The Real Young Master Was Sold as a Slave, The Obsessive Crown Prince's Forced Love - Chapter 35

Chapter 35: A Sour Warmth

Song Yu lay down on the bed as soon as he returned to his room.

He was so tired.

His heart was so troubled, so miserable, so suffocating!

He thought his sole purpose in coming to the capital was to take revenge and reclaim his academic title.

He had already taken the first step by getting rid of Madam Wang. After that, as long as he planned slowly and clung tightly to the Crown Prince, he would eventually succeed.

But he never expected to run into Su Yunhe and end up at this point.

The sharp, persistent misery tearing at his heart left Song Yu sprawled on the bed, unwilling to move.

[Holy crap, as expected of Qi Wang, the crazy villain persona is solid. He rushed over, dragged Prince Yu out of the carriage, pinned him to the ground, and beat him up!]

[I’m dying of laughter. Prince Yu was pricked by Little Yu, finally got rescued by his guards, and before he could recover, he was pinned to the ground by Qi Wang and beaten black and blue!]

[This beating was truly humiliating. It was done publicly, with eunuchs and several officials watching!]

[Why did Qi Wang do this? He knows the Emperor favors Prince Yu and is constantly looking for fault with him. Why is he acting out so blatantly? Isn’t he afraid of the Emperor’s wrath?]

[An act of harming a sibling is enough for the Emperor to punish him!]

Song Yu was stunned.

Qi Wang went to hit Prince Yu?

Why?

Logically, shouldn’t Qi Wang be going to face the Emperor now? To inform the Emperor that Prince Yu improperly used Yun Qingshuang.

To let the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review investigate Prince Yu.

Why did he go and hit someone?

Suspicion arose in Song Yu’s heart. Ignoring his discomfort, he stared intently at the words floating past him.

Soon, amidst a flurry of comments about how badly Prince Yu was beaten, a line floated out—

[Qi Wang doesn’t plan to report Prince Yu for using Yun Qingshuang?]

[He threatened Prince Yu, saying that if Prince Yu harmed the Sixth Prince again, he would expose the matter of Prince Yu using Yun Qingshuang on Song Yu. But revealing it now would deal the biggest blow to Prince Yu!]

[Indeed, by revealing it now, he could righteously claim he received news that Prince Yu used Yun Qingshuang and, as an elder brother, rushed over to stop him for fear of his brother making a mistake. This way, he could distance himself from Song Yu and expose Prince Yu’s use of Yun Qingshuang.]

[I don’t understand!]

[This move is truly foolish. No wonder he’s the villain. Such a great opportunity!]

The strings of words all called Qi Wang stupid for missing the best opportunity to strike Prince Yu hard.

Yet, a strange warmth, a misconception, arose in Song Yu’s heart.

If Qi Wang were to expose Prince Yu, the matter of him being poisoned with Yun Qingshuang and taken away by Prince Yu would become public knowledge.

Even if Prince Yu did nothing, others might not think so.

The gossip and rumors would undoubtedly paint a humiliating picture of him.

Song Yu had already considered this and was prepared to endure it. After all, he was just using Qi Wang’s influence for revenge, and Qi Wang merely saw him as a tool in his schemes.

But, for Qi Wang to do this…

Was it to protect his reputation?

Even if the speculation was absurd and ridiculous—how could a person like Qi Wang protect the reputation of a mere pawn?

Song Yu’s heart still felt a bit of swelling, sour warmth.

This warmth scattered some of the heartache caused by Su Yunhe’s betrayal. Song Yu took a deep breath and sat up from the bed.

He patted his head.

Song Yu, why are you grieving!

Your revenge has not yet been exacted!

What you need to do is reclaim your academic title!

Pull yourself together!

After so many days of these words appearing, Song Yu had gradually figured out how to use them to get the information he wanted.

He sat on the bed, pretending to mutter to himself, and rubbed his face.

