When Chu YanYu learned from his loyal servant that there was only a crystal bottle and a fish inside Taizi-fei’s sedan, he heavily bit his lower lip.
The Taizi-fei was really a fish demon. His guess was correct.
Back then when the maid by his side said Taizi-fei was a fish, Chu YanYu didn’t believe her at first. After all, how could a real live person be a fish? However, during the chaos with Princess LangYa, he saw Jing-wang’s fish jump up and slap the 6th Prince with his own eyes. He has seen this fish plenty of times before but this was the first time he encountered it slapping someone. Unexpectedly, thoughts about this fish started growing in his heart.
Later, after learning that this fish even helped the Crown Prince deliver the Tiger Seal outside, apparently to the Taizi-fei’s hands, which allowed Taizi-fei to contact the General in charge of defending the city, Chu YanYu had felt, wasn’t this fish a bit too human-like?
Amidst a few sparks of light, he recalled a few things.
One. When he was in the 6th Prince’s estate before, he once heard Mu TianXiao(6) harping about Jing-wang’s fish. The 6th Prince had thought there was something wrong with the fish. However, it was only a suspicion. In the end, there was no evidence at all.
The other was something that he had made inquiries about personally. Marquis An’s mother, Qiu-shi, said before that Jing-wang’s fish wasn’t normal. That it can fly and it had even slapped her as well.
Furthermore, after Marquis An went crazy, he would often talk about fish.
If only one person claimed something was wrong with this fish, Chu YanYu would have just laughed it off. However, if two, three people were all saying the same thing, even he couldn’t tell which was right and which was wrong anymore.
When the palace maid started talking about Taizi-fei changing into a fish again, Chu YanYu jumped. What if this was really the truth? That Taizi-fei was not a human, but a fish?
He immediately ordered the palace maid to describe carefully what she had seen.
The Hunting Festival. Chu YanYu himself also went to the hunting grounds. He knew, at that time, the Crown Prince’s health was not well. The Imperial Physicians were scrambling to treat him. The timing and location that the palace maid had described all matched up. To Chu YanYu, the most problematic part of the palace maid’s words was the fact that Taizi-fei could change into a fish.
If Taizi-fei was really transformed from a fish, then this fish must be a demon; it would reasonably explain why it was so human-like.
Plus, Taizi-fei was the Li-gongzi that had once lived in the Jing Estate previously. Other people might not know him, but Chu YanYu knew this Li-gongzi. However, Li-gongzi had appeared in Jing Estate out of thin air as well. This was also strange.
Taizi-fai’s…… name was Li Yu.
Could it really be– carp?
Chu YanYu wanted to verify his assumption. He has read plenty of books before and knew a method that common folks used. The blood of a black dog can force demons to return to their original form.
Therefore, Chu YanYu planned to give it a try. He tried all methods and finally managed to get some black dog blood. However, how to make Taizi-fei touch this blood? Chu YanYu encountered a difficulty.
It’s been awhile since he entered the palace. Although he was only a small Guiren right now, he can use wealth to obtain some information. The information regarding the Crown Prince was very much in high demand in the Imperial Palace. One of these rumors seemed unrelated, but allowed him to come up with a plan.
It’s rumored that Wang-gonggong from the Crown Prince’s estate often went to the Cold Palace to deliver dried fish to Qiu-shi’s Piao Xue.
Once when Wang Xi went to feed Piao Xue, Chu YanYu secretly came over to take a look.
As Wang Xi fed the cat, he said to it: this was kindness from the Taizi-fei. Chu YanYu immediately came up with a plan.
While Piao Xue went out foraging for food, he caught it and locked it in the side hall of YongFu Palace for a few days.
Learning that the Crown Prince couple entered the Imperial Palace, he personally wrapped bandages on Piao Xue’s leg, stuffing a balled up towel soaked with black dog blood inside so that it couldn’t be easily noticed.
It’s said that Taizi-fei was very compassionate. The Crown Prince estate had raised ducks and rabbit. Then what would he do once he encountered the ‘injured’ Piao Xue?
