Chapter 124: The Adulterer Slapped the Fake Heiress

"Rouer——" Prince Yun cried out in pain, reaching out to grab her, but he couldn't even touch a corner of her clothing.

The two guards also immediately leapt forward, but the falling speed was too fast; in the blink of an eye they heard a "plop", and both women fell together into the icy, bone‑chilling lake……

Everyone rushed to the lakeside, and the scene erupted into chaos.

Panicked shouts rang out as servants and guards jumped into the lake to rescue them.

Cao Rouer and Li Qingzhu struggled in the water……

At that moment, Li Qingluo also heard a familiar shout: "Zhu'er! Zhu'er——"

She looked up and, to her surprise, saw Li Kechuan on the opposite shore!

How did he also come to the princess's mansion?

At that moment, Li Kechuan, looking extremely anxious, propped himself on his wheelchair and actually stood on one leg—but then he stumbled and fell again at the shore.

Even so, he kept reaching out, staring at the lake and shouting repeatedly: "Zhu'er, Zhu'er—Zhu'er, you must be all right——"

The people beside him were all ordered by him to jump into the water, clearly his location was still far from where they had fallen in.

Li Qingluo's eyes held mockery.

What a brother who shares deep feelings in adversity.

Li Qingluo saw another man beside Li Kechuan—a man in his thirties—who, at that moment, was anxiously gazing at the lake together with Li Kechuan.

Li Qingluo asked Pei Nanjia beside her: "Who is that man? Do you know?"

Pei Nanjia glanced over.

She knew who Li Kechuan was.

So she immediately knew whom Li Qingluo was asking about.

"Pan Li's father, General Pan."

So, General Pan used his connection through the prince consort to bring Li Kechuan into the princess's mansion today?

But what is he doing in the princess's mansion?

Since Li Kechuan broke his leg, he hasn't stepped outside even once!

Because he felt deeply inferior, he didn't even allow friends to visit, yet today he not only went out but also met people.

Li Qingluo turned her head and spotted Deng Mama's figure in the crowd.

After Deng Mama squeezed through, she at once leaned in and whispered a few instructions.

Deng Mama nodded, turned and vanished swiftly……

Li Qingya and Li Qingyu also squeezed over to Li Qingluo's side.

Both anxiously asked Li Qingluo: "Second sister, what should we do? Eldest sister, will she be all right?"

Li Qingluo said calmly: "Rest assured, *** will not allow a young lady to die in this princess's mansion."

As soon as Li Qingluo finished speaking, the servants and guards had already pulled Cao Rouer and Li Qingzhu ashore.

This early‑winter lake water was so cold that one couldn't even enter it, so as soon as they came up they kept shivering uncontrollably.

Prince Yun had already hurried to the lakeside.

He scooped up the nearly unconscious Cao Rouer in one arm and shouted: "Rouer, Rouer!!"

"Elder sister, please hurry and summon the imperial physician!"

Prince Yun had barely finished speaking when someone pointed at Cao Rouer and exclaimed: "Good heavens! Blood, it's blood!!"

Li Qingluo was also startled.

She looked closely and saw fresh blood continually spreading beneath Cao Rouer.

Cao Rouer mumbled: "My child… save the child in my womb… Your Highness, please, please save our flesh and blood……"

Prince Yun stared foolishly at the scene, completely unresponsive.

Li Qingluo sat on the other side, coughing up water in great spasms.

Hearing the commotion over there, she also went blank‑faced.

But in fact, only she herself knew that at this moment her heart was bursting with joy!

Cao Rouer, you wretched woman!

Now how can you still be smug!

Originally her quarrel with Cao Rouer was just an act.

It was the prince who, seeing that today she could hardly escape, considered her reputation and thus had the two of them pretend to quarrel.

But as they argued, they ended up developing genuine feelings for each other.

She had always hated Cao Rouer, who had stolen her prince from her first!

Clearly Li Qingzhu and the prince were truly devoted to each other, yet she insisted on becoming the prince's bed‑partner first!

She was merely a concubine—nothing more than a plaything!

She even dared to flaunt her power in front of Li Qingzhu!

So, she had indeed done it on purpose—she deliberately pulled Cao Rouer down with her!

She knew that below was lake water; if Cao Rouer fell in, whether the child could be saved today was uncertain!

As expected……

Li Qingzhu lowered her head, suppressing the frenzy and ecstasy in her eyes.

Yet Prince Yun walked up to her, raised his hand, and slapped her hard across the face.

"Ah——!!"

The crowd gasped.

Everyone witnessed this scene.

Li Qingzhu sat dazed on the ground, her mouth uttering only incoherent murmurs, unable to speak a word.

But her tears were like broken beads, falling nonstop.

"I... I..."

Prince Yun pointed at her nose and uttered harsh words: "If anything happens to my Rou'er today, if anything happens to my child, I will never forgive you!"

Li Qingzhu, heavily struck, sat down hard on the ground, all color draining from her face.

Your Highness, are you serious?

Are these words he spoke truly sincere, word for word?

Just because of the unformed fetus in Cao Rouer's belly, he would be so cruel to her?

He wants how many children? I can bear them all for him in the future!

Li Qingzhu wanted to shout those words out, but at this moment she dared not, nor could she.

She met Prince Yun's resentful, furious gaze, and finally a trace of fear and regret arose in her heart.

Your Highness, are you really angry this time?

It seemed that, in her impulsiveness, she had truly done something wrong...

"Your Highness, commoner..."

Li Qingzhu choked up, struggling to speak, but before she could get the words out, Li Kechuan suddenly appeared from somewhere.

"Stop!"

"Zhu'er, Zhu'er, are you alright?"

Li Kechuan quickly maneuvered his wheelchair with his hands, and after everyone made way upon hearing the sound, he finally reached Li Qingzhu's side.

"Zhu'er, come quickly to Elder Brother's side!"

Li Kechuan reached out with a pained hand, and upon seeing Li Kechuan, Li Qingzhu finally broke down, turning to embrace his leg and crying "wu wu wu".

The crowd also began to clamor.

"It's the Eldest Son Li."

"How did he come? Wasn't his leg broken before, with nobody seeing him at all?"

"Look, he really has no legs..."

"How pitiful... a fine young master, reduced to this..."

"Shh—! Don't you value your lives? How did his leg fall off, you don't know?"

"They say it's related to Prince Yun Your Highness and also to Li Qingzhu... the rumors from before, nobody knows what really happened."

"Li Qingzhu not dying was already suspicious enough; today she's even linked to Prince Yun Your Highness—could they really have nothing going on?"