The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

When Li Anran saw Su Lanzhi fall into the water, he shouted anxiously, "Lanzhi! Help! Someone has fallen into the water!"

Su Lanzhi couldn't swim, and kept splashing around in the water.

Li Muxia turned around and glanced at the palace maid lying on the ground, wondering if it was an accident or someone had done it.

The palace maid realized she had bumped into the wrong person and felt nervous and scared. Turning her head, she saw Feng Jingxin staring at her with a sinister look. She knew that if she didn't knock Li Muxia into the water as well, she would be severely punished when she got back. So, she hurriedly got up to apologize while trying to grab Li Muxia's arm, hoping to take the opportunity to push her into the water.

However, before she could even touch Li Muxia, she saw Li Muxia jump into the lake.

This surprised everyone present.

Li Anran and the two maids cried out in alarm, "Sister (Young Miss)!"

The palace maid panicked and quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "It wasn't me. I didn't push her. She jumped down by herself."

But now nobody pays any attention to her.

Because of Su Lanzhi's struggle, she is now some distance away from where she fell into the water. Li Muxia, because of her cumbersome clothes, swims relatively slowly, but she managed to pull Su Lanzhi up just as she was about to sink.

Seeing that Li Muxia could swim, Li Anran felt relieved and quickly called out, "Sister, come on up quickly."

At this moment, the ladies and young women nearby heard the noise and rushed over, and the small bridge, which was not big to begin with, was now crowded with people.

After Su Lanzhi was able to breathe again, she was supported by Li Muxia with her arms around her waist. At this moment, she had a chance to say to Li Muxia, "Sister Muxia, thank you."

Li Muxia looked down at Su Lanzhi, smiled and nodded, and said, "It's good that you're alright. Let's go up now."

Su Lanzhi nodded.

Just as Li Muxia was leading Su Lanzhi to swim towards the small bridge, two guards jumped into the water with a splash.

Li Muxia thought the two must have come to rescue them. She looked up and saw that there were already quite a few male guests and guards gathered on the shore.

The two guards quickly arrived at their side. Just as Li Muxia was about to hand Su Lanzhi to one of the guards, she noticed that the guard surrounding her was tugging at her clothes. He was behind her, so the people on the shore only thought he was rescuing someone and didn't see his subtle actions at all.

Her heart tightened, and she suddenly realized something. She glanced down at her and Su Lanzhi's clothes. Summer clothes are usually quite thin, and now that they were soaked in water, their skin was faintly visible. This was fine in the water, as people on the shore couldn't see clearly, but once they got out of the water, wouldn't there be a glimpse of their skin? This wouldn't be a problem in modern times, but the key issue was in this conservative ancient era.

Moreover, the guard beside him was using the pretext of saving him to keep tearing at his clothes. Seeing this, what was there not to understand? This falling into the water was definitely not an accident.

Looking up at the shore, he indeed saw Feng Jingxin looking at him smugly in the crowd.

Li Muxia didn't have time to think. She pushed off the water with her leg, and by sheer coincidence, she kicked the man's genitals. The guard was caught off guard and hit hard. In pain, he immediately released Li Muxia and reached out to cover his genitals. Unsurprisingly, he also sank down.

The other guard was clearly not expected that Li Muxia would attack his savior. He looked at Li Muxia with some anger, released his grip on Su Lanzhi's hand, and went to save the man who had already sunk.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Muxia swam in the opposite direction with Su Lanzhi.

Those on the shore were also puzzled as to why Li Muxia was doing this. Even Su Lanzhi was confused. However, since Li Muxia was with her and water would be poured into her mouth whenever she opened her mouth, she chose to believe Li Muxia.

While Li Muxia was dealing with that guard, some of the guards on the shore jumped down to help.

Seeing the guards swimming towards her, Li Muxia shouted, "Don't come any closer!"

The guard was taken aback by the shout. However, he quickly realized that although Li Muxia had forbidden them from chasing, if anything happened to the two of them in the palace, every single one of the guards present would be punished.

Therefore, he ignored Li Muxia's advice and continued to prepare to pursue her.

Shangguan Wanyun, who was on the shore, saw what Li Muxia was thinking and said to the guards in the water, "Don't chase after them, come up here."

The guards told Li Muxia's relatives all this, so that if anything happened, they could shift the blame to the General's Mansion.

So, they stopped chasing Li Muxia and came up.

Li Muxia led his men to a relatively secluded spot, brought Su Lanzhi up, and then casually plucked two lotus leaves from the shore to shield the two of them.

Su Lanzhi now understood Li Muxia's intention, and she was very grateful for Li Muxia's thoughtfulness. If she had appeared in front of a man in her current state, her father would definitely have thought that his innocence was in jeopardy and would have easily married her off.

She felt a chill run down her spine just thinking about it.

Li Muxia looked around. She was really tired. She had carried someone for fifty meters, and both of them were wearing elaborate ancient costumes. It was already a miracle that they hadn't sunk.

Fortunately, this place was relatively secluded, and the surrounding plants were quite tall, providing cover for the two of them, allowing them to rest comfortably. Just as she was about to reach the shore, she glanced back and saw Li Anran heading in their direction.

So, for now, they just need to wait here for Li Anran to arrive.

However, just as the two of them caught their breath leaning against the big tree behind them, they heard voices coming from behind the tree.

"His Highness Prince Rui should be nearby."

It was Wei Shuyue's voice, and also Prince Rui's. Li Muxia's heart tightened. Why were these two here?

Li Muxia covered the two of them even more tightly with the lotus leaves in her hand, making sure nothing was exposed, before turning to say, "Miss Wei, we're here. Can you come over by yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Shuyue looked at Prince Rui with delight and said, "Your Highness, it really is here."

Prince Rui nodded at Wei Shuyue, but stood there motionless. He had just heard Li Muxia's voice and knew the current situation between the two.

Wei Shuyue pushed aside the grass and came to Li Muxia's side. She was startled by their disheveled appearance. Seeing the lotus leaves on their bodies, she understood what was going on. She looked at the maid beside her and said, "Yuqing, go and get my spare clothes."