Song Yinghuai's words made Caiyu's blood boil in reverse. She stood still on the spot, tears streaming down her face.
In the end, the devil was one foot tall while the way was one foot taller. He had long seen through her little tricks and quietly toyed with her to such an extent!
She already felt it was humiliating to seduce Song Yinghuai with her body. She had no choice but to do it for the sake of her family.
Now, she had almost given her all, only to be humiliated like this. She was almost dying of shame and anger!
However, the innocent voice of her younger brother, the aged faces of her parents, and the dejected look of her elder brother flashed through her mind one by one like scenes in an opera.
They constantly reminded her that she had already lost her dignity. What she wanted to exchange for was the dignity of the Lan family!
Song Yinghuai had his back turned. Not hearing any movement behind him for a long time, he finally turned around to look at her.
"Get up. There is still some residual poison in your body. After we go down the mountain, we still need to find a doctor to prescribe some antidote soup for you."
He pursed his thin lips. In the end, he gave Caiyu another chance. "I'll ask you one more time. Did you really see that snake clearly?"
Caiyu quickly wiped away her tears, tried to gather the tattered clothes on her body, and regained her calm expression.
"It was a red-banded snake."
Song Yinghuai's expression relaxed a bit. It was a mildly poisonous snake. Taking a few doses of medicine would be enough.
However, when he saw Caiyu's cold face, which was even colder than his own, he couldn't help but be stunned.
A strange feeling quietly rose in his heart.
Perhaps he had gone too far just now. Although her intention to approach him was despicable, she was still sacrificing her innocence as a woman.
His humiliation was unbearable for any woman.
Song Yinghuai was silent for a while, then took off his bright red court robe and wrapped it around Caiyu.
Caiyu moved to the side to avoid it. "This servant doesn't dare. This servant is afraid of dirtying the prince's clothes."
Song Yinghuai raised his eyebrows. Was she throwing a tantrum?
How dare she throw a tantrum?
Song Yinghuai should have been angry. However, when he saw her unusual coldness and pride, his anger inexplicably disappeared.
"Put it on," he said softly but firmly. "If you go out in these clothes, where is your innocence?"
Caiyu gritted her teeth. "If this servant goes out in the prince's clothes, where is the prince's good reputation?"
Song Yinghuai suddenly couldn't help but laugh. "It's not the first time you've worn my clothes. Moreover... isn't this just what you want?"
Caiyu was speechless.
It really felt bad to be mocked and unable to refute.
She lowered her eyes and replied angrily, "Then, this servant obeys."
Song Yinghuai walked out of the cave. Han Fen walked towards him with a smell of blood on his body.
"Your Highness, everything has been cleaned up." As he looked up, he saw Caiyu coming out later, wearing the court robe. His eyes almost popped out. "Your Highness?"
"Don't think wrongly!" Song Yinghuai said coldly. "Have the bodies been disposed of properly?"
Han Fen quickly lowered his eyes and replied, "They've all been thrown off the cliff."
He hesitated for a moment. "Your Highness, we've killed all the imperial guards sent by the Crown Prince. Can the Crown Prince still sit still? Isn't this too risky for us this time?"
After saying that, he couldn't help but secretly complain about Caiyu.
If it weren't for her, there wouldn't have been such a big commotion in the Yan Prince's Mansion. In order to send her into the cave to detoxify, they had killed all the imperial guards sent by the Crown Prince.
Although there were no witnesses, the Crown Prince wasn't a fool. How could he not know who had killed these missing people?
Knowing that Caiyu was behind him, Song Yinghuai didn't say much. He just said, "There is still some residual poison in her body. Find someone to carry her down the mountain."
Han Fen sighed helplessly. "Yes!"
Caiyu was carried down the mountain, still wearing Song Yinghuai's court robe.
When Concubine Yao heard about it, she felt dizzy and almost fainted.
Fortunately, Song Yinghuai said calmly, "She was bitten by a snake and panicked. She rolled down the hillside, and her clothes were all torn."
