Just as I was getting anxious, a palace maid came running in from outside, shouting in a panic.
"Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"
Upon hearing the palace maid's shout, Wang's body stiffened instantly, and she almost fainted. That damned Chaoyang had actually made a move...
The Empress and the others were also taken aback, not knowing what had happened.
The young palace maid rushed in, panting heavily, as if she had run all the way here.
"What exactly happened?"
The Empress asked anxiously, "This little palace maid was one of the ones who went fishing with Chuanwen and the others earlier. Could it be that something happened to Chuanwen and the others?"
Just as everyone was getting anxious and confused, a young palace maid shouted, "Princess Chaoyang has fallen into the lake!"
Three people in the room secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while Wang, who was still stunned, asked, "You...you said who fell into the lake?"
"Princess Chaoyang has fallen into the lake!"
The young palace maid had run too fast and was still out of breath, but Wang Shi gradually smiled. However, when she met the questioning gazes of the other three, she immediately realized something was wrong and quickly put on a worried and sad expression.
The Empress withdrew her gaze and realized that she had just breathed a sigh of relief because she was glad that it wasn't Wen Yatou who had fallen into the water. She couldn't help but feel sorry for Chaoyang, so she quickly sent someone to call the imperial physician and inform the emperor. Then she led her people in a hurry to Mingyue Lake.
At Mingyue Lake, Chaoyang was splashing in the water, and eunuchs and guards stretched bamboo poles out from the surrounding banks, hoping to rescue him.
Chuan Yu was stamping her feet anxiously beside him, but Chuan Wen was much calmer and was still giving orders, "You, you, and you, flank from both sides!"
However, what she was really thinking was, "That little eunuch who's been working so hard to get a double chin, don't waste your energy. Your bamboo pole is practically in Princess Chaoyang's hands, but she won't grab it. She must think your double chin is too ugly!"
[Learn from the guy next to you. When he's saving someone, he first chooses an angle that makes him look cool. Whether he saves Chaoyang or not doesn't matter; the main thing is to impress me and Sister Yu, so he can hook up with a rich girl and reach the pinnacle of life!]
Zheng Yan, who was watching with his arms crossed, followed Chuan Wen's gaze and looked over. His eyes were sharp, and he met the gaze of the guard who was looking over. Startled by the sharp look, the guard slipped and fell into the lake.
Zheng Yan stared at him with a dark face. The guard didn't dare to climb ashore anymore. He looked back at the Princess Chaoyang who was still struggling not far away, and made up his mind. Well, since she had fallen into the water, he might as well go and save her!
By this time, Chaoyang had already swallowed some water, and if she wasn't rescued soon, she would probably sink into the lake. Just then, a pair of large hands lifted her up and pulled her toward the shore.
Water got into Chaoyang's eyes, making it hard to see clearly, but that handsome profile still caught her eye.
After rescuing the person, a cold wind blew, and the handsome guard shivered. But he didn't care about the cold and quickly glanced at Chuanwen and Chuanyu. They must have been moved by his bravery and kindness!
But neither of them even glanced at him. Chuanwen, who ran over, stepped on his foot, and he was in so much pain that he didn't dare to cry out.
Chuanwen rushed over and, without even checking if Chaoyang was unconscious, pinched her philtrum to try and wake her, crying, "Chaoyang, please wake up!"
Chuanwen was worried and panicked, which could be seen from the fact that she almost strangled Princess Chaoyang. If Princess Chaoyang had screamed even a second later, Chuanyu suspected that Princess Chaoyang would have been strangled to death by her sister Wen, if not drowned.
"Are you crazy?! I didn't faint!"
Chaoyang's gaze was so intense it felt like he could kill Chuanwen, and Chuanwen's eyes immediately filled with tears after being scolded.
The Empress and her entourage arrived at this moment and witnessed Chuanwen being scolded by Chaoyang for saving people. They immediately felt sorry for him.
"Chaoyang! What are you doing?!"
The Empress came over and pulled Chuanwen up like a protective mother. She wanted to say a few more words to Chaoyang, but seeing that she was soaking wet and shivering, she didn't say anything and ordered someone to send her back to change her clothes.
When the Empress scolded Chaoyang, tears immediately streamed down her face. Her mother had never scolded her, yet now someone else was scolding her without even asking what happened. It was clearly that this brat had deliberately pinched her philtrum. She hadn't even fainted, so how could that brat not see that?
Her mind raced. When Chaoyang failed to push Chuanwen into the water, she pointed directly at Chuanwen and cried, saying that Chuanwen had pushed her in.
[Will this idiot ever stop?!]
Chuanwen frowned. Just now, her fishing hook was bitten by a fish, and Chaoyang insisted on coming over to help her pull the fish up. But it turned out that helping her pull the fish was just an excuse; his real intention was to push her into the water. If Zheng Yan hadn't pulled her back, she would have been the one who fell into the water.
Chaoyang, who was already angry, became even angrier when she heard Chuanwen call her a stupid idiot in her heart. She pointed at Chuanwen and cursed her, ignoring even the Empress's advice, and spitting all over everyone's faces.
Xu Yan protected Chuanwen, her face as black as the bottom of a pot. If this weren't the palace, Xu Yan would have scolded Chaoyang so badly that she would have to go see her great-grandmother. But when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. She could only grimace as she protected her daughter behind her.
I thought my daughter wouldn't suffer any losses because of her personality, but now that the imperial power is in control, she is experiencing for the first time what it feels like to be dependent on others. She can't even scold back when she is wronged. How frustrating is that!
The old lady of Changxing and Chuanyu also protected Chuanwen with heartache. Wang Shi, who was behind them, was a little confused. On the one hand, she hoped that Chuanwen would be accused of pushing the county princess into the water. On the other hand, she was afraid that this matter would blow up and implicate her third brother. She didn't know what to do.
The emperor arrived amidst the chaos, followed by several officials, and the imperial physician summoned by the empress also followed closely behind.
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