Li Xiang finally managed to mentally prepare himself before he began mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on Yan Shu. But at that crucial moment, he suddenly heard a commotion around him.
"Oh dear..."
"Help! Someone is raping a palace maid!"
"who?"
"Who dares to be so bold?"
"Men, seize this villain at once!"
Consort Yang disliked crowds, so she did not attend the banquet at the Wude Hall. Instead, she led a few concubines who preferred tranquility on a private outing.
To his surprise, as soon as he reached the edge of the pool, he saw a group of beautiful women and several young men from prominent families walking over.
Consort Yang was annoyed and immediately led her entourage to the Mountain and Sea Academy.
Little did he expect that not long after he arrived, he heard from his maids that someone was committing illicit acts.
Therefore, she rushed over and saw Li Xiang doing something disgusting to a woman.
Because of the distance, she couldn't see who it was and assumed it was just an ordinary scion of a prominent family.
If he had truly seen Li Xiang's face, she probably wouldn't have made a fuss; instead, she would have helped him cover it up.
But it was too late to say anything now. A group of palace maids and eunuchs had already rushed forward and surrounded Li Xiang and Yan Shu.
"Hmm, this person looks familiar!"
"What kind of people could a little palace maid like you who spends all day in the palace have seen? You dare to say you recognize them..."
"Your Highness, this person looks familiar. He looks a lot like the eldest grandson of the emperor!"
"The eldest grandson?"
Consort Yang's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. Everyone knew that the eldest grandson was the Emperor's most beloved grandson. If it was indeed the eldest grandson who had committed such a shameful act, the Emperor would not only not punish him, but would also reward the woman who had been bullied by the eldest grandson, and even bring glory to the woman's entire family.
"Judging by his build, he doesn't seem to be the eldest grandson. The eldest grandson seems to be taller..."
Xu Hui was very familiar with the eldest grandson of the legitimate wife, and had even seen the eldest grandson naked.
Therefore, upon hearing this, she immediately took a few steps forward, and after seeing Li Xiang's appearance clearly, she smiled sweetly.
“Sister Yangfei, this is not the eldest grandson of the legitimate wife, but he is the elder brother of the eldest grandson of the legitimate wife.”
"ah?"
When Consort Yang heard that it was Li Xiang, she felt a pang of resentment.
Why did I come to this run-down place for no reason and end up interrupting someone else's good time?
Just as Consort Yang was pondering how to end the situation, she heard Li Xiang shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Stop watching the spectacle, quickly call the imperial physician!"
"I was just saving someone, I didn't mean to do anything beastly!"
"Save them?"
"Is this girl ill?"
Just as Consort Yang was wondering, Xu Hui pointed to a puddle of water on the ground.
"not good!"
"This girl may have fallen into the water, and Young Master Xiang is really saving her!"
"Quickly summon the imperial physician!"
Seeing that someone had finally proven his innocence, Li Xiang looked at Xu Hui gratefully and then continued to perform first aid on the unconscious Yan Shu.
Just then, Yan Shu, who was lying on the ground, finally reacted. Her body convulsed violently, then she arched her back and vomited a mouthful of dirty water, followed by a violent cough.
"You're awake?"
"Great! You're finally awake!"
"Have you seen clearly who is harming you?"
Li Xiang wanted to ask a few more questions, but Yan Shu's body was very uncooperative. After vomiting a mouthful of dirty water, she fainted again.
"this……"
In the end, Xu Hui stepped forward, summoned several palace maids to surround Li Xiang, and pulled him aside.
"Young Master Xiang, men and women should not touch each other. Please wait here for a while."
"The imperial physician will be here soon. If you think it will be too slow, we can carry this young lady directly to the Imperial Hospital."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiang felt as if he had grasped a lifeline. He immediately pushed aside the palace maid, picked up Yan Shu, and ran wildly towards the Imperial Hospital.
"Young Master Elephant!"
"Young Master Xiang, you can't do this!"
"As the saying goes, life and death are minor matters, but losing one's integrity is a major matter..."
Consort Yang and the others wanted to persuade him further, but Li Xiang had already disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Consort Yang could only sigh helplessly.
"well!"
"He's actually a person of strong emotions..."
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and follow, and take good care of Young Master Xiang on the way!"
"promise!"
Seeing Li Xiang's anxious expression and looking at the situation of the girl who had fallen into the water, Xu Hui immediately had a guess in her mind.
"Sister Yangfei, do you think the person who fell into the water could be a distinguished guest from Consort Wei's side?"
"Distinguished guest?"
Upon hearing this, Consort Yang secretly thought that things were not going well. She and Consort Wei were already estranged, and if she were to be used by someone with ulterior motives, Consort Wei would definitely resent her.
"What should we do?"
"Sister Yangfei, we must quickly send someone to inform Consort Wei. Only in this way can we clear ourselves of suspicion!"
"Also, Consort Yang must adopt the demeanor of one of the Four Consorts and order the entire Shanhaiyuan and the area around the sea pool to be sealed off. Under no circumstances should the thieves who committed the crime be allowed to escape!"
"Thief?"
Consort Yang panicked even more upon hearing this.
"Xu Hui, what makes you so sure someone committed the crime? Couldn't the girl have fallen into the water on her own?"
Xu Hui shook her head upon hearing this.
"impossible……"
Why?
"You didn't even see how the girl fell into the water, so why do you say it's impossible!"
"Sister Yangfei, didn't you see that the girl's clothes were disheveled, her hair was loose, and her hairpins and jewelry were scattered all over the ground?"
"This was clearly a case of someone getting into an argument and being forcibly pushed into the water."
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