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

Jin Xin called a maid and demonstrated it to everyone three times: "Then just repeat it over and over again."

Several people began to weave colorful ropes.

Probably because they were all newbies, there were lots of jokes.

As they laughed and joked, time passed very quickly.

Sheng Nanzhi held up the colorful string in her hand and said, "I don't even dare to wear this ugly thing outside, let alone say that I made it."

The concubines laughed and said, "It's just for good luck. We don't wear it outside, but we have to wear it today."

"Wearing colored strings during the Dragon Boat Festival wards off evil and ensures safety."

Sheng Nanzhi curled her lips and felt the gazes of several people staring at her. Although she was reluctant, she still put the colorful rope on her wrist.

"Next, it's time to make rice dumplings."

"After we've watched the maids demonstrate, the princess can beat the gong and get the dragon boat racers moving. We'll wrap them while we watch."

Sheng Nanzhi responded, but was calculating in his mind.

She is pregnant now, and the things she comes into contact with must have gone through numerous inspections before they reach her hands.

As long as you are not stupid, you should not tamper with the things she comes into contact with.

But if these were not things she had access to, where would she start?

After the maid brought the rice dumplings leaves, glutinous rice and red beans, Jin Xin handed the gong stick to her.

Sheng Nanzhi stood up and looked at the dragon boat on the lake.

"There are quite a lot, more than ten dragon boats."

Jin Xin's eyebrows curved: "Of course, if you are going to do it, then you should do it properly."

Everyone on the boat had already put on lion heads and was ready.

"Princess, knock quickly." Hongyue was anxious and hurriedly urged: "Let's see which one wins."

"Is there any prize set? How about we place a bet? Let's bet on who will win?" Sheng Nanzhi smiled.

Jin Xin smiled and said, "Sure. There are twelve dragon boats in total. Each dragon head has a number on it. They are numbered according to the time of the year (Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao)."

"Everyone, come and place your bets."

"What number did the princess bet on? What did you bet on?"

Sheng Nanzhi raised the corner of her mouth and shook her hand with the colorful string on it. "I'll bet on Zishi. I'll bet twenty taels of gold. If Zishi's boat wins, I'll reward him with this ugly thing in my hand and ten taels of gold."

The others all laughed: "It can be seen that the princess really dislikes this colorful string she made."

Sheng Nanzhi nodded: "Indeed, I dislike it. And I think if we just bet on this colored rope, then the people on the Zishi ship will definitely not want to compete anymore, so I have to add a lot of money."

Several people smiled and placed their bets.

Sheng Nanzhi then struck the gong.

When the gong sounded, the twelve dragon boats immediately rushed out.

It's so lively with everyone chasing each other.

Several people were so engrossed in watching that Jin Xin quickly reminded them with a smile, "Don't just focus on watching the dragon boat race and forget to make the rice dumplings."

"We also need to compete in making rice dumplings."

Sheng Nanzhi responded and picked up two leaves casually.

But his mind was not on the rice dumplings.

So far, the behavior of these concubines seems to be normal.

But it is not ruled out that she thought it was normal because she did not know these concubines very well.

"The princess's generous offer must have worked. Look, the boat at midnight is so powerful, it's way ahead."

Sheng Nanzhi laughed: "It's mainly ten taels of gold."

As several people were laughing and joking, Sheng Nanzhi saw from afar that there seemed to be smoke rising from a part of the palace.

Sheng Nanzhi's eyes paused slightly: "Is there a fire over there? Why is there so much smoke?"

Everyone looked over and asked, "Where is that?"

"Could it be that someone is cooking in the kitchen?"

Jin Xin shook her head: "No, that's not the direction of the kitchen. It looks more like..."

Her face changed mid-sentence.

"It's the main courtyard."

The voices of Sheng Nanzhi and Jin Xin overlapped.

"The main courtyard?" The other concubines also panicked: "Your Highness! Is there a fire in your house?"

"Quickly notify the housekeeper and all the servants in the mansion to go to the main courtyard to put out the fire."

Sheng Nanzhi and Jinxin also stood up quickly and hurried towards the main courtyard.

Just as she walked out of the pavilion, she heard several screams: "Princess, it's bad, the corridors leading to the shore on both sides are also on fire."

Everyone stopped and asked, "Why is the corridor on fire? What should we do now? Are we going to be trapped on this island in the middle of the lake?"

"Don't we have a boat? Ask the dragon boat racers to come pick us up."

Sheng Nanzhi looked at the fire that suddenly broke out on the corridors on both sides, his eyes dark.

"No, don't get on the dragon boat."

"The people rowing the dragon boats all wore lion heads. We had no idea if the people inside the lion heads had been replaced or if they were ours."

"Each dragon boat is very small. If we want to go over by boat, we must separate. Once we separate, it will be easy for others to attack us."

This is true.

Several people looked at each other and asked, "What should we do now?"

Sheng Nanzhi never expected that the other party's target was not her, nor the child in her belly, but Shi Huaizhi lying on the bed.

She pursed her lips and summoned the secret guards.

The secret guard soon appeared. Sheng Nanzhi looked over and saw that the secret guard who came out was Beifeng disguised as Shi Huaizhi.

Sheng Nanzhi narrowed her eyes. Shi Huaizhi was here, and the person on the bed in the main courtyard... was a substitute.

"Take me there."

After Sheng Nanzhi finished speaking, she turned around and instructed Jin Xin and the other concubines: "I'll go over and take a look at the situation first. I'll arrange for someone to pick you up after I get there."

As soon as Sheng Nanzhi finished speaking, Shi Huaizhi took two steps forward, put his arm around Sheng Nanzhi's waist, and took Sheng Nanzhi ashore.

Sheng Nanzhi lowered her voice: "What's going on? Someone wants to kill you? Have you arranged for someone to put out the fire?"

Shi Huaizhi said calmly, "Someone really wants to kill me, but I'm still hesitating whether to save them or not. Otherwise, I'll just let the fire burn and pretend I'm dead."

"Otherwise, even though I am unconscious now, as long as I am still breathing, Prince Yi's Mansion will never be safe."

Sheng Nanzhi immediately understood what Shi Huaizhi meant. Without any hesitation, she headed towards the main courtyard.

"If you live, Prince Yi's Mansion will indeed be unstable, but you can't die either."

"Pretend to be unconscious, and we can still find a miracle doctor to wake you up."

"But if you die, even if you reappear, others will suspect that you are someone else impersonating you."

"Why bother to invite rumors that are detrimental to yourself? It's not worth it."

Shi Huaizhi glanced at Sheng Nanzhi deeply and said, "Yes, then I'll listen to the princess."

"It seems that the princess still cares about me very much and considers me so carefully."

Sheng Nanzhi kept walking without even giving him a glance: "No, I'm not caring about you or thinking about you, I'm thinking about myself."

"A widow's door is always full of gossip. There's a big difference between being a widow in name only and being a widow in reality."

"As long as you are still alive, I will be able to avoid a lot of trouble."

Shi Huaizhi's mouth twitched. His princess was so frank and adorable.