Lu Meng was startled by the person who suddenly rushed out at her.
People always say love awaits around the corner, but Lu Meng knew that with her luck, the only thing waiting around the corner was some goddamn plot twist.
And this person had the audacity to grab her wrist the moment he appeared, even calling her by the original body's childhood nickname. In this world, no man other than the male lead was allowed to call the female lead by such an intimate name!
Otherwise, it would unleash a storm of melodrama so intense, not even ten oxen could drag her reputation back from the brink!
Lu Meng's mind and body instantly went on high alert. She yanked her wrist free and scrambled backward.
But since there was a step behind her—a tall one at that—Lu Meng stumbled and fell flat on her back onto the stairs.
At the same time, Xiuyun and Xiuli, who were accompanying her, sprang into action. One reached out to help Lu Meng up while the other let out a piercing shriek: "Who is this scoundrel?! How dare you lay hands on our young miss?! Someone, come quickly!"
That scream could only belong to Xiuli. Lu Meng immediately covered her ears.
The girl was undeniably pretty, living up to her name with delicate features, but her voice was a weapon of mass destruction. If this era had glass cups, Xiuli’s shrieks alone could shatter them from a distance.
The sudden outburst clearly stunned the stranger who had appeared around the corner, making him take a step back.
But just as quickly, his gaze returned to Lu Meng sprawled on the stairs. He stepped forward again, calling out affectionately, "Yinyin... I..."
He reached out to help her up, but Lu Meng, fueled by Xiuli’s earlier scream, bellowed with all her might: "Stay back!"
Get lost, plot! Don’t you dare touch me!
She had no idea who this man was, but Lu Meng was certain he was the "plot device" she’d run into—literally. For convenience, she dubbed him "Plot Man."
Because her utterly useless system had already started issuing a task.
"Host, your assigned line for this scene is: 'My prince, will you only believe me if I die?' Capture window: four hours."
Lu Meng’s vision darkened.
She still couldn’t escape this nonsense!
While mentally cursing up a storm, a sudden gust of wind brushed past her ear. A familiar figure soared right over her head—
Lu Meng jerked her head up, feeling like she’d been dropped into a CGI-heavy animated film. This was the first time she’d seen someone fly such a distance in this world.
Under the flickering lantern light, the airborne figure was tall and lean, with long arms and a narrow waist. The way he stretched mid-air made him look like the Monkey King—just missing a staff.
"Bam!"
"Ah!"
The "Monkey King" didn’t have a staff, but he did have fists the size of sandbags.
One punch landed squarely on "Plot Man’s" eye, delivering a knockout blow.
Lu Meng felt her own eye socket throb in sympathy, as if her eyeball might pop out from the sheer force.
The "Plot Man" was sent flying onto the stairs, the back of his head hitting the ground with a resounding "clunk!" The impact was so visceral that Lu Meng winced and ducked.
Then, the man let out a long, pained wail—
Before rolling down to the bottom of the stairs and lying still.
The "Monkey King" landed gracefully, glancing coldly at the figure below before striding over to Lu Meng. He grabbed her shoulders and hauled her up like a ragdoll.
"Are you alright, Second Miss?" he asked gruffly.
Lu Meng was most definitely not alright.
Because her system, which usually only spat out script lines without commentary, had broken protocol to add:
"That man... is the Fourth Prince of the current dynasty."
This was bad. Very bad.
Lu Meng hunched her shoulders, standing frozen as she faced the raw violence of this world for the first time. She wished she could curl into a ball and disappear.
The "Monkey King" was none other than Du Long.
Lu Meng had always thought her mercenary band resembled a group of convicts plotting a prison break. But seeing Du Long in action for the first time left her utterly dumbstruck.
Especially after the system revealed the victim’s identity. Her head spun worse than the Fourth Prince’s after his tumble down the stairs.
"Second Miss?" Du Long was still slightly tipsy. He shook out his fist and glanced at his brothers lingering nearby.
