Chapter 45
After all, King Jing was injured. After taking some medicine, he slept on Li Yu’s lap for a while before falling asleep.
Li Yu generously looked at Tyrant King’s handsome face, but after a long time, his waist and legs couldn’t take it anymore. Li Yu didn’t dare to move because he didn’t want to disturb Tyrant King who finally fell asleep.
Moreover, tiredness was secondary. He estimated that the time limit for him to transform into a human was almost up. What if he turned into a live fish on the bed? Li Yu suddenly had an idea. If he was lying on King Jing’s lap and turned into a fish, wouldn’t it mean that he was being squashed by King Jing? What if he was squashed flat …
Li Yu quickly shook his head. He had to run away before he turned back, but King Jing was still asleep …..
While he was in a dilemma, the door of the hall suddenly opened a crack. Eunuch Wang stuck half of his body in and looked inside.
He really wanted reinforcements, and reinforcements arrived!
Li Yu immediately winked at Wang Xi. Wang Xi also saw that there was an extra person in the side hall and that His Highness was lying on someone s lap. Eunuch Wang was stunned and trotted over.
“Are you … Young Master Li?” Wang Xi lowered his voice and asked quickly.
King Jing racked his brains to bring Xiaoyu to King Jing’s mansion. Naturally, he also specially informed Wang Xi. However, King Jing didn’t reveal Xiaoyu’s real name. Wang Xi then realized that “someone else’s male concubine” was a beautiful misunderstanding. This young man was now a member of the mansion. His surname was Li, and he worked for King Jing. King Jing himself only revealed this information and didn’t mention anything else. He also forbade anyone to ask about this Young Master Li. He also set a rule that no matter who met Young Master Li, they had to treat him with respect and serve him as if he was himself.
Other people could not easily enter King Jing’s house, so it was difficult for them to meet the legendary Young Master Li. As King Jing’s trusted aide, Wang Xi had seen Young Master Li’s back a few times. According to his observation, Young Master Li should be staying in His Highness’s house, and his whereabouts were often uncertain.
Because of King Jing’s order, Wang Xi didn’t suspect anything. He just thought that His Highness and Young Master Li had an affair and that Young Master Li was the one His Highness liked. Duke Wang’s memory was not bad. He still remembered that Young Master Li and Her Highness had talked a few times. Now that he was serving by Her Highness’s side, he always entered Her Highness’s room and did not come out. Her Highness had asked them to serve her carefully. Most likely that was what she meant.
Now that Young Master Li appeared beside King Jing and King Jing was sleeping on his lap, Wang Xi was even more certain of the relationship between the two. However, he didn’t show it on his face. His Highness had repeatedly told him that if he saw Young Master Li, he mustn’t be startled or talk nonsense. He had to act normal. Wang Xi kept this in mind and did the same.
Li Yu nodded slightly at Wang Xi. Wang Xi asked about King Jing’s injury in a low voice. Li Yu told him everything he knew. Wang Xi was about to leave and let the two of them continue to stay. Li Yu hurriedly stopped him.
“Eunuch Wang, please wait a moment. I, I still have something important to do. Can you help me?”
Li Yu asked in a low voice. Wang Xi immediately understood what he meant. They worked together and gently lifted King Jing onto the bed. Li Yu personally covered King Jing with a quilt. The system had already begun the countdown …
Li Yu didn’t have time to say anything to Eunuch Wang. He hurriedly ran to the door of the hall and quickly hid behind a cabinet near the door. The crystal bottle was placed not far from here. Li Yu had accumulated a lot of experience in transforming. In addition to knowing how to calculate the time, he also knew how to place the crystal bottle or fish tank in a hidden place. When the time was almost up, he just needed to hide and transform and then jump into the crystal bottle or fish tank. It was the same this time.
Li Yu hurriedly turned back into a small carp and concentrated his strength on the tip of his tail.
Since Li Yu found that his tail could be used as a base to support the body of a fish for a short time, he simply used his tail as a small skateboard. With a swish, he slid to the front of the crystal bottle and jumped back into it.
The fish completed a series of thrilling movements, but Eunuch Wang didn’t even look back. Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief and swam proudly in the crystal bottle!
After Wang Xi settled King Jing down, he turned back to look for Young Master Li, but he had already disappeared. Wang Xi thought that Young Master Li had left again. His Highness didn’t allow them to ask about Young Master Li’s whereabouts. Of course, Wang Xi still listened to His Highness.
