Chapter 75
[Chapter 75]
There were some grass debris on Miss Wen Si's moon-white daffodil skirt, and the hairpin on her head swayed a little because of her movements and fell to the ground.
The black hair on her head fell down, and Miss Wen wanted to tie up her hair, but she was too flustered and couldn't get the shawl in her hand into the bun several times.
Yan Shiyu took one look and then turned his eyes away, saying, "Turn away."
Fourth Miss Wen bit her lower lip and hurriedly worked to fix her hair into a bun. Although it was still loose, it was much better than before.
She raised her head, her eyes sparkling with pity, and said, "Your servant...when I came here, I followed the rabbit, and I don't know the way back."
Yan Shiyu's jaw was firm. He couldn't let the rabbit come back to life and lead the way for her.
He randomly pointed to a guard and said, "Send her back to the palace."
Miss Wen Si looked at the guards in front of her with fear on her face. She ignored the emperor's gaze and immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, if anyone sees this, my innocence will be gone."
Yan Shiyu suppressed some anger between his eyebrows. The guards quickly understood the emperor's intention, so they stood between Miss Wen Si and the emperor without mercy and whispered, "Let's go."
With his horse's hooves raised, Yan Shiyu rode away, followed by dozens of guards, leaving only Miss Wen kneeling there.
What else could she do now? Miss Wen had no choice but to stand up and leave with the guards. The guards were familiar with the way to the enclosure and led Miss Wen out in the direction they came from.
When they were almost at the edge of the paddock, the guard looked at the lush trees ahead and said respectfully, "Young lady, if you go straight ahead, you will be able to enter the palace. You will meet someone there."
Miss Wen saluted the guards and said, "Thank you."
The guard lowered his head, turned around and rode away. Fourth Miss Wen's eyes dimmed and she spread out her palms, which were covered with crescent-shaped nail marks.
Following the direction pointed by the guards, Miss Wen walked through the woods and indeed saw several noble ladies on the other side of the river, fishing in the pond. When she looked closely, she found that one of them looked particularly familiar.
She sobbed louder and walked towards the pool again, accidentally falling into it.
The sound of water startled the ladies on the opposite side.
Several people looked at each other, until Fourth Miss Wen shouted, they realized someone had fallen into the water.
"What should I do?"
"I can't float, how about we find someone to rescue her?"
"If she was rescued by Xiao Si or another young master, wouldn't that ruin her reputation?"
Miss Lu originally thought that it was none of her business and had no intention of saving anyone.
They don't know how to swim, and if they let someone rescue her, the girl might jump into the lake out of frustration over the damage to her reputation. Why should they go through all this trouble?
She just inadvertently looked at the woman splashing in the pool. Miss Lu thought she was dazzled. When she looked carefully, she found that the person in the pool was actually her cousin!
Miss Lu panicked instantly and pulled the person standing next to her and said, "That...that's my cousin!"
After saying this, she left the people around her and ran towards her cousin. The maid behind her was very panicked and quickly caught up with Miss Lu.
When she got closer, she realized that she had not seen the wrong person. Miss Lu was so anxious that she pushed the maid behind her and said, "Quick! Go find my cousin, quickly!"
As she said this, she wanted to go down and pick up Miss Wen Si. The maid held Miss Lu back and said, "Miss, no, you can't swim. Don't hurt yourself."
Miss Lu was so anxious that tears fell from her eyes. She was pacing around, "What should I do?"
Seeing that Miss Wen's struggling strength in the pool was getting weaker and weaker, and she was getting farther and farther away from the pool, Miss Lu really wanted to jump in and rescue her cousin.
Fortunately, Fourth Miss Wen's brother was cooling off in the pavilion nearby. Upon hearing the news, he ignored everything else and rushed here.
Seeing his beautiful sister floundering in the water, he jumped in and hurriedly carried Miss Wen ashore.
Miss Lu was so anxious that she ran up to see what was happening. When Master Wen saw that his sister was almost dying, he took off his badge and handed it to Xiao Si, "Quick! Go get the imperial physician!"
