Chapter 408: Treat others in their own way

Shen Chu glanced at the flowers in Shui Yao's hand. They were the same variety as the flowers in the wet nurses' hands yesterday. The poisonous insects were hidden in the petals, which made them difficult to be discovered.

The wet nurses could never have imagined that someone would make a fuss about the flowers.

Shen Chuwei loosened Susu's hand, got down from the couch, and slowly walked to Shui Yao, looking at the gorgeous flower in her hand. It was beautiful, but unfortunately it was poisonous.

"The flowers are beautiful. No wonder the babies like them so much."

Shui Yao introduced with a smile: "Crown Princess, you don't know, this flower is the seed brought by Xueyue. It is only in the Qimeng Palace, and it is a precious variety."

"No wonder I haven't seen it before. It turns out it's a flower from the Snow Moon Country." Shen Chuwei reached out and took the flower from Shui Yao's hand. "The flower is very beautiful. I'll accept it for the babies. Please tell Concubine Xue that I'm very grateful for the flowers she sent."

"You are so polite, Princess. The most important thing is that the babies like it." Shui Yao pointed to another bouquet of flowers and said, "This is specially given to the Princess for her to appreciate."

Shen Chuwei looked at the unusually gorgeous flower in Shui Yao's arms. Its color was as red as blood, even redder than a rose.

"Really? Princess Xue is so thoughtful."

"Then I'll accept it without hesitation." Shen Chuwei said as she took the last bouquet of flowers from Shui Yao's hand.

When Shuiyao came to Hehuan Palace, Chunxi also went to Qimeng Palace with a pot of flowers.

The young palace maid came in to report: "My lady, Chunxi from the Hehuan Palace has arrived."

When Concubine Xue heard that Chunxi from Hehuan Palace had arrived, she frowned and asked, "What is she doing here?"

The little palace maid replied, "I came to deliver something."

Concubine Xuece frowned. Send her something? Giving her something for no reason must be bad news.

"Let her in."

"Yes." After the little palace maid went out, she led Chunxi in.

This was Chunxi's second time entering the Qimeng Palace. The first time was last year.

Chunxi stepped forward and bowed, "Concubine Xue, my master heard yesterday that Concubine Xue would send flowers to the Hehuan Palace today, so he asked me to send a pot of flowers to Concubine Xue."

Concubine Xue glanced at the flower in her arms. It was a rather yellow flower. The flower she gave was very precious, but the Crown Princess actually gave back a wild flower that no one wanted?

As the Crown Princess, she not only has no taste but also no vision.

"Thank the Crown Princess for me." She looked away and continued drinking her tea.

Chunxi was not angry at being ignored. She asked with a smile, "How long has Concubine Xue been in the palace?"

Seeing Chunxi still not leaving, Concubine Xue frowned and said, "You have been in the palace for less than two years, what happened?"

Chunxi's face suddenly turned cold. "You've been in the palace for so long, don't you know that you need to personally accept gifts from people of higher status than you? What's more, it's a gift from the Crown Princess. Not only does you need to personally accept it, you also need to thank her."

Chunxi deliberately emphasized the tone of the last sentence, making her sound like an old maid in the palace.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Xue felt unhappy, but there were rules in the palace, and if she told others about it, people would think that she, a princess, didn't know etiquette.

Concubine Xue put down the teacup, stood up reluctantly, and took the flowerpot from Chunxi's hand. As soon as she approached, she smelled an unpleasant odor and her brows furrowed.

"Thank you, Crown Princess, for your gift." Cursing in her heart, the bitch hurried away!

Chunxi seemed to have guessed what Concubine Xue was thinking. Looking at her wrinkled brows, she asked seriously, "Concubine Xue seems to dislike the gift my master gave her."

Concubine Xue held her breath, and in order to make Chunxi hurry up, she forced a smile: "I like it. How can I not like it when it's a gift from the Crown Princess?"

Chunxi nodded with satisfaction, "That's good."

When Concubine Xue saw that Chunxi had not left yet, she was already cursing her mother in her heart, and she could hardly hold it back any longer.

Chunxi saw that Concubine Xue's face had turned red, so he continued, "This flower is very precious, and only in the Hehuan Palace. The Crown Princess spent a lot of energy and time to cultivate it. The flower is very delicate. Concubine Xue must remember to sprinkle the appropriate amount of water every morning, and then place it under the sun to absorb the appropriate amount of sunlight. If you are not careful, the flower will wither."

Concubine Xue's face turned red, and she finally couldn't hold it in and took a breath, almost fainting from the stink.

Chunxi saw Concubine Xue's face that looked like she was about to faint, and she couldn't help laughing, but then she held it back.

"Princess Xue, please remember this. I will go back and report now." Chunxi turned around and smiled, then walked out with a happy step.

As soon as Chunxi left, Concubine Xue immediately threw away the flowerpot in her arms, and said with a look of disgust: "It stinks, and it's a treasure? I don't know where you dug these wild flowers, just throw them away."

The young maid trembled as she looked at the broken flower pots on the ground, "My lady, this was a gift from the Crown Princess..."

Concubine Xue glared at the little palace maid. "You threw it away just because I told you to. What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I'll just throw it away." The little palace maid didn't dare say anything else. She knelt on the ground, picked up the broken flowerpots and flowers, and threw them into the back garden.

Concubine Xuece lowered her head and smelled the smell on her body. She still thought it was very smelly. "Prepare hot water. I want to take a bath. I am so worried."

The maids quickly prepared hot water and helped Concubine Xuece take a bath.

