The cobblestone path passes by the lotus pond, allowing for a close-up view of the scenery within.
It was still early spring, and the lotus pond had been cleaned thoroughly. The withered leaves had been removed, and new leaves were beginning to sprout and grow, dotting the lake surface with vibrant green.
However, there's not much scenery to enjoy at this time of year, as the lotus pond hasn't fully recovered from winter.
If Fei Qing hadn't reminded her, Jiang Xuelin would never have suspected so much, given her personality. But Fei Qing had already told her to be careful by the water, so how could she not know that the maid leading the way had received instructions?
Green Ivy noticed all of this and couldn't help but look at her daughter.
"Hey girl, why haven't you arrived yet? You've been walking for quite a while now, haven't you? Why don't you rest at that pavilion over there?"
"Replying to Miss Jiang, you can just call me Feiyu. We're not far ahead. There are male guests at the manor today, so I'm leading you inside to avoid any inconvenience."
That's perfectly reasonable.
"If you are tired, why don't you take a rest?"
Jiang Xuelin also wanted to know what the other party was planning, so she went over.
Anyway, even if she manages to dodge now, there might be some unexpected problems when she changes clothes later, so she might as well stay here for now.
The octagonal pavilion is surrounded by railings, with a stone table in the middle and four stone benches on either side. Everything is kept very clean, without a speck of dust, indicating that people come here every day.
From the other end of the pavilion, there is a wooden path suspended over the lotus pond, passing directly through the pond. When the lotus flowers are in full bloom in summer, passing through here should be very refreshing.
Jiang Xuelin sat in the pavilion for a while before getting up to straighten her long, floral dress. She looked at the maid who had been leading the way and said, "Let's go. We need to get ready quickly so we can go back."
"Yes, Miss Jiang, please come this way."
Jiang Xuelin wondered if the Yongchang Marquis's residence was planning to stage a scene where she fell into the water. The events of a few days ago had just passed, and although she was not happy about it, everyone in the capital knew that the Jiang family's daughter could swim. So what was the purpose of the plan to make her fall into the water?
You can't possibly retaliate just because she saved Fu Hanlai and ruined Fei Qing and Fu Hanlai's marriage, right? Retaliate in this way? Are you out of your mind?
Jiang Xuelin walked slowly in the middle, followed by Green Ivy, and to her left was Feiyu, who was leading the way.
While lost in thought, Jiang Xuelin suddenly felt Feiyu, who was walking in front of her, sway as if she had twisted her ankle and was crashing straight into her.
The pontoon bridge has wooden railings on both sides, but the railings only reach up to your legs. If you are bumped, you are very likely to fall over and into the water.
"Sister Xuelin, be careful!" Fei Qing's exclamation came from the other side. The usually dignified and polite second young lady of the Yongchang Marquis's mansion lost her usual composure and ran over in a flustered manner.
As Jiang Xuelin watched Feiyu hurtle towards her with force that didn't seem to come from a sprained ankle, she turned her foot and twisted her body nimbly, avoiding Feiyu's body.
Feiyu seemed unwilling to accept her failure, and seeing that Jiang Xuelin had avoided her, she actually tried to reach out and pull her.
"Sister Xuelin!"
When Fei Qing arrived, he saw Fei Yu trying to pull Jiang Xuelin. He leaned forward to grab Jiang Xuelin, but Jiang Xuelin was extremely agile and dodged Fei Yu's hand again.
This also allowed them to avoid Fei Qing's actions.
Because of that momentum, Fei Qing's outstretched hand was grabbed by Fei Yu, who was already halfway up, and he was pulled down.
"ah!"
Two splashes were heard as the two people fell into the water.
They were quite a distance from the shore, and the water was very deep. Fei Qing had always been very well-behaved, and as a young lady from a respectable family, she naturally did not know how to swim.
"Help……"
Jiang Xuelin only wanted Feiyu to suffer the consequences of her actions, so she simply dodged away. She didn't expect Fei Qing to try to pull her from behind. When she saw that both of them had fallen into the water, she was stunned and then quickly jumped into the water to save them.
Besides the sound of her jumping into the water, she also heard another sound of someone entering the water.
Fei Qing couldn't swim, and she was terrified. In just a short while, they had gotten far from the pontoon bridge. Jiang Xuelin completely ignored the life or death of her maid, Fei Yu, and went straight for Fei Qing after entering the water.
Then she met another person in the water.
A man was swimming towards the group of people who had fallen into the water. Jiang Xuelin recognized him immediately from the python robe he was wearing.
The Third Prince, whom she had scolded countless times.
Realizing what the Third Prince was trying to do, Jiang Xuelin grabbed Fei Qing's arm and swam to the other side, trying to get away from the approaching Third Prince Fu Yunhui. However, the instinct for survival of a drowning person made it impossible for Fei Qing to communicate properly. She just kept struggling and trying to entangle Jiang Xuelin, restricting her movements.
The water was too chaotic, and Green Ivy called out anxiously from the shore, having also discerned something.
Jiang Xuelin tried several times to get Fei Qing away from the Third Prince, but failed each time. She struggled too much, and finally had no choice but to push Fei Qing to the Third Prince and swim to the other side like a nimble fish, sticking her head out.
Today, Jiang Xuelin was wearing a hibiscus-colored floral floor-length dress, while Fei Qing was wearing a lotus-root-colored ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress). The two colors were quite similar, and in the turbulent water, it was easy to obstruct people's vision. The Third Prince was overjoyed to have caught someone and immediately led them to the shore.
At this point, Fei Qing had already lost some consciousness.
Jiang Xuelin did not go ashore. At this time, there were still several maids, servants and male guests who had been attracted by the cries for help on the shore. She came ashore soaking wet, and her clothes sticking to her body was definitely not a good thing, so she swam back to the pavilion in the middle. Green Luo followed her and blocked the view from the shore. She pulled Jiang Xuelin up and quickly put on the cloak in her hand.
The spare cloak covered her exquisite and shapely body below.
Seeing that Fei Qing had been rescued by the Third Prince, Jiang Xuelin was no longer worried about Fei Qing's safety.
As for Feiyu, there has been no movement from her now.
The presence of the women in the front had already alerted the Lady of Yongchang, and the Xue family mother and daughter had all come over.
The Third Prince rescued Fei Qing and brought her ashore. Only then did he realize who he had actually saved, and his face instantly turned terrifyingly gloomy.
It seems that they wanted someone to be a witness, and now there are quite a few people gathered around the lotus pond. Everyone saw this scene, and even the girls who were painting in the garden heard the commotion and came over.
In front of everyone, the Third Prince rescued the Second Daughter of the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion, who had fallen into the water. She was his cousin, and they became intimate.
For a moment, everyone was stunned, except for Jiang Xuelin, who was still in the middle of the pavilion.
"What on earth is going on?!"
When the old lady of the Yongchang Marquis's mansion arrived last and saw this scene, she was filled with shock and anger.
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