Chen Yu trembled slightly and reached out to Cui Wei.
Cuiwei hurriedly stepped forward and draped an outer robe over her shoulders.
She seized the opportunity to hug Cuiwei, leaning on his shoulder and sobbing softly, like a pampered lady asking her husband for affection. Her almond-shaped eyes shimmered and blinked gently, tears rolling down her cheeks like beads. When she looked at the Crown Prince, she exuded endless isolation, helplessness, and pitifulness.
"Did Xiaoyu's appearance frighten Your Highness? Your Highness need not worry. As the imperial physician, Xiaoyu will surely be able to heal your appearance without leaving any trace."
Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince was overjoyed and rushed closer, reaching out to embrace her once more.
Although she was delighted, she dodged away.
The prince didn't stop and bumped into Cuiwei. What was that soft, bouncy thing? It was so alluring. Upon closer inspection, Cuiwei also had a curvaceous figure, but... her exposed skin was a bit sallow.
Consort Gao, standing to the side, was furious. If she allowed Chen Yu and her servant to seduce the Crown Prince, he would likely favor Chen Yu even more. Thinking of this, Consort Gao stepped forward and slapped Cuiwei across the face. "You lowly servant! How dare you seduce the Crown Prince? Get out of here!"
Cuiwei felt a sharp pain in her cheek, but dared not make a sound. She quickly covered her cheek with her hand and retreated behind Chenyu.
Seeing that Consort Gao remained arrogant, Shen Yu was furious. She threw away the blood-stained handkerchief, covered her face with her sleeve, and cried out in anguish, "My husband is far away on the battlefield, and I am all alone. Now I am being slandered and defamed. I am afraid that I will have to bear the crime of... murdering a concubine. It is so unfair! If my innocence cannot be cleared, I would rather die than live..."
Seeing Shen Yu sobbing uncontrollably, the Crown Prince, who had been holding back his anger, flew into a rage once more. He pointed at Consort Gao and shouted, "Consort Gao framed Xiao Yu and disfigured her. Her heart is as venomous as a snake. She shall be given twenty strokes of the cane! Her maids and servants shall each slap themselves a hundred times! Execute the punishment immediately!"
The guards immediately stepped forward and dragged Consort Gao and her maids and servants to the main courtyard to carry out the punishment.
Seeing everyone leave, Shen Yu straightened her clothes and thanked the Crown Prince: "Thank you, Your Highness, for upholding justice for me."
"Little fish, you're welcome."
Before Shen Yu could even bow, the Crown Prince had already grabbed her arms. His usually fierce eyes were now filled with tenderness, and his cold face had softened considerably. He spoke gently: "Little Yu, if you are not happy in the Bai family, I will ask my father to issue an edict to grant you your freedom. Alternatively, Little Yu can become my concubine."
Shen Yu pondered to herself, wouldn't it be even more dangerous if she regained her freedom? With the identity of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Bai family, the Crown Prince would not dare to do anything improper to her out of respect for Bai Yehua.
She overestimated the Crown Prince, unaware that his ruthlessness far exceeded her expectations.
"Your Highness, Chen Yu should go back to her room to bandage her wounds." After saying this, she broke free from the Crown Prince's hands and turned to leave, but the Crown Prince grabbed her slender waist.
Before he could turn around, the Crown Prince was already in front of him, saying directly, "Little Fish, I saved you, how will you repay me? By offering yourself to me..."
"What does Your Highness mean by this? Shenyu is General Bai's wife." Xinyue rushed over, angrily shoved the Crown Prince, and pulled Shenyu away hastily: "Come on, this princess will accompany you back to your room for bandaging."
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Listening to the Rain Pavilion.
Chen Yu covered her face with a towel and then applied medicine to Cuiwei. Cuiwei had a one-inch-long cut on her face, clearly caused when Consort Gao slapped her.
She was puzzled. How could Consort Gao have scratched Cuiwei's cheek when she had already thrown down the gold hairpin? Seeing that Princess Xinyue was still there, she waved for her four trusted confidants to leave first.
After the door closed, Xinyue glared at Chenyu and scolded, "Mu Chenyu! I never thought you were such a frivolous and dissolute woman. It's a waste that Brother Yu cared about you."
Shen Yu smiled slightly, but tears welled up in her eyes. She knew that Liu Yu was secretly helping her by stopping Liu Yao'er's carriage and by Xin Yue coming to her aid.
However, although Xinyue stopped Consort Gao from slapping her, she was unable to punish Consort Gao. This hatred was hard to quell, and only a playboy like the Crown Prince would dare to punish Consort Gao. This was the reason why she deliberately seduced the Crown Prince.
With Consort Gao beaten, it's likely that Liu Yao'er and Madam Zuo will no longer dare to underestimate her.
Thinking of Liu Yao'er, she suddenly stood up and shouted angrily, "Cuiwei! Tie up Lan'er and Hong'er, they've framed the mistress of the house, have them beaten to death on the spot!"
"Mu Chenyu! You're already in deep trouble, yet you still think about beating a maid to death?"
Seeing Xinyue stand up in anger, Chenyu asked in astonishment, "What do you mean by that, Princess Xinyue?"
As the only princess of the royal family, Xinyue addresses the Crown Prince as "Crown Prince," a formality whose reason is self-evident.
The crown prince is not only ruthless, but also heartless, ungrateful, and shameless.
On the wedding night of Zuo Zhen, the eldest son of the Zuo family, the Crown Prince forcibly took Zuo Zhen's place in the bridal chamber and took Zhang Chang Le for himself. Strangely, the Zuo family swallowed their anger. Xin Yue learned this from the Crown Princess, Zuo Mei'er.
Today, Shen Yu dares to use the Crown Prince to take revenge on Consort Gao. This is tantamount to pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth and courting death.
Consort Gao has already left the Bai family, but the Crown Prince refuses to leave. He probably wants to ask Shen Yu for a reward, but Shen Yu is completely unaware of this.
Xinyue was extremely anxious. She slammed her hand on the round table and said, "If the Crown Prince doesn't get you today, he will never leave the Bai family."
"I am General Bai's wife, how dare the Crown Prince?"
"On Young Master Zuo's wedding night, the Crown Prince was able to forcibly take Zhang Chang Le. Do you think he would dare to do that?"
Shen Yu panicked. She was eager to take revenge on Consort Gao, but she never thought about the consequences.
At this moment, Cuiwei came to report: "Miss, the Crown Prince tried to break into Tingyu Pavilion. The Old Madam led people to stop him, but was placed under house arrest by the Crown Prince."
What? Shen Yu was shocked.
At this moment, she had no way to escape. In order to preserve her innocence, she had no choice but to... risk her own body.
She opened the door, intending to see the guest out, but did not forget to bow to Xinyue in thanks: "I thank Princess Chenyu for her help. Please leave as soon as possible. I feel unwell and think I have caught a cold."
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