Chapter 381

Thud—

Meng Guxue swallowed nervously and quickly tightened her sleeve. She had thought that Baili Miaoxue would call someone to hold her down, but to her surprise, Baili Miaoxue herself picked up a dagger and approached her.

Meng Guxue: ???

She hadn’t heard that Baili Miaoxue knew martial arts. Was she actually going to handle this personally?

Wow! They’re both women, neither of them has martial arts skills, so who’s afraid of whom!

As Baili Miaoxue reached the edge of the bed, Meng Guxue suddenly gritted her teeth, surged forward, and forcefully pinned Baili Miaoxue to the ground!

Thud—

Qiao Jiaojiao heard the sound of Baili Miaoxue hitting the ground heavily and was stunned.

What’s happening here? Her merit shop was all set up, and now it wasn’t needed at all!

Baili Miaoxue gasped in pain, her eyes widening in disbelief as she looked at Meng Guxue, who was now on top of her.

How is this possible!

When she had her men capture Meng Guxue, she had used a huge amount of softening powder. It could incapacitate even a cow!

She had seen Meng Guxue sitting up when she entered and thought Meng Guxue was just struggling. How could she still have the strength to resist?

Baili Miaoxue wasn’t stupid. Seeing that she was at a disadvantage, she immediately opened her mouth to call for help.

But the next moment, Meng Guxue pressed her hand firmly over Baili Miaoxue’s mouth!

Qiao Jiaojiao tilted her head. If she remembered correctly, Meng Guxue had smeared something on her hands just now?

Let’s see, she’ll help out!

Qiao Jiaojiao hurriedly got out of bed and, with a look of “innocence,” picked up the dagger that had fallen on the side.

“Sister Meng, this is so shiny and pretty!”

Meng Guxue’s eyes brightened at the sight. “Jiaojiao, don’t hurt yourself. Quickly give the dagger to me!”

Qiao Jiaojiao nodded and obediently handed it over. Meng Guxue immediately pressed the dagger against Baili Miaoxue’s neck and said fiercely:

“If you make a sound, I’ll kill you!”

Baili Miaoxue’s eyes widened in terror. It was clear that she had always thought Meng Guxue was a fool. She had thought everything was under control before entering, but now the situation was completely out of hand!

“Mmm! Mmm!”

“Shut up! I’ll let go of you, but if you make a sound, I’ll first cut your face!”

Meng Guxue glared and frowned, her heart steeled, and she secretly applied more pressure.

Baili Miaoxue felt sharp pain at her neck and was terrified, her eyes wide open, truly afraid to make another sound.

Meng Guxue was “acting fierce” for the first time and was actually scared out of her mind, but she maintained a facade of calm.

“Speak quietly. If you attract anyone from outside, we’ll all be doomed!”

She slowly removed her hand from Baili Miaoxue’s mouth and coldly asked, “Where is this place?”

“This is the manor, the princess’s manor!”

Baili Miaoxue’s eyes shot out intense hatred as she secretly calculated the time and compromised for now.

“Where is Shen Yuanbai?” Meng Guxue asked again.

Baili Miaoxue’s gaze flickered slightly. “He went to the painted boat and is not here!”

Meng Guxue asked again, “You just said Baili Chengyou was too preoccupied. What happened on his side?”

Baili Miaoxue evaded the question, “Meng Guxue, if you dare to harm a hair on my body today, you will never leave here alive!”

Meng Guxue’s face turned cold at her words. She tightened her grip and said coldly, “Stop wasting words!”

Baili Miaoxue felt the pain in her neck, trembling in fear, and gritted her teeth:

“It’s about the madam! My brother found evidence that the madam and the second brother had an affair! Tonight, he’s going to blow this matter up!”

“Hmph, the third brother… whether he is the emperor’s son or the second brother’s son, it’s up for debate!”

Meng Guxue’s expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

Qiao Jiaojiao immediately realized that this meant that the crown prince had leaked the affair between the state’s madam and the second prince!

“What evidence!” Meng Guxue asked urgently.

Seeing Meng Guxue so concerned about Baili Chengyou, Baili Miaoxue’s eyes flickered. “Do you really like my third brother?”

Meng Guxue was momentarily stunned but quickly composed herself. “Is this the time for such nonsense? If you don’t speak, I—”

Meng Guxue tightened her grip, cutting through Baili Miaoxue’s neck, and blood immediately began to seep out.

“Meng Guxue, you’re crazy!” Baili Miaoxue’s pupils dilated in shock, her voice trembling.

“Speak quickly!” Meng Guxue urged, trembling.

Baili Miaoxue was truly frightened. She cursed inwardly: Damn it, why hasn’t anyone come yet!

“It’s a maid from the former empress’s side! My brother found her. Under threats and inducements, she finally admitted that the former empress had arranged for the current madam and the second brother to meet many times in the ancient temple and hang red silk on the marriage tree, promising eternal unity!”

“Ha, the emperor will never tolerate this. After tonight, the second brother and the third brother will forever lose the chance to compete for the throne—”

Bang—

At this moment, the door was kicked open without warning, and a handsome figure appeared at the entrance, startling all three people inside the room.

Qiao Jiaojiao turned her head, her heart skipping a beat. It was Shen Yuanbai!

He was really here!

Baili Miaoxue’s eyes suddenly brightened at the sight. She was about to push Meng Guxue off her, only to realize that she couldn’t exert any strength in her limbs!

What’s going on!

Baili Miaoxue’s face changed drastically. Had she fallen into a trap? When did this happen?

The moment Meng Guxue saw Shen Yuanbai, she felt an uncontrollable shiver run through her body.

She had an indescribable fear of Shen Yuanbai.

At this moment, Qiao Jiaojiao hurriedly retreated behind Meng Guxue and gently tugged at her hem.

*[Shen Yuanbai cannot be underestimated; I need to be prepared at all times!]*

Meng Guxue saw this and thought that Qiao Jiaojiao was frightened. Her expression firmed up, and she felt a surge of great courage.

Jiaojiao had been dragged into this because of her. She was just a little girl with no strength. She had to stand up and protect herself as well as Jiaojiao!

The Baili people would surely come soon!

With this in mind, Meng Guxue took a deep breath and said coldly to Shen Yuanbai:

“Don’t come any closer, or I will kill Baili Miaoxue!”

Earlier, when she covered Baili Miaoxue’s mouth, she had secretly fed her both the Duanyu Gu and the softening powder!

The intense interrogation was partly because she wanted to know the information and partly to subtly buy time!

She had originally intended to use the softening powder on Shen Yuanbai if he had captured her, to at least try to counteract him.

Unexpectedly, Baili Miaoxue had walked into the trap herself, giving her an additional bargaining chip!

Shen Yuanbai glanced around the room, his gaze briefly stopping on Meng Guxue and Qiao Jiaojiao, before coldly saying:

“Miss Meng, don’t expect Baili Chengyou’s men to come and save you. Since you fell into our hands so easily today, you probably have some tracking bugs on you.”

“Coincidentally, the crown prince is surrounded by many skilled individuals. The area around this house has already been dusted with powder. Baili Chengyou will probably never find this place!”