Chapter 151
Was the crown prince hiding something from him?
Li Yu’s intuition told him so. He was also in a difficult position. Both of them had five children. Since the crown prince trusted him, why couldn’t he be honest with him?
But when he thought of the crown prince’s lies, Li Yu lost the confidence to pursue the matter.
In this day and age, shouldn’t it be popular to have a little secret?
… I got it! A bright light bulb popped up above Li Yu’s head. How could he forget that he had a ready-made secret viewer — the system!
Li Yu immediately entered the system, which he hadn’t entered in a long time. In the past, when he was doing missions, he had accumulated a pile of secrets that he hadn’t had time to read. He had to destroy them all.
I want to extract the secrets that I’ve accumulated in the past … Li Yu said.
The system immediately responded and listed the crown prince’s secrets.
There were still no descriptions. It was just a scene that changed.
Li Yu was depressed. Wasn’t this catching him off guard?! Moreover, he couldn’t describe what the crown prince’s most recent secret was about.
… Look, it’s almost become a jingle.
Li Yu asked tentatively, “Are there any recent secrets?”
The system said, “Secrets can only be refreshed randomly. They can’t be searched for.”
Li Yu: … Okay, I knew you were a scammer.
Li Yu could only read all the secrets one by one.
These secrets were mostly the crown prince’s unknown methods. Li Yu could generally judge who appeared in the scene.
Li Yu quickly learned a lot of things that he didn’t know before.
Mu Tianxiao had been impeached by the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, Zheng Jing, and lost the emperor’s trust. In fact, it was the crown prince who ordered someone to pass the news to Zheng Jing.
The crown prince wrote a letter to the emperor, advancing step by step, asking to be made the emperor’s official consort.
Before the crown prince left the western border, he specially went to the old Duke Chengen’s place and asked Ye Qian to take out the green plum wine that he brewed for them.
Li Yu was dazzled, but this was the crown prince’s normal behavior …
After reading one secret, a new one would be refreshed.
Li Yu suddenly saw a scene where a fish swam past.
Could it be here?
Li Yu quickly clicked on the secret.
This secret scene was in the water. A black fish with a hint of gold was struggling to hold the corner of a child’s clothes in its mouth as it swam towards the surface of the water.
This … Wasn’t this his fish body before he had completely transformed into a koi? At that time, his body’s base color was black, and he hadn’t had the time to do the quest to change it.
Li Yu wouldn’t make a mistake, but he probably hadn’t picked up a child in the water before. This child looked even bigger than Da Bao.
The child happened to turn his face around. His cheeks were bright red. When he saw that it was a fish that saved him, his eyes were filled with surprise.
Li Yu was even more surprised than him.
Although this child was not Da Bao, his face was extremely similar to Da Bao’s.
Li Yu finally recognized him. This was Little Fatty! When Dabao’s father was young!
Li Yu choked. He had almost forgotten that this was the Crown Prince’s secret. The child in the secret was definitely the Crown Prince.
However … there were also contradictions.
Li Yu remembered that his fish body had met Little Fatty before. It should have been in the illusory realm. How did he end up in the Crown Prince’s secret?
Illusory realms were imaginary and didn’t exist. However, the secret was real.
Why was this place in a mess?
Li Yu was confused and continued to watch. This should be Little Fatty’s perspective. Li Yu also saw the black and gold fish roll up on its own and let Little Fatty rub it.
Li Yu: “…”
Originally, he was a little suspicious that this black and gold fish wasn’t him at all. In the end, it was so active. Who else could it be other than him?
The black and gold fish brought Little Fatty to the shore. Little Fatty hugged the fish excitedly. Inspired by the fish, he rubbed the fish’s head unskillfully …
Little Fatty played with the fish for a while. When he heard the sound of people, the fish bones slipped into the water.
Li Yu saw the golden light shining in the pond. That was obviously where the fish was hiding.
Little Fatty wanted to find the fish. At this moment, the emperor brought a group of imperial physicians over and asked about Little Fatty’s situation. Little Fatty fainted. The imperial physicians found that he had a high fever. The emperor wanted the imperial physicians to treat Little Fatty no matter what.
Finally, a monk appeared …
Li Yu recognized this monk. He was the young Liao Kong.
Liao Kong helped the imperial physicians treat Little Fatty who had a fever. The emperor also listened to Liao Kong and decided to change Little Fatty’s name.
The emperor smiled and said, “I saw a pond full of golden light. Let’s call it Tianchi.”
