Too high to reach

Chapter 352 This is no trivial matter
"Ah?" Several screams rang out, both inside and outside the car.

The coachman outside and the servant sitting next to him somehow fell to the ground.

The two people inside the car were swaying and rolling around in a heap.

Dujuan has been being extra careful these days.

Especially today, with her mistress throwing a tantrum and going out, she was on edge. At this moment, disregarding everything else, she rushed forward and hugged Mowen tightly, protecting Mowen's belly with her own body.

The carriage had gone out of control and was hurtling forward.

The two women clung to each other in the carriage, trembling all over.

"It's over..." That was the only thought in Mo Wen's mind...

She knew: it was Princess Yu'an…she had come to kill her. After she died, Princess Yu'an would marry Xu Ke!

For a moment, I felt despair.

The horse pulling the cart was startled after being stabbed in the rump. It knocked down many people and overturned things in a nearby shop, leaving behind screams and a mess, before running frantically forward.

Coincidentally, Liang Youzheng was coming from the front with two guards. Seeing this scene, they stepped aside.

They were experienced; they couldn't directly intercept the runaway horse, but instead, they ran alongside it as the carriage passed by. One man leaned out to grab the horse's bridle, while the other reached for the reins.

The road is narrow, which makes it difficult to maneuver. The advantage is that startled horses won't run fast...

Finally, at an intersection, just as the carriage was about to collide with an oncoming carriage, it was stopped.

The carriage stopped suddenly, and the two people inside rolled forward and then backward, almost falling off the carriage.

Mo Wen lay there, unable to move...

"Third Grandmother!" Ignoring her own pain, Du Juan rushed to Mo Wen's side, trying to help her up...

"Don't move..." Mo Wen whispered, then fainted.

Just then, someone outside asked, "How are the people in the car?"

Du Juan finally realized what was happening and shoved open the car door. "Please, please get a doctor! My grandma is pregnant!" She looked closely...

"Young Master Liang? It's you?! Please, please save my grandmother! My grandmother is the third daughter of the Mo family!"

Upon hearing this, Liang You asked, "The third daughter of the Mo family?"
Mo Yi's sister?
He quickly pulled the person next to him aside and asked, "Is there a doctor around here?"

The man pointed ahead, "That's Tongjitang, they have doctors there."

Liang You composed himself and said to Du Juan, "Tell your grandmother not to move. I'll go get the doctor." He then turned to the guard and instructed, "Hold the horse back."

Looking back at the direction the carriage had come from, all he saw was a scene of utter chaos.

I don't know if anyone is injured... I then instructed another guard, "Go to the Xu family in Houhai and tell them to bring a doctor they know. We'll be at Tongji Hall up ahead."

Then, he took out some silver and said to the shop assistant who was watching the commotion, "Please trouble you to go to the yamen and ask someone to come."

The shop assistant took the money and happily ran off to report to the authorities.

Liang You himself ran to the pharmacy.

After a while, he returned with the doctor.

The area in front of the carriage was already crowded with people, and there was also a luxurious carriage.

As soon as they approached, they heard a woman say, "What's wrong? Aren't you coming out? You bumped into my master's carriage, causing him to be injured and frightened. Are you trying to hide like a coward?"

Du Juan knelt on the ground, clearly having been beaten... but she insisted, trembling, "...It's not that my mistress refuses to come out, it's just that she was so frightened that she fainted."

With a snap, Dujuan cried out, having been hit again.

A haughty voice said, "What are you dawdling for? If she won't come out, drag her out!"

Two guards immediately stepped forward to push open the carriage door.

Liang You's guards quickly stopped him, saying, "Wait a minute..." but before he could finish speaking...

The guard then lashed him out again...

He trembled in pain, knowing that the person in front of him was not someone to be trifled with, and dared not fight back.

So the two guards opened the car door and prepared to drag the person out...

Liang You took off his waist knife and smashed it directly at the target.

The blow landed on the back of one of the guards' heads, who was startled and exclaimed, "Who goes there? How dare you!"

Liang You had already arrived, and he understood in his heart: Princess Yu'an wanted to kill Mo Wen so that she could marry Xu Ke.

