The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 677 Strange Words
The same goes for Li Zhaoqin.

He no longer cared about Zhu Shu who had just been rescued, or the others.

As soon as Zhu Shu was rescued to the shore, Yan Zhu knew that it was the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace who came personally to take Meng Shisan away, so he was naturally relieved. So he watched Li Shou holding Meng Shisan and following Li Zhaoqin out of Zanghong Lake, and then he quickly arranged for someone to send Zhu Shu to the hospital.

Bixu Manor is located on the outskirts of the city. There is no clinic nearby, let alone a doctor on duty. Fortunately, there is always a doctor on duty in the manor with good medical skills. After summoning the doctor to rescue Zhu Shu in time, he quickly reported the matter to Cui Yu.

Douzi stayed beside Zhu Shu's bed, tears flowing like water.

After all, Jiang Ziyao had received help from Zhu Shu, although it was only a small favor, but she was a person who remembered the favor and always repaid the favor with gratitude. At this moment, she had no intention of leaving, and stayed in the wing room of the pavilion closest to Zanghong Lake that Yan Zhu had temporarily arranged for Zhu Shu.

Not long after, Ji Ling took Ji Zhi away from the manor and returned to the city.

Meng Shisan was taken away by Li Shou, and the two sisters had no connection with each other. Ji Zhi was interested in the causes and consequences of Zhu Shu falling into the water, but Ji Ling was not interested. So Jiang Ziyao, who wanted to repay a favor, was left alone to guard Zhu Shu.

"Sister, I think Yaoyao will become the Crown Princess next year... it's a sure thing!" It was the first time that Ji Zhi saw Li Shou at such a close distance. When Li Shou appeared on the lakeshore like a god descended from the sky, her mind stopped working at that moment.

"I think so too." This was the first time that Ji Ling did not let Ji Zhi make random guesses when Ji Zhi mentioned the candidate for the Crown Princess, but instead expressed his rare agreement.

Ji Zhi's eyes sparkled: "When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince picked up Yaoyao just now, I couldn't believe my eyes! Sister, the princess asked Yaoyao like that in the open shed earlier, she must have known His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's feelings for Yaoyao!"

Ji Ling looked back at the pavilion where Zhu Shu was, then continued walking towards the manor gate: "We will tell mother about what happened today when we get home. Apart from that, no matter who asks, no one is allowed to gossip about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Yaoyao."

Although Ji Zhi didn't quite understand the connection, she was used to listening to her elder sister's words, so she said "oh" and changed the subject, "I wonder how Miss Zhu is doing?"

"Didn't the doctor say that she was rescued in time and that she's not seriously injured?" Ji Ling recalled the diagnosis made by the doctor at the manor. "It's strange to say, Miss Zhu was in the water for a short time, but she was still able to be saved when she was rescued..."

"I heard that County Magistrate Zhu was a very good official in Lueyang. Miss Zhu was so lucky that she didn't drown today. I think it was because God was merciful and couldn't bear to see County Magistrate Zhu die before her." Ji Zhi knew only a little about Zhu Xiye's affairs, but as the second lady of the Ji family, she knew some of the official dynamics that the common people were unaware of.

"You make sense." Ji Ling agreed again and praised Ji Zhi, "My Juanjuan has really grown up."

"Only you, sister, still treat me like a child. Yaoyao is younger than me and knows much more than me." Ji Zhi was very self-aware and was not overwhelmed by Ji Ling's praise, but there was a hint of pride on her face that she couldn't hide.

The doctor who had just stepped out of the pavilion's wing said to Yan Zhu with great confusion: "According to what Steward Yan said, Miss Zhu had been underwater for quite some time. But when I felt Miss Zhu's pulse, I found that her breathing was steady. She had choked on a few mouthfuls of water, but it was nothing serious. It was as if...she had just fallen into the water and her head was submerged, and someone rescued her."

Yan Zhu was confused: "What do you mean?"

The doctor shook his head: "I can't explain it, but it's a little strange anyway."

After the doctor left, Yan Zhu went into the wing room to check on Zhu Shu's condition. He was relieved to know that Zhu Shu was not in danger of death, so he asked the manor servants to go to the city to report the accident that happened to Zhu Shu in the manor. When Cui Yu returned to the manor, Yan Zhu recounted the whole story and repeated the doctor's strange words word for word.

"Strange?" Cui Yu calculated the time from when Yan Zhu said Zhu Shu fell into the water to when she was rescued. There were indeed some doubts. Combined with the strange points noticed by his own doctor in the manor, he couldn't help but think about it seriously.

Then, he asked, "As soon as Miss Meng came ashore, did she let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince take her away immediately?"

"Yes, at the first moment." Yan Zhu understood his master's hidden meaning, "I was right beside. Miss Meng didn't know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would come, and she was very surprised. Later, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince picked her up and left. She didn't have time to do anything else during the whole process."

Cui Yu couldn't get any information out of him, so he put the question aside for now and asked about Zhu Shu's situation instead: "Have the people from Zhu's residence arrived?"

"It should be soon." Yan Zhu replied.

Cui Yu said: "Once the Zhu family's people arrive, no matter what the Zhu family asks for, we will agree to it. As long as Miss Zhu is fine, everything will be fine."

"I understand." Yan Zhu understood that Cui Yu wanted to settle the matter peacefully. After all, Bixu Manor was still in trouble because of the collapse of the mountain of lights on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it could not withstand any more trouble.

When Zhu Xiye learned that Zhu Shu fell into the water in Bixu Manor, he was still in his study thinking about how to solve the dilemma. He immediately harnessed the horse himself and rode all the way from the city to the suburbs. When he entered the manor and saw Zhu Shu, he saw that his daughter was really fine as the servants of the manor had reported. Only then did he put his heart back to its place, which was about to jump out of his throat.

At this time, Zhu Shu had also regained consciousness and told Zhu Xiye in person the details of how she fell into the water.

After hearing this, Zhu Xiye asked Douzi to help Zhu Shu get up. He stepped out of the wing room and followed Yan Zhu into the next wing room, where he saw Cui Yu: "Thanks to Master Cui Qi for saving my daughter in time. Thank you!"

As he said this, he bowed deeply.

Cui Yu avoided it and did not accept Zhu Xiye's gift.

Zhu Xiye was surprised and said, "Master Cui Qi, what is this..."

"Master Zhu, I cannot accept this gift." Cui Yu said truthfully, "Miss Zhu was rescued in time. The one who jumped into the water first to save her was actually the eldest daughter of the Meng family. The one behind her was a maid from my manor."

Zhu Xiye had learned from Douzi that Meng Shisan had helped to save his daughter. "I know this. From now on, I will visit the Meng residence and personally thank Miss Meng."

Zeng Chongqi and Ding Lan'an stood on the water corridor not far from the manor gate and watched Cui Yu personally send Zhu Xiye and Zhu Shu to the gate. As Zhu's father and daughter left, Cui Yu did not stay in the manor for long and soon returned to the city after them.

They came to Bixu Manor today. Others came to watch fishing or for other purposes, but they came here for official business.

"The person didn't show up, so let's go back." Ding Lan'an was in low spirits and spoke weakly. All he could think of was the scene of Li Shou holding his sweetheart and leaving.