Wen Nongnong secretly pursed her lips, her face serious, and looked at Si Luo, who had not spoken until now, and said: "Deputy Commander Si, let's not talk about this matter in front of the Emperor. I think Miss Lu is young and inexperienced, and it was not intentional."
Si Luo smiled and said, "Originally, Miss Lu San was speaking recklessly and dragged the Emperor into it, which was indeed a great crime of disrespect. However, since the Princess Consort has pleaded for her, I will not report this matter to the Emperor, considering that it is her first offense."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yanyan's expression changed, and she looked at him in disbelief, "Brother Si Luo..."
Si Luo didn't even look at her, his gaze falling on Wen Nong Nong with a smile.
Wen Nongnong frowned slightly, just as she was about to say something to Lu Yingying, when a servant from the villa brought someone in.
"Second Miss, this young master Gu requests an audience."
When Wen Nongnong saw who it was, she asked in surprise, "How did you get in?"
Gu Yi glanced at Lu Yingying and said, "I heard that it's Miss Lu's birthday today, so I came in specifically to ask for a drink." As he spoke, he handed a brocade box he was carrying to a servant of the villa.
Lu Yingying's initial surprise upon seeing him quickly turned into calm in the blink of an eye.
"I never expected that my humble birthday banquet would be graced by the presence of the Prince of Tun. It is truly an honor for me," she said in a nonchalant tone.
Gu Yi twitched the corner of his mouth, walked to Wen Nong Nong's side, and then said, "Miss Lu, please don't misunderstand. I actually came mainly to pick up my imperial aunt. I just happened to come across your birthday banquet, so I came in to join in the fun."
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong gave him a half-smile. This kid was strange; he was even using her as an excuse now.
When Gu Yi met his aunt's gaze, he felt inexplicably guilty, but he forced himself to remain composed and did not show anything unusual.
Hearing what he said, Lu Yingying secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said to the servants beside her, "Let's prepare a banquet."
"Yes." The servant immediately went to make the arrangements.
Si Luo glanced at Gu Yi in surprise and chuckled, "What a coincidence to run into King Tun here today."
Gu Yi seemed to only notice him at this moment, and said in surprise, "Deputy Commander Si is a favorite of the Emperor, how come he has time to come here?"
"King of the Stockpilers is joking. I only have a sinecure, and I'm free anytime, anywhere," Si Luo said calmly.
Gu Yi sighed, "Deputy Commander Si is already the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guard at such a young age, yet he is so humble. It's truly rare."
Si Luo's lips twitched slightly. They were all about the same age, but he spoke as if he were someone much older.
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, King of the Stockpiling." He said with a smirk.
Gu Yi's sudden arrival caused everyone to speculate about his identity. They were all surprised when they heard what Lu Yingying and Si Luo were saying.
Lu Yanyan, in particular, felt jealousy and resentment.
I really don't understand what's so great about this cousin?
She was almost betrothed to the Emperor by the Empress Dowager, but today, at a small birthday banquet, not only did the Regent's wife come, but now there is also a Prince of Tun.
That's quite a lot of face!
But she had just been slapped in the face, and no matter how much resentment she felt, she didn't dare to show it in front of Wen Nongnong.
The servants at the villa quickly prepared the banquet, which was held on a boat on the lake.
Lu Yingying invited everyone to board the ship.
Wen Nongnong was very interested after learning that the banquet would be held on the ship.
If it were just the few of them, drinking and enjoying the scenery, it would have been very interesting. But with so many uninvited guests suddenly appearing, that interest has diminished considerably.
The group boarded the ship one after another.
Wen Nongnong was the first to board the ship. She had just stepped onto the deck and hadn't even had a chance to admire the scenery around her when a scream suddenly came from behind her, followed by a splash of water.
She was startled and turned around, only to see Gu Yi leaping down.
Before she could even process what had happened, Su Qianqian suddenly shouted, "Help! Help! Yingying has fallen into the water!"
Footsteps thronged the shore as servants from the villa rushed over.
Wen Nongnong then noticed that Lu Yingying was missing from the group.
Her heart tightened, and she looked towards the lake.
Lu Yingying was the one who just fell into the water. Gu Yi suddenly jumped in to save her.
Why would someone fall into the water out of nowhere?
This sudden turn of events stunned everyone.
Fortunately, Gu Yi jumped in just in time and soon pulled the person out of the water, swimming towards the boat.
Wen Nongnong breathed a sigh of relief.
“It’s that Third Miss Lu.” At this moment, Lü Qiao said indignantly.
Wen Nongnong was not too surprised to hear this.
Lu Yingying's sudden fall into the water is definitely related to her.
Lu Yanyan was walking right behind Lu Yingying, but no one expected her to suddenly push her.
"Eunuch Wang, please help quickly," Wen Nongnong hurriedly ordered.
"Yes." Wang Houde responded and quickly threw the rope on the deck down. "Tunwang, grab it quickly, I'll pull you up."
Gu Yi put one arm around Lu Yingying and grabbed the rope hanging from the boat with the other.
Wen Nongnong said to Lu Yingying's maid, Yuan'er, "Quickly go and fetch a light blanket." Although it was already June, Lu Yingying was soaking wet, and it wouldn't be good for her to be seen by everyone, as it might damage her reputation.
"Yes." Yuan'er, who had been completely lost, nodded quickly upon hearing this and ran to the cabin.
Before long, Gu Yi and Lu Yingying were pulled up with the help of Wang Houde and the servants of the villa.
As soon as the person came up, Wen Nongnong took the thin blanket from Yuan'er's hand, draped it over Lu Yingying, and helped her over from Gu Yi's arms.
Gu Yi's lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but looking at Lu Yingying's pale face, he ultimately said nothing.
"Are you two hurt?" Wen Nongnong asked with concern.
Lu Yingying gripped the thin blanket tightly and shook her head.
Gu Yi also said, "It's nothing." Then he shook off his soaked robe, "It's just that one robe is ruined."
Lu Yingying heard this and finally looked up at him. "Thank you... I'll make you another robe."
Gu Yi pursed his lips and couldn't help but scold, "How can you be so useless? You keep falling into the water, once or twice. If it weren't for me every time..."
Seeing that Lu Yingying's face had become even paler, he suddenly stopped talking.
But this sentence revealed too much information, and Wen Nongnong couldn't help but glance at the two of them.
She had long suspected there was a problem between the two of them, and after hearing what Gu Yi said, she became even more certain of her thoughts.
"Alright, we can talk about this later. You two go change into some dry clothes first," she said, trying to smooth things over.
Lu Yingying was in a sorry state. Upon hearing this, she didn't say anything more and, with Yuan'er's help, quickly entered the cabin.
Wen Nongnong said to Gu Yi, who was still standing to the side, "We can't go back for a while. Eunuch Wang is about your size. Let him lend you a robe to change into."
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