"Sister, you're so interesting. I like you so much." Liu Yushu's embarrassed reaction made Geng Rong burst into laughter. It wasn't a sneering laugh that mocked Liu Yushu but a genuine one, for she found Liu Yushu's simplicity incredibly cute.
"Stop laughing. Quickly put that thing away. If the maids see it, it'll be a disgrace." Liu Yushu glanced at the undergarment on the couch.
Liu Yushu, of course, understood matters between men and women. She was reborn. In her previous life, she married Feng Ziyang. But apart from losing her virginity to him on their wedding night, Feng Ziyang never touched her again in the following year. To be precise, after Feng Ziyang was summoned to the imperial palace by Emperor Yong and returned, he became strange. He talked less, seemed listless and dull. During the day, he would lock himself in the room when he had nothing to do. This state lasted for more than half a year before he gradually regained his vitality, but he still refused to share the same bed with her. Later, she followed Feng Ziyang back to the Kingdom of Nanling. After returning, Feng Ziyang threw her into the harem and vented all his hatred for the Kingdom of Yong on her. He imprisoned her in the palace until her death.
She hated Feng Ziyang. In her previous life, she trusted the wrong person and ended up in a miserable situation.
Regarding bedroom matters, she only had memories of their wedding night. That single time didn't leave her with any pleasant memories. She was so scared that she kept her eyes closed all night. When she woke up, Feng Ziyang was already gone. In fact, she knew nothing.
Apart from that, she always dreamed of a man. In the dreams, the man always tried to get physical with her, but every time she fought him off with her life. The man in the dream was really detestable, but she couldn't help dreaming about him. This troubled Liu Yushu for a while. She took a lot of tranquilizing medicine and drank a lot of soothing tea, but it didn't help. However, after she refused the man many times, he gradually dared not act recklessly in her dreams!
She had forgotten most of the things about Wu Qing, if not all.
"Don't worry. The maids won't dare to talk nonsense." Geng Rong waved her hand at her, motioning her to come over. "The maids in my room are used to this. They're not as easily shocked as you, sister."
Liu Yushu obediently walked over and stared at Geng Rong's gorgeous and charming face. "You can rest assured. I won't tell anyone about this. I'll keep it a secret for you." Her eyes were no longer panicked but calm. Looking at Geng Rong, she said word by word, "Where's my maid? Don't make things difficult for her."
Geng Rong looked at her with a smiling and sly expression. "Sure, but Sister Shu, you have to do me a favor first. If you don't agree, I'll cut off your maid's hands and feet and turn her into a human stick."
Liu Yushu felt a pang of fear. She shrank her pupils, unable to believe that this charming and sweet - smiling little girl could say such a cruel thing so calmly.
Just as Wu Chunzhe had sneered, Geng Rong was a demon, a vicious and heartless witch.
"I agree. You have to promise me that my maid will be safe." Liu Yushu readily agreed. To save Zuitao, she had no choice.
"Sister, you agreed so quickly. Aren't you afraid I'll make things difficult for you?" Geng Rong gave an ambiguous smile. She held Liu Yushu's soft hand and placed it on her neck. She tilted her head and rested on it, staring at Liu Yushu with wide - open innocent eyes and pouting. "Sister Shu, you're so fair - skinned and fragrant. If I teach you all my skills, even a hundred emperors would be willing to die in your hands." With that, she guided Liu Yushu's hand to move down. She pulled at her belt with her other hand, and the belt fell to the ground.
"You're crazy." Liu Yushu shivered in fright and withdrew her hand. She was scared of this little girl with a beautiful smile!
Geng Rong let out a triumphant laugh. "Look at how scared you are. I'm just joking with you. I still prefer men for now."
Liu Yushu was speechless. She didn't want to talk about such a shameless topic with Geng Rong anymore.
"What exactly do you want me to do for you?" Liu Yushu asked impatiently. It was getting late, and she should go back. Otherwise, her grandmother would surely worry.
Geng Rong opened the drawer and took out a beautifully carved wooden box. Inside were various small ceramic jars. She picked up a white porcelain jar and handed it to Liu Yushu. "Be careful, sister."
Liu Yushu was stunned for a moment before taking it. She didn't quite understand Geng Rong's words at first, but when she saw Geng Rong take off her top and expose her back, she understood. Geng Rong wanted her to apply medicine.
There were several purple marks on Geng Rong's smooth back. She knew exactly how these marks came about.
"That bastard Third Brother has some nerve to bite me. I won't play with him next time." Geng Rong pouted and complained discontentedly. "I caught a cold a few days ago and had to lie in bed for seven days. I've become so dull. I had some exercise today, and I feel so refreshed." As she said this, she turned to look at Liu Yushu, with a very contented expression.
