She stepped forward and snatched the paper packet. "Are you crazy?"
She then glanced at Xiao Yi. "He can't help you. The Emperor highly values the Liu family. If something happens to Liu Wanting, the palace will definitely investigate, and this will get Yi-gege killed."
The paper packet Cui Yunchu pulled out was like a bolt from the blue, truly shocking the two of them.
Xiao Yi, shielded behind Cui Yunfeng, laughed out of sheer anger at Cui Yunchu. "Put it in Liu Wanting's mouth? Why don't you just say put it directly into her stomach, or slit her throat with a single sword strike? Wouldn't that be faster?"
Where was her brain? Wasn't that a basic necessity at birth, one for every person? Did she leave hers in the womb?
Seeing their expressions, Cui Yunchu sighed helplessly. "You misunderstand. This drug won't take a life. It will just cause some abdominal pain, to teach her a lesson."
Cui Yunfeng was half-believing and half-doubting.
Xiao Yi thought a bit more deeply, even beginning to wonder if the Cui family wanted to use Yunfeng to restrain him, planning to catch both the Liu family and himself in one fell swoop.
Cui Yunfeng clearly didn't quite believe it. She knew Cui Yunchu's vengeful nature all too well. She immediately pulled Cui Yunchu close and whispered, "Eldest Sister, that Liu Wanting is indeed very annoying, but after all, she is now the Crown Prince's secondary consort. Besides, just now at the main gate, we didn't suffer any losses."
Cui Yunchu rolled her eyes. Was she really that untrustworthy? She looked at Xiao Yi. "If you don't believe me, you can have someone take this to a doctor to check and see if I'm lying."
Xiao Yi didn't move.
Cui Yunchu frowned. What did that mean?
Cui Yunfeng said, "Eldest Sister, you can't lie to me."
Cui Yunchu, "."
Cui Yunfeng directly took the paper packet from her hand, trotted over, and handed it to Xiao Yi.
"Yunfeng." Holding the paper packet in his hand, Xiao Yi looked at Cui Yunfeng, his face indescribably stiff.
"Don't be afraid, Yi-gege." Cui Yunfeng patted Xiao Yi's wrist to comfort him. "Rest assured, no matter what happens, I will always stand by your side. You can go ahead and do it with peace of mind. If anything goes wrong, I will surely live and die with you."
"..." Looking at the utterly sincere Cui Yunfeng, the corners of Xiao Yi's lips twitched, and he laughed out of sheer exasperation.
"Cui Yunfeng, you just have a sweet mouth, only knowing how to deceive me." He pinched her chin, his eyes filled with a helpless smile.
Cui Yunfeng smacked his hand away. "That hurts a little."
Cui Yunchu said, "You're asking for his help, so bear with it."
Cui Yunfeng turned her head, looking at Cui Yunchu with the exact same expression Xiao Yi had just used to look at her.
Cui Yunchu, "..." She smiled awkwardly. "Business first. A little grievance is nothing."
At this moment, Eunuch Liu came to report, "The Crown Prince and Crown Princess have returned, and the Emperor and Empress have also arrived. The grand wedding ceremony is about to begin."
The few of them naturally had to go watch the ceremony.
Cui Yunfeng pulled Cui Yunchu to leave, but suddenly remembering something, she turned and instructed Xiao Yi, "Yi-gege, please don't forget what you promised me."
That "Yi-gege" was so charming and melodious that it made Cui Yunchu shiver.
See, when facing the person you like, putting on a sweet voice is involuntary.
Xiao Yi was clearly pleased as well. He curled his lips and replied, "I remember, Sister Yunfeng."
Cui Yunfeng let out an "Ah!" and quickly ran away with a blushing face.
"Slow down, slow down, slow down, slow down." Cui Yunchu was dragged along by her, panting heavily and stumbling on her feet.
Passing the end of the bluestone path, a figure came towards them. It was Chen Jiuhe. Cui Yunchu froze for a moment, but before she could react, she was pulled around a corner by Cui Yunfeng, running away.
Chen Jiuhe, "Eldest Miss Cui..."
Chen Jiuhe turned around, staring blankly at the disappearing backs of the two girls who had quickly left, remaining in a daze for quite a while.
On the other side, Shen Zilan was encountered in the same way, but Cui Yunfeng whizzed past without giving him a chance to speak and greet them.
Shen Zilan, "What are they... doing?"
Dragged along on a wild run, Cui Yunchu couldn't bear it anymore and forcefully shook off Cui Yunfeng. "What are you doing? My wrist is going to be dislocated from your pulling."
Cui Yunfeng's face was still bright red. She said somewhat shyly, "Aren't we going to watch the ceremony?"
Cui Yunchu shot her a sideways glance, not believing her in the slightest. "The Emperor and Empress are both there. The grand wedding ceremony must have started long ago. Could it be that they are exclusively waiting for you?"
She shook her wrist vigorously. "You call him Yi-gege again and again, and he doesn't even bat an eyelid. Yet with a single 'Sister Yunfeng' from him, look at you, dragging me to run for half a mile like you were injected with chicken blood. How is it? Have you cooled down now? Is your heart still itching and scratching?"
Cui Yunfeng's face was so red it looked like it could drip blood. "Eldest Sister, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Cui Yunchu found a nearby rock and leaned against it. Her heart was pounding wildly, and she was truly too exhausted to walk any further.
Cui Yunfeng stomped her feet in embarrassment. "If you won't go, I'll go by myself." After saying that, she ran off.
Cui Yunchu called out, "Be careful, don't get so excited that something bad happens, or I'll have to take care of you later."
After resting for a while, Cui Yunchu finally felt the pain in her chest ease up. She prepared to continue towards the garden, but before she could look up, a pair of short boots with brocade patterns came into view and stopped right in front of her.
Although Cui Yunchu hadn't seen those complex and familiar patterns many times, she remembered them extremely clearly.
"Hey, Yunfeng, wait for me." She twisted her body sharply, about to bypass the pair of long legs in front of her and sprint away.
But in the next instant, her arm was tightly grabbed, as if clamped by iron pincers.
Cui Yunchu let out a yelp and jumped up. "Pain, pain, pain! Let go, let go quickly!"
Shen Xiabai, whose face was usually unruffled, was startled by her. He immediately loosened his grip. Looking up, he saw Cui Yunchu clutching her arm, tears brimming on her eyelashes.
He immediately frowned, his tone stiff. "I didn't use any force. Don't put on an act."
Cui Yunchu's tears fell. She looked up at Shen Xiabai, her red lips pursed in an expression of desperate endurance. "How can a man's strength be compared to a woman's? You might think you didn't use any force, but it hurts terribly on my arm."
Shen Xiabai: Is she really that fragile?
Then he heard Cui Yunchu continue, "You ungrateful wretch! That day at the bottom of the cliff, I used my arm to forcefully drag you to the small cave to shelter from the rain. You survived, but my arm is covered in injuries, and it hurts piercingly with every movement. And then I was abandoned by you at the bottom of the cliff, having to use my arms to slowly crawl back..."
