The Real Young Master Was Sold as a Slave, The Obsessive Crown Prince's Forced Love - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Beaten to Death with the Cudgel

“Your Highness, are we not going over?”

Ba Liang stood beside Qi Wang and asked, puzzled, seeing that his Highness had suddenly stopped and remained rooted to the spot.

His Highness had clearly dropped the important matters he was handling and rushed over as soon as he received the message that Song Yu was being troubled by Consort Li.

Qi Wang looked at Song Yu from a distance.

His originally gorgeous face was bloody and bruised due to the beating.

“He’s been beaten like this, what is he smiling about!”

“What is his relationship with that person surnamed Su? He’s been beaten to this extent, yet he’s not crying but smiling? Does he have to smile!”

A nameless rage engulfed his heart. Qi Wang turned and left. “Go to the Imperial Academy of Medicine!”

…

“Xiao Yu, this is Snow Cloud Paste. I specially formulated it; it’s very effective for this kind of external injury. When we go back, Brother Ah He will apply it for you.”

Su Yunhe took out a small bottle from his medicine chest. His eyes were gentle, and his voice was coaxing and affectionate.

“Our Xiao Yu is so handsome, we can’t let him have a scar.”

Song Yu took the small porcelain bottle from Su Yunhe, held it in his hand, and gently rubbed the smooth, delicate body of the bottle with his fingers.

His mouth hurt; it hurt with every movement.

But he still couldn’t wait to ask the overwhelming and unstoppable concern in his heart.

“Does Brother Ah He get injured often? Why did you specially formulate this?”

Facing Song Yu’s eyes full of concern, Su Yunhe’s expression subtly stiffened for a moment. Then, seeing no one around, he pinched Song Yu’s face.

“Because Brother Ah He wanted to bring Xiao Yu to the capital earlier and wanted to give our Xiao Yu the best life.

“So Brother Ah He worked harder than anyone else. Sometimes, working too hard can offend people…

“However, as long as it allows our Xiao Yu to live a good life, Brother Ah He is willing to do anything.”

[What exactly does the Protagonist Shou mean by this? What does he mean by bringing Song Yu to the capital? What is their relationship?]

[I’m also curious. The Protagonist Shou’s introduction didn’t mention anyone important in his hometown, only that his adoptive father passed away three years ago.]

[What does he mean by ‘as long as it allows Song Yu to live a good life, he is willing to do anything?’ The way he said it makes it sound like everything he does is for Song Yu!]

As soon as Su Yunhe said these words, rows and rows of text suddenly rained down upon Song Yu’s vision like a downpour.

They were dense and overlapped.

Before Song Yu could look closely, a young attendant suddenly ran out of the Imperial Academy of Medicine’s gate.

His face was panicked.

“Imperial Physician Su, you’ve finally returned! The Crown Prince is here!”

Su Yunhe’s expression immediately tightened. “The Crown Prince is looking for me?”

Song Yu was also startled. Why did the Crown Prince come?

The young attendant looked anxious, swallowing twice. He shook his head and said urgently, “No, the Crown Prince has summoned everyone in the Imperial Academy of Medicine to stand in the courtyard. He is currently calling the roll. I don’t know what he wants. You two hurry over! His Highness said that if one person is missing, everyone else has to stand for an extra hour.”

…

The front courtyard of the Imperial Academy of Medicine.

The moon was above the treetops, and torches illuminated the entire courtyard brightly.

When Song Yu and Su Yunhe rushed to the scene, the entire front courtyard was packed with people standing densely.

In the front were the Imperial Physicians, in the middle were the female physicians and medical officers, and in the back were the young attendants.

Qi Wang sat in the very front. The dark embroidered gold threads on his black robe reflected a cold light under the torches, and his entire being exuded an indescribable killing intent.

It was a denser killing intent than the one he had exhibited at the market in Qing Shui County that day.

His originally handsome features, due to this killing intent, appeared gloomy and ferocious.

“Who is it!”

The moment Song Yu saw Qi Wang, he was immediately yelled at by someone nearby.

Following the sound, he turned and saw Ba Liang holding a long sword, its blade held horizontally, directly blocking him and Su Yunhe.

