When Xin You and the other two arrived at the foot of the mountain, the driver was jumping and cursing in the street.
"Lao Zhang, who made you so angry?" a guard asked curiously.
The coachman pointed at the carriage and his face turned black: "Someone who killed a thousand swords stole the door curtain while I was napping!"
The two guards took a closer look, and sure enough, the entrance to the carriage was empty, with no sign of the door curtain.
"How come someone stole the car door curtain?" A guard looked in disbelief.
Another guard suddenly clapped his hands: "I know, it must be the monkey who did it!"
The coachman hurriedly asked what was going on, and the guard gritted his teeth and told him about the monkey's mischief and grabbing Xinyou's hairpin and splashing water on his face.
The driver's eyes showed murderous intent: "You damn beast should have his skin and brains ripped off!"
Xinyou said sorry to the monkey in her heart.
It was really too much for the monkey to endure.
At this time, Xiaolian understood how the carriage door curtain came about, and she couldn't help but admire Xin You in her eyes.
Xin You thought that the reason Xiaolian thought she was capable might include stealing car door curtains, she twitched the corner of her mouth and silently looked away.
"Cousin, please get in the car quickly. It's already afternoon and it's been too long." The coachman urged.
Xin You nodded slightly and got on the carriage, asking Xiao Lian to bring the pastries placed in the carriage to the coachman and the two guards.
"Since you missed the meal, you three should eat some pastries to fill your stomachs."
The little maid who poked her head out of the carriage had a fair face and was pretty and pleasing to the eye. One of the guards felt excited and blurted out, "Sister Xiaolian, don't you want to eat?"
Xiaolian reluctantly curled her lips: "The girl is in a bad mood because she didn't find the jade pendant. Neither the girl nor I are hungry. You guys eat quickly, and you can go on your way after eating."
"Thank you very much, cousin and sister Xiaolian."
The two guards stuffed the cakes in small mouthfuls, praising how delicious they were.
The driver was older and found the soft and sweet pastries more to his taste. He couldn't help but turn his head and glance at the master and servant sitting in the carriage.
Noticing the coachman's gaze, Xin You asked, "Is something wrong, Uncle Zhang?"
"No, the old servant is afraid that there is no curtain to cover the door, and my cousin is not used to it."
Xin You smiled: "It doesn't matter, it's more comfortable on a day like this without a curtain."
"Then sit tight." The coachman flicked his whip, and the carriage went from slow to fast, driving on the official road.
When the carriage really started running, the wind became stronger, blowing into the carriage. It was refreshing in this hot weather, but it also blew the hair and clothes of the people in the carriage flying around.
There were many pedestrians and carriages on the road. When passing by, they all took a curious look inside the carriages. Even if they couldn't hear what these people were talking about, they could still see the meaning on their faces: What kind of people were going out in carriages? I can't even hang up the car door curtain.
The two guards were thick-skinned people, and they couldn't bear it. They approached the driver and urged him to go faster.
The people in the carriage were indifferent to the various looks.
Xiaolian was so sad about Kou Qingqing's death that she didn't care about anything else. Xin You not only sympathized with Kou Qingqing's death, but also suffered from physical discomfort.
It doesn't take courage to restrain such a skeleton. At least she couldn't eat dinner today, and she didn't know whether she would be able to return to normal tomorrow.
Xin You spent all her strength on resisting the faint stench lingering around her. Fortunately, there was enough ventilation without the curtain, which made her feel more comfortable.
The wind seemed to be getting stronger.
Xiaolian's exclamation sounded: "Girl!"
The carriage started to gallop, completely ignoring the oncoming pedestrians and just rushed past.
There were constant exclamations and screams along the road, and after seeing an ox cart coming from the opposite direction, the driver hurriedly loosened his grip on the reins and rolled down from the carriage.
"Girl, the horse is frightened!" Xiaolian's body shook in the carriage, her face turned pale with fright.
Staring closely at the approaching bullock cart, Xin You quickly made a judgment in her mind: with the speed of the cart at this time, it was too risky to take Xiaolian to jump out of the cart.
Then we can only——
As soon as Xin You made up his mind, he saw a figure jumping up from a running horse onto the back of a frightened horse.
Although the frightened horse was running rampant, fortunately it was pulling a carriage carrying people, and its speed was not exaggerated. The man clamped his legs on the horse's belly, pulled the reins hard, and narrowly avoided the oncoming bullock cart and rushed over.
Xin You grabbed Xiaolian's hand and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, we will be fine."
Maybe everything Xinyou did these days was so reliable to Xiaolian. When she heard this calm voice, Xiaolian suddenly became quiet.
The two held hands and stared silently at the unfamiliar figure on the horse's back. After an unknown amount of time, they suddenly heard a voice from the front: "Hold on!"
Then, the carriage suddenly sped away for a distance, shaking violently but gradually slowing down. Finally, as the frightened horse fell to the ground and the wheels made a harsh friction sound, the carriage stopped.
Xiaolian lost her grip and almost flew out. Fortunately, she was caught by Xinyou and she couldn't help but let out a scream.
"Are you two okay?" The man who jumped off the horse before the horse fell to the ground came over.
Xinyou looked over.
The man is dressed in red clothes, with skin as white as jade and long eyebrows like feathers, like the most brilliant ink painting outlined on the finest white porcelain embryo.
When Xin You was sixteen years old, she had never seen such a good-looking man.
She pulled Xiaolian out of the carriage and bowed slightly to the man in red clothes: "Thank you to the righteous man for saving us. We are not in serious trouble."
"That's good." The man in red clothes looked at the frightened horse that fell to the ground, "The situation is urgent and we have to hurt this horse's life. I wonder if the girl is in trouble?"
The frightened horse was lying motionless in a pool of blood, and the dagger stabbed into its neck shone coldly in the sun.
It is impossible for any normal person to say that although you saved me, you have to pay for my horse, and Xin You is no exception.
"Thanks to the righteous man who killed the frightened horse in time, we were not injured and no innocent passers-by were hurt. I don't know how to call the righteous man. When I return home to report to my elders, I might as well come and thank you."
"There's no need to say thank you, it's just a small effort." The man in red clothes declined gently.
There was a cry from behind: "Cousin girl, cousin girl——"
Xin You looked at the two guards who were chasing after her in a hurry, and suddenly thought of what her mother had said jokingly after telling a certain story: Those who are supposed to be responsible for protecting are always late.
"Cousin, are you okay?" The two guards dismounted and asked nervously.
"It's okay. This righteous man saved Xiaolian and me."
The two guards clasped their fists and said, "Thank you, martyr, for saving our cousin."
"You're welcome." The man in red clothes nodded slightly, turned around and walked towards the horse that was following him even though it was no longer under the control of its owner.
"I don't know what the surname of the righteous man is, where is your mansion?" As the man in red clothes turned around, the guard who shouted suddenly paused and his expression changed.
The man in red clothes looked calm and took the reins.
Seeing the man in red clothes get on his horse, Xin You shouted: "Please stay, righteous man."
