Chapter 140
“No one is allowed to reveal what happened just now.” The Crown Prince ordered everyone present. Wang Xi and the others quickly shut their mouths.
Li Yu sat in the palanquin for a while. The Crown Prince didn’t let Xiao Luo carry Piao Xue over.
“What’s wrong?” Li Yu was a little uneasy.
During his pregnancy, he deeply felt Old Gong’s almost paranoid concern for him. If he really wasn’t allowed to touch the cat, it was better to let Eunuch Wang continue to feed it on his behalf.
He knew that the repeated checkups were for his own good. After being pregnant, he often couldn’t control his emotions, so he tried not to let himself be on the verge of anger.
Mu Tianchi ordered Wang Xi to quietly dispose of the things. Xiao Luo was still responsible for carrying Piao Xue. He went to Li Yu’s palanquin and said warmly, “It’s not far from Jingtai Hall. Why don’t we go over and take a look?”
Li Yu:?
Li Yu didn’t have any insistence on where to go, but the Emperor was waiting. Was it appropriate not to go?
The Crown Prince’s eyes clearly wanted to say something. Could it be that something had happened and he had to change the route at the last minute?
Li Yu trusted the Crown Prince. Since the Crown Prince had said so, he would follow the Crown Prince’s wishes. He nodded and said, “Then let’s go.”
The Crown Prince lowered the curtains on both sides for him. The palanquin turned around and rushed toward Jingtai Hall.
After they left, a person hurriedly walked out from behind an acacia tree in the corner of the imperial garden. He looked at the backs of the Crown Prince and the others, then turned and left.
Soon, a guard from the Crown Prince’s residence quietly followed.
Jingtai Hall was the Crown Prince’s former bedroom in the palace. It was still kept by the Crown Prince. This was also a magical place where unexpected things often happened. Li Yu and the Crown Prince had thought of clues about the Lou Lan assassins here. However, Lou Lan’s influence in the palace had been eliminated. Why did the Crown Prince still bring him here?
It definitely wasn’t for that kind of thing. Li Yu was experienced and wouldn’t imagine such a thing.
The Crown Prince first helped Li Yu sit in a chair. He placed a soft pillow made of peacock gold thread behind him so that he could sit more comfortably.
After he sat down, the Crown Prince solemnly called out, “Xiao Yu…”
Li Yu: “Huh?”
Old Gong, why are you so serious?
The Crown Prince said, “Someone did something to Piaoxue’s body. They found something else in the gauze wrapped around Piaoxue’s leg.”
Crown Prince did not dare to reveal everything at once as he did not want to frighten Xiaoyu. He only revealed a little.
Was there something strange in the gauze used by Piao Xue?
Li Yu was stunned. Was that why the crown prince didn’t let Little Conch bring the cat over?
Based on the Crown Prince’s temper, that was definitely the case.
“What is it?” Li Yu asked.
The Crown Prince said, “Yes, melodramatic.”
Li Yu: “…?”
Li Yu only knew that the article was melodramatic, but the Crown Prince was obviously not referring to this kind of melodramatic. Li Yu curiously asked, “Melodramatic? What’s the use of it?”
Crown Prince: “…”
The Crown Prince frowned. “You don’t know?”
The System fish said rationally, “I’ve never seen it before, so of course I don’t know!”
Crown Prince: “…”
Alright, Xiaoyu was a pure carp spirit. She probably hadn’t experienced it before.
The Crown Prince slowly explained the use of melodramatic. Li Yu: “!!!”
Especially when he heard that the demon would be beaten back to its original form, Li Yu’s mouth opened so wide that half a fist could be stuffed in.
“This melodramatic, can make me …???”
Oh my god, make him show his original form??
What kind of magical item was this?!
Although the System fish was a fantasy, it wasn’t superstitious. There was no original form. Even if there was, his original form should be a human!
If this thing could make him become a human forever, it would be a good thing. However, if it could be changed so easily, why would he do missions? The System fish was fearless!
Ah … No, no!
Li Yu suddenly remembered that he had told the Crown Prince before that he was a carp spirit. From the perspective of a carp spirit, he should be afraid of changing back to his original form, so he should be afraid of melodramatic.
Afraid, how should he show it?
Li Yu’s expression froze for a moment. He tried to squeeze out some fear.
