Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Wenlang sent Chang Yuan over every day, and I often accompanied him. Ruirong's mood had recovered. On this day, a palace maid from Yongxiang Palace suddenly came to pass a message saying that Consort Rong had invited Ruirong and me to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the scenery.
Consort Rong had just been promoted, so I couldn't refuse the first invitation. I politely sent off the people over there and instructed Huan Ling to help me dress up. At the same time, I asked Huan Pei to inform Rui Rong that she couldn't be absent either.
The garden was filled with stars surrounding the moon without any suspense. Almost all the concubines above the noble level were gathered. Unexpectedly, even Lady An, who was about to give birth, stood carefully at the side.
Seeing the greeting, Consort Rong did not make things difficult for Rui Rong and me. She just chatted with everyone, still noble and dignified.
I noticed that although Rui Rong was also accompanying me to answer, her eyes were always staring at Lady An's stomach from time to time---Her huge stomach was indeed very eye-catching, but I could understand Rui Rong's thoughts. I sighed and moved my body between them. Rui Rong smiled and turned her face away.
"Younger sisters, don't just stand there. The spring scenery is very good, why not walk around. BenGong sent people to wait for him and invited the emperor to come over after court to enjoy.”
Consort Rong's words granted amnesty to the somewhat reserved crowd, and everyone began to scatter in twos and threes.
I said that my body was still a little uncomfortable, so I declined Zi Qi and Song Bining's invitation and walked at the back with Rui Rong.
After walking around a forest, there was a sparkling lake in front of us. Rui Rong suddenly pulled me to the lakeside."Sister, since we are here to admire the scenery, let us take a good look. This imperial garden is indeed extraordinary.”
I smiled and nodded. The surroundings were very quiet. The surface of the lake was a little dazzling under the sunlight. A gentle breeze blew over, and it was indeed refreshing.
After a while, she heard hurried footsteps behind her. She turned around and saw that it was the most unlikely person-Lady An.
I couldn't care less about Rui Rong's emotions and asked,"Lady An's body is so heavy, why are you walking so fast?”
Lady An seemed to have specially come towards Rui Rong and me. When she saw us, she bowed with great effort. She was a little out of breath and didn't say anything for a moment. I stared at the two palace maids behind her and said sternly,"How are you serving your little master? It's already so late, but you still let her leave in such a hurry. If something goes wrong, do you still have your lives?”
Lady An was conferred the title by a palace maid. She did not have a servant girl by her side. The palace maids assigned by the palace were often not loyal and dedicated enough. Especially when facing a master who was also a palace maid, there was also an imbalance in their mentality. These two palace maids were like this. They were already the closest to Lady An, but they still didn't have any nervous expressions. It was just that due to my status, they admitted their mistakes humbly.
"You guys go over there and wait." Lady An instructed the two palace maids in a low voice. The two of them seemed to be eager and hurriedly turned around to leave.
I couldn't help but worry for Lady An, and I spoke with more concern."You should care about yourself. Even if it's not for yourself, you should do it for the child in your stomach.”
I paused for a moment and asked again,"It's about to give birth, right?"”
Lady An was a little surprised, but for a moment, she was touched. She lowered her head slightly."Yes, the imperial physician said it would be in these few days.”
I nodded." I hope you can give birth safely. This is the first child of this dynasty. Regardless of gender, it will be a guarantee for you. You can rest assured now.”
I was referring to the time when she asked me for help at the beginning of the year. She lowered her head and didn't answer. Rui Rong was at the side, and I didn't want to chat with Lady An. After all, it wasn't a friendship. Rui Rong cared so much, so I just asked hastily,"What's the matter, Lady An?”
She suddenly raised her head and said," Right, I almost forgot about the important matter. Consort Rong is asking Consort Gui Pin to hurry over!"”
As he spoke, he pointed in a direction. I was a little surprised."Oh? Do you have any instructions?"
She shook her head." Consort Rong didn't say anything. Sister will know when she goes."”
I looked at Rui Rong and wanted to ask her to come along, but Rui Rong said,"I'll wait for my sister here."
I always felt that something was wrong. I wondered why Consort Rong sent An Cairen, who was inconvenient to move, to pass on the message, but I didn't dare to delay. I nodded and left.
However, after walking in the direction that Lady An pointed out, I still did not see Consort Rong. Instead, I could not even see the other concubines. I felt bad and immediately rushed back.
In fact, I also understood in my heart that Lady An was a woman who was about to give birth. No matter what, she couldn't do anything to Rui Rong. However, I was extremely uneasy. Because my heart was anxious and there was no one around, I didn't dare to neglect her feet.
Seeing that they were about to return to the lakeside, they saw the Empress Dowager walking over. Beside her was Consort Jing.
I couldn't avoid it, so I went forward and bowed."ChenQie greets Empress Dowager, greets Consort Jing.”
" You're welcome." The Empress Dowager was in a good mood and asked me with a smile," Yu 'er is here too?"”
I was anxious, but I still had to say something."Yes, Consort Rong has invited ChenQie and the others to come over to the garden.”
The Empress Dowager nodded." If Jing hadn't called aijia out, aijia wouldn't have noticed the scenery here. It's actually better than a few years ago."”
When I heard this, I understood in my heart that Consort Jing had invited the Empress Dowager and Consort Rong had invited everyone. Regardless of whether it was to demonstrate or to win them over, although there were many people, compared to Consort Jing inviting the Empress Dowager, they were at most evenly matched.
