amaotonovel Chapter 155 Snake
Chapter 155 Snake
When they arrived at Bitong Academy, Yinzhen did not ask Su Peisheng to pass on the message, but directly led people to the door of the house. Little Yunzi was keeping watch in the corridor, and was also startled when he saw Yinzhen, and hurriedly saluted: "Your servant greets the emperor."
Yinzhen raised his hand and said, "Is your queen asleep? Go tell her."
Xiao Yunzi quickly agreed and did as he was told: "My lady, the emperor is here."
Zhen Huan's voice came from the room, but the words were not to Xiao Yunzi, but to Jinxi: "Jinxi, go tell Xiao Yunzi that there is no need to say such things to please me. Why would the emperor come at this time?"
"What if I really come?" Yinzhen felt much better when he heard this. It seemed that the lessons he had learned during this period were enough. Zhen Huan was probably looking forward to his coming every day. He walked into the house.
Zhen Huan turned around abruptly, her eyes full of disbelief: "Your Majesty?!"
Yinzhen stood there and looked at her with a smile: "What's wrong? Are you so happy that you even forgot to bow?"
"Your Majesty..." Zhen Huan stood up from the couch, even staggering a bit, her expression full of grievance, "Your Majesty also said this in the Imperial Garden that day."
Yinzhen's thoughts were suddenly brought back to that day, and there was a bit more pity in his eyes when he looked at Zhen Huan.
After such a long stalemate, the ice and snow finally melted today.
Outside the house, Jinxi held Su Peisheng and thanked him in a low voice: "Thank you so much today."
Su Peisheng waved his hand and said, "The emperor has always been thinking about Concubine Wan. Today I am just doing her a favor. If Concubine Wan is happy, the emperor will be happy too, and we servants will be satisfied."
Early the next morning, Concubine Nian received news that Yinzhen had stayed overnight at Bitong Academy and immediately smashed an enamel vase in the room.
Songzhi quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down."
“That bitch!” Concubine Nian slammed the table so hard that the tea set on it shook. “She seduced the emperor with her seductiveness! He hasn’t come to see me for such a long time!”
"Your Majesty..." Songzhi wanted to persuade her not to be angry, but looking at Concubine Nian's expression, she didn't dare to speak and had to hold her words back.
Lingzhi was fanning Concubine Nian from behind, and she slowed down her movements, fearing that Concubine Nian would vent her anger on her.
"Every one of them is trying to make things difficult for me!" Concubine Nian felt annoyed when she thought of these women vying for her favor. Especially before these people entered the palace, her position was almost unshakable, and the power to assist in managing the six palaces had always been in her hands. But now, not only did she lose the power to assist in managing the six palaces, but even her title was stripped away, and it has not been restored yet!
How could she not be angry?
"Empress, Empress!" Just as he was getting angry, Zhou Ninghai limped in, panting and unable to speak complete sentences.
"What's the matter that makes you so flustered?" Concubine Nian frowned.
Zhou Ninghai wiped his sweat, gasping for breath, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, good news, good news. The little girl next to the emperor just came to tell him that the emperor will come to our place for lunch today!"
"Are you serious?!" Concubine Nian was no longer unhappy and stood up immediately. She was surprised but still a little bit unbelieving. "Your Majesty... Is your Majesty really going to come and see me?"
"Yes, madam," Zhou Ninghai replied, "It is absolutely true. Xiao Xiazi just left. How dare I lie to you about such a thing?"
Concubine Nian knew about this kind of thing, and the subordinates dared not lie, so she was surprised and happy now. When she recovered, she immediately called Songzhi: "Quick, go and light my Huanyi incense. Oh, and help me dress up, so that the emperor won't think I look too haggard."
"Yes." Songzhi was also happy in her heart. Their queen would be happy if the emperor could come. If their queen was happy, they could live well and there was no need to be afraid.
On the other hand, Xia Dongchun also received the news that Zhen Huan had regained favor and Concubine Nian was also likely to rise again. However, this was a matter of time, so she was not too surprised.
