Chapter 141
When Chu Yanyu learned from his trusted aide that there was only a crystal bottle and a fish in the Crown Princess’ sedan, he bit his lower lip hard.
As expected, the Crown Princess was a fish demon. His guess was correct.
At first, a palace servant girl by his side kept saying that the Crown Princess was a fish, but Chu Yanyu didn’t believe it. After all, how could a living person be a fish? However, during Princess Langya’s rebellion, he saw with his own eyes King Jing’s fish jump up and slap the Sixth Imperial Prince. He had seen this fish many times, but it was his first time seeing it slap a person. He couldn’t help but be interested in this fish.
Later, Chu Yanyu learned that the fish helped the Crown Prince deliver the tiger tally. It was said that the tiger tally was delivered to the Crown Princess, and the Crown Princess was able to contact the garrison. Chu Yanyu felt that the fish was too intelligent.
In a flash, he remembered a few things.
One was that when he was in the Sixth Imperial Prince’s fu, he had heard Mu Tianxiao talk about the King Jing’s fish. The Sixth Imperial Prince felt that there was something wrong with this fish. However, his suspicions were just suspicions, and he didn’t discover anything.
The other was something he found out himself. An Marquis’s mother, Madam Chou, had also said that the King Jing’s fish was extraordinary. It could fly, and it had even slapped her.
Moreover, when An Marquis himself went crazy, he would often talk about fish.
If only one person said that there was something wrong with this fish, Chu Yanyu might have laughed it off. However, when two or three people said the same thing, even he felt that something was wrong.
When the palace servant girl said that the Crown Princess had turned into a fish, Chu Yanyu’s heart shook. Could this be the truth? The Crown Princess wasn’t a person, but a fish?
He immediately ordered the palace servant girl to recount the situation in detail.
On Hunting Horse Festival, Chu Yanyu himself had gone to the hunting grounds. He knew that the Crown Prince wasn’t feeling well at the time, and the Grand Physician was treating him. This matched the time and place the palace servant girl mentioned. Moreover, the fish that the palace servant girl said the Crown Princess had turned into was the one that Chu Yanyu felt was problematic.
If the Crown Princess really was a fish, then this fish was a demon. This could explain its intelligence.
Moreover, the Crown Princess was King Jing’s former Young Master Li. Other people didn’t know, but Chu Yanyu knew this Young Master Li. However, Young Master Li had suddenly appeared in King Jing’s fu. This was also very strange.
The Crown Princess’s name … was Li Yu.
Could it really be a carp?
Chu Yanyu wanted to confirm his guess. He had read a lot of books and knew that there was a method among the people that could use black dog’s blood to beat the evil back to its original form.
Chu Yanyu decided to give it a try. He had tried every means to get some of the black dog’s blood, but Chu Yanyu was in a dilemma as to how to let the crown prince consort touch the blood.
He had been in the palace for some time now, and although he was only a minor nobleman, he was still able to use his wealth to gather information. News regarding the Crown Prince’s residence was in high demand in the palace. There was one piece of information that didn’t seem to have anything to do with the Crown Prince’s residence, but it gave him an idea.
It was said that Eunuch Wang from the Crown Prince’s residence often went to the Cold Palace to deliver dried fish to Lady Chou’s cat, Piao Xue.
When Wang Xi was feeding Piao Xue, Chu Yanyu secretly hid and watched with his own eyes.
As Wang Xi fed Piao Xue, he told the cat that this was the crown prince consort’s kindness. Chu Yanyu knew that he had an idea.
He caught Piao Xue when it went out to look for food and tied it up in the side hall of Yongfu Palace for a few days.
When he learned that the Crown Prince’s husband had entered the palace, he personally wrapped Piao Xue’s leg in gauze. Beneath the gauze was a ball of cloth soaked in black dog’s blood, making it difficult to detect.
He heard that the crown prince consort was very caring and raised ducks and rabbits in the Crown Prince’s residence. Then what would happen to the “injured” Piao Xue?
The answer was very certain …
Just like that, Chu Yanyu ordered his trusted aide to put Piao Xue somewhere in the imperial garden and stared at it from afar.
As expected, the crown prince and his entourage took Piao Xue away. Moreover, they didn’t go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity but returned to Jingtai Hall midway!
Chu Yanyu sent his trusted aide to investigate again. When he learned that there was only one fish in the crown prince consort’s sedan, Chu Yanyu curled his lips.
