Jiang Yuwei was so angry at Kang's shameless remarks that she laughed. She got up and moved to another seat, not wanting to look at her anymore. She was also too lazy to argue with her on this auspicious day, lest she bring bad luck upon herself.
Seeing Jiang Yuwei leave, Madam Kang spat at her retreating figure.
"What's so great about him? He's just a lackey of Prince Jing's mansion, yet he thinks he's some kind of human being! If you don't help him, I'll have my Ying'er go and talk to the young master herself!"
After saying this, Kang Shi's eyes darted around, and seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she quickly went to Wang Ying'er's side, nudged her, and gestured for her to come out with her.
"Ying'er, you must seize this opportunity. If you can't speak to the Prince today and make him remember you, you may never be able to marry into the Prince Jing's mansion!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Ying'er said softly:
"Mother, I understand. I'll go see the young master right away."
After saying that, Wang Ying'er wiggled her hips and went ahead.
Upon reaching the front hall and spotting Ning Zixuan sitting there from afar, Wang Ying'er's heart began to race. She had never seen such a handsome man before.
After watching for a while, Wang Ying'er beckoned to a waiter serving dishes and gave him an order:
"Go and call the young master over for me. Tell him that Miss Wang is looking for him."
After saying that, he stuffed a piece of silver into the servant's hand.
Seeing this, the servant quickly took the silver and nodded in agreement.
Wang Ying'er stood outside for a while and then saw Ning Zixuan hurriedly come out.
"Your Highness, I am Yu Rou's cousin. My name is Wang Ying'er. My sister seems to have something to discuss with you. Please come with me."
Ning Zixuan nodded politely to Wang Ying'er after hearing this.
Seeing this, Wang Ying'er led the way. When they reached a secluded spot, she slowed her pace and walked to Ning Zixuan's side.
"Your Highness, could you tell me what you like about my sister? I'm very curious."
Ning Zixuan's lips curled slightly upon hearing this.
"Yu Rou is the most unique woman I have ever met. She is different from everyone else, and I like everything she does."
Upon hearing this, Wang Ying'er clenched the handkerchief in her hand, bit her lower lip, and cursed inwardly that Wang Yurou was a vixen who had managed to seduce the prince into saying such things.
Immediately, Wang Ying'er stumbled and fell into Ning Zixuan's arms.
Seeing this, Ning Zixuan quickly pushed Wang Ying'er away and said in a deep voice:
"Miss Ying'er, please walk carefully. Where are we now?"
Seeing that the place was deserted, and noticing that Wang Ying'er's gaze had seemed malicious earlier, Ning Zixuan immediately became wary.
When Wang Ying'er saw Ning Zixuan ask this question, she smiled and said:
"Your Highness, I'm so sorry, I slipped while listening to you. Come on, I'll take you to my sister."
As she spoke, she reached out to grab Ning Zixuan's arm.
Seeing this, Ning Zixuan quickly took a few steps back and said with a stern face:
“Right now, it is really inappropriate for Miss Ying’er to take me to see Yu Rou. Today is my engagement banquet with Yu Rou, and I can’t leave for too long. I’d like to trouble Miss Ying’er to pass on a message to me, asking Yu Rou to ask Madam Jiang to pass on any message she needs. If it’s not urgent, we can meet another day.”
After saying that, Ning Zixuan turned to leave. Seeing that she couldn't fool Ning Zixuan, Wang Ying'er quickly tilted her body and fell into the pond.
"Help! Your Highness, save me, Your Highness!"
Ning Zixuan turned around and saw Wang Ying'er splashing around in the pond. Without thinking, he turned and ran out to call for help. He had no intention of jumping into the river to save her.
One reason was that she was afraid of getting her clothes dirty, but the main reason was that she was afraid that if she went into the water to save someone, Wang Ying'er would hold a grudge against her.
Ning Zixuan hadn't run far when he spotted two servants and quickly called out to them:
"Quickly! Someone has fallen into the pond ahead. Go and rescue them!"
Upon hearing this, the two servants hurriedly dropped what they were doing and rushed out to rescue her. After finally managing to pull Wang Ying'er out of the water, she was already half-dead.
The women in the inner courtyard, hearing the commotion, rushed over to check. When Madam Kang saw that it was her daughter who had fallen into the water and been rescued by two servants, she couldn't help but glare resentfully at Ning Zixuan standing nearby.
"Your Highness is truly heartless. No matter what, our Ying'er is Yu Rou's cousin. How could you not go down to save her when she fell into the water? If Yu Rou really marries you in the future, who knows what kind of mistreatment she will suffer!"
Madam Wang was heartbroken to see her niece fall into the water, but she couldn't get angry because the Princess was there. She could only glare at Ning Zixuan, secretly blaming him for not saving her niece in time.
Seeing that Wang Ying'er was still unconscious, Wang Yuru quickly took Jiang Yuwei's hand.
"Madam Jiang, aren't you an expert in medicine? Please help me take a look at my sister and see what's wrong with her."
Jiang Yuwei nodded, stepped forward to press out the water from Wang Ying'er's stomach, and then gave her a few acupuncture needles before turning to Kang Shi and saying:
"Your daughter is fine now. If you don't want her to catch a cold, quickly settle her inside, dry her off, and change her clothes."
Although Madam Kang disliked Jiang Yuwei, she had no choice but to follow Jiang Yuwei's arrangements at this moment, and hurriedly had her maid take Wang Ying'er back to the guest room.
Then, Kang looked at Ning Zixuan and complained with dissatisfaction:
"Your Highness, you are being far too heartless."
Seeing Kang's endless complaints, and worried that she might sabotage the marriage, Jiang Yuwei also gave her a cold shoulder.
"Kang, you make it sound so easy. The young master is now engaged to Yu Rou. If he had recklessly jumped into the water to save your daughter just now, wouldn't that have made him a laughingstock?"
As Jiang Yuwei spoke, she glared at the Kang family.
"Besides, your daughter is a grown woman. Doesn't she have eyes to breathe? Can't she watch where she's going? She keeps falling into the water. I don't know if it's intentional or not!"
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Madam Wang's expression stiffened, and she looked at Madam Kang with some suspicion. Wang Yurou, meanwhile, took Jiang Yuwei's hand and said:
"Ying'er is always so clumsy. Perhaps she didn't notice her footing and fell into the water. Fortunately, Madam Jiang saved her life. As long as she's alright, that's all that matters."
Kang glanced at Jiang Yuwei reluctantly after hearing Wang Yuru's words.
"Madam Jiang, why are you speaking so rudely? My daughter doesn't need your help. If the young master had pulled her out in time, she wouldn't be suffering like this now!"
Seeing that the Kang family was still determined to cause trouble for Ning Zixuan, Jiang Yuwei immediately tightened her grip on Wang Yurou's hand.
"Yu Rou, I didn't mean to stir up trouble here today, but can't you use your brain to think about why the young master, who was eating in the front yard, would suddenly come here and just happen to run into Wang Ying'er falling into the water?"
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