Wang Cai, who had been pushed away, returned to her side after shoving two palace maids aside, "Empress, are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
Xia Weibao said calmly, her composure distinctly out of place compared to the chaos among the other concubines.
Tilting her head with a hint of puzzlement, aren't they just a few harmless grass snakes? Are these women really so frightened?
Back in the day, when she went up the mountain to gather herbs, she'd catch and roast venomous snakes of vibrant colors to eat.
They were surprisingly tasty and quite nutritious.
Such abnormal calmness led Wang Cai to think she was too scared to respond appropriately, and he hurriedly pulled her out of the pavilion.
"Empress, let's leave first."
The chaos erupted too suddenly, and it felt suspicious.
Xia Weibao glanced around indifferently and was about to turn away when she saw someone taking advantage of the chaos to push two concubines into the water.