He felt that Consort Jing was not a simple person. In the past, she did not seem to fight, but she appeared everywhere without any mistakes. The Empress Dowager was wise and understood that since she was willing to be used today, she must have her reasons.
I was thinking of quickly returning to Rui Rong's side, but because the two of them couldn't make it, seeing that they were planning to go forward, I quickly bowed.
Consort Jing stopped in her tracks and asked me indifferently,"Since Guipin was invited, why is she here alone?”
I was just about to reply Consort Jing when I suddenly saw two servant girls standing not far away. They were actually Huanpei and Xiaodai. There was still some distance from the lake. I was stunned and felt that there seemed to be something going on.
There are many coincidences in the world. Whether it was a deliberate necessity or a coincidence, it was unknown. I was sent far away by Lady An and rushed back to meet the Empress Dowager. However, it was still in time. However, at this moment, things still happened.
At that moment, they suddenly heard two screams and the sound of splashing water. They were coming from the lakeside. I could clearly hear that the voice was extremely frightened, followed by a nervous cry for help. At this moment, I couldn't care less about etiquette. I looked at Huan Pei and ran over without saying a word.
In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the lakeside. Other than the Empress Dowager and Consort Jing, the first three or four people who heard the commotion ran over. What we saw together was Rui Rong and Lady An falling into the water together. Rui Rong was closer to the shore, and Lady An was further away. They were both struggling desperately. In our eyes, this was an amazing scene!
After a moment of silence, Xiaodai was the first to scream."Hurry up! Someone come quickly! Save them!"
I also grabbed my ring.”
Then, he reached out to reach Rui Rong, but how could he reach her!
A large group of concubines brought their servants to the front. In a short while, there were only us and the few palace maids brought by the Empress Dowager. There was not a single internal prison. The lakeside forest was also so clean that there was not even a broken tree branch. Everyone was in a panic.
I was so anxious that my blood rushed up. Seeing that I couldn't count on anyone else, I suddenly pulled Xiaodai, who was already crying, and shouted,"Hold me!"
Xiaodai didn't understand my intentions, but she obediently grabbed my left arm. I leaned out of the lake and stretched out my right hand to grab Rui Rong's sleeve. A palace maid came over to help and pulled us back together.
Before I could retract my body, I shouted,"Huan Pei! Hurry up! Over there!"
I shouted indistinctly, but Huan Pei could understand. I called out to a few palace maids to use the same method to appease the talented people.
At this time, I had recovered my center of gravity and pulled Rui Rong to the shore. Rui Rong was trembling in fear and grabbed my hand tightly. Xiaodai and I tried to pull her up, but we couldn't. The shore here was too steep and the side walls were covered with moss. Rui Rong had used up too much strength when she struggled. At this time, her life was safe and she couldn't use much strength.
I saw that she didn't have the strength to climb ashore for a while, so I didn't bother to pull her up. I looked up at Lady An. Lady An had been pulled to the shore by Huan Pei and the others. Her condition was no different from Ruirong's. The only difference was that her huge belly caused her to hang sideways on the shore.
There was a voice calling for everyone in the distance. I knew that someone would come to help soon. Just as I was about to heave a sigh of relief, I heard Huan Pei anxiously shout,"Talent An! Talent An! You have to stay awake! I can't sleep!"
Huan Pei looked at me with a scary expression."Miss! Lady An can't take it anymore."
I looked over and saw that Lady An's face was pale and she was already in a semi-conscious state. The hand that was tightly holding the ring pendant had also begun to loosen. At this moment, Lady An was about to give birth, so her body was the heaviest. If she did not maintain her balance herself, she would not be able to hold on if she relied on the palace maids to pull her on the shore.
As for the unconscious Lady An, her body was still twisting and kicking wildly. This would only increase the burden on the people on the shore. She slowly slid into the water.
In an instant, my mind was filled with thoughts of what was going on. If something happened to Lady An, what would the consequences be? Would Rui Rong, the only one present, be implicated? And did Lady An deliberately send me away…
Soon, I threw away all my thoughts and focused on the situation in front of me that made me powerless.
Suddenly, I found a large rock in the water by the shore. The top was flat, like a stone pillar. It wasn't very wide, but it was enough for one or two people to stand. The lake water by the shore was a little muddy from the beating of the Ancai people. The foothold seemed to be about half a person deep, so I couldn't see it clearly. However, I couldn't care much about it. The only chance was now.
Lady An had already lost consciousness. It was impossible for her to take the initiative to borrow strength. At this moment, someone could only support her in the water and carry her up as soon as possible. She and the child in her stomach could not delay any longer.
I couldn't care less about Rui Rong who was choking on water and crying intermittently. I pulled my hand away from her hand and handed her to the palace maid behind me. I ignored her sudden fear and surprise.
Everything happened very quickly. When the Empress Dowager and Consort Jing quickly walked to the lakeside, they happened to see me jump into the lake with a plop, causing a few screams.
The weather in April was much warmer, and the sun was in the middle of the sky. However, the water under the shadows of the trees was still cold to the bone. It immediately made me shiver and almost cry out.
I gritted my teeth and allowed my body to sink a little, but my feet did not step on the stone surface as expected. My heart was instantly shocked.# Cancel all reviews: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 56PM #
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