Seeing they were unmoved, she continued, "I have gold and jewels, as much as you want, I will give you as much as you want. If you want my position..."
Before she could finish, she looked up in shock at the sword relentlessly piercing her heart. She fell straight down, regretting in her final moments that she hadn't listened to the Right Guardian.
With bodies strewn everywhere, Wu Caiwei calmly took out a corpse-dissolving powder from her embrace. In a flash, the courtyard was cleared, leaving only weapons and puddles of liquid, as if nothing had happened. Of course, there were also the disgusting creatures.
Wu Caiwei took out a bottle and carefully collected two venomous scorpions. Suppressing her heartache, she took out a bottle of medicine from her room. All the venomous creatures seemed to sense it and frantically moved towards the bottle. Anything that touched the bottle or the liquid inside turned to ashes in an instant.
The courtyard finally fell silent. Wu Caiwei yawned, rubbed her sore arms, and went back to sleep after giving some instructions. Shangguan Ke picked up the weapons on the ground, climbed over the wall, and went to the riverbank not far from their home, throwing everything in her embrace into the water.
After several trips like this, the courtyard was restored to its original state. How could the Wu family's servants not have heard the commotion in their master's courtyard? However, their master had long since instructed them not to get involved no matter what happened inside. The elder servants of the Wu family nodded frantically without hesitation. They had witnessed a series of fights and knew their master was extraordinary. They also knew that not hiding in their rooms at this time could easily lead to accidental injury.
The new servants were also repeatedly warned by the elders. Listening to their descriptions of the fights that had occurred in the previous months, they trembled in fear. At this moment, let alone coming out to watch, the fainthearted ones directly covered their heads with blankets.
The next day, the couple resumed their usual routine, eating and drinking as normal. The servants, on the other hand, had dark circles under their eyes and were yawning continuously. The couple exchanged a look and smiled silently, knowing but not revealing.
Recalling that they were sent by Prince Xiaoyao to deal with her, Wu Caiwei felt that he shouldn't have an easy time. She packed a bag and went to an inn, rented a room, and made adjustments to herself. When she reappeared, she was taller, fatter, and even her face shape had changed. Her features were also slightly altered through makeup.
She walked directly past the innkeeper. The innkeeper was puzzled. He didn't remember receiving such a guest. However, out of politeness, he smiled and nodded, then continued with his work.
The transformed Wu Caiwei walked leisurely through the streets, looking left and right, finding everything novel. Unconsciously, she arrived at the gate of Prince Xiaoyao's mansion. She casually entered a nearby alley, leaned against the wall, cracked melon seeds, and observed the movements at the gate of Prince Xiaoyao's mansion.
About an hour later, Prince Xiaoyao, with his men, emerged from the main gate and boarded a carriage parked at the entrance. Wu Caiwei quickly followed. Soon, they arrived at a place of pleasure.
Wu Caiwei felt a pang of resentment. She hadn't dressed as a man today. She walked with quick steps and collided with Prince Xiaoyao, who had just alighted from the carriage.
"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to." Wu Caiwei deliberately lowered her voice, not looking up the whole time. Then, as if afraid of trouble, she fled frantically.
The men following Prince Xiaoyao, being observant, helped him up. The others quickly ran after Wu Caiwei. Soon, several people stood panting in the vast crowds of the street, not knowing where the other person had gone. One of them couldn't help but complain, "This little lady runs too fast."
"What should we do now? How do we report back?"
"It's all her fault, not watching where she's going."
...
Despite their grumbling, the men could only reluctantly return to report.
Prince Xiaoyao was not as annoyed as they imagined. The main reason was that although he had never seen the woman's face, he always felt her eyes were very familiar, but he couldn't recall where he had seen them after much thought.
He instructed one of his attendants to return and send more men to search. Then, he ordered a chest of silver to be carried and went personally to see the madam of the brothel.
"Prince Xiaoyao, please have a seat. It is an honor to have a distinguished guest like you visit us again. It means Hong'er served you well last time. Shall I call her?" the madam asked tentatively.
"You've hit on one point. I was very satisfied with her. Today, I've brought silver and want to redeem her," he said. As soon as he finished speaking, his attendants immediately brought up the silver.
To be honest, the madam was a little reluctant. Cultivating a courtesan took immense effort. She was her money tree, and she would definitely make a fortune in the next few years. Although Prince Xiaoyao offered a substantial amount of silver, it was a drop in the ocean compared to the future earnings. Despite her reluctance, she couldn't afford to offend the man in front of her.
So, in front of Prince Xiaoyao, she spoke of her difficulties. Finally, she changed her tone and said that she would make an exception for him.
Hong'er, upon receiving the news, was shocked. She had dreamed of leaving this place, and she never expected happiness to come so suddenly. After confirming the news was true, she happily packed her belongings. Arriving at Prince Xiaoyao's mansion, she dressed herself up. She heard that the prince would definitely visit her courtyard tonight. After all, it was the first day, and he had to put on a show.
However, she waited and waited, even as the moon quietly hung on the treetop, and he still didn't come.
She lay on the bed crying all night, still in her clothes. She expected to hear sarcastic remarks from others the next day.
To her surprise, as soon as she stepped out of her courtyard, she heard some shocking news. It turned out that the prince had not intentionally failed to see her yesterday. He had just returned from handling matters outside and had directly fainted in the courtyard.
She regretted her short time in the mansion and her lack of knowledge about the affairs within, leading to her being so out of touch with what had happened.
In the main courtyard, the Emperor, upon hearing the news, immediately sent imperial physicians to treat his royal brother. As soon as the physicians arrived and saw his pale lips, they knew he had been poisoned.
However, no one knew what kind of poison it was. They could only prescribe some antidote and force-feed him a large amount, hoping to temporarily preserve his life.
There was some effect. With everyone's efforts, although he barely ingested any medicine, he still vomited and had diarrhea, which somewhat alleviated the poison. The imperial physicians stayed at his residence to monitor his condition at all times.
That night, a young maidservant who was helping him to wash screamed. Everyone rushed over, and at her direction, they discovered a red scorpion in the prince's clothes.