As they were chatting and laughing, a few maids came over with tea and snacks. Xiao Jinglin thought it was sent by Xiao Jingxi and didn't pay much attention.
The silly girl climbed up stubbornly despite being pushed down again and again by Xiao Jinglin, her claws always scratching the Songjiang cloth on the bamboo basket, biting it with great pleasure.
Xiao Jingxi picked up Silly Girl and put her back into the bamboo basket, handing it to the garden's steward: "Take it away and feed it."
The housekeeper immediately took the basket and was about to go down when Xiao Jinglin said, "Bring the food over here and feed it."
The housekeeper quickly agreed and gave some instructions to the maid standing outside the pavilion.
The maids entered the pavilion and brought out the snacks from the food boxes one by one, and replaced the tea bowls in front of Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin.
Xiao Jinglin asked in surprise, "Why are there only two bowls of tea?" There were clearly three people here.
The maids looked at each other, and one of them, quick-witted, said, "Miss Yun asked us to bring some tea and snacks to the Princess and Miss Ren Wu. We didn't know the Second Young Master was here. Please forgive us, mistresses. I'll bring a bowl right away."
Hearing that it was Yun Qiuchen who sent it, Xiao Jinglin didn't say anything. Xiao Jingxi must not have disturbed anyone when he entered the garden.
"Here, drink it. I'm not thirsty." Xiao Jinglin pushed the tea in front of her to Xiao Jingxi. When she saw the maid bringing the food for the little tiger, she was about to get up and take a look.
Ren Yaoqi didn't drink much of the tea just now, and now he was really thirsty. Seeing the maid coming down to serve tea, he didn't hesitate and picked up the teacup in front of him.
When Ren Yaoqi grasped the lid of the tea bowl, she was a bit puzzled. The tea didn't seem very hot, so she didn't pay much attention. But when she lifted the lid, she was startled to feel something crawling out of the bowl. Before she could even take a closer look, a wave of fear and alarm made her drop the bowl onto the stone table with a soft cry. She stood up and left the table. As the contents of the tea bowl scattered, one of them leaped onto her front with incredible speed.
Xiao Jingxi was originally about to drink tea, but as soon as he held the tea bowl, he felt something was wrong. He was about to speak out to stop Ren Yaoqi, but he heard a "clang" and Ren Yaoqi threw the tea bowl away and stood up.
"Don't move!" When Xiao Jingxi saw clearly what was crawling on Ren Yaoqi's clothes, his face changed and he immediately stopped Ren Yaoqi from slapping it with his hand.
It was a black spider the size of a longan. Xiao Jingxi recognized it at a glance as a poisonous spider with a highly venomous nature.
Ren Yaoqi held back and didn't move, even though her face was pale and she couldn't help but tremble a little.
But her stillness didn't mean the spider wouldn't. The venomous spider was swiftly crawling along her skirt. She was wearing a short, cross-collared, peach-red jacket with a white edging and a pattern of folded peach blossoms. Seeing the spider about to crawl inside her skirt, Xiao Jingxi moved with lightning speed, grabbed the spider, and flung it to the ground.
Xiao Jinglin immediately stepped forward and stomped the poisonous spider to death. There were three spiders that had just crawled out of the tea bowl, and the other two were immediately killed by Xiao Jinglin and Hongying when they crawled to Xiao Jinglin's side.
Ren Yaoqi was naturally afraid of this kind of multi-legged animal. It was an instinct and had nothing to do with her experience. Moreover, this kind of spider was obviously poisonous.
Her mind went blank for a moment. She didn't know how to react.
Xiao Jingxi quickly glanced at Ren Yaoqi and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was not bitten.
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