Sima Min instinctively leaned against the wall, grabbing a masked man in terror and panic, constantly thinking about how to escape: "Save me, save me quickly!"
She couldn't be caught, she absolutely couldn't be caught.
She hadn't achieved her wish yet, hadn't dealt with Sheng Lengshuang and the others, how could she be caught.
Seeing the soldiers and others constantly approaching, she screamed, "Save me quickly!"
Suddenly, several puppets appeared. Several puppets carried Sima Min and ran, while the remaining puppets madly attacked the soldiers.
"Fire attack!" the leader calmly ordered, and instructed some soldiers to pursue Sima Min: "Make sure to capture Sima Min, don't let her escape."
Several soldiers lit the prepared torches and then threw them at the puppets.
The puppets dodged nimbly and lunged at the soldiers again.
However—
The torches were endless, dense like a net of fire, giving the puppets no chance to dodge, nor any chance to get close.
No matter how unfeeling and fast the puppets were, under such dense fire attacks, most of them turned into fireballs, and some were half-burned.
With a poke from a soldier's halberd, the puppets were no longer a threat.
...
Sheng Lengshuang learned from Mo Lingxi that Sima Min had been rescued by puppets, and she didn't show any extra expression: "Sima Min is still very useful, and Black Hand will not let us catch her so easily."
"The most crucial point is that our overt attempt to capture Sima Min is actually beneficial to Black Hand."
Mo Lingxi hummed: "The people are in turmoil. If Black Hand exploits this, it will be even more disadvantageous to us."
He paused and then said, "Don't worry, I've already discussed this matter with His Majesty. At the latest, an imperial decree will be issued tomorrow, and the public will no longer be so uneasy."
Sheng Lengshuang didn't care about these matters. Upon hearing this, she nodded: "Have you found any clues about Black Hand on your end? It's really annoying that we can't catch Sima Min."
Mo Lingxi was also annoyed by these people. If it weren't for them, he would have reconciled with his wife long ago, and there wouldn't be so many troubles.
"I don't plan to investigate further. I plan to follow Sima Min. Sima Min will continue to cause trouble, and Black Hand will react, which will be convenient for us."
Sheng Lengshuang thought this was a good idea: "Indeed. Instead of us painstakingly investigating, it's better to follow Sima Min's lead, and perhaps we'll find out everything very quickly."
"Since we are following Sima Min's lead, we need to do more to let Sima Min stir up trouble."
Mo Lingxi had already made arrangements for these matters. He took Sheng Lengshuang's hand: "You don't need to worry about these things, I will handle them properly. If you have time, why don't you think about when you'll give me an official title?"
"Look, it's not good for me to be like this without a title, right?"
Sheng Lengshuang lazily replied: "I think it's quite good. I have no relationship with you, why should I give you a title? If I give you a title, it would be even more inappropriate."
Mo Lingxi felt a sense of being miserable: "...You can't say that. We even have a son. If you don't give me a title, it's not good for our son."
Sheng Lengshuang glanced at him a few times: "You've changed your approach. Where did you learn it?"
Mo Lingxi honestly confessed: "I learned it from His Majesty."
"..." She just wanted to know what His Majesty was meddling in her and Mo Lingxi's affairs for.
Mo Lingxi observed her expression: "See, His Majesty also hopes we can reconcile. Mainly, he doesn't want me to be single."
"This matter needs to be discussed." At this moment, Madam Sheng walked in.
"Why are you here, Mother?" Sheng Lengshuang helped her sit down and said with a smile.
Madam Sheng lightly tapped her forehead twice and said with a chuckle: "It's all for you. Your matter with Prince Mingrui cannot be dragged on like this, it needs to be properly resolved."
Sheng Lengshuang: "Uh, Mother, haven't I resolved it? I didn't agree to reconcile. It's Prince Mingrui who is shamelessly pestering me, what can I do."
How could Madam Sheng not know this? She put on a serious expression: "Prince Mingrui, I want to ask you one thing, do you sincerely want to reconcile with my daughter, or are you reconciling with my daughter for various considerations?"
Mo Lingxi sat up straight and answered sincerely: "Madam Sheng, I sincerely want to reconcile with Sheng Lengshuang, not for various considerations."
"If I were doing it for various considerations, I wouldn't be shamelessly pestering Sheng Lengshuang. Moreover, for more considerations, I should maintain a good relationship with her, rather than making her angry again and again."
"You also know that you make me angry again and again." Sheng Lengshuang said irritably.
Mo Lingxi touched his nose and dared not speak.
Madam Sheng could see that Mo Lingxi was sincere, but from her heart, she was unwilling for Lengshuang to marry into the royal family again. Compared to ordinary families, the royal family was much more troublesome and dangerous, and being a royal wife was not easy.
More importantly, if it were an ordinary family, they could protect Lengshuang, but they couldn't do so when facing the royal family.
"Lengshuang, I suggest you think carefully about this matter. Don't overthink it, the concerns you have are also encountered in ordinary families."
She added: "You don't want Prince Mingrui to bother you for a lifetime, do you?"
Sheng Lengshuang pinched her temples. She knew better than anyone that if she didn't agree to reconcile, Mo Lingxi would truly bother her for a lifetime.
"I really hate this kind of forced behavior."
Mo Lingxi waved his hand: "No, no! Sheng Lengshuang, I would never force you to do anything."
Sheng Lengshuang scoffed: "You pester me, insisting on reconciling with me, isn't that forcing? Not allowing me to marry anyone else, isn't that forcing? And all sorts of other things, should I list them all for you?"
Mo Lingxi was speechless.
"These things are indeed what Prince Mingrui did wrong." Madam Sheng said, "Prince Mingrui, if you want to reconcile with my daughter, you need to use the right methods, not impose your ideas on my daughter."
"On this matter, I hope you both think about it carefully. Whatever the outcome, don't force each other to do what you don't want to do."
Mo Lingxi looked at Sheng Lengshuang twice and slowly nodded in agreement: "I also hope Sheng Lengshuang can give me a chance. This time I won't be like before."
Sheng Lengshuang received her mother's gaze and pursed her lips, agreeing: "Since Prince Mingrui has said so, I will also state my thoughts. Whether I reconcile with you, whether I marry someone else, or whether I remain unmarried, that is my business. Please do not force me to make a choice."
Mo Lingxi promised not to do such things again: "I won't do this again."
Sheng Lengshuang didn't quite believe him. She knew Mo Lingxi's personality in this regard too well, but she didn't say anything: "Mother, did you come over for this matter?"