HCB Chapter 209 Falling into the Lake
Chapter 209 Falling into the Lake
Sure enough, Li Xiaoxiao was seen standing alone by the lake from a distance. Qiao Yueru had a gloomy face and fierce eyes. She walked towards Li Xiaoxiao step by step. At the same time, an idea came to her mind: push her down, or preferably drown her. In this way, no one would snatch her position in the Marquis' Mansion, and she would still be the only lady in the Marquis' Mansion.
At this time, Li Xiaoxiao was looking at the scenery in the distance, thinking about something, and did not notice someone coming behind her.
As she was about to get closer to Li Xiaoxiao, her feet made a crunching sound on the snow, which startled Li Xiaoxiao. She subconsciously looked back and saw Qiao Yueru looking at her with ill intention. She stretched out her hands, but quickly retracted them the moment she turned around.
But Li Xiaoxiao still saw it, with a playful smile in his eyes, and a curve at the corner of his mouth, he sneered: "Defeated general, what are you going to do, do you want to push me into the lake?"
"I know everything. You are just cheating. I will report you soon and let everyone know your true face." Qiao Yueru was not at all embarrassed by being caught. Instead, she was arrogant and looked determined to win.
"Haha, if you have evidence then go ahead, if not then get out of here," Li Xiaoxiao would not tolerate her, she was just a defeated general.
Li Xiaoxiao's words undoubtedly added fuel to the fire, igniting the already furious Qiao Yueru: "If I'm not having a good time, you won't have an easy time either. I'm going to fight you." The two were not far apart to begin with, and as she spoke, Qiao Yueru rushed towards Li Xiaoxiao in two steps at a time.
Seeing Qiao Yueru rushing over, Li Xiaoxiao sneered. She really overestimated her own abilities. Fortunately, she was a daughter of an official family, but she was so mean. Even if she was sold, she would just count the money for others. I really didn't know how her parents educated her.
She was about to rush to Li Xiaoxiao, but she didn't move at all, as if she was laughing at her. Qiao Yueru became even more angry. Li Xiaoxiao was standing by the lake. If she just reached out and pushed her, she would definitely fall into the lake.
Just when Qiao Yueru's hand was about to touch Li Xiaoxiao, Li Xiaoxiao's figure was as fast as lightning, and she dodged it perfectly by turning sideways.
But Qiao Yueru rushed over, and when she found that Li Xiaoxiao had dodged, it was too late for her to stop. She fell into the lake, which was covered with thick ice. Qiao Yueru rushed over with great force, and she was already an adult.
If it was a child, it might be okay, but not her. The moment her feet touched the lake, she heard a cracking and breaking sound under her feet.
"Ah, help," a terrified cry spread far away, and the next second Qiao Yueru fell into the cold lake with a splash.
The Plum Garden is very close to this side. Many people heard the sound and looked over here at the same time. They saw Li Xiaoxiao standing quietly by the lake. There was a woman in the lake, struggling. It was obvious that the cry for help just now came from her.
Seeing what happened here, people quickly gathered around.
Qiao Yueru in the lake felt the piercing coldness all over. The cold air had penetrated her entire body and she was shivering all over. After a short while, she no longer had the strength to shout because she could not swim.
Upon hearing that something had happened here, the censor's wife rushed over as quickly as possible. When she saw clearly that the person in the lake was Qiao Yueru, impatience flashed in her eyes.
But if something happens to someone in her house, how can she shirk responsibility?
He hurriedly ordered the maids around him who could swim to go down and fish Qiao Yueru out of the water, but the maids all shook their heads, saying that they could not swim.
The censor's wife frowned. At this critical moment, by the time she found a maid who knew how to water, Qiao Yueru would probably have died in there.
He had to suppress his displeasure and said to the two servants beside him, "You two go down and fish Miss Qiao out. Be careful not to touch her body."
In ancient times, a woman's reputation was more important than anything else. Even at this time, she must not lose her virginity.
In this cold winter, the lake was covered with thick ice. Going into the water to save people was indeed not an easy task. The two servants were reluctant to go down.
"Hurry up, people are about to die," the censor's wife urged.
The two servants dared not disobey. They looked at each other and mustered up their courage before jumping into the lake.
As soon as he jumped into the lake, he was shivering with cold. Fortunately, Qiao Yueru was right beside the lake, but the censor's wife ordered that no one was allowed to touch Qiao Yueru's body, which created a lot of trouble for the rescue.
People who fall into the water are irrational. No matter what they grab, they will hold on tightly and refuse to let go.
Not surprisingly, Qiao Yueru hugged the arm of one of the servants tightly.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the two servants took great pains to get Qiao Yueru to the shore.
The banquet could no longer continue after something like this happened. The censor's wife looked unhappy. Seeing that Qiao Yueru had just fainted, she felt angry that she had ruined the entire banquet.
After a long while, he ordered someone to take Qiao Yueru to the side room to change clothes.
Everyone lost the interest to appreciate the beautiful scenery, so they all followed the censor's wife to the side room to see how Qiao Yueru was doing.
The maid changed Qiao Yueru into clean clothes. There was a floor heating in the room, so it was very warm. Qiao Yueru woke up soon.
When she opened her eyes, she was a little dazed for a moment. She wondered where she was. But when she saw the wife of the censor and a group of young ladies from official families standing beside the bed, her mind suddenly came to clarity.
Seeing that she had woken up, Madam Yushi said unhappily, "It's freezing cold, if you can't swim, don't go near the water.
"Yeah, we fished you out of the lake. All of us didn't do anything but wait for you here."
"Miss Qiao, you are the only one who has this honor."
Everyone was mocking her, and Qiao Yueru was so embarrassed that she couldn't even raise her head. But that wasn't the case.
"Madam, the reason why I fell into the lake was that someone pushed me in, not because I accidentally fell into the lake," Qiao Yueru looked weak and pitiful, and spoke in a sad voice. No one would doubt the truthfulness of her words.
Those who were pushed into the lake and who were the first to discover Qiao Yueru falling into the lake, immediately looked towards Li Xiaoxiao.
I remember that when Qiao Yueru got into trouble, Li Xiaoxiao was the only one at the scene. Could it be that she did it?
If it was really done intentionally, then it would be a serious matter. At the very least, it would be a minor friction between sisters, and at the most serious level, it would be intentional homicide.
Soon everyone's eyes turned to Li Xiaoxiao, and Li Xiaoxiao suddenly became the focus of the whole audience. She had an indifferent look and calmly accepted the various looks from the ladies.