eurekapd Chapter 142 Rong Momo fell into the water...
Chapter 142 Rong Momo fell into the water...
At this moment, Rong Momo arrived, panting heavily. However, she was late, as the space was cramped and filled with eunuchs and palace maids.
Her arrival made the already tense atmosphere even more tense.
With anxiety and unease on her face, Rong Momo tried to squeeze through the crowd, panting, but her size and protruding belly put her in an awkward position at the narrow entrance.
"Make way, let me through!"
Rong Momo's voice was tinged with panic as she shoved the surrounding eunuchs and maids, trying to find a gap to squeeze through.
However, the crowd seemed to be deliberately working against her; no one was willing to move aside to let her pass.
Fine beads of sweat began to appear on Rong Momo's face, and a trace of despair flashed in her eyes. She secretly groaned, knowing that this matter would probably not be so easy to resolve.
"Granny Rong, what's wrong with you? Why are you so flustered?" Pei Hechuan asked, feigning surprise, his voice tinged with a hint of mockery.
"Fifth Prince, Princess Niannian, she...she..."
Rong Momo's face was ashen, her lips trembled, and she stammered so much that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
Her anxious gaze, like that of a startled bird, darted rapidly back and forth between the bustling crowd and the lone pair of shoes by the pool.
!!!
shoe!!
When her gaze fell on the shoes again, Rong Momo felt a chill rise from her spine and instantly spread throughout her body.
Her heart skipped a beat, she cried out inwardly, and a fine layer of sweat involuntarily appeared on her forehead.
"It seems that Granny Rong is very worried about Princess Niannian. Why didn't she come looking for her earlier?"
Pei Hechuan, standing to the side, narrowed his eyes slightly, staring intently at Rong Mama. His cold voice clearly revealed a hint of dissatisfaction.
Upon hearing this, Rong Momo trembled involuntarily, and her already bloodless face turned even more ashen.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something in her defense, but found that all her words seemed so pale and powerless at this moment.
In the end, she could only lower her head helplessly, silently shut her mouth, and dare not say another word. She just kept praying in her heart that nothing bad would happen to Princess Nian Nian.
At this extremely tense moment, a young eunuch in the crowd suddenly had a bright idea. He stepped forward and whispered to Rong Mama, "..."
“Granny Rong, in my opinion, you might as well go around the artificial hill over there first. It’s much more spacious there, and you might be able to squeeze to the front faster.”
Upon hearing this, Rong Momo nodded repeatedly as if she had grasped at the last straw.
Then, she took a deep breath, used all her strength, and moved her feet with difficulty, slowly backing away.
Along the way, she stumbled and staggered, nearly falling to the ground several times, but she paid no attention to these things and only wanted to get around the artificial hill and reach the pond as soon as possible.
After much struggle, Rong Momo finally managed to squeeze into the crowd from the other side of the artificial hill, panting heavily.
However, when her gaze fell upon the shoes by the pool again, she was struck dumb, frozen in place, and could no longer hide the look of terror on her face.
"This...this really is Princess Zhen's shoe, how could it be here?" Rong Momo's voice trembled, as if she realized the seriousness of the situation.
Pei Hechuan said with a serious expression, "Granny, look over there at Princess Niannian. I think she might have accidentally fallen into the water!"
As he spoke, he extended his long, slender finger and pointed precisely to a spot not far away where ripples were gently spreading.
Although Rong Momo was a little scared, she still forced herself to raise her head and cautiously looked in the direction Pei Hechuan pointed.
However, after staring at it for a long time, she found nothing unusual.
Only a few dragonflies lightly touched the calm, mirror-like surface of the water, leaving fleeting trails of water.
"Granny, take two more steps forward and take a closer look..." Pei Hechuan urged again.
Upon hearing this, Rong Mama dared not be negligent in the slightest and immediately moved forward two steps as instructed.
But to her surprise, those two steps led her right to the edge of the pool.
Just then, Pei Hechuan, who had been waiting for an opportunity, seized this perfect chance.
Without hesitation, he suddenly raised his leg and kicked Rong Momo with lightning speed.
His movements were as fast as lightning and as swift as a gust of wind, and his toes were like an incomparably sharp sword.
He aimed precisely at Rong Momo's buttocks, and then kicked her with all his might.
Rong Momo, who was already standing on tiptoe, could not withstand such a sudden and powerful blow.
She felt a tremendous force coming from behind her, and she instantly lost her balance like a kite with a broken string.
With a terrified scream, her body lurched forward uncontrollably, plunging straight into the icy cold pool.
The pond water was very cold in autumn...
In an instant, water splashed everywhere in the pool, as if a torrential rain had fallen.
Rong Momo struggled desperately in the water, trying to grab onto something to steady herself.
However, the pool water mercilessly submerged her, along with her once neat and dignified clothes.
In the blink of an eye, she was completely soaked, clinging tightly to her body, revealing her disheveled state.
"Help... help..."
She couldn't swim, so she could only wave her hands, trying to grab onto anything she could, but the edge of the pool was slippery and she couldn't find a foothold at all.
"Help! Granny Rong has fallen into the water!" Pei Hechuan cried out in feigned panic, while secretly rejoicing that his plan was progressing even more smoothly than expected.
The eunuchs and palace maids were startled by this sudden turn of events and rushed to the edge of the pool.
Some people tried to pull Rong Momo away, while others went to find life-saving tools, and the scene was chaotic for a time.
"Quick, use this!" A eunuch hurriedly brought over a long bamboo pole and extended it towards Rong Momo in the pool.
Granny Rong clung tightly to the bamboo pole, and the eunuchs and palace maids worked together to pull her ashore.
She was soaking wet, her hair plastered to her face, and she was panting heavily, as if she had just escaped death.
"Granny Rong, are you alright?" Pei Hechuan asked feigning concern, but couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.
Rong Momo was still in shock and couldn't even speak. She just kept coughing, her eyes filled with fear and confusion. She clearly didn't understand why she had suddenly fallen into the water.
Just then, a soft laugh came from the flower bushes. Niannian popped out from the bushes, her little face full of pride and mischief.
She ran to Pei Hechuan's side, tugged at his sleeve, and whispered, "Brother, you're amazing!"
Pei Hechuan smiled slightly, gently patted Nian Nian's head, then turned to the crowd and said:
"It seems it was a false alarm; Princess Nian Nian is safe and sound. However, Granny Rong, you must be careful in the future and not let the princess run around everywhere again."