Just as he thought, the crown prince consort was a fish demon!
Originally, he had wanted to become the emperor’s favorite consort one day and ruthlessly trample on the sixth prince, who used him whenever there were benefits and kicked him away when there were none. However, the affairs of the world were unpredictable. The sixth prince schemed against King Jing on the hunting ground, but he was schemed against and sent to the imperial prison by the emperor.
Later, he learned that the sixth prince’s mother, Consort Zhang, was actually Princess Langya of Loulan. Chu Yanyu’s plan was completely disrupted.
Putting all this aside, after entering the palace, he realized how difficult it was to be a consort.
Consort Zhang — Princess Langya — had drugged the emperor’s wine and caused him to get drunk. That was how he was able to get onto the dragon bed.
In reality, the drunk emperor didn’t do anything to him. Chu Yanyu knew this very well, but he would never clarify it.
After becoming a noble person, he realized that the emperor really wasn’t interested in male consorts. When he was young, he had other male consorts. In the past few years, no male consorts had been selected.
Chu Yanyu was impatient to enter the palace and didn’t know the deeper meaning. He hurriedly became Noble Person Chu and spent every day alone in an empty room. Only then did he realize that consorts were different from other consorts.
Low-ranking consorts were favored and had to be carried into the emperor’s bedchamber by the palace attendants, regardless of their gender.
At first, he thought it was embarrassing, but ever since he became a noble person, he had never been carried. Even the servants by his side looked at him with subtle gazes.
It was true that he would have a place by the emperor’s side at every major banquet. Those who didn’t know the situation would also think that he was favored. However, he knew that this was just the emperor putting on an act of harmony between the six palaces. He might have even forgotten his name.
There was a saying that good wine fears no dark alleys, but being favored by the emperor was different.
The emperor had seen too many stunning beauties, so his appearance couldn’t enter the emperor’s eyes.
He was proficient in all kinds of poetry and songs, so the emperor wouldn’t ask him to perform.
The most sullen thing wasn’t that he couldn’t compare to others, but that he wouldn’t have a chance even if he entered the palace.
Chu Yanyu realized that before he could retaliate against the sixth prince, he must first be favored by the emperor, so he put it into action.
However, this was even more difficult than attracting the King Jing’s attention in the King Jing’s residence.
The methods that he could think of were all used by others.
He fell into an awkward situation. He couldn’t advance, but it was also impossible for him to retreat.
The sixth prince fell from power, so he lost his target for revenge and also his backer.
Later, Lady Zhang became Princess Langya, who was from Lou Lan. Chu Yanyu was shocked.
Princess Langya also told him a secret. He also had the blood of Lou Lan. Princess Langya originally chose him and placed him by the sixth prince’s side as a backup.
Chu Yanyu was afraid that his identity would be exposed, so he had to listen to Princess Langya.
He had been in the palace for many days, so he knew that sometimes people had to have a way out. He also knew that it was better to provide help in a time of need than to add flowers to a brocade. Therefore, he deliberately hid it from Princess Langya and took care of the emperor. This “kindness” finally fell into the emperor’s eyes and saved his life.
Princess Langya was dead, so only he and Princess Langya knew that he was from Lou Lan. The threat he faced was also gone.
The emperor treated him better than before, but Chu Yanyu still felt that it was not enough.
His previous goal of living was shattered. He could only work hard to be a favored concubine and work hard to climb up the ranks.
At this time, the emperor appointed a crown prince.
Chu Yanyu suddenly realized that the emperor was old. Not to mention that he was not a favored concubine, even if he was, he would probably have to become a monk or be buried with the emperor.
Knowing that there was no way out, what could he achieve by fighting?
He was still young. How could he bear to bury his good years with the emperor? He was unwilling.
Until he cast his gaze on the crown prince.
Compared to the emperor, the crown prince was the rising sun.
Everyone in the palace said that the crown prince and his wife were very loving. Chu Yanyu had actually seen it before.
Once, there was a banquet in the palace, and the pregnant crown princess fell asleep halfway through. The crown prince apologized to the emperor and personally carried the crown princess back home.
This was only a small matter, but it made Chu Yanyu care a lot.
Once upon a time, all he wanted was this kind of love. Why was it that he was still a lowly noble after suffering so much? No one treated him sincerely, yet the Crown Princess’ life was smooth sailing. She didn’t do anything, yet she had everything.
