Concubine's true colors

Chapter 107 Scars Exposed
Surprised in her heart, Xiao Jinxuan quickly helped Chi Ling up, and asked in a low voice:

"What did you do, but you are injured, where is the injury, please show me quickly."

Facing Xiao Jinxuan's sincere concern, Chi Ling looked away a little uncomfortable, but warmth still flashed in his eyes.

"Just now the eighth princess didn't understand water, so she sank to the bottom of the water. The spring water in this pool is very strange. When it reached the bottom, the water temperature became icy cold. I pushed my inner strength to the maximum, so I managed to take the princess with me, safe and sound. swam up."

Xiao Jinxuan was very surprised when she heard the words. Just as she was about to ask, suddenly her grandmother's voice came from behind her.

"What are you doing? I heard that the Eighth Princess is here, and I came here to welcome you. I don't know Her Royal Highness, but here she is."

Previously, as soon as the old lady arrived at the Guanyin Temple, according to the arrangement of the host, she went to the main hall to burn incense with some noble ladies.

So when she finished her work, she realized that Xiangping was here, and heard from people around that the eighth princess was still having trouble with Xiao Jinyu, and it seemed that she was having a very unpleasant fight.

The old lady who was thinking about her granddaughter in her heart, when she learned that everyone had gone to the back mountain to see the fountain, she chased after her regardless of her old age, fearing that Xiao Jinyu would suffer.

But obviously the old lady came a step too late, because Xiao Jinyu had already been thrown into the pool and was soaking in water.

Xiangping fell into the water, and Chi Ling rescued her, but Xiao Jinyu didn't have this kind of treatment. She was in the water for a long time, but there was no one to save her. Fortunately, she was familiar with water, otherwise she would have drowned long ago.

Now when he heard the old lady's voice, Xiao Jinyu immediately called for help.

"Grandmother, is it you? Hurry up and save Yu'er, the water in this pool is so icy that Yu'er is about to freeze to death."

As soon as she heard the cry for help, the old lady couldn't calm down, and was supported by Jin Chuan, she hurriedly walked a few steps and rushed to the side of the pool.

At a glance, Xiao Jinyu, who was struggling in the pond, and the old lady almost couldn't shed tears, and then shouted to the attendants she brought:
"Why are you still standing there? Quickly rescue the young lady. If something happens to Yu'er, the old man will demand your life."

The old lady spoke, but none of these attendants went into the water. It's not that none of them are familiar with water. The main reason is that Xiao Jinyu's status is noble. If they go down to save someone and touch the other party, it may be to protect the daughter of the daughter-in-law afterwards. Reputation, the life of the person who entered the water will be hard to save.

Just when the old lady was in a hurry and wanted to jump into the water by herself, Qian Yunhong's figure suddenly rushed out from behind the crowd, and then jumped into the water. ashore.

Xiao Jinyu, who was rescued, lay down on the edge of the pool, looking at the old lady who was looking at her with concern, and tears immediately flowed down her face.

"Grandmother, you have to make the decision for Yu'er. It was not an accident that I fell into the water, but sister Xuan pushed me. Everyone present can testify to Yu'er. If you don't give me justice in today's matter, then I will pay you back for my granddaughter." You might as well jump into this pool of water and drown."

Seeing that Xiao Jinyu finished speaking, the old lady made a gesture of jumping into the pool. She was so frightened that she repeatedly comforted her, and immediately glared at Xiao Jinxuan.

"Jinxuan, what your sister-in-law said is all true. She is your own sister. How can you be so vicious at such a young age? You simply don't deserve to be a member of my Xiao family."

Xiao Jinxuan was busy comforting Xiangping, who was hiding in her arms and weeping endlessly. Hearing this, he didn't raise his head, but said in a neutral tone:
"I am not worthy of being part of the Xiao family. What my grandmother said really chilled my granddaughter. If you didn't even ask about the reason, you would assume that everything was Jinxuan's fault. Then I'm afraid you won't listen to what I explain. Since So, how you want to punish, you can do whatever you want."

The originally aggressive old lady almost choked on Xiao Jinxuan's words.

What does it mean to let her be punished casually? She said this, as if she was overbearing. The old lady looked around, and the people watching her whispered, and immediately felt that they couldn't hold back.

"Jinxuan, grandma didn't say that you are not allowed to explain, but no matter what the reason is, there is no way to refute the fact that you pushed Yu'er into the water. Don't tell me you didn't do this kind of thing and come out thinking that you didn't do anything wrong."

Helping Xiangping wipe away tears, Xiao Jinxuan turned around calmly, looked at Xiao Jinyu, and said coldly:

"Back to my grandmother, Jinxuan really didn't know what was wrong with her. At that time, the princess fell into the water, and no one around was familiar with water skills. Only my maid, Chi'er, knew how to swim, and she immediately went into the water to rescue her, but Chi'er was just a girl. She alone can't save the eighth princess at all. At this moment, I remembered that there is actually one person present who can swim, and that is Sister Jinyu, so I sent her into the water to save the princess, but I didn't know Why did my sister have a misunderstanding and think that what I did was intentionally targeting her."

Speaking of this, Xiao Jinxuan looked at Xiao Jinyu, who was looking at her with a face full of astonishment, smiled slightly and continued:
"In other words, my sister-in-law didn't intend to rescue the eighth princess from the very beginning, so when Jinxuan sent you into the water, my sister-in-law was so surprised, she didn't have the slightest preparation, and she knew that I was going to frame you. That's why I pushed you into the water."

When everyone heard this, they looked at Xiao Jinyu with sympathy, but instantly became a little weird.

Xiao Jinyu knows how to swim. In fact, it is well known in the capital that she is both talented and beautiful, so Xiao Jinyu naturally has unique skills.

