Perhaps Mingyue's reaction was not what she had imagined; Xuan Ye actually got angry, and his face darkened.
After glancing at Mingyue, he told her to take good care of herself, then turned and left.
Mingyue was completely confused until she finally understood. It turns out that men are just like that. If you stop him from taking concubines, he will say that you are immature and don't know the bigger picture. If you don't stop him, he will think that you don't love him and that's why he won't be jealous.
"This kind of man is so annoying," Mingyue muttered to herself.
Seeing that he had walked away, Mingyue did not intend to call him back, but went straight to the outer courtyard.
She hadn't forgotten what she was supposed to do; she was to complete her mission and make Jianning receive the retribution she deserved.
So after lunch, she couldn't wait to find Cheng Bi. After all, it was better to have someone else come up with a plan than to fight alone.
Just as she left the hospital and passed through the Imperial Garden, she saw a child and a woman playing in a pavilion. Upon closer inspection, she realized that the woman was Huanzhu, and thus the child must be the First Prince, Yinqi.
Just as she was about to walk past them without paying attention, she suddenly heard a splash. She turned her head and saw that Yinti had fallen into the cold lake, his two small hands flailing in the air. His face was gradually turning pale from the cold, and his lips were turning purple.
Because he couldn't speak, he could only look at Huanzhu with fearful and pleading eyes.
Instead of shouting for help, Huanzhu looked at Yinti with a sinister expression and a smile on her lips.
"How vicious! They don't even spare such a young child!" Green Sleeve cursed, then realized she had said the wrong thing and gently asked Bright Moon, "Should we save them?"
"Save her! Why wouldn't you save her!" Mingyue said coldly. Although she didn't like Wanwan, Wanwan hadn't caused her any real harm, and the child was innocent, so she couldn't just stand by and do nothing.
Just as she was about to order the eunuchs nearby to go into the water to rescue the person, she saw that Green Sleeves had already run over and jumped in without hesitation, regardless of the icy cold water.
"This Green Sleeve is truly kind-hearted." Mingyue nodded in satisfaction. If someone would risk their life to save someone who is completely unrelated to them, then that person can't be a bad person.
When Huanzhu saw that there were people around, she realized what was happening and began to feign help.
"Help! Help!"
Seeing this, Mingyue just wanted to roll her eyes. She wondered how someone so cunning and skilled at acting could still be alive.
She was inwardly scoffing, but feigned surprise and asked, "What happened? And who fell into the water?"
As soon as Mingyue finished speaking, Huanzhu knelt down with a thud, crying and pleading, "Your Majesty, please, save the First Prince!"
"Didn't Green Sleeves go to rescue her?" Mingyue glanced at her, wishing she could tear her to pieces.
“Uh…” Huanzhu said somewhat awkwardly, “It was my poor eyesight that I did not see it. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me.”
Her humble, bowed posture made anyone who didn't know better think that Mingyue, as the Empress, was bullying her.
"Get up!" Mingyue said coldly.
"Empress Xie..."
Just when Mingyue thought she would get up and stop causing trouble, she unexpectedly knelt down beside her skirt and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress, for being willing to save the First Prince. This servant will keep her promise and exchange her own life for the First Prince's life."
Upon hearing this, Mingyue immediately realized that she was acting again. If she wasn't mistaken, Wanwan was nearby at that moment.
Mingyue cursed Huanzhu inwardly, but her face remained impassive as she calmly watched her performance.
As the footsteps grew closer, Huanzhu suddenly stood up, intending to smash herself against the pillar with all her might.
Mingyue chuckled inwardly: Why did she have to crash into someone when there was someone who could save her? Only a fool like Consort Hui wouldn't have noticed.
"Wait, what do you want to do?" Just as Huanzhu was about to crash into the pillar, a female voice suddenly came and grabbed her hand tightly.
Mingyue looked in the direction of the sound and indeed it was Wanwan.
Perhaps Wanwan was frightened; her face was pale, her lips ashen, and her forehead was covered in a fine sheen of sweat. She gripped Huanzhu's hand tightly, her eyes filled with worry and anger, and said, "Huanzhu, are you crazy? What are you trying to do?"
"This servant is so sorry, Your Highness! It was my fault for not watching the young master properly, which caused him to fall into the lake." As she spoke, she went to bang her head against the pillar again.
But Wanwan wouldn't listen, gripping her hand tightly. Her eyes were filled with despair and hatred as she gritted her teeth and said to Mingyue, "Your Majesty, are you really so heartless? Do I have to exchange my life for yours to save my child?"
"Utterly foolish!" Mingyue cursed inwardly, then said coldly, "Only you can't see the situation clearly, being completely fooled by a palace maid without even realizing it."
Unfortunately, Wanwan couldn't understand Mingyue's words; she had already been deceived by the illusionary pearl.
Knowing that Wanwan wouldn't believe Mingyue, Huanzhu said with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty, it's not that the Empress wants me to exchange my life for hers, it's that I feel guilty and sorry for you."
"Nonsense! I clearly heard 'one life for another,' how could that be false? You don't need to defend her," Wanwan said sternly.
“Your Majesty, please don’t blame the Empress. It was my own choice,” Huanzhu said, shaking her head.
"Shut up, all of you! You're so noisy!" Mingyue couldn't hold back any longer and shouted at them. She pointed at Wanwan's head and said, "Your son's life is hanging in the balance, and you still have the leisure to seek justice for this lowly servant."
Upon hearing this, Wanwan finally realized what was happening and quickly ran to the shore, tears streaming down her face.
Mingyue was so angry that her chest heaved. It was truly the first time she had ever seen a mother like this.
She then followed, her eyes fixed on the lake, but she also glanced at Huanzhu out of the corner of her eye, and saw a triumphant smile on Huanzhu's lips.
She's really ruthless, far more ruthless than Duobao.
Mingyue only breathed a sigh of relief when Green Sleeve caught Yinti and swam towards the shore.
"Quickly summon the imperial physician!" Mingyue ordered the arriving eunuch.
"yes!"
The eunuch obeyed and ran off as if his feet were oiled.
A gust of cold wind blew by, causing the two who had just come ashore to shiver.
Upon seeing this, Mingyue and Wanwan each took off their outer robes and covered the person they cared about with them.
Only Huanzhu stood there like an outsider, staring intently with a complex light in her eyes.
Seeing that Yinti was still alive, she clenched her fists involuntarily.
What a heartless and ungrateful person! Her master treated her so well, yet she wanted to kill her master's child.
Mingyue's gaze kept drifting towards her, as if she wanted to dig out her heart to see if it was black.
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