Ling Yunche was pressed to the place of execution. His clothes were tattered and his body was covered in blood. His once straight back now looked a little hunched.

But his eyes were still clear and firm, as if hiding endless grievances and unwillingness.

The guards in charge of the execution had grim expressions on their faces, and were waiting for Ling Yunche to breathe a sigh of relief. Who could have thought that the emperor's favorite concubine would actually rush over at this time and do such a "prisoner rescue".

Ruyi hurried her steps, almost running madly towards the place of execution.

When the guards, eunuchs, and palace maids saw Ruyi rushing towards them aggressively, they were all stunned and no one dared to stop her.

Ruyi's eyes were full of anxiety and anger. She rushed straight to Ling Yunche, opened her arms and protected him behind her.

"All of you, get out of my way! I want to take Ling Yunche to see the emperor. There must be injustice in this matter!"

Ruyi's resolute attitude is frightening.

The guard in charge of the execution frowned, feeling very embarrassed, after all, the queen was pregnant with a dragon fetus.

"Empress Xian, this is unacceptable. This is the Emperor's order, and I dare not disobey."

But I didn’t know in my heart how much I had been scolded.

Ruyi's eyes widened with anger. "The Emperor's order? If you wrongly accuse a good person, the Emperor will not forgive you! I must take him away today!"

Rongyin did not stop Ruyi, but just stood there calmly.

The guard had no choice but to wave his hand and signal his men to take action.

If Concubine Xian really took the person away, then they would have been derelict in their duty.

Several guards rushed over hesitantly, trying to hold Ling Yunche down, but every time they got close, Ruyi stood in front of them. Her resolute look made the guards retract their hands again and again.

They didn't dare to hurt Ruyi, and the scene was almost a mess.

"If you dare to come forward again, I will not let you off easily!" Ruyi's eyes were like sharp blades, staring fiercely at the guards.

They were right next to the side of the ship.

The guards only thought that a few palace maids could go over and pull the lady away, so they quickly pushed Ling Yunche down.

After all, as outsiders, they have no right to touch the emperor's concubines.

The palace maids could only move forward carefully, but Rong Pei was not someone to be trifled with.

Although she didn't know what kind of grudge there was between the Queen and Ling Yunche, she was clear that the Queen would never wrongly accuse a good person, so at this time she stood firmly beside the Queen and refused to be contacted by those palace maids.

He even slapped several palace maids and pushed them to the ground.

Jinzhong stood aside, watching the chaotic situation, always looking for a suitable opportunity.

While Rong Pei was fighting with the palace maids, Ruyi pulled Ling Yunche away step by step. Jinzhong quietly went behind Ruyi when no one was paying attention, and then slammed into her.

Ruyi only felt a strong impact on her back, her body lost balance, and she fell involuntarily into the water under the boat.

"Ah——" Ruyi screamed and fell to the side.

Ling Yunche was a guard after all. When he realized the danger was coming, he subconsciously reached out and broke free from Ruyi's strong pull. From a distance, it looked like Ling Yunche was pushing someone down.

The moment Jinzhong pushed the man, he flashed into the crowd, kept a distance, and disappeared perfectly into the crowd.

He exchanged glances with Rong Yin, then quickly looked away.

No one reacted for a moment. The eunuchs and palace maids who couldn't swim could only shout loudly beside the boat, their faces full of panic.

As for those guards who could swim, they looked at each other but did not dare to go down. After all, Ruyi was the emperor's favorite concubine, and none of them could afford the responsibility if something went wrong.

Ling Yunche watched Ruyi fall into the water, and did not realize that it was his letting go that accelerated her fall. His heart suddenly tightened, as if he was being grabbed tightly by an invisible big hand.

Concubine Xian is pregnant with a dragon baby!

The pain from the wounds on his body seemed to disappear instantly. At this moment, Ling Yunche had only one thought in his mind: he must not let Concubine Xian drown no matter what!

Before the guards could hold Ling Yunche down, they saw him suddenly rush forward—and actually jumped down!

"Come quickly! Lower the boat! Prepare to rescue people immediately."

Jinzhong shouted loudly at this time and was responsible for organizing the rescue on the scene.

"Go and inform the emperor quickly." Rong Yin frowned and asked the guard closest to her to report the situation on the scene to the emperor.

Ling Yunche swam desperately towards the place where Ruyi fell into the water. The water at night was freezing cold and he felt pain in every bone in his body, but now his mind was full of Ruyi's safety.

He kept floating up and down in the water, and finally touched Ruyi's sleeve. He used all his strength to lift Ruyi's body out of the water, and then swam towards the small boat that Jinzhong had ordered the guards to lower.

"Save Concubine Xian first! Find the imperial physician quickly!" Ling Yunche's teeth were chattering due to the cold.

The guards had already been prepared under Jinzhong's organization. The eunuchs and palace maids took Ruyi and immediately sent her into the cabin.

At this time, Ruyi was pale and had lost consciousness.

The wounds all over Ling Yunche's body were torn open, and his original clothes were stained with blood.

With such a big thing happening, Rongyin naturally couldn't go back to rest, she had to go with them.

Jinzhong stood there for a while, preparing to clean up the mess. He did not miss the Queen's chuckle as she passed by him.

After a while, the emperor came hurriedly.

When he saw the unconscious Ruyi and the imperial doctors surrounding her, his face suddenly turned gloomy.

"What's going on?" The emperor's voice was filled with majesty and anger.

At this time, Jinzhong, who had dealt with the situation outside, immediately told the emperor what had happened. The emperor frowned and looked at Rongyin, "Queen, is this true?"

"In reply to Your Majesty, when I went out, I saw Concubine Xian heading straight for Ling Yunche. The guards who were carrying out the execution did not dare to let Concubine Xian take Ling Yunche away, nor did they dare to directly contact Concubine Xian. They could only let the palace maids pull Concubine Xian away. Unexpectedly, the boat shook, and then..."

Rong Yin's words were vague, and the emperor had no way to blame her for anything.

Although he asked the Queen to take good care of Ruyi's baby, when this happened, it was not the Queen who asked Ruyi to save Ling Yunche.

At this time, Jinzhong also had someone bring in the cleaned-up Ling Yunche.

Ling Yunche knelt on the ground with his head lowered. He did not dare to defend himself. He just hoped that the emperor would not misunderstand Ruyi.

"Your Majesty, I cannot watch Concubine Xian get into trouble. I am willing to accept any punishment, but I beg Your Majesty to save Concubine Xian."

Jinzhong raised his eyebrows imperceptibly. This person probably didn't see him bumping into Ruyi, but what he said... made him feel uncomfortable no matter how he heard it.

The emperor was silent for a moment, "Ling Yunche, I will not punish you for now. I will wait until Concubine Xian wakes up."

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