Mu TianXiao was taken away by the imperial guards. The Emperor dispersed the crowd. How to punish the 6th Prince… will have to wait until they return to the imperial palace.
At this time, the man who was Concubine Lu’s ‘old friend’ also started to talk. The Emperor discovered that this person was actually drunk and not thinking too straight. In his befuddlement, he somehow managed to run over here to the hunting ground and enter Concubine Lu’s tent.
After this person became sober, he finally realized what a huge mistake he’s made. However, he already couldn’t remember anything that he did while he was drunk.
This entire thing sounded completely like an accident that happened due to inebriation. However, the hunting ground was defended by numerous guards. Normal civilians definitely wouldn’t be able to burge in here. Plus he was drunk, and also didn’t know the situation within the hunting grounds. How could he have found the place where Concubine Lu was staying so accurately? Therefore, someone must have led this man inside and guided him into Concubine Lu’s tent.
To be able to do this kind of thing, that person must have a fairly high status.
The Emperor had already captured the 6th Prince. He steeled his heart and focused the investigation solely around the 6th Prince.
After a round of effort, he actually did manage to discover that the horse carriage of the 6th Prince’s wife had left and entered the hunting ground twice.
Because the 6th Prince had been accompanying the carriage each time and the 6th Prince’s wife was pregnant, the guards didn’t thoroughly examine the inside of the 6th Prince’s carriage. The Emperor sent someone to verify the whereabouts of the 6th Prince’s wife and discovered that after Liang-shi entered the hunting ground, she never left. Looks like the carriage had been used specifically to transport the man.
The 6th Prince actually went so far as to use his pregnant wife as a shield. The Emperor recalled how Mu TianXiao(6) had cared very little about Liang-shi’s health and deliberately used his unborn child to curry favor before; the Emperor didn’t find this too surprising anymore.
However, after transporting the man inside, there must have been someone else close to Concubine Lu who received him.
The Emperor investigated all of the people that entered and exited Concubine Lu’s tent. He discovered that around this time, only an old momo entered and exited frequently.
The Emperor ordered people to capture this momo and interrogate her. He discovered that this momo was originally a servant of the 7th Prince’s mother, Concubine Li. Because Concubine Li(7) and Concubine Lu(8) were similar ages and both had sons, they had a pretty good relationship. Concubine Lu(8) really liked this momo’s embroidery skills. Therefore, Concubine Li(7) gifted this old momo to Concubine Lu(8).
It was also this momo, who upon seeing the furious face of the Emperor, immediately started kowtowing on the ground nonstop and recounting with snot and tears running down her face: the 6th Prince held her weakness in his hands. It was he who ordered her to place a man into Concubine Lu’s tent while she was sleeping.
Sure enough, it was the 6th Prince again. After some pondering, the Emperor finally woke up to smell the flowers. Why did the 6th Prince purposely pick this old momo to bring the man into the tent? It was because this momo not only served Concubine Lu(8), she was also a present from Concubine Li(7). If he hadn’t known that the 6th Prince was the true culprit behind the scene, at the end of his investigation into the matter regarding Concubine Lu(8), he would have definitely found his way to Concubine Li(7). Concubine Li(7) was the birth mother of the 7th Prince!
The Emperor had thought the 6th Prince was trying to kill two birds with one stone. Actually, that wasn’t all. In this one maneuver, the 6th Prince actually plotted against all of the other princes!
No wonder the 6th Prince had to take such a dangerous gamble and proceed with everything even after learning that all of the bloods’ results had passed. Because he was just a single step away from moving into prime position to inherit the throne. This was really a huge enticement.
If Jing-wang and the 8th Prince were really discovered to have mixed up the royal bloodline, the 7th Prince would have also become implicated because of this. By that time, the 6th Prince would have been the only candidate left for the Emperor to choose from.
Even though the Emperor was used to seeing all sorts of backhanded tactics, he still felt a chill going down his back because of Mu TianXiao(6)’s viciousness. Even more so, he never imagined that the 6th Prince had managed to hide himself so deeply.
