The bamboo leaf squirmed restlessly in my hand a few times, as if trying to break free of my clamps, and the tail snapped. Hui'er and the others in front of him were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and didn't dare to get up or move their positions, and their bodies trembled.

The princess turned pale, and said to her mother first: "It turns out that Miss Eleven is filial piety and went to catch snakes for the old lady." Now that I have come back safely, there is a false alarm, and I will hurry back to restore my life, so that the old lady will not be frightened, afraid that she will not sleep yet. ”

The mother's face softened a little, and she nodded at the princess and said, "It's still the princess who is thoughtful." Then you should hurry up and reply to the old lady and report her safety, but it was just a misunderstanding. I'll take Eleven tomorrow to report to her old man's house. ”

Naturally, Wang Po couldn't ask for it, so she cautiously bypassed me and fled to the door in a panic.

I kindly reminded her behind her, "Be careful when you walk, this snake was caught alive in the garden." ”

Behind him, there was an exclamation of "oops", which seemed to be the sound of stumbling on the corner of the table.

I forced myself to snicker and said to my mother in a serious manner:

"Mother, you see Xuan'er and a few of them are afraid of this thing, can you let a few of them go and wait outside? If there is anything indecent about our daughter, it is not too late to punish us. ”

After speaking, he secretly squeezed his eyebrows at his mother.

Mother naturally understood what I meant, waved her hand, and asked Xuan'er and the others to retreat for the time being.

Several people looked at me worriedly, and I gave them a look of reassurance, and hurriedly withdrew.

My mother and I were the only ones left in the room, and I tightened the opening of the bag and closed the door wide open. He walked up to his mother, stood with his head bowed, and obediently listened to her lesson.

My mother immediately took a step back unconsciously, trembling and pointing to the bag in my hand: "You throw it away first and then come and talk." ”

I just wanted my mother to panic, so as not to find out the mistakes in my lies and not be able to pass the test. So I carefully opened a slit in my pocket, approached me, and said to my mother with a little mystery, "Mother, do you know what kind of snake this is?" ”

The mother swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, but still tried to sit upright, pretending to be calm: "How do I know that who in a woman's family dares to touch these filthy things." ”

"Who dares to touch it? Not only do some people in our house dare to touch it, but I'm afraid that there are still people who use this bamboo leaf green to make poison! I deliberately lowered my voice, glancing alertly at the window out of the corner of my eye.

It's late at night, why did my mother come, and how did she find that I wasn't in the house? The most fearful thing is that I have eyes and ears around me, who have been monitoring my every move. I had to raise my vigilance, lest the wall had ears and the plan would be revealed.

When my mother saw that I was nervous, her heart was also lifted: "What did you say? Trimeresurus? Poisoning? ”

"Hmm" I replied softly: "This bamboo leaf green is an indispensable medicine for making an inch of red." ”

"What?!" The mother stood up abruptly in surprise: "Where did you find this beast?" ”

This was the first time my mother and I had spoken openly about the poison she had suffered, and it seemed that she was aware of it, and my father did not hide it.

"I slept late tonight, opened the window to breathe, and saw this bamboo leaf green circling in my yard. This kind of poisonous snake generally lives in high mountains and dense forests, and rarely enters private houses, let alone in the deep house of my Su family.

I was suspicious of my mother's poison. I can't help but suspect that this snake has a keen sense of smell and senses the breath of its companion in our house. Or, it was originally a snake secretly raised by the man, and it sneaked out while people were unprepared.

I thought it might be a turning point, so I didn't dare to act blindly lest I startle it, and when it got into the storm gutter under the wall, I quickly climbed out of the window and followed it, thinking that it would always be good to find some clues.

Unexpectedly, this beast was quite alert, and he walked around the backyard of the house for a long time, and disappeared several times. I rummaged through the flowers for a long time. In the end, I was helpless, afraid that if I lost it and hurt the people in the house, I caught it. Just in time to make wine for my grandmother. ”

My mother looked at me suspiciously, her inquiring eyes were like two sharp blades, which made my heart go up and down, and I was terrified, but I had to pretend to be calm on my face, and the palms of my hands holding the cloth bag were already wet with sweat.

Eventually, my mother smiled at me and plucked a willow leaf from my head: "I told me why there are still leaves on my head, but they have gone from the flowers." Don't take this risk again in the future, what if you are bitten by a snake, in the dead of night, there is no one around, and no one will hear the call for help. And it scared me, lest something happen to you, and let me explain to your father and grandmother? ”

I laughed wryly: "Mother Lao is worried, I was also afraid of scaring Hui'er at the time, so I scared away this bamboo leaf green, so I didn't dare to squeak." ”

"That's good," the mother nodded, "If you come back later, I'm afraid Xuan'er will be on the board." ”

"My daughter will never dare to be so reckless next time, I just wanted to investigate quietly, and I came back, but I didn't expect to alarm my mother and grandmother and disturb your rest. The daughter was terrified. I lowered my head and cautiously probed.

