As soon as Bai Ruizhu left, the atmosphere became more harmonious.
Chen Jinghuai obviously just couldn't bear to embarrass Bai Ruizhu, but it wasn't that he was really ignorant of Bai Ruizhu's behavior.
After escorting Jiang Nianjiao back to the awning boat, he apologized to Jiang Nianjiao in a low voice, "Gillian, I'm really sorry today, but I made you laugh. It's just that the father of my niece, my second aunt, is still in prison. She She is also lonely and helpless, which is really pitiful, and I can't say harsh words to her on weekdays."
Jiang Nianjiao just pretended to be magnanimous and said, "It's okay, but why did her father end up in jail?"
Chen Jinghuai sighed, "Last year, there was a flood in the south, and the Huaihe River embankment in the Huaitai Mountain City section collapsed immediately, causing 532 households on both sides of the river to be flooded. This incident alarmed the imperial court, and the imperial court sent people to investigate the matter afterwards. , only to find out that someone had embezzled the public funds used to build the dam and passed it off as substandard goods. Her father and brother were also involved in this case. Naturally, they were escorted to Beijing. The girl looked pitiful, and my second aunt was always good with her mother's family, so she took her to Beijing. This is just the little girl who was implicated.”
Jiang Nianjiao had also heard of this case, which was examined and handled by her uncle Gao Yizhong.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel more and more anxious in her heart. Now it seemed that her uncle also had a grudge against the second roommate of the Chen family.
After Chen Jinghuai said this, Jiang Nianjiao suddenly fell silent.
While holding his pennies outside the boat, he couldn't help but ask, "Does the girl still care about what happened just now?"
Jiang Nianjiao shook her head quickly, and then sighed, "It's not that I care about it, but when I suddenly heard you talking about this case, it reminded me of my uncle."
"What does this case have to do with your uncle?" Chen Jinghuai asked doubtfully.
Jiang Nianjiao didn't expect that this man didn't even know who his uncle was?
But considering that he was at the border all year round, he probably didn't bother to inquire about this. Thinking of this, Jiang Nianjiao felt much calmer.
She said softly, "My uncle is Tingwei Zhongcheng Gao Yizhong, and he was the one who presided over the trial of that case."
When Jiang Nianjiao said this, Chen Jinghuai became convinced.
But when he heard the words Gao Yizhong, the movements of his hands obviously couldn't help but froze slightly.
He didn't expect that the person he saved that day was actually related to this girl.
"My uncle's whereabouts are unknown after he went to Guanyuan Town a few days ago. My aunt and I were very worried about my uncle, so that day I wanted to ask brother Jinghuai if Guanyuan Town was very dangerous. Otherwise, why did my uncle go there? The whereabouts of Guanyuan Town are unknown."
When she said this, Jiang Nianjiao also tried to squeeze out a few tears, but she obviously did not have the ability to shed tears as easily as Bai Ruizhu did.
However, Jiang Nianjiao's words sounded pitiful to Chen Jinghuai's ears.
If he hadn't received instructions from Zhao Yanzhen a few days ago, he might have been unable to bear telling Jiang Nianjiao where her uncle was.
However, His Highness the Third Highness has always had an idea, so even if Chen Jinghuai knew where Gao Yizhong was, he could only comfort him by saying, "Jiaojiao, don't be too sad. Lord Gao will take care of you."
Jiang Nianjiao was about to say more, but there was a burst of noise from another place in the middle of the lake and a woman screamed, "Uncle, save me!"
"Bai Ruizhu, hold on to the bamboo pole!"
These two shouts naturally interrupted their communication.
Looking along the center of the lake, I saw a woman splashing up and down in the water.
Chen Hongnian, who was on the boat, anxiously reached out for the woman with the pennie in his hand.
Although Chen Changnian was good at martial arts and rowed well on weekdays, no one taught her how to swim, so when she saw Bai Ruizhu falling into the water, she could only hold out the bamboo pole in her hand to Bai Ruizhu.
However, the hull of the boat was extremely small and the balance was not good. Chen Changnian was still unstable on the rickety boat.
When Chen Jinghuai saw the situation not far away, his face instantly became solemn. He just said quickly to Jiang Nianjiao, "Wait for me here."
Then, without much thought, he quickly took off his raincoat and jumped into the lake.
When he entered the water, although he tried his best to suppress his sense of balance, the small boat carrying Jiang Nianjiao could not help but shake.
Jiang Nianjiao clung to the wooden planks of the boat. After the shaking passed, she stabilized her body.
However, after she stabilized her figure, she did not forget that Chen Jinghuai had just plunged into the lake.
At this time, the rain was still falling lightly.
Jiang Nianjiao didn't care whether she would get wet from the rain, so she quickly climbed out of the cabin and looked out of the ship.
This glance didn't matter, just one glance, and Jiang Nianjiao's face instantly turned pale.
Chen Jinghuai had obviously swam to Bai Ruizhu quickly.
However, Bai Ruizhu, who was fluttering randomly in the water, caught Chen Jinghuai before Chen Jinghuai could swim behind him.
Out of the instinct to save herself, she just held Chen Jinghuai's head and pushed it into the water desperately.
No matter how good Chen Jinghuai's water is, he still can't withstand the beating of Bai Ruizhu.
When Chen Changnian saw his brother being held and pushed desperately into the water, he was so anxious that he almost cried.
She was flapping her pennies and shouting loudly.
"Brother! Bai Ruizhu! Let go!" She was so anxious that she didn't know who to call.
