Golden Branch

Snakes are different from frogs.

Snakes are poisonous!

If you get bitten, there's only one word for it - death.

"Jiuniang!"

Mother Fu was so frightened that she was shaking all over.

But she still gritted her teeth and hugged Wang Heng tightly in her arms.

While holding the child firmly, Mother Fu was still trying desperately to hide aside——

Oh my God, Dalang from the Lou family is too cruel. He actually took out such a poisonous creature as the green bamboo snake.

He even threw it deliberately at his own Ninth Lady.

What if the snake really gets around Jiu Niang and bites her...

Mother Fu's vision went dark as she just thought about it.

However, what made Fu's mother even more terrified was yet to come.

Faced with the poisonous snake "falling from the sky", Wang Heng was not scared to tears, and did not even dodge.

She actually raised her hand, adjusted the angle, and pinched the snake directly.

The white, fleshy little hands held a small green snake.

The little snake seemed to be pinched at the seven-inch point, as if all its bones were pulled out. It could not move at all, and its body could only sway in the air due to inertia.

“…Nine, nine—”

Witnessing this scene, Fu's mother felt as if her neck was being strangled, and it was difficult for her to utter a complete sentence.

"Snake! Viper!"

Cui was originally pretending to sit on a sedan chair, comfortably carried by two strong slaves.

Seeing Dalang suddenly appear and throw something in their direction, he thought of the toad that had made him so disgusted that he fainted.

She just felt nauseous and got goose bumps all over her body.

Immediately afterwards, someone recognized that the small green thing "flying" in the air was a snake, a highly poisonous bamboo snake. Cui was so scared that her heart almost jumped out of her chest.

She hurriedly tried to stand up and escape from this place as soon as possible, but she forgot that she was still in the sedan chair.

The servants who were carrying the sedan chair were also frightened by the sudden appearance of the poisonous snake and wanted to escape. Cui's struggle caused the sedan chair to sway from side to side like a suspension bridge on a cliff.

"Ahhh!"

"Someone! Someone, come quickly! Hold me up! Quick! Hold me up!"

Cui felt her body was unbalanced and was worried that she would fall off the sedan chair. She held the handle of the sedan chair tightly with one hand and subconsciously stroked her lower abdomen with the other hand.

This is probably the instinct of being a mother. Even though the fetus in her belly was less than a month old and was just a small bean sprout, the first thing Cui thought of when she encountered danger was it.

"Da Lang! Nonsense!"

"Someone, come! Catch this snake!"

"...Ayao! The two of you put the sedan down quickly! Protect Ayao!"

Mrs. Cui was old after all, and although she was afraid of poisonous snakes, she was still able to remain calm.

Instead of crying or running away, she scolded Dalang who had caused the trouble and paid attention to her own niece.

Mrs. Cui had already learned from Mrs. Cui that her niece might be pregnant.

When the pregnancy is less than three months, the fetus is most vulnerable.

The sedan chair is not too high from the ground, no more than the height of a person.

But Cui is a pregnant woman. If she accidentally falls, both the adult and the fetus may be injured, not to mention the fetus in her belly.

Mrs. Cui was so anxious that she revealed some of her true feelings.

Her eyes always involuntarily fell on Cui's belly.

This aunt and niece from the Cui family... one is protecting, the other is watching... there must be some "secret" in her belly.

At the scene, the only person who could be considered calm was probably Wang Lin.

Although he looked anxious, his eyes were very clear.

He even had the leisure to observe the reactions of Madam Cui, Mrs. Cui and the others.

Of course, Wang Lin was not just standing there watching. He did not forget that his own Jiu Niang was holding a poisonous snake in her hand.

He rushed towards Wang Heng in one leap...

All this happened at the same time, in a flash.

Wang Heng was young and didn't pay much attention. She just looked at the little snake "hanging" limply on her hand.

She looked up at Dalang, who was looking very excited. Before he could clap and laugh happily, she asked happily, "Brother, is this your gift for Jiu?"

Gift, present?

When Wang Heng said this, everyone present was stunned, including Wang Lin who had just rushed to her.

boom!

Finally, Cui on the other side fell directly to the ground on the shaking sedan chair.

Seeing this, Wang Lin turned on his toes and instantly changed his body from facing Wang Heng to facing Cui.

He hurriedly reached out his hand to support Cui.

Cui must be thankful that the servants she brought out this time were very reliable.

In addition, with Mrs. Cui's urgent shout just now, the strong maid who was carrying the sedan chair also obediently put it down.

When Cui fell, the sedan chair was only half a meter off the ground.

Two more maids rushed over and used their bodies as cushions under Cui.

Although Cui fell, she was not hurt.

"Ma'am! Are you okay?"

"Someone come! Someone come quickly, call the doctor, go call the doctor!"

Wang Lin followed the force and rushed to Cui, holding her in his arms.

He shouted loudly while checking Cui's condition.

That anxious look made him look like a perfect husband who loved his wife very much.

Cui escaped danger. Although her face looked extremely ugly, her body finally landed on the ground. The feeling of being grounded made her heart, which had been hanging in the air, settle down.

When she looked up, she saw her husband with a concerned look on his face. The deep affection and guilt in his eyes were like a warm current soothing her heart.

"My dear, don't worry! I, I'm fine!"

When she said this, Cui still subconsciously stroked her lower abdomen, and silently added in her heart: Child, it should be fine!

