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

Li Muxia wanted to say, "No need, Anran will be here soon."

However, before she could even speak, her nose itched, and she sneezed twice.

Although it's summer now, autumn is almost here, and the sun has already set. The lake water is flowing, so it's quite cool. She hadn't noticed it when she first got ashore because she was nervous, but now that she's relaxed, she feels all wet and uncomfortable, her clothes sticking to her skin and feeling chilly. She couldn't help but shiver.

Su Lanzhi, standing to the side, wasn't much better off, constantly leaning against Li Muxia.

As soon as he finished sneezing, a hand with distinct knuckles reached out from behind the tree, holding a dark blue outer robe. Li Muxia was somewhat surprised.

This garment is clearly a prince's court robe, and there is only one prince here, Prince Rui. Although she had some contact with Prince Rui before, she had inquired about him ever since she returned from Taoyuan.

I also know he's a cold-faced prince who's indifferent to women and seems to have a phobia of germs. He seems particularly averse to women; I heard that once a young lady touched the hem of his robe, and he immediately took it off and threw it away. The young lady was so ashamed that she didn't leave the house for several months.

Now, looking at the clothes being extended towards her, if she hadn't heard Wei Shuyue call that person Prince Rui earlier, she would have doubted whether the person behind the tree was him.

Seeing that Li Muxia hadn't taken the clothes from her hands, Wei Shuyue was about to reach out to take them when Prince Rui threw the clothes at Li Muxia's head.

Li Muxia reached out and took the robe off, then thought for a moment and put it on. The robe was very large, and it also wrapped Su Lanzhi inside.

Looking at the clothes draped over Li Muxia and Su Lanzhi, Wei Shuyue felt a mix of emotions.

She had just witnessed the entire process of Li Muxia falling into the water, and she had also seen the cold expression on Prince Rui's face as he looked at Li Muxia as she fell into the water, and she had also seen Prince Rui's back as he left without hesitation towards where Li Muxia was.

Without a second thought, she followed Prince Rui's footsteps, saying as she ran, "Yuqing, hurry up! Miss Li should be ashore by now, let's go..."

Before she could finish speaking, she pretended to bump into Prince Rui and said, "Your Highness Prince Rui, I need to go check on Miss Li's condition now. Would Your Highness be willing to come along? In case anything happens, I hope Your Highness can help me."

Prince Rui didn't know when Wei Shuyue had become so familiar with Li Muxia, but seeing the genuine anxiety on her face, he believed her. Besides, if he went with Wei Shuyue, he could explain things clearly if someone saw them, and he wouldn't have to worry about Li Muxia's reputation being damaged.

Thinking about this, he nodded in agreement.

Throughout the journey, Wei Shuyue kept looking for opportunities to get close to Prince Rui, but every time she was about to touch him, Prince Rui cleverly dodged her. She didn't even manage to touch the hem of his clothes.

Looking at the clothes draped over Li Muxia, he was consumed by jealousy, but he still put on a worried expression and asked, "Miss Li, Miss Su, are you alright?"

Before Li Muxia could answer, Li Anran's voice came from afar: "Sister, Lanzhi, where are you?"

Cui'er and Chunxing also called out, "Miss, Miss Su."

Just as Li Muxia was about to get up and tell them her location, she saw a dark figure flash by – it was Prince Rui who had left.

Ignoring the departing Prince Rui, Li Muxia said, "Ran'er, we're here."

Upon hearing Li Muxia's words, Li Anran's face lit up with joy, and she headed towards Li Muxia's direction.

The two hugged each other as soon as they met.

Li Anran: "Sis, you scared me to death."

Li Muxia patted Li Anran's back to comfort her, "It's alright, I'm fine now."

Seeing the clothes that Cui'er and Su Lanzhi's maid Qingqing were holding, Li Muxia said again, "Alright, I'm all wet now, I'll get your clothes wet too later."

As they released Li Anran, Cui'er and Qingqing quickly stepped forward, and Li Muxia and Su Lanzhi led the two to a cave in the nearby artificial hill to change their clothes.

Cui'er and Qingqing wrung out their hair as much as possible and tidied their makeup again. Fortunately, it was summer, and their hair dried off after being outside for a while.

After Li Muxia changed her clothes, she looked at the dark blue outer robe she had taken off and was in a dilemma. They hadn't left the palace yet, and it wouldn't be right for her to keep wearing a men's outer robe. She couldn't just return it now either, since she had already gotten it wet and dirty. She had to wash it clean before returning it to them.

Seeing her young mistress staring blankly at the men's robe, Cui'er asked, "Miss, whose robe is this?"

Li Muxia said listlessly, "It should be Prince Rui's."

Cui'er: "Then what does Miss intend to do..."

Li Muxia: "Never mind, Cui'er, put away this dress and the clothes I changed out of. Don't let anyone see them. Wash them clean when we get back to the manor and then send them to Prince Rui."

Cui'er answered "Yes" and put the clothes away.

Seeing that everything was in order, Li Muxia brought Su Lanzhi out.

In the short time it took to change clothes, a crowd had already gathered outside, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the two were unharmed.

Seeing this, an old eunuch said, "It seems that both young ladies are alright. I will go and report to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager now. Ladies, you may all leave."

Li Muxia glanced around the crowd and quickly found Feng Jingxin's location. Unsurprisingly, she saw Feng Jingxin staring at her with resentment. Feng Jingxin clearly hadn't expected Li Muxia to look at her and was momentarily flustered when their eyes met. She felt a pang of panic, but quickly composed herself, her eyes showing concern as she smiled at Li Muxia.

Li Muxia was somewhat impressed by Feng Jingxin's acting skills and her strong mental fortitude.

Li also knew that this incident must have been orchestrated by Feng Jingxin. What grudge did Feng Jingxin hold against her? If it was because of Prince Chen, Prince Chen had already broken off their engagement, and Feng Jingxin was now the future Princess Consort of Prince Chen. What else could make her harbor such resentment towards her, repeatedly trying to harm her and wishing to destroy her?

This time, Li Muxia wasn't going to let Feng Jingxin off so easily. If things continued like this, Feng Jingxin would think she was a pushover, someone to be manipulated at will.

Since Feng Jingxin likes to do dirty tricks behind people's backs, then don't blame her for being ruthless and giving her a taste of her own medicine.

Thinking about this, she seemed to have thought of something. A slight smile appeared on her lips. An idea had already taken shape in her mind. Feng Jingxin, prepare to take this.