However, Bai Ruizhu was already confused at this time and could not hear what Chen Hongnian said.
Chen Jinghuai couldn't see clearly Chen Hongnian's pennies when he was held down in the water. Instead, it was Chen Hongnian's pennies that almost hit Chen Jinghuai several times.
Although Jiang Nianjiao was so frightened that her face turned pale, she was still calm.
Seeing Chen Jinghuai floating in the water, she quickly said to Chen Changnian, "Aqiang! Don't you know how to use hidden weapons? Knock Bai Ruizhu unconscious first! Otherwise, your brother's physical strength will be exhausted!"
After listening to Jiang Nianjiao's words, Chen Yannian finally remembered that he could also use hidden weapons.
She took out a piece of broken silver with trembling hands, and then flicked it in the direction of the Bai Ruizhu. However, she didn't know whether the movement of the Bai Ruizhu was too sharp or Chen Changnian was too nervous. The first ingot of broken silver failed to hit the Bai Ruizhu and sank first. Entered the center of the lake.
Although Jiang Nianjiao was anxious, she still encouraged Chen Changnian and said, "Aqiang, don't panic! You can do it!"
When Chen Yannian heard this, he just wiped a handful of rainwater and tears from his eyes. After forcing himself to calm down quickly, he took out another silver ingot.
The accuracy this time was much better than the last time, and Bai Ruizhu didn't know which acupoint on the back of her neck was hit. His whole body finally softened and he slowly let go of Chen Jinghuai.
Although Chen Jinghuai was exhausted by Bai Ruizhu, he was still calm. He grabbed Bai Ruizhu before Bai Ruizhu was about to sink into the water. Then he dragged Bai Ruizhu and swam to the side of the boat where Chen Changnian was.
When he arrived at the boat, he was not in a hurry to get on the boat. He just lay down beside the boat and signaled Chen Changnian to pull Bai Ruizhu on board first.
Although Chen Changnian wanted to hold on to his brother first, saving Bai Ruizhu now would reduce Chen Jinghuai's burden.
Therefore, Chen Changnian no longer hesitated and only struggled to drag Bai Ruizhu. With the help of Chen Jinghuai, he spent a lot of effort to pull Bai Ruizhu onto his boat.
But she didn't know that Chen Jinghuai's physical strength was exhausted at this time.
Seeing Bai Ruizhu getting on the boat, Chen Jinghuai also wanted to climb up along the side of the boat.
However, he had lost all strength at this time, and before he could get on the boat, he felt dizzy.
Seeing that he was about to slide into the water, a pair of thin catkins grabbed Chen Jinghuai's big hands.
Jiang Nianjiao didn't know when she had rowed her boat next to Chen Changnian's boat.
At this time, she was holding Chen Jinghuai tightly with both hands. Although she tried her best to pull Chen Jinghuai onto the boat, her physical strength was not as good as Chen Jinghuai's.
Due to the rocking of the boat, she almost leaned most of her body out of the boat.
"Chen Jinghuai, wake up!" Jiang Nianjiao's words did not bring Chen Jinghuai to wake up. He shook his head at Jiang Nianjiao underwater. Although he could see the anxious look in the girl's eyes, he still tried to let go of Jiang Nianjiao's hand.
He subconsciously didn't want to hurt others.
Fortunately, Chen Changnian also discovered her brother's crisis at this time. She did not care about settling Bai Ruizhu, and only cooperated with Jiang Nianjiao. The two of them tried their best to drag Chen Jinghuai to the ship.
I don't know how much strength was wasted before the two of them worked together to pull Chen Jinghuai on board.
Letting the boat sway, Jiang Nianjiao and Chen Changnian worked together to lift Chen Jinghuai's body onto her thighs. After making his head fall, she gently patted his back to release the water that had just entered his throat, ears and nose. Gurgling out.
After doing some simple first aid treatment.
The rain has slowed down.
Naturally, the servants who had been guarding the shore had already noticed the movement here.
They rushed over in a small boat.
Jiang Nianjiao breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Cui Qiao coming over.
After all, she wasn't very good at rowing. If Chen Changnian's boat hadn't been so close to Chen Jinghuai just now, she would have been unable to do anything when Chen Jinghuai fell into the water.
Now that Cuiqiao was doing it for her, she was relieved.
But the incident just now made her wet all over, and the two people who fell into the water were like drowned rats.
Although the lake water in late spring was not very cold, in order to avoid getting sick, the group still found a nearby inn and changed their clothes.
He also asked the waiter to find the doctor.
Although Chen Changnian was the one who cried the most during this incident, she is in the best physical condition now.
After changing into clean clothes and confirming that her brother was fine, she carried ginger soup in the direction of Jiang Nianjiao.
"Gillian, drink some ginger soup while it's hot! I'm so lucky to have you today, otherwise my brother would have drowned in that lake."
Jiang Nianjiao looked at Chen Chang's swollen eyeballs like two peaches, and said softly, "Why are we so polite to each other?"
After what happened, Chen Changnian really didn't regard Jiang Nianjiao as an outsider, "That's what Gillian said."
Then she grinned again and said, "If you marry into our Chen family in the future, we will be a family from now on. As long as I am here, I will never let Jiaojiao suffer any pain."
Chen Yannian smiled and assured again.
Jiang Nianjiao didn't care about this. After all, even if she did marry into the Chen family, she had no intention of staying in Shangjing.
And it is definitely impossible for Chen Changnian to go to the border.
But the Bai Ruizhu still made her somewhat concerned.
After all, she could feel that Bai Ruizhu obviously admired her distant uncle.
