Yan Xijun had just fallen into the lake and swallowed a lot of water, her whole body was soft and leaning against Yi Lings arms, she couldnt care about the etiquette of men and women not being close to each other, at this moment she only felt extremely cold and weak.

  "Miss Yan, how are you?" Xue Lian saw Yan Xi Jun being rescued and rushed over excitedly, taking her from Yi Lings arms and supporting her as she gasped for breath.

  Chu Yixuans deep and serene eyes stared steadily at Yan Xijun, his sharp face expressionless, his thin lips pursed. Her clothes were soaked through, clinging to her skin, outlining the curves of her slender figure, tantalizingly visible, drawing the gaze of onlookers.

  Yu Guang glanced over and saw Yi Ling also looking at her. He frowned slightly and asked coldly, "Whats going on here?"

  "It was her, she pushed Miss Yan into the lake." Xue Lian pointed at Jia Liyan with one hand, saying indignantly.

  "Nonsense!" Ji Lixian rebuked, her face full of grievance as she knelt down in front of Chu Yixuan, "Your Majesty, she is slandering me!"

  "Your Majesty, I didnt falsely accuse her. I saw it with my own eyes that she pushed Miss Yan from behind."

  Jia Yuxian said, "Your Majesty, she is a palace maid assigned to Yan Xikun by the Empress Dowager. Of course, she would speak on her behalf. At that time, I didnt push her at all. Lan Ye was also present and can be a witness."

  The ladys maid, Lan Ye, also implicated herself, and with her head bowed, said: "Your Majesty, my mistress did not push Miss Yan. At the time... at the time she just wanted to help Miss Yan pick flowers, but it was Miss Yan who accidentally lost her footing and fell into the lake."

  "It was she herself who accidentally fell into the lake, it has nothing to do with us." Jia Lian hurriedly pushed away any connection, she wasnt afraid of Empress Yuan, but she was truly terrified of the icy emperor in front of her. He handled matters ruthlessly and had no regard for human life; if one fell into his hands, they would surely die.

  "Shut up, all of you!" Chu Yixuan furrowed his brow, a hint of irritation rippling in his calm eyes. Women, how troublesome. He turned his gaze to Yan Xijun: "You tell me, what exactly happened?"

  Jia Liyan hastily called out: "Miss Yan......"

  Yan Xijun was now chilled to the bone, her wet clothes clinging to her body, extremely uncomfortable. She gave a cold glance at Jia Lixiang who had been staring at her with expectation, and hummed softly, almost dying at this womans hands. She turned back, lowered her eyebrows and eyes, and said lightly: "Your Majesty, it has nothing to do with Miss Jia, it was just that the commoner accidentally fell into the lake!"

  As soon as this was said, everyone looked at Yan Xikun in shock. In fact, they all knew it in their hearts. They thought that Yan Xikun would not let Jia Lifen off this time, but unexpectedly she didnt mind and instead took the blame on herself.

  "Miss Yan...", Xuelian looked at Yan Xijun in confusion, why did she let that vicious woman go?

  Yan Xijun slightly shook her head, signaling her not to say anything more. Letting someone off when you can is a virtue, and harmony is the most precious thing in life. In the treacherous imperial harem, dont push things too far, leave a way out for others as well as yourself.

  Chu Yixuan stared at Yan Xijuns pale little face for a while, then smiled coldly and took a few steps forward. He stretched out his slender white hand to gently lift her chin and asked softly, "Cold?"

  Yan Xijun was forced to meet his gaze, colliding with his deep eyes, nodding involuntarily, then feeling inappropriate, shaking her head again.

  Chu Yixuan couldnt help but smile, his handsome face suddenly leaned in close to Yan Xijuns ear and whispered: "Even I dare to deceive you, I should let you suffer a little punishment, so that you can remember it for a longer time."

  Yan Xikuns body trembled, and she looked up at him with a frightened gaze, his whole body emitting an icy cold aura. Intelligent as he was, he had seen through her so quickly.

  "Yan and Jia both have their faults, not following the rules in the palace, doing things that damage your reputation. For this, I punish you to kneel here and reflect on your mistakes, after two hours you can disperse." Chu Yixuans thin lips curled up, and he uttered ruthless words.

  The crowd gasped in shock, their voices frozen in terror. How could he be so ruthless and heartless? Wasnt this going to cost Yan Xizhen her life?

  "Your Majesty...!"

  Several voices sounded at the same time, all with incredulity and pleading, only Yan Xijun did not make a sound, frowning and biting her lip, standing still there.

  "My mind is made up, pleading is useless." Chu Yixuan said resolutely and turned to leave quickly.