The pretty widow is addicted to money, and the little wolfdog asks for a hug

Gu Qinghuai searched the original owner's mind and indeed remembered that there had been a major turmoil in the court a year ago.

At that time, several nearby villages were secretly discussing the matter.

Some people said that the prince broke into the Golden Palace with a sword and openly assassinated the old emperor.

Some people said that the prince drugged the old emperor in an attempt to poison him.

Some people also said that the prince secretly replaced the imperial seal.

Various rumors were constantly exaggerated by the people, and eventually became more and more outrageous.

However, Gu Qinghuai felt that there might be something else going on.

It is said that the Crown Prince is handsome, intelligent, and capable of governing the country. He is also respectful to the wise and cares for the people. The throne originally belonged to him, and he was only in his early twenties. Why did he want to force the emperor to abdicate and rebel?

Is it necessary to take off your pants to fart?

Gu Qinghuai had a conspiracy theory.

Of course, this is not something that a common person like her should worry about.

The imperial family is the most ruthless. There are too many faces in the palace, and the truth will not be known to most people.

The group of criminal slaves moved very slowly, and it was only after a quarter of an hour that the tail was seen.

The few officers in charge of following the rear were also riding tall horses, looking a little tired.

Suddenly, a burst of violent and shrill horse neighing was heard.

Everyone turned their heads in shock and looked in the direction of the voice.

The officer in charge of the rear guard was seen riding a horse that seemed to have gone mad. It raised its front hooves high in the air and shook its body violently, knocking over several small stalls nearby.

"Run! The horse is going crazy!" someone exclaimed.

"Ah!" The people on the street screamed and dodged away.

The officer couldn't control the crazy horse and was thrown to the ground, fainting on the spot.

The other officers were terrified. They had to guard against the criminals escaping in the chaos, stop the crazy horse to prevent hurting anyone, and also check on their colleagues who had fallen off the horse. They were a little flustered for a while.

The crazy horse neighed and rushed forward recklessly.

Screams were heard everywhere on the street, people fled in panic, roadside stalls were overturned, all kinds of goods were scattered on the ground, the scene was in chaos.

Gu Qinghuai and Zhao Ying were also pushed around in the crowd, watching the crazy horse getting closer and closer to them.

There were a lot of people crowded behind them, and many of them fell to the ground. If the crazy horse rushed over, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Mother, get out of the way!" Gu Qinghuai pushed Zhao Ying away and tried to stop the horse with his bare hands.

She believed that her strength could withstand the horse's forward momentum, and then she only needed to quickly pull the reins, use herself and the horse's body as cover, take out the electric baton from space, and stun the horse.

The electric baton is made in an antique style. From the outside, it looks like an iron rod. Even if someone finds it, it is easy to fool them.

But Gu Qinghuai's plan failed.

Just when Crazy Horse was about to rush to her, she was suddenly picked up by the waist.

The man held her and spun around, narrowly avoiding the crazy horse. At the same time, he kicked a pole on the side of the road at an extremely fast speed, caught it with his other hand, and hit the wind horse on the neck.

Crazy Horse fell to the ground with a thud and didn't move anymore.

This thrilling scene happened in a flash, and everyone was stunned.

The scene was silent for a moment, with only the sound of pounding heartbeats being heard.

Gu Qinghuai's heart almost jumped out of his throat, not because he was scared by the crazy horse, but because of the sudden accident.

The arm that was wrapped around her chest and belly suddenly loosened.

There was a black arm mark across her aqua red dress, and five black finger marks on the right side of her waist.

Gu Qinghuai turned her head in shock and looked at the black shadow that had just saved her, a whirlwind-like black shadow.

When her eyes fell on that person, she was stunned for a moment.

The other party turned out to be a young boy!

The boy was about twelve or thirteen years old, less than 1.7 meters tall, with messy hair, a dirty face, and a "well" character tattooed on his left cheek.

He was wearing a black coarse cloth shorts with torn edges and his clothes were covered with patches.

The clothes are slightly loose, making the thin body look even more slim.

At this time, the young boy hunched his back and lowered his head deeply, without even looking at Gu Qinghuai, as if the thrilling scene just now had nothing to do with him.

Gu Qinghuai kept recalling the moment when he was picked up by the young boy. It was swift, powerful, steady, and with an imperceptible internal force.

This kid is a master!

Others may not be able to see it, but she can feel his strength and speed when she is held in his arms.

At the moment when Gu Qinghuai was stunned, a whip hit the young man hard.

"You bold and shameless slave! How dare you kill the officer's horse!" An officer rode over on horseback, raising his whip with anger on his face.

The young boy immediately knelt on the ground, hunched over, looking extremely humble.

Then a slightly childish voice sounded: "Sir, the horse just fainted, it is not dead."

Gu Qinghuai saw blood oozing from the boy's neck and back. The clothes on his back were torn by the whip. A shocking whip mark was crawling on his bony back like a long snake.

The officer paused for a moment and shouted, "How do you know?"

The young boy said respectfully, "I used to be a horse slave in the stable. I started taking care of horses when I was three years old. I am very good at raising horses and I know horses very well. Just now I just used a 'horse knocking method' to make the horse faint temporarily. The horse will wake up in about half an hour."

The officer narrowed his eyes and looked at the boy with some suspicion.

Gu Qinghuai immediately stepped forward, saluted to the officer, and said respectfully, "Sir, this kid just knocked the horse unconscious in order to save the girl.

If it weren't for him, I and the dozen people behind me might have been killed by the horses. I beg the magistrate to forgive this child.

If you don’t believe me, you can ask the people behind me.”

Gu Qinghuai raised her hand and pointed at the people who were making a mess behind her.

"Yes... yes, we all saw it! Sir, the slave knocked the horse unconscious in order to save the young lady."

"Yes, that's right. Without this little slave, I'm afraid many people would die!"

"This little slave is a kind person. He was in danger just now when he was saving someone. The horse's hoof almost kicked his head. Ouch, that was a close call!"

"Yeah, I almost peed myself!"

……

Everyone talked a little, and the officer's expression gradually eased.

"Get out! Return to the team!" the officer shouted coldly at the young man.

The young man bowed to the officer, then stood up and walked towards the team with his back hunched.

Gu Qinghuai looked at his thin back and fell into deep thought.

"Huai'er, you scared me to death!" Zhao Ying was pushed to the side by Gu Qinghuai just now. Fortunately, there were several people cushioning underneath her.

But she was so frightened that her legs went weak, and it took her a long time to find the strength to stand up.

She staggered over, hugged Gu Qinghuai, and started to sob.

The officer who was whipping the boy reined in his horse, turned around, walked over to the other officers, said a few words, then stepped forward and said to the boy, "You and the other two officers stay here for now, and wait for the horse to wake up!"

"Yes, sir," the young boy bowed with a respectful attitude.

The officer glanced at the young boy and said coldly: "You'd better pray that the horse can wake up, otherwise - humph!"

After the officer finished speaking, he reined in his horse and rode forward without waiting for the young boy to react.