Drunk Bamboo

Chapter 76 Accidentally falling into the water

Xie Yuzhu took Hua Qinfeng's hand, turned towards the emperor, and continued to flatter him:

"The people of Rao Country can live and work in peace and contentment, have enough food and clothing, and have such a prosperous street scene, all because of a great man - that is His Majesty!"

"My son's poem is not enough to show one ten-thousandth of your Majesty's bold style, majestic momentum, and broad mind!"

Xie Yuzhu: My voice is almost hoarse from shouting, but it should be of some use at least.

Hua Qinfeng was shocked, then shook his hand lightly with some disgust.

Xie Yuzhu didn't hold on tight and let go.

Anyway, the show is over and the finale was perfect.

Sure enough, the emperor was very pleased.

The voice was passionate and penetrating: "Great! Every word is like a pearl, vivid and moving. One poem is worth ten thousand! Appreciate, great appreciation! The sword dance of the Wind King is also full of sword energy, the Wind King's Mansion has a great appreciation!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xie Yuzhu bowed in thanks.

Hua Qinfeng bowed in the direction and left without waiting for Xie Yuzhu to stand up.

I swore in my heart that I would never be soft-hearted again and would not recite poems or dance with swords with Xie Yuzhu.

"Ba——" a sound.

I don't know where the sound came from.

Xie Yuzhu felt that the stage seemed to shake a little.

My heart suddenly started and I felt nervous and scared.

"Hua Qinfeng, I think..."

But Hua Qinfeng had already walked far away, and her voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

There was a loud "bang".

Her eyes widened in horror, she missed a step and fell into the pool.

"Ah! Hua Qinfeng..."

Her cries for help were drowned out by the sounds of collapse.

"Thank you Yuzhu!" Hua Qinfeng stretched out his hand and leaped up.

But he was too late to grab Xie Yuzhu's hand and watched her fall into the cold pool water.

Without a second thought, he jumped into the pool with her.

There was panic at the scene.

"What's going on?!" the emperor was furious.

"The play, the stage suddenly collapsed and Princess Feng fell into the water." Eunuch Dong pretended to be calm.

The scene before our eyes happened in the blink of an eye, and no one understood why.

The stage in the middle of the lotus pond collapsed, and Prince Feng and his wife both fell into the pond!

"I've seen it all. Why don't you send someone to rescue them?" the emperor ordered.

"Someone, come quickly and save the princess!" Eunuch Dong quickly recovered his composure and carried out the order.

Everyone gathered around the pool, and Luo Qi's face turned pale.

Xiao Bingxin followed everyone to the poolside. She looked nervous, but she was thinking about something else in her mind.

She deliberately approached Hua Qinming.

"Ouch!" He shouted again deliberately, pretending to be bumped by someone.

Hua Qinming, who was closest to her, naturally helped her.

"Miss Xiao, be careful."

"I'm fine. How are the prince and princess?" He looked anxious and worried.

"Some guards have already gone into the water. Everything will be fine." Hua Qinming comforted.

He turned around, a hint of contempt flashing across his eyes.

There was a hint of worry in his expression as he looked towards the pond.

"Ah——" The rich girls on the other side of the river had never seen such a scene before and were all panicked.

"The princess fell into the water!"

"Why did the stage collapse?"

"The prince has also fallen into the water!"

"Princess!" Baiguo hurried towards Chaoyang.

As soon as the guards who came to rescue them entered the water, Hua Qinfeng had already jumped out of the pool holding Xie Yuzhu.

With an agile body, like a bird flying in the sky, it flew directly over the pond and landed on the flat ground.

"Xie Yuzhu! How are you!"

His whole body was wet, and he held Xie Yuzhu tightly.

The person in his arms was pale and had his eyes closed.

"How is Yuzhu? Go and get the imperial physician!" the emperor said anxiously when he saw someone coming out of the pond.

"Your Highness, the princess may have choked on water!" Chaoyang came to help.

Bai Guo took a blanket from somewhere and covered Xie Yuzhu with it.

Hua Qinfeng shook the person in his arms vigorously: "Xie Yuzhu, wake up!"

"Cough! Cough!" Xie Yuzhu coughed a few times and opened his eyes.

"Xie Yuzhu, are you hurt anywhere?" Hua Qinfeng asked anxiously.

"It's a bit cold...my feet...my feet hurt..." She snuggled into his arms, her pale lips trembling.

In early spring, the water in the pond was still a little cold. I was soaked all over, and the wind made it even colder.

"My cloak, made of the finest mink, if you don't mind, can you put it on your sister-in-law first?"

Hua Qinming handed over his white sable cloak.

Nowadays, no one cares about the difference between men and women.

Hua Qinfeng took the cloak without thinking twice and wrapped it around Xie Yuzhu.

"Thank you." Don't forget to say thank you.

"Can you feel a little warmer?" she asked softly, gently wiping the water off her face with the handkerchief given by Bai Guo.

Xie Yuzhu nestled in his arms and just nodded, but her whole body was still trembling.

Unknown and sudden dangers are the most frightening.

When faced with caning, she was not afraid, she just felt pain.

Because she knew that what she was about to face was physical pain, which would hurt but would not be fatal.

She knows what's going to happen, so she's not afraid.

But just now, when the platform collapsed and lost gravity, her mind went blank, and her eyes seemed to fall into darkness. She only saw Hua Qinfeng.

It was like her only lifeline, the only light in the darkness.

She used all her strength to shout his name and opened her arms just to grab his hand.

The cold pool water drowned her body, and fear and panic overwhelmed her.

But the next second, she saw Hua Qinfeng rushing into the pool without hesitation.

At that moment, her heart was like ripples on a calm lake.

Hua Qinfeng looked at her feet and found no signs of bleeding. He touched the bones and found no injuries either.

Only then did he take a deep breath.

"No external injuries, maybe a sprained ankle."

"Yeah, it hurt a little when I touched your ankle just now." Xie Yuzhu recovered and slowly regained consciousness. Seeing that his hair and cheeks were dripping with water, she raised her slightly cold hands and wiped them, "Your Highness, I'm not cold anymore, and it doesn't hurt anymore. Let me wipe yours too."

"I'm fine. I'm not afraid of the cold." Hua Qinfeng held her tightly in his arms, his voice trembling slightly, "I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay. Don't be afraid, I'm here, don't be afraid."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Thought everything was calm.

Suddenly someone vomited.

"Ugh... ugh..."

Many daughters began to feel unwell.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Xuan'er exclaimed.

"Ugh!" The Imperial Concubine also began to vomit.

"Oh! My stomach hurts so much!" Another girl looked in pain.

"What, what's going on?!" the Queen said in astonishment.

"Empress, several daughters are experiencing symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. It seems like they are poisoned!" the palace servant reported.

"Mother?!" The Crown Princess stood up.

The stage collapsed one second, and he was poisoned the next.