Li Yu: “…”
When he was a fish, he hid and didn’t notice the changes in the light on the surface of the water.
However, from the perspective of a bystander, he knew that the golden light the emperor saw was because of the refraction of the golden scales on his stomach.
Could it be that the Crown Prince’s name was because of him?
After recovering from his illness, Little Fatty, Mu Tianchi, came to the edge of the water and looked at the water.
Little Fatty had forgotten the details after he fell into the water. He couldn’t remember it no matter how hard he tried.
After this secret ended, Li Yu couldn’t calm down for a long time.
What was going on? Why did the promised illusion become reality?
Did he … really exist in the experience of the crown prince when he was young?
The system didn’t answer. Only the scenes represented by the secret kept flashing and changing.
Li Yu continued to look.
He found a scene where Mu Tianchi had become the crown prince’s attire.
Li Yu chose this scene next.
In the scene, Mu Tianchi sat in front of a table and wrote something on a piece of paper.
Li Yu waited for a long time, but he didn’t see anyone else. The crown prince was still writing non-stop.
Li Yu thought about it and went to look at the note the crown prince wrote. He usually avoided the crown prince when he was dealing with private matters. However, when he recalled the crown prince’s trust in him and the various help he had given him, Li Yu mustered the courage to look at it himself.
He felt that what the crown prince was writing had become a secret.
Perhaps it was related to government affairs, or perhaps it was a secret order …
A secret was something that had already happened. It was a memory. The crown prince inside shouldn’t be able to sense him.
Let’s just take a look.
Li Yu took a quick glance.
Who would have thought that he would actually see his own name at this glance?
Li Yu paused and looked down again. He vaguely recognized a sentence.
“… Appoint Li Yu as the empress, the same position as the regent.”
Li Yu, “!”
Li Yu quickly reacted. This was the crown prince’s arrangement after he ascended the throne!
If the crown prince ascended the throne, Li Yu would naturally be the Fish Empress. He had mentally prepared himself countless times, so he could accept it.
Appointing him as the empress was nothing, but the second half was the main point. The same position as the regent!
The empress’s job was to manage the emperor’s harem. At most, she would advise the emperor when he was out of tune. The regent was different. He had real power and could govern the country!
Hiss, Li Yu’s teeth itched. His Old Gong was sneaky. What kind of strange combination did he give him?
The position of the empress and the regent. Was it the regent empress?
Wait, wasn’t this “sharing the country”?
Li Yu quivered. System, can my main task be completed?
The system said, “Host, I’m sorry. The tyrant didn’t say anything, so it doesn’t count.”
He had already written it, so why didn’t it count?
Li Yu was anxious. Just as he was about to argue, he saw the crown prince put down his brush and read the note carefully with a smile.
Then, he sighed softly and put the note close to the candle. He watched as the words were swallowed by the flame.
Li Yu, “…”
The note was burned by the crown prince. No wonder it didn’t count.
However, he couldn’t blame the crown prince. The crown prince was only one step away from the throne. This kind of thing was disrespectful, so the crown prince had to get rid of it.
But if that was the case, why did he write it?
Also, if the crown prince wanted him to govern the country with him, why didn’t he tell him?
Why didn’t he talk about the country when he mentioned it?
In addition to knowing the crown prince’s intentions, Li Yu had many more doubts. After exiting the system, Li Yu wanted to find the crown prince and ask him about it.
However, the crown prince went to the Ministry of Revenue and wasn’t in the residence. Li Yu remembered that he had been busy with the women’s association and neglected Princess Xue Bao. He should take care of the child first.
Li Yu entered Xue Bao’s room and found Xiao Luo, who was in charge of taking care of the child, asleep in front of the cradle.
Xiao Luo was still young and had to take care of Xue Bao. Sometimes, she would be summoned by Li Yu to help out at the association. There were many things to do in a day.
As the master, Li Yu was easy to talk to. He followed Xiao Luo to sleep. He was on one side of the cradle and found that Xue Bao’s little face was facing the other side. Li Yu turned and found Da Bao and the rest.
The four babies were lying on the ground and had also fallen asleep. Er Bao’s fingers were still on his chubby face, making funny faces to tease his sister.
Da Bao and San Bao’s hands were pinching Er Bao’s face. Si Bao was a little further away from them and was curled up in a ball. It was unknown if he had rolled over before falling asleep or if he had rolled over after falling asleep.
Li Yu smiled and tucked his daughter in first. Xue Bao’s little face was rosy in her sleep. Her eyes were moving under her eyelids. Li Yu quickly stroked her back. Xue Bao had not woken up yet and had fallen asleep again.
