Chapter 130
Li Yu wanted the other party to bring Dabao over. Of course, the other party couldn’t conjure up Dabao, so they kept persuading Li Yu to go over himself.
Li Yu was even more certain that this was a trap. The two sides were in a stalemate for a while.
He quickly analyzed the situation in his mind. The children were not in danger. He and King Jing were both trapped in the palace and temporarily separated. Judging from the fact that the other party kept using Dabao’s name to deceive him, they didn’t intend to completely fall out with him. They wanted to find a way to completely shake off the guards left behind by King Jing and leave alone.
Perhaps the existence of these guards made the other party wary. Li Yu felt that this mysterious force might not be able to control the entire palace at will. Therefore, these people only dared to deceive him and didn’t dare to directly confront King Jing’s guards.
But if he fell for it, he might be used to threaten King Jing …
Was the only thing he could do now?
King Jing went to the Palace of Heavenly Purity alone. Although he had the male lead’s halo, Li Yu was still very worried.
If he could think of a way to help King Jing spread the news and inform Ye Qinghuan and the others, perhaps the old Duke Chengen would find a way to enter the palace. Even if he couldn’t, it would be good enough to cause some trouble for the mysterious force.
But he was currently left in the Palace of Thousand Autumns with many guards outside. How could he spread the news?
Li Yu thought about it. Since the other party was still trying to deceive him, he might as well beat them at their own game. He could borrow their hands to escape and spread the news. The other party definitely wouldn’t expect this!
As for how to borrow it …
He still had the little jacket in his stomach. Li Yu didn’t dare to, and he didn’t know if it would work.
“Host.” At this moment, the System interrupted and gave a notification. “The main mission ‘Rule the World with Tyrants’ is in progress. The strength of your fish scales has doubled and can form effective protection. Host, please be careful.”
Li Yu: “…”
At this moment, the System notified him that his attributes would be doubled. His fish scales were already very hard and wouldn’t be injured even if he broke through a crystal bottle. If they were doubled again, it shouldn’t be a problem with the little jacket! Furthermore, it could form a protective barrier!
No matter how much the system tricked him, it was still quite reliable at critical moments. Li Yu decided to believe in the system and himself. He decisively said to the eunuch, “Dabao is crying so much, but I can’t leave for the time being. I’m really worried. However, I have brought a pet fish from the manor. Dabao usually likes this fish the most. If you bring the fish over, perhaps he will be obedient. ”
The chamberlain didn’t expect Princess Jing to be so difficult to talk to. Not only did she refuse to go with him, but she also wanted him to deliver the fish. The chamberlain hesitated for a moment and didn’t dare to agree rashly. He was afraid that the Princess Jing was up to something.
Li Yu only pretended not to see his hesitation. He smiled and said, “This fish is also Your Highness’s favorite. You must be careful.”
King Jing’s love for raising fish was well known in the Imperial City, and this chamberlain had also heard of it. If the pet fish fell into his hands, he might be able to use it to force King Jing to submit. The chamberlain couldn’t help but nod and agree to “send the fish”.
Li Yu immediately said that he needed to tidy up and return to the palace. He whispered a few words to the imperial bodyguard beside him and ordered the bodyguard to wait outside the door.
Not long after, the door opened. The imperial bodyguard received the order and entered. He carried out a large crystal bottle with a koi fish that had a hint of gold in it. It was swimming happily inside the bottle.
The imperial bodyguard came over with the crystal bottle and told the chamberlain that this was the fish that the princess consort wanted to deliver to the Little Heir.
The chamberlain took the bottle and glanced at it. He didn’t allow the imperial bodyguard to follow him and left with the crystal bottle.
King Jing’s Little Heir wasn’t in the palace at all. It couldn’t be delivered to the Little Heir, and it also couldn’t be delivered to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. It was better to keep the fish first and then deal with it later.
Li Yu knew that this chamberlain was definitely up to no good. There were many places in the palace with water. He originally wanted to get closer to the water so he could break the crystal bottle and take the opportunity to jump into the water. As long as he entered the water, he would be able to swim away. Why should he be afraid of these people?
