Chu Yanyu requested an audience outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity. The Emperor had a good impression of Noble Chu, so he summoned Noble Chu.
After Chu Yanyu entered the hall, he discovered that the Crown Prince's children were also there. He thought that the fish demon's children must also be demons. No wonder they could bewitch the Emperor. Chu Yanyu was somewhat disdainful of these demons.
Dabao and the others were originally studying in the imperial study. When the Emperor learned that the Crown Prince's husband was coming, he specially ordered Luo Ruisheng to go to the imperial study and bring the children over to reunite with the Crown Prince.
The Emperor often brought the children with him. The Emperor's concubines were also very common. In the past, Noble Chu tried to please the Emperor and had designs on the children. He often gave them some small jade carvings and toys. However, the children had been warned by their fish father not to get close to people they weren't familiar with. They also didn't accept gifts. Noble Chu's attempts to win them over had never succeeded.
When he saw the children this time, Chu Yanyu's attitude was clearly cold. He wasn't as warm as usual. Although the children were young, it didn't mean that they didn't notice. They quickly realized that Noble Chu, who used to smile at them, didn't smile at them anymore.
"He's so fickle," the children whispered.
Fickle was a new word they had learned recently. They often used it.
When the Emperor heard the children's words, he laughed loudly. Chu Yanyu was extremely embarrassed and could only pretend not to hear.
"Your Majesty, I have something very important to report."
Chu Yanyu took a step forward and knelt down.
Because it was related to the fish demon, the children would be a hindrance. Chu Yanyu hoped that the Emperor could send them away.
"Just say it."
In contrast to Chu Yanyu's caution, the Emperor didn't care at all. In the Emperor's eyes, Dabao and the others were his own grandchildren. They weren't outsiders. There was no need to send the children away.
Chu Yanyu gritted his teeth. It seemed that he could only say it in front of these demons …
On the way to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he had prepared an excuse. He only said that he met the servant girl at the hunting ground and that there was only one fish in the Crown Princess' sedan.
Although he didn't say that the Crown Princess was the fish demon, the meaning was very obvious.
The emperor was speechless.
The Emperor's first reaction was disbelief. It was too ridiculous to believe that a living person was a demon just based on one side of the story.
The Emperor sternly reprimanded, "What do you mean by this? Are you trying to slander the Crown Princess?"
Although the Emperor had a good impression of Noble Lady Chu, the Crown Princess was a junior that the Emperor viewed as his own. This little impression was not enough to shake the Crown Princess's position. Instead, it caused the Emperor to be dissatisfied with Noble Lady Chu.
Da Bao was by the emperor's side, listening openly. He wondered if the fish father had been discovered.
Dabao hurriedly tugged at the sleeve of his dragon robe.
When the emperor saw this, he carried him onto his lap to prevent Noble Lady Chu from spouting nonsense and scaring Dabao.
Although Chu Yanyu had helped the Emperor before, the Emperor would not allow a concubine to slander the Crown Princess.
"Men, Noble Lady Chu is spouting nonsense. Take her away and hand her over to the Disciplinary Department for punishment!"
With the Emperor's order, Chief Steward Luo came up to arrest her. He looked at Chu Yanyu like he was looking at a dead person. The Emperor had a very good impression of the Crown Princess. Noble Lady Chu was tired of living. If this reached the Crown Prince's ears, she would offend both the Emperor and the Crown Prince!
"Your Majesty, I beg you, I beg you to listen to this subject. You've also seen that fish. Don't you feel that it's too human-like? Also, you've never seen the Crown Princess appear with a fish, right? The reason is very simple. The Crown Princess is that fish. It's impossible for them to appear together! This subject dares to guarantee that this subject's words are all true. If there's even half a lie, may the heavens strike me with lightning! "
Chu Yanyu struggled with all his might and spoke hoarsely to the Emperor. He didn't hesitate to swear an oath to make the Emperor believe him.
"Your Majesty, please think about it. The Crown Princess is called Li Yu. She's clearly a fish demon!"
The Emperor was infuriated by Chu Yanyu's shouts. When Da Bao heard these nonsensical words, his little head drooped and trembled slightly. The Emperor was anxious and angry. "Shut up. Zhen doesn't believe it. If she's called Li Yu, could she be a fish demon?"
There was a general with illustrious military achievements in this dynasty who had a rabbit in his name. There was also a musician with outstanding guqin skills who had a turtle in his name. Were those rabbit demon and turtle spirit?
Did Chu Yanyu have a brain? Indeed, the Emperor had never seen the Crown Princess appear with a fish. However, there were many cases where she didn't appear with fish. How could he forcefully link them together?
It was truly too absurd.
