Duan Jinxiang fell into the water and thrashed about. The maid screamed, "Help! Help!"
The fence was broken, and the maid reached out to pull Duan Jinxiang, but Duan Jinxiang was in a panic and struggled further away. Two maids from the Qu Mansion passed by and heard the noise. They were so scared that they dropped what they were holding and screamed for help.
Several young masters were passing by the lake with their servants. They heard the maids' desperate cries for help. After a moment of hesitation, a young man in the lead jumped into the water first and swam towards Duan Jinxiang who was struggling in the lake. The other young masters looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and no one followed suit.
"Is someone calling for help?" Yu's ears had been pricked up. When he heard the voice, he immediately stood up and asked anxiously.
At this time, several ladies and young ladies heard it and became panic-stricken.
"I'll go and take a look!" Yu led people downstairs. The ladies looked at each other and followed.
As they walked downstairs, the noise became louder and louder. The screams of several maids were not far away. Yu then led the ladies and young ladies who followed her and walked straight to the pavilion.
She was walking on a straight road, which was actually not far away, but was hidden by some trees and buildings.
In a courtyard not far away, Qu Qiuyan looked at King Jing shyly as he was talking. When she heard the cry for help, she immediately stood up and said, "Your Highness, let's go and see if something happened. Is someone calling for help?"
Qu Qiuyan said anxiously.
"Okay!" King Jing also heard it, and immediately stood up, his face serious, and walked out first. Qu Qiuyan followed closely, and the two of them almost walked side by side.
Yu brought people to the pavilion where the incident happened. The three maids were still shouting "Help" one after another. Seeing Yu coming, the two maids from Qu's mansion hurried over.
"What's going on?" Yu asked coldly.
“Slave… We servants didn’t know either. When we came over, we saw the young lady fall into the lake. The maidservant shouted loudly, and the servants were afraid that something had happened, so they also called for help. A young man has already gone to rescue the young lady in the lake!” A maid pointed, and everyone’s eyes fell on the lake.
Sure enough, they saw a man holding the woman in the lake, swimming towards the shore. The ladies who followed him looked at each other. In this situation, it was hard to say what could be said.
At this moment they couldn't see clearly who was in the lake. If neither of them was engaged, that would be a good thing. But if someone was engaged, it would be difficult to handle.
The person in the lake swam to the shore. A bunch of servants and maids came to the shore to help lift the person up. Then everyone could see clearly that the person who went into the lake to save the person was Xu Lipeng, the son of Marquis Yongning. For a moment, their faces looked strange.
This Prince of Yongning is Miss Qu Si's fiancée. He has enjoyed an excellent reputation over the years. Even though his fiancée has eye problems and is ugly, he has never thought of canceling the engagement. This alone is enough to make people admire him, not to mention that he is a good person.
What is the situation now
Xu Lipeng got up from the lake, took off his outer robe, and threw it on Duan Jinxiang who had just been rescued. He also had a set of tight clothes on, so it was not considered rude.
Seeing him at this time, he still cared about the reputation of the woman he rescued, and even took off his outer robe to cover her up. He seemed like a gentleman, but could he be a gentleman in this situation
Everyone was silent, not knowing how to deal with the current situation.
A sharp-eyed lady saw Duan Jinxiang's face clearly and asked, "Is it the Second Miss Duan?"
"It's Miss Duan Er."
“It’s her!”…
Everyone started whispering. This Second Miss Duan had a fierce mother who was not easy to get along with and had a bad reputation.
"Second sister, you...how did you fall into the lake?" A cry of surprise came from outside the crowd. Everyone turned around and immediately saw the gentle eldest daughter of the Duan Mansion and the fourth daughter of the Qu Mansion standing next to her. The long eye veil made it easy to recognize the fourth daughter of Qu who was said to have an eye disease. Many people couldn't help but look at her strangely.
Suddenly, someone with sharp eyes noticed that there were two people standing at the intersection behind these two people. They were Prince Jing and Miss Qu San, Qu Qiuyan. Although they were standing one in front and one behind, they seemed to be quite close to each other, as if they were standing shoulder to shoulder. There was no one else around them except their servants, and the maids and eunuchs were standing properly a few steps behind them.
This... Could it be that King Jing is going to choose Miss Qu San as his principal wife
This is already a big deal!
The ladies looked at each other, and then the eyes of several young ladies who were interested in King Jing became red, and they lowered their heads one by one, feeling aggrieved.
King Jing didn't expect that there were so many people around. It would be embarrassing if people saw him and Qu Qiuyan together. He couldn't help but stop. Miss Liu, who had just followed Pei Yuanjun, made him think a lot. Naturally, he wanted to avoid suspicion and not let Miss Liu hear any rumors!
But he immediately remembered Qu Qiuyan's identity. Qu Qiuyan's status was not high enough, and she could be given a concubine at most. Since she was a concubine, there was no need to avoid suspicion.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she simply moved her feet and walked over slowly. Qu Qiuyan was overjoyed, thinking that he had decided on her position as the principal wife and was bringing her to show her in front of everyone. She hurriedly followed him with small steps, her face full of shyness. Her mother was right, the prince had decided on her!
