Reborn: Femme Fatale First Daughter (PART 2)

Chapter 413-414

Chapter 413 Consort Zhao Fought For The Favor In Front Of Emperor Zongwen

“Who? Who jumped into the water?”

“I don’t know. It seems that the young lady does take things too hard.”

“Go down and save her. Quickly.”

“Why did she choose to do that in the imperial garden? Isn’t she afraid of affecting her own family?”

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Many young ladies on the bank chattered about the accident with various opinions. The guards dragged the unconscious He Yuxiu ashore. Her clothes were soaked, and it was in Spring, so her good figure was exposed in sight completely. And her disheveled hair with some strands on the forehead made her more like a mad woman rather than a normal one.

Her palace dress had been snagged somewhere and was torn considerably, making her private area inside expose slightly and glutting the guards’ eyes.

Fortunately, it was in the palace. No one dared to act unruly, and all the guards retreated.

“This woman is crazy!”

“She must be crazy, otherwise she would not come to the Imperial Garden to jump into the lake.”

“Do you know her?”

“I don’t know!” “Nor do I!”

All the people shook their heads. Since He family had already fallen, they could not enter the circle of the wealthy. Besides, He Yuxiu was not a local citizen, so no one knew her there.

“Get out of here! Get out of here! Her Highness is coming!” Someone shouted in the distance, and all the people retreated voluntarily.

Surrounded by palace servants, Empress came first, followed by Imperial Noble Consort Su and Consort Zhao.

“What’s the matter?” Empress stopped and asked at the sight of the soaked He Yuxiu thrown randomly on the ground. Several eunuchs pushed He Yuxiu’s disheveled hair to reveal her face.

Someone came over and whispered some words to Empress. Then, Empress’ expression became weird, and she turned to look at Consort Zhao behind and said with a faint smile, “Consort Zhao, come to see whether she is your paternal family member.”

Consort Zhao, a little bit slower than Empress, changed her countenance at the sight of He Yuxiu. The palace dress was quite familiar, so Consort Zhao recognized He Yuxiu at the first sight. She wondered why her so-called niece from the paternal family behaved so disappointingly just after they had met just now. Looking at He Yuxiu’s embarrassing appearance, Consort Zhao felt her stomach ached with anger. But asked by Empress on the scene, Consort Zhao could not turn a blind eye to He Yuxiu, as she had advised Empress to allow He Yuxiu to be a second consort of the King Xuan’s Manor.

At the moment, Consort Zhao came up, gave a graceful salute, and smile softly. “She is my niece from my paternal family. It is the first time that she has been in the palace, so she knows nothing about the imperial rules. I’m afraid that she bumped into someone. I don’t know whom she bumped into, and the person threw the girl into the lake. Come here, help Miss He to get changed.”

What Consort Zhao meant was that someone deliberately threw He Yuxiu into the river. Compared to He Yuxiu’s current situation, it was the best explanation. To shift the responsibility to others and create a good reputation for herself was Consort Zhao’s wishful thinking.

A eunuch and a palace maidservant beside Consort Zhao held He Yuxiu to leave the scene.

The Empress’ face remained weird, and she curved her lips slightly and said, “My sister, you’re so generous. Shall I help you to inquire who bumped Miss He into the river? Miss He came to the palace for the first time and just claimed kin with you. But the accident happened. Just now, she was reduced by the guards, and her reputation was stained. What should she do now? Besides, King Xuan…”