"Father, did you call me here because you have something to tell me?" Li Bingchen deliberately feigned confusion as he was brought before His Majesty the King, whom he had just parted from.
In reality, Li Bingchen was feeling extremely uneasy at that moment.
They had just parted ways, and the king had sent him a new potted plant, and now he's summoned him again... He must have discovered the secret in the potted plant.
However, he could neither show it nor admit it.
To his surprise, His Majesty the King had no intention of beating around the bush and asked directly, "Those little things, were they given to you by one of the young ladies of the Gu family?"
"You guys are really brave, playing with something so dangerous. Aren't you afraid of getting bitten?"
Hearing the king's direct words, Li Bingchen felt as if a thunderbolt had struck his mind. However, he dared not show the slightest panic, only looking at his king father with a puzzled expression: "Father, what do you mean by that? What little thing? I don't understand what you're talking about..."
"Oh?" The king deliberately dragged out his "oh," and slowly said, "So, those little things in the rockery and bonsai pot aren't yours? If they're not yours, then they're ownerless. Ownerless things belong to the country. Perfect, I'll have them sent to the Institute of Biology so the people there can study them carefully. Such poisonous little things might be some kind of mutated creature. Those scientists who study biology will definitely be very interested."
If they were sent to those lunatics, his ant guards would surely be dissected and observed, and perhaps even subjected to cruel experiments. Although they were just tiny ants, they were helpers given to him by Yun Duo, his ant guards. How could he allow them to be sent to those lunatics? Absolutely not!
"No!" Li Bingchen's mind raced, and he said solemnly, "Father had someone call me over and also sent me a new artificial rockery bonsai. My previous bonsai disappeared again without alerting anyone else. It seems that Father had someone take my bonsai from me and found something inside it."
“Father, although you gave that potted plant to your son, since you gave it to him, it belongs to him. He is the owner of that potted plant. The potted plant is his, and the things inside it should also belong to him. You cannot take them away as if they were unclaimed property.”
His Majesty the King was very pleased.
This kid, fine, he can try to argue his way out of anything, but he's also blocked the way for me to question him. Really...
It's a pity that he only focuses on the head and neglects the rear; he still needs more practice.
"So, you're planning to take responsibility for the poisonous ants biting people in the palace?" His Majesty the King asked, looking at Li Bingchen with great interest.
Li Bingchen took a deep breath, silently encouraging himself, and then looked at the king and said, "Father, I am a human being. Even if I am a prince, I cannot command ants. How can I be responsible for ants biting people?"
"Moreover, I didn't know beforehand that the ants were in my son's rockery, so I can be considered ignorant and innocent."
“I’m not letting you send the ants to the biological research institute because I feel that your decision violates the constitutional spirit that personal property belongs to the individual. My son is just protecting his own rights and upholding the dignity of the Constitution.”
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