Li Yu quietly waited for an opportunity in the crystal bottle. Suddenly, a person came in front of him and stopped the suspicious chamberlain.
“Wait, what’s that in your hand?” the person asked.
The chamberlain bowed and unexpectedly called out, “Your Highness the Sixth Prince.”
Li Yu, “!!!”
Li Yu was quite shocked. Where did His Highness the Sixth Prince come from?
Li Yu turned around and swam closer to the crystal wall. Sure enough, he saw Mu Tianxiao’s unhealed face.
The Sixth Prince had once tried to assassinate the emperor. From the emperor’s standpoint, there was no way he would forgive the Sixth Prince. However, the Sixth Prince had actually been released from the imperial prison and was even able to stroll around the palace. This meant that the emperor was definitely in a state where he couldn’t control himself. Moreover, the forces related to Lou Lan were really related to the Sixth Prince, who had already been released.
No matter how impossible he previously thought it was, the Sixth Prince’s appearance here was the final conclusion.
The Sixth Prince … What did he want to do? Li Yu looked at this person nervously.
Mu Tianxiao admired the fish in the crystal bottle for a while and suddenly asked, “Is this the fish from King Jing?”
The chamberlain nodded.
Mu Tianxiao didn’t have to pretend to be good-natured anymore. He smiled cruelly and said, “I’ll take it over.”
Mu Tianxiao didn’t allow any explanation and snatched the crystal bottle away.
His cold gaze fell on Li Yu, and Li Yu’s whole body stiffened.
He knew that the Sixth Prince had inquired about the fish several times. Would he be suspicious of the fish?
He had to pretend that he was a stupid fish as soon as possible! A stupid fish couldn’t understand the Sixth Prince’s words, let alone feel afraid.
Li Yu braced himself and continued to swim around in the crystal bottle under the Sixth Prince’s probing gaze.
Mu Tianxiao didn’t see anything strange, but an idea popped up in his mind. Carrying the crystal bottle, he strode towards the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Li Yu, “…”
Wah wah wah, a fish can’t live by itself. I have to change my battle plan and reunite with my old man!
Li Yu’s old man, King Jing, had been sitting in the Palace of Heavenly Purity for the time it took to burn a stick of incense.
He hadn’t been able to see the Emperor yet. The concubines, the Seventh Prince, and the Eighth Prince were all there. Although there were many people, no one spoke. They only sat with people they were familiar with and looked at each other uneasily.
King Jing had a cold temperament and didn’t have anyone close to him.
“Fifth Imperial Brother, can I sit next to you?” The Eighth Prince walked over eagerly.
After experiencing the disaster at the hunting ground, the Eighth Prince felt that it was safest to be next to King Jing.
King Jing smiled faintly and nodded to allow him to sit.
Not long after, the Seventh Prince ran over and sat beside the Eighth Prince.
A noise came from the inner hall, and a chamberlain said, “The Emperor is here!”
King Jing focused. Soon, the Emperor walked out surrounded by a group of chamberlains.
King Jing looked very carefully and found that the Emperor’s face was pale and his spirit wasn’t very good. Concubine Zhang stood not far from the Emperor, and behind her was Noble Lady Chu.
The Emperor seemed to be seriously ill and needed support to walk a few steps. He was gasping for breath.
The Emperor quickly sat down on the dragon throne, and the chamberlain handed the brewed tea to the Emperor.
The Emperor waved his hand in annoyance and didn’t take it.
The chamberlain put the tea on the table in front of the Emperor and retreated to the side.
Soon, Concubine Zhang came over and held the same cup of tea to the Emperor’s lips.
This time, the Emperor drank some tea. Concubine Zhang called for a cloth towel and carefully wiped the water stains on the Emperor’s dragon robe.
Chu Yanyu, Noble Lady Chu, then brought a soft pillow and placed it behind the Emperor’s waist.
The other concubines all realized that Concubine Zhang’s family had risen to the throne and gained the Emperor’s favor. Noble Lady Chu was originally recommended by Concubine Zhang and the Sixth Prince, so she was in their group. Naturally, she would rise to the top at this time.
However, the Sixth Prince had been thrown into the imperial prison, and Concubine Zhang was usually like a quail. What tricks did she use to make even a quail be favored?
