Chapter 54
Li Yu looked at Chu Yanyu, speechless.
The teacups in the room had become much bigger because of his body size, but Chu Yanyu didn’t feel that there was anything wrong with it?
Actually, Chu Yanyu couldn’t be blamed for this. Li Yu’s fish-like body usually jumped around in King Jing’s room and rarely outside. However, King Jing would still order for the teacups to be prepared. This caused some people to misunderstand. Chu Yanyu thought that King Jing was used to using these teacups that were a few times bigger than usual.
When the brown powder fell into the water, it instantly melted and disappeared, leaving no trace behind. Li Yu was anxious. He didn’t know what kind of medicine Chu Yanyu had put in.
It shouldn’t be the cream. After all, Chu Yanyu had touched it with his hands before. His intuition told him that it shouldn’t be cream.
Even if it was, it shouldn’t be a problem if he put it in the wrong place …..
Li Yu tried to convince himself that there was no need to worry. However, Chu Yanyu had already straightened his back and realized that there were similar teacups placed all over the room.
Chu Yanyu: “…”
Chu Yanyu had gone through a lot of trouble to barge into the room. How could he tolerate any mistakes in his plan? Following that, he put the powder in every teacup.
Li Yu was embarrassed. How much medicine did Little Jiao Fei bring with her?
There was a huge red lotus teacup on King Jing’s table. It was actually as big as a bowl. Chu Yanyu didn’t leave it out either. There was also a glass cup that was a few inches smaller beside the red lotus teacup
Li Yu didn’t dare to make any noise. Although Little Jiao Fei didn’t know, he knew that only the glass cup was King Jing’s usual cup. Little Jiao Fei still used the same method to put the powder in.
After Chu Yanyu finished putting the powder in the teacup, he looked at the last packet of powder in his hand. There was a commotion outside the door. Someone was coming. Chu Yanyu didn’t hesitate anymore. He quickly swallowed the last packet of powder.
Li Yu, “!!!”
Li Yu was now certain that Chu Yanyu didn’t use poison. If there was poison, there was no need for him to eat it.
What kind of medicine could it be? Even Chu Yanyu took it himself …
Li Yu was embarrassed. Imperial literature was either a poison or an aphrodisiac, right?
In the original novel, the pampered concubine who ignored King Jing was actually rushing to drug King Jing with an aphrodisiac. She was even caught by a fish like him. It was really … shocking to the point that the fish was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside!
Chu Yanyu coughed softly a few times and quickly wiped away the remaining powder at the corner of his mouth. He smoothed the wrinkles on his body and grabbed another handful of fish food. He stood in front of the fish tank and pretended to feed it.
King Jing pushed the door open and walked in alone.
Chu Yanyu pretended to be enlightened. He put down the fish food and bowed respectfully, “Your Highness.”
Li Yu was in the crystal fish tank behind Chu Yanyu. He watched the tall figure approach step by step.
At the thought of this fellow shamelessly confessing to him, Li Yu’s heartbeat inexplicably sped up.
He subconsciously took a few steps back and clung tightly to the rockery.
King Jing didn’t even look at Chu Yanyu, who was kneeling down and bowing to him. Instead, he walked straight to the fish tank.
Li Yu, “Ahhhh, the big bastard is really coming!”
Li Yu subconsciously wanted to crawl into the rockery. Suddenly, he remembered that King Jing didn’t know that the fish was Young Master Li and Young Master Li was the fish. What was there to be afraid of?
Li Yu, “No, I can’t hide. I have nothing to do with this fish!”
Oh right, there was also the drug that Chu Yanyu just gave him …
Although he had nothing to do with this fish, should he remind King Jing?
However, as soon as King Jing came in, he only looked at the fish. His dark and deep eyes seemed to be able to see through the layer of fish skin and see through his human heart.
Li Yu felt a chill down her spine from his stare. She felt guilty and quickly hid behind a water plant near the rockery.
