Liu Yushu disdained to talk to Geng Rong. She told Zui Tao to bring out the qin and leisurely plucked the strings with her fingers.
"You..." Geng Rong was infuriated. She stormed over, ready to fight back. Suddenly, someone kicked her legs from behind. Her leg injury hadn't healed yet, and she immediately fell to the ground, looking extremely disheveled. Her hands scraped on the ground, breaking the skin and bleeding.
"Miss Geng, this is the tea that Miss Shu bestowed upon you. It's your fortune. This servant advises you to drink it quickly," said Mama Xie. She bent down and roughly grabbed Geng Rong's hair, forcefully pulling her head up. Geng Rong was unable to fight back and pleaded, "Sister, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me and let me go."
"Sure. If you drink that cup of tea, all the grudges between us will be wiped out," said Liu Yushu, tilting her head and smiling innocently. "Moreover, I'll take you to Prince Yu's Mansion."
"..." Geng Rong's eyes were filled with hatred. If you can't endure the minor things, you'll mess up the major ones. She never thought she would end up in Liu Yushu's hands one day. For now, she had no choice but to yield.
"Okay. Whatever the elder sister bestows upon the younger sister, the younger sister will surely drink it all in one gulp," Geng Rong said with a forced smile.
Liu Yushu smiled faintly. She stopped playing the qin, propped her chin with one hand, and stared at Geng Rong with great interest. She wanted to watch Geng Rong swallow the needles with her own eyes.
Mama Xie brewed another cup of tea. In front of Geng Rong, she took out three needles and dropped them into the tea. Geng Rong couldn't help shivering. Before handing the tea to Geng Rong, Mama Xie even spat into the teacup with a smile and then passed it to Geng Rong. "Drink it."
Geng Rong looked at the dirty tea and then at Liu Yushu. Her hands trembled violently. She hesitated for a long time but still couldn't bring herself to drink it. Liu Yushu lost her patience and frowned impatiently. Mama Xie immediately forced the tea into Geng Rong's mouth.
The tea was scalding hot, burning Geng Rong's lips red and swollen. Her mouth was in a complete mess. She vaguely felt as if she had swallowed a red - hot charcoal. However, the pain had just begun. The silver needles cut through her mouth and pierced her throat. Her body trembled violently, and she let out a painful whimper. A mouthful of blood vomited onto the ground.
Geng Rong swallowed two of the three needles, and one was buried in the pool of blood on the ground.
At this moment, Geng Rong didn't have the energy to hate Liu Yushu. Her trembling body curled up, and she asked in extreme pain, "Will you... take me to the mansion?"
"You're still short of one needle. If you swallow it, I'll definitely take you to Prince Yu's Mansion," Liu Yushu said with a faint smile. Her eyes were cold. She felt no sympathy for Geng Rong at all, only a sense of pleasure.
Geng Rong deserved all this. She shouldn't have offended Wu Qing, and Wu Qing was the man Liu Yushu loved most.
Harming Wu Qing was equivalent to harming Liu Yushu.
Geng Rong's fingers trembled as she picked up the silver needle on the ground. More blood gushed out of her mouth. Her vision was blurred, and her whole body was cold and weak. It took her a long time to find the silver needle. Her blood - red eyes were filled with fear. After hesitating for a few times, she closed her eyes, stuffed the silver needle into her mouth, and then let out a painful roar.
Geng Rong struggled on the ground for a while. Unable to bear the pain, she fainted.
"Mama Xie, don't let her die," Liu Yushu sighed boredly.
Zui Tao beside her was completely stunned. She had never seen such a cold - blooded and cruel Liu Yushu before.
Liu Yushu had changed. Since her rebirth, she was no longer the soft - hearted and innocent girl she used to be. If she wanted to live better and protect herself, she had to be ruthless.
Mama Xie ordered the servants to carry Geng Rong out and find a doctor in the next room to save her.
After all, Geng Rong was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Mansion. If she died in Liu's house, it would implicate the Liu family. But if she died after returning to the Marquis Mansion, it would have nothing to do with her.
After sending Geng Rong away, Liu Yushu followed Mama Xie to the old lady's room. Mama Xie said that the old lady had something to say to her.
Liu Yushu had an idea. The old lady probably wanted to talk to her about the invitation to Prince Yu's banquet.
Prince Yu was a man of great power. Even the princes were eager to attend his banquets. Receiving his invitation was an honor no less than receiving an imperial edict from the emperor.
After all, even the Xianping Marquis Mansion, which was favored by the emperor, didn't get an invitation this time.
What puzzled Liu Yushu was that although Prince Yu liked to have fun, he rarely held banquets in his mansion except for the banquets in the palace.
This Prince Yu was extremely mysterious and hard to figure out. One thing was for sure. If he invited her, she must be extremely careful.
"Mama Xie, just now..." Liu Yushu found it hard to speak. She was very surprised that Mama Xie had suddenly come and helped her deal with Geng Rong.
Mama Xie saw through her thoughts and smiled obediently. "Miss Shu needn't worry. This servant won't breathe a word about the matter of the young lady from the Marquis Mansion to the old lady, and no one in the mansion will gossip or stir up trouble."
Liu Yushu smiled and grabbed Mama Xie's hand. "Thank you, Mama."
Mama Xie curtsied. "It's this servant's duty to relieve the young lady's worries. The young lady needn't be polite." After saying that, Mama Xie tilted her head and glanced behind her. Mu Chan immediately stepped forward and knelt in front of Liu Yushu.
"This maid is quite smart. This servant has trained her, and she has learned a bit from me. If the young lady doesn't mind, take her with you. In the future, for any dirty or tiring work, let her do it. She will surely not let the young lady worry," Mama Xie said sincerely.
Liu Yushu understood what Mama Xie meant and nodded. "That's good. Mama Xie is always so considerate."
Although Zui Tao was close to her, she was too soft - hearted to do cruel things. Mu Chan used to serve Liu Yuyu and had participated in many despicable things. She was ruthless.
It was good. She should have someone ruthless to serve her.
In the old lady's room.
Liu Yushu stared at the invitation sealed with gold lacquer in her hand. She was so shocked that she couldn't come back to her senses for a long time. She couldn't believe that Prince Yu had really invited her to the year - end banquet.
What shocked her even more was that Prince Yu had only sent an invitation to her for this banquet.
"This..." Liu Yushu looked at the old lady helplessly.
The old lady said worriedly, "I said before that there was a noble person in the palace who wanted you. That person is Prince Yu."