After what happened yesterday, Liu Churong felt a little depressed, so he thought of taking advantage of the bright sunshine today to go for a walk outside. So he took Xiaolu to the Imperial Garden to relax and sort out his emotions.
Xiaolu followed her closely with her head down, not daring to say anything more for fear of being punished by the imperial concubine again.
Strolling beside the Mirror Lake in the Imperial Garden, she couldn't help feeling dazed at the unchanged scene in the palace for many years. When she first entered the palace, she didn't know anything, but step by step she has come to this point today!
Liu Churong stretched out her slender fingers and grasped the railing by the lake, using some force, and her knuckles turned white.
"Your Highness, please be careful. The lakeside is dangerous." Although Xiaolu was afraid of being punished, she couldn't help but remind her. She couldn't just watch the Royal Concubine take risks.
Liu Churong just frowned and was about to say something to teach him a lesson, but before he could finish his words, he heard a noisy sound coming from not far away. It was an extremely childish voice.
Her attention was subconsciously drawn there, and she saw a small figure in a pink dress running around in the imperial garden, heading towards her.
"Third Princess! Third Princess, please stop running!" The palace maid who followed her was running breathlessly, her voice also out of breath.
Fu Lingling still continued her pace, and even sped up intentionally. She turned around and gave the palace maid a clever smile, "Ashan, hurry up, you can't catch up with me!" While speaking, she raised her eyebrows proudly and ran quickly.
"Third Princess! I really can't run anymore. How about we continue tomorrow?" Ah Shan asked in a negotiating tone, but there was a glimmer of cunning in his eyes.
"You can't run anymore?" Fu Lingling couldn't help but slow down her pace. "It's boring. Let's continue tomorrow."
She pouted in dissatisfaction, but just when she stopped and relaxed her vigilance, Ashan behind her suddenly pounced on her!
By the time Fu Lingling reacted, it was too late. She turned around and ran away, but Ah Shan's hand had already pushed her, and her hand...
"ah… "
With a terrible scream, Liu Churong was pushed into the lake in a magnificent manner...
"Empress Dowager!" Xiaolu reacted and lay on the railing and shouted.
Upon hearing this, Fu Lingling realized that she had gotten into big trouble. The person who fell down was actually Concubine Liu!
Ah Shan behind him was also stunned, and then he shouted, "Help! Help! The imperial concubine has fallen into the water!"
Liu Churong in the water was not good at swimming. He struggled constantly but was eventually dropped down again and again.
"Help... Help!" Her body rose and fell, and Fu Lingling was completely stunned. When she came to her senses, the palace maids beside her also started shouting, but none of them knew how to swim.
Fu Huaiyu, who was passing by the Imperial Garden, heard the noise by the Mirror Lake. He looked twice and saw Liu Churong's maid Xiaolu.
"Help! The Imperial Concubine has fallen into the water!"
Liu Churong fell into the water!
Fu Huaiyu couldn't help but frown in displeasure. What a worrying woman.
He didn't want to get involved at first, as he still had to go to the emperor to discuss state affairs, but he didn't want to lose Liu Churong as a chess piece.
Seeing him walking quickly over, Xiaolu's eyes immediately lit up, "Ninth Prince, the royal concubine has fallen into the water, please save her!" Her tone was urgent and her eyes were full of pleading.
“Ninth Uncle, please save the Imperial Concubine. She…she seems to be in great pain in the water.” Fu Lingling also had tears in her eyes and begged by pulling at his clothes. After all, this incident was caused by her.
He glanced at Fu Lingling indifferently, then looked at Liu Churong who was still struggling in the water.
She struggled so hard that Fu Huaiyu couldn't help but feel contempt for her, thinking that this would only make her sink faster.
"Ninth Uncle..." Seeing that he hadn't taken any action yet, Fu Lingling thought that he didn't want to help.
He suddenly raised his peach blossom eyes, smiled at her, and pinched her face, "Don't worry, the Ninth Prince will save you."
As he said that, he jumped into the water and pulled Liu Churong out of the water.
Liu Churong was lucky enough that she didn't even faint. She just choked on a few mouthfuls of water. Her body was soaked and her delicate hair was messy.
"Empress Liu, are you okay? I... I didn't mean it." Fu Lingling was not familiar with her, and her voice trembled slightly.
Liu Churong was pushed into the lake by her and was shaking with anger, but at this moment she couldn't say a word, "You!"
Fu Huaiyu immediately glanced at her coldly. Although Liu Churong was angry, she was not willing to offend him for this, so she just glared at her and said nothing more.
Fu Huaiyu chuckled, "The Third Princess is lively by nature, so you should be more careful in the future."
After saying that, he turned to Liu Churong and said, "It's not convenient for Concubine Liu, so let me take you back to the palace on behalf of my brother." He said it very naturally and no one could find any fault with it.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Ninth Prince." Liu Churong looked friendly and polite, but he was happy in his heart.
This farce ended with Fu Huaiyu sending her back to the palace. Shen Qingwan, who was not far away, watched this scene with a gleam in her eyes. She couldn't help but curl her lips, maybe... this is a good opportunity.
Seeing that they had all left, Fu Lingling still stood there looking in the direction they went, and lowered her head with some disappointment.
Shen Qingwan walked back slowly, "What is the third princess thinking about?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Fu Lingling couldn't help but turn around, and saw her, then smiled, "Lingling greets the Concubine Xian."
"You're so polite to me. It seems you're really scared." She curled the corners of her mouth slightly. Fu Lingling is usually smart and cute, but she might be frightened by this sudden situation today.
The smile on her face slowly faded when she mentioned this matter. "It seems that Concubine Liu is very angry with me."
"Princess Three, don't worry too much. The Ninth Prince arrived in time, and it didn't cause any substantial harm." Shen Qingwan gently touched her soft hair and comforted her with words, "Noble Concubine Liu didn't blame you, right?"
"That's true..." But she wanted to say something, right
"Don't think too much. I promise you that Concubine Liu won't blame you." Shen Qingwan interrupted what she was about to say.
Her eyes gradually brightened, and she asked expectantly, "Really?"
Shen Qingwan nodded firmly and seriously.
As for Liu Churong, Fu Huaiyu had already safely sent her back to the yard.
"Can't you control your temper in front of a child?" He had a smile on his face, but his eyes made people feel cold.
"Ninth Prince, I..." Liu Churong began to speak.
"No need to say more, just be more cautious in the future." He seemed to have thought of something, "I don't want to see something like today again."
The more he talked about this, the more Liu Churong felt dissatisfied with Fu Lingling. If she hadn't been so reckless and bumped into her, would it have been so miserable
Fu Huaiyu glanced at her embarrassed look, didn't want to say anything, and left. After all, he had important things to do.