And dancing in the water is Xiao Jinyu's best talent, and she once danced the capital, which earned her the nickname of a mermaid in the water.

As a citizen of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the princess was in trouble but refused to help her. This is simply a heart-breaking act. If it is really pursued, Xiao Jinyu's life will not even be saved.

But now Xiao Jinxuan insisted that she didn't push the other party into the water, but just sent Xiao Jinyu into the water to save people, so no matter what her real motive was, at least on the surface, she did play by ear and rescued the princess.

So seeing that Xiao Jinyu is the most unfavorable in the debate on whether to push or not to push, the old lady chose wisely and kept silent.

But she wanted to get rid of this matter directly, but Xiangping, who had regained his strength, was about to spit fire from his eyes at this moment.

Thinking about her growing up, she was doted on by Emperor Ming, loved by Concubine Liang, loved by her elder brother, and grew up with a golden spoon in her mouth. Even in the palace, when did Xiangping suffer such a big loss.

And just now, Chi Ling had inspected the brick she was standing on just now, and found that the brick could move up and down.

According to Chi Ling's analysis, this brick should be a place to release water during the rainy season, because the water in the pool is sufficient, and the spring water in the pool is worried that it will overflow and wash away the koi raised in it.

And under the masonry, Chi Ling also found a small pedal, as long as the board is stepped on, the masonry can be controlled to rise and fall.

But Xiangping did not forget that the person who helped her to stand on that raised white marble brick was not Xiao Jinyu.

So there is no need to think about it anymore, Xiangping already knows who caused her to fall into the spring pool.

After walking in front of Xiao Jinyu in a few steps, Xiangping immediately pulled him out of the old lady's arms.

"Xiao Jinyu, are you so reluctant to save this princess? Since you are so unwilling to go down, this princess can help you."

What Xiangping was really angry about was Xiao Jinyu plotting her into the water, but before that, she had no evidence, so she directly followed Xiao Jinyu's excuse of not wanting to rescue her, and was ready to make the other party suffer.

Without giving Xiao Jinyu a chance to explain, Xiangping directly stretched out his foot, kicking Xiao Jinyu, who was lying on the edge of the pool, into the water again.

Although this kick landed on Xiao Jinyu's body, the old lady just closed her eyes, and her originally peaceful expression turned completely cold.

"Princess Eight, my granddaughter did not save you in time. She did something wrong, but now you have punished me. Can the old man rescue her?"

Looking at Xiao Jinyu who was thumping in the water with a relieved face, Xiangping looked at the old lady after hearing this.

When Xiangping and the old lady looked at each other with cold and majestic eyes, they involuntarily took several steps back, biting their lips and dared not speak.

Before, she was concerned about Xiangping's status as a princess, so the old lady was more polite, but Xiao Jinyu was her darling, even if the princess violated this taboo, the old lady didn't plan to bear it.

Seeing that Xiangping was overwhelmed, he stood there for a while, not putting on airs like a princess anymore.

The old lady immediately looked at Qian Yunhong who was standing aside, and said in a deep voice:
"Little Hou Ye, I have to trouble you once more. Hurry up and rescue Yu'er. Today's saving grace will never be forgotten by my commander-in-chief."

It is a great thing to be able to take over the favor of the handsome mansion. Qian Yunhong, who was reluctant to let Xiao Jinyu die, immediately accepted the order and jumped into the water again to save people without any hesitation.

Not long after, Xiao Jinyu was brought back to shore, but fell into the water twice, her physical strength was completely exhausted, the last time she was pushed into the water by Xiao Jinxuan, she was still able to float on the water and call for help.

But the second time she fell into the water, Xiao Jinyu cried for a long time, and then was kicked into the water by Xiangping. The kick hurt her abdomen and her limbs lost strength, so she sank into the water. It's too fast, she probably will really be drowned alive.

But now, Xiao Jinyu's life was saved, but her beautiful hair was also scattered, and the thick bangs on her forehead were also parted messily due to being soaked in water.Therefore, the hidden scars behind the hair are exposed at once.

Two people entered the water one after another, and the people around them had already gathered around the edge of the spring pool, so the scar on Xiao Jinyu's forehead was almost revealed, and someone immediately exclaimed.

"Look, what's on Miss Jinyu's forehead? Why does it look so scary?"

The person who is speaking is a lady in her forties. She is Mrs. Gu, the wife of the Minister of the Household Department. This time, she is also invited to come with her beloved daughter.

It was almost her words that fell, and Huang Ruoqi, who had come up to see the fountain with the ladies of various mansions, immediately said loudly:

"Mrs. Gu, I'm afraid I misread it. Miss Jinyu's forehead didn't drop something. I looked at it and it was just a scar, but it was really ugly. I was so scared when I saw it."

After saying this, Huang Ruoqi made a gesture to hide back, but the smile in his eyes showed no intention of hiding it.

For a while, everyone heard that the number one beauty in the capital had scars and disfigured her face. Even though they were afraid of Mrs. Xiao's identity, they still whispered and couldn't help but all looked at Xiao Jinyu's face.

Xiao Jinyu was dizzy from the water, and when she came to her senses, she saw the strange eyes of the people looking at her, as well as endless whispers.

After being stunned for a long time, Xiao Jinyu finally realized that everyone was talking about her forehead, she was startled, she hurriedly stroked her forehead, but instead of touching the bangs, she directly touched the scar.

Xiao Jinyu was stunned. Now she didn't know that the secret she didn't want others to know was completely exposed in front of people. She immediately screamed, covered her face with her hands tightly, and her whole body was also because of the Frightened and trembling slightly.

(End of this chapter)