"Mu Chenyu! You... bully the weak!"
"Fish, why is that?"
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All three were imprisoned.
Liu Yu sat upright on the soft couch, seemingly resting with his eyes closed, but his forehead was covered in sweat. He had a cut on his forehead, which he had bandaged himself because he had no money for medical treatment. Now the pain in the wound was intensifying, and it was probably infected.
Just then, footsteps echoed down the corridor, sounding like a man and a woman. It must be Chen Yu coming to treat him, but… who was that man?
Bai Yejing led Chen Yu into the prison. Passing the women's cell, they saw Yanran fast asleep in her warm bed, surrounded by chicken and duck bones. Where was Madam Jia?
"Mu Chenyu! I appreciate your kindness, but please release us!"
Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw Madam Jia huddled in the dry grass in the corner of the wall.
She was eager to treat Liu Yu, so she ignored Madam Jia. When they arrived at the last cell, Liu Yu was already standing there to greet them.
Liu Yu opened his eyes and saw a woman in white carrying a medicine box; it was indeed Shen Yu. After Bai Yejing opened the prison door, he sat on the couch, waiting for Shen Yu to treat him.
Shen Yu walked to Liu Yu's side, looked at his prominent cheekbones, and couldn't help but burst into tears. Since she started associating with Liu Yu, his already thin body had become even thinner; she was afraid that she had been the one dragging him down.
She gently removed the gauze from Liu Yu's forehead and saw a long and deep wound. She was shocked and burst into tears, "Young Master Liu's injury is so serious, why didn't you come to my pharmacy for treatment?"
Liu Yu remained silent; he had no money for medical treatment, so how could he bring himself to say it?
"Young Master Liu, lie down, I need to stitch up your wound."
Liu Yu lay on the couch.
Chen Yu knelt down, covered Liu Yu with a blanket, and then began to disinfect and apply medicine before threading a needle to suture the wound.
Liu Yu clenched his teeth and didn't utter a word, but beads of sweat kept sliding down his cheeks.
"Just bear with it a little longer, it'll be over soon."
That voice? Liu Yu turned his head and saw that Bai Yejing had walked in and was even taking out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.
He was utterly shocked, unable to believe that the ungrateful and opportunistic Bai Yehua had such a younger brother? Not only was he handsome, but he was also incredibly thoughtful. If the Emperor truly allowed Bai Yejing to take over his sister-in-law's care, then Shen Yu would finally find a good home.
Thinking of this, he felt a pang of sorrow and quickly lowered his eyes to hide the sadness in them.
At that moment, footsteps echoed down the corridor, one of them unusually heavy, thumping loudly... as if an elephant had stormed into a prison cell.
Bai Yejing rushed out to check and saw a burly man running towards him. He drew his sword to stab him, but then he heard someone in the corridor shout, "The Fourth Prince has arrived!"
Bai Yejing quickly sheathed his sword and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Fourth Prince."
The Fourth Prince has arrived! Shen Yu was terrified. Yesterday, she had angered the Fourth Prince, and he had almost taken her life!
She didn't dare turn around, only wanting to stitch Liu Yu's wound as quickly as possible; thankfully, only one stitch remained. She bent down to check the medicine box, picked up the scissors, but saw a huge face staring at her. "Xiangxiang, I want to sleep with Xiangxiang."
It turned out that the Fourth Prince was squatting beside her. She forced herself to remain calm, quickly picked up scissors to cut the stitches for Liu Yu, and then stood up and stepped back.
The fourth prince suddenly shouted, "You're not Xiangxiang! Xiangxiang is short! You're that wretched woman who tried to stab me to death!"
After speaking, the Fourth Prince threw a punch at Chen Yu. Chen Yu braced herself against the corner of the wall, and Liu Yu quickly got up, rushing ahead of the Fourth Prince to protect Chen Yu. Just as the fist was about to land, a figure flashed by, pushing Liu Yu and Chen Yu aside.
"ah!"
The Fourth Prince then delivered a powerful punch to Bai Yejing's right shoulder.
Bai Yejing grimaced in pain, his face contorted in agony. "Ah..." he cried out in agony, collapsing to the ground before the Fourth Prince could withdraw his hand.
Shen Yu and Liu Yu were both shocked. Just as they were about to get closer to Bai Yejing, the Fourth Prince raised his fist and walked towards them.
The two retreated to a corner, neither daring to harm the Fourth Prince nor having any way to escape. Chen Yu had no choice but to shout at the Fourth Prince's attendants: "The Empress forbids the Fourth Prince from leaving the house. You have committed a grave offense and are even condoning the Fourth Prince's violence! Quickly drag the Fourth Prince out of here!"
The servants entered the prison cell, but seeing the Fourth Prince's fierce expression, they were frightened and retreated.
Shen Yu was extremely disappointed. Just as the fist was about to fall, Liu Yu actually pulled her into his arms, and she couldn't help but hug Liu Yu back.
"Quickly drag the Fourth Prince out!"
That sound? Chen Yu leaned out to look and saw that Hong Yu had arrived.
Just as she was overjoyed, a familiar face appeared: Chenxiang?
Seeing Chenxiang looking over, she hurriedly broke free from Liu Yu's embrace, then was filled with terror. Oh no! The Fourth Prince might recognize Chenxiang, and Chenxiang's reputation would be ruined!
Suddenly, a shout rang out from inside the prison, "Xiangxiang, I want to sleep with Xiangxiang, Xiangxiang smells so good..."
The fourth prince broke free of the guards and embraced Chenxiang, kissing her passionately. Chenxiang screamed and fainted, but the fourth prince still held her tightly, refusing to let go.
Shen Yu rushed forward and took out a fire needle to pierce the fourth prince's Du meridian acupoint. The fourth prince turned to look at her, and just as she was filled with fear, the fourth prince finally fainted.
"Send the Fourth Prince back," Hongyu ordered. The guards then carried the Fourth Prince away, and Chenxiang and Bai Yejing were also carried out for treatment.
Only Chen Yu, Hong Yu, and Liu Yu remained in the cell.
What had just happened left Liu Yu stunned, frozen in disbelief. If the Fourth Prince had raped Chen Xiang, then who had he raped? Was he no different from the Fourth Prince?
Remembering Shen Yu's promise to clear his name, he wanted to seek answers from her, but when he turned around, he saw Shen Yu approaching Hong Yu. With a gloomy face and tightly pursed lips, Shen Yu was already furious. She slapped Hong Yu across the face and shouted angrily, "How can my Mu family's daughter face anyone after this!"
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