She rolled away with Wei Yuewu in her arms as the carriage crashed into the snow.
On the other side, the coachman had already jumped off. A trace of elation flashed in his eyes. The carriage crashed into the snow pile firmly. Not to mention the delicate Sixth Young Lady, even the sturdy horse had failed to rush out of the snow at this time. It looked like she was doomed.
As a result, the carriages behind stopped and waited in line. Not knowing what had happened in front of them, the passengers one by one sent people over to inquire about the situation.
Yan Huaijing’s carriage slowly stopped. He put down the book in his hand and asked, “What’s going on?”
“Your Heir-apparent, there is an accident ahead. It is said that a carriage was crushed under the snow. It seems to be from the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang.” A guard hesitantly reported.
“Who is inside?” Although his voice was still as gentle as jade, the guard inexplicably felt a tremor. He had personally witnessed how much attention the heir-apparent paid to that Sixth Miss Wei.
“It is said that…that Sixth Miss Wei…is…is inside!” The guard struggled to utter these words, and then he saw the heir-apparent who looked like an exiled immortal actually getting out of the carriage.
“Let’s go take a look!” Yan Huaijing’s handsome face turned cold as he walked forward.
The snow on the road had been swept away, revealing the ground below. A portion of the snow had melted into water, causing the ground to become dirty. Yan Huaijing walked on the stained road with his long fur clothes dragged along the muddy surface. The white clothes immediately became dirty due to the mud. However, this heir-apparent, who had always appeared spotlessly clean, did not seem to notice it at all. He just kept walking.
The guard suddenly realized something. He hurriedly restrained his mind and followed closely behind.
“Sixth Young Lady… Sixth Young Lady, I told you not to touch the horse. Why didn’t you believe me? This… this horse was startled…” The coachman and Jin Ling jumped in opposite directions. Therefore, he didn’t see the two of them who happened to fall on the edge of a small pile of snow. He knelt down in the direction of the carriage and cried loudly.
Apparently, he was saying the incident that had just taken place was caused by Wei Yuewu.
Wei Yuewu held Jin Ling’s hands and slowly sat up. She closed her eyes and calmed herself down. The coachman’s mournful voice sounded in her ears, “Sixth Young Lady, now that you’re gone, what shall I do as a poor servant? How…how can this be explained clearly? Alright then, I am going to compensate you with my life.”
As the coachman spoke, he heavily kowtowed three times in the direction of the carriage. He crawled up and seemed to be looking for something. Suddenly, he looked at the river beside him. His eyes lit up and he cried louder and louder, “Sixth Young Lady, I am going to compensate you with my life!”
As he said those words, he rushed to the side as if he was going to throw himself into the river.
Wei Yuewu was Marquis Hua Yang’s daughter. After something like this happened to her, the coachman would definitely shoulder the responsibility and even had to pay with his life. However, if the problem was caused by Wei Yuewu because she acted against the coachman’s advice and therefore not only lost her life but also implicated others, she would be despised by others.
Among the onlookers were some servants from other mansions, who especially sympathized with the coachman. Seeing that the coachman of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang was going to commit suicide, someone had already come over to hug him and comforted him, “Brother, take it easy. The young lady didn’t listen to your advice, and she had nobody to blame. What does it have to do with you? It’s just that she didn’t behave herself!”
“Yes, we will testify for you! Marquis Hua Yang is not an unreasonable person!”
“We all knew this Sixth Young Lady wasn’t a decent person. Now that such an accident happened to her, she got what she deserved and had nobody to blame!”…
Wei Yuewu heard these words from afar. She held Jin Ling’s hand and struggled to stand up. Then, she slowly walked over.
“Impudent! Who sent you here to murder our young miss again and again!” Jin Ling received Wei Yuewu’s signal and shouted at the coachman, who was still putting on a play.
