Chapter 112
The sun’s rays filtered through the water, and a soft golden light flowed over Zhou Xian Yang, like a savior for a drowning man.
He quickly swam closer. Xiangci was closer to him, and hastily reached out for help.
Xiangci subconsciously closed his eyes and gave up struggling, falling towards the bottom of the lake. The feeling of suffocation in her chest made her seem to go back to the moment when she was poisoned in her last life. If she died again, would she have a chance to start over?
Soon, she felt someone holding her waist quickly upwards, she opened her eyes, seeing the obsidian eyes close to her eyes, a little hard to believe.
Aimi climbed onto his shoulders and floated out of the water with him, breathing in the fresh air. Zhou Xian Yang wiped a handful of water from her face and asked nervously, “How is it? Should we summon the Imperial Doctor?”
The man’s warm breath brushed against her face, and Xiang Xiang shook her head, looking at him with surprise, saying, “Xiang Zhi is still down there!”
Zhou Xian Yang sighed and winked at the shore. A splash soon followed, and it was Xiao Nan who jumped into the water.
At this moment, Xiang Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, filled with the gratitude of having survived. But then he shed tears of sadness. I had worked so hard to organize the banquet, and everything was so well thought out, but in the end, it was all for naught.
When she was rescued on the boat later, she would be seen by so many nobles in the capital, and would be humiliated to death.
Seeing her aggravated look, Zhou Xianyang suddenly remembered the embarrassment she felt when she was soaked to the skin in the river in the garden of the royal residence, and suddenly understood.
“It’s okay, we’re not going back to the boat.” He said. With that, Zhou Xianyang changed the direction of his swim, moving farther and farther away from the boat and the crowd.
“Alas, why isn’t Xian Yang coming up? The guards hurry down!”
King Qing was yelling for help, but the Empress Dowager guessed it at once and blocked it, “No need, it’s more appropriate for Xian Yang to take the Princess directly ashore to change her clothes.”
King Qing understood and immediately called for help.
The crowd watched as the Yü Wang couple hugged each other tightly, sinking up and down with the water waves, and for a moment, they all put their faces away to look at the scene.
Luckily they are already a married couple, otherwise wouldn’t it be indecent.
The British Duke was busy apologizing: “A small accident, Yu Wang water is very good, the shore has guards to take care of, will be fine, everyone still continue to watch the show.” He then signaled for the drums and music to continue.
The music of the hundred operas gradually fades away, leaving only the lake water stirring.
Aimi stabilized his mind and asked, “If we leave like this, what about the guests?”
“Father-in-law and mother-in-law are here, they will take care of it.”
Only then did Xiangmian feel relieved and stopped talking.
A moment of silence, Zhou Xian Yang’s breathing is particularly clear to the ears, heavy and regular, sweat beads and water beads at the corners of his forehead. Xiangmian hung on him, suddenly embarrassed, this voice this state is too much like a certain night, right.
Zhou Xian Yang did not realize that, his voice was a little anxious, “Why did you save her just now?”
“I was sick of her, but I didn’t want to see her die. Madam has at least fulfilled her duty as a first mother to me, and if she were to lose her precious child, she would definitely die of grief. Besides, she has saved your life after all.”
Zhou Xian Yang suddenly stopped advancing and just held her up, the two of them hovering in the water, stopping right under a large lotus leaf in the middle of that lush lotus.
“What’s wrong?” Xiang Xiang looked at Zhou Xian Yang’s complicated eyes and was a little heartbroken.
“I’m tired of swimming, resting for a while.” Zhou Xian Yang said as he lowered his head and pecked her lips.
“What are you doing?” Xiangmian pushed back, inexplicably, afraid that he would cause trouble even on such an occasion, Zhou Xian Yang just rested against her forehead, “How in heaven’s name could there be such a good little lady like you?”
“Isn’t this the most basic for a human being? There’s no talk of being good or bad. Besides, I’m still afraid that she’ll frame me, so why don’t we just fall down together and be done with it!”
