When Feng Qinghuang woke up in the morning, the sunlight was already shining through the window and onto the foot of the bed, where a ball of snow-white was nestled.
Feng Qinghuang kicked Xiaoxue, who immediately ran to the bedside, lay on the quilt, and looked at her.
Feng Qinghuang patted Xiaoxue's head: "Xiaoxue, quickly lie down on the side, you're too heavy."
Xiaoxue grumbled and bared her teeth at her.
Feng Qinghuang got out of bed after lifting the covers. Hearing the sound, Tinglan came in with toiletries.
While washing her face, Feng Qinghuang asked, "Tinglan, why is it so lively outside?"
Tinglan looked at her young mistress and said, "Miss, have you forgotten? It's your fifteenth birthday in two days."
Feng Qinghuang thought for a moment: "Is that so?"
Tinglan nodded: "Yes, so the Princess is preparing to decorate our manor these next few days and invite some relatives and friends over. The Princess said that since it's not your coming-of-age ceremony yet, it won't be a big celebration this year, but it can't be canceled!"
Feng Qinghuang said that she didn't care about her birthday, she was just happy to be able to get together with her friends that day, and she figured her master and senior brother would come too.
While Feng Qinghuang was feeling quite pleased with herself, the imperial palace was in complete chaos.
In the morning at Qingyang Palace, Rongyang had a wonderful sleep, feeling like she had made up for the sleep she had missed in the past few days.
But as she stretched in the morning, something cold and slippery suddenly fell off her. When she saw what it was, she screamed so loudly it almost blew the roof off Qingyang Palace.
After hearing the sound, the palace maids and eunuchs all rushed into the inner palace, and the spotted snake took the opportunity to escape.
It was following its king's orders to run away as soon as it frightened anyone.
Rongyang was terrified and huddled at the foot of the bed, shouting repeatedly, "There's a snake! There's a snake! A patterned snake!"
The palace maids and eunuchs searched the entire Qingyang Palace, inside and out, but they couldn't find it.
Upon hearing the report, Consort Qing rushed over and asked as soon as she entered the room, "What happened? How could there be a snake? Has the snake been caught?"
Palace maid: "Your Majesty, we have searched the entire Qingyang Palace, from top to bottom, but have not found any trace of the snake."
Consort Qing: "Yang'er, what's going on?"
The palace maid shook her head.
They were also puzzled, as this had never happened before in the palace.
There are always people in the palace who are specifically responsible for getting rid of snakes, insects, rats and ants, so how could there be snakes?
Seeing a bunch of people in his room, Rong Yang started shouting again, "There's a snake in my room! There's a snake there! You all better catch it right now! Hurry up, do you hear me?"
The place she was pointing to was where she had just seen the snake, which was right by her bedside, and now it was empty.
Seeing her daughter on the verge of madness, Consort Qing quickly comforted her, "Yang'er, don't be afraid, there are no snakes. Your mother is here. Look, there are no snakes."
Rongyang kept muttering that there was a snake. Just as Consort Qing was about to have someone take her out of the room, a eunuch led the imperial physician over.
After the imperial physician took Rongyang's pulse, he carefully examined her eyes.
Consort Qing: "With Physician Zhang here, how is Yang'er?"
Imperial Physician Zhang said, "Your Highness, Princess only has some internal heat stagnation. As for her mental state, there is no abnormality visible on her face."
"What's wrong with her? Why does she keep shouting 'There's a snake! There's a snake!'"
Physician Zhang pondered for a moment: "I heard that Her Highness the Princess has been training in the Misty Forest these past few days. She must have encountered a dangerous creature in the forest, which is why she has developed a psychological aversion to it. As a result, everything she sees is like seeing it."
Consort Qing felt a little relieved after hearing the imperial physician's words, as long as no one had deliberately poisoned the snake.
She understood what the imperial physician said. After all, Rongyang was a young girl. If she really encountered some danger in the forest, she wouldn't be able to handle it on her own, and some aftereffects were to be expected.
The imperial physician prescribed some calming medicine for Rongyang and then left.
After the imperial physician left, Consort Qing had Rongyang helped out and moved to a different room to rest. A change of environment would hopefully calm her mind and reduce her delusions.
Consort Qing instructed people to take good care of her, to inform her immediately of any problems, and to give her some calming medicine prescribed by the imperial physician if she became agitated.
Rongyang was well-behaved until bedtime that night and didn't make a fuss. The people in Qingyang Palace thought the matter was over, but to their surprise, they were awakened by Rongyang's shouts the next morning.
That spotted snake was quite determined; after escaping the first time, it seemed to sense that many people were trying to catch it. It was angry; it was just a fright, not that it died, so why were so many people trying to catch it?
To vent its anger, it went to find Rongyang again that night. When Rongyang woke up the next day, he saw it again. Rongyang's nerves immediately broke down, and he cried uncontrollably, screaming. The spotted snake escaped once more.
This time, they really escaped the palace.
Because only she saw it, and no one else had ever seen the so-called spotted snake, everyone thought Rong Yang was being unreasonable.
Upon hearing this, Feng Qinghuang, who was outside the palace, prepared a pig's hind leg as a reward for her pet dumpling.
Right now, Tuanzi is gnawing on a hind leg that looks like a mountain, while Feng Qinghuang pats the little crown on its head.
"Tuanzi, that snake of yours is so funny! It scared her again. Isn't it afraid of getting caught?"
The dumpling responded with a hissing sound.
It seems to be saying, "We snakes are very clever!"
Feng Qinghuang was instantly amused by its proud and adorable appearance.
Seeing that Feng Qinghuang was teasing the snake, Xiao Xue on the ground kept scratching at her trouser leg with her two claws to assert her presence.
Feng Qinghuang ignored it and let it make a fuss.
She's really looking forward to her birthday party in a couple of days. Aqi said he'd give her a very meaningful gift, and she's really excited about it.
However, when she received this very meaningful gift, Feng Qinghuang was both amused and exasperated.
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