Chapter 32 Becoming the sharpest knife in the heroine's hand

"General Su is in charge of the military, and his followers are spread throughout the court and beyond. Even the emperor has to show respect to him. If you are pushed into the lake, you will have no choice but to swallow this loss."

Everyone knows that General Su, who calls himself a clean official, is not as simple as he seems. He is the leader of various factions.

Xiao Jinmian had to admit that what Chen Yaoxing said made some sense, but she felt that this was impossible.

"You're talking as if Su Haitang could know my plan in advance. In the end, you're just defending her!"

Chen Yaoxing touched her face, feeling a little headache, then slightly opened the attic window behind her, took a look at the situation outside, and waved to the girl who didn't believe her: "Come here."

"what?"

Xiao Jinmian curled her lips and walked towards him, thinking about what he had just said.

If Su Haitang really knew her plan, and then used the same trick against her, pushing her into the lake to teach her a lesson, and finally making a big fuss, like what Chen Yaoxing said, her reasons would be untenable.

But the question is, how could Su Haitang know her plan?

An inexplicable chill ran up her spine, and Xiao Jinmian suddenly felt that Su Haitang had become extremely terrifying.

She shuddered, feeling a sense of fear for no apparent reason.

"If you don't believe me, look for yourself."

Chen Yaoxing pointed outside the window. The gaps in the attic windows were very small and in the shape of petals.

Xiao Jinmian looked out the window suspiciously, and saw everything not far away.

Su Haitang stood by the lake, her light yellow dress fluttering in the wind, like a fairy fallen into the mortal world.

"She was standing very close to the lake, occasionally looking around. There was no one else around. What was she doing there alone?"

"If you don't know, you might think there's some treasure in the lake at the Duke's Mansion. She's staring at it so fascinatedly. If the princess comes closer, she might become the treasure in the lake."

Xiao Jinmian: “…”

Although these words sounded so strange, there was something so wrong with Su Haitang today that she could not find any reason not to believe it.

She subconsciously felt that Su Haitang was just waiting for her to fall into his trap.

It's really weird!

"Am I really going to endure this? Anyone can act like that in front of me?"

Xiao Jinmian felt a little unwilling.

If she didn't teach Su Haitang a lesson, she wouldn't be able to sleep well for days and nights.

Chen Yaoxing suppressed the upward curve of his lips. This little troublemaker was still so lively and vivid, even a little cute.

He whispered, "Isn't it easy for the princess to teach her a lesson? Why does she have to do it herself?"

He took out the small stone he had prepared earlier from his waist, placed it between his index finger and thumb, gathered all his internal strength, and flicked it lightly. The small stone hit Su Haitang's knee squarely.

"ah--"

Su Haitang stood by the lake, feeling a little anxious. She clearly saw that stupid princess coming towards her, but why was there no sign of her after waiting for such a long time?

Just as she was wondering, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her legs. She couldn't help but scream. Her legs went limp, her body tilted, and she fell uncontrollably into the lake.

With a bang.

It caused a huge splash.

Xiao Jinmian was stunned by the scene before her, and then stared at Chen Yaoxing in a daze.

He, he actually...

"What? Are you stupid?"

Chen Yaoxing was amused by her silly look. In the dim attic, someone was cheerful and upright, and his smile was like a leap of light. Xiao Jinmian swallowed her saliva, and her heart suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable, banging as if someone was banging against a wall inside.

She quickly looked away, her gaze fixed on the window.

In just a moment, Xiao Jinmian's face became extremely ugly.

A tall blue figure jumped into the lake and easily picked up Su Haitang.

"Tsk, it really gets in the way."

Chen Yaoxing shook his head and sighed.

Xiao Jinmian clenched his fists, damn it!

Why is it him!

Soon, the news that Su Haitang, the eldest daughter of General Su, fell into the water became known to everyone.

"My little Haitang, come on, take me to the lake!"

Upon hearing the news that her precious daughter had fallen into the water, Mrs. Su hurriedly grabbed the maid in front of her and asked her to take her over.

Xiao Wan'er, who was drowsy in Mrs. Shen's arms, immediately became alert after hearing the news, her beautiful big eyes filled with curiosity.

[Su Haitang fell into the water? How could she have fallen into the water?]

[I really want to go and take a look. I'm curious why things have deviated from the original plot.]

Mrs. Shen had the same idea, and she knew that this must be related to Shen Yaoxing and Shen Qingyi. She was afraid that the two of them had not dealt with the matter cleanly, so she went to see if there was anything she could do to help.

A large group of people had gathered by the lake.

Su Haitang was huddled there, trembling all over, still wearing a robe, which was obviously a man's garment.

