So be it. Chuanwen was even thinking that maybe the Crown Prince would give her a couple of bunches of vegetables. But the Emperor didn't enter through the main gate of the Crown Prince's residence; instead, he sneaked in through the vegetable garden at the back.
Thankfully, the vegetable garden was surrounded by a wooden fence; otherwise, Chuanwen definitely wouldn't have been able to climb over the wall to get in.
Although the two of them were discovered by the guards, the guards dared not utter a sound. Were they supposed to call the Crown Prince to arrest the Emperor?
Then the emperor, acting as lookout, instructed Chuanwen to loot all the vegetables in the shed. The two of them, one big and one small, carried two bags of vegetables and slipped away. When they passed the chicken coop, the emperor said he would give Chuanwen a treat. Chuanwen was quite happy to hear this, but it turned out that the emperor was acting as lookout again, and the task of stealing chickens was left to her.
Chuanwen really wanted to complain: 【Isn't this bullying?!】
The emperor ignored Chuanwen's true feelings and saw that Chuanwen was doing this quite smoothly, bringing out two chickens without making a sound. He thought to himself that this little girl must have done this kind of thing a lot before.
The emperor gave Chuanwen a thumbs-up, and Chuanwen smiled proudly, "I'm a pro! You think those eggs from the fat aunt next door and the goose eggs from the blind old man at the village entrance just disappeared like that? Those are all my and Er Gou's achievements!"
The emperor chuckled inwardly, thinking, "Battle achievements, please! This little girl is too much fun."
The two of them then added food to the Queen's small kitchen, and when the Crown Prince arrived, they were enjoying their meal.
Upon seeing the Crown Prince, Chuanwen immediately felt a little uneasy. He glanced at the Emperor, who remained calm and continued eating and drinking as usual. The Emperor even took the time to ask the Crown Prince what business he had come so early. He looked like a loving father who cared about his son.
[That old fox is such a good actor!]
Chuanwen inwardly complained, but the emperor pretended not to hear, and the crown prince, though puzzled, didn't think much of it.
The emperor ordered someone to add a bowl and chopsticks for the crown prince, and personally placed a chicken leg into the prince's bowl, saying, "We can talk about anything after you finish eating. It's still hot, so eat it while it's hot."
"Thank you, Father Emperor."
The prince would check on the vegetable garden as soon as he got up every morning, and today was no exception. So he hadn't eaten yet, and seeing the golden chicken legs made his mouth water.
The Empress then served him some more green vegetables, which the Crown Prince began to eat. Since he had already found Chuanwen, he figured he could ask him questions after he finished eating.
"This dish is good, very fresh!" The Crown Prince took a sip of white rice porridge, picked up some green vegetables with his chopsticks, and took a bite of chicken leg. "And this chicken, it's oily but not greasy. The chefs in the Empress Dowager's palace have improved their skills again."
Unaware of the situation, the Empress smiled happily and served the Crown Prince even more food.
Chuanwen now looked at the Crown Prince as if he were a great traitor, and put a piece of chicken on the Crown Prince's plate, saying, "If you like it, eat more."
[You can't blame me now that you've eaten the chicken!]
The prince, who was enjoying his meal, was taken aback. What did that mean?
He glanced again at the dishes on the table: chicken...vegetables...
The emperor continued eating without changing his expression, but when he noticed the crown prince staring at the food without eating, he asked him, "What's wrong? Why aren't you eating?"
The prince paused for a moment, then replied, "I...this chicken looks familiar."
Chuanwen felt a chill run down his spine. "It was all your father's doing! He bullies kids, he just stands by and watches, making me do all the bad things! It has nothing to do with me! Go find your father!"
The emperor remained expressionless, but his eating became a little hesitant. Girl, you're too impatient! You've confessed everything before the questioning even started!
But the emperor, having already done it, wasn't afraid anymore. He picked up a piece of chicken for the crown prince, saying, "Didn't you just say it was delicious? Eat up!"
The prince looked up at his father and saw the warning in his father's eyes. If he dared to avenge the chicken, his father would definitely wield the cane!
My food! My chicken! I'm so sorry!
The crown prince was almost in tears, and dared not utter a sound as he buried his head in his food.
"Child, eat slowly." Even if the Empress didn't know the truth, she could guess the gist of it after hearing this. She glared at the Emperor and showed concern for her son with heartache.
The message reads: "[The Crown Prince guessed it? But this chicken isn't anything special. How did the Crown Prince figure it out? Is it some kind of telepathic connection between master and pet?]"
Chuanwen looked at the pot of chicken stew with mushrooms with a puzzled expression, while the prince buried his head in his rice with tears in his eyes.
"Don't go back after you've eaten. Your mother has already cleaned up your palace, and I've also sent someone to deliver the memorials. Go and handle your official business after you've eaten."
The emperor chatted with the crown prince while eating, but the crown prince only hummed in response, indicating that he didn't want to talk to him.
After that, the crown prince moved into the palace and was explicitly forbidden by the emperor from farming!
The crown prince did not refute, but he told the emperor that he did not want to be the crown prince. As a result, the emperor threw a pillow at him and sent him out of the palace.
That evening, the crown prince was in a bad mood and drank some wine. After drinking, he felt restless and decided to go out for a stroll and enjoy the night breeze.
But as soon as he opened the door, a maid came in. Without saying a word, she led him to the bed and started taking off his clothes.
The prince was so frightened that he sobered up considerably, but even though he was sober, the fever in his body not only did not subside, but became stronger and stronger.
Having grown up in the palace, the Crown Prince immediately knew he had been drugged. With all his might, he pushed the maid away and ran out, shouting for help as he ran!
Then, the palace servants who were passing by saw this scene: the crown prince was running for his life in front with his clothes disheveled, and a maid in disheveled clothes was chasing after him!
However, after chasing for only a short distance, the maidservant quickly hid when she saw that there were more and more people.
The Crown Prince ran wildly toward the Imperial Hospital following the route he remembered. In his daze, he didn't know if he was on the right track, but he dared not stop until he bumped into someone!
"Antidote! Antidote!"
The crown prince thought he had arrived at the Imperial Hospital, so he grabbed the man's shoulder and shook him violently.
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