Chapter 68: The Poisonous Snake in the Palace
At night, Concubine Li went to bed early.
She felt that today was the most comfortable day since her pregnancy.
The rare relaxation made her fall asleep quickly.
She stroked her belly with her hand and soon fell asleep.
Not long after she fell asleep, she was woken up by a rustling sound coming from the direction of the window.
She slowly opened her eyes in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness.
"It's windy?" Concubine Li murmured in confusion.
Just as he was about to call the maid to close the window, he suddenly got a start.
No, that's not the sound of wind, it's more like the sound of something rubbing against the floor.
That's... a snake!
The sound of a snake spitting out its tongue!
Concubine Li was so frightened that she dared not even breathe. She carefully opened the curtain and tried to leave.
But this teasing completely frightened her.
In the dim light, the floor of her bedroom was covered with snakes, their scales glowing with a cold glow that made one's scalp tingle.
At the same time, snakes kept crawling in through the windows and falling from the beams.
The lingering and wriggling sound made her stomach churn with disgust.
Suddenly, something smooth and cold touched her ankle.
She took a closer look and finally couldn't bear it anymore and screamed for help, "Help! Help!"
"There's a snake on my bed!"
It was a snake with blue and black stripes. Its body was two fingers wide, with a pointed head and a thin tongue. It was obviously very poisonous.
The venomous snake slowly wrapped around Concubine Li's ankles and penetrated into her skirt inch by inch.
The cold touch scared her so much that her hair stood on end!
"Go away! Go away!" Concubine Li screamed in fear.
She wanted to reach out and drive it away, but looking at the snake with its head raised and tongue sticking out, her hand hung in the air and she couldn't help shaking.
If she was bitten by this snake, she would be poisoned, and the baby in her belly...
What should I do? Are I going to repeat the same mistakes again and again?
She has already lost four children, she can't lose this one!
If she lost this child, her broken body would not be able to conceive in the future. In this deep palace, her days without a child would be over...
Thinking of this, tears couldn't help but fall from the corners of her eyes.
She could only sit there motionless, fearing that she would disturb the increasing number of snakes around her. Her whole body became cold, and she curled up and sobbed in despair.
But those cold beasts felt her warm body temperature and kept moving closer to her.
One...two...snakes kept biting her exposed skin.
The cool and smooth touch almost made her collapse.
Is it possible that this time, she still can't protect her child?
Seeing one of the snakes opening its mouth towards her, Concubine Li could no longer bear it and raised her hand to swing at the snake.
"Go! Go away!"
The next second, the snakes that the hand was facing seemed to be caught by an invisible hand. They suddenly flew up and bounced away, and fell to the ground far away, motionless.
Seeing this scene, Concubine Li was stunned.
Could it be that she has some magical power?
With a wave of his hand, the snakes flew away.
Concubine Li followed the same method and repelled the snakes that climbed onto the bed one after another.
Seeing that there was no threat around, she shouted loudly, and her personal maids and eunuchs heard her and hurried into the house.
Everyone was horrified by the scene before them. After cleaning up the half-dead snakes, the palace maids and eunuchs all knelt on the ground.
"I deserve to die for not noticing such a thing happening in the bedroom! It was all my fault. I was on duty and fell asleep due to sleepiness." Concubine Li's personal maid cried and slapped herself several times.
Concubine Li shook her head and asked them to leave.
It was obvious that someone was trying to harm her today.
Her personal maids were all diligent and not used to oversleeping, so someone must have been interfering.
And these snakes, there were so many of them suddenly, there must be something fishy going on, but I don't know who did it.
When Concubine Li thought of this, she clenched her fists in hatred.
If she found out who did it, she would definitely not forgive him.
Fortunately, she was not bitten by the snake, otherwise her child...
Concubine Li breathed a sigh of relief and gently stroked her belly. The warmth from her palms instantly soothed her discomfort.
Wait, palm.
She seemed to know why the snakes were knocked away.
It's not that she has supernatural powers, it's that little Tangbao is the little doll who looks like a fairy from heaven.
It is said that the daughter of the Marquis of Yongyi is a goddess, and it seems to be true.
It was the little goddess who held her hand today and protected her safety!
Concubine Li was both excited and grateful.
The next morning, she wrote a letter and sent it to her father at the border, telling him what had happened that night.
After learning about this, Prince Guangping hurried to Beijing to visit his hard-earned daughter.
After confirming the health of Concubine Li and her unborn grandson, Prince Guangping went to the harem. After meeting the empress, he solemnly took out a golden token and handed it to Xiao Tangbao.
[What is this? It looks pretty.]
Little Tangbao took the token obediently and showed a sweet smile to Prince Guangping.
The queen rubbed Xiao Tangbao's head with a smile, "Prince Guangping's moves are extraordinary. If I am not mistaken, this is a military token that can command half of the troops under your command."
"Yes." Prince Guangping's old face was full of ravines and grooves, and he said seriously, "I heard from Concubine Li that if it weren't for the little goddess' help, she would have been in trouble this time. If something happened, I would never see my daughter again."
"So the daughter of the Yongyi Marquis's mansion is the benefactor of my Guangping Prince's family! With this military token, maybe it can help the little goddess."
[Military power? Although I don't need this, it seems to be very important. This old man is willing to give it to me, which shows that he is also a kind person who knows how to repay kindness.]
Little Tangbao blinked her big watery eyes and affectionately stuffed a piece of osmanthus cake into Prince Guangping's hand.
[This is my favorite, please try it, old man.]
The queen looked at the cute and well-behaved little Tang Bao and couldn't help but hug her and kiss her face. "You are so clever, you know how to share your favorite food with others."
"The Marquis of Yongyi's Mansion is truly blessed." Prince Guangping couldn't help but sigh.
After teasing little Tangbao for a while, Prince Guangping was so curious that he emptied his pockets and took out everything he could give to the little guy to amuse him.
After a while, little Tangbao had two jade pendants hanging around his waist and a night-shining pearl brought back from the Western Regions by Prince Guangping on his head.
Little Tangbao shook his head, [It's really shiny and beautiful, but it's so big and heavy, my neck is sore. ]
When the queen saw it, she quickly took down the night-shining pearl and said, "I think this night-shining pearl would look better if it were inlaid into a necklace. Someone, please ask a skilled craftsman to come and not let down the Prince of Guangping's kindness."
After hearing this, Xiao Tangbao nodded repeatedly and smiled even sweeter at Prince Guangping.
Feeling that his good intentions were not in vain, Prince Guangping became more motivated.
Before leaving the palace, she did not forget to send two boxes of gold, silver and jewelry to the Yongyi Marquis's mansion to express her gratitude.
【Wow, I’m rich, I’m rich! 】
[I gained a lot from my visit to the palace! It was worth it! ]
[I love money, money loves me, all the money is rushing towards me! ]
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