The rain was heavy, falling from the sky, thunder was rumbling in the sky, and the sky was dark. In the past, it would have been time to light the lamps at this time, but now it was pitch dark here.
The rain has been falling for a while, but it hasn't stopped.
A shabby carriage came out of the East Palace Manor and moved slowly out.
The person driving the carriage was a eunuch, who was dressed as an ordinary coachman at this time.
There were two people in the carriage, Ji Youran, who was wearing a veil covering her face, and a maid named Yuxiu. She came to report the news that Madam Qu had arrived at the farm and had never left since then. She said that she wanted to follow "Madam Qu" and could directly point the way to her when the time came, so as to avoid entering the princess's residence by mistake. She said that her master did not want to see Madam Qu.
After letting Madam Qu go over, she can meet with Madam Qu and talk it out. The Princess of England does not want to interfere, nor does she have the power to do so.
He was very ill and only gave instructions for this matter when he woke up occasionally, and then let them meet on their own.
These words made Ji Youran and the eunuchs breathe a sigh of relief. They were finally less stressed. As long as the Princess of England did not interfere, the King of England would not interfere either.
As for this maid, Ji Youran hated her very much and didn't want her to follow him. However, the eunuch thought about it and agreed, thinking that Wei Shi would not be a good witness.
If something really happened, it would not be just one family's opinion. With such a maid around, at least the people in the British palace could understand that this was just an accident.
The hot spring resort in the East Palace is quite large. It was raining heavily outside, with lightning and thunder from time to time. It was night, and the carriage was moving very carefully. It was really not good weather for traveling.
In order to avoid being seen, they took a small road. The eunuch had already explained this to Yuxiu before they set out.
The road was muddy and bumpy, and there were occasional flashes of lightning in the sky that flashed across the night. Several thunders were so big that the two people in the carriage trembled.
"Mrs. Qu, do you think this is... a warning from God?" Yu Xiu half-lifted the curtains, looked out the window, and suddenly lowered her voice and asked.
"Be alert? It's just thunder." Ji Youran said.
"Could it be that someone has done something to enrage God and the people, and God cannot tolerate her?" Yuxiu looked out the window curiously again. There were drops of rain coming in, but the two people in the carriage did not suggest closing the window curtains.
"Why do so many people complain about God's anger? It's normal to have thunder and rain in summer, isn't that?" Ji Youran said disapprovingly. She glanced at the maid from behind the veil. If this maid wasn't useful, she really wouldn't want to let her follow her.
Qu Moying is an annoying person, and so are the maids around her.
"This is different from usual... There may be some vicious people who will be struck to death, and in the middle of the night, they may not even have a complete body. I heard that such people will not be able to escape no matter where they flee. God is watching you. You think no one knows about the vicious things you do, but in fact, God is always watching you. Not only will you die without a burial place in this life, but in the next life... you will only be an animal."
Yuxiu smiled and suddenly pointed at a flash in the sky: "Mrs. Qu, look, there is another one here. I wonder who will be killed this time."
The flash in the sky was very bright, and then there would be the sound of thunder. Ji Youran suddenly broke out in a cold sweat on his vest. He tightly grasped the handkerchief in his hand. The words he was about to reprimand were almost suppressed in his throat. He seemed to be pressed down by something heavily and could not speak.
"Madam, be careful. There is a river behind this section of the road. It may be more difficult to walk." The eunuch's voice came steadily from outside. It sounded calm, which made Ji Youran's pounding heart calm down a lot. It's okay, she is not alone here, there are eunuchs.
There is also a capable eunuch here.
When his hands relaxed slightly, the handkerchief became damp.
Just a few words brought up the fear hidden deep in her heart. She looked at the maid in front of her with fear, took a deep breath, and responded hoarsely to the words outside: "I know!"
This was something they had discussed beforehand.
There is no mountain path between the two hot spring villages, and no other dangerous roads except this one.
If it were in the past, this place was actually not that dangerous. The road was just a little difficult to walk on and there was not much water in the river. But it is different now, as it is a time of abundant rain.
Not only was the river full of water, it was almost reaching the bank, and the water was rushing.
There is only a small bridge over the river, and it is almost gone.
They didn't need to cross the bridge, and the bridge looked unstable. Not to mention a carriage, even for a person, it would be unsafe in such a storm at such a night.
The road along the river is not easy to walk on. It was not a main road to begin with. The reason I passed through here was because I took the small path before. Now I am going down the river and happen to pass by here. The river bank here used to be very high, but now it is just barely reachable. I have to be careful even in broad daylight, let alone now.
Hearing Ji Youran's response, Yu Xiu understood in her heart that no matter what she said just now, the eunuchs outside and the people in the carriage did not respond. But now they actually spoke. What her master said was indeed right.