The answer was obviously……
Just like this, Chu YanYu ordered his loyal servant to place Piao Xue somewhere inside the Imperial Garden and observe from afar.
Sure enough, the Crown Prince’s entourage took Piao Xue away. Furthermore, they didn’t actually rush to Ganqing Palace. Instead, they returned to JingTai Palace midway!
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Chu YanYu made his loyal servant go spy again. Learning that there was only a fish inside Taizi-fei’s sedan, Chu YanYu smiled.
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After that, Chu YanYu discovered that the 6th Prince’s mother, Concubine Zhang, was actually Princess LangYa from Lou Lan. His plans fell completely into shambles.
Disregarding all of this momentarily. It wasn’t until after he entered the Imperial Palace that he finally realized just how difficult life was for a palace concubine.
Back then, he had only managed to crawl into the dragon’s bed because Concubine Zhang– Princess LangYa, had drugged the Emperor’s wine and made him drunk.
Actually, the drunk Emperor didn’t do anything to him. Chu YanYu was very aware of what had happened, however, he definitely wouldn’t come clean about it.
After becoming a Guiren, he finally discovered that the Emperor really had no interest in male concubines. When the Emperor was young, he would occasionally take a few male concubines. However, in the drafting process in the last few years, no males were chosen at all.
Chu YanYu had been eager to enter the palace. How would he have known the complexities behind this. Hastily becoming Chu-Guiren and guarding an empty bed every night, he finally realized that there were even differences amongst concubines.
The lower ranked palace concubines needed to fight for the Emperor’s favor. Regardless of male or female, they needed to be carried to the Emperor’s resting palace by personal servants.
At first, he thought it was humiliating. However, ever since he became a Guiren, he has never been carried over, not even once. Even the people serving him were starting to look at him with a strange expression.
Nevertheless, whenever there was an important event or banquet, he would have a seat beside the Emperor. Those who didn’t know the situation might even feel like he was very favored. However, Chu YanYu knew himself that this was only a front created by the Emperor to seem like he was very harmonious with the 6th Palace. He probably didn’t even remember Chu YanYu’s name.
Everyone always says that fragrant wines do not fear dark valleys. This didn’t apply in obtaining the Emperor’s favor.
The Emperor was someone who has seen too many peerless beauties. Chu YanYu’s appearance didn’t actually pique his interest.
Even though he was an expert at literary arts, music, dance and song, the Emperor still wouldn’t summon him to perform his skills.
What’s most unfair wasn’t the fact that he couldn’t compare to others. It’s the fact that after entering the palace, he didn’t even have a chance to compete.
Chu YanYu finally realized that before he could change his circumstances and get revenge on the 6th Prince, he needed to obtain the Emperor’s favor and he needed to do something to obtain it.
However, this was even harder than attracting Jing-wang’s attention when he was at the Jing Estate.
All of the methods that he could think of, other people already utilized them skillfully.
He had landed in an awkward predicament, wanting to enter but unable to, wanting to back away but that was definitely impossible.
After the 6th Prince fell from power, he completely lost his target for revenge just like that. At the same time, he lost his support as well.
Later on, Concubine Zhang turned out to be Princess LangYa, someone from Lou Lan. Chu YanYu was extremely shocked.
Princess LangYa also told him a secret. He also had Lou Lan blood. Princess LangYa had originally picked him and placed him by the 6th Prince’s side, as a backup.
Chu YanYu was afraid that his identity would be revealed. So he had no choice but to listen to Princess LangYa.
He had spent many days in the palace and understood that people needed to have contingency plans. He also knew that a perfectly gilded lily was nothing compared to giving charcoal in a blizzard. Therefore, he purposely took care of the Emperor behind Princess LangYa’s back. This small amount of ‘kindness’ finally landed in the Emperor’s eyes, and saved his life.
Princess LangYa was dead. His secret as someone of Lou Lan origins was only known by himself and Princess LangYa. The threat that he was confronted with was gone.
