Chapter 91: A Good Show! Two Men Competing for One Woman

Ye Chutang could not see the person underwater.

But she knew that the person had grabbed the ankle of Anping County’s Lady and was pulling her down.

It was impossible for Anping County’s Lady, even if she was a fool, to pretend to be drowning after everyone knew she could swim.

The person underwater was likely someone arranged by Prince An to deal with her.

In the end, it was her foolish daughter who ended up in trouble.

Ye Chutang acted as though she hadn’t noticed anything, standing off to the side and watching the scene unfold.

However, from the corner of her eye, she locked onto a woman dressed in a dark blue official’s robe.

It was this old woman who had tried to trip her earlier.

Since the old woman didn’t seem to want her foot, she would soon help her out!

At this moment, Prince An had been rescued ashore by a servant.

After coughing up a couple of mouthfuls of dirty water, he realized that his daughter hadn’t been rescued yet, and immediately shouted at the Princess.

“Madam, quickly save Anping!”

He was very clear that the Emperor’s shadow guards were hiding underwater, mistakenly taking Anping for Ye Chutang!

The Princess immediately realized that her daughter was really drowning.

She panicked, shouting, “Someone! Quickly find a bamboo pole to save the County Lady!”

The guards of the Prince’s residence immediately took action and went to fetch a bamboo pole from the laundry room.

But the laundry room was a bit far from the back garden, and even though the guards were skilled in martial arts, it would still take about half an incense stick’s worth of time for them to return.

Anping County’s Lady, who was already exhausted, couldn’t wait that long.

Prince Chen reminded, “Prince An, if you don’t let the servant save Anping soon, she will die.”

Prince An refused to let the lowly servant touch his daughter.

But he couldn’t ask Qi Yanzhou to help, for fear of how the Emperor would explain it.

He told the servant, “Quickly find Qing Shu!”

A brother saving his sister—no one would dare say anything, even if it involved a familial connection.

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Just as the servant was about to leave, there was a “plop” sound.

A man jumped into the water, swiftly swimming towards Anping County’s Lady.

Prince Chen clearly saw that the man was Qin Zhenglin, the legitimate second son of the Minister of the Tai Fu Temple.

He had not only married a proper wife but also had several concubines and was a regular at brothels, leading a life of idle leisure with no accomplishments.

The show was about to get interesting!

Prince An also recognized the man swimming toward Anping County’s Lady in the lotus pond.

His face changed color in shock.

He wanted to stop Qin Zhenglin from saving her but was afraid that his daughter might be drowned too long.

Before he could decide what to do, there was another sound of someone jumping into the water.

“Plop!”

It was Song Yushi’s illegitimate son, Song Rong!

Song Rong knew some martial arts and was faster than Qin Zhenglin. He soon overtook him.

The shadow guards underwater, seeing that someone had come to save “Ye Chutang,” immediately loosened the rope that had been wrapped around her ankle.

It wasn’t their fault for mistaking her for Ye Chutang.

First, the lotus leaves had blocked their view, then the water became murky, and Anping County’s Lady was struggling vigorously. The sound of the water perfectly masked the noise on the shore.

Song Rong grabbed the unconscious Anping County’s Lady and held her slim waist tightly, swimming with her towards the shore.

As he passed by Qin Zhenglin, he provocatively glanced at him.

“Qin brother, come ashore, the pond water is cold.”

Qin Zhenglin, having lost the chance to marry Anping County’s Lady, was furious and his face turned ashen.

He was unwilling to let the opportunity slip and immediately rushed over, cupping Anping County’s Lady’s face and kissing her pale lips.

Everyone watching the explosive scene in the lotus pond was left stunned. These two incompetent men were willing to do such things to the County Lady for a chance to soar into power?

Had they lost their minds?

Yet they were also curious, who would win in this battle between two men for one woman?

Song Rong stared in shock at Qin Zhenglin, whose expression was full of smugness, his face gradually contorting. With one kick, he pushed Qin Zhenglin away.

Grinding his teeth, he shouted, “You actually dared to do such despicable things to the County Lady!”

“What nonsense are you talking about? I saw the County Lady fainted, and out of concern for her safety, I had no choice but to act and save her!”

“Ha, not even a ghost would believe your words!”

“Ghosts may not believe, but people do.”

“You shameless scoundrel!”

“What do you mean? Do you want the County Lady to get hurt?”

Song Rong’s teeth were grinding so hard they made a loud noise. “Shut up! Stop talking nonsense!”

Qin Zhenglin snorted coldly. “Don’t think I don’t know. The way you’re holding the County Lady so tightly, you’re taking advantage of her!”

“Bullshit! I already saved the County Lady! How dare you be shameless enough to do this to her… I’ll kill you for the County Lady!”

Prince An never imagined that the water incident would develop this way. His temples were throbbing with anger.

He wished he could break these two shameless men into pieces.

But now, saving his daughter was the priority.

“Quickly, get Anping out of the water!”

Save her first, then find a chance to deal with these two audacious, shameless brutes!

Qin Zhenglin didn’t dare to offend Prince An and immediately let go of Anping County’s Lady’s face.

Song Rong carried her to the shore, rescuing her from the water.

With his mind set, he decided to act before the imperial doctor arrived, breathing air into Anping County’s Lady while pressing on her chest.

Prince An’s wife, unable to bear witnessing the scene, fainted.

The official’s wife standing next to her quickly supported her, pressing on her pressure points.

“Princess, wake up.”

When Prince An’s wife slowly regained consciousness, Anping County’s Lady also began coughing up water, waking up.

She had been choked on water for so long that her consciousness was unclear, and her vision was blurry.

“Yanzhou, is that you?”

As she spoke, she reached out to touch Song Rong’s face.

Seeing this, Prince An’s wife immediately pushed aside the official’s wife who had been supporting her and ran to Anping County’s Lady’s side, holding her hand.

“Anping, you’ve been in the water for too long. You’re confused. Let mother take you back to your room to rest.”

She saw the maidservants standing outside and shouted, “Someone, take the County Lady back to her room.”

Just as the words left her mouth, Qi Yanzhou answered the question Anping County’s Lady had asked.

“Anping, the person who saved you is not Prince Chen.”

Anping County’s Lady, still disoriented, turned her head toward Qi Yanzhou’s voice.

Her vision slowly cleared.

What came into view wasn’t the handsome and unparalleled Qi Yanzhou, but the sharp-nosed, monkey-faced Song Rong and the presence-seeking Qin Zhenglin.

The two men spoke at the same time. “County Lady, it was I who saved you.”

They were both wet, and the greed and desire on their faces were apparent, making Anping County’s Lady feel disgusted.

How could this be?

Hadn’t Prince Chen and her mother planned to have Yanzhou enter the water to save Ye Chutang?

Why had the person who fell into the water become her, and things not go as expected?

Anping County’s Lady could not accept the thought of another man’s skin touching hers. It felt like countless ants were crawling all over her body, making her terribly uncomfortable.

She could never accept marrying anyone other than Qi Yanzhou.

In a fit of anger, she spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.