jdhmnovel Chapter 520 Qin Mingyu's attitude is clear-cut and there is no room for negotiation
Chapter 520 Qin Mingyu's attitude is clear-cut and there is no room for negotiation
The long winding lake in the Princess Protectorate's Mansion is neither deep nor remote.
The long lake replaced the lotus pond in another family's house, and lotus leaves had already sprouted in some corners.
The lakeside is paved with bluestone, and a willow tree is planted at regular intervals, which not only embellishes the scenery but also does not affect the view from each viewpoint.
Even children would not fall into the water easily when running by the lake, but if a child went to play in the water, the guards would immediately appear and drive the child away.
So, how did Zheng Xingyu fall into the water?
I heard that the person calling for help was a young man who happened to be viewing the scenery nearby.
But the young man only called for help but did not go into the water...
The palace guards withdrew immediately after arriving. Others didn't know that when they saw this situation, they immediately went to find the Taoist priest to save people.
This also caused the other young masters who heard the noise to stop and watch, helping to call for help but not daring to step forward.
Yuntang rushed over quickly when he heard the call for help, and the palace guards quickly retreated to the side when they saw him halfway.
Things happened quickly and were resolved quickly.
It makes sense that Princess Kang Yi took her daughter, who had fallen into the water, home to make medicine for fear that she would catch a cold.
Besides, Zheng Xingyu had already re-dressed and changed into clean clothes, which many ladies could see.
It just so happened that Yuntang had asked for five hundred taels to buy clothes in the warm room, and others thought that he was buying them from Yuntang.
Naturally, no one would have thought that Zheng Xingyu was already prepared.
Princess Kang Yi and Zheng Xingyu walked calmly through the large garden. After explaining several times, Princess Kang Yi felt relieved and secretly thanked Yuntang for listening to her.
Otherwise, if she really left through the corner gate, it would be convenient now, but it would be even more difficult to explain in the future.
Zheng Xingyu looked gloomy all the way, and others thought she was frightened and had not recovered.
The mother and daughter led the maids and servants to where the carriage was parked. Their own carriage had already been prepared after receiving the message, so they got on the carriage and left directly.
There were only guests who had just arrived at the concierge, and no guests who were leaving, which was a bit strange for a moment.
At Tangfeng Courtyard, Yuntang led Princess Cheng and the old wife of Duke Chen to the east wing.
The two palace guards who were guarding the lake were already waiting there. After they bowed, they reported the whole story.
The palace guards were unaware of Zheng Xingyu's plan, but they saw Zheng Xingyu running to talk to Qin Mingyu who was standing next to a willow tree by the lake.
Qin Mingyu seemed unwilling to talk. He bowed and turned away after listening to just two words. Zheng Xingyu reached out to pull Qin Mingyu's arm at that time.
Qin Mingyu simply slid away and dodged. He was clearly three steps away from the attack but didn't touch it. Qin Mingyu didn't even wave his hands to block it.
Zheng Xingyu suddenly took a few steps back and fell into the lake with a scream. Then... Zheng Xingyu shouted in the water, "Brother Mingyu, help me."
When Qin Mingyu turned around and saw this scene, he was also surprised, but he did not step forward, but called for help directly.
The palace guards watched Zheng Xingyu retreat and fall into the water, and they were not sure what she was doing. Also, Qin Mingyu was not in a hurry, so they could not go into the water to rescue her directly.
No one knew better than them that the long lake was not actually very deep. Even if the guards went down, it would only be up to their waists. They would not be able to swim away.
But it seemed to be enough to drown Zheng Xingyu, at least it was convenient to jump up and down.
The palace guards all came from the Imperial Guards and were the emperor's men, so they naturally wouldn't care about the Duke of Chen's Mansion or Princess Kangyi. Even Princess Cheng wouldn't scare them.
They answered truthfully whatever their little Taoist master asked.
After being fully recovered, Yuntang told the two guards not to tell anyone else about this matter, and the matter ended there.
After the two palace guards left, Yun Tang looked at Princess Cheng and the old wife of Duke Chen. Seeing that they looked unhappy, she had no intention of tolerant them.
"I saved face for my aunt in this matter, but my cousin caused trouble in my house on my birthday and the day of my housewarming party. She is really bold and has no idea what she is doing."
"From what happened today, it's clear that Prince Qin has no interest in her, and he values his reputation more than saving her life. If she continues to make trouble, she will only tarnish her own reputation."
Yuntang knew that Zheng Xingyu would not give up easily.
But she spoke frankly about Qin Mingyu's attitude in the hope that the old wife of Duke Chen would understand that such entanglements would only further damage the reputation of the Duke Chen's Mansion.
When Zheng Xingyu was planning to fall into the water, he did not take his face seriously.
She was not afraid that Qin Mingyu did not save her in the end, but another man saved her. Would she marry him then?
This kind of bold behavior that recklessly ignores the consequences will be dealt with by the Chen Guogong Mansion.
But Qin Mingyu's attitude was clear-cut and left no room for negotiation.
If the people in Duke Chen's Mansion were sober, they would not allow Zheng Xingyu to continue to act recklessly.
Yun Tang made his words clear. The old lady of the Duke of Chen blushed slightly and said ashamedly, "It is our Zheng family that owes Tang Er today."
Princess Cheng sighed and tried to smooth things over, "It's not that I owe her anything. After all, it was that girl who started this. Who would have thought she would be so bold?"
"Go back and discipline her. She's almost sixteen this year, and we can't let her do whatever she wants when it comes to dating."
Princess Cheng is the common grandmother of Yuntang and Zheng Xingyu. Naturally, she couldn't let down the old wife of Duke Chen, so she took over what Yuntang said, but also reminded her.
Zheng Xingyu had been shown several houses before. Of course, those that the Duke Chen's Mansion agreed to look at were carefully selected, but Zheng Xingyu disagreed to any of them.
Of course, Princess Kang Yi herself was not satisfied at the beginning.
After all, her original plan was to let Zheng Xingyu enter the Eastern Palace, but in the end she could only choose from the children of powerful and noble families in the capital, which made her feel a little bit out of place.
Later, Zheng Xingyu herself disagreed and always found various reasons to refuse.
Unfortunately, the Duke Ping’s Mansion has never been on the selection list.
After this incident, the wife of Duke Chen also remembered a few words that Princess Kang Yi had muttered a while ago.
The general idea is that the Prince of Duke Ping is of the same age, and has broken off the engagement with the Yong'an Marquisate, so why hasn't he released any news that he wants to meet someone?
At that time, she also said to Princess Kang Yi: "They didn't release the news, but they asked the Xu family to find her a long time ago, wanting to see Tang'er."
This topic was brought up on the eighth day of the first lunar month, but the sisters had a quarrel that day, which distracted Princess Cheng's attention and the matter could not be continued.
Later, when Princess Cheng talked about this with Marquis Yong'an, he directly declined, saying that Tang'er's marriage would be decided by the Emperor and that the elders should not worry about it.
In addition, Yuntang has been traveling outside all the time, so it is difficult to see him. The marriage has not even been mentioned to Yuntang, so how can we see each other?
Now she completely understood.
I'm afraid that Qin Mingyu likes Tang'er, so he will naturally stay away from Yu'er.
It just so happened that Yu'er fell into the water in Tang'er's house. How could Qin Mingyu dare to save her?