"Gurgle gurgle..."

Water is all around.

Wei Yuncai feels like she’s going to suffocate, she can’t swim!

She’s a noble lady, supposed to have the demeanor and grace befitting one, so she doesn’t need to learn these underwater skills, those are for the vulgar people!

All she needs to learn are music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

But now, she’s in a tragic situation!

Water keeps pouring into her mouth, the feeling of suffocation grows more clear, she’s in pain, her consciousness gradually dulls.

Suddenly, "bang," as if a heavy object struck her forehead, Wei Yuncai’s eyelids flipped, and she fainted completely!

Not knowing how long it passed, Wei Yuncai awakens once more.

Her head hurts, a heart-piercing pain, she even feels this head doesn’t belong to her.

She tries her best to open her eyes, in the blurry vision, she sees a room full of people, including Old Madam Wei, Mrs. Wei Gao, as well as her own mother Yin Zhu, and also other siblings, all looking at her with concern.

"Cai Cai, you finally woke up, do you want to scare your mother to death?"

Second Aunt Yin Zhu, seeing Wei Yuncai awake, immediately pounced forward, hugging her body and sobbing, crying so hard it felt like her heart and liver would jump out.

It truly was just a little bit close, Wei Yuncai almost died!

"Mother, I... I’m fine..."

Wei Yuncai croaked, still a bit dazed.

"It’s good that you’re fine, good that you’re fine, you said you were walking on the stone bridge, how could you suddenly fall off? This is too careless, who was attending her at the time?"

The old madam thumped the ground with her cane, ready to settle scores afterward.

Before, they were all anxious to save her, naturally didn’t think much, now that she’s saved, now it’s time to settle scores!

"Old Madam, this maid doesn’t know, this maid really doesn’t know!"

The maid attending Wei Yuncai at the time was so frightened she knelt on the ground, desperately kowtowing, but all she received was the old madam’s indifferent face.

"Take her away..."

"Grandmother, Mother!"

Just as the old madam was about to deal with the maid, Wei Yuncai suddenly yelled.

"Cai Cai, what’s wrong, is there somewhere else you’re uncomfortable?"

Second Aunt Yin Zhu hurriedly grasped her hand, inquiring.

Wei Yuncai shook her head hard, her mind still a bit muddled, but some things were gradually remembered, she suddenly grabbed Yin Zhu’s hand and shouted, "Mother, Grandmother, don’t punish her, don’t, this matter has nothing to do with her, it’s..."

She paused, her gaze wandering among the crowd.

"What is it?"

Yin Zhu tightly grasped Wei Yuncai.

Wei Yuncai searched for Long Yue in the crowd, but couldn’t find her no matter what, suddenly she panicked, "Mother, where’s Wei Yunyan? Where is she?"

"She’s in the front hall!"

"Mother, it’s her, she pushed me into the water, and hit me with a stone, it was her, she did it! That wretch!"

Wei Yuncai almost screamed these words out, she truly hated Long Yue, she was confused before, but now that her mind was clear, everything was so vivid!

She originally intended to step on Long Yue’s skirt to make her accidentally fall into the lake, but somehow she ended up falling herself, then that wretch deliberately jumped down, and hit her on the forehead with a stone!

Luckily she had great fortune, otherwise her life would be gone!

Just as Wei Yuncai angrily spoke these words, expecting her mother and grandmother to stand up for her, she found they were only looking at her with a strange expression.

"Why... why are you looking at me like that?"

Wei Yuncai felt baffled, especially seeing the old madam’s face extremely unsightly, looking at her with the eyes as if she were a dead person?

What’s going on?

While she was still in a daze, Wei Yundai spoke, "Cai Cai, previously Yunyan saved you, now she’s speaking with Father in the front hall!"

"Saved me?" Wei Yuncai was thoroughly confused, but after that came a more furious roar, "Nonsense, you’re talking nonsense, she clearly pushed me into the water and injured me, Mother, Grandmother..."

"Enough!"

Old Madam Wei suddenly shouted fiercely, flicking her sleeves and getting up, "Knowing kindness without repaying, but wanting to smear others, how could I have a granddaughter like you? Hmph!"

After speaking, Old Madam Wei stormed off.

This old madam had always been very cultured, rarely spoke such harsh words to her descendants, today was the first.

"Cai Cai! You... you’re so foolish!"

Wei Yundai gave Wei Yuncai a glance, stomped her foot in anger, and quickly chased after her.

The old madam is the sky here, the earth, the pillar, she angrily left, many people chased after to comfort and flatter her.

The room only had Yin Zhu and a few sisters who had good relations with Wei Yuncai left.

"Cai Cai, at the stone bridge, many people saw it at the time, you were walking behind Yunyan and then fell, Yunyan went to pull you, and got pulled in too, fortunately, she can swim, so she pulled you up."

The speaker was the youngest Fifth Miss in the household, only nine years old, she tilted her head and finished the sentence, then left with her nursemaid.

Wei Yuncai sat stiffly on the bed, hearing these words, her whole body went bad.

So now, in everyone’s eyes, Wei Yunyan is her savior villain? And she, falsely biting and slandering her?

"Mother, I didn’t slander her, it’s true!"

Wei Yuncai felt extremely wronged, what she said was true, truer than pearls, but why does no one believe it?

She looked pitifully at her own mother, seeking solace from her.

Yin Zhu naturally believed her daughter’s words, but the problem now is...

She gently shook her head, "Cai Cai, Mother knows what you said is true, but others don’t believe it! People trust their eyes, at that time, you indeed walked behind Wei Yunyan, how could she push you?

After you fell into the water, she indeed turned and reached to grab you, got pulled in together with you, this scene is real too, finally, she arduously pulled you to the shore, her arms got scraped by the stones below, bleeding profusely!

Many people heard the cries for help and came over, including the old madam’s people, they saw everything clearly, she is indeed your lifesaving benefactor, no matter how you deny it, it’s futile!"

"Mother! That wretch, she’s... despicable, woo woo woo..."

Yin Zhu watched her daughter hugging her knees and sobbing, her heart hurt too, but what could she do?

Even Madam has to listen to Old Madam, she can only be a backdrop!

She gritted her teeth and said, "Never thought a country bumpkin girl could have such deep schemes! Cai Cai, this grievance today, we can only swallow for now, the days are long, one day we’ll deal with her!"

"Mother..." Wei Yuncai sobbed, her tears flowing, her fate is indeed too bitter, to suffer such a big loss and have to swallow it?

Reluctantly, she really is reluctant!

While Wei Yuncai and her mother gritted their teeth in hatred towards Long Yue, Long Yue had already obediently stood at the lower hall, talking with Wei Yan.

"Father, I know I was born of the countryside, hard to be accepted by the family, but I always believe that hearts are made of flesh, when I’m good to them, they will surely feel it. Everyone is a Wei Family member, we should work together to expand the Wei Family legacy!"

After Wei Yuncai woke and spoke, the words quickly reached Wei Yan’s side, he asked Long Yue with great interest about Wei Yuncai’s accusation of her pushing her into the water.

The answer satisfied him very much.