Chapter 144 - 144 Fell Into the Lake
144 Fell Into the Lake
Zhao Panpan’s face reddened. The emperor was in his prime and had imperial power in his hands. Although the crown prince was the son of the first wife, many things had changed over the years. Who knew who would be on the throne in the future? The crown prince was still too young and inexperienced, but it was rare to see a sincere heart. It was difficult to choose between these two people for her. What was her mother thinking? Why did she suddenly do this?
“Sister Panpan, are you even listening to me? When Miss Cen came back today, she was so high and mighty. She didn’t even care about you at all.” Tong’er pouted and tugged at Zhao Panpan.
Only then did Zhao Panpan come back to her senses, and a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes.”She can do whatever she wants. Is the empress’s identity something we can discuss? Tong’er, you’re so cute. The crown prince loves girls like you the most,” Zhao Panpan said with a smile. At that moment, her beauty almost made Tong’er faint. Tong’er’s face was a little red, and she lowered her head in shyness. The handkerchief in her hand was tightly twisted as if she was embarrassed. Zhao Panpan laughed in her heart, but no one could see anything wrong with her smile.
“Miss Panpan, do you want to go to the imperial garden? Just now, Miss Cen came back and changed her clothes before going to the imperial garden. Everyone is there now.” A girl outside the door asked with a smile, her eyes flickering.
Tong’er quickly got up and tugged at Zhao Panpan, “Let’s go, let’s go. We won’t be able to make it if we’re late. When I came, I heard that they were going to the lake in the imperial garden to light up the lanterns. Let’s go and have a look.”
Zhao Panpan was caught off guard and was almost dragged off her chair by Tong’er. She was pushed forward, and along the way, she actually met a lot of people. Zhao Yingying also followed. She roughly estimated that everyone should be here, right? The girls discussed animatedly.
“I’ve heard that the imperial garden in the palace is beautiful. Now I finally have the chance to see it. When I leave the palace, I’m afraid there will be many people envious of me.”
“Wow, there are butterflies in the imperial garden, and there are so many fish in the lake!” The girls laughed, making the imperial garden look bright and beautiful.
“What about it? Cencen, you must be tired of looking at all this, right? You are the empress dowager’s niece, no one else can compare to you.” Someone held Lady Cen’s hand and said in a flattering manner.
When Tong’er heard this, she snorted and glanced at Zhao Panpan without saying a word. She rolled her eyes and whispered to Zhao Panpan, “Sister Panpan, I just went to ask around. I heard that the emperor came out of the empress’ palace and went to the imperial garden, so Miss Cen came back in a hurry to change her clothes.
Zhao Yingying was not far away and heard what Tong’er said. She looked up at the sky. She remembered that in her previous life, Miss Cen was the one who won the emperor’s favor, while Zhao Panpan became the crown prince’s secondary consort, and then the crown princess… However, when she thought about it carefully, it was a little puzzling. When the imperial edict was issued, Xiao Meili flew into a huge temper. On the day the imperial edict was issued, Zhao Panpan was even locked up in a room by Xiao Meili. She thought that Xiao Meili was unhappy with the position of the crown prince’s secondary consort, but it did not seem to make sense. Although Zhao Panpan was the crown prince’s secondary consort, the princess consort had not even married into the family yet, and her body was already on the verge of dying. The position of the princess consort was just around the corner, so Xiao Meili did not need to be so angry unless Zhao Panpan did something major that went against Xiao Meili.
Zhao Yingying was a little confused. At that time, she had only heard Xiao Meili and Zhao Panpan quarreling a little. Xiao Meili said that Zhao Panpan should choose whoever Xiao Meili wanted and that she was the one who gave her life. The two of them seemed to have some disagreement. From what they had said, Xiao Meili seemed to be very dissatisfied with Zhao Panpan’s marriage to the crown prince.
Zhao Yingying’s body trembled. At this time, she was shocked by her own thoughts and did not notice the commotion among the girls. The girls around her pushed and shouted as if they were all tidying up their appearance.
“You stepped on my foot! Why are you pushing me?!” Someone shouted.
“Ahh!” An ear-piercing scream suddenly came from behind, and everyone immediately panicked. They did not know who had pushed Tong’er, but Tong’er lost her balance and just happened to bump into Zhao Yingying. Zhao Yingying was standing by the lake at this time, and the two of them lost their balance and fell straight into the lake.
Zhao Panpan, who was standing on the side, saw that Zhao Yingying was about to fall into the lake. She only needed to reach out and grab Zhao Yingying. However, she hesitated for a moment, then quickly took a step back and fell to the ground.