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Quick Transmigration: She's a Heartbreaker: Ch 97, The Imposter Noble Lady Jiang Xun was composed as if she wasn’t troubled at all. She replied in a slow tone, "All the langjuns here are the dragons among the sons of Heaven, how can it be up to me to choose?" Yet her free and easy manner made people feel she had no interest in them, which roused a kind of curiosity in people and a desire to conquer. "It seems there’s no need to count. The most talented person today is Lady Su." Xiao Family’s Older Young Mistress smiled and asked the maid to take out an exquisite box. Xiao Family’s Older Young Mistress took the box and approached Jiang Xun, smiling, "This Jade Ice Flower Hibiscus will be given to Lady Su as today's prize, I hope Lady Su will like it." She slowly opened the box. When everyone's eyes fell on that jade, they only saw that the jade had a pale pink color that was rather extraordinary. "That Jade Ice Flower Hibiscus is transparent and moist and also contains white cloud-like patterns. When worn, I heard it will change to different shades of pink or purple based on the wearer's physique which also has a beautifying effect. It is said that this jade was the former dynasty’s most favored concubine’s favorite, but this jade is rare and extremely valuable. Even the palace only has a few pieces. The Xiao family is truly generous today." Jiang Xun accepted it with a smile and bowed, "Thank you, Madam." When Wang Shi looked at her, she was very satisfied and felt that her younger brother-in-law had a good eye. She also supported this marriage. Later, she was going to tell Old Madame that Su Xun was really like how Xiao Wang He described, a beauty from the heart out. It’s just looking at the gazes of the other langjuns watching her just now, she’s afraid that this woman will be incredibly popular. If their family wants to marry her in, she’s afraid they’ll take it more seriously. How about this? She’ll go to the Xiao Mansion in person tomorrow and mention this matter to Madame Yan again to probe her intentions. With Jiang Xun gaining such a precious prize, she instantly stood out among the noble ladies, which made people envious. Princess Qing Jue appeared even more unpleasant after seeing that piece of jade. Although she also had a piece of it herself, it was given to her by her Concubine Mother. Since there were only a few pieces in the palace, she liked it very much and wore it every day. Now Jiang Xun also had a piece, she suddenly became disgusted with it . Standing behind Princess Qing Jue, Wei Ming Yu whispered to Princess Qing Jue, "Princess, this woman is the best at hiding her true self. Just now, I saw her following General Shen and also showed goodwill towards Lord Kang." Princess Qing Jue furrowed her brows and said coldly, "What you said is true?" "It's true, I saw it with my own eyes." Wei Ming Yu vowed. "Hmph, she really doesn't know how to be ashamed." Princess Qing Jue was outraged, "It's not like General Shen actually took notice of her, is it?" "But, Princess, General Shen just gave her a peach blossom. Could he actually be interested in her?" As Wei Ming Yu thought about it as she spoke, it also made a sad throb tingle through her heart. Moreover, she was even seen by Jiang Xun when she confessed to Shen Xi Tang and was rejected. Therefore, she couldn't wait for Jiang Xun to immediately disappear from her eyes. Princess Qing Jue bit her lower lip and looked at Shen Xi Tang. She only saw that he was actually watching Jiang Xun. A sharp glint flashed through eyes as her heart turned cold. "I won't let her take Brother Xi Tang." Princess Qing Jue firmly declared in her heart. ... Princess Qing Jue cast a look at the palace maid next to her, who quickly lowered her head and moved closer to Princess Qing Jue. Princess Qing Jue whispered a few words in her ear to which the palace maid nodded and walked away in response. Upon seeing this, Wei Ming Yu knew she was doing something. Internally, she was delighted. She only needed to wait to see Jiang Xun to be targeted by the angry Princess Qing Jue and she would reap the benefits. Wei Ming Yu smiled somewhat triumphantly. When she glanced at Jiang Xun, she blinked gleefully. After a while, Xiao Family’s Older Young Mistress came to invite everyone for refreshments in the pavilion by the garden’s lake. When everyone was halfway there, Princess Qing Jue