*Your Highness…” Chu Yanyu felt a little wronged after kneeling for so long. He was already kneeling in front of King Jing. Why was King Jing still looking at the fish and not at him?
However, at least he now knew that in front of this fish, he had no status at all. This also meant that he was going in the right direction by using his strength on the fish.
Chu Yanyu took a deep breath and said with a smile, “Your Highness, I was just passing by and found that this fish had been hungry for a long time without anyone feeding it … I came here recklessly. Please forgive me, Your Highness.”
Chu Yanyu thought that last time he was beaten because he didn’t figure out King Jing’s feelings.
King Jing probably didn’t like people making their own decisions. Therefore, he took a step back and apologized to King Jing. In fact, he was also pointing out that he was doing this for the fish. As long as he paid close attention to King Jing’s preferences, then King Jing would definitely notice him.
Sure enough, because he mentioned the fish, King Jing glanced at him. It was just a glance.
However, Chu Yanyu knew that King Jing didn’t chase him out of the room. This meant that he could stay – he felt that he was getting closer and closer to Young Master Li’s position!
Li Yu felt a little awkward that King Jing didn’t let Chu Yanyu out. King Jing usually didn’t keep outsiders in the room. Was he finally treating his little concubine differently?
.. Big bastard!
Li Yu angrily swung his tail and accidentally broke the seaweed that he used to hide.
Li Yu: “…”
King Jing’s hearing was very good. He even noticed that the seaweed was broken. His piercing cold gaze immediately turned towards him.
Li Yu immediately curled up the tail that caused the trouble. Oh, if you like, do as you please!
Important things had to be said three times. He was just a fish. King Jing could keep whoever he wanted. He had nothing to do with this fish!
King Jing looked at the fish for a while. Seeing that the fish didn’t swim over, King Jing didn’t raise his hand to annoy the fish.
King Jing strolled to the table and sat down. Chu Yanyu guessed that the medicine he took was about to take effect. He said to King Jing softly, “Your Highness, please allow me to pour a cup of tea for you to moisten your throat.”
Li Yu: “…”
Li Yu couldn’t help but swim to the wall of the crystal vat. Little Concubine was so proactive. Were there finally going to be sparks between the male and female lead in the original novel?
He should be happy. Maybe King Jing and Chu Yanyu wouldn’t think of him when they got together …
However, should he pretend that he didn’t know that Chu Yanyu had already drugged all the teacups?
Li Yu was very hesitant and couldn’t decide.
On one hand, it was beneficial to him. On the other hand, it was … a big bastard who gave him a headache.
He wasn’t a saint. He could only care about himself and only make the choice that was beneficial to him. King Jing and Chu Yanyu were a couple in the original novel. He wasn’t the one who drugged the teacups. At most, he could be considered a bystander. If he couldn’t get over his conscience, he could ask the System to reset the teacups. This way, he wouldn’t feel guilty at all and could be a truly happy fish …
There was really no need to be so conflicted.
“Your Highness, I don’t know which teacup you use.”
Chu Yanyu’s obedient voice sounded again.
This Chu Yanyu was very different from the arrogant young man with a straight back at the banquet.
Li Yu’s heart trembled. Chu Yanyu was deliberately asking to reduce King Jing’s suspicions. He knew that Chu Yanyu was about to make a move.
King Jing tilted his head slightly, as if to respond.
Big bastard, don’t pay attention to him!
Li Yu thought anxiously in a panic.
But King Jing wouldn’t know what a fish was thinking. He glanced at the glass cup next to the lotus teacup with alienated eyes.
Chu Yanyu understood. He held up the glass cup with both hands and presented it to King Jing.
He thought for a while, but still obediently knelt down. From King Jing’s angle, he should be able to see his figure.
Chu Yanyu’s face started to heat up. He felt that it should be because of the effects of the teacup.
Moreover, he had never dared to seduce anyone so boldly. It was inevitable that he would feel flustered. This was very different from teasing the guards.
Soon, he would conquer the man in front of him.