It finally dawned on him that he might have gone overboard. He wasn’t worried about the man on the ground—just concerned he’d scared his delicate new employer.
"I’m fine!" Lu Meng snapped out of her daze, frantically pointing at the motionless figure below. "Quick! Check if he’s dead!"
Du Long signaled to his men. Several of them leaped down the stairs with effortless grace, landing like feathers despite their hulking builds.
Only then did Lu Meng realize her mercenary team was full of giants who moved like ballet dancers. One crouched beside the Fourth Prince, checking his head and pulse before calling up:
"Don’t worry, Second Miss. Du Long knows his limits—no broken skin, just knocked out cold."
Though when he woke up, one eye would probably be useless for a month or two...
Ever since his own eye injury, Du Long had developed a penchant for targeting others’ eyes. He knew firsthand how debilitating and traumatizing it was.
So the Fourth Prince was spectacularly unlucky. Anyone else might’ve held back at the sight of his fine robes.
But Du Long was a fallen noble who’d once been the talk of the capital.
If not for his father’s military ambitions drawing imperial suspicion—and his own disability—he might’ve been a renowned general like Feng Beiyi by now.
He couldn’t care less about some "pampered prince."
Relief flooded Lu Meng when she heard the man was alive.
Then her heart started hammering in delayed panic.
She cleared her throat, about to speak, when hushed voices carried from nearby: "Have you seen the Fourth Prince? Miss Yu’er is looking for him..."
Lu Meng sucked in a sharp breath. The men exchanged glances, and those who’d seen the Fourth Prince before bent down for a closer look. One slapped his thigh in horror.
Damn it!
Beating up a spoiled noble brat was one thing, but assaulting a prince meant execution!
Even with their military merits and imperial stipends, harming royalty was a capital offense.
"How was that the Fourth Prince?!" someone hissed at Du Long, eyes screaming You know what he looks like—why’d you hit him so hard?!
Du Long did know the person. However, he had drunk quite a lot of wine that night, and it was pitch - black here. His eyesight was not as good as before.
Drunk and full of the desire to protect his new mistress, seeing her "pushed" to the ground and screaming fearfully for that person not to come closer, he thought she had been molested. Naturally, he didn't take the time to distinguish carefully and directly took action.
Generally speaking, no matter who their master was, when they encountered something that even their master might not be able to handle, someone among them had to step forward to take the blame.
These brothers had fought on the battlefield and were as close as brothers. The joy and excitement they had felt in the room earlier had now left their bodies.
Blown by the autumn wind, they felt a bone - chilling cold.
However, the brothers immediately exchanged glances. These tough men were not afraid of such things. For them, losing their heads was just like having a big scar as large as a bowl.
The general would surely take good care of their families.
Du Long clasped his hands in front of him and said to Lu Meng, "This was done by your subordinate, and your subordinate..."
"Quick! Quick! Quick!" Lu Meng directly interrupted Du Long, waving his hands and pointing at the Fourth Prince below, whispering in a low voice, "Be quick with your hands and feet. Those who can fly, fly quickly. Wrap the person up with something and take him away. Don't let others see!"
This order stunned the brothers, but soon after exchanging another glance, they immediately sprang into action.
Almost in the blink of an eye, Lu Meng saw someone fly into a room, tear down the curtain, and then shake it open. Two others directly rolled the Fourth Prince into it.
Then, dragging this big living person like a dead pig, they leaped over the eaves and quickly disappeared from the crime scene.
This set of "covering up the evidence" methods was so practiced that Lu Meng's mouth fell open in shock.
Fortunately, Wenhua Tower emphasized an artistic conception, and the lights everywhere were not very bright. Moreover, it was quite late at this time, and most of the people in the building were busy indulging in a drunken stupor. No one saw what had happened here.
When the two maids who were looking for the Fourth Prince turned the corner, Lu Meng had already been helped up by Xiuyun and Xiuli.
There was no one at the scene except the mistress and her two maids. Even Du Long had squatted on the roof.