abruptly stopped. Looking back at the ladies behind her, she said, "I'm going to watch the fish, you guys come with me." With the princess making a request, naturally no one disagreed, so all the ladies walked to the shore of the artificial lake together. Near the shore, the willows were tender green and catkins were flying in the air. The scenery was indeed pleasant to the eyes. There were many Koi carps in the lake that weren’t afraid to see people coming. They all gather together to protrude out of the lake’s surface as if they are begging for food. Those cute appearances were quite lovable. The noble ladies were amused and pointed at the fishes, smiling "They're so cute, look at them, they’re rather spiritual." Everyone was interested and had their maids go get some fish food. Jiang Xun had been walking with Yan Yu Yue and Yan Xi Wu, but then a noble lady next to Wei Ming Yu suddenly called the Yan family sisters over. Thus, Jiang Xun also followed, yet was blocked by Wei Ming Yu. Jiang Xun was about to go around her when she looked up and saw the undisguised disgust and dissatisfaction in Princess Qing Jue’s eyes. Jiang Xun only had to think about it to guess why, but she still pretended not to see it. Princess Qing Jue snorted and glanced at the palace maid beside her. The palace maid nodded slightly, then slowly walked around to reach Jiang Xun's side. Jiang Xun had kept a secret observant eye on them and noticed Princess Qing Jue's abnormalities just now. Although she didn't know what she was going to do, she could speculate that it was nothing good. After she realized the palace maid came by her side, she narrowed her eyes slightly. She thought for a split second before she squeezed forward and walked to Princess Qing Jue’s side. Princess Qing Jue didn't seem to expect she would approach her. She was a little surprised and looked at Jiang Xun vigilantly, while that maid who followed Jiang Xun did as the princess instructed. When everyone wasn’t paying attention, she shouted, "Oh!" and then fell forward. At the moment when she was about to fall, she quickly pulled Jiang Xun's skirt to pull her into the water. Jiang Xun was shocked. However, fortunately, she had already guessed something would happen and grabbed Princess Qing Jue by the hand. The three of them fell into the water one after another in a second. All the noble ladies were frightened into paling. The other palace maid who served Princess Qing Jue exclaimed, "Help, the princess has fallen into the water!" "Help, help, someone has fallen into the water." The exclamation by the lake soon attracted the langjuns not too far away. "What's going on? Who fell into the water?" Several langjuns skilled in martial arts utilized their qigong and arrived in front of the ladies in a blink of an eye, taking them all aback. The ladies’ nerves were so shaken that they couldn't speak clearly. They replied in a panic, "It's Princess Qing Jue, her palace maid, and my younger sister Su Xun who have fallen into the water." "We lost sight of them once they fell into the water, they wouldn’t have sunk down, could they?" Someone said in fear. "Help the princess, the princess was dragged into the water by Su Xun!" Wei Ming Yu suddenly shouted. Yan Yu Yue had a solemn expression and stopped Wei Ming Yu from speaking, "The lady of the Wei family must not talk nonsense. Younger Sister Xun was dragged into the water by the palace maid and the princess was standing next to her. It must be the princess who reached out to rescue her in a hurry and fell together." "The princess wouldn’t have saved her, obviously she did it deliberately!" Yan Shen's gaze was as sharp as a knife and landed straight on Wei Ming Yu's face, "Enough! We can argue about what actually happened once we saved them first." Wei Ming Yu was intimidated by the look in his eyes. She didn't dare to say anything again. Lowering her head, she thought to herself that this Kang Wangye was too scary. "Hurry up and find a woman who is good with water." Xiao Wang He was a step slower than them, but he happened to catch Wei Ming Yu's words. His face turned ugly as he quickly ordered the page boy. "Huan'er can’t swim. By the time someone comes, I'm afraid it'll be too late." Yan Cong jumped down the moment he took off his robe. "Elder Sister Xun doesn’t know how to swim either. She fell into the water a few days ago and just recovered from a serious illness." Yan Xi Wu