Chapter 7 Falling into the Water, Seductive Temptation
"Falling into the water..."
"Help, help... Your Majesty... Help..."
"Oh no, oh no, Concubine Chun has fallen into the pond. Is there anyone who can swim? Go and save Concubine Chun."
The shouts of the palace servants were heard everywhere, and everyone in the pavilion stood up.
The timid concubines covered their mouths in shock and cried out.
Emperor Qingling also stood up suddenly and walked to the edge of the pond. Wei Weiran hurriedly stepped forward to protect the emperor: "Someone, protect the emperor!"
Concubine Yao, who was standing on the shore, was observing the surroundings at this time. Ying'an said that the "female protagonist" would appear, and she had to know who the other party was so that she could think of a countermeasure and not be caught off guard.
Suddenly, she saw a palace maid washing clothes by the pond not far away. When the palace maid heard the cry for help, she looked up and happened to meet Concubine Yao's eyes.
At this moment, Concubine Yao knew that she was the "female protagonist".
This face was exactly as she imagined.
So the emperor favored the "female protagonist" because she looked like her?
I don't know whether this favor is good or bad for this palace maid!
The palace maid put down the things in her hands and was about to jump into the pond. Concubine Yao's heart was alarmed.
No, if it is really as Ying'an said, then she will not be favored, and she will not be able to protect the Prime Minister's Mansion and Ying'an.
Thinking of this, Concubine Yao did not hesitate any more, and jumped directly with a head full of pearls and jade.
Fortunately, when she was dressing up today, she listened to Ying'an's thoughts and knew that something would happen, so she didn't use any particularly exaggerated decorations. She just tied her hair up and used some light pearls and jade.
Otherwise, this would have been a bad ending.
Emperor Qingling was about to walk to Concubine Yao's side to protect her, but he watched her jump into the pond with his eyes wide open.
"Save her! Save her for me! If anything happens to Concubine Yao, I will chop you!"
He anxiously called on the palace maids to jump into the pond to save her, his eyes full of anxiety.
The palace maids who were originally preparing to jump on the shore sped up their movements and jumped in one by one.
But at this time, Concubine Yao had already swam to Concubine Chun who was struggling. Seeing that Concubine Chun was about to sink, Concubine Yao directly picked her up.
Ying'an in the pavilion had been carried away by Nanny Xiang when Concubine Chun fell into the water, so she didn't see this scene, otherwise, she would have waved flags and shouted for Concubine Yao, clapping her hands and shouting.
The palace maids didn't dare to touch the two ladies, so they had to let Concubine Yao grab the wooden stick and lead her forward.
But after a while, Concubine Yao's collar was a little open. When she reached the shore, she looked at Emperor Qingling like a lotus emerging from the water, with affectionate eyes and gentle as water.
Emperor Qingling ignored Wei Weiran's obstruction, stood by the pond and grabbed Concubine Yao's hand, gently pulled her into his arms, and wrapped her proud figure with the dragon robe.
All the dignitaries around turned around and avoided their sight. These two were the emperor's favorites, and they would be jealous if others looked at them.
Saving your life is more important.
"My beloved concubine, you just gave birth, why did you jump into the pond to save people yourself? And you were drunk. What if something happened to you? What will I and Ying'an do?"
Concubine Yao huddled in Emperor Qingling's arms, holding onto his waist with both hands, shivering. When she raised her eyes, she was as gentle as water, and even the water drops sliding down her face were given a different charm.
Even when she fell into the water, her hair was not messy, but was stained with pond water, which made her look more charming.
"Your Majesty, I saw my sister fall into the water, and I was anxious for a moment, so I jumped in to save her. I didn't think too much."
"Aqiu--"
Concubine Yao sneezed in an extremely cute and naive way, and she was even weaker in Emperor Qingling's arms.
On the other hand, Concubine Chun had messy hair, some dry grass on her head, and even a fishy smell on her body.
The personal maid took Concubine Chun and put a cloak on her.
Concubine Chun looked at Concubine Yao with hatred, with some unknown and complicated meanings hidden in her eyes.
She wanted to frame Concubine Yao and push her into the pond, and then throw herself into the emperor's arms to win his sympathy and regain his heart.
But Concubine Yao actually jumped in to save her without caring about her life and the birth of a child, which made her full of frame-ups have no place to go, and even made herself a chicken in the soup.
Seeing this, the emperor actually didn't feel sorry for her suffering an unprovoked disaster, but felt sorry for Concubine Yao.
This time, if she insisted that Concubine Yao pushed her into the water again, the emperor would definitely dislike her, and he might even banish her to the cold palace because he felt sorry for Concubine Yao.
She knelt down and spoke at the right time: "Your Majesty, this time it was really my carelessness. I thought the railings by the pond were strong, so I wanted to find out what was going on, but I didn't expect the railings to be loose, so I fell into the water. I lost my composure, please punish me."
Emperor Qingling held Concubine Yao in his arms and pressed her whole body in his arms.
He didn't want anyone to see his Concubine Yao in this state because of his selfishness.
He would be jealous.
He looked at Concubine Chun with a heavy look.
Concubine Chun accidentally bumped into Emperor Qingling's eyes, which were filled with ice, and lowered her head quickly. She
was shivering.
She didn't know if it was because of the cold or because of fear.
"Wei Weiran!"
No one could bear the emperor's anger.
After this voice came out, everyone present lowered their heads, fearing that they would displease Emperor Qingling.
Wei Weiran immediately stepped forward and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty."
Emperor Qingling said coldly, "Arrest the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department for me! Investigate!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Wei Weiran immediately sent someone to the Imperial Household Department to invite the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department, Tian Hong.
Concubine Yao listened in the emperor's arms, and was surprised that he was so angry and his heartbeat was so fast.
Was he really so devoted to her?
Or was it because at a banquet, she saw a concubine fall into the water due to a disrepair of the railing, which brought shame to the royal family in front of the ministers, so she ordered a thorough investigation.
Comparing the two, she was more willing to believe the latter.
Because the heart of the king is the most difficult thing to get.
If he wants her, he must have her, and she needs to make more drastic discoveries.
Concubine Yao raised her eyes from his arms and looked at him: "Your Majesty, I am cold and want to go back."
Emperor Qingling looked down at her and said calmly, "My beloved concubine, please wait a moment. This matter must be decided. I want to clear your name."
After all, she and Concubine Chun were the only ones by the pond.
Concubine Yao lowered her eyes and said nothing.
At that time, there were only her people and Concubine Chun's people by the pond. She saw clearly that Concubine Chun fell into the water by herself, and it had nothing to do with the disrepair of the railings.
If the two of them were fine, this matter could be resolved.
What would the emperor do this time?
"Wei Weiran, go get a brazier, and get a thicker poncho for Concubine Yao to cover."
"Yes, your majesty."
Tian Hong, the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, arrived soon. Along the way, he also heard what happened by the Qingshui Pond.
When he arrived in front of Emperor Qingling, he knelt down and presented the record of the repair of the Qingshui Pond.
Wei Weiran took it directly to Emperor Qingling.
Emperor Qingling frowned: "I won't look, you say."
Tian Hong knelt down and kowtowed: "Yes."
Then he straightened up and said respectfully: "This clear water pond is the emperor's favorite pool of water, so the servants are always careful and come to inspect it every half a month. Coincidentally, the last inspection was yesterday. Because it was the princess's full moon banquet, the servants were afraid of something going wrong, so they replaced all the railings with new ones. I dare to guarantee with my life that Concubine Chun fell into the water, it was definitely not because the railings were in disrepair."
It's not disrepair.
That's man-made!