The passers-by are vicious

After seeing off Concubine Cao, Jiang Wanwan held the brocade bag tightly and touched the bamboo patterns on it, then pursed her lips and wrote a letter to her father, Shangshu Jiang and Ling Jiang, asking them to investigate the matter.

When Yuwen Xi arrived, he noticed that Jiang Wanwan looked a little pale and tired, and said with some concern, "Wanwan, you haven't had enough rest recently. If you are really tired from handling the affairs of the harem, just leave it all to that aunt."

There was a hint of fragility on Jiang Wanwan's pretty face, like a wilted and listless flower, but it did not damage her beauty. Instead, it brought a sense of brokenness that made Yuwen Xi feel distressed.

"It's just that the weather has been hot recently and I feel a little stuffy, so I don't have much energy." Jiang Wanwan shook her head and cheered herself up.

In fact, she was still thinking about that incident, and she couldn't sleep because she hadn't received a reply from her father.

But of course she couldn't tell Yuwen Xi about this. After all, she was his concubine now. If he knew that her woman was investigating the cause of death of her lover before entering the palace, he would definitely suspect her.

What's more, she was just a little unwilling to give up. Although she had known for a long time that there was no possibility between them, she just wanted to know the real cause of his death.

After all, he was her brother whom she had almost been engaged to. Jiang Wanwan no longer wanted to think about what kind of feelings he had for Brother Lin.

It was not until noon a few days later that Jiang Wanwan finally received a reply from her father Jiang Ling. He first warned her in his heart and then wrote down the results of the investigation on paper.

Jiang Wanwan's expression suddenly changed after reading it, and her fingers couldn't help but crumple the letter hard.

After burning the letter into ashes in the candle, she sat on the couch in a daze until Yuwen Xi came. She closed her eyes and when she opened them again, something seemed to have changed.

The next day, Li Ranyan invited the concubines in the palace to go boating on the lake. Naturally, the five concubines and the three beauties all came.

After all, apart from the emperor, Li Ranyan is the only one with the highest rank in the palace and is deeply favored by the emperor, so naturally she dare not not come.

Jiang Wanwan grabbed a handful of fish food from the jar held by the palace maid and sprinkled it into the lake, watching the red carps scramble for the food.

"Speaking of which, this is the first time that Concubine Xian has gathered so many sisters together for fun."

Concubine Cao covered her mouth and chuckled. When she looked at Li Ranyan who was standing by the lake and throwing fish food into the pond, hatred flashed in her eyes but quickly disappeared.

Jiang Wanwan naturally noticed Concubine Cao's gaze, and also guessed that her coming to her palace that day was not accidental, but to tell her about that matter and use her to embarrass Li Ranyan.

Concubine Cao already secretly hated Li Ranyan because of the dancing battle between the two at the banquet, but none of this mattered to Jiang Wanwan.

Even though she knew that Concubine Cao intended to use her hand, she would still do it today.

Jiang Wanwan inadvertently approached Li Ranyan while throwing fish food. The moment she got close to her, she suddenly tripped and leaned forward, accidentally bumping into Li Ranyan.

Fortunately, the palace maid behind her discovered it in time and supported Jiang Wanwan to prevent her from falling into the pool, but Li Ranyan was not so lucky and jumped directly into the water.

"Someone come quickly, Concubine Li fell into the water." The palace maid shouted in panic.

Li Ranyan was still dazed when she fell into the water. She didn't react until water poured into her mouth. She struggled hard and a look of panic appeared on her face.

She couldn't swim, so she didn't have time to think about who had knocked her into the water or pushed her into the water. She was floundering and shouting "Help."

Yuwen Xi, who had just heard that Jiang Wanwan was boating, brought Zhou Hai to see her after reviewing the memorials. While walking with his hands behind his back, he heard the palace maids and eunuchs running in panic not far away.

"A concubine fell into the lake."

Yuwen Xi, who was originally walking in the corridor, suddenly looked nervous. He didn't care about his dignity and lightly stepped on the ground, using his inner strength to fly towards Taihu Lake.

……

On the edge of Taihu Lake, Jiang Wanwan was supported by other palace maids and stood in the distance. After all, she was the emperor's most beloved concubine, so her safety naturally had to be prioritized.

As for the one in the lake, she also had to be rescued. The eunuchs jumped into the lake like dumplings and swam towards Li Ranyan to pull her ashore.

When Yuwen Xi fell from mid-air and saw Jiang Wanwan surrounded by palace maids, he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was not her who fell into the water.

He walked forward and hugged Jiang Wanwan in his arms. "You weren't frightened, were you?"

Although we don’t know who fell into the lake, Jiang Wanwan is the most fragile, so we should not scare her.

When everyone saw the emperor coming into the lake, they didn't even glance at him. They just hugged Concubine Xian in their arms and sighed again how favored Concubine Xian was.

Li Ranyan was covered in sweat by several eunuchs. She was wet all over, her face was as pale as paper, and her body was still shaking.

Although the weather is hot, the lake water is still a little cool.

Jiang Wanwan felt relieved but also a little regretful when she saw that Li Ranyan did not drown.

I thought Yuwen Xi would ask what happened, but I didn't expect Yuwen Xi to just glance at the trembling Li Ranyan and said, "Since there is nothing wrong, let's go."

"Your Majesty." The still trembling Li Ranyan looked up in disbelief. She fell into the lake and Yuwen Xi not only did not investigate but also did not ask about it.

"I am also your concubine. Someone clearly pushed me when I fell into the lake. Don't you even bother to investigate? It's obvious that someone must have harmed me."

"Are you so indifferent to me?"

Li Ranyan lowered her head with resentment in her eyes. Was it that in his heart, Jiang Wanwan was the only woman he had, and not her? It didn't even matter whether she was dead or alive.

But the only person who answered her was the man with an indifferent face.

Li Ranyan was irritated by Yuwen Xi's indifference. She had originally thought that she would slowly gain favor, but suddenly she realized that as long as Jiang Wanwan was around, Yuwen Xi would not see her in his eyes.

The other concubines, palace maids and eunuchs were also secretly shocked by Yuwen Xi's indifference, but after looking at his unfathomable handsome face, they lowered their heads and dared not look at him, because the emperor was inherently cold.

Yuwen Xi looked at Li Ranyan expressionlessly, and naturally noticed the resentment in her eyes. He sneered, "Since you know, why are you still asking? Are you questioning me!"

The voice was so charming, but the words that came out were as cold as ice.

Indifferent and ignoring, this handsome king suddenly revealed his true face. No, he had never concealed his coldness, but they had always held on to this fantasy.

Li Ranyan was unwilling to accept this. If he was indifferent to all the concubines, it only meant that he was heartless.

But now Yuwen Xi is very fond of Jiang Wanwan. Isn't it obvious that he is telling Li Ranyan that it is not that men are cold-hearted, but that she is not as good as Jiang Wanwan, so she cannot get the favor of men.

However, Jiang Wanwan, this pretentious woman, can receive Yuwen Xi's unique tenderness.

Seeing that Yuwen Xi was obviously questioning her, Li Ranyan said with trembling lips, "I dare not."

"Since you ignore me, I will leave." After saying this, Yuwen Xi didn't even look at anyone before hugging the bewildered Jiang Wanwan and left with a flick of his sleeves.

Also leaving were a large number of palace maids.

Li Ranyan once again felt the coldness of the palace, and the biting chill spread through her body. However, what made Li Ranyan most unacceptable was that Yuwen Xi did not like her.

How could this happen? Isn't she the girl of destiny?

She has never failed in anything she wanted to learn or do since she was born, so she should be the one who is favored now.