"Haitang, Haitang."

When Madam Su saw her daughter's soaking wet appearance, she burst into tears. She rushed forward to hug her and shouted at everyone, "What are you looking at? Don't you know to call the court doctor? Call the court doctor to check on Haitang."

"Axia, go call the court doctor over."

As soon as Madam Shen arrived, she heard Madam Su's angry shouts, but the incident happened in her own house after all, and it would be difficult to explain if something went wrong, so she quickly sent her maid to call the palace doctor.

Chen Wan's eyes rolled around and she looked around several times, but she couldn't see clearly.

[There are so many people here, I can't see who saved the heroine.]

Hearing the little milk bag's voice, Madam Shen did not move, because she knew that the person she rescued was the daughter of the Su Taiwei family, and that person would not remain unknown.

It was early winter and the lake water was freezing. Su Haitang was shivering from the cold, her teeth chattering, and she couldn't utter a word.

"Madam Su, the weather is cold. Please take her to the wing room to change clothes. I will ask the servants to prepare some ginger soup and send it over."

Madam Shen stepped forward and spoke with concern.

"Yes, go change your clothes."

Hearing this, Mrs. Su nodded hurriedly and helped Su Haitang up.

"I'll do it."

At this moment, Su Jian, who had heard the news, pushed through the crowd and squeezed in. He draped his outer robe over Su Haitang, bent down and picked her up.

“Please trouble Madam Shen to let the maid lead the way.”

"good."

Not long after Su Haitang arrived at the wing room, the court doctor also arrived.

When everyone was preparing to evacuate from the lake, they noticed a man standing in the corner, all wet. He was only wearing his inner clothes, and his outer robe was missing. Thinking of the one Su Haitang was wearing, everyone understood.

"It turned out that it was the young marquis who rescued them. Today is really thanks to the young marquis."

"If it weren't for the young marquis, Miss Su would have suffered greatly today."

"It's just a simple favor. Your Excellencies are too kind."

The tall man smiled slightly and spoke slowly. His hair and clothes were dripping with water, and he looked disheveled, but his noble aura was not diminished at all.

"Oh, I didn't expect to have the honor of seeing a hero saving a beautiful girl today."

A sarcastic voice came from behind the crowd. Everyone turned around and saw the noble Princess Ruyu and the second young master of the Shen family appear one after another.

The two of them seemed to still dislike each other as before, afraid that one would get close to the other!

Everyone sighed in their hearts. The second young master of the Shen family has a poisonous tongue. The young marquis is trying to save people with good intentions, but he insists on saying that he is a hero saving a beauty?

Doesn't he know that the princess and the young marquis are engaged?

The princess has a bad temper. Wouldn't it be difficult for the young marquis to say this in front of her?

But, think about it.

The second son of the Shen family and the young marquis have always been at odds with each other and have been grudges for a long time. Wherever they are, the atmosphere is full of tension and there will inevitably be verbal disputes.

"Mianmian."

Lu Jinghuai treated Chen Yaoxing as air, ignored him completely, and walked straight towards the woman with a bad complexion not far away.

"Stay away from me, you're so dirty and filthy!"

Xiao Jinmian took a few steps back in disgust and glared at her unhappily.

She was filled with anger and wanted to kick Lu Jinghuai into the lake to vent her anger.

Feeling despised, Lu Jinghuai looked down at his clothes, a trace of embarrassment on his handsome face: "Mianmian, wait for me, I'll go to the carriage to change clothes and come back to you."

He thought that Xiao Jinmian was disgusted by the fact that he was soaked all over.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he seemed to have thought of something, and came back to Xiao Jinmian and whispered, "Mianmian, I have been in the Shen Mansion for a long time, and I have been looking for you for a long time. Where have you been?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Jinmian felt somewhat guilty for some reason, and the anger that had been accumulating in her heart dissipated a little.

Seeing her like this, a hint of sarcasm flashed across Chen Yaoxing's beautiful eyes.

**

In the front yard, Chen Yaoxing saw a group of people gathered there. Not wanting to deal with them, he came to tease Little Milk Bag.

Xiao Jinmian didn't see Shen Qingyi, so she had to stay where she was, holding the little chubby hand of the little kid, and was very happy with the rice.

Listening to the people around her talking, Chen Wan gradually understood what had happened.

The one who rescued Su Haitang was the young marquis of the Lu family.

[He's really haunting me. In the book, no matter if the heroine or the princess falls into the water, it's Lu Jinghuai who saves them in the end. Well, that hasn't changed this time.]

