Upon hearing cries for help from not far away, Pei Zhixuan felt a sudden unease creeping into his heart.
He casually stopped a maid who was hurrying back and asked in a cold voice, "What's wrong?"
"Princess Pingning has fallen into the water! The Crown Princess jumped into the lake to save her. I must inform the Princess." The maid replied anxiously.
"What?!"
Pei Zhixuan's eyes trembled violently, and his mind went blank.
His body, however, raced toward the lake before his consciousness could react.
Late March is a time of fluctuating temperatures, and the lake water is icy cold.
So when Shen Yunjiao's entire body was submerged in the water, she was so frozen that she almost couldn't catch her breath and ended up drowning.
Shen Yunjiao could only silently adjust her breathing. After locking onto Jiang Rong's location, she gritted her teeth and endured the bone-chilling cold as she swam to Jiang Rong's side, who was struggling and splashing.
"Jiang Rong, don't be afraid, I'll save you."
Shen Yunjiao took a deep breath, then dove underwater and groped her way to Jiang Rong's waist. She pulled Jiang Rong close and swam towards the shore.
She was very glad that she had learned to swim; otherwise, with Jiang Rong's antics, an ordinary person would have been dragged underwater by her long ago.
Although the spot where she fell into the water wasn't particularly far from the shore, Shen Yunjiao was already exhausted when she led the person to the steps on the lake shore.
Looks like I need to exercise more in the future; my body is a bit weak.
Shen Yunjiao was still conscious, but her body was trembling uncontrollably.
She first had someone help Jiang Rong ashore.
As soon as Jiang Rong reached the shore, she began vomiting and choking on water, and people anxiously gathered around her.
Shen Yunjiao stood up unsteadily. She wanted to check on Jiang Rong's injuries, but found herself feeling dizzy.
Her legs went weak.
Just when Shen Yunjiao thought she was about to fall back into the icy water, she unexpectedly fell into a warm place.
Shen Yunjiao raised her pale face, only to see Pei Zhixuan's handsome features now radiating suppressed anger.
Why is it Pei Zhixuan again?
Shen Yunjiao tried to push Pei Zhixuan away, but found that she couldn't even stand up straight.
"What are you doing? Believe me or not, I'll throw you back down?" Pei Zhixuan said slowly.
Shen Yunjiao immediately dared not make any further moves.
Given his personality, he would actually throw it away.
At this moment, Pei Zhixuan exerted a little force with one hand and lifted the limp Shen Yunjiao from the water-soaked steps to the shore.
At this moment, Xiao Anle also rushed over. When he saw that Shen Yunjiao was soaking wet, he took the cloak from his own body and was about to help her tie it on.
“I’ll do it,” Pei Zhixuan said coldly.
"Uh, okay." Xiao Anle paused for a moment, then immediately handed the cloak to Pei Zhixuan.
He quickly draped the cloak over Shen Yunjiao and then swept her up in his arms.
He adopted a protective and wary posture, completely disregarding the fact that his clothes were soaked.
"Wait, I want to see how Jiang Rong is?" Shen Yunjiao weakly struggled to get down.
"You can barely stand up yourself, yet you're still thinking about others!"
Pei Zhixuan seemed particularly angry today, so much so that those around him were too afraid to make a sound.
“Rong’er has woken up.” Xiao Anle quickly reassured her, “Don’t get down, take care of yourself.”
After saying that, he instructed the servants, "Quickly take the young master and his wife to change into clean clothes."
Shen Yunjiao looked up, but could only see Pei Zhixuan's sharp chin.
She muttered irritably, "Did you eat a firecracker while you were being so fierce?"
Pei Zhixuan paused, his expression softening as much as he could.
Unfortunately, Shen Yunjiao didn't have any interest in him either.
Swimming like this is really tiring; I feel completely drained.
That shouldn't be the case.
Shen Yunjiao's intuition told her that her body had been in poor health since childhood.
No wonder he died of illness so young.
Shen Yunjiao trembled with fear. Oh my god, she had to take good care of her health. She couldn't die so young in both her lives.
Pei Zhixuan felt the person in his arms suddenly tremble, and he immediately looked down to check on her.
Shen Yunjiao was unusually docile and quiet, her face so pale it was almost transparent, like a handful of snow about to melt, and her normally rosy lips were now completely bloodless.
He looked pitiful, completely unlike his usual arrogant self.
It felt like his heart had been stabbed.
Shen Yunjiao suddenly coughed, and the heartbeat behind her quickened.
Pei Zhixuan couldn't help but hug her tighter and urged the servants to hurry up.
Even when passing by Fang Ziyu, he only nodded slightly.
Before Fang Ziyu could even speak, she saw Pei Zhixuan's receding figure disappear from her sight.
Her clenched fists were so tight that her fingernails dug deep into her hands, but the pain didn't reach her heart at all.
Pei Zhixuan has completely ignored his own existence because of that bitch!
The thought that everything she had painstakingly acquired could be easily taken away by Shen Yunjiao made her realize how easily she could have it all.
Fang Ziyu's gaze gradually turned cold, and the viciousness in her eyes could no longer be concealed.
"Miss Fang."
A surprised female voice came from behind.
Fang Ziyu frowned, then turned around and resumed her usual elegant and gentle demeanor.
The one who called her was Madam Zhang, who had just made things difficult for Shen Yunjiao at the banquet. As soon as she saw Fang Ziyu, she excitedly stepped forward and grasped her hand: "Miss Fang, it's been a long time. You've lost a lot of weight."
Fang Ziyu smiled slightly, "Thank you, Madam. Ziyu is doing well."
“Miss Fang, if it weren’t for you, my husband’s illness would not have healed so quickly.” Madam Zhang held Fang Ziyu’s hand tightly. “If you need anything in the capital, just let me know.”
A calculating glint flashed in Fang Ziyu's eyes, but she only showed a calm smile on her face: "Thank you, Madam Zhang."
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