Upon hearing Feng Yu's words, Guo Xiaoxiao looked at him with a disappointed expression.
Guo Xiaoxiao, soaking wet, was already pitiful enough, but now, with this expression, she's even more so.
"Don't talk too much."
Upon hearing the maid's words, everyone knew there was more to them than met the eye, and they waited with expressions of anticipation for what would happen next.
Guo Xiaoxiao glared at the maid and scolded her, then burst into tears, forced herself to get up, and ran away.
"Young Master Feng, you should go and check on Miss Guo as soon as possible. After all, such a thing has happened, and it would be terrible if someone were to die."
"She has lost her innocence, and now that Young Master Feng is denying it, I'm afraid Miss Guo will have a hard time getting married in the future. If she can't think straight, she might just find a secluded place to end it all."
The young men and women watching felt sorry for Guo Xiaoxiao upon seeing this.
Although Guo Xiaoxiao's status was lowly, she was still a woman and had lost her innocence. Regardless of what exactly happened between her and Feng Yu, based solely on what everyone saw, they all believed that Guo Xiaoxiao was the weaker party among the three and was the victim.
"Brother, you're still injured, and now you've fallen into the water. You'd better come with me to change your clothes so you don't catch a cold."
Just as Feng Yu was at a loss, Feng Lei stepped forward, helped Feng Yu up, and then pulled him out of the crowd.
Having navigated the bustling city, Feng Lei had seen all sorts of storms. It was clear that his elder brother had been tricked. So, after Feng Yu changed his clothes, he hurriedly took Feng Yu away.
"You Ran, please don't overthink it. Maybe Miss Guo accidentally fell into the water and Feng Yu went down to save her."
After everyone left, Li Youran remained standing in the same spot.
Jiang Qianqian felt very sorry for Li Youran. She grabbed Li Youran's hand and said to her, "For Jiang Qianqian, it must be like the sky has fallen for a woman to go through something like this."
“You Ran, you and Feng Yu are not even married yet, and he has already done something to betray you. I will go with you to find Feng Yu and get to the bottom of this! If he really did something to betray you, we will go to the Emperor and let him judge us.”
Zhou Caidie gritted her teeth and said fiercely, thinking that if Feng Lei did such a thing, she would never let him off easily.
"I'm fine."
As Li Youran spoke, she hurriedly wiped the smile off her face and put on a sullen expression.
At this moment, Xiao Hong, standing to the side, felt ashamed again. She thought to herself, the princess's smile couldn't be clearer; did everyone really possess the ability to choose selective blindness? Why didn't she...?
"She's just a lowly Guo family woman. At worst, we can bring her into the mansion as a concubine after we get married."
After returning home, Feng Yu developed a high fever, and because the incident was so affecting his mood, he remained bedridden.
Upon learning of this, the Imperial Brother-in-Law hurriedly returned to his residence and looked at Feng Yu, who was lying on the bed, and said...
"You think everyone's like you, a wretched old man, always thinking about taking a concubine!"
Before the Imperial Uncle could finish speaking, his wife glared at him, and the Imperial Uncle instantly changed. His previous imposing manner vanished, and he became a limp little lamb, sitting on the bench without saying a word.
"Since it's already happened, what do you suggest we do about it?"
The Imperial Uncle said in a low voice, but the Imperial Uncle's wife ignored him and got up to walk towards Feng Yu's bed. She sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at Feng Yu, saying something.
“Son, I think there must be a conspiracy behind this. Think about it, Miss Guo is not qualified to attend this banquet. If we really fall into her trap and bring her into the household, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble in the future.”
The Empress Dowager was quite old and knew the ins and outs of the inner court very well. She saw through Guo Xiaoxiao's scheme at a glance.
“Mother is absolutely right. Guo Xiaoxiao was sitting on a rock by the river. When I helped her up, she suddenly seemed to be tripped by something and fell into the lake, taking me with her.”
Lying in bed, Feng Yu thought a lot. He carefully recalled what happened before Guo Xiaoxiao fell into the water, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
“No matter what, Princess Jiahe is a princess and the Crown Princess’s younger sister. I’m afraid she won’t agree to taking a concubine. If you do take a concubine, I’m afraid Princess Jiahe will disagree. Guo Xiaoxiao is definitely trying to ruin your marriage with Princess Jiahe.”
As Madam Guo Xiu spoke, she sighed and continued.
"Even if you don't take a concubine, you and Guo Xiaoxiao have had this kind of thing happen, and you can't explain it clearly. Princess Jiahe is probably already misunderstanding you."
Feng Yu had considered these things, but with his high fever still lingering, he couldn't possibly go to Li Ran's residence to apologize and explain the situation.
“My son, you must quickly write a letter to Princess Jiahe. I will send someone to deliver the letter to Princess Jiahe’s residence. This matter cannot be delayed; we must explain it as soon as possible.”
After speaking to Feng Yu, the Empress Dowager turned to Lord Guo Xiu and said to him in a very disdainful tone.
"What are you still standing here like an idiot for? Hurry up and send someone to tell the Guo family to give up this idea. My son will never take Guo Xiaoxiao as a concubine."
Upon hearing his wife's words, the Imperial Uncle dared not delay and hurriedly ran off.
After this incident, Li Youran thought that a rumor would spread in the capital that Feng Yu was a heartless man, but she did not expect that this scandal would be thrown back at her.
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