The moment she jumped into the Fuli Pond, Gu Qingyuan thought in her mind that if she got into trouble with Lu Wenze again, she might as well die here.
When she entered the water for the first time, she choked twice and struggled to cough for a while. Then she slowly remembered that when she was young, Mrs. Qin taught her how to beware of those seven orifices outside.
He even took her to another village and asked a female gentleman to teach her how to drink water.
Because she didn't need it at all on weekdays, and she had always been dignified and virtuous, no one knew that she was good at water.
This was also the reason why she would jump into the Lotus Pond.
However, she used it too little on weekdays. After swimming in the water for a while, she felt a sudden soreness in her lower body.
The soreness was throbbing, like needle pricks, making it impossible for her to swim forward.
Are you really going to die here?
Gu Qingyuan thought.
The muddy-smelling lake water surrounded her, and some unprecedented memories suddenly flashed through her mind.
There is also a large lotus pond. A little girl is sitting alone holding a worn-out stuffed doll, with tears in her eyes. She rubs her cheek on the stuffed doll from time to time. There is a falcon kite flying beside it.
Suddenly, she saw someone splashing in the lake. In desperation, she put down the puppet in her hand and wanted to save the person.
Unexpectedly, her strength was too weak and she almost fell into the pool herself.
Later, she saw the kite next to her, and cleverly tied the kite string to the tree on the shore. Although it was not very secure, it allowed her to safely rescue the person.
Unfortunately, the two of them soaked in the water for too long. After returning home, the little girl caught wind and cold, and her fever persisted. When she woke up, she couldn't remember many things.
Gu Qingyuan saw the little girl's face clearly, and it turned out to be her.
It was like a string being plucked in my mind, and there was a loud sound.
At that time, not long after Mrs. Qin's death, Mrs. Ruan came to her and told her that Duke Zhen Guo was remarrying and asked her if she wanted to come back to her.
Only then did she realize that she truly knew that she was not Qin's biological daughter.
For a while, she felt lonely.
As for the little boy she saved...
Gu Qingyuan got a splitting headache just thinking about it and couldn't see his face clearly. At the moment, she only vaguely remembered that he was also a man of noble birth.
She remembered that after the two were rescued, there were many servants surrounding them.
Gu Qingyuan felt that her chest and lungs were so swollen and painful that they were about to burst. She reluctantly opened her eyes and took a sip of water.
That feeling of despair and helplessness came back again, as if I had returned to the time when Mrs. Qin died.
Suddenly, someone jumped into the water by the pond and swam towards her quickly.
When her eyesight dimmed, she saw clearly the face of the person swimming towards her.
It was as if something had broken her heart.
Time and time again I cry out for help in my heart, and time and time again I long for the figure that appears in front of me.
It was far less shocking than seeing him arrive in person.
She was trembling all over.
"Pei Jinting."
She called out silently.
Pei Jinting was very quick, and within a short while, he was close, pulled the drowning girl into his arms, turned around and swam towards the shore.
When he swam to the shore, he first lifted the girl in his arms to the shore, and then he also supported himself on the edge of the pool.
The rain has been falling, pattering, continuously.
He was soaked from head to toe. He had been in the pool for a long time, and his complexion was much paler than usual.
After wiping his face, water drops were still dripping down his face.
But he didn't care about this at all. He picked up the robe he had taken off from the shore, wrapped the unconscious girl, and then rescued her.
"Gu Yuanyuan. Wake up."
Pei Jinting's hands were shaking, his heart was trembling, and his mind was blank.
"Gu Yuanyuan...don't leave me..."
And like a trapped lion, roaring angrily,
"Imperial physician, please let the imperial physician come over quickly..."
More and more people are coming to the shore.
The queen also asked sternly, "Where is the imperial doctor? Where are the female officials in the palace who know medicine?"
She sighed repeatedly in her heart, and when she saw the angry look on her nephew's face, she opened her mouth. The words hovering around her mouth were rolled around her tongue three times, but she finally couldn't say them out.
The queen thought about the things that were still piled up in Fengyi Palace at this moment, those things that were moved from the emperor's private treasury.
It has been many years since the emperor has been so generous.
The emperor's reward is not something that just anyone can receive.
Either it is an important minister in the court or a relative of the emperor. Even if it is given to a woman, there must be an explanation.
But today, in order to protect Gu Qingyuan's reputation, the emperor specially sent something to her.
Give the reward in her name and make a face for Gu Qingyuan.
This is not just because Gu Qingyuan is his nephew's daughter-in-law.
It's not because of the Duke Zhen who lost contact with him earlier.
The thoughts in her mind changed and she finally had a headache. She couldn't let Gu Qingyuan die in the palace like this.
She never expected that Gu Qingyuan was so angry, but if she was asked to leave Jingheng, she would jump into the lake.
The queen was confused again, could it be that Gu Qingyuan liked Jing Heng so much that she would die to prove her ambition?
Or is Gu Qingyuan being plotted against?
Many doubts lingered in the queen's mind.
However, without more information at this time, she was unable to make a correct judgment.
Inadvertently, she saw people from Zhaoyang Palace standing in the crowd and looking around.
There was chaos all around, and Gu Qingyuan heard many people talking.
But there was a very familiar voice that gave people a sense of stability, as if she never really had to worry and he would always protect her.
Gu Qingyuan's heart finally calmed down.
Perhaps after breaking away from the relief of the pool water, the effect of the medicine slowly returned to Gu Qingyuan's body, and there seemed to be an evil fire running through her body.
The burning is getting hotter and hotter.
The clothes Pei Jinting just helped her put on became wet with sweat soon after.
She curled up on the couch, clutching the things she had grabbed in a hurry.
Remember firmly that she must control herself and not get close to others.
When he helped Gu Qingyuan change her clothes, Pei Jinting didn't notice anything strange about her. Now he saw that she was about to collapse and her lips were weakly open.
Only then did he realize that the person in front of him had been drugged.
Looking at Gu Qingyuan's forbearing look.
Pei Jinting's face was expressionless, and his eyes were so gloomy that he was not like his usual self.
Gu Yuanyuan was not a careless person. Why did she suddenly fall into the pool? It turned out that someone had planned it before and someone had conspired to do it later.
This is the palace, who has such courage...
Pei Jinting held Gu Qingyuan's hand and said calmly, "Is the imperial doctor here?"
He Zheng reported outside through the screen, "We've arrived. Just wait until Madam has packed up and come in."
The imperial doctor heard that the person was fished out of the pond, so he thought it was a sign of drowning. As long as the water was spit out, there was no danger.
So don't rush in.
What's more, if it's not tidied up properly, I'm afraid someone might get in trouble.
I just asked the palace servants to make some decoction to dispel the cold.
Pei Jinting nodded to indicate that he understood, and told He Zheng expressionlessly,
"Send people to surround everyone in the garden today, and no one is allowed to go out."
"All the maids and chamberlains were brought to one place and interrogated one by one."
After giving the instructions, he asked someone to bring in a decoction to dispel the cold, and then drove everyone out, not allowing them to enter.