After being flattered by Liu Yushu, Qin Nuan'er became even more complacent. A big smile spread across her face as she grabbed Liu Yushu's fair and delicate little hand. "Well then, since that's the case, I'll pass on all my great skills to you. You can be considered my in - house disciple."
"Thank you, Miss Nuan'er," Liu Yushu replied with a cute and respectful smile on her lips. But in her heart, she cursed, "Bah! A brothel woman like her dares to be my master!"
Once she learned the tricks to tie down the Prince of Yu, she would mercilessly kill Qin Nuan'er. By then, she would still be the innocent and spotless eldest daughter of the Liu family. How could she be associated with a brothel woman?
From now on, she would no longer be soft - hearted. Anyone who stood in the way of her achieving her goal would not be spared. She would eliminate them all.
Qin Nuan'er gave a sly smile and whispered in Liu Yushu's ear, "It's not hard to catch a man. First, you need to capture his..."
A few hours later, Qin Nuan'er left. A week later, under Qin Nuan'er's careful guidance, Liu Yushu graduated from her training.
Looking at the charming rouge on Liu Yushu's eyelids, Qin Nuan'er nodded in satisfaction and praised, "You're really a quick learner. Once you've mastered these skills, even if you can't capture the heart of the Prince of Yu, his person won't be able to escape your grasp."
A bright smile curled up on Liu Yushu's lips, but a hint of gloom seeped out from the bottom of her clear eyes. She gave a glance at Mama Xie, who immediately understood.
Mama Xie escorted Qin Nuan'er out. Soon after, Mu Chan came in to help Liu Yushu remove the rouge on her face and reported, "Don't worry, Miss. It's all taken care of."
Liu Yushu smiled.
Mama Xie stabbed Qin Nuan'er from behind. They dragged the injured Qin Nuan'er to a dry well, threw her in, then tossed in some straw and set it on fire, burning Qin Nuan'er alive.
Tomorrow was the banquet at the Prince of Yu's mansion.
Early in the morning, Liu Yushu got up early to prepare. In the evening, Geng Rong's sedan chair arrived outside the gate.
As soon as Liu Yushu stepped out, she saw Geng Rong getting out of the sedan chair. Geng Rong wasn't dressed in her usual luxurious clothes today. Instead, she was wearing a plain maid's outfit.
Du Gu Fuya had invited Liu Yushu to her mansion. The invitation clearly stated that only Liu Yushu was invited. Since it was the prince's order, no one dared to disobey, so she wasn't allowed to bring her maid into the mansion.
But since Liu Yushu had promised to take Geng Rong with her, she had to come up with a way. So she asked Geng Rong to dress up as a maid and enter the prince's mansion as her personal maid.
When Geng Rong saw Liu Yushu, there was no sign of happiness on her face. She didn't even greet Liu Yushu. Instead, she glared at Liu Yushu fiercely, with her chin held high in an overbearing manner. She didn't look like a maid at all. Instead, she made Liu Yushu look extremely cute, like a well - behaved little rabbit.
Liu Yushu sneered inwardly. She thought this was fine. Geng Rong was naturally fond of showing off. Even when dressed as a maid, she couldn't act like one. Let her be arrogant. The more arrogant Geng Rong was, the more it would set off Liu Yushu's gentle and reasonable nature.
Moreover, Liu Yushu had a feud with Geng Rong.
Previously, in order to avenge Wu Qing, Liu Yushu had forced Geng Rong to swallow three silver needles. Mama Xie had also punished Geng Rong. Although Geng Rong didn't die that time, she had paid a huge price. At least, her voice was ruined. Now it was even hard for her to speak.
The downfall of the Liu family was also partly due to Geng Rong's father exaggerating things in front of the emperor.
As the saying goes, when the wall falls, everyone pushes. This was exactly Liu Yushu's situation.
Geng Rong wished she could kill Liu Yushu, but she had to use Liu Yushu for the time being, so she didn't kill her.
After waiting for a while, Nanny Lu arrived in her sedan chair as scheduled.
As the sky gradually darkened, the leading servant carried a lantern to light the way. The sedan chair stopped. Two maids lifted the curtain, and Nanny Lu got out. She walked up to Liu Yushu expressionlessly, bowed, and said, "Miss Liu, please get in the sedan chair." She spoke politely in front of outsiders.
"Thank you for coming, Nanny," Liu Yushu replied with a polite smile. She was led by the maid to get into the big sedan chair behind.
Just as Geng Rong was about to follow, Nanny Lu reached out her hand to stop her. Nanny Lu's face darkened. She gave Geng Rong a look and said rudely, "You don't need to go."
Nanny Lu knew exactly what kind of person Geng Rong was just by taking a look. This woman was full of vulgar tricks and wanted to seduce the Prince of Yu.
"I'm Liu Yushu's maid," Geng Rong panicked and quickly called out to Liu Yushu. Her voice was hoarse. At first hearing, it sounded as if there was phlegm stuck in her throat. It was extremely unpleasant to listen to.
Liu Yushu didn't care about her at all. She just sat quietly and obediently in the sedan chair.
"I'm Liu Yushu's personal maid. If I don't go with her, Miss Liu is in poor health. I know exactly what medicine she needs to take. I have to take care of her," Geng Rong continued to babble.
"Enough!" Nanny Lu growled impatiently. She glared at Geng Rong and said, "You follow behind." Her eyes were like cold knives. Instead of being scared, Geng Rong looked indignant.
In the sedan chair, Liu Yushu secretly laughed. Geng Rong was going to suffer now.
Just like this, Geng Rong, a noble and pampered daughter of a marquis's mansion, had to walk seven or eight miles on foot. When she reached the prince's mansion gate, she was so tired that she fell to the ground. The soles of her shoes were worn out. Liu Yushu ignored her, and so did the servants and maids around. She had no choice but to limp over to Liu Yushu dejectedly and follow behind.
Liu Yushu looked calm and well - behaved on the surface. She slightly turned her head and glanced at Geng Rong. Her cold eyes were full of ridicule and disdain.
"Nanny, am I late?" Liu Yushu looked around. There were many carriages parked at the prince's mansion gate, neatly arranged. Each carriage was spacious and luxurious. It was obvious that the owners of these carriages were either rich or noble.
Those who could attend the prince's mansion banquet were all the powerful and wealthy in the capital.
"Miss Liu, you're not late. Please follow me closely," Nanny Lu said and walked into the mansion.
Liu Yushu obediently followed behind, and Geng Rong followed along as well. The Prince of Yu's mansion was very big. It took them a while to reach the main hall following Nanny Lu.
Nanny Lu stopped and said, "Miss Liu, please go in."
Liu Yushu took a look inside from a distance. The guests in the main hall had all gathered and were sitting neatly in their seats. There was a spacious bench at the farthest end from her, which was empty. The host, who should have been sitting in the main seat, hadn't arrived yet.
The Prince of Yu hadn't come.