The Real Young Master Was Sold as a Slave, The Obsessive Crown Prince's Forced Love - Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Slapped

“Someone from the Sixth Prince’s sleeping quarters?”

Looking at the text floating before him, Song Yu even subconsciously wondered for a moment.

“Could it have been sent by Qi Wang?”

But then he immediately dismissed the idea.

Not only had Qi Wang explicitly said that they shouldn’t meet before the deed was done, but even if he had sent someone, it would have been much safer to directly say the Crown Prince wanted him to come, rather than whatever this was.

Dismissing that possibility, Song Yu recalled the text he had seen on Cold Cloud Mountain earlier.

[At the palace banquet last month, Consort Li sent people to secretly push the Sixth Prince into the lotus pond, almost drowning him. The Sixth Prince is Qi Wang’s biological younger brother, how could Qi Wang let Consort Li off the hook?]

This junior eunuch could not possibly lie to Consort Li. After all, Consort Li only needed to summon someone from the Imperial Household Department to check his identity.

He was a person from the Sixth Prince’s sleeping quarters.

The person who sent him must have deliberately exploited this identity.

After all, Consort Li had almost killed the Sixth Prince not long ago.

Now that he mentioned he was the Sixth Prince’s person, Consort Li, to avoid suspicion, probably wouldn’t question him much…

“Since you are the Sixth Highness’s person, why did you say Consort De sent the message?” Consort Li stood on the steps, her face cold.

The little eunuch knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly. “Your Ladyship, please calm your anger. This servant never said he was sent by Consort De. This servant was only ordered by the Sixth Highness to invite Imperial Physician Song. If Your Ladyship doesn’t believe it, you can ask the Sixth Highness.

“Consort De is still at the temporary palace. How could this servant possibly say he was sent by Consort De?”

[The Sixth Highness is naturally simple-minded; what could she ask him?]

[They calculated this, knowing that everyone in the palace knows Consort De is taking a hot spring bath, but only Xiao Yu, who is new, doesn’t know!]

[Even if Xiao Yu defends himself, he won’t be able to explain, as there are no witnesses.]

[Will Xiao Yu be punished?]

[Who on earth sent him?! It infuriates me! Why frame Xiao Yu? Xiao Yu just arrived and hasn’t offended anyone!]

Qi Wang’s brother is naturally simple-minded?

A shock just rose in Song Yu’s heart—

“Impudent!”

Above his head, Consort Li roared in anger.

“Imperial Physician Song, how dare you spread rumors in front of me and sow discord between me and Consort De, and between me and the Sixth Prince! You have a lot of nerve!”

Song Yu quickly collected his thoughts and hurried to say, “Your Ladyship, please calm your anger…”

Who said he had no proof that this eunuch was lying?

The Sixth Prince being simple-minded makes it impossible to verify?

Who says a simpleton can’t be questioned?

After all, he had only arrived in the capital and entered the Imperial Academy of Medicine an hour ago.

How could a simple-minded Sixth Prince, raised in the palace, know to specifically request him by name to go over?

Isn’t that the loophole?

Song Yu steadied himself, ready to make a big scene.

Hehe!

Making a scene gives him a chance to kill—to kill Consort Li.

“Your Ladyship, please calm your anger!”

Just as Song Yu was about to speak, Su Yunhe, who was beside him, suddenly kowtowed to Consort Li.

“I beg Your Ladyship for clemency. It must be that Imperial Physician Song, being a newcomer, didn’t hear the eunuch’s message clearly and misunderstood, mistaking the Sixth Highness for Consort De.

“After all, Consort De once fostered the Sixth Highness. Imperial Physician Song might have confused Consort De and the Sixth Highness.

“I implore Your Ladyship to calm your anger and spare Imperial Physician Song this time.

“I was the one who brought him into the palace. If anything happens, I won’t be able to account for it to the Imperial Academy Chief.”

Su Yunhe pleaded for Song Yu, speaking sincerely.

[Worthy of being the Protagonist Shou, so kind-hearted.]

[Song Yu, open your dog eyes and see! Su Yunhe saved your dog life! You must not harm him in the future!]

[But I think Song Yu was clearly prepared. He didn’t look flustered at all just now.]

[He doesn’t know squat!]

The words were already at the tip of Song Yu’s tongue, but he stopped them abruptly.

