Not long after, a young man and woman followed the chamberlain in, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty."
The emperor looked closely and saw that it was indeed Yan Er and Miss Xu San. He finally relaxed and grinned happily.
"Yan Er, where did your kid go? I almost had people turn the river over, but no one was found. You two make me really worried!"
Yan Ling raised his head and smiled, and said with gratitude: "Your Majesty cares so much for me, I'm really flattered. It's my fault that I've made you worry."
The emperor originally thought that this was going to be bad, and even thought about the worst consequences, but suddenly things turned upside down, and nothing happened. It was too late to be happy now, so who could blame him, and kept saying: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back."
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When the two of them got up, the emperor finally settled his mind and asked: "What happened? Where did you two go?"
He didn't say it was okay, but as soon as Yan Ling said it, his face immediately dropped, and he stood up to bow again: "Your Majesty! Someone wants to harm the minister and Miss Xu San, please make the decision for us!"
The emperor was startled. It was true that Concubine Shu wanted to kill Miss Xu San, but did anyone want to kill Yan Er? Several thoughts ran through his mind, but he did not dare to judge whether it was true or not. He could only hold his head first: "What did you say? Who said that?
Want to harm you? Get up quickly. If someone harms you, I will make the decision for you."
Yan Ling refused to get up until the emperor almost swore before he said: "Miss Xu San was pushed into the water. The minister has already asked about it. But what happened after she fell into the water, don't you find it strange, Your Majesty? Then
There were many boat girls, and all of them had excellent water skills. However, no one came to rescue Miss Xu San and I, so we were swept downstream by the undercurrent. If we hadn't been lucky and happened to be seen by someone, wouldn't we have really drowned?"
Hearing what he said, the emperor was relieved and comforted softly: "I have found out this matter clearly. It is Concubine Shu's fault. She wanted to ask Sanlang of the Ye family to marry Miss Xu San, so she bribed those boat girls and did not call them
Save people. I have already severely punished Concubine Shu. This kind of disrespectful life will never happen again, so you can rest assured!"
"Really?" Yan Ling's face was full of surprise, but also a little scared, "Your Majesty, that is Concubine Shu. Isn't it wrong for you to treat her like this?"
"What's wrong?" The emperor said with a serious face, "As a concubine in the harem, you should abide by virtue. How can she set an example for women in the world if she is so cruel? Today she dares to harm Miss Xu San for her own selfish purposes. What will happen in the future?
She dares to harm others! How can I sleep peacefully with such a femme fatale in the harem? I will punish her not only for you, but also for the other princes and princesses, and for me!"
He spoke so righteously that Yan Ling almost believed it, so he praised him very much to save face: "Your Majesty is wise!"
The emperor was very happy that the crisis was over. He asked them kindly: "Is it okay after falling into the water for so long? Do you want to call the imperial doctor for a diagnosis?"
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They walked along without avoiding anyone, and soon others got the news.
Princess Changning jumped up and grabbed the chamberlain who came to report the news: "Really? Are you sure? It is true that they are back?"
The chamberlain smiled and replied: "Yes, princess, please rest assured. Marquis Yan and Miss Xu San let the undercurrent rush downstream. They happened to encounter someone playing on the river and asked them to save them. Well, those are the ones who saved the people.
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Princess Changning looked over and saw the two girls Xiaoman and Xiaosang at the first sight. She waved happily: "You two are here, so Ayin is really saved?"
Seeing her and the prince coming, the group bowed their heads in greeting. Xiao Man replied with a smile: "Really, don't worry, princess, the lady is very fine! It's just that she looked too embarrassed and it was hard to see people, so we wasted some time."
That's true. The silk silk wrapped around Ye Xuanhua's body was torn off from her body. Even the clothes were not complete, so how could she see anyone?
The prince was also beaming. Yan Ling was indeed his lucky star. He had always turned bad luck into good luck before, but this time he fell into the water and actually knocked Concubine Shu down. I thought about how much he had suffered from Concubine Shu since he was a child.
, but her father doted on her and he couldn't get any evidence, so he could only endure it. He never expected that she would be overthrown so easily this time, what a surprise.
With such a mood, he looked particularly pleased with those people in the world, and asked pleasantly: "Did you save Yan Er?"
Xue Yi and the others were flattered. They had never thought that one day they would see so many noble people, and they would take the initiative to talk to them. This is the prince, the crown prince of the country, and the future king, who actually took the initiative to talk to them!
"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Highness." The three of them were so panicked that they didn't know what to do. They wanted to clasp their fists and salute, but they felt it was informal, so they bowed down and bowed. It also seemed too grand, and they didn't know where to move their hands and feet for a while.
Seeing their reserved looks, the prince laughed, and his mood became better and better. Seeing that they were at a loss, they were really simple and good people, much more energetic than the people in the palace.
He smiled and waved his hand: "No need to be polite, just answer me normally."
Yan Ji echoed: "Yeah, don't take the stage performance seriously. On weekdays, you just need to bow, and you only kneel on formal occasions!"
Hearing what he said, Xue Yi and the others finally steadied themselves, and they all clasped their fists and saluted.
The prince said: "You have saved Yan Er and helped Gu a lot. Gu will definitely reward you heavily. By the way, is there anything you want? Look at you, you should be able to do some boxing and kicking, right? Do you want to recommend you to Gu?
Join the Forbidden Army? Well, this girl can work as an errand next to Chang Ning, and in the future she will work as a bodyguard at the princess's residence."
One moment, the three of them almost became imperial prisoners, but now they have received a huge reward promised by the prince himself. Their lives have been full of ups and downs, but nothing more than that.
Ji Sanniang thought of her sworn brother in prison and wanted to ask for a favor for him. Fortunately, Xue Yi spoke in time and stopped him: "I don't dare to be rewarded by His Highness. We just happened to meet each other. Some trivial things are not worth mentioning."
He was really embarrassed. They were the ones who saved the person. The truth was just the other way around, okay? If it hadn't been for the timely help of Young Master Yan and Miss Xu San, the three of them would have been arrested by the Forbidden Army and sent to prison to accompany their brothers.
The more he behaves like this, the more the prince appreciates him. Those words are indeed true. There are many chivalrous people among the people, which is really admirable.
Just as he was talking, Yan Ling and Xu Yin came back.
As soon as Princess Changning saw the person, she immediately shouted: "Ayin!"
She rushed over and hugged Xu Yin, her eyes were red: "It's great that you are okay. I thought you... scared me to death."
Facing Princess Changning who revealed her true feelings, Xu Yin was both moved and guilty. It was an emergency just now and he didn't have time to inform the princess, which made her worry.
Seeing that Princess Changning wanted to lose the golden beans, she said deliberately: "Princess, you really underestimate me. I can even kill a frightened horse. How can I be killed by such a little trick?"
Princess Changning burst into laughter and said angrily: "Just blow it!"