The snow spirit snake, having fallen, became somewhat agitated.
Its speed was incredible as it darted towards Li Meng’er.
Just as it was about to bite her, it heard Yun Xiaojing say, "The little snake is so cute, come here, let me see."
The little snake had no choice but to close its mouth and obediently slither towards Yun Xiaojing.
Then, it coiled itself into a ball obediently at Yun Xiaojing's feet.
It looked as docile as could be, completely lacking the demeanor of a venomous snake that instilled fear and dread.
This also astonished the three children in the arms of the Li family daughters-in-law.
They witnessed an unbelievable sight.
Yun Xiaojing was not afraid of the venomous snake and even allowed it to be by her side!
Zhan Xiaoli and Zhan Xiaofeng also squatted down to look at the little snake.
In reality, they were checking if the little snake had grown bigger. They hadn't seen it for many days and wondered if their father would take care of it.
To others, the behavior of the three little ones was astonishing. They weren't afraid of snakes at all! They looked at the snake so closely, and neither Yun Shu nor Yun Changfeng intervened, completely allowing it.
Li Meng'er's eyes widened. Was Yun Shu crazy?
Wasn't she afraid that the snow spirit snake would suddenly act on its beastly nature and bite all three children?
As she pondered this, she kept backing away.
The three daughters-in-law of the Li family also retreated continuously.
Without any highly skilled guards by their side, the extremely venomous snow spirit snake was not to be trifled with. They were not as foolish as Yun Shu, allowing children to play with a venomous snake. How ignorant was that?!
By the time they got bitten by the snake, regret would be useless!
Xie Jin blinked his peach blossom eyes.
He had played with Yun Xiaojing and the other three little ones recently and knew they were very unusual, but this was the first time he had seen them play with a venomous snake.
Hmm.
As expected of the Night King's offspring, truly extraordinary.
"Your Highness Prince Jin!" Li Meng'er's eyes turned red. She reacted, wanting to seek some comfort, and also harboring some intention to seduce Zhan Tianye. She stumbled and ran towards him.
She didn't care if there were people around.
All she wanted was for Zhan Tianye to see her, pity her, and perhaps one day, he might even take her away from this imperial palace.
However.
Just as she was about to throw herself into Zhan Tianye's arms.
Yun Shu cast a glance. She raised an eyebrow slightly. What was Li Meng'er's situation? Was her mind malfunctioning? As the Emperor's concubine, she was throwing herself at Zhan Tianye in front of so many people?
She chuckled, as if seeing the Emperor with a crown of green grass on his head.
"Your Highness Prince Jin..." Li Meng'er continued to call out softly.
She had expected Zhan Tianye to naturally embrace her.
The result!
Zhan Tianye moved like a phantom, flashing away at lightning speed.
He directly caused Li Meng'er to miss, falling into empty air.
Li Meng'er lost her balance and landed directly on the ground.
For a moment, there was silence all around.
The three daughters-in-law of the Li family, the three children, and the palace servants nearby all dared not speak.
Who would have thought!
Li Meng'er lost her dignity so easily!
It was completely thrown on the ground!
"Consort Meng..."
It was the three daughters-in-law of the Li family who walked over first. After all, they were family, and they had found Li Meng'er. This situation was something none of them had anticipated, and they could only hope it wouldn't get any more embarrassing.
Li Meng'er, lying on the ground, her entire face flushed an intense red, looked at the scene before her in disbelief. She... she had lost all face!
"Consort Meng, mind your identity," Zhan Tianye said coldly.
This statement directly sealed Li Meng'er's indiscretion.
Once it spread from the mouths of the palace servants, Li Meng'er would be completely disgraced.
She looked at Zhan Tianye pitifully, "Your Highness Prince Jin, don't go too far! If... if it weren't for your snow spirit snake running out and almost injuring this consort, would this consort have to beg you for help?"
It was fortunate that Li Meng'er wasn't completely unintelligent; she knew how to find a way to save face and salvage some of the situation.
The three daughters-in-law of the Li family also quickly chimed in.
"That's right. Since Your Highness Prince Jin keeps such a fierce venomous snake, he must keep it under control. What if it injures someone?"
"Just now, the snow spirit snake was on Consort Meng, and it almost injured her. Fortunately, Consort Meng is unharmed."
"Yes, the snow spirit snake is a venomous snake! No, it's an extremely venomous snake! If it had bitten the children, they would have died on the spot."
With a few words from them, the palace servants, who had been looking at Li Meng'er with strange expressions, returned to normal. It seemed they had overthought things? After all, Consort Meng had seemed truly terrified just now.
Li Meng'er had already gotten up from the ground. She looked at Zhan Tianye with accusing eyes, "Your Highness Prince Jin, don't you owe this consort an explanation?"
In front of that shrew Yun Shu, she absolutely could not lose face!
But with this question, as her gaze swept over, she saw Zhan Tianye and Yun Shu. Although they were a few steps apart, they looked like a perfect couple, matched like divine companions.
Then, her peripheral vision caught sight of those three children of Yun Shu.
Their family looked so harmonious!
And she was directly contrasted, appearing ordinary and insignificant.
Suddenly, the anger in her chest flared up fiercely.
It felt like only she looked disheveled. She didn't even need to look to know her clothes were dirty and her hairpin had come loose.
So disheveled!
Made to look so unsightly by the contrast!
At this moment, Zhan Tianye was looking at Yun Shu.
The two of them met eyes silently.
Their silent exchange was more potent than words.
It was as if a thread was built between them through their gazes.
The surrounding people or objects seemed to cease to exist, or became mere decorations.
Too shameless! Li Meng'er cursed inwardly. Seeing that Zhan Tianye did not respond for a long time, she asked again, "Your Highness Prince Jin, please give this consort an explanation!"
She pointed at the snow spirit snake coiled at Yun Xiaojing's feet.
Yun Xiaojing and the other two had already stood up.
The three of them looked towards Zhan Tianye.
Even though their father was standing in front of them, they still couldn't openly call him "Father" in front of so many people.
Zhan Tianye, ignoring Li Meng'er once more, exchanged another deep look with Yun Shu. Then, he walked towards the three little ones, stood beside them, and looked down at them tenderly, "Are you hungry?"
The three little ones nodded in unison.
They were already hungry!
Then, Zhan Tianye turned his head and commanded a nearby palace servant, "Prepare some food for them."
"Ah, yes, Your Highness Prince Jin."
Following that, Zhan Tianye bent down and picked up the little snake, which had been lying comfortably on the ground.
Suddenly grabbed, the little snake cast a resentful glance at Zhan Tianye. Why was he here?
Was he going to separate it from its little master again?
The little master's father was too wicked!
But it dared not move despite its anger.
Li Meng'er, completely ignored, had flames shooting from her eyes. She clenched her fists tightly, gritted her teeth hard, and then raised her voice, "Your Highness Prince Jin!"