Mr. An suddenly realized: "Let me tell you, why did that boy Ye Xuanbo suddenly become so brave? He dared to go out to get something cheap!"
The prince's cousin, Young Master Yang, spoke more cautiously: "Don't talk nonsense. Ye Xuanbo went to save his sister. Don't you think he was saved?"
The queen is no longer here, the Yang family is no longer in its prosperous period, and the prince is somewhat...so Mr. Yang does not dare to offend the Ye family easily.
Mr. An no longer had such worries and sneered: "Brother Yang, why are you covering up for him? What kind of virtues do we still know about Ye Xuanbo? You want to say that he runs the fastest when going to drink flower wine and save people?"
Is this what he did?"
He waved the folding fan in his hand with a very disdainful expression: "I heard that the Ye family was going to propose marriage for him, and all the ladies in the city were avoiding it. Today is such a good opportunity, why didn't he hurry up and grab one? Looking at Xu San
The young lady fell into the water and hurriedly went to take advantage. If he really rescued her, he wouldn't have relied on him. Haha, luckily Miss Xu San was lucky enough not to let him get involved... By the way, Yan
What about the second one? Isn’t it easier for him?”
Master An showed an expression of envy. Which of these young masters studying in the Bowen Museum has no interest in Miss Xu San? Needless to say, she is good-looking. Even Mrs. Lu, whom they feared like a tiger, was willing to be defeated by her. They all
It's hard not to have a feeling of admiration for someone who gets along with her every day.
Of course, if you think this way, not many people really dare to take action. Even the prince feels a little ashamed of himself - although he has a noble status, the museum is a place where he studies, so the status gap is weakened, and instead, his studies come first.
, and he will never be able to catch up in this aspect...
After being distracted for a while, the prince suddenly felt something was wrong: "Why has there been no news for so long? Hasn't the person been rescued yet?"
The young masters were all startled and hurriedly called for people to inquire about the news.
As expected, the boat ladies have not found Miss Xu San until now, and even Yan Ling has disappeared.
The prince was shocked: "It's over, will he drown?"
The more they thought about it, the more frightened they became. In the end, Mr. Yang made the suggestion: "Your Highness, why don't you go and report it quickly? Yan Er has a special status. If something happens..."
Duke Zhao is still fighting in Xirong! Yan Ling stayed in the capital to help his father calm the emperor's heart. If something happened, no one knew what the consequences would be.
On business matters, the prince was still willing to listen to his cousin. Besides, he was also worried that something might happen to Yan Ling, so he immediately ordered: "Hurry to the shore, I want to see my father."
The female relatives gradually began to panic.
"Why haven't you found it yet?"
"Yeah, if you don't save me, what if..." you drown?
The young ladies fell into the water, and they could only provide some conversation topics for tea and dinner. If someone died, it would be a big deal!
Concubine De couldn't hold herself still, so she turned around and asked: "Who else knows how to swim? Hurry, it doesn't matter who it is, as long as you save it, you will be rewarded heavily!"
Concubine Shu said: "All the boat girls have gone down, where can anyone still know how to swim? We can't call those guards here, right? It's really God's will that we can't save him!"
What an idiot for still playing tricks on her now! De Fei glared at her fiercely, turned around and walked back quickly.
Concubine Shu was a little confused by her glare: "Sister, what are you doing?"
"Report to your majesty, quickly dispatch people to search!" Concubine De said without looking back.
She now regrets a little, knowing that this woman is not smart, why did she encourage her to deal with Miss Xu San, if someone really died...
Concubine De shivered and quickened her pace.
The way Concubine Shu looked at her, her intuition after living in the harem for many years made her realize that something was wrong, and she hurriedly followed her: "Sister, I will go with you."
Not long after, the two concubines arrived in front of the emperor.
"His Majesty!"
Looking at their looks, the emperor guessed something and asked with a sullen face: "What? The people haven't been rescued yet?"
"Yes." Concubine De added, "Miss Ye has been rescued, but Miss Xu San has been missing. All the boat girls have gone into the water, but they can't find her... Your Majesty, please call the guards quickly. I'm afraid it's too late."
Oh no."
Concubine Shu opened her mouth, wondering if it would be bad to call the guards? There are so many female relatives...
But the emperor didn't give her a chance to speak, and immediately turned around and ordered the servant: "Go, call Jinwu Guards over, search the river with all your strength, and we must find the person."
Wasn't it just a petty official's daughter who fell into the water? The Jinwu Guards were actually about to be dispatched? Concubine Shu was dumbfounded. Before she could figure it out, the prince over there also came over in a hurry.
"Father! Father! Yan Er jumped down to save people, but he is gone now..."
The emperor was startled: "What did you say? Erlang of the Yan family? Marquis of Wu'an?"
The prince nodded in agreement.
The emperor suddenly stood up: "How long?"
"When the news that the two ladies fell into the water first came..."
The emperor's face gradually turned pale, and that was not a short time.
"Quick! Pass the Dragon Guard! Even if we turn the river over, we still have to find the person!"
The Long Xiang Guards are the elite of the Forbidden Army. After the Green Forest Rebellion, this Forbidden Army became the emperor's most personal bodyguard and was only responsible for the emperor's safety.
The emperor actually asked the dragon-mounted guards to come in, which was equivalent to escorting him!
This posture frightened Concubine Shu. What's wrong? What's going on? A daughter of a remote governor, a son of a prince, not even the heir apparent, how could it be so serious?
Seeing that the emperor went to supervise the formation in person, Concubine Shu followed behind, becoming more and more trembling. She looked around and saw Concubine De's serious expression, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Sister Concubine De, why is Your Majesty so cautious? Is this necessary?"
Concubine De looked at her and sneered: "You will know later whether you can commit the crime or not."
Concubine Shu was blocked by her and even more panicked.
The two had been fighting for so many years, and they had figured out each other's tempers for a long time. Concubine De knew that she was ordinary in appearance and could not compete for favor in front of the emperor who only cared about his face, so she always kept a low profile. No matter how angry she was, she remained polite on her face.
Now she actually looks down on herself, could it be...
Concubine Shu's intuition was correct. When Jinwu Guards and Long Xiang Guards arrived, even the tools for digging river channels were brought in, but they could not find their whereabouts.
Seeing that more than half an hour had passed and it was impossible for him to be alive even if he was found, the emperor became furious and launched a thorough investigation and accountability.
"Who arranged this today? How could someone fall into the water?"
Concubine Shu was pushed and couldn't help but stumbled a step. She said with a pale face: "Your Majesty, it was arranged by my concubine. The girls were competing to see who could row faster, so they accidentally fell into the water... This was an accident.
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"Accident?" The emperor sneered, his gaze shot towards him like an arrow, "Do you think I am a fool? Miss Xu San and Chang Ning are on a ship, and there is no one to protect them. Do you think this is an accident?"