After returning to the Liu Mansion, she changed her clothes and told Zuitao to wash the robe of Duke Fuya of Yu. She still had to return this robe to him. She couldn't let him see the blood on it.
There were still two hours until dawn. She lay down on the couch and closed her eyes to rest. Too many things had happened tonight. She needed a good rest to forget all those unpleasant and terrible things.
Mu Chan came over and said hesitantly in a low voice, "Miss, Young Master Wu has returned from the battlefield. He came to the mansion to look for you just now. I told him that you had gone to the Mansion of Yu. Then he left."
Liu Yushu suddenly opened her eyes and asked in surprise, "Is what you said true?"
Wu Chunzhe was back! He had returned safely from the battlefield!
Two lines of clear tears streamed down from her eyes. Liu Yushu laughed through her tears. It was so good that he hadn't been killed by Wu Qing. It was really great.
But then she frowned tightly. Since Wu Chunzhe had returned, he must have known about the massacre of his family by Wu Qing!
Just thinking about this, Liu Yushu felt as if someone had punched her in the chest. She felt so stuffy that she could hardly breathe. Self - blame and guilt came like a tidal wave, dragging her into the deep sea and making her shiver.
It was all her fault. Everything was her fault. If she hadn't been deceived by Wu Qing, this tragedy wouldn't have happened...
Mu Chan wiped the tears from Liu Yushu's face and comforted her, "Miss, don't cry. You're tired tonight. Have a good rest."
"Does Wu Chunzhe know everything about the Wu family?" Liu Yushu gasped between sobs.
Mu Chan nodded. "This incident has been widely spread in the capital. Naturally, Young Master Wu knew about it as soon as he returned to the capital."
"I have to go and see him. I have to explain to him that all this was caused by me." Liu Yushu said and then hurriedly got off the couch, but was stopped by Mu Chan. "Miss, it's still dark. You'd better have a good rest. It's not too late for you to go and see General Wu tomorrow after he comes back from the court."
General Wu? Liu Yushu was a bit confused.
Mu Chan told her that this time when Wu Chunzhe went to war, he had made great contributions. He was no longer the naive and talkative young master of the Wu family. Instead, he was the General Zhaoyang personally conferred by the current emperor. The emperor had also bestowed a new mansion on him. Even his deceased relatives had received rewards. His father had been conferred the title of General Zhenguo.
Now, Wu Chunzhe had undergone a complete transformation. From a country bumpkin who had been looked down upon by the nobles before, he had suddenly become the object that the nobles tried to win over. High - ranking noble ladies were queuing up to be his general's wife.
Liu Yushu was happy for Wu Chunzhe that he had made a career. Knowing that he was doing well, she was relieved.
She was a fallen legitimate daughter, while he was a general with great military achievements. From then on, they would have nothing to do with each other.
She would never look for him again.
The next afternoon, Liu Yushu received a message from the Mansion of Yu, asking her to go to the mansion to enjoy the flowers three days later. The difference was that this time the person who invited her was not Duke Fuya of Yu, but Concubine Li.
Since Liu Yushu had attended the banquet in the Mansion of Yu last time, the gossip about her and Duke Fuya of Yu in the capital had never stopped. But no one dared to say anything too excessive. Everyone knew in their hearts that there was something going on between her and Duke Fuya of Yu.
After all, she had left the Mansion of Yu so late, and Duke Fuya was the kind of person who would surely get what he wanted. It was not strange for people to suspect like this.
Liu Yushu didn't care about these gossips at all. She only needed to know that she and Duke Fuya of Yu were innocent. As for other people's looks, she didn't even bother to care.
But she didn't know that all this had been carefully planned by Duke Fuya of Yu.
Duke Fuya of Yu just wanted everyone in the world to know that Liu Yushu was already his woman. He wanted to see who dared to provoke Liu Yushu.
At night, when Liu Yushu was about to go to bed, Mu Chan came in. After seeing Nanny Xie go out, she secretly said to Liu Yushu, "General Wu is waiting for you in the woods behind the Liu Mansion. Miss, if you're going to the appointment, you must go and come back quickly. Don't let Nanny Xie find out."
"?" Liu Yushu was a bit puzzled. Nanny Xie had always taken good care of her. Why did Mu Chan suddenly say this?
Mu Chan looked nervously at the door. The figure of a maid flashed by. She quickly grabbed Liu Yushu's hand. While writing on Liu Yushu's palm, she said loudly, "Miss, you can rest at ease. This maid will light the chenshuixiang incense that you like the most right away."
A shocked expression appeared on Liu Yushu's face. She looked flustered.
What Mu Chan had written on her palm was: Nanny Xie is an insider of the Mansion of Yu. The incense lit every night is a sleeping incense.
My God! Liu Yushu never expected that Nanny Xie would collude with Duke Fuya of Yu. Or rather, was Nanny Xie from the Mansion of Yu from the very beginning? Was she sent by Duke Fuya of Yu to act beside her?
No wonder she had slept so soundly these nights. It turned out that Nanny Xie had tampered with the incense.
Since Liu Yushu had returned from the Mansion of Yu, Nanny Xie had taken care of all her daily necessities. As for the money, it was all sent by the Mansion of Yu. Whenever she lacked something, she would tell Nanny Xie. Then Nanny Xie would naturally inform the people in the Mansion of Yu, and Duke Fuya of Yu would have someone send exactly what she needed.
After all, she still owed Duke Fuya of Yu. Although Duke Fuya of Yu hadn't taken her last night, he was playing the trick of boiling the frog in warm water. As time went by, when she owed him more, he would surely not let her go.
Liu Yushu was well aware of Duke Fuya of Yu's extremely dangerous coveting for her. Duke Fuya of Yu was very dangerous. He was an extremely charming and scheming man. Liu Yushu was worried that she might accidentally fall into his trap.
Although Liu Yushu had been infatuated with Duke Fuya of Yu last night, after she came to her senses, she was glad that she had held herself back and that Duke Fuya of Yu had also endured.
If she had really given herself to him, she might not be able to hold onto him. Just as the saying goes, the more unattainable something is, the more torturous it is. She must never let Duke Fuya of Yu succeed easily.
"But how can I get out?" Liu Yushu wrote on Mu Chan's palm.