Su Huaiyue listened carefully. She learned that most of the families in Youzhou were engaged in business, and most of the people who appeared at the flower-viewing banquet were women.
Jing Zhiwan explained, "Sister Su, most of the young masters here are at home desperately preparing for the imperial examinations, and they're all obsessed with moving away from Youzhou. So, they rarely come to this kind of flower-viewing banquet for entertainment. If you want to meet them, I can help you connect with them."
When Su Huaiyue heard this, she quickly waved her hand to decline: "Miss Jing, please stop talking like that. I'm a married woman, and I can't have these thoughts. It won't sound good if it gets out."
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Jing Zhiwan's face, and then she smiled and said, "Sister Su, I was inconsiderate. Please don't take it to heart. I apologize to you."
Wei Che watched Jing Zhiwan and Su Huaiyue chatting happily from the side, and felt a little uncomfortable.
He silently picked up the teacup, leaned against the boat and drank tea. His eyes unconsciously fell on Su Huaiyue's reflection in the lake. There was a hint of tenderness in his eyes, but he was completely unaware of it.
At this time, the boatman came over and poured tea for the three of them.
No one expected that the boat would suddenly tilt without any warning.
It turned out that a big fish suddenly jumped out of the water on the shore, scaring the water birds beside the boat. The water birds flapped their wings and hit the hull, causing the bow of the boat to tilt suddenly.
Su Huaiyue and Jing Zhiwan had no time to grab anything. With two screams, they both fell straight into the lake.
Wei Che subconsciously reached out to grab Su Huaiyue, but Su Huaiyue pushed his hand away and shouted anxiously: "Wei Che, don't worry about me, go and save Miss Jing!"
In fact, Su Huaiyue can swim, and she is confident that she can swim to the shore safely.
But Wei Che seemed not to hear her words and continued to swim towards her.
At this moment, a deep male voice sounded in Wei Che's ears: "Master Wei, if you saved the wet daughter, others will at most praise you for being helpful. But if you saved the wet sister-in-law, it would be bad for her reputation if the news got out. This world is full of malice towards widows, you must think carefully."
Wei Che was shocked. He knew that although these words were unpleasant to hear, every word was true.
In desperation, he could only grit his teeth, turn around and swim towards Jing Zhiwan. He kept his eyes closed throughout the whole process of saving people.
After finally rescuing Jing Zhiwan onto the boat, Wei Che quickly tore off the corner of his clothes and covered his eyes to avoid seeing Jing Zhiwan's wet appearance.
Jing Zhiwan looked at Wei Che gratefully and panted softly, "Master Wei, thank you for saving me."
Seeing Wei Che's gentlemanly behavior, the feelings in her heart became stronger, and her cheeks turned red because of excitement and shyness.
Su Huaiyue relied on her swimming ability to successfully swim to the shore. As soon as she looked up, she found a group of people gathered on the shore, pointing and talking at her.
"Whose girl is this? She's so beautiful."
"I've been in Youzhou for so long, why have I never seen her?"
These words were mixed with jealousy and unwillingness.
At this moment, a woman in green took a hesitant step forward, and Su Huaiyue's sight was immediately blocked.
Before she could see who it was, a coat floated down from above and landed steadily on her head.
Su Huaiyue hurriedly reached out and grabbed the coat, and it felt soft and silky. The silk was warm to the touch and had a high-quality texture. It was obvious that it was worth a lot of money.
If you sniff closely, you can smell a faint scent of ambergris on the coat. This spice is extremely rare and ordinary people would hardly see it, let alone use it to dye clothes. This undoubtedly shows the extraordinary status of the owner of the clothes.
Su Huaiyue quickly put her coat on and climbed out of the water. She lowered her head and thanked the person in front of her: "Thank you for your help, sir. Where can I change clothes?"
When the daughters of wealthy families around saw Su Huaiyue wearing that coat, they all gasped, their eyes filled with jealousy.
"What kind of material is this? It looks so luxurious!"
"Humph, this woman is really scheming. She came up with such a plan to make an appearance. It must be because Master Yan is kind that she succeeded!"
However, before she could react, her chin was suddenly lifted up by a folding fan, and she had to look up at the other person. The first thing that caught her eye was Yan Shu's white jade-like fingers. His nails were neatly trimmed and had a light pink tint, like a carefully crafted work of art.
Further up, there was a finely crafted moon-white brocade robe with delicate silver silk patterns embroidered on the collar. The cuffs were slightly rolled up, revealing a small part of the equally white wrist.
Yan Shu's facial features were soft yet heroic, with thick, stylish eyebrows slanting down into his temples.
A pair of eyes were like a deep, cold pool, so deep that one could easily fall into it if not careful. At this moment, he was looking at her with a half-smile, and there was a hint of cynicism in his eyes.
Under the high nose bridge is a pair of slightly upturned thin lips, with a faint smile at the corner of the mouth, with a hint of unruly and free and easy.
Su Huaiyue looked at the face and felt it was extremely familiar, but for a moment she couldn't remember where she had seen it.
It was not until she met Yan Shu's half-smiling eyes and the image of Chu Yanci in Liuyun Pavilion suddenly flashed through her mind that she realized that the noble young man Yan Shu in front of her was actually Chu Yanci!
She was stunned for a moment, her face full of astonishment. Yan Shu looked at Su Huaiyue and said teasingly with a smile: "I know I am handsome, but there is no need to look at me like that, young lady."
He pretended not to know Su Huaiyue, but there was a hint of imperceptible teasing in his eyes. Before she could see who it was, a coat fell from above and landed on her head.
Su Huaiyue quickly grabbed the coat and put it on herself, then climbed out of the water.
She lowered her head and thanked the person in front of her: "Thank you for your help, sir. Where can I change clothes?"
However, before she could react, her chin was suddenly lifted up by a folding fan, and she had to look up at the other person.
When she saw this, she was stunned. The young man in front of her looked exactly like Chu Yanci from Liuyun Pavilion!
Yan Shu looked at Su Huaiyue and said teasingly with a smile: "I know I am handsome, but there is no need to stare at me like that, young lady."
He pretended not to know Su Huaiyue, but a hint of subtle mockery flashed in his eyes.
Su Huaiyue finally came to her senses and realized that she had lost her composure. She quickly apologized, "Please forgive me, sir. I was rude."
The young ladies around were filled with jealousy when they saw this scene.
One of the daughters said sourly, "There's a room over there where she can change clothes. Chuntao, take her there."
After saying that, she ordered her maid to come forward and ask Su Huaiyue to leave quickly. After all, Su Huaiyue's beauty made them feel pressured.
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