Su Qingwen: I know the answer to this question! The most lethal item in Huayueye's study is Huayueye himself!
[System: I really want to refute... but what if you're so right?]
So, Su Qingwen decided to give it a try first—what if it worked?
However, when she arrived at the study, she suddenly realized a problem: Wait a minute. During these days of doing the side quest, wouldn't I be considered a missing person in the palace? Huayueye might be so anxious right now that he wants to tear me to pieces alive!
[System: Don't worry. The side quest runs parallel to the main - line time. You'll return to the exact time when you left.]
Su Qingwen patted her chest: That's good, that's good.
She peeked around and knocked on the door of the study. After entering, sure enough, she found Huayueye sitting in the study, buried in his work.
Huayueye raised his eyebrows in surprise when he saw her.
Su Qingwen looked mysterious and sneaky. With a serious face, she walked up to Huayueye and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I have something important to tell you."
Huayueye was completely confused and said, "Just tell me. I'm listening."
"Then, no matter what I do next, you have to stay calm," Su Qingwen emphasized.
Huayueye nodded doubtfully.
So, Su Qingwen grabbed Huayueye's shoulders with both hands and started wailing at the top of her lungs, "Ya la suo ~ This is the skill spell ~ ~ ~ Ao ao ao ao ~ Language ~"
The ear - splitting noise filled the air.
The veins on Huayueye's forehead throbbed. He was on the verge of a violent rage and struggled frantically, "Su Qingwen, are you looking for death?"
Finally, his tortured ears protested. Unable to bear it any longer, Huayueye picked up the inkstone in the study and started chasing after Su Qingwen.
"Ahhhhh—Help! Spouse murder!" Su Qingwen fled at full speed when she saw the situation was bad.
After finally escaping, Su Qingwen bent over, out of breath, and complained, "Was it really that bad? His reaction was so extreme... But no light gate appeared. It seems that this weapon of mass destruction is not Huayueye."
Hearing her confusion, the system silently played back the recording of her howling the spell once. The shrill scream echoed over the palace...
Su Qingwen:...... Okay, okay, turn it off quickly. Expressionless face.jpg
"Uh, what is this..." Su Qingwen suddenly realized there was something in her hand. It was probably something she grabbed by the way during her hasty escape. Was it an inkstone?
??!
Wasn't this the inkstone that Huayueye picked up to throw at me just now?! Did I manage to snatch it away? Su Qingwen pondered: Since it's not Huayueye, could it be this "murder weapon" that Huayueye picked up? With a solemn expression, Su Qingwen raised the inkstone and said, "Are you ready? We're going to start!"
The system accepted its "death sentence" expressionlessly.
"Ya la suo ~ This is the skill spell ~ ~ ~ Ao ao ao ao ~ Language ~"
It was the same familiar process. Su Qingwen arrived at the Prince Rui's Mansion.
It was slightly different from the last time she was here. The courtyard furnishings were no longer so elegant and had more of Huayueye's arrogance and flamboyance. It seemed that Huayueye had been doing quite well these years and had started to decorate his lair happily.
However, after Su Qingwen walked around for a while, she noticed something was wrong. There was a luxurious carriage parked in the courtyard, and there were a few more little eunuchs walking around. What was going on? Had Gao Quan come?
Su Qingwen grew anxious and quickly found where Huayueye was. Sure enough, he and the Prince Rui were in the study. There was also a eunuch in gorgeous clothes sitting in the room. Judging from his slender eyes and feminine appearance, it was definitely Gao Quan!
Su Qingwen lay on the window hatefully, staring at this big boss and spitting at him: Stinky eunuch, stinky eunuch who abducted cute children!
Inside the study, the conversation was also full of undercurrents.
Gao Quan was dressed in gorgeous clothes. Good maintenance had left no trace of time on his delicate and feminine face. He picked up the tea, curled his lips, and said in a shrill voice, "Your Highness the Prince also knows that I'm here this time to pick up the heir to the throne to study in the palace."
The Prince Rui frowned and said, "I'll find a teacher for Xiaoyezi's enlightenment. Why does he have to go to the palace?"
Gao Quan squinted his eyes and said, "Your Highness the Prince knows very well. After all, the heir to the throne is the flesh and blood of the Emperor. Even if he's fostered here with you, he still has to go back to the palace to study with the other princes. Do you think the palace will treat him badly?"
The Prince Rui remained silent, his hand on his knee clenching tightly. Huayueye also stood there with a tense little face.
Yes, yes! You guys will definitely treat him badly! Su Qingwen gritted her teeth.
After a long time, the Prince Rui said, "Can't you be more flexible, Father - in - law? Although Ye'er and I are not related by blood, we've developed deep feelings after getting along for so long. The Emperor is not an unreasonable person. If it's about upbringing, I'll do my best. Why do you have to take him into the palace?"
Gao Quan said coldly, "Prince Rui! This is the Emperor's order. I'm just here to pass on the message and pick him up. Please don't make things difficult for me."
Finally, Huayueye spoke with a straight little face, "I'll go to the palace with you." Then he turned to the Prince Rui, took his hand, and said, "Adoptive father, I'm just going to the palace to study. I'm not never coming back. Don't worry. I'll take good care of myself."
The Prince Rui felt a pang in his heart and finally agreed.
As a transparent person, Su Qingwen watched with teary eyes as the little bun got on Gao Quan's carriage, looking back three times at every step.
No way. Su Qingwen clenched her fist. This was like a lamb walking into the tiger's den! Huayueye hadn't become the big bad wolf he would be in the future. Right now, he was just a newbie who had just left the starting village. If he went into the wolf's den now, it would be like the Calabash Brothers going to save their grandfather—going to be killed! I have to follow him! Su Qingwen plopped herself on the back of the carriage and followed the convoy as it sped away.
The carriages rumbled, and the high walls loomed.
The red walls and green tiles were more like invisible cages. The resplendent and magnificent palace was just a shadowy shackle.
The palace at this time was completely different from when Huayueye was on the throne. Huayueye's harem was full of ugly women, while here, there were beautiful and charming ladies everywhere. There were plenty of young and beautiful maids and concubines. It seemed that the previous Emperor was probably a heartless man. Su Qingwen silently complained.
Although they claimed to take the prince into the palace for upbringing, in fact, Huayueye didn't even get to see his father once and was directly stuffed into the place where the princes studied. He was still a wild child doted on by his adoptive father, casually dressed in clothes that allowed him to climb trees and houses. He looked indifferently at the surprised looks from the princes in gorgeous clothes around him.
"Who is this? Have we seen him before?"
"Isn't he the Seventh Prince? I heard he was adopted by Prince Rui."
"Why is he back..."
"He's going to study with us."
"Should we call him the heir to the throne or the younger brother of the Emperor now!"
...
The princes and their companions were chattering away.
"Yo, isn't this the little bastard that Father doesn't want? Why are you back? Did Prince Rui kick you out? Hahahahahahahahaha." A cocky voice came from afar.