The Emperor began to treat him better than before. However, Chu YanYu still felt like this wasn’t enough.
The target that once drove him to stay alive was completely gone now. The only thing he could do was strive to be a favored concubine, and strive to climb upwards.
Just at this time, however, the Emperor announced the next ruler.
Chu YanYu suddenly realized that the Emperor was already old. Ignoring the fact that he wasn’t even a favored concubine yet. Even if he were, in the end, he can only become a monk for the Emperor or accompany the Emperor to his grave.
With the obvious dead end future before him, what exactly was he striving for?
He was still young. How can he be content with wasting away the rest of his prime years for the Emperor? An unwillingness grew in his heart.
Until he turned his gaze on the Crown Prince.
In comparison to the Emperor, the Crown Prince was a slowly rising sun.
The people in the palace all said that the Crown Prince couple were very affectionately in love. Chu YanYu actually has also seen this before.
Once, there was an opera at an imperial banquet. The pregnant Taizi-fei had fallen asleep halfway through the performance. The Crown Prince apologized to the Emperor and personally carried Taizi-fei back to his estate.
This was only a minute affair, however, it stayed in Chu YanYu’s mind.
Not long ago, what he had desired was merely the same kind of cherishing love. How come even after all that he has suffered, he still remained a lowly Guiren, without anyone to care for him sincerely? Meanwhile, the Taizi-fei was passing through life however he wished. The Taizi-fei didn’t do anything at all, yet he had everything within his grasp.
The Taizi-fei’s rank was even far higher than his. Chu YanYu even needed to kneel and bow before him.
Chu YanYu’s mood had been off all this time. Until he discovered Taizi-fei’s secret.
He knew, his chance had come.
“Go send a message to the Crown Prince.” Chu YanYu informed his loyal servant in a rather pleasant mood.
He looked into the mirror and tidied his clothes. Prompted by a sudden impulse, he picked up the lip rouge on the dresser and applied it on himself.
Only feeling satisfied when both of his lips were plump and alluring.
“Chu YanYu– he wants to see you?” Receiving the secret report that the guard had brought, Li Yu almost couldn’t remain sitting.
What the heck? He had thought that after misleading Chu YanYu, Chu YanYu would head over to the Emperor to tattle on him and expose him next. Wasn’t this how things usually played out?
But Chu YanYu didn’t do it. Instead, he was secretly sending messages to the Crown Prince, practically treating him, this Taizi-fei, as thin air!
What the fck. He was just wondering what Chu YanYu’s goal was. So Chu YanYu actually wanted to seduce his hubby. Li Yu instantly became a vinegar fish again!
“……. Are you going to see him? Are you going to see him!” Li Yu asked extremely sourly, not even realizing that he had practically become a parrot.
Hugging the Crown Prince’s arm, he opened his mouth and faintly bit down on an area of meat, grinding it lightly with the sharp tips of his teeth.
If the other gave him a disagreeable answer, then he’ll take a ruthless bite!
Mu TianChi can’t help but laugh. He had rather missed this fish’s flying vinegar behavior. However, he was also afraid fish would hurt himself in anxiety. Therefore, he gently rubbed Li Yu’s head and comforted him first.
“I won’t go.” The Crown Prince said firmly and resolutely.
Li Yu: “……”
That’s much more like it!!
Li Yu smugly made an ‘o’ sound and changed his mouth shape. At the place that he planned to bite down, he gave a smooch.
He kissed extremely loudly, enough to make the Crown Prince’s ears turn red.
Since the Crown Prince said he won’t go, then he won’t go. There was nothing else to discuss. The messenger that Chu YanYu sent didn’t even manage to see the Crown Prince in person.
Wang Xi came out to pass along the words of his master, not even looking at said person properly.
The Crown Prince’s status was high and noble. How can a mere little Guiren see him as he wished?
What intentions Chu-Guiren had, Wang Xi could guess even by thinking with his toe. He practically wanted to point his finger in Chu-Guiren’s face and curse him out for being shameless.
