CH 85

It was midsummer now. The water temperature was warm and it wasn’t cold to jump in.

But this layer of clothes on the body, although looking good, walking was like an immortal drifting away, but after being soaked in water, they stuck to the body layer after layer. The dragging pibo and wide-sleeved limited Qiqi’s movements, making her movements less quick. Normally, at this time, Qiqi missed some of the clothes she used to wear when she was still a dark guard. The narrow-sleeved and Song trousers were very convenient to move.

(T/N: ^^here a picture of a pibo (long scarf). The light yellow one.)

With Qiqi’s ability, it wasn’t hard for her to save Cui Yanran and Cai Wei together. It was just that neither Cui Yanran nor Cai Wei could swim. Anyone who couldn’t swim fell into the water, the first reaction was to grab something and hold to it to death. That was why the person who rescued must grab the clothes on the back of his neck and couldn’t be rescued from the front. Otherwise, the drowning person would grab the rescuer and make it hard to move.

Now Qiqi did the same.

She wanted to drag Cui Yanran or Cai Wei, one of them to shore first, so she grabbed Cui Yanran in front of her first and wanted to send Cui Yanran up first. However, because Cai Wei was too panicked, she hugged one of Qiqi’s arms during a great rush and also used her arms and legs to wrap together. It was just like a drowning person holding onto a driftwood in front of her, like holding to a trace of life to live, even if death refused to let go, so Qiqi was caused to choke on water.

Immediately followed by, the last thing Qiqi wanted to see happen. Her servant girl Xiang Huan also fell. This gave Qiqi a headache somehow because it seemed like Xiang Huan didn’t know how to swim. Upon seeing this, the boatman stopped the boat and wanted to jump in to rescue them, but Lan Cui reached out to grab him.

It wasn’t that Lan Cui didn’t want to save them, but her mind was more meticulous which was why mother Su left her to serve by Qiqi’s side.

“Men and women should keep a distance. If you jump in like that, what will happen to the innocence of the two young ladies?” Lan Cui was equally anxious. They were watched from the nearby decorated pleasure boat by so many noble young ladies led by Princess Anning. If the boatman jumped in to rescue them, she didn’t know what kind of thing would spread! Lan Cui reacted quickly and asked the boatman to bring the bamboo pole on the boat: “Extend the bamboo pole out. Let the young ladies grab it right away and pull them up. Hurry!”

Over there were occupied with hands and feet to rescue others, but here Princess Anning was occupied by enjoyment watching the bustling scene. On the contrary, Li Mingmei was afraid of messing with human life. She hurriedly expressed her worries to Princess Anning. However, Princess Anning objected. Perhaps from childhood, she grew up with brocade garments and jade meals and was like the moon surrounded by the stars. She had nothing to worry about. Perhaps further in her eyes, human life was basically of little value.

On Qiqi’s side, Cui Yanran was barely pulled out of the water surface. Under the crisis, Qiqi made a judgment that could save everyone. It was to send her servant girl, Cai Wei, who was tangling her to the boat first. Qiqi pulled Cui Yanran while she lifted Cai Wei up and made her grab the bamboo pole. She was pulled onto the boat with the cooperation of the boatman and Lan Cui. Seeing one was rescued, Qiqi was relieved. Qiqi herself was okay. She could swim. Even if she dragged someone behind her, it was okay. So her top priority was to send Cui Yanran and Xiang Huan to the boat first.

Qiqi was just preparing to lift Cui Yanran up and the sound of splashing water suddenly became louder in her ears. The sound of jumping in the lake seemed to be one after another.​​​​ Qiqi’s attention wasn’t there so she didn’t listen carefully. She just wanted to send Cui Yanran and Xiang Huan to the boat first. However, all of a sudden, her waist was tightly embraced by someone. Qiqi originally thought it was Xiang Huan or Cui Yanran who embraced her because of fear but she didn’t expect she was lifted up from the water by someone.

“Miss!” With Lan Cui’s help, Qiqi was pulled onto the boat. As soon as she got on the boat, Lan Cui took off her outer robe right away and draped it on Qiqi’s body. And as for Qiqi, as soon as she climbed up, she turned around to rescue Cui Yanran, but she saw Cui Yanran and Xiang Huan were supported and lifted up by others from the water in turn.

Seeing Cui Yanran and Xiang Huan being rescued by someone, Qiqi’s hanging heart was finally put down. But at this moment she just discovered that the person who rescued her was actually Shen Zhonghua!

“You......” Qiqi was wrapped tightly by the clothes Lan Cui had draped on her. Suddenly, she realized the intention of the clothes. She hurriedly turned around.

Immediately followed by a scream of Cui Yanran: “Ah!”

It turned out that the person who rescued Cui Yanran was Shen Zhongming. (tenderflower: I see the red thread is pulling...)

And after they fell into the water, their clothes were tightly stuck to their bodies, showing the female’s graceful curves......

Plus the clothes in summer were thin......

Qiqi lowered her head. She hurriedly helped Cui Yanran into the cabin with Lan Cui.