“Your Highness, please have some tea.”
Chu Yanyu calmed himself down and tried to persuade him in a gentle voice.
King Jing took the teacup and stroked the rim with his slender fingers.
Li Yu knew that this was King Jing’s habit. He might drink it in the next moment.
Why was King Jing so careless? Didn’t he say that the tea the king wanted to drink would be tested with a silver needle? Well, the silver needle might not be able to detect the aphrodisiac, but why didn’t the chamberlain who was supposed to test the tea for the master in advance appear?
He didn’t have time to think carefully. King Jing was about to pick up the teacup. At this critical moment, Li Yu felt that he had to do something!
No matter who King Jing liked or who he ended up with, he couldn’t accept using drugs on King Jing. Li Yu’s logic was that if Chu Yanyu could make King Jing truly like him, he wouldn’t stop him.
But using drugs – what was the difference between such a despicable method and coercion?
He couldn’t accept either!
Chu Yanyu had already drugged every teacup prepared for the fish. He couldn’t use his fish body to jump all the way and knock the teacup out of King Jing’s hand. If a person touched an aphrodisiac, his body would be burned. If a fish touched an aphrodisiac, it might become a grilled fish.
There was no one else he could count on at the moment. He could only turn into a human and warn King Jing.
Although he was still angry, at such an important moment, he had to prioritize and put his temper aside.
Li Yu stole the fish pillow from his portable space and threw it into the crystal fish tank. He casually made a pose and then chose an angle where Chu Yanyu and King Jing couldn’t see. He swam to the edge of the crystal fish tank and jumped out.
King Jing seemed to be listening to Chu Yanyu’s words, but in fact, he was following the fish out of the corner of his eye. He noticed that the fish jumped out and landed on the ground with a crisp sound. Chu Yanyu was about to turn his head around when King Jing anxiously flicked the rim of the cup with his fingertips.
Chu Yanyu was immediately attracted over.
“Your Highness, is there something wrong?”
Why didn’t King Jing drink the spiked water? Chu Yanyu was burning with anxiety.
King Jing smiled, picked up the cup, and calmly brought it to his lips. Chu Yanyu looked at him expectantly. King Jing walked past Chu Yanyu and caught a glimpse of the fish. After the fish landed on the ground, he immediately used his tail to support himself on the ground, made a dashing arc, and slipped behind the cabinet.
King Jing, who discovered for the first time that the carp’s tail could be used in such a way, was speechless.
King Jing was distracted for a moment and secretly glanced at the fish tank. He was worried that Chu Yanyu would notice that the fish in the tank was gone. Just as he was thinking of ways to distract Chu Yanyu, he saw that in the huge crystal fish tank, a silver fish was lying on the stone bed with its head facing down, motionless.
King Jing was speechless.
King Jing had seen a fake fish that looked exactly like the carp before. He was very sure that this one was fake because the real fish had just jumped out.
Maybe it was a poison spell … King Jing, who knew a little about cultivation, rubbed his eyebrows.
In this case, he didn’t have to worry about Chu Yanyu finding out.
King Jing picked up the cup again and estimated the speed of the human-shaped fish. The fish was faster than he thought. Soon, it jumped out and said loudly, “Your Highness, you can’t drink this water!*
It finally came. King Jing pursed his lips and put the cup aside.
Chu Yanyu was startled by the sudden appearance of the young man. His fingernails dug deep into his palms.
The young man who ruined his plans was dressed in green. He had white teeth and bright eyes.
He was tall and slender. It was Young Master Li, who was rumored to have run away from the mansion.
Chu Yanyu frowned and felt irritated. Young Master Li had already left. Why did he come back?
Was he unhappy that his status was threatened? Was he trying to undermine him?
Could it be that Young Master Li had found out that he had drugged the tea?
That was impossible. Chu Yanyu knew very well that he was the only one in the room when the tea was drugged.
“What do you mean? Why can’t I drink it?”
