Chapter 139: Chaos

Mrs. Xie Hou now had no doubt about Xie Yingmian's words.

Xie Yingmian said he would fight with her, and he would really fight with her.

She was a highly respected marquis' wife, and if she fought with a shrew in public, she would become a laughing stock in the capital.

She didn't dare, nor could she afford to embarrass this person.

"You, don't be so arrogant." Mrs. Xie Hou said harsh words but took two steps back.

"Xie Yingmian, I won't let you go."

After Madam Xie Hou finished her harsh words, she ran away.

Wen Juexia felt very sorry: "I thought she would have some backbone."

"I had already thought of how to hit her, but she just ran away. It was so boring."

Xie Yingmian's lips curled up.

She was trying to scare Lady Xie by beating people in public.

There are so many distinguished guests at the birthday banquet, and they are all people of status.

She must be crazy to be fighting here.

She wasn't afraid of a fight, she was afraid that her plan to reclaim her dowry would be affected.

In the dowry recovery scheme, she was to play the victim.

If she beat the Marquis's wife in public, in the Dayu Dynasty, which advocates filial piety, her action would almost put herself in the spotlight.

Tu Bufan found it difficult to operate afterwards.

She won't do anything that is not worth the effort.

Because Xie Yingmian and Wen Juexia deliberately found a place where there was no one.

Mrs. Xie deliberately lowered her voice.

From beginning to end, others only saw what they talked about when they got together, and did not notice that a war was about to break out between them.

Not long after Mrs. Xie Hou suffered a setback.

The birthday banquet officially begins.

The first part of a birthday banquet is to present gifts and celebrate the birthday.

As the birthday girl, Mrs. Xie sat in the birthday hall and welcomed everyone's birthday wishes.

The best man stood in front, singing out the list of birthday gifts loudly.

Every time I read a birthday gift.

The gift-giver came forward with a birthday gift.

People of this era have the habit of opening gifts in public.

Every birthday gift must be opened in public and presented to the birthday person by the giver, with a few birthday wishes such as "May you be blessed as vast as the East Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains".

The birthday person received the birthday gifts and gave back some souvenirs prepared in advance.

This part means giving longevity to the elders.

It means almost the same as sharing in the good fortune.

Mrs. Xie responded with a smile on her face, and the scene was full of joy.

There were many people celebrating the birthday.

First it was the people outside, then the Xie family.

Very dull and boring.

It took a long time.

The bridesmaid sang loudly: "Princess Ling, the eldest daughter of the Xie family, Xie Yingmian, presents a birthday gift, and the auspicious snake offers longevity."

After waiting for too long, Xie Yingmian was already yawning.

"Sister Mianmian, it's your turn." Wen Juexia said.

Xie Yingmian came back to her senses and said, "Let's go."

Wen Juexia came forward with Xie Yingmian, carrying a heavy wooden box.

Xie Yingmian said to the maids on both sides: "Please move a table over here."

The maid looked at Madam Xie.

Old Madam Xie had no idea what Xie Yingmian was up to.

In public,

She couldn't scold Xie Yingmian, so she could only pretend to be kind and agree to Xie Yingmian's request.

The maids brought a table and placed it next to Madam Xie.

"Xia Xia, come here, put it here carefully." Xie Yingmian said.

After Wen Juexia put down the wooden box.

Xie Yingmian found the mechanism on the wooden box.

After opening the wooden box.

A large green snake as thick as an adult's wrist came into view.

The green snake was about three feet long and emerald green all over.

The texture of the scales is clearly visible. Under the sunlight, the scales have a warm luster, which is almost the same as the scales of a real snake.

The snake's body was coiled on the rockery, and there were several snake eggs near the rockery.

The snake's head was raised high.

Two cherries were embedded in it, emitting a faint glow.

The snake's mouth is wide open, and its forked tongue can be clearly seen.

The bloody mouth seems to be able to devour the prey at any time.

The maids were the first to see the snake.

They were terrified.

"snake."

"There's a big snake."

"What a big green snake! Someone come quickly."

Madam Xie looked over subconsciously.

When she saw a big green snake appear in front of her, she was so scared that she screamed "Ah" and jumped up from her chair.

Unexpectedly, I could see more clearly after jumping up.

Especially the snake's tongue and bloody mouth, as if it could rush up at any time.

Mrs. Xie was so frightened that her legs went limp in an instant, and she knocked over a chair with a clang and fell to the ground.

When the maids saw Madam Xie fall, they rushed over to help her.

The best man beside him also gasped.

This snake is so realistic.

If you don't look closely, you can't tell that this is a fake snake.

The best man was braver and not so afraid of snakes. After being at a loss for a moment, he quickly regained his composure.

Others were too far away to see the details.

When you are far away, the flowers in the fog look more realistic than when you are close.

There are many female guests attending the birthday party.

These female guests are all pampered people.

When they first saw such a shocking "green snake", the timid ones were frightened out of their wits and screamed as they backed away.

If I were braver, I wouldn't lose my composure, but I was still scared and my heart was pounding.

Screams, exclamations, exclamations, all kinds of sounds filled the air.

The scene was in chaos.

"Xie Yingmian!" Lady Xie Hou was already filled with rage.

Due to the special circumstances, she couldn't lose her temper.

After Xie Yingmian took out the weird and terrifying birthday gift, she finally found a way to vent her anger.

Madam Xie Hou angrily shouted, "What are you doing?"

“It’s the old lady’s birthday, how could you bring out such a horrible thing to scare everyone?”

"The old lady is not young anymore. What if something bad happens to her after you scare her?"

"What are you still standing there for?" Madam Xie said to the stunned maids in a frustrated tone, "Can't you see the old lady is terrified? Go get the doctor."

The maids came to their senses.

Someone went to call a doctor, and someone supported Mrs. Xie.

Mrs. Xie Hou confirmed that Madam Xie was just frightened and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yingmian, I've known for a long time that you're dissatisfied with the Xie family."

"When you were at the Xie family, you bullied Baoyu and the others openly and secretly."

"You were jealous of Baoyu, secretly ruined Baoyu's clothes, secretly spit in Baoyu's food, and almost pushed Baoyu down from the upstairs."

"I pity you for losing your mother at a young age and having no one to teach you. Even if you make a mistake, I can't bear to blame you."

"Because you grew up on the farm and don't know etiquette, I've hired a nanny to teach you. I hope you can control yourself, follow the rules, and become someone who can distinguish right from wrong."

"You've suffered a lot on the farm these past few years."

"The Xie family has also tried their best to make amends to you. As your stepmother, I also want to guide you to be a good person."

"But you never appreciate it and always contradict me, saying that being a stepmother is difficult. I can tolerate whatever you do to me."

"I turned a blind eye even though you bullied Baoyu and the others."

"But, you should never, ever do such a treasonous thing at such a grand occasion as a birthday banquet."

"Everyone here is of noble status. If your prank scares them to death, where will the Xie family be placed?"

Mrs. Xie Hou covered her heart with her hands, looking heartbroken.