All the young men saw the scene before them. Fortunately, they were all polite people and turned around quickly after seeing it.
Master Wen picked up his sister and left. When he returned to the chamber, the imperial physician arrived. He gave Miss Wen acupuncture and made her spit out water. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw her slowly waking up. "Fortunately, she spit out the water. Don't get out of bed for the next few days and take good care of yourself."
Master Wen hurriedly thanked them. The maidservant of Miss Wen Fourth secretly wiped her tears. Master Wen was furious when he heard this. "What are you doing? You left your daughter alone outside. If I hadn't been nearby today, could you afford it?"
The maids knelt down in panic, "Master, please spare my life! Today, my lady's rabbit ran away, and she said she would go find it alone, but after turning a corner, we have no idea where she is!"
Fourth Miss Wen lay weakly on the bed and said, "Brother, don't blame them."
Master Wen wanted to drag the maids in front of him and give each of them twenty strokes of the cane. However, he saw tears falling from his sister's eyes. She was at a loss and said, "What...what happened?"
Fourth Miss Wen curled up her body and said, "I have been seen by others. How can I still live in this world with dignity? I'd rather die!"
As she said this, she was about to get up from the bed and throw herself against the wall. The maids shouted, "Young lady, don't do that."
Master Wen gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, the people who are with me today are all well-mannered children from noble families. They won't tell anyone."
Miss Wen shook her head desperately, "What's the use? Who will be willing to marry me in the future? Today... today..."
As she spoke, her eyes went dark and she fell straight backwards.
Young Master Wen hurriedly called the imperial physician back. When Second Master Wen heard about this, he almost couldn't breathe. He took a pill and hurried to the room, only to see his eldest son standing outside the door with a worried look on his face.
"Dad!" Master Wen stepped forward and said, "I don't know what happened to my sister today that caused her to fall into the pond. When she woke up, she said she was dead. I think it was not just because she fell into the water."
Even though his own son didn't know, it was possible that Second Master Wen didn't know. He almost lost his breath and looked dazed. "What happened today must not be spread out. Your father still has things to do, you must make sure that things are done!"
Before Master Wen could hold his father back, his father left in a hurry.
He touched his head and told the servant beside him, "Go and tell the people you saw today to keep their mouths shut and never tell anyone. The Wen family will all remember their kindness!"
The servant hurried to do it, leaving Master Wen alone standing at the door, confused.
…
When the Queen heard about this, she was just taking the records from the bedroom.
Just as his hand touched the record, he waved his hand to let the palace maid take it away and asked, "Did the emperor take Ying Chongrong to the hunting ground today?"
Ran Xia nodded, "Yes, the emperor only brought Ying Chongrong with him."
A hint of worry flashed across the queen's calm eyes. She put her hand on her forehead and said, "I'm afraid Ying Chongrong will be sad if she knows."
Ran Xia said in a gentle voice: "Ying Chongrong doesn't look like someone who would care."
The queen listened to Ran Xia's words and thought of the little girl's appearance every time. She said in a calm voice: "I am not sad, but I am angry. Wen Yunu did that in the past. No matter how bad the relationship between Wen Si and Wen Yunu is, they are still related by blood."
Qiyue was listening at the side, wanting to say something but stopping herself. However, as she was not afraid that the empress would be displeased, she had to suppress the urge to speak.
Seeing this, the queen smiled and said, "Speak now. I won't blame you."
Qiyue's face was a bit complicated, and she said, "Last time, Concubine De clearly wanted Fourth Miss Wen to enter the palace."
The Queen sighed, which was rare for her, and said, "Yes, that is why I have no choice but to do something."
She glanced outside and said, "It's a nice day today. I feel a little energetic. Let Concubine Ji come over and talk to me."
Qiyue went to invite Concubine Ji in person, and the Queen then withdrew her gaze.
His eyelashes drooped, covering the worry in his eyes.
