The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 933 Confirmed

The fact that Ma Ji could sit in Ming Xiaotang's courtyard, and even sit in the same row as Huang Jing, the Celestial Master, shows that Ma Ji was also a capable person working under his eldest cousin.

"Third Brother, please have a seat," Meng Shisan said.

"Then we'll go about our business." Huang Jing glanced at Meng Ren'an and figured that since Meng Ren'an had come back from the academy to find Meng Shisan at Taichen Courtyard, he must have something to say to Meng Shisan.

These people shouldn't stay any longer; they're disturbing the cousins' conversation.

Huang Jing stood up, and Ma Ji followed suit. Feng Zheng also came out from behind the side seat, but Bao Zhu remained standing in place.

"they……"

"Go find your fourth brother."

After Huang Jing, Ma Ji, and Feng Zheng left Mingxiao Hall to go find Meng Renkang, Baozhu and Daman also left the hall and stood on either side of the corridor door outside the hall.

"What does Third Brother want to say?" Baozhu was not sent by Meng Shisan, but rather by Meng Ren'an after he ordered Daman to guard outside the hall.

She thought that her younger cousin probably had something private to say to her.

But then she thought that she and her younger cousin rarely had time to talk. Every time they met, it was a fleeting moment. Or she would hear that her younger cousin had just returned home for his holiday, and then hear that he had gone out to meet friends. The cousins ​​never had a chance to meet at all.

Of course, her younger cousin and she were not like her older cousin and she, nor like her half-brother and she; neither of them had the desire to wander into each other's courtyards whenever they had nothing to do, to meet and chat.

As a result, they don't really understand each other.

The so-called understanding of each other is based on the superficial opinions of others, rather than the true feelings gained after the two people have actually spent time together.

At this moment, however, the younger cousin made it quite obvious that he had something he wanted to say to her that he couldn't tell anyone else.

Meng Ren'an sent Da Man outside because he wanted to get straight to the point. So when Meng Shisan asked, he immediately said, "Were your earlier attack and your fourth brother's disappearance today related to the contest between Your Highness and the Second Prince?"

“Your Highness is benevolent, Your Highness is right.” Meng Shisan still didn’t know what Meng Ren’an was trying to say, so he simply stated the final result.

Meng Ren'an pursed his lips: "That's not what I meant."

"What exactly does Third Brother mean?" Meng Shisan asked directly.

"What I'm trying to say is, were you able to escape twice before because His Highness secretly manipulated things?" Meng Ren'an had heard Shang Shi recount the general cause and effect of Meng Shisan's assassination attempt and the poisoning and high fever she suffered two days ago while saving Li Shou. She had also briefly summarized the process. Besides thinking that his eldest cousin was truly blessed with good fortune, he couldn't help but have other speculations.

Meng Shisan was quite surprised: "Why would Third Brother ask that? Did Third Brother misunderstand something?" "You mean...no?" Meng Ren'an, seeing Meng Shisan nod, asked incredulously, "Then on the night you were attacked, were you really all alone facing those ten assassins? Using such superb whip skills? You really know them?"

"I really do." As for whether his whip skills were truly masterful, Meng Shisan didn't intend to prove it. "That night, it wasn't just me fighting those assassins alone. Baozhu fought alongside me. In the critical moment, Baozhu shielded me from a knife, resulting in a severe injury to her left hand. If it weren't for the skilled physicians in Chang'an, Baozhu's hand might have been lost. Later, my elder brother and Young Master Ji arrived in time with the Eastern Palace guards. Otherwise, it's uncertain whether Baozhu and I would have been able to return to the manor alive."

That last sentence was, of course, her modesty.

Even without Baozhu that night, and without Meng Renping and Ji Kuan's rescue later, she would not have lost. No matter how weak her human form is now, Meng Shisan still has a powerful demon soul, and she would never allow herself to die a cowardly death at the hands of mortals.

Hearing Meng Shisan's self-deprecation, Meng Ren'an felt that it was only natural and reasonable: "You are already very capable to have withstood the arrival of your elder brother and Commander Ji with your self-taught whip technique. Baozhu is also very loyal and should be treated well and rewarded."

"Does Third Brother have any other questions?" Meng Shisan asked again.

Meng Ren'an nodded: "I also wanted to ask, on the day the princess invited you out, His Highness also went along. Was that a last-minute decision?"

Meng Shisan replied, "Yes."

"Then how were you able to anticipate the cold arrow and successfully catch it when you were attacked?" Meng Ren'an hadn't witnessed it himself, and when Shang Shi told him about it, he truly wouldn't have believed a word if his mother hadn't told him herself. "At that speed, how could a delicate and frail woman like you possibly catch that poisoned arrow aimed at His Highness?"

Hearing this, Meng Shisan understood.

Ultimately, the reason why the younger cousin had these two questions was because he felt that she had neither the ability to save herself nor the ability to save others. In his eyes, she was just a sickly girl who had lost her mother at a young age.

In Meng Ren'an's mind, he was convinced that if she encountered danger, she would need someone to save her in order to survive. If she were caught in a sudden attack, she would not be able to save anyone, let alone protect herself.

"But I managed to grab it, to catch the poisoned arrow aimed at His Highness, and to shield His Highness from a fatal blow. I was lucky, with A-Jing and Master Lan doing their utmost to save me, and I survived." Meng Shisan did not explain in detail the details and reasons why she was able to do it. She felt that even if she explained it, Meng Ren'an might not believe it, and besides, she was not very good at explaining things like demonic energy.

Faced with Meng Shisan's almost willful and reckless words, Meng Ren'an looked at her speechlessly: "Yaoyao, I am your third brother."

“I know, Third Brother,” Meng Shisan replied playfully, her voice as gentle and melodious as a nightingale’s, with a touch of naivety.

Looking at his beautiful older cousin, Meng Ren'an was speechless for a moment. He paused and hesitated, his lips parting and opening, but he was still at a loss for words.

He couldn't say a word.

"Third Brother, besides asking me these two questions, you also want to ask about Fourth Brother's disappearance. What are my plans?" After a moment of silence in the hall, Meng Shisan took the initiative to start the conversation again.

“Yes.” Meng Ren’an replied, “When I came, you, Miss Huang, and Mr. Ma had already made arrangements, and Fengzheng also left with us… I heard my mother mention that Fengzheng was also seriously injured and was abandoned outside the mansion. It seems that she has fully recovered now.”

"Fengzheng is alright now." Meng Shisan answered the question about Fengzheng's injuries first, and then continued to talk about the arrangements for finding Meng Renkang. "Ajing and Ma Ji are both going out to look for Fourth Brother. I don't need to give them specific instructions, I just gave them each a direction. As for Fengzheng, before I went to the main room, I told her to go to Seventh Young Master Cui. Seventh Young Master Cui has already agreed to help. When Fengzheng goes out, she should go directly to Quexianlou and join forces with Manager Jin's men to look for Fourth Brother."