"Did you forget what Grandmother told us when we left?" Qi Zhenzhen chided her with a glance.
"But Grandmother isn't here now, and we can go places she doesn't know about," Qi Xuanxuan said coaxingly.
Qi Zhenzhen flatly refused, "Grandmother didn't just instruct the two of us, but also Elder Sister Zisu and Feixu. Do you think they would let us run wild? You should give up this idea. If you disobey and Grandmother finds out, she might not even allow you to visit others in the future." Da Feng Novel
Qi Xuanxuan guiltily stuck out her tongue, "Second Sister, I was just speaking casually."
The carriage stopped abruptly. Qi Xuanxuan, not having secured herself, bumped her forehead against the carriage wall, tears welling up from the pain.
Qi Zhenzhen saw the red and swollen forehead and quickly asked Zisu to fetch some medicinal oil to rub it.
Feixu lifted the curtain, "Are you driving a carriage for the first time? You've injured the young ladies, how will you explain this!"
The coachman looked wronged, "If I hadn't stopped suddenly, I would have collided with the rider, and the carriage might have overturned."
A person and a horse were blocking the middle of the road. The horse whinnied and snorted, its rider tightly gripping the reins, trying to calm the animal.
"Whose child is this, with no adult watching?" the coachman's voice was angry, glaring resentfully at the half-grown youth on horseback. If it weren't for avoiding him, he wouldn't have had to brake the carriage so suddenly and startle the ladies inside.
"I apologize for the disturbance. I will bear all the losses," the youth on horseback said with a look of apology.
"That's easy for you to say. Can you bear it if this young lady is disfigured?" Qi Xuanxuan, gasping in pain, could no longer sit still upon hearing the youth's words. She clutched her forehead and glared at the speaker.
"I... I..." The youth seemed taken aback by the ferocity of the person in the carriage and became flustered.
"You... you... what? You can't even speak clearly, yet you say you'll bear it all! Which family do you belong to? Don't you know it's forbidden to gallop horses in the capital?" Qi Xuanxuan said angrily.
As they spoke, the horse beneath the youth suddenly reared up, its front hooves lifting high, charging directly towards the carriage.
If it collided, the youth on horseback would be thrown off, and the carriage carrying Qi Zhenzhen and the others would also be overturned.
The household guards accompanying them, having never witnessed such a scene, stood frozen on the spot.
The little wolf cub, which had been lying by Qi Zhenzhen's feet, had, at some point, darted out and began to growl at the out-of-control horse.
Qi Zhenzhen was surprised to find that the horse was no longer as agitated. The youth on horseback seized the opportunity to tighten his grip on the reins, managing to stop the horse just before it crashed into the carriage.
Qi Xuanxuan's face was pale, clearly quite frightened.
After instructing the coachman to drive the carriage to the side and stop, Qi Zhenzhen alighted from the carriage. The little wolf cub slowly trotted to her side, nuzzled her, and let out a low growl, "Awooo, was I amazing?"
Qi Zhenzhen bent down and picked up the little wolf cub. She walked up to the youth, gently stroked the horse's mane, and soothed it.
The horse let out a low whinny, "Thank you. There was a sound interfering with me just now, and I couldn't control myself." Da Feng Novel Network
Qi Zhenzhen hadn't heard any sound, but judging by the little wolf's reaction, it was likely a sound specifically targeting beasts, which only they could hear.
The youth dismounted and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards Qi Zhenzhen, his face full of gratitude, "If not for you, young lady, I would surely be injured by now. May I know your name and where you reside? I will definitely visit to express my thanks another day."
His accent was somewhat strange and stiff, suggesting he wasn't from the capital.
"My little wolf said there was a sound interfering with your horse, which is why it became agitated. I believe this was intentionally targeted at you," Qi Zhenzhen said in a low voice. "As for thanks, there's no need. I was also acting in self-preservation."