Although there were many windows in the Imperial Concubine's palace, the place where the two of them were hiding was the only way to open them.

Seeing that the palace maid was indeed coming this way, Shen Xingmian immediately tried to pull her mother away. It's all the fault of that troublesome Princess; if she had just killed her, all this trouble would have been avoided.

She was just thinking of going into the space to stab her and kill her instantly, so she could take her mother back to the space.

As a result, she suddenly felt light and was lifted by her mother by the collar and leaped onto the top of the cabinet, where two people could just squat down.

Shen Xingmian breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that she still lacked experience and composure, and that the solutions she came up with in a moment of panic were inadequate...

Hmm, it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it.

This position offers a better view of the people below and allows for clearer hearing, but with the emperor approaching, the two will likely not discuss the iron ore issue anymore, which is a bit of a shame.

If that's the case, then there's no need for them to squat here; it's quite tiring.

"Mother, how about we arrest this man?" Shen Xingmian whispered in her mother's ear.

Shen Yunting was also considering the feasibility of this operation, but she still remembered that only two living people could enter her daughter's space.

If this person is arrested, wouldn't her precious baby have nowhere to hide if they encounter danger?

Moreover, according to that palace maid, the Imperial Guards are already on their way, so the risk seems quite high.

As she was pondering, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside, followed by the emperor's voice: "Rong'er, are you alright? I was so worried about you!"

The emperor was genuinely worried about Consort Gao. Such a delicate and charming beauty, who could resist her coquettishness and ability to soothe people?

Ignoring her brother's displeased gaze, the Imperial Concubine lightly patted his arm, immediately rose to greet him, and said in a pitiful voice, "Your Majesty, you scared me to death! How could a thief have entered the palace in broad daylight?"

Shen Xingmian almost burst out laughing. Ha, so you know it's broad daylight? Then why are you having sex with your own brother in broad daylight?

That's incredible.

Seeing that Gao Jinfeng was still there, the emperor asked with some surprise, "Jinfeng said she came to bring you some things, and she's been sitting here until now? You two really have a deep brother-sister relationship."

Shen Xingmian could tell that the emperor didn't mean anything by it, but as soon as he said it, the other two people's expressions stiffened for a moment.

The emperor, unaware of what was happening, found a seat and said, "We haven't caught the thieves from last time yet, and now another strange thing has happened. The Imperial Hospital and the Imperial Kitchen have been emptied. Fortunately, I have already laid a trap, and I'm just waiting for these thieves to walk right into it."

The imperial concubine stepped forward and stood behind the emperor, massaging his shoulders as she praised him, "Your Majesty is incredibly resourceful; that thief will surely not escape your grasp."

Upon seeing the Consort's actions, Gao Jinfeng's face darkened, but he immediately put on a smile again when the Emperor looked up at him.

Shen Xingmian was deeply moved. Wearing multiple masks for so long made switching between them incredibly flexible.

She made a hand gesture to her mother and then returned to her spatial dimension. She had originally planned to treat the princess in kind, but she was worried that such a method would make this eccentric princess feel good...

Now that there's danger, and she's just another living person, why not just kill her?

Fearing blood would spill onto the floor of the space, Shen Xingmian specially found a bath tub, which she had obtained from the princess's residence.

They picked up the tightly bound princess, threw her inside, grabbed a knife, and held it to her neck.

Seeing the tears of terror in her eyes, Shen Xingmian couldn't help but ask, "Since you're also afraid of death, why do you find pleasure in torturing others? Haven't you ever thought about the retribution that might come your way one day?"

Then he muttered to himself, "Yes, I definitely didn't expect it. If I had known there would be such a terrible consequence, I probably wouldn't have dared to be so wicked."

Or rather, even if someone told you the outcome of today's events, you wouldn't believe it and would continue to do things your own way.

"How could a noble person see the suffering of others?"

After saying that, the dagger slashed through her flesh, and blood gushed out from the wound, staining her clothes and the wooden bucket red.

Shen Xingmian waited until she stopped breathing, then summoned her mother in the space. Sure enough, the next second, the person appeared next to her, still in the same position as when she was on top of the cabinet.

Once he felt completely safe, Shen Yunting plopped down on the ground, ready to relax. The dangerous environment still made him quite tense.

After a while, her legs started to ache.

She wasn't unaware that she hadn't seen the wooden barrel and the lifeless princess inside; it's just that she was used to going to the battlefield and didn't find the death of someone particularly unusual.

Even if this person was killed by her twelve-year-old daughter.

Ah... wait, wait a minute, her sweetheart killed him??

Shen Yunting sprang up from the ground in a flash, grabbed Shen Xingmian, and asked anxiously, "Baby, did you kill someone?"

Shen Xingmian calmly nodded: "Mm."

It looks perfectly calm, but that's what makes it even more strange!

How could her precious child be so indifferent to something like murder? Shouldn't he be too afraid to kill a chicken, and be upset for half a day if he stepped on an ant?

Seeing her mother's shocked expression and speechless, Shen Xingmian took the initiative to explain, "It's too dangerous to be discovered outside. Compared to your life, killing her is nothing."

These words moved Shen Yunting to tears. She hugged her daughter tightly and said with heartache:

"My dear, you should have told your mother to come in and deal with her, but the result would have been the same. You're not allowed to do it yourself anymore. It makes your mother very sad if I can't do more for you."

Feeling the hot tears dripping onto her neck, Shen Xingmian patted her mother reassuringly and said:

"There will be many dangers along the way, and I must learn to deal with them. Besides, Mother, don't you think a decisive and ruthless girl is very capable?"

Shen Yunting nodded vigorously, praising rapidly, "Of course she's amazing! My Mianmian is the most amazing!"

"Hehe, then what's there for Mother to be sad about? We'll be going to the battlefield together in the future to kill even more bad guys."

She thought her mother would agree with her, but after thinking for a while, she said, "Not all enemies on the battlefield are bad people. Many are forced to fight. The best peaceful world is one where soldiers don't have to go to the battlefield to die."

Shen Xingmian was somewhat amazed; her mother's awareness was truly remarkable.

She usually seems so carefree, I never expected her to have such thoughts. That's amazing.