Regarding Sheng Lengshuang alone...
Mo Lingxi thought of everyone who had a grudge against Sheng Lengshuang, but couldn't think of anyone with the ability and power to do these things without being discovered by him.
From this, it could be seen that this person was very capable, good at hiding, had many subordinates, and could accomplish many things.
Who could do so much?
Mo Lingxi pondered for a long time but found no useful clues. He temporarily put the matter aside, as the most important thing now was to rescue his wife.
It wouldn't be too late to investigate this matter after rescuing his wife.
"Your Highness, a letter has just arrived." A servant handed several letters to Mo Lingxi with both hands.
Mo Lingxi waved the servant away and sat in his chair to read the letters.
When he finished reading the contents of the letters, he narrowed his sharp eyes. Apart from the Northern Yuan Dynasty, several other countries had considered sending princesses for marriage alliances, but they had not yet finalized when to send them or how to negotiate with the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Instead, the Northern Yuan Dynasty, which was the first to send a princess for a marriage alliance to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, had a somewhat delicate relationship with other countries.
Perhaps, this was his opportunity.
If he could resolve the marriage alliance issue, he could reconcile with his wife and no longer worry about those messy affairs.
With this thought, he perked up and arranged a series of matters, then continued to search for Sheng Lengshuang's whereabouts.
Sheng Lengshuang's disappearance caused Mo Lingxi, Madam Sheng, and Xiao Feng great worry. Moreover, with the Crown Prince about to ascend the throne, they couldn't make any major moves. The three could only search for Sheng Lengshuang's whereabouts in secret.
Meanwhile, Sheng Lengshuang, well-fed and well-clothed, was being held in a mansion against her will.
During this period, she had thought of many ways to escape but failed. However, she had gained a certain understanding of the mansion's situation.
One day, after Sheng Lengshuang had finished lunch, she saw a masked person walk in and smiled faintly.
"Oh, are you finally willing to negotiate with me?"
The masked man was truly surprised that Sheng Lengshuang could endure so much, remain unfazed in such a disadvantageous situation, and even repeatedly overcome their traps.
He glanced at the leftover food on the table: "It seems Miss Sheng is quite satisfied with the food here."
Sheng Lengshuang smiled deeply and nodded: "I must say, your chef is really good. If the chef hadn't added anything, the taste would have been even better."
The masked man immediately knew that Sheng Lengshuang was aware that the food had been drugged: "No matter how good Miss Sheng's medical skills are, eating these dishes for a long time will still be harmful."
Sheng Lengshuang gently waved a finger: "You still don't understand me enough. This little bit of medicine will have no effect on me."
The masked man was very puzzled and looked at Sheng Lengshuang with strange eyes. This woman had nothing on her, not even a silver needle, so how did she detoxify herself?
"Are you here just to talk nonsense with me?" Sheng Lengshuang picked up her teacup and took a sip of water, asking impatiently.
The masked man remembered the main business and no longer bothered with Sheng Lengshuang's strangeness: "I want to make a deal with Miss Sheng. If Miss Sheng agrees to my conditions, I will release you immediately."
Sheng Lengshuang raised her eyelids: "Tell me."
The masked man: "First, I hope Miss Sheng will never reconcile with Prince Mingrui. Second, I ask Miss Sheng to marry someone as soon as possible after leaving. Can Miss Sheng agree?"
Sheng Lengshuang's eyes flickered upon hearing this: "Why should I agree to these unreasonable conditions? You'd better not let me out. There's food and drink here, and it's leisurely. I never said I had to leave."
The masked man frowned, his tone becoming colder: "Isn't Miss Sheng worried about her family? As far as I know, both Prince Mingrui and his son, as well as Madam Sheng, are very worried about you."
Sheng Lengshuang naturally knew this. She smiled calmly: "Their worry is their worry, and it doesn't stop me from living here."
After days of observation, the masked man knew how difficult this woman was to deal with: "Miss Sheng, my conditions are not difficult. If you agree, I will let you out, and you can see your family. Isn't that great?"
Sheng Lengshuang shrugged, then half-closed her eyes and remained silent. Based on the current situation, the kidnapper was likely an admirer of Mo Lingxi, but this was not absolute.
It was possible that the mastermind was deliberately confusing her to proceed with the next step of their scheme.
"Does Miss Sheng really insist on going her own way?"
Hearing the masked man's slightly threatening words, Sheng Lengshuang's eyes suddenly opened sharply, but her expression changed: "Zhou Wenxing!"
Seeing Zhou Wenxing approaching her with murderous intent and a sharp sword, she quietly took out medicinal powder from her space: "Zhou Wenxing, what do you want to do?"
Zhou Wenxing forcefully pushed aside the masked man who was blocking him and looked at Sheng Lengshuang as if she were already dead: "I want to kill you! If I kill you, the Qi family will be very happy to have you."
Sheng Lengshuang sneered, very calmly: "Please refer to my mother as Madam Sheng. If you call my mother by her surname, my mother will be so disgusted that she'll vomit."
Seeing that the masked man did not stop Zhou Wenxing from the corner of her eye, she knew what trick the masked man was playing, and the coldness in her eyes increased.
"Shut up! Shut up!" Zhou Wenxing roared with a ferocious expression: "Madam Qi only loves me. She was forced by Sheng Tianchun to be with him."
Saying that, he slashed at Sheng Lengshuang.
As Sheng Lengshuang dodged, she threw a handful of medicinal powder: "Keep dreaming, my mother doesn't even want to look at you. She only loved my father her whole life."
Her constant provocation made Zhou Wenxing even more frenzied. He chased Sheng Lengshuang with his sword.
However, after running only a few steps, he suddenly fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth and convulsing.
Sheng Lengshuang secretly let out a sigh of relief, smiling charmingly: "Oh dear, Zhou Wenxing, your body is really not good. Look at you, look at you, you became like this after running only a few steps. No wonder you don't have many children."
Zhou Wenxing wanted to say something, but only foamed at the mouth.
Sheng Lengshuang's gaze sharpened, and she kicked him away with a smile: "Your partner is really not good. I advise you to find a better partner next time."
The masked man's gaze at her shifted, and he took a few cautious steps back: "Miss Sheng truly has great skill, to be able to hide poison without being discovered."
Where exactly did Sheng Lengshuang hide those medicinal powders?
In the past few days, all her clothes had been changed, and the maids checked her during bathing. There was no place to hide them, yet she produced the medicinal powder.
Sheng Lengshuang was not foolish, so she naturally wouldn't say: "Thank you for the compliment, but I had no choice. Who asked me to be a weak woman? If I don't prepare more, what should I do when I encounter similar situations? Don't you think so?"