Tiao Hong said that at first, she thought the man was quite good.
He told Tiao Hong that his name was "Wu He," that he was a slave from the Southern Kingdom, and had always served as a hidden guard by the side of Princess Ti Le's father. This time, Princess Ti Le entered the Great Yue Dynasty, and he followed Princess Ti Le.
Slaves like them were born to obey orders, so no matter what Princess Ti Le said, he would do it.
He also told Tiao Hong not to oppose Princess Ti Le, saying that Princess Ti Le was a very cruel person. He thought that a beautiful young girl like Tiao Hong would be better off obeying Princess Ti Le to avoid suffering.
So, at the beginning, Tiao Hong actually had a good impression of this Wu He.
Wu He also told Tiao Hong that he was already married in the Southern Kingdom. However, he had to come to Great Yue with Princess Ti Le shortly after getting married. After serving by Princess Ti Le's side for three years, he could return to his newlywed wife.
As he said these words, his eyes were filled with anticipation for the future, which also made Tiao Hong lower her guard.
The first night, although they shared a room, it passed peacefully.
Even after others brought Wu He his meal the next morning, Wu He shared some with Tiao Hong.
He said that seeing Tiao Hong reminded him of his wife. If he thought of his wife enduring hunger and hardship, he couldn't bear it.
Although he knew giving food to Tiao Hong was disobeying Princess Ti Le's orders, Wu He was still willing to do it.
For Tiao Hong, she was fortunate to have met someone as gentle as Wu He.
At that time, Tiao Hong even comforted Wu He, saying that Prince Chang and Princess Chang would find her soon. When that happened, they would all be saved.
If Wu He was willing, Tiao Hong even said she could tell Prince Chang about Wu He's situation and ask Prince Chang to help him.
But soon, the peace between them was shattered—
Before they had even finished breakfast, Princess Ti Le entered from outside.
Seeing them eating breakfast together, Princess Ti Le angrily knocked the breakfast directly onto Wu He.
She began to scold Wu He furiously in the Southern Kingdom's language.
Although Ti Le couldn't understand what they were saying, she could sense that they were talking about her.
Perhaps because Wu He was unwilling to cooperate with Princess Ti Le, he even knelt there and was beaten and kicked by Princess Ti Le.
Finally, Princess Ti Le took away Wu He's food and had someone beside her feed Wu He a pill.
Wu He seemed to become extremely fearful due to that pill.
He had said that slaves like them were born to obey their masters' orders in the Southern Kingdom. But before being fed the pill, he frantically began to struggle, even seeming to want to escape.
But he couldn't fight against many hands, and how could Princess Ti Le's attendants let him go easily?
So, his hands and feet were soon bound, and the pill was forcibly shoved into his mouth, forcing him to swallow it.
Princess Ti Le left with great satisfaction, looking at Wu He's pained expression, and once again closed the door to the woodshed.
As soon as Princess Ti Le left, Wu He collapsed on the ground and frantically began to claw at his throat.
Who knew that the pill, which looked unremarkable, would melt upon contact with the mouth.
He coughed up everything he had eaten the night before, but couldn't find any trace of the pill.
When Wu He looked up again, facing Tiao Hong, a grown man burst into tears.
Tiao Hong stepped forward, wanting to show concern for Wu He.
But Wu He pushed her away: "I'm sorry, I'm truly sorry! I can't help it, I didn't want to eat it! I'm sorry to you, and I'm sorry to my wife! Don't come near me, I will hurt you, I'm sorry to all of you!"
At that time, Tiao Hong had no idea why Wu He kept apologizing to her.
About an hour later, she found out—
Suddenly, Wu He, who had been curled up in the corner, lunged at Tiao Hong like a maddened beast!
No matter how Tiao Hong struggled, Wu He's strength was terrifyingly great, and he directly pinned her to the ground.
Moreover, Tiao Hong also realized that Wu He's eyes were bloodshot, as if he had lost all human reason, like a terrifying beast.
That painful memory... Tiao Hong did not want to recall it again.
She only knew that under the influence of that pill, Wu He was a beast, constantly hurting her and causing her immense pain.
Only when Tiao Hong fainted from the pain did she understand why Wu He had apologized to her.
Because he knew the effect of that pill, he knew even more that he couldn't control himself.
Speaking of this, Tiao Hong's fingernails almost dug into her flesh: "If it weren't for that Princess Ti Le, we would all be fine! He could have returned to see his wife, and I wouldn't have been hurt like this!"
Song Chaoyu looked at Tiao Hong's eyes, filled with heartache.
Qiu Qing had told Song Chaoyu that the person who hurt Tiao Hong had great strength and showed no mercy.
That's why Tiao Hong had bled so much. If that person had been a little more ruthless, Tiao Hong's body might have been ruined.
Even now, Tiao Hong would need a long time to recover. And... there was a high probability that Tiao Hong might not be able to become a mother in the future.
How could the body of a delicate woman from the Great Yue Dynasty withstand such a forceful injury?
However, Song Chaoyu couldn't say these words to Tiao Hong for now.
She just kept stroking Tiao Hong's hand, not knowing what she could do to comfort Tiao Hong at this moment.
Tiao Hong lowered her head: "If Wu He can be found, I won't blame him. He was also forced. But in this life, I never want to see him again. Princess, I'm afraid Ti Le will harm him. He still has a wife waiting for him at home!"
Song Chaoyu couldn't articulate what she felt in her heart.
Even at this point, Tiao Hong could still treat others so gently.
Song Chaoyu's eyes were slightly red: "Alright, don't worry. I will have the Prince investigate."
Tiao Hong's eyes suddenly turned red as well. She broke free from her memories, and only hatred remained in her eyes: "It was all Princess Ti Le's doing! She did all of this! And I think she might be plotting something. She hates our Prince Chang's mansion immensely, she hates you immensely."
Yes, even if Princess Ti Le didn't hate them immensely, after such an incident, Prince Chang's mansion would definitely be at odds with Ti Le!
Song Chaoyu reached out and gently pulled Tiao Hong into her embrace: "Okay, that's enough. You don't need to think about anything else. Tiao Hong, listen to me. Lie down now and rest well. You need to recover your health, and then don't think about anything else. Tiao Hong, I can't do without you!"