Ch 50: Caught In The Act

Qinglan followed the sound, her gaze locking onto the lake surface where ripples were spreading, “Why did the Third Young Master fall into the water.”

Meng Tingyue’s gaze fell languidly on the struggling figure in the lake, a look of utter indifference, like the ice crystals frozen in winter.

“Help, help, help!” Meng Yitang splashed in the water.

“I’ll go save him.”

Qinglan rolled up her sleeves, about to rush into the water.

Meng Tingyue gently raised her hand, blocking Qinglan’s path.

Qinglan stopped, looking at Meng Tingyue questioningly, “Crown Princess?”

Meng Tingyue stood there silently, surrounded by an indescribable emotion, neither pure anger nor simple indifference, causing a chill to involuntarily rise in Qinglan’s heart.

In short, she keenly sensed that the Crown Princess was in a very bad mood.

“Crown Princess, I can swim, I can save the Third Young Master.”

Meng Tingyue’s eyes darkened, remaining silent.

She knew Meng Yitang would follow.

In her past life, Meng Yitang, just like now, rushed out from behind to push her into the lotus pond.

At that time, she slightly shifted to the side and luckily dodged; Meng Yitang fell into the water, Qinglan, who could swim, went to save him. Unexpectedly, Meng Yitang crazily beat Qinglan, with immense strength, knocking her unconscious.

Later, the mansion’s servants rushed over and rescued them both.

Qinglan was ill for several days because of this, and her face was also scratched by Meng Yitang.

She later learned that Meng Yitang could swim, that day’s actions were purely intentional.

Knowing that Meng Yitang harbored calculations and intended to harm Qinglan, Meng Tingyue naturally would not allow Qinglan to enter the water again.

For fear that Qinglan would become suspicious, Meng Tingyue lightly revealed the truth: “He can swim.”

Although Qinglan had not heard of this, she firmly believed Meng Tingyue’s words.

Meng Yitang struggled in the water for a moment, seeing that the two on the shore neither called for help nor showed any intention of helping, his resentment surged, he could only grit his teeth, waving his arms and struggling to swim back to the shore.

Witnessing this scene, Qinglan was dumbfounded, her gaze involuntarily turned to Meng Tingyue, full of disbelief.

The Crown Princess is really amazing, she even knows this.

“Why didn’t you call for someone to save me?” Meng Yitang was drenched, utterly disheveled.

Meng Tingyue’s tone was light: “Aren’t you able to swim?”

“What if I couldn’t?”

“If you can’t even swim yet dare to attempt to harm someone, losing your life would be self-inflicted.” Meng Tingyue’s tone held a trace of imperceptible coldness.

Meng Yitang’s emotions suddenly became agitated, his eyes full of resentment: “My mother is right, you are cruel-hearted, you just want to put me to death, so you watched coldly, why didn’t you die with your short-lived mother in Jiangnan.”

These words coming from an eight-year-old child, one can imagine how Jiang Qingrou usually taught her child.

Meng Tingyue’s heart remained unmoved, only when she heard the last sentence did her eyes ripple.

She quickly stepped forward and slapped Meng Yitang’s face.

Meng Yitang covered his face, looking incredulous, “You actually dare to hit me, why do you dare to hit me?”

Meng Tingyue rubbed her slightly aching hand, “This slap is for my mother, teaching you what it means to have a loose tongue.”

She caught sight of several figures out of the corner of her eye and turned around nonchalantly.

Meng Yitang had been spoiled since childhood, when had he ever suffered such humiliation, his eyes instantly reddened, “I’ll beat you to death.”

The little fellow charged at Meng Tingyue like a firecracker.

Meng Tingyue stumbled a few steps, finally losing her balance and falling to the ground, her head hitting a stone hard.

On the verge of her consciousness fading, she vaguely caught a few exclamations, near and far, a fleeting smile curved her lips.

“Crown Princess!”

On the other side, Qingdian had successfully completed the task entrusted to her by Meng Tingyue, Shen Yunheng had finished examining Prince Qing’s injuries and was about to leave.

Qingdian followed Shen Yunheng back to the garden.

At this time, Mr. Meng, having learned that the Crown Prince was about to leave the mansion, hurried over to see him off.

The garden was also their inevitable path when leaving the mansion, a group of people arrived at the garden, just in time to see Meng Yitang pushing Meng Tingyue from behind.

Meng Tingyue had a bloody gash on her forehead, blood flowing, staining her pale little face, and she fell into a deep coma.

Shen Yunheng looked at the small face, bloodless and lifeless, a trace of pity he hadn’t noticed crossed his heart.

“Send the Crown Princess to find Imperial Physician Wu.” After giving the order, Shen Yunheng’s gaze turned to the child, his expression as cold as frost, devoid of warmth, “Daring to intentionally harm the Crown Princess, bring him down.”

Before his words fell, Ling Xiao’s figure flashed, subduing the child in a clean and swift move.

Meng Yitang was scared out of his wits by Shen Yunheng’s icy expression and the large group of people behind him, crying uncontrollably, his voice sharp and piercing.

“Let me go! Father! I want Father!”

Mr. Meng’s heart was also churning, Meng Tingyue’s blood and the shocking scene just now had shaken him. Hearing his son’s cry, he looked up and saw his precious son’s hands tightly bound, his eyes full of terror and helplessness.

He was anxious: “Crown Prince, there must be some misunderstanding, my nephew would not hurt Tingyue.”

Shen Yunheng’s icy gaze turned to Mr. Meng, “Mr. Meng means that this prince saw wrongly?”

Upon hearing this, Mr. Meng’s heart sank, his legs involuntarily buckled, and he knelt down, his voice trembling: “I dare not, my son is kind-hearted, it must have been an accidental bump during their play…”

Shen Yunheng interrupted his defense: “This is the first time this prince has heard that playing involves bumping someone from behind, if that is the case, why don’t Mr. Meng and this prince play together?”

At this moment, a childish and aggrieved voice suddenly interjected: “It wasn’t me, she pushed me into the pond first, not only did she not save me, but she also slapped me, so I pushed her.”

“Yes, that’s right, it’s all a misunderstanding.” Mr. Meng nodded repeatedly.

“Are there any witnesses?”

Meng Yitang fell silent.

There were no witnesses; he had specifically sent the servants away.

Seeing that Meng Yitang couldn’t say anything, a cold look appeared in Shen Yunheng’s eyes. The Crown Princess had married him, yet she still experienced this in Meng Mansion; what kind of life had she had in the previous years?

No wonder her illness hadn’t healed in ten years.

A pang of heartache passed through him.

“There was no one around, if she wanted to kill you, why would she save you? You say she hit you, but there are no red marks on your face, how do you explain this?”

Neither Meng Yitang nor Mr. Meng could explain this.

“My nephew harmed the Crown Princess today, I will immediately take him back to discipline him.” Mr. Meng knew that this matter couldn’t be investigated thoroughly, and quickly spoke.

Shen Yunheng’s icy eyes swept over Mr. Meng, “If this child is not taught well, he might cause even bigger trouble when he grows up.”

Mr. Meng’s scalp tightened, and he bowed his head: “Yes, yes.”