Transmigrated Female Official

Besides the boat that Chu Qingluo and Chu Yilin were on, there were only a few other boats wandering on Suyin Lake.

A melodious piano tune drifted from a boat moored in the middle of the lake, its timbre captivating.

Chu Qingluo and Shaoyao looked in the direction of the sound and saw a luxurious boat painted black and exquisitely carved. Beaded curtains hung on the boat, making it impossible to see what kind of beautiful woman was sitting inside.

Peony's curiosity was piqued, and she suggested, "Boatman, let's move a little closer over there."

The scarred boatman replied, "Yes, young lady." Then, he turned the boat around extremely slowly...

Ji Qiran sat on the boat, looking through the beaded curtain at the ship that was about to sail towards them in the distance. The girl in the light green dress at the bow of the ship looked very familiar... He couldn't help but frown slightly.

"What's wrong?" Yao Man, who was boating with Ji Qiran, couldn't help but ask. Her hand, which was playing the zither, also stopped and gently touched the strings.

"nothing."

Why is Chu Qingluo here as well?

Ji Qiran's heart tightened, and he said to the boatman, "Boatman, let's go take a look over there." He pointed in the opposite direction, not knowing why he wanted to hide at that moment.

Seeing the luxury boat move, Peony cried out in alarm, "Hey, they're leaving! Boatman, hurry up!"

"Alright, alright," the scarred boatman replied, but his hands didn't quicken their movements.

……

On the other side, Chu Yilin kept craning his neck, staring at Chu Qingluo and the others' boat.

The Eighth Princess impatiently stretched out her hands to block his view: "Have you looked enough?! That woman isn't pretty at all!"

Chu Yilin was taken aback: "Which woman?"

The Eighth Princess pouted: "It's the one who's with your sister!"

It turns out that the Eighth Princess misunderstood that the person he liked was Peony. Chu Yilin raised an eyebrow: "Princess Xile misunderstood. I wasn't looking at her."

"Then who are you looking at?!"

Chu Yilin had known for a long time that Ji Qiran had invited Yao Man to go boating on the lake today, so he deliberately dragged Chu Qingluo along as well. He actually just wanted to know if his third sister would have any special reaction to seeing this scene. The little sparks that had appeared between Chu Qingluo and Ji Qiran before were probably more than just his imagination.

What's infuriating is that he was held up by the Eighth Princess who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, preventing him from enjoying the show properly.

"I'm looking at...the scenery," he could only offer a perfunctory answer.

The Eighth Princess was very dissatisfied with his answer, but she couldn't do anything about it. She turned to the boatman and said, "Let's go to the bridge, hurry up!" She wanted to have Chu Yilin all to herself and was as far away from Chu Qingluo and the others' boat as possible!

Upon receiving the instruction, the middle-aged boatman worked swiftly and rowed far away in no time.

……

"Peony, don't you feel that there's more and more water on this boat?" Chu Qingluo was surprised to find that her skirt was wet.

"Huh?" Peony looked down for a long time, because there was already some water on the boat, and she hadn't noticed anything wrong.

But the more Chu Qingluo looked at it, the more she felt something was wrong. She stood up and said to the boatman, "This boat is leaking. Take us back to shore quickly."

Upon hearing the word "leaking," the scarred boatman simply said, "I'll go check it out." Then, without anyone noticing, he jumped into the lake, quietly pulled out a wooden plug from the bow of the boat, and then popped his head out to shout to them, "It's leaking! Don't worry, I'll go find someone to rescue you." After saying that, he just swam towards the shore.

"Holy crap! What the hell is this?!" Chu Qingluo couldn't believe her eyes and ears! She clung to the side of the boat and shouted, "Abandoning ship?! What kind of weirdo is this?! You're such a freak!"

Strangely enough, after the boatman ran away, Chu Qingluo discovered a round hole at the bow of the boat, and water was pouring into it at an accelerating rate! The water had already submerged their ankles, and the boat was about to sink!

"Qingluo—! What do we do?!" Peony's voice was trembling with anxiety.

"What can we do? Shout!" He immediately yelled towards Chu Yilin's boat, "Chu Yilin—!!!"

At this moment, Chu Yilin's boat was quite far away. After hearing Chu Qingluo's voice, he immediately stood up and saw them waving at him, seemingly in a hurry. He quickly said to the boatman, "Quick! Move closer to those two girls' boat!"

Ji Qiran heard her cries and immediately stepped out from behind the beaded curtain. To his dismay, he saw that Chu Qingluo's boat had been submerged, and the two of them were trapped in the water! Panicked, he jumped into the lake without hesitation…

"Qi Ran?!" Yao Man was also stunned by this scene, staring blankly... When she came to her senses, she hurriedly said to the boatman, "Quick, row across!"

Peony was terrified and struggled frantically in the water. Chu Qingluo didn't think much of it and hurriedly reached out her hand, only to have it entwined tightly like a vine!

"Peony, relax, don't choke me..." He had barely finished saying that when Peony dragged him down again, and he swallowed two mouthfuls of lake water in a disheveled state.

Chu Qinglu was in a terrible dilemma. She really wanted to kick Shaoyao away, but that would be too cruel and inhumane! But with Shaoyao clinging to her like this, she couldn't do anything. If this continued, the two of them would eventually become water ghosts!

Chu Yilin! You better hurry up...

Peony hung on Chu Qingluo like a heavy weight, completely dragging her into the water! Her composure had crumbled... If she were to die today, it wouldn't be from drowning, but from being strangled to death by peony!

In the struggle, I felt a strong arm wrap around my waist, and with an upward force, I finally surfaced again!

Chu Qingluo gasped for breath, blinking hard at her watery eyes, and realized that her arms were clinging to Ji Qiran's shoulders, while Shaoyao's hands were still wrapped around her neck...

At this moment, neither of them had the mood or time to ask the other why they were there. Ji Qiran tried to help Chu Qingluo pry Shaoyao's hand away, but she refused to let go no matter what. Ji Qiran got angry and struck her directly on the back of the neck! Instantly, Shaoyao fainted, and her hand loosened.

"Seventh Prince, please support Shaoyao." Chu Qinglu handed Shaoyao's arm to Ji Qiran, after all, her strength was limited, and her swimming skills were not yet up to the point of carrying a burden along.

But Ji Qiran still held her waist tightly, looking at her with a panicked expression: "No!" The person he wanted to save was her; he didn't care about the lives of others.

"I can swim, I can float!" Chu Qingluo said anxiously, watching Shaoyao's head bob up and down. "Quickly, support her!"

Ji Qiran looked at her in disbelief. Seeing that she was very calm and did not panic like those who could not swim, he reluctantly let go of her and supported Shaoyao's head.

Chu Yilin and Yao Man's boats arrived at that moment, and the three people in the water were successfully pulled back onto the boat.

Chu Qingluo quickly checked Shaoyao's breathing... she was still panting! "Phew!" She breathed a sigh of relief; Shaoyao had only been knocked unconscious by that palm strike. "Shaoyao, Shaoyao." She pressed her thumb against Shaoyao's philtrum, trying to wake her up...