While talking and laughing, several maids came over with tea and snacks. Xiao Jinglin thought that Xiao Jingxi had sent them over and didn't care.
The silly girl got up reluctantly after Xiao Jinglin pushed it down again and again, her claws always holding on to the Songjiang cloth on the bamboo basket and biting happily.
Xiao Jingxi mentioned the silly girl and put it back in the bamboo basket and handed it over to the steward in the garden: "Take it and feed it."
The housekeeper immediately took the basket and was about to go down when Xiao Jinglin said, "Bring the things over and feed them."
The steward hurriedly responded, and instructed the maid who stood outside the pavilion a few words.
Those maids entered the pavilion, brought out the desserts in the food box one by one, and replaced the tea bowls in front of Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin.
Xiao Jinglin asked strangely, "Why are there only two bowls of tea?" There were clearly three people here.
The maids looked at each other in dismay, and one of them quickly said: "Miss Yun asked the servants to bring some refreshments for the county master and fifth Miss Ren. The servants did not know that the second son was also here, and asked the masters to atone for their sins. The servants will go now. Bring a bowl."
Hearing that Yun Qiuchen had sent it, Xiao Jinglin didn't say anything. When Xiao Jingxi came into the garden, he must not have disturbed others.
"Drink it for you, I'm not thirsty." Xiao Jinglin pushed the tea in front of her to Xiao Jingxi, and she was about to get up to see when the maid brought the food the little tiger had eaten.
Ren Yaoqi didn't drink much of that bowl of tea just now, but now she's really thirsty. Seeing that the maid goes down to serve tea again, she's not polite and picks up the teacup in front of her.
Ren Yaoqi was a little strange when she held the lid of the tea bowl. The tea didn't seem to be very hot, so she didn't care. But when the lid of the bowl was lifted, Ren Yaoqi was startled to realize that something had climbed up from the tea bowl. Before she could take a closer look at what it was, she subconsciously threw the tea bowl onto the stone table with a soft cry due to her subconscious fear and alertness. , get up and leave the table. But while the things in the tea bowl were escaping, there was one that jumped on her front very fast.
Xiao Jingxi was about to drink tea at first, but he felt something was wrong when he got the tea bowl. He was about to stop Ren Yaoqi, but when he heard a "bang", Ren Yaoqi threw the tea bowl and stood up.
"Don't move!" Xiao Jingxi's expression changed when he saw what was crawling on Ren Yaoqi's clothes, and he immediately stopped Ren Yaoqi from taking pictures with his hands.
It was a black spider the size of a longan, and Xiao Jingxi recognized at a glance that it was a highly poisonous spider.
Ren Yaoqi refrained from moving, even though her face was pale, she couldn't help but tremble.
But she doesn't mean that the spider doesn't move. The poisonous spider is crawling quickly along the placket of her clothes. The short jacket she wears today with a pink background and white fringes with folded branches and a peach pattern has a cross collar. The spider was about to crawl into the placket of her clothes, Xiao Jingxi grabbed the poisonous spider like lightning, and threw it to the ground.
Xiao Jinglin immediately stepped forward and trampled the poisonous spider to death. There were three spiders that had just climbed out of the tea bowl, and the other two were immediately killed by Xiao Jinglin and Hongying when they climbed to Xiao Jinglin's side.
Ren Yaoqi was born to be afraid of such multi-legged animals. This instinct has nothing to do with her experience, and this kind of spider is poisonous at first sight.
There was a momentary blank in her mind, not knowing how to react.
Xiao Jingxi quickly glanced at Ren Yaoqi and was relieved to see that she was not bitten.
"It's alright, don't be afraid." His voice was softer than ever before, with a soothing power.
Ren Yaoqi is not a child after all, and her ability to control her emotions is also very good. She immediately tried to relax her body. Although her face was still a little bad, she still smiled back at Xiao Jingxi: "I'm fine, thank you."
If Xiao Jingxi hadn't taken the risk to help her catch the poisonous spider just now, the poisonous spider would have burrowed into her clothes. If you want to find out, you must take off your clothes immediately, but this is the outdoors, and if it is spread out in public, her reputation will be ruined. But if she waited to go back to the inner room to find it, she didn't know if she was still alive.
Xiao Jinglin was relieved to see that Ren Yaoqi was fine, but immediately frowned and looked at Xiao Jingxi: "Let me see your hand."
Xiao Jingxi paused and smiled at Xiao Jinglin, "I'm fine."
Ren Yaoqi wanted to hear the words and looked at Xiao Jingxi nervously, just now Xiao Jingxi was catching the poisonous spider with his bare hands. However, Xiao Jingxi's hand was covered by his sleeve, so he couldn't tell if he was hurt or not.
Xiao Jinglin stared at Xiao Jingxi without blinking, and repeated, "Let me see your hand."
Xiao Jingxi wanted to say something else, but Xiao Jinglin had impatiently dodged her body and went to do it directly.
Xiao Jingxi wanted to avoid it, but stopped immediately, and looked at Xiao Jinglin helplessly: "Okay, don't do it, I'll let you see."
Xiao Jinglin stopped her hand, but still stared at Xiao Jingxi.
Xiao Jingxi sighed with a smile, stretched out his right hand, and said warmly, "This kind of spider was specially cultivated to raise gu, so the whole body is poisonous. But don't be afraid, it still won't kill me."