Li Yu turned and took two blankets from the bed. He put one over Xiao Luo’s shoulder and one over the four babies.
When he was covering them, he thought that he was very gentle. However, he still woke Da Bao up. Da Bao rolled and got up. He rubbed his eyes and called out in a daze, “Father?”
Li Yu quickly shushed him. He thought that Da Bao would continue sleeping like Xue Bao. Who knew that Da Bao would wake up instead.
The responsible brother fish and father fish covered the other baby fish with blankets. They even learned from their father and covered Xue Bao’s sister with blankets. They patted her and took care of Xue Bao.
Da Bao was really a reliable brother. Li Yu couldn’t help but smile.
Xiao Luo woke up not long after. She realized that she had accidentally fallen asleep. The crown prince consort was taking care of the children. Xiao Luo looked guilty.
Not only did Li Yu not blame her, but he even waved his hand at her magnanimously to let her go and rest.
Xiao Luo was extremely touched. She bowed to Li Yu and retreated. Thinking that the little masters might be hungry after waking up, Xiao Luo went to make preparations.
The weather today was not bad and was very warm. There was a gap in the windows in the room to prevent the room from being too stuffy.
Li Yu simply opened the windows completely to let in some air.
The sky was very blue. Li Yu casually glanced at it. A few dark clouds floated over from the distant horizon.
Mu Tianchi had recently entered the Ministry of Revenue. The Minister of Revenue intended to show off and was reporting to the crown prince about the important matters of the Ministry of Revenue over the past few years. A cold wind blew in.
The crown prince looked up and glanced outside the window. Fifteen minutes ago, the sky was still bright and beautiful. Now, it was filled with dark clouds, lightning, and thunder.
“Your Highness, please be careful,” the Minister of Revenue said with concern.
But Mu Tianchi did not listen. The crown prince’s hand that was holding the memorial paused. He was still looking outside the window.
In the blink of an eye, a bolt of lightning suddenly lit up and fell, followed by the roar of thunder.
The thunder was unusually loud …
The crown prince looked at the place where the lightning fell. It seemed to be the crown prince’s residence!
Xiao Yu was still in the residence. Mu Tianchi’s face was ghastly pale from the lightning. He recalled the few ancient cultivation books he had read in the past. This kind of lightning and wind should be a lightning tribulation!
The crown prince immediately threw down his brush and strode out the door.
The Minister of Revenue and several officials were shocked. They went forward to persuade the crown prince, but the crown prince turned a deaf ear. The Minister had no choice. He could not persuade the crown prince. He ordered people to fetch a straw cape and bamboo hat. But when they came, the crown prince was long gone.
Mu Tianchi rode a fast horse and rushed back to the crown prince’s residence in the rain as fast as lightning.
The crown prince did not even have time to get off his horse and rushed into the residence with his horse.
Eunuch Wang was frightened by the crown prince’s sudden appearance. He asked nervously what happened, but the crown prince did not say anything.
The crown prince rushed all the way back to his room. His heart tightened when he heard the child’s crying. He broke through the door without caring about anything else.
He saw Dabao sitting on the ground and rubbing his eyes. Li Yu stood in front of the window, his clothes fluttering. At this moment, he thought that the other party was going to fly away.
No matter how he tried to avoid Xiao Yu’s problem, did the final tribulation still come?
The lightning tribulation was dangerous. Even if he succeeded, he would have to leave.
“Xiao Yu, don’t go!” Mu Tianchi shouted.
He rushed forward, separated the fish from the wind and rain, and firmly locked it in his arms.
Dabao was crying because of the wind. Li Yu, who wanted to close the window because of the thunder and wind, was speechless.
Dabao forgot to be sad. He blinked his eyes and stared blankly at his two fathers.
“Tianchi, what’s wrong?” Li Yu was puzzled and asked softly.
The crown prince’s face and body were full of rain. His brocade clothes were soaked. He hugged Li Yu tightly and refused to let go.
“Don’t go …” the crown prince said in a muffled voice.
Li Yu heard him repeat this sentence intermittently and suddenly came to a realization.
Because he said that he was a carp spirit, the crown prince was more into the act than him. It was an ordinary thunderstorm, but the crown prince thought that he was going to pass the tribulation!
What kind of sin did he commit? Why was this person so stupid …
Li Yu did not know whether to laugh or cry. He sniffled and hugged the crown prince tightly.
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