The two little maids who were looking for the Fourth Prince looked around but couldn't find him and then turned to other places.
Lu Meng, supported by Xiuyun and Xiuli, pretended to be calm and walked down the steps.
At first glance, the mistress and her two maids all seemed very normal.
But in fact, their hands clasped together were all trembling slightly, and Lu Meng's calves on the steps were also shaking.
It was the Fourth Prince!
However, Lu Meng thought that the person wasn't dead. It was said that Du Long knew his own strength well. He just punched the Fourth Prince in the eye, and the Fourth Prince rolled down one flight of the stairs. It shouldn't be a big deal. At most, he would have a concussion...
At worst, she could ask the system to check his body later. It should be okay. She couldn't scare herself!
Lu Meng forced herself to calm down and her mind started to spin wildly.
The Fourth Prince was a supporting male character in this book, and Lu Meng still remembered that. Although there were many supporting male characters in this book, this Fourth Prince, Wu Lin... forget it, it was impossible to remember his name.
Anyway, Lu Meng remembered this supporting male character because he was like a standard - issue central air - conditioner.
He truly loved the female lead. He felt sorry for her being ignored by the male lead and secretly helped her escape.
But he loved too many people. He truly loved each and every one of the "three thousand beauties" in his harem. He was determined to rescue all the poor women in the world.
Put more simply, he dragged good girls into the wrong path and persuaded prostitutes to reform. He had that so - called "Prince Charming Syndrome"!
Now, this supporting male character had fallen into Lu Meng's hands and was beaten badly by Lu Meng's mercenary team.
Lu Meng could handle this matter herself. After this crazy Fourth Prince woke up, she could plead with him tearfully, act out a scene of being "weak and helpless", and gain his sympathy so that he wouldn't care about what happened that night. However, that would make things even more complicated. Moreover, without money, Lu Meng really didn't want to act.
It was exhausting to mobilize emotions. It was better to hand this matter over to Wu Linxuan.
As Lu Meng walked out of Wenhua Tower, she had already thought about what to say when handing the Fourth Prince over to Wu Linxuan. She had even made up the lines she was going to say.
After figuring it out, Lu Meng's hands and legs stopped shaking. She even comforted her two maids, "Calm down. If you follow me, there will be many more ups and downs in the future. Don't act like you've never seen the world and embarrass me!"
She said it very righteously. Xiuyun couldn't help but pout, as if it wasn't the young lady who had been trembling the most just now.
Lu Meng, Xiuyun, and Xiuli soon reached the door. The carriage was waiting there, and Du Long was still driving it.
Lu Meng glanced at him. Du Long knelt on the ground again for her to step on. There was still no footstool, but there was an extra carriage behind them. Lu Meng looked back and saw Little Hong with a bearded face driving it.
Lu Meng originally wanted to climb up by herself, but this was a big carriage and it was quite high.
With her multiple layers of long gowns and a cloak, it was really inconvenient. Moreover, she didn't have the time to care about this. She stepped on Du Long's leg and got into the carriage.
After getting into the carriage, Lu Meng asked Du Long through the curtain, "Where is the person? Is he in the carriage behind?"
"Yes, Second Miss, don't worry."
Although Lu Meng had thought things through in her mind, her heart was still pounding uncontrollably. She sat down against the soft cushion of the carriage and simulated in her mind how she would act in front of Wu Linxuan later.
In the end, she still had to act. With so much practice, she would become an old - hand actress.
Lu Meng even thought that if she suddenly returned to the modern world one day, she might be able to become an actress. At least, she was sure she could play a corpse very well, lying as flat as possible.
As she rehearsed in her mind again and again, Lu Meng always felt that she had forgotten something.
She was a bit panicked and couldn't remember it for a moment. When the carriage stopped, Lu Meng suddenly realized that she hadn't told Du Long where to go!
She had to return to Prince Jian'an's Mansion that night and throw this hot - potato Fourth Prince to Wu Linxuan!