Luckily, with the help of Jing-wang and his group, the Emperor sensed the 6th Prince’s ambition ahead of time.
Mixing up the bottles of blood and marking them with symbols was Jing-wangfei’s idea. This was to force the 6th Prince’s subordinate out of the crowd. Physician Pan was actually followed by Jing-wang himself. It was also Jing-wang who invited the Emperor over to sit next door to the 6th Prince and listen in.
There was no evidence more convincing than hearing it with your own ears.
If it can be said that the Emperor was still considering Jing-wang before, now that the 6th Prince has unmasked and exposed his true self, the Emperor also finally made a certain decision.
“Father, are you okay?” Li Yu was a bit worried about the Emperor.
Ever since the Emperor exposed the 6th Prince in front of everyone, he started to seem somewhat absent-minded.
Grandpa wasn’t happy, what to do?
The Baos gathered together and mumbled for a while. Figuring out a plan, Bao#1 immediately went to where head manager Luo was and obtained a cup of tea, holding it with both hands.
Head manager Luo hastily went to stop him: “Little heir, you can’t. Careful not to get burned!”
Li Yu shook his head with a smile. The Emperor’s tea was always at the most perfect temperature, ready to be consumed and not hot at all. Kids should learn to do some stuff anyways.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Lf kjr pera jybea ab ifjc vbkc ab jmmfqa la ktfc Djb#4 pewqfv bea ogbw yftlcv Djb#1, sfiilcu ‘jt jt’ jcv yibmxlcu Djb#1.
The Emperor: ?
Although the Emperor favored Bao#1 without limit, it didn’t mean that the Emperor didn’t favor the other Baos as well.
The Emperor was very curious as to what Bao#4 wanted to do.
Bao#4’s little chubby hand lifted the cover of the teacup. He tilted his head and noisily drank several mouthfuls of the tea. Then, patting his tea filled tummy, he nodded his head towards Bao#1 with a serious little expression.
After this, Bao#1 continued to walk over, handing the tea that Bao#4 drank from to the Emperor.
This……
For a second, even the Emperor couldn’t figure out what’s going on.
Li Yu was embarrassed. These two little idiots. How can they have the Emperor drink leftover tea!
Li yu was just about to ask back the tea cup that was slightly covered in Bao#4’s saliva when head manager Luo suddenly knelt down and said extremely joyously: “Your majesty, the little heir and others show such filial piety! They’re testing the tea for poison for you!”
Head manager Luo did it often himself so he was extremely familiar with this process. Of course, head manager Luo wouldn’t directly drink from the teacup, however the general idea was the same.
Li Yu: “……”
No way… did the Baos even know something like this?
It didn’t seem very likely. Being an emperor was probably one of the most complicated jobs in this world. Li Yu still hasn’t been able to finish explaining to the kids the uniqueness of being an emperor. Perhaps it was because the kids often stayed in Ganqing Palace and got used to seeing head manager Luo doing it; therefore, they quietly learned it as well.
Perhaps in the kids’ eyes, the Emperor was someone who always ate leftovers?
However, there was one thing that head manager Luo said correctly. This was indeed an expression of the kids’ filial piety towards the Emperor.
With a smile, the Emperor accepted the teacup. He didn’t even avoid the kid’s saliva out of disgust and took a sip directly from the cup.
Although his sons always made him feel disappointed, there was still new hope in this world.
Experiencing two disturbances back to back, the Emperor was no longer in the mood to hunt. He carelessly announced the end of this year’s hunting festival and prepared to pack up and head back to court.
Jing-wang led Li Yu away and walked slowly towards their tent.
When they came to the hunting grounds, the two people’s hearts were both strung tight like bows because they assumed that the 6th Prince was extremely likely to act here. Now that the 6th Prince has fallen, even though the Emperor didn’t actually say anything definite to Jing-wang, they were both extremely aware internally, that today pretty much determined the path of their future.
Li Yu already knew a long time ago that Jing-wang had the protagonist’s aura. He remembered that in the original book, Jing-wang had experienced so much suffering before obtaining the throne; yet now, it was a lot more effortless and relaxing.
