Liu Shushu was led by the housekeeper to a courtyard. Before she even entered, she could hear bursts of laughter coming from inside. At first glance, it turned out there was more than one woman.
A wave of nausea washed over her, and she turned to leave.
"Wait!" Wei Huaichong's casual, slightly lazy, and deep voice came from inside the house.
Liu Shushu stood still, her hands clenched into fists hidden in her sleeves, before she forced herself to suppress her temper and turned around.
"Miss Liu, why don't you come in and take a look?"
Thinking of the purpose of her trip, she bit her lip, looked determined, turned around, and strode into the house. Rong'er, who was following behind her, was stopped outside, but she had no time to care about her.
Because the scene inside the room was not the decadent and licentious place she had imagined, but rather a scene that made her blood run cold and her whole body tremble with anger.
At that moment, a red silk ribbon hung from the roof beam in the center of the room. The ribbon was wrapped around and bound a person whose long hair was disheveled, whose eyes were closed, and whose clothes were stained with blood, making them almost as bright as the red ribbon.
"Aunt Liu!"
She rushed over instantly, trying to untie the red silk covering Aunt Liu's body, but the red silk was actually wrapped with dark red thorns, which would pierce into the flesh with the slightest force. Aunt Liu groaned in pain, and she dared not move again.
Not far in front of her, Wei Huaichong lay on his side on the couch, propping his head up with one hand, looking relaxed and languid. His light red clothes were loose, revealing his lean and fair chest. One of his legs was bent, and the other was casually draped over the leg of a beautiful woman next to him.
He was surrounded by two beautiful women, one massaging his legs and the other rubbing his shoulders. On a small table beside him was a pot of wine and a plate of grapes.
Liu Shushu had always had a keen sense of smell. Besides the strong smell of blood, Aunt Liu also smelled faintly of alcohol. After a moment's thought, she realized that they had been laughing so happily earlier because they had poured alcohol on Aunt Liu to see her embarrassed state.
They treat living, breathing people as objects of amusement!
Liu Shushu was furious. She glared fiercely at Wei Huaichong, gritting her teeth, "What exactly do you want to do?"
He raised an eyebrow slightly. "Doesn't Miss Liu know what I want?"
"Please enlighten me, Your Highness."
Wei Huaichong stretched out his long, slender, fair fingers, pointed in a direction at random, and said, "Drink it."
Liu Shushu looked in the direction he was pointing, and there was a glass cup on the small table. The pale yellow wine inside shone like a gemstone in the candlelight.
She frowned. "What is this?"
He didn't answer, only saying, "You can choose to drink it or give up her life."
Liu Shushu ultimately chose to drink the unknown liquid.
The moment she tasted it, she realized it was wine, with a strange medicinal aroma. The wine was icy cold as it went down her throat, and a little spilled from the corner of her lips, slid down her chin, down her swan-like neck, and disappeared into her collar.
Wei Huaichong looked at it with satisfaction and smiled, then ordered his men to untie Aunt Liu.
Aunt Liu had already fainted, and now that the restraints on her body were loosened, she collapsed limply to the ground.
"Alright, you may all leave," he said calmly.
The two beauties then stood up, bowed politely, and left with the two servants supporting Aunt Liu, closing the door behind them.
Only the two of them remained inside.
"Come here." Wei Huaichong beckoned to her with his finger.
Liu Shushu slowly moved to stand in front of him.
Wei Huaichong stretched out his long arm, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her closer. Liu Shushu fell into his arms. He pinched her chin, forcing her to look directly at him.
"As long as you obediently become my woman, you will enjoy endless wealth and honor in the future, and supreme power will be handed over to you."
"Why me?"
"It's naturally because of the Liu family behind you," he said bluntly.
She frowned. "What exactly did you give me to drink just now?"
"Don't panic, it's just ordinary poison."
Ordinary...poison?
Liu Shushu looked at him with a hint of surprise and doubt, as if to say: How can you say such a thing so casually?
"I love your pitiful little face. As long as you behave, I will give you the antidote." Wei Huaichong's eyes curved into a smile, and he turned over and pinned Liu Shushu down.
She instinctively widened her eyes, trying to struggle, but he held her wrists above her head and pressed her legs down so she couldn't move.
The man's aura, carrying a sense of oppression, drew closer and closer. She cried out in fear, "Wei Huaichong, you can't do this! You're forcing me!"
"You didn't enter my bedchamber willingly?"
His voice was hoarse, and his warm breath brushed against her neck, making her tremble and instantly raising goosebumps.
"I...I promise you, I will be your queen. Can you wait until our wedding day..."
Wei Huaichong suddenly released his grip on her hands.
Liu Shushu felt a lightness on her body and thought he had agreed. She breathed a sigh of relief, but then she heard him say, "Okay, I'll release that old woman on our wedding day. I just don't know if she can hold out until then."
"you……"
Liu Shushu was furious, but faced with his wicked smile, she was completely helpless.
If it were back when she was a wanderer in the martial world, she would have already plunged a dagger into the heart of the man in front of her. She didn't care if he was a prince or nobleman; she was all alone and had no enemies.
But now, she has family and ambition; she cannot and will not do that…
Liu Shushu took a deep breath, put on a gentle expression again, and said softly, "Your Highness, everything can be discussed. You and I are going to be husband and wife in the future. How can we make enemies so early?"
Wei Huaichong raised an eyebrow and laughed, "I am not a three-year-old child who can be fooled by a few words. I will only give you two choices: either we make it a fait accompli tonight, or this day next year will be the anniversary of the death of Liu's mother and daughter."
Liu Shushu didn't want to choose either of these options.
Not to mention that Wei Huaixu is now the rightful crown prince, she has always been more inclined to support the crown prince. Even if Wei Huaichong has successfully rebelled and ascended the throne, she is unwilling to be forced.
Wei Huaichong was in no hurry at all, slowly peeling grapes and admiring her furrowed brows and troubled expression.
After peeling about half a plate of grapes, he took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, then handed the plate to her, smiling as he said, "Come, try these grapes that are tribute from the Western Regions."
"No……"
Before she could refuse, he grabbed one and stuffed it into her mouth without a word, then whispered in her ear, "If you don't eat it, I'll put it inside you."
She stared in horror.
Wei Huaichong laughed wildly and said, "For every quarter of an hour you spend thinking, I will come up with one more way to torture you. Take your time to consider it; I have plenty of time."
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