"Miss! Miss! Miss, what's wrong!" Su Muqing's head was not even visible on the lake. Chunying, Su Muqing's maid, was lying on the lake shore, calling out anxiously.
Su Wanyan took the opportunity to get up and shook the cold lake water off her hands.
Qiu Ye immediately took a handkerchief and wiped the water off her hands. Just then, Su Wanyan instructed the maid who had rushed over from behind: "Quickly go to the plum garden and tell Lady Yuan Ning that Miss Su has fallen into the water."
Upon hearing that something had happened at the Marquis's residence, the maids dared not delay and hurriedly went to the plum garden.
"Quick, quick, catch her, catch her!" Several servants pulled the unconscious Su Muqing out of the water.
The people on the shore immediately took over.
A perceptive maid had already fetched a cloak and draped it over Su Muqing.
Some had already run off to call a doctor.
"Miss! Miss, what's wrong? Miss, please wake up!" Chunying cried out, her heart filled with panic.
If something happens to Su Muqing, she won't survive either!
Because of the cold, even Su Muqing's lips turned a liver color.
"Mu Qing!" At this moment, Zhen Yuhuai arrived late, followed by a group of noble ladies and young ladies from the capital.
Zhen Yuhuai rushed to Su Muqing in disbelief, knelt down, and hugged her tightly: "Muqing! My precious daughter! What happened to you? Who? Who did this to you!"
Perhaps hearing Zhen Yuhuai's shouts, Su Muqing actually woke up from her coma.
Upon opening her eyes and seeing her mother, she immediately burst into tears, feeling wronged: "Mother~ It's...it's Su Wanyan...Su Wanyan is the one who harmed me...Mother, you must stand up for me, Mother~"
She was shivering from the cold when she first woke up, but she still didn't forget to complain.
Zhen Yuhuai was taken aback. He turned around and saw Su Wanyan standing aside, watching coldly.
"It's you!" Zhen Yuhuai instantly flew into a rage: "It's you, you bitch!"
She stood up angrily and raised her hand to slap Su Wanyan.
Su Wanyan was not afraid at all. She raised her face and said angrily, "If you dare to hit me, I will report what you have done to the Emperor!"
Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuhuai's hand froze in mid-air. She remembered the list that had been sent to the Marquis's residence and looked at Su Wanyan in disbelief.
Is this still the same Su Wanyan who didn't say a word and obediently listened when she was asked to marry in someone else's place?
"If you dare to slap me, you will be committing insubordination and disrespecting the imperial authority. Lady Yuanning, you should think carefully before you act," Su Wanyan said coldly.
"You!" Zhen Yuhuai was furious, but ultimately dared not take the risk.
But she couldn't swallow her anger, and pointed at Su Wanyan's nose, cursing, "Su Wanyan! As a princess, you harmed your own sister, do you think you can get away with it? In broad daylight, you showed no respect for the law, you were ruthless and vicious, I will definitely take this matter to the Emperor and ask him to punish you!"
"What do you mean by harming sisters? It was Miss Su who was arrogant and rude, trying to snatch the pastries that Her Majesty bought. In the struggle, she accidentally fell into the lake. How did it become that Her Majesty harmed Miss Su?" Qiu Ye retorted angrily, "Madam Yuan Ning, you should investigate the matter thoroughly before you speak!"
"What right does a lowly girl like you have to speak!" Zhen Yuhuai shouted angrily, "Guards! Arrest this murderer immediately!"
However, no one took action.
The wealthy ladies who had come along looked at each other, wondering which side was true and which was false, since the whole thing was so far-fetched.
Moreover, in this kind of situation, avoiding suspicion is the most important thing.
Su Muqing fell into the water and was pulled out by so many servants. Her body must have been touched all over. What reputation does Su Muqing have left?
Just now, they were all thinking of climbing up the Hou family's coattails, but now they are taking a wait-and-see approach.
"What are you all doing? Didn't you hear me?" Zhen Yuhuai was even angrier.
Her daughter was murdered like this, and not a single person came out to help her!
The murderer is right in front of them, what are they waiting for if they don't grab her quickly?
At this moment, a servant who had helped the girl stepped forward and reported, "Madam, the events are exactly as this young lady described. Miss Su was fighting over the Princess's food box when she accidentally fell into the lake. Moreover, when Miss Su fell into the lake, the Princess tried to save her, but... perhaps the Princess was not strong enough, so the rescue was unsuccessful."
Upon hearing this, a murmur arose among those around: "So that's how it is. Luckily, I didn't rush to express my opinion, or I would have embarrassed myself."
"Why would a noble lady from a marquis's family steal someone else's food box?"
"I heard Su Muqing was sick for several days recently. Could that illness have damaged her brain, causing her to do things..."
"Does Your Highness still intend to save her?"
This Su Wanyan seems quite kind; no wonder she's been safe and sound after being in the Prince's mansion for so long. All those women who were sent by the Emperor to serve in Prince Gong's mansion before were killed by Prince Gong.
"Nonsense!" Zhen Yuhuai's face darkened upon hearing these words, and he immediately retorted, "What do you take my Marquis's mansion for? How could Mu Qing possibly steal a food box?"
At this moment, Su Muqing also cried out, "Mother! It's Su Wanyan who's harming me! It's her who's harming me!"
She absolutely could not admit that she was actually stealing a letter.
Where is that food box? She remembered it had fallen into the water with her.
She couldn't help but glance at the lake.
These words made the servant frown: "Even if the lady does not accept it, this is the truth, and I am not the only one who witnessed it."
"Yes, Madam, we all saw it. You can't just distort the truth and pin the blame on others."
Neither the Marquis of Yuanning's residence nor Princess Gong's wife are people Qinxue Garden can afford to offend.
But if they had to choose, it would definitely be the Prince Gong's Mansion.
Moreover, the Marquis of Yuanning's family was in the wrong from the start.
"You! All of you shut up!" Zhen Yuhuai was furious, pointing at them: "What is the relationship between Qinxue Garden and Prince Gong's Mansion? How could they join forces to harm our Yuanning Marquis's Mansion!"
These words left all the maids and servants speechless.
How could someone who opens their door to do business ruin their own reputation?
These servants realized they had met their match today, and some of them immediately left quietly to report the matter to their master.
Zhen Yuhuai glared coldly at Su Wanyan: "You think you can do whatever you want just because you've become the Princess Consort of Prince Gong? Su Wanyan, let me tell you, if I hadn't married you off to Prince Gong's mansion, would you be where you are today? Now you not only don't know how to be grateful, but you also repeatedly oppose us. I really raised a thankless wretch!"
Especially when Su Wanyan sent that list to the Marquis of Yuanning's residence a few days ago, Su Youwei was furious when he learned that she had spent a thousand taels to hire someone to rob the merchant caravan of Prince Gong's residence. He scolded her severely.
To say she is foolish and ignorant is a childish view.
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