The icy lake water swept over everything, instantly swallowing Shen Yuan.

Those distant memories instantly flooded Shen Yuan's mind.

She was trembling all over and forgot to struggle.

Just then, a maid's scream rang out from the shore: "Oh no! Miss Shen has fallen into the water!"

Then I heard two more thumps.

Shen Yuan immediately realized what was happening and swam to the surface. She poked her head out of the water and gasped for fresh air.

Upon seeing that the person who had fallen into the water was Shen Yuan, Chu Yuning, who was standing behind Xiao Yunyan, reflexively took a step forward.

His gaze was fixed on the lake, his heart was pounding, and a deep fear crept up from the soles of his feet to the back of his head, making him want to immediately take off his robe and jump into the water.

But as soon as he took a step forward, he heard Xiao Yunyan's voice, which sounded like a half-smile: "Minister Chu, why are you in such a panic?"

"I..." Meeting Xiao Yunyan's probing gaze, Chu Yuning couldn't help but shudder. Remembering his purpose in approaching Xiao Yunyan, he pulled back the leg he had stepped out with.

Chu Yuning bowed, her posture humble: "Your Highness, the person who fell into the water is General Shen's daughter. I am worried that if something happens to her, General Shen will have a falling out with Your Highness because of this."

"Heh." Xiao Yunyan chuckled lightly, leaning back in the carved sandalwood chair, her tone languid: "No need for Minister Chu to worry, my sixth brother has already gone to rescue her."

Sixth Imperial Brother?

Chu Yuning suddenly turned her head and looked at the lake not far away.

Then they saw that Xiao Yunfei had already taken off his outer robe and jumped into the lake, swimming towards Shen Yuan.

Chu Yuning frowned. Why would Xiao Yunfei jump into the lake to save someone?

Seeing Xiao Yunfei swimming towards her, Shen Yuan was filled with questions.

How could he, a prince of Jin, jump into the lake to save her?

Shen Yunjin left in front of everyone, so Xiao Yunfei couldn't possibly mistake her for someone else. Therefore, he...

Shen Yuan recalled what happened in Jizhou City. Xiao Yunfei was definitely not as gentle and unassuming as he appeared on the surface.

So... he came for her!

Moreover, from the moment she fell into the water to Xiao Yunfei jumping into the lake to save her, it all seemed like it was all pre-planned.

Why would the people from the princess's residence deliberately push her into the lake?

Why did Xiao Yunfei come to save her?

Shen Yuan suddenly had a guess, and alarm bells immediately went off in her heart.

As he was pondering, Xiao Yunfei had already swum to Shen Yuan. The lake water wet his neatly combed hair, and water droplets trickled down his forehead, but he was completely unaware.

He reached out his hand to Shen Yuan, his voice gentle: "Miss Shen, give me your hand!"

Shen Yuan only had her head above water. She saw Xiao Yunfei's outstretched hand, but instead of grabbing it, she slapped him on the forehead.

"Help! Help!"

Shen Yuan desperately shouted for help, her arms flailing wildly across the water, splashing water everywhere.

Xiao Yunfei got splashed with water, he raised his hand to wipe the water off his face, and then reached out to Shen Yuan again: "Miss Shen, don't be afraid, I'm here to save you! Don't move, give me your hand!"

But how can a drowning person hear what others are saying?

Shen Yuan not only thrashed about on the water's surface, but also frantically grabbed at Xiao Yunfei's hair, messing it up, but she still couldn't grab Xiao Yunfei's hand.

Xiao Yunfei suppressed his anger, grabbed Shen Yuan's flailing arm, and pulled her into his arms, intending to knock her unconscious before taking her to the lakeside.

But as soon as he raised his hand, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his lower abdomen, causing him to arch his back like a shrimp.

This Miss Shen actually accidentally... kicked his most vulnerable spot!

Moreover, the will to survive of "drowning people" makes them stronger than ordinary people. Shen Yuan's kick almost took half of Xiao Yunfei's life.

At this moment, Xiao Yunfei had no time to care about Shen Yuan.

He was already struggling to take care of himself.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shen Yuan distanced herself from Xiao Yunfei and swam towards the shore while splashing around.

She quickly swam to the shore.

Bai Zhi was already waiting on the shore. When she saw Shen Yuan swimming over, she quickly knelt down on the shore and pulled Shen Yuan up. Then she took off her outer garment and draped it over Shen Yuan's body.

"Young Miss, are you alright?"

Shen Yuan, wrapped in Bai Zhi's outer garment, coughed up several mouthfuls of lake water with a pale face, then collapsed into Bai Zhi's arms, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.

"Young Miss! Young Miss!"

Bai Zhi was so frightened that she slapped Shen Yuan's face hard.

Ouch—that hurts quite a bit.

Shen Yuan silently complained in her heart.

When Xiao Yunfei climbed ashore, what he saw was Shen Yuan unconscious.

He frowned deeply, ignoring Shen Yuan, and whispered to the guard who came to help him, "Summon the Imperial Physician... no, summon the Imperial Physician."

The guards helped Xiao Yunfei leave from the lakeside.

Seeing that Xiao Yunfei had failed to save Shen Yuan, Chu Yuning secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the shore, bent down and said to Xiao Yunyan, "Your Highness, Miss Shen seems to have fainted!"

Xiao Yunyan stood up, supporting herself on the edge of the table, and glanced at the lake shore in the distance.

Today, the opportunity that her sixth brother had asked her to find had failed miserably!

"Your Highness, my young lady fell into the water and fainted from fright. Please, Your Highness, fetch a doctor for my young lady!" Bai Zhi knelt on the bank and kowtowed to Xiao Yunyan.

Xiao Yunyan waved her hand in annoyance, and a maid walked to Bai Zhi's side to help her support Shen Yuan to find a doctor.

Xiao Yunyan sat down again, but she no longer had the heart to admire the flowers.

She straightened her robes and murmured, "Sixth Brother's good deed has fallen through. I wonder how things are going in Yuncheng!"

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