Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

Outside the garden, the ladies held their sons and hugged their daughters, asking with concern whether they were injured.

When the snakes appeared, they were all in the pavilion on a high place, so they could see the situation by the stream clearly. Their faces turned pale in an instant. Some of them felt sorry for their children and wanted to run down immediately. Fortunately, they were stopped by the maids, who led them out of the garden through the path at the other end of the pavilion.

Princess He Xin's face was livid. Although the ladies and maids had protected her when she was escaping, she was old after all. After running for a while, she felt a dull pain in her chest and her eyes went dark. But she had experienced many storms and waves, so she managed to calm down and asked the maids kneeling on the ground in a stern voice, "Is there anyone else in the garden?"

When the maids first saw the snakes, their instinct for survival overcame their servility, and they left their masters and nobles behind to escape for their own lives. Now that they were out of the garden and finally safe, the fear of the powerful and the rich came over them.

Slaves like them who betrayed their masters and escaped in times of crisis, even if they were lucky enough to survive, would not have a good fate. At the very least, they would be sold, and at the worst, they would be directly executed. Therefore, at this moment, they all knelt on the ground trembling, their faces pale, and no one dared to answer Princess He Xin's questions.

Seeing Princess Hexin trembling with anger, Nanny Jing hurried forward to calm her down, and asked the maids to bring a chair, and personally helped Princess Hexin sit down, then she stepped out to take charge of the situation. She first asked the maids to quickly get the snake-repellent powder, and then asked someone to invite the imperial physician, and then she scolded the servants kneeling on the ground, "You were so swift in escaping just now, but now you are scared. Why don't you tell us everything that happened inside, so that you can atone for your sins!"

Several trembling maids shuddered and hesitated for a moment. Finally, the oldest-looking maid raised her head and replied, "We were indeed frightened by the snakes at first and ran in front, but were scolded by the young master of the He family, so we all went back to protect the young ladies. As for whether there were any people left in the garden or if anyone was injured, the situation was chaotic at the time and I really didn't know!" After that, she kowtowed several times and begged for mercy. Seeing this, the other maids also followed suit and begged for mercy.

Nanny Jing sternly told them to shut up, then walked up to the ladies and asked respectfully, "Today's incident happened suddenly, and the Princess's Mansion will certainly give you an explanation, but the most urgent matter is your safety. Please check whether your husband or daughter has come out and whether they are injured."

After the cooperation of He Lanting and Lin Xi, most of the young masters and young ladies left the garden safely. Nanny Jing took an inventory and quickly replied to Princess He Xin, "Princess, most of the young masters and young ladies have come out. Only Miss Chu, the second Miss Cen, and the eldest son and cousin of the Duke of Anguo are still inside. The young masters and young ladies and the maids said that there was chaos just now. Thanks to the coordination of the eldest son and cousin of the Duke of Anguo, they were able to escape so quickly."

Hearing that it was the young masters and young ladies of these families, the eldest princess's face turned even paler. She gripped the armrest tightly and ordered with gritted teeth: "Go and look for them. Send more people to look for them. Be quick!" At this moment, the maid who went to get the medicine powder came back. Nanny Jing then brought a dozen strong maids and went into the garden to look for them herself.

In the garden, Lin Xi carried Cen Mei, who had sprained her ankle, on her back and walked a few steps before they saw a figure lying under a tree. Lin Xi quickly put Cen Mei down, walked a few steps under the tree, and smoothed away the messy hair covering the person's face. She found that it was Chu Yue, and she didn't know where her maid had gone.

Seeing that she was pale and sweating, Lin Xi first touched her neck and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that she was still alive. She then lifted her sleeves and trouser legs and found two teeth marks on her calves that were slowly oozing blood. It seemed that she had been bitten by a poisonous snake.

Lin Xi looked at herself, then cast her gaze at Cen Mei and her servant, and finally said to Cen Mei's maid: "Take off your hairband."

The maid had her hair in double buns today, with a green headband tied on them. She looked playful and cute. After hearing Lin Xi's words, she hesitated for a moment, looked at her mistress, and finally took off the headband and handed it to Lin Xi.

Lin Xi took the two hairbands, tied them together, lifted up Chu Yue's trouser legs, and tied the hairband an inch above the wound. She then took out the gold hairpin on her head, gently rotated the hairpin, and finally took out a blade as thin as a cicada's wing from the hairpin. Just as she was about to cut Chu Yue's wound, she heard a male voice behind her, "Cousin!"

Lin Xi turned around and saw He Lanting, who looked anxious. She thought that he had dispersed the crowd and hadn't seen her come out for a long time, so he came in to look for her. She was delighted and said to He Lanting, "Cousin, you're here at the right time. Go outside and call someone."

He Lanting glanced at Cen Mei who was supported by the maid, then looked at Lin Xi who was squatting on the ground, and said with concern, "Okay, I'll go right away. Are you hurt? What's wrong with Miss Chu?"

"I'm fine, but Miss Chu was bitten by a snake. I need to treat her quickly, otherwise the poison will spread throughout her body and it will be dangerous."

After saying that, he no longer looked at He Lanting, took the blade in his hand and cut a "cross" shaped wound along the snake's teeth mark, then squeezed the skin near the wound hard until the purple-red blood returned to its normal color, then stopped. Finally, he cleaned the blood with a handkerchief. The whole action was done in one go, leaving Cen Mei and her servant behind him stunned.

He Lanting looked away the moment Lin Xi lifted up Chu Yue's trouser legs, and only saw Lin Xi scratch Chu Yue's legs twice with something. He was about to go out of the garden to call for help, but he heard the maids calling from a distance, "Master He, Second Miss Cen, Miss Lin!" So he quickly responded.

Finally, Chu Yue and Cen Mei were carried out of the garden, while Lin Xi and He Lanting walked at the end. As soon as they left the garden, Lin Xi was hugged by Xie. Lan Zhi, Lan Xue and Yu were also looking at her with tears in their eyes. Lin Xi hugged Xie back and comforted them softly, "I'm fine, don't cry."

Xie let her go and checked her from head to toe with concern. Only then did she feel relieved. Then she slapped her on the back and said angrily, "You are a big shot. In such a dangerous situation, why would a girl like you show off? If anything happens to you, how can I explain to your mother?"

Lin Xi knew that she was concerned about her, so she was not angry even after being beaten. Instead, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, Auntie, it's safe. I know what I'm doing."

Lan Zhi Lan Zhi also echoed, "Aunt, don't blame my cousin. This time it's all thanks to my eldest brother and cousin. If it weren't for them, I'm afraid everyone in the garden would have died." Yu also patted her chest with lingering fear. When she thought that if it weren't for Lin Xi, her two daughters would probably be in danger, she looked at Lin Xi with gratitude.

After hearing this, Mrs. Xie no longer blamed Lin Xi. She checked her eldest son again and saw that both of them were indeed not injured. Only then did she feel completely relieved.