"Chase!" Mo Lingxi ordered.
A portion of the hidden guards went to pursue Sima Min.
"Sheng Lengshuang, you remember this!" Sima Min roared like a stray dog.
Sheng Lengshuang couldn't even be bothered to roll her eyes. She truly admired Sima Min for still being able to say such things at this point.
In a way, this was indeed Sima Min's style.
"I'm afraid someone deliberately instigated Sima Min's appearance," she said to Mo Lingxi.
Mo Lingxi thought the same: "It's probably not the real mastermind. I guess someone did this behind their back, perhaps related to Sima Min's personality."
Sheng Lengshuang's eyes lit up: "You mean, can we use this to our advantage?"
Mo Lingxi had considered this, but he slowly shook his head: "We don't know who the other party is, nor the detailed situation, so this tactic won't work."
"However, given Sima Min's personality, she will definitely investigate this matter when she returns. We can just wait and watch the show."
Sheng Lengshuang thought it made sense. Since they didn't know who instigated Sima Min to appear, it was better to wait for Sima Min to settle accounts with that person upon her return, which might even help them find some useful clues.
"Alright, I'll continue dealing with this place."
After preparing the medicinal powder, she slowly and carefully sprinkled it throughout the entire academy, not even sparing the surrounding neighbors.
Fortunately, with Prince Ming Rui present, the academy and its surroundings had already been evacuated, so no one would interfere with Sheng Lengshuang.
...
Sima Min finally escaped back to her hidden residence and saw Mei'er standing in the courtyard. Inspiration struck her, and she immediately slapped Mei'er, knocking her to the ground.
"Come on, beat this lowly servant to death!"
If it weren't for this lowly servant's words, she should have gone to witness Sheng Lengshuang's miserable state and then killed her. She wouldn't have gone otherwise.
Several maids exchanged glances, but none moved.
Seeing this, Sima Min recalled Sheng Lengshuang's words, and her suspicion grew. So, she had been exposed and ended up like this because someone had betrayed her?
She had to find out the truth of this matter.
"Why aren't you moving yet!" she pushed a maid.
The maids still dared not move.
Mei'er stood there with disdain and contempt, not moving. If her master didn't value Sima Min, someone like her wouldn't be worthy of commanding Mei'er.
Seeing this, Sima Min grabbed a feather duster and began whipping Mei'er furiously: "You wretched thing, you damn wretched thing, I'll beat you to death today!"
She vented all her anger on Mei'er.
Mei'er wasn't foolish enough to stand there and take the beating. She dodged: "Miss, what are you doing? Stop quickly!"
The more Mei'er said this, the harder Sima Min hit. She even ordered the masked men to restrain Mei'er: "Beat this lowly servant to death! She deserves worse for daring to scheme against me."
The masked men were not those maids; they were responsible for protecting Sima Min and would naturally comply with her demands.
When the young man received the news and rushed over, he saw Mei'er's corpse, beaten to death. There wasn't a good spot on her body, and many places were bloody and mangled. This caused him unbearable pain.
He knelt before Mei'er, unable to utter a sound, "Mei'er..."
Yesterday, he was still telling Mei'er that he would report their relationship to their master in a few days and then marry her grandly.
Just one day later, his Mei'er had been beaten to death.
She was beaten to death by that bitch Sima Min.
"Beating her to death is too light, you lowly thing!" Sima Min snorted heavily through her nose and ordered, "Throw this lowly woman's corpse out to feed the wild dogs!"
"From now on, anyone who dares to harm me will surely have a terrible end!"
Just then, the young man, without warning, picked up Mei'er's corpse and ran.
"Chase them!" Sima Min ferociously ordered, "Kill that dog along with her."
Several masked men immediately pursued.
The young man understood Sima Min's ruthlessness and cruelty too well. He knew that if he were caught, he would die, and Mei'er's body would not be preserved.
His death didn't matter, but he absolutely could not allow Sima Min to desecrate Mei'er's body.
There was only one way to preserve Mei'er's body!
...
Just as Sheng Lengshuang finished sprinkling the medicinal powder and was about to discuss how to handle the toxins with the doctors, someone stumbled and crashed in front of her.
Mo Lingxi immediately shielded her and ordered everyone to retreat: "Seize him!"
"I... I know where Sima Min is hiding!" The moment this person spoke, Mo Lingxi and Sheng Lengshuang exchanged a glance.
The two of them immediately took this person and the corpse he was holding to a corner.
"What is your purpose?" Sheng Lengshuang asked.
The young man, covered in blood, placed the corpse he had protected like a treasure on the ground: "I hope you two can help me bury Mei'er. She was beaten to death by Sima Min."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Lengshuang and Mo Lingxi knew that this Mei'er was the one who instigated Sima Min's appearance. It had to be said that Sima Min was truly vicious to have beaten someone to death.
"If you tell us what you know, I will help you bury Mei'er properly," Sheng Lengshuang said.
The young man smiled miserably: "Alright!"
"I regret it, I regret not taking Mei'er away sooner. I knew it wasn't a good place, I knew Sima Min was difficult to deal with, a vicious person who would kill others at will, yet I still held onto hope. However, my hope killed Mei'er."
He truly regretted it deeply. If he had known, he should have taken Mei'er away earlier.
Sheng Lengshuang had no interest in listening to this: "Tell me what you know, and I can help you bury Mei'er as soon as possible."
The young man had nothing to hide. Since his master had allowed Sima Min to kill his Mei'er, he would not keep secrets for his master.
"From the beginning, Sima Min was a pawn. The reason she could gather so many people and do so many things was because she was useful, not because she had the ability."
"You mean, your master wasn't for Sima Min, but this person was using Sima Min from the start?" Sheng Lengshuang asked in surprise.
The young man: "This is what I know. As for what you know, I'm not sure."
"I followed my master from the very beginning. Later, when my master gained a reputation, Mei'er and I pretended to defect to Sima Min and became her subordinates, helping her handle some matters."
"My master said that people like Sima Min are the easiest to use and scheme against. Such people have enough ambition but not enough brains, and they are too conceited. Give them a little benefit, and they will obediently listen." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Sheng Lengshuang agreed with this: "Sima Min is indeed such a person. To be precise, Sima Min has a brain, but she is too conceited, believing it's natural that everyone should revolve around her."