The Command to Pamper the Husband - Chapter 123

What exactly did the Crown Prince know? She had only met the Crown Prince a few times.

Logically, the Crown Prince shouldn’t have discovered anything unusual. After all, she and Shen Yue had swapped bodies, which was more shocking than any horror movie. However, the Crown Prince’s behavior suggested otherwise. It seemed self-deceptive to think he hadn’t noticed anything.

It couldn’t be that the Crown Prince had a fondness for men and had taken a liking to Shen Yue. Of course, if it weren’t for the incident where the Crown Prince sent people to assassinate Shen Yue, she might have believed that. But back in Yuzhou, the Crown Prince chased Shen Yue to the point where he had to marry into the Song family, which showed how desperate he was.

In Yuzhou, the Crown Prince couldn’t wait for Shen Yue to die. Now, in the capital, the Crown Prince was acting intimately towards him. This was truly bizarre.

After finishing a chicken leg, Song Jin sighed and looked at Lu Zhan. “What do you think is wrong?”

Lu Zhan, like Song Jin, had a furrowed brow and a troubled expression. Shaking his head, Lu Zhan said, “I don’t know, but everything seems wrong.”

Wan Xi squatted at the door, chewing on a chicken leg. “Miss, the Crown Prince invited you to his residence for a meal. Are you still going? It sounds so scary. The master always said, ‘There’s no difficult task in the world, just give up and don’t risk yourself.'”

Lu Zhan responded, “Unless Miss Song is too ill to get out of bed, she must attend the Crown Prince’s banquet.”

Wan Xi was puzzled. “Why?”

“Because there’s no reason not to go.”

“But what if she doesn’t want to go?” In Wan Xi’s understanding, if someone didn’t want to go to a meal invitation, no one could force them.

Lu Zhan shook his head. “That’s not possible. This is a rule in the capital. Whenever the Crown Prince invites someone to his residence, it’s considered the highest honor. Even our Highness, not to mention the Second and Third Princes, as well as several Princesses, all have to attend.”

Especially someone like Shen Yue, who had always been marginalized.

“Then let’s pretend to be sick, with a highly contagious disease, and say our Miss ate a pangolin and caught a deadly illness.”

Song Jin…

Ate a pangolin? Wan Xi, are you serious?

Lu Zhan looked puzzled. “Why would eating a pangolin cause a deadly illness?”

Wan Xi said, “I read it in a storybook. Someone ate a pangolin and caught a deadly disease that could spread to others. The book suggested eating domestic animals instead of wild ones.”

Song Jin…

As someone who had traveled through time, Song Jin was mentally scarred by this conversation. The author of that storybook must have been a time traveler too.

Lu Zhan pondered Wan Xi’s words. “Why can’t people eat game meat?”

Wan Xi said, “Not all game meat is bad. Rabbits and wild chickens are fine, but not strange ones like pangolins or bats.”

Hearing the word “bat,” Song Jin shivered.

“Where did you read this book? Do you still have it?”

Wan Xi thought for a moment. “I forgot.”

Song Jin…

“Do you remember if the book mentioned a cure for eating bats?”

Wan Xi thought hard again. “The book only described how the disease started, not how it was cured. It was a romance story, not a medical guide.”

Song Jin…

She couldn’t wait to see that book.

Lu Zhan noticed Song Jin’s interest. “Are you interested in this storybook, Miss Song?”

“Can you find it?”

Lu Zhan said, “I can’t, but the Crown Prince loves collecting storybooks. He might have it.”

After a pause, Lu Zhan turned to Wan Xi. “Are you sure the book mentioned not eating pangolins and… bats?”

Wan Xi nodded firmly. “I never forget what I read!”

Her action was as strong as hitting a watermelon. Song Jin feared she might break her head.

Lu Zhan said, “I can tolerate eating pangolins, but bats… they look like ghosts. Who would eat them?”

Wan Xi took another bite of her chicken leg. “I don’t know. The author must have had a reason for writing that.”

Lu Zhan shook his head. “Unbelievable. Who eats bats? Do they think eating them will make them walk in the dark without a lamp or hang upside down on trees?”

Wan Xi laughed. “There are many crazy people in the world. Why are you overthinking this? What were we talking about? Lu Zhan, you got us off track!”

Lu Zhan…

I got us off track? You started this topic!

While they were talking, a servant hurriedly walked in, stopping at the rockery in the courtyard. “Your Highness, someone from the Crown Prince’s residence is here to invite you over.”

He stood where he couldn’t see Song Jin and the others behind the rockery, but they could see him clearly. This strange geomancy trick was amazing.

Wan Xi immediately looked at Song Jin nervously. “Pretend to be sick, a contagious disease!”

Song Jin…

Lu Zhan said, “If you pretend to be sick, given the Crown Prince’s current attitude towards you, he might bring imperial physicians here himself. If it’s a deadly contagious disease, considering your current situation, you might be sacrificed.”

Wan Xi blinked. “Sacrificed?”

Lu Zhan said, “Your Highness’s fate clashes with His Majesty’s. If rumors spread that you have a severe contagious disease, this residence will be quarantined. If someone tells His Majesty, who knows what might happen…”

Song Jin understood. The Emperor already couldn’t tolerate Shen Yue. If Shen Yue got a deadly contagious disease, it would give the Emperor a perfect reason to eliminate him under the guise of justice, killing two birds with one stone.

“Tell them I’ll go,” Song Jin said, getting up. The servant left to carry out the order, and Song Jin stepped off the threshold.

She couldn’t avoid this banquet. Besides, she could use the opportunity to find that storybook at the Crown Prince’s residence. What if it mentioned a cure?

“Miss, are you really going?” Wan Xi dropped her chicken leg and grabbed Song Jin’s arm, looking like she was facing a great enemy. “Have you forgotten that the Fourth Prince was almost killed by the Crown Prince in Yuzhou?”

Song Jin patted Wan Xi’s face. “Don’t worry. He won’t kill me in his residence. If it were that simple, he would’ve invited Shen Yue over for a meal and killed him long ago.”

Wan Xi still wouldn’t let go, worried.

Song Jin pinched her cheek. “I’ll bring you some cold noodles from the east side of the city when I get back. They say it’s the best in the capital.”

Wan Xi’s eyes lit up. “Really?” Then her mouth turned down. “But I’m still scared.”