Liu Yu, who was standing there in a daze, was shocked. Her face turned pale as snow and she stood up suddenly.

Seeing this, Yun Xi deliberately stepped down with his foot on the edge of the boat, causing the boat to suddenly tilt to the right, and Liu Yi almost fell into the lake.

Prince An struggled desperately in the water, as if he wanted to call for help, but he drank several mouthfuls of lake water without uttering a single sound.

Liu Yu, who was hanging from the ground and falling into the lake, stroked her chest and shouted in horror, "Hurry up and save His Royal Highness Prince An."

It’s not that Liu Yu has any feelings for Prince An.

If Prince An drowned, how could Liu Yu explain it? Even if she was not yet of marriageable age, she was born in the capital, and had a thoughtful aunt like Consort Xian. How could she not know how serious this incident was?

If she were charged with the crime of murdering the prince, not only would she, Liu Yu, not be able to survive, but the entire Zhenyuan General would also suffer, and even her aunt, Concubine Xian, would be implicated.

Before Yun Xi and the eunuchs on the cruise ship jumped into the water to save Prince An, they saw He Hongkun, wearing silver armor and stepping on the breeze, approaching from afar, jumping into the water next to Prince An, and rescuing him to shore.

When Yun Xi ordered the eunuchs to row the cruise ship to the shore, Liu Yi's face was pale, her heart seemed to have stopped beating, and her legs were weak. When she looked again, she saw that Prince An was unconscious. He Hongkun said that Prince An had drowned and asked the eunuchs to go to the Shangyaosi to invite the imperial physician.

Liu Yu collapsed on the cruise ship, extremely frightened and burst into tears.

Yun Xi did not forget to add fuel to the fire and said, "Are you all so frightened? Why don't you hurry up and help His Royal Highness Prince An to get the lake water out of his lungs? Don't you know that His Royal Highness Prince An has had a cough since he was a child?

If something happens to His Royal Highness Prince An, and you accompany him on a lake cruise, and His Majesty gets angry, will you still be alive?"

Upon hearing this, the eunuchs gathered around Prince An.

Yun Xi's cold eyes suddenly turned, but with a faint smile on his face, he said to Liu Xi: "Don't cry, daughter of General Zhenyuan. His Royal Highness Prince An has always been weak and frail, and he married Lin as his principal wife just to let her be buried with him.

If something happens to His Royal Highness Prince An, I'm sure His Majesty will first betroth you to His Royal Highness Prince An as a concubine, and bury you with His Royal Highness Prince An. You've loved His Royal Highness Prince An for a long time, and although you can't sleep with him in life, you can be buried with him in death, which is also what you wished for, right?"

When Liu Wei heard this, her crying became even more miserable.

Since the founding of the Tianqi Kingdom, concubines of the royal family who had no children had to be buried with the emperor and princes.

The reason why Liu Yu was so frightened was that although she was accompanied by a maid when she came to the Imperial Garden, the only ones who followed her and Prince An on the boat when they went boating on the lake were Yun Xi and the eunuch who rowed the boat.

In order to protect themselves, these eunuchs would certainly push Prince An onto her if he suddenly jumped into the lake. They might even accuse her of pushing Prince An into the lake. If that were the case, wouldn't she be charged with the crime of murdering Prince An?

Yun Xi saw that Liu Yu was frightened. The maidservant who followed her to the Imperial Garden had not yet come over. She taunted indifferently, "Didn't the virtuous concubine tell Miss Liu Yu that His Royal Highness Prince An can't have sex because he has been suffering from a cough since childhood?

If you marry His Royal Highness Prince An as a concubine, you will be buried with His Royal Highness Prince An sooner or later. Alas... Such a beautiful girl, what a pity."

Can’t have sex?

Liu Yu's head suddenly started buzzing, and she felt a black screen before her eyes, and fainted on the cruise ship.

