Cold-faced Empress

Xia Jijiu was filled with disappointment. All of this could not console his daughter's deep affection!

The Imperial Censor Xia didn't sleep all night, unsure how to convey the Emperor's message to his daughter, or whether he should even speak of it. Hesitating for a moment, the next day, while still handling official business in the palace, he received a message from home saying his daughter was about to jump into the lake to commit suicide, and he needed to come quickly to save her!

The request for leave from the palace was immediately reported to the Emperor.

Upon hearing that Miss Fu was going to jump into the lake, the Emperor was very worried. After releasing the Imperial Academy Chancellor Xia from the palace, he pondered for a moment and then hurriedly left the palace in disguise.

Xia Suxi's jump into the lake caused quite a stir, and people flocked to the scene upon hearing the news.

Fu Yunzhi was playing with her friends when she suddenly heard the news. Her friends rushed over to see what was going on, while Yunzhi hurried home to tell Fu Siying what had happened.

"Sister, Xia Suxi is going to jump into the lake and commit suicide!"

Fu Siying had anticipated this. Without saying much, she went directly to ask Madam Li for permission to leave the mansion.

"Mother, she seems determined to die. I must go and see her."

Li hesitated, feeling both reluctant and reluctant: "What good would it do you to go? It would only invite criticism."

"What if? It's still a human life."

"Alright, Mother will go with you."

When Fu Siying arrived at Wangyue Lake, the lake shore was already packed with people; it seemed that half of the imperial city had come!

Xia Suxi wasn't threatening to jump into the lake from the shore; she was in the middle of the lake, at its deepest point.

Xia Suxi stood at the bow of the boat, her face pale and desolate, showing no will to live. Her boat was surrounded by many other boats, some filled with servants from the Xia family ready to rescue her at any moment, and others filled with onlookers who found the place too far and insisted on being there in person.

Fu Siying arrived late and was also squeezed on the shore, unable to find a boat that could take her closer.

Yunzhi's friends who had arrived early but hadn't boarded the ship yet chattered excitedly, explaining the situation to her.

"Miss Xia said she wanted to take a boat trip on the lake to clear her mind. The Xia family thought she had come to terms with it, so they went on the boat with her. They were initially on guard, and the boat kept lingering by the lake. But after a while, Miss Xia's mood improved, and the Xia family let their guard down."

"At this time, Miss Xia said she wanted to see the entire Moon Gazing Lake, so the Xia family had the boatman row the boat to the middle of the lake. And then..."

Suddenly, Xia Suxi's expression changed, and she said she was going to jump into the lake!

Suddenly, a cry of alarm came from the middle of the lake. Everyone craned their necks to look and saw that Xia Suxi had suddenly crouched down at the bow of the boat, which had caused the panic.

A moment later, a boat in the middle of the lake was seen heading towards the shore.

As soon as a servant came down from upstairs, a group of people crowded around him to ask what was going on.

The servant, looking distressed, cried out, "Please don't push! Let me through! My young lady says she wants to see Prince Mu one last time before she dies! Please, gentlemen, let me through!"

Seizing the opportunity, Fu Siying immediately boarded the boat that had finally become available. The Xia family servants tried to shoo her away, but Yunzhi, who was following closely behind, immediately scolded, "Don't you have any manners? How dare you stop my sister!"

The servants of the Xia family were still a little confused when the crowd on the shore exclaimed, "It's Miss Fu!"

"The Prime Minister's wife has arrived too. Wow, this is going to be quite a sight today!"

Upon hearing that the stunningly beautiful woman before them was the eldest daughter of the Fu family, the servants of the Xia family, with strange expressions, invited Fu Siying and her family to board the ship.

"Please, Miss Fu, persuade my young lady."

Fu Siying frowned, her expression grave: "I will."

They slowly made their way to the center of the lake by boat. Because Xia Suxi threatened to kill herself, the other people on the boat were forced to board other boats and kept a certain distance from her boat.

The Chief Minister of the Imperial Academy, Xia, offered heartbroken words of comfort, while Madam Xia and Xia Suxi's siblings also pleaded with her. Xia Suxi, however, remained unmoved, slumped at the bow of the boat, silently weeping. At the slightest sign of anyone approaching her, she would immediately become alarmed, warily warning everyone not to come near her, or she would plunge into the lake.

The Xia family noticed Fu Siying and were momentarily speechless. Xia Suxi merely glanced at Fu Siying indifferently and ignored her.