The emperor was a little embarrassed by King Jing's indifference.

"Fifth brother, father is asking you a question." Mu Tianzhao reminded with a smile.

Because of King Jing's background, the second prince has always been a little jealous of King Jing. Now that he is going to be the crown prince, he always wants to make up for it.

King Jing raised his head, but he didn't pay attention to the second prince, but looked at the eunuch general manager Luo Ruisheng. When Eunuch Luo learned that the emperor only allowed King Jing to enter the palace, he had already made preparations. Since King Jing needed it, he ordered several eunuchs to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone to King Jing.

If you can't talk, you can just write, but it's not very convenient.

King Jing took the pen with his right hand, while his left hand was still concentrating on fishing. He wrote the words without even looking at them, and then threw the pen.

Luo Ruisheng didn't dare to look at what King Jing wrote. He lowered his head and presented King Jing's words to the emperor in person.

The emperor's eyes fell on the iron-painted, silver-hooked, dignified and powerful characters, and he felt sad.

But this was not the time to sigh that King Jing's characters were not bad, because King Jing wrote "deserved it".

The emperor: "..."

In the emperor's impression, King Jing had never lied, which was why he was willing to summon King Jing to question him directly. Even if King Jing had beaten other princes before, he would not deny it. The emperor did not think King Jing would lie.

Since King Jing said that the cat deserved it, there must be some twists and turns that he did not know, so he should not be too arbitrary.

The emperor looked solemnly at Luo, the chief steward: "Luo Ruisheng, go check who else saw it that day."

Concubine Qiu's face suddenly turned bad. She had been preparing for so long, but who knew that the emperor would question her just because he saw the two nonsensical words written by King Jing?

But even if she checked, what would happen? King Jing abused cats, and she even had witnesses... If King Jing admitted it, it would be great, but if he denied it, it would be even better. Concubine

Qiu wiped the corners of her mouth with a silk handkerchief embroidered with crabapple flowers, and her face, which had been a little eerie, returned to its beautiful appearance.

Xiao Linzi from the kitchen was soon brought in. Since it was about King Jing, the emperor decided to ask in person.

Xiao Linzi knelt down and told what he saw that day tremblingly.

"…I saw that when His Highness Prince Jing saw the cat of the Concubine, he caught it."

It turned out that before Qiu made her suggestion to the emperor, she had her confidant bribe Xiao Linzi, so she knew that the witness's words were in her favor.

"Your Majesty, it seems that I have no misunderstanding. Your Highness Prince Jing, should you give me an explanation?" Qiu smiled.

"Prince Jing, what do you think?"

After asking so many questions, the emperor rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a little tired.

A hint of anger flashed in Prince Jing's eyes. Xiao Linzi did not tell the truth, so Qiu must have done something secretly. Prince Jing originally planned to ask the emperor to summon the guards on duty at the time to confront him. Xiao Linzi might not be the only person who could testify in such a large palace, but he changed his mind and was not willing to do so.

It is hard to say whether there are other people involved. Even if there are, both sides have their own opinions, which is useless. Why bother? Why not just strangle Xiao Linzi's throat? He doesn't believe that this person will not change his words even when his throat is broken. This is the fastest and most effective way to make him tell the truth.

... Don't do this!

Li Yu was very anxious. He had read the original book and could guess what methods King Jing would use in this situation. However, if he took action in front of the emperor, it might fall into the trap of Concubine Gui, which would be extremely detrimental to the father-son relationship between the emperor and King Jing.

But what if King Jing doesn't use his own methods?

Concubine Gui had already prepared. She first asked the emperor to stop Wang Xi from following King Jing. No one could speak for King Jing. Now there is another witness who is extremely unfavorable to King Jing. What should he do?

At that time, besides Xiao Linzi, there were only the cat and him. Xiao Linzi was bribed and he could not speak human language. How could he testify for King Jing? Could he rely on the enemy cat?

Or, is there any other evidence?

Li Yu even forgot to swim. He stopped quietly at the bottom of the bowl and tried to recall how the white cat met King Jing and how it bumped into King Jing.

As a result, he really remembered one thing. He remembered that he had sneaked a peek at King Jing when he was changing clothes. He remembered that there seemed to be a bruise on King Jing's leg.

That glance was too hasty. He was a little embarrassed at the time and didn't think too much. In addition, for men, it was nothing strange to have some injuries on their bodies. Li Yu didn't take it to heart. Now thinking about it, the bruise was located on the calf, and it felt about the same height as the cat. Could it be that it was left by the snow bumping into King Jing?

There is such a possibility. If so, it can prove that King Jing had been attacked by a cat, and there is a reason to deal with the cat!

Finally thinking of it, Li Yu was excited, and then the most difficult thing came again. How to remind King Jing of everything he thought of?

Language is not feasible, so he can only use special methods!

Li Yu thought of a quick solution, concentrated his strength on his tail, and shook it with all his strength.

Wow, the water in the bowl was splashed out by the large swing of the fish's tail. The sound of water splashing on the golden bricks in the Qianqing Palace, which was originally audible, was particularly harsh, and it finally attracted the emperor's attention.

"King Jing, what's wrong with your fish?" The emperor asked in surprise.

King Jing originally looked at Xiao Linzi as if he were a dead man, but the little carp suddenly flipped him over. King Jing turned around to look at the fish, and the little carp was waiting for him.

When King Jing gets close, now is the time--!!!

Li Yu swung his tail quickly and accurately, throwing all the water in the bowl at King Jing.

Originally, in order to tease the little carp, King Jing had rolled up his sleeves in advance, so he didn't get wet at all. Now he was caught off guard and was splashed. His cheeks were all splashed with water, and his chest and clothes were all wet. His pants were the worst.

