Chapter 293 Counterattack
That day, Aunt Niu personally led Hongxing to the brokerage.
She didn't ask the broker for a single penny, only saying that Hongxing had been instructed to poison her master, and that the broker should sell Hongxing far away so that she could no longer harm anyone.
The broker readily agreed and specially selected several nice young girls for Aunt Niu to choose from.
This time, Aunt Niu didn't want the little girl, but instead chose an old woman who was about the same age as Aunt Gui.
This old woman was all alone, with no missing husband or children, and just wanted to find a family to feed.
Take the old woman back to the mansion so Aunt Gui can teach her manners. Then Aunt Niu went to the main room to apologize to Sheng An.
"Madam, it was all because this old servant misjudged people that they had the opportunity to take advantage of you and almost harmed you and the little master in your womb."
Sheng An personally stepped forward to help Aunt Niu up and pulled her to sit down in front of him: "Human hearts are unpredictable. It was Hongxing who was foolish and was taken advantage of. How can you be blamed?"
Aunt Niu felt even more ashamed: "Fortunately, Madam is unharmed, otherwise this old servant would be guilty of a crime punishable by death."
Sheng An's eyes darted around, and he seized the opportunity: "Saying you're going to die is too much of a threat. If Aunt Niu really feels sorry for me, she can simply stay and be my housekeeper, and then never mention going back to the Jiang residence again."
Aunt Niu was stunned, clearly not expecting Sheng An to make this request.
Sheng An said shyly, "Aunt Niu, we've known each other for so long, and I'm sure you can tell that I'm lazy and don't like to manage things. But besides you, there's no one else I trust. You're the perfect housekeeper for me."
Having said that, Aunt Niu didn't know how to refuse.
She paused for a moment before slowly saying, "Madam, this old servant needs to consider this matter."
Seeing that there was hope, Sheng An hurriedly said, "Take your time to think it over, and tell me when you've thought it through."
Just as Hongxing was dealt with, Princess Shanmin received news of the plan's failure, which made her so angry that she smashed porcelain shards all over the floor.
"Useless! All of you are useless! You managed to mess up such a simple task! You're all useless!"
Princess Shanmin cursed incessantly, ordered someone to summon the person who had instigated Hongxing, and lashed him across the face with a whip.
"How dare you come to see me, the princess! You've alerted the enemy and ruined my plans. You deserve to die! Guards, drag him away, chop off his limbs, and feed him to the dogs!"
The man was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he knelt down, begging for mercy: "Princess, spare me! Princess, spare me! This servant knows his mistake, please spare me, Princess..."
Unfortunately, his pleas failed to soften Princess Shanmin's heart. In the end, his hands and feet were cut off and fed to the dogs. After the doctor gave him some simple hemostasis, he was thrown out of the capital to fend for himself.
Princess Pingyuan was also very disappointed when she learned that the plan had failed: "That woman was quite lucky."
Princess Shanmin, unwilling to give up, came up with another vicious idea: "Mother, why don't we send a few skilled men to pretend to be thieves and break into the Xu residence, kill that woman, and that's the end of it!"
Princess Pingyuan shook her head: "That's not appropriate. Such a heinous case happening right under the emperor's nose will inevitably attract investigations from all sides. If it blows up, it could easily implicate us."
That woman was Ning Sihan's sworn sister. She was killed by thieves who broke into her home. Ning Sihan would never let this go. If the news reached His Majesty's ears, there was no guarantee that His Majesty would not take the opportunity to cause trouble and attack the Princess's residence.
Reminded by Princess Pingyuan, Princess Shanmin finally calmed down, but then became even angrier: "That vile woman Sheng has caused my daughter repeated setbacks. Even being executed by slow slicing would not quell the hatred in my heart!"
Princess Pingyuan comforted her, saying, "You can run away from the first day of the month, but you can't run away from the fifteenth. Minmin, just wait patiently."
Princess Shanmin was comforted, but she was still unhappy, so she decided to go out of the city to have some fun. She took a group of princes and nobles to a small hunting ground on the outskirts of the capital.
These small hunting grounds were used to keep non-threatening small animals, such as pheasants, rabbits, wild sheep, and deer, for the entertainment of these nobles and royalty.
Princess Seonmin used to come here to play every year at this time, so when the manager of the small hunting grounds received the news, he led a team to inspect the area overnight to ensure that there were no hidden dangers.
However, no one expected that Princess Shanmin, while chasing a wild deer, would unknowingly wander out of the hunting grounds and venture alone into the dense forest surrounded by mountains.
When the guards who were protecting her discovered that Princess Shanmin had disappeared, they were terrified and immediately summoned everyone to go into the mountains to search for her.
The nobles and princes traveling with them dared not be careless and searched everywhere with torches throughout the night. Finally, at dawn, they found Princess Shanmin, who was covered in wounds and unconscious.
In just one morning, news of Princess Shanmin's injury spread throughout the capital, and countless people secretly prayed to the gods and Buddhas, hoping that she would die.
Unfortunately, good people don't live long, but evil people live for a thousand years.
After being unconscious for a day and a night, Princess Shanmin woke up. Apart from breaking her leg and suffering some internal injuries, she only needed to rest in bed for a while to recover.
When Xu Jinnian received the news, she was reciting the Three Character Classic to her unborn child, which, in Sheng An's words, was prenatal education to give the child a head start.
The man didn't understand, but he showed respect and took the prenatal education very seriously.
When Song Zhihang, who came to share the good news, saw this scene, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets in shock, and he felt the greatest sympathy for his unborn godson and godson.
After expressing his sympathy, Song Zhihang spoke gleefully about Princess Shanmin's injury, his tone then filled with regret:
"He rolled down a hillside several meters high and didn't die. God really has no eyes!"
Xu Jinnian frowned and interrupted him, "Watch your words."
Song Zhihang tossed a nut into his mouth and said nonchalantly, "What are you afraid of? You and your sister-in-law aren't going to go out and make a scene."
Sheng An said helplessly, "Be careful, walls have ears."
Upon hearing this, Song Zhihang noticed the dog cautiously glancing around to make sure there were no ears on the wall before lowering its voice and saying:
"It is said that when the woman woke up, she was shouting that someone had harmed her and ordered people to find the person who harmed her. The capital is about to be in an uproar again."
Sheng An was more than happy for Princess Shanmin to suffer a terrible misfortune, and asked with sparkling eyes, "So was it an accident or did someone really harm her?"
Song Zhihang said meaningfully, "Perhaps Heaven couldn't stand it and was giving this arrogant and domineering princess a small punishment as a warning."
After saying that, he winked at Xu Jinnian, who hadn't spoken yet, and asked, "What do you think, Mingyu?"
Xu Jinnian said casually, "The Master did not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, or spirits."
Song Zhihang curled his lip: "How boring!"
He was hoping some righteous person would take action against Princess Shanmin, but unfortunately this scourge was tough and didn't die. Who knows how many more people she'll harm in the future.
Sigh, how come it didn't die? If it had encountered a sensible stone on its way down the hillside, this scourge would have made its way to the underworld.
God has no eyes!
Xu Jinnian remained silent, feeling a pang of regret in his heart as well.
This time, their aim was to take that woman's life.
Unfortunately, the right time, the right place, and the right people are all indispensable. This time, the location was unfavorable, and the plan failed. We can only look for a better opportunity next time.
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