"Woah! Go! "
Xue Rui swung his horsewhip forcefully and swiftly passed through the streets that were wet after the rain. Splashes of mud bloomed under the horse's hooves and splashed onto the bodies of a few drunkards who were out for a night stroll, causing them to curse.
Jinke quickly caught up with him and was half a horse's length behind him. With the wind whistling in his ears, he shouted at him in a low voice, "Little Brother, don't panic. We've been riding for a day and this horse can't take your abuse. Besides, where are you going to find people?"
Xue Rui looked ahead and turned a deaf ear to Xue Rui, and then he lowered his shoulders and dashed swiftly towards a certain direction. The horse beneath him was truly pitiful. Its legs were trembling, yet it didn't dare slow down under Xue Rui's fierce urging, and it could only wail sorrowfully as it sprinted madly.
Jin Ke had no choice but to follow him. They passed through half of Anling City and came to a side street of Songyang. He could vaguely see two lights in front of him and there seemed to be shadows under the lights. Xue Rui galloped forward for a few feet and suddenly stopped. He turned over and jumped down.
There was a mansion in front of them. The door was closed and there was no one guarding it. However, there were two people hesitating in front of the door and they were very anxious.
Xue Rui strode forward and grabbed one of them and asked, "Where is your master?"
Lu Hong suddenly came back to his senses and looked at the person in the dark. He recognized Xue Rui and felt as if he had seen his savior. He didn't have time to be curious about where he came from and hurriedly told him that they had followed Liu Yi's carriage here and lost Yu Shu. They saw a light outside the door and suspected that Liu Yi and the others had entered the house. They didn't dare to open the door and just paced around outside the door.
"Master Xue, do you know where this is?"
"Hmm." Xue Rui looked up at the lintel of the door and gripped the whip tightly. His palm was wet and sticky.
As it turned out, this was the guesthouse that Liu Yi stayed in outside the palace. He was not an adult prince, so he did not have the right to be conferred the title of King. In a fit of anger, Emperor Zhao Qing had chased him out of the capital. He could not return to the palace, so the number of places he could stay in the capital could be counted on one hand. The reason why Xue Rui was able to find this place was because he knew that Liu Yi was with Yu Shu and would not wander around outside.
Liu Yi was a pervert at such a young age. The most despicable thing was that he was arrogant and overbearing. No one knew how many girls he had harmed. If it wasn't for his identity as a prince, no one dared to offend him. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the number one pervert in An Ling City. Needless to say, it was easy to guess why he brought Yu Shu here.
"How long have you been chasing me?" His voice was low and hoarse, as if he was desperately trying to suppress some kind of emotion.
"A long time." Lu Hong looked at the frightening expression on Xue Rui's face and couldn't help but take a small step back.
Xue Rui turned to Jin Ke and said, "Do me a favor. Climb over the wall and open the door. Do not disturb the people inside."
This was the residence of a prince after all. The outer courtyard walls that had been carefully repaired were more than two zhang high. There were caltrops buried at the top of the wall. Even those with excellent lightness skills would find it difficult to climb.
But to Jin Ke, it was a small matter. He nodded in agreement and retreated without hesitation. Then, under the astonished gazes of Lu Hong and Xu Qing, he opened his arms and soared into the sky like a swallow, easily leaping over the high wall and disappearing without a trace.
A moment later, the door in front of them creaked open.
Xue Rui flashed inside. Lu Hong and Xu Qing looked at each other, gritted their teeth and followed in.
.....
However, Liu Yi did not have good intentions in bringing Yu Shu back to his residence impatiently. This person, the more he couldn't get what he wanted, the more he couldn't forget. He still remembered half a year ago, when he sneaked into the guest room where Yu Shu was resting and was beaten up. Since then, it became a sore point. He didn't know how many times he secretly swore that he would get her sooner or later.
Now that he had the opportunity today, he threw his original plan of blackmailing to the back of his head and only wanted a moment of pleasure.
Liu Yi's evil nature was not concealed at all. Yu Shu also saw it. If it was in the past, she would have shed all pretense of cordiality to teach this pervert a lesson. But he hit her soft spot by a stroke of luck. In order to protect the people of Wangji Tower, she could only swallow her anger, beat him at his own game, and tricked him to leave.