The Crown Prince saw that he was stunned and thought that he was scared out of his wits. He was even angrier.
“With me here, you won’t be in danger.” The Crown Prince held his hand tightly.
Li Yu’s heart skipped a beat, but he nodded lightly.
He always knew that no matter what danger he encountered, this person would protect him.
“Do you have any leads on who did this?” the Crown Prince asked.
Li Yu was at a loss. Recently, he rarely went out and focused on taking care of his little girl. If he could offend someone like this, then there was nothing in the world that he couldn’t offend.
Could it be another hidden boss? Please don’t. A princess of Langya almost caused chaos in the world. Please don’t give him another “surprise”!
The Crown Prince was also aware of Xiaoyu’s daily whereabouts. He knew that it had nothing to do with Xiaoyu. Moreover, this was done to Piao Xue in a place they had to pass by on their way to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. It must be done by someone in the palace.
He had already left his subordinates to keep an eye on the imperial garden. Piao Xue was just a cat. If she wanted to harm someone, there would definitely be someone following behind her. He just had to follow the vine to find the melon.
The Crown Prince sneered. “We’ll see later.”
The Crown Prince ordered Wang Xi to send a message to the Emperor, saying that the Crown Princess was a little tired and would go after resting.
Li Yu was bored, so he took out a plate of peach blossom pancakes from the food box he brought from the Crown Prince’s residence and ate them. He thought to himself, ‘How can he be tired after sitting in a carriage and sedan chair?
Tsk, it’s probably to lure the enemy again! ‘
Li Yu immediately put down the peach blossom pancake and pretended to be so tired that he couldn’t even lift his arms.
“Tian Chi, I’m so tired.”
Li Yu deliberately winked at Old Gong and made a move.
The Crown Prince was speechless.
The Crown Prince was so familiar with this fish that he knew what it was going to do with a flick of its tail. He held back his laughter and picked up a peach blossom pancake to feed the fish. Although the fish was listless and weak, it immediately ate the peach blossom pancake when it was delivered to its mouth.
Seeing this fish’s lively appearance, the Crown Prince was determined to protect it.
After a while, a guard came to report that the guard who was ordered to stay in the imperial garden had indeed found an inner attendant spying on them. The guard followed this person and found that he didn’t come out after going to the side hall of Yongfu Palace.
Yongfu Palace?
Li Yu was stunned. Wasn’t this the territory of the former Consort Zhang, who was also Princess Langya?
But wasn’t Princess Langya already dead?
“There … is still someone living there?”
Mu Tianchi sneered. How could there be no one? Princess Langya was dead, but there was still a male consort living in the side hall of Yongfu Palace.
This was a noble with the surname Chu. He was only able to enter the palace because of Princess Langya’s’ recommendation ‘.
“It’s — Chu Yanyu? He wants to harm me? ”
Li Yu really couldn’t believe it.
But according to the guard, the person spying on them from the imperial garden lived in the side hall of Yongfu Palace. Other than Chu Yanyu, there was no one else.
Thinking about it carefully, he and Chu Yanyu had almost never talked. The only interaction they had was when he interrupted Chu Yanyu to drug the old man. They didn’t do anything else. After that, he rarely saw Chu Yanyu a few times. Because Noble Chu’s status wasn’t high, he didn’t have the chance to speak in normal situations. At most, he would just glance at him briefly.
Moreover, he was the male protagonist’s wife, and Chu Yanyu was the male protagonist’s father’s concubine. There was no direct conflict of interest. Chu Yanyu wouldn’t take things too hard and splash him with dog blood, right?
… He was really crazy.
The crown prince thought more than Li Yu and said, “Chu Yanyu’s position is unclear. Maybe it’s still related to Princess Langya.”
After all, Noble Chu was’ recommended ‘by Princess Langya. He used to be the sixth prince’s sweetheart. The sixth prince’s name had been completely removed from the jade archive by the emperor. Chu Yanyu might still be desperate.
During the rebellion in Princess Langya’s palace, Chu Yanyu was originally with Princess Langya. However, the emperor didn’t punish him. There was a reason for this.
When the emperor was detained in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Chu Yanyu was by Princess Langya’s side on the surface, but he was secretly taking care of the emperor.
Although he couldn’t help the emperor escape, a cup of water and a cup of tea was enough to make the emperor have a deep impression of this male concubine.
