Too high to reach

Chapter 388 I don't know
With a "plop," Princess Yu'an fell into the water.

She can't swim.

The lake wasn't very big, and the water only reached her waist when she fell in, but she fell in leaning back.

Due to inertia, it fell directly to the bottom of the water.

I can't see, my ears, nose, and mouth are full of water, and I have no footing... It's not just panic, it's terror and suffocation!

Her clothes clung tightly to her body after she entered the water.

The worst part was the cloak, which completely wrapped her up, preventing her from even stretching out her arms.

He was thrown into the water like a dumpling, unable to even catch his breath.

I wanted to call for help, but I could only gulp down water... like a fish, I struggled in the water... my feet kicked at something, and instead of getting to the shore, I was pushed even further away.

When she struggled, she could leap to the surface, but once her mouth was out, she used it to call out. Before she could catch her breath, she would sink back to the bottom, and this happened two or three times... All that could be seen was churning water, and she could no longer be seen.

The whole process was very quick. The princess's maid and her lover weren't far away, but by the time they reached the lake, the princess had vanished from the water, leaving only a few bubbles.

Hongyan ignored the princess and ran to Moyi's side, calling out worriedly, "Your Majesty!"

Mo Yi's belly was churning, and she wanted to pretend, so she nestled in Hong Yan's arms and hummed softly.

The princess's maid couldn't swim either, so she cried out, "Someone come quick!"

Seeing that someone in the distance had heard the noise and was coming this way.

But the maid was truly anxious, fearing that if she delayed any longer, something bad might happen to the princess, and that drowning would be the least of her worries...

So, gritting his teeth, he jumped.

Mo Yi clutched her stomach and cried out, but her eyes were cold as she stared at the lake.

The maid had already disregarded her own life, and with sheer courage, she scratched and clawed wildly. And surprisingly, she actually managed to grab the princess. But that was it; the princess seized upon this lifeline and clung to her.

Finally, he reached out from under the cloak... grabbed the maid with extra force, pressed her down, and straddled her until his head was above the water.

But the maid's instinctive struggle caused the two of them to fall into the water again.

Now, neither of them can be seen on the water!

At this moment, a group of eunuchs and palace maids arrived. Several of them went down and quickly rescued the two men.

Princess Yu'an had already fainted. The little girl's face had turned purple, and she was vomiting water and coughing violently.

"Go quickly and summon the imperial physician."

"Go quickly and report to Her Majesty the Empress."

"Summon the imperial physician for our Empress..." Hongyan shouted.

After a period of chaos and turmoil, the princess was carried to the queen's palace.

The Empress looked at her daughter: her disheveled hair covered her pale face, her eyes were closed, and she was motionless...

"Yu'an?!" she cried out with difficulty, reaching out to shake her head forcefully, "My daughter!"

But Princess Yu'an simply swayed with her strength, offering no independent resistance.

"Heavens! She..." The Empress reached out to check her breath... barely audible, but still! "Imperial Physician!"

Just then, the imperial physician arrived, sweating profusely. Being experienced, he pressed, patted, and rubbed the area, and Princess Yu'an finally vomited a large amount of water.

They made a complete mess of the exquisite carpets in the Queen's palace.

His face began to turn from pale to red, and he coughed incessantly, but his gaze and expression remained blank, and he did not respond to the Empress's calls.

The imperial physician breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Highness, it's nothing serious. Quickly change the princess's clothes so she doesn't get cold."

Sure enough, Princess Yu'an began to tremble.

"Quickly help her to the back to change her clothes and dry her hair."

Several palace maids hurriedly carried Princess Yu'an inside. At this moment, Mo Yi was also carried in in a sedan chair, supported by a maid and a court lady. She was weak and listless, moving slowly and gently, and judging from her expression, she was clearly in great discomfort.

The Empress opened her mouth, then swallowed it back. She pointed to a chair, and a palace maid helped Mo Yi sit down.

The imperial physician stepped forward to take her pulse. "Your Majesty, you need to relax. Don't be so tense..."

Not long after, Princess Yu'an, who was changing clothes inside, suddenly ran out, wearing only clean underwear and barefoot. She shouted, "Mother! It was Mo Yi who pushed me! She tried to drown me!" Her voice was high-pitched and shrill, clearly agitated.

"What did you say?" The Empress was stunned.