[However, I don't quite understand why the plot went astray again? ]

[How did Su Haitang fall into the lake? ]

Hearing this, Chen Yaoxing smiled and pinched Xiao Wan'er's pink little face. He really wanted to tell her that thanks to her, their lucky star, they knew the plot and were able to respond positively.

If it was that silly girl Ruoshui, now...

Chen Yaoxing turned his head with a faint smile and looked at the woman next to him.

"What are you looking at!?"

Xiao Jinmian glared at him fiercely, full of disgust.

It was this look of disdain that froze the smile on Shen Yaoxing's face.

What a heartless person.

Chen Wan grabbed Xiao Jinmian's hand and smiled so hard that saliva came out of the corners of her mouth.

But I was sighing in my heart.

[It's a pity that such a beautiful and bright princess ended up with a tragic death.]

[The young marquis Lu Jinghuai wasn't truly sincere towards her at all. All his kindness to her was ulterior motives. Before he met Su Haitang, he might have had a certain amount of sincerity towards the princess, but after their encounter by the lake, Lu Jinghuai inevitably fell in love with the heroine, willingly serving her at her beck and call, becoming the sharpest knife in her hand.]

[At their wedding, this man revealed his true nature, leaving her alone in the bridal chamber while he went to accompany the princess, making the princess a laughing stock throughout Kyoto. After the wedding, he became even more aggressive, becoming angry and bossing her around.]

[The princess wouldn't let him get close to Su Haitang, let alone marry her. In a rage, Lu Jinghuai drowned the princess. By the time his second brother arrived, she was already dead.]

Perhaps the princess's tragic death had shaken my second brother, allowing him to regain his memory. Seeing the person dying in his arms, and remembering how he had risked his life to kill my seventh uncle and me, he couldn't bear the blow and committed suicide.

As Shen Wan continued to express her inner thoughts, Shen Yaoxing's face became increasingly pale and transparent.

How could he not have thought that Lu Jinghuai was intentionally approaching the princess, and even less that the princess would eventually...

No!

He absolutely couldn't let this happen.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Why do you suddenly look so ugly?" Xiao Jinmian frowned as she looked at the pale-faced man. Wasn't this man fine just now?

How come your face suddenly looks so ugly?

Chen Yaoxing shook his head and regained his senses in an instant.

These things haven't happened yet. They have changed a lot of things before and will continue to change in the future.

But he didn't understand why he lost his memory?

Inner courtyard.

The court doctor examined Su Haitang and found that she was just frightened. However, the lake water in early winter was freezing cold and it was possible that she would be injured. It would be better for her to recuperate for a while.

The Su couple asked her some questions but couldn't find out how she fell into the lake. Since they couldn't find the culprit and couldn't punish her, they had to take her back home first.

After this incident, the banquet could not continue, and the rest of the people also said goodbye.

There was only one person standing not far away, his eyes fixed on Mrs. Shen.

I haven't had the chance to see her today, and now that I see her, I can't describe how I feel.

After not seeing her for a while, she is still as beautiful as ever, but she has a more elegant and graceful beauty.

She should have been his wife. Thinking of this, Tang Huaian felt a sharp pain in his heart.

Noticing a gaze falling on her, Mrs. Shen turned around in confusion. When she saw that it was Tang Huaian, she immediately turned her head away and distanced herself from him.

Shen Yuanhong, who was standing beside him, naturally noticed it as well. He strode forward, as if there was a natural chasm between the two of them.

"Master Tang looks unwell?"

There was a smile on Shen Yuanhong's handsome face, but the smile did not reach his eyes. His right hand was placed on Tang Huaian's right shoulder. This gesture looked like a friend greeting each other.

In fact, the hand on his shoulder felt as heavy as a thousand pounds. His knees went weak and he almost lost control and fell to one knee on the ground.

Tang Huaian was shocked and angry.

"Master Tang is a little weak, can't even stand?"

Shen Yuanhong shouted to the woman who looked like someone who was not to be trifled with, "Mrs. Tang, your master seems to be feeling unwell. Come over and help him up."

Mrs. Tang frowned and walked over to support him.

Tang Huaian kept his lips tightly pursed from beginning to end and did not utter a word.

**

This way.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Jinmian straightened her dress and said, "I am leaving too."

He glanced at Chen Yaoxing and saw that he was sitting there like he had lost his soul. He frowned and added.

"Thank you for what you did today."

Chen Yaoxing still didn't say anything, and didn't even look at her.

Xiao Jinmian snorted, straightened her dress, turned around and was about to leave. After taking a few steps, she saw Lu Jinghuai who had changed his clothes and came back.

"Mianmian."

Lu Jinghuai strode over, took Xiao Jinmian's hand, and looked at her gently.