“I was rescued by the Crown Prince. I wonder what the Earl of Anping’s Residence is thinking now…”

[I’m seriously impressed. How does Su Yunhe still have the nerve to come and look for Little Yu!]

[He was beaten black and blue by Prince Yu. Why is he coming to see Little Yu in such a mess!]

[Little Yu, don’t believe anything he says!]

[Qi Wang beat Prince Yu, and Prince Yu beat Su Yunhe. Now what does Su Yunhe want with Little Yu? To beat Little Yu? Is some kind of conservation being achieved!]

As a result—

Not a single one of the words answered his question about the Earl of Anping’s Residence. Instead, there was a pile all talking about Su Yunhe.

Song Yu frowned.

Su Yunhe is coming to find him?

Creak…

The room door was pushed open.

Song Yu turned his head and saw Su Yunhe push the door and enter.

He was indeed as the words described: utterly battered, bruised and swollen, even worse than he had imagined.

Why did Prince Yu beat him?

“Little Yu.” Su Yunhe’s face showed concern as he walked in, “You said you wanted to rest. I came to see if you were feeling unwell. Why aren’t you asleep?”

Song Yu really wanted to retort: So you can take the chance to poison me again if I sleep!

But he didn’t say it.

He just smiled, “I just woke up.”

Su Yunhe deliberately came to find Song Yu looking so wretched, just to make Song Yu ask him what was wrong.

The result.

After saying, “I just woke up,” Song Yu fell silent.

Su Yunhe waited for a good while, but Song Yu didn’t speak.

An ungrateful wretch who can’t be nurtured.

He cursed inwardly.

Su Yunhe’s eyes turned slightly red, “Little Yu, did you tell the Crown Prince that I didn’t care about you after you were taken by Prince Yu?”

Song Yu looked at Su Yunhe in confusion, “Why would you say that?”

Su Yunhe immediately burst into tears, “The Crown Prince just had his men pin me down and beat me, telling me to stay away from you in the future.”

[I’m seriously impressed. What kind of protagonist shou is this! Protagonist my foot!]

[It was clearly Prince Yu who beat him!]

[He’s definitely trying to trick Little Yu! Little Yu must have had terrible luck to have ever met him!]

[The protagonist shou must have his reasons for doing this!]

Song Yu glanced at the words, his expression a little surprised, and looked at Su Yunhe, “Huh?”

Su Yunhe: …

That’s it?

Just one word?

You damn person! If my father hadn’t taken you in all those years, you would have been eaten by the wolves in the mountains long ago!

Now that I’ve been beaten, all you can say is “Huh”?

Suppressing his fury, and remembering Prince Yu’s instructions, Su Yunhe tightly clenched his fists to keep the displeasure off his face. He only whined, “Little Yu, can you please beg the Crown Prince for me? I really didn’t intentionally hide anything.

“I truly did it for your own good at the time, that’s why I didn’t tell the Crown Prince’s attendant directly.”

[Little Yu, don’t believe him!]

A stream of “Little Yu, don’t believe him” flashed across his eyes. Song Yu pursed his lips, “Okay.”

[Ahhhh! I’m so angry! Little Yu, he’s not a good person!]

[Don’t agree to him!]

The words were furious, but a faint smile appeared in Su Yunhe’s eyes. He reached out to take Song Yu’s hand, “Thank you, Little Yu.”

Song Yu looked at his hand being held. Enduring the waves of discomfort in his heart, he didn’t pull away, only asking, “Should I go now?”

Su Yunhe immediately said, “I’ll go with you. Then you can intercede for me, and I can explain to the Crown Prince in person, just asking him not to make things difficult for me anymore.”

Song Yu got up and made to walk out, but his mouth said, “But, I clearly told you that the Crown Prince and I are not close. Don’t you find it strange that I agreed so readily?”

Su Yunhe was just breathing a huge sigh of relief over Song Yu’s quick agreement.

When he suddenly said this, Su Yunhe’s heart immediately tightened, and his face slightly stiffened.