Chapter 45 Salvation

The scene was silent for a moment, then erupted into earth-shattering screams: "Oh no! Prince Jing has also fallen into the lake!"

The people who were rushing to the lake were shocked and terrified when they heard this.

What on earth happened? Why did they fall into the lake one after another like dumplings?

In the lake, Lin Hao had already swam to Sun Xiuhua and grabbed her from behind.

She dragged Sun Xiuhua back with great effort, and subconsciously looked back amidst the deafening screams.

The lake was rippling with waves, and Prince Jing emerged from the water.

The two looked at each other from a distance.

Lin Hao clearly saw the anxiety on the boy's face.

After a glance, I saw Prince Jing waving his hands in panic and sinking down with a gurgling sound.

Lin Hao was so frightened that he almost let go of Sun Xiuhua's hand.

It turns out that Prince Jing can't swim!

Lin Hao instinctively wanted to turn around and save someone, but when he moved, he remembered that he was saving someone.

Fortunately, at this time, several people jumped down from the other side of the lake and swam quickly towards Prince Jing.

Lin Hao breathed a sigh of relief and swam back to the lake with Sun Xiuhua.

Several hands reached out, and it was impossible to tell whose they belonged to. They hurriedly dragged Sun Xiuhua to the ground.

Lin Hao held on to the lakeshore with both hands, feeling somewhat exhausted and gasping for breath.

"Second sister, come up quickly!"

With the help of the two noble ladies, Lin Chan pulled Lin Hao up, hugged her and cried, "Second sister, you are crazy. How could you jump into the lake? What if something happens..."

"Sister, I'm fine. Don't hold me, my clothes are wet." Lin Hao turned to look at Sun Xiuhua.

There were so many people standing around Sun Xiuhua that she couldn't see what was going on inside.

She looked at Qi Shuo again.

Qi Shuo had been rescued and was also surrounded by a group of people.

The young princess Qi Qiong ran over and pushed aside the people surrounding her, and Lin Hao saw the Prince of Jing who had become a drowned chicken.

His wet black hair stuck to his fair cheeks, making his eyes look particularly clear and pure. He didn't look at all disheveled as if he had been pulled out of the water.

As if sensing Lin Hao's gaze, those dark jade eyes looked over.

Lin Hao couldn't help but rolled his eyes a little.

She praised Prince Jing's eagerness to save people, but she herself did not know how to swim and jumped in, which only added to the trouble.

"Brother, are you okay?" Qi Qiong's face was full of nervousness.

"I'm fine. How's my cousin?"

Qi Qiong seemed to be reminded. Without bothering to reply to Qi Shuo, she hurried to Sun Xiuhua with her skirt lifted up.

Sun Xiuhua's face was pale, her eyes were closed, and she didn't look well.

A maid patted Sun Xiuhua's back hard, and finally she coughed and spit out a few mouthfuls of water.

The people around cheered in unison: "Wake up, wake up."

Qi Qiong breathed a sigh of relief and regained his composure. He first ordered several maids and servants to carry Sun Xiuhua back to her room, then instructed a maid to call a doctor, and then sent someone to inform Princess Jing.

After everything was arranged in an orderly manner, Qi Qiong walked up to Lin Hao and thanked her: "Thanks to Miss Lin Er for saving my cousin today, otherwise something terrible would have happened."

"You're too polite, Princess." Lin Hao said nothing more.

The early summer breeze felt cool, but it was not comfortable to be wet all over.

Qi Qiong hurriedly ordered the maid to take Lin Hao to change clothes.

Qi Shuo also went with someone to change his clothes.

After the chaos was over, only young boys and girls who were watching the fun were left by the lake.

"I'm sorry to have scared you all. Let's go back to Yuyuan and have a cup of tea first. I'll be back soon." Qi Qiong settled the girls and rushed to Sun Xiuhua's residence.

When she arrived, the doctor was diagnosing Sun Xiuhua, and Princess Jing had also arrived.

"Qiong'er, how could your cousin fall into the lake for no reason?" Princess Jing couldn't help but be filled with questions when she saw her daughter.

The guests who came to her children's birthdays were all young men and women from various mansions, so the elders didn't need to get involved. She had finished taking care of the house's chores as usual and was leisurely eating the newly delivered bayberries from the farm when the maid came to report that her cousin had fallen into the water.

She was so shocked by the news that she had barely caught her breath when another maid came to report that Miss Lin Er had also fallen into the lake. Before she could leave the yard, a little maid rushed in crying and said that the prince had jumped into the lake.

If another maid hadn't come running and said that everyone had been rescued, she would have fainted.

"We were walking and chatting by the lake at the time. My daughter didn't know why my cousin fell into the lake." Qi Qiong recalled the incident carefully and felt a little suspicious about Tang Wei.

But this suspicion was only based on the understanding of Tang Wei's personality, not on what she had seen, so naturally she couldn't bring it up.

"Mother, why don't you wait until my cousin wakes up and ask her."

Princess Jing glanced at her comatose niece and was filled with fear. "Luckily, your cousin was lucky enough to meet Miss Lin, who knew how to swim. Otherwise, how would I explain to your aunt after a hundred years?"

Princess Jing said this while wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Sun Xiuhua's mother and Princess Jing were twin sisters and came from a wealthy family.

Sun's mother married into a local family of equal status. Princess Jing would have lived a life similar to her sister, but things are unpredictable and things happen by chance.

Princess Jing met Prince Jing by chance while out for an outing. Prince Jing fell in love with her at first sight and was willing to marry her even if it meant being scolded by his father.

The daughter of an ordinary wealthy family became the prince's consort and accompanied Prince Jing to the north to establish a fiefdom. From then on, the twin sisters had completely different lives.

Three years ago, Sun's mother passed away, leaving behind her two children in mourning. Princess Jing loved her niece the most, and when the mourning period was over, she sent her son to Qingning to pick her up.

If the person died just a few days after being brought here - Princess Jing could hardly breathe when she thought about it.

"What happened to your eldest brother?"

Princess Jing naturally cared more about her son than her niece. However, she had heard from the last maid who came to report the news that her eldest son seemed to be fine after being rescued, but her niece was not doing well, so she came directly to Sun Xiuhua.

"Brother... he must have heard that my cousin fell into the water and rushed into the water to save her." Qi Qiong said hesitantly.

She actually suspected that her elder brother was trying to save Lin Hao, but she had no evidence.

"I thought it was to save people." Princess Jing smiled with relief, then suddenly froze.

That’s not right. Doesn’t Shuoer know how to swim? How come he was rescued by someone?

Just as I was about to ask for clarification, I heard a few coughs and Sun Xiuhua opened her eyes.

"Xiuhua, how are you?"

"Aunt..." Sun Xiuhua stared blankly at Princess Jing, tears streaming down her face. "I thought I would never see you again."

"How could that be?" Princess Jing hurriedly comforted her niece, "Your blessings are still to come. The most important thing now is to take good care of yourself and don't catch a cold."

Sun Xiuhua nodded obediently.

"Xiuhua, how did you fall into the water?"

How did you fall into the water?

A chill swept through Sun Xiuhua's body. She seemed to still feel the fear brought by the foot that suddenly stretched out and the despair after falling into the water.

She was tripped by Tang Wei on purpose!

"Xiuhua?" Seeing Sun Xiuhua stunned, Princess Jing called out.