Chapter 241: Volume 1_Chapter 241: Jumping into the water herself to frame her?

Volume 1_Chapter 241: Jumping into the water herself to frame her?

Because Yun Yajie had a good reputation and was from Huangyun Academy, once she made the suggestion, everyone—regardless of whether they were used to having servants around to wait on them—followed suit, creating a scene of absolute compliance.

To put it bluntly, they all wanted to curry favor with Yun Yajie; who let her future prospects be limitless?

Yun Qiyue glanced at Qingyan and Xixue.

Qingyan frowned slightly, and Xixue looked a bit anxious.

They were worried about their young miss going up alone.

None of these official daughters and princesses in the capital were good people; what if they bullied their young miss?

"Young Miss..." Xixue wanted to persuade Yun Qiyue not to agree.

Yun Qiyue, however, shook her head slightly. "You wait here."

Yun Yajie's obvious attempt to send her maids away meant she surely didn't want anyone by her side.

If she insisted on bringing the two maids onto the boat, for one, she might not quickly discover Yun Yajie's goal.

And if Yun Yajie really intended to deal with her, having Qingyan and Xixue as obstacles might just make her want to deal with them first.

It would only add unnecessary danger.

Yun Qiyue looked at the distance between the shore and the Lake Heart Pavilion, which only confirmed her judgment.

At this distance, someone like her, who had undergone extreme training, could still swim from the Lake Heart Pavilion to the shore if needed.

Bringing the two maids would actually be a burden.

Besides, even if Yun Yajie didn't deal with the two maids, she would certainly find a way to send them away, and at that point, the two maids probably wouldn't be able to help much anyway.

Since that was the case, it was better to be straightforward, let the two maids stay on the shore, and go up herself to see what kind of devious scheme Yun Yajie was plotting.

In any case, believing in Yun Yajie's kindness was less likely than believing it would rain blood from the sky.

The two maids ultimately stayed on the shore along with the other maids and attendants.

Yun Qiyue boarded the painted boat at the lakeside with the other young masters and ladies.

It was said that this painted boat only received guests once a day; now that they had boarded, it meant they were the only guests at the Lake Heart Pavilion today.

After boarding, Yun Yajie was immediately surrounded and whisked away because she was so popular.

As for Yun Yarou, she had her own social circle.

Of course, the events of the previous two times had indeed ruined her reputation, causing many young ladies to distance themselves from her, but now that Yun Yajie had returned, things were different.

Yun Yajie's return meant her own status had risen as well, after all, she was Yun Yajie's own sister from the same mother.

And Yun Qiyue, at this moment, appeared to be ignored by everyone.

But Yun Qiyue didn't feel awkward at all.

She was actually happy to be left alone.

Yun Qiyue walked to the side of the painted boat by herself, admiring the beautiful lake scenery.

The lake surface was rippling, the water was green, and the surrounding scenery was purely natural and unpolluted.

A gentle breeze blew past, and the air was fresh and fragrant.

It was certainly a good location.

Just as Yun Qiyue was thinking this, footsteps sounded on the deck behind her.

They were very faint, but they couldn't escape Yun Qiyue's ears.

Yun Qiyue turned around at the perfect moment, only to see Qi Xue holding her hand out toward her, standing just half a step away.

Of course, this half-step distance was also carefully calculated by her.

Yun Qiyue looked coldly at Qi Xue. "What is Miss Qi trying to do?"

There was a hint of unnaturalness on Qi Xue's face, and her eyes were full of guilt, but soon, a trace of resentment appeared in the eyes she turned toward Yun Qiyue.

"Yun Qiyue, you are not worthy of the Regent." Qi Xue withdrew her hand, looking at Yun Qiyue with unconcealed unwillingness.

If that light in her eyes wasn't jealousy, what was it?

Yun Qiyue leaned against the railing of the painted boat, looking coldly at Qi Xue. "So, you are worthy?"

Qi Xue: "I..."

Yun Qiyue: "No matter how impressive you are, the Imperial Uncle doesn't fancy you."

Before Qi Xue could speak, Yun Qiyue spoke first.

Qi Xue: "..." Her heart felt so blocked.

Yun Qiyue: "Besides, you are now the Crown Prince's person; what do you call it when you still pine for my Imperial Uncle?"

Qi Xue had been feeling uncomfortable from Yun Qiyue's words, but upon hearing this, she immediately said, "Yun Qiyue, you criticize me now, have you forgotten that you were the Crown Prince's fiancée before?"

She called her the Crown Prince's person, wasn't she one too?

Yun Qiyue nodded. "I never said I wasn't the Crown Prince's fiancée before, but I am the Imperial Uncle's fiancée now. If you have the ability, get the Emperor to annul my engagement with the Imperial Uncle and have him bestow a marriage upon you instead."

Qi Xue: "..."

She couldn't.

She also didn't dare to.

Although she liked the Regent, but... thinking of the look Ye Lanjue gave her, Qi Xue couldn't help but tremble all over.

Just at this moment, a burst of footsteps approached from that direction.

Qi Xue heard the footsteps and regained her senses, a hint of calculation appearing in the eyes she turned toward Yun Qiyue.

Qi Xue suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Yun Qiyue's sleeve.

Yun Qiyue frowned. "What do you want to do?"

As Yun Qiyue said this, she prepared to shake Qi Xue off.

However, Qi Xue's body suddenly tipped toward the railing. "Ah—" a scream came.

Following that was the sound of a 'splash' as someone fell into the water.

Yun Qiyue looked at the group of people who had just arrived: "..."

"Help—"

Qi Xue's cry for help came from below.

"Ah—Third Miss Yun pushed Miss Qi into the water."

"Quick, who can swim? Hurry and save Miss Qi."

Yun Qiyue: "..."

The scene was in chaos, but Yun Qiyue turned around very calmly to look at the water surface.

At this moment, Qi Xue was bobbing up and down there, looking as if she were about to sink at any moment.

Only, after such a long time, she hadn't sunk; Yun Qiyue thought that she probably wouldn't sink.

Jumping into the water herself to frame her?

This kind of trick, to be honest, was really very old-fashioned.

But one had to admit, it was very effective.

Because Yun Qiyue felt many unkind gazes landing on her.

"Yun Qiyue, what did Miss Qi do to you that you had to push her down?"

"Exactly, this is the first time I've seen someone like Yun Qiyue who pushes someone into the water and still acts like nothing happened. Yun Qiyue, you are truly too vicious."

"..."

Every word and every sentence was an accusation against Yun Qiyue.

Really, it was annoying.

Fortunately, at this moment, someone suddenly shouted, "There's a woman here who can swim, make way."

It wasn't that those young masters couldn't swim, but this vast Mingxin Lake was very deep, and everyone cherished their lives, so they were hesitant and didn't dare to go into the water to save anyone.

It was precisely because of this that they waited for the woman who could swim to arrive.

As for why there was a woman on the boat who could swim?

Because, although there were many boats on Mingxin Lake, this was the only painted boat that could enter the Lake Heart Pavilion.

And those who could enter the Lake Heart Pavilion were all either wealthy or noble, and some young ladies would come by on weekdays.

Fearing accidents, the boat was specially equipped with women who could swim.

At the same time, Yun Yajie and a group of people also hurried over.

"Everyone, please don't talk about my third sister anymore; there must be a misunderstanding here." ===== CHAPTER 242 =====