When Ren Yaoqi saw Xiao Jingxi's hand, he gasped.
Xiao Jinglin grabbed Xiao Jingxi's hand and frowned, then raised her head and sneered at Xiao Jingxi: "It won't kill you! The big deal is that you don't need your right hand!"
Ren Yaoqi was taken aback, and he didn't care to avoid suspicion. He grabbed Xiao Jingxi's hand while checking and said to Hongying, "Quickly prepare some indigo leaves, realgar, alum and vinegar. Although I have never seen that It is a poisonous spider, but this detoxification formula should also be useful."
While carefully examining Xiao Jingxi's injury, she racked her brains to recall whether there were any other prescriptions for detoxification in the medical books she had read.
Xiao Jingxi's hand was a little painful at first, but now Ren Yaoqi held it in his hand, but he felt a little itchy and numb, and he didn't know if it was a sign of poisoning, but he didn't pull his hand out.
It's just that Xiao Jingxi's ears were still uncontrollably red, but he still smiled and comforted Ren Yaoqi, saying: "I'm really fine. The medicine I drink every day has the effect of detoxification, Ordinary people may not be able to withstand the poison on its body, but it's not a big problem for me. The redness and swelling on my hands will disappear in a few hours. If you don't believe me, I'll show you at that time."
Ren Yaoqi was stunned when he heard the words, is the medicine Xiao Jingxi drinks every day for detoxification? Could it be that Xiao Jingxi's poor health was not due to the insufficiency brought by his mother's womb, but because he was poisoned
Although Ren Yaoqi was still very worried, she felt sensitively that it was better not to continue this issue.
Xiao Jinglin gave Xiao Jingxi a meaningful look when she heard the words.
Xiao Jinglin knew that Xiao Jingxi's poisoning had never been mentioned to outsiders. Everyone thought that Xiao Jingxi was born weak.
Ren Yaoqi looked at Xiao Jinglin, but saw that although Xiao Jinglin's brows were still wrinkled, she didn't look too worried, and she didn't even rush to call the doctor. The maids and old ladies brought by Xiao Jinglin were not too panicked. The old lady in charge was instructing people to carefully put away the tea bowl that Xiao Jingxi had not uncovered, and put the dead spiders on the ground beyond recognition. keep it.
And the few maids who had just served tea had long been rushed outside the pavilion by Hongxian, and the four maids were trembling all over on the ground, not even daring to make a sound, let alone begging for mercy.
In the pavilion, there were only a few confidants of Xiao Jinglin's maids and the stewardess.
Ren Yaoqi's concern was chaotic, and she hadn't noticed these details before. As soon as Xiao Jinglin said that Xiao Jingxi's right hand was no longer needed, she only cared about Xiao Jingxi's injury.
However, Ren Yaoqi felt that it would be better for Xiao Jingxi's hand to ask the doctor to take a look. She was about to say her proposal, but suddenly heard a male voice angrily: "What are you doing!"
Ren Yaoqi turned his head and saw that Yun Wenfang had stood up out of nowhere and was looking at her hand in shock and anger.
Ren Yaoqi lowered her head and realized that she had been worrying about Xiao Jingxi's injury just now, and she still grabbed his hand and did not let it go.
Uncontrollably reddened on his face, Ren Yaoqi tried his best to let go of his hands without changing his face.
Yun Wenfang walked over quickly, Hongying staggered and stepped forward to stop him, Yunwen looked at the furious storm, and on the side of his body, he blocked Hongying's arm and pushed back, pushing Hongying. staggering.
Xiao Jinglin frowned and wanted to throw this arrogant guy out, but she just moved and suddenly remembered something. She glanced at Xiao Jingxi, then silently took her steps back, and even stepped back slightly. , let Yun Wenfang come to the front smoothly.
The maids such as Hongying and Hongxiao have followed Xiao Jinglin for many years, so they naturally saw Xiao Jinglin's actions. Although they were a little puzzled, they didn't move.
"Ren Yaoqi! Roll over for me!"
Yun Wenfang reached out to pull Ren Yaoqi, Xiao Jingxi raised his hand to block Yun Wenfang's hand, and smiled slightly: "Zi Shu, what are you doing?"
Yun Wenfang looked at Xiao Jingxi with a knife in his eyes: "Xiao Jingxi, get out of the way."
Yun Wenfang was still a little sensible. Although his attitude was very bad, he resisted not doing anything to Xiao Jingxi.
Xiao Jingxi's smile remained unchanged, and no one moved at all: "I just injured my hand, let Fifth Miss Ren help me check the injury."
Xiao Jingxi's words can be regarded as an explanation. He didn't want Ren Yaoqi's reputation to be damaged. Unfortunately, Yun Wenfang only had the dazzling picture of Ren Yaoqi holding Xiao Jingxi's hand in his mind, and he couldn't listen to it at all.
"I'll say it again, get out of the way!" Yun Wenfang stared at Xiao Jingxi coldly, and clenched his fists with both hands. Those present could hear the sound of the joints "clicking", and his face The Shura-like expression is full of threats, making people unable to help but feel fear.
Ren Yaoqi's face was also very ugly, Yun Wenfang looked like this so that others would think there was an affair between them.