Su Xiaoqi's powder was a touch of soft, cool purity.
"Mmm, it's real," Su Xiaoqi's eyes widened in surprise.
Shen Yun thought the young lady was moved by everything he had done, and that was why she impulsively leaned in for a kiss.
He hadn't expected her to want to verify its authenticity.
"Silly girl," Shen Yun chided lightly, pressing the back of Su Xiaoqi's head to prevent her from pulling away. Then, he leaned down, captured her steadily, and tasted her without restraint.
"Mmm, Shen Yun..."
"What did you call me?" Shen Yun raised an eyebrow.
"Sir..." Su Xiaoqi's voice was broken, her breath unsteady from the kiss.
"Wrong. Another penalty."
"Mmm, Shen Yun, Sir, Husband... Darling..."
"Oh? Say it again..." Shen Yun's eyes widened in pleasant surprise as he looked at the young lady, her face flushed with embarrassment and annoyance. He stroked her hair affectionately.
"Be good, say it again."
"Hmph, why should I say it? You haven't called me anything either..."
"What would my husband like me to call you?" Shen Yun leaned in, his lips lingering on hers, asking intimately.
"Husband..." Su Xiaoqi pouted, her face blushing like a ripe apple.
Shen Yun now toyed with her as if it were a daily routine.
But who could have imagined that in front of others, he appeared so refined and ethereal, as if untouched by the mortal world.
"My wife!" Shen Yun sighed softly. He really wanted to take her right then and make them a true couple.
But she had just fallen into the water, her body was weak, and there were so many guests to entertain outside.
This was not a good time.
However, with the atmosphere built up to this point, he had done everything except the final act.
The two calmed down and talked about what had just happened.
"Were those two people caught?" Su Xiaoqi asked.
Shen Yun nodded. Of course, they had to be caught.
It's just that not many people had seen what happened just now. Besides the couple, only a few young ladies from the Liu family and Zhao Xiaohua had seen it.
"Wang Ning'er's fall into the water was very suspicious," Su Xiaoqi said.
Boating on the lake was risky, so she had made many preparations.
Each small boat should have been equipped with two women who could swim. In any case, it should have been enough.
But the boat Wang Ning'er was on happened to have no women who could swim, only landlubbers.
Su Xiaoqi had just emerged from the water, and her mind was a bit fuzzy from being submerged.
"Don't worry, Zhang Lei has already gone to investigate," Shen Yun said in a gentle voice.
Soon, Zhang Lei returned. He glanced at Su Xiaoqi, intending to tell Shen Yun quietly.
But Shen Yun stopped him, "I can listen, and my wife can naturally listen too."
"Yes, Master. We found the two women who were replaced in the backyard.
They suddenly had stomachaches and left temporarily."
Su Xiaoqi raised an eyebrow. "Such a coincidence, both of them having stomachaches at the same time." It was clearly an intentional act.
Shen Yun asked, "Who did it?"
Zhang Lei hesitated, then said, "It looks like the work of Yan Yu Ge.
Those two who were pulled out of the water are tight-lipped. No matter how we question them, they won't speak."
But Zhang Lei could tell they had the style of Yan Yu Ge.
Moreover, in this capital, the only one who dared to oppose the authorities was Yan Yu Ge.
And they had previously rescued the young master Xiao Lin, who was being pursued by Yan Yu Ge at Gan Quan Temple.
Now their revenge had come knocking, which seemed plausible.
"No, theoretically, that's correct, but at the time of our actions, no one from Yan Yu Ge saw us.
After rescuing Xiao Lin, we also kept a low profile. In theory, people from Yan Yu Ge wouldn't know."
Su Xiaoqi raised a question, so how did the people from Yan Yu Ge find them?
"Unless what happened that day was leaked," Shen Yun continued.
Su Xiaoqi looked at him, and he looked back at Su Xiaoqi, then simultaneously said, "Zhao Xiaohua?"