King Jing: "..."

King Jing's face became more and more gloomy, and he raised his hand to wipe away the water drops on his face.

Li Yu didn't dare to look him in the eye, and hid under the bowl.

Oh, oh, oh, the tyrant is going to be angry!

But he had no other choice... Who knew that if he got so wet, would the tyrant first punish him, then punish Xiao Linzi, and then change clothes?

Ah, King Jing... reached out his hand to him!!

Li Yu closed his eyes, he thought the tyrant might... kill Yu?!

But after waiting for a long time, King Jing's hand just tapped his head lightly, and then touched his back.

Li Yu:???

King Jing glared at the little carp who was causing trouble, stood up and bowed to the emperor.

The emperor understood and said: "In this case, you are allowed to change clothes quickly, and we will discuss it later."

Wang Xi was waiting outside the palace eagerly. When he saw the opportunity, he immediately rushed in with King Jing's clothes and helped King Jing to change clothes in the side hall.

Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, King Jing did not have a tantrum. He deliberately wet King Jing's pants, hoping that King Jing would see the bruises on his legs when he changed clothes, and then think of the bruises as evidence. But even if King Jing didn't notice, it didn't matter. He bought King Jing some time to calm down. Wang Xi had already followed him. Now there was no need to worry about no one to protect King Jing and speak for him. King Jing and Eunuch Wang should be able to find a way to deal with the imperial concubine...

Think about the worst. Even if they can't handle it, it doesn't matter. The emperor will at most ask King Jing to apologize to the imperial concubine, but he won't really do anything to King Jing. It's just to let the imperial concubine and her son be proud for a while, and then get it back later.

Li Yu wagged his tail for his own overall situation, waiting for King Jing to change his clothes and show up. Qiu

also saw the fish King Jing brought. Qiu had been jealous of King Jing for a long time. Even though King Jing was not present, Qiu still wanted to discredit King Jing.

Qiu stood up and walked over slowly. He took a look at the fish in the bowl with interest, and smiled as if he remembered something.

Mu Tianzhao also followed and said with a smile: "Mother, what kind of fish is this? Why have I never seen it before?"

Mu Tianzhao had never seen a live carp as a food, and his biological mother, Concubine Qiu Guifei, had such an attitude, so he asked this question.

Concubine Qiu pursed her lips and smiled sweetly, saying, "My son is a noble, how could he know such a vulgar thing? It's just the most common fish used to make soup and dishes."

Mu Tianzhao: "..."

Mu Tianzhao couldn't help but curl his lips: "Fifth brother's taste is really different. I still ask the emperor to give Fifth brother some precious fish."

The mother and son claimed to appreciate fish, but in fact they were mocking King Jing. Li Yu didn't even need to cover up, he stopped under their noses and listened openly. He was almost disgusted to death by these two people. They actually said in front of him that his master's taste was not very good - this is equivalent to insulting him!

And they said he was vulgar, even the emperor didn't say that about him.

Li Yu angrily shook the water while thinking about countermeasures.

Qiu was also attracted by the small carp for a moment. After all, Qiu had never seen such a fresh fish.

Just now, the fish splashed water all over King Jing. Qiu would not think that the fish did it on purpose. After all, it was just an ordinary fish that could not be put on the table.

But Qiu would never have expected that the fish would be much bolder than she could imagine!

Li Yu originally planned to splash water on the noble concubine. He had already splashed water on King Jing, so why should he be pardoned for being a cannon fodder? But when the noble concubine approached to look at him, Li Yu suddenly caught a glimpse of a golden phoenix swaying in front of Qiu's forehead. A thumb-sized, sparkling pearl was hung in the phoenix's beak, which flashed by.

Li Yu: "..."

Li Yu thought to himself that it was not good, and an ominous premonition surged into his heart.

Could this be... the Night-shining Pearl that must be obtained in the side quest Bright Pearl?

The system, which had been silent for a long time, said softly: "Host, you are right."

Li Yu: "..."

Fish-pitting system, can you be any more boring!

How can a fish like him get the pearl on the forehead of the emperor's favorite concubine!

It is not feasible to just throw water. The noble concubine is still some distance away from him. He has to lure Qiu over first and bring her closer.

Then, Li Yu decisively showed his fish tail, and confronted her for the Night-shining Pearl and King Jing!

As for how to lure her...

Remember the noble concubine in the book, she is very scheming, so she is also very suspicious.

Li Yu started to think badly. To deal with bad people, you have to use bad ideas -

how can a fish turn its belly up?

Li Yu rolled over mischievously, trying to slowly turn his belly upwards, keeping this position floating on the water, motionless.

This position is not very comfortable for fish, but as long as you stick to it for a while, I believe it will work.

The second prince was talking to Qiu, and his angle was facing the sea bowl. Suddenly, he saw King Jing's fish twitched strangely, and then turned over.

"Mother, what's wrong with this fish?" The second prince blurted out!

Qiu, who was still in a proud mood, took a look and her heart sank. If the fish turned over, it meant it was dead, but the fish was obviously still very alive just now...

Qiu didn't care whether a fish was dead or not, but this was the fish that King Jing brought to the emperor, and even the emperor knew it. Now King Jing went to change his clothes. She was close to the second prince, and the fish suddenly died. How could she explain it? ?

Could it be that this was a plan by King Jing, because she used the drifting snow to embarrass him, so he used a fish to frame her and turn the tables?

This is very possible, otherwise why would King Jing bring a fish to meet the king, just to plot against her!

Qiu, who is experienced in palace fighting, was suddenly confused by the conspiracy and became panicked!

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Small theater (adding chaos)

Li Yu: Your Highness, am I very smart and bought you time? ?

King Jing: ...Yes.