Seizing the throne, abolishing the adopted son, the imperial concubine rose to prominence

"Go over and have a look."

Gu Youning saw that He Chongyuan frowned in confusion at first, but after he finished his last sentence, he reluctantly agreed.

Gu Youning let He Chongyuan's sedan pass and ignored Chen Yufei's arrogant and angry look beside her. He followed behind with anticipation in his eyes.

After turning around the rockery, the scenery inside can be seen at a glance.

In the lake, a boy about five or six years old was struggling and calling for help. As soon as he moved closer to the shore, the two eunuchs standing on the shore would poke him with sharpened bamboo poles, and the person in the lake had to turn around and go back.

"Second prince!"

He Chongyuan cried out in surprise, but Gu Youning narrowed his eyes slightly.

The Second Prince? Xiao Yun'an?

Gu Youning loved and supported her in her previous life, but ended up killing her adopted son, Xiao Yun'an.

She remembered that in her previous life, Xiao Yun'an was pushed into the water by several people as a joke because of bullying from her study partner.

Although he was rescued in time, he was frightened and had a high fever for several days. Later, she secretly asked the eunuch to teach him how to swim.

But how could Xiao Yun'an have such skillful swimming skills at this time?

"Fight back and don't let him get ashore."

A domineering child's voice sounded in his ears, and Gu Youning temporarily withdrew his thoughts.

The people on the shore were clearly shouting to save the second prince, but the servants and eunuchs were hesitant and dared not step forward.

Gu Youning understood their concerns. The person who just spoke was Xiao Yunyan, the prince of Liang, and the lifeblood of the empress dowager.

The prince has always been able to get whatever he wants, and he behaves without restraint in the palace.

Even if you are a eunuch or palace maid of high rank, you can't expect to have a good life if you offend this ancestor.

"I can't order you around?"

However, as Gu Youning expected, at this point, He Chongyuan had saved the second prince.

"I don't dare wait."

The four eunuchs then slowly stepped forward with difficulty in their expressions.

Without the eunuchs on the shore to stop him, Xiao Yun'an swam over quickly. He Chongyuan hurriedly ordered her maid to pull him up.

"Help the Second Prince up quickly."

Xiao Yun'an was helped to stand up by the palace maid. Seeing Gu Youning beside He Chongyuan, his face was filled with surprise, and he subconsciously murmured, "Mother..."

But his voice was so soft that to others it looked like he was just moving his lower lip.

"Thank you for saving Yun'an."

What was astonishing was that after Xiao Yun'an stood up straight, he staggered to Gu Youning and bowed down with tears in his eyes and a grateful face.

"The Second Prince has misunderstood. It was someone close to Empress Chongyuan who saved you just now."

Facing several gazes with different meanings, Gu Youning lowered his head and looked at Xiao Yun'an blankly.

She was already 80% certain that Xiao Yun'an probably had the same opportunity as herself.

Although the final consonant was very light, Gu Youning was confused and kept paying attention to Xiao Yun'an, and he could guess it from the shape of his mouth.

These people had no resemblance to the queen in terms of body shape or clothing, and Xiao Yun'an just stared at her blankly.

"Oh no! The prince fell into the water!"

Just as Gu Youning dodged Xiao Yun'an's salute, the palace maids screamed nearby.

Everyone's eyes shifted over, and Gu Youning also took the opportunity to look up, not wanting to look at Xiao Yun'an's face full of admiration and attachment that made her sick.

"You dog slaves, come and save this prince..."

It was obvious that Xiao Yunyan couldn't swim. When he fell into the water, he just floundered around and drank several mouthfuls of water in a short while.

"How many of you will go down to rescue them?"

He Chongyuan gave calm instructions to the eunuchs and palace maids by the lake.

The eunuchs looked at each other, and even in the face of He Chongyuan's harsh rebuke, they just knelt down with their hands hanging down.

Seeing that He Chongyuan was only busy scolding and threatening the eunuchs who couldn't swim, Gu Youning frowned. While Xiao Yun'an was staring at her and looking into the lake with a gloating expression, she turned her head and whispered a few words to the palace maid beside her.

This lake is planted with lotus flowers in summer, so the mud underneath must be quite deep.

Xiao Yunyan's death was not a pity, but she didn't want to be buried with him.

The maid that Gu Youning brought out today was very clever. After receiving the order, she ran out while shouting loudly: "Prince Xiao fell into the water, hurry up and help!"

“Help…Help…!”

Xiao Yunyan couldn't swim, and the more he struggled, the more lake water entered his mouth. However, he couldn't even shout for help clearly, and no one came over from behind. Gu Youning's eyes sank slightly.

If there is really no other way, she can only go into the water to save people herself. If something happens to Xiao Yunyan, not only will her plan to make friends with the Queen Mother be wasted, but she will also be the target of anger.

"Empress Chongyuan, I see that our Crown Prince is about to collapse. The Second Prince is the only one who can swim here. Why don't you ask him to rescue the person first?"

The palace maids following Xiao Yunyan were already scared pale. If anything happened to the prince, the empress dowager would definitely not forgive them.

As for the second prince Xiao Yun'an, he has always been insignificant in the palace.

He Chongyuan was obviously tempted. If Xiao Yunyan died, the person in Ci'an Palace would definitely cause trouble for her. Although she was open-minded and not afraid of what others said, she hated flattery. So the empress dowager disliked her, and if she took this opportunity again, she would definitely cause trouble for her.

"I...I don't..."

Anger flashed in Xiao Yun'an's eyes, and he was about to scold, but he quickly remembered that he was not yet the emperor who could command the world, so he looked up at Gu Youning with a pair of pitiful eyes.

He thought that his mother was the kindest person. She was willing to sacrifice her own life for him and would never let anyone bully her like this.

But Gu Youning's gaze fell on the other side.

"Quick, quick, go down and get Prince Xiao up, quick!"

Messy footsteps came from behind.

After a while, four or five eunuchs ran over and jumped into the water one after another to save people.

It didn't take much effort before the unconscious Xiao Yunyan was carried up by the eunuchs.

"My son, my son..."

Seeing this, the leading eunuch turned pale with horror and knelt down in front of Xiao Yunyan.

"Hurry and report to the Queen Mother, then go and ask for the Emperor's approval..."

"Eunuch, our master has sent for the imperial physician, and he should be here soon."

The palace maid beside Gu Youning received the signal and walked forward, bowing and saying.

"The royal doctor is here."

As soon as the palace maid finished speaking, a man in dark green official robes came quickly towards them.

The leading eunuch looked at Gu Youning with gratitude.

"President Yang, how is Prince Xiao?" the eunuch asked anxiously.

The imperial physician didn't answer him immediately. He placed his hands on Xiao Yun'an's chest and pressed for a while until Xiao Yun'an spat out a mouthful of water. Then he looked up and said, "It should be fine, but the lake water is cold. We should quickly send the prince back to Ci'an Palace for recuperation. I will prescribe a few more cold-dispelling decoctions for him to drink."

"Come here, quickly carry the sedan chair... No, quickly carry the prince on your back."

The eunuch who had not entered the water immediately picked up the man and ran away quickly.

"Please, my lords, please come with me to the Queen Mother and have a say."