Cui did not see Wang Lin's little movement when he ran over, and did not know that the person Wang Lin subconsciously wanted to save was Wang Heng.

She just thought that Wang Lin was running towards her from the beginning, and her whole body was wrapped in sweetness and happiness.

Mrs. Cui did see it, but seeing how intoxicated her niece was, she held back.

Cui was fine, and the snake was in the hands of Wang's maid, so Mrs. Cui was no longer worried.

She frowned and looked at Dalang with a rare serious expression: "Dalang! You are really being naughty this time!"

"It's okay to play around, but how could you catch something so dangerous?"

Dalang was a little upset by Wang Heng's words, "Brother, this is your gift for Ajiu."

Gift?

I just want to scare you and let you know what horror is!

As a result, the fat girl was not scared to tears, and she caught the stupid snake with one hand!

What a stupid snake it is. After all, it is a poisonous snake that makes people shudder at the mere sound of it.

Even if the fangs are pulled out and the venom is gone, it can't be so useless.

So stupid, just like those lowly and useless slaves!

Dalang was very irritable.

What's wrong with this fat girl?

Toad, don't be afraid!

Not afraid of snakes!

Is she, is she still a little girl?

In fact, not to mention little girls, even young men would be scared to pee their pants when they see a "poisonous snake".

Dalang often paraded around the Lou family's inner courtyard with this green bamboo snake.

Almost all the young men from the several branches of the Lou family had been frightened by Dalang to the point of trembling in fear and kneeling down to beg for mercy.

Dalang even threatened everyone: "Don't tell anyone about this, otherwise... hehe, I will put poisonous snakes on your beds and in your clothes!"

Too brutal and too terrifying.

All the young masters of the Lou family were frightened and nodded frantically: "No! We won't tell!"

So, Dalang got the poisonous snake and had been running rampant for quite some time, but Mrs. Cui and other female relatives were unaware of it.

until this moment-

"Yeah, Dalang, how can you play with snakes?"

"This little beast is poisonous. If you're not careful, it could kill someone!"

"And those lowly maids who served Dalang, they didn't even know that Dalang had a poisonous snake?"

The key is that no report was made to the higher authorities.

Mrs. Cui was caught off guard, and her niece was almost killed by a snake.

Even if he wasn't injured, rolling off the sedan chair in public would still be somewhat embarrassing.

A lady from a noble family cannot take even a wrong step in front of others!

Falling off the sedan chair in public is just as disgraceful as rolling off the carriage or falling into the water in public.

"Huh! Didn't you hear what the fat girl said? Yes! A gift! This is a gift from me to the fat girl!"

"You're here as a guest, fat girl, right? I'm the host. It's the host who gives gifts to guests. Isn't that the 'rule' you keep talking about?"

Although Dalang was somewhat defeated by Wang Heng.

However, he saw that even Mrs. Cui, who always favored him, had a cold face and acted as if she was going to scold him.

Dalang took over Wang Heng's words and used them to retort to everyone.

Madam Cui and the women of the Lou family: ...

This Dalang is quite quick-witted and has learned to make excuses.

And there was that fat girl Wang Heng, whose seemingly simple words gave Dalang a way out.

Mrs. Cui clutched her handkerchief tightly, her expression showing nothing, but her eyes flickered slightly.

Even Wang Lin, who has always played the role of a loving and affectionate husband, was drawn to the attention.

He personally picked up Cui and whispered to everyone, "It's okay, this snake should have been processed!"

Dalang is naughty, but the people around him have all learned the rules.

Even if he wanted to "spoil" Dalang, he didn't dare to put him in danger.

Want a venomous snake?

Yes, the servants and even the guards will go and catch them.

But after catching it, the first step is to find someone familiar with venomous snakes to pull out the fangs.

Only after confirming that it is harmless will it be handed over to the young master.

They all came from prominent families, and when Wang Lin was young, he also had some strange hobbies.

Servants in the house have their own ways of making their masters happy while ensuring their safety.

That's why Wang Lin dared to rush towards his daughter just now, because he guessed that the snake was harmless!

Another thing is that in addition to guessing, Wang Lin also observed that after the snake was pinched by his daughter, it remained limp and did not make any attacking movements at all.

From this we can also see that this snake has been "trained"!

It did not dare to attack its "master".

"Hmph! Boring!"

When Dalang saw that the secret of his most mysterious little treasure was exposed in public, he suddenly felt bored.

He flicked his sleeves and ran away without caring about Mrs. Cui's further reprimands.

Mrs. Cui: ...

Although she was the one who let Dalang do whatever he wanted, Mrs. Cui was very satisfied to see that Dalang was indeed naughty and mischievous.

But every time she faced such an unruly and unfilial little bastard, Mrs. Cui couldn't help but feel upset.

Dalang's bear is indifferent and will not look at Madam Cui differently just because she is his elder.

To a certain extent, Mrs. Cui can be said to have "reaped the fruits of her own actions."

Wang Lin took all of this in without showing any emotion.

Today's trip was quite fruitful.

First of all, he knew Cui's "secret".

Secondly, he saw the little bully of the Lou family who was extremely naughty but no one dared to offend him.

...Wang Lin would silently memorize these details and make perfect use of them when needed.

For example, the Cui family.

If she is restless and continues to show off in the Wang family, he will not do anything openly, but he will retaliate secretly.

He would let Cui know that the Wang family's surname was Wang, not Cui.

He, Wang Lin, was a son of a noble family, not a lowly slave who could be ordered around by her...