Want to win the palace fight? Better to be crazy than to be idiotic!

In the early autumn afternoon, the wind blew gently by the lake, and a few yellow leaves fell gently, causing ripples on the lake surface. The willows on the lakeside drooped their slender branches, as if quietly listening to this peaceful afternoon.

Hua Tangdi just saw Wang Qian slap the water with her hands, shout for help in fear, and then sink. She stared at the lake calmly, with a sneer on her lips.

"Madam Shuo Fei, why do you insist on killing Wang Guiren?" Wen Yue'er asked, "Doesn't she hate Su Feiran too?"

The person who just appeared behind Wang Qian and pushed her into the water was Wen Yue'er.

Wen Yue'er had agreed with Hua Tangdi early in the morning that when Wang Qian walked onto the slippery path, she would suddenly jump out from the side and push her into the water.

If Wang Qian drowned, that would be the best. There would be no witnesses anyway, so the two of them could just leave and say later that it was Wang Qian who fell into the water because she wanted to stay cool in the hot weather. If Wang Qian didn't die, Hua Tangdi could also say that she couldn't swim, and when they came back for help, Wang Guiren was nowhere to be seen.

"I have my own reasons for doing things. Don't ask too many questions, just help me."

Wen Yue'er hasn't gained Hua Tangdi's full trust yet, so Hua Tangdi naturally won't explain.

"Noble Wang has no one to rely on in the palace, and she has no friends either. If the queen intends to clean up the harem, she is indeed the easiest target."

Wen Yue'er made a clever guess, but unexpectedly earned a cold eye from Hua Tangdi.

No one to rely on? Wen Yue'er is so stupid!

If she really had no background at all, why would the Queen Mother favor her without any basis? And even intentionally let her interfere in the affairs of the harem?

Hua Tangdi ignored Wen Yue'er and turned away: "I still need to find some people who can swim to act as a model, please do as you please."

Wen Yueer quickly agreed. It was true that there was no one in the Imperial Garden now, but it would be foolish for the two of them to stand there and wait for someone to come. However, she left the palace without telling anyone in the palace, and changed into a maid's clothes. Now she could just hide and return to the palace as she was.

After doing this harmful act, Wen Yue'er's heart was far from calm as she appeared. Her lips were slightly blue, revealing her inner fear. However, for Empress Shuo, she was willing to dirty her hands. Moreover, Empress Shuo's actions were also for the sake of achieving greater justice, and the sacrifice was necessary.

Although Wen Yue'er's heart was in turmoil, when she thought of Empress Shuo's far-reaching strategy and righteousness, she gritted her teeth and strengthened her determination.

The breeze blew across the lake, and Hua Tangdi's figure disappeared. Wen Yue'er also wanted to leave, but the warm wind of the late summer made her feel a little dazed, so she slowly stopped.

Wen Yue'er looked at the faint ripples on the lake, as if Wang Qian was still struggling in the lake, and her nerves could not relax. The more she looked at the lake, the more panic she felt. There seemed to be a huge magnet in the center of the ripples, firmly attracting her gaze, as if to deeply imprint her guilt in the depths of her mind.

Wen Yue'er took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

——She really should go.

Suddenly, a chaotic sound of footsteps came from the bushy path next to us.

Wen Yue'er's heart suddenly tightened.

The footsteps sounded hurried, as if someone was running in a hurry.

Listening more carefully, the footsteps were chaotic and seemed to come from more than one person.

Wen Yue'er was startled, and without thinking too much, she ran into the bushes beside her at the fastest speed in her life, hiding behind the dense branches and leaves. With the lush trees and vegetation as a cover, only by pressing "E" to open the eagle eye can Wen Yue'er be found.

Su Feiran and Lin Xiuqing came hurriedly with two maids. However, they did not see anyone fall into the water. The lake was calm, with only the ripples left by the wind.

"I heard the cry for help clearly just now." Lin Xiuqing's eyes were full of doubts, "Could it be that someone is playing a prank?"

"Impossible. Even Xie Cainv and Ma Shuya didn't know we were leaving the palace, so who else would know? Besides, we left the palace on a whim, who could have predicted it?" Su Feiran said solemnly, "Just in case, let's ask the imperial physician and guards to come and wait."

"Then I will go and invite him right away!" Yu Liu agreed quickly and left to call for help.

Yuxiao whispered, "The Imperial Garden is so big, and Chengxin Lake is right in the middle of it. Even if Aunt Yuliu is fast, it would take someone so long to go back and forth that she would drown."

"Don't say such unlucky words!" Lin Xiuqing's face suddenly changed after hearing this, and she immediately scolded, "I transferred you to Liu Ronghua's place, you should be more careful about what you say and what you shouldn't say, don't you know in your heart?"

"I know I was wrong—"

"No," Su Feiran interrupted Yu Xiao's confession. She seemed to have made up her mind in an instant and said calmly, "Yu Xiao is right. If someone is really in danger, we would be accomplices if we just sit there and wait for death."

Before she finished speaking, Su Feiran had already unbuttoned her light silk outer blouse, took off her heavy silk skirt, and then tore off a bunch of jewelry that made a jingling sound when she walked. When she finished speaking, she was left with only a thin inner garment.

“You—” Before Yu Xiao could react, Lin Xiuqing exclaimed, “What are you going to do!”

Su Feiran stretched his arms, then squatted on the ground to stretch his legs. After a simple warm-up, Su Feiran answered Lin Xiuqing's question with practical actions.

thump!

Without hesitation, she plunged into the icy lake.

The lake surface was broken in an instant, and Su Feiran dived into the water, causing a huge splash! The water splashed in the sunlight, crystal clear, and then quickly fell, hitting the lake surface, making a series of crisp "snap" sounds. In an instant, the lake surface, which seemed like a whole mirror, suddenly shattered into a ground of broken silver, reflecting the sunlight in a mottled manner.

The originally calm lake surface was suddenly torn apart, forming a huge whirlpool. The whirlpool spread rapidly, and the ripples spread outward in circles, as if being madly ravaged by an electric egg beater. Su Feiran sank down and then emerged to take a deep breath, and dived under the lake. The lake water rolled with Su Feiran's movements, and the surrounding water plants swayed with it, and the fish in the water fled in panic.

After feeling the blinding sunlight for a moment, Su Feiran was surrounded by the cold lake water again. But at this moment, she didn't care about the bone-chilling cold, nor did she care about the lake water soaking her eyes. She endured the pain and opened her eyes wide, trying to find the trace of the person who asked for help in the turbid water.

She looked around and finally saw a figure hanging in the dense grass. When she got a little closer, she was sure it was a woman, and she had lost consciousness.

Su Feiran suddenly felt his mind clear up as if he had swallowed menthol raw.

She swung her arms vigorously, ignoring the pain in her legs, and paddled towards the figure. The face of the person gradually became clear in her vision. When she finally saw who the person who fell into the water was, she was so surprised that she almost let out the breath she had been holding in her mouth.

Wang Qian!!!!