In the evening, Mrs. Xie relayed all the events that had happened to Liu Yushu during the day to the Prince Yu's Mansion.
Liu Yushu asked Mu Chan to buy some items and then quietly burned them in the back courtyard. The bright flames danced in her eyes, but there was a cold and murderous look in them. She had made up her mind that since the Prince Yu had feelings for her, she would do her utmost to capture his heart and make him obedient to her.
She had neither power nor influence. Only by relying on the power of the Prince Yu could she have a chance to kill Wu Qing.
Mu Chan saw the murderous look in Liu Yushu's eyes and secretly let out a sigh of relief.
In the Prince Yu's Mansion.
Du Gu Fuya was in the flower room.
The flower room was full of blooming flowers, and there were warming stoves placed around. He was holding a golden pair of scissors and smiling faintly as he trimmed the flower branches. The extra branches were cut off and fell to the ground. He stood bare - foot on the slightly cool jade floor and moved a few steps. His fair foot was pricked by the green thorns on the flower branches, but he didn't care at all.
Nanny Lu walked in and bowed, saying, "Your Highness."
"How's the matter going?" Du Gu Fuya smiled and bent down, closing his eyes to sniff the pink - white peony.
"Everything is taken care of." After Nanny Lu said this, Du Gu Fuya opened his eyes, and the smile on his curved lips deepened. "Are the gifts all ready?"
"Everything is taken care of." After Nanny Lu said this, she glanced to one side. A maid immediately carried a golden tray and knelt down in front of Du Gu Fuya, bowing. There were three jade tokens on it, with the characters Li, Gu, and Chen written in gold on them respectively.
These three surnames represented Du Gu Fuya's three concubines.
Du Gu Fuya didn't even look at them. He casually picked up one and said with a smile, "It's her." He was in a good mood today, and nothing could spoil it.
"Yes." Nanny Lu led the people to Concubine Chen's room. Inside the room, Concubine Chen had already dressed up and was waiting to serve the prince. When she saw Nanny Lu coming, she was extremely happy and respectfully saluted Nanny Lu, saying, "I've seen Nanny. Thank you for coming all the way." She winked at a maid, and the maid immediately stepped forward and handed Nanny Lu a bag of gold.
"You should serve His Highness well and be obedient. Don't be like Concubine Gu and Concubine Li." Nanny Lu didn't take the things. She gave a warning and then turned around and left. She didn't give Concubine Chen any face at all.
After a while, Du Gu Fuya came to Concubine Chen's room. Concubine Chen was naturally one of the most gorgeous women in the capital. However, her family background was low. She was the concubine daughter of the Minister of Revenue. She had entered the Prince Yu's Mansion because of her beautiful singing.
"Your Highness, let this concubine serve you to rest earlier." After Concubine Chen said this, she signaled the maid with her eyes to blow out a few candles. She took off her robe and threw herself into Du Gu Fuya's arms.
Du Gu Fuya didn't refuse. He let her stay in his arms. He lifted her chin and squinted his eyes. "Sing a cheerful song for me to listen to."
Concubine Chen was stunned for a moment. Then, with an embarrassed look on her face, she left him. Being stared at by his sharp and commanding eyes, she didn't dare to disobey his order. She had to stand naked in the middle of the room and start singing like a person being punished to stand.
Du Gu Fuya lay on his side, propping his head up with his hand. He squinted his eyes with great interest and sized up Concubine Chen up and down. He hooked his lips and said with a smile, "Dance. I like watching you dance."
Concubine Chen had no choice but to sing and dance in extreme shame.
The singing spread outside. The other two concubines in their rooms were both very angry.
It was understandable. Du Gu Fuya hadn't been to their rooms for almost a year, and this was the first time this year. It was no wonder that the other two neglected concubines were angry.
Concubine Chen sang for two hours, and her throat was a bit hoarse. Seeing Du Gu Fuya getting up to leave, she immediately hugged his thigh and pleaded, "Your Highness, this concubine misses you so much that she's going crazy. Please, stay. This concubine is so lonely. Please warm this concubine's body."
"I can't tonight." Du Gu Fuya looked down. Although there was a smile on his face, his eyes were as cold as a blizzard, which made people shiver.
Concubine Chen shivered and didn't dare to say more. She panicked and let go of her hand.
During the remaining hours, Du Gu Fuya went to Concubine Gu's and Concubine Li's rooms respectively. He also stayed for two hours and then left. He went back to his own room and went to sleep.
As Du Gu Fuya had ordered in the past, Nanny Lu sent the reward after serving the prince - the anti - miscarriage soup - to the three concubines.
In fact, it was the contraceptive soup secretly made by the imperial physician. This kind of soup had a mild taste but a strong effect. An ordinary woman would be infertile for life if she took it for ten days. And these three concubines, who had been longing day and night to conceive Du Gu Fuya's child, had been smilingly forced by Du Gu Fuya to take this "poison" that hurt their bodies since they entered the Prince Yu's Mansion.
Just before dawn, Du Gu Fuya had a dream, one of the most beautiful dreams in his life. He dreamed that the person who was singing and dancing naked in front of him was Liu Yushu. The person who was obedient and clingy to him was still Liu Yushu. The person who was being overly charming and letting him do whatever he wanted was also Liu Yushu.
Don't worry. His beautiful dream would come true soon.