When she came here just now, the master had already told her what to do next...
Looking at Ji Youran across from me, I saw that her hands were tightly holding the handkerchief, and her whole body was a little more tense than before. It looked like she was about to take action...
Sure enough, the carriage had not moved for a few steps when it suddenly shook. The two people in the carriage were so shaken that they hurriedly reached out to hold onto the side of the carriage.
"What's wrong?" Ji Youran asked anxiously.
"The road is not easy to travel on, madam, please be careful." The eunuch's voice was not loud, but the two people in the carriage could hear it clearly.
Yu Xiu's eyes were sharp, and she had been keeping an eye on Ji Youran. Ji Youran's voice was more nervous than before. It seemed that she was about to start the fight...
The next moment, the carriage seemed to have hit something, and after backing up a bit, it tilted to one side. The eunuch's urgent voice was heard in my ears: "Madam... be careful!"
The door of the carriage was not closed tightly. It was originally a dilapidated carriage, which was usually used for people in the farm to travel. There was only a curtain hanging at the door.
The carriage is small and there is not much space.
Something happened outside and the two people inside could no longer sit still. Ji Youran was sitting a little further outside and was pushed back and tilted. She screamed and fell out. There was a small landslide below, and the reason why the carriage tilted to the side was because of the landslide.
After being hit, it slipped a bit and somehow it went crooked.
Ji Youran fell out of the carriage. She had been prepared before she came here. She knew that she had to roll to the right at this time. There was a small slope over there, but she could go down a little. The weeds below were very lush. She could hide there and not say anything no matter what happened.
This is what the eunuch told her.
She was gone, and this was by the river, so the first thing that came to mind was that she had fallen into the river.
The river is on the left. If you roll to the left, you will fall into the river. At this time and in this place, falling into such a river will mean death.
Ji Youran originally didn't want to take this risk, but she had to. Qu Moying had his eyes on her, and the eldest lady of the Qu family was also targeting her. If she didn't get rid of them all at once, there would be endless troubles.
If the prince knew about this, after weighing the pros and cons, he might really give up on me.
She still wanted to live, she still wanted to live and enjoy everything she had finally obtained. Even if she was just a lady now, even if she was known as Qu Xuexin, she didn't want to die like this.
She snatched it from Ji Hanyue, why did she lose everything now...
She tried her best and sacrificed the entire Ling Anbo Mansion to get it, and it must be hers...
After thinking it over again and again, I still think it's better to take the risk. It just so happens that tonight is a good day, the time and the place are all right, plus one person and...
At this moment, Ji Youran also tried her best. After finding the right direction, she rolled in that direction. The eunuch said that as long as she rolled down, she would be fine. She would be safe from then on. This was the danger she had to go through, and the most important thing was to prevent the Princess of England from getting entangled with her.
She had to stay in the dark, and no one should know that she was still alive...
Even though she was prepared, Ji Youran still felt a lot of pain when she fell off the carriage. She gritted her teeth, not daring to make any sound, and then rolled to the right. The coarse sand slid across her face, and the veil on her face fell to who knows where. At this moment, Ji Youran just wanted to live, she didn't want to die...
Her feet hurt a lot, and she didn't know if she had broken her leg again. She had to desperately...
Yuxiu was slower than her. When she saw Ji Youran fall down, she was stunned for a moment, and then she shouted anxiously and reached out to pull Ji Youran's clothes. Unfortunately, her hand was still a little slow. An ordinary maid, no matter how smart she was, would be panicked at this time.
It was raining hard outside. Yuxiu lay on the carriage with her hands outstretched, and shouted anxiously: "Madam... Madam Qu..."
"Where is our lady?" The eunuch's voice came from outside. The carriage moved forward a few steps and finally stopped.
"Mrs. Qu is missing... She... She fell off the carriage..." Yuxiu's voice was trembling, and as soon as the carriage stopped, she rolled out of it.
A flash of lightning cut through the darkness of the sky, and they saw her disheveled face. In front of them was the rushing river, passing by their feet, right at the edge, so close that they could almost touch it with their hands...
"Our Madam... Madam fell into the river?" the eunuch screamed, jumped off the carriage, and opened the carriage to look inside in disbelief.
The carriage was completely empty, there was nothing inside.
The rain poured down from the sky, soaking the two men to the bone. But now neither of them cared much and almost ran to the river at the same time, stretching out their hands to scoop something out of the river. Their attention was on the river, and neither of them noticed the landslide on the other side of the carriage.
It's a small place, there's no danger there, the person suddenly disappeared, he must have fallen into the river...
"Madam..."
"Madam..."