Head manager Luo said: “Correct. It is that room. The reason why the Emperor sealed that room was only because he didn’t want the extremely sick Empress Xiao Hui at that time to see it and get hurt mentally again.”
So the Emperor did it out of concern for Empress Xiao Hui……
Li Yu was just questioning if the room in the memory was the one that was sealed. Since this was Pu Liu’s residence, then the woman that he saw in the memory should be Pu Liu herself.
This wet nurse was expelled out of the Imperial Palace. Even her room was sealed up. It was clearly seen that she had made a huge mistake.
The royal family had many shameful secrets. Who knows if he can make inquiries or not. However, since he was only privately asking head manager Luo, it shouldn’t be a problem right?
Li Yu asked experimentally: “Luo-gonggong, what did Pu Liu do wrong exactly?”
Head manager Luo fell silent for a moment and then said: “This event happened many years ago. If wangfei wishes to know, there’s no harm in telling you. Someone discovered that this wet nurse did not take care of the little prince well enough, causing the recently birthed Jing-wang to catch a cold. Empress Xiao Hui was extremely angry, but seeing that she had been the wet nurse of the deceased 1st Prince and 4th Prince- even if she did not receive any official merit, she put in a lot of effort- Empress Xiao Hui was kindhearted and only expelled her from the Imperial Palace.
Li Yu: “What?!”
Why was this completely different than what he had expected? Li Yu thought that the mistake that the wet nurse made should have been related to that bag of powder that she took. But it was just this??
“It’s because she didn’t take care of Jing-wang well that she……”
Head manager Luo nodded his head, saying: “Because this happened right before Empress Xiao Hui passed away, this servant remembers it especially well. His highness Jing-wang was born very weak, and…… unable to speak. The imperial physicians had instructed firmly that he needed to be meticulously cared for, but this wet nurse, she opened a window in his highness Jing-wang’s room slightly and forgot to close it. At that time, the weather was cold. Not soon after, his highness Jing-wang fell ill. Empress Xiao Hui wasn’t very well herself and had to worry over taking care of the little prince. Her health became even worse.”
Li Yu was stunned briefly: “So this event… happened in that room?”
The reason why Pu Liu was expelled out of the Imperial Palace as a punishment was because she didn’t take care of the young Jing-wang well. However, the Pu Liu in the memory that he saw, was someone who would personally sew toys for Jing-wang. The few times that she looked towards Jing-wang, her expression was also full of affection.
Li Yu was someone who had fish sons. He can recognize that the affections that Pu Liu had towards Jing-wang wasn’t fake.
A person’s personality couldn’t be changed easily. Since Pu Liu was once the 1st Prince and 4th Prince’s wet nurse, she shouldn’t be a careless, inconsiderate person. She should understand very well what she should and shouldn’t do. Yet how come with Jing-wang, she made such a basic mistake?
Plus if the window were really opened, people wouldn’t really get sick in such a short time. The window and the bed were fairly far apart also. Little kids were often wrapped in swaddling clothes. If they were to get chilled, they must have been blown by cold wind for a long time. Even if Pu Liu was careless and forgot to close the window, why didn’t she discover it later?
Li Yu felt like Pu Liu’s actions were somewhat conflicting with her affections towards Jing-wang.
In addition, what did all of this have anything to do with the powder?
Li Yu’s head was a complete mess. He relentlessly chased after this secret. Don’t tell him that perhaps this secret was not actually meaningful at all, and was merely something that Jing-wang saw when he was very young? The wet nurse, Pu Liu, had a disagreement with that person. Then not long afterwards, she was chased out of the Imperial Palace.
Li Yu thought of another question at this time: “Since Pu Liu was once Jing-wang’s wet nurse, how come I couldn’t find her name in ChangChun Palace’s name records?”
“What?” Head manager Luo didn’t expect him to say this and replied after a brief pause: “Not possible. Why wouldn’t she be in the name records?”
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Li Yu was surprised. He tactfully mentioned the fact that one of the booklets got lost. Head manager Luo’s reaction didn’t seem fake. This was indicating that even head manager Luo didn’t know about the fact that ChangChun Palace had lost a booklet of names. In other words, Pu Liu’s name was not erased by the Emperor’s orders.
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Ever since she was chased out of the Imperial Palace, this person seemed to have disappeared from existence.
