Chapter 291 - 291 Viper

291 Viper

Empress Wen smiled, “No worries, you are not late.”

“That’s good. It seems like I don’t have to be too anxious.”

Noble Consort Shu didn’t wait for the other party to reply and sat on the seat on the right.

Her outfit was so eye-catching that even Empress Wen, who was sitting at the head of the table, paled in comparison. At first glance, those who did not know better would think that the person with the highest status in the room was Imperial Concubine Shu.

Noble Consort Shu did not think that she was being too high-profile.

She rolled her beautiful eyes and swept her gaze across the concubines and women present. When she saw Yu Niaoniao, her gaze deliberately paused for a while.

Imperial Concubine Shu asked, “Are you the new wife of Duke Lang?”

Yu Niaoniao stood up and replied, “Yes.”

Noble Consort Shu sized her up from head to toe unscrupulously and smiled mysteriously.

“You’re quite pretty.”

Yu Niaoniao lowered her head and said, “Your Highness, you flatter me. In terms of looks, I’m far inferior to you.”

Noble Consort Shu said, “You’re quite sweet. This sachet is for you.”

After saying that, she took off an exquisite fragrance bag from her waist.

Yu Niaoniao walked forward and took the sachet with both hands.

“Thank you, Your Highness.”

She was about to put the sachet into her sleeve when she heard Noble Consort Shu say.

“Why would you put it away? I gave you the sachet because I wanted you to wear it and play with it. If you put it away, wouldn’t all my efforts be in vain?”

Yu Niaoniao could only hang the sachet at her waist.

Noble Consort Shu smiled in satisfaction. “That’s more like it.”

Yu Niaoniao bowed and retreated to her seat.

When she turned around, she caught a glimpse of Empress Wen’s expression.

Empress Wen was looking at the sachet on her waist with a complicated expression.

When the surrounding women saw that Yu Niaoniao had done nothing and received Noble Consort Shu’s reward for no reason, they were a little envious and jealous. The way they looked at Yu Niaoniao became more and more unfriendly.

Yu Niaoniao did not care what others thought. She looked down at the exquisite sachet hanging at her waist, but her mind was thinking about Empress Wen’s expression just now. Judging from Empress Wen’s reaction, this sachet was not simple.

When the women gathered together, the ones they talked about the most were naturally their husbands and children, followed by rouge, makeup, dresses, and jewelry.

No matter what they talked about, Noble Consort Shu would always be the center of attention.

Everyone praised her dress and jewelry.

Empress Wen, on the other hand, had been quiet from the beginning to the end. Occasionally, she would take a few sips of tea and barely spoke.

When it was almost time, Noble Consort Shu suggested that they go to Biquan Palace to pay New Year greetings to the Empress Dowager.

Everyone responded unanimously.

Only then did Noble Consort Shu suddenly remember that there was an empress present. She turned to look at Empress Wen, who was sitting at the main seat and asked with a smile.

“Empress, shall we go now?”

Empress Wen was not angry at all. She nodded and said, “Okay, let’s go.”

She stood up with the help of the palace maid. The others also stood up and followed Empress Wen out of the Fengyi Palace.

A group of sedans had already stopped at the door. Among them, the most eye-catching carriage was naturally the Feng Luan carriage that only the empress could ride in.

No matter how arrogant Imperial Concubine Shu was, she could only watch helplessly as Empress Wen sat in the carriage that she had always dreamed of.

Noble Consort Shu sat in the sedan that belonged to her. Her eyes were still staring at the Feng Luan sedan in front of her, and her eyes were filled with determination.

Just wait. Sooner or later, she would be able to board that carriage as well!

After everyone was seated, the guard of honor slowly walked toward the Crystal Spring Palace.

Yu Niaoniao took off the sachet hanging at her waist.

Although she did not know what was wrong with this sachet, it was better not to wear it for the time being.

She stuffed the sachet into her sleeve, planning to bring it to Lo Pingsha for inspection when she returned.

The guard of honor walked very slowly.

Yu Niaoniao was swaying until she was sleepy.

Just as she was about to fall asleep, she suddenly felt something cold touch her fingers.

She immediately woke up and looked down. To her surprise, she saw a small snake!

It was unknown when this snake had crawled into the sedan. At this moment, it was leaning against Yu Niaoniao’s finger. It looked like it was planning to crawl in through her sleeve.

If it was an ordinary girl, she would definitely be scared out of her wits.

But who was Yu Niaoniao? She used to be an internationally renowned chef. Snakes were an ingredient to her, and she was very familiar with killing snakes.

Yu Niaoniao quickly attacked and grabbed the little snake’s vitals.

The little snake twisted its body crazily and wrapped its long body around her wrist. It opened its mouth to reveal its small poisonous teeth and spat out its scarlet snake tongue.

However, no matter how it struggled, it could not break free from Yu Niaoniao’s shackles or bite her.

Yu Niaoniao said to the strong eunuch who was carrying the sedan chair.

“Stop.”

As soon as her sedan stopped, the sedan in front and behind also stopped.

When Imperial Concubine Shu heard that it was the Princess of Lang County calling for the sedan chair to stop, she guessed what was going on. A smug smile appeared on her bright face.

It seemed that the sachet she had given the Princess Consort of Lang County had worked.

There was a special spice in the sachet. It was fine for humans to smell it, but as long as a snake smelled it, it would immediately become excited.

The sedans that the women took after entering the palace were all arranged in advance.

As the actual leader of the harem, it was too easy for Noble Consort Shu to tamper with the sedan chair.

She had gotten someone to hide a snake in the Princess Consort’s carriage in advance.

It was winter now. The snake was spupposed to be in a dormant state and would not pose any danger.

However, after Yu Niaoniao put on the sachet, the snake smelled the fragrance and was immediately stimulated to wake up.

It was obvious what would happen next. Yu Niaoniao must have been bitten and poisoned.

Noble Consort Shu did not want to miss this opportunity to watch a good show. She got out of the sedan and walked towards Yu Niaoniao’s sedan.

She had to admire Yu Niaoniao’s sorry state after she was bitten by the snake.

Seeing this, the concubines and women followed.

When they walked majestically to Yu Niaoniao’s sedan, they happened to see Yu Niaoniao walking out of the sedan with a small snake.

Everyone gasped in shock.

A few concubines who were especially afraid of snakes could not help but scream in fear.

“Ah! There’s a snake!”

Yu Niaoniao smiled at them. “Don’t be afraid. I’ve already caught this snake.”

Then, she said to the imperial guards beside her.

“Can I borrow your saber?”

The imperial guards were not afraid of snakes, but they were all stunned by the calm expression of the Princess of Lang County, who was holding a poisonous snake and chatting happily.

A guard took off his saber and handed it over with both hands.

Yu Niaoniao took the saber and cut off the snake’s head.

The viper’s head fell to the ground and rolled away before stopping right at Noble Consort Shu’s feet.

Noble Consort Shu had never seen such an exciting scene before. She was so frightened that her face turned pale and she screamed.

“Ahhh!”