The snake caught Bai Zhirou, bit her, and tried to escape, but Chen Zhao grabbed her by the vital point, and the slippery and cold snake body suddenly wrapped around his arm.
The boy's eyes reflected its appearance, and he became furious and threw the snake hard onto the stone.
It was killed in just a few hits. The snake's body fell limply and was held in Shen Zhao's arms.
When he turned around and saw Bai Zhirou, he was so scared that he almost fainted.
There were two hideous teeth holes on Bai Zhirou's arm where she was bitten, black blood was oozing out, and the area was swelling rapidly.
Bai Zhirou's eyes began to become dull.
It's summer and the clothes are thin, so getting bitten is no joke, and the snake looks very poisonous.
Bai Zhirou could no longer stand steadily. Chen Zhao apologized and took her in his arms, then sat down against the stone wall.
He heard from the storyteller in the teahouse that this kind of black and white poisonous snake is the most common, and a bite from it can be fatal!
He took the simplest measures from memory.
He tore off Bai Zhirou's thin sleeves and lowered his head to suck out the poisonous blood from the wound.
Take a breath, turn your head and exhale, take another breath and exhale again.
Repeat this process several times until the blood turns bright red.
He then tore off his clothes, ripped them into long strips, and wrapped them over the wound, and that was it.
Bai Zhirou fainted, and Chen Zhao tied the two of them together with a rope. They stepped on the stone wall with difficulty and finally reached the top with the help of everyone.
Seeing Bai Zhirou unconscious, Mingcui burst into tears and the empress dowager also panicked.
Seeing Bai Zhirou, who had been alive and kicking just two quarters of an hour ago but now unconscious, the Empress Dowager's heart leaped into her throat. Then, seeing her swollen arm, she cried out in fear, her hands beginning to tremble.
The Third Prince had already hurried over after being notified by the guards. When he saw the flustered Queen Mother and Shen Zhao carrying the unconscious Bai Zhirou on his back, he understood everything.
He comforted the Queen Mother and Shen Zhao, holding a torch to light the way for Shen Zhao.
A group of people hurriedly invited the empress dowager back.
Knowing that she had gotten into trouble, the Empress Dowager followed the Third Prince obediently, glancing at Bai Zhirou who was lying on Shen Zhao's back from time to time.
Chen Zhao's face was tense with worry. He was a grateful man, but he couldn't think of a good way to repay Bai Zhirou for the moment.
He couldn't possibly give his beloved Ruhua to her, right?
This is absolutely not possible!
When the group of people returned to Puguang Temple in a chaotic manner, the moon had already come out, but Puguang Temple was brightly lit.
The news of the empress dowager's disappearance alarmed the emperor, who rushed over overnight. All the monks in Puguang Temple were taken under control by the guards.
It’s no wonder the emperor was overthinking it; the place of disappearance was simply too suspicious.
Concubine Guo had already been frightened out of her wits. When she heard that the emperor was coming, she knelt on the ground sobbing and said that she had no idea that the empress dowager had followed her. Otherwise, she would not dare to take the empress dowager out of the palace without permission even if her head was chopped off.
She spoke with such sincerity that tears kept rolling down her face that they gradually extinguished the emperor's anger.
The guards had already reported the latest progress to him. The empress dowager had been rescued and was rushing here.
At this time, Bai Zhirou had disappeared for several hours. A weak girl missing in the wilderness was most likely beyond saving.
Princess Rong and Xia Yuning were currently sitting in the side room, calmly imitating the way monks chanted, twirling their Buddhist beads and reading the Buddhist scriptures.
The two of them have already enjoyed the good days ahead.
But at this time, the noise outside interrupted their thoughts. Princess Rong opened the door and asked someone, only to find out that the Queen Mother had been called back.
"Good, good, the Queen Mother is blessed with great fortune and will surely be safe and sound." Princess Rong had a kind look in her eyes and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
"That's right. The girl who returned with the Queen Mother is even more blessed! Although she was bitten by a poisonous snake, she was fortunately treated in time."
"I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to watch the fun." The servant said a few words and ran forward.
The guards at the gate have all left, and everyone can move around at any time.
When Princess Rong and Xia Yuning heard that there was another girl coming back with the Queen Mother, they immediately felt that the situation was not good!
"She was clearly kidnapped, how could she come back!" Princess Rong was so angry that she tore her Buddhist beads apart.
The sandalwood Buddhist beads rolled to the ground, making crisp and messy sounds when they hit the ground.
Princess Rong already knew that Bai Zhirou had been kidnapped, so she was not in a hurry.
However, what was originally a foolproof thing now felt like an invisible slap in the face of Princess Rong, causing a burning pain on the back of her face.
"Mother, don't worry. Didn't they say that she was bitten by a poisonous snake? This person may not survive," Xia Yuning comforted.
"Yuning, I'm sorry for what you have done." Princess Rong felt very relieved when she heard Xia Yuning say this.
The mother and daughter rushed to the place where there were the most people. Prince Rong also came to worship Buddha. If they didn't show up at this time, it would be unreasonable to be pointed out.
Bai Zhirou was still unconscious at this time, but she was placed on the platform and surrounded by several experienced imperial doctors.
Because the emperor was worried that the empress dowager would get injured outside, and she was too old to allow anything to happen to her, he brought the imperial physician with him just in case.
The empress dowager sat on a chair, stretching out her wrist for the imperial physician to feel her pulse, but her eyes fell worriedly on Bai Zhirou, and she felt extremely guilty.
"It's all my fault. Why did you leave the palace for no reason?" The Queen Mother shed tears of guilt, which were quickly wiped away by Hongyu.
"The Empress Dowager was just having fun for a moment and wanted to follow Concubine Guo out for a look. There's nothing wrong with that. But I deserve to die for not taking good care of you!" Hongyu knelt in front of the Empress Dowager and said with her face raised.
The master and servant took the blame on each other, and Concubine Guo also joined in the self-blame.
The imperial physician diagnosed Bai Zhirou and found that most of the snake venom had been removed. He first praised Shen Zhao's courage and then popularized the knowledge of snake bites to everyone.
Princess Rong and Xia Yuning, who had just arrived, stood there feeling a little awkward when they saw that no one was paying attention to them.
After someone recognized them, the two of them walked up to the emperor and the empress dowager and bowed to them respectfully.
Seeing these two people, Shen Zhao snorted almost inaudibly and turned his head away from them.
"In the afternoon, the servants came to report that Zhirou was missing. I didn't take it seriously, thinking that she might be mischievous and wanted to go out for a walk."
"But I never thought that she would be so bold as to abduct the Empress Dowager!"
"Now the imperial doctors are exhausted from treating her. They are truly ignorant. I, your concubine, would like to apologize to the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and Concubine Guo on Zhirou's behalf."
Princess Rong said with great sorrow, and convicted the unconscious Bai Zhirou with just a few words.
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