Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1063: Chapter 1064: The Horse is Startled

Two people did not show anything on their faces, but ever since they had learned that Gong Juechen might be Su Chenglin, they had continuously had people keeping an eye on Gong Juechen.

However, so far, they had not discovered any improper intentions from Gong Juechen.

In the blink of an eye, it was July 22. On this day, the Crown Princess Consort and Tobanya no longer had to be confined for reflection. The one-month period had ended, and the Crown Princess Consort and Tobanya regained their freedom.

As soon as Tobanya was free, she went out of King Sheng’s Mansion to get some fresh air.

She planned to visit Prince Yi’s Mansion and see An Jing, and at the same time, check on An Jing’s four children. She had few acquaintances in the Imperial Capital and was relatively closer to An Jing. Of course, it would be even better if she could see Meng Zhuqing during this time.

She had not seen Meng Zhuqing for a month and missed him terribly.

Her request was not high. From a distance, a single glance would suffice; she did not ask for more.

On the way to Prince Yi’s Mansion, Tobanya saw a carriage charging recklessly. The horse was clearly frightened, running wildly without caring if there were people in front.

People scattered in fear, worried about being trampled or hit by the horse.

The two guards following Tobanya immediately stepped in front of her to protect her to the side, fearing that Tobanya might be hit by the charging horse.

”Help! Help!”

There were two women shouting for help inside the carriage, one voice was younger, and the other was clearly an elderly woman.

Tobanya originally did not intend to get involved. Although she knew how to ride a horse, stopping a frightened, frenzied horse was beyond her capabilities. However, when she saw through the shaking curtain that the passengers were Old Lady Meng and her maidservant, she did not think twice and rushed over.

That was Meng Zhuqing’s mother; she could not just watch Meng Zhuqing’s mother be in trouble and do nothing.

The horse continued its frantic charge, and Tobanya found an opportune moment, jumping onto the carriage. The carriage driver was nowhere to be seen, probably thrown off the carriage for failing to control the frightened horse.

The two guards protecting Tobanya were extremely anxious when they saw Tobanya jump onto the carriage, but the horse was running madly and they could not stop it, feeling completely helpless.

”Commandery Princess!” Old Lady Meng and the maidservant cried out when they saw Tobanya.

Tobanya had no time to respond to Old Lady Meng. As soon as she jumped onto the carriage, she grabbed the horse’s reins, trying to stop it, but the horse was uncontrollable, continuing its rampage and making the carriage shake even more violently.

It was clear the carriage could overturn at any moment.

With no other option, Tobanya let go of the reins, climbed into the carriage, and urgently told Old Lady Meng, ”Old Lady, the horse won’t stop. We’ll need to jump from the carriage.”

But Old Lady Meng dared not jump.

Tobanya urged the maidservant to jump first.

The maidservant was also scared initially, the horse was running so fast and the carriage shaking violently. She was truly frightened, but when Tobanya hinted that staying in the carriage could lead to a more serious accident than jumping out, the maidservant closed her eyes and jumped.

As soon as she landed, the maidservant rolled a couple of times. She was relatively unhurt but had sprained her ankle.

Tobanya could not attend to the maidservant now. Seeing that the moat was not far ahead, she knew the consequences would be unimaginable if the carriage plunged into the moat. Thus, she urgently said to Old Lady Meng again, ”Old Lady, you must jump now. I’ll hold you, just close your eyes.”

Old Lady Meng was still very scared; she was born into a scholarly family, and even though she married a general, her courage had not grown much.