If she had not been smart enough to save him like that, even if she had been slightly irrational and jumped into the pond to rescue him or gone to call for help like that little maid, he would have drowned.
Later, many people came and pulled him out of the pond, his parents, terrified, immediately took him back to the Song Residence, and he hadn’t even had the chance to ask who that little girl who saved him was.
Moreover, there were so many people then, the little girl was swept away by the crowd.
After that, he hardly went to Duke Mansion anymore. It was either because his parents were traumatized or something else; anyway, the visits became exceedingly rare.
It seemed he never saw that little girl again.
The appearance of the little girl gradually faded from his memory.
Until many years later.
When he saw a little girl in red clothes dancing beside the pond, he could finally see her face clearly again.
She said her name was Xie Ruilin.
This girl deeply rooted herself in his heart.
Suddenly, he felt a bit dazed.
Was it because Xie Ruotong danced so well that he was mesmerized?!
How did he suddenly have the thought.
That the little girl he first saw dancing beside the pond was Xie Ruotong?!
It was just his mind playing tricks on him.
Later he also asked Xie Ruilin.
Xie Ruilin also mentioned the incident of rescuing him ashore.
Xie Ruotong was simply an exceptionally good dancer.
Exceptionally good indeed.
At the end of the dance.
Although the dance lasted a long time, it still left people wanting more.
Some even wanted to cry out for another performance.
But since the dancer was the young madam of the Song Family, naturally, they couldn’t make such a clamor.
They could only watch, as Xie Ruotong, her cheeks flushed and her face sweaty from the performance, bowed and left the stage.
Just as she was about to leave.
A voice suddenly rang out from the audience.
"Isn’t this the top courtesan from Yicui Pavilion, Xiang Qin? How did she suddenly become young Master Song’s wife?"
This person was Qin Shuyang.
He stood up from his seat and loudly said, "Right, Miss Xiang Qin, it has been a long time since we’ve seen each other!"
The whole place was in an uproar.
Everyone thought they had heard wrong.
How could the Duke Mansion’s young lady be the top courtesan from Yicui Pavilion?!
The people here were all nobles and high-ranking officials; not many frequented brothels, although there were some, like Qin Shuyang, a rebellious scion from childhood.
The father of Qin Shuyang, Vice Minister Qin Qin Wenchang, quickly grabbed his son.
How could he allow him to be so presumptuous at a birthday banquet.
"You sit down!" Qin Wenchang threatened.
In front of his father, Qin Shuyang naturally did not dare to cause too much of a scene.
What’s important was that at this moment, he didn’t need to do anything more.
Having brought the conflict into the open, he just needed to leave it to that woman Xie Ruilin.
No one else echoed him.
Xie Ruotong didn’t explain anything on the stage either and turned to leave.
"Sister." Xie Ruilin suddenly grabbed Xie Ruotong.
In front of everyone, Xie Ruotong couldn’t just push Xie Ruilin away.
"Young Master Qin just slandered you, you can’t just tolerate this. My sister is the young lady of Duke Mansion, how can we allow Young Master Qin to speak of my sister !" Xie Ruilin seemed to be defending Xie Ruotong.
In reality, she just wanted to escalate the situation.
However, to outsiders, Xie Ruilin, with her flushed face, appeared to be defending Xie Ruotong.
This made people once again admire the relationship between the sisters Xie Ruotong and Xie Ruilin.
Even more, they appreciated Xie Ruilin’s character.
Marrying Song Yanqing was her own hardship, yet she remained so kind to her sister, which was truly rare.
"Just right, today I’m hosting a birthday banquet, invited Xun City’s best musicians, and the best dancers. They are all performers from Yicui Pavilion," Xie Ruilin loudly declared.
Xie Ruotong actually recognized these people from the first glance.
In her heart, she was also prepared.
But she understood that many things are unavoidable.
Since Qin Shuyang had already come to her door, this drama was inevitable.
But she hadn’t expected that Xie Ruilin would actually collude with Qin Shuyang.
To deal with her, Xie Ruilin really would stop at nothing.
"In front of everyone, just right, let them testify for my sister," Xie Ruilin said righteously.
She stepped forward and called out the leading manager for the day.
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