Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

After realizing this, Xu Wanjie could not bear such a loss and immediately ran after him.

Xu Xingyin didn't walk fast and was only a few steps away from Xu Wanjie.

At this time, she was walking beside the rockery. The path was narrow, and Dangui was walking in front of her, pushing aside the branches for her.

Xu Xingyin was walking alone behind. As long as Xu Wanjie gave a gentle push, Xu Xingyin would fall into the lake next to them.

Dangui can't swim, and this place is so remote...

Once such thoughts arise in my mind, I can no longer suppress them.

By the time Xu Wanjie reacted, she heard a scream.

And Xu Xingyin had already been pushed into the lake by her.

The cold river water rushed in from all directions and instantly enveloped Xu Xingyin.

In a trance, she heard Dangui's helpless cry, the sound of footsteps coming one after another, and the sound of herself sinking into the riverbed bit by bit...

The cold water took away the last bit of strength from my body, and all my consciousness seemed to be focused on the bright light at the top of the lake. And that light...

Getting smaller and smaller.

It was so small that Xu Xingyin could no longer see the light.

"Grandfather, grandmother, will I ever be able to redress the injustice done to the General's Mansion?"

At that time, Jing Zhichen was standing in the octagonal pavilion behind the bamboo forest, listening to his subordinates reporting on things.

"Your Highness, the people from Shuntian Prefecture have been following this matter closely recently, and the Seventh Miss of the Xu family has also gotten involved. This is extremely disadvantageous to us."

"Someone come! Help!"

The sudden noise made Jing Zhichen realize that this was not a good place to talk.

As soon as he made a gesture, the subordinates beside him immediately understood and stopped.

"I failed to take good care of the place and caused others to disturb Your Highness's peace. Please forgive me." Jing Zhichen walked out of the octagonal pavilion, and immediately the chief eunuch Cui Detao came forward to report the situation, "There was a young lady from an official family who went to the palace for a banquet and fell into the water. I heard that she was the legitimate daughter of Duke Xu's mansion."

Jing Zhichen was stunned, "What?"

……

With a "splash", a green figure broke into the water, dragged the nearly drowned Xu Xingyin back to the surface, and reached the shore with the help of several palace maids.

The female official who had been waiting on the side hurried forward and covered Xu Xingyin and the rescuer with something to protect them from being seen by others and tarnishing the girl's reputation.

Xu Xingyin was still groggy and not awake yet, and the girl who saved her was also extremely exhausted and fell to the side, unable to move.

Jing Zhichen, who was standing behind the crowd, nodded slightly, and the female official understood and came forward, leading several palace maids to pat Xu Xingyin's back.

This was the scene that Xu Chaoge saw when he arrived at the shore of Taiye Lake.

My sister, who was usually very sharp-tongued, just lay there lifelessly.

She was lifeless, would not argue with him angrily, nor would she call him brother in a coquettish manner.

Nothing must happen to Xu Xingyin!

The misunderstanding between them hasn't been resolved yet, right?

Xu Chaoge had to admit that for a moment, he was really scared and panicked.

Fortunately, with the help of the female officials and palace maids, Xu Xingyin finally spit out a mouthful of river water and slowly woke up.

Xu Xingyin looked at the crowd of people surrounding him. He did not feel ashamed at all, but was more grateful for having survived the disaster.

Then she said, "God has eyes."

Others thought she was still conscious after escaping death, so they changed her cloak and covered her veil, and served her frantically, fearing that this precious daughter of the Duke's mansion would suffer any injustice.

Xu Chaoge finally came to his senses and quickly pushed through the crowd, stepped forward and stretched out his arms to block everyone's gazes.

"Everyone, this concerns my sister's reputation. I hope you will follow me and not disturb the Queen's interest in hosting a tea party."

Hearing the commotion here, the young men from the nearby Taiye Lake came over to watch the excitement.

But now that Xu Chaoge has stepped forward, they can't just stay here any longer.

Besides, it's just some gossip, there's really no need to offend the eldest son of Duke Xu's mansion.

Thinking of this, everyone agreed and followed Xu Chaoge back to Taiye Lake.

Xu Wanjie, who had been standing there in a daze, had long disappeared.

As soon as the crowd left, the people behind Xiao Lu got the news, hurried over, grabbed Xu Xingyin and took her to change clothes.

"Wait a minute."

The female official who had been taking care of Xu Xingyin straightened her wet cuffs, stood up and glanced at the palace maid sent by Queen Xiao Lu.

When several palace maids saw the female official, their faces froze, they bowed reluctantly and called out in unison.

"Aunt Fu."

"No need to be polite."

The female official called Aunt Fu chuckled and answered directly. "Since I was the one who encountered Miss Xu Qi's trouble, there is no reason for me to ignore it. Otherwise, if people tell others, they will think that we in the East Palace are impolite, right? The Queen will not have to worry about this matter."

The task assigned by Empress Lu was not completed well. Given Empress Lu's temper, they would naturally not end up well.

Therefore, the palace maids hurriedly insisted.

"That's not right, Aunt Fu. The Eastern Palace is naturally the most strict in etiquette. However, after all, Miss Xu Qi's incident happened at the Empress's tea tasting party, so the Empress should naturally fulfill her responsibilities as the host."

"You are being too distant when you say this. If someone doesn't know, they might think you are trying to sow discord between the Empress and the Crown Prince."

"..."

After Aunt Fu said this, several palace maids dared not respond anymore, for fear that they would fall into Aunt Fu's trap and cause other troubles.

What's more, Aunt Fu is the head female official of the Eastern Palace. Even the senior maids around the Empress have to bow their heads when they see her. What do they count for?

So he smiled and said a few words of thanks for his hard work, then left in a hurry.

After watching such a good show, Xu Xingyin finally came to his senses. This female official was actually Jing Zhichen's woman.

Aunt Fu saw the look on Xu Xingyin's face and guessed what the little girl was thinking. She smiled and said:

"I forgot to greet Miss Xu Qi. I am the head of the Eastern Palace. Please go with me to change into dry clothes. If you catch a cold, it will be my fault."

After all, Jing Zhichen's people are much more trustworthy than that kind-looking but evil-hearted Empress Lu.

So Xu Xingyin did not refuse and returned the greeting politely.

"Thank you, Aunt Fu."

"Miss Xu Qi, please."

Aunt Fu brought Xu Xingyin to an empty palace not far from the scene of the incident. As soon as the group entered the palace, the palace maids had already prepared bath water, clothes and other things.

On the way here, Xu Xingyin had already completely understood what had just happened.

The girl who jumped into the water to save people was Zeng Tingxue, the legitimate daughter of the chief clerk of the Imperial Household Department. She happened to pass by here today and saved Xu Xingyin.