Hua Yin claimed she came to ask Xie Jingrun for permission to leave the palace, but she didn't really want to leave. She used the excuse of falling into the water to try and stay in the palace.
If Xie Jingrun had arrived this time, he would have jumped in to save her when he saw she was about to drown.
At that point, things will become a bit complicated.
After all, Huayin was a girl who was still unmarried.
She smiled slightly, then suddenly took off her coat, kicked off her shoes, and jumped into the lake with a "plop".
This unexpected turn of events stunned everyone present.
Realizing what had happened, everyone cried out in panic, "Oh no! The Empress has fallen into the water..."
Feng Xin was also terrified. When she came to her senses, she said angrily, "Quickly, go and inform the Emperor!"
A palace servant immediately obeyed and ran away.
Soon, the tension that had been building in everyone's hearts began to subside.
In the lake, Rong Qingqing swam towards Huayin with ease, like a fish.
The two imperial guards who had already reached Huayin and were about to bring her up suddenly stepped back.
Seeing Rong Qingqing swimming towards her, Hua Yin forgot to struggle and just stared in astonishment.
Rong Qingqing grabbed her arm and said bluntly, "Are you disappointed that it wasn't Xie Jingrun who came to save you?"
Hua Yin snapped out of her daze, lowering her eyes slightly to conceal the disgust within.
Rong Qingqing didn't say anything more. She put her hand around her back, supported her under her armpits, and swam towards the lake.
Carrying one person was quite strenuous, but fortunately, we managed to bring them back to shore successfully.
The palace maids surrounding the shore quickly reached out and pulled Huayin up.
"Yinyin, Yinyin, are you alright?" Old Madam Hua's voice, still shaken, rang out from the shore.
Rong Qingqing's lips curled slightly.
Hua Yin is a very capable girl.
That's a pretty good "do or die" strategy.
Unfortunately, Xie Jingrun didn't come because he was worried that she would be unhappy.
Hua Yin's move was a complete waste of effort.
She was thinking silently, her hands gripping the shore, about to climb up, when a dark shadow suddenly loomed over her.
Before she could even look up, she was lifted up by a hand.
Rong Qingqing blinked, and as soon as she stood up, a warm robe was wrapped around her.
Immediately afterwards, she was picked up horizontally.
"Cousin...cough cough!"
Behind her, Hua Yin's weak and pitiful voice rang out, accompanied by a heart-wrenching cough.
Xie Jingrun didn't even turn his head. "The fact that they can still talk proves they won't die anytime soon. Changlin, escort Old Madam Hua and Miss Hua out of the palace, immediately!" He emphasized his words.
"Yes," Changlin replied respectfully.
"Zhao Cheng, invite Imperial Physician Lin to Yuxian Palace," Xie Jingrun said as he walked.
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Zhao Cheng, who had followed, hurriedly went to the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Hua Yin watched Xie Jingrun walk further and further away without looking back, carrying Rong Qingqing in his arms, a metallic taste rising in her throat.
Even in her condition, why doesn't her cousin even glance at her?
Thinking of this, she coughed violently.
Madam Hua was so anxious that she kept wiping away tears, "What kind of mess is this? What a tragedy..."
Upon hearing this, Hua Yin became irritated and coughed even more violently.
"Changlin, our Yinyin is already weak, she's probably caught a cold. Go and tell the Emperor to ask the imperial physician to examine Yinyin." Old Madam Hua was pacing anxiously.
Changlin remained standing still. "The Empress has also fallen into the water. The Emperor is probably too busy to attend to anything else right now. You two should leave the palace as soon as possible and ask another doctor to take a look."
Upon hearing this, Madam Hua's face turned ugly, and she glared fiercely at Changlin.
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