“It is Imperial Physician Su and the newly arrived Imperial Physician Song from the Imperial Academy of Medicine.” Xu Huai’en, the Chief of the Imperial Academy of Medicine, who was standing beside Qi Wang, quickly replied respectfully and nervously after Ba Liang stopped them with the sword.

Only then did Qi Wang turn his head to look in their direction, but he only glanced and then asked impatiently, “Is everyone from your Imperial Academy of Medicine here?”

Xu Huai’en hastily replied, “Everyone from the Imperial Academy of Medicine—fifteen Imperial Physicians, twenty-three clerical officers, twenty-five medical officers, and fifty young attendants—is all present.”

Qi Wang sneered. His gaze scanned the dense crowd in front of him. Unhurriedly, yet with full ferocity, he said, “Who was it today who was spreading rumors in front of Consort Li and involving the Sixth Prince!”

As soon as Qi Wang’s voice fell, the Chief of the Academy, Xu Huai’en, immediately followed up: “Whoever it is, step forward yourself! Don’t wait for His Highness to ask a second time!”

Below, the Imperial Physicians shook their heads one after another.

On the side…

Song Yu didn’t know what kind of drama Qi Wang was putting on. Was he genuinely angry because the Sixth Prince was involved? Or something else…

But he was the one who did the deed.

“It was this subject.” Su Yunhe quickly tugged at Song Yu’s hand, then stepped forward and knelt with a thud. “It was this subject who went to check Consort Li’s pulse today.”

Song Yu was about to step forward, but Su Yunhe held him back and spoke first.

Qi Wang’s gaze fell on the hand that had just been held by Song Yu.

His gloomy face revealed a coldness that even the torches couldn’t warm. “Take him away and beat him to death with the cudgel!”

Song Yu was instantly startled and hurriedly knelt beside Su Yunhe.

“Your Highness, please be clear! Imperial Physician Su only went to check Consort Li’s pulse. The one who offended Consort Li today was this subject.”

To make Qi Wang believe him, Song Yu looked up and pointed to his mouth. “This subject committed an offense against a superior and violated palace rules. Consort Li even punished this subject for it.”

Qi Wang’s dark eyes were filled with fury as he looked at Song Yu’s anxious face and bloody, bruised mouth.

He’s this anxious?

A cruel smile played on his lips. Qi Wang said, “I never knew that the camaraderie among your Imperial Academy of Medicine colleagues was so strong that people would fight to take the blame for death.”

Song Yu quickly said, “Your Highness, please be clear…”

“Shut up!” Qi Wang looked at Song Yu’s mouth, opening and closing, with fresh bl00d flowing from the wounds, and roared at him viciously.

Song Yu’s mind immediately went blank, and his voice stopped.

Qi Wang looked at Su Yunhe next to Song Yu. “You tell me, who was it who offended the Sixth Prince in front of Consort Li?”

Su Yunhe knelt there, trembling almost uncontrollably.

That one phrase, “beat him to death with the cudgel,” from the Crown Prince just now scared him so much that a moment of cold sweat soaked through his clothes.

He didn’t dare to imagine that if, after working so hard for so long, he was directly dragged away and beaten to death…

He inhaled a shaky breath, composed himself, and said, “Reporting to Your Highness, Imperial Physician Song newly arrived at the Imperial Academy of Medicine today. This subject, according to the Academy’s rules, brought Imperial Physician Song along to the palace today when checking pulses to familiarize him with the palace situation.”

Su Yunhe wanted to add, We even encountered Your Highness on the way…

But he absolutely didn’t dare to say such a casual thing now.

“While this subject was checking Consort Li’s pulse, Imperial Physician Song encountered a eunuch outside Consort Li’s quarters. The eunuch was ordered by the Sixth Highness to summon Imperial Physician Song to check his pulse.

“Imperial Physician Song mistakenly thought the message was relayed by Consort De.

“At that time, the eunuch suddenly fainted for some unknown reason, alarming Consort Li, who was in the palace…”

Qi Wang sneered. “Just tell me who offended the Sixth Highness.”

Su Yunhe was terrified by the cold voice and trembled. Kneeling there, he tightly clenched the hand resting on his thigh—

Am I to be beaten to death with the cudgel?

“It was Imperial Physician Song, Song Yu.”