The Useless Miracle Doctor Consort Is Spoiled Rotten by the Prince!

Chapter 1440: Chapter 1435: Brother Yu, Teach Her to Swim

She had once thought that Mu Qianya had deceived her, so she immediately sent someone to investigate her background.

The Mu family of Southern Qi was also a major commercial household, second only to the Xiao family. Their family also had women who were noblewomen, so naturally, Mu Qianya wouldn’t be of any less standing.

But as she knelt before her, she displayed an extremely fearful demeanor, which somewhat surprised her.

Su Yingxue wanted to test her, so she did not call for her to rise. Initially, Mu Qianya maintained her composure while kneeling, but after a while, she began to tremble slightly.

She kowtowed in a cold sweat, “This common girl has sinned!”

“Oh? What crime have you committed? Tell Her Majesty about it,” Su Yingxue said with interest, watching her.

“The common girl… doesn’t know what has displeased Your Highness, to not be graced with permission to rise, it must be that the common girl acted foolishly yesterday, offending the empress’s sight and hearing, this common girl… deserves to die a thousand times!”

As Mu Qianya spoke, she started crying. Her trembling body was evidently very scared, not unlike her panicked crying from the day before.

Su Yingxue slightly furrowed her brows, feeling that something was off with Mu Qianya, but she couldn’t expose her. She went along with her words and scolded her, “If you know your crime, you should understand the consequences! A woman’s reputation must be cherished! As a relative of a noblewoman, you’ve let her down with your actions! Her Majesty will reprimand and punish you, using you as a warning.”

“I… I know my wrongs! Wuu…” Mu Qianya knelt on the ground, crying so hard that she couldn’t even catch her breath.

Xiao Yu glanced at her slightly.

Besides that, the two had no further interaction.

Su Yingxue dragged out Mu Qianya’s punishment for a while longer, giving her a light penalty to learn proper conduct in the palace before she went to find Chu Yihan.

Inside the imperial study, Su Yingxue’s brows were tightly knit, “This Mu Qianya is no simple character, behaving indecently in Qilin Garden with a man, then coming into the palace to see me, so timid and scared, knowingly committing actions that should not be done, then acting as timid as a mouse. Naturally, I couldn’t question her about anything unusual!”

Chu Yihan also pondered for a moment, “Xiao Yu keeps her by his side not without reason, and as a woman, she has conveniences in some matters.”

“Conveniences for a woman?” Chu Yihan’s words instantly made Su Yingxue think, “Are you saying, with Miaoyan by Xiao Yu’s side, now that Xiao Yu is not so free to act, having a woman could help him take care of Miaoyan?”

“Moreover, Mu Qianya is so bold in her actions; she’s not a simple character. The Shadow Guards have found out that this Mu Qianya is the legitimate daughter of the Mu family. Unlike the demure girls from sheltered backgrounds, she started making public appearances for business at the age of fifteen, and despite being whipped by her father several times, she still hasn’t changed her ways.”

Chu Yihan’s fingers tapped lightly on the imperial table, producing a rhythmic sound.

“How can a woman who started doing business at fifteen be so timid in front of Her Majesty? She is Xiao Yu’s helper, then Miaoyan must still be in Qilin Garden! Hubby, I will go out of the palace again to search!” Su Yingxue said hurriedly, shaking Chu Yihan’s arm before leaving.

She knew that Chu Yihan wouldn’t disagree.

Chu Yihan, of course, didn’t stop her, but the way Su Yingxue shook his arm just then, it reignited his headache.

He clutched his forehead, looking somewhat distressed, “Sun Wu, call the court physician.”

Seeing Chu Yihan with a headache again, Sun Wu ran quickly to the Imperial Medical Academy.

Su Yingxue sent a message back to the Marquis residence and herself rushed to Qilin Garden, meeting up with Su Hao and Madam Yin, who were accompanied by family servants and maids.

This time, with Su Hao bringing people over, they had more manpower, and since the Su family’s maids were more adept at searching the sleeping quarters than palace guards, Madam Yin held a glimmer of hope.

When Xiao Qingyu heard of Su Yingxue’s arrival, he led the people of Qilin Garden to kneel and welcome her. Su Yingxue kept him occupied while Su Hao and Madam Yin went to search for people. Unlike before, Madam Yin was no longer cautious and began shouting loudly in the garden, “Miaoyan! Miaoyan, it’s your mother, where are you? Come out, your mother is here to find you, Miaoyan!”

Madam Yin searched and called out, her voice gradually becoming hoarse.

Su Miaoyan was hidden in a cave in the rockery. She laid there, listening to the calls for her. She mumbled to herself, “Is that my mother?”

“But she has no recollection at all!”

The sound grew closer and closer, and stretching out her head to take a look, she heard a cold shout as her gaze fell upon the figure, “Who?”

Su Hao quickened his pace toward the rockery and trees within the garden, his eyesight sharp. He had just glimpsed a fleeting shadow!

Madam Yin hurriedly lifted her skirt hem and jogged to keep up with Su Hao’s strides, “Is it Miaoyan? Is she hiding somewhere here?”

Su Miaoyan panicked, “This is bad, this is bad! If someone finds me, I won’t be able to see Big Brother Niu anymore!”

Su Miaoyan hurriedly ran off. She was much more familiar with Qilin Garden than Su Hao. Her small figure darted away, and amidst the twists and turns of rocks and boulders, Su Hao couldn’t find her.

He called more people over and searched again, but still could not find any trace of Su Miaoyan.

Su Hao’s gaze suddenly fell on the lake surface creating ripples.

In this garden, the finest view was this lakeside, where the water was like a mirror, the hue a verdant green, reminiscent of a top-quality natural gemstone.

Su Hao stared at the lake’s surface, “No wind, no waves should cause such large ripples. Someone, command the women skilled in swimming to search the lake.”

A few women obediantly jumped into the water.

Madam Yin was panting heavily, her forehead covered in sweat, “Hao’er, let’s look elsewhere, Miaoyan can’t swim, she’s always been terrified of standing near water, always worried about falling in.”

“Alright, let the women continue searching, I will accompany Auntie to look in other courtyards,” Su Hao said as he personally assisted Madam Yin to leave.

Three or four women adept in swimming searched the lake thoroughly but could not find even a hint of Su Miaoyan.

They did not find her and had just left when a small, drenched head emerged from the water, “Whew…”

Luckily, she knew how to hold her breath and could evade so many people looking for her.

Su Miaoyan slowly swam to the shore, and once she found a secluded spot to climb out, she hid again among the rockery.

This place had been searched already, so it likely wouldn’t be searched again so soon.

Su Miaoyan removed her outer layer of clothing, wringing out the water, all the while pondering, “Why can I swim?”

She had heard Madam Yin’s people on the lake saying she couldn’t swim.

Who had taught her?

“Yan’er, don’t be afraid. I’ll teach you to paddle. After this, you’ll never fear falling into the lake again,” a man’s gentle voice echoed in her ears.

In the spacious white-walled bath, filled with water, rose petals floated on the surface. She clung scared, her eyes reddened by fear, to the man’s neck, “Brother Yu, I don’t want to learn, I’m scared…”

“Don’t be afraid, I am here, I will teach you.”

A pair of strong hands held her slender waist, her body draped only in a pale-pink undershirt with two thin straps outlining the perfect curves of her back.

Summoning all her courage for the first time, Su Miaoyan stretched out her hands as he had instructed and opened her arms in the water, trying to move them. Then she felt her body start to sink.

On the verge of inhaling water, she cried out in fear, “Ah!!! Brother Yu, save me!”

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