Qian Qiyue and Tang Ning both had their hair and clothes soaked through, and they were wearing the outer clothes that the surrounding maids had taken off. They looked extremely embarrassed.
Tang Ning's face was uncharacteristically gloomy, Qian Qiyue's face was pale, her head lowered, and she was choking on water. Mrs. Wen Xinhou and her daughter were both anxious.
Tang Ning looked slightly relieved when he saw someone he knew. "There was a commotion at the lake just now. Sister Qian and I were accidentally squeezed into the water."
She glanced at the few people following Mrs. Wenxinhou, but she did not mention what happened in the lake just now. She only avoided the important and ignored the easy: "Fortunately, I learned to swim when I was young, and the maid in the mansion came to my rescue in time. Sister Qian responded. He choked on the water."
Qian Qiyue was only dizzy due to exhaustion. After going ashore and vomiting some water, she was already sober.
There were too many people around, and I saw that not only the people from Wenxinhou's mansion, but also Princess Leyang and the others were gathered around, and there were also many people watching outside.
She trembled her lips as she recalled what happened in the lake just now. She vaguely remembered those people shouting "help", but their hands and feet were not clean. It was clear that they were here for her and Tang Ning, and they were obviously trying to do this. Take advantage of falling into the water to ruin their reputation.
Seeing that Tang Ning didn't say a word, Qian Qiyue understood her concerns. She turned pale and whispered to Zhou Yuchang, who was squatting beside her and was full of anxiety: "Sister Zhou, I'm fine."
Princess Leyang walked closer and expressed concern: "It's so good, why did it fall into the water? What if something happens in this dark lake?"
"Look at how pitiful you two are." She glanced at their soaked clothes and scolded: "What are you little hooves doing standing still? Why don't you help the Lord of Yiyang County and Miss Qian?" Have a rest over there, change your clothes, and then find a doctor to come over..."
"No."
Tang Ning refused directly: "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness, but the carriage in my mansion is nearby. Sister Qian and I can just go back."
Princess Leyang's expression was slightly stiff, as if her good intentions were brushed aside and her eyes were a little angry.
The young woman who was following her stepped forward and said softly: "The eldest princess is also kind-hearted. There are many people here, and there is some distance back to the south of the city. Although the weather is hot now, the lake is cold, and you are daughters. Home, wouldn’t it be troublesome to go back and forth just in case anything goes wrong?”
As if afraid of Tang Ning's rejection, she said softly:
"The eldest princess, Mrs. Zhou and I were admiring the moon at the Yuelai Tower over there just now. I was not in good health, and I was followed by a maid who was studying medicine. I saw that Miss Qian's expression was extremely bad, and I choked on the water again. , why don't you move them over there first and take a look, and change into clean clothes, and if nothing happens, you can go back, what does the Lord of Yiyang County think?"
Tang Ning frowned and looked at the speaker, feeling vaguely familiar.
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Wenxinhou said in a low voice: "This is the fourth prince's concubine."
Tang Ning frowned slightly. She now felt disgusted by the mention of the words "Fourth Prince". She had met the Fourth Prince and his concubine in her previous life, and had only bumped into her twice in Fengxi Palace, so she didn't have a deep impression of her. .
She didn't expect to see Princess Leyang and the fourth prince and concubine here.
Thinking of what happened in the lake just now and the sudden commotion in the case, Tang Ning glanced at the fourth prince and concubine and said softly: "Thank you very much, fourth prince and concubine."
She wanted to see what they wanted to do.
Tang Ning and Qian Qiyue were protected by Yue Jian and the others, and followed the fourth prince's concubines back to Yuelai Tower not far away. They were sent to a private room, but within a moment there were the maids from the fourth prince's mansion. I brought you clean clothes.
Smelling the faint incense in the room, Tang Ning glanced at Yue Jian.
Yue Jian whispered: "There is nothing unusual in the house, and neither are the clothes."
Tang Ning felt relieved and Qian Qiyue changed clothes respectively, and Yue Jian followed suit.
"Sister..."
Xue Ru's eyes were red. She was frightened when Tang Ning and the others fell into the water. Knowing that the two of them almost had an accident in the lake, her face turned pale with shock. She asked in a low voice: "Sister, are you and Sister Qian okay? Who wants to harm you?"
Tang Ning pursed her lips: "I don't know." She looked at Xue Ru and asked, "Were you injured just now?"
Xue Ru shook her head: "I'm fine."
"It's okay."
Behind her, Qian Qiyue had already changed her clothes, and the maids Ruizhu and Qiaoxiang beside her were twisting her long hair with a handkerchief. Tang Ning said in a deep voice: "What happened tonight was not an accident, but it's just that we haven't done anything about it yet." I don’t know if he’s here for the Qian family or the Tang family.”
"Although neither Sister Qian nor I were taken advantage of in the lake just now, there is a man close to us. If word spreads about it, it will eventually hinder Qingyu's speculation. I will have people investigate what happened tonight secretly. How about you?" You keep your mouth shut and don't tell anyone else, do you understand?"
The two maids of the Qian family and Yue Jian nodded quickly: "I understand."
Qian Qiyue had calmed down now. After the coldness of being soaked in the lake water faded away, some color returned to her face.
Thinking of the people outside, she lowered her voice: "Tang Ning, why are the fourth princes and the others here?"
She didn't know much about the affairs in the court, and she didn't know how to weigh things up. However, she also knew that the queen was reprimanded by Emperor An and took away the power of the Sixth Palace. Moreover, the fourth prince had no idea about the scandal caused by him. How many people were waiting to see her joke? How could the Fourth Princess be in the mood to admire the moon by Yinghe Lake at this time?
There are also Princess Leyang, Madam Wenxinhou, and the other old Princess Lu who didn't say anything. How could these irresistible people get together?
Qian Qiyue said in a low voice: "Old Princess Lu is a bit higher than your Majesty. She rarely goes out on weekdays. I didn't hear that she was familiar with the fourth prince and the others before. How come she is admiring the moon together tonight?"
Tang Ning frowned even more when she heard the identities of those people. Empress Lu was not well-meaning, and Princess Leyang was not clean. She had heard of Princess Lu in her previous life. She had an extremely strict and polite character, and she was young. She was already a widow, but because Old Prince Lu had sacrificed his life for the country, he was very popular with the clan.
These people appeared here together today, and there was another commotion by Yinghe Lake. She had some suspicions in her mind, but there was no evidence at the moment. Besides, Mrs. Wenxinhou was also there. Wenxinhou's house had helped her and her aunt many times before. Mrs. Xinhou and her aunt had a close relationship, and Tang Ning would not rashly speculate on her.
"Be careful and don't touch things you shouldn't touch. When you go out and say hello to them, we will go back." Tang Ning warned in a low voice.
Qian Qiyue's heart trembled: "I know."
Several people were sitting around the table outside. The maid sent by the fourth prince to look after Qian Qiyue came back and reported back that someone close to Miss Qian said that she had recovered and that she was not in any serious condition and did not let her get close. .
Princess Leyang suddenly darkened her face: "You have good intentions, what do they mean by this, and who are they guarding against?!"