However, when he passed by the door of the hall, Wang Xi found that the crystal bottle had been placed on the ground for some reason. Young Master Xiao Yu was wagging his tail at him. Wang Xi smiled and picked up the crystal bottle and put it back on the bed. His Highness must want to see the fish first when he woke up.
In the side hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, King Jing was resting. The main hall, which was only a wall away, was already filled with people kneeling on the ground.
The monks that the Sixth Prince brought into the palace were fake. The Emperor felt that the fake monks and the nursery rhymes were quite suspicious, so he ordered a thorough investigation.
However, the investigation of the nursery rhymes needed to go deep into the common people, so it would take some time. The fake monks who dared to break into the Palace of Heavenly Purity were the first to be punished. These monks were a motley crew. After being punished, they confessed that they were bribed by the Third Prince.
The Emperor directly scolded the Third Prince, who thought that his position as the Crown Prince was secure. The insignificant Sixth Prince rarely showed his face in front of the Emperor, but he was also scolded by the Emperor.
Mu Tianxiao knew what was best for him since he was young. When he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately knelt down and sincerely admitted his mistake, “Imperial Father, this son was wrong. However, this son didn’t have any bad intentions. This son heard the nursery rhymes being sung among the common people and felt puzzled, so I wrote it down and told Imperial Father. Moreover, this son originally didn’t know whether these monks were real or fake because this son didn’t expect that there would be fake monks. This son made a mistake. In the future, this son will never listen and believe only one side of the story. “
Mu Tianxiao was very scheming. He had always been hiding behind Mu Tianming. Moreover, the monks and nursery rhymes were not arranged in his name, but in the Third Prince’s name. Mu Tianxiao had never personally shown his face, so he was confident that no matter how the Emperor investigated, he would not be able to trace it back to him. Now that the Emperor had seen through his plan, it was no big deal for him to admit his mistake. In contrast, Mu Tianming was a step slower. After Mu Tianxiao sincerely explained everything and said everything that needed to be said, Mu Tianming had just knelt down.
“Imperial Father, this son didn’t! This son feels that … there’s a problem with King Jing’s fish. “
The Third Prince was still in shock from the fish flying out and knocking off the monk’s hat.
Although King Jing had already said that he had discovered the monk’s flaw and deliberately threw the crystal bottle over, the Third Prince carefully thought about it and wasn’t sure if it was King Jing’s hand that bled first or if it was the fish that pounced first.
… It seemed to be the fish.
Mu Tianming felt that this fish was very suspicious and had to let the Emperor know. In that case, these monks would be nothing.
“Tianming, you still don’t know your mistake?”
With the monk’s testimony, the Emperor didn’t want to listen to the Third Prince at all. No matter what, the Sixth Prince had already admitted his mistake, but the Third Prince was still trying to change the topic?!
The Emperor was very clear that the Sixth Prince often followed the Third Prince and helped the Third Prince do things. Although the nursery rhymes and the fake monks were both mentioned by the Sixth Prince, the monk had accused the Third Prince. The Sixth Prince had also mentioned the Third Prince several times in his words …
At least the Third Prince knew about the Sixth Prince’s actions. The Sixth Prince was willing to admit his mistake, but the Third Prince wasn’t. This completely different attitude showed that the Third Prince was the mastermind!
The Emperor also remembered that he had ordered the Imperial Sky Mirror to calculate King Jing’s fish, but Mu Tianming jumped out to question the Imperial Sky Mirror and was refuted by Manager Sun. Later on, the Sixth Prince brought out the nursery rhymes and the fake monks. Weren’t these actually overturning the results of the Imperial Sky Mirror?
The Emperor suddenly remembered another incident. A few days ago, he heard from Luo Ruisheng that the Third Prince went to King Jing’s residence to buy fish and was chased out by King Jing. The Emperor originally wanted to treat it as a joke. But now that he thought about it, the Third Prince also wanted to buy the fish because he believed that King Jing’s fish was an auspicious sign. Why did he change his attitude in just a few days? The nursery rhymes and the fake monks, which one of them wasn’t an attempt to use fish as an excuse to make him suspect King Jing?
But why did the Third Prince do this?
