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Chapter 464 - 408: Treat Others with Their Own Methods Part 2

Chapter 464: Chapter 408: Treat Others with Their Own Methods Part 2

Once Chun Xi left, Concubine Xue immediately threw the flower pot in her arms away and disdainfully said, "It stinks to death, a treasure? Who knows where they dug up such wild flowers, quickly throw them out."

The Palace Maid, shivering, looked at the shattered flower pot on the ground, "My lady, this was a gift from the Crown Princess..."

Concubine Xue glared at the Palace Maid, "I told you to throw it away; where did all this nonsense come from?"

"This servant will take it out and throw it away at once." The Palace Maid dared not say another word, knelt on the ground, cleaned up the broken flower pot along with the flowers, and threw them into the back garden.

Concubine Xue lowered her head to smell the scent on her body and still found it unpleasant, "Prepare hot water, I need a bath, I’m so annoyed."

The maids efficiently prepared the hot water and aided Concubine Xue in her bath.

Concubine Xue, who found their service less comforting than Shuiyao’s, sent them all out as well.

After the maids exited, Concubine Xue lay in the bath, and feeling sleepy from a restless night, began to doze off.

At this moment, dozens of snakes were rapidly approaching the window, crawling in from the sill, raising their tiny heads to look inside as if they all had a common target—the contents of the bathtub.

After surveying for a moment, the snakes began to crawl down from the window sill, as though drawn by some force, making their way to the side of the bath.

For the snakes, the wooden tub was not a barrier to their progress.

They began to climb it with obvious ease.

Unaware, Concubine Xue, with her eyes closed in rest, didn’t realize that dozens of snakes were nearing her. One of them, faster than the others, made its way to her neck, coiled around it, and after completing a circle, raised its head toward Concubine Xue, flicking its forked tongue.

The remaining snakes were also making their way into the tub.

Concubine Xue found it difficult to breathe and suddenly opened her eyes, only to see a snake hissing at her.

Her eyes bulged in terror, and her shoulders trembled violently as she screamed, "Ah!!!"

Concubine Xue scrambled out of the tub in a panic, her legs gave out from shock, and she fell to the ground.

At that moment, a few slower snakes had not yet reached the tub and saw Concubine Xue fall to the ground, they slithered towards her.

Having been pampered and sheltered since childhood, Concubine Xue’s skin was delicate. Such a fall left her body covered in bruises and contusions.

She looked up just to see several snakes hissing at her.

"Ah!!!" In terror, Concubine Xue scrambled to get away.

The maids outside heard the screams and rushed in, only to find Concubine Xue wet and sprawled on the floor, in a most disgraceful state.

Meanwhile, at the Hehuan Hall

Seeing that Shen Chuwei had accepted the flower, Shuiyao bowed, "Then this servant will go back and report."

Shen Chuwei stopped Shuiyao who was about to leave, "Wait a moment."

Shuiyao paused, turned to look at Shen Chuwei, and asked in confusion, "Does the Crown Princess have any further orders?"

Shen Chuwei chuckled, "Of course, I have heard the elderly say that the more beautiful the flowers are, the more they attract bees and butterflies, and sometimes little insects. Look how beautiful Huahua is, what if there are bugs? Could you help me catch them first?"

Fearing that Shen Chuwei would find the small insects hidden among the petals, Shuiyao hurriedly explained, "Crown Princess, I personally picked these flowers and made sure to rinse them with water on my way here, I’ve also meticulously checked, there are no insects, please be assured."

"So you have already checked." Shen Chuwei confirmed repeatedly, "Are you sure there are no insects?"

Shuiyao assured her, "None at all, Crown Princess can be at ease."

Shen Chuwei smiled slightly, "I believe you."

Shuiyao sighed in relief internally, "Then this servant will go back and report."

Shen Chuwei maintained the same smile, "Wait just a little longer."

Shuiyao looked puzzled at Shen Chuwei, "Does the Crown Princess have more orders?"

Shen Chuwei commanded, "Of course, just stand still and watch, that will be enough."

Doubt flashed in Shuiyao’s eyes.

Shen Chuwei brought the flower over to a low table which had been previously covered with a white cloth and placed Huahua on it.

She turned around, picked up a small watering can, and leisurely sprinkled water over the flower.

Shuiyao watched Shen Chuwei’s actions, perplexed, and could not help but remind her, "Crown Princess, the flowers have already been sprinkled with water for preservation after I picked them, there’s no need to sprinkle more."

"That’s different," Shen Chuwei said, lifting the watering can with a grin, "This is fairy water, it will reveal the true nature of the flower."

"Ah?" Shuiyao was utterly baffled.

Shen Chuwei ignored her and continued to sprinkle the water.

After sprinkling an appropriate amount, Shen Chuwei set the watering can aside, picked up a glass jar she had prepared in advance, and turned it upside down on the low table.

After a short while, several black insects began to emerge from the petals, and then they crawled, one after another, into the glass jar.

Shuiyao first froze with shock at the sight and then turned pale with fright.

Shen Chuwei turned to look at Shuiyao, tilting her head and sizing her up, "Didn’t you say there were no insects? Then where did these black poisonous insects come from?"

Shuiyao’s legs gave way, and she knelt down, attempting to explain, "Crown Princess, this servant doesn’t know, perhaps the petals naturally had the insects, but they should be non-toxic."

Shen Chuwei glared at her, "But you said earlier that you had washed them with water and checked that there were no insects. Do you take me for a three-year-old child, so easily fooled?"

"Crown Princess, this servant has not deceived you, this servant truly does not know what happened." Shuiyao flatly denied, thinking as long as she didn’t admit to anything, it would be okay since nobody saw her place the poisonous insects.

Xiao Jinyan walked in from outside, coldly scanning Shuiyao kneeling on the ground, "At this point, you still dare to quibble?"

Hearing Xiao Jinyan’s voice, Shuiyao scrambled to turn around and bow, "Your Highness, this servant truly does not know, I was just following Your Highness’s orders to deliver flowers to the Crown Princess, but the Crown Princess insists I put insects in the petals—these are naturally occurring and non-toxic insects, this servant is being wrongfully accused."

Xiao Jinyan said icily, "Since you believe the insects are non-toxic, I will give you a chance to prove it."

Shuiyao nodded happily, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Xiao Jinyan commanded sternly, "Bring the insects here, and let’s place these ’non-toxic’ insects onto Shuiyao’s body to verify whether they are toxic or not."

ps: Third update