Only then did Concubine Yao manage to calm down her shock. She couldn't help but scold Nanny Li, "She's really a seductress! Why does something always happen to her? She must be a bad luck star for Huai'er!"
Nanny Li also said angrily, "I think so too. She probably clashes with the prince!"
She rolled her eyes and leaned closer to Concubine Yao, offering a plan. "Old Princess, this old servant thinks that the prince's love star might be shining recently. I heard that things are also moving in the capital. Our prince probably won't stay in this Buddhist place for long. How about... finding a future mistress for him? This way, she can help you discipline these bold seductresses!"
Hearing this, Concubine Yao was moved.
Nanny Li's suggestion was exactly what she wanted. She had long wanted Song Yinghuai to get married, but she didn't dare to act rashly because of his life.
However, she could roughly understand the situation in the capital. She also knew a little about what Song Yinghuai and the others were plotting.
It was time to find a suitable candidate for his wife!
Song Yinghuai was already twenty-six. At this age, which royal relative didn't have three wives and four concubines, with children around?
Only her son was still single, which made her unable to become a grandmother. She could only watch the letters from the capital saying that some concubine had given birth to a son, which made her very angry.
Not to mention what Concubine Yao was planning, when Caiyu came back from the mountain, it caused quite a stir.
Huaping was extremely jealous and gritted her teeth in anger.
When Song Yinghuai passed by, he told Xiangye, "Go and decoct the medicine for Caiyu according to the doctor's prescription."
Xiangye almost crumpled the prescription in her hand. She suppressed her anger and stepped back. "We're all servants. Why do we have to serve her?"
Zhuyue said, "Did you see what she was wearing when she came back? The prince took off his court robe and gave it to her to wear! That's a court robe!"
Since ancient times, the court robe had been a very noble thing in the eyes of court officials and the royal family.
How could Caiyu, a servant girl, be worthy of wearing it?
Huaping was throwing the medicinal materials into the pot, breaking them into pieces and almost crushing them into powder.
An hour later, Xiangye walked into the tent that had been set up temporarily with a bowl of black medicine in her hand.
"Drink it!" Xiangye put the medicine on the table heavily, making a loud noise.
Looking at Caiyu lying on the couch, she became even angrier. "I've never seen a servant like you! It's okay for everyone to serve the master, but you also need us to serve you! Who do you think you are?"
"You just climbed into the prince's bed!"
Caiyu calmly picked up the bowl and made a gesture to be quiet. "Shh! Keep your voice down. Have you forgotten that Taoyao, the last one who said I climbed into the prince's bed, is now a skeleton in the mass grave?"
Xiangye was startled and quickly shut up. She looked around and found that there was no one around the tent, then she felt relieved.
Caiyu still felt dizzy. Xiangye's noise just now had annoyed her. Now that it was quiet, she didn't have the energy to argue anymore. So she brought the bowl to her lips.
A strong smell of medicine wafted into her nose. Caiyu frowned and asked,
"Did you bring any candied fruits?"
"Yes," Xiangye replied stupidly. Then she got angry again. "Why should I give them to you?"
Caiyu stretched out her hand. "Give them to me."
"No!" Xiangye jumped up. "Who do you think you are..."
"I said give them to me!" Caiyu was impatient. Her beautiful face suddenly became as cold and intimidating as a thunderstorm.
Xiangye was shivered by her sudden coldness. She involuntarily took out a packet of candied fruits from her bosom.
These were distributed to everyone by Ji Ming today. Before, Xiangye and the others always snatched the food that Caiyu fancied. Now they were still in her bosom and hadn't been eaten yet!
Caiyu took them, tilted her head and drank the medicine in one gulp. Then she stuffed two candied fruits into her mouth.
The sweet and sour candied fruits got rid of the bitterness in her mouth. Only then did her mood improve. She said to Xiangye with a smile,
"Thank you. Please take this bowl out for me!"