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Emperor Jing did not say anything else.

He walked to the lake and placed his eyes on the suspension bridge in the middle of the lake before sighing.

"Cherish women …"

At this time, Mu Qianyu hid in the lake and frowned.

She thought that the Emperor Jing would leave after a while, or go somewhere else to walk.

If this continued, she would definitely suffocate to death.

Although she knew how to drink water, she wouldn't be able to hold her breath for long.

Seeing that Emperor Jing had no intention to leave, she could only silently swim east along with the Xiyan Lake.

It had to be said that this lake was very big, as if there was no end to it.

When she was a little further away from the Emperor Jing, she increased her speed. As long as she could leave his sight, she could appear.

On the other hand, Consort Li had already been waiting outside with her men, waiting to watch a good show.

Mu Qianyu did not know how long she had swam, but she had already swam far away from the Emperor Jing.

He had pushed himself to the limit and finally stuck his head out of the lake, breathing in the fresh air with big gulps.

He had never felt the air outside was this good.

Mu Qianyu was so stifled that her mind was a little muddled.

He still hadn't recovered from his shock, but his heart was racing.

Following which, a shadow flashed over and directly pulled her out of the lake.

Before Mu Qianyu could see who the person was, she reached out to touch the whip on her waist.

"Stop messing around."

A familiar voice rang out, and at the same time, it pressed down on the hand covering her waist.

Mu Qianyu looked at the person in front of him with some astonishment, and asked: "Why are you here?"

Xiao Chengyi did not answer her question, and instead directly brought her back to the Wan-Shuang Palace.

The place Mu Qianyu just came out was no longer in the forbidden grounds.

However, they were very close to the forbidden area, so if they weren't careful, they would be discovered.

Therefore, Xiao Chengyi could only bring her back to the Wan-Shuang Palace.

Mu Qianyu was drenched from head to toe, her clothes were thoroughly drenched as she carried her back.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them were already soaked in sweat.

Sui Yang, who was standing in the courtyard, looked on in astonishment.

If they did not know that the Prince was going to save someone, they would have thought that the Prince and Lady Mu were going somewhere …

A strange scene appeared in Mu Qianyu's mind.

Many years ago, she had kicked him into the lake at the foot of the Heaven's Mountain.

That was a very long time ago. It was so long that she had almost forgotten. Today, she suddenly recalled something.

"Where is this?"

Mu Qianyu stood in the courtyard drenched in sweat, she looked around and said.

"My Royal Mother's chambers."

Xiao Chengyi earnestly sized her up a few times, as though he wanted to see if she was injured.

"Xian Consort's chambers?"

Mu Qianyu was shocked, she turned around and tried to escape.

"Your highness, Third Miss, the Empress is letting you in."

However, before they could even escape, the Xian Consort's servant, Han Zhi, came out.

Mu Qianyu braced herself and entered the room with some water still on her clothes.

Xiao Chengyi was not in a sorry state like her, he was just that his clothes were wet.

She was completely immersed in the water.

As a result, after entering the room, Mu Qianyu felt too embarrassed to raise her head.

She, who had always been the thickest, was inexplicably afraid of meeting the Xian Consort.

"How did this happen?"

Xian Consort did not expect such a situation to occur, she thought that Xiao Chengyi would be fine after bringing the person back, who knew that he would be covered in water.

Mu Qianyu bit her lips and did not say a word.

However, Xiao Chengyi opened his mouth and said: "Royal Mother will have someone change her clothes first."

He was worried that the water in the lake was cold, and she could not bear it.

Although it was a hot day, she had the Cold Poison with her.

"Han Zhi, lead the three girls over there."

Xian Consort laughed, looked at Mu Qianyu and said: "If you have anything to say, change your clothes first, or else you'll be sick."

"Thank you, esteemed Empress."

Mu Qianyu replied softly and followed Han Zhi out.

Why did Xiao Chengyi have to bring her to the Xian Consort?

"Why aren't you changing?"

Xian Consort helplessly looked at her son, and gently smiled: "I'm so focused on worrying about others that I forgot myself.

Xiao Chengyi answered, and not long after, he changed his clothes and came back.

On the other hand, Mu Qianyu was the one who was in trouble, as all her clothes were drenched.

Han Zhi brought a new set of clothes for her, and carefully changed them all inside and outside, before coming out.

"Sit down."

Xian Consort pointed to the chair at the side and said, "Sit down and drink a cup of tea to warm your body. Although it is a hot day, you cannot bear to be tormented like this.

Mu Qianyu sat down and took a sip of tea.

"Why did you go to the Xiyan Lake? That is a forbidden ground and no one is allowed to enter the palace."

Xian Consort looked at her and asked.

"It was the Consort Li Empress who summoned me into the palace and then had the two little girls lead the way. After walking for a while, the two little girls disappeared."

Mu Qianyu did not hide anything and told them everything.

When the Xian Consort heard this, he nodded and said, "Your Big Sis was very close with the Consort Li. She paid her respects to the Empress when she entered the palace yesterday, and even went over to the Consort Li."

Although she did not say it clearly, Mu Qianyu understood that it was Zheng Qingyao who did it.

"Esteemed Empress, this servant has asked around. The Consort Li has brought some people to wait outside the Xiyan Lake, but the Emperor has not come out yet, so the Consort Li has never left."

Lan Zhi walked in and reported.

Mu Qianyu listened quietly, the expression in her eyes cold.

He wondered what would happen after Consort Li waited for half a day and discovered that she wasn't in the Xiyan Lake.

"You're smart."

Xian Consort looked at her with praise.

If Mu Qianyu had not chosen to jump into the lake, this would have been difficult to handle.

If it was anyone else, they would probably be scammed. Unfortunately, it was Mu Qianyu, and that was why Consort Li was working so hard for nothing.

This was indeed the case.

Consort Li had asked the little girl to lure Mu Qianyu into the Xiyan Lake, but she had waited and waited until there was no movement from inside, until she heard a puzzled voice, "Consort Li, what are you doing here?"

Just as Emperor Jing came over from the Xiyan Lake, he saw Consort Li looking around and immediately became displeased.

He didn't like the women of the harem coming near here.

"Your Majesty, you …"

Consort Li was stunned for a moment as a hint of doubt flashed across her beautiful face.

"What's wrong with me?"

Emperor Jing looked at her in puzzlement.

"Alone?"

Consort Li could not help but ask.

How is this possible? That girl had clearly already entered the Xiyan Lake.

"Could it be that Consort Li doesn't know what kind of place Xiyan Lake is? Who do you think we will bring into there?"

Emperor Jing's expression was cold, his tone was clearly somewhat unhappy.

The Consort Li's expression froze for a moment, before instantly reacting, pretending to be anxious: "In reply to the emperor, last time, my body wasn't feeling well, and I wasn't able to go. When I heard that the three misses had returned, I wanted to see them, but who knew that this girl's temper was so bad that she ran around the palace, the palace maids did not follow her, and so she disappeared. I was worried that the three misses didn't know the rules of the palace, and accidentally barged into the Xiyan Lake, so …"

"You said that the three girls of Zheng Family have entered the Xiyan Lake?"

Hearing this, Emperor Jing's expression became even worse, and his tone became even angrier.

Can anyone enter this Xiyan Lake?

"Good …" I think so. "

Consort Li kneeled down in a panic and said: "It's all my fault. Chenqie also doesn't know how this girl dared to run around the palace. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."