The messenger left dispiritedly. Chu YanYu had been waiting hopefully. However, after all the waiting, he only received the news that the Crown Prince had refused to see him.
“How can this be? Did you say that I had very important information here, that it was related to the Taizi-fei?” At first, Chu YanYu didn’t want to believe it.
The loyal servant said helplessly: “I said it. Said it many times. However, Wang-gonggong only said that his highness won’t see you.”
…… the Crown Prince refused to see him!
Chu YanYu’s chest was filled with fury. Before when the Crown Prince was still Jing-wang, he had never looked at Chu YanYu properly either. Even though he had extremely important information, the Crown Prince still looked down upon him.
How could this person treat him so coldly?
He only wanted to save the Crown Prince from the fish demon and then use this as an exchange for a place by the other’s side.
Although it seemed rather outlandish according to his identity, as long as the other became the Emperor, nothing was impossible.
That’s right. When he saw the love between the Crown Prince and Taizi-fei, other than admiration, he also felt an insane amount of envy.
He also wanted a person to treat him like that.
Once he was also very close to the Crown Prince. However, the Crown Prince had never given him any opportunities.
Since he couldn’t obtain it, then he might as well destroy it.
“You asked for this!” Eyes slightly reddened, Chu YanYu swept the mirror in front of him to the floor.
He laid on the table for a long time before finally getting up. Fixing up his hair again, he brought his loyal servant and rushed staggeringly over to Ganqing Palace.
Chu YanYu finally made his move!
Li Yu also became excited. What to do when the villain refused to follow the script?
The Crown Prince’s answer: Force him to follow the script.
Since Chu YanYu went to request an audience with the Emperor, Li Yu also needed to make his move quickly.
“Who do you think I should dress up as?” Li Yu looked at his hubby in high spirits.
Before at the hunting grounds, Mu TianChi had dressed as a guard to protect him. Now it was his turn to dress up!
–Actually, it was fine to directly stuff him into a sedan. Why would they need Taizi-fei to dress up? Clearly, Taizi-fei just wanted to play here.
The Crown Prince thought for a moment. Then his eyes sparkled like the stars in amusement.
Pretending to be a guard was no go. In this world, there were no big bellied guards. In the end, only a wet nurse accompanied the Crown Prince to Ganqing Palace, sitting in the same sedan together.
Although this freshly made wet nurse was somewhat heavy set, and had a big belly, they were still young, pretty, and elegantly charming. Even the Crown Prince, who was normally deeply enamored with the Taizi-fei, couldn’t resist giving them several extra glances.
Thank You for the chapter (ꈍ꒳ꈍ)❤
i feel so bad for chu yanyu, he was thrown away by mu tianxiao and he suffered, but still its not good to steal what’s others i hope he can find someone :((
Thx for the chapter ♡(ӦｖӦ｡)
thanks for the chapter!
I understand Chu YanYu wanting someone who cherishes him but he needs to find someone else for that. He will never achieve happiness by stealing it from others.
Exactly
“aka they needed to find a way to have sex with the Emperor.” Just a correction I think this part might actually be talking about the “sex burrito”, aka if the Emperor doesn’t go to someone’s palace by himself to spend the night, the Emperor flips someone’s name tag instead (indicating that they’ll be spending the night with him), and they get wrapped up in a blanket like a burrito and carried over to the Emperor’s palace for sexy times 😂 (you can see that happen often in costume/period C-Dramas!)
Chu YanYu I understand u want to be loved I mean who wouldn’t? The prince he thought loved & cherish6him tossed him aside like nothing, but I hope he’ll understand that his methods are not right and change.
Nah, I can’t with kinky fish and kinkier crowned husband!!! On side note, Mr. Chu, go get a life man!
Chu YanYu had his chances for having this person’s UNCHANGING LOVE in original story, but what he did? Fkd it… He is Smart? Intelligence? Nah just a dumb cannon fodder who doesn’t know his place 🤷🏼♀️
I just realized this couple is so kinky with all their “plays” 😆