Chapter 428 It's alright, she deserves it.

Xiao Qingxi, in the lake, was in so much pain that she couldn't speak. All she could do was look at Lin Rouxin with eyes full of hatred.

If looks could kill, Lin Rouxin would have shattered into pieces by now.

She endured the excruciating pain and managed to float to the surface before swimming back to shore.

She thought Lin Rouxin would kick her again, so she was very wary. But to her surprise, Lin Rouxin bent down and actually reached out to pull her ashore.

She didn't know what tricks Lin Rouxin was up to, but the first thing she did after being pulled ashore was to kick Lin Rouxin back into the lake.

Lin Rouxin's piercing scream and Huo Yunzhou's distant roar rang out at the same time.

"Ah! Help!"

"Xiao Qingxi, what are you doing again?!"

Xiao Qingxi turned around with all her might: "Huo Yunzhou, you've finally come... I, my stomach hurts so much, our baby... the baby might be lost, quickly call Physician Zhou..."

Unfortunately, Huo Yunzhou seemed not to hear her words. He ran all the way over, took off his coat, and jumped into the lake.

A moment later, he carried the barely alive Lin Rouxin ashore.

Xiao Qingxi burst into tears: "Huo Yunzhou, why did you save her? You should be saving me! She killed our child! She's a beast, a poisonous woman!"

Huo Yunzhou ignored her. He placed Lin Rouxin on the shore and pressed on her chest to help her expel the lake water she had swallowed.

After several repetitions of the pressure, Lin Rouxin finally coughed, vomited water, and woke up.

To make the performance more realistic, Lin Rouxin actually choked on water this time.

Opening her eyes and seeing Huo Yunzhou, tears streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls: "Brother Yunzhou, I'm so sorry, I've caused trouble. Just now, the princess said she was going to drown me in the lake. In my panic, I accidentally pushed the princess, and she... she... fell in..."

"It's alright, she deserved it!"

Huo Yunzhou said coldly, then grabbed the coat he had just taken off, wrapped it around Lin Rouxin, and pulled her into his arms.

Seeing his actions, Xiao Qingxi felt a pang of heartache.

No wonder he took off his outer clothes before jumping into the lake; it turns out he had already thought of keeping Lin Rouxin warm with dry clothes!

He was still as thoughtful and warm as before, but that thoughtfulness and warmth no longer belonged to her; it belonged to Lin Rouxin.

Xiao Qingxi clutched her aching stomach, bleeding and crying.

She was unwilling to accept it!

How could Huo Yunzhou, who loved her so warmly and deeply, be taken away by a bitch like Lin Rouxin!

It's not that he doesn't love her anymore; he's just been deceived by Lin Rouxin!

If he could see Lin Rouxin's true colors, he would come to his senses and would protect her with tender care and love her unconditionally, just like before!

She was shivering all over from the cold, her teeth chattering: "Huo Yunzhou, look at me! Please stop hugging that liar! I'm almost dying, and you won't even hold me? If it were before, you would have taken me to the imperial physician long ago, Yunzhou..."

Huo Yunzhou didn't even look at her. He held Lin Rouxin tightly, as if she were a lost treasure that had been found again, and asked with great tenderness, "Rouxin, how are you? Are you alright?"

"What happened to the injury on your neck? Who hurt you?"

"Where have you been these past few days? I thought you were dead. I couldn't sleep day or night. Every time I closed my eyes, all I could see was the image of you falling into the water."

"Rouxin, I'm sorry. It's all my fault for not taking good care of you. I will never let this happen again."

Lin Rouxin glanced at Xiao Qingxi and saw her looking at them with a pained expression. She then reached out and wrapped her arms around Huo Yunzhou's waist.

She hugged him, crying, "Brother Yunzhou, after I fell into the water, I was taken away by the princess's people! They beat me, tortured me, and forced me to sever all ties with you, but I couldn't do it! I tried to escape, but the princess's people found me, and in a fit of anger, the princess wanted to drown me in this lake!"

Huo Yunzhou exclaimed in disbelief, "What?! Xiao Qingxi took you away?! She imprisoned you?! No wonder I searched the entire river and the whole capital but couldn't find you. It turns out Xiao Qingxi hid you! Xiao Qingxi, are you even human? How could you go crazy like this?!"

Xiao Qingxi was even more incredulous than Huo Yunzhou: "You believe everything Lin Rouxin says?! Am I crazy or are you crazy? Why would I hide her? I hate her so much I want to tear her to pieces right now, how could I have the patience to hide her and torture her!"

She had been experiencing dizziness and stomach pains, but now she was surprisingly energized by the anger.

She made up her mind; she wouldn't kill Lin Rouxin!

She wanted to hang Lin Rouxin up on the stove and cut off a piece of her flesh every day so that she could taste the pain of being worse than dead!

Just as Xiao Qingxi was contemplating how to torment Lin Rouxin, Xiao Qingyuan finally arrived with his guards.

Seeing a large pool of blood beneath his sister, he didn't even bother to scold her and Huo Yunzhou. He picked her up and put her in the carriage, saying, "Moji, go and bring Physician Zhou to the Prince's Mansion immediately. If you can't bring him, don't come back!"

Mo Ji dared not delay and immediately rode off to fetch Physician Zhou.

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Prince Ning's Mansion.

In the dead of night, Shen Wantang was woken up.

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! The eldest young lady has fallen into the lake and miscarried; she's barely alive! You must go see her quickly! The Princess Consort said you should bring your silver needles; if Imperial Physician Zhou is incapable, you will be the one to save the princess's life!"

As Shen Wantang dressed, she said, "Physician Zhou's medical skills are unmatched. If he can't save her, how can I? Miss was perfectly fine, how could she suddenly fall into the lake in the middle of the night?"

"I asked Mo Ji, and he said it should have been made by Miss Lin."

"Lin Rouxin has shown up?"

"Yes, she appeared at Dream Lake in the middle of the night. Strangely, the young lady also went there, and then she miscarried. The young master just brought her back."

Shen Wantang couldn't help but shake her head. Where did Xiao Qingxi go in the middle of the night? Wasn't she just asking for death? She was so used to being a high and mighty princess that she thought no one would dare to hurt her and didn't care about any danger.

After she finished dressing, she instructed Dujuan to take the silver needles and then went out with her maids.

When she arrived at Xiao Qingxi's courtyard, Prince Ning and Princess Ning had already arrived. Upon seeing her, they both looked at her as if she were their savior.

"Tang'er, your medical skills are superb. Go in quickly and check on Qingxi. You can also help Physician Zhou. If anything happens to Qingxi, you can take over and save her life as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Tang'er, you should go in quickly. Qingxi is in critical condition and has lost a lot of blood. I remember you are the best at stopping bleeding. Please help her!"

Shen Wantang cautiously replied, "I will do my best to help Physician Zhou."

As for whether Xiao Qingxi's life could be saved, she herself didn't know.

She took the silver needles, pushed open the door, and went into the room.

Her in-laws asked her to save their daughter, which she naturally couldn't refuse. But at the same time, she could also watch up close how Doctor Zhou saved lives, which was a very rare opportunity.