Chapter 156 A Good Woman Does Not Serve Two Husbands
Zhao Shuning's heart shrank uncontrollably.
As soon as he heard that Lu Zhiran fell into the water, he would still jump down without hesitation.
When he saw Lu Zhiran being rescued by the Sixth Prince, he acted like this. Who was he doing this for?
Lu Shiyin rushed forward, angry and anxious, "Your Highness, how could you personally go into the water to save someone? Men and women should not touch each other..."
Xiao Yanqing looked up at her with a calm expression on his face.
"Princess Pingle fell into the water and her life is in danger. I happened to be nearby. Could I just stand by and watch her die just for the sake of my reputation?"
Lu Shiyin simply didn't believe it. "Why would she fall into the water when she was fine? This must be her conspiracy. She deliberately wanted Your Highness to rescue her so that she can blame you!"
The person in his arms seemed to be frightened, and the arms around his waist tightened a little. Xiao Yanqing felt a surge of pity in his heart.
"Don't talk nonsense. Who would joke about their own life? I am not irresponsible. Since I have had physical contact with her, I will give her the status she deserves and be responsible for her to the end."
Lu Shiyin couldn't believe it when she heard it. "Who is she? How can she be worthy of it?"
Xiao Yanqing's face was cold. "Miss Lu, please be careful with your words. Princess Pingle has saved the people from danger many times and relieved the emperor's worries. She is a well-deserved great contributor to the Great Qi Dynasty and a role model for modern women. You cannot tolerate such derogatory remarks."
Lu Shiyin, however, was already overwhelmed by jealousy and became increasingly outspoken. "How can she be considered a role model for modern women, even if she's married for the second time? She doesn't stay home properly, but instead shows up everywhere. She has absolutely no sense of shame!"
Xiao Wanzhen spoke at the right time, "Shiyin, shut up!"
"I'm telling the truth! A good woman shouldn't serve two husbands. Someone like her should spend her life in a temple, worshipping Buddha and keeping her chastity intact. To climb up the social ladder, she resorted to such despicable tactics. What kind of shame is that?"
Lu Shiyin is the youngest girl in the family. She was spoiled by Mr. Lu since she was a child. She is domineering, overbearing and unreasonable.
In addition, her lover was being plotted against by other women, so she became even more reckless when she went crazy.
A hint of disgust flashed across Xiao Yanqing's eyes, and his expression became increasingly cold.
"You are the daughter of a distinguished scholar, yet you are so aggressive and foul-mouthed. Is this the nature of your upbringing?"
Lu Shiyin felt the disgust in his eyes and felt a pang in her heart.
"Today's incident was merely an accident. Princess Pingle is a man of high moral integrity and courage, and is definitely not the person you describe. I will immediately enter the palace and ask my father for permission to grant us a marriage."
The person in his arms coughed and said with difficulty, "No, no!"
Xiao Yanqing's eyes were filled with tenderness. "County Lady, since I have destroyed your innocence, I will definitely be responsible for you to the end. You don't have to worry."
"No, no... I'm not..."
A clear voice came from outside the crowd, "What's going on? What happened?"
When everyone heard the voice, they all turned around.
When everyone saw the neatly dressed person, their eyes almost popped out.
Xing Chuxue rushed forward excitedly and grabbed her hand.
"Princess Pingle! You didn't fall into the water? That's great!"
Lu Zhiran looked around at everyone in confusion and found everyone's expressions very strange.
"Why would I fall into the water?"
The anger on Lu Shiyin's face froze, and the smile of success on Xiao Wanzhen's lips also froze in an instant.
Xiao Yanqing was struck by lightning, and with his affectionate expression that he had not yet restrained, he looked extremely funny.
The moment Chu Yian saw her, his heartstrings, which had been tense to the extreme, finally relaxed completely.
