The Emperor's heart is won, she sits on the Phoenix Throne! The Divine Physician's Eldest

Wen Yuan insisted on taking a boat trip, and fearing something might happen to him, Song Siyao had no choice but to accompany him personally.

Of course, everyone who was traveling was present.

Once aboard the ship, Wen Yuan was captivated by the beautiful scenery and was inspired to compose a poem.

He composed a poem, and after finishing it, he asked Song Siyao, "Princess Youfeng, you are the most talented woman in the Great Zhou Dynasty. What do you think of my poem?"

“Not bad.” Song Siyao said calmly.

Wen Yuan approached Song Siyao, swaying from side to side, his eyes darting around, and his tone full of excitement.

"Princess Youfeng, you're just giving me the runaround. Why don't you give your opinion and tell me what's good about it?"

Wen Yuan was quite drunk, and was acting like a drunkard.

Suddenly, he stumbled, slipped, and fell backward into the lake.

In the instant he fell, he reached out and pulled Song Siyao, who was closest to him.

He could have dragged Song Siyao down with him, but he didn't.

After falling into the water, he choked on several mouthfuls of water, thrashed around a few times, and then his entire body disappeared into the water.

This series of actions was completed in the blink of an eye, catching people off guard and leaving them no time to react.

Of course, Song Siyao is an exception.

Song Siyao knew how deep Feilian Lake was, and Wen Yuan couldn't swim; if things continued like this, he would soon perish.

Without any hesitation, she leaped into the water to save Wen Yuan.

When Shen Pei saw Song Siyao jump into the water, he wanted to follow her to save her.

However, at that moment, someone shouted, "The ship is leaking! The ship is sinking!"

There are many people on the ship. If anything happens to anyone on board, Song Siyao will also be held responsible.

Shen Pei did not chase after Song Siyao. He knew that Song Siyao was an excellent swimmer, and protecting the people on the boat was equivalent to protecting Song Siyao.

As soon as the man's voice faded, water quickly accumulated on the boat.

Moreover, the water was rising very quickly, and the boat was sinking rapidly.

Most people in the capital cannot swim. At this time, there were twenty or thirty people on the boat, which was in the middle of the lake, in the deepest part of the water.

They panicked, screamed, and terror filled the air.

"Don't panic, everyone!" Shen Pei shouted. He instructed the boatman, "Find the leak and plug it! Find other boats and evacuate the people on board!"

The boatman replied, "Your Highness, the leak is a huge hole that can't be plugged. The other boats are resting today and are all on the shore. It's too late to call for help now."

"Go and carry out the order!" Shen Pei's tone was cold and stern, leaving no room for the boatman's arguing.

"Yes, yes." The boatman didn't dare to delay.

While Shen Pei was urgently rescuing people on the boat, Song Siyao had already found Wen Yuan underwater.

Wen Yuan floated on his back with his limbs outstretched in the water.

Song Siyao lifted Wen Yuan up, helping him swim upstream.

When the two of them surfaced, Shen Pei had already rescued everyone on the boat and brought them to shore.

With everyone's help, Wen Yuan was lifted ashore and placed on the ground.

Shen Pei took off his outer robe and draped it over Song Siyao. "Yaoyao, are you hurt?"

The dangers underwater are unknown.

Song Si shook his head and squatted down to take Wen Yuan's pulse.

She had already taken Wen Yuan's pulse when she saw him underwater.

Upon investigation, it's still the same as underwater.

Song Siyao's expression turned cold. Since Wen Yuan was going to pretend, she would play along and let him suffer.

She took out a gold needle and inserted it directly into Wen Yuan's body.

In an instant, Wen Yuan felt excruciating pain all over his body.

Skin, bones, internal organs...

Even the strands of hair hurt!

He never wanted to experience that feeling again in his life; it was worse than death.

He couldn't help but cry out and open his eyes at the same time.

"Your Highness, you're awake? That's wonderful!" Song Siyao's face was full of joy, but she couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

She thought Wen Yuan could keep up the act for a long time, but she didn't expect him to be unable to withstand even one of her needle pricks.

Wen Yuan looked at Song Siyao and felt that she was doing it on purpose.

However, seeing Song Siyao's sincere and surprised gaze, he felt that he was overthinking things.

"Thank you, Princess Youfeng, for saving my life."

Wen Yuan thanked her, "Princess Youfeng, you just had physical intimacy with me to save me. Don't worry, I will take responsibility for you."

"Your Highness need not take it to heart. I would have saved even a dog that fell into the water today, let alone Your Highness, who is a human being."

Song Siyao said seriously, "Furthermore, there has been no physical intimacy between me and the prince."

When Wen Yuan heard Song Siyao indirectly insulting him, he became even more certain that Song Siyao had deliberately stabbed him earlier.

If that's the case, Song Siyao has already seen through his feigned unconsciousness.

Even if Song Siyao has seen through his plan, it must still proceed as planned.

If he doesn't say anything, who can prove that he was faking fainting?

Song Siyao certainly didn't have any evidence, otherwise, why didn't she just expose him directly?

“Princess Youfeng, didn’t you hug me underwater just now? Even though I was dazed, I still knew you hugged me.”

As long as he insists that Song Siyao hugged him, Song Siyao will never be able to clear her name, no matter what.

He has the final say on what happens underwater!

"Hold you?"

Song Siyao's voice was cold, "It concerns human life. Even if I did hug you, what does it matter? Besides, I didn't hug you at all."

"Your Highness, I kindly saved you, yet you falsely accuse me. It seems I saved the wrong person!"

After saying that, Song Siyao grabbed Wen Yuan by the collar and threw him forcefully into the lake.

Wen Yuan crashed into the lake with a loud splash, sending up a huge spray of water.

"Song Siyao, what are you doing?" Wen Yuan asked angrily.

"Look, I only need one hand to throw you away, and I only need one hand to save you."

Song Siyao spoke casually, yet every word struck a nerve with Wen Yuan.

"Didn't you say you couldn't swim? How come you're floating on the surface of the water perfectly fine now?"

Wen Yuan's expression changed. He had underestimated Song Siyao. In terms of strategy, he was no match for Song Siyao.

"It was because I was drunk..."

"Do you even believe this reason yourself?" Song Siyao interrupted Wen Yuan.

Even Wen Yuan himself didn't believe this reason.

Wen Yuan was soaking in the water, wishing he could disappear into it, feeling utterly ashamed and speechless.

No matter how he framed Song Siyao, it all fell apart on its own now.

Just then, Wei Xin came over to report, "Your Highness, I have found out that the boat leaked earlier because someone deliberately sabotaged it, and the culprit was the boatman."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand behind him, and the guards immediately brought the boatman over.

"Kneel down!" Wei Xin kicked the boatman, who knelt down in front of Shen Pei with a thud.

"Your Highness, spare my life! I was forced to do it. It was all Prince Chu's orders. He gave me a sum of money, but when I refused, he killed my whole family."

The boatman confessed everything at once: "Prince Chu said that as soon as he fell into the lake, he ordered me to immediately break the boat apart so that Princess Youfeng could save him, and the others could only save the people on board..."