Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 912 - 910_1

Chapter 912: Chapter 910_1

The destination was a bit far. To shake off the people trying to catch up to them from behind, Xiao’er asked Zhao Yong to drive the carriage at top speed.

The horses were sturdy, the carriage was well crafted, and the driver was skilled. Therefore, despite the bumpy road, their carriage showed no signs of slowing down.

Xiao’er and the others were fine, but Fang Wanping and her maid, who were renting a carriage ride, were having a tough time.

The carriage in front of them was getting further and further away. Fang Wanping, even though she felt as if her innards were about to be displaced from the bumpy ride, still clenched her teeth and urged the coachman to go faster: "Faster, I can barely see them anymore!"

The coachman, who was an old man, looked at his horse that seemed to be even older than he was. He couldn’t help but say after hearing Fang Wanping’s request, "Miss, their horses are young and strong, and they are riding a superior breed. Even if my old weak horse ran itself to death, it wouldn’t be able to catch up!"

What the coachman didn’t mention was that if they kept on this chase, not only would his old bones scatter, but the carriage would also fall apart!

Fang Wanping, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but pinch her maid, Xiao Ling: "Why would you rent a near-dead horse and carriage?! You can’t do anything right! What’s the use of having you as my maid!"

"Mistress, I’m sorry, I rented this one because it seemed to be the newest and cleanest among all the carriages! And besides, I couldn’t tell whether the horse was old or not!" Xiao Ling rubbed her pinched spot and responded with grievance.

"You dare to talk back!" Fang Wanping was anxious. Seeing the figure of the Magistrate disappearing, she was anguished and pinched her maid again.

Xiao Ling gasped in pain; her arm was sure to bruise.

Then, Xiao’er’s carriage turned a corner and was completely out of Fang Wanping’s sight.

Fang Wanping was desperate. If she lost sight of them, she would have wasted the whole morning!

She lifted the curtain of the carriage and said to the coachman in front: "Faster, if you catch up with them, I’ll give you ten taels of silver."

The old coachman shook his head upon hearing this: "Miss, I really can’t go any faster. If I do, my horse won’t be able to handle it!"

The carriage would probably fall apart, too! Thought the coachman, adding silently to himself.

The reason why the carriage looked so new was that it had been recently refurbished. It was all for the show, masking its shoddy internals.

Fang Wanping was displeased with the old coachman’s response: So he only cares about his old horse! Is he hinting that she should add a bit more silver?

Fang Wanping looked at the distant road. There was no sign of the Magistrate, not even a hint of their dust trail.

If she didn’t catch up now, she would lose sight of the Magistrate!

Fang Wanping gritted her teeth: "Fifty taels! Pick up the pace and catch up with them! If you don’t speed up, I’m not paying for this ride!"

Fifty taels? His old horse is so old its teeth are falling out! Even if he sold it, it wouldn’t fetch fifty taels! Nevertheless, he decided to risk his life to earn that fifty taels, then add his own savings to buy a strong young horse, a new carriage, and hand it over to his son as an inheritance.

"Giddy-up!" The old coachman cracked his whip, the old horse shrieked in pain, and bolted.

Fang Wanping bumped her head on the carriage wall due to the sudden jolt and winced in pain.

The carriage also made a creaking noise.

But Fang Wanping was too dizzy to notice.

She gripped the carriage wall to sit up: "Coachman, why didn’t you warn me when you suddenly sped up!"

The old coachman: "Didn’t I say giddy-up?"

Fang Wanping: "..."

Giddy up counts as a warning? She thought it was said to the horse! Never mind, there’s no point in trying to communicate with an uneducated lowlife!

Fang Wanping then turned her anger on her own maid: "You wretched girl, you saw me fall and didn’t even help me up!"

Xiao Ling was innocent, she was rubbing her own forehead and whined: "Mistress, I didn’t expect the speed to pick up suddenly. I hit my head too."

Fang Wanping was fuming: She is so stupid!

Right after she finished speaking, the two bumped into each other again.

"Ouch!"

"It hurts so bad!"

"Creak."

Right then, the old coachman reminded them: "Ladies, the road is bumpy, hold on tight!"

Fang Wanping rubbed her repeatedly injured forehead, gritting her teeth and said: "Could your warning be any slower?!"

"I’ll try! As an old man, my reactions are a beat slow!"

"..." Fang Wanping looked at Xiao Ling in annoyance: Look who you hired as our coachman!

Xiao Ling lowered her head: "Mistress, I admit my mistake, it won’t happen again."

No matter what, if she had rented a luxury carriage, her mistress would definitely have something to say! She’s always picking on her over something!

It’s better to admit her mistake upfront, and take just a little scolding.

"Did you hear any noises just now?" Fang Wanping remembered hearing the sound of wood cracking, so she asked the question.

Xiao Ling shook her head: "No!"

"Weird, did I hear it wrong?" Fang Wanping glanced around the carriage, and after seeing nothing unusual, she brushed it off as her imagination.

She leaned her head out of the carriage window, looking at the empty road, filled with disappointment. Then she irritably said: "Coachman, make the horse run faster, faster!"

"Okay!" For the fifty taels, even if he ruins the old horse and carriage, the old coachman was going all out!

"Watch out!" The old coachman suddenly yelled, pulling on the reins to avoid the large pothole in their path.

But it was too late. The old horse leapt, and right after, the wheel of the carriage got stuck, causing the carriage to tilt to one side.

With a violent jolt, the two passengers inside the carriage were thrown against one side.

A "crack" sound echoed.

"Ah~~~~"

"Ah!!!"

Accompanied by two screams, a red and a green figure fell from the carriage, rolling several times along the bumpy dirt road.

Fang Wanping, in the midst of the catastrophe, still remembered to protect her beautiful face with her hands to prevent any potential damage.

"Phew!" The old coachman managed to halt the horse and got off the carriage to run towards them.

Seeing the two figures huddled together on the road, he was shocked!

He quickly ran over to Fang Wanping:

"Miss, Miss, are you okay!"

"..."

"..."

Do they look okay to you?!

Fang Wanping felt that her legs were in severe pain! Plus her elbows, her buttocks, and...essentially, there was not a single part of her body that was not hurting.

She lay on the road and didn’t dare to get up as every movement caused unbearable pain.

The old coachman extended his hand to help her up.

Fang Wanping yelled angrily: "Keep your dirty hands off me!"

Then she yelled at Xiao Ling: "Get your lazy ass over here and help me up!"

The old coachman quickly withdrew his hand and stood aside, not knowing what to do.