Jun Jiuling - Chapter 154

Chapter 154

Lei Zhonglian wasn’t saying anything .

Manager Gao recovered his neutral smile .

"Old Lei, don’t blame others for jabbing at your sore spot and slapping your face," he said . "You people are always talking about reasons, talking about theories, talking about why . "

At this, he frowned .

"Why do you always ask why?"

Lie Zhonglian lowered his head and didn’t speak . Manager Gao shook his head, then greeted Old Lady Fang and the others with a smile .

Lei Zhonglian also lifted his head and watched the noisy crowd .

"Because I don’t want to accept it," he muttered . "Because our loss was not fair . "

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"Enough already, what’s all this send off for? Don't do that," shouted Liu’er unpleasantly to the people standing in front of the carriage . "This is not some grand event . "

Everyone looked awkward .

Lady Fang was completely unwilling to let go . She patted down the cushion of the carriage seat .

"Do not worry; I will take good care of Young Master," said Miss Jun, eyeing Fang Chengyu lying next to her .

"Chengyu, Chengyu," cried Lady Fang as she lifted the carriage curtain .

Fang Chengyu was covered in thick layers of beddings . He appeared to be asleep; neither talking nor moving .

"He is asleep . Don’t wake him up; the journey will be easier," said Miss Jun .

Liu’er did not hesitate to push down the curtains to block them from view .

"Drive, drive," she directly shouted out, ignoring Lady Fang and the others .

Lei Zhonglian who was squatting by a corner of the wall unwillingly stood up . He lowered his head and pulled on the horse reins .

"Go, go . " Liu’er waved her hands .

Lei Zhonglian led the horses forth .

Liu’er jumped onto the back of the horse cart and urged them forward .

So they really were going, and without giving everyone time to respond . Old Lady Fang and the other rushed to make it to the main entrance .

The guards had been waiting outside the gates for some time . When they saw the carriage appear, they pressed in around it . Lei Zhonglian got onto the carriage and raised his whip .

The whip did not near the horses, and neither did it fall . It made a crisp ringing sound in the air .

The carriage rolled forward nimbly and quietly .

Old Lady Fang and the others just managed to stand in front of the door .

"Why are they not waiting; how could they drive a carriage without rules like this," grumbled Concubine Yuan . "Where did you find a driver without eyes like this . "

Manager Gao, standing off to the side, turned his head in embarrassment .

Indeed, the driver was without eyes .

"Who is the one driving the cart? Why haven’t I seen him before," asked Lady Fang with a frown .

Manager Gao stepped forward to pay his respects .

"He’s from the shop," he said vaguely .

He wasn’t actually from the household? Other than concern for Chengyu, Lady Fang did not care about anything or anyone else .  

"Is he reliable?" she asked in surprise .

This person… he couldn’t really be said to be reliable or unreliable?

Especially for Lady Fang .

Manager Gao almost didn’t dare say his name .

"It was my choice," said Old Lady Fang, explaining on behalf of Manager Gao .

When she heard this, Lady Fang did not ask again . She simply rubbed tears from her eyes as she looked in the direction that the carriage left .

There was no one to be seen on the road .

"Why did they leave so quickly?" she said in amazement, her heart seizing . "Can Chengyu undergo all the bumping?"

She started to question the coachman’s capabilities again .

Was it okay?

The carts at the shop were loaded with goods, so they could be reckless there, but they weren’t people who served others .

That said, she seemed to have seen this coachman somewhere before .

Lady Fang went blank, then immediately her face paled and her body started to tremble .

"Mother . " She turned around . Her voice shook . "Is the driver you picked surnamed Lei?"

Old Lady Fang went silent for a moment .

"He is," she said .

What is it about the surname Lei? The people there did not understand .

But Lady Fang’s face was twisted with grief and indignation . She seemed to have a thousand things she wanted to say to Old Lady Fang .

"Why?" But in the end, this was the only word she could say .

Old Lady Fang looked at her and sighed lightly .

"We will talk about it when we go back," she said softly, grabbing Lady Fang’s hand .

When they saw Lady Fang’s response, the surrounding servants did not dare ask despite not understanding .

They couldn’t speak so wantonly at home anymore . After going through many events, Lady and Old Lady’s tempers were much worse .

