The Emperor's heart is won, she sits on the Phoenix Throne! The Divine Physician's Eldest

Chapter 373 Shen Pei sacrificed himself while saving people

Song Siyao rode at full speed, traveling day and night, and finally arrived in Anzhou in mid-October.

"Princess Consort, it's all my fault that the Crown Prince is in danger. Please punish me."

Shen Jing knelt before Song Siyao, tears streaming down his face, his expression filled with remorse.

"Your Highness, please don't blame my Prince. His Highness's disappearance was purely an accident."

Shen Jing's servant knelt down and explained to Song Siyao, "His Highness the Crown Prince was swept away by the water while saving someone. Everyone present at the time can testify to this."

"Shut up! It's my fault for not taking good care of the Crown Prince." Shen Jing's eyes were full of self-reproach.

"Enough!" Song Siyao shouted coldly. She had no time to listen to the back-and-forth between Shen Jing and his servant.

Shen Jing and the servant immediately shut up.

"Where are the people the Crown Prince saved back then?" Song Siyao scanned his surroundings.

It was no secret that she had come from the capital to Anzhou to find Shen Pei, which is why Shen Jing had people waiting for her at the city gate.

Logically, the person who was rescued should also be present.

As expected, as soon as Song Siyao finished speaking, a middle-aged man stepped out from the crowd and knelt down with a thud. "Your Highness, His Highness saved me. My life is not as precious as His Highness's. I deserve to die. I am willing to atone for my sins with my death. I beg Your Highness to spare my family."

"What exactly happened?" Song Siyao asked the person who was rescued.

The man replied, “At that time, a sudden flood occurred. I and a few others were in the river. The floodwaters from upstream came too fast, and we didn’t have time to get ashore. The floodwaters submerged us and swept us away. We were just spotted by His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness and his guards immediately jumped into the water to save us. The Crown Prince saved me. He pushed me to the bank, but I was too exhausted and was swept away by the water.”

After he finished speaking, he kowtowed heavily to the ground, saying, "Your Highness, please execute this humble subject. This humble subject is willing to pay with his life to repay His Highness the Crown Prince's life."

What this person said was similar to what Song Siyao's people found out.

Areas that have been dry for a long time are most prone to flooding when heavy rains occur.

Shen Pei and Shen Jing came to help alleviate the drought.

They diverted water from upstream to irrigate the fields, so the previously dry riverbeds now have some water.

However, the water only reaches the ankles.

The local people hadn't seen such water in a long time, so they went to the river to play in it.

Not long after, the water in the river began to rise slowly, but they didn't take it to heart and were overjoyed.

A few moments later, the water upstream turned into a flood, rushing in like a ferocious beast.

People in the river can't outrun the floodwaters, and if they try to get ashore, they're likely to be swept away immediately.

So they stood on slightly higher ground in the river, praying that the flood would not drown them, while waiting for rescue.

However, the floodwaters grew increasingly fierce, and they could no longer stand firm, being swept away by the flood.

They were swept away some distance when Shen Pei spotted them.

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As the rescued man had described, Shen Pei became exhausted and was swept away by the flood.

Wei Xin and the others immediately jumped into the water, but the flood had already submerged Shen Pei, and they couldn't even see a shadow of him.

Wei Xin went ashore and immediately led his men to search along the riverbank. However, they searched for three days and three nights without finding Shen Pei, so they wrote a letter to Emperor Changlong to report the situation.

At this time, Shen Pei's men were not here, and Wei Xin led them to search for Shen Pei downstream.

"Take me to where the incident happened!" Song Siyao said. "Also, I need a map of Anzhou!"