Chu Yanyu asked angrily. Anyway, he had already drugged the tea. If he hesitated for a moment, King Jing would suspect him!
Li Yu didn’t care too much. He walked forward and grabbed King Jing’s sleeve. He said loudly, “Your Highness, you can’t drink this water. It’s been drugged!”
Chu Yanyu looked at Li Yu in surprise. As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Xi came in with a large group of guards.
Li Yu was stunned. King Jing grabbed his hand tightly. King Jing nodded to Wang Xi. Wang Xi immediately ordered the guards to seize Chu Yanyu.
Chu Yanyu still had a glimmer of hope. He kept struggling and said, “Your Highness, I didn’t. You can’t just listen to Young Master Li’s side of the story!”
Chu Yanyu was just pretending to be calm. When he saw that Wang Xi had taken away all the teacups in the room, he realized that something was wrong. How did Eunuch Wang know that he had tampered with all the teacups?
Also, he had taken the medicine in advance. Chu Yanyu looked at his trembling legs. This was what made him feel the most hopeless.
What was waiting for him?
Anyway, it was definitely not what he wanted. It was King Jing’s trust and love.
Wang Xi took the troublemaker Chu Yanyu away like a gust of wind. Only King Jing and Li Yu were left in the room. Eunuch Wang understood that His Highness must have a lot to say to Young Master Li. He was so considerate that he even closed the door for the two of them.
During the days when Young Master Li was angry, both Her Highness and Wang Xi were having a hard time. Wang Xi sincerely hoped that Young Master Li could change his mind soon.
The door was closed again. The room was quiet again. Li Yu looked coldly at King Jing.
King Jing was overjoyed and wanted to hug him. Li Yu raised his hand and slapped away King Jing’s hand. He said coldly, “Did Your Highness already know that Chu Yanyu would drug him?”
The situation just now was very strange. He was too concerned and confused. He should have guessed it earlier.
King Jing hesitated for a moment before nodding.
Chu Yanyu had been on King Jing’s watch list ever since he messed up King Jing’s plan. This time, King Jing knew about it. Otherwise, how could it be so easy for an outsider to sneak into the inner courtyard?
The aphrodisiac that Chu Yanyu had used all his means to get had been replaced by bean powder by King Jing. He had also confirmed that Chu Yanyu did not have any weapons on him and would not harm Yu Yu. Otherwise, King Jing would not have let Chu Yanyu into the room so easily. He did not care who was behind Chu Yanyu. He just wanted to use Chu Yanyu to force Yu Yu out.
The ancients once said that a day apart felt like three years. He did not believe it in the past, but now, he knew exactly how it felt. Xiaoyu had not been close to him for the past few days. She had been avoiding him. A dark feeling was growing in King Jing’s heart. He was capable of doing anything even crazier, let alone using a dispensable chess piece.
He had written all the words he wanted to say to Yu Yu on the wall, but Yu Yu still did not appear.
He was afraid that Yu Yu would avoid him forever, so he had no choice but to do this.
Chu Yanyu was scheming in front of Yu Yu. He bet that Yu Yu still could not bear to part with him and would definitely show up. When that time came … he would be able to let Yu Yu know his feelings.
This plan was indeed very risky, but he had almost blind trust in Yu Yu. Fortunately, he won the bet. He finally got to see Yu Yu in human form. King Jing was very happy and his anger had mostly dissipated.
However, when Yu Yu confirmed that he already knew, his face turned pale. King Jing’s intuition told him that Yu Yu was unhappy again.
The young man in front of him lowered his head and wiped his face. He said hatefully, “You lied to me again …”
Li Yu had no choice but to transform to save King Jing. He did not want King Jing to get hurt.
However, he already knew that this was all part of King Jing’s plan. He was afraid that King Jing was trying to force him to show up. Li Yu had not yet recovered from being humiliated and lied to.
At this moment, the anger in his heart had reached its peak because of King Jing’s deception.
“I hate it when people lie to me!”