Head manager Luo answered many of Li Yu’s questions. Although there were still irregularities, Li Yu didn’t want to continue questioning. It would seem like he was making a big deal out of a minor issue.
Pu Liu was only expelled from the Imperial Palace. The sealed room also wasn’t a crime scene or anything like that.
That’s right. Pu Liu didn’t actually die. She was still alive in this world. If Li Yu wanted to know more, he could find Pu Liu directly and ask her.
However, since this was an old matter that had already passed years ago, was it still necessary to get to the bottom of everything?
If Pu Liu were really found, how was he supposed to explain to the other how he had “seen” and “learned” about the powder that she had swallowed?
Perhaps that was only a medication to cure discomfort?
Not every secret was perfect. Even if this secret wasn’t what he had imagined, there’s no need to be too disappointed.
Li Yu asked one more question: “Luo-gonggong, where did Pu Liu go after she was expelled?”
Luo RuiSheng said: “I heard she went back to her hometown.”
Li Yu still requested head manager Luo to help him find the address of Pu Liu’s hometown. When a woman is expelled from the Imperial Palace, this would be the place they usually returned to.
If new development appears, then we’ll see.
Head manager Luo bid his farewells. Jing-wang and Li Yu also returned to the Jing Estate with the kids.
Because of the sudden incident that occurred inside ChangChun Palace, Li Yu decided to start training the Baos.
“Remember, you must never let other people discover that you were once fishes.” Li Yu said to the kids.
This was too important. Just think about how much effort Jing-wang used to cover up for them. Yet the fish babies almost exposed themselves over a box of fish food. That would really have been too unfortunate.
Li Yu still had lingering fears and felt like it was time for the kids to learn how to protect themselves.
Bao#1, Bao#2, Bao#3 didn’t really understand. Being a fish was so amazing. Why couldn’t they say there were fish babies?
Being looked at by the kids’ bright and shiny, star-like eyes, Li Yu felt somewhat reluctant inside.
He was more and more sympathizing with the feelings of a father.
The fish babies were all protected too well by Jing-wang and himself. However, they will have to face the world by themselves eventually one day. To let the innocent and naïve fish babies understand the malice of the human heart early was very important.
The young fish dad said gravely: “Only you and your two daddies can know about the fact that you were once fish. You mustn’t divulge it to anyone else. Other people can’t change into fish like us. If they learn of this, they will do many scary things to you guys.”
Bao#2 tilted his head: scary?
Li Yu: “……”
Li Yu said: “They will lock all of you away like monsters, not letting you guys eat anything, and also not letting you guys see daddy.”
Bao#1, Bao#2, and Bao#3 jolted and sat up straight, nodding their heads frantically. Being locked up, with no food to eat, and not being able to see daddy was really too scary.
Li Yu was rather pleased with their responses. Other than telling the fish babies not to expose their identities, he was also making sure that they don’t easily get tricked away by bad guys.
Li Yu was well versed on this other point.
Li Yu summarized his own past experience and said meaningfully: “If daddy happens to be busy and is unable to stay by your side, and someone talks to you guys while using daddy’s names…… they’re most likely trying to trick you guys. You definitely shouldn’t listen to them.”
Bao#1, Bao#2, Bao#3: “…….”
The life of a fish was too hard. What does ‘unable to stay by your side, and talking while using daddy’s names’ mean?
The fish babies didn’t really understand.
Li Yu said: “In any case, just remember what daddy said. Only trust people your daddies say you can trust. Otherwise, just ignore them.”
Bao#1, Bao#2, and Bao#3 understood this and nodded their heads.
Bao#4 had his head propped up in his hand, head bobbing up and down. Then, with a flop, his head slid off his hand.
“Bao#4.” With a ferocious grin, Li Yu shook this fish baby awake: “The words that daddy said just now, remember to copy it 10 times.”
Bao#4: !!!
Bao#4 sulked. Bao#4 trembled in fear. QQ. Accidentally made fish dad angry. Fish dad’s face looks so scary. But. But, he didn’t even know how to write yet!
With the help of Bao#1, Bao#4 scribbled a page full of “rice.” Holding the page with both of his tiny little hands, he handed it to fish dad.
Fish dad understood what Bao#1’s “rice” means now. Every time he saw it, it made him want to smile warmly. However, after seeing Bao#4’s “rice,” fish dad only wanted to beat someone up.