According to his understanding of the Third Prince, it was probably because he treated King Jing’s fish differently, which made the Third Prince jealous. The Third Prince didn’t buy the fish from King Jing and felt that King Jing wasn’t tactful, so he ordered the Sixth Prince to join forces to slander King Jing …
The Emperor had a headache.
In fact, he had always been paying attention to Mu Tianming. Ever since he had an impression, this son of his had always been at odds with Mu Tianzhao. But in terms of ability, Mu Tianming was not as good as Mu Tianzhao, but he also had his own merits. There was a period of time when he quite admired this son of his, but not to the extent that he valued Mu Tianzhao.
Mu Tianzhao’s tragedy was ultimately related to his premature disclosure of the candidate for the Crown Prince. The Second Prince was already useless, and the Emperor had learned a lesson from his predecessor’s mistake. At least for now, he didn’t have the intention to appoint a Crown Prince. He thought that at most, he would endure for a few more years and look at the remaining princes. When the young Seventh Prince and Eighth Prince grew up, he would then choose a better one.
But the Emperor didn’t have the intention to appoint a Crown Prince, it didn’t mean that others didn’t.
Mu Tianming was still very humble in the past. Without anyone to check and balance him, his ambition was quickly exposed.
It wasn’t that the Emperor didn’t know about Mu Tianming’s actions in the court these days. The ministers who were on good terms with Mu Tianzhao were now under someone else’s wing. Also, Consort Qian had interjected several times in the matter of dealing with the Chou family.
These were all signs of restlessness, but the Emperor still endured it.
After all, he didn’t have many adult sons, so he didn’t take the initiative to restrain the Third Prince.
Wasn’t it also because he thought that an adult prince should have some power of his own, and perhaps the Third Prince and Consort Qian wouldn’t act recklessly?
Today, if he had really listened to the nursery rhymes and the words of the monks, and developed an estrangement with King Jing, then what would he do to King Jing?
In fact, he had already begun to suspect King Jing …
The Emperor was angry and ashamed about this. He couldn’t blame himself for almost falling into the trap, so he could only vent his anger on the two princes ho planned all this – mainly the Third Prince.
Previously, he had already abolished the Second Prince, so the Emperor didn’t want to rashly make a move on his few adult sons. He also deprived the Third Prince and the Second Prince of their positions.
However, the Third Prince was luckier than the Second Prince. Mu Tianzhao received a title that meant that he had completely fallen out of favor with the Emperor. Mu Tianming still had the title of a prince, so he wasn’t slapped in the face like this – but he wasn’t much better off.
King Jing’s hand was injured, so the Emperor ordered the imperial guards to give the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince a hundred strokes each. The Emperor personally watched over them and didn’t allow them to go easy on them. The Sixth Prince was later punished by being grounded.
From now on, the Third Prince didn’t have to attend court, but he had to go to the Imperial Study to study with his two younger brothers, the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince, every day.
This was only the punishment because of the incident with the monks. If the nursery rhymes later found out that the Third Prince was behind it, the Emperor would let the Third Prince “weigh the consequences himself.”
As the princes who were beaten, the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince could be said to have never been beaten before. The scene was very spectacular.
The Emperor ordered the imperial guards to carry out the punishment in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. The pants of the two princes were taken off in public, and they were pressed on stools to be beaten. The Sixth Prince endured the pain and didn’t make a sound. Every time the Third Prince was beaten, he screamed. The sound traveled into the side chamber. Li Yu stayed in the crystal bottle and listened to it contentedly. The Emperor was openly punishing the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince to vent King Jing’s anger. Li Yu also felt that his anger had been vented.
Because he was worried about King Jing, he didn’t have time to enter the system even though he had turned back into a fish. Just now, when he was making a ruckus in the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he seemed to have heard the system’s voice. He didn’t know how the mission was going, so he decided to wait for King Jing to wake up first before dealing with the mission.
The Third Prince’s creepy screams woke King Jing up not long after. When King Jing opened his eyes, he saw the little carp in the crystal bottle peeking at him.
King Jing thought, “Did he turn back into a fish because he didn’t have time to absorb the gold?”
There was still a long way to go, so there was no need to rush. King Jing smiled. He knew that Xiaoyu was worried about him. He also wanted to comfort Xiaoyu and touch the fish. However, before he could reach out his hand, the carp immediately stretched out its tail and went straight into “meditation.”
King Jing was speechless.
The tyrant master was finally awake!
