Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Jinjiang First Release
Chapter 33
Su Li was speechless.
What are Cui Jue’s things?
But Cui Jue's eyes were indifferent. He just glanced at her without giving her an answer.
After leaving these puzzling words, Cui Jue left quietly.
Su Li was completely confused, but didn't say much.
Soon, Cui Shunying approached Su Li and asked, "Sister, where have you been? It took me so long to find you!"
Su Li was vague for a while, then said to her, "Nothing, I just ran into a mad dog."
Cui Shunying frowned. "Are they hunting dogs from the mountains? They've tasted blood and bite their prey very hard. Be careful, sister."
"I will."
Cui Shunying was finally fooled. Su Li returned to her tent, took a quick shower and changed clothes, then fell asleep with a thin blanket in her arms.
The next day, when Su Li woke up, Cui Shunying came to call her to go out and take a boat.
It is said that the Ministry of Rites prepared a pleasure boat specifically for the nobles to cruise on the lake.
On Wutong Mountain lies a large lake, dotted with wild pink lotuses. Their broad, emerald green leaves resemble open, blue-cloth, oil-paper umbrellas. When the wind blows, they sway from side to side, creating a truly graceful and picturesque scene.
It is a unique experience to take a boat trip in the center of the lake, taste lotus seed tea, listen to the rustling wind, and smell the fragrance of lotus flowers.
But for Su Li, she is more interested in digging lotus roots in the mud pond or breaking lotus pods and eating green lotus seeds.
But if Su Li did this in front of the ladies from aristocratic families, she would definitely be accused of being poor, so she thought about it and gave up.
The protagonist of the houseboat today is Li Muyao. The young ladies surrounded the princess and praised Li Muyao's beautiful hair accessories, the embroidery on her clothes, and the South China pearls on the toes of her shoes from time to time.
Su Li stayed at the bow of the boat to avoid the limelight. She did not go out of her way to flatter Li Muyao, nor did she deliberately provoke Li Muyao.
However, Su Li could not avoid Li Muyao's malice by ignoring her.
Li Muyao insisted on making Su Li realize the huge difference between their family backgrounds. She wanted Su Li to give up and know that she was not even qualified to pester Cui Jue.
Li Muyao found Su Li's location in the crowd, walked up to her and greeted her with a smile.
However, today was extremely unlucky. Just as Li Muyao approached, the fence at the bow of the ship suddenly broke, sending wood chips flying.
Li Muyao couldn't stand firmly and fell forward, pulling Su Li into the water with her!
Two crashes.
The blue waves are surging and the water is splashing everywhere.
Su Li felt dizzy from the lake water, her whole body was cold and she was immersed in the water.
Unfortunately, her clothes were soaked with water, heavy and pulling her down...
Even a skilled swimmer like Su Li couldn't surface for a while!
The lake water clouded Su Li's eyes, making it difficult for her to see clearly what was in front of her.
Su Li exhaled a series of bubbles, her throat blocked by the lake water, her mouth and nose choked, and she slowly sank...
The young ladies who saw this scene were scared half to death and hurriedly called the guards to rescue Li Muyao, fearing that something might happen to this beautiful girl.
They were worried that something might happen to Li Muyao, the royal family would be furious, and the government office that hosted the banquet would be held responsible, so they specially called Cui Jue to calm the situation.
The other guards who were good at swimming jumped into the lake to save people, and the maids prepared hand warmers and dry robes. Qing waited for Li Muyao to come ashore, and then wiped her body and warmed her hands to prevent her from catching a cold and getting sick.
When Cui Jue arrived, Li Muyao had already been helped ashore by everyone.
The girl had suffered such a great disaster that she was soaked all over, her hair was loose, her makeup was messy, and she was wrapped in a thick cloak and crying.
When Li Muyao saw Cui Jue walking towards her in a hurry, her nose felt sore and she grabbed the hem of his clothes in grievance.
