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292 An Eye for an Eye

With Concubine Shu’s shout, the scene immediately became chaotic.

Yu Niaoniao ignored this.

She took out the handkerchief she carried with her and tied a knot around the dead snake, then handed it to the eunuch beside her.

“Hold it for me.”

!!

The young eunuch swallowed hard. “Why must I hold it?”

Such a scary thing should be thrown away!

Yu Niaoniao said matter-of-factly.

“Why throw it away? It’s such a waste. Wouldn’t it be better to bring it back to cook snake soup?”

The young eunuch did not know how to respond. His face turned red as he forced out a comment.

“You sure know how to live.”

He gingerly took the snake’s carcass.

It took a while for Noble Consort Shu to calm down.

She knew that she had lost her composure just now and was actually frightened to death by a small snake. How embarrassing would it be if word got out?!

But time could not be turned back. What had already happened could not be changed.

She was extremely angry. She glared at Yu Niaoniao and scolded her with a dark expression, “What are you doing? You actually brought a snake into the palace? Are you trying to harm me?!”

Yu Niaoniao blinked in confusion. “I have no grudge against you. Why would I want to harm you?”

Noble Consort Shu was speechless.

There was indeed no direct hatred between her and Yu Niaoniao.

In fact, they had not even spoken a word before today. The two of them did not know each other at all.

The reason why Noble Consort Shu hated Yu Niaoniao was that Duke Lang’s meddling had caused Lu Yaoguang to be demoted and Madam Shu to suffer. As the cousin of Madam Shu, Noble Consort Shu wanted to plead for Lu Yaoguang, but she was mercilessly reprimanded by the Emperor.

This greatly embarrassed Noble Consort Shu, so she hated Duke Lang. Since she could not deal with Duke Lang, she could only vent her anger on the Princess Consort.

Unexpectedly, not only did her meticulous plan fail to make the Princess of Lang County suffer, but she also embarrassed herself in public.

Noble Consort Shu gritted her teeth in hatred, but she couldn’t say anything. In the end, she could only forcefully change the topic.

“Let’s not talk about how you brought the poisonous snake into the palace. You scared me with the poisonous snake just now. You have to bear this responsibility!”

Yu Niaoniao did not understand. “It’s just a dead snake. What’s there to be afraid of?”

Noble Consort Shu: “Even if it’s dead, it’s still a poisonous snake!”

Yu Niaoniao asked, “How do you know this is a poisonous snake?”

Just now, she didn’t say a word that this snake was poisonous. How did Noble Consort Shu know that this snake was poisonous?

Noble Consort Shu choked again.

She had arranged for the snake to be placed in the sedan. Of course, she knew that it was a poisonous snake.

But none of that could be said.

She gritted her teeth. “This snake looks very fierce. It must be a poisonous snake. Don’t change the topic. You have to bear the consequences of today’s matter!”

Yu Niaoniao could tell that the other party had ill intentions, so she stopped beating around the bush and asked directly.

“What do you want me to do?”

Noble Consort Shu: “Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. I don’t want to ruin everyone’s mood. You just need to kneel here for two hours.”

Kneeling for two hours was indeed not a particularly serious punishment in the palace.

However, Yu Niaoniao knew in her heart that if she really knelt, not only would she embarrass herself, but she would also embarrass Xiao Juan.

Yu Niaoniao said, “I’m not convinced.”

Noble Consort Shu sneered. “What’s the use of being unconvinced? I’m a noble consort. You have no choice but to accept my words.”

She clearly wanted to use her power to suppress others. Yu Niaoniao knew that she was indeed lower than the other party in terms of status.

“I know you’re a noble consort. Your status is noble, but your status isn’t the highest here. Don’t forget that the empress is the mistress of the harem.”

With that, she strode to the side of Feng Luan’s carriage.

She bowed to Empress Wen.

“I’ve been wronged. Please seek justice, Your Majesty!”

Noble Consort Shu was so angry that she laughed.

This woman was desperate enough to ask Empress Wen for help!

Everyone in the palace knew that Empress Wen was just putting on airs. She was so sick that she almost lost her human form. Who knew when she would give up on life? She could not even take care of herself, so how could she have the time to care about other people’s business?!

A concubine who was following behind Noble Consort Shu stood up and mocked sarcastically.

“Does Princess of Lang County actually want the Empress to stand up for you? The Empress hates being disturbed the most. No matter what happens in our palace, she doesn’t care. Do you think the Empress will make an exception for you? Dream on!”

These words were echoed by many concubines.

They were all supporters of Noble Consort Shu. Usually, they would follow Noble Consort Shu and think of ways to please Noble Consort Shu so that they could gain a foothold in the palace.

This was a good opportunity to please Noble Consort Shu, so they naturally wouldn’t let it go.

Mocked and ridiculed by the others, Yu Niaoniao looked at Empress Wen eagerly, pressed her palms together, and begged.

“Please, help a poor child.”

...

Empress Wen was sitting in the tall Feng Luan Carriage. Her thin face was covered with a thin layer of makeup, and her lips were smeared with red lip gloss. She looked like an exquisite sculpture in the heavy Empress gown. At first glance, she looked pretty good, but if one observed carefully, one would notice that there was no vitality on her body. She did not look like a normal living person.

She looked down at Yu Niaoniao and remained silent for a long time.

Just as everyone thought that Yu Niaoniao would definitely be rejected this time, Empress Wen suddenly spoke.

“How do you want me to help you?”

Everyone present was shocked.

Everyone in the palace knew that Empress Wen had always shut herself in and never interfered with the affairs outside.

In the past, there had been concubines who had come to ask for help, but she had always rejected them.

She could even give up her authority to manage the harem.

Yet she had made an exception for the Princess Consort of Lang County!

Yu Niaoniao hurriedly said, “A small snake appeared in my carriage. I killed it. Imperial Concubine Shu happened to see this scene. She insisted that I was deliberately scaring her. I was wronged!”

Empress Wen looked at Noble Consort Shu and asked calmly.

...

“Do you have evidence that the Princess of Lang County deliberately frightened you?”

Noble Consort Shu naturally had no evidence.

She forced an argument.

“If she didn’t do it on purpose, why did she have to kill the snake in front of me?”

Empress Wen: “You have a point.”

Noble Consort Shu glanced at Yu Niaoniao proudly.

Then, she heard Empress Wen say.

“Since she scared you, you should kill a snake in front of her and scare her a little.”

Noble Consort Shu was stunned.

She thought she had misheard. “What did you say? You want me to kill snakes?”

Empress Wen asked calmly, “An eye for an eye, is there a problem?”

Noble Consort Shu said loudly.

“But I’m afraid of snakes!”

Empress Wen: “You can ask someone else to do it for you. That won’t scare you.”

Noble Consort Shu was speechless.

Yu Niaoniao said quickly.

“Your Majesty is wise!”

Kill! Kill!

If another snake was killed, she would have another snake stew!