Everyone was startled by Shen Qing's actions and instinctively looked over her shoulder.
There, a reticulated python as long and thick as a child's arm was pinned fast to the ground by a dagger!
The snake's body was still writhing, trying to break free of the dagger!
The two Palace Attendants following Shen Qing were terrified. How could there be a snake in the Imperial Palace!
One look at its markings was enough to know it was venomous! If Lady Yu Xiang hadn't noticed it in time, they likely wouldn't have even known when it slithered right up to their feet!
Shen Qing glanced back at the snake, then turned to the princess and sighed. "Princess, keeping a snake in the Imperial Palace of Da Qi is hardly a good habit."
Princess Zhenhe's eyes widened in shock. She murmured, "Just who are you?"
'I'd never paid this obscure, insignificant wife of the Prime Minister any mind from the very beginning.'
