Jun Wan did not immediately agree or refuse to buy the white horse. Instead, she asked the horse market owner, “Do you have carriages here?”
“Yes, small ones are five taels of silver, large ones are eight taels.”
“I want a large one. Can you modify carriages here?”
Jun Wan stated her requirements clearly:
“I don’t want benches inside the carriage. Turn the entire interior into a soft couch. The inside must be fully lined. Install hidden compartments on the sides.
The windows should be like house windows, not curtains. Install wooden doors as well. Reinforce the wheels. Add a wooden box at the back.”
The horse market owner stared at her in shock. A carriage could be modified like this? Why had he never thought of it before? It would be much more comfortable—and he could charge more for it too.
After she finished speaking, he quickly said, “Yes, yes, we can modify it of course!”
“And the price?”
After thinking for a moment, the owner said, “After modification, it will be fifteen taels.”
Jun Wan did not respond to his words and instead said directly:
“I’ll buy that chestnut horse and the white horse. Add the cost of modifying the carriage. After deducting the price of the carriage I sell to you, I’ll pay you an extra seventy taels. How about that?”
The horse market owner hesitated. His initial price wasn’t high to begin with—if he lowered it further, his profit would shrink even more.
“If you don’t agree, we’ll go somewhere else,” Jun Wan said, pretending to leave with Fan Wei.
“Wait!” the owner hurriedly called out. “Leave the carriage here. I’ll sell you both horses.”
He reasoned that even if he earned less, it was still better than earning nothing at all.
“Good. Please finish the modifications as soon as possible. Tomorrow morning, send it to the inn. I’ll pay the remaining silver then.”
Jun Wan told him the inn’s address before leaving the horse market with Fan Wei.
She planned to go around town to buy supplies. Fan Wei had been assigned by Zheng An to watch over her, while other constables handled procurement duties.
They first went to a general goods shop. After buying pots, bowls, and other utensils, she asked the shop assistant to send them to the inn. Then they went to an oil and grain shop.
Next to it was a pharmacy. After finishing her purchases, she prepared to go buy medicinal herbs from there.
Just as they stepped out of the grain shop, a carriage suddenly sped toward them.
The coachman shouted loudly: “Move aside! The horses are frightened! Move aside!”
The carriage curtains were blown open by the speed, revealing everything inside clearly.
Inside was a pregnant woman leaning weakly in the arms of her maid, while the maid cried out desperately, “Help my mistress! Please help my mistress!”
People on the street quickly scattered to both sides, afraid of being trampled.
At that moment, a rolling toy ball bounced into the road. A small boy chased after it into the middle of the street. Just as the carriage was about to crash into him, the boy grabbed the ball—but it was already too late for him to escape.
He was about to be trampled under the horses’ hooves when a woman on the roadside screamed, “No!!!”
Everyone’s hearts tightened at the sight, terrified for the child’s life.
In the blink of an eye, a simply dressed but beautiful woman appeared beside the boy. She immediately grabbed him, rolled on the ground with him, and threw him to the roadside before chasing after the carriage.
The boy’s mother rushed over and quickly checked whether her child was injured.
The woman’s movements were extremely fast. In a place where no one could see, she took out a silver needle from her spatial storage. When she caught up with the carriage, she jumped onto the horse and quickly inserted the needle into a pressure point, calming the horse and slowing it down.
At the same time, the coachman pulled hard on the reins, finally bringing the carriage to a stop.
Only then did Fan Wei realize that the woman on the horse was Jun Wan. He stood frozen in shock, unable to understand how she had silently saved the child and stopped the carriage.
Inside the carriage, the maid felt it stop and lifted the curtain to ask for help—only to find that Jun Wan had already entered.
She had not wanted to get involved, but seeing both a child and a pregnant woman, she could not stand by and do nothing.
Jun Wan saw that the pregnant woman had a pool of water and blood beneath her. She immediately knew—she was about to give birth.
In a gentle voice, she said, “Don’t worry, you’ll be fine. I know medicine. I’ll examine you now. Don’t panic—relax your body.”
The pregnant woman, who had already been in despair, suddenly regained hope. She nodded and tried her best to steady her breathing.
“Your mistress is going into labor. This carriage is too cramped. There’s a pharmacy ahead—go ask if they can lend us a room,” Jun Wan said to the maid without looking up.
“Yes, yes, I’ll go right away!” the maid replied, still panicked. She carefully helped the mistress lie down, then quickly ran toward the pharmacy.
“Drive the carriage as steadily as possible to the pharmacy,” Jun Wan instructed the coachman.
The coachman immediately turned the carriage and headed toward the pharmacy.
The pregnant woman’s pain had eased slightly. Looking at Jun Wan, she said gratefully, “This humble wife thanks the Princess Consort of the War Prince for saving my life.”
Jun Wan paused for a moment, then quickly realized. “You recognize me?”
“My husband is Jiang Yuantu, the Minister of the Imperial Guards. I once saw Your Highness at a palace banquet when you first arrived in Longyuan. Today, you saved my life—I will report this to my husband and repay you properly.”
Jun Wan hadn’t expected her casual act to save the wife of the Imperial Guard Minister. Then again, it wasn’t surprising—at such a large banquet, the original owner couldn’t possibly remember everyone.
She shook her head and smiled. “You’re too serious. It was just a small effort. You don’t need to take it to heart.”
Lady Jiang smiled faintly and said nothing more. She knew that words meant less than action.
When the carriage arrived at the pharmacy, the maid and the doctor were already waiting.
Jun Wan jumped down first, then lifted the curtain and helped the maid support Lady Jiang into the pharmacy.
Fan Wei stood outside, unsure of what to do, so he simply guarded the entrance.
Jun Wan and the maid helped Lady Jiang into the inner room where patients were treated.
She asked the pharmacy assistant to bring hot water and scissors.
At that moment, Lady Jiang went into active labor.
In the pharmacy, a black-clothed man who was gathering herbs quietly slipped out. He was shocked and excited at the same time—he never expected his “master” to be hiding so deeply, not only skilled in martial arts but also in medicine.
There was no need to find a doctor anymore.
They could just take his master away.