Unlike her previous obedient demeanor, the little girl broke free from the woman behind her, glanced coldly at Chu Xiyin, and arrogantly commanded, "Come in with me!"
Chu Xiyin stared at the back of her head, really wanting to go up and slap her. How dare such a little girl be so arrogant!
"There's no one inside!" Chu Xiyin pointed to the pharmacy and shouted behind her.
The little girl ignored her and went into the house, followed closely by the woman and a group of female servants.
Chu Xiyin awkwardly withdrew her hand, which was raised in mid-air, and followed the last female servant into the pharmacy.
The little girl glanced coldly at the bed in the back room, finally fixing her gaze on the peony. She pointed to the peony switch and commanded the maid behind her, "Turn it on!"
The maid obeyed the order and pressed the switch hard. The bed then emitted a dazzling light, like a peony in full bloom.
Chu Xiyin stared in disbelief.
With a loud bang, a huge black hole appeared in the bed frame.
Inside the black hole, the depths are unfathomable.
"You guys go down and take a look!" the little girl said, pointing to the woman behind her.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Several women slid down into the black hole with a whoosh.
In the dark room, the female doctor removed Green Butterfly's clothes and gently licked her body. Although Green Butterfly was unconscious, her body still had some instinctive reactions.
Seeing Green Butterfly's reaction, the female doctor became increasingly excited, completely unaware that someone had already descended into the black hole.
After waiting for a while and finding no sound from inside, the little girl climbed onto the bed impatiently and peered into the dark room.
"Don't go down, it's dangerous!" Before Chu Xiyin could finish speaking, the little girl had already jumped into the black hole. The woman who followed her also jumped down.
Chu Xiyin peered inside; perhaps Green Butterfly was down there too. Oh well, so be it. She closed her eyes and slid into the black hole.
After sliding in the black hole for about two minutes, Chu Xiyin could vaguely see some light ahead.
As she approached the light, she suddenly leaped into the air and crashed heavily to the ground. However, she didn't feel any pain because there was a soft human cushion beneath her.
After Chu Xiyin got up, the human cushion slowly moved and also slowly got up from the ground.
Chu Xiyin couldn't help but laugh when she saw the fierce woman's disheveled appearance.
The woman was about to say something when she saw that the little girl had already gone towards the light, so she could only glance at Chu Xiyin resentfully and hurriedly chase after her.
"Your Majesty, this scoundrel is Wu Yue. She built this place specifically for molesting young girls. We just happened to see her here when we came down..."
As soon as Chu Xiyin entered the dark room, she heard a female servant reporting to the little girl whom she respectfully addressed as Her Majesty.
Following the maid's pointing, she saw Green Butterfly lying naked on the bed, then glanced in surprise at the naked female doctor who was bound by several maids. She couldn't help but curse inwardly, "How disgusting!"
Chu Xiyin picked up the female doctor's clothes from beside the bed and wrapped them around Green Butterfly's body, then turned around to carry her away.
Suddenly, Green Butterfly sat up abruptly in bed and hugged her tightly.
Chapter 39 Mirror Polishing (Part 2)
Green Butterfly's body was burning hot. She closed her eyes and kept groaning in pain. The flush on her face was getting deeper and deeper.
Chu Xiyin hurriedly broke free from her embrace, and without the green butterfly she was clinging to, she fell onto the bed with a thud.
"Green Butterfly, Green Butterfly..." Chu Xiyin turned around and called out a few times, but Green Butterfly did not wake up. She just kept twisting her body in pain on the bed.
"What did you do to her?" Chu Xiyin rushed up to the female doctor and questioned her.
The female doctor named Wu Yue glanced at her coldly, a slight smirk playing on her lips.
Chu Xiyin really wanted to slap her twice. She had never seen anyone who did something so wrong and was so self-righteous!
"Li Shangguan, give this to her!" the little girl said, pulling a packet of powder from her sleeve.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The fierce-looking woman took the powder and walked aggressively toward Green Butterfly.
"What are you trying to do?" Chu Xiyin blocked the woman's path, preventing her from getting close to Green Butterfly.
The woman glared at her fiercely, then gave her a light shove, sending her flying to the side of the stone bed. Her elbow slammed against the corner of the bed with a sharp crack. At that moment, she truly understood what it meant to be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot! The so-called shrew is truly everywhere!
Just as the woman was about to force the powder into Green Butterfly's mouth, Chu Xiyin ignored the pain in her bones and rushed forward to tightly pry the woman's hand open.
The woman glared at her sideways, about to shove her away, when she suddenly heard the little girl say, "Wait!"
The woman stopped what she was doing and respectfully stepped aside.
The little girl took the powder from the woman's hand and said to Chu Xiyin, "She inhaled aphrodisiac powder, and this packet is the antidote. If you want to watch her continue to suffer, then I won't force you." After saying that, she was about to put it back into her sleeve.
"No, no, no, I misunderstood!" Chu Xiyin hurriedly grabbed the little girl's hand.
The little girl looked at Chu Xiyin, paused slightly, and then handed the medicine powder back to the woman.
The woman brutally pried open Green Butterfly's mouth and forced her to swallow the packet of medicine.
Green Butterfly let out a violent cough.
Chu Xiyin hurriedly stepped forward and held her hand tightly. The antidote really worked. Within minutes of taking it, Green Butterfly's body temperature had returned to normal.
The little girl named "Wu Yue" walked up to the female doctor. Although she was looking up at her, her eyes were full of domineering spirit.
Wu Yue's icy gaze suddenly softened. After a long while, she slowly said, "Your Majesty."
"Sister, do you have to call Xingtian that?" the little girl asked, her eyes lowered and her voice filled with grievance. At that moment, the domineering air in her eyes was completely gone.
"Star..." Wu Yue moved her lips, but the last word got stuck in her throat.