Xiao Baozhu looked at Lu Shiyin. "Just now, I seemed to hear Miss Lu spouting nonsense, slandering Princess Pingle in every possible way. Miss Lu, Princess Pingle was praised by my father himself. You are so presumptuous. Do you think you don't take my father seriously?"
The domineering Lu Shiyin couldn't help but shrink her neck slightly in front of Xiao Baozhu.
These two people are old acquaintances. Lu Shiyin has been beaten by Xiao Baozhu many times, and her legs become weak uncontrollably when she sees her.
Lu Shiyin's arrogance dropped three steps, "It was just a misunderstanding..."
Xiao Baozhu sneered, "Misunderstanding? The words you just used were so harsh, and you think you can just brush it off with just a misunderstanding?"
Lu Shiyin was used to being arrogant, and even if she knew she had scolded the wrong person, she would not easily admit her mistake.
She argued, "Just now everyone claimed that the person who fell into the water was the Princess of Pingle County. It's understandable that I misunderstood."
Lu Zhiran feigned doubt and said, "Even if I was the one who fell into the water, why would Miss Lu say such bad things? Is falling into the water a capital crime?"
Lu Shiyin immediately turned her fire towards the person in Xiao Yanqing's arms. "If it was just an accidental fall into the water, it would be nothing. But someone deliberately set it up, making the Sixth Prince dive in to save someone, and then using this to pin the blame on him. Such behavior is a complete disgrace to a woman. Shouldn't she be scolded? Hey! Who are you? And you're hiding, afraid to see anyone. Are you feeling guilty?"
Everyone looked at the person in Xiao Yanqing's arms.
Yes, Princess Pingle did not fall into the water, so who is this person?
Xiao Yanqing finally came back to his senses from the shock and pushed the person in his arms away. The person was caught off guard and fell heavily to the ground, revealing his true face.
Chu Yian couldn't believe it, "Qing'er! Why is it you?"
A gust of cold wind blew, and Chu Yunqing sneezed violently. The maid immediately stepped forward and wrapped her in a cloak.
She was wrapped in a cloak and spoke pitifully.
"My dress was wet by a maid, so I went to change. When I got here, a maid pushed me and I fell into the lake."
Xiao Yanqing's face turned ashen, and his fists in his sleeves clenched instantly.
How did the imperial sister do this? Why did she push such a fake into the water and still scream?
If he hadn't heard someone shouting "Princess Pingle fell into the water", how could he have risked his life to save her?
Xiao Wanzhen was so angry that she wanted to kill someone.
She had arranged everything so carefully, where did she go wrong?
Lu Zhiran looked at Chu Yunqing's clothes, which were the same color as hers, and the doubts in her heart finally had an answer.
I see.
Xiao Wanzhen and Xiao Yanqing wanted to plot against her, causing her to lose her innocence and force her to marry into the Sixth Prince's mansion.
When Zhao Shuning learned about this, he secretly planned to replace the person who fell into the water with Chu Yunqing.
Biying deliberately pushed the maid and wet Chu Yunqing's clothes. This was the first step.
The second step was to let Chu Yunqing change into clothes of the same color as hers to confuse the audience.
Lead her to the Jade Belt Bridge and push her into the lake. This is the third step.
Then, he sent someone to shout, misleading Xiao Yanqing into going into the water to save people. This was the most critical step.
In addition to this, there is an even more crucial step, which is to find a way to trip himself up so that he does not appear at Yudai Bridge before the incident. Once he shows up, the show will not be able to go on.
Just now, the maid wanted to lead her here in the name of Xiao Baozhu, but halfway, they met Xiao Baozhu, and the maid's lie was exposed.
The reason why Xiao Baozhu appeared was that someone sent her a message. I think the person who sent the message was Zhao Shuning.
It's really interesting that she can play with Xiao Wanzhen and Xiao Yanqing at her fingertips by herself.
If one day Xiao Wanzhen knew that she had let a wolf into the house, how would she react?
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