"Help!" I couldn't help shouting as soon as I touched the water. Goosebumps popped up all over my body. Ao Qing, seeing that her plan had gone awry and that she had dragged me in, quickly swam over and pushed me under the water. A sense of suffocation overwhelmed me, making me extremely uncomfortable. I held my breath and struggled for a moment. Then I decided that if I was going to die, she would go with me. So I hugged her tightly and pulled her under too. The two of us then began to wrestle in the water.
"Xi He!" When Yu Chi Cheng rushed over, I was almost out of breath. Fortunately, at this moment, Ao Qing was busy feigning weakness and didn't have the time to hold me down. So I floated to the surface, called out "Brother Yu Chi", and then sank again. Without hesitation, Yu Chi Cheng jumped in to save me. Meanwhile, Ao Qing on the side was also shouting, "Help... hel..."
Yu Chi Cheng swam to my side and lifted me up. With his help, I finally managed to catch my breath. But I was extremely scared. As soon as I saw him, I hugged him tightly, wishing I could cling to him. Yu Chi Cheng calmly said, "Xi He, let go of me. I can't swim like this."
I refused to let go. Yu Chi Cheng gently comforted me, "Xi He, trust me. I'll get you to safety."
Only then did I let go of him. Sure enough, he held me up and swam towards the shore.
At this time, Ao Qing was still thrashing about in the water. Yu Chi Cheng looked back at her and said, "What are the servants up there doing? Don't they know to come down and save the princess?"
Then, with several "plops", a few more people jumped in. Ao Qing couldn't help crying out, "Brother Yu Chi..."
Actually, it wasn't the servants' fault. After all, they thought that Ao Qing probably hoped to be saved by Yu Chi Cheng, so they didn't dare to jump in casually and spoil things. Unfortunately, Yu Chi Cheng didn't have the time to care about her.
Yu Chi Cheng swam towards the shore with me. During the process, I accidentally swallowed a few mouthfuls of water because of the ups and downs. Before this, I had exhausted almost all my strength struggling with Ao Qing in the water, so I was weak. Yu Chi Cheng kept encouraging me, "Xi He, hold on!"
After we got to the shore, I felt that my body was extremely heavy. I lay down weakly and couldn't help coughing a few times.
I was glad that I hadn't lost this bet. But when facing Yu Chi Cheng and Ao Qing, I still resorted to my old trick of pretending to faint. However, soon I regretted it because this time, I clearly felt someone pressing on my chest again and again, and then prying open my mouth and blowing air into it...
Damn it! It was broad daylight!
Then I heard Ao Qing's weak sobs after she was rescued to the shore. "Brother Yu Chi, she pushed me into the water, but you saved her first!"
Hearing this, Yu Chi Cheng got angry. "Ao Qing, if I ever see you bullying Xi He again, neither you nor your father will be allowed to stay in the North Cold Region."
Ao Qing's voice of disbelief came, "Yu Chi Cheng, don't you forget who you need the most support from now. How dare you treat me like this?"
Yu Chi Cheng snorted coldly. "If I have to get your father's support in this way, I'd rather not have it."
After saying that, he continued to blow air into me. But my heart skipped a beat at his words. Feeling his lips, a strange feeling suddenly welled up in my heart.
Ao Qing immediately went crazy. "Ahhh, you even dare to kiss another woman in front of me! I won't let you off!"
Yu Chi Cheng ignored her and continued to breathe into me. Suddenly, I thought that since my innocence with Yu Chi Cheng was already gone in the North Cold Region, I might as well anger Ao Qing. So when Yu Chi Cheng bent down to blow air into me, I somehow put my arms around his neck and bit his lips. The softness and moisture there instantly gave me a wonderful feeling in my heart. I clumsily sucked on his lower lip.
Yu Chi Cheng's body stiffened immediately. But after I opened my eyes and saw his shocked expression, I closed my eyes and kissed him again. My clumsy performance finally aroused someone's dissatisfaction. So when he responded, I felt like I was in a daze as if a city had been captured, because all I felt was lack of oxygen.
"Ah—You two adulterers!"
Ao Qing screamed and ran away. Then a group of people chased after her.
Then Ao Qing's angry voice faintly came, "No one is allowed to say a word about what happened today."
Naturally, she was furious. If this incident got out, although I would also lose face, she would lose even more. I thought it was a good thing that there were only her servants here. Otherwise, with all these things, how many different versions could be spread by those with ulterior motives!
When it was quiet all around, I finally pushed Yu Chi Cheng away with all my strength, took a deep breath, sat up and shouted, "Enough!"
In the brief moment of silence, neither Yu Chi Cheng nor I said a word. But after a while, Yu Chi Cheng suddenly turned my body around. He was all wet as he looked at me with a somewhat confused look in his eyes. "Were you lying to me again just now?"
"No." Seeing his expression, I quickly shook my head.
"Then you only kissed me for show?" If I wasn't mistaken, I seemed to see something called hurt in someone's eyes. So I continued to deny it. "No!"
"That's good!" Who would have thought that after hearing this, someone seemed to let out a sigh of relief. Then he held me down and kissed me again. This time, it was extremely gentle. I was instantly in a daze. What was going on?
Just as I was thinking about whether to respond to him, I suddenly felt a pain on my lips. He had bitten me hard. After biting me, he let go of me and looked at the bright red mark on my lips appreciatively. He smiled and said, "Since you took the initiative to be indecent to me, I'm yours from now on. After you come of age, I'll go to the Great Yong to propose marriage to you. You have no objections, right?"
"What!"
After saying that, he left. Seeing this, I quickly got up and grabbed the corner of his clothes. I shouted, "Brother Yu Chi, don't tease me. It was just a joke, right?"
"It wasn't a joke." He said it very seriously and continued to walk forward. I quickly grabbed his clothes and wailed, "No, I don't want to marry!"
Seeing that I had blocked his way, Yu Chi Cheng directly picked me up horizontally and said domineeringly, "Let's go. Go change your clothes."
"No no no!" I saw that this action seemed to be leading me to the bridal chamber. I quickly struggled. But he showed a smug and naughty smile. "If you move around and talk nonsense again, I'll kiss you!"
I was instantly so scared that I didn't move at all. But inside, I couldn't help crying. Sure enough, one wrong step leads to eternal regret. I shouldn't have fallen into the water in the first place!
After the intimate incident with Yu Chi Cheng, it further confirmed in Ao Qing's eyes that I was a vixen. I didn't really care about this at first. I thought that I would just find a chance to explain things to Yu Chi Cheng next time. Who would have thought that although this incident didn't spread widely in the palace, it still reached the ears of my aunt and uncle. This made the way they looked at me instantly become subtle.
"Xi He, what do you think of A Cheng?" When I was invited to my aunt and uncle's bedroom for tea, my uncle looked at me playfully and asked this question first.