He announced loudly, "Your subject pays respects to Princess Yu'an!" He then bowed. Princess Yu'an was taken aback; had someone recognized her?
"Your Highness, the Xu family's carriage has been tampered with. Look, the horse is still bleeding. There are sick people in the carriage, and injured civilians and damaged shops on the road. I have already reported it to the authorities... Please, Your Highness, remain calm! The truth will be revealed soon."

Inside the luxurious carriage was Princess Yu'an herself.

She has been keeping an eye on the Xu family.

As a result, Xu Ke was nowhere to be found. And Mo Wen, like a turtle hiding in its shell, refused to go out. She was almost about to give up when news came today that Mo Wen had gone to the Qi Prince's residence.

She rushed over, intending to sabotage Mo Wen's journey back to the manor. Whether she died or was crippled would be up to fate.

This also serves as a warning to the Xu family: anyone who dares to challenge me will face serious consequences!
When the people on the street heard that it was a princess, they started talking about it.

With a delicate hand, the princess lifted the curtain and gave Liang You an arrogant look.

Liang You was tall and imposing, but his appearance was... quite ordinary.

Princess Yu'an had no good feelings towards this kind of person; she was simply observing his attire and demeanor...

"Who are you?" she asked coldly.

"Your Highness, I am Liang You, Marquis of Jing'an."

"Ha! Marquis Jing'an... the one who was adopted, right?" Princess Yu'an said with disdain.

"My name is Liang You," Liang You said, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Liang You, are you meddling in my business?"

“I wouldn’t dare! Your Highness, Liang You believes this is not a matter of your own business, but rather concerns the safety of the capital city right under the emperor’s nose. Please wait a moment… Doctor, please go into the carriage to see the patient first, you…” He pointed to Du Juan, “accompany the doctor inside.”

Du Juan quickly got up.

"You dare to move?!" the princess's handmaid shouted.

But Du Juan ignored her and went straight into the car with the doctor.

The people around started talking, "Look at that horse's rump, it's still bleeding. Someone must have killed it!"

"Yeah! It's creepy. How could something like this happen on the street?"

"Your Highness..."

Everyone's eyes sparkled as they looked at the princess's luxury car, speculating.

“Liang You, even if your title wasn’t exactly legitimate, and you were the legitimate heir of the Jing’an Marquis’s family, you’re nothing compared to me. It has nothing to do with the Jing’an Marquis’s family anyway, so be sensible… otherwise…”

Princess Yu'an stared at Liang You.

“Your Highness, look over there…” Liang You pointed to the back of the car.

The Xu family's coachman and servant arrived, limping, followed by those who were injured and had lost their goods, wailing and lamenting. The crowd was enraged and completely blocked the street.

“Such a heinous incident has occurred in the bustling city. I must not only take charge of it, but also report it to the Emperor.”

Princess Yu'an laughed heartily, "You're using the Emperor to blackmail me?"

"I am speaking on the basis of the national law!" Liang You retorted without backing down.

This puzzled Yu'an. Why was Liang You arguing?

"Third Madam!" the servant shouted, and the coachman and servant squeezed to the front.

There were people shouting behind them... basically saying someone was injured, and they needed to pay compensation, take responsibility, and so on...

The officials from the yamen arrived, annoyed by the commotion in the streets… With things in this state, they were probably doomed. But as soon as they arrived, they spotted someone they knew in the crowd, whispering in their ear…

Upon hearing this… what? A princess, the Xu family, and the Marquis of Jing'an?

Hey, I really won the lottery today! I'm sweating bullets...

Princess Yu'an secretly observed the situation inside the carriage. She knew that Mo Wen was pregnant, but she didn't know if her wish had come true.

Liang You had some external wound medicine from the pharmacy, which had analgesic effects. He handed it to the servant and asked him to give it to him immediately.

Then he said to the driver, "Tell me, what happened?"

Seeing the commotion caused by his own carriage, the coachman quickly tried to absolve himself of responsibility: "Sir, we were just walking along the road when two men on horseback suddenly attacked our horses, stabbed them in the rear, and then dragged us both off and threw us to the ground..."

"Did you see the person clearly?" Liang You asked him, but his eyes were on the princess.

Princess Yu'an looked at Liang You with a calm smile.

That means: I did it, what can you do about it?
Liang You sighed inwardly, thinking, "She really isn't afraid of causing trouble for the Crown Prince..."