Lu Meng just lifted the curtain of the carriage, ready to tell Du Long to turn around and go back to Prince Jian'an's Mansion. She thought Du Long had driven the carriage to the general's mansion.
As a result, when Lu Meng lifted the curtain, she found that it was pitch - black all around, with ghostly - looking trees everywhere, clawing at the night wind.
"Second Miss, we're here," Du Long said in a soft voice, which was very creepy in this desolate place.
Lu Meng instantly felt a strong sense of crisis, but it soon subsided. She didn't believe that the people left to her by Zhangsun Xianyun would harm her.
So Lu Meng asked, "Where is this? Why did you drive the carriage here? We have to go back to Prince Jian'an's Mansion quickly!"
She had to hand the Fourth Prince over to Wu Linxuan before he woke up.
"This is the mass grave," Du Long said, then made a gesture to the carriage behind.
Du Long said to Lu Meng, "Don't worry, Second Miss. We'll strip his clothes off and burn them. After burying the body here, it'll rot away soon. Among these bones in the mass grave, no one will be able to tell."
Hearing this, Lu Meng gasped so sharply that she almost felt like her internal organs were all tangled up.
She stared at Du Long with wide - open eyes, utterly bewildered by what he was saying.
Bury someone here?
Who were they going to bury?!
Was it the Fourth Prince?
Wasn't the Fourth Prince still alive?
Meanwhile, Yuehui landed in Prince Jian'an's Mansion. With a few light steps on his toes, he quickly reached the window of Wu Linxuan's room.
Without entering the room, Yuehui tapped on the window and reported, "My lord, something terrible has happened. Lady Meng had the Fourth Prince knocked unconscious and now he's been taken to the mass grave."
Actually, by this time, Wu Linxuan had been getting a bit restless. Chen Yuan was grinding ink beside him. Wu Linxuan was buried in his official duties, trying his best to distract himself.
Suddenly hearing Yuehui's report, Wu Linxuan's hand trembled, and the writing brush left a big blot on the letter paper.
And Chen Yuan's wrist also shook, almost knocking over the inkstone.
After a moment, Wu Linxuan stood up, pushed open the window, and coldly asked, "What did you say? Explain clearly!"
"Tonight, the Fourth Prince was also at Wenhua Tower. My lord, you previously told us to keep an eye on the Fourth Prince's movements and report immediately once he had contact with Lady Meng," Yuehui looked up at Wu Linxuan and continued, "Throughout the night, there was no contact between Lady Meng and the Fourth Prince. But when Lady Meng went to listen to the opera, the Fourth Prince spotted her.
"The Fourth Prince called Wen Xuecheng over to question him. Then, just as Lady Meng was about to leave Wenhua Tower, he took the opportunity to come out of the room and blocked her at a corner.
"After that, my men saw that Lady Meng was very panicked when she saw the Fourth Prince. Then she had him knocked unconscious, wrapped him in a curtain, and now the body has been transported to the mass grave."
It was like a case of covering up a murder.
Wu Linxuan narrowed his eyes. He looked sharp and gloomy.
He had always thought that his Lady Meng was not an ordinary person. At first, he thought she was sent by the Fourth Prince to spy on him.
Later, he suspected that she was involved with the Second Prince. But the incident at the Mid - Autumn Festival banquet had dispelled his suspicion that Lady Meng was having an affair with the Second Prince. That left only the Fourth Prince as a suspect. And his Lady Meng had never contacted the Fourth Prince privately and had always stayed obediently in the General's Mansion.
Today, as soon as the General of the South left, his Lady Meng went to Wenhua Tower. Then at noon, Wu Linxuan received the news that the Fourth Prince had also gone to Wenhua Tower.
Wu Linxuan had sent many men and even informed Wen Xuecheng to create opportunities for the two of them to meet and interact. He wanted to see if Lady Meng was really his fourth brother's person.