Liu Yushu blushed deeply. She bit her lip in silence, pretending not to hear anything. She gently applied the slightly cool ointment on Geng Rong's back. After finishing, she put the jar on the dressing table. "Can I go now?"
She decided not to try to befriend Geng Rong anymore.
She never expected Geng Rong to be so promiscuous. They were clearly not the same kind of people. Opposites couldn't work together. Even if she forced herself to please Geng Rong, she would surely not be able to bear it one day.
"Is sister angry?" Geng Rong stood up and walked in front of Liu Yushu. Liu Yushu turned her face away, avoiding looking at Geng Rong's body.
"Do you think I'm cheap and shameless for doing such things with that kind of person?" Geng Rong asked with a smile, her fingers climbing onto Liu Yushu's face and stroking her lips.
Liu Yushu grabbed Geng Rong's hand. "Don't touch me." She could tell that Geng Rong was just teasing her, and she was extremely annoyed. What on earth did this girl want from her? She wasn't Geng Rong's toy!
"Sister, you're hurting me." Geng Rong put on a pitiful and aggrieved look. With Liu Yushu's strength, how could she possibly hurt her?
Liu Yushu bypassed Geng Rong and angrily whispered, "It's your freedom to do whatever you want, but you can't go too far. You can't do evil, and you definitely can't... What you're doing is wrong." She didn't want to lose her temper at first, but seeing that Geng Rong was about the same age as her younger brother, she couldn't help but regard Geng Rong as a younger sister. She couldn't bear to see her continue to degenerate.
"They're not my father's biological sons. My father always wanted a son, but my mother couldn't give birth to one. A Taoist priest told my father that if he adopted two boys, my mother would be able to bear him a son. These two adopted boys are quite smart and well - behaved. My father doesn't treat them as outsiders, but in my eyes, they're no different from servants. They're just ordinary men who look better than servants. Where's the violation of天理 in what I'm doing?" Geng Rong looked nonchalant. "Good sister, I know you're worried about me, but don't worry. I know what I'm doing." She put on her clothes and tried to cheer Liu Yushu up.
"I'm not your sister." Liu Yushu distanced herself.
"What relationship can there be between a man and a woman other than love?" Geng Rong suddenly became serious. "If sister meets the person she loves in the future and is crazy about him, willing to give him everything, will sister still be so high - and - mighty?"
"..." Liu Yushu was speechless. She naturally didn't believe a single word Geng Rong said. She thought to herself that Geng Rong was full of fallacies and heresies at such a young age. No wonder she was such a handful.
She didn't want to stay in the Marquis Mansion any longer, fearing that she would be corrupted by Geng Rong.
It wasn't that her will was weak, but Geng Rong was a bit dangerous. She couldn't guarantee that Geng Rong wouldn't force her to do something shady. Moreover, she knew Geng Rong's secret. Although it wasn't a big deal in Geng Rong's eyes, it still made her feel uneasy. After all, those who knew too much never ended well.
"You should rest first. I should go back. If I don't leave soon, my family will worry." Liu Yushu wasn't stupid. She said this on purpose. No matter how big the Marquis Mansion was, they wouldn't dare to detain someone casually.
"Stay tonight, sister. I still have so many things to talk to you about." Geng Rong was obviously a bit unhappy.
"Another day. There'll surely be plenty of time for us to get along, sister and I." Liu Yushu was neither overbearing nor humble.
"Alas, don't you find it boring to always be so serious, sister?" Geng Rong tilted her head and looked at her.
"Not at all. I think I'm extremely interesting. I'm very happy following the rules. In a few days, I'm going to start eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures. Do you want to join me, sister? I'm just looking for a companion." Liu Yushu said confidently.
Wasn't this making fun of Geng Rong? Geng Rong was a meat - lover, but she was trying to persuade Geng Rong to be a vegetarian. Sure enough, Geng Rong's face darkened slightly. She rolled her eyes secretly and snorted. "Fine. I'll send you a wooden fish later, sister. Don't be a vegetarian for too long. You'll easily grow a beard and body hair. Reading too many Buddhist scriptures will make a woman turn into a slovenly and smelly man."
"Thank you for the reminder, sister. I'm a clean - freak and will always keep myself clean." Liu Yushu didn't give Geng Rong any face and directly retorted, which made Geng Rong speechless with anger.
"Fine. I'm sure sister will grow a beard soon and turn into a smelly man." Geng Rong said angrily.
"Sister, don't worry about me. Just be careful not to be drained dry and turn into a skeleton spirit." Liu Yushu retorted expressionlessly again.