…
Ruan Jun waited and waited but the emperor never showed up, and his expression became more serious.
He stood up without caring about his weak legs, swung his handkerchief and said, "Quick! Send someone to check what's going on?"
Wei Maoyuan did not dare to make any mistakes. Just as he was about to send someone to find the leader of the imperial guards, he heard the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground.
Ruan Yun breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the emperor riding on a tall horse.
She walked forward with the help of a palace maid. Although she tried her best to cover it up, her legs were so weak that they could not be concealed under her skirt.
There was some concern in her words. When Ruan Yun saw the emperor getting off the horse, she stepped forward and asked, "How come the emperor has been gone for so long? Did you forget about me?"
Yan Shiyu scratched the tip of her nose with his hooked finger, and Ruan Jun couldn't help but blush and lower her head.
"The scenery is very beautiful, I ran a few more laps."
Ruan Yun's face was full of envy. She kicked her calves but her calves felt very sore and tender. "Maybe I'm not suitable for horse racing."
Yan Shiyu held Ruan Yun in his arms and leaned over to whisper in her ear, "If Xiaoxiao is willing, I have other ways to let Xiaoxiao learn to ride a horse."
As soon as the emperor used this tone, Ruan Yun immediately felt something was wrong. She smiled awkwardly and said, "I don't think so."
Lifting the scattered hair on her temples that was blown by the wind, Yan Shiyu spoke slowly, each word falling precisely into Ruan Yun's ears, "That is not up to you."
Feeling uncomfortable, she followed the emperor back to Jingqi Palace, and felt much better after taking a bath in the bathroom.
The sound of steady footsteps coming from behind clearly made one feel at ease, but it also made Ruan Jun shrink down a little and cover her body with the misty pool water.
The posture of trying to cover up but becoming more obvious made Yan Shiyu chuckle, and the laughter was particularly tingling in Ruan Yun's ears.
She wanted to move to the side, but before she could put her feet firmly on the ground, she was hugged into someone's arms.
There was something behind her, she didn't dare to turn around, she just felt her legs going weak.
Yan Shiyu easily grasped her waist and turned her over. Seeing her pink breasts shaking, he couldn't help but lower his head to bite them.
Ruan Yun's flushed face showed a hint of pain, but she couldn't help but put her arms around the emperor's neck.
At this moment, she was in the water and couldn't hold on to anything. The emperor in front of her was her only fulcrum.
Only when he saw the spots of red did Yan Shiyu let go of Ruan Jun.
The rough fingertips couldn't help but twist up, and Ruan Yun instantly sat on the emperor's lap, trembling.
She wanted to move away, but Yan Shiyu grabbed her waist, making her unable to move. She said calmly, "Sit down."
One word was enough to make Ruan Yun lose control and shake her head. She could not do such a thing.
Yan Shiyu's voice was deep and impatient, "You can't ride a horse, I'll let you ride it."
…
That night, there was a constant sound of water in the pond of Jingqi Palace.
Ruan Yun didn't even have dinner, and her thin body finally fainted.
When Tingxu was wiping the empress's body, her eyes turned red and she was so angry that she couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.
Ying Ning sighed deeply upon seeing this, and her eyes fell on the empress in apricot-colored pajamas.
The Emperor has been coming to the Empress' place for more than half a month, but why is there still no movement in the Empress's belly?
…
Wei Maoyuan was helping the emperor get dressed. Seeing the emperor's indifferent expression, he asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the guards are here to ask what to do with the rabbit?"
Yan Shiyu strode toward the outer hall and said, "Throw it away."
Wei Maoyuan took the order and looked towards the inner hall with a gloomy expression.
He ordered someone to take care of the rabbit, and added at the end, "Don't let the palace maids see it."
Yan Shiyu had just arrived at the outer hall to handle government affairs when Xiao Muzi came in to tell him:
"Your Majesty, Concubine De is outside. She said that the small kitchen has prepared new dishes. Thinking that Your Majesty has not had dinner yet, she brought them over."
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