The Real Young Master Was Sold as a Slave, The Obsessive Crown Prince's Forced Love - Chapter 27

Chapter 27: Grievance

The Earl of Anping felt that the whole incident was amiss.

The biggest unsettling point was why the Crown Prince had snatched Lady Wang from the Ministry of Justice dungeon, tortured her, and then killed her.

Was it because Green Shade took the Sixth Prince to Consort Li’s bedchamber? But Green Shade had already confessed.

Was he perhaps interrogating her about whether the Earl of Anping’s residence was involved in the assassination attempt in Qinghe County?

Otherwise, he couldn’t think of any reason for the Crown Prince to interrogate Lady Wang.

They clearly had no interaction with the Crown Prince.

Yet, from the moment the incident happened until he saw Lady Wang’s corpse, he had no opportunity to see Lady Wang and no way to inquire about what exactly transpired.

Why did the Crown Prince interrogate Lady Wang?

The Earl of Anping racked his brains in confusion. Facing Song Shian’s fury, the Earl sighed, “Let me think about this carefully. Don’t be so anxious.”

Song Shian was on the verge of exploding!

“Father! What more is there to think about? As long as Song Yu is alive, the risk over our heads exists for another day! All that talk about selling him into slavery, or manipulating him for our own use, is pointless! Kill him! Killing him is the only right thing to do! Kill him!”

Looking at the furious Song Shian, the Earl of Anping’s eyelid twitched suddenly.

Could it be that the Crown Prince knew something about the incident ten years ago?

Realizing this, the Earl of Anping’s heart seized up.

If the Crown Prince truly suspected something, then Song Yu indeed could not be allowed to live.

…

Three days later.

Song Yu was somewhat dumbfounded looking at the list of accompanying personnel.

No!

Which idiot arranged this list of accompanying personnel!

Su Yunhe, on the other hand, was excited, pinching Song Yu’s cheek. “Why are you unhappy? This is accompanying the Emperor on a hunt! You haven’t been to the Western Mountain hunting grounds, have you? It’s spectacular! The scenery in the woods is beautiful, completely different from our Cold Cloud Mountain.

“And His Majesty is lenient. Every year during the hunt, the Imperial Physicians are also allowed to enter the woods to hunt.

“We’ll go together then. It’s been so long since I’ve hunted with Little Yu.”

Song Yu forced a smile. “A-He Gege, it’s only been a few days since I was detoxified. I still don’t have much strength. It was a struggle to hold my chopsticks for breakfast today.”

[I am truly exasperated. If you say Su Yunhe doesn’t care about Song Yu, his attitude is always affectionate. But if you say he cares, Little Yu is clearly weak, barely able to walk, yet he doesn’t ask at all?]

[The Protagonist Uke just didn’t realize Song Yu was so weak, okay.]

[Does he even need to think? Song Yu’s weakness and lack of energy are practically written on his face! Anyone with eyes could see it!]

The smile on Su Yunhe’s face slightly froze.

Then, he sighed.

“It’s my fault. I was only thinking that because of your matter, I was demoted to a medical official. I was afraid you would feel guilty and upset, so I thought this hunt could be a chance for us to relax and have a good talk…”

[???]

[What ridiculous thing is this? Su Yunhe was demoted because he lied in front of Consort Li. What does that have to do with Little Yu?]

[If Song Yu hadn’t tried to assassinate Consort Li and knocked out that eunuch, would Su Yunhe have needed to lie? Su Yunhe lied to protect Song Yu!]

The text started arguing again.

Song Yu felt a sense of bitterness.

He did feel somewhat sad and guilty about Su Yunhe being demoted to a medical official.

He had wondered countless times if he hadn’t come to the capital, would he have avoided dragging Su Yunhe down…

“I’m sorry, A-He Gege.” Song Yu apologized to Su Yunhe, apologizing for disrupting Su Yunhe’s normal life. “I dragged you down.”

Su Yunhe relaxed slightly, pinching Song Yu’s cheek.

“Why are you apologizing to me? When Father was alive, he taught us to be good brothers. When Father passed away, he instructed us to support each other. I am your older brother. With me, Little Yu never needs to apologize.”

[!!! Holy crap!]

[Which sister speculated this before? A divine prophecy! Are they really brothers?]

[Not biological brothers, likely both adopted by the hunter.]

[Then that’s strange. Why did the Protagonist Uke keep saying he had no family before Song Yu came to the capital!]

[If they are brothers, why did Su Yunhe deny it when Xu Huaien asked?]

“Alright, alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. Hurry up and get dressed! We need to leave, or we’ll be late!” Su Yunhe rubbed Song Yu’s face, grabbed Song Yu’s clothes from the side, and tried to help him dress.

Song Yu had known about the hunt today.

But he was not on the previous list of accompanying personnel, so when Su Yunhe rushed in early this morning, he was still asleep.

Which idiot added a sick, weak person like him to the list!

Now that he was on the list, Song Yu naturally did not dare to delay.

“A-He Gege, I can dress myself.” Song Yu took the clothes.

Su Yunhe smiled. “Why are you being formal with me? When you were little, I always dressed you.”

His voice paused slightly, and Su Yunhe asked, “Your lips look almost healed. Are you applying the ointment I gave you every day?”

Song Yu didn’t want to say he was using the ointment Qi Wang gave him.

The one Su Yunhe gave him had already been taken by Qi Wang.

So he told a little white lie, “Yes.”

Fearing Su Yunhe might talk more about the ointment, Song Yu quickly changed the subject while dressing. “By the way, A-He Gege, who is your best friend in the capital?”

The text kept mentioning Protagonist Seme, Protagonist Seme.

He was genuinely curious!

Who is the Protagonist Seme!

Protagonist is one thing, but Seme too!

The smile on Su Yunhe’s face slightly chilled. “Did His Highness the Crown Prince tell you to ask?”

Song Yu was confused by the question and looked at Su Yunhe skeptically. “Huh?”

Su Yunhe looked at Song Yu with scrutiny. “Did His Highness the Crown Prince ask you to inquire about my affairs?”

Song Yu was a little bewildered.

The grievances hidden in his heart these past few days suddenly surged up.

“A-He Gege, ever since you and Father adopted me, I grew up with you. We lived together for so many years. After Father passed away, you suddenly left and didn’t return for three years.

“Is it not normal for me to be concerned about you?

“I’ve been thinking about you.

“Thinking about whether you’re doing well outside, whether you’ve made good friends, whether you’ve encountered bad people…

“Don’t you think about me?

“Don’t you want to know how I’ve lived these past three years?

“During the time Father was taking medicine before he died, all our family’s savings were spent. I was only twelve when you left. I was also sick, running a high fever, and my leg was injured.

“Don’t you think about how I survived these three years?

“A-He Gege, do you know how happy I was when I saw you in the Imperial Physician’s Office?”

Su Yunhe looked a little uncomfortable. He touched Song Yu’s face. “A-He Gege is in the wrong. I was just concerned you might be deceived by the Crown Prince, as your relationship with him seems very good.”

Song Yu drooped his head, feeling incredibly sad. “I am a poor, powerless, insignificant person. What could he possibly deceive me out of?”