Chapter 281 - The Fifth Princess Falls into the River and is Saved (2/2)

When Mo Xuetong arrived at the scene, the person had already been saved. No one expected the person who had fallen into the lake to be the Fifth Princess. While the handsome man who saved her was n.o.bility, no one had ever seen him.

“Your Highness, quick, put on some clothes.” A servant hurried over and placed a white fox leather coat over the man. Another handed him a hand stove and helped him to the tent on the sh.o.r.e to change. There were servants helping the Fifth Princess as well and she was carried into a tent to change.

It was early spring and while it was considered warm, it was bitterly cold in the water.

“First Prince is really strong, you noticed that there was something off with Fifth Sister so quickly. You were amongst the first to save Fifth Sister amongst the others. Many thanks, First Prince.” Feng Yuran stood up and thanked Bai Yichen on behalf of the Fifth Princess. He had been waiting for the First Prince to change and emerge from the tent.

“It was no ha.s.sle. I did not expect the Fifth Princess of your country to be so brave. She dared to go on the lake despite not knowing how to swim. She is really brave.” Bai Yihao accepted a handkerchief that his servant handed him. He wiped his wet hair and smiled carelessly.

“Fifth Sister has always been a match for men. She is also very gracious when dealing with things. She is the legal daughter of the Empress. Our parents and the Ding General Manor all like Fifth Sister.” Feng Yuran was a very charming man. His gaze landed on the First Prince, who was listening to him intently and then looked away. Then, he stopped smiling and said lightly, “Fifth Sister has always been in poor health, it is not good for her to travel too far.”

Then, she immediately looked into Bai Yichen’s deep eyes. His tone changed and he said lazily with a laugh, “First Prince, if Father and Mother find out that you saved my Fifth Sister, they will definitely thank you profusely. When I return to the palace, the palace will definitely visit with many gifts to thank you.”

He was going to use the ties between their countries to deny that anything else happened between the First Prince and the Fifth Princess!

Bai Yichen’s plot to make the Fifth Princess fall into the lake was not just for the ties between the two countries. His original intention was for him and the Fifth Princess to hug closely in their drenched clothing. The Fifth Princess would lose her reputation then. The rules of the Great Qin was even more strict than that of Yan Kingdom. Accordingly, Emperor Zongwen would definitely want him to take responsibility and marry the Fifth Princess.

However, if the matter was to escalate to be that of two countries, then the reputation of the princess would not be at stake!

After such a long time spent on his plots, the First Prince would not allow the Fifth Princess to escape from his hands just like that.

Bai Yihao felt displeased when he heard what Feng Yuran said. However, his expression remained dispa.s.sionate as he said, “King Xuan, you are too kind. It is just a small matter, you don’t have to inform the Emperor. It is more important that the Fifth Princess is alright.”

When he returned, he would immediately ruin the Fifth Princess’ reputation and pull the carpet from under Bai Yihao’s feet. He did not believe that Emperor Zongwen would not give him the Fifth Princess’ hand if rumors of him and the Fifth Princess hugging while their clothes were completely drenched, as if they were not clothed, were to spread.

If one were to say that he was interested in the Fifth Princess earlier, it was mostly because she was suitable. She was important to many parties and was the best partner for marriage. Even Feng Yuran, who was always flamboyant was hinting for him to not marry the Fifth Princess. However, this made Bai Yichen even more determined.

He would get a large boost in help if he were to marry the Fifth Princess. His chances of defeating Bai Yihao would be greater.

His plot this time seemed to be going against the Empress so he could have the beauty, and it could also be seen as him rus.h.i.+ng to Great Qin just for the beauty. All of that was to bring Bai Yihao’s attention somewhere else. It was said that Bai Yihao was very invested in the beauty who was Princess Anping. She was indeed very beautiful. He saw her from a distance earlier and felt as if his soul had been taken by her.

Even the most beautiful woman could not compare to a country!

As long as he could take the country, it would not be difficult for him to get Princess Anping. Furthermore, Princess Anping was still young. Bai Yichen had already asked around. She was just 13! He still had time.

“First Prince saved the Fifth Princess of my country. How can this be a small matter? Father still does not know about this. If he does, he will definitely thank you profusely. I will also prepare a gift of thanks.” Feng Yuran said, his long upturned eyes glimmering and flowing with beauty. There was a hint of joy in his eyes that could not be hidden and he seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief.

Rumors were that the Fifth Princess and King Xuan were both doted upon by the Emperor. Now, it seemed that the Emperor doted more on the Fifth Princess. The Fifth Princess grew even more important to Bai Yichen then.

Bai Yichen was sure of his decision then. He indicated politely once more that it was alright. After the matter between the two was settled, the two emerged from the tent, a picture of happiness and harmony.

Because of what happened to the Fifth Princess, the little boats on the surface of the lake were sc.r.a.pped. Everyone gathered by the lake in small groups. They chatted, played the Qin, recited poems or painted. They were very carefree and relaxed.

Mo Xuetong rested in a small tent with Mo Lan accompanying her. She was not tired, but she had received a letter. There were only a few characters in the letter, asking her to go to the right-most tent and that the person had something to tell her.

Those were the only few characters in the letter.

However, Mo Xuetong had come for a reason. It was because the handwriting was similar to the one on the letter Mo Xueqiong had brought her the last time.

She knew that, or perhaps one could say, was certain, that the letter had been written by the First Prince of Yan Kingdom.

Mo Xuetong did not know why someone would give her a letter like that. She had realized earlier that the target of Bai Yichen, the First Prince of Yan Kingdom, should be the Fifth Princess. Earlier, when the Fifth Princess had fallen into the lake, Bai Yichen had saved her. It was impossible that he wanted to meet her. If something were to happen again, it would not be to his advantage.

However, who else could it be if it were not the First Prince of Yan Kingdom? She was not valuable. Was it because of her father? Or her mother? Mo Xuetong did not know right now and she could only take one step at a time. Of course, she felt rather frustrated as well. She only wanted to live a low-profile life but there was always someone trying to make trouble using her. She had to take a look at who it was who kept making trouble for her.

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