C28

Concubine Qing had only been in the mansion for a short period of time, and because she had always been shunned by other concubines, she didn't have anyone who could talk to her. At this moment, she was standing behind Bai Zhiling, looking at the lotus flowers with lowered eyebrows and thinking about something.

"This Concubine is going to sail the boat. You guys wait on the shore." Bai Zhiling looked up and saw that there was a light boat in the lotus pond.

"Esteemed wangfei, let this servant serve you."

"No need, just wait here."

Bai Zhiling walked to the shore and boarded the small boat agilely.

"Your concubine also wants to pick lotus seeds. How about you accompany my wangfei?" Concubine Qing did not board Bai Zhiling's small boat, but boarded another small boat instead.

Bai Zhiling had no need to stop them.

Bai Zhiling raised her hand and paddled the boat towards the lotus flowers.

Concubine Qing followed behind Bai Zhiling. Her gaze seemed to be fixed on Bai Zhiling, but her peripheral vision was constantly focused on a certain spot in the lotus pond, making her seem absent-minded.

As Bai Zhiling entered the lotus pond, she felt the fragrance of the lotus flower assaulting her face, causing her body and mind to feel comfortable.

He stretched his hand out to pluck a big and plump lotus seed shell and popped it into his mouth. A sweet and refreshing feeling spread out from his taste buds.

"It's really delicious."

"Bam!"

Bai Zhiling almost fell into the water when she reached out to pluck the second lotus seed.

"Ah!" "Esteemed wangfei, forgive us, please forgive us. This humble concubine, this humble concubine didn't do it on purpose just now.

Bai Zhiling turned around and saw Concubine Qing, who looked anxious and at a loss. She had never met this person before, so she didn't know if this was an act or if she was really careless.

She stealthily pulled the boat away from her.

"Watch out!"

"Yes, yes."

Bai Zhiling was no longer interested in picking the lotus leaves, so she decided to find a cool place to lie down. However, when she picked up the oar, she saw something move not far in front of her.

She stopped what she was doing and looked over with a slight frown.

Concubine Qing had been paying attention to that direction the whole time, and now she realized that Bai Zhiling had already noticed that place.

"Princess, there are too many mosquitoes in this pond. Let's go back."

Bai Zhiling's gaze drifted away from the strange movement that had just occurred.

"If Concubine Qing thinks so, then let's go up." After saying that, he used the paddle he had used to paddle the boat towards the place where he had seen the strange movement.

Seeing this, Concubine Qing's hands, which were holding onto the oar, turned pale!

Just as Bai Zhiling was about to reach that place, Concubine Qing suddenly cried out.

"Ah …" "Save me …"

Then came the sound of falling into the water.

Bai Zhiling's hands paused for a moment. When she turned around, there was already no one on the boat.

This lotus pond was dug by human hands. Their specific depth was unknown, but as the water in the lotus pond, there would definitely be a lot of mud. If Concubine Qing didn't know how to use the water and was entangled by the mud, she would drown.

"Save …" "Ugh …"

Bai Zhiling frowned as she looked at the sinking hand.

"Someone, save them, they fell into the water …"

The people on the shore also noticed what was happening and quickly called for help. However, there was still some distance between them and the shore, so they couldn't come over immediately.

Bai Zhiling didn't want to wade in, but there was no way she could die in front of someone who had no enmity with her.

The silence lasted only for a moment before she took off her outer skirt and dived into the water to grab Concubine Qing.

However, the moment Bai Zhiling touched her, she subconsciously reached out and grabbed her, as if she was afraid of being thrown off.

Bai Zhiling's hands were tightly bound by her, making it impossible for her to swim to the side of the small boat.

As expected, good people are hard to do!

"Let go, or we'll all die!"

It was unknown if Concubine Qing had heard Bai Zhiling's words, but she slowly loosened her grip on the boat and allowed Bai Zhiling to lead her to the side of the small boat.

Due to being flooded with so much water, he had already lost consciousness.

"Over there, over there!"

At this time, the person who called for help was already coming over. When Bai Zhiling saw the person who came, she frowned.

Almost all of them were guards from the mansion!

This was the backyard of the prince's mansion, and even if it was patrolled by guards, it would still be in the outer court, so how could it have arrived so quickly!

It was summer now, and the dress was light. As long as one got wet, they would stick close to the body. Everything could be seen clearly!

Why did maidservant, who wasn't a fool, call so many guards over?

Bai Zhiling looked around. Right now, they were closer to the other shore, so she could only grit her teeth and swim in that direction with Concubine Qing.

Fortunately, his previous self had good physical strength. Although he was tired after taking Concubine Qing ashore, he still had some strength left in him.

Those people would definitely come over later. They had to find a place to hide.

She probed Concubine Qing's aura. Although it was a bit weak, it wasn't too bad. After all, she had only been in the water for a short period of time.

Bai Zhiling looked around and found a cluster of fake mountains not far behind them. She carried Concubine Qing on her back and walked towards the fake mountains. They found a small cave that could only fit two people.

Only now did he put Concubine Qing down and press the water in her stomach.

"Princess, Concubine Qing, where are you?"

"Princess, where are you?"

A quarter of an hour later, Bai Zhiling heard shouts from outside. There were many people, men and women alike.

Bai Zhiling narrowed her eyes. He shouted towards the entrance of the cave, "This Concubine is here!"

To Bai Zhiling's surprise, the first person to arrive was the full moon.

"Esteemed wangfei, are you alright? You really scared this servant to death."

"Full moon, why are you here?"

"This servant heard that something happened to the wangfei, so I came here worried."

Bai Zhiling saw that she was indeed alright, so she said, "Alright, go and find two large cloaks now. Remember, you must move quickly."

Seeing her body dripping wet, Full Moon immediately understood that there were more than ten guards outside!

"Yes, this servant will go immediately."

Bai Zhiling's shout had been short, so the people looking for her didn't notice.

"Cough, cough …"

Concubine Qing, who was on the ground, coughed lightly and woke up. She looked around in a daze.

"Wang-wangfei …"

Bai Zhiling glanced at her but didn't say anything. When Concubine Qing saw Bai Zhiling's indifferent expression, she suddenly felt a little flustered. She was indeed afraid of the wangfei's lotus pond … Therefore, she had chosen to dive into the water. Back then, she didn't think too much into it. Now that she thought about it, if the wangfei hadn't gone to save her back then, she might have lost her life.

Thinking of this, Concubine Qing staggered up and knelt in front of Bai Zhiling. "Thank you, esteemed wangfei, for saving me."

"Aunt, Aunt, where are you?"

At that moment, Little maidservant ran over from where they were.

Concubine Qing was the little maidservant who served her at her side.

"I'm here, Yu'er."

Yu'er went over to find them. When she saw the wet clothes on Concubine Qing's body, she shot an unfriendly glance at Bai Zhiling.