The Real Young Master Was Sold as a Slave, The Obsessive Crown Prince's Forced Love - Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Assassination

After Lady Wang finished speaking, Consort Li, with an utterly lifeless expression, simply hummed in response.

Her perfunctory attitude was practically written on her face: Perfunctory.

Lady Wang felt her dignity was being thrown on the floor and trampled by Consort Li, but since Consort Li was favored, she could only swallow her anger and attend to the main business first.

Clutching the handkerchief in her hand, Lady Wang smiled at Consort Li, “Your subject has not been sleeping well these days, waking up at the Yin hour (3-5 AM) every night, unable to go back to sleep, with a splitting headache. I’ve consulted a few doctors outside and taken medicine several times, but it hasn’t helped.

“I was originally going to ask for the Lady’s grace to summon an Imperial Physician to take my pulse.

“By chance, this Imperial Physician is here…”

Consort Li immediately rolled her eyes.

You are truly good at coincidence.

I bet you knew I rewarded Imperial Physician Song, and he came to the palace to offer thanks, so you purposely came to intercept him.

Just as she was about to refuse, Song Yu, kneeling on the ground, spoke, “From a diagnostic perspective, inability to sleep may also be due to having done too many wicked deeds.”

Consort Li:…

She nearly burst out laughing.

Are you sure that’s from a diagnostic perspective?

With a mix of disbelief and a slight eagerness for drama, Consort Li looked at Song Yu.

Song Yu fiercely gripped the silver needle in his sleeve. The moment Lady Wang got angry, he would immediately strike, commit the murder, and frame her!

Lady Wang’s face turned ashen. She turned to look at Song Yu, “What do you mean!”

Song Yu’s expression was calm as he looked directly at Lady Wang, “It means you’ve done too many wicked things, which is why you can’t sleep at night. Don’t you keep track of how many bad things you’ve done?”

“You!” Lady Wang nearly vomited bl00d from anger.

This bastard!

How dare he speak to her like that!

She was the Earl of Anping’s wife, a guest of Consort Li.

Even if Song Yu was an Imperial Physician…

Wait.

For Song Yu to become an Imperial Physician, he must have a powerful backer. Could Song Yu’s backer… be Consort Li?

Otherwise, how would he dare be so brazen in Consort Li’s bedchamber!

A sudden suspicion shot through Lady Wang’s mind. Startled, she turned to look at Consort Li, completely unable to control her expression.

The instant she turned her head, Song Yu suddenly sprang up and lunged toward Consort Li.

He shouted, “Lady, be careful! She’s going to attack!”

The silver needle hidden in his hand stabbed directly at Consort Li!

Hehe~

After stabbing Consort Li, I’ll stab myself. Consort Li will die from the poison, and since I took the antidote beforehand, I won’t die from the poison.

I’m not dead, but all the blame will fall on Lady Wang~

[Little Yu, don’t kill her! Little Yu! Stop, stop quickly!]

[The Sixth Prince just said it himself! The person who pushed him into the water a few days ago was Green Shade, Green Shade is problematic!]

[The matter of harming the Sixth Prince might have nothing to do with Consort Li!]

[Qi Wang wants to kill Consort Li for revenge, but if Consort Li didn’t send someone to push the Sixth Prince, Qi Wang definitely wouldn’t kill her. Although Qi Wang is a pervert, he is clear about his grievances!]

Song Yu:!!!

No!

I’ve already lunged forward with the silver needle in hand, practically right in front of Consort Li, about to stab her, and now you tell me this?

The words flashed quickly before his eyes.

In this desperate moment, Song Yu felt an urge to curse.

The words were shouted, the person had already lunged; he had no time to pull back his leg or his mouth. Song Yu could only—

Rush forward, turn his body sideways, and block Consort Li like a heroic good samaritan making a sacrifice.

Then, in the chaos, the silver needle in his hand stabbed toward himself.

