The loud sound of falling into the water did not sound as Gu Yanran wished.
Take a closer look——
It turned out that a branch was wrapped around the fat girl's ankle, stabilizing her body.
And at the other end of the branch was Shen Qingqiu! At this moment, a voice came closer and closer, with some anxiety, and soon the figure trotted over.
"Princess Changhe! Princess Changhe, are you okay?"
Changhe Princess's maid Yuhuan hurried forward to support her master. She was far away just now, but when she saw a figure falling into the pond, she thought it looked familiar, and she immediately recognized it was her own princess.
"Yuhuan just went to get you some snacks, why did you come here alone?"
The fat girl was still a little frightened. If Shen Qingqiu hadn't saved her with a branch, she would have fallen into the pond and become soaked. Moreover, she was not used to swimming, so she would have been half dead if she hadn't been rescued.
Yuhuan was a smart maid, so she naturally noticed something was wrong.
He immediately looked at the ladies with a frown and said in a cold voice: "Look carefully, this is the beloved daughter of Prince Qinghe, Princess Changhe! If something went wrong and Princess Changhe fell into the water, can you afford it?"
What?! This fat pig is actually the only daughter of the King of Qinghe, Princess Changhe? You know, the King of Qinghe is famous for doting on his daughter. If they really get to the bottom of it, they will be in big trouble! Gu Yanran felt cold in her heart, knowing that this was a big deal, and hurriedly said, "This matter has nothing to do with us! We didn't recognize Princess Changhe before, so we apologize for the offense. Please forgive us, Princess Changhe!"
Princess Changhe hadn't come to her senses yet. She was fat and weak to begin with, and she must have been frightened by this ordeal.
Yuhuan was not someone who could be fooled by Gu Yanran's few polite words, and she looked at her with a cold face.
"How come it has nothing to do with you? So many people gathered around the pond, what are their eyes for? Are they going to watch Princess Changhe fall into the water? If that's the case, then all of your eyes are in vain?"
Gu Yanran was choked and speechless for a moment. She glanced at Shen Qingqiu who was leisurely watching the show on the side, and wanted to put all the responsibility on her.
She cried, "It's all my fault! I didn't teach Qiu'er well! She actually did something so bold. It was a waste of my bringing her into the palace to be selected as a tutor. If I had known she would cause this trouble, I would have let her stay in the mansion. She usually plays around in the mansion, how could she dare to push Princess Changhe into the water?"
"It's my fault that this kid is so bad! Who would have thought that this kid is so cunning and dared to offend Princess Changhe!"
Before she finished her words, Shen Qingqiu threw the branch to the ground, as if he was playing with it, which immediately caused Yuhuan to look at it a few more times.
With two particularly neatly combed pigtails and a clear, dark look in her eyes, she looks nothing like the rude and unreasonable devil that Gu Yanran mentioned.
Yuhuan said suspiciously, "Are you making fun of me? How could she be so capable of pushing Princess Changhe into the water? How could you be so scheming at your age without anyone instigating you?"
Gu Yanran quickly pointed at the cane that Shen Qingqiu had thrown, and said hastily: "I saw it clearly, Princess Changhe was pushed by her, and she also tripped Princess Changhe with this cane!"
The ladies standing by didn't want to be dragged into this, so they immediately distanced themselves from the issue, insisting that it was Shen Qingqiu who pushed Princess Changhe.
"Who would have thought that she was such an evil star! Otherwise, how could she have caused such troubles as soon as she entered the palace? Sister Yanran treated her with kindness before, but she didn't put on a good face and didn't know any manners! I guess she just bullied Princess Changhe as a maid, so she thought it was nothing."
"We were not careful enough. We saw her running to the pond. Who would have thought that she was going to push Princess Changhe into the water? We wanted to stop her but it was too late!"
Listening to these ladies telling lies with their eyes open, Shen Qingqiu became a little impatient.
Who could endure it when someone else put the blame on him? Shen Qingqiu picked up the cane again and slowly walked towards Gu Yanran.
Before Gu Yanran could react, a rattan stick was swung towards the ground right next to her, shocking her so much that she trembled all over.
If this cane hits her, won't her skin be torn apart? Gu Yanran was a little scared. After all, considering the current situation, could Shen Qingqiu really hit her? So she regained some of her strength.
"Qiu'er, what are you doing?"
"What did I do? You want to frame me and put the crime of pushing Princess Changhe into the water on my head. Do you really think I'm stupid?" Shen Qingqiu sneered.
“You must be brave enough to take responsibility for your actions and not implicate innocent people. I cannot shield you and allow you to continue to act lawless!” Gu Yanran held onto Shen Qingqiu tightly.
Immediately afterwards! The cane was swung again! This time it landed firmly on Gu Yanran's body.
"Shen Qingqiu! How dare you! How dare you hit me!" Gu Yanran gritted her teeth in pain, her anger already overflowing from her chest.
Even though Yuhuan had been a maid for many years, she had never seen such a scene, so she immediately sent someone to invite the Queen over.
When Empress Pei arrived, Gu Yanran was already crying like a tearful person and came over to her to complain.
