"Pfft, pfft cough cough..."
As soon as Xiao Zhixing regained consciousness, he choked on two mouthfuls of water.
Finding herself in the water, she splashed around for a couple of seconds and then popped her head out.
Not far away, on a painting studio, many men and women in ancient costumes were craning their necks to watch, and various screams and exclamations could be heard all around.
She didn't have time to process the original owner's memories, and stepped into the water, intending to save herself first.
Suddenly, I felt someone approaching from behind.
Xiao Zhixing had just experienced his eighth suicide attempt and was on high alert.
So he instinctively attacked the other party.
The other person seemed surprised for a moment, and also popped his head out of the water. He was a slick-haired, powdered-faced young man.
She attacked, he countered, and the two began to fight in the water, exchanging blows and kicks.
Xiao Zhixing thought the other person would know better and stay away, but he didn't expect that the person was determined to get closer, and the expression on his face seemed to show some anxiety.
Then it's no wonder she was impolite.
This body lacked internal strength and its bones were weak and feeble, but she was not afraid. Relying on her skills from several lifetimes and a fierce determination, she kicked the man away.
Just then, someone lowered a rope down from the pleasure boat. "Princess, grab the rope, I'll pull you up."
Xiao Zhixing grabbed the rope, pulled it from above, and used her feet to propel herself onto the pleasure boat, where she met a shiny bald head.
She was surprised. Even monks come to play on the pleasure boat?
Upon closer inspection, the boy who had tied himself with the hemp rope was dressed in fine clothes, with jet-black eyebrows and an arrogant and flamboyant demeanor, yet he did not resemble a monk.
She nodded her thanks after the person had just offered their assistance, saying, "Thank you!"
The bald boy scratched his head, grinned, and said, "Hehe, you're welcome."
"Princess!" A pretty maidservant rushed over in a flustered panic. Xiao Zhixing thought this must be one of the original owner's people.
At this moment, the area was surrounded by people, and the water was still bustling with activity.
It seems there is still one person who hasn't been rescued.
She said to the panicked maid, "I need to change my clothes."
It was damp and chilly, and she didn't want to catch a cold.
Upon hearing this, the maidservant hurriedly ran away again. In ancient times, noble ladies would always carry spare clothes with them when they went out.
“Princess, if you don’t mind, I have a cloak here. It’s a mess on this boat, so it’s not convenient to change. Please put this on first, and we’ll dock as soon as your eldest daughter is rescued.”
The elegant young woman standing next to the bald boy took off her cloak and gave it to him.
Xiao Zhixing thanked him and took the cloak to wrap himself up.
My mind began to receive the original owner's memories. Let's not talk about the original owner's identity and such for now, it's too complicated, we'll talk about it later.
The original owner was completely framed for falling into the water.
She was all too familiar with this scenario. In her third life, she also went to an ancient world where falling into the water herself or watching others fall into the water was a common occurrence.
His gaze fell upon the person swimming towards him in the water, being embraced by a young man in white.
That was Qi Mengshu, the original owner's cousin; the two sisters fell into the water together.
She knew from the original owner's memories that the other party had pulled the original owner down with them.
Also, the two were wearing the same clothes, and in the morning the other person tried hard to persuade her not to change, saying that it would let people know that they were close.
Qi Mengshu and the original owner of the body were indeed "close" in their relationship; three days in advance, the other party invited the original owner to wear the same clothes as her.
The original owner was also timid and always nervous and shy whenever she went out, so she agreed to this arrangement.
Then this afternoon, we boarded the painted boat at the Grand Tutor's Mansion. Qi Mengshu said she found it too noisy, so she took her to the stern to see the water lanterns. After that, she was led into the water by the other party.
She already knew that the young man who had just insisted on approaching her was Qi Mengshu's fiancé, Feng Min, the heir of the Marquis of An's mansion—
Although the original owner had a low profile and didn't usually take the initiative to befriend people, she had a good memory and recognized these young men and women as the children of powerful and wealthy families in Shengjing City.
It's strange that Feng Min didn't go to save his fiancée, but instead came to save the original owner of this body.
If you're going into the water, you might mistake your clothes for something else.
But then she revealed her face and even fought with him, so there's no way she could have mistaken him for someone else.
It can only be said that it was intentional.
But what is Qi Mengshu's intention in arranging this? Is she dissatisfied with her fiancé?
That's fine, you can annul the engagement. The Great Sheng Dynasty is very open about this, and a normal annulment won't affect the marriage or your reputation.
What was she after in scheming against the original owner of this body? Was she deliberately trying to make an enemy?
Feng Min was also definitely involved in this.
At this moment, Qi Mengshu was led onto the painted boat by a handsome young man in white, who was none other than Li Jun, the young master of the Li State Duke's Mansion.
As soon as the person arrived, Qi Mengshu's maid, Chunlan, immediately rushed over, crying and snatching the person away while embracing her and sobbing:
"Young Miss! Young Miss! Wake up! Don't scare me! ...Princess, why did you harm our Young Miss? She trusted you so much, and you pushed her into the water!"
Xiao Zhixing hasn't even caused trouble for the other party yet, tsk.
She walked over, looked down at Qi Mengshu who seemed to have fainted, ignoring the various gazes around her, and spoke in a steady voice:
“What is there for me to scheme against her? She eats and lives in my palace, what on her isn’t mine? If I wanted to harm her, I could make her meet her end without a sound right here in the palace.”
If it really was the original owner who promoted her, it seems she did a good deed by having Young Master Li save her, so she can get a new fiancé tomorrow.
The Li family is a Duke's mansion, so the other party's status is naturally higher than Feng Min's.
She seemed to understand something as well; Qi Mengshu was taking this opportunity to find her a man of higher status.
The onlookers whispered among themselves upon hearing this, some agreeing with her statement.
Don't underestimate the original owner just because she was a princess; she had a powerful father.
That was Xiao Yuanshan, the Grand Marshal who commanded all the troops in the land. He was the first meritorious official who followed the current emperor in establishing the country, and the only king of a different surname.
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