Princess, Spare My Life - Chapter 7:
Chapter 7: Why Hasn’t the Assassin Bro Come Out Yet?
It was no wonder that even before she had departed from her residence today, she always felt some inexplicable sense of crisis. that there is a sense of crisis that is unspeakable. It turned out that someone actually wanted to assassinate her! Yuan Zhen retracted her gaze, but the corners of her eyes continued to explore the area.
On the Twilight Lake, the spring breeze blew and the birds would float on the lake, causing ripples to form on the water’s surface. In the distance, several fishermen were minding their business and singing loudly. While they sang unclearly, one could sense the melodious and joyful tone in their voices.
Yuan Shang and Princess Minghui walked on the large vessel and witnessed a carpet spread across the deck. A small table with gold carvings was on the bow. Next to it, a bench made of jade lay with a magnificently embroidered blanket on top. The boat had a majestic atmosphere. Behind the chair was an imperial canopy with nine-colored phoenix patterns on the top as a symbol of prosperity that the emperor bestowed Princess Minghui with.
Besides the princess’s table was a slightly shorter table. Yuan Shang could assume that it was her own seat. Below the table were four short legs on each side and an embroidered praying mat.
As a result, only the princess would sit on the bench while looking down upon others from high above.
Yuan Zhen followed the princess to the bow of the boat. When Minghui sat down, Yuan Shang was about to go to the shorter table next to her but was pulled aside by Minghui.
“The prince consort will sit with me!” Minghui said this with a smile. Although she didn’t seem to be ordering her based on her tone, she was a princess. Therefore, how could Yuan Shang dare to disobey the princess at this critical juncture and arouse the princess’s attention? With no other choice, she sat next to the princess. Although she was inwardly cursing the princess in her mind, she needed to avoid being noticed by everyone, otherwise, the difficulty of her escape would increase. In spite of her thoughts, her expression was still as mild as before as she nodded, “Okay!”
The nearby people who watched this scene all revealed different expressions. As a fellow man, Murong smiled, believing that this was normal and reasonable. Lu Wenfeng’s face stiffened, and Feng Che’s eyes flashed a hint of sorrow, which he immediately concealed. However, his expression showed his contempt as usual.
Princess Minghui waited for everyone to sit down before saying, “Since you are all here, how about appreciating the singing and dancing together?”
Everyone below her cupped their hands and replied, “Everyone will listen and obey Your Imperial Highness’s words!”
Soon, the hull slowly moved toward the center of the lake as a group of female dancers emerged. The music started as the singing and dancing followed.
Yuan Shang was sitting next to Princess Minghui with a tranquil expression. Although the dancers were above average in appearance and their songs weren’t bad, how could Yuan Shang be interested in this soothing music composition? Besides, to begin with, her mind was not focused on the show at all!
“Prince Consort, don’t you like their singing and dancing?” Princess Minghui’s voice rang in her eardrums, which sounded very soft and intimate. “Prince Consort, I see that you are unhappy. Did the singing and dancing not conform to the prince consort’s tastes?” Princess Minghui noticed Yuan Shang’s indifferent expression. Instead of showing any interest in the beauties on-stage, she slowly sipped some wine from her glass and gazed upon the lake. How could she know that Yuan Shang was actually calculating the route and right time to diving from the lakeside to the bottom of the lake?!
Yuan Shang shook her head and said, “Su Qi is crude and does not understand these elegant songs and dances.”
Minghui responded, “No matter what kind of song or dance it is, it’s used to please people. If the song doesn’t make the prince consort happy, then the song is bad!” After saying that, she used her chopsticks to add food from several dishes to Yuan Shang’s bowl. She continued, “Prince Consort, if you simply drink wine on an empty stomach, then you will injure yourself. Try this dish!”
Yuan Shang figured that by filling herself up, she would gain enough strength to escape, so she obeyed her and tried some food. Then, she discovered that the dishes tasted delicious, so she became immersed in gorging on food. Princess Minghui did not mind her rude actions, and instead, she frequently added more food to her bowl.
