"Why are you here?!" Lu Lingjing stood up hurriedly and looked around vigilantly.
He Jun said: "Why can't I be here? Miss Lu cares about me very much."
Lu Lingjing blushed, "I..."
"Ms. Lu, you care about me because you like me. I am very grateful to you." He Jun smiled at her.
Lu Lingjing raised her head. She was surprised that He Jun actually knew what she was thinking.
"The sea view is beautiful, Miss Lu, please look back." He Jun still smiled.
Lu Lingjing turned her head when she heard that. The sea was still the same, but because of her change in mood, she actually felt that He Jun was right. The sea view was beautiful.
Summer has arrived again, and this is the third summer that Shi Mingyue and Fu Yueli have spent together.
Fu Yueli was still so considerate. He didn't ask her why He Jun had captured her, nor did he ask how she lived there, or how she escaped. Shi Mingyue was grateful to him for not asking anything, because she had no idea how to answer every question.
The Princess's residence had good news: Princess Fu Jinyao was four months pregnant, so she invited a woman from the capital who was her acquaintance to the residence. Shi Mingyue was somewhat surprised when she received the invitation. After all, when she entered the palace wearing the brocade gifted by the emperor, everyone looked at her differently. The Princess and the Second Princess looked at her with unfriendly eyes, and she thought they would no longer want to associate with her.
Shi Mingyue went anyway, bringing gifts. When she got there, she realized that she probably shouldn't have come. Fu Jinyao and Fu Qiyao still looked at her with unfriendly eyes, and only Huo Qiurong pretended to be nice to her.
She was sitting there in a daze, when Fu Jinyao suddenly came up to her with a group of people, putting on an apologetic smile, "Are you feeling bored, sister-in-law?"
"No, no." Shi Mingyue denied it flatly.
Fu Jinyao touched her belly and smiled again, "Sister-in-law and eldest brother have been married for two years, why is there no movement?"
"Maybe it depends on fate." Shi Mingyue also felt very strange. There was nothing wrong with her body in this life, so why hadn't she gotten pregnant?
Fu Jinyao laughed and said, "I thought my sister-in-law was afraid of having a baby, so she took contraceptive measures." She said to the others with a bitter face, "I heard that after giving birth, your figure will be out of shape. I'm so scared."
After hearing this, Shi Mingyue could no longer stay. Fu Jinyao said this deliberately because she had not forgotten that the emperor had given her Yunjin. She thought that Shi Mingyue wanted to get close to the emperor and deliberately did not get pregnant because she was afraid that her figure would be out of shape and she could no longer seduce the emperor.
Suddenly someone said, "It's okay. The princess is young and will recover her figure soon."
Shi Mingyue recognized the voice as Xie Rutao's. She looked up and saw Xie Rutao looking at her with a smile on her face.
"Rutao, I feel relieved when you say that." Fu Jinyao said with a smile.
Xie Rutao suddenly said, "It's really unexpected that He Jun and Jun He are the same person."
Fu Jinyao said, "I really can't believe it. By the way, sister-in-law, how did you escape after He Jun captured you? What was his purpose?"
"I don't know. My escape was just a coincidence." Shi Mingyue now understood their true intentions. Indeed, many people suspected He Jun's purpose of capturing her.
Fu Jinyao seemed to know that she couldn't get any more out of him, so she turned the topic to Xie Rutao: "Speaking of which, it's been a while since we last met. Rutao, you've become more beautiful. Whoever marries you in the future will be truly blessed."
"Oh, Princess, please stop teasing me!" Xie Rutao showed a shy look.
The young ladies and ladies nearby all laughed, as if they had forgotten that Xie Rutao had been promised to Fu Yueli.
"Speaking of which, my third brother has not yet married, and my fourth brother is too young. I will talk to father tomorrow." Xie Jinyao said with a smile.
Xie Rutao's face flushed completely, "Princess, stop teasing me!"
The ladies and ladies nearby all said, "Rutao, you and the Third Prince are a perfect match, both talented and beautiful."
Shi Mingyue couldn't stand it any longer. She was simply annoyed. What had she done wrong? Why did these people deliberately say and do this? She excused herself to go to the bathroom, left the noisy crowd, and walked to the edge of the pond. Looking at the calm water, her mood seemed to calm down a little.
Suddenly, someone seemed to push her from behind. Shi Mingyue lost her balance and fell forward into the water.
Fortunately, she could swim. After floating out of the water, she looked at the shore and there was no one there.
After a long pause, Shi Mingyue's face revealed a bitter smile. What had she done wrong? Why did she deserve such hatred? Why couldn't someone just say it to her face? Why did they have to do such a filthy thing as to push her into this mess from behind?
She climbed up the shore by herself. Even though it was summer, she felt a little chilly even though she was soaked. Her body was cold, and her heart was even colder.
"Ah! Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you!" Fu Jinyao's surprised voice came from the front.
Shi Mingyue raised her head, water droplets running down her face and down her chin, "I accidentally fell into the water."
"What are you still standing there for? Why don't you send the Crown Princess to change her clothes!" Fu Jinyao shouted to the maid beside her.
Standing with her were Xie Rutao and other young ladies. Although they all looked worried, one could see the word "gloating" in their eyes.
"No need." Shi Mingyue turned and left.
Hongyin was about to come over to look for Shi Mingyue in the front hall, but she saw her coming towards her, soaking wet. "What's wrong with you?"
"Go back." Shi Mingyue didn't want to say more.
When she returned home, as expected, she caught typhoid fever in the hot summer. She developed a high fever that night and felt dizzy and groggy.
Fu Yueli just got away from work in the middle of the night. When he learned that she had accidentally fallen into the water and had a high fever, he hurried to her bedside.
Shi Mingyue's face was red from the high fever. He caressed her face with heartache, turned back to look at Hongyin, and when they were outside, he asked, "How did Mingyue fall into the water?"
Hong Yin's eyes were red as she said, "She said she fell into the water accidentally, but..."
"But what?" Fu Yueli asked.
"The Crown Princess went to the Princess's Residence today, and I felt like they were very unfriendly to her. Even the young lady from Prime Minister Xie's Residence was there. I think, I think..."
"What do you think?" Fu Yueli's face was extremely gloomy.
Hong Yin bravely said, "I think she was the one who pushed the Crown Princess into the water! Because I saw her leave the crowd and come back with a smug look on her face!"
"I understand. Don't say these things to others." Fu Yueli said.
Of course Hongyin wouldn't do that. She turned around and ran to the kitchen to make medicine for Master Mingyue.
Fu Yueli walked into the room. He looked at Shi Mingyue's brows which were twisted due to the high fever, and felt extremely distressed.
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