Chapter 30: Someone Falls Overboard
All the way from the imperial study, there is still an endless corridor under her feet, and there are still flowerbeds next to them, but she no longer has the joy and joy she felt when she came.
The pain of lovesickness is endless, how can it be solved by just one side, such a side will only urge her liver and intestines to break every inch.
"Stand down, all of you! I want to walk around alone! Qingyun sent off the palace people who had been following her, and sent them away with the flying snow and the moon, and walked alone into the depths of the garden, where the tall and dense branches and foliage soon obscured her figure.
Unconsciously, she walked to a lotus pond, the lotus leaves in the pond are in the field, the green grass is thick, and the early blooming water lilies have bloomed a few, there are white, pink, and purple, and it is particularly dazzling and rare in the green lotus leaves.
She couldn't help but think of King Yi's lotus pond in the Dongshan Cave Mansion, which should have bloomed like this lotus pond at this time.
It's a pity that I can no longer sit by the pool with my son to drink and enjoy the flowers.
"Help! Help me! ”
Qingyun was caught up in the memories of the past, and suddenly heard a crisp and immature cry for help nearby, and the voice sounded like a child.
She followed the sound and walked quickly, and saw a six or seven-year-old child on a crooked willow clinging to the trunk of a tree and shouting for help.
The three or five palace maids under the tree were busy making a mess, looking at the children on the tree with anxious expressions, "Great prince, be careful, great prince......"
The boy looked frightened, and when he saw that no one came up to save him, he hurriedly shouted, "Why are you stunned and don't want to find anyone to save me?" ”
When the palace maids heard this, they immediately reacted, "The eldest prince, you take it first, and the slave maid will go and call someone to help!" ”
With that, the three palace maids ran away, leaving the two younger palace maids standing under the tree and looking anxiously.
"Ahh Hearing only a scream, followed by a "poof" sound of an object falling from a high place, the little prince finally did not hold on and fell into the lotus pond under the willow tree.
"Help! Help......"
"The eldest prince, the eldest prince, come quickly......"
The panicked cries for help and the anxious cries blended together, and the egrets that stopped by the pond fled without a soul.
Seeing the child gradually sinking, Qingyun jumped into the lotus pond without thinking about it.
She didn't know how to water, and she jumped down with pity on impulse, but when she entered the cold water, she suddenly woke up that she didn't know how to water, and when she jumped into the pool, she sank like a big stone.
Just as she was about to instinctively open her mouth to call for help, she realized that the water was not deep, it was not above her chest, but it was fatal to the six or seven-year-old child.
She quickly stole over to where the child was, grabbed her by the shoulders and scooped him out of the water, and took him in her arms and slowly waded to shore.
Nangong Ji, the eldest prince who finally escaped from the water, opened his small mouth and breathed heavily, but unfortunately there was too much water in his mouth, and he accidentally choked and coughed.
He coughed dizzily as he looked up to see who had saved him.
The woman's jet-black hair in front of her was combed into a Ling Xuan bun, a few lilac-colored beaded hairpin rings were obliquely inserted into the bun, and the silver tassels dragged down by the two lilac-colored sideburns in front of her forehead were swaying and shining in the sun.
"Fairy ......" Nangong Ji faintly spit out the word "fairy" and fainted.
Qingyun laid him flat on the soft green lawn by the pool, gently pressed the water in his abdomen, and after a few times, Nangong Ji spit out all the accumulated water in his abdomen and slowly woke up.
What caught his eye was the face of the fairy who had just appeared like a dream, and he said weakly: "It was the fairy sister who saved me!"
Qingyun finally breathed a sigh of relief when he woke up, and said to the frightened palace maid next to him: "Quickly send your eldest prince back to the palace to change his clothes, and find another imperial doctor to take a look, be careful of contracting the wind and cold!" ”
After saying that, he was about to get up and leave, when he heard a group of people rushing in from the flower garden not far away, led by a golden red gold hairpin ring, and the clothes on his body were even more dazzling begonia red inlaid with gold silk peony patterns, and they were rushing to this side.
Seeing Nangong Ji lying in front of Qingyun, he hurriedly rushed over, pushed Qingyun away suddenly, and scolded viciously: "It's you!" It was you who hurt the Ji'er of the main palace who fell into the water, you are so vicious! ”
She took Nangong Ji in her arms, tears of distress flowed, and she gently touched his little face and said with pity: "Ji'er, are you okay!" Ji'er ......"
Qingyun saw that her mother and son were together and didn't want to explain more, so she was about to leave, but who knew that the queen suddenly turned cold, staring at her viciously, she roared angrily, "Come on, take down Concubine Jin!" Dare to murder the emperor's heir, it is really a crime that deserves death! ”
As soon as the words fell, the little eunuch behind her hurriedly stepped forward to restrain Qingyun and pressed her wet shoulders stiffly.
Qingyun couldn't help but explain, "The queen mother misunderstood, His Royal Highness the eldest prince fell into the water and it was the concubine who jumped into the pool to save her!" ”
Where was the queen willing to listen to her explanation, and finally seized the opportunity to punish her, regardless of whether she was wronged, and said hatefully: "I still want to quibble!" This palace thought that you were a peaceful person, but I didn't expect your heart to be so vicious, and you actually started the idea of the emperor's heir! Come on, take Concubine Jin into the inner prison for a good interrogation! ”
The eunuchs shouted in unison, and they were going to take the light cloud to the inner eunuch.
"Stop!" A crisp and immature shout sounded, and Nangong Ji stood up with a carp and rushed over to pull the two eunuchs off Qingyun's shoulders.
The queen's face was stunned, as if she couldn't believe what was happening in front of her, "Ji'er, what are you doing?" ”
Nangong Ji's little face was horizontal, and there was a trace of majesty on her immature face that could not be ignored, "Queen Mother, you caught the wrong person, it was this fairy sister who just saved her son!" She didn't hurt her sons! ”
The queen walked over and pulled Nangong Ji over, and admonished solemnly: "Ji'er, what you said is true? Don't let her fool you! ”
"What Erchen said is true, don't believe it, ask the two palace maids under the tree just now!" Nangong Ji's innocent and immature little face was serious.
"Is what Ji'er said true?" The queen's gaze swept like a sword towards the two little palace maids who knelt under the tree and were scared.
The two little palace maids were so frightened by this terrible look that they trembled like chaff, and replied with trembling voices: "Back to the queen, what the eldest prince said is true, it is indeed Concubine Jin who saved the eldest prince!" ”
The queen's face was pale, and she knew that she was wrong to blame Concubine Jin, but she refused to pull down her face easily, so she had to leave the lotus pond with Nangong Ji with a cold face.
The noise and panic by the lotus pond suddenly disappeared, and only the drenched light cloud stood alone under the crooked willow, letting the wind fill his entire body.
Although the wind of early summer carries a warm breath, it blows coldly on the body of the drenched person.
Qingyun walked quickly towards Jiahe Palace with both hands on his chest.
On the way from the Imperial Garden to the Golden Harvest Palace, you will pass a tall rockery, the rockery is tall and long, there are countless spacious holes in the middle, which are specially used by the palace people to enjoy the cool in summer, and there are many flowers and shrubs around it, which can enjoy the scenery and shade the sun.
Passing by the rockery, a slender and powerful hand suddenly grabbed her arm and led her into the cave.
She instinctively screamed in panic, but her mouth was tightly covered by her other hand.
"Don't make a sound, it's me!" A warm, deep voice came from overhead.
Qingyun's heart shook suddenly, a familiar voice, a familiar breath, the person behind him was him.