So now she had entered the wolf's den and became a dish on Liu Yi's plate.
On this side, Liu Yi brought Yu Shu to a room filled with incense and asked someone to guard the door. When he turned around, he revealed his true colors. He looked at Yu Shu's tall and well-proportioned figure and snorted, "Since you dare to follow me, you must know what I want from you.
"Since you dared to follow me here, you must know what I want from you. To tell you the truth, I have seen countless people and have seen all kinds of beauties. Your face can't be considered beautiful, but your muscles and bones are well-proportioned, your hips are high, your legs are long, and your lower body is strong. You are one in a million. I can tell with one look that when a woman like you is on the bed, you will definitely be ecstatic and very enjoyable. Even if I don't have that hundred thousand taels of silver, it is not a loss for me to exchange for your first night."
Yu Shu listened to his lewd words, she was so disgusted that she wished she could slap him to death. But in order to protect herself, her expression was cold. When he came near and reached out to grab her, she cleverly stepped sideways to avoid him. She covered her nose with one hand and said in disgust:
"What's the smell on your body? It stinks."
Liu Yi stopped and lifted his sleeve to sniff himself. A sour and fishy smell assailed his nose, like leftovers from the previous night. His expression became distorted. He looked at Yu Shu and hesitated. His obsession with cleanliness made him clench his teeth and walk out.
"I don't know which bastard vomited on the stairs. I stepped on it when I went out. Wait for me, I will go and wash it."
Liu Yi left and ordered the guards to keep an eye on Yu Shu. They closed the door and windows so tightly that not even a fly or a mosquito could fly out.
Yu Shu sat alone under the lamp. She did not intend to open the window. She sent Liu Yi away not to make a last-ditch struggle, but to quietly think about how to escape later.
At least Liu Yi was right about one thing. She dared to follow him because she knew what he was thinking. However, that pervert did not know her character and thought that she was a weak woman who could be bullied at will.
She sneered silently and touched her bosom to make sure that the thing was still there. She had a plan in her mind.
Not long after, Liu Yi came back. She did not know how he took a shower, but his hair was still wet. He wore a cloak outside and took it off as soon as he entered the room. He was only wearing an apricot yellow undergarment. The thin material made it obvious that he was not wearing anything inside.
Yu Shu felt disgusted, so she fixed her eyes on his face and did not pay attention to anything else.
Liu Yi saw her sitting there with a cold and arrogant expression. Her clothes were neat and tidy. He could not help but swallow a mouthful of saliva and his breathing became heavier.
"You are so untactful. I have already washed up. Why don't you wait on the bed? Do you want me to carry you over? Tsk tsk, come, let me —"
He stepped forward and stretched out his arms. He wanted to hug her, but before he could touch the corner of Yu Shu's clothes, she threw something out and slapped it on his face.
"Si!" Liu Yi sucked in a breath of cold air. He caught it and held it in his hand. He raised his head and fiercely glared at Yu Shu, scolding,
"You want to refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit?"
Yu Shu crossed her arms and raised her chin, "Look at the thing in your hand first. It is not too late to decide whether I want to drink a toast or forfeit."
Liu Yi heard this and looked down. He saw that he was holding the 'weapon' that Yu Shu had used to hit him. It was a wooden booklet with a ginger-yellow lacquer cover. There were two small characters written in crane script on the upper left, "Kun" at the top and "Booklet" at the bottom.
"Kun Booklet?" Liu Yi frowned and raised the item in his hand. He disdainfully said, "I thought you had a trump card. Is this it?"
"Idiot." Yu Shu's lips moved. She didn't wait for Liu Yi to become angry because of her scolding and continued, "You only care about your own free and easy life. Did you forget that there is a suffering mother in the palace?"
Today was a coincidence. She had gone to the Princess fu to find Jing Chen to stamp his seal and had brought the Kun Booklet with her. As soon as she returned to the fu, she heard that something had happened at Wang Ji Lou. She didn't stay for long and directly went there.
Liu Yi had asked her to accompany him for a night. She remembered that she had this item on her so she beat him at his own game. She first tricked him into leaving Wang Ji Lou and then found an opportunity to escape.
