"What?" Rong Qingqing was very surprised. "How did you fall into the lake out of nowhere? The lake water is so cold right now..."
"Who knows?" Shangguan Yanran shrugged, but looking at her pretty face, she suddenly added, "Maybe she was blind and messed with the wrong person, and got punished."
"Why are you staring at me?" Rong Qingqing noticed her gaze, touched her face, and asked in confusion.
"It's nothing. I just feel that Princess Huaiyin was picking on you all day yesterday, and suddenly falling into the icy lake is kind of her retribution," Shangguan Yanran said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing suddenly recalled what Xie Jingrun had said to her before sending her out of the palace yesterday, and her heart stirred slightly.
Could it be that he did something to make Princess Huaiyin fall into the lake?
Seeing her lost in thought, Shangguan Yanran smiled and asked, "Were you inspired by what I said?"
“I’m not sure either,” Rong Qingqing said helplessly. “Maybe she just wasn’t careful and fell into the water.”
Shangguan Yanran clicked her tongue, "How could she have accidentally fallen in while walking? I heard my father say that the lake was covered with thick ice, and many palace servants walked on it without any accidents. But when Princess Huaiyin was walking, a piece of ice suddenly loosened, and before the palace servants following her could react, she fell into the ice hole."
It took a long time to rescue her, but Princess Huaiyin was already on the verge of death. The Empress Dowager was terrified and summoned the entire Imperial Medical Bureau to treat her. She's still unconscious. I think even if we manage to save her life, her health will never recover.
Rong Qingqing was quite surprised upon hearing this, "It's that serious?"
Shangguan Yanran nodded. "It's quite serious; he's almost dead." She sighed, leaned on her shoulder, and said with emotion, "Qingqing, your Crown Prince is truly ruthless. You're not even married to him yet, and he's already protecting you like this. Princess Huaiyin is his own aunt, and he can do this to you. It's chilling. I think I'd better avoid provoking you in the future, otherwise, one day, I'll lose my life too."
Rong Qingqing rolled her eyes at her, "Then you'd better cut ties with me as soon as possible."
Shangguan Yanran said with a smile, "How could I bear to do that? Not only will I not sever ties with you, I will also cling to your coattails. With you protecting me, I can walk sideways throughout the entire capital."
Hearing her exaggerated words, Rong Qingqing rubbed her forehead and said, "Don't be so sure. It's hard to say what will happen in the future. Maybe I'll need you to protect me."
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yanran paused for a moment, then took her hand and asked, "Qingqing, are you bothered by what happened yesterday?"
"What happened yesterday?" Rong Qingqing looked at her blankly.
Shangguan Yanran stammered, "The Empress Dowager kept me here yesterday..."
Rong Qingqing sighed helplessly, "What's there to be bothered about?"
Shangguan Yanran hesitated for a moment before saying, "It seems the Empress Dowager has taken a liking to me..."
“I know,” Rong Qingqing said with a smile. “But it’s no use if the Empress Dowager takes a liking to it. It’s only useful if Xie Jingrun takes a liking to it himself.”
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yanran's expression relaxed, but then she said sourly, "You have that much confidence in him?"
"Well, I can't say for sure about other things, but I'm confident about this," Rong Qingqing said with a smile.
Seeing this, Shangguan Yanran sighed, "No wonder you're so tough, but you really should be. Yesterday, His Highness the Crown Prince directly confronted the Empress Dowager, telling her not to interfere in his marriage. You have no idea how ugly the Empress Dowager's face was at the time."
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