Repeatedly broken branches

Xiao Shao said that her wedding with Zhou Tingxi is in two months, and at that time, Zhou Tingxi will definitely ask to break off the engagement.

Consort Chen hosted a banquet by the lake, inviting young masters and ladies from noble families, as well as members of the royal family and nobility of the Chen Kingdom.

By the lake, Xiao Mu suddenly thought of something fun.

Xiao Shao took out a pale yellow silk gauze dress embroidered with gold thread from the storeroom. She heard that it was very complicated to make, requiring embroidery on the gauze and the addition of jewelry and other embellishments. It was beautiful, but too complicated, so she only planned to wear something light and comfortable today.

Xiao Mu pointed to the light blue palace dress and said, "I want to wear that."

Little Spoon smiled and said, "That dress is a bit short. The princess originally planned to throw it away. Why does she want to wear it now?"

Xiao Mu smiled and thought, "It's just what I was going to throw away anyway. Wearing it for business won't be a waste."

She smiled and said, "I'm going to wear that one. By the way, Xiao Shao, Zhou Tingxi will be here too, right?"

Xiao Shao nodded and said, "Yes, Princess, General Zhou will also be coming." After saying that, she helped Xiao Mu get dressed.

This was the first time Xiao Mu had seriously looked at the original owner's face in the mirror. She was so beautiful, with fair and delicate skin, and her face was as tender as a freshly peeled egg. She was already very pretty without makeup.

Zhou Tingxi is really ungrateful; that Ye Wanwan isn't even half as pretty as the original owner.

I don't know if they've lost their minds or been blinded, but they still don't want such a beautiful girl like the original owner.

"Princess, look how beautifully those lotus flowers are blooming! Let me pick one for you."

Xiao Shao rolled up her sleeves, wanting to pluck the lotus flower, but Xiao Mu stopped her, saying regretfully, "Please don't. Beautiful things are meant to be admired. What's the point of plucking them if they're only beautiful for a fleeting moment?"

Xiao Shao was taken aback. Was this still the princess in her family who always insisted that she fold flowers for her to wear?

Zhou Tingxi was also astonished to see this scene. Xia Yunzhi was quite different from before. In the past, she would always wander around in front of him without any manners, which he found extremely annoying. Now, it had been a month since she had bothered him.

"Oh, Wanwan's here?" Xiao Mu spotted Ye Wanwan hiding behind Zhou Tingxi at a glance. It seemed she was too scared to go out because of the fox fur cloak incident that day.

Xiao Mu ran over and hugged Ye Wanwan's arm, asking with concern, "I haven't seen you two in a long time. You two haven't been doing anything behind my back, have you?" She then glanced at Zhou Tingxi.

Zhou Tingxi was fairly good-looking, a spirited young general, otherwise why would the original owner like him so much? He was wearing a dark blue brocade robe embroidered with cloud patterns, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, deep gaze, and a tall and muscular figure. Last time I saw him half-naked, he seemed to have abs.

Xiao Mu could clearly feel Ye Wanwan trembling; she was such a coward.

Xiao Mu's seriousness turned into a smile, and she ran to Zhou Tingxi's side, snuggling into his arms and calling out in a sweet, soft voice, "I was just kidding, Tingxi, it's been so long, I really missed you~" After saying that, she rubbed against Zhou Tingxi's chest.

I'll rub against you, I'll rub against you until you die, you scumbag.

Ye Wanwan's face turned pale with anger, but she still forced a smile and said to Xia Yunzhi, "Princess, you are joking. How could the prince consort possibly be interested in me?"

After speaking, she looked at Zhou Tingxi with her innocent and wet eyes, appearing as if she was about to die from grievance, truly delicate and fragile.

Zhou Tingxi wanted to go over, but Xia Yunzhi clung tightly to his waist, saying coquettishly, "Tingxi, what are you doing? I miss you so much, let me hug you."

Ugh, she felt like throwing up herself. Ye Wanwan and Zhou Tingxi had often flirted with the original owner of this body, and today it was her turn to act cute and flirtatious.

Zhou Tingxi thought to himself, it seems that this princess doesn't know anything, otherwise she wouldn't be acting so coquettishly with him. Well, well, but he will have to coax Ye Wanwan again tonight, after all, she is his savior.

Ye Wanwan looked so pitiful and vulnerable, yet she dared to go into the water to save him. How could he not pity and cherish her?

Although Zhou Tingxi herself didn't know whether he was so kind to her because of the life-saving grace he had shown her, or because of her as a person.

In no time, a large number of people came to see the lotus pond. The open space was instantly crowded with people. Fortunately, Xia Yunzhi was holding Zhou Tingxi and was not pushed into the pond by the crowd.

There are so many people here, and they are all women. Few women know how to swim, but Xia Yunzhi spent some time in Jiangnan and learned to swim from Dongfang Jingyi.

Zhou Tingxi himself didn't know when Xia Yunzhi left. Xia Yunzhi looked around and saw that everyone was pushing forward, and Zhou Tingxi was very close to the pool. She reached out and pushed Zhou Tingxi.

Zhou Tingxi, who was already unsteady on his feet, stumbled and fell into the pool with a thud.

Zhou Tingxi couldn't swim, and the overwhelming feeling of suffocation reminded him of his childhood, when his mother had pressed his head into a water vat and said through gritted teeth, "Go to hell, you bastard."

He was suffocating... He couldn't remember what the people around him were shouting. He saw Ye Wanwan standing there in terror. Didn't she know how to swim? Why didn't she come to save him?

Xiao Mu watched him struggle in the water for a long time from the side. Seeing that the time was right and she didn't want him to drown, she rolled up her sleeves and jumped into the pool without thinking.

Zhou Tingxi was almost sinking when Xiao Mu held her breath and dived into the water. She swam to Zhou Tingxi, grabbed him with one hand, and swam upwards. You have to admit, this lotus pond is quite deep. If she stayed there for too long, she wouldn't be able to stand it.

"call!"

It took a lot of effort to pull Zhou Tingxi out of bed; he had already fainted, apparently from drinking a lot of water.

Zhou Tingxi was barely conscious, but he could still hear voices. He heard someone shouting, "Princess, the princess has rescued General Zhou."

Princess? Xia Yunzhi?

This feeling seems familiar; it was the same feeling on the Lantern Festival.

Hmm, why does it feel like someone is pressing their lips against mine, continuously breathing on me, and pressing on my chest?

"Cough cough cough."

Finally, Zhou Tingxi coughed up all the water he had choked on. This was exactly what had happened. He had no memory of Ye Wan saving him during the Lantern Festival. Instead, his hazy memories overlapped with Xia Yunzhi's experience of saving him today.

He struggled to open his eyes and saw that Xia Yunzhi was soaked all over, her tight-fitting ancient costume was wet, and when he caught a glimpse of her two full breasts, he couldn't help but swallow.

Zhou Tingxi, you're about to die, what are you still thinking about?

Why does Xia Yunzhi suddenly seem less annoying? Zhou Tingxi couldn't find Ye Wanwan in the crowd. Could it be that she pushed him into the water?

Then, feeling guilty, he ran away?

Why did she do that?