Liu Yi was blinded by lust but he wasn't stupid. He heard the meaning behind Yu Shu's words and put away his lustful expression. In a deep voice, he asked, "What do you mean?"
"You don't understand? Fine, I'll be more direct. The item in your hand is next month's Kun Booklet. I don't need to explain to you what the Kun Booklet is. Did you forget that I am an adjutant at the Kun Ling Bureau? Daozi Jing Chen is the Right Commander? He is absent all day and all matters, big and small, are handled by me. This Kun Booklet was drafted by me alone. "
She watched as Liu Yi's expression gradually became serious and smiled.
"Speaking of which, I once entered the palace to see Consort Xian. Because she treated me gently and amiably, I didn't harm her in the past few months. I even arranged for her bedtime to be between a few unfavored consorts so that the Emperor wouldn't be annoyed. The Kun Booklet in your hand is not sealed. It still has the official seal of the Right Commander. You can take a look to see if I'm lying. "
Liu Yi opened the Kun Booklet with a dark expression. As expected, his birth mother Consort Xian had bedtime for two days and was surrounded by unremarkable consorts and beauties. When he flipped to the last page, it was impressively stamped with a large seal.
"This Kun Booklet was originally to be sent to the Palace Bureau tomorrow to be delivered to the Empress. However, I've changed my mind. I feel that it's better to draft a new one. Your Highness, what do you think?"
"You're threatening me!?" Liu Yi raised his voice and glared angrily.
"Yes, I'm threatening you." Yu Shu wasn't afraid of him. If he turned hostile, she wouldn't be courteous. She jumped up from her chair and strode in front of him. She snatched the booklet from his hand and raised her head. Her eyes looked down at him and she was even more imposing than him.
She raised the Kun Booklet high up and said with a face full of malice, "If you dare to touch even a finger of mine today, I will draft a new Kun Booklet tomorrow and arrange two more good days for Consort Xian to enjoy the treatment of a favoured consort. Who knows, the Emperor might, in a fit of anger, grant her the grace to leave the palace to accompany you!"
A consort that had already fallen out of favour, suddenly enjoying the treatment of a favoured consort, would only attract the Emperor's disgust. The Lu Family was already suspected by the Emperor. Without Consort Xian as a shield, when the day came when the Lu Family collapsed, there wouldn't even be a chance to plead for mercy.
Yu Shu's words could not be clearer. Liu Yi's heart trembled as he listened. When he looked at the woman in front of him again, the fire that had been burning earlier had been extinguished by a bucket of cold water. How could he have any lustful thoughts? All that was left was anger and a fear that he didn't want to admit.
"I've already said everything that needs to be said. Tell me, should I drink a toast or drink a forfeit?"
Yu Shu took the thin booklet and patted Liu Yi's shoulder. Her pats were neither light nor heavy, and there was a hint of mockery and humiliation in them. It was as if she was lecturing an ignorant fool.
Liu Yi was furious, but he didn't dare to say anything. He held back his anger and his face turned red. He grabbed Yu Shu's wrist and trembled with anger. "I-I let you go now. What will you do?"
Yu Shu coldly smiled, "If you let me go, it means that you still have some humanity in you. You still have filial piety in your heart. Naturally, I won't make things difficult for Consort Xian."
Liu Yi gritted his teeth and pulled back his arm. He pulled Yu Shu in front of his face and lowered his head to get closer to her. He fiercely threatened, "If I find out that you don't keep your word, I have ways to kill you."
Yu Shu frowned and raised a hand to push him away. She didn't expect that Liu Yi would hold her so tightly that she couldn't break free. Instead, under his strength, his collar opened to the sides, revealing his white arms.
Right at this moment, a loud sound came from behind them. With a "boom", the two of them turned their heads and stared dumbfoundedly at the door that had been kicked open. A foot stretched in, then retracted, and with another "boom", the two doors fell to the ground with a loud crash. Wood shavings flew and a layer of dust rose.
A figure strode in and went straight for Yu Shu and Liu Yi who were pulling each other. Before they could see who it was, Liu Yi was sent flying with a slap. He screamed and fell to the ground.
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