Upon hearing this, Granny Wu felt as if she had been granted a pardon and hurriedly grabbed her belongings and ran away. Despite being over forty years old, she ran quite fast.
Early Spring said indignantly, "Your Highness, are we just going to let her go like this? People like her should be arrested!"
"No need. I've already decided to leave the Prince Ling's residence. What's the point of using the title of Princess Consort to intimidate people? At least after this lesson, Granny Wu won't dare to make things difficult for you anymore."
Zhong Muyu didn't take the matter to heart at all. She planned to take a short rest when she got back, as soaking in the hot spring for so long really made her sleepy.
After dozing off for a while, Zhong Muyu heard a commotion outside.
She scratched her head: "It's early spring, why is it so noisy outside?"
Hearing Zhong Muyu call her, Zaochun rushed in: "Your Highness, something terrible has happened! Uncle Zheng seems to be injured!"
"Are you injured?"
Zhong Muyu was instantly wide awake. She tidied her hair, put on her coat, and went out.
In the secluded courtyard, Uncle Zheng was carried back by strong men from the village.
Several villagers gathered in the room, and the faint sound of Sister-in-law Zheng's anxious sobs could be heard.
In early spring, pushing through the crowd, he asked, "What happened?"
Upon seeing that it was Zhong Muyu, everyone automatically made way for her.
Two small, bleeding holes were visible on Uncle Zheng's calf; he had been bitten by a venomous snake.
An experienced old man in the village was trying to squeeze out the toxic blood, saying as he did so, "This is all I can do. Why don't you go to the city to see a doctor?"
"But the city is a long way away, it takes half a day to walk there, can Uncle Zheng manage?"
"Let's go check it out; being bitten by a poisonous snake is no small matter."
The villagers were talking amongst themselves.
Zhong Muyu stepped forward: "Let me take a look."
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