Everyone followed them back in .

Fang Yunxiu and Fang Yuxiu fell behind two steps and watched their mother’s back apprehensively .

"What’s with the coachman? Mother knows him?" Fang Yunxiu asked quietly .

And it seemed to be no happy association .

"Do you remember when Father met with an accident?" Fang Yuxiu said .

At that time, they had were just four and two so they didn’t actually remember it . When they got older, they had heard about it from other people, but because it was not a happy occasion, talking about it would just hurt more, so no one spoke too much of it .

Fang Yunxiu shook her head .

"I don’t even remember what Father looked like very well," she mumbled .

Fang Yuxiu smiled and caressed the back of Fang Yunxiu’s hand .

"Don’t worry about that," she said . "Everyone has their destinies . In this life, we were fated to become father and daughter, but we were not destined to become close . "

At this, she paused .

"One of the bodyguards of Father was surnamed Lei . "

Fang Yunxiu suddenly realized, then became confused .

At the time, almost all the people Father had brought with him died . Only two or three people survived to bring Father back, who had only one breath left in him .

"He was one of the guards?" she whispered .

Fang Yuxiu nodded .

"So he actually stayed in our family’s exchange firm . " Fang Yunxiu was troubled . "Was it for atonement?"

Fang Yuxiu did not laugh . She would not laugh at her elder sister’s heartfelt kindness .

Kindness was never a characteristic that should be laughed at .

"That I don’t know . It was from ten years ago," said Fang Yuxiu . "It was probably Grandmother’s decision . "

At the moment, in Old Lady Fang’s inner chambers, Lady Fang was looking at Old Lady Fang with a tearstained face .

"Mother, when you let him stay, I didn’t say anything . But now, why did you let him escort Chengyu?" she sobbed . "You c-couldn’t want Chengyu and his father to be alike…"

She couldn’t finish her sentence as she tried to muffle her sobs .

Old Lady Fang sighed lightly .

"I also don’t know why," she said frankly . "It was Zhenzhen who mentioned that she wanted him to drive the carriage . "

Jun Zhenzhen?

Lady Fang stared blankly .

Old Lady Fang shouted for Manager Gao who was waiting outside the door . He rushed in .

"Miss Jun said that Lei Zhonglian drove carriages well," he said . He explained how Lei Zhonglian came to know Miss Jun .

So Jun Zhenzhen had actually lost five thousand taels of silver at the Lantern Festival .

‘This child was really just like before; someone who did not eat the food of common mortals and saw money as dirt,’ thought Lady Fang, but that was not the important thing .

"Then she should have said that Lei Zhonglian was good at guarding things . What does that have to do with driving a carriage?" She frowned . "Say, didn’t you say he was someone who watched carts? Has he driven a carriage before?

Old Lady Fang and Manager Gao exchanged glances .

Yes, who could have known . Perhaps Miss Jun had a unique insight .

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They left the city for the official road . There were very few people around . Lei Zhonglian flicked his whip once and the horses slowed . Now the carriage’s pace wouldn’t jolt much .

Lie Zhonglian put the horsewhip down, and then took out a canteen from his waist . He took a swig .

"How many years have you driven carts for?"a soft girl’s voice asked from behind him, scaring him .

At some unknown time, Miss Jun had lifted the carriage curtains .

And what she asked… 

Lei Zhonglian was silent for a moment .

"I’ve driven them for four years," he answered .

What four years? The guard astride the horse frowned at him .

Wasn’t this Lei Zhonglian an odd-jobs worker that watched carriages for the exchange firm? Manager Gao would send him out sometimes .

When did he drive carriages?

Was he just trying to curry favor with Young Lady by subscribing to her nonsense?

Miss Jun nodded at him and did not question it . Her gaze turned to Lei Zhonglian’s right hand .

"Was that hand ruined at that time?" she asked, her slender finger-tips poking out from her sleeve to gesture at Lei Zhonglian’s right hand .

As if licked by a tongue of fire, Lei Zhonglian felt his right hand sting with a burn . He subconsciously pulled it to his chest .

But he knew, the fire licking at his hand was not that girl’s finger but her words .

Ruined .