The emperor even buried Pu Liu. Later, he personally asked Chu Yanyu. Noble Chu said that he was forced by Princess Langya and had no choice. The emperor couldn’t find evidence of Noble Chu colluding with Princess Langya. He felt that he was a pitiful person and didn’t pursue the matter.
After Princess Langya passed away, Noble Chu’s situation was even better than when Princess Langya was still alive.
The main hall of Yongfu Palace was sealed, but Noble Chu still lived in the side hall. The emperor originally took a fancy to a palace garden and wanted to give it to Noble Chu. Noble Chu said that if he lived in the side hall, he could be alert at all times and pray for the emperor.
In this way, Noble Chu stepped on the late Princess Langya and rose to the throne.
However, the emperor’s enthusiasm for the harem was not as good as before. Although Noble Chu left a deep impression on him, the emperor still didn’t dote on him. Perhaps in the next few years, Noble Chu would be promoted to the position of concubine, but that would be it.
The crown prince was very clear about Chu Yanyu’s past. Originally, the crown prince wouldn’t take a second look at the emperor’s harem. No matter how embarrassed Chu Yanyu had been in his residence, since he was a noble, the crown prince wouldn’t gossip to the emperor. As long as he knew his place and minded his own business, the crown prince naturally wouldn’t do anything.
However, Noble Chu shouldn’t have done anything to the crown prince’s concubine.
Since he knew Xiaoyu’s identity, the crown prince definitely wouldn’t let him leak the news.
“… Tianchi, Tianchi!”
Li Yu saw that the crown prince was deep in thought. He stretched out two fingers and waved them in front of the crown prince.
The crown prince smiled and pinched his naughty fingers.
Li Yu said, “Why did Chu Yanyu use that to harm me? Does he know something?”
Although Li Yu wouldn’t really let that harm him, if he wasn’t paying attention and Chu Yanyu found out, it wouldn’t be good if word got out. He still had to figure it out.
“… I will investigate.” The crown prince took the opportunity to pull Li Yu closer and kiss his palm.
Chu Yanyu was a small noble and only had two palace maids and two eunuchs to take care of him. The imperial bodyguards quickly found out that one of Noble Chu’s palace maids went to the hunting grounds during the Hunting Festival. When she came back, she was in a daze and kept saying that she had met a demon. No one believed her and everyone thought that she was hysterical. Recently, this palace maid often talked to Noble Chu behind closed doors.
Li Yu was confused. “I didn’t expose myself at the hunting grounds. Even if I transformed, it was when you were around …”
Wait, Li Yu really remembered that there was one time when he wasn’t!
It was when the crown prince was agitated and vomited poisonous blood. The imperial physician had diagnosed the crown prince all night. He was guarding the crown prince and hurriedly went to the tent next door when he was about to transform. Could it be that …
Although he almost scared the passersby when he gave the tiger tally and turned into a fishman, transforming from a fish into a fishman wouldn’t expose that this’ monster ‘was the crown prince consort.
The only person who knew that the crown prince consort would turn into a fish must have seen the process of a human turning into a fish. It was only then!
Li Yu told the crown prince about the hunting grounds and the crown prince nodded.
It was very likely that the palace maid had seen Xiaoyu transform. Although Chu Yanyu didn’t know that fish could give the tiger tally, he saw Xiaoyu slap the sixth prince’s face. Combined with the palace maid’s words, Chu Yanyu would at least be suspicious.
However, why did he plan to make Xiaoyu transform?
“Your Highness, I have an idea.” Li Yu looked at the crown prince and rubbed his hands excitedly.
This little gaze that wanted to see the world in chaos and this mischievous tone!
The crown prince was speechless.
The crown prince smiled. “It’s up to you. I’ll take care of it for you.”
“The crown prince is so nice!”
Li Yu cheered. He didn’t get to enjoy himself at the hunting grounds last time. Now, he could make up for it.
As a competent carp spirit, if Chu Yanyu wanted him to transform into his original form, he had to do so!
Li Yu smiled. This time, he had brought a crystal bottle with him. Fish substitute, I’ll have to trouble you again!
An hour later, the Crown Prince’s blue-clothed sedan hurried to the palace gate.
The eunuch who was guarding the crown prince’s whereabouts in the imperial garden turned back and found Jingtai Hall. When he found that the sedan was about to leave, he followed it all the way.
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