"Look."
He pointed to the window. The window was only the size of a fan with a few exceptionally concealed petal-shaped panes.
Mo Zhaozhao looked suspiciously, only to see that outside the window, the small lake below was in full view. Su Qianxue was still standing in the same place, her soft green gauze skirt and waist-length hair were fluttered by the lake breeze, looking just like a fallen fairy, very beautiful.
"Look at her position, standing there among so many places, at the spot without a wooden railing, standing there for such a long time, occasionally glancing around. If you tell me she doesn’t have ulterior motives, I’d never believe it."
"Is our family’s lake that interesting? What’s making her so patient to watch for so long? She must be waiting for something to happen. The Princess is up to no good at this critical moment. I can’t help but suspect that the Princess is her target."
Mo Zhaozhao: "..."
These words obviously didn’t sound reasonable, but given what happened before and with Yun Wanye’s words subtly brainwashing her, she couldn’t find any ground to refute them.
Even she subconsciously began to feel that Su Qianxue was waiting for her.
It’s truly baffling.
"Does this mean I, the Princess, should just let her off? If I, a dignified Princess, can’t even deal with an eyesore, am I supposed to swallow this injustice in the future and suffocate?"
However, Mo Zhaozhao was still very unwilling to accept the original plan that was evidently no longer feasible.
If she couldn’t teach Su Qianxue a lesson today, she would get sick with anger.
"Ha~"
Her proud and unwilling look was irresistible to Yun Wanye, who chuckled softly and said, "Isn’t teaching her a lesson easy? Why should the Princess dirty her hands and ruin her reputation?"
"Princess, please watch."
He took out a small stone from his waist, used his inner strength to flick the stone, and in an instant, the stone tore through the air, hitting Su Qianxue’s knee unerringly.
"Ah..."
Suddenly struck by something on her leg, a piercing pain shot through like ants gnawing at the bone. Su Qianxue shrieked, her legs gave way, her body toppled over, and she plunged into the middle of the lake.
Mo Zhaozhao was dumbfounded, staring blankly at the large splash, then at Yun Wanye.
He, he actually...
"What, are you stunned?"
Yun Wanye laughed triumphantly. In the dim light, his face was enchantingly beautiful like a demon, mesmerizingly so that Mo Zhaozhao’s heart thumped wildly a few times before she looked away to the window.
Then she saw a tall figure jump into the lake, rescuing Su Qianxue and swimming towards the shore with her in his arms.
Mo Zhaozhao’s face darkened instantly. Her jade hands clenched tightly as she stared resentfully at the man holding Su Qianxue.
"Oh, I helped the Princess teach the eyesore a lesson, but alas, there’s always someone to interfere, tsk tsk tsk!"
He crossed his arms, shook his head, looking regretful, which made Mo Zhaozhao’s face look even grimmer, her lip tightly clenched.
The daughter of the Grand Commandant accidentally fell into the water!
Such a huge event spread rapidly throughout the Duke Ning Mansion. The servants were busily running around, and Madam Su nearly fainted on the spot.
"Xue’er, my Xue’er, where is she, quickly, quickly take me to her~"
Lady Yun embraced Yun Wanqing, both mother and daughter were utterly bewildered.
Originally, Yun Wanqing was listening to the ladies’ chatter and was dazed, almost falling asleep. Suddenly a servant came running with the news. She immediately woke up, her pretty dark eyes wide open.
[What? Su Qianxue fell into the water? Wasn’t it supposed to be the Princess? Where did I end up?]
[Why is the plot always collapsing? Every single time?]
[Let’s go, let’s go, mother, let’s go and see, I want to see how a perfectly good plot collapsed.]
Lady Yun also had the same thought, although she had long reminded Yun Wanyao to secretly keep an eye on the Princess, knowing well that the plot’s collapse had a lot to do with Yao’er and Ye’er siblings, she still wanted to see what happened next.
Just in case the Princess and her companions left any loose ends that could be used against them, she could help mitigate the situation.
A crowd of wives and ladies quickly arrived at the lakeside, and people from the male banquet also rushed over. Instantly, the lakeside was packed with people.
Su Qianxue had already been rescued, sitting huddled in the garden, covered with a man’s robe, completely drenched, holding the robe tightly and shivering non-stop.
"Xue’er, my Xue’er~"
Madam Su cried out and ran over, hugging her and shouting at the crowd, "Doesn’t the Duke Ning Mansion have a household doctor? Quickly call the household doctor over, to check on Xue’er~"