Chapter 132 World 6 (4)
Layers of water rippled in the lake, and the fish were frightened and scattered in all directions in a hurry.
Baoshan was not good at swimming, and her body was swaying in the cool lake water. She shook her slender and fragile arms, asking for help from the people on the shore.
Even in this precarious situation, her entire body submerged in the lake, Bao Shan's face flashed with panic, yet her heart remained remarkably calm. She didn't have time to search for the culprit who had pushed her in, but instead pondered her current situation. She could clearly feel the thin dress clinging to her body. If anyone had jumped into the water to rescue her, whether it was the young man present or the guards of the Duke's Mansion, her innocence would have been exposed, drawing widespread criticism. If an unknown servant had rescued her, given the Qin family's desire to save face, they would have hastily married her off, abandoning her as a concubine.
The cool lake water covered Baoshan's head, and she was like a drifting leaf, swaying with the waves.
Bao Shan doesn't want to be betrothed to a servant, so Xie Guan, who is on the shore, is the only one who can save her. Although Bao Shan refuses Xie Guan's proposal to take her as a concubine, as long as she calls his name softly, he will jump into the water without hesitation to save her.
Baoshan closed her eyelids, hesitating in her heart: Is it possible that she is doomed to escape the fate of becoming a concubine?
The thought only lasted for a moment, and then everyone heard that someone had fallen into the water and walked to the shore.
Bao Shan raised her eyes, and Lu Wenhe's figure was reflected in her clear and watery eyes. An inexplicable thought took root in Bao Shan's heart -
Since she wants wealth and glory, why doesn't she aim for something bigger?
“Save…save me…”
Baoshan's black and white eyes seemed like shallow wells of water, clear and pure.
Lu Wenhe raised his head and saw the weak-willed concubine looking at him pitifully. Even her voice for help was weak, and in an instant the door disappeared.
"Eldest sister...Prince..."
The slender white fingers, stained with the crystal water, appear even more lustrous and dazzling.
Baoshan stretched out his palm, wanting to grab something, but wherever he touched, there was only an empty air.
Seeing this pitiful and helpless appearance, Lu Wenhe's eyes dimmed slightly. He lifted his outer robe lightly and jumped into the lake before anyone could react to save him.
Bao Shan's consciousness began to fade, and she couldn't be sure whether her appearance of weakness had disturbed Lu Wenhe's mind.
In order to prevent the worst possible situation, Bao Shan opened her soft lips and even called out Xie Guan's name: "Xie Lang..."
Thank you, Lang, for saving me.
Before she could even cry for help, Baoshan's soft body was embraced by a pair of strong arms.
Lu Wenhe felt cold, even colder than the lake water.
Baoshan's body couldn't help but shiver slightly, Lu Wenhe's eyebrows twitched, and the arms that were restraining Baoshan's waist tightened even more.
Just by looking at Lu Wenhe's face, one would not guess that he had such great strength that he almost broke the bones of the treasure fan and merged it with his own flesh and blood.
Bao Shan endured the pain in her waist and regarded Lu Wenhe as her only salvation.
She loosely wrapped her slender arms around Lu Wenhe's neck and gave her whole body to him to show her trust in him.
The color drained from Bao Shan's pretty face, and even the words that uttered from her lips sounded weak and powerless: "I'm so scared..."
Lu Wenhe lowered his eyes, naturally believing that Baoshan was afraid.
A woman who can't swim almost lost her life after falling into the water. How could she not be afraid?
The warmth from the precious fan was transmitted through the thin cloth to Lu Wenhe's entire body.
He could clearly feel every change in Bao Shan's body - the trembling body, the weak legs...
Lu Wenhe's eyes were dark. He had seen many scenes of people falling into the water and drowning.
After being rescued, except for those who are unconscious, the drowning people will cling tightly to the person who rescued them, using others as floating planks, struggling hard and leaving traces of scratching.
But the precious fan in front of him was incredibly obedient. She didn't struggle, as if she believed Lu Wenhe could rescue her. Lu Wenhe's mind raced: for a woman like this, wrapping her arms around his neck was already using all her strength, and she wouldn't be able to do anything else that violated the rules.
The person in his arms was soft and beautiful, and the one his palms touched was a delicate woman who was completely different from him, from another world.
Especially the woman in his arms, who was completely defenseless and entrusted her soft body to Lu Wenhe.
Fair and delicate skin, soft and undulating curves, and legs that had long since become soft and could only barely hang on Lu Wenhe.
Lu Wenhe lowered his eyes and looked at Baoshan. To be fair, Baoshan was extremely beautiful.
Even at the spring outing party, with the boundless spring scenery in the garden, her beauty was enough to captivate many men.
Lu Wenhe claimed that he was not a person who was greedy for beauty, but he felt some of the unusual movements coming from his body, but he felt it was extremely natural.
With such a beauty nestled in his arms, even a eunuch sent to the palace for castration would have his blood boiling, let alone a healthy and normal man like him.
Feeling the heat from Lu Wenhe's body, Baoshan's heart beat like a drum. The scorching temperature almost melted her body into water, blending with the slightly cool lake water.
Baoshan lowered her head to hide the shyness and embarrassment on her face.
Youyu gently touched Baoshan's waist, moved lightly from the soft waist, and slowly moved up along the straight back. The force was very light, but it caused waves of numbness.
Baoshan's legs had already become unstable due to falling into the water. Now they were even weaker, and could only cling to Lu Wenhe like a vine.
