Chapter 87 Those who do evil will eventually perish
The Third Prince’s wife screamed in pain, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
The servants hurried forward to drive away the little snake, but the little snake seemed to have a target. After nimbly crawling away from the Third Prince's wife's body, it chased after the Crown Princess who was running around.
However, the Crown Princess was still relatively lucky. A large number of servants around her protected her in time and killed the snake before she was bitten.
However, the Crown Princess fell several times and looked a little embarrassed. The other noble ladies were frightened and the garden was in chaos. When the imperial physician arrived, the Third Prince's wife's arm had changed color.
"Sister-in-law, the Third Prince's wife is so mean. She actually wants to use a snake to harm you!" Pei Jinyu said with some fear as she stood beside Xu Qingyan.
Fortunately, her sister-in-law was smart! Otherwise, if she reached out her hand, the snake would probably bite her arm.
The Third Prince's wife was bitten by a snake and fell unconscious. This was naturally a big deal, and soon the Third Prince hurried over.
"What is going on? Why would he be bitten by a snake for no reason?" asked the third prince with a stern face.
"Third Prince, you've come at the right time. This is all the Crown Prince's wife's fault. She was the one who threw the snake at the Third Prince's wife." The Crown Princess immediately walked up to the Third Prince and said.
The Third Prince was surprised when he heard this and asked, "Crown Prince's Consort?"
Then, he turned his gaze towards Xu Qingyan who was standing beside him.
Xu Qingyan naturally had to explain, "The Crown Princess and the Third Prince's wife wanted to play a guessing game, and asked the servants in the mansion to hold a box and ask me to touch the flowers. Fortunately, I had sharp eyes and saw a snake moving inside. I pushed the box away out of fear, but I didn't mean to do it. Please ask the Third Prince to investigate why there was a snake in the box?"
"That's right. There's a snake in the box. It's such a big deal. Don't the servants in the mansion check it? Or is someone trying to harm my sister-in-law on purpose? Third Prince, although we are not as noble as the Third Prince's wife, the Duke of Ying's Mansion is not to be bullied. There are so many boxes, but how come only my sister-in-law's has a snake? It's hard not to believe. Is it aimed at us?" Pei Jinyu, who was standing aside, echoed.
When the Third Prince heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly, his face gloomy. He naturally knew that it was impossible for the servants in his house to make such a low-level mistake. How could they not see something as big as a snake? This must be that the Third Prince's wife deliberately wanted to harm others, but she didn't expect to harm herself. Especially after hearing Pei Jinyu move the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion, it meant that if he punished them for the Third Prince's wife, he would be at odds with the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion. Now is the time when he needs support, how could he go against the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion? And the reason why the Third Prince's wife targeted the Crown Prince's wife, it was not difficult for him to guess, it must be because of the last incident.
Thinking of this, he instantly lost the desire to stand up for the Third Prince's wife. He just asked the imperial physician with a cold face, "Is the Third Prince's wife in serious condition?"
The doctor looked a little serious and said, "Your Highness, this snake is extremely poisonous. If your wife wants to save her life, she may have to cripple her arm!"
Upon hearing this, Prince Liusan's face changed drastically. If he lost an arm, wouldn't he be laughed at for having a princess who was missing an arm or a leg?
"Is there no other way? Do we have to cut off the arm?" The third prince asked the imperial physician seriously.
"If the arm is not crippled, I'm afraid the Third Prince's wife won't survive more than seven days." The imperial physician shook his head and sighed.
"Please make a decision as soon as possible, Third Prince! Otherwise, the poison will continue to spread and it will be too late!" The imperial physician glanced at the Third Prince and urged.
The Third Prince's brows were knitted together, and his face was clearly filled with annoyance and disgust. He hesitated for a long time before nodding and agreeing, "Then save the life of the Third Prince's wife first, and cripple his arm!"
So everyone left the house, leaving only a few imperial doctors to treat the Third Prince's wife.
At this time, the Crown Princess was so frightened that her face turned pale. She could not accept the fact that the Third Prince's wife was about to lose one of her arms.
Xu Qingyan, however, stood aside very calmly. The Third Prince's wife was only bringing it upon herself. If she had not been smart, she would have been the one whose arm would have been crippled.
When the Crown Princess saw Xu Qingyan who was calm on the side, she was immediately furious. She said to Xu Qingyan angrily: "Crown Princess, whether you did it on purpose or not, you threw the snake on the Third Prince's Concubine. You have to take responsibility! Third Prince, you can't just let the person who hurt the Third Prince's Concubine go! The Third Prince's Concubine has already lost an arm. If my father knew about this, he would definitely be angry!"
"Okay! I also think that the Third Prince's wife's arm should not be wasted. I would like to ask the Third Prince to allow the people from the Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation to find out who brought this snake to harm people!" Xu Qingyan said to the Crown Princess without fear.
"You...it's your fault! It doesn't matter where the snake came from. It's normal for snakes to like flowers and plants. It's you who shouldn't have thrown the snake towards us after seeing it!" The Crown Princess was a little angry, but she pointed at Xu Qingyan and blamed her guiltily.
The Third Prince's face changed a little when he heard this, but he was more sober than the Crown Princess. He knew that if they continued to investigate this matter, it would not be good for them. Now, the Third Prince's wife's arm was already disabled. If he continued to investigate, he would only offend the Duke of Ying's Mansion.
Therefore, the Third Prince could only roar in annoyance and said, "She hosted a banquet herself, but something like this happened. She deserves it. What does the Crown Prince's Consort have to do with it?"
"Third Prince..." The Crown Princess looked at him in astonishment, as if she didn't expect that he would not defend his wife.
Soon, Pei Jingchuan also rushed over after hearing the news. When he just walked to the gate of the courtyard, he heard the words of the third prince, and the stone in his heart fell instantly.
"The Third Prince." Pei Jingchuan came in from the courtyard gate and bowed to the Third Prince.
The third prince nodded politely to Pei Jingchuan.
Pei Jingchuan then looked at Xu Qingyan and said, "I've heard about everything. Are you okay? This was an accident. You don't have to be afraid." The implication of his words was that he would naturally support her.
Xu Qingyan nodded with emotion and said, "Thank you, young master. I'm fine! But the Third Prince's wife was injured. The imperial physician said that one of her arms must be crippled."
"Disable your arm?" Pei Jingchuan was a little surprised when he heard this.
He just knew that the Third Prince's wife was bitten by a snake, but he didn't expect it to be so serious. However, he did not feel sorry for the Third Prince's wife. Instead, he felt even more gloomy in his heart.
It turns out that the Third Prince's wife had such a sinister intention and actually used such a poisonous snake to harm people. This time, she really will suffer the consequences of her own evil deeds!
However, because the Third Prince was still present, he could only say politely and concernedly: "Third Prince, I am really sorry. I am sure my wife must have been too frightened and accidentally threw the snake onto the Third Prince's wife."
When the Third Prince saw Pei Jingchuan's polite attitude, even though he was angry, he still endured it because he thought that he had always wanted to win him over.
The Third Prince could only sigh and said, "Forget it, this is all an accident. For the sake of the young master, I won't make a fuss about it."
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