Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

Ying Hengzhi sneered and followed the crowd toward Duan Linglong.

On the flower boat in the moat, the group of people also noticed the commotion on the arched bridge.

"Brother Shangguan, look! A woman is about to jump into the river!"

The young master of the Marquis of Anding pulled Shangguan Hong outside the flower boat to look at the arched bridge.

Shangguan Hong looked in the direction he pointed and indeed saw a woman standing there.

He paused, wondering why the woman looked so familiar.

Just then, Xuan'er said again, "Master, please don't do anything rash. You're the only one left in the Duan family. If you do something rash, how can you face your parents and clan?"

The crowd erupted in uproar.

The Duan family?

Weren't the Duan family members either beheaded or exiled?

Oh right, there was also a daughter from the Duan family who became a concubine in the Second Prince's mansion.

Could this be the person who's going to jump off the bridge?

The crowd was abuzz with discussion, and those who had originally intended to go and rescue Duan Linglong stopped in their tracks.

Duan Yuqing was a notorious villain who hoarded disaster relief funds, and the common people hated this kind of person the most. Their gazes toward Duan Linglong became subtle.

Duan Linglong didn't care what these people thought. She had Xuan'er announce her identity so that Shangguan Hong could hear it.

Shangguan Hong knew it was her. He thought that if she fell into the river, he would come to save her like he did when they were children.

Thinking about her rekindling her relationship with Shangguan Hong, Duan Linglong's eyes were filled with longing, almost to the point of madness.

She will make amends to Cang Mingze for what he wronged her.

"Concubine Duan, is that really you? Come down quickly, why did you jump into the river?"

Just then, a voice suddenly came from behind.

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Duan Linglong's brow twitched, and a vague sense of foreboding rose in her heart.

She turned her head and saw Ying Hengzhi looking at her with a fake smile.

She gave Ying Hengzhi a cold look, her eyes carrying a silent warning.

Ying Hengzhi smiled, becoming even more certain that Duan Linglong must have had a purpose in doing this.

My gaze drifted to the flower boats below, and every single person on those boats was dazzling.

Ying Hengzhi immediately had a plan in mind. She stepped forward and pretended to pull Duan Linglong away.

"Concubine Duan, you're carrying the Second Prince's child, how could you be so foolish? Quick, get down, I'll pull you up..."

She stepped forward and reached out to pull Duan Linglong, openly pulling but secretly pushing her.

Duan Linglong was shocked that Ying Hengzhi actually dared to push her!

Although she originally intended to jump, Ying Hengzhi's push ignited her anger, and she grabbed Ying Hengzhi's arm tightly.

And so both of them fell down.

Ying Hengzhi chuckled in her ear, "Concubine Duan, falling into the water is indeed a good idea, isn't it?"

Duan Linglong was startled.

Ying Hengzhi did it on purpose!

For a moment, Duan Linglong was filled with anger at being used.

The next moment, with a "plop," water splashed everywhere, and the two of them fell into the water together.

Xuan'er shouted from the bridge, "Help! Someone has fallen into the water! Help!"

At this moment, the flower boat had arrived, less than ten feet away from where the two had fallen into the water.

The young master of the Marquis of Anding looked at Shangguan Hong and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, one of the people who fell into the water is a woman from the Duan family. Oh, she is now Duan's concubine."

He knew how Shangguan Hong and Duan Linglong had arranged their engagement back then.

However, since the Duan family doesn't care about Shangguan Hong and is using the Chaos God to scheme against him and force him to break off the engagement, they probably don't want to get involved with the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

Now that the Duan family is gone, the same scene from years ago is repeating itself.

Shangguan Hong showed no extra emotion on his face. He calmly withdrew his gaze and turned back into the boat.

Duan Linglong, who was struggling in the water, was dumbfounded.

What does that mean?

How did he get inside? Wasn't he going to jump down and save her?

As she struggled in the water, she kept her eyes glued to the flower boat, hoping he would go in to get a rope or something to rescue her.

But she waited and waited, until a servant from who-knows-who-knows-who threw down a red silk ribbon on the pleasure boat for them to grab, Duan Linglong gave up. She was waiting.

Upon seeing this, Ying Hengzhi scoffed. She thought she understood who Duan Linglong's target was.

Since Duan Linglong isn't going up, then she will. Perfect, the person she's looking for is up there.

Ying Hengzhi grabbed the red silk and climbed onto the boat.

Just then, another servant appeared and threw down another red silk ribbon.

This red silk was originally used to decorate the flower boat, but in the heat of the moment, it was torn down and used to save people.

Duan Linglong saw the red silk fluttering towards her, but she didn't grab it. The servant on it shouted, "Hurry and grab it!"

A hint of despair gradually appeared in Duan Linglong's eyes.

He didn't come out.

He didn't want to save her.

How could he be so heartless, without a single trace of affection for her?

They used to be engaged!

Duan Linglong's tears flowed freely, and suddenly, her expression changed as a sharp pain shot through her lower abdomen.

Her face turned pale, and her body sank down uncontrollably. When she tried to reach for the red silk again, she grasped nothing.

The river water went over her head, and she sank.

Meanwhile, Ying Hengzhi went ashore.

As soon as she stepped ashore, she met the gazes of the group on the pleasure boat.

The Third Prince was among them.

"Your Highness, Third Prince!"

Ying Hengzhi walked directly towards him. "I didn't expect the Third Prince to be on the ship as well. My surname is Ying. I wonder if Your Highness still remembers me..."

"You...you stay away!"

When the Third Prince saw the human figure approaching him, dripping wet, he turned pale and immediately stood up and retreated.

Two guards immediately stood in front of the Third Prince.

It wasn't that the Third Prince was timid; the key issue was that this person had disheveled hair that was plastered to his face, making it impossible to see his features, and he was limping, making him look quite strange.

When he was a child, he saw palace maids and eunuchs who had fallen into the water in the palace, and they looked like this when they were first pulled out.

Ying Hengzhi stood frozen in place.

She realized that she might look a little frightening. She glanced at the other people around her with their various expressions, quickly brushed her hair away from her face, looked at the Third Prince, and said, "Your Highness, it's me..."

"Who...who are you?" The Third Prince hid behind a guard. "Why are you talking to me? I've never killed anyone. The culprits should be held accountable. Don't come after me!"

Ying Hengzhi: "..."

System 008: "..."

System 008: [Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully made a deep impression on the Third Prince. The system rewards you with 5 points of luck!]

Ying Hengzhi: "?"

Ying Hengzhi: "..."

No, this isn't the effect she wanted!

Outside, a guard jumped off the pleasure boat and rescued Duan Linglong, who had sunk into the river. He came up to the Third Prince and said, "Your Highness, the person who fell into the water is Concubine Duan from the Second Prince's residence. She... seems to have miscarried."

The Third Prince's expression changed.

He immediately shouted, "Quick, get to shore! Get a doctor! Save them!"

The Third Prince felt he was really unlucky. First, he was harassed by a water ghost, and then he discovered that the Second Prince's concubine had miscarried in front of him. This... was hard to explain!