Chapter 2 Tearing apart my best friend
Chapter 2
"Hurry up, Master Xie and Miss Zhao are almost at the lake. Everyone, get ready and lend a hand."
Lu Songli took a look, and in the moment she was stunned, Xie Zhan and Zhao Yutan were about to come ashore. Qin Sheng pursed his lips and walked forward to take his fiancée.
Seeing her second young lady in a daze, Bing Mo became anxious. Their second young lady was stubborn and was holding on even though she was weak. Miss Zhao was much healthier than her second young lady. Now that she had fainted, she wouldn't have to face the gossip of these people.
If Lu Songli knew what she was thinking, she would definitely not agree. Fainting could allow her to escape the gazes and words of others, but it also meant losing the initiative.
Lu Songli heard the surrounding discussions and naturally would not do nothing. She also had her doubts in her heart. She thought for a moment, got up, and walked forward step by step. Her face was very pale, and her eyes were a little intimidating. The others unconsciously made way for her.
At this time, Xie Zhan and Zhao Yutan both wrapped themselves in cloaks, and Zhao Yutan had his eyes closed tightly, as if he had fainted. Under the dim light, there was a sense of fragile and broken beauty in his eyes.
Lu Songli looked at her, reached behind her back, pulled off the second layer of wet white cloak, and threw it at Zhao Yutan's face.
Being attacked suddenly, Zhao Yutan's upper body trembled unconsciously.
Zhao Yutan's maid Hongdou rushed forward to protect her master, screaming, "What are you doing?" and at the same time pulling away the wet cloak covering her face.
Xie Zhan frowned as he looked at Lu Songli.
Qin Sheng looked at Zhao Yutan lying on the ground with suspicion.
Others also felt that Lu Songli's behavior was a bit too much.
At this time, Zhao Yutan's cousin Guo Yan threw the bag in her hand to the ground and ran over, "Lv Songli, you are too bullying!" As she spoke, she was about to push her.
Lu Songli snorted coldly, stretched out his right hand, and pushed Guo Yan aside with a clever force, causing her to fall on her buttocks.
Qin Sheng subconsciously wanted to stop it, but when he found that he didn't need to do anything, he silently withdrew his hand.
As Lu Songli made her move, she kept an eye on Zhao Yutan's reaction, thinking, "She's truly the heroine. Most people would have screamed if they were suddenly struck like that." She only trembled slightly, which might have been a chill to others.
Lu Songli looked down at Zhao Yutan, who was lying on the ground, and said, "Zhao Yutan, this is the cloak you forced me to wear. I'm returning it to you." Zhao Yutan's eyelids twitched, and because Lu Songli had been staring at her face, she noticed it. Because of the lighting, no one else noticed. Sure enough, a look of understanding flashed across Lu Songli's eyes.
Qin Sheng comes from a family of military generals and has considerable martial arts skills. He had been staring at Zhao Yutan just now, so he naturally did not miss the trembling of her eyelids. An indescribable feeling surged in his heart.
Lu Songli's every move made the people around her start to whisper, "What does she mean by this?"
"Are you blaming Zhao Yutan?"
Someone whispered, "We really did recognize the wrong person just now because of this white cloak."
"Does Lu Songli think Zhao Yutan did it on purpose?"
Hongdou asked sharply, "Second Miss Lu, what do you mean? Our eldest lady gave you the cloak because she saw that you were frail, and now you're blaming her?"
Bing Mo, Lu Songli's personal maid, fought back, "Do you really need to give it to me? Someone on our side had already gone to get the cloak!"
Hongdou leaned on Zhao Yutan and cried loudly, "Miss, you are so wronged. My kindness has been taken for granted."
With the commotion between the two sides, the discussion around them became louder.
Guo Yan cursed loudly, "Lv Songli, you're going too far! How can you blame all the mistakes on a comatose person?"
Xie Zhan's brows furrowed even tighter.
Many others looked at her disapprovingly.
Lu Songli simply ignored them. She didn't bother with the blind man. Besides, this was just a way to shift the blame and protect herself. She had no guilt. Besides, Zhao Yutan wasn't necessarily innocent.
After Guo Yan finished scolding Lu Songli, she turned around and scolded Qin Sheng, "Qin Sheng, are you blind? Lu Songli bullied your fiancée to the point of bullying her, and you didn't even dare to say a word!"
Qin Sheng crossed his arms and glanced at her like she was an idiot. What else could she do besides talking nonsense? Did she know what was going on?
Why are these people always bullying her Second Young Miss? Mo Bing was unhappy. She protected Lu Songli behind her like a cub and started to babble, "Two people fell into the water at the same time, why is my Second Young Miss's broken body still holding on? If she didn't feel guilty, would she faint?"
Her words made people around her start whispering again. What Mo Bing said made sense. It was no big secret that Lu Songli had a heart disease.
