The mistress has no feelings, why do you provoke her?

Xiao Tao drove the carriage at breakneck speed, arriving at Yong'an Town a quarter of an hour later.

With the town in sight, Xiaotao wanted to stop the horse.

Unexpectedly, the horse was startled, and instead of slowing down, it sped up even more.

"Madam, something terrible has happened! The horse has gone out of control!" Xiao Tao gripped the reins tightly, trying her best to control the speed of the carriage. The city gate was just ahead, and if the horse's speed could not be reduced, it would inevitably attract the attention of the city guards.

For the safety of the people, they might shoot the horse.

If the carriage overturns, Song Wenjun and her child will definitely be injured.

Holding her child, Song Wenjun's eyes were filled with self-blame. If she had taken better care of the child, this wouldn't have happened.

But now is not the time to be sad or upset; she needs to save herself and her child.

Looking around, all I could see were trees on both sides of the road.

The forest was covered with a thick layer of leaves; if she jumped down, she might not necessarily get hurt.

"Xiao Tao, turn the horse around and head into the woods." As soon as Song Wenjun spoke, Xiao Tao knew what she wanted to do.

A hint of nervousness flashed in her eyes, but this was the only option at the moment.

"Madam, hold on tight." Xiao Tao turned the horse around and headed into the woods, praying silently that a miracle would slow the carriage down.

Unfortunately, Xiaotao's wish was not fulfilled.

Although the horse's speed did not stop, it slowed down considerably due to obstacles in the forest.

There weren't many people on the official road, but they did see the out-of-control carriage.

One of the most eye-catching vehicles was a luxurious carriage.

The carriage was three times larger than a regular carriage, and its body was covered with gold leaf.

A luminous pearl on the roof of the car is particularly eye-catching.

Such carriages were reserved for royalty.

When everyone saw the sign on the carriage, they all gasped in surprise. A large character "Chu" was embedded in the carriage wall.

"His Highness the King of Chu's carriage," someone whispered.

The commotion outside startled the people inside the carriage, and a deep voice came from inside: "What happened?"

The coachman had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a long knife was at his waist.

Upon hearing the question from inside the carriage, he replied, "Your Highness, the carriage of the Marquis of Pingyang has gone out of control, and it seems that the person inside is the Marquis's wife."

"Chase after them and see." The person inside gave the order, and the coachman was taken aback: "Your Highness, aren't we in a hurry to return to the capital?"

The person in the car scoffed, "Tian Qi, you're getting bolder and bolder."

Although he wasn't angry, his voice carried a chilling edge.

It felt like he could be stabbed right in the next second.

The man called Tian Qi shrank back and dared not speak again.

He drove the carriage towards the dense forest, while the man inside lifted the curtain and looked at the carriage still speeding away in the distance, his brows furrowed.

Song Wenjun, carrying her child, searched for the best spot to jump off the vehicle. Suddenly, she saw a thick layer of fallen leaves and said to Xiao Tao, "This is it."

Xiao Tao also saw the open space. She pulled hard on the reins and said to Song Wenjun, "Madam, now is the time."

After saying that, she used all her strength to pull the reins all the way down, causing the horse's head to tilt back and its body to rise as well.

Without hesitation, Song Wenjun seized the opportunity and jumped into the fallen leaves with her child in her arms.

To protect her child from injury, she held the child tightly in her arms and used her own body as a shield as she fell backward.

Song Wenjun thought she would fall to the ground, but unexpectedly, she felt a tight arm around her waist.

The next second, my body felt light and I involuntarily spun around a few times.

When she regained her balance, she was already standing on the ground.

A strikingly handsome man appeared before them.

He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and a high, straight nose.

Her thin, crimson lips were slightly pursed, revealing her aloofness.

The man was more than half a head taller than Song Wenjun, and he alone blocked out the sunlight above her head, standing as majestic as a small mountain.

Song Wenjun saw her own panic reflected in the man's glassy eyes. She quickly snapped back to reality and took a step back, trying to create some distance between herself and the man.

This person looks familiar, but I can't quite place where I've seen them before.

Just as Song Wenjun was racking her brains to recall, a fair little hand reached out and grabbed the jade pendant at the man's waist.

Both of them were startled, only then did they see Gu Jinyan looking at Song Wenjun with a pair of listless eyes, feeling wronged.

With a pout, she burst into tears.

Song Wenjun reached out and touched the child's forehead; it was still burning hot.

She hurriedly said to the man, "I will never forget your life-saving grace. I am the Lady of Pingyang, and my child is sick, so I am going to the city to see a doctor..."

"Your Highness, the King of Chu?" Song Wenjun was interrupted by Gu Huaizhou, who arrived from behind, before she could finish speaking.

Gu Huaizhou looked at the noble man in front of him with surprise. He never expected to meet the third prince of Nanyue Kingdom, Xiao Ji, in Yong'an Town.

He was the most outstanding among the princes. He was made a king at the age of fifteen and led an army to conquer three prefectures and six counties that had been occupied by the enemy at the age of seventeen.

When the princes were vying for the throne, Xiao Ji was originally the most likely to win the position of crown prince.

But later, something happened and he was severely reprimanded by the emperor.

Then he was sent to the border to quell the war.

Now that the war has ended, Xiao Ji has returned to the capital, and he seems to have just returned not long ago.

Otherwise, there's no reason why Gu Huaizhou wouldn't be able to see him.

Song Wenjun finally remembered who the person in front of her was: Xiao Ji, it was Xiao Ji.

Upon seeing this person again, Song Wenjun was filled with mixed emotions.

This renowned war god, the protector of Nanyue, died young.

He did not die on the battlefield, but in a conspiracy to seize the throne.

As Xiao Ji's popularity among the people grew, the new emperor's fear of the Black Armor Guards reached a point where he saw enemies everywhere.

That's why they devised this treacherous plan to force Xiao Ji to submit.

After the crown prince ascended the throne, fearing the military power he held, he sent troops to surround the crown prince's residence during a banquet.

He threatened Xiao Ji that if he did not surrender, all 180 members of the Chu King's household would be slaughtered.

Not only that, but his subordinates and the 50,000 Black Armor Guards he had personally trained would also be branded as traitors and slaughtered.

For the sake of the nation and its people, Xiao Ji only made one condition to the new emperor.

He treated his family and the Black Armor Guards well, and then discarded his weapons.

The new emperor laughed wildly and ordered the archers to shoot Xiao Ji dead.

A legendary warrior died at the hands of his own people.

However, the new emperor did not keep his promise.

After Xiao Ji's death, he did not treat the people of the Chu King's Mansion well.

Instead, all the male members of the household were beheaded, and the female members were exiled thousands of miles away, never to return to the capital.

Those who followed Xiao Ji were all accused of treason and imprisoned.

The one who would be beheaded.

Xiao Ji's 50,000 Black Armor Guards were all dispersed by the new emperor and reorganized into the army.

Anyone who disobeys the Black Armor Guards will be killed.

Under the new emperor's brutal suppression, the original 50,000 Black Armor Guards were reduced to less than 20,000.

He thought he could finally rest easy, but little did he know that two months after Xiao Ji's death, neighboring countries launched a war.

In just one month, the Northern Jin army stormed into the capital.

The new emperor was cut in two by the Northern Jin people while he was asleep.