Chapter 79 Rescuing People: Was She Scheming?

The lake water in late autumn was already bone-chillingly cold.

After shivering a few times, Li Qingluo gritted her trembling teeth and quickly swam towards Princess Nanping's direction.

Immediately following behind was the sound of splashing water; the farm's servants had finally arrived after hearing the noise.

However, Li Qingluo acted first, scooping up Princess Nanping who was about to sink.

She didn't have time to look at the other person's face; she grabbed him and quickly turned back to swim away.

The women and men who had been watching the spectacle from the shore held their breath and stared intently at them.

Until the servants swam over and took the unconscious Princess Nanping from Li Qingluo's hands, she was naturally helped ashore.

"girl!"

Sparrow rushed up and draped the cloak over her shoulders.

Que'er hugged Li Qingluo with heartache: "Miss, why won't you let me go..."

Li Qinglu shook her head at her and whispered, "It's alright. As long as we can save them, that's all that matters."

Pei Nanjia also rushed over with her people, "Are you... are you alright?"

The shock in her eyes hadn't subsided, and she was thinking the same thing as everyone else: How could she be so bold and daring!? Moreover, a woman who could swim, and swim so fast and well, was one of the few in all of Jinling! She was truly an extraordinary person!

Pei Nanjia's gaze towards Li Qingluo at this moment was filled with admiration.

Before Li Qingluo could answer her, Old Madam Pei, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, ordered her to be wrapped in two more layers of clothing and quickly taken away.

Li Qinglu changed her clothes.

She hadn't expected this to happen when she left home, and she had no experience attending such banquets, so she didn't even bring a change of clothes.

Pei Nanjia heard about it and sent her the set he had with him.

Fortunately, the two were not too different in build, and the clothes fit Li Qingluo quite well.

However, the color of her clothes was a vibrant peach-red, a shade of smoky silk, which Li Qingluo had never worn before.

After changing into clean clothes, Li Qingluo dried her hair and came out.

Madam Pei and Madam Zhongyi were sitting in the small hall waiting for her. When she came out, Madam Pei said, "Look at her! I originally brought her to your birthday banquet today, hoping she could broaden her horizons. But instead, she came to your residence to rescue someone!"

"I finally managed to persuade her to dress up nicely today, but she ended up looking like this!"

"However, she meant well, so don't misunderstand her as being impulsive or trying to show off in your household."

Li Qinglu blushed and went over to greet the two old ladies: "Luo'er greets Grandmother and Old Madam. Old Madam, please forgive my rash behavior today."

The old lady of the Marquis of Zhongyi looked at her with a smile on her face.

"It's alright, it's alright, don't listen to your grandmother's nonsense. Your brave act today has done our Marquis Zhongyi's mansion a great favor. Do you even know who you saved?"

Li Qingluo: "Reporting to the old lady, I heard that the person I saved seems to be Princess Nanping."

The old lady of the Marquis of Zhongyi's eyes flickered.

Did she know?

Was she scheming, or did she genuinely harbor good intentions and a sense of righteousness?

Seeing the look in her old friend's eyes, Madam Pei immediately patted her: "Let me tell you, my Luo'er is a straightforward girl. She is wrong when she is wrong and right when she is right. She would never tell a lie."

“You have no idea, sometimes when I see her make a mistake, I intend to forgive her, but she is honest and straightforward, and she will tell me everything.”

"If she had those cunning tricks, she would have won over her parents' hearts by now, wouldn't she?"

The old lady of the Marquis of Zhongyi laughed twice: "What's wrong with that? Our family members are all straightforward and honest, and we've never gotten along with those who are good at scheming!"

Li Qingluo: "..."

Madam, you're really good at lying through your teeth.

Everyone in Jinling knows that you get along very well with the old lady of the Qu family, and Zhuang Wei is deeply in love with Li Qingzhu.

The old lady of the Marquis of Zhongyi suddenly sighed: "Princess Nanping is the youngest daughter of Princess Xiyue, and like you, she has only recently returned to Jinling. If something were to happen to her in my Marquis of Zhongyi's residence today, I'm afraid the Marquis of Zhongyi's residence would be held responsible and the Princess would hold us accountable for it!"

Although the servants would all jump in to save people, without Li Qingluo's first action of going into the water to rescue them, it's hard to say what would have happened to Princess Nanping.

The Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion will naturally remember this kindness.

The old lady asked Li Qingluo what she wanted.

Li Qingluo: "Replying to Madam, I wish you and Grandmother good health and longevity, and that you live to be a hundred years old without worries."

These were words that neither of the two old ladies had expected.

They laughed together happily. Lady Zhongyi, wiping away tears, called Li Qingluo closer and said, "Good child, come here, let this old woman take a closer look."

“You look even better in this bright color! Look at your face, you really do have some of your grandmother’s charm when she was young.”

Li Qingluo walked over and had the old lady of the Marquis of Zhongyi pull her along.

A bright green bracelet slid down to her wrist.

Li Qingluo looked at her grandmother, flattered and surprised.

Madam Pei: "One should not refuse a gift from an elder. Since it is from the old lady, you should take it."

Li Qingluo: "Yes, Luo'er thanks the old lady for her kindness."

The old lady of the Marquis of Zhongyi was very pleased with her calm demeanor and patted her hand: "Good child, your grandmother and I just came to see you. There is some hot soup over there, go and have a few sips, lest you catch a cold when you go home."

"As for the fact that you saved Princess Nanping, I will never forget it. In the future, if there is anything you want, just ask me. Treat me like your own grandmother, understand?"

The old lady of the Marquis of Zhongyi's eyes were full of kindness and gentleness. Li Qing bowed and said, "Yes, old lady."

After seeing the two off, Li Qingluo picked up the hot soup and slowly drank it down.

Que'er came over and said, "Miss, the old lady and the others went to settle Princess Nanping's courtyard. I heard that Princess Nanping has already woken up."

Li Qingluo slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

In her previous life, although she was not brought to the old lady's birthday banquet at the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion, she did hear about some of the major events that had occurred at the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion that day.

The first thing was that Princess Nanping nearly lost her life when she fell into the water!

I heard that although she was rescued, she was not rescued in time and remained in a coma with a high fever for seven days.

After waking up, he became somewhat mentally impaired.