Chapter 5 Whoever stands in my way, I will kill him
Qiao Wanyan held her arm and said, "Yes, sister, that hairpin is the most beautiful one among all the hairpins and jewelry I chose that day. Sister, you usually dress too plainly. If you dress up beautifully, your future brother-in-law will be more attracted to you."
The curve of Qiao Wanyan's mouth is just right, as if the warm spring sun dispels all the haze in the world, so pure and beautiful that it is incredible.
With this attitude, how could he look even slightly vicious and mean?
It is clearly the purest camellia, full of innocence and purity.
Qiao Yihuan's cheeks suddenly became hot, "What brother-in-law? Don't talk nonsense, sister."
Xiaoying glared at her fiercely. She was so arrogant yesterday when she slapped herself, but today she acted like a good little sister. Wasn't it just to make a good impression in front of the prince?
He Zhiyu glanced at Xiaoying's hidden disgust and then looked away calmly.
"You sisters can chat slowly while I go to Zhaohua Palace."
Several people saluted.
He Zhiyu walked to the bend and did not leave directly from the Moon Gate, but stayed behind a hidden rockery.
The dense dead branches blocked the view, and one could not see the two people standing there from the outside. Instead, one could clearly see the movements at the bamboo pond from behind the mountain.
"Your Highness, aren't we going to Zhaohua Palace? Prince Jing should be here by now."
He Zhiyu's eyes were fixed on the edge of the bamboo pond. "Yihuan is a gentle and kind person. She is reluctant to punish people around her. Xiaoying, as her maid, is indeed a little unruly. But I am not sure whether the second daughter of the Qiao family is really in love with Yihuan."
Whether Qiao Wanyan was pretending to be on good terms with Yihuan in front of him, or they really had a deep sisterly love, it was clear from here.
If there are no outsiders around, no one will put on a false face.
Although I couldn't hear their conversation, I could still easily tell from their appearance and actions.
Zi Yuan whispered a few words in Qiao Wanyan's ear, and then she walked in front of Qiao Yihuan and held Qiao Yihuan's hands with a smile on her rosy cheeks.
Qiao Yihuan was a little surprised to see her being so intimate with him, and even looking like she was trying to please him.
If Wan Yan really wants to be friends with her, she is willing to put aside the past grudges and get along well with her.
But the prerequisite is that she doesn't compete with me for the position of Crown Prince.
"Sister, you clearly know about that Shujin, why did you lie?"
Qiao Yihuan frowned slightly, and she questioned herself with a smile, which inexplicably made her back feel cold.
"Sister, you misunderstood. I really don't know about Shujin."
Qiao Wanyan clicked her tongue twice, the smile on her lips still raised, sweet and charming.
She said coquettishly, "You're lying."
Qiao Yihuan felt uneasy. She felt guilty for what she said, and couldn't help but want to coax her. If His Highness saw her like this, would he really dislike her?
Qiao Wanyan tilted her head and smiled, her voice soft and sweet, "Sister, I'm not a good person, and sister may not be a pure and kind person either."
As human beings, we have a selfish side.
Xiaoying pushed her away fiercely, glaring at her defensively: "Second Miss, don't go too far! My young lady is kind-hearted, and she is not the same as you!"
Qiao Wanyan was not as angry as they had imagined. She just covered her chest with her hands and looked at them with a surprised and hurt expression.
"Xiaoying, you have been protecting your sister like this for so many years, right? But have you forgotten that your indenture is in my mother's hands? If I want to, I can sell you off. Then, your sister will have no one to protect her."
Xiaoying clenched her fists and stared at her, her breathing becoming uneven due to anger.
In the story, even though Xiaoying and Qiao Yihuan are of the same age, Xiaoying acts as if she were Qiao Yihuan's mother, caring for and protecting her attentively.
How could such a loyal person tolerate the threat from me?
Qiao Wanyan added fuel to the fire slowly, "Sister wants to marry the prince, but I also want to be the prince's consort. Whoever stands in my way, I will end her life."
"You vicious woman!" Xiaoying was furious. The anger in her heart suddenly rose, her mind was buzzing, and she pushed Qiao Wanyan, who was standing by the bamboo liquid pool, down on impulse.
"Ah!" Qiao Wanyan screamed, but her hand firmly and accurately grabbed Xiaoying's hand, and they both fell into the lake.
“Xiaoying!” Qiao Yihuan didn’t expect things to turn out like this. She stood by the lake, anxious, “Xiaoying, Xiaoying!”
Xiaoying was floundering around by the lake, and Qiao Yihuan knelt on the shore and reached out to pull her. Fortunately, Xiaoying was not far from the shore, and she pulled her over with all her strength.
But Qiao Wanyan was no longer visible on the lake.
Zi Yuan rolled her eyes at Qiao Yihuan, and then she shouted, "Oh no! Someone pushed my young lady into the water! Someone come quickly!"
The lake water was freezing cold in the dead of winter. Xiaoying was soaked and shivering as she hugged herself tightly.
He felt scared about almost drowning just now, and was also scared about pushing the second young lady into the water on impulse.
If the second young lady really died like this, the master and the mistress would definitely implicate the eldest young lady.
But, but if the second young lady really died like this, no one would bully the eldest young lady anymore.
Xiaoying was extremely conflicted at the moment. She looked at the lake nervously and tremblingly, silently hoping that no one would come up, but also hoping that she would float to the surface alive.
Qiao Yihuan knelt on the ground and hugged Xiaoying, but she felt a shadow enveloping her. She looked up and found it was the prince.
"Your Highness?"
He Zhiyu looked at the lake surface which was as calm as a mirror, and his deep eyes narrowed slightly.
Qiao Yihuan said anxiously: "Your Highness, please let Jingyuan go and save Wanyan, she is still in the water!"
Jing Yuan looked towards his master, seemingly waiting for orders.
“Plop.”
He Zhiyu took off his fox fur coat and jumped in.
"Your Highness!!!" Qiao Yihuan stood there in a daze, unable to believe what he saw.
Ziyuan looked so anxious that she almost cried, but she wanted to laugh so hard that she couldn't cry.
What a bunch of fools! Their daughter is actually good at swimming. She learned it from her cousin when she was in Nanning!
Qiao Wanyan held her breath before entering the water. It would have been easy for her to climb ashore. But she didn't. She let herself sink to the bottom of the lake, watching the lake's surface reflected by the sunlight, which was incredibly beautiful.
The moment you enter the water, it is freezing cold, but after you are completely immersed in the water, you don’t feel that cold anymore.
The gentle water surrounded her, her black hair and long skirt fluttered in the wind, as if blending into the water, creating the beautiful scenery that He Zhiyu saw when he jumped into the lake.
Qiao Wanyan half-closed her eyes and stretched out her hand to grab a life-saving straw. The next second, bubbles from her mouth rose up in a string, and her gorgeous peach blossom eyes closed and fell to the bottom of the lake.
He Zhiyu's heart tightened and he quickly dived to the bottom of the lake.
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