Yun Xi was an excellent martial artist and also knew a thing or two about medicine. When Emperor Deshun and General Zhenyuan arrived, he used a needle to prick the acupuncture points of the frightened Liu Ni and woke her up.

However, Liu Wei, who had just woken up, felt weak and confused, and burst into tears as soon as she opened her eyes.

The imperial physician who examined Prince An's pulse saw Emperor Deshun coming hurriedly and knelt down to report: "Your Highness Prince An has drowned. The lake water has entered his lungs and he has caught a cold. He needs to be sent to a nearby palace as soon as possible. I will use acupuncture to prick his acupoints and prescribe some decoctions for him to see if he can wake up. If he has a high fever..."

The imperial physician sighed heavily, which frightened General Zhenyuan so much that he asked tremblingly, "What if I have a high fever?"

The imperial physician shook his head. "That's hard to say."

General Zhenyuan, who had killed countless enemies, had never felt the word "fear" on the battlefield, but at this moment he was extremely frightened. He turned around and glared at Liu Yu, and asked angrily:

"You were on a boat trip with Prince An, how could Prince An fall into the lake and drown?"

Liu Xi, who had just woken up, had a blank mind. She bit her lip and shook her head repeatedly.

General Zhenyuan was so angry that he wanted to go up and slap Liu Yu.

At this moment, Aunt Shi Mi's voice came, "The Queen Mother has arrived."

Everyone turned around and saw the Queen Mother's carriage, Bai Luan Xue Ping, approaching not far away. The curtains were opened and the Queen Mother asked solemnly, "I heard that Prince An drowned. What happened?"

Emperor Deshun glanced coldly at General Zhenyuan and Liu Yu, and replied, "I have just arrived, and have not yet found out the truth."

The Queen Mother snorted, "I only saw that you were busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty and sympathized with your health, so I asked Prince An to help you with some simple official duties. You can stay in the Zhengde Hall or drown in the Imperial Garden. It was not easy for me to raise my grandson, and it is rare for him to return to the palace to stay for a few days. If anything happens to you, you must give me an explanation."

After she finished speaking, the Queen Mother said coldly to Shi Mi, "This place is not far from Concubine Jin's Wan'en Palace. Find a few capable people to carry Prince An to Wan'en Palace and have the imperial physician accompany them."

"Yes!" After Shi Mi responded, she waved to several eunuchs who were carrying a small couch, and ordered them to carry Prince An, who was pretending to be unconscious, to the small couch, and follow the Queen Mother's White Luan Snow Screen carriage to Wan'en Palace.

A eunuch had delivered the message in advance, and Concubine Jin was waiting at the gate of Wan'en Palace early.

Seeing the Queen Mother's white phoenix snow screen stop, she bowed and said, "Welcome, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother lifted the carriage curtain and said, "Noble Concubine Jin has always been smart and steady. I am old and unable to take care of Prince An, so I will leave Prince An to you to take care of. Find a few palace maids with clean hands and feet to serve Prince An. If Prince An wakes up, ask the eunuch in charge of your palace to tell me so that I don't have to worry."

When Concubine Jin heard this, her pupils twitched slightly and she replied respectfully.

Although the Queen Mother's Bai Luan Xue Ping left Wan'en Palace, she left behind the eunuch Du Zhong and the imperial physician who were in charge of Jingshou Palace.

Concubine Jin ordered the aunt in charge of Wan'en Palace to tidy up the side hall long ago. She treated Prince An more lovingly than her own son and took care of him personally.

It is said that Emperor Deshun looked at the Empress Dowager's Bailuan Xueping and left the Imperial Garden. He asked Liu Wei's maid to support Liu Wei, and ordered General Zhenyuan and Liu Wei to return to Zhengde Hall to explain the lake cruise in detail.

Emperor Deshun walked to the side of the imperial carriage, suddenly turned his head, glanced at Liu Xi coldly, and sighed: "I think you and His Royal Highness Prince An are not very suitable."

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