The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 912 Making excuses

"Your mother often sees the hallucinations you just mentioned while she is ill. I know this because I asked your mother directly when she was lucid," Old Mrs. Meng answered Meng Shisan's next two questions.

Having received the answer, Meng Shisan fell silent.

While she was in a coma, she did not experience hallucinations, but she did experience a separation of her soul from her body.

I originally thought that her soul would leave her body because she was a demon soul, but now it seems that, while I can't be sure, there is a certain probability that it is related to the original owner's body.

As Meng Tianguan and Old Madam Meng said, this body is infused with the blood of the Zeng family, and is a descendant of the Zeng family. Given the precedent of a Zeng family woman going mad later, and the living example of the Zeng family ten years ago, it is reasonable that the body she is currently attached to is somewhat abnormal, rather than being a wild guess.

After all, there are facts and evidence to support this claim, so it can't be considered mere speculation.

Meng Tianguan asked, "Yaoyao, now it's your turn to answer."

“No.” Meng Shisan shook his head. “I did not see or hear the illusions that my grandparents mentioned. When I was unconscious, it was as if I had slept for a long time. When I woke up, everything I saw and heard was normal. There were no demons or monsters.”

Grandma Meng placed her hand on her chest: "That's good, that's good."

She was afraid that her eldest granddaughter would follow in Zeng's footsteps, but now that she knew that her worst fears had not come true, she silently chanted Amitabha Buddha in her heart.

Meng Tianguan was also relieved. Seeing that Meng Shisan's bright little face was serious, although he could not see any fear, as his grandfather, he still comforted him: "If anything unusual happens in the future, you don't need to be afraid. Come and tell me and your grandmother. We...we will definitely do our best to protect you."

Back then, when Zeng suffered from hypochondria, the two elders secretly consulted many famous doctors and experts, and did many things that seemed irrational, but despite trying everything, they still couldn't save Zeng.

"Yes, granddaughter will remember." Meng Shisan replied.

Meng Tianguan returned to the matter of Li Shou's assassination attempt: "That day, you shielded His Highness from an arrow, catching the poisoned arrow that was flying through the air with your bare hands. How did you manage to do that?"

Grandma Meng pricked up her ears, eagerly awaiting Meng Shisan's explanation.

After shielding Li Shou from that deadly arrow, Meng Shisan had anticipated this moment of being questioned and misunderstood, and naturally, he had an explanation: "At the time, I was the closest, and since it happened during Your Highness's fight with the Second Prince, I would have been on guard even if I were alone outside. Your Highness should have been even more cautious. My ability to successfully block the poisoned arrow for Your Highness was purely instinctive; I gave it my all in that instant. I never expected that I would actually succeed. It seems that Your Highness, as the Crown Prince of Great Wei and the future ruler of the world, is naturally blessed by Heaven!"

In the end, she spoke with great passion, attributing all the credit to Li Shou's destiny, thus downplaying her own formidable strength.

It wasn't that she didn't want to accept this great credit, but when she delved deeper, she really couldn't explain how those paths came about.

It can't be said that she is a human with a demonic soul, and that her blood carries the demonic energy of a great earthworm demon, which, even if very weak, is enough. She is both Meng Liangchen and not Meng Liangchen, can it?

Meng Tianguan's ability to serve as the head of the Ministry of Personnel, one of the six ministries, and to hold that position so firmly, is enough to show that he is no ordinary person. Meng Shisan's words made him realize instantly that he could not get the real answer from his eldest granddaughter.

The same goes for Old Mrs. Meng.

The couple, one in the court and the other in the inner quarters, were not blind or deaf. When Meng Tianguan raised his question, Meng Shisan gave a perfunctory answer. The two elders immediately understood that their eldest granddaughter had been hiding something from everyone and had not truthfully told them her wishes.

As such, it is no longer necessary to ask where Meng Shisan learned to wield a whip, and wield it so well that he could deal with the assassins and kill them instead, and where the eldest granddaughter learned her strength, ability and eloquence.

Asking further would only yield more evasive answers, not the truth. After a moment's thought, the two elders decided not to ask any more questions.

After answering, Meng Shisan pondered how she could come up with a plausible reason if Meng Tianguan and Old Madam Meng asked again and pressed for details.

To her surprise, she didn't get the questioning she expected. Instead, the two elders kindly told her to go back to the courtyard to rest.

"It's getting late, go back to sleep," Grandma Meng said with a smile.

Meng Tianguan nodded slightly: "Go ahead and get some rest. Taking good care of your health is the most important thing."

The unspoken message is that while other things are important, none are as important as her safety and health.

Meng Shisan wanted to ask Zeng Shi about what happened back then, but Old Madam Meng noticed and said before she could, "Grandmother knows what you want to ask. Don't rush. You can't leave the mansion now, but you can leave the courtyard. Go back to the courtyard tonight and get a good night's sleep to recover. You can come to the main room anytime starting tomorrow and ask whatever you want. As long as Grandmother knows, she will tell you everything."

Having said that, Meng Shisan had no choice but to comply. She stood up and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Grandmother. Thank you, Grandfather. I will take my leave now."

On the way back to Taichen Courtyard, even though Baozhu and Tongyu were accompanying him, Steward Chu still carried a bright lantern and personally escorted Meng Shisan back to the gate of Taichen Courtyard.

"This old servant will escort Miss here," Butler Chu said respectfully.

After he finished speaking, he turned to leave, but Meng Shisan called out to him: "Butler, I have something to ask you."

Butler Chu said, "Miss, please ask whatever you wish."

"Are there many rumors circulating in this mansion?" Meng Shisan asked.

"...Yes." Butler Chu answered hesitantly, because he had been instructed by Meng Tianguan and Old Madam Meng not to let those unsavory gossips reach Meng Shisan's ears. Now that the young lady had asked, could it be that she had heard something?
He frowned, realizing that this was indeed the case; it must be because he hadn't handled it properly before.

It seems he was too soft-hearted. He'll have to go through it all again tomorrow morning!
"About me, and about my mother?" Meng Shisan asked again.

Butler Chu dared not lie to Meng Shisan, nor did he dare disobey the orders of Meng Tianguan and Old Madam Meng.

He fell silent for a moment.

Meng Shisan understood and didn't make things difficult for Steward Chu: "It's nothing, Steward, you can go back now."

"Yes, sir." Butler Chu was really afraid that Meng Shisan would insist on asking more questions, but thankfully he didn't. He relaxed and quickly left.

Meng Shisan turned and walked into the courtyard. Behind him, he heard the sound of the gatekeeper closing the gate and locking it.

After a moment, she instructed Baozhu, "Starting tomorrow, you will travel around the mansion, spend money where necessary, and find out all the gossip that didn't reach my ears but were dealt with by Steward Chu. Come back and tell me everything without missing a single word."

Baozhu agreed.