Hearing someone shouting at him, the coachman was also stunned for a moment. He turned around and saw Wei Yuewu standing behind him. He was so scared that he almost fell. He looked at the carriage buried in the snow and then looked at Wei Yuewu. He was so shocked that he was almost speechless.
“You… you…”
“Are you surprised that we’re not dead?” Jin Ling sneered.
“I…”
“Didn’t you just say that our young lady startled that horse? How did our young lady startle the horse when she was seated in the carriage?” Jin Ling sneered as she questioned the coachman step by step.
It happened all of a sudden, and the coachman never thought that Wei Yuewu would be able to escape under such circumstances. For a moment, he was unable to say how Wei Yuewu had startled the horse.
In the original plan, once Wei Yuewu died and he got away with it by “suicide”, who would ask these questions? Therefore, he was unprepared and dumbfounded by Jin Ling’s questions.
“Who exactly is it that wants our young lady dead? Last time, the person wanted to knock our young lady into the river, and this time the person wanted our young lady to die under the snow. What benefits would you have from our young lady’s death that you guys kept murdering her again and again!” Jin Ling shouted angrily.
Her words reminded some people of the calamity that happened when Wei Yuewu first entered the capital. At that time, her carriage was knocked into the river. Fortunately, Wei Yuewu, who was supposed to be in the carriage, took the maid’s carriage at the back. Otherwise, she would have lost her life at that time.
This Sixth Miss Wei had only been in the capital for a short period of time, yet she had encountered many dangers. Could it be that someone really wanted to harm her? Besides, if there were really benefits from her death, who would be able to reap the benefits except for the limited number of suspects in the backyard of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang?
“Jin Ling, report to the government and let the yamen handle this matter!” Wei Yuewu calmly ordered as she stroked her chest, her cold and beautiful eyes landing on the coachman’s panicked face, carrying a hint of ruthlessness.
Seeing that the situation was going out of control and Wei Yuewu’s attitude was so tough, the coachman was immediately panicked and he quickly pleaded, “Sixth Young Lady…I… I wasn’t trying to harm you. I was really careless just now…”
“Go and explain to the yamen!” Wei Yuewu turned around carelessly as if she really didn’t want to get involved in this matter. Her long eyelids were filled with cold hostility. However, seeing that Lady Li and Concubine Dong had cooperated so seamlessly today, she knew the two of them were indeed the murderers of her mother.
The two of them really didn’t need to speak too much to understand each other’s intention during their collaboration.
“Sixth Young Lady… don’t…” The coachman was really panicked. If he was brought back to the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang, he still had a chance to survive, but if he was sent directly to the yamen, he would really be doomed.
“So, you are scared now? Since you dared to follow the orders of others to harm me, you should think of such a day.” Wei Yuewu said coldly. Then, she slowly turned around and said, “Of course, if you can tell me who was behind this, maybe I can ask the yamen to give you a chance of survival.”
She was forcing the coachman to tell the truth, and she was also forcing the mastermind to jump out and end this matter. Otherwise, if the matter got big, no one would be able to get away with it…
The coachman was so frightened that he felt like he was going to die no matter what, so he hurriedly shouted loudly, “Sixth Young Lady… I… I… I did it because of…”
At this moment, a cold light flashed and an arrow shot into the coachman’s chest. The coachman covered his chest with his hand and turned to the side with difficulty as if he wanted to say something. However, before he could finish his sentence, he fell to the ground and died in front of everyone!
At this moment, there was no need to say whether the accident just now was true or not. The truth was now in front of everyone. Needless to say, there was indeed someone who wanted to kill Sixth Miss Wei, and the accident just now was also conspired by someone. Apparently, the mastermind saw the plot had failed and therefore shot the coachman to death with an arrow to avoid being exposed!
Now the onlookers all started to wonder who wanted to harm this weak and unmarried Sixth Miss Wei.
Wei Yuewu rolled her eyes and silently motioned to Jin Ling, who got her message and went forward in big strides…
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