Chapter 417 The whole story
"Thank you very much, sister. I was just at the covered bridge. Maybe I lost it there."
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Wanxiang moved her mouth, but closed it again when she saw Tian'er's look.
The three of them walked towards the covered bridge.
"Sister, did you see what Mr. Li did just now?" Zheng Jiaojiao looked a little proud.
"I see, it's worthy of the appearance of an immortal."
The immortal was really wronged. That young man was covered in makeup and feminine things, how could he look like an immortal?
"Second Young Master Li is handsome and talented," Zheng Jiaojiao said, blushing. "Men like him are truly rare in the world."
Song Ci said perfunctorily, "Well, yes."
Zheng Jiaojiao heard it and snorted in her heart, thinking that Song Ci was just jealous. She was a married woman, so what if she liked Li Gongzi? She had no chance anymore.
Unlike me, she is young and beautiful, and can choose to be with an equally handsome man.
When they were almost at the covered bridge, Zheng Jiaojiao suddenly took Song Ci's hand. Song Ci was startled for a moment, but was quickly pulled by her to run a few steps.
"You all wait here, my sister and I will go find it."
Zheng Jiaojiao threw down these words and ran even faster.
Song Ci frowned and tried to break free, but failed. Zheng Jiaojiao's hand was tightly holding her wrist.
When she reached the covered bridge, she pretended to apologize, "I was also panicking just now, worried that I couldn't find the sachet. I hope you won't blame me, sister."
Song Ci shook her head, "Let's find the sachet first."
She shook her red wrist and looked around.
Zheng Jiaojiao pointed in a direction and said, "Sister, I was standing there just now. Maybe it was lost there."
I glanced at the bottom of the covered bridge. The water was bottomless. I wondered if he fell into the river.
Song Ci: "If it fell into the river, we might not be able to find it."
Zheng Jiaojiao: "Sister, I'm afraid of water. Why don't you stand by the bridge and see if you can see the sachet for me?"
Song Ci glanced at her and pretended to agree, but became alert in her heart.
When she reached the edge of the bridge and just put her hand on the handrail of the covered bridge, she suddenly felt something was wrong and took a step back. Zheng Jiaojiao just happened to be rushing towards her.
Song Ci had been prepared for this and dodged nimbly. The two of them passed each other and Song Ci saw the astonishment and surprise on Zheng Jiaojiao's face.
The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and Zheng Jiaojiao fell heavily on the handrail of the corridor bridge, and then the handrail cracked with a "crack".
Zheng Jiaojiao tried desperately to grab something, shouting at the top of her lungs.
"Help, help me, help——————"
It was just that the handrail was broken. The two sides of the corridor bridge were not high and there were no obstacles. She fell heavily onto the quiet water.
Song Ci opened her mouth quickly, "Help, help! Someone fell into the water."
Wanxiang and Tianer also helped to shout.
Zheng Jiaojiao struggled desperately on the water surface and drank countless mouthfuls of river water in just a few moments. The fishy smell almost made her vomit.
Hearing the cry for help, the person who was talking just now quickly gathered over.
Old Mrs. Zheng also came over and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Song Ci was safe and sound. Then she glanced at Zheng Jiaojiao who was struggling in the water, and her brows furrowed again.
At this moment, a young man from an unknown family was about to jump in. Old Lady Zheng scolded him, "Tell Madam Li to find some good-speaking maids. It's not proper for a man to go down and rescue someone."
The young man's face turned pale and blue. He was just looking at the daughter of Duke Zheng in the water and was planning to save her.
The girl's innocence is the most important thing. If he rescues her, he can naturally marry the daughter of Duke Zheng.
It's really a wonderful thing.
Being found out, he was too embarrassed to bear it, so he just walked away with a wave of his sleeves.
Old Lady Zheng's words also stopped everyone else from thinking this way. Madam Li quickly called over the maidservants who knew how to swim and pulled Zheng Jiaojiao up. Old Lady Zheng then took off her cloak and put it on her, covering her completely.
The onlookers were a little disappointed, but at the same time they admired Old Lady Zheng for her flawless work.
Not only did he protect the young lady, he also protected the reputation of Duke Zheng's Mansion.
"Mom, how is Jiaojiao?" He heard the voice coming from a distance and knew that Zheng Jiaojiao fell into the water. She almost fainted.
"It's okay, she fell into the water, let's go back home first."
He glanced at Song Ci, who was standing there safe and sound, and felt unwilling.
"Miss Song is with Jiaojiao, why are you okay?"
Song Ci raised her eyes and smiled, "Second Aunt just came, how did she know that I was with Sister Jiaojiao?"
He choked. Logically speaking, she had just arrived and shouldn't have known anything.
Old Lady Zheng's eyes darkened, and she already had some understanding of the situation in front of her. "Let's talk about it when we get back."
"yes."
They got on the carriage, Old Lady Zheng and Song Ci were in one, and the He mother and daughter were in the other.
Old Mrs. Zheng, "Tell me the truth, what happened just now?"
Song Ci did not hide anything and told everything.
Including what Zheng Jiaojiao said.
When Old Lady Zheng heard this, her face turned as black as a casserole and she slapped her leg hard, "How outrageous!"
"Grandma, Second Aunt, and Sister Jiaojiao, what on earth is going on?"
If I simply didn't like her, I wouldn't take the risk.
Old Lady Zheng was silent for a while before she sneered, "I was wondering why they were preventing me from recognizing my relatives on that day. It turns out it was the Li family who made such a big request."
Song Ci was puzzled, "What does this have to do with the Li family?"
Old Lady Zheng: "The Li family is poor, and in order to gain a foothold in the capital, they have been trying to marry into various families. Each family has its own requirements, and only when they meet them will they marry into the family. I asked the Ying family for the jade pendant that the late emperor gave me. The Zheng family has a headdress that the empress dowager once gave me, so I guess they are asking for this."
"I want these things to establish a family so that I can get rid of the reputation of being poor."
"Yes, and no. You've seen the young master and young lady of the Li family. They are really not presentable. Having these things is a deterrent. Even if other families don't like it, they dare not say it to their faces."
Song Ci understood it, borrowing things to bully others.
"Don't worry, Grandma won't let this go so easily. They plotted against you. I will give you an explanation."
Old Mrs. Zheng comforted her.
"My granddaughter isn't injured, so don't worry, grandma."
"We're all granddaughters of the Zheng family. If Jiaojiao had been even a bit more sensible than you, I wouldn't be so sad." Old Mrs. Zheng sighed, "I didn't want your second uncle to marry He from the beginning, but he was willing, and I didn't stop him. If I had known this would happen, I would have torn my face off and stopped him."
Song Ci was curious about the He family, but he didn't ask.
Old Mrs. Zheng is old, and these things are exhausting for her. She gets tired after talking for a while.
The two of them returned to Duke Zheng's mansion in silence.
When the people in the mansion learned that Zheng Jiaojiao had fallen into the water, they rushed to call for a doctor, and there was a lot of chaos.
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