As soon as King Jing saw Concubine Zhang and Chu Yanyu accompanying the Emperor, he realized that the situation was not right.
The Emperor also noticed King Jing. His eyes moved and his lips moved.
However, Concubine Zhang smiled gently, and the light in the Emperor’s eyes dimmed. He nodded indifferently at King Jing.
The subtle changes in the Emperor’s expression were all noticed by King Jing. He understood that the Emperor was afraid of Concubine Zhang. Concubine Zhang had only met the Emperor for a few days, but she was suddenly “favored”.
“Tian Chi, you also came,” the Emperor said.
Because King Jing had a private appointment with the Emperor, it was inconvenient for him to reveal that he had recovered from his muteness. As usual, he bowed silently to the Emperor.
When the Emperor first saw him, he was a little surprised. This meant that the imperial edict was not the Emperor’s intention.
Also, there were more guards than usual inside and outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Steward Luo’s whereabouts were still unknown.
King Jing calmly memorized the distribution of the guards in the palace. In an emergency, it might come in handy.
The Emperor glanced at Concubine Zhang and said to a nearby eunuch, “Go and invite the Sixth Prince. I have something to announce.”
The eunuch obeyed but looked at Concubine Zhang. Concubine Zhang smiled and said, “His Highness King Jing is already here. How can Marquis An and Marquis Ping be absent?”
Marquis An and Marquis Ping had been invited into the palace in advance like King Jing and had been staying in the side chamber.
The Emperor immediately changed his words and said, “Well, invite Marquis An and Marquis Ping over. I have something to announce.”
When the concubines heard this, they all looked at each other. With the addition of the two Marquis, all the princes were present. What was the Emperor going to announce?
Marquis An and Marquis Ping entered the palace one after another. Marquis An’s mind was still not clear. The eunuch helped him to a seat a little further away. Marquis Ping had been out of favor for a long time. Now that he was finally summoned by the Emperor, he hurriedly moved closer to the Emperor.
“Imperial Father is not feeling well. If you need me to do anything, I will not hesitate to go through water and tread on fire.”
Marquis Ping wished he could dig out his heart and show it to the Emperor.
“Tianming, go sit with Marquis An.” The Emperor rubbed his brows and sent Marquis Ping a little further away.
Marquis Ping saw that his hopes of revival had been dashed again and accepted the order in embarrassment.
“Invite the Sixth Prince.” The Emperor ordered again.
This time, Concubine Zhang also nodded. The eunuch quickly left and returned not long after. He said that he had seen the Sixth Prince rushing over on the way.
When Mu Tianxiao entered the palace, he had already changed out of the filthy clothes that had been stained in prison. Although his face was still injured, his every movement was full of unconcealable pride.
When he entered the palace, the Sixth Prince deliberately looked at King Jing with an aggressive gaze.
King Jing met his gaze and expressionlessly watched him walk to the Emperor.
At this moment, Mu Tianxiao was too lazy to pretend to be the Emperor and casually cupped his hands.
Without waiting for the Emperor to give him a seat, he found a seat close to him and sat down.
The Emperor looked at him coldly but did not stop him.
How could the Sixth Prince be so rampant in front of the Emperor? How could the Emperor forgive the Sixth Prince?
King Jing had already guessed that it was Concubine Zhang. Concubine Zhang’s aura was very different. From the Emperor’s attitude towards Concubine Zhang, it was likely that Concubine Zhang was holding the Emperor hostage. Naturally, the Sixth Prince was unimpeded.
Many of the concubines had also guessed one after another. They had never seen such a scene and were all scared out of their wits, not daring to say anything.
“Fifth Imperial Brother, long time no see. How about I give you a greeting gift?” The Sixth Prince smiled and provoked King Jing.
Several eunuchs responded and entered, holding something in their hands.
Even King Jing, who was calm in the face of danger, was stunned when he saw this thing.
The eunuchs were holding a crystal bottle. Inside the crystal bottle, there was a koi fish with a silver base and glimmering with gold.
The fish was wagging its tail. When it saw King Jing, it wagged its tail vigorously.
