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Chapter 169 Falling into the water
Seeing that she suddenly changed her attitude and even asked the two of them to sit down, Lu Linlang thought that there might be some tricks waiting for them.
Next, Ruan Qiaoqiao did not target them anymore, but just suggested starting to play games. Once everyone started playing, they were not as tense as before. Even Yu Wei and Yu Shan joined in the fun, but they still kept an eye on Lu Linlang.
"Look, are those the young men who are here to attend the banquet? Why are they coming this way?" A young lady saw a group of men suddenly appear across the river, as if they were also here to enjoy the flowers.
"The current emperor is a woman, so the difference between men and women isn't as great as it used to be. Furthermore, with the elders present, there won't be any trouble. So my mother suggested that we young people meet the men attending the banquet. Engaged women wouldn't attend such an occasion. Isn't that the theme of this banquet?"
Seeing how surprised they were, Ruan Qiaoqiao felt a little disdainful. She looked at the group of men, her eyes constantly searching for the person she wanted to see, but after looking for a long time, she didn't see Lord Yun.
"Miss Lu, isn't your cousin here? Many literati are here today, but why can't I see Young Master Yun?" After looking twice and still not finding her favorite Young Master Yun in the crowd, she walked to Lu Linlang and asked boldly.
"He has something to do today and didn't come." Lu Linlang heard that she was actually interested in Yunyi, but still wanted to embarrass herself. Is there something wrong with this girl's brain?
"Miss Lu, I heard that your cousin has never been able to get married because of you. As a sister, do you think you can get married to someone closer to your family? My mother said that people like you should find a few more reliable officials to consolidate your status. You and your cousin are three years apart in age. Do you think you can marry someone younger than you?"
Seeing that no one was paying attention to their conversation, she hesitated and expressed her thoughts.
Lu Linlang was almost shocked by her idea. So this was why she was targeting her? This was really ridiculous.
"Miss Ruan, how could you have such thoughts? I treat Yunyi as my own brother. This rumor is really a mess. If Miss Ruan hears it again, please help explain it. It is simply nonsense."
"Ah, so you didn't think that way? I really misunderstood you before. I'm sorry, I also believed what others said. In this way, we can still be friends." Ruan Qiaoqiao thought that if she married Yun Yi, then Miss Lu would be her elder sister. Thinking of this, a shy blush appeared on her face.
"I'm just a commoner. How can I be worthy of being Miss Ruan's friend? Miss Ruan, could you please ask the maid to take me to change clothes?" Seeing that her train of thought was strange, Lu Linlang was unwilling to get entangled with her. It is better to minimize contact with such people.
"Master, are you going to change your clothes? It's great, I'm planning to go too, let's go together." Yu Wei saw the two of them talking and was worried that Ruan Qiaoqiao was up to something again. She walked over and heard this and hurriedly said.
"Then you just follow her." Seeing that she was not very enthusiastic, Ruan Qiaoqiao asked the maid to lead them there.
"Teacher, she didn't bully you just now, did she?" Yu Wei asked her in a low voice after she was far away.
"It's okay, she didn't say anything." Seeing her worried look, Lu Linlang shook her head.
When the two came back after changing clothes, they heard someone shouting, "Help, someone fell into the water!" They saw a group of people gathered by the river, many of them shouting in panic.
"Who fell into the water?" The two men hurried forward and asked.
"Sister, Sister Gu just fell into the water. There is no one here who can swim. What should we do?" Yu Shan said anxiously when she saw the two of them coming.
"Don't worry, I'll do it!" Lu Linlang walked to the river, took off her heavy coat, and asked Yuwei and the others to guard her. Xing'er also took off her coat. She could swim too, and the two of them swam towards the place where she fell into the water.
The people around were surprised to see Lu Linlang actually go into the water, and thought she had fallen into the water accidentally.
"How did Miss Lu fall into the water? I have asked someone to notify my mother, and I will find someone who can swim later." When Ruan Qiaoqiao saw Lu Linlang also went into the water, she thought that someone arranged by her mother had pushed her in as well. Thinking that she had just resolved the misunderstanding with Miss Lu, she immediately became a little panicked.
"She went down to save Miss Gu. The teacher said she could swim." Seeing that everyone else was worried, Yu Shan quickly explained.
"What, she can swim?" Ruan Qiaoqiao couldn't help but frown when she heard this and thought of their previous plan. Yu Wei also noticed this.
She observed the water carefully, and sure enough, she saw that in addition to several young men jumping down to save people, several male servants also went into the water. Could this be their conspiracy?
Miss Gu couldn't swim. Everyone was standing by the fence just now, and she was unknowingly brought to the edge of the fence. Suddenly, a few bees flew over, and several young ladies were chasing the honey in fear. I don't know who pushed her down.
She struggled in the water and shouted for help, but to no avail. Instead, she began to fall. At this moment, she was extremely panicked.
Seeing the splashes on her side gradually disappear, Lu Linlang swam over faster and hugged her from behind with both hands. Feeling that someone was coming to save her, Miss Gu desperately grasped at the life-saving straw, but her panic at this time brought some difficulties to the rescue.
Fortunately, Xing'er also swam over, and the two of them worked together to drag her to the shore. Soon, Miss Gu was brought to the shore. The water was shallow there, so Yuwei asked several of her maids to pull the three of them ashore.
But at this moment, Miss Gu had already fainted and could not be woken up no matter how much she was shouted.
Lu Linlang acted decisively, placed her in a side-lying position, cleared any foreign objects from her mouth and nose, and began artificial respiration and chest compressions.
Everyone didn't quite understand what she was doing. Although the two of them were acting intimately, they also guessed that Miss Lu was saving someone.
At this time, the eldest princess and Mrs. Gu arrived late. They hurried over and were shocked to see Miss Gu and Lu Linlang lying on the ground.
"Jing'er, what happened?" Mrs. Gu wanted to rush forward, not caring about etiquette.
"Mrs. Gu, she just fell into the water. I'm giving her first aid. Don't come over now. Send someone to get a doctor. She still needs treatment." While Lu Linlang was performing chest compressions, she explained what she was doing and arranged for them to find someone to help.
"I have asked someone to call the imperial physician, Miss Lu, don't worry." Princess Huai had just heard that an accident had occurred here. Seeing that the eldest princess did not arrange anyone as if she had not expected it, she immediately asked her maid to call someone.
"Yes, yes, yes, go and get the imperial physician. How could this happen in our house? Qiaoqiao, what on earth is going on?"
Just as Ruan Qiaoqiao was about to answer, she saw Miss Gu spit out water and wake up.
Mrs. Gu just wanted to know about her daughter's condition, so she didn't have time to argue about anything else and hurried forward to check.
"Mom, I'm fine, just a little cold."
"Miss Gu really needs to change into dry clothes. May I ask the princess for a place?" Lu Linlang was also wet all over. Yu Wei had just put her coat on her. Although it was autumn, she was still a little cold after getting into the water.
"Take them to change their clothes quickly." The eldest princess ordered the maid beside her.