In fact, the lake was not deep; the water level was purposely kept shallow for the convenience of royalty and nobles boating, so those who fell in could simply stand up by themselves.
Pei Yunxi subconsciously struggled at first, only to find she could stand right up, but her face and hair were covered in mud, making her look like an ugly, drowned chicken.
Mu Yuanzhi was also soaked to the skin. While she was not covered in mud, catching the wind in her wet clothes dealt a heavy blow to her still-recovering body, making her shiver violently with cold.
Chapter 36