Chapter 111: Despicable Behavior
The ladies standing not far away heard the shouts and ran over. They leaned on the railing and looked down, shouting as they looked, "Help! Help! Someone has fallen into the water!"
At this time, several more maids rushed over, and two women who were good at swimming jumped into the water and swam over to save people.
Her movements were extremely agile and she looked like a martial artist, not an ordinary maid at all.
Soon, Lin Chuyan was rescued.
She was soaked, her makeup was smudged, and her hair was wet and stuck to her face, making her look extremely disheveled.
Prince Chang rushed over upon hearing the noise, wrapped her up in his cloak, held her in his arms and comforted her softly.
"What happened? How did you fall into the water?"
"It was... it was Lin Pianran, she was the one who pushed me into the water... Wuuuuuuuu..."
"I only... I only came over to say a few words to her, and she... she was jealous of her past with the Lin family, so she cruelly pushed me into the water."
Prince Chang glared at Lin Pianran and shouted, "Miss Lin, you are so bold! You actually dared to hurt someone in public..."
Lin Pianran glanced at him with disdain, her eyes full of contempt.
"Prince Chang, have you been around women for so long that your brain has become useless?"
"You believe everything Lin Chuyan says. She also says that you have always had evil ambitions and want to murder your brothers. Is that true?"
"You...you are talking nonsense. When have I ever harmed my brothers?"
"Don't talk nonsense without any evidence!"
Lin Pianran met King Chang's gaze without any fear, her face looking calm.
"That's right, don't talk nonsense if there's no evidence!"
“Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.”
"I was standing here peacefully admiring the scenery when your concubine suddenly came running over, barking like crazy, and then jumped into the lake to frame me. How could such a disaster from heaven be blamed on me?"
"That servant died unjustly. How could I be willing to endure such an injustice?"
Lin Chuyan hurriedly defended herself, "You...you...cough cough cough cough...wuwuwuwu...Lin Pianran is talking nonsense..."
"Your Highness...Your Highness must give justice to this subject..."
Lin Pianran spoke again, "Your Highness won't be partial to his own Concubine Lin and deliberately show favoritism, right? Everyone is watching!"
"Your Highness, this Concubine Lin is the best at putting on airs, using some underhanded cleverness to fool everyone else. Now, ask everyone here, who is the fool?"
This sentence put everyone around on the fire. Who would be willing to admit that they are a fool?
Of course not!
Then we can only speak well of Lin Pianran.
A young girl immediately spoke up, "We saw it. Lin Chuyan went over there to pick a fight, and then she slipped and fell into the lake..."
"Yes, I saw that too..."
"Lin Chuyan even cursed. Even from a distance, I could hear her hysterical curses. It's totally unbecoming of a lady. She has absolutely no manners or manners at all!"
"Yes! Yes! Don't think that beautiful women are well-educated and well-mannered. That's just a facade. When it comes to scolding people, they're no less rude than shrews! They're really dirty!"
Everyone was talking about it, all of which were unfavorable remarks against Lin Chuyan.
When Prince Chang saw that the wind had turned like this, he didn't want to pursue the matter any further, so he had to leave angrily with Lin Chuyan in his arms.
Before leaving, he glared at Lin Pianran fiercely, with a look that was extremely ferocious, as if he wanted to kill someone.
His eyes were like knives, each one seeming to take someone's life.
Lin Pianran still looked indifferent, and even bowed to the ladies with a smile.
"Thank you all for your kind words. You fairies are beautiful and kind-hearted. You will surely become more and more beautiful in the future. May everything go smoothly for you!"
The ladies were delighted by Lin Pianran's praise.
I'm almost at my wit's end and don't know how to respond to Lin Pianran.
After this incident, some noble ladies had a much better impression of Lin Pianran.
Soon, the dinner began, and Lin Pianran sat quietly beside Huo Yuchen, eating heartily without any of the reserve of a lady from a wealthy family.
Seeing that she was eating happily, Huo Yuchen kept feeding her.
Both of them ignored the looks of others and just did what they wanted.
The others were all clinking glasses and chatting cordially in groups of three or five.
The atmosphere is extremely harmonious.
However, the occasional probing and unfriendly glances made Lin Pianran extremely unhappy.
But she pretended not to know anything.
After a while, Huo Xiao came over with a glass of wine and handed it to Huo Yuchen.
"It's been a while since we two brothers have gotten together, let alone had a chance to have a few drinks. I'm here to offer a glass of wine to Your Highness!"
After saying that, he poured a glass of wine and handed it to Huo Yuchen.
Seeing Huo Yuchen about to take the wine glass, Lin Pianran said, "Your Highness is the monarch, and you are the minister. If you are toasting, you should drink this glass first!"
Huo Xiao was a little surprised. He didn't expect Lin Pianran to stop him, so he had to raise his glass and drink it all.
Then he pretended nothing happened.
Then he poured another glass of wine and respectfully handed it to Huo Yuchen again.
But he didn't expect Lin Pianran to still speak up to stop him.
"Drinking is about luck; good things must come in pairs."
"Master Huo, please come in!"
Huo Xiao had no choice. He didn't dare to refuse, fearing that Huo Yuchen would doubt his motives, so he had to drink it all again.
Fortunately, he had been prepared and had already taken the antidote.
Not afraid at all.
Huo Xiao raised his glass to toast again, but unexpectedly, the wine was snatched away by Lin Pianran.
"Your Highness, I've eaten a lot and am thirsty. Let me have a drink first!"
She even said mischievously, "Your Highness, please don't blame me for stealing your limelight!"
At this point, Huo Yuchen also discovered the trick.
Otherwise, Lin Pianran wouldn't have kept stopping him from drinking.
There must be something harmful in this wine.
He didn't expect that although he trusted Huo Xiao, Huo Xiao wanted to harm him.
What about before? Did he do something cruel to him?
Huo Yuchen was a little bit unbelievable.
But the cruel reality was right in front of him, forcing him to believe it.
When he was young, Huo Xiao was scolded and punished by Emperor Wu of Qin many times for protecting him, and even saved his life twice.
He had suspected many people about the poisoning incident, but he never suspected Huo Xiao at all.
Now, I have figured everything out.
No wonder Huo Xiao hid in the military camp for the past three years. It was probably related to the poisoning incident.
Huo Yuchen stopped Lin Pianran from drinking with some concern. He also didn't want anything to happen to Lin Pianran.
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