Chu Yanyu was about to be shoved out by Chief Steward Luo, but he still persisted. "Your Majesty, I'm speaking the truth. The Crown Princess has returned to her original form and is hiding in the sedan that's about to leave the palace. Your Majesty will know when you send someone to take a look. "
The Emperor didn't want to pay attention to him. At this time, an internal attendant came to report that the Crown Prince was requesting an audience.
Just in time! The Emperor hurriedly ordered the Crown Prince to enter.
"Tianchi, Noble Lady Chu intends to slander the Crown Princess. How do you think we should deal with her?"
The Emperor's head hurt from the noise. He was anxious to appease his precious grandson, Da Bao, so he directly pushed the responsibility to the Crown Prince.
Mu Tianchi said coldly, "Imperial Father, Erchen's fish understands human nature. This is something that everyone knows. I didn't think that there would be some people who would spread rumors and slander the Crown Princess. Erchen wants to hear how they are going to slander the Crown Princess."
The Emperor glanced at the Crown Prince in confusion. Was the Crown Prince letting Chu Yanyu continue?
Saying that the Crown Princess could turn into a fish was just Chu Yanyu's one-sided statement. The Emperor knew how loving the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were. According to the Crown Prince's personality, how could he tolerate Chu Yanyu's nonsense? However, the Crown Prince didn't panic …
Forget it. Since the Emperor had pushed the responsibility and said that the Crown Prince would deal with it, then the Crown Prince would deal with it.
Chu Yanyu's spirits were lifted. He didn't have time to think about why the Crown Prince, who originally didn't want to see him, changed his mind. No matter what the Crown Prince said, he was finally willing to listen to him!
Chu Yanyu hurriedly said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, I am doing this for your own good … Please send someone to check the Crown Princess' sedan."
Mu Tianchi raised his brows slightly. "What's wrong with the sedan?"
The Crown Prince unexpectedly cooperated with Chu Yanyu and sent someone to carry the Crown Princess' sedan back.
Not long later, an eunuch hurriedly returned with a crystal bottle. "Your Highness the Crown Prince, there is no one in the sedan. There is only this crystal bottle that contains a fish!"
Finally, he caught it. Chu Yanyu rejoiced inwardly.
The eunuch entered with the crystal bottle, and a koi fish with gold in it appeared in front of the Emperor and the Crown Prince.
Mu Tianchi sneered. "So what if this fish is in the sedan?"
Chu Yanyu said, "This fish is a fish demon. It transformed into the Crown Princess' appearance, which is why it appeared in the Crown Princess' sedan. If Your Highness doesn't believe me, you can ask the Crown Princess to come out and confront her …"
Chu Yanyu was certain that the Crown Princess would not "appear". Before he could finish speaking, a young woman wearing a light yellow pleated skirt with her hair coiled up and a round belly walked in from outside the hall.
This woman's face was covered with a thin veil that covered everything below her nose, only revealing a pair of clear eyes. When she saw the Emperor, she clumsily curtsied.
When she saw the Crown Prince, the young woman still wanted to curtsy. Mu Tianchi gritted his teeth. Before he could do anything, he personally pulled a chair over and stuffed the young woman into it.
Because the eunuch did not inform them, the Emperor and Chief Steward Luo did not know who this was. For a moment, they both looked at this woman.
When the young woman sat in the chair, she noticed that the Emperor and Chief Steward Luo were both looking at her, so she smiled embarrassedly at the two of them.
When she smiled, her eyes curved like crescent moons. The Emperor unexpectedly felt that she looked familiar.
For a moment, the Emperor could not recall. Chief Steward Luo was attentive and noticed that this young woman's belly seemed to be bigger than the average fat person's. However, her waist was not considered thick.
Could this be —!
Chief Steward Luo had a flash of inspiration. However, when he looked at the Crown Prince and this young woman's posture, they clearly did not want to be discovered.
Chief Steward Luo could only pretend that he was blind and did not notice at all.
"Tianchi, who is this?" The Emperor, who was in the clouds, could not help but ask.
"She's Dabao's new wet nurse," the Crown Prince said.
The Emperor: "…"
She was just a wet nurse, but she had such a big presence.
Perhaps it was the Crown Prince's intention. Even the Emperor could not figure it out.
When Dabao heard Daddy Crown Prince speak, he scratched his head curiously. This person was his wet nurse, but he had never seen her before!
Dabao slid down from the Emperor's lap and ran to take a look at the new wet nurse. Then, he was pulled back by the wet nurse.
The new wet nurse blew into her palm and gestured at Dabao's armpit. Dabao: "…"
Wasn't this the way Daddy Fish groaned at him?
It was definitely Daddy Fish!
Dabao pounced over and hugged the wet nurse's leg, unwilling to let go.
Just now, Noble Lady Chu kept saying that Daddy Fish was a fish. Dabao was really frightened.
Daddy Fish said that their identities could not be discovered. If they were discovered, they would be locked up. Daddy Fish's identity definitely could not be discovered either.
