"What's wrong with Xiao Ke?"
Lianyi was the first to react and hurriedly asked, "She was bitten by a poisonous snake. Her face turned black. It's terrifying! The snake is still there. Everyone is terrified."
"ah."
It was unbelievable that there were poisonous snakes in the palace, especially in the Zhengyi Palace. Hailing didn't have time to think about it and immediately led Yanzhi and Lianyi back.
Even before the person got close, screams could be heard continuously.
"Ah, snake, snake."
"It hurts, it hurts!"
When Hailing and the others entered the main hall of Zhengyi Palace, they saw that several palace maids had been bitten by snakes and were lying on the side of the hall, barely breathing, while the others were running around trying to avoid the venomous snakes that were attacking them.
Hailin glanced over quickly and saw a slender, green snake, the color of a bamboo leaf. It moved with astonishing speed, leaping up and biting someone.
Inside the main hall, several eunuchs were in a panic, but as soon as they saw Hai Ling appear, they stopped her from entering.
"Your Majesty, please get out! Please get out! It's too dangerous!"
Hai Ling's pupils flashed with a dark light as she activated the Seven Star Glazed Bracelet. A slender scalpel appeared in her hand, which she tossed into the air and swung fiercely, aiming accurately at the venomous snake. With a soft "thud," the snake was pinned down, its bright red tongue lolling out as it struggled a few times before finally coming to a stop.
Inside the main hall, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and rushed to rescue those who had been bitten. Hai Ling saw this and stopped them from moving the injured people, saying that moving them would accelerate blood flow and these people would probably die.
"Quickly, find a rope and tie it tightly above their wounds."
"Yes," the palace was in chaos, with people searching for ropes and tying them up.
Hailin directed others from the center: "Okay, bandage the wound, go get some cold water right away, hurry, don't delay."
She herself used the scalpel to make several small incisions on the patient's wounds, and ordered the person standing to the side: "Squeeze out the blood, squeeze out her blood, and be careful not to touch the blood, hurry up."
The entire hall was instantly thrown into chaos.
First, squeeze out the toxic blood, then wash the wound with cold water. Only after all this was done did he instruct the eunuch to fetch the imperial physician.
Although everything was dealt with and several people were unharmed, one palace maid died because the poison spread to her heart.
A chilling murderous aura permeated the main hall. Hai Ling's face was grim, and she didn't say a word.
Her complexion improved when the imperial physician arrived. The physician examined the pulses of the few who had survived, prescribed medicine, and then withdrew.
Hai Ling instructed people to help the group down to rest.
Then, palace eunuchs carried away the body of the dead palace maid and the dead snake, and the hall was cleaned up.
Hailing ordered everyone to leave, leaving only Rouge and Lianyi to serve her.
She didn't say a word from beginning to end. It was obvious that the snake incident tonight was deliberately orchestrated. Where would a snake come from in this harem?
"Lianyi, go and investigate. Has anyone entered the palace today?"
"Yes, I will go and investigate immediately," Lianyi said and went out.
Rouge walked to Hailing's side and gently massaged her shoulders: "Miss, that was close."
If they hadn't gone for a walk in the back garden earlier, who knows what might have happened. Although the young lady is quite capable, Rouge didn't even dare to think about what might have happened if she had been careless.
It seems that the person behind this is plotting against them.
Hai Ling's face was frosty as she looked at Yan Zhi and said indifferently, "Go and tell the eunuchs to report to the Emperor that there are poisonous snakes in the palace, and one of them has already killed a young maid and injured several others."
She wanted to see what Feng Zixiao had to say. If he did nothing, then she wouldn't blame her for being ruthless.
"Yes, Miss."
Rouge went out and instructed the eunuchs of Zhengyi Palace to report to the Emperor about the presence of poisonous snakes in the palace.
Perhaps the imperial physicians had already reported this matter to the emperor, but the emperor's attitude remains unknown.
Having lived in the palace for many years, Lianyi had plenty of ways to gather information, and she quickly returned to report.
"Your Majesty, Consort Yu's cousin, Ye Xiuying, has come to the palace today."
"Ye Xiuying?"
This woman actually came to the palace. It seems that Consort Yu is pregnant and has obtained the Empress Dowager's decree to bring Ye Xiuying into the palace.
Ye Xiuying has always been her mortal enemy, and now that she has entered the palace, it seems that Consort Yu has turned her attention to her. She knows that Ye Xiuying and she don't get along, yet she still allowed that woman to enter the palace. Very well, very well.
Hai Ling smiled. As for the bamboo leaf green, it was probably brought in from outside the palace. Otherwise, with the palace checking it every day, where would this thing come from?
"Lianyi, go and check if anyone from Chunwan Palace is coming here tonight. Be careful not to let anyone find out."
"This servant understands."
Lianyi withdrew and went to check if anyone from Chachunwan Palace had come this way tonight.
Rouge came in from outside, poured tea and served it, and waited with her mistress to see what imperial decree he had.
Hailing drank a jar of tea, and the little eunuch returned to report.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty is with Consort Yu at Chunwan Palace. I reported this to His Majesty, and when he heard that the Empress was alright, he said nothing more and instructed me to properly bury the deceased palace maid."
Hai Ling's face turned extremely ugly upon hearing this, her expression dark and gloomy. Finally, unable to contain her anger, she angrily slammed her fist on the table beside her.
Rouge quickly waved for the eunuch to leave: "Miss, please don't be angry."