"General, save me!" Liu Ruhua, disheveled and heavily pregnant, ran out of Yun Gui Lou.
Qi Jingxuan put down his calligraphy brush and saw that Liu Ruhua wasn't wearing shoes, only her undergarments.
"What's wrong with you? Why aren't you sleeping at Yun Gui Lou in the middle of the night? Why are you dressed like this in this freezing weather?"
Liu Ruhua hugged him, tears streaming down her face. "Snake! There's a snake in Yun Gui Lou! It was my maid Shu'er who saved me so I could get out."
Qi Jingxuan: It's only early spring, where would there be so many snakes? He probably just made up this lie because Liu Ruhua is pregnant and he hasn't visited her in a long time.
Seeing the general's expression, Liu Ruhua said again, "There really are snakes. A lot of snakes suddenly appeared in Yun Gui Lou."
"Someone must have put the snake in my yard. Please, General, do me justice!"
In fact, the first person Liu Ruhua thought of was Madam. Madam was pregnant, and the child in her womb was an obstacle for both her and Chu Yue. After all, her child was about to be born in the General's Mansion.
The commotion inside Yun Gui Lou was so great that, as midnight approached, lanterns were lit in all the courtyards.
Seeing the general arrive, Xi Yun felt as if she had grasped a lifeline.
"General, you must stand up for our master! Someone has put poisonous snakes in our yard. There are snakes everywhere inside and outside the yard now. General, please be careful."
Upon hearing this, Qi Jingxuan jumped back a step; he was terrified of snakes.
"Go and call a few servants over to handle this."
"It is the general."
He looked up and could see one or two snakes slithering around in the dim light.
The concubines who had come to watch the play screamed in fright upon seeing this and hurriedly ran towards the door.
The guards rushed into the courtyard and, in the dead of night, began catching snakes.
Qi Jingxuan saw Xi Yun walking unsteadily and noticed that her gait was very strange, so he quickly took two steps forward to support her and asked her what was wrong.
What happened to your leg?
Xi Yun quickly pulled up her trouser leg, revealing the injury on her calf.
Qi Jingxuan's heart skipped a beat; he saw a patch of black on her fair calf. The venomous snake had only bitten her a small time, yet the consequences were so severe.
"Quickly, call a medic! Call a medic!"
"This place is no longer habitable. All the maids and servants in this courtyard, please move to the servants' quarters. Madam Liu will be temporarily housed in my study. Xi Yun, you too."
"Madam! Get up quickly! I don't know what's going on, but that snake has somehow gotten into Madam Liu's courtyard."
Jiang Mengyi was fast asleep when Yuqing's sudden words disturbed her sweet dream.
"What are you talking about? How did a perfectly good snake end up with Lady Liu?"
"It's true, I saw it with my own eyes, it's really strange."
Chu Yue knew in her heart that if she didn't come up with a solution, she would be next. So, under the cover of night, she ran to a secluded courtyard and started acting crazy.
Yunxianglou
"It's so lively outside!"
"Girl, you have a brilliant plan, a two-birds-with-one-stone strategy."
“I never intended to harm Liu Ruhua; she attacked me first. If she released the snake, then she brought this upon herself. If she didn't release the snake, then this is a case of using someone else to do the dirty work.”
Ruan Yumu sipped his tea and smiled, displaying the demeanor of a victor.
The next morning, Qi Jingxuan rushed to Yun Gui Lou to check if the snake had been cleaned up. He was trying to figure out who would have put the poisonous snake there.
There was no doubt that the finger was pointing directly at her wife, because someone reported that Chu Yue had gone mad.
Why is it that as soon as she got pregnant, all the pregnant women in the household started having problems?
Ruan Yumu had already gone to visit Chu Yue before him.
I heard that last night, when Chu Yue saw a ground covered in snakes, he fainted on the spot. In the ensuing chaos, no one cared whether he lived or died.
The lady is pregnant again, and since we can't take care of her right now, we carried her back to her old place.
To everyone's surprise, when she woke up this morning, she found herself living in the woodshed.
When Ruan Yumu heard these things, he was still very shocked. How could Chu Yue, who was so proud and concerned about her image, suddenly go crazy?
However, upon closer reflection, Ruan Yu Mu understood, seeing the Madam's vicious methods.
Staying with the lady would be worse than death for her; she needs a safe place.
Even if it's just a woodshed, Chu Yue can accept it. Parents who love their children plan far ahead for them. It seems she doesn't want to get involved in the disputes in the backyard and just wants to give birth to her child in peace.
“Girl, that place is dirty and smelly, why bother going there yourself?” Zi Ling kept persuading her along the way.
"I still feel like she's not really crazy. I have to go see for myself. She was so clear-headed before, and she even said she wanted to cooperate with us." Ruan Yumu still couldn't believe it. How could a perfectly healthy person suddenly become like that?
Upon arriving at the woodshed, Ruan Yumu was shocked by what she saw. Chu Yue's hair was disheveled, her face was dirty, she had no jewelry, her clothes were rumpled, and her eyes were empty, as if she were in a daze.
He kept muttering, "Snake! Snake!"
Ruan Yumu went up to her and called her twice, but was spat on.
"Girl, she looks really crazy. Let's go." Zi Ling quickly pulled Ruan Yu Mu away. After taking a few steps, Ruan Yu Mu looked back again, and after confirming that she was still the same, she left.
When Qi Jingxuan heard about this, he also felt it was a pity. Chu Yue was such a beautiful and lovely person. He immediately arranged for the servants to renovate the woodshed so that she could give birth there in peace.
After Yun Guilou was alright, Qi Jingxuan had someone send Liu Ruhua back, but left Xi Yun in his study, ostensibly to let her recover from her injuries.
Then, several maids and servants were bestowed upon Liu Ruhua.
When Liu Ruhua thought that Qi Jingxuan must have taken a fancy to Xiyun, she thought that it would be great to have another sister in her backyard, so she went back without saying anything.
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