As a result, he accidentally stepped on a dead branch in the yard. He nervously glanced into the house, and seeing that there was no movement inside, he felt relieved and went outside.
Cui Xi walked outside, glancing back all the way, and carefully made her way along the wall to Song Tangli's room under the cover of the moonlight.
They even avoided encountering servants from other courtyards.
Song Tangli greeted her with a smile as she entered, saying, "I believe you have your own judgment. Your master can abandon Tangxue this time, and you will be next."
Cui Xi trembled and knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation: "Second Miss..."
"Tell me your story. If you do well, you'll be rewarded. Your young lady keeps getting into trouble every few days. You might as well stick with me and I'll guarantee you wealth and honor." Song Tangli used both soft and hard tactics to win over Cuixi while Song Tangxue was imprisoned.
In fact, Cui Xi did not want to agree. The young lady had saved her life, but Haitang's death had served as a wake-up call for her.
Haitang and Miss were like sisters, and they could sacrifice themselves without any hesitation.
Cui Xi knelt on the ground, reaffirming her conviction: "This servant just saw that Miss and Lord Xie were spending too much time together..."
"Bang..."
He threw what he was holding, and it hit the ground: "Xie Qianzhong?"
Cui Xi answered under her gaze, "Yes, Prime Minister Xie."
"What right does she have?" Her fingers gripped the armrest so tightly they turned white. "Did you see their relationship with your own eyes?"
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears." Cui Xi knelt on the ground, trembling. Song Tangli had always acted kindly in front of her, but now she looked a little scary.
The little palace maid beside Song Tangli glanced at Cuixi kneeling on the ground and silently took a step back.
"What makes her so special? Did she just throw herself at him?" Song Tangli pressed on, unwilling to give up.
Cui Xi glanced at her face and then lowered her head again: "It was Lord Xie who came to see the young lady."
"Hmph." Song Tangli sneered, looking at the person on the ground with a sinister gaze. There were only three people in the hall, and she had dismissed the unimportant person.
"Cuixi, here's ten taels of silver. If you do me a favor, this money is yours!" Song Tangli tossed down a money pouch, which jingled.
"Please give your orders, Second Miss." Cui Xi hesitated for a moment, but still gritted her teeth and took the money bag from the ground.
"Apply this ointment to Song Tangxue's face before the wedding." Song Tangxue took out a small porcelain bottle from her sleeve and placed it on the table. The smooth, jade-like porcelain bottle shone brightly under the light.
"Isn't she just relying on her face? If she didn't have that face, what else could she rely on to seduce men!" Song Tangli slammed her hand on the table.
Cui Xi carefully stepped forward and put the small porcelain bottle in her hand: "Second Miss, don't worry, I will definitely complete the mission."
Song Tangli smiled and promised, "After it's done, you'll get plenty of benefits. I'll be the Crown Princess then, and you'll have a much brighter future with me than with your young lady."
Cui Xi nodded happily, turned around and walked back, her heart filled with excitement.
Cui Xi carefully gripped the small porcelain bottle, took a deep breath, and returned to the courtyard under the moonlight.
Unexpectedly, Song Tangxue was sitting in the middle of the courtyard. When Cui Xi pushed open the door that had been slightly ajar when she left, her heart skipped a beat when she saw Song Tangxue: "Young Miss."
A panicked expression doesn't lie.
"What are you doing out so late at night?" Song Tangxue looked up, sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, and looked at Cuixi who came in from outside with a forced smile.
Cui Xi swallowed hard, her hand instinctively touching the uncomfortable porcelain bottle. A wave of panic washed over her, and she avoided eye contact with Song Tangxue, saying, "This servant is going to get up in the middle of the night."
"Really?" Song Tangxue slowly plucked a leaf and rubbed it in her hand: "Is being a hermaphrodite slave easy?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Xi immediately knelt down: "Miss... this servant did not mean to."
“Cuixi, haven’t I treated you well?” Song Tangxue looked at her: “You came to me from the Empress’s side, and I cured the poison in your body. If it weren’t for me, you would have died long ago.”
“Young Miss…” Cui Xi shook her head repeatedly, sobbing uncontrollably. Looking at Song Tangxue, she crawled forward on her knees and grabbed Song Tangxue’s skirt: “Young Miss… this servant was wrong.”
Such a traitorous servant, once caught, will only face death.
“Cuixi, I gave you a chance.” Song Tangxue firmly removed his hand and tightly gripped her wrist: “You had a chance to tell me when I came back and asked you yesterday, but you didn’t.”
"I suppose I underestimated human nature. If someone can betray their master once, they won't only do it once." Song Tangxue stared straight at her, speaking to her slowly and deliberately.
Cui Xi sobbed and shook her head repeatedly, "This servant was wrong..."
Song Tangxue pinched her chin, ignoring her tears, and then pinched a pill and stuffed it into Cuixi's mouth.
"As expected, your master was farsighted. I may tell you about this medicine: no one can cure it. You can only come to me every two weeks to get the antidote."
Cui Xi felt a bitter taste in her mouth, slumped to the ground, feeling nauseous and vomiting repeatedly, but the pill seemed to have melted away and was no longer visible.
"Speak, what does Song Tangli want you to do?" Song Tangxue looked at her leisurely: "If you don't speak properly, then don't speak at all, just die now."
Cui Xi immediately knelt up straight to show her loyalty: "I said, this is medicine given to me by the Second Miss, who told me to put it on your face during our wedding."
Song Tangxue took the small porcelain bottle, held it in her hand, opened it, and gently smelled it: "A medicine that can disfigure someone."
Cui Xi lowered her head, avoiding Song Tangxue's gaze.
"Do you know this is the medicine that will ruin my face?" Song Tangxue held the small porcelain bottle in her palm and tossed it around.
Cuixi dared not speak, her head banging against the ground.
"Or are you going to give me any medicine, no matter what it is?" Song Tangxue sighed softly. "Get up. I also need you to get me some medicine for Song Tangli."
Cui Xi trembled and could only agree, wiping away her tears as she left.
“Starting tomorrow, you can come and serve me.”
The next morning, the Empress again invited Song Tangxue to a talk. Song Tangxue knew it was a trap, but she had no choice but to go due to etiquette. She clicked her tongue in disapproval.
Cui Xi carefully placed the hairpin on her head, but Song Tangxue reached out and took it off: "Why wear these pretty things? It's not like you're going to see your lover."
Upon arriving at the Empress's palace, her personal attendant stood in the corridor and stopped her: "Miss Tangxue, Her Majesty has not yet risen. Please wait outside."
Under the blazing sun, Song Tangxue was stopped outside the corridor by the nanny, who clearly wanted her to wait.
"Since she hasn't gotten up yet, I'll go find the Empress Dowager." Song Tangli wasn't going to indulge her.
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