Rong Xiangxian slowly let go of him, treading water himself, “You don’t have the strength? I don’t have any cramps anymore, I can swim by myself. We’re almost at the Evening Boat Pavilion.”
Despite saying this, Zhou Xian Yang could tell that she was still a little scared as she treaded water, the lake was very deep, and if she wasn’t careful, she would drown.
He let go of her and proposed, “You crouch on my back, I’ll carry you over.”
Saying this, he swam slowly beside her, Rong Xiangmian smiled, his hands gently pulling on his shoulders, and with his movements, he soon flew towards the steps on the pavilion side.
After disembarking, Zhou Xian Yang straight away picked up Xiangmian and went back to change his clothes. Soon, Xiao Nan and Xiao Bei escorted Rong Xiangshi on one side and came over as well.
Looking at her drenched appearance, Rong Xiangmian crossed Zhou Xianyang’s shoulder and instructed, ”Xiao Nan, take one of my clothes and take her to take a proper bath and change her clothes. Without my orders, do not let her out.”
Today, this day, how many demons had she made, and Sagami had had enough.
“You pushed me into the water and still want to put me under house arrest? King Yu, your good princess treats me like this and you sit back and do nothing?!” Rong Xiangzhi questioned loudly.
Zhou Xian Yang had always had his back turned to her, nonchalant, and did not want to say much to her at this moment, his feet did not stop and he soon walked away.
The two of them changed and left the bedroom, only to see a wisp of black smoke scurrying up into the sky not far away.
Zhou Xian Yang busily instructed Xiangmian: “You go and lead everyone to the other side of the lake to take shelter, help me take care of Imperial Grandmother, I’ll take the firefighting team to put out the fire, and I’ll be back in a while.”
Although Rong Xiangxian was worried, he could not say much at this moment, and immediately followed Xiao Bei, rushing over in a small boat.
The guests waited for the fire to get big before realizing it, and they were all a bit alarmed. Rong Xiang See happened to arrive, pacified: “Yu Wang has already led the fire-fighting team to extinguish the fire, that fire point is far away from here, and there is such a big lake separating them, we don’t need to worry.” Saying that, the organization boat turned in unison and rowed towards the south gate.
The boat is fast but not chaotic, Xiangmian said calmly: “That is the direction of the kitchen, maybe the cooking stove firewood is too hot, burned up. Outside the kitchen, all have prepared water tanks just in case, nothing will happen.”
Liu saw her and asked, “How is your sister?”
Rong Xiang see not move: “sister no big problem, but suffered some shock, I have people wait for her bath and dressing, and then find a doctor to give her a look, Mrs. don’t worry.”
The British Duke and his wife were relieved, and apologized to the Empress Dowager and the Princess, “This girl, I don’t know if I’m happy to see a hundred plays today, I lost my footing for a moment, and startled the Empress Dowager.”
The empress dowager kindly said, “It’s good to be fine.”
And greeted Xiangmian sitting beside herself, stroking her hair. Xiangmian no longer disk head, only cloak hair, behind the bundle of a hair band, looks like the same as not out of the cabinet, bright and elegant.
Just now that scene, there are so many people watching, I think the capital will have to say her gossip, the empress dowager then said: “good child, you have a general water nature, in order to save your sister, so do not want to die ah? Can not be like this in the future.”
Rong Xiangshi see will understand, smiled: “At that time the situation is urgent, can’t think too much, now think is indeed too impulsive.”
“Consort Yu’s courage is commendable, bestow a pair of bluish jade ruyi and a pair of nanyang night pearl. Tang Tai, when you return to the palace, you’ll have someone send the items!”
Vice-Captain Tang immediately bowed in response.
The Empress Dowager’s praise immediately reversed the wind direction. Xiangmian didn’t feel nestled in his heart and leaned in to talk to the Empress Dowager’s side.
The mood of the British Duke’s family was also slightly better, constantly comforting everyone and making the guests less worried.
Boat docked, Rong Xiangmian led the crowd back to the closest garden door to rest in the flower hall, a day of wandering, guests are a little tired, but also concerned about the fire, not good to talk and laugh.
