They Are Truly Destined

At first glance, Gu Shiyan noticed the family insignia on the carriage—Xiao Family, the Duke of Nation Establishing. Her ink-black eyes instantly darkened. It was because of the Xiao Family's carriage that this happened.

"Honk, honk..." Their horses went mad, not avoiding or evading, but instead pulling the carriage towards the Xiao Family's carriage in a frenzy.

"Control, control..." The coachman couldn't regain control. Seeing that the two carriages were about to collide, he closed his eyes in fear.

Gu Shiyan's face turned solemn. At this moment, it would be effortless for her to jump out, but it might expose her...

In the blink of an eye, she made her choice.

"Ah..." accompanied by everyone's exclamation.

"Bang!" With a loud crash, the two carriages collided violently. The carriage shook, and it shattered into pieces.

Gu Shiyan bent her waist and knees, protecting her head as she was thrown out of the carriage. Yunxiang and Chaxiang were also thrown out with her.

Both of them landed face down, looking unrecognizable even to their own mothers.

The people from the Xiao Family were not spared either.

"Ah..." accompanied by a scream, two young women were thrown out of the carriage.

One of them had a big belly, looking like she was about to give birth.

"Sister-in-law, are you alright?" The other girl in a yellow dress, about the same age as Gu Shiyan, looked at her.

Rubbing her waist, Gu Shiyan got up from the ground. In that instant, her pupils contracted—it was her.

Xiao Xun'er, the only legitimate daughter of the Duke Xiao of Nation Establishing.

They truly had some kind of connection.

In her previous life, she was the principal wife of Ji Beichen, while Xiao Xun'er was a concubine. She was Gu Yunshang's close friend in the inner courtyard and had many conflicts with her due to her admiration for Ji Beichen since childhood, along with Gu Yunshang's constant meddling. However, things didn't end well for her.

In the third year of her marriage to Ji Beichen, she was caught in bed with someone else and committed suicide to prove her innocence.

Now that she thought about it carefully, at that time Ji Beichen had already secured his position as the Crown Prince. Most likely, this incident was orchestrated by him and Gu Yunshang.

The pregnant woman should be Madam Song, the wife of the Duke of Nation Establishing's heir, Xiao Yu.

The Xiao Family had a long history of loyalty and martyrdom. The late Duke and the Duke himself both died on the battlefield. Not long ago, the heir Xiao Yu also went to the battlefield, and his life or death was unknown.

The child in Madam Song's belly could be considered the only hope for the Duke of Nation Establishing's household.

"Ah... my child..." Madam Song kept rolling on the ground, clutching her stomach. Blood was blossoming beneath her.

Xiao Xun'er was terrified. As an unmarried young girl, when had she ever witnessed such a scene?

"Someone, help! Please, save my sister-in-law and her unborn child!" She desperately clung to Madam Song.

The accompanying maids and servants were also stunned, and they turned around to go and find help.

However, with all the commotion, by the time they returned, Madam Song and her unborn child were likely already beyond help.

"Get out of the way." Gu Shiyan strode forward, forcefully pushing Xiao Xun'er aside. With a surge of strength that she didn't know she had, she bent down and lifted Madam Song into her arms. After scanning her surroundings, she held Madam Song tightly and rushed towards a carriage.

"Who are you? Let go of my sister-in-law. If anything happens to her and the child, I'll kill you." Xiao Xun'er got up from the ground and immediately tried to chase after Gu Shiyan.

Gu Shiyan's gaze turned fierce. "If you want them to survive, then get out of my way."

Xiao Xun'er was frightened by her gaze and hesitated.

"Stop, stop the carriage!" Gu Shiyan, carrying Madam Song, reached the front of the carriage.

Xiao Xun'er screamed in fear.

The coachman quickly applied the brakes upon seeing the situation, preventing a collision with Gu Shiyan and Madam Song.

Without even bothering to see whose carriage it was or who was inside, Gu Shiyan forcefully placed Madam Song into the carriage. She turned her head and glanced at Xiao Xun'er. "What are you standing there for?"

Only then did Xiao Xun'er snap out of her daze and hurriedly climb into the carriage.

The coachman was dumbfounded. Who was this young girl? How dare she hijack their Cui Family's carriage?

It was only after Gu Shiyan boarded the carriage that she noticed someone sitting inside. She didn't even spare a glance at the person, but instead turned to the coachman and bellowed, "To the Duke of Nation Establishing Residence! If we're late, I'll take your life."

The coachman became furious. Hey, who did she think she was talking to? But why should he listen to her?

The carriage remained motionless.

"Ah..." Madam Song was in so much pain that she could hardly hold on any longer.

Gu Shiyan grew angry. Her face displayed a fierce demeanor as she stood up and tried to snatch the whip from the coachman's hand.

Just then, a cold and elegant voice rang out, "Listen to her. Go to the Duke of Nation Establishing Residence as fast as possible."