hurriedly said, "Elder Sister, what can we do? Will Elder Sister Xun… …" Shaking her head, Yan Yu Yue turned pale, "No, there are so many people here, they will save Younger Sister Xun." However, they all know in their hearts that women who could swim were few to begin with. Those who knew how were usually men, but if the servants rescued her and touched her bodies under the crowd’s view, then her reputation would be in ruins. When a woman comes to rescue, they don’t know whether Younger Sister Xun would be able to hang on until then. Yan Yu Yue became more and more anxious as she thought about it and also panicked. Whereas at this moment, Jiang Xun, who was underwater, was holding her breath and holding the unconscious princess Qing Jue’s hand. She was forcefully trying to get rid of the palace maid, who was tightly pulling her down to sink. This palace maid must be proficient in water and Princess Qing Jue probably wanted to let her pull her into the water. Yet she was also worried that she could swim, so she had her drag her down. Either way, no one would see anything in the water. Even if Jiang Xun went ashore and told others, there was no evidence. And since slandering the princess was a felony, Jiang Xun could only swallow this grievance. She originally thought that Princess Qing Jue was just trying to vent her anger and embarrass her, so Jiang Xun planned to drag Qing Jue to let her get choked by the water a little and then throw her to the palace maid before swimming to the forest on the opposite bank to secretly find a room and change clothes before coming out again, so as not to be seen wet and a mess. Unexpectedly, before long, Jiang Xun actually saw a man wearing a servant's clothes swimming from the other side from afar. They had just fallen into the water, but this man already swam here. This was too fast, he couldn't possibly have foreseen this. Someone must have told him long ago. Jiang Xun immediately understood Princess Qing Jue’s intentions. It turned out she not only wanted her to suffer, but she also wanted to ruin her innocence by having her carried up in a disheveled manner in front of all the noble ladies in the capital by a servant. Who knows if that servant might have opened her clothes for the ‘sake of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation’ or something? Then she wouldn’t be able to marry anymore. Jiang Xun's face turned ugly. With a cold snort, she simply let go of her hand and let her sink. After that, she used the freed hand to grab the maid’s hair and pulled it towards herself before directly kicking in her face. Although movements under the strength of the underwater movement will be weakened, this kick was still quite painful. When that palace maid was kicked on the nose, she opened her mouth in pain and forgot to hold her breath. Jiang Xun saw the bubbles in front of her, it was obvious that she gulped a few mouthfuls of water. Jiang Xun’s mood improved a little. She pulled her down as if she was going to die with her, terrifying the palace maid into hurryingly swimming upwards. Her breathing was unstable paired with how she had got a few large mouthfuls of lake water, now water had entered her eyes and nose. If she stayed under water any longer, she wouldn’t make it either. At this time, the maid only wanted to float up and take a breath. Regardless of Princess Qing Jue still being underwater, she actually swam up. Jiang Xun glanced at the man in the servant's clothes. His speed was very fast, he would reach them soon. Then she glanced at Princess Qing Jue, who had already passed out, her expression cold. The author has something to say: Jiang Xun: Want to hurt me? Sorry, I don’t have the words, suffering a loss, in my dictionary Xiao Wang He: What should I do? My fiancée fell into the water, but I don’t know how to swim Yan Cong: My younger sister and sweetheart fell into the water at the same time, which one will I save? Yan Shen: Why am I so nervous? Shen Xi Tang: My woman can only be rescued by me __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes: Concubine Mother (母妃): what royal children call their birth mother as the Empress is seen as the official mother to all royal children, so they have to address the Empress as Mother while their birth mother will be Concubine Mother qigong (轻功): a Chinese martial arts for moving around. More information here
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