Everyone made way, and King Jing walked in. Seeing Xu Lipeng with soaked clothes, he frowned and asked, "Prince Xu saved someone?"
Xu Lipeng's face looked very bad. He had been looking very bad ever since someone said that this person was the Second Miss Duan. When he saw Qu Moying outside the crowd and his ideal Miss Duan, Xu Lipeng's face turned ashen. He glared at Qu Moying hatefully, almost gritting his teeth.
Hearing King Jing's question, she had no choice but to answer. She calmed down her anger and said slowly, "I jumped down after hearing the maid's cry for help. Fortunately, she is fine."
He spoke very calmly, and even though his clothes were soaked, he still looked like a handsome young man in this corrupt society. Duan Jinxiang, who was held by a maid and wrapped in Xu Lipeng's clothes, blushed, and the love in her eyes could not be concealed. Her heartbeat was also accelerating. Master Xu, this is the Master Xu with an excellent reputation, that's really great.
Her eyes swept over Qu Moying who was standing aside, with a bit of pride on her face. She let Qu Moying not invite her, but now, her fiancé was hers. It was so great!
Fortunately, she did not accidentally fall into the lake, otherwise, how could she have such a good marriage. There had been people who came to propose marriage before, but none of them was better than the son of Marquis Yongning. Her heart became sweeter and sweeter, and she even began to like Duan Yuxiang more. At this time, she leaned weakly against the maid, and had to exert all her strength to suppress the ecstasy in her heart.
"Hurry up and ask Miss Duan Er and Master Xu to change their clothes. Although the weather is getting warmer, we can't wait too long." Yu urged them repeatedly, showing great concern.
She was a little panicked at this time. Wasn't it Miss Duan? Why was Miss Duan the Second here? But when she saw Qu Qiuyan following King Jing like a little wife, she was happy again. At least there was no mistake in this matter. It was certain that her daughter would enter King Jing's mansion and become King Jing's concubine.
Since King Jing appeared in front of everyone with Qiuyan, he also agreed with this matter.
Sure enough, it was right to let his daughter keep Prince Jing hanging recently. Prince Jing had never been so straightforward before. From now on, everyone knows about the affair between his daughter and Prince Jing, so it is 80% certain.
As for Qingmeng's matter, she had no choice but to cause King Jing and his daughter to appear in front of everyone unexpectedly. Today's matter was settled!
No matter how good a niece is, she is still a niece after all.
She would help her niece more in the future. With her daughter, the future Princess Jing, involved, the daughter of the Duan family's stepwife, even if she was a little bit aggressive, wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.
Now that the matter was resolved, everyone retreated. Duan Yuxiang went to help her sister change clothes. Qu Moying stayed behind and watched their departing backs, with a thoughtful look in her watery eyes.
Prince Jing Pei Yusheng did not leave either. His eyes fell on Qu Moying. He had not seen Qu Moying's appearance clearly because the women were far away from him before. But now, he felt that she looked familiar. His eyes fell on her pale cherry lips and jade-like skin, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
But then he found it ridiculous. He heard that this person had been raised in a farm outside the city since he was a child. How could he have possibly seen him before
"Your Highness, let's go back!" There were no outsiders around at this time, and Qu Qiuyan said softly. Her delicate voice was several degrees lower than her usual voice. She inserted her body between Qu Moying and Pei Yusheng, blocking Pei Yusheng's gaze.
Pei Yusheng nodded indifferently, turned around and left with Qu Qiuyan, and asked casually, "Is this the Fourth Miss Qu? Her eye disease doesn't seem to be that serious, and she can actually walk here. Didn't they say she was blind?"
"My mother had someone check her eyes before, and they've gotten a little better. But although they look okay, their eyes are still badly injured, and it looks like... so she's been wearing a veil all the time." Qu Qiuyan explained softly, meaning that Qu Moying's eyes were so ugly that she couldn't even show them to others.
Thinking of Qu Moying's eye disease, Pei Yusheng thought that there might be scars at the corners of her eyes, or because of the medication, she was too ugly to be seen. For a moment, he felt heavy-hearted. What was the situation with Miss Liu? How about sending the imperial physician to the Liu Mansion tomorrow to help take a look
The general served the country and the people. Since something like this had happened to his only daughter, it was normal for him to let the imperial physician in the palace take a look. With this idea in mind, Pei Yusheng nodded.
Watching the couple slowly leaving, Qu Moying curled the corners of her lips. The mother and daughter of the Yu family didn't know what Prince Jing was planning, but she knew it very clearly. This man was planning to make Qu Qiuyan a concubine. The mother and daughter of the Yu family were probably still dreaming and wanted to become the Princess of Jing wholeheartedly. This was quite interesting.
She had just ruined Xu Lipeng's business, but not Yu's business, so she deliberately helped her. She even stood in front of King Jing and Qu Qiuyan, in order to let people know that King Jing and Qu Qiuyan were having a secret meeting together...
Next, she will help Yu's mother and daughter...