Chapter 44: There is more to her than meets the eye 3 (2/2)

”You suspect that the imperial physician visiting the fifth Prince regularly supplies opium to him?” Lu Yingjie asked.

Zhu Fengyin nodded ”Yes”.

”That is not exactly far fetched, I also found the fifth Prince actions during the banquet strange. This could be true but I will have to look into this. You did well, keep it up” Lu Yingjie said smiling. Zhu Fengyin's cheeks brightened up immediately.

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The next day, just outside the capital.

It was around 6 pm but it was still bright outside. The tire of a wooden carriage headed into the capital derailed which spooked the horses. 'Nyeee Nyeee' the horses exclaimed and took off deep into the forest on one side of the road.

The driver tried to rein in the horses but the horses were already spooked. The horses shook their head quickly, which threw the driver away from his seat. The driver fell off the carriage and hit his head and shoulder on a tree, while the horses continued forward.

Inside the carriage, the previously calm and collected Xia Ying fell forward from her seat in the carriage. Her ladies maid Yuqi held her steady and prevented her from hitting her head on the carriage wall.

Yuqi raised the curtain covering the window, ”we are going too fast, your highness. We might hit something”, Yuqi. Had only said that when she saw a stone up ahead. Their carriage was headed straight to it.

”Your highness, we have to get out of here. We are headed for a boulder” Yuqi said panicking. Xia Ying abandoned all pretence of proprietary and raised the curtains. She said a huge boulder up ahead, Xia Ying kicked the door open immediately.

”We have to jump out of here, Yuqi” she stretched out her hands expectantly. Yuqi held her mistress hand tightly and they jumped out, As they jumped, Xia Saw a tree up ahead of them. Fearing that they might hit the tree head-on, she shook Yuqi's hands away and pushed her aside.

Xia Ying shut her eyes as she fell, she was expecting to hit the tree. When an a wrapped around her waist and pulled her out of harm's way. She shut her eyes tightly and clenched her teeth until she felt her feet touch the ground.

Xia Ying opened her eyes quickly, she blushed as she looked straight into two slanted mismatched double eyelid eyes. One of the eyes was brown while the other was hazel with specks of green. She looked at her saviour slowly.

He was good-looking with a straight high boned nose, thin lips and slanted double eyelids. The scar under his left eye didn't depreciate his beauty instead it made him more dashing. He was spotting a tan that spoke of his working in the sun.