Everything had been developing as Wu Linxuan expected. Sure enough, the Fourth Prince had found out that Lady Meng was also at Wenhua Tower and had specifically called Wen Xuecheng over to inquire.
And he had successfully blocked her.
Wu Linxuan thought he would receive the news of a successful "catching in the act", but instead, he got the news that Lady Meng was going to bury the Fourth Prince in the mass grave...
"How could this happen?" Wu Linxuan pondered for a moment, frowning tightly.
"Are they really going to bury the current Fourth Prince alive?!"
"Moreover, why did Lady Meng suddenly attack the Fourth Prince? Did you expose your whereabouts and get discovered by her?"
Was this an act of self - preservation by biting the master?
"My men weren't discovered. We kept a good distance," Yuehui said firmly. "The men sent to monitor are the best at hiding their tracks. Lady Meng really had the Fourth Prince knocked unconscious and has now taken him to the mass grave. We don't know if they're going to bury him alive."
"Should we rescue him?" Yuehui asked Wu Linxuan.
Wu Linxuan placed his hands on the window sill, looking at the dark night outside, his lips tightly pressed.
At this moment, Lu Meng watched as the Fourth Prince was carried off the cart and thrown beside the mass grave. As he regained consciousness and moved a bit, Du Long immediately stepped on him and knocked him out again. Lu Meng thought that this night was just too exciting and surreal.
"Stop digging the pit! Stop!" Lu Meng's skin was crawling with goosebumps. She waved to the men who were digging the pit and called them over.
Then she said to Du Long, "I never said I wanted to bury him alive!"
Little Hong still looked confused. There was dirt on his beard from digging the pit.
He casually stroked it and then said to Lu Meng, "It's easy if we don't bury him alive. Just give his skinny neck a twist and it'll break."
Lu Meng leaned back in shock. The two maidservants had already shrunk to one side, shivering.
In the dim moonlight, Lu Meng tried to reason with these people who looked more like outlaws: "I never said I wanted to kill anyone. How did things get to this point? Do I look like someone who kills people without blinking an eye and covers up the evidence at the slightest provocation?!"
Why were these people so familiar with covering up a murder?
Everyone was silent. Finally, Du Long asked in confusion, "Didn't Second Miss say to deal with him and make sure no one saw him?"
"What I meant by 'deal with' was just to wrap him up so that no one could find him and take him out of Wenhua Tower!"
Lu Meng said while gesturing, afraid that her expression was not clear enough and would be misunderstood by these people again.
"Didn't you hear what the two maidservants said when they were looking for someone? He's the Fourth Prince!"
"The Fourth Prince won't rot any slower than others," someone said in the darkness.
Lu Meng stared wide - eyed but couldn't find out who had spoken.
She really wanted to ask who it was. Was it the law - defying outlaw, Brother Zhang San?
But there was no time to pursue that now.
Lu Meng said in a commanding tone, "This matter doesn't call for burying him alive. You guys carry him onto the carriage and let's go back to Prince Jian'an's Mansion."
After hearing this, everyone was silent for a short while. Then a few of them went to carry the Fourth Prince and turned the carriage around.
Du Long walked up to Lu Meng, knelt down on one knee, and said, "Second Miss, you can put the blame on me. After all, it was me who took action."
Hearing this, Lu Meng paused as she was getting into the carriage. Although she was still panicked and felt that the situation was absurd, the way these people handled the supposed "murder and body - hiding" so smoothly actually made her feel a bit reassured.
Of course, Lu Meng wasn't a sociopath.
Whether in modern times or in this ancient world, she would always be a law - abiding citizen.
But the obedience of her mercenary team to her words shocked her and made her feel safe.
They would even bury a prince alive according to her supposed instructions.
Although it was an oolong caused by a misunderstanding, after this incident, Lu Meng truly trusted her mercenary team whole - heartedly.
Where else in the world could she find such an obedient team?
It's really something, guys. Not only do they cover for her when something goes wrong, but they're even willing to take the blame if they can't cover it up!
