The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Vice Minister Luo was in a particularly bad mood, and he had already concluded in his heart that the snake repellent powder he had just given to Prime Minister Feng was fake.

Otherwise, it would have been effective.

That's it. Prime Minister Feng has been injured again, and he certainly won't forgive him easily.

Today's apology not only failed to achieve any effect, but also completely offended Prime Minister Feng! How unlucky!

Prime Minister Feng looked at his bloodied knees.

That snake was enormous, its body as thick as a bowl. Especially when it opened its mouth, it looked like it could fit a fat chicken inside. So my knee was bitten badly, the bone was exposed, and it hurt terribly.

Prime Minister Feng had already witnessed the power of snake repellent powder outside the city. Real snake repellent powder could not possibly be ineffective, so there is only one truth: the snake repellent powder given by Vice Minister Luo was fake.

He threw the purse embroidered with yellow forsythia flowers at Vice Minister Luo's face.

"You scoundrel, Minister Luo, you actually tried to fool me with fake snake repellent powder."

We were lucky this time, because the large, bowl-sized snake was a non-venomous vegetable snake.

If the giant snake is venomous, he might already be meeting the King of Hell.

It's all Luo Shilang's fault. Miss Su isn't a good person either. Neither of them are good people.

Vice Minister Luo was also very angry, because the snake repellent powder that Lord Xue sold him was fake.

He used the Luo family mansion as collateral, but the snake repellent powder he received turned out to be fake!

We must settle accounts with Lord Xue later.

"Your Excellency, it's not my fault. I paid a high price for it. I was cheated."

Prime Minister Feng no longer trusts Vice Minister Luo.

"I don't care if you were deceived or not. In short, our friendship is completely severed from this day forward, and I never want to see you again in this lifetime."

Luo, the Vice Minister, was distraught and wanted to say something to defend himself, but he couldn't find any convincing explanation.

"Alright, Your Excellency, I'll be leaving now, but I'll soon prove that I didn't mean to deceive you with fake medicine."

As Vice Minister Luo turned around, before he could even lift his foot, a red ringed snake slithered out of the grass and coiled around his ankle.

The red banded serpent was so brightly colored that it was clearly a venomous snake.

Luo, a timid official, felt an icy sensation on his ankle. The slippery and cold feeling went straight to the top of his head, and he was so frightened that he fainted on the spot.

The snake catcher was in a good mood after catching the red banded krait and throwing it into his bamboo basket, because venomous snakes can be sold for money, much more valuable than the non-venomous rat snake he had just caught.

Prime Minister Feng was annoyed just looking at Vice Minister Luo's face. "Steward Chen, have someone throw Vice Minister Luo out of the Prime Minister's residence and never allow him to come in again."

"Yes, sir."

Luo, the Vice Minister, was carried out of the gate by two servants from the Feng household.

He fell to the ground with a thud.

He was seriously poisoned; the wound on his ankle had already turned black.

Fan Dajiang felt a sense of satisfaction as he watched Luo Shilang being thrown out of the Feng residence.

But no matter how enjoyable it was, the coachman couldn't tell, because the coachman was still very loyal to Minister Luo.

Fan Dajiang and the coachman carried Vice Minister Luo into the carriage and took him to the clinic.

Because of the severe poisoning, it was very late at night before Minister Luo regained consciousness.

Unable to pay for the medicine, she could only offer the jade hairpin from her hair as payment.

When Vice Minister Luo handed the jade hairpin to the shopkeeper, he held it tightly, reluctant to let go.

He couldn't help but think of the 100,000 taels that the Western Xia Empress had given to Su Qianqian.

Jealousy distorted him beyond recognition.

"I'm going to settle accounts with Lord Xue. The reason he sold me fake snake repellent powder might have been because Su Qianqian instructed him."

Fan Dajiang advised, "Master, you are feeling unwell right now. Why don't you go back to your residence and rest for the night, and settle accounts with Lord Xue tomorrow?"

Minister Luo felt completely powerless and could only nod.

"Alright, let's go back to the manor and rest for the night. Tomorrow I will definitely not let Lord Xue off easily, nor that heartless girl."

After returning to his residence, Vice Minister Luo lay down in his bedroom.

He looked at the old, yellowed bed curtains and the bedposts riddled with holes from insects, and felt a pang of sadness.

She recalled the incident of the Western Xia Empress sending Su Qianqian 100,000 taels of silver.

If that girl had any filial piety and sent some money to the Luo family, the Luo family wouldn't be in such a dilapidated state.

That girl truly disregards all blood ties and family affection.

When Luo Mingxin and the others heard that Vice Minister Luo had returned, they all went inside to visit him.

"Grandfather, we were very worried when we heard that you were bitten by a poisonous snake."

Luo Mingxin burst into tears. Although his grandfather had been scolding him frequently lately, he was still his grandfather, and seeing his grandfather lying on the bed with a pale face still broke his heart.

Vice Minister Luo didn't care much about these people; his heart was set on his granddaughter, Luo Mingfang.

"Stop crying, I'm not dead yet."

Vice Minister Luo searched the room but did not see his dutiful granddaughter, Mingfang.

"Where is Mingfang?"

Granny Li replied, "Miss Mingfang has already gone to sleep."

Luo Mingxin couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks again, "Grandfather, everyone learned about your snake venom at dinner, and Mingfang also got the news. Now everyone has come to visit you, but Mingfang has gone to sleep without a care in the world. She is not as filial as you think she is."

"Shut up."

Vice Minister Luo felt that there must be a reason why Mingfang didn't come.

It's good that Mingfang isn't coming over, so he won't have to worry. There are snakes in every mansion in the capital now, and if he goes out at night and encounters a snake, he might get bitten.

Minister Luo thought to himself, "Luckily we discovered early that the snake repellent powder was fake. Otherwise, it would have been dangerous if Mingfang had it on her person but it couldn't repel snakes, since there are snakes everywhere in the capital now."

Tomorrow I'll go find Lord Xue and get back the real snake repellent powder. That way, Mingfang can truly be protected from poisonous snakes.

"Damn it, it's all my fault for being so stupid and buying fake snake repellent powder. Granny Li, go and tell Mingfang's maid not to be afraid, I'll get her some real snake repellent powder tomorrow."

"Yes, sir."

Luo Mingfang, who was hiding in the courtyard and dared not visit her grandfather, was constantly twisting the handkerchief in her hands.

She felt extremely guilty.

She deliberately gave a fake snake repellent powder to Minister Luo to show her filial piety.

I heard that many ministers have snake repellent powder, and I figured that since Minister Luo was with those people, no poisonous snakes could get close to him.

Unexpectedly, Minister Luo, with his unlucky constitution, was bitten by a poisonous snake as soon as he stepped outside.

Luo Mingfang was quite scared. Should she escape from the Luo family mansion now?

Otherwise, once the truth is revealed, they will likely face severe punishment.

Luo Mingfang quickly packed her valuables, including banknotes, jewelry, snake repellent powder, loose silver, and newly made clothes, and prepared to leave.

As soon as I reached the courtyard gate, I heard a conversation between Granny Li and her maid outside.

After hearing what Granny Li said, Luo Mingfang finally felt relieved.

It turned out that her grandfather did not suspect her of sending fake medicine powder, but rather suspected the person who sold snake repellent powder.

That's great.

Living in the Luo residence, with the protection of Luo, an official appointed by the imperial court, is certainly safer than wandering around.