The princess was fed contraceptive soup on the day of the marriage exchange, and she went crazy

Sheng Nanzhi smiled and said, "You think you did it perfectly? But you forgot that when we were on the shore, I already had my suspicions. How could I have ignored such a huge hidden danger?"

"Besides, aren't you underestimating the prince's carefully selected secret guards?"

"Since even I have doubts, let alone them."

"All your men have already been captured and interrogated. The one who appears before you now is my secret guard who was protecting me."

Hongyue widened her eyes, somewhat incredulous.

How can it be?

When the prince got into trouble before, weren't the secret guards and the guards in the palace who had some martial arts skills dispatched to put out the fire?

Why are there so many secret guards around her?

After all, not much had happened between them, and Sheng Nanzhi could almost tell what Hongyue was thinking from her expression at a glance.

"I've already said that His Majesty and Concubine Hua both value the child in my belly very much."

"This importance goes beyond just food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Life safety is the most important thing."

"After all, you just said that the one in my belly is the prince's only child."

"The secret guards around me who protect my safety will never leave my side no matter what happens."

"What you see is just what we want others to see, nothing more."

Hongyue opened her mouth slightly, but her eyes were full of hatred as she looked at Sheng Nanzhi.

"I'm going to kill you. Kill you. Why? Why are you able to have his child?"

Sheng Nanzhi tilted her head and said calmly, "Aunt Hongyue is crazy. Take her away and interrogate her thoroughly."

"Ask her who is the mastermind behind this."

"She must have someone behind the scenes. If not, she wouldn't have been able to sneak those assassins into the mansion."

"She may not have given the order to set fire to the main courtyard, but I suspect the person who gave the order was someone behind it."

Hong Yue was stunned. "What do you mean? What do you mean the person who ordered the burning of the prince was me?"

Sheng Nanzhi just raised her hand, and the secret guard immediately took the person away.

Sheng Nanzhi watched them leave before turning around and saying, "Let's go to Huai'an Courtyard."

Shi Huaizhi's substitute was indeed sent to Huai'an Courtyard, which was already surrounded by people.

Seeing Sheng Nanzhi coming over, Jin Xin hurried forward to support Sheng Nanzhi: "Princess, are you okay? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

She looked behind Sheng Nanzhi: "Where is Aunt Hongyue?"

Sheng Nanzhi shook her head: "You asked Aunt Hongyue to tell me that the prince was sent here?"

"Yes." Jin Xin immediately realized what was going on when Sheng Nanzhi asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Shuanghan quickly said, "Just now, Aunt Hongyue took the princess in the opposite direction. In the bamboo forest, the princess noticed something was going on and asked Aunt Hongyue about it. Aunt Hongyue's expression immediately changed."

"She said that the people on the dragon boats during the previous dragon boat race were assassins she hired."

"He said he wanted to kill the princess."

Jin Xin was stunned: "What? How could this happen? Princess, are you okay?"

Sheng Nanzhi shook his head. "Luckily, I had already thought that those people wearing those lion heads were a bit too dangerous. So when I returned to the attic, I immediately arranged for my secret guards to keep an eye on those people wearing the lion heads."

"As expected, my guess turned out to be correct. The secret guards around me noticed something was wrong with them and immediately subdued them. Then I pretended to be them."

"My original intention was to trick the mastermind behind them, but I never imagined it would be Aunt Hongyue."

Jin Xin had never expected this: "Aunt Hongyue, I always thought she was a very nice person."

It is indeed hidden very deeply.

Sheng Nanzhi shook her head: "It's hard to know a person's heart even if you know his face. Let's deal with this matter later. I'll go see the prince first. How is he?"

When Jin Xin heard Sheng Nanzhi's question, tears suddenly fell from her already red eyes.

This reaction...

Sheng Nanzhi hurriedly asked, "Isn't it too bad?"

Jin Xin shook her head again: "The doctor said that he was rescued in time and his life is not in danger."

"Why are you crying if your life is not in danger?" Sheng Nanzhi sighed and asked as he walked inside.

He is already unconscious, so as long as his life is not in danger, everything will be fine.

She thought it was light-hearted and optimistic, but when she actually saw the burnt-out person lying on the bed, she was still shocked.

The person on the bed had skin and flesh flying around on his face and body, and several parts were even burnt black, looking very scary.

She subconsciously took two steps back: "How could this happen?"

Jin Xin's voice choked with sobs: "The fire started from the bed. Even though the secret guards acted quickly, the prince was severely burned..."

Sheng Nanzhi closed her eyes and asked, "Has the doctor seen me? Can I recover?"

Although she asked this, she already had the answer in her heart.

The extent of Mo Tao's burns before was not as serious as this substitute's. She had used the best medicine to treat burns, but it was useless. After recovery, her appearance was still ruined.

Sure enough, Jin Xin immediately shook her head: "The doctor said it can't be recovered."

"The doctor also said that even though there's no danger to his life now, it doesn't mean he won't be in danger in the future."

"The burns on the prince's body are too severe. If they are not properly cared for, they may become infected, fester, and cause a fever."

Sheng Nanzhi lowered her eyes, her eyelashes trembled, and she couldn't help but start to suspect that this was Shi Huaizhi's own doing.

She had mentioned to Shi Huaizhi before that he had come to her side and acted as a secret guard. If someone secretly went to the main courtyard to investigate, they would most likely discover that the person on the bed was a substitute.

But now that the substitute has been burned into this state, I'm afraid even the emperor himself wouldn't be able to find it.

Sheng Nanzhi bit her lip and asked, "Have you reported to Mother yet?"

"Someone has been sent into the palace."

"The imperial physician has already been sent for."

Sheng Nanzhi nodded: "Then let's wait. There's nothing else we can do except wait."

Soon, the imperial physician and Concubine Hua arrived together.

The commander of the Royal Guards also came with them.

When Concubine Hua saw the person lying on the bed with burns on his body, she almost collapsed. She rushed over and started sobbing.

The commander of the Imperial Guards withdrew his gaze from Shi Huaizhi's face and said, "Princess Yi, I have been ordered by the Emperor to enter the palace to investigate what happened to the prince."

"Until the arsonist and the mastermind behind the incident are found, I'm afraid I'll need to stay in this mansion for a while."

"Princess, please arrange for food, accommodation and transportation for me and my companions."

Sheng Nanzhi frowned. Was he sent by the emperor to investigate the arson?

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