Sheng Jingyu returned to his study and instructed, "If the princess wants to kill me, she'll need a suitable weapon. She's just a young lady from a respectable family, so she probably doesn't have any murder weapons. Please help prepare one."
Meng Qi nodded heavily and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, I understand."
Sheng Jingyu glanced at him, completely uneasy.
But there's no one else available right now; all the capable ones have been sent out.
Su Wenyuan was arranged to have her meal in a side room.
One vegetarian dish after another was served, all in clear broth and water; just looking at them was enough to make you feel full.
"If I had to eat this for half a month straight, I'd want to kill someone too," Su Wenyuan complained.
It's no wonder Sheng Jingyu is irritable; who wouldn't be irritable with meals like this every day?
Yuexiu said in a low voice, "When we were at the Prime Minister's residence, the food was not as good as this."
Su Wenyuan secretly clicked her tongue in amazement, thinking to herself that the original owner's emotions were truly stable.
People were constantly coming and going at the door, bringing things to the next room, making a lot of noise.
"Guard Meng said that after Miss finishes eating, she can go over there to wash up, and some things needed for the bridal chamber need to be prepared next door."
Su Wenyuan frowned and asked, "What are you preparing? Why are you making such a commotion?"
Yuexiu shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.
Su Wenyuan changed out of her wedding dress and took a bath; it was already dark by then.
Everything was ready at the main house. Su Wenyuan followed the guards over, and the moment she pushed open the door, she was stunned.
The room was filled with swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, and forks...
Long ones and short ones, everything is available.
Each weapon rack was covered with a gauze curtain.
On the right wall are daggers of various shapes and steel needles of different thicknesses.
Are these the things they prepared for their wedding night?
Is this a bridal chamber? Or is it a torture chamber?
Even without a wedding night, there's no need to resort to torture to extract confessions, is there?
Su Wenyuan panicked. Could Sheng Jingyu have some kind of unusual hobby? He seemed to have an unusually twisted mentality.
Meng Qi was worried that Su Wenyuan wouldn't recognize him, so he thoughtfully added an introduction.
"These are long weapons, a bit heavy, but if you swing them, you can kill someone in one hit. These are short weapons, easy to hide, they'll fit perfectly in your sleeves. With so many, I'm sure I can find one that suits my hand."
"And this one too! The bottle is full of poison, colorless and odorless, Your Highness, take a look!" Meng Qi became more and more excited as he spoke, and even opened the stopper for her to see.
Su Wenyuan retreated in alarm, waving her hands repeatedly. What's so interesting about poison?
"I'm staying here tonight?" Su Wenyuan couldn't believe it.
Meng Qi blinked and said, "Of course, the prince will also live here."
He put so much effort into making it; wouldn't it be a waste if he didn't live in it?
"Your Highness, look at these gauze curtains. There are layers upon layers, and candles are hidden behind them. When the candles are lit, the shadows overlap, creating a hazy and indistinct scene. People outside won't be able to see what's going on inside at all. It's very safe."
Su Wenyuan stood there dumbfounded, motionless.
At this moment, Sheng Jingyu was helped in.
Even Sheng Jingyu, who had seen the world, was so shocked that he was speechless.
Fortunately, the white veil covered him; otherwise, his surprised expression would have given away his true intentions.
What is all this stuff in the room?! What is it?!
Meng Qi patted the person next to him on the shoulder and called everyone out. As soon as the door closed, Su Wenyuan shivered.
Meng Qi outside the door smiled smugly.
You can absolutely trust him with your work!
He is the prince's most capable bodyguard!
"I heard that Your Highness is in poor health... Perhaps you should rest early." Su Wenyuan gave a smile that looked more like a grimace.
With your body in this state, why are you still thinking about those unnecessary things?
Sheng Jingyu realized she had misunderstood, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Your Highness is right, I am tired."
He only asked Meng Qi to do Su Wenyuan a favor, he didn't say anything about turning this place into a weapons camp!
Sheng Jingyu didn't want to stay in this room full of weapons for even a moment longer.
"Help me sit down and pour me another cup of tea." Sheng Jingyu noticed the poison on the shelf.
Su Wenyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay." She turned to look for the teapot.
That good-for-nothing Meng Qi made so much fake poison, but didn't even leave a teapot? Not even a teacup!
Su Wenyuan wanted someone to bring in tea, but there was no one at the door.
It was also arranged by Meng Qi, who was afraid that too many idle people would affect the princess's performance.
"Your Highness, there's no tea in the room. Shall I go out and go find some and come back?"
Sheng Jingyu was so angry that she couldn't speak.
Su Wenyuan took it as tacit agreement and ran out to find someone, but in her haste, her skirt caught on the gauze curtain, which then stuck to the candlestick, and the fire slowly started to burn.
Su Wenyuan hadn't noticed and ran off quickly. Sheng Jingyu looked at the small fire that had been lit, his expression complicated.
Meng Qi is an idiot, and Su Wenyuan isn't smart either. After preparing so many things, the method she ultimately used was to fake arson.
The fire spread very quickly, but thanks to the wooden frame and gauze curtains, the fire wouldn't have started if there had been any less.
Before Su Wenyuan could find anyone, she saw the firelight. Remembering that Sheng Jingyu was blind, she ran back without thinking.
How could the Prince's mansion have caught fire, and where did everyone go?
Meng Qi also saw the fire, but he didn't rush to put it out. Sheng Jingyu not only had good eyesight, but also good martial arts skills. She could escape in the blink of an eye. He was afraid that if he arrived too early, the fire wouldn't be big enough, and the princess's crime would be difficult to establish.
Sheng Jingyu thought the same thing: wait until the fire got bigger before going out.
But before he could even leave, Su Wenyuan ran back in a panic.
"Your Highness, can't you feel the fire? Run!" Su Wenyuan hurriedly grabbed his wrist and ran outside.
Sheng Jingyu calmly said, "There is no one around. I have an eye ailment and cannot escape."
At this moment, the fire inside the house was getting out of control. Shelves collapsed one after another, along with the weapons on them, smashing to the ground. Even Su Wenyuan, who could see, had to struggle to dodge, let alone the blind Sheng Jingyu.
He wanted to remind Su Wenyuan that now was also a good opportunity to take action.
If he committed arson and murder, and is truly dead, it would be very difficult to find any clues.
Su Wenyuan, however, was only thinking about running away and didn't delve into what he meant at all.
Meng Qi finally arrived, called for help to put out the fire, and rescued the two of them.
Both of them looked disheveled, coughing incessantly, their faces flushed red, and their clothes covered in soot.
Sheng Jingyu's hair was burned off in one section, and some parts were permed into curls, making her look somewhat comical.
But his original plan wasn't like this at all! And it wasn't this messy.
After Su Wenyuan went in to save him, he could only run after her, which is why he was burned like this.
Meng Qi angrily shouted, "Su Wenyuan, how dare you... assassinate the prince!"
He hesitated halfway through his sentence. He had never seen anyone attempt an assassination by arson. This princess was a bit dim-witted.
There are so many things in the house, why not use any of them?
"Take her down!" Meng Qi finally ordered his men to arrest her.
"Cough cough cough... cough cough..." Su Wenyuan hadn't recovered yet, coughing so hard she couldn't speak, and couldn't explain herself even if she wanted to.
What? She tried to assassinate the prince? Did she set the fire?
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