Li Muyao was terrified. She wept bitterly, looking pitiful and saying, "Master, I'm so scared."
Cui Jue disliked others touching his robes, but in front of so many people, he couldn't refuse Li Muyao's approach. He simply looked at her with a pair of dark, clear eyes and ordered the servants in a cold voice: "Send the princess back to rest, and then ask the imperial physician to check her pulse."
The small boat that had brought Li Muyao ashore had already come to pick her up.
Not only was there an imperial physician on board, but there was also freshly cooked ginger soup to dispel the cold, and all the necessary things for keeping warm were ready.
But Li Muyao was still not satisfied. In her panic, she only wanted Cui Jue's care, so the girl grabbed him tightly and begged him to accompany her back to the tent.
Cui Jue thought about it and finally did not refuse. The man was surrounded by the crowd and left on the boat with Li Muyao.
Su Li, who was outside the crowd, finally climbed onto the pleasure boat with the help of several servants.
Cui Shunying fetched a dry robe and draped it over Su Li. She was so frightened that she burst into tears and kept muttering, "Sister Su, I'm so glad you're okay. I kept calling for help, but they only had eyes for the princess and ignored me. What's more, there weren't any secret guards from our Cui family on the pleasure boat, and I'm not good at swimming... My brother, my brother also..."
Su Li was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Every laugh she made was so painful that she coughed until she was out of breath.
After Su Li tilted her head and vomited a large mouthful of lake water, she lay down on the pleasure boat, panting, to rest.
After she recovered, she struggled to grab her coat with both hands, wrapped it around her wet body, and climbed up from the deck.
Su Li's face turned pale from the freezing lake water. She had also exhausted all her energy from trying to save herself just now. She had to gasp for air every time she spoke. Even in this state of utter disarray, she smiled good-naturedly and comforted Cui Shunying, "Don't worry, Fourth Mother. I've been a good swimmer since I was a child. How could I possibly drown in the lake? As for your brother..."
Su Li thought of the night when Cui Jue agreed to marry Li Muyao, and said with relief, "The princess is your brother's sweetheart. It's normal for him to care about his future wife first and not others."
However, Su Li had knelt in Li Muyao's tent for half an hour yesterday, and her knees had been swollen and painful all night. She had just fallen into the water, and the cold water had caused her leg bones to cramp instantly, and she had almost been unable to climb onto the pleasure boat...
Fortunately she survived.
Su Li thought of the scene where everyone was so caring towards Li Muyao, and she felt a little confused and helpless. If she couldn't swim, she might have died in the lake?
Cui Shunying glanced at Su Li, feeling confused. She didn't understand why Su Li, who had suffered so much, could still smile.
Especially since Cui Jue didn't ask about Su Li's situation at all and directly escorted Li Muyao away... If Cui Shunying was the one who fell into the water, she would be so angry that she would ignore him for a month when she saw her brother forgetting his friends for the sake of beauty.
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After Cui Jue comforted Li Muyao, he finally had time to return to the tent.
He had tried his best to avoid Li Muyao, but his clothes were still stained with the scent of women's makeup.
Cui Jue frowned slightly, feeling a little annoyed.
After much thought, Cui Jue asked for water, took a bath, changed his clothes, and put on a clean and tidy plain robe.
After all this trouble, the worry in his heart slowly dissipated.
Remembering the turmoil on the pleasure boat just now, Cui Jue called Wei Zhiyan over and asked, "Has the Fourth Lady been affected?"
Cui Jue was hurriedly called away from his office. Before he could figure out the situation, he was told that Li Muyao had drowned. Fortunately, when he arrived, the princess had been rescued and was safe, thus avoiding an uproar.
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhiyan shook his head: "Fourth Lady is fine, but..."
Cui Jue gave him a cold look: "Just what?"
Wei Zhiyan knew that his master did not like his hesitation, so he could only report honestly: "It's just that not only did the princess fall into the water, but Madam Su also fell into the water!"