Lu Meng secretly vowed in her heart that she would never let these brothers get involved in such a thing.
So Lu Meng cleared her throat, stood on the running board of the carriage, and before the carriage started moving again, she raised her voice and said to everyone, "Don't panic, guys. This matter isn't a big deal. Moreover, in the pitch - black environment inside Wenhua Tower, the Fourth Prince didn't see you guys beating someone at all. You can completely deny it."
Besides, there were no surveillance cameras in ancient times. Even if someone wanted to testify, Wenhua Tower was in the territory of Wu the Big Dog. The owner on the deed was Lu Meng.
As long as they flat - out denied it, so what if the other party was a prince?
Moreover, according to the idea in Lu Meng's mind, they might even be able to turn the tables. Everyone remained silent, half - believing and half - doubting Lu Meng's words.
This was quite reasonable. They still didn't really regard Lu Meng as their leader. There was an ingrained fear that women would push them out when facing such a big event.
Except for Du Long, all of these people had families. If this matter got exposed, they didn't know what kind of "catastrophe" their families would face. It would be better to really bury the prince they couldn't afford to offend in the mass grave.
They were truly outlaws, and Lu Meng felt that she was absolutely right about that. But they were outlaws for the sake of their loved ones.
Lu Meng's consolation didn't have much effect, but it did make them all obedient.
They drove the carriage from the wilderness towards the city, in the direction of Prince Jian'an's Mansion.
Meanwhile, Yuehui, who had led a group of people under the order of Prince Jian'an to come and rescue someone, met the returning carriage on the way.
They split into two groups. One group went to the mass grave to dig for the person, and the other group quietly followed Lu Meng's carriage.
The carriage was moving very fast. After the Fourth Prince was kicked unconscious by Du Long, he actually woke up groggily once.
But as soon as he woke up, he heard these people say, "Just snap his skinny neck and it'll break," and then the gentle and refined Fourth Prince, who had never experienced such a vicious incident, rolled his eyes in the curtain and fainted again in fright.
Soon, the carriage stopped outside the mansion. According to Lu Meng's instructions, only two people were to go into the mansion with her, and they were to carry the Fourth Prince in.
"The rest of you go back to the General's Mansion for now. Eat and drink the take - out food. Don't worry."
Digging holes in the wilderness was quite tiring. These guys could dig a hole as deep as a person in the blink of an eye. No one knew how many corpses they had buried to practice such speed.
Everyone took the order and left. Only Du Long and Little Hong, the two whose names Lu Meng could at least remember and who were the leaders in the mercenary team, carried the Fourth Prince on one end each and followed Lu Meng into the door.
The Fourth Prince was of a reasonable height, but Little Hong, who only had one arm, could easily grab one end and, together with Du Long, each holding one side of the curtain.
They carried him as easily as a little chick and followed Lu Meng casually.
Lu Meng hadn't been back here for many days. She was almost completely unfamiliar with the place and even had a sense of resistance.
She had only lived in the General's Mansion for more than ten days, but she had regarded it as home. Her sense of belonging to Prince Jian'an's Mansion was really weak.
However, Lu Meng took a deep breath, patted Xiuyun and Xiuli, who were holding the lanterns in front of her, and whispered, "If you keep trembling, I won't let you two follow me when doing big things in the future!"
It was as if anyone would want to follow. This kind of thing could easily cost one's head if it got out.
But Xiuyun and Xiuli managed to control themselves. Holding the lanterns on either side, they walked in front of Lu Meng, lighting the way for her.
In the dark night, someone was lightly leaping on the rooftops. Du Long took a look and thought the figure was a bit familiar. Someone who could leap so freely on the rooftops of the mansion must be one of Prince Jian'an's people.
Du Long thought for a while, leaned close to Lu Meng's ear, and whispered a few words.
Then Lu Meng nervously adjusted the "strategy" she was about to implement.
When they reached the main courtyard of Prince Jian'an, Lu Meng was stopped.