She just didn't expect it to happen so soon. Yinzhen just went to Zhen Huan's place last night, and today he went directly to Concubine Hua's place for lunch. She didn't know what Zhen Huan felt.
And it seems that the number of times Yinzhen came to her may have decreased significantly during this period.
But it doesn't matter. After all, her current situation is still good. Even if Yinzhen doesn't come during this period, the servants under her dare not neglect her.
The weather is hot now, which makes people feel depressed. Even Ling Yuan, who doesn't know anything yet, is making more trouble now. Fortunately, the wet nurses are doing their best, and Ling Yuan is not a noisy child, so it's okay.
As they were talking that day, the wet nurse reminded Xia Dongchun: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being so nosy. I heard that a young eunuch at Wuling Chunse found a snake skin in his room. Although we haven't found it yet, this thing likes coolness. The emperor is thinking of your majesty and the princess here, so we have enough ice in Xinghuachun Pavilion, which will inevitably make it cooler. We should take precautions before it happens."
When Xia Dongchun heard this, the first person she thought of was Ling Yuan: "The princess needs you to pay more attention to her. As long as the princess is safe, I will certainly benefit from you."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. We will do our best." The two wet nurses said in unison. They were taking care of Princess Lingyuan here with Xia Dongchun, and they were living quite well. Perhaps Xia Dongchun was worried that if she treated the wet nurses harshly, they would not take good care of her wholeheartedly, so she would give them more tips from time to time, and generally never blamed them as long as it did not involve the princess.
The master does not treat them harshly and often gives them rewards, so the subordinates are naturally willing to work hard.
I don’t know whether to say that the wet nurses’ reminder worked or she was just unlucky. When Xia Dongchun was sleeping soundly in the middle of the night, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her ankle. She woke up suddenly, only to find that it was a small snake.
Xia Dongchun cried out in surprise. Yin Zhu, who was on guard outside, heard the noise and came in immediately: "What happened to the queen?"
"Snake..." Xia Dongchun didn't dare to move, for fear of angering the snake and getting it to bite her again.
Yin Zhu suddenly became alert and immediately said to Xia Dongchun, "Don't panic, Madam. I will be right there."
As he spoke, Yin Zhu stepped forward and carefully pulled open the bed curtain. Sure enough, he saw a small snake on the bed, coiled around Xia Dongchun's feet.
Yin Zhu reached out to help Xia Dongchun up: "My lady, please be careful when you come down. Don't alarm that thing again."
Xia Dongchun held his breath, took Yin Zhu's hand, and made sure that the snake was no longer moving before he quickly got off the bed, not even bothering to put on his shoes.
The noise here has alarmed everyone in Xinghuachun Pavilion. Borjigit brought people over and asked her outside: "Dongchun, what's wrong?"
Xia Dongchun and Yin Zhu retreated to the door of the house together, and then they breathed a sigh of relief: "Sister, there is a snake in my house."
"Oh my," the nobleman Borjigit exclaimed in a low voice, and immediately called out, "Xiao Yanzi, go quickly, go and catch the snake."
The eunuch who was called immediately replied: "Yes, I will go right away."
After making a fuss for a long time, they finally caught the little snake. Without the masters' instructions, Xiao Yanzi took the thing out of Xinghuachun Pavilion.
Borjigit breathed a sigh of relief and asked Xia Dongchun, "I heard from Yin Zhu that you were bitten by a snake? Is the wound serious?"
Xia Dongchun shook his head: "Xiao Yanzi just checked it out and said that the five poisonous snakes were not serious."
"I have some ointment I brought from home that is specially used to treat this. I'll ask Shiso to bring it to you later." said Mr. Borjigit.
Xia Dongchun nodded: "Okay."
After a pause, Xia Dongchun remembered what the wet nurse had said during the day, and then told everyone: "There is no need to alarm the Emperor and the Empress about what happened today. We just need to be more careful."
"Yes." The room was filled with people whom Xia Dongchun and Noble Borjigit trusted. Now that they had been given instructions, everyone naturally agreed.