When the crystal bottle was sent in, the children could not help but look at the fish in the bottle for a moment.
However, after looking at it, they were all relieved. This fish was an old friend. Since Daddy Fish was fine, Dabao was also relieved.
Er Bao, San Bao, and Si Bao also ran over like Dabao. When they realized that it was Daddy Fish, Er Bao was about to shout when the young woman threw him a ferocious look and softly shushed him.
Er Bao was so frightened that he did not dare to shout, but he still had to hug him.
The Emperor: "… Yes, it seems like she really is a wet nurse."
Chu Yanyu had never seen the Crown Princess before and naturally could not recognize her. Moreover, when this woman appeared, no one paid attention to him. He had to remind the Emperor and Crown Prince that the Crown Princess was a fish demon!
Chu Yanyu said in a clear voice, "Your Highness, this fish is the Crown Princess."
Mu Tianchi retracted his gaze from the young woman. Chu Yanyu felt that it was a little strange. The Crown Prince's gaze was as deep as the sea when he looked at the wet nurse, but when he looked at him and the fish, it was indifferent! However, Chu Yanyu did not have time to think about it.
The Crown Prince glanced at the fish in the crystal bottle. "You said that it is the Crown Princess. Why, can it respond to you?"
Pfft! The young woman could not help but laugh silently. After being glared at by the Crown Prince, she immediately hugged the child obediently.
Chu Yanyu had expected the Crown Prince to question him like this. He had already thought of a countermeasure to expose the fish demon in front of the Emperor and Crown Prince.
Chu Yanyu stepped forward and said, "There is a Taoist priest who is good at catching demons waiting. Your Highness, please allow him to eliminate the demon."
Mu Tianchi nodded expressionlessly. Xiao Yu said that it was not an ordinary carp demon. No matter if it was a Taoist priest or a monk, the black dog's blood, or anything else would be useless to it. Moreover, it would not be used on him. That was why Mu Tianchi agreed to let Xiao Yu change her clothes and "take the risk".
Soon, a Taoist priest in his thirties with a yellow beard came.
Chu Yanyu had already set his eyes on this Taoist priest. The black dog's blood was also given to Chu Yanyu by this person. He immediately began to perform a ritual on the crystal bottle.
The Taoist priest kept shaking the golden bell and chanting. He dipped a peach wood sword and a talisman into the clear water in the crystal bottle.
After he was done once, the fish slowly swam.
Hence, he performed the ritual again. The fish was still swimming.
The Taoist priest and Chu Yanyu were dumbfounded.
The Taoist priest had no other choice. He gathered his courage and asked for instructions, "The demon fish is afraid of the black dog's blood. To be honest, Your Highness, the reason why it turned into a fish was because it came into contact with the black dog's blood. If we use the black dog's blood again, it will definitely reveal its weakness."
Chu Yanyu agreed. At the same time, he boldly looked at the Crown Prince's four sons. In other words, they might also be afraid of the black dog's blood.
Mu Tianchi curled his lips, "How do we make it reveal its weakness?"
Chu Yanyu took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and opened it. A fishy smell floated out.
Chu Yanyu handed the porcelain bottle to the Taoist priest. The Taoist priest apologized and placed the bottle in front of the fish.
He thought that the fish would be frightened, but the fish still calmly swung its tail.
The children who were being carried by the wet nurse were also looking at the situation. They smelled the pungent smell. The wet nurse covered their noses. The children all said, "It smells so bad."
The Emperor also felt the stench. He ordered Chief Steward Luo to bring a silk handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose.
"Is this the weakness you were talking about?" The Crown Prince sneered.
The Taoist priest's head was covered in cold sweat. The Emperor also realized something.
Chu Yanyu saw that the fish was still fine after a few rounds. He was a little anxious. He thought that he should pour all the dog's blood into the crystal bottle.
He didn't believe that the fish demon could take it if he forced it like this!
Chu Yanyu took the porcelain bottle from the Taoist priest's hand and was about to pour the dog's blood in when the wet nurse, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "If you do this, ordinary fish won't be able to take it."
Chu Yanyu said angrily, "What do you know? The fish demon is a demon. It's different from ordinary fish. Demons can't be killed easily. As long as it uses the Demonic Spell, it will prove what I said."
The wet nurse said, "I see … But, what if it's really just an ordinary fish? What should we do?"
"Then I'll ask for the Crown Princess's forgiveness and let Your Highness punish me!" Chu Yanyu said firmly.
The wet nurse took a deep breath, "Okay …"
There weren't any demons in this ancient era. There were only — system fish with cheat codes.
He originally wanted to watch the monkey show for a while, but if he didn't do anything, the fish substitute would be drenched in dog's blood. It would be so smelly that he couldn't keep it anymore.
"Noble Lady Chu, before you pour dog's blood, you should take a look at who I am."
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