Lu Songli secretly gave a thumbs up to her own Mo Bing. She cooperated very well and was worthy of being the maid specially arranged for her by the original owner's parents.
Why aren't you waking up yet? Lu Songli looked at the person lying there with ill intent, and immediately clutched her chest and said sadly, "Zhao Yutan, I treated you like a sister, but I didn't expect you to treat me like this?!" After saying this, she seemed to be unable to hold on any longer, clutching her chest and falling straight down, pressing towards Zhao Yutan.
"Second Miss!"
Bing Mo was horrified and quickly reached out to pull her, but his balance was unstable and he fell down instead.
Hongdou could only watch helplessly as the master and servant of the Lu family pressed towards her and her master. She didn't dare to hide. If she hid, what would happen to the master on the ground?
The Lu family's master and servant pressed heavily on Zhao Yutan's master and servant, and they fell into a heap.
The scene suddenly became chaotic.
Noticing the subtle twitch of Lu Songli's eyelids, Qin Sheng, who was about to step forward to help, paused, snorting inwardly, "None of them are easy to deal with." Then he turned and walked away.
His behavior was criticized by the Zhao family for a long time afterwards. But that's a story for another time.
Today, the scene is still noisy.
"Quick, someone separate them!"
"Ah, Second Miss, what's wrong with you? Are you having a heart attack?!"
"Princess, please call the doctor!"
The Crown Prince's Consort from Prince Gong's Mansion appeared at the right time. She had also hurried over from the front yard when such an incident happened at the Lakeside Pavilion.
Then, Lü Songli, Xie Zhan, and the other four were taken to a guest room at Prince Gong's mansion, where they changed into dry clothes and drank a bowl of medicinal soup to prevent colds. The mansion also called in doctors for Zhao Yutan and Lü Songli.
This matter alarmed Princess Gong. While she was busy here, the other guests left the house and went home amid the apologies of the Crown Princess.
The guests all understood this, and just looked at each other before leaving the house, making faces. After what happened today, the marriages of these families will not change, right?
After the doctor's diagnosis and treatment, Zhao Yutan was found to be fine. He had just been used as a cushion when Lu Songli and his servant pressed down on him. There were bruises or scratches on his back and hands. As for why he was still unconscious, the doctor guessed that he had choked on water.
The Crown Princess of Prince Gong's Mansion suggests that Zhao Yutan rest in the guest room until she wakes up. However, Hongdou disagrees and insists on taking her back to the Zhao Mansion. Qin Sheng goes to escort her.
The Zhao family had already decided to leave, and the Wang family didn't try to persuade them to stay. They were more worried about the Lu family. Lu Songli's situation was a bit tricky. She already had a mild heart condition, and the shock and cold she caught in the accident caused her to faint, which was a problem.
"You must do your best to treat the second young lady of the Lu family. If you need any precious medicinal herbs, please tell me." The Crown Princess instructed the doctor.
After saying that, she led people to the flower hall in the side courtyard.
As soon as she came in, Princess Gong asked, "What's going on?"
The Crown Prince's Consort sat down and drank a sip of hot tea, then shook her head, "He's not awake yet." Today is the night banquet for viewing flowers, and she has been busy since morning until now. She has been working non-stop without a break, and her head hurts.
"This matter must be handled properly." Princess Gong instructed, "Otherwise it will be very troublesome."
The Crown Princess nodded. Of course she knew this. Although the Lu family was not of high status, none of them were easy to deal with.
Although Lu Songli's father, Lu Desheng, did not hold a high official position, being only a fifth-rank censor, he was a supervisory censor. He worked in the Chayuan, one of the three courts set up by the Censorate, and was responsible for supervising the work style of all officials.
This man was a constant troll in the court, always either taunting or on his way to taunting. As the saying goes, there are only wrong names, but no wrong nicknames. Lü Desheng was a particularly hated figure, a troublemaker hated by all the officials yet eager to avoid him. He was often called a sycophant behind their backs. But they kept their taunts privately, rarely daring to lash out in front of the real boss.
There was no way. In their opinion, this big troll, Lu, was a man of few family members, clean hands, and never accepted bribes or bent the law for personal gain, so it was rare to find fault with him. Moreover, the emperor protected him, so they could do nothing to him.
His wife, Chiang Kai-shek, was a stickler in the diplomatic circles of foreign wives. She was stubborn and stubborn. If you pissed her off, she wouldn't care about your dignity and would say anything you wanted. It was suffocating.
Lu Songli was the youngest daughter in the family and was very much loved. If she fell into the water during the flower viewing evening banquet, it would be fine if it was not serious, but if something really happened, I am afraid the couple would go crazy.
As for the eldest daughter and two young masters of the Lu family, they are not people who are easy to mess with.
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