Chapter 128: Surrounded by jackals
Qin Huo held his breath in his throat and ignored everything else. He jumped up and used everything he could stand on as a stepping stone.
After stepping on several heads, he finally got to Tianbao first and dived into the water to pick up the little girl without saying anything. His gloomy eyes swept through the dragon boat that Tianbao had just been sitting in: "What's going on?"
The rescue boat arrived quickly, and Qin Huo's personal guards were considerate enough to bring him a cloak.
Qin Huo's face was sullen, and he issued an order that brooked no argument: "Everyone, close your eyes! Do not look at anything inappropriate!"
Everyone nearby closed their eyes at the same time. After all, the popular Duke had just been overthrown by Qin Huo, and everyone was still in fear of him.
Qin Huo glanced at another figure in the water. It was the Fourth Prince. He looked at him and Tianbao in shock, too stupid to close his eyes.
Tianbao, who couldn't swim, hugged Qin Huo's neck and clung to him like an octopus, leaving the Fourth Prince with only a wet neck and his shoulders and below soaked in water.
Even so, Qin Huo still glared at him: "Close your eyes."
The two shocking words swam along the water surface like a poisonous snake into Lao Si's ears, scaring him so much that he subconsciously closed his ears.
Qin Huo then lifted the little girl in his arms onto the boat, personally helped her wrap the cloak around her, and made sure her entire body was covered before he said in a deep voice, "Go ashore."
Only then did the rower dare to open his eyes and look straight ahead, not daring to look away even a little bit.
There was no room to change clothes near the lake, so Qin Huo wanted to take Tian Bao to the boat to change clothes. Tian Bao blushed and refused: "I can go by myself."
It was so embarrassing. There were so many people waiting, but she fell behind and fell into the water before the competition even started.
Just now, I was so close to Qin Huo in the water. Now that I was safe, I felt my face burning. The words "men and women should not touch each other" were completely thrown out of my mind.
Seeing her blushing face, Qin Huo asked suspiciously, "Did you catch a cold?"
He raised his hand to touch her forehead, and the little girl immediately ran towards the big ship like a frightened bird, the tips of her ears turning red and almost transparent in the warm sunlight.
Qin Huo followed her worriedly and asked someone to prepare hot water for her to take a bath. He also prepared a new set of clothes: "Take a bath in hot water, otherwise you will get sick easily."
Seeing his unquestionable look, Tianbao knew that there was no room for negotiation, so she had to nod.
While she was bathing, he walked onto the deck of the ship and asked, "Who pushed her into the water?"
His personal guards were all familiar with his temper. Without his instructions, they had already taken advantage of this opportunity to pull out the suspicious person, a woman in her early twenties, with a dark complexion due to obvious long-term exposure to wind and sun.
She avoided looking at Qin Huo and stammered, "I...I didn't push it."
It was the first time in her life that she had met such a high-ranking official, and she was completely at a loss.
"This person was closest to Princess Yongle. Fu Ling discovered that before Princess Yongle fell into the water, she leaned over her and forced the princess under."
The woman panicked: "I didn't push her, it was... the boat was unstable, so I accidentally bumped into her. Someone pushed me first..."
"No." Fu Ling appeared behind the woman like a ghost.
The woman was startled. After turning around and seeing Fu Ling, she tried to argue: "How could you see it with your eyes? It was just that someone pushed me first..."
"I saw it with both eyes." Fu Ling said expressionlessly.
The woman was furious, her fists clenched in guilt, her body trembling slightly, but she couldn't admit it: "No, I..."
Qin Huo was too lazy to listen to her excuses: "Take him away!"
The woman's heart sank, and she simply lay on the ground, refusing to get up. "It's unfair! My Lord, you can't just accuse ordinary people! The princess fell into the water on her own, you can't..."
Qin Huo frowned, and Fu Ling immediately squatted down and poked the woman a few times with his fingers. The woman suddenly felt her tongue numb and her mouth out of control, and soon she could not make any sound.
She stared at Fu Ling and Qin Huo in horror, as if she had seen a ghost.
The moment she was dragged away, she tried to struggle in fear, but there was no way she could break free from the tall and strong guards.
The fourth brother was sitting in a small boat nearby. When he saw the woman being dragged away, a flash of panic crossed his eyes.
Qin Huo glanced at the fourth brother irritably, which was full of warning, but he also felt that he should speed up the process of winning over Tianbao's stubborn heart. After all, he was surrounded by jackals, which made him very nervous.
Tianbao didn't dare to soak for too long. After all, she hadn't practiced paddling much and didn't want to be a burden to her team.
The little girl who had just come out of the bath had a rosy complexion, and her moist face was more tender than a peeled egg. When she opened the door and walked out, she found that Qin Huo in the corridor had not changed his clothes yet. The wet robe stuck to his body, outlining his agile and well-proportioned figure, thin and broad shoulders, and a resolute expression.
"Brother Prince, why are you..."
"Hmm? What did you call me?"
The little girl felt a burning sensation in her heart, and lowered her voice with a bit of shame: "Brother Huo."
Qin Huo couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth: "Are you feeling unwell? The dragon boat race can be postponed for two days. I can arrange a time for you to play whatever you want."
"No, I'm fine." The little girl clapped her hands and legs, and jumped up and down twice to prove that she was safe.
The young man smiled, then suddenly coughed twice and shuddered.
Tian Bao frowned and walked closer: "Prince...Brother Huo, go take a hot bath quickly. Why don't you change your wet clothes? It's too easy to get sick."
It's autumn now, and the lake water is so cold that it soaks your bones.
Qin Huo smiled bitterly, "I don't have any clothes to change into. Someone just pushed you into the water on purpose, and I was so busy investigating that I didn't pay attention to this. See how proactive the fourth brother was? I heard he couldn't wait to jump into the lake before you even fell in. He must have foreseen it and wanted to save you."
Tian Bao was no fool. She frowned and said, "He arranged this? Someone did squeeze me just now, but I didn't think much of it. I just thought she didn't sit firmly when the dragon boat was shaking. But what's the point of him arranging this? Should I be grateful to him for saving me?"
Qin Huo was at a loss for words: "He saved you. Under those circumstances, shouldn't you be willing to give yourself to him?"
Thinking back to the little girl in the water, no, young girl, she had now grown into a graceful young lady. Wet by the water, her Hu clothing fitted her body, outlining her beautiful curves: her slender waist seemed as if he could hold it with both hands; her mountain-like breasts were surprisingly much fuller than usual...
The boy didn't dare to think about it any further. He always felt a heat in his nose and an urge to bleed.
He quickly took a look at the girl in front of him. She was dressed in red Hu clothing, which made her look quite heroic. Fortunately, she was wearing such clothes when she fell into the water. If she had changed into ordinary clothes, the exposed spring scenery would only make his blood boil.
The girl couldn't connect the two things at all: "Save me, and I'll give myself to you?!"
The boy swallowed the words "get married as soon as possible" in her incredulous tone and almost bit his tongue.
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