A Filha Legítima da Família Militar na Próspera Chang'an

“Madam, the matriarch is still waiting. If you don’t quickly wake the Fourth Miss, no one here will be able to bear the matriarch’s blame,” an arrogant voice declared.

“That makes no sense! Yuejiao fell into the pond and is unconscious. How could she possibly meet the matriarch in this state?” a gentle voice responded, tinged with quiet resolve.

Another voice tried to persuade, “Madam, just splash some water on the Fourth Miss to wake her. Otherwise, the entire Youyuan Garden will suffer the consequences.”

“Who dares to splash water? Yuejiao is still the Fourth Miss of the Lin family. Do you intend to rebel?” the gentle voice defended firmly.

The arrogant voice scoffed, “Someone, pull Madam aside. The rest, help the Fourth Miss regain consciousness. Who knows if she’s truly unconscious or just pretending?”

Lin Yuejiao felt a splitting headache. The noisy voices around her were both familiar and strange. Raising her heavy eyelids, she saw a basin of water about to be poured over her face.

She stretched out her hand to block it, causing the basin to topple and drench the maid carrying it.

“See? I told you the Fourth Miss is faking it. Hurry up and get up; the matriarch won’t wait,” Mu Gu sneered, showing no respect.

Jing Mingge smiled warmly, drawing her daughter into her arms. “Yuejiao, you’ve finally woken up. You scared me to death.”

The maid Ji Yu, soaked to the skin moments ago, complained, “The Fourth Miss was clearly not unconscious but deliberately drenched me. That’s too much.”

Yuejiao’s gaze swept over t