Jun Wuyuan was greatly shocked. Could it be that he had caught a big fish on his first try?
Before he could think it through, a powerful force seemed to be tugging at him from beneath the lake, trying to drag him into the water.
Even though Jun Wuyuan had practiced martial arts since childhood and had extremely stable footing, he was still caught off guard and almost fell flat on his face.
The attendants around him were all startled. Forgetting about the thought of seeing the emperor make a fool of himself, they immediately stood on high alert as if facing a great enemy.
Some dived into the water, while others surrounded Jun Wuyuan to protect him...
Only Ling Shan, who minded her own business, almost burst out laughing.
She gritted her teeth tightly and recalled all the sad things from her past life before finally suppressing the strong urge to laugh in her chest.
Jun Wuyuan was stunned for a moment as he was being dragged, almost making a complete fool of himself in front of everyone.
But it was just a momentary daze, and he quickly came to his senses.
There was no big fish in the lake. There must be something else going on!
The guards who had dived into the water quickly fished out the "big fish", astonishing everyone.
[Where did this ugly woman come from? Not only did she scare away my fish, but she almost made me look ridiculous. She should be thrown to the fish!]
Ling Shan was also startled. The woman wrapped in waterweeds, whose face was not clearly visible, was wearing such a familiar palace dress.
A picture flashed through her mind, and Ling Shan's heart skipped a beat. An inexplicable sense of unease welled up in her.
Before the unease could spread, a commotion came from not far away.
"Your Majesty, it's Concubine Xue from the Langlin Pavilion in the Changchun Palace."
Liang Jiusi leaned in to take a look at the dying woman and quickly recognized her.
Jun Wuyuan cast a cold glance and showed no concern. In fact, he was cursing inwardly.
After the commotion, the little eunuch in front of the emperor brought someone over.
"Your Ladyship? What's wrong with you?"
Concubine Cui's gentle face was full of anxiety. She bowed to Jun Wuyuan and softly explained what had happened.
When the personal maid of Concubine Xue saw her mistress's pale face exposed from the waterweeds, her voice trembled as she suddenly blurted out something earth - shattering.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xue was pushed into the water by someone. Please seek justice for our mistress!"
[It's so annoying every day. Do I look like the selfless and upright Judge Bao? It's simply absurd!]
Fu Ling began to kowtow loudly, her tone indignant.
"Your Majesty, our mistress was chasing Ling Shan from the Taiji Palace and that's why she fell into the water. At that time, there were only our mistress and Ling Shan. Please seek justice for our mistress."
After she finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent.
Concubine Cui blinked in surprise and gently frowned.
"Fu Ling, don't talk nonsense. Miss Ling Shan is someone in front of the emperor. How could she harm Concubine Xue? The most important thing now is to let the imperial physician wake Concubine Xue up quickly."
Jun Wuyuan's eyes suddenly fell on Ling Shan, who was silently bowing her head at the back.
[Interesting. This silly goose has done another big thing?]
Ling Shan, who was pretending to be dead silently: "..."
Could this tyrannical dog emperor stop watching the show with such an excited and interested tone?
And was Concubine Xue, who was pushed into the lake and almost died, out of her mind?
Why would she follow someone and then lose track of them?
Even if she lost track, how could she be so stupid as to fall into the water, almost die, and almost be fished out by the tyrant as if she were a fish?
Ling Shan really couldn't understand.
She hadn't even shown up, yet the blame fell on her again?
Jun Wuyuan was already about to leave disinterestedly. A concubine falling into the water was not worth his concern.
But who would have thought that it would be related to Ling Shan?
Liang Jiusi was quite good at reading Jun Wuyuan's face when he wasn't using his brain.
Before the imperial physician arrived, Jun Wuyuan sat on the chair grandly like he was watching a show, sipping his tea slowly.
The imperial physician was just an unlucky doctor on duty in the imperial hospital. His medical skills were average, neither good nor bad. How could he have ever seen the legendary tyrannical emperor?
When the little eunuch came to invite him, saying that Concubine Xue had fallen into the water and was in critical condition, Doctor Zhou grabbed his medicine box and rushed over as fast as he could.
But who would have thought that when he finally got there, he would find that the cruel and tyrannical emperor was also there?
He bowed tremblingly and then nervously felt Concubine Xue's pulse.
Fortunately, although Concubine Xue had fallen into the water, she was physically strong and knew how to swim. She was just entangled in the waterweeds for a long time, exhausted, and had choked on too much water. She was not seriously injured.
He instructed the medical maid to help her vomit out the lake water and left a prescription to prevent fever and cold before leaving.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xue is awake."
Concubine Cui quickly asked the palace maid to bring a warm cloak. Her gentle face was full of joy.
Jun Wuyuan didn't even look at Concubine Cui and Concubine Xue. Instead, he looked at Ling Shan playfully.
Ling Shan's eyelids twitched, and she shouted in her heart: Don't come near me!
[Just in time. Now that the person is awake, the good show should start!]
"Your Majesty, please see clearly. This servant was ordered by Your Majesty to send nectarines to the Cining Palace. After leaving the palace, I came straight to the Yuhua Lake. I really haven't seen Concubine Xue, and I don't know why she fell into the water."
Ling Shan was cursing inwardly, but her face was extremely respectful.
"Oh?"
Jun Wuyuan raised his eyebrows and picked a fight. "So, are Concubine Xue and Concubine Cui deliberately trying to slander my people?"
[Sure enough, with this silly goose around, there are more interesting things. The saying that three women make a drama is really true.]
Concubine Cui: "..."
Concubine Xue: "..."
Ling Shan: "..."
She was sure that this tyrannical dog emperor was doing his best to stir up hatred for her, a little shrimp!
Ling Shan almost couldn't maintain her respectful expression on her face. She didn't know how much self - restraint it took for her to resist the urge to put a sack over his head and beat him up.
He said she was his person?
She was just a little palace maid with no background. There were countless like her in the entire Great Yan Palace.
And what about Concubine Cui and Concubine Xue?
They were noble ladies from prominent families and concubines with ranks in the harem. How could she, a little palace maid, be able to provoke them?
Ling Shan knew that Jun Wuyuan wouldn't believe her or help her, but at least he didn't need to make the two concubines hate her to the core, right?
Deliberately slandering a little palace maid?
Wasn't he implying that Concubine Cui's gentleness and Concubine Xue's paleness after falling into the water were all an act?
What on earth did she, a little palace maid, do to deserve this?
Ling Shan was so angry that her teeth were itching.
A look of anger flashed across Concubine Cui's gentle and beautiful face. She knelt down to plead her case.
"Your Majesty, please see clearly. This concubine is not talented. Although I dare not claim to be gentle, virtuous, and a model for women, I also dare not cause trouble in the harem.
This concubine and Concubine Xue did see Miss Ling Shan just now, but this concubine has absolutely no intention of suspecting Miss Ling Shan."
Concubine Xue's already pale face seemed to fade even more.