He definitely won’t allow any of the fish babies remain befuddled on this matter. Whenever there was free time, Li Yu lectured this. Finally, even the slightly slower responding Bao#4 remembered fish dad’s words deeply.
Not long afterwards, it was the 100th day celebration of Ye-shizi and the JinJue Princess’s daughter, the QingHe Princess. Ye QingHuan arranged a banquet at the ChengEn Palace Estate. Li Yu already agreed to bring the kids and school of fishes over. He planned to first give his congratulations. After seeing the princess and shizi, if he really couldn’t avoid it, then he’ll change into his fish form. When that comes, he’ll be a real fish. The little tiny fishes beside him will be fish pillows. It’d be hard to tell between the real and fake. Meanwhile, Jing-wang will be responsible to cover for his human form and just say that he returned early to the Jing Estate as usual.
This was the old plan. Jing-wang didn’t object. However, on the day before they left, Li Yu held the fish pillows and made them into a chain. He was just about to put them into the crystal bottle when Jing-wang came over holding another crystal bottle that looked exactly the same.
Li Yu felt it was rather strange and went to look at the crystal bottle in Jing-wang’s hand. Inside was a fish that looked extremely similar to his fish form. It was also a silver base color with gold. A koi that was approximately the same as him.
Why would another fish enter the territory that should have belonged to him?
Li Yu felt the alarm bells going off loudly in his heart. However, Jing-wang only put the crystal bottle in his hands. Then from his sleeve, Jing-wang pulled out a slightly smaller crystal bottle. He poured the tiny fishes inside this bottle into the bottle in Li Yu’s hands.
Li Yu discovered that these fishes were very similar colors to the individual colors of the fish babies.
Why would Jing-wang have fishes that were so similar to him and the fish babies?
Li Yu slowly pondered and then finally realized. These were…… the body doubles that Jing-wang had prepared for him and the fish babies.
Whenever he brought the fish pillows outside, he had to check often to make sure that no one realized anything was wrong. It wasn’t actually convenient.
However, if he carried live fish, the extremely similar looking body doubles for him and the fish babies, what else did he need to worry about?
Li Yu swiftly brought over the crystal bottle and carefully examined these fishes.
No two leaves were the same in this world. Naturally, no two fish looked exactly the same.
The bigger body double had roughly the same pattern as his fish form, but it had less gold scales. If placed together with his fish form, it would be pretty easy to notice the difference. However, if there’s only this one fish, people not very close to him probably wouldn’t be able to tell at all.
Most of the time, Ye QingHuan and the JinJue Princess only saw his fish form through the walls of a fish tank or through the crystal bottle. They wouldn’t be too familiar with the appearance of his fish form. Therefore, this body double should be able to cover up everything. If it were Jing-wang, it probably wouldn’t work.
With a body double, he no longer needed to change specifically into a fish — he can change into a fish to rescue the scene, but the fish babies were unable to transform before 7 years old. Wang Xi already mumbled several times before, saying that the little tiny fishes inside the fish tank often maintained the same position and were often sleeping. Li Yu randomly muddled through an answer, but still felt that Wang-gonggong was getting somewhat suspicious. What Jing-wang had done here would solve this headache inducing problem.
Li Yu was extremely happy: “To find these fish, you must have spent quite the effort right, your highness?”
Even he thought they looked similar. It must have been hard.
Jing-wang shook his head. He didn’t use a whole lot of energy. He just started searching ever since Xiao Yu revealed his identity openly. He’s been searching for more than a year now. Later on, he also advanced his plans to find body doubles for the little tiny fishes.
The people responsible for this task all said that this depended entirely on luck, but Jing-wang thought that if they threw their net over a larger area and searched persistently, they would definitely find it.
Pleased, Li Yu hugged the bottle and gave Jing-wang a flying kiss. He recalled that once, he had even gotten jealous of himself. Ai, it was really a bit messed up. However, now that he had a body double, and this was no longer himself, would Jing-wang have to pretend that the fish body double was his pampered fish in front of other people outside?
Just doing this might not even be enough. Would Jing-wang also need to stroke that fish?
Merely thinking this, Li Yu immediately felt jealousy grow again and blurted out vehemently: “TianChi, you’re not allowed to have other fish!”
Thank You for the chapter（*’∀’人）♥
thanks for the chapter!
So silly
Lovely chapter and lovely fishies. <3
Jealous fish hehe