Chapter 1153: 1150: Saving People

Chapter 1153: Chapter 1150: Saving People

Several rope loops were thrown into the ice hole.

Huo Kewen was at the top, her hand grasping the rope, but she lacked the strength, so the people behind couldn’t pull her up.

More despairing still was the fact that Qi Rong had disappeared from sight.

Nanny Song’s face turned pale with fright, and even the Elder Princess was called over, while the guards from the Princess’ Mansion hurried to the scene.

Ye Muyu had arrived at the mouth of the ice hole without anyone noticing, and she lay there, her body tied with a rope. Without hesitating, she stretched out her hand to grab Qi Rong’s wrist and swiftly looped a slipknot around it. Then she turned her head back and shouted to Su Mei, “Su Mei, pull quickly.”

With some guards from the Princess’ Mansion already standing by Su Mei’s side, the moment Ye Muyu commanded, the pull on the rope was enormous, and Qi Rong was dragged out of the water, unconscious.

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Hearing the sound of the ice breaking, Ye Muyu’s body slid backwards, and she hurriedly untied the cloaks from the two of them.

Seeing that the guards from the Princess’ Mansion had prepared a boat on the ice, she breathed a sigh of relief.

It took quite a while, but they finally rescued the two of them.

Qi Rong remained unconscious and was carried to a side hall, where a doctor saw her and found the situation troublesome.

Ye Muyu followed and quietly told Nanny Song from the Princess’ Mansion that she would try something herself.

Nanny Song returned to the Elder Princess’s side and conveyed the message.

The Elder Princess hesitated somewhat.

“Your Highness, Madam Chu does not seem to be one for ungrounded actions. If Miss Qi really has an accident at the Princess’ Mansion, I’m afraid it could lead to no small trouble.”

“Then let’s give it a try,” said the Elder Princess with a wave of her hand, her head aching, as she ordered people to investigate how the hole had appeared in the ice.

The entire ice surface had been checked; there should have been no possibility of such thin ice causing someone to fall through. There definitely was a problem with this incident.

After Ye Muyu went in,

all she could do was try artificial respiration.

The day’s events were clearly targeted at the Huo family. With Lord Huo’s assistance to Chu Heng, she couldn’t just watch someone be framed without doing something.

After struggling for quite some time, just as Ye Muyu was beginning to despair, thinking the person couldn’t be saved, suddenly she heard a faint cough, followed by more water being coughed up from Qi Rong’s mouth.

Moved to the verge of tears, she quickly called for help.

Soon, a group of doctors, people from the Princess’ Mansion, Madam Qi, and others, surged into the room.

Ye Muyu was squeezed to the side, and Su Mei hurried to support her as they moved back.

“Lady, are you alright?” Su Mei asked anxiously.

Ye Muyu shook her head gently, “I’m fine, just exhausted.”

She still felt a residual fear; even seeing a stranger fall into the water and become unconscious would frighten anyone, but thankfully the person was now rescued.

“Lady, the Elder Princess sent a servant girl to take you to a guest room to rest.”

“Thank you.”

Ye Muyu did not refuse. Her clothes and shoes were a bit wet, and she only felt chilled all over.

Soon the three of them entered a guest room, where maidservants brought in a brazier.

Having brought spare garments, Ye Muyu changed into a fresh outfit behind a screen, and Su Mei took her wet clothes to dry.

“Lady, you mustn’t take such risks next time. The ice was cracking just then, and you almost fell into the water too. The master would be worried if he knew,” said Ye Muyu as she sipped tea to chase away the cold. She shook her head lightly, “Don’t mention so many details when you return.”

“Whether it’s Miss Qi or Miss Huo, an incident at the Princess’ Mansion today isn’t good for the Chu family at all. I did it for the Chu family.”