Wei Zhiyan knew that Su Li and his master were secretly involved, but at such a critical moment, his master only cared about the princess and abandoned Madam Su. He wondered if she would be sad...
After he finished speaking, Cui Jue was slightly stunned.
He didn't know that Su Li had also fallen into the water.
Cui Jue closed his eyes and asked calmly, "Is Madam Su seriously injured?"
When Wei Zhiyan heard his master asking about Su Li's situation, the indignant thought of standing up for Su Li in his heart was slightly suppressed.
Wei Zhiyan muttered, "That's not the case. Madam Su was very lucky and made it to shore safely. But I see she's pale and not in good spirits. I wonder if she caught a cold from the wind..."
Cui Jue was speechless.
He thought about it and ordered Wei Zhiyan to carry some nourishing supplements to ward off the cold and warm the body.
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In the tent, Su Li drank the medicine and fell asleep with her eyes closed.
Her health was not good. She suddenly fell into the water today and soaked for too long. Her limbs were invaded by the cold and she developed a fever that night.
He was sleeping so soundly that he didn't even hear the shouts of people outside the tent sending him gifts.
After Su Li broke out in a sweat, she opened her eyes in the middle of the night and saw a tall figure in the dark tent.
Su Li mistakenly thought that there was a ghost in front of her and screamed in fear. It was not until the cold face appeared under the candlelight that she came back to her senses and then opened her almond-shaped eyes wide.
"Young Master, why are you here?"
The reason why Cui Jue came to Su Li's tent was simply because he had sent tonics twice today, and all of them were taken back by Wei Zhiyan.
Wei Zhiyan said that Su Li's tent was quiet and he didn't know where the young lady had gone. It would be better for the master to go and visit her himself.
Although Cui Jue could guess that Wei Zhiyan was biased towards Su Li, she was his servant after all, so he should go and visit her.
Now that Su Li suddenly woke up and asked about this matter, Cui Jue had nothing to say and could only remain silent.
But when Cui Jue didn't speak, the aura around him was as sharp as a sword, which was frightening.
Su Li was so frightened that she was trembling, not daring to provoke him. After thinking about it, she felt that Cui Jue had a sour face. Did he think that she was too rude by talking on the couch?
Thinking of this, Su Li made a move to get off the ground, but before she could stand up, the corner of the quilt was pressed down by a hand as white as jade.
"Since you are sick, you should take good care of yourself and don't have to stick to etiquette." Cui Jue's voice was unusually gentle, and he deliberately restrained a hint of coldness that kept strangers away.
Su Li obediently crawled back into bed.
She racked her brains for a long time but still couldn't guess Cui Jue's purpose, until Su Li caught a glimpse of the moonlight leaking into the tent and remembered the recent full moon... which was the middle of the month, and was also the day to pray for a child.
Could it be that Cui Jue had some desire in the middle of the night and had some intention, so he went to look for her at night?
But Su Li had just escaped from the gates of hell today and was still sick. How could she have sex with him?
The little girl bit her lower lip and said hesitantly, "If you really want, I can help you with my hands today... Is that okay?"
Cui Jue was caught off guard by these words. His face froze slightly, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Madam Su's forehead is burning, yet you still have strength in your hands?"
Su Li was in great pain and sighed: "I can give it a try."
After saying that, Su Li looked at Cui Jue with resentment. If he really wanted it, what could she do?
Cui Jue's question just now was just out of curiosity.
The little girl gave him a sinister glare...
Cui Jue just felt that he was also going to be led astray by Su Li.
He clearly didn't want to do that...
That's all.
Cui Jue pursed his lips and said, "Madam Su, take good care of yourself. I will come to visit you again when I have time."
"Okay, take care, young master." Su Li watched him leave the tent and felt relieved.
But on second thought, she felt... Cui Jue must have felt that using his hands was not comfortable enough, so he turned and left.
Men are really hard to please.
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