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

Meanwhile, Li Anran also encountered a problem. She discovered that the jade pendant Li Muxia had given her was missing. The pendant was a small rabbit, which she and Li Muxia had fallen in love with when they first saw it at Yu Bao Zhai, but it was too expensive. She simply didn't have enough money to buy it.

Later, Li Muxia promised him that she would receive it for her eighth birthday. Li Muxia saved up for a long time, even pawning one of her jade hairpins to raise the money. He rarely wore it. He only took it out to wear today at the palace banquet.

Li Anran was very anxious. Qiuju knew how much her young mistress cherished the jade pendant, so she quickly comforted her, saying, "Second Miss, don't worry. The jade pendant must have been accidentally dropped during the commotion. I'll go look for it along the way now. You wait here for the Eldest Miss, and don't wander off." After saying that, she glanced at the guards patrolling not far away and hurriedly left.

Li Anran was looking in the direction Qiu Ju left, completely unaware of the person approaching from behind. At that moment, Qiu Ju was intently searching for the jade pendant in the grass where Li Anran had passed.

Then, they heard Li Anran shout and the sound of someone falling into the water. Qiu Ju was closer, and when she heard the sound, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly turned around to look at Li Anran, only to see the back of the person wearing Li Muxia's cloak leaving.

Qiuju quickly stood up and ran towards Li Anran, shouting as she ran, "Help! My young lady has fallen into the water! Help! Someone, please help!"

Hearing the commotion, the patrolling guards rushed over. One guard jumped into the water to save Li Anran, while another ran to the Imperial Hospital to fetch a physician. The remaining guards waited by the pond for her.

While the rescue was in full swing, Li Muxia returned from the restroom and met Feng Jingxin waiting in the same spot, with a maid holding her cloak standing beside her.

When Feng Jingxin saw Li Muxia return, she took the initiative to step forward and curtsy, saying, "I am very grateful for Miss Li's help. I waited here to return the cloak to Miss Li." She was poised, graceful, and polite.

Li Muxia, unsuspecting, returned the greeting. Cui'er took the cloak and draped it over Li Muxia before bidding farewell to find Li Anran.

When Li Muxia arrived, she saw a large crowd gathered around the pavilion. Qiu Ju watched as Li Anran was being treated by the imperial physician, tears streaming down her face. A guard nearby was also soaking wet, and an old imperial physician was directing a guard to hang Li Anran upside down to drain the water.

Li Muxia was startled by the scene and quickly ran to Li Anran. She knelt down and looked at Li Anran hanging upside down with a worried expression. Tears streamed down her face as she kept calling out, "Ran'er, don't scare your sister! Please wake up!"

When the old general's family arrived after hearing the news, they saw Li Muxia holding Li Anran, who was coughing incessantly. However, Li Anran only coughed a few times before falling unconscious.

When Second Aunt Shangguan Wanyun saw her daughter unconscious, she rushed to Li Muxia's side in a panic. Her expression was grief-stricken, and tears streamed down her face. Looking at Li Anran, who was pale and lifeless, she reached out with trembling hands to take Li Anran from Li Muxia's arms.

Seeing her second aunt's sad expression, Li Muxia gently handed Li Anran to her and whispered, "Second Aunt, I'm sorry, I didn't watch Ran'er properly!"

Shangguan Wanyun no longer had the energy to pay attention to Li Muxia's emotions. She only glanced at Li Muxia before looking down at her daughter again. She whispered, "Ranran, Mother is here. Wake up. Look at Mother."

The old general and General Li remained relatively calm and did not disturb the imperial physician's treatment. Seeing that Li Muxia had already draped his cloak over Li Anran, and that he himself was soaked, the old general quickly took off his outer robe and had Cui'er drape it over Li Muxia, then asked, "Muxia, what exactly happened?"

Li Muxia didn't feel warm after putting on the old general's coat; instead, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. Looking at the unconscious Li Anran, she blamed herself even more for leaving him alone in the pavilion.

Upon hearing the old general's question, Li Muxia quickly looked up at her grandfather and said in a choked voice, "Grandpa, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have left Ran'er alone in the pavilion. It's all my fault."

Hearing the eldest young lady's words, Qiu Ju wanted to refute them, but since her young lady was currently unconscious, and the master and general usually doted on her, if she were to jump out now and say that the eldest young lady pushed the second young lady into the water, no one would believe her, and she might be accused of framing her master. Therefore, Qiu Ju ultimately chose to remain silent and wait for the second young lady to wake up before saying anything.

Ultimately, due to Li Anran's drowning incident, the palace banquet ended early, and the old general and his family took the unconscious Li Anran back to the general's mansion.

Li Anran was unconscious for two days, and only survived thanks to the best efforts of the imperial physicians.

That concludes our recollection. Thanks to everyone's joint efforts, the truth behind the drowning incident has come to light.

Looking at the silent crowd, Li Muxia summarized her recollections: "After listening to everyone's recollections, I roughly understand. In other words, after I left back then, Feng Jingxin wore my cloak and pushed Xiao Ran'er into the water, and then returned the cloak to me. Unfortunately, I ended up wearing the cloak that served as evidence of the crime and successfully became the scapegoat!"

Although people may not have heard of the term "scapegoat," they generally understand that it means someone who is blamed for something else's mistakes.

Seeing the approving looks from everyone, Li Muxia continued, "That's not right. Since Ran'er and Qiuju both misunderstood me as the murderer back then, why didn't they expose me five years later? Besides, my sister and I haven't offended Feng Jingxin, so why would he do this?"

After asking her question, Li Muxia looked at everyone, eager to know the truth.