It wasn't until her broad palm touched the fan's black hair scattered in the water that she realized it wasn't a swimming fish. From beginning to end, it was only Lu Wenhe who touched her.
Lu Wenhe swam towards the shore with the treasure fan. When the figures of the people gradually became clear, Lu Wenhe suddenly stopped and reached out to hold up the hair for the treasure fan.
To the people on the shore, it looked like the two of them were whispering to each other, looking very intimate.
Lu Wenhe's temper was even bolder than the people on the shore imagined. He opened his lips, bit the tip of Baoshan's ear, and gently ground it with his teeth.
This sudden action made Baoshan's body stiffen and he didn't know what to do.
Lu Wenhe's voice was low and seductively hoarse: "It's mine."
"As for Xie Lang, there's no need to mention it anymore."
Baoshan's long, black eyelashes trembled uneasily, and her mind was full of thoughts: Lu Wenhe actually heard her calling Xie Guan's name in the water.
However, Bao Shan still looked frightened.
The tips of her ears turned red because of Lu Wenhe's rude behavior.
If he were an ordinary lecher, Baoshan would definitely glare at him in shame and anger, blaming him for his rudeness.
But these abrupt actions were made by Lu Wenhe, so Baoshan could not blame him.
Because Lu Wenhe was the one who saved her, how could she blame him with bad words.
Lu Wenhe carried Baoshan back to the shore. He clasped Baoshan's waist with his big hands and hid her whole body in his arms, making it impossible for others to see.
Until the guards brought a clean outer robe and covered Baoshan with it.
Lu Wenhe wrapped his outer robe tightly around Baoshan's shoulders and placed her in the pavilion.
His outer robe was very dark in color, completely covering Baoshan's fair skin, not revealing any trace of her beauty.
Lu Wenhe stood in front of the treasure fan. Water droplets were still dripping from the door between his hair, leaving large brown marks on the ground.
The guard handed over an outer robe, and Lu Wenhe took it. He didn't put it on, but placed it on Baoshan.
Looking at Baoshan, who was still slender even though she was wearing two of his outer robes, Lu Wenhe moved his fingers slightly and thought to himself: She is too thin.
It was not until Lu Wenhe left gracefully that people began to discuss in low voices.
After all, Lu Wenhe has no girl to be close to. Even when it comes to Han Wenxin who is pursuing him, he just watches silently and does not approach her.
Someone whose family was at odds with the Han family chuckled and said with a hint of meaning, "Some people have been clinging to him for a long time, but they still can't get close to Master Lu.
But look at her, even if she fell into the water, the prince would come to her rescue personally."
Han Wenxin looked embarrassed and had to pinch his palms hard to barely hold back and not argue with the person in front of him.
Her eyes were blank, not knowing why everything had changed.
According to the trajectory of the previous life, when the treasure fan fell into the water, it should have been Xie Guan who rescued it, not Lu Wenhe.
In her previous life, Lu Wenhe saved her, but now that she didn't fall into the water, Lu Wenhe just had to watch coldly as usual.
Seeing Han Wenxin swaying slightly, Qiu Ming quickly reached out to support her and whispered, "Why don't we go back home first?"
With this incident, the Spring Outing Banquet could not be held.
In Qiu Ming's opinion, Han Wenxin didn't bother Lu Wenhe today, which showed that she had given up the idea and had no intention of staying in the Duke's Mansion anymore, so it would be better for her to return home early.
But Han Wenxin grabbed Qiu Ming's hand, trying to get support from Qiu Ming's warmth. She said in a deep voice, "Wait a little longer."
Han Wenxin was looking for Xie Guan's figure in the crowd. Seeing that Xie Guan's face turned pale, he felt a sense of relief.
After seeing clearly that the person who fell into the water was Bao Shan, Xie Guan immediately wanted to save him with his own body.
But Lu Wenhe got there first, and the servant beside him also reminded him: since Lu Wenhe had already rescued him in public, if he acted rashly again, it might tarnish the reputation of the precious fan and cause everyone to speculate about the relationship between the two.
No one present knew how heartbroken Xie Guan was as he watched Lu Wenhe rescue the precious fan and then put on his outer robe so intimately.
Xie Guan's expression was gloomy, and when he saw Bao Shan's pale and weak face, he was filled with heartache.
Baoshan's eyes were clear and she shook her head gently, as if to tell Xie Guan that she was fine.
Xie Guan's heart softened. Bao Shan had always been so considerate and compassionate, even trying to comfort him after falling into the water. Thinking about this, Xie Guan felt even more miserable: In the past, he had been Bao Shan's support, but what about the future...
Everyone had different expressions on their faces.
Qin Fu looked at the wet treasure fan with disdain. Even her usually clear eyes seemed to have been washed by someone, and the crystal clear eyes were visible through her. She looked at her tenderly, like a kitten or puppy trying to please its owner.
When her sight fell on the scrap of cloth in Bao Shan's hand, Qin Fu's eyes flashed slightly. She stretched out her long arm, took the scrap of cloth in her palm, and cast a stern gaze on the girls.
One of the girls avoided looking and took slightly slower steps, trying to escape.
The maid beside Qin Fu was quick-witted and dragged the girl to her master.
When Qin Fu saw that the missing piece of fabric on the girl's sleeve was exactly the same as the one in his hand, he immediately became furious.
The crisp sound echoed in the pavilion.
The girl covered her face with her hands, full of disbelief.
Qin Fu wiped his palms with a look of disgust.
"Who dares to resort to such vile tactics?"
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