The silver needle carried a potent poison. Even though Song Yu had taken the antidote, the moment the needle pierced him, his vision blacked out, and he collapsed, unconscious.

When Song Yu suddenly sprang up and shouted a warning, rushing forward, Consort Li was startled.

Lady Wang nearby instinctively thought Song Yu was attacking her and reflexively tried to dodge.

But then she saw Song Yu charging at Consort Li, realized Song Yu’s words were “Lady, be careful, she’s going to attack!”, and, enraged, Lady Wang reached out to pull Song Yu back. What nonsense was he spouting? Who was going to attack!

Then—

Her hand had just grabbed Song Yu’s arm when Song Yu rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.

Lady Wang:…

Lady Wang:!!!

Lady Wang was completely numb.

She jerked back the hand that had grabbed Song Yu’s arm as if she’d been electrocuted, stepping back quickly, “It has nothing to do with me! I didn’t do anything!”

Consort Li was so shocked by the sudden chaos that her breathing became rapid and her mind went blank.

The moment Song Yu collapsed with a bang, Consort Li cried out, “Guards! Quick, someone help!”

Without Consort Li calling, the palace maids standing in the bedchamber had already rushed forward in panic.

…

The Imperial Study.

Prince Yu knelt on the ground, crying with snot and tears streaming down his face.

“Imperial Father, please uphold justice for your son! Clearly, Song Yu and the Crown Prince are colluding to frame your son. Now, not only is your son’s reputation ruined and Song Yu rewarded, but the Crown Prince even hung the eunuch’s body outside your son’s gate.

“Your son is innocent! Your son never instructed that eunuch and has never even met him.

“It’s the Crown Prince who is harming your son!

“Otherwise, how could Song Yu so coincidentally knock that eunuch unconscious!

“They were prepared and set a trap to victimize your son!”

The Emperor sat behind his desk with a gloomy expression.

His slightly narrowed eyes, filled with dark scrutiny, looked at Qi Wang standing nearby, “What do you have to say?”

Qi Wang’s face showed little deference, only a cold, mocking smile. “Prince Yu claims the eunuch was knocked unconscious by Song Yu. Does he have any evidence?”

Prince Yu wiped a tear and retorted self-righteously, “If a perfectly healthy person wasn’t knocked unconscious by Song Yu, then how would he collapse?”

Qi Wang raised an eyebrow, “If a perfectly healthy person suddenly falls down while walking, does that mean the person next to them pushed them?”

Prince Yu immediately snapped, “But you claim he was instructed by me, do you have evidence? Since the man is dead, of course you can say whatever you want! I can also say that huyangsan was administered by you just to frame me.

“You see Imperial Father treating me well, so you harm me! You’ve always been like this since childhood—whoever Imperial Father treats well, you harm! You clearly can’t stand to see Imperial Father happy! You can’t bear to see Imperial Father pleased!”

“Enough!” The Emperor snapped at Prince Yu in annoyance, then his gaze, full of severity, turned to Qi Wang, “As the Crown Prince, no matter what Prince Yu does, he is still your brother, your own flesh and bl00d. How could you hang a corpse outside his gate, showing no elder brotherly magnanimity! Apologize to your brother.”

Prince Yu immediately interjected, “And that Song Yu must also be punished! I want to punish him personally!”

Killing intent rose in Qi Wang’s eyes as he looked at Prince Yu.

Just as he was about to present the evidence of Prince Yu’s assassination attempt in Qinghe County, the door of the Imperial Study was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

The Chief Eunuch entered from outside, his face grave and urgent, “Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Earl of Anping’s wife attempted to assassinate Consort Li…”

The Emperor was utterly stunned, “What?”

The Chief Eunuch urgently reported, “Just now, the Earl of Anping’s wife attempted to assassinate Consort Li. Your Majesty, do not worry, the Lady is safe. Imperial Physician Song Yu happened to be at the Lady’s bedchamber to offer thanks and blocked the assassination attempt by the Earl of Anping’s wife.”

Qi Wang abruptly turned his head.