"Please, Queen, make the decision. I didn't do anything with those ladies! It's all because Qiu'er is so arrogant. Who would have thought that she would dare to contradict Princess Changhe? It's really a sin!"
With tears in her eyes, she held out her wrists to show the Queen, feeling so wronged! "This little bully even used a cane to beat me! I just said a few words to her and wanted to discipline her, but she got so angry. How could I control her?"
When Empress Pei saw the red marks on the jade-white wrist, she knew it had indeed been caused by a beating.
He immediately sought justice: "Please tell me what happened."
As soon as Gu Yanran opened her mouth, she turned black into white and said that Shen Qingqiu had done everything, and even added fuel to the fire. Seeing that Empress Pei's brows were getting deeper and deeper, she was happy.
It seemed that there was no need to find a way to make Shen Qingqiu look foolish in front of the Empress; she could just be accused of a crime that was already there.
Deliberately pushing Princess Changhe into trouble, this crime is not light! Shen Qingqiu didn't care when he heard Gu Yanran confuse right and wrong and say bad things about herself to Queen Pei.
She then touched Princess Changhe's hand with her little hand and secretly pressed a few acupoints. Only then did Princess Changhe's eyes gradually become clear.
Although she was just frightened, Princess Changhe still knew who her savior was, and she immediately hugged Shen Qingqiu.
"Thanks to you! You are really my lucky star. If it weren't for you, I would have fallen into that pond." Princess Changhe was scared at the thought.
This change stunned Empress Pei.
Just now Gu Yanran heard that it was Shen Qingqiu who viciously pushed Princess Changhe into the water, and then Princess Changhe regained consciousness. Why was she hugging Shen Qingqiu and crying with gratitude? Gu Yanran's heart skipped a beat. What could she accuse Shen Qingqiu of just by opening her mouth? With just one word from Princess Changhe, she would be punished immediately.
Shen Qingqiu let Princess Changhe hug him without resisting. This human pillow was quite comfortable anyway.
But soon, Princess Changhe discovered that Shen Qingqiu in her arms seemed to be crying, and hurriedly coaxed her: "Qingqiu Qingqiu, why are you crying?"
"Yanran just said that I pushed you and everyone is blaming me..."
Shen Qingqiu pretended to be like this on purpose. Her clear and crisp voice made her cry even more heart-wrenching. Princess Changhe was unwilling to let her suffer this injustice. "Who said Qingqiu pushed me?" Princess Changhe was a little unhappy.
Empress Pei knew that Princess Changhe was the only daughter of Prince Qinghe. She was the apple of her eye and she was afraid that she would melt if she held her in her mouth, so she naturally knew what to do with her.
"Princess Changhe, please tell me so that I can find out the truth and give everyone justice."
Upon hearing this, Princess Changhe did not hesitate and directly pointed out that Gu Yanran was the one who pushed her and told her the whole story.
"I saw them bullying Shen Qingqiu, and I was so angry that I stood up for her. Yuhuan wasn't here at the time, and I was the only one being ridiculed and mocked by them. It was Qingqiu who stood up and spoke for me, but I didn't expect that they would rely on their numbers to push me into the water!"
At this point, Princess Changhe glanced at Gu Yanran with hatred: "While I haven't recovered my consciousness yet, you actually want to frame the little lucky star who saved me. You are so arrogant!"
Gu Yanran’s face turned pale and she suddenly fell to the ground.
It's over, it's all over! How could the Queen look at her favorably when choosing a study partner? "Queen, please listen to my explanation——"
Before she could finish her words, Queen Pei interrupted her.
"Alright, no need to say more. I know clearly what is right and what is wrong."
Prince Qinghe cannot be offended, and Princess Changhe must give an explanation.
Gu Yanran was unwilling to give up. She turned over her wrist and burst into tears.
"Empress, Qiu'er whipped me with a cane. This is real. Don't be fooled by her. She pretends to be innocent in every word. She is so scheming. What will happen to you in the future?"
Shen Qingqiu glanced at it leisurely, sneering in his heart.
It was just a minor injury, not even to the point of cramps and bones being torn apart, and Gu Yanran was yelling at her here, being vicious? It was really hilarious! Isn't it just pretending to be a green tea? Who can't do that? Shen Qingqiu pulled at the hem of her skirt, the ink stains on it were clearly visible, and her childish voice was a little tearful.
"This was when Yanran brought me into the palace. She splashed ink on my dress! I didn't think much of it, thinking it would be bad to offend the Queen, but Yanran insisted on bringing me here. I don't know if she wanted to make a fool of myself on purpose. In the end, it was Princess Changhe who stood up for me. I didn't expect so many things to happen. I really didn't mean it..."
Shen Qingqiu had already mastered his acting skills, so he naturally frightened people. Princess Changhe felt so sorry for her after hearing what he said, and wanted to seek justice for Shen Qingqiu.
"Who said it was your fault?" Princess Changhe backed her up. "It was Gu Yanran who threw ink on you, it was Gu Yanran who humiliated you in public, and it was Gu Yanran who pushed me. Let's see whose fault it is!"
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