But just as she was stopped, Chen Yuan, who often stayed by Wu Linxuan's side, came out from inside. Seeing Lu Meng, he "exclaimed" in surprise, "When did Lady Meng come back? Why wasn't anyone in the mansion informed?"
Lu Meng didn't want to talk in official tones with him. She glanced at him, her expression colder than the night, and said, "I want to see the prince."
Normally, if a concubine wanted to see the prince, she really needed the prince's permission to enter.
But Chen Yuan really didn't dare to stop her. He was actually out to welcome this young lady.
He quickly said, "The prince has been thinking about Lady Meng and waiting for her to come back. He specifically instructed that as soon as Lady Meng came back, she should be immediately brought to the main courtyard."
Chen Yuan had a fawning look on his face. He stepped aside and bowed, saying, "Lady Meng, please follow me."
Lu Meng followed Chen Yuan into the courtyard. Chen Yuan opened the door of the main house but stopped the two people behind Lu Meng.
Lu Meng gave them a look, meaning for them to put the Fourth Prince, who was wrapped in the curtain, into the room.
As a result, Du Long and Little Hong seemed to have misunderstood her meaning. With great coordination, they swayed the curtain twice like they were throwing a big bag at the dock and directly flung the Fourth Prince into the room...
There was a dull "thud", as if a big fat pig had been thrown onto the slaughtering platform.
Lu Meng's expression almost cracked. Chen Yuan also obviously paused for a moment because he saw a corner of the brocade robe under the curtain, which was clearly embroidered with gold and silver threads and could only be worn by royalty.
Was Lady Meng so audacious?
Lu Meng silently raised her sleeve to cover her face and manually adjusted her expression.
Her subordinates were too arrogant, but she was here to play the victim!
After Chen Yuan closed the door, Lu Meng sorted out her expression and entered the room. Wu Linxuan was sitting there, as usual, acting cool while drinking tea.
Or rather, drinking tea to act cool. Jinghua Bookstore.
The moment Lu Meng saw him, she immediately put on a mournful face, stumbled forward weakly, and threw herself at him.
As if she couldn't bear the burden, she fell to her knees beside Wu Linxuan's legs, hugged his leg, and let out a couple of dry sobs first.
Then she said, "Your Highness, save me! Save your concubine!"
Lu Meng said, "Your concubine went to Wenhua Tower for a meal today. When I was about to leave, I was molested by a hooligan."
Lu Meng looked up at Wu Linxuan and remembered what Du Long had told her, that the prince had been sending people to follow them. So Lu Meng gave up the idea of lying and making up a story.
She directly told the truth, "The bodyguards left to me by my sister saw that hooligan pulling me and pushing me to the ground. In a fit of impulse, they didn't see who it was and just started beating him."
Lu Meng sat on the ground with her legs spread, laid her head on Wu Linxuan's leg, and grabbed his hand to touch her face.
Then, pointing at the unconscious man inside the curtain on the ground with her other finger, she said, "Your servant was so panicked at that time that I didn't even see clearly who it was. My guards were also in a panic. They knocked the man down before they realized that he was actually the Fourth Prince of the current dynasty."
"Just then, someone came out looking for the Fourth Prince. But he had already been beaten and fallen down the steps. In a moment of panic... I told my guards to quickly hide the body."
"As a result, my guards misunderstood my intention. They didn't notice that the Fourth Prince was just unconscious and not dead from the fall down the stairs. In a hurry and confusion, they took him to the mass grave."
Lu Meng said, "I'm just a woman. How could I have the guts to kill someone to cover up? I was so scared at that time. In my panic, the only person I could think of was the Prince!"
"I remembered that the Prince had said he would protect me and ensure my lifelong prosperity and comfort. So I told my people to bring the Fourth Prince back and hand him over to the Prince for disposal."
Wu Linxuan was sitting on a chair. Just before his Lady Meng entered the room, he had just finished listening to Yuehui's report.