When Murong Qinghua saw this, he slyly smiled and laughed heartily. Lu Wenfeng anxiously glanced at Feng Che, whose complexion warped. The several Jiangnan scholars and students of the Imperial College of Supreme Learning noticed this strange atmosphere and kept silent.
As her guard, Su Yin stood beside Yuan Shang. Seeing how these two people were acting extremely intimate with each other, Su Yin’s complexion immediately blackened. Zhu Yu, who was behind the princess, smiled and glanced at him. Su Yin decided not to simply accept her gaze by glaring back at her while Zhu Yu smiled even more. When Su Yin was about to speak up, he suddenly felt a gaze prickling his body. Determining its source, he saw that annoying Murong Qinghua, who knew him ever since he was a child, was smiling at him. After being noticed by Su Yin, he even shamelessly gestured for a toast.
Although Yuan Shang was scarfing down food, she was still paying attention to all of the events happening in her surroundings. Beside Zhu Yu, Su Yin and Murong Qinghua were exchanging meaningful gazes. Yuan Shang looked at Murong Qinghua, thinking that while he appeared crude and vulgar, he was still able to become a general at such a young age. Furthermore, he was able to defeat the Xiongnu, so he certainly had two lifetimes worth of wisdom and bravery. On the surface, he seemed to have a close relationship with the Su family while Su Yin was also an old acquaintance of his. Then, if she decided to take advantage of the mayhem the assassin would cause to kill Su Yin, would she be noticed by him? It seemed as if the issue had become more complicated and she was afraid that killing Su Yin would become more detrimental to her escape plan… Therefore, she had to find a better opportunity to act!
Furthermore, the things she placed on the princess should be working by now…
Sure enough, she correctly estimated the time it would be in effect! Princess Minghui, who had always been calm and serene, revealed a stiff expression, which was hard to detect.
Yuan Shang inwardly nodded with satisfaction. It seems that her drugs were very effective as she simply attached those things onto the princess’s clothes. During the modern era, she would mess around with the prescriptions while her superiors or her boss accompanied her. The hired killers of the “Black Fingerprint” had all undergone physical transformations and were more or less old. For example, the pain in the gastrointestinal tract often felt the most uncomfortable. This prescription was tailor-made for her superiors and boss. Indigestion gastrointestinal dysfunction, strong effects, simple formulas, easy to carry, strong penetrating power, and could enter the steel-hard abdominal muscles. There was no need to explain how much it affected the princess through her clothing.
It only took a few days for Yuan Shang to procure the medicinal herbs and after fiddling around with the drugs, she placed it into a jar. Normally, these drugs would be used in the gastrointestinal tract and if used a normal person’s body… Whether it be an ordinary person or an expert martial artist, or even the Daoist immortals in the heavens, no one would be able to withstand it for long periods of time. At the same time, Yuan Shang found it hard to suppress some mischievous thoughts— She didn’t knowhow what the noble and proud Her Royal Highness, the princess, would act when faced with such urgency involving her bodily functions. What kind of expression would she reveal?
However, the results were unexpectedly disappointing. The princess’s sophisticated personality and authority made it difficult for ordinary people to match with her. As Princess Minghui smiled, her countenance was still normal as she said. “Prince Consort, I will be leaving for a bit, but I will come back later. Therefore, the prince consort should stay here and slowly eat!”
Yuan Shang nodded. Indeed, there were mouthwatering exotic delicacies such as venison, abalone, and other foods of the same rank. Even in her past life, there were not many opportunities to eat these luxurious dishes. She only occasionally got to eat these dishes on the occasions when she needed to mingle with the upper class and learn their mannerisms. In comparison, she had more freedom to dine here. By allowing her to stay here, let alone eating abalone, she would even eat dragon meat!
After the princess left, Zhu Yu, as her servant, naturally followed. All of a sudden, three expert martial artists came down while Yuan Shang quietly waited in the same position.
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JustCallMeDaBoss
lol that’s gonna be a fun story later on when they get together, “remember when you almost shit your dress? Yep that was me”.
So is the princess using mc to weed out someone? Does she actually care about mc?