However. Why the heck not?
Jing-wang had already suffered enough in the original book, he should be allowed to feel more relaxed.
During the events of this day, Jing-wang was mainly responsible for secretly tracking the 6th Prince’s every move. Yet he still kept an eye out on Li Yu and the kids at all times.
Although Li Yu was in a public place with many people around, he was also very close in proximity to the 6th Prince. However, Li Yu wasn’t afraid at all.
Because he knew that Jing-wang was right beside him, silently protecting him.
“TianChi, are you– tired?” Li Yu asked quietly.
Jing-wang shook his head, turned around and held Li Yu’s hand. The two people had a little leisure time to themselves and weren’t in a hurry to rush back. Instead, they watched the hazy moonlight for a while.
Once this trip ended, everything would change.
I will treat you well. Always.
Jing-wang moved his lips, saying this silent promise.
Li Yu blinked his eyes, telling him. I know.
Li Yu was just about to say something more when a shadow suddenly charged out of thorny bushes and directly prostrated on the ground before him.
Li Yu jumped in fright. Standing tall and moving Li Yu behind him, Jing-wang went to draw his sword.
Li Yu saw the arrival clearly first and hastily said: “TianChi, wait a second!”
The person who came used an extremely awkward posture to kneel on the ground: “Your highness Jing-wang, Jing-wangfei, I’m begging you guys. Please help me!”
The 6th Prince’s wife, Liang SuYun was kneeling in front of them with disheveled hair.
Not far behind Liang-shi came a bunch of people, running over and yelling “6th Prince’s wife” repeatedly. However, Liang-shi seemed like she was deaf and only looked at Li Yu and Jing-wang with tears running down her face.
What’s going on here? Li Yu was stunned.
Liang-shi knelt in front of him and Jing-wang. This was clearly not appropriate. Seeing Liang-shi’s bulging stomach, Li Yu felt even more uneasy.
“Don’t be like this. Get up quickly.” Li Yu said, feeling rather hard pressed.
In terms of hierarchy, he and Liang-shi counted as “sisters-in-law.” However, with Jing-wang’s relationship with the 6th Prince currently, they were more like enemies. Li Yu himself and the 6th Prince’s wife only saw each other a few times briefly and inquired about each other’s well being slightly at most. Furthermore, men and women weren’t really allowed to interact so they weren’t all that familiar.
They were far from the friendship that he had with the JinJue Princess at least.
“I’m begging you, please help me. I can only ask you guys……” Liang-shi refused to get up. The servants beside her wanted to help her up, she also refused and remained kneeling and wiping her tears.
Li Yu and Jing-wang exchanged looks. Li Yu asked: “What’s the matter?”
The Emperor had ordered the Imperial Guards to take the 6th Prince away. Liang-shi must have received the news where she was staying. To be honest, Li Yu and Jing-wang both contributed notably to the 6th Prince’s current predicament. Yet Liang-shi still wanted their help. This was really rather awkward.
Also, Li Yu wasn’t too certain, was this a new scheme?
“Sorry, I know I’m too impetuous, but I want to see TianXiao(6). I’m begging you guys to help me, just this once.” Liang-shi begged desperately.
The Emperor had exposed the 6th Prince’s true face in front of everyone. Now the words “6th Prince” were practically poison. No one wanted to touch it. All of those people, who had even the slightest relations with the 6th Prince previously, now wished nothing more than to create a gulf between them.
After Liang-shi learned that the 6th Prince was imprisoned by the Emperor, she fainted several times. When she woke up, she was determined to see the 6th Prince no matter what. He was her husband after all. Although he treated her very differently than before, Liang-shi couldn’t just leave him be and not care about him. She still had their child in her stomach.
However, who can she ask?