The atmosphere is a little low, the fire scene chaos and noisy sound, far away from the wind blowing.
Rong Xiang see also can not, can only and the British Prince House a cadre of people, kneel down in public to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor to make amends: “Today’s fire suddenly, alarmed the Empress Dowager and Father’s driving, but also please the Empress Dowager and Father’s sins.”
The empress dowager busy ordering the grandma to help her up: “You have already done extremely well, this fire is merciless, it’s not something that can be predicted.”
The emperor also did not blame her, but advised her, “The lunch has been finished for a long time, the fire in the stove should have been extinguished a long time ago. There is no place to use fire in the middle of the day, how could a fire start for no reason?”
Rong Xiangmian heard a chill behind her back and subconsciously swept a glance at King Kai, King Qing, and King Li behind the emperor. Who would set fire in her garden?
The emperor felt her eyes and did not say anything.
Not long after, Zhou Xian Yang came over to ask for forgiveness: ”Imperial grandmother and father were shocked, it was all due to Xian Yang’s poor consideration. Now that the fire has been extinguished, should we continue to tour the garden?”
The emperor asked, “Have you found the source of the fire?”
Zhou Xian Yang replied: “The fire was not in the garden, it started on the hill outside the garden, the fire was big and was blown by the wind, it burned through the courtyard wall and lit up the trees on the north side, now it has been extinguished.”
“I have previously wondered, this garden a few steps a sentry, how can in the eyes of the feather guards fire, originally from the outside.”
The British public immediately surprised: “is the subject of ill-considered, when the garden repair on the outside of the garden dug a water canal fire prevention, did not expect this mountain fire today burned up, the fire is more by the wind into the garden.”
The discerning know that this fire is strange, the words of the Duke of England is even more clear.
Duan Fei, the leader of the feather forest guards, immediately pleaded guilty: “It is my dereliction of duty, only outside the root of the wall, the foot of the mountain arranged defense, I did not expect that the mountain forest will be inexplicably on fire, I immediately go to investigate.”
The emperor nodded.
The Empress Dowager is very wary, “Emperor, someone is eyeing the Yuhang Mansion, you can’t just ignore it!”
The emperor understood that the empress dowager’s heart ached for the Yü Wang couple and immediately commanded, “Leave two teams of feather guards to escort the Jing Yi Garden.”
After saying this, he got up and drove back to the palace.
Just now also play happily, turn the holy driving back to the emperor, all people have to follow the busy send driving.
The original atmosphere warm, happy opening ceremony, because of the sudden arson suspicion, most of the guests also lost interest, see the Empress Dowager and His Majesty left, but also do not want to stay long.
The carefully prepared event came to a hasty end, and Yang Hsien and Sang-mi had some regrets, but both of them were able to hold their ground, and with apologies, they thanked the guests one by one, and saw them off.
Some familiar guests console them, saying that the fire is an auspicious omen, and that the Yü Wang Mansion will surely be prosperous in the future. There were even some guests like King Kai who brought their children to play and were pestered by their children to stay.
Uncle Jin Wang, Yun Wang’s couple, the Eldest Princess’s couple, and Rong Xiang Yu’s couple were mindful of their hard work in preparation, and didn’t choose to leave in a hurry, so they said, “Let’s continue to take the boat, there’s still a small half of this garden that hasn’t been toured enough.”
In the end, there were just three boats left, sailing back into the South Lake.
Have to say, there is no empress dowager and the emperor present, and fewer people, are a family of royal relatives, but more leisurely and casual.
They are all relatives, so there is no intentional division of male and female guests, Rong Xiangshi let Yu Wang and his parents accompany the tour, and he himself and his sister-in-law left the table together to meet Rong Xiangshi.
At this moment, Laifu has already been held by his sister-in-law’s people, kneeling on the ground, the flint seized from his body, also thrown aside.
Gu instructed her maid to guard outside the door, not allowing a single person to approach, and then closed the door and questioned Rong Xiangzhi, “Third sister, what are you doing?”