Brother Ah He pleaded for him. If he continued to make a big scene, wouldn’t he implicate Brother Ah He?

Consort Li hadn’t originally intended to bother with this.

A month ago, the Sixth Prince falling into the water was absolutely not arranged by her!

But that mad dog, the Crown Prince, insisted it was her!

Consort Li was so angry her chest hurt.

Since it involved the Sixth Prince and implicated that mad dog, the Crown Prince, Consort Li was eager to stay far away.

The previous question was just a casual remark made in the heat of the moment. Since Su Yunhe spoke up, she would give him some face.

Harrumphing coldly, Consort Li straightened her waist and adjusted the hairpin in her hair. “Imperial Physician Song’s behavior is reckless and violates palace rules. Slap his mouth ten times as a minor warning. Do not let it happen again!”

With that, Consort Li turned and returned to her sleeping quarters.

Su Yunhe quickly pulled Song Yu, kowtowing to express gratitude. “Thank you for Your Ladyship’s kindness.”

After thanking her himself, he quietly urged Song Yu, “Hurry and thank Her Ladyship for her clemency.”

Song Yu pursed his lips.

He kowtowed to express gratitude.

As soon as Consort Li left, the little eunuch who delivered the message got up and quickly left.

A maid from Consort Li’s sleeping quarters took a red wooden fan-board and slapped Song Yu’s mouth ten times.

[Oh my god, Xiao Yu is so miserable! He was inexplicably brought into the palace, inexplicably received a beating, and now has to express gratitude?]

[This maid is hitting too hard! Xiao Yu’s lips are broken, and bl00d is running down his neck.]

[Is it necessary to hit this hard? Xiao Yu clearly did nothing wrong! Wuwuwu, I feel bad for Xiao Yu.]

[Seriously speechless. Su Yunhe kowtowed to Consort Li, spoke well of him, and even owes Consort Li a great favor just to plead for Song Yu. Why does no one feel sorry for the Protagonist Shou?]

[Su Yunhe brought Song Yu into the palace! If it weren’t for him, would Xiao Yu have suffered this?]

[Isn’t Su Yunhe being kind? Isn’t he trying to let him get familiar with palace rules as soon as possible?]

[Then please tell me what good did Su Yunhe’s kindness do for Xiao Yu?]

As the board came down, these words started to argue.

After the ten slaps were finished, the maid turned and left.

Su Yunhe quickly helped Song Yu up, looking heartbrokenly at Song Yu’s broken lips, and gently touched them with his finger. “Xiao Yu, every time the board hit you, it felt like it hit me. Brother Ah He is useless and couldn’t protect you.”

Song Yu, however, was thinking:

“Did Brother Ah He get beaten like this before?”

Su Yunhe was stunned, then immediately sighed. “Now do you know what Brother Ah He meant when he told you the palace is difficult? We can’t offend any of the nobles in the palace.”

[Does Su Yunhe’s comment mean he is acknowledging Xiao Yu’s question?]

[Why is he lying again? He’s never been beaten even once!]

His mouth hurt, it hurt especially badly.

Song Yu looked at the words floating before him, his face contorted in pain, and he didn’t want to say another word.

Su Yunhe led Song Yu out of the palace. Once they were outside the palace gate, Su Yunhe looked at Song Yu with concern. “Xiao Yu, are you hating Brother Ah He in your heart? Do you feel that Brother Ah He lied in front of Consort Li, didn’t expose the little eunuch’s poisoning, and that’s why you were later wronged and beaten?”

Song Yu didn’t want to think that way.

This was his Brother Ah He.

His only relative in this world.

But he truly didn’t understand why Brother Ah He said what he did.

His mouth hurt, so Song Yu didn’t speak, just blinked at Su Yunhe.

Su Yunhe sighed.

“How could I not have diagnosed the populus euphratica powder in his body? But the situation in the palace is complicated. Even if I told the truth, what good would it do? Who knows who is behind him. If we investigate too deeply, I’m afraid we’ll lose our lives.

“Xiao Yu, remember, when we work in the palace, we must be blind, deaf, and mute. We can’t say everything.

“Brother Ah He is not trying to hurt you; he is protecting you.

“Brother Ah He is the person in this world who cares about you the most, do you understand?”

…

Not far away.

Qi Wang watched the two of them with a chilling expression.