Asking Concubine Zhang– Concubine Zhang also didn’t have any ideas. Instead, she hid and refused to see her daughter-in-law. Asking Marquis DingBei– Marquis DingBei was actually pretty satisfied with the 6th Prince previously. Now that the 6th Prince got in trouble, however, as his in-law, Marquis DingBei couldn’t cast away this relationship and practically wished that Liang-shi would divorced the 6th Prince immediately; why would he be willing to help Liang-shi……
On the side of the Emperor– was even less likely to offer Liang-shi a chance. Every time she went, head manager Luo always came out and instructed her to take good care of herself and her child.
Liang-shi already asked everyone and begged everyone. In the end, she really had no other plans and could only thicken her skin to beg Jing-wang and Jing-wangfei.
She heard that one of the reasons why the 6th Prince had done what he did was to frame Jing-wang. However, other than Jing-wang, Liang-shi could no longer think of anyone who would be able to help her.
Li Yu repeated: “You want us to help you see the 6th Prince?”
Liang-shi hastily nodded her head: “Wangfei, I only ask to see him one time from a distance… Please!”
Liang-shi bowed to them nonstop. Li Yu saw her carefully avoiding harm to her stomach and couldn’t take it.
They were enemies with the 6th Prince yet he felt pity for the 6th Prince’s wife. Was this something too outrageous?
Careful. Jing-wang warned him with his eye expression.
“I really have no ill intentions. I only beg you to help me.” The 6th Prince’s wife was practically in complete despair.
“TianChi, I……” Li Yu looked at Jing-wang, wanting to say something but then hesitating.
As a parent, he can sense from how Liang-shi always carefully protected her stomach, that Liang-shi wasn’t actually pretending. Although the 6th Prince was detestable, Liang-shi herself never harmed them before. Li Yu unconsciously wanted to help her. This help really didn’t take much effort from him. They didn’t need to do much.
For Liang-shi to see the 6th Prince, the Emperor was unavoidable. Li Yu didn’t really want to do anything else either. There’s no need to be so vigilant. At most he would only help by asking the Emperor for a favor so that the Emperor could grant the two people permission to see each other, that’s all.
“Can we help just this once?” Li Yu asked in a small voice.
Xiao Yu’ was softhearted…… Jing-wang understood this and squeezed Li Yu’s palm briefly.
Although there was a risk, the 6th Prince’s wife was still within his area of control.
With a smile, Jing-wang looked at Li Yu. I’m here for you, you decide.
Li Yu: “……”
Li Yu felt a sweetness in his heart. Just at this moment, the System that fell silent after announcing the “share the nation” main mission suddenly gave a new notification!
“Host, the branch mission “Compassion” has reached its requirement.”
Helping Liang-shi was a branch mission?
Li Yu felt it was very strange. The shitty system said “Share the nation” was the last main mission. However, even after the 6th Prince was captured, this main mission didn’t update. Li Yu presumed that he needed to wait until Jing-wang ascended the throne. No matter, he had enough. The System told him that he could freely choose which side missions to do. Li Yu couldn’t even remember when was the last time he had done a branch mission.
“The reward of ‘Compassion’ is an ancient drug formula. Host, do you wish to start this branch mission?”
An ancient drug formula?
Li Yu was stunned briefly. What was this doing here and what was it used for?
The existence of the shitty system was just to screw him over. Usually when it didn’t need to explain something, it won’t explain it.
Just like the fish pillow. When the System gave that to Li Yu, it also didn’t tell him how to use it. Li Yu had to figure it out himself and be creative.
Actually an ancient drug formula didn’t sound too bad. It was better than nothing at least. If he couldn’t use it for a while, then he can store it. Who knows, maybe one day it’ll come in handy.
Furthermore, he wasn’t doing this for some kind of reward either. Instead, he really did want to help the ignored and abandoned Liang-shi.
Thank You for the chapter（*’∀’人）♥
thanks for the chapter!
I feel sorry for her! Thanks for the update ❤️🐟
Oooh will this ancient drug reward give Jing Wang his voice?
I think so
+2!!! i hope so!
Please no magical cure for his disability 🙁
A person with a disability is still valid there is no need for a cure!
I wouldn’t mind if it turned out he wasn’t born disabled and maybe harmed instead but still…