At that time, besides them and the people from Yan Yu Ge, Zhao Xiaohua was also present.
And she had come out of the stone forest safely. Although for some unknown reason, she, a weak woman, dared to provoke Yan Yu Ge, this was the only explanation that could account for today's events.
"Go investigate Zhao Xiaohua and see who she has been associating with recently," Shen Yun frowned, his fists clenched.
A commotion came from outside. It turned out that the Old Madam and the Grand Princess had heard about Su Xiaoqi falling into the water and had sent people to check on her.
Su Xiaoqi clasped Shen Yun's hand, placed a kiss on his lips, and shook her head, signaling him not to get agitated, as she still had work to do.
"I'll go!" Shen Yun wanted to stop her. With the enemy's strength unclear, he was uneasy about letting Su Xiaoqi go out to handle it alone.
Su Xiaoqi, however, said that with so many people around, she would be safe, and walked out.
She still had a lot of things to do and couldn't afford to hide in Shen Yun's arms to rest.
When she came out, she saw not people sent by the Grand Princess and the Old Madam, but the two of them had come personally.
"Xiao Qi, are you alright?" The Old Madam looked very worried.
"Old Madam, I... I'm fine. Why did you come?" Su Xiaoqi was touched, her eyes a little moist.
"Oh, you silly girl, I heard you fell into the water and was terribly frightened. I just came to see."
The Grand Princess also said, "It's good that Xiao Qi is alright. Hui'an told me, and it alarmed me."
Su Xiaoqi stepped forward and held their hands, comforting them.
She said she was fine, and it was Miss Wang who had fallen into the water, and she had gone to save her.
"I can swim, I'm not afraid of water."
"Good, good, it's good that you can swim," the Old Madam praised approvingly.
The Grand Princess also looked relieved. She knew Su Xiaoqi wouldn't be so careless as to get herself into such a situation; it wasn't like her.
So while she was worried, she was more curious about what had happened.
After all, with so many people of status present, they could basically deter many evil spirits and monsters.
But unexpectedly, such a thing still happened, which was very puzzling.
"Who did it?" The Grand Princess really wanted to know who dared to play such tricks in front of them.
Su Xiaoqi thought to herself: It was the people from Yan Yu Ge.
But she couldn't tell them.
Yan Yu Ge was not someone to be trifled with. They often acted without limits, were not afraid of death, and did not care whether the other party was an official.
Su Xiaoqi did not want her to worry unnecessarily, so she said, "I'm afraid it was an accident. Nothing else has been investigated yet."
Having experienced decades of wind and rain, the Old Madam and the Grand Princess naturally did not believe her words.
Both looked at her sternly, almost in unison: "There's nothing to fear. If you find out who did it, speak up. We must ensure justice for you."
Su Xiaoqi quickly agreed, saying that she would inform them once it was investigated.
She then asked about Wang Ning'er, saying she didn't know how Miss Wang was doing.
So the group went together to the side rooms in the courtyard.
Wang Ning'er had been rescued in time, only swallowed a few mouthfuls of lake water, and was not seriously injured, only coughing a little.
Her mother, Madam He, was sitting by her bedside, feeding her medicine.
But the medicine was very bitter, and she couldn't swallow it. She was pulling on Madam He's sleeve and acting spoiled:
"Mmm, Mother, I'm already better. Fortunately, Madam Shen came in time, and I didn't choke on much water. I'm fine now."
"Good, good. Listen to your voice, it's become like this. You've really scared your mother to death."
"It's okay, it's okay, Mother, I'm really fine." Wang Ning'er had a decisive nature and kept waving her hand, emphasizing that she was fine.
But it was clear that Madam He wasn't listening.
She insisted that she drink the medicine. Wang Ning'er couldn't refuse and drank it.
Only then did Madam He ask her how she fell into the lake.
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoqi, who had intended to speak, stopped. She was also very curious about how Wang Ning'er had fallen into the water.