Mo Yi, who was sitting over there taking someone's pulse, also heard this and was immediately astonished: "What is the princess saying?"

Princess Yu'an heard Mo Yi's voice and saw her, then ran straight towards her, shouting as she ran, "It's you! You deliberately pushed me. How dare you plot against a royal princess... I'll beat you to death with my own hands!"

In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Mo Yi and raised his hand to strike.

The Empress stood there silently. She didn't speak, and the palace maids dared not intervene, nor could the imperial physicians. Only Hongyan stepped forward: "Princess, please calm down! You can't hit our Lady! She's carrying the Emperor's grandson and the Prince's son!"

"Bullshit!" Yu An didn't care about any of that. She scratched with her long fingernails, and Hong Yan shielded Mo Yi, getting hit several times on her head, face, and body.

Fortunately, Princess Yu'an had not yet recovered her strength, and there were only a few shallow bloodstains.

"Your Highness!" Mo Yi exclaimed anxiously, standing up. "Has the princess gone mad? How dare she assault the Princess in public?"

"I'm still a princess, how dare you push me into the water?" Yu'an persisted.

Hongyan dared not make a move, but only used her body to block Moyi.

"Very well! If Your Majesty the Empress won't care about your own daughter, then I will go to His Majesty for justice!"

The palace maids stood silently, offering no attempt to stop him. Mo Yi, ever the wise man, decided to slip away.

The Empress gave a light snort, and immediately a palace maid blocked her way.

"Come on! I, the princess, want to see who dares to harm the emperor's grandson!" Mo Yi thrust her belly forward and turned to stare at the empress.

The Empress paused for a moment before hurriedly pulling Princess Yu'an back, saying softly, "Alright, no matter what, you have to put your clothes on. Go quickly!"

"Mother..."

"Don't worry, if someone really wants to harm you, no matter who it is, she won't get away. Mo Yi, don't leave yet, tell me what happened?" The Queen's expression was gloomy, but her voice remained gentle.

"Your Majesty, this concubine doesn't understand either!"

"Stop pretending!" Yu'an excitedly complained, "It was her! She pushed me twice! She didn't manage to push me down the first time, but she pushed me again."

“Princess…why do you say that? You are a princess, and I am a princess consort. We can’t joke like that between us…” Mo Yi said helplessly.

"Who's joking with you? Mother...it was her who did it."

"Your Majesty!" Mo Yi seemed to have failed to persuade her repeatedly, and her good attitude had also disappeared. She said very seriously, "Don't say that I have no grudge against the princess. Even if we occasionally have some minor disagreements and I'm angry and want to harm you... I can't move you in my current condition."
What if I accidentally slip and fall, or even injure myself, or end up in the lake? I'm carrying a prince's child, a royal heir; I can't be too careful. How could I possibly risk such a precious child?
Besides... this is the palace, the harem personally managed by the Empress. You are her own daughter; to harm you here... isn't that like an old woman courting death?

All three points were reasonable, and the Empress turned to look at her daughter.

Just now, Princess Yu'an wanted to kill Mo Yi with her own hands, but now she has calmed down: So... this bitch was waiting for me here.
She had it figured out. I didn't dare reveal the reason, so I could only suffer in silence...

How to do?
Seeing the flicker in her daughter's eyes, the Empress knew there must be more to the story.

She sighed inwardly, then instead of going along with what he said, she asked Mo Yi directly, "Yu An fell into the water and was so frightened that she might not be able to explain herself clearly right away. Why don't you tell me, Mo Yi, how did she fall in?"

Mo Yi was still shaken and confused: "Your Majesty, I can't explain it either... At the time, it was just the two of us talking. The princess seemed a little down, but I didn't want to find out why... so I looked around and made small talk, trying to find other topics. So, I don't know how the princess fell."

"Liar!" Yu'an shouted.

"Do you think I can believe what you're saying?" The Empress almost laughed in anger.

"Your Majesty... I have never encountered anything major before. I was so frightened that my mind was in a mess and I couldn't explain it clearly."

Good, this vile woman, how dare she defy me like this...

The Queen was furious, her eyes fixed on Mo Yi like those of a venomous snake.

Chapter 386, which I posted yesterday, was missing a section, so I've added it now. Those of you who felt it wasn't flowing smoothly, please go back and check it out.