It said that his Lady Meng, for some unknown reason, suddenly changed her mind. Instead of burying his fourth younger brother alive, she drove straight to the Prince's Mansion and brought the man back to him.
Wu Linxuan originally wanted to see what kind of lies this woman would fabricate to deceive him.
Wu Linxuan couldn't tolerate his own feelings for this woman. He didn't lose his freshness or stop missing her just because he had slept with her once.
For Wu Linxuan, this was extremely dangerous.
The things he wanted and the path he wanted to take didn't allow him to have any weaknesses.
Especially this woman, who had mysteries that Wu Linxuan couldn't figure out at all. Wu Linxuan still hadn't even found out whose side she was on.
She was like a sumptuous feast placed in front of Wu Linxuan, but above this feast hung a long knife that could chop off his head.
Wu Linxuan was lucky to have taken a bite, and the knife didn't fall. But how could he dare to reach out again?
Tonight, he sent out half of all the dead - end warriors in the Prince's Mansion. There were hundreds of highly skilled warriors. Even if Lady Meng's guards were left by the General of the South, they couldn't resist at all.
Wu Linxuan gave Yuehui the order that after rescuing the Fourth Prince... all of Lady Meng's guards should be killed on the spot, and Lady Meng should be brought back to him for disposal.
Wu Linxuan really intended to deal with her and stop letting his heart be stirred and be led around by a woman.
After he received the news that the Fourth Prince had gone to Wenhua Tower today, the ice in Wu Linxuan's heart had frozen to a depth of three feet within just half a day.
Just thinking that Lady Meng might have had an affair with Wu Lincheng, after receiving Yuehui's report, Wu Linxuan stood in front of his window. For a moment, he wanted to bury Wu Lincheng and his Lady Meng together in the mass grave.
Wu Linxuan wouldn't allow his things to be tainted by others.
But she came back on her own before he could take action.
She laid everything out and didn't lie. Except for her unguessable true thoughts, everything she said matched what Yuehui had reported to him.
But Wu Linxuan still didn't believe that it was her guards who had misunderstood her intention and not that she herself wanted to kill someone to cover up.
But she came back.
But she came back!
A storm raged in Wu Linxuan's heart. Because of the fact that this woman who was kneeling at his feet had returned to him, it began to subside beyond his control.
The three - foot - thick layer of ice also melted silently like the arrival of spring. Until it dripped and made his heart soaked by this spring water.
Wu Linxuan sat up straight with difficulty, maintaining his lofty dignity.
He looked at this woman, feeling her face rubbing back and forth in his palm, like a "helpless and weak" beast.
Could he indulge himself in raising such a beast?
But Wu Linxuan couldn't tell what kind of fangs she had and when she would bite him.
Wu Linxuan didn't dare.
Seeing that Wu Linxuan, the "big dog" as she called him, didn't say a word and just stared at her with his dark eyes, Lu Meng was a little panicked.
Anyway, she had already told everything. Wu Linxuan wouldn't ignore it, right?!
This guy couldn't just ignore it.
After thinking for a while, Lu Meng said again, "Your Highness, don't you believe what I said?"
"Your Highness, will you only believe me if I die?"
The system made a "ding" sound, indicating that the line had been completed.
And it was waiting for Lu Meng's next performance.
It thought that Lu Meng would, like in those classic scenes, stand up and pretend to smash into a pillar to prove her innocence with her death.
Even Wu Linxuan, who had come to his senses, thought so. The hand that wasn't being held by Lu Meng tightened slightly on his robe, guarding against the possibility that she would really stand up and smash into the pillar.
But Wu Linxuan also had a bit of expectation. If this woman really proved her innocence with her death, could he choose to believe her?
However, the next moment, Lu Meng hugged Wu Linxuan's leg and "violently" bumped her head against Wu Linxuan's thigh. She even chose the softer parts and bumped several times in a row.
She wailed, "I don't want to live anymore! I'll just smash myself to death! Your Highness doesn't believe me!"
