The closer we got to Qingshui Bridge, the more people there were, and it would have been difficult to move forward.
"It feels like all the people in the capital have come out, and they're all crowding here at Qingshui Bridge." The Princess Consort of Prince De said jokingly.
"It's because walking on Qingshui Bridge is the most effective way to cure all diseases that everyone has come here," said Lady Zhongqin with a smile.
At this moment, a shout suddenly came from the front, "Oh no, someone fell into the water."
"Stop pushing, stop pushing, someone has fallen into the water, hurry up and save him."
"Someone jumped in to save people."
Jiang Changning said: "Something happened ahead."
"Every year, people are pushed off the bridge and fall into the water," said Lady Zhongqin.
"It's so cold today. It's not pleasant to fall into the water." Jiang Changning frowned.
"It's so chaotic, we can't get through." Princess Jingduan looked unhappy. "It's like this every year, one thing happens, another happens. How do the city defense troops do their job?"
Jiang Changning was a little confused. Why was Princess Jingduan so angry
However, the Crown Princess of Prince De and the wife of Earl Zhongqin knew that Earl Shangde Zheng Liming had failed in the bid for the leadership of the city defense army, and since then Princess Jingduan had disliked the city defense army.
"Let's go back to Fuli Duck Soup Shop first." Mrs. Zhao suggested anxiously.
There are too many people here, and they would be in danger if a stampede occurred.
"Go back, go back quickly." The Princess Consort of Prince De turned around and walked back.
The streets were in chaos, with people jostling for position and screams being heard from time to time.
Some ruffians like to take advantage of chaos to do things.
Protected by maids and guards, the few of them successfully moved away from Qingshui Bridge where the incident occurred.
"There's no need to go back to the Fuli Duck Soup Shop. Let's have a cup of tea and take a break in this teahouse. Once things at Qingshui Bridge are settled and the crowd has dispersed, we'll go over there." Lady Zhongqin said.
"That's fine." Princess Jingduan agreed.
Mrs. Zhongqin's proposal was very reasonable, and Jiang Changning had no objection, but she accidentally saw Mrs. Zhongqin smile from the side.
Jiang Changning felt strange. Why was he laughing secretly
And what's so funny
Princess Jingduan agreed to her proposal, so she smiled happily
If that were the case, there would be no need for her to smile secretly.
Jiang Changning was not familiar with the wife of the Earl of Zhongqin and did not know her personality. After a simple analysis, he could not figure out the reason and could only stop thinking about it.
The teahouse's business was average during the Lantern Festival, so they asked for a private room on the second floor, ordered a pot of scented tea, and three plates of dim sum.
Just as the women were drinking tea in the teahouse, the men in the Fuli Duck Soup Shop received the news that someone had fallen into the water at Qingshui Bridge and were horrified.
A man who can accompany his wife to watch the lanterns at least appears to love and respect his wife. Upon hearing the news, several people immediately came out of the store and headed towards Qingshui Bridge.
Halfway through, they encountered a team of city defense troops.
The person escorted by the city defense army was Princess Kang Ren.
"Kang Ren, what happened?" Prince Jin asked anxiously.
"Uncle." Princess Kang Ren cried, "Mother, mother drowned."
Even though the King of Jin was never surprised by anything, he was still shocked when he heard about this.
At this time, he saw the guards of Prince Jin's Mansion carrying the door panels.
Prince Jin stepped forward and lifted a corner of the sackcloth, revealing Qiao's pale face.
When Qiao went out, she only brought two maids and four guards with her. When she fell into the water, there was only one maid and two guards by her side, which meant she was unable to seek help in time.
"Kang Ren, don't cry. Chang Youzhong, you accompany the princess back home." Prince Jin patted Princess Kang Ren on the shoulder.
However, he hurried to Qingshui Bridge and found that it was not easy to find Jiang Changning because there were too many people.
Although a drowning incident had just occurred, many women still came to Qingshui Bridge to cure their illnesses.
The shadows are swaying and the lights are blurry. Where can I find someone
Prince Jin was having a headache because he couldn't find Jiang Changning, when he heard Jiang Changning's voice, "Your Highness."
"Princess, where have you been?" When Prince Jin came here, he was really afraid that the person who fell into the water was Jiang Changning.
He really wanted to live with Jiang Changning for a long, long time.
"Someone fell into the water just now and there was a lot of panic. We were worried about being crushed, so we went back and had a cup of tea at the teahouse. We will come back after things have calmed down." Jiang Changning looked at Prince Jin in surprise, "Your Highness, what happened?"
"My sister-in-law drowned." said King Jin.
"How is this possible!" Jiang Changning and the wife of the Earl of Zhongqin exclaimed in unison.
"Princess, we have to go back to the palace to deal with this matter." Prince Jin said calmly.
"Okay, okay." Jiang Changning left with Prince Jin with a pale face.
"The Prince of Jin's Mansion is also going to hold a funeral." Prince De's wife sighed.
"Who could have imagined that such a tragedy would happen during the Lantern Festival?" said Princess Jingduan.
After a moment of silence, Mrs. Zhao asked timidly, "Are we still going to cure all diseases?"
"Why not walk? Now that we're at Qingshui Bridge, of course we have to walk away all our illnesses." Princess Jingduan walked onto the bridge, followed by Prince De's wife and Madam Zhao.
Mrs. Zhongqin was standing there in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.
"Mrs. Jiao, let's go." Mrs. Zhao turned back in confusion, "What's wrong?"
The wife of the Marquis Zhongqin curled her lips and said, "I thought I met Concubine Dao when I came here, but in the blink of an eye, she's gone."
"Life is unpredictable." Concubine De and the Crown Prince's wife sighed.
"There is no age barrier on the road to the underworld. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go to get rid of all diseases." Princess Jingduan said unhappily.
It's a big holiday and someone drowned, which is already very unlucky, and yet we still keep talking about it.
Under the strong resistance of Princess Jingduan, no one mentioned Qiao's death anymore and they walked towards the bridge in silence.
On the other side, Jiang Changning, who was returning to the palace with Prince Jin, looked at Prince Jin all the way, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
King Jin held Jiang Changning's hand and found it cold. "Don't be afraid, it's okay."
Jiang Changning looked at him, opened his mouth, said nothing, and lowered his head.
"Ningning, just say whatever you want to say." Prince Jin said softly.
Jiang Changning looked up and forced a smile, "I don't have anything to say, I just thought wrong."
King Jin hesitated for a moment, "Ningning thought I arranged for someone to do this?"
"You won't. Although the eldest sister-in-law did something wrong, she is the eldest brother's widow after all. For the sake of the eldest brother, you will only teach her a lesson and will not take her life."
"Have we turned the corner?" asked the Prince of Jin with a smile on his lips.
"I saw my sister-in-law before I left. She was a living person, and suddenly she was gone. I would be scared and panicked. This is normal. You, you are not allowed to laugh at me." Jiang Changning said the last sentence in a coquettish tone.
"I won't laugh at you." King Jin stretched out his hand and held the person in his arms.
Jiang Changning leaned in his arms, closed his eyes, and hid the satisfaction in his eyes.
Recalling her performance after meeting the Queen of Jin, Jiang Changning felt that she had acted well and should not have revealed anything suspicious. The Oscars owed her a little golden man.
(End of this chapter)