Su Pan’er quickly reached out to pull up Qin Yi, who was trying to stand with several scratches on his elbows but no major injuries.
"I’m fine, just so scratches, no big deal! Where is the coachman?"
The two hurriedly searched for the coachman, but he was nowhere to be found.
"Could he still be on the carriage?"
It was a possibility!
The horse had frantically galloped away, they had no idea what had happened to the coachman on the carriage.
He looked up at the sky and said, "Let’s go! We have two more streets to get ho, we might as well take a shortcut through the alleys. It’ll cut our journey in half, but we will have to rely on our legs."
He wondered curiously, how could the axle bearing break so easily? He had fastened it very securely...
"Alright. We can strolled through the streets."
Su Pan’er naturally had no objections.
She still rembered the terrifying experience. If not for Qin Yi shielding her and forcibly changing direction at the last mont, they would have perished under the horse’s hooves.
Thinking back on that mont, she couldn’t help but feel a chill.
The two walked in silence. Qin Yi had sustained injuries, but he hadn’t noticed. Now, however, the pain was becoming apparent. He didn’t want Pan’er to worry so he continued to bear it.
"Do you think we were born to have trouble with traveling in snowy weather?"
Su Pan’er suddenly said, "Rember the last ti we left the palace at night, and sothing happened? Today, it happened again. Isn’t that because we have aversion to traveling in snow?"
She was right, both tis they had encountered problems after leaving the palace.
"Absolutely."
Qin Yi also joked in the midst of frustration, "It seems that in the future, even if we have very busy matters, we cannot travel in the snow."
In fact, if they hadn’t stopped to fix the carriage halfway, they probably would have been ho by now.
The two pressed on against the wind and snow. At first, they felt cold, so they naturally used their Inner Strength for protection. After walking for a long ti, they no longer felt cold.
Su Pan’er looked up at the sky and saw that the wind had stopped at so point, but the snow continued to fall vigorously.
"Do you think, if we keep walking in the snow like this, we can walk until we are grey and old?"
"Yes! Of course."
Qin Yi firmly held her hand, softly saying with conviction, "We will definitely be able to walk on, side by side until our hair turns grey!"
Su Pan’er laughed and tightly held his hand in return.
Hold his hand, and grow old with him. Wish to have a heart, never to be separated till old age.
In this way, they held hands and walked back to the Qin Family’s Mansion.
Uncle Xiao had been anxiously pacing back and forth at the front gate. Seeing the sky gradually darken, the people who had been sent out had returned but there was no sign of Marquis Qin and his wife, how could he not worry?
From a distance, he saw two figures covered in snow walking towards him arm in arm. Realizing it was Qin Yi and Su Pan’er, he was shocked and quickly went out to et them.
"My Lord, my Lady! What...what happened?"
"Save your words, quickly prepare so hot water for us." Su Pan’er interrupted what Qin Yi was about to say, and they quickly entered the house.
In a blink, the entire Marquis Zhenguo’s Residence sprang into action.
They changed out of their wet clothes, drank hot ginger soup to dispel the cold, and finally, their bodies ward up.
Su Pan’er carefully examined Qin Yi’s wounds and applied a dicated cream.
Qin Yi was giving instructions to Uncle Xiao, "The axle bearing broke, and the frightened horse ran off with the carriage. We don’t know whether the coachman is dead or alive. When the snow lessens, send soone to see if the horse can be found."
Uncle Xiao quickly complied.
"Wait."
After so thought, Qin Yi finally asked, "Who checked this carriage today? Make sure to investigate carefully."
A glint flashed across Uncle Xiao’s eyes for a mont; then he bowed to Qin Yi and left.
Su Pan’er stole a glance at him, "What? Do you suspect that the axle bearing rupture was man-made?"
"To fetch you from the Ye Family’s Mansion today, I made sure to stress that we needed a solid and reliable carriage. But then, such an incident occurred. I can’t help but suspect." Qin Yi didn’t try to conceal his thoughts from Su Pan’er.
Su Pan’er silently nodded in agreent. After tending to his wounds, she spoke out of the blue.
"It’s better outside!"
Without so many connivings and plans, living freely is much better!
Qin Yi understood the unspoken implications in Su Pan’er’s words and frowned in deep thought.
The next day was still a rest day, but early in the morning, the news about the danger encountered by Qin Yi and his wife on their way back to the mansion last night had already spread throughout the Capital City.
This news also reached His Majesty’s ears.
Despite it being a rest day, He sent Eunuch Hao from his side to visit the Qin Mansion, bringing along so top-grade dicinal ingredients. Eunuch Hao didn’t stay long, but his visit represented His Majesty’s stance.
It was also a warning in the dark to so people. If they wanted to harm soone in the Qin Mansion, they had to reconsider His Majesty’s intent.
The news also reached the Empress Dowager’s ears.
Ever since the rumor spread, the Empress Dowager’s regency was forcibly abolished. Many things happened subsequently, making the relationship between Her and His Majesty very tense.
Hearing that He had sent Eunuch Hao to visit, she imdiately smashed a tea cup.
"Qin Yi is just a peasant, and Su Pan’er was raised in the mountain gullies. Yet, He sent Eunuch Hao to visit them. When I was ill, why didn’t I see Him visiting ? Is He trying to defy Heaven’s will?" She angrily smacked the table.
The nannies by her side quickly tried to calm her.
However, the Empress Dowager was still filled with resentnt. Instead, she sent soone to summon His Majesty.
Soon, the palace maid replied, His Majesty was busy with official duties and couldn’t co for now.
"How preposterous! Does He really have that many official duties to deal with? He is clearly ignoring !"
The Empress Dowager was so angry that she smashed porcelain pieces again.
She fell ill that night!
This ti her illness was not like before. It was serious, and she was delirious all day, losing consciousness.
The Imperial Physicians frequently shuttled in and out of the palace, but the Empress Dowager’s illness saw no improvent. It was only then that Qin Feimo belatedly ca to visit the Empress Dowager.
News of Su Pan’er and her husband’s ambush also reached Ye Han.
He didn’t pause for a mont and headed straight to Marquis Qin’s mansion as soon as he heard. When Ye Han arrived, Su Pan’er had just changed the dressing on Qin Yi’s wound.
Without waiting for his page boy to announce his arrival, he rushed inside. Seeing that Qin Yi looked well, was physically intact sitting on the bed, and Su Pan’er was unscathed, he finally heaved a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness both of you are safe! Or else..."
As he spoke, his temples throbbed.
"Had I known Brother Ye was coming, I would have welcod you at the entrance," Su Pan’er hastened to say and invited him to sit down.
"Why would you need to greet ? I am your elder brother coming to see my brother-in-law, what use is there for formalities?"
Ye Han casually waved it off and his gaze landed on the wound on Qin Yi’s shoulder, "You need to be cautious in battle. You’re the Great General; you don’t need to charge to the front lines for everything. If the Great General is to handle everything, then what are the soldiers for?"
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