Chapter 90: Prince An was knocked into the lotus pond
Before Princess Anping fell into the water, Qi Yanzhou was led by Prince An to the lotus pond.
Prince An suggested taking out some money to buy some medicinal herbs for removing dampness, preventing cold and treating colds, and sending them to Jiangnan.
The flood in Jiangnan is still ongoing and it is unknown when it will end.
Even if a plague did not break out, people would get sick due to the continuous heavy rains and would be in urgent need of medicine.
Qi Yanzhou knew very well that Prince An was not so kind because he never cared about the people's livelihood.
Buying medicinal herbs was just an excuse to call him to the lotus pond.
He listened to the screams of the women not far away and guessed Prince An's plan.
Qi Yanzhou was cautious and vigilant about the situation of the female relatives and agreed with Prince An's idea.
"Prince An is so considerate of the disaster victims. I admire him very much. How about this? Each of us pays 100,000 taels of silver to buy medicinal herbs and send them to Jiangnan?"
When Prince An heard this, his heart skipped a beat and his expression changed.
"Prince Chen, this is inappropriate, isn't it? The emperor has donated 200,000 taels of silver for disaster relief, and if we also donate so much, aren't we stealing the credit from the emperor? It would be bad if the emperor misunderstood that we were trying to win the hearts of the people."
He was an idle prince, without any fiefdom, and his salary was totally insufficient to cover the expenses of his family.
Although Prince An's Mansion had many properties, there was not much left after the expenses.
Taking out one hundred thousand taels at once was a huge blow to him.
Qi Yanzhou had long guessed that Prince An would say this and had already thought of an excuse.
"Prince An is worrying too much. We only need to secretly send the herbs to Jiangnan. There is no need to tell the people who sent them."
Prince An doesn't want to be the kind of good man who does good things without leaving a name.
He was about to object when Qi Yanzhou added something.
"Only by doing so can we avoid causing misunderstandings from the Emperor. Prince An is not helping the victims for fame, but just to share the Emperor's worries and for the people, right?"
Prince An was given a high hat, and even though he was unhappy, he had to endure it.
"Prince Chen, one hundred thousand taels, is that too much?"
"Not much. Although an ordinary prescription doesn't cost much silver, Jiangnan is a wealthy country with many people. Two hundred thousand taels of medicinal materials are definitely not enough."
After Qi Yanzhou finished speaking, he glanced in the direction of the main hall.
"We will have to ask Prince An to come forward and gather the officials to do something for the victims. They will be happy to donate money to buy medicine for the victims."
Prince An: “…”
Isn't this pushing him out and offending all the officials?
He won't do it!
I was just about to find an excuse to refuse.
On the other side of the lotus pond, Princess Anping fell into the water.
Exclamations followed immediately.
"Hurry up! Miss Ye fell into the water, help!"
This was the person arranged by King An in advance, so that she could call for help and send a message when she heard someone falling into the water.
But she, standing behind the crowd, had no idea that the person who fell into the water was Princess Anping.
He just called out "Miss Ye".
When Qi Yanzhou heard that Ye Chutang fell into the water, he didn't react at all.
Because he knew Ye Chutang could swim.
And with her martial arts skills, it would be impossible for her to fall into the water unless she did it on purpose.
Prince An thought the plan had succeeded, and the joy in his eyes flashed away.
He immediately changed the subject and said anxiously:
"How could Miss Ye fall into the water? The back garden is full of women and maids who can't swim, and it's inconvenient for the servants to rescue her. What should we do?"
Qi Yanzhou heard that Prince An was hinting at him to go and rescue people.
If Ye Chutang couldn't swim, he would still jump into the lotus pond even if he knew it was a trap.
But this calculation is a joke!
He looked at Prince An who was directing and acting on his own, and reminded him: "Prince An, instead of being anxious here, you might as well go find someone quickly. If Miss Ye gets into trouble in the palace, you won't be able to explain to the people and students!"
Prince An did not respond and continued, "Prince Chen, you are good at martial arts and swimming, you must have a way to save Miss Ye."
After saying that, he shouted towards the women.
"Don't panic, King Chen is here."
Qi Yanzhou was so angry that he laughed when Prince An forced him to save people.
"For Miss Ye's reputation, I will not save her. Prince An, please find another way."
"Lord Chen, compared to human life, what is reputation?"
After Prince An finished speaking, he grabbed Qi Yanzhou's arm and pulled him towards the women.
Qi Yanzhou did not resist.
He also wanted to see how Ye Chutang was going to fight back.
He will help if needed.
***
Before the female members of the family had recovered from the shock of Princess Anping falling into the water, they heard someone behind them shouting, "Miss Ye fell into the water."
If it was really Ye Chutang who fell into the water, probably no one would suspect anything.
But the person who fell into the water and the person who needed to be rescued were not the same person!
"Wasn't it Princess Anping who fell into the water? Why is it Miss Ye?"
"The cry for help seemed to come from someone behind us, weird."
"You didn't even see who fell into the water, why are you shouting?"
When Princess An heard this, her eyes went dark.
idiot!
The person shouted the wrong name. Doesn't this clearly tell everyone that Ye Chutang almost fell into the water just now, it was all premeditated!
At this time.
Prince An's voice "Don't panic, Prince Chen is here" was heard.
Princess An was horrified when she heard this.
She was afraid that Prince Chen would enter the lotus pond to rescue people as planned and ruin the emperor's plan.
He quickly shouted, "Don't panic, the person who fell into the water is Anping, she can swim."
Prince An, who was walking quickly, paused slightly when he heard this.
Wasn’t it Ye Chutang who fell into the water?
How did it become Anping?
While he was stunned, he was bumped into the lotus pond by Qi Yanzhou who was "not paying attention for a moment".
"thump!"
Prince An had been pampered since childhood and could not swim. He was so frightened that he thrashed around, muddying the clear water.
"Help...Gulu...Help!"
Qi Yanzhou looked at Prince An who was sinking, with a smile on his face.
"Someone, Prince An fell into the water!"
Princess An was speechless when she heard this.
Are the father and daughter possessed by evil spirits?
Why are they rushing to fall into the water?
When the servant who could swim heard what Prince Chen said, he immediately jumped into the water to save Prince An.
When Princess An saw that Prince An had been rescued, she looked at her daughter who was still struggling in the lotus pond.
"Anping, stop teasing everyone and come up quickly."
As a result, Princess Anping turned a deaf ear and had no intention of going ashore.
She was bobbing in the water, looking like she was about to drown.
"Save...King Chen...save me..."
After these words were spoken, there was nothing Princess An could not understand.
My daughter must have known about their plan to plot against Prince Chen and Ye Chutang, and she deliberately came here to take the blame.
An ignorant wicked girl!
Her tone became stern and she ordered, "Anping, get ashore!"
Now, everyone knows that An Ping can swim, but she calls on Prince Chen to save her. The An Palace is about to lose face!
The women also followed suit.
"Princess, please stop playing. The water is dirty."
"Prince Chen will not enter the water, Princess, please get ashore quickly."
"The princess has choked on the water several times. This doesn't seem like a joke."
"Is there no one in the palace who can swim? Just bring a bamboo pole over."
Everyone was talking and arguing.
In fact, Princess Anping also wanted to go ashore.
But her ankles were entangled by something and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get free.
My strength gradually drained away and my body sank uncontrollably.
Water squeezed in from all directions, filling her mouth and nose.
The fear of death turned into an invisible net, entangling her tighter and tighter, making her feel suffocated.
Ye Chutang noticed that something was wrong with Princess Anping.
Although the water in the pond was muddy and blocked by lotus leaves, she was sure there was someone underwater!
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