Even though the crown princess’s rank was much higher than his, he still had to kneel to her.
Chu Yanyu’s mood was not right until he found out about the crown princess’s secret.
He knew that his chance had come.
“Send a letter to the crown prince.” Chu Yanyu ordered his trusted aide in a good mood.
He straightened his clothes in front of the bronze mirror. On a whim, he took a bit of lip rouge from the dressing table and applied it.
Only when his lips were tender and beautiful did he feel satisfied.
“Chu Yanyu — he wants to see you?”
Li Yu pressed down on the secret report that the imperial guard handed over. He almost couldn’t sit still.
What the hell? He thought that he had tricked Chu Yanyu. If Chu Yanyu wanted to complain to the emperor and expose him, wouldn’t he usually do this?
However, Chu Yanyu did not do this. He secretly sent a letter to the crown prince. He was practically treating him, the crown princess, like air!
F * ck, he was wondering what Chu Yanyu’s motive was, but it turned out that he wanted to seduce him. In the blink of an eye, Li Yu became a jealous fish again!
“… Do you want to go and meet him? Do you want to go and meet him? “Li Yu asked sourly. He didn’t realize that he had become a parrot.
He hugged the crown prince’s arm and opened his mouth to bite on a piece of flesh. His teeth gently grinded.
If the other party gave him an answer that he hated, he would fiercely bite him!
Mu Tianchi laughed in spite of himself. He really wanted this fish to get jealous, but he was also afraid that he would hurt his body. He still rubbed his head and comforted him.
“I’m not going,” the crown prince said resolutely.
Li Yu: “…”
That’s more like it!
Li Yu proudly said, “Oh.” He changed the shape of his mouth and kissed the place where he was about to bite.
He kissed very loudly, causing the crown prince’s ears to turn red.
The crown prince said that he wouldn’t go, so he didn’t go. There was nothing else. The person that Chu Yanyu sent to deliver the letter didn’t even see the crown prince’s face.
Wang Xi came out to deliver the crown prince’s message and didn’t even look him in the eye.
The crown prince’s status was noble. How could a small noble see him just because he wanted to?
Wang Xi could guess what Noble Chu was thinking. He almost pointed at Noble Chu’s nose and scolded him for being shameless.
The person who delivered the letter left dejectedly. Chu Yanyu waited hopefully, but the crown prince refused to meet him.
“How is that possible? Didn’t you say that I have very important news related to the crown princess?”
Chu Yanyu didn’t believe it at first.
His confidant said helplessly, “I already said it. I said it many times, but Eunuch Wang only said that His Highness the Crown Prince didn’t want to see him.”
… The crown prince refused to see him!
Chu Yanyu’s chest was full of resentment. When the crown prince was still the King Jing, he never looked him in the eye. Even if he had important information that could be used against him, the crown prince still looked down on him.
How could this person be so cold to him?
He only wanted to save him from the fish monster, but in exchange, he wanted a place by the crown prince’s side.
Although his status was unimaginable, as long as the crown prince became the emperor, there was nothing impossible.
Yes, when he saw the crown prince and the crown princess being lovey-dovey, he was not only envious, but also crazily jealous.
He also wanted someone to treat him like this.
In the past, he was very close to the crown prince, but the crown prince never gave him any chance.
Since he couldn’t have it, he would destroy it.
“You asked for it!”
Chu Yanyu’s eyes were slightly red. He swept the bronze mirror in front of him to the ground.
He crouched in front of the table for a long time before getting up. He tidied his hair again and then took his confidant to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Chu Yanyu finally moved!
Li Yu was also excited. What if the villain didn’t follow the script?
His Highness the Crown Prince replied, “Just force him to follow the script.”
Since Chu Yanyu was going to ask to see the emperor, Li Yu also had to leave as soon as possible.
“Who do you think I should pretend to be?” Li Yu looked at Old Gong in high spirits.
Previously, Mu Tianchi pretended to be an imperial bodyguard to protect him at the hunting ground. Now, it should be his turn to pretend!
— Actually, it would be fine to just stuff him into a sedan chair. There was no need for the crown princess to pretend. It was obvious that the crown princess wanted to play.
The crown prince thought about it, and his eyes were tinged with a hint of a smile.
It was impossible to pretend to be an imperial bodyguard. There were no imperial bodyguards with big bellies in this world. There was only a wet nurse who followed the crown prince to the Palace of Heavenly Purity in the sedan chair.
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