Now, she is no longer the little girl who used to surround her and ask her to tell stories. She is the high and mighty Empress of the Peony Kingdom, who can take her life with a single, simple word. And she is nothing more than a forgotten daughter of the Empress.
Wu Yue's original name was Xing Yu. She and Xing Tian were both daughters of Xing Hui and the previous Empress Xing Ya. Logically, the Empress's throne should have belonged to the eldest daughter, Xing Yu. However, Xing Yu had no interest in the throne. From a young age, she had a penchant for women, and even in the palace, she had affairs with several of her maids, earning her a terrible reputation. Xing Ya initially intended to turn a blind eye, but Xing Yu grew increasingly audacious, even ordering her maids to kidnap women from the common people for her pleasure, causing widespread panic among the populace. Left with no other option, the Empress deposed Xing Yu and banished her from the palace.
After leaving the palace, Xingyu changed her name to Wuyue. Her mother, Xingya, funded the opening of a pharmacy for her and ordered the best imperial physician to teach her all his medical skills so that she could make a living in the common people with her skills.
During the years the Empress was alive, Xingyu was relatively well-behaved and studied under the imperial physician.
Unexpectedly, not long after the Empress's death, Xing Tian ascended the throne, and Xing Yu's true nature began to be revealed again.
She would drug and imprison defenseless women in a secret room for her amusement.
Because the Kingdom of Peony was too small, it did not have a dedicated police station. All cases were reported directly to the palace and investigated by the Empress herself.
With so many women disappearing at once, the palace was naturally in turmoil. The first test facing Xing Tian, who had only recently ascended the throne, was to capture this heinous lecher. After some investigation, she discovered that all the women who had entered the pharmacy had mysteriously vanished. However, her several attempts to infiltrate the pharmacy were all fruitless. This was because Xing Yu was very wary; she only targeted those who couldn't resist. Moreover, her secret chamber was so well hidden. Therefore, even if those people infiltrated the pharmacy, they couldn't find any evidence to arrest her.
Today, Chu Xiyin and her companion happened to be seeking medical help. Xing Tian, who was secretly monitoring Wu Yue, deliberately led her here.
However, Xing Tian never expected that the lecherous thief people were talking about was actually her own sister, Xing Yu!
"Find her some clothes!" Xing Tian ordered the woman beside her.
The woman accepted the order and was hesitating about how to return the way she came.
“We can’t get out that way, but there’s a hidden door over here,” Wu Yue said, staring at a protruding stone on the wall.
The woman pulled and tugged at the stone wall for a long time, but it didn't budge at all.
"Stupid woman!" Xingyu cursed coldly.
Chu Xiyin carried Green Butterfly on her back and walked to the stone wall. She grabbed a protruding stone, turned three times to the left, but it didn't open. So she turned three times to the right. With a loud bang, a huge hole in the shape of a peony burst open in the center of the wall. Inside the hole, it was brightly lit, and there were about twenty naked women rubbing against each other.
Chu Xiyin was stunned again, turned around, and blushed.
The woman was stunned; she didn't know whether to go forward or retreat, fearing Xing Tian's wrath.
Xingyu laughed and said, "There's only one way out!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Xiyin paused, took a deep breath, and braced herself as she walked towards the group of women.
The woman followed her out.
Because Green Butterfly's injuries had not healed and she was still unconscious, Chu Xiyin had no choice but to find an inn and wait until Green Butterfly's injuries improved before leaving.
These past few days, Chu Xiyin has been living a leisurely life.
Stroll around the streets, daydream, and bond with the horses...
The days passed by in the blink of an eye.
Green Butterfly was a martial artist after all, and her body recovered very quickly. In less than seven days, she was able to get out of bed and walk around.
That day, they prepared their carriage and were about to leave the Kingdom of Peony when they suddenly heard a commotion on the street. Immediately afterward, a group of women rushed past Chu Xiyin.
"What happened?" Chu Xiyin asked, grabbing a woman.
"The Empress has ordered the execution of that lecherous scoundrel, Wu Yue," the woman replied, glancing towards the crowd.
Isn't Wu Yue the Empress's older sister? How could she bear to kill her? Besides, that little girl seems to be very dependent on Wu Yue.
"Let's go take a look too!" Green Butterfly said calmly.
"Let's not go over there, shall we? I don't like crowds, and besides, your injury hasn't fully healed yet. It's not suitable for that kind of occasion. If you get hurt, I can't afford the responsibility. Furthermore, I don't want to grow old alone in this place full of women because of you!" Chu Xiyin rattled off a whole bunch of things, all to prevent Lüdie from seeing Wu Yue. If Lüdie knew she had been humiliated like that, wouldn't she have just thrown a poisoned dart and killed Wu Yue!
Green Butterfly was just saying it casually, but seeing Chu Xiyin's strong reaction, she found it rather strange. She crossed her arms and stared at Chu Xiyin with a suspicious look on her face.
Seeing Green Butterfly looking at her like that, Chu Xiyin chuckled awkwardly twice and said, "Could it be that you're so happy you don't want to go back to your own country?"
"Even if she wants to leave, she can't!" A group of women surrounded Green Butterfly and Chu Xiyin. The one who spoke was the fierce-looking woman next to Xing Tian.
Chapter 40: Meeting the Prince Again
Green Butterfly cautiously shielded Chu Xiyin behind her, her hand already reaching for her waist.
"What do you mean by this?" Chu Xiyin stared at the woman and asked.
"What do you mean? You should ask the woman next to you!" The woman glared fiercely at Green Butterfly.
"Where did you put my dart?" Green Butterfly whispered, turning her head to the side.
Chu Xiyin then remembered that Wu Yue had stripped her naked that day, and those darts should still be in Wu Yue's pharmacy.