Seeing that An Zhining was losing strength, An Ruowan glanced at the guards standing beside her.
He said slowly: "Why don't you go and save people? Are you going to kill the second lady of the prime minister's house here?"
When the future Princess Rong spoke, the guards dared not watch the excitement, so they quickly removed their swords and jumped into the water to fish for people.
An Zhining was already frightened. When she felt someone coming to save her, she immediately hugged the person with her hands and feet.
It wasn't until she was carried ashore disheveled that she realized something was wrong.
Her clothes that were soaked by cold water and clinging to her body, her black hair covering her face, hugging the guards without any scruples, in public, how would the whole capital look at her in the future!
Dewdrops rolled over and he quickly covered An Zhining's body with the cloak in his hand.
The more An Zhining thought about it, the more aggrieved she became. She turned to An Ruowan and cried: "Does my sister hate me so much? Do you have to watch me die in front of you before you are willing to do it?"
An Ruowan was a little amused when she heard this. She took two steps in front of An Zhining, bent down to admire her extremely embarrassed look, and suddenly laughed.
"You were the one who stole the honor, and you were the one who jumped into the river. My sister wants to die to prove her innocence. How can I, the sister, stop you from proving your innocence?"
An Zhining choked.
She opened her mouth, still wanting to defend herself, but suddenly An Ruowan suddenly said, "So my sister blames me for rescuing you and tarnishing your reputation, right?"
She clapped her hands and said, "It doesn't matter, just throw it into the water!"
As soon as he finished speaking, An Ruowan raised her hand to greet the guards, which frightened An Zhining so much that the color drained from her face, "Sister, what are you going to do..."
"What's the fuss about?"
When An Ruowan turned around, she saw Princess Zhen standing not far away, staring at her coldly, with undisguised coldness in her eyes.
"What, are you going to rebel at my birthday ceremony?"
Before An Ruowan could speak, Gu Beichen was the first to explain, "It's just some accidents. Mother and concubine don't have to worry about it. My son will handle it on his own."
Seeing her usually indifferent son taking the initiative to talk to her, Princess Zhen's attitude finally softened, but her words were still stiff.
"I don't want to worry about it, but the second lady of the Prime Minister's Office, An Zhining, is the noble person who saved my life at the gate of Qingshan Temple. Is it possible that my distinguished guests should be wronged here?!"
After hearing Princess Zhen's voice, An Zhining cried even more pitifully, but still tried to act like she understood the general situation.
"Taifei, Zhining is fine. It's just that I'm ignorant and made my sister angry. If you want to punish me, please punish me!"
These words made people feel more and more pitiful, and the concubine's eyes signaled the nanny beside her to help An Zhining up.
He glanced at An Ruowan coldly and said, "With me here, no one dares to bully you!"
An Ruowan didn't say anything. She realized something was wrong almost from the moment Princess Zhen arrived. No matter what method An Zhining used, at least she did catch the princess's dislike of her and successfully made the princess become her. 's backer.
It's me who underestimated you. Her eyes narrowed slightly, she paused on An Zhining for a moment and then moved away.
An Zhining took the towel handed over by her grandma and simply wiped the marks on her body. Finally, her hair was no longer disheveled and she looked like a female ghost.
She stood behind the concubine, bit her lip and said softly: "Thank you, concubine. It's Zhining's fault for disturbing your birthday ceremony. Please punish me, concubine!"
Princess Zhen frowned and said, "What happened to make a big fuss happen at my birthday ceremony?!"
Her eyes stopped on Grandma Wang who was behind Ping Ning, and she said coldly: "Grandma Wang, you are an old man, come and tell me!"
Grandma Wang hurriedly stepped forward and recounted the incident with added detail. It sounded like she was recounting what had just happened, but in fact she was blaming An Ruowan for most of the incident.
After hearing this, Princess Zhen sneered, "Isn't it just a set of tricks? Why can't Zhining take it?"
Grandma Wang was startled, and she subconsciously wanted to speak, but she heard Princess Zhen say: "Ever since our visit to Qingshan Temple, I have wanted to recognize Zhining as my goddaughter. It just so happens that everyone is here today to announce it!"
Everyone was silent for a moment, looking at An Zhining in astonishment.
Even An Zhining herself couldn't believe it. She was so happy that her whole body was shaking uncontrollably.
"Okay, the birthday ceremony is about to begin. Don't stand around here. Everyone, go in and have a meal!"
With that said, Princess Zhen took the lead and left, letting the nanny behind her support An Zhining.
"If you don't want to, I can ask my mother and concubine to give up this idea."
An Ruowan was startled and looked down at Gu Beichen's frown. The displeasure in his eyes made An Ruowan have no doubt that as long as he shook his head, An Zhining would fall to the ground in an instant as long as he shook his head. land.
"No need, this is the concubine's own idea, I have no right to interfere."
She smiled and said lightly: "Besides, I don't want to affect the mother-son relationship between the prince and the concubine because of me."
Gu Beichen frowned and was about to speak when An Ruowan pushed his wheelchair inside first.
"I remember that the prince has almost taken his medicine. I just have a lot of free time tomorrow. I will feel more at ease when I go out and prepare a few pictures for the prince himself."
Deliberately changing the topic, Gu Beichen knew what she was thinking and didn't say anything again.
On the other side, after Princess Zhen settled everyone, she was eagerly pulled into the house by Princess Pingning.
"Cousin, how can you accept that kind of person as your goddaughter?"
Princess Pingning wanted to question her in public just now, but she didn't dare to disturb her cousin's majesty in front of everyone.
Concubine Zhen had a busy day and was suffering from a headache. She was dragged into the room for such a trivial matter, and her tone was somewhat impatient.
"Is such a small thing worth your trouble and trouble for me?"
Ping Ning was so frightened by Princess Zhen's indifferent attitude that she lost her previous enthusiasm for a moment. She just stumbled and said: "No... I just feel that we are relatives of the emperor. What an honor. Originally, my cousin was looking for that person." It is enough for a village woman to become a princess, but cousin, you still want a woman from such a humble background to be your goddaughter. This... this is..."
"Why do you still have to fight with that woman with all your strength, knowing that your status has been reduced?"
Princess Zhen said coldly: "I really thought I didn't know. You were the one who took the lead in today's incident. It's not embarrassing to be used as the leader!"
"Don't always lower yourself to a shrew and yell at others. You are the princess. This kind of woman can be left to people as despicable as her to deal with. It's not your turn to take action!"
After saying this, he walked straight out of the room without waiting for Ping Ning's reaction, leaving Ping Ning alone to guess what Princess Zhen meant.
As soon as An Zhining returned home, she briefly explained today's events to Nanny Liu.
"Princess Zhen values me so much, and I will never let An Ruowan compete with her. You should quickly think of a way to make that bitch vacate Princess Rong's seat as soon as possible!"
Although An Zhining was secretly happy, she also understood that if An An was one day late, even if she could enter Prince Rong's palace, she would not be able to escape the life of the concubine.
Aunt Liu couldn't help but smile from ear to ear when she thought that her precious daughter would become Princess Zhen's goddaughter. As for An Ruowan, that eyesore, she would definitely do everything possible to do it as soon as possible without An Zhining's advice. Let her baby girl have her wish!
"Miss, please take this into your heart, this girl will have a good life in a few days!"
