The wire snake, also known as the blind snake, has this nickname because its scales cover its already small eyes, making it almost impossible to see. Compared with ordinary snakes, it is pitifully small, only three or four inches long.
, like earthworms, but much more flexible than earthworms, and usually live in the soil.
Iron snakes are generally non-venomous, but there is a kind of iron snake with blue scales that is highly venomous. Just a little bit of the venom in its teeth can kill people. At this moment, what appeared in front of Ling Ruo's eyes was the iron snake.
This is the kind of thing that has
Poisonous wire snake. Fortunately, Han Yan happened to see it, and Wen Ruyan reacted in time and stayed calm in the face of danger. Otherwise, if there was a big move, this wire snake jumped up and took a bite, and the Ling Ruo who was closest to it would be injured.
The middle child is in danger.
The wire snake was still swimming there slowly, seemingly unaware that the person in front of it had disappeared, or perhaps it had already had a full meal before, so it was not in a hurry to find food.
At this time, Suyu found the boy who was working nearby, and Wen Ruyan said hurriedly: "Quickly, go kill that snake. Be careful not to disturb it. This snake is poisonous."
The boy agreed, picked up a branch from the ground, and leaned on it carefully. He estimated that the branch was about the same length, so he stabbed it hard. He had some eyesight, and he just happened to stab the wire snake seven inches away.
No matter how hard it struggles, it can't escape.
On the other side, Su Yu found some stones from somewhere and boldly threw them at the head of the wire snake. Although seven or eight out of ten throws were empty, the wire snake was small after all, and it was not
The kind with hard bones and hard skin, it only stopped moving after being hit a few times.
After confirming that it was dead, the servant picked it up and asked Ling Ruo what they were going to do with it. Just when Wen Ruyan was about to tell her to throw it away, Ling Ruo said first: "Just put it aside. You can go down."
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"Mom, you're holding Hanyan so tightly, it's uncomfortable!" Hanyan struggled gently. Only then did Wen Ruyan remember that she was still holding Hanyan, so she quickly put her down and warned her with lingering fear: "Hanyan
Remember, if you encounter a snake in the future, no matter how big or small, you must stay away. If you accidentally come close, you must walk slowly and don't rush, so that the snake will not bite you."
"Hanyan remembers it, just like E Niang asked Aunt Ling to do just now." Hanyan is very smart and understands it as soon as he hears it.
Wen Ruyan touched her little face and said, "Be good, you and the wet nurse go back first, and I'll talk to your Aunt Ling for a while."
After Han Yan left, Wen Ruyan said to Ling Ruo, who was playing with the body of the wire snake with a branch: "I have been in the house for many years and have never seen a snake coming out, but now such a poisonous wire snake suddenly appears. It's so strange.
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Ling Ruo chuckled, dropped the branch, clapped her hands and said, "It seems that some people can't wait any longer."
Wen Ruyan was startled and raised her eyebrows: "Sister is saying..."
Ling Ruo nodded solemnly, "Except for this reason, I can't think of any other reason. In the past few months, I have been careful to take precautions, and Dr. Xu asked me for a pulse to help me with the pregnancy, so these people never found the opportunity. Now I am getting older.
I was afraid that it would be more difficult to deal with in the future, so I came up with such a poisonous plan; the wire snake is small and inconspicuous, and it is easy to ignore it. I believe that there is more than one wire snake hidden in the house."
"What a vicious thought. These snakes don't distinguish between relatives. They will bite the one they catch. If they do this, they will put the whole family in danger." Wen Ruyan said angrily. Just now, she was so scared that she almost lost her mind.
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Ling Ruo stroked her silver-edged sleeves and thought: "There are only two or three people in the entire palace who can come up with this method and have the courage, but I can't decide which one at the moment."
"This can be investigated slowly. The most important thing right now is to clear out the wire snake hidden in the palace. Otherwise, we don't know when it will happen again, but not every time we will have the good luck today." At this point.
Wen Ruyan frowned again, "It's just that this wire snake is small and hidden in the soil. How can we find it?"
"This matter must be handled by the Fourth Master himself." Ling Ruo looked at the gorgeous and dazzling summer day. No matter how bright the sun was, it could never dispel the darkness shrouding the palace.
The human heart is twisted into the most terrifying thing in the world in this big house.
At night, Yinzhen, who was reading official documents in the study, asked about various matters in the mansion today and Ling Ruo's situation as usual.
"There is nothing unusual in the palace, but Ling Fujin was a little frightened." Mo Jian Zhou Yong followed Yinzhen all day long, and he had a group of people under his command to keep an eye on every move in the palace for him.
Whether it is court affairs or family affairs, Yinzhen requires those around him to take control at all times and report to him immediately if anything unusual occurs.
"What's wrong with her?" Upon hearing this, Yinzhen immediately put down the pen in his hand and asked with concern.
"The slave heard from the servant below that Ling Fujin and Wen Fujin were walking by the vegetable pond today when they encountered a wire snake. Although it was not bitten, Ling Fujin was still quite frightened and committed suicide.
I have been lying in the house since I came back and have not gone to the ground." Zhou Yong spoke in an organized manner, and he narrated the whole thing clearly in a few words.
"Iron snake? How come there is an iron snake in the mansion? Has anyone been bitten?" Yinzhen's reaction was the same as when Wen Ruyan and the others first saw it. They were surprised and inexplicable. This mansion is taken care of every day by special personnel.
In all the years he has been building his mansion, he has never heard of snakes coming out, but there are inevitably a few rats.
"This slave doesn't know. According to the slave's guess, it probably came in mixed with flower mud or other soil. The wire snake is small and difficult to find. As for the matter of biting people, I haven't heard of it yet."
Zhou Yong said respectfully.
Yinzhen thought for a while and then ordered: "While nothing happens yet, as soon as it gets bright tomorrow, you can immediately find a snake exorcist and drive away all the wire snakes to avoid panic."
After Zhou Yong agreed, he stood up from the table and strode out. Zhou Yong knew that he must go to see Ling Fujin, so he followed behind in small steps.
When I arrived at Jingsi Residence, I found that all the lights there were lit, even in the courtyard. In addition to the street lamps on both sides, silk red lanterns were also hung one after another, lighting up the entire Jingsi Residence.
It's as bright as daylight.
Yinzhen frowned slightly when he saw it. He is a person who doesn't like waste. He usually saves some unnecessary things when he can. Now it's time to go to bed, why do he have to light so many lights? I don't usually see Ling.
What a waste.
Just as he was thinking about it, he happened to see Xiao Luzi coming out with a lighted lantern. He saw Yinzhen standing at the foot of the steps, and he quickly ran over and knelt down on one knee, "I would like to pay my respects to the prince. May the prince be blessed."