If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

"Ahhhhh...Snake! Snake! Help!"

A shrill cry echoed throughout the Duke's Mansion.

In the middle of the night, everyone was awakened.

Lu Yan ran out of the yard in her underwear and hid behind the maid, still screaming hysterically.

The brave maid entered the room with a broom and found two black snakes crawling out of the food box on the table, and one had already climbed onto the bed.

"There really is a snake, there is a snake!" The maids all screamed in fear.

They dropped their brooms and ran out screaming.

The noise here still disturbed others.

Ruan and her men hurried over here and saw a crowd of people outside the yard, with screams heard from time to time.

"Shut up! It's so disgraceful to make so much noise." Ruan scolded in a deep voice.

When everyone saw Ruan appear, they all covered their mouths and dared not shout out.

Lu Yan’s face was pale, she was trembling all over, curled up on the ground and sobbing.

Ruan frowned, "Sister Yan, what's wrong with you?"

"Third Madam, a snake was found in the third lady's room, and we don't know where it came from." The quick-talking maid replied hastily.

"How could there be snakes in the mansion? Since the summer solstice, we have had insect repellent powder sprinkled everywhere in the mansion." Ruan said, as if she didn't believe there were snakes.

"It's true. I just entered the room and saw with my own eyes three big snakes, as thick as my arms." The maid said in a trembling voice.

Ruan's eyes darkened, "Go find some servants who can catch snakes."

"Take the third girl to the upper room and change her clothes."

"You guys go and report to the other masters and see if there are any snakes in their houses."

Ruan decisively gave the order, waking up all the servants in the mansion to check whether there were any snakes entering or leaving.

Master Lu was woken up in his gentle embrace. He opened the door angrily and yelled at the maid, "What are you arguing about! It's the middle of the night. Get her out of here."

"Master, there is a snake in the mansion. It is in the third young lady's room."

Even Aunt Cheng in bed was frightened and hurriedly put on her clothes, fearing that a snake would crawl out of the corner.

Uncle Lu didn't care about anything else and hurried to the upper room.

The lights in the entire Duke's Mansion were soon lit up, as if it were daytime.

Lu Yan hid in the old lady's arms, her face full of tears of fear.

The Duke was also supported by Gao and sat in the main seat. His face was gloomy and he was never at peace all day.

"How come there is a snake? Did you catch it?" Uncle Lu walked in.

"Father, mother, are you okay?"

The Duke looked at him and said, "Stop arguing. We have checked the upper room and there are no snakes."

Mr. Lu breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lu Yan in the old lady's arms, "Did you really see a snake?"

"The servant has already caught the snake, what else is there to ask?" The Duke glared at him.

“……” Uncle Lu touched his nose and sat down next to him.

At this time, Lu Yuan and Shen Sui'an also came to the upper room hand in hand.

Seeing Shen Sui'an standing in front of him, he didn't look scared at all.

The snake that was supposed to appear in Shen Sui'an's carriage inexplicably appeared in her house. No matter how stupid Lu Yan was, she wanted to figure out what was going on.

"Did you put the snake in my room?" Lu Yan glared at Shen Sui'an angrily, "It was you, it must be you."

Shen Sui'an took two steps back in surprise, "Sister Yan, what are you talking about? I'm most afraid of snakes. How could I possibly catch a snake and put it in your house?"

Lu Yan said angrily: "You are afraid of snakes, where is your maid? It must have been caught by your maid."

"Sister Yan, you were frightened today, but you can't talk nonsense. We went to the Huguo Temple together today. When we went down the mountain, didn't we see clearly who was holding the snake?" Shen Suian said.

"How did that snake appear in my house?" Lu Yan asked.

Shen Sui'an: "How should I know? If someone put a snake in your house, it would definitely be found out."

Lu Yan was certain that it was Shen Suian who put the snake in her room. No wonder nothing happened in the carriage today.

It must be that Shen Suian noticed there was a snake in the carriage and caught it long ago, and deliberately put it into her room tonight to scare her.

"Where is your maid?" Lu Yuan suddenly asked in a deep voice.

Only then did Lu Yan remember that despite the big commotion she had just made, Bingyue had not appeared at all.

This is very strange.

"Where did Bingyue go? Could she have been..." Lu Yan looked at Shen Suian in shock and anger.

At this time, Ruan came in from outside. She glanced at Lu Yan and said in a serious voice, "The maid Bingyue was bitten to death by a poisonous snake."

Lu Yan's expression changed, "What?"

Ruan said, "Bingyue caught all the poisonous snakes. I asked the maids who were familiar with her. It turned out that Bingyue's father was a snake trainer. She learned how to catch snakes from her childhood."

"Why is she catching snakes?" the Duke asked coldly.

"I'm afraid she's a maid with ulterior motives, bent on harming her master." Shen Sui'an was indignant.

"Fortunately, Sister Yan discovered it early. If she had been bitten by a venomous snake, what would she have done?"

Ruan: "Bingyue is not a maid in our Duke's Mansion. She was brought back by Sister Yan from the Bai family's old house."

Madam Lu cursed, "I said that the Bai family is no good. They actually use such a vicious maid to serve my granddaughter."

Duke, "From now on, please stay away from the Bai family."

"That's not true!" Lu Yan shouted anxiously, afraid that she would never be able to go to the Bai family again.

"Bingyue didn't catch the snake to harm me. She just wanted to help me scare Shen Suian. It was Shen Suian who put the snake in my room."

Lu Yuan's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he stared at Lu Yan like a cold sword.

"What do you want that maid to do with the snake?"

"..." Lu Yan's lips moved and her face turned pale.

Finished!

She actually said something about how she wanted to scare Shen Suian.

"Bring the person in." Ruan said lightly.

Two servants brought the dying Bingyue in and threw her to the ground.

Ruan said, "Bingyue has confessed that she caught these snakes, but she didn't say that she wanted to catch them today to scare the eldest young lady."

The Duke looked at Lu Yan with a sharp gaze, "Sister Yan, how can you be so confused!"

"I...I..." Lu Yan's hands were shaking with fear.

Bingyue held on to her last breath, "Yes...I instigated the girl, she knows nothing."

Lu Yuan raised his foot and stepped on Bingyue's neck, crushing her collarbone bit by bit.

"Ah, ah!" Lu Yan watched Bingyue die and screamed in fear.

"Lu Yuan, you are crazy. You actually killed someone at home." Uncle Lu said angrily.

"I kill people every day. Do I need to choose a place to kill people?" Lu Yuan asked back calmly.

He looked at Lu Yan with a cold gaze, "If anyone hurts my wife, I will kill one or two of them. I won't be picky."