Concubine Xuece felt that they were not as comfortable as Shuiyao's service, so she sent them all away.

After the maids left, Concubine Xue lay in the bathtub. She didn't sleep well last night, so she felt a little drowsy.

At this time, dozens of snakes were approaching the window at an alarming speed, crawling in from the windowsill, and looking inside with their small heads raised. They seemed to have a common goal, which was the things in the bathtub.

After looking around for a while, the snakes began to crawl down from the windowsill, as if being drawn by some force, all the way to the bathtub.

For snakes, barrels cannot stop them from moving forward.

They were seen climbing up at an apparent speed.

Concubine Xue Ce, who was closing her eyes and resting, had no idea that dozens of snakes were approaching her. One of them was the fastest. It crawled all the way to Concubine Xue Ce's neck and circled around her neck. After completing a circle, the snake raised its head and spit out its tongue at Concubine Xue Ce.

The remaining snakes also crawled into the tub.

Concubine Xue Ce felt that she was having difficulty breathing. She suddenly opened her eyes and saw a snake spitting out its tongue at her.

Her eyes widened, her shoulders trembled with fear, and she screamed, "Ah!!"

Concubine Xue Ce rolled and crawled out of the bathtub. She was so frightened that her legs went weak and she fell to the ground.

At this time, several slower snakes had not yet climbed into the bathtub. They saw Princess Xue Ce fall to the ground and began to crawl towards her.

Concubine Xue Ce had been raised delicately since childhood, and her skin was very tender. After such a fall, her body was covered with bruises.

She looked up and saw several snakes spitting their tongues at her.

"Ah!!" Princess Xue Ce was so frightened that she rolled and crawled out.

The maid outside the door heard the scream and rushed in, only to see Concubine Xuece lying on the ground, wet and in a state of panic.

At the same time, the Hehuan Hall

Shui Yao saw Shen Chuwei accept the flowers and bowed, "Then I will go back and report."

Shen Chuwei called out to Shui Yao who was about to leave, "Wait a moment."

Shui Yao stopped, turned around and looked at Shen Chuwei, and asked doubtfully: "Is there anything else, Crown Princess?"

Shen Chuwei chuckled: "Of course there are. I heard from the old people that the more beautiful the flowers are, the more likely they are to attract bees and butterflies, as well as some small insects. Look at the flowers, they are so beautiful, what if there are insects? Can you help me catch the insects first?"

Shui Yao was afraid that Shen Chuwei would find the bugs in the petals, so she quickly explained, "Crown Princess, these are flowers I picked myself. I rinsed them with water and checked them carefully when I brought them here. There are no bugs. Don't worry, Crown Princess."

"So you've already checked it." Shen Chuwei confirmed again and again: "Are you sure there are no bugs?"

Shui Yao assured, "No, don't worry, Princess."

Shen Chu smiled slightly: "I believe you."

Shui Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I will go back and report."

Shen Chuwei kept smiling: "Wait a moment."

Shui Yao looked at Shen Chuwei in confusion, "Does the Crown Princess have anything else to tell you?"

Shen Chuwei said: "Of course there is, just stand still and watch."

A look of doubt flashed across Shui Yao's eyes.

Shen Chuwei came to the low table with flowers in her hand. A piece of white cloth had been laid on the table. She placed the flowers on the white cloth.

He turned around, picked up the small kettle, and slowly sprinkled water on the flowers.

Shui Yao looked at Shen Chuwei's actions in confusion and couldn't help but remind her, "Crown Princess, after I picked them, I sprinkled them with water to keep them fresh. You don't need to sprinkle them with water anymore."

"That's different." Shen Chuwei raised the water bottle in his hand and said with a smile: "This is magic water, it can make the flowers show their true form."

"Ah?" Shui Yao looked confused.

Shen Chuwei withdrew his gaze and continued to sprinkle water.

After sprinkling an appropriate amount, Shen Chuwei put the kettle aside, picked up the glass bottle that she had prepared in advance and placed it on the coffee table.

After a while, several small black bugs crawled out from the petals and then crawled into the glass bottle one by one.

When Shui Yao saw this scene, she was stunned at first, and then she turned pale with fear.

Shen Chuwei turned his head to look at Shui Yao, and looked at her with his head tilted, "Didn't you say there were no bugs? Then where did you get these black poisonous bugs?"

Shui Yao's legs went limp and she knelt on the ground, forcing herself to explain: "Crown Princess, I don't know, it might be the bugs in the petals themselves, they should be non-toxic."

Shen Chu glared at her. "But you just said you flushed it with water and checked it to find no bugs. Do you think I'm a three-year-old who can be fooled so easily?"

"Crown Princess, I did not fool you, and I don't know what happened." Shui Yao denied it outright. It would be fine as long as she didn't admit it. Anyway, no one saw the poisonous insects she released.

Xiao Jinyan walked in from outside and glanced coldly at Shui Yao who was kneeling on the ground, "At this point, you still dare to make excuses?"

Shui Yao heard Xiao Jinyan's voice, she turned around and saluted, "Your Highness, I really don't know, I was delivering flowers to the Crown Princess as Your Highness ordered, but the Crown Princess insisted that I put bugs in the petals. There are bugs in the petals themselves, and they are not poisonous. I am innocent."

Xiao Jinyan said coldly: "Since you think the bugs are not poisonous, I will give you a chance."

Shui Yao nodded happily, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Xiao Jinyan ordered in a cold voice: "Come here, put these non-toxic insects on Shui Yao, and let her personally verify whether the insects are poisonous or not."

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