"Who asked you to light so many lanterns?" Yinzhen was unhappy, and his tone couldn't help but be a bit harsh. Xiao Luzi was so frightened that he quickly kowtowed and said, "If you tell me back to the prince, it was the master's order. The master was almost killed during the day.
I was bitten by a wire snake and was frightened. I was afraid that the wire snake would swim in when it was dark at night, so I ordered my servants to light up the entire Jingsi Residence and watch carefully, not to lose sight."
After learning that this was the case, Yinzhen's unhappiness immediately disappeared. At the same time, he became more worried about her. He crossed the path and hurried inside. Before he entered the door, he heard the voices of Shuixiu and others coming from inside.
They were all words to persuade Ling Ruo to be at ease and that no snakes, insects or rats would come in.
Hearing this, Yinzhen's pace quickened a little. Inside, he saw Ling Ruo half-lying on the bed with a pale face. Shui Xiu and others gathered around the bed. When they saw Yinzhen coming in, they quickly got up to say hello.
"Fourth Master..." Ling Ruo struggled to stand up and salute, her eye circles suddenly turned red.
Yinzhen hurriedly held her down and said, "You can just lie down if you don't feel well. What are you going to do when you get up?" Then he sat down on the bed and said, "I heard that you were frightened today, right?"
Ling Ruo nodded silently, then suddenly threw herself into Yinzhen's arms, choking with sobs: "Oh... I almost lost sight of the Fourth Master!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Yinzhen scolded lightly, stroking her long hair that was spread behind her and said: "You are still pregnant with my child. Why did you say such unlucky words? You may have frightened your belly.
My child. Besides, most of these wire snakes are non-venomous. Even if they do bite, it will only cause some pain to the skin and flesh, so it doesn’t matter."
A trace of panic flashed across Ling Ruo's eyes, and she bit her whitened lower lip without saying anything. However, Shui Xiu intervened and said, "Prince Qi, Wen Fujin also saw the wire snake. She said it is very poisonous. If you bite it,
I will die. It’s a blessing that my master and my little brother are so lucky, otherwise it wouldn’t be like what my master said.”
Yinzhen frowned more and more. It was very strange to have a snake in the house. It was a rare and highly venomous wire snake. He thought for a moment and said, "Is that snake still there?"
Ling Ruo managed to pull herself together and said: "Shui Xiu, go and bring it in and show it to the prince."
Yinzhen was still wondering if Wen Ruyan had misunderstood, but when Shui Xiu picked up a thin black snake carcass with a stick and came in, he knew that Wen Ruyan's words were true. Although this piece of iron
The head of the wire snake has been smashed to pieces by stones, but it can be seen from its blue body under the light that it is definitely a poisonous wire snake.
After she went down, Yinzhen asked Ling Ruo what happened today in detail. After hearing this, he broke out in a cold sweat. Just like Shui Xiu said, it was only through good fortune that he avoided this disaster.
Seeing Ling Ruo's pale face under the light, he said distressedly: "It's okay, I've asked Zhou Yong to find a snake exorcist early tomorrow morning and carefully inspect the entire palace. For your safety these days, you
Don’t go out for now.”
Ling Ruo nodded meekly, but there was still lingering fear in his eyes, "I really don't understand. I didn't even see the venomous snake when I was in the other courtyard. How could it suddenly appear in the palace?"
"I will ask someone to investigate this matter. You can rest assured and take care of yourself. Don't worry too much." After comforting Ling Ruo, Yinzhen ordered someone to fetch water to wash up and prepare to rest in Jing Si Ju. Ling Ruo looks like this today.
, how could he leave with peace of mind.
After cleaning his face, Yinzhen put on the pajamas that Shuixiu brought. When Shuixiu left, he ordered her to turn off all the lights outside except for a few necessary ones.
"Go to sleep." Yinzhen went to bed and pressed a kiss on Ling Ruo's forehead. He patted her back with one hand to soothe her to sleep. Soon, long and even breathing came from his arms, indicating that she had fallen asleep.
.
Yinzhen slowly stopped and tucked Ling Ruo's brocade quilt. It was late at night but he was still sleepy. He opened his eyes and stared at the thin silver hollow flower balls hanging from the top of the bed tent. They would show off the flowers every day.
Pick seasonal flower petals and fill them into flower balls, and you can smell the gentle fragrance while lying on the bed.
The wire snake suddenly appeared in the house, and it was a highly poisonous kind. This matter is really strange. Where did it come from? Was it really brought in by accident as Zhou Yong guessed?
Yinzhen was not sure, but he had already decided in his heart that when the snake exorcist came tomorrow, he would ask carefully. If someone really had ulterior motives, he would not be lenient.
It wasn't until the moon was at the top that Yinzhen felt sleepiness coming over him, so he closed his eyes and fell asleep. Not long after he closed his eyes, Ling Ruo, who should have been asleep in his arms, opened his eyes and looked at the light through the silver silk window screen.
Under the moonlight that came in, you could see that Ling Ruo's eyes were clear and there was no trace of sleepiness at all.
The appearance of the wire snake is definitely man-made. Someone wants to harm her and the child.
I will not offend anyone unless they offend me; if someone offends me, I will repay him a hundredfold!
The so-called fright and fear today are all to attract Yinzhen here, to make him suspicious of the matter, and to pursue the investigation. Even if the real murderer cannot be traced, it is still good to shock him so that he does not dare to act rashly.
These five months were the most dangerous time for her, and the only thing she could rely on was Yinzhen's power.
She knew this was unfair to Yinzhen, but if she wanted to live and stay with Yinzhen, this was the only way she could go.
Ling Ruo slowly hugged Yinzhen's waist and brought her face closer to his chest. "Yinzhen, believe me, no matter what I do, it is ultimately just to be with you longer. My heart for you will not
Changed by anything.
The night was getting darker, and the bright moon hanging high in the sky was obscured by dark clouds at some point, blocking the moonlight that originally shone like mercury on the world, making the night darker and more terrifying.
Ling Ruo faintly heard a few whistles in her sleep. After waking up from a daze, she listened for a while and then heard them again. She thought she must be dreaming.
I wanted to continue sleeping, but found that I couldn't fall asleep no matter what. I could only open my eyes and look at the silver ball hanging quietly from the top of the tent. The curtain with colorful embroidery of gold and silver threads was filled with the fragrance of flowers coming from the silver ball.
She accidentally saw this silver ball when she went back to Dai Jia's house. It looked good, so she had one made and hung on the top of the tent so that she could smell the fragrance of flowers in all seasons.
It was extremely quiet outside the house, and no sound could be heard. Ling Ruo opened his eyes for a while and then closed his eyes to let himself fall back into sleep. However, less than a quarter of an hour after he closed his eyes, he suddenly opened them again, and this time he opened them again.
There is a deep uneasiness in the light.
It's nice to be quiet at night, but it's too quiet at this moment. Even the summer insects and summer frogs that usually chirp all night have disappeared at this moment, which is unreasonable.
With this thought in mind, Ling Ruo stood up gently. Just after taking a few steps, she heard Yinzhen's vague voice coming from behind, "Ruo'er, where are you going?"