The mother must have been sitting in my room for a long time, a little tired, covered her mouth and yawned, and said, "Fortunately, I know my daughter's character, and I will definitely not do anything out of the ordinary, so I suppressed this matter."

Otherwise, if it spreads out in an uproar, it will insult the honor, and you will not be able to argue, and you will not be able to wash it away if you jump into the Yellow River. You must be cautious in your words and deeds in the future, so as not to be caught by anyone. ”

I hurriedly nodded and thanked my mother.

My mother also stayed for a short time, got up and told me to rest, I whispered: "Mother, I'm afraid that person can't poison you once, and he will inevitably have another conspiracy, you remember to be careful." Especially when it comes to diet, you need to be more careful. ”

My mother patted my hand gently: "These days, I do feel a little weak, and I want to ask you to help me take a good look at it, whether that prescription has been taken for a long time and has no effect." It's so late today, so you should rest early. ”

I nodded my head in response, and my mother said no more, looking tired and unpleasant. I sent her all the way to the gate of the hospital, only to find that she was not followed by the girl, probably lest I have something inappropriate, and then the girl with a broken mouth will say it, and only take the princess alone.

Then he turned around and instructed Lan'er and Hui'er to take a lantern with a golden orchid straw cover and send her mother back to her yard.

When the mother went out, she turned her head again and advised, "Remember to close the door of this courtyard at all times, and plug in the bolt tightly, otherwise it will not be safe." ”

My mother's words were meaningful, and I was shocked into a cold sweat. She was clearly a pun on what she meant.

The gates in the yard were bolted at night, but if I lied and went out to catch snakes, I must have gone out through the gate, so the gate should have been open.

My mother had obviously discovered the suspicions, but she didn't break through them, and allowed me to get through the tricks. Listening to what she meant, I might even cover up with my grandmother, which is very different from her strict style of raising her daughters.

Is she trying to show me something about this?

As my mother left, I remembered that Liang Ci must still be hidden in the willow tree outside the courtyard, so I pretended to stretch and waved my hand in his direction, and immediately I heard the sound of a night bird crying from the tree. couldn't help but feel a little funny, closed the courtyard door, and returned to the house with Xiao'er and Xuan'er.

"Xuan'er, what's going on, how can my mother remember my house in the middle of the night?" I sat down at the table, poured myself a cup of tea, and drank it all, I was so nervous just now that I felt a little dry now.

Xuan'er was obviously frightened, and her hands and feet seemed to be a little sore: "Miss, I was really scared to death by you, my heartbeat has not stabilized yet, we all thought that you were taken away by thieves." ”

I almost choked on my nose with a sip of tea, but when I thought about it, the yard and the door were closed, but the person was gone, and he was indeed taken away by someone.

"I just happened to go out for a while, where is all the fuss."

"Fuss? Miss, you don't know how nervous we were just now.

The princess seemed to have a deep hatred with you, and she vigorously pouted the lady, notified the housekeepers and guards in the front yard, and hurriedly looked for you. acted as if she was quite enthusiastic, thinking that who didn't know her dirty thoughts. I wish that everyone in Yangzhou City knew that you disappeared in the middle of the night and ruined your reputation.

Hui'er was more bold and argued with her here, thanks to Madame's thoughtfulness, and did not listen to her instigation. ”

"The people of the Hou Ye Mansion live in the mansion, and my mother and grandmother naturally want to suppress this rumor, but how can they know that I am not in the house?" I asked, confused.

"When I was sleeping soundly tonight, the girl in front of Miss Qingqing came and knocked on the door, saying that Miss Qingqing's old problem last time had been committed again, and she had red spots all over her body, and it was worse than last time. Miss Qingqing was scared a lot, so she came to knock on the door in the middle of the night and wanted to ask Miss to come over for treatment.

Naturally, we didn't dare to delay, so we hurriedly came in and knocked on the door, but no one answered for a long time, and we felt strange, so we looked in from the window, only to find that the room was empty, and there was no half-figure.

We all panicked, thinking that the courtyard door was closed, and you definitely wouldn't go out for a walk over the wall. I only quietly searched around the wisteria building. Before she could make a plan, Mrs. had already heard the news and rushed over, it must be the girl in front of Miss Qingqing, and the old lady came to complain. ”

Xiao Shan said to me in one breath: "A few of us are also worried about it. I was questioned by my wife again, thinking that today's board must not be able to escape, and I was anxious and afraid. ”

Qingqing is poisoned again? How coincidental is it? Especially in the middle of the night.

Is it really as Liang Ci said, someone found out our whereabouts and deliberately did something to inform our mother, or is it a coincidence?

I stood up, straightened my clothes, and said, "Go get my medicine box and come with me." ”

Xiao Xiao looked at me inexplicably: "It's so late, where are you going, Miss?" ”

I had already walked out first: "Come and don't be rude, Xuan'er is optimistic about the yard, and I will go to Qingqing with Xiaoxiang'er." ”

Xuan'er hurriedly chased out: "I heard that Miss Qingqing has invited a doctor to take a look, Miss." ”