The Command to Pamper the Husband - Chapter 89

Song Jin felt a chill under the Crown Prince’s gaze.

She tugged Lu Zhan and turned to walk out.

After a few steps, she couldn’t help but glance back at the Crown Prince, then whispered to Lu Zhan, “Do you think the Crown Prince has a problem with his orientation?”

Lu Zhan…

He twitched. “What?”

He seemed to understand what Miss Song was implying but wasn’t sure if he understood correctly. After all, her words sounded a bit suggestive.

Walking side by side with Lu Zhan, Song Jin whispered quickly, “I mean, does the Crown Prince like men? He’s acting very strangely today.”

Lu Zhan…

So, he understood correctly.

Shaking off his strange feelings, Lu Zhan replied, “The Crown Prince doesn’t have a main wife or Consorts in his residence. There are rumors that he only keeps young male servants around, but there’s never been any talk of him liking men.”

Song Jin rolled her eyes.

“That’s nonsense. Given his position, who would dare spread such rumors? Seems like it’s almost certain.”

She turned back to glance at the Crown Prince again, feeling a peculiar suspicion.

Perhaps the Crown Prince wanted to kill the Fourth Prince not because of the throne, but because of unrequited love turning into hate.

Tsk~ How scary!

Watching the Fourth Prince walk away, the Crown Prince’s smile deepened.

Standing beside the Crown Prince, the Capital Magistrate cautiously said, “Your Highness, the Duke is a pillar of the state, appointed by His Majesty. His mansion cannot be searched at will. Should we report to His Majesty first?”

The Crown Prince shook his head with a smile. “No need. I will go personally.”

The Emperor already knew about the gold mine.

No need to report.

Besides, he wanted to see how “Fourth Brother” would manage to open the Duke’s gates.

The Duke was no ordinary noble. Without an imperial decree, even the Imperial Guards couldn’t intrude.

With so many experts guarding the Duke’s Estate, just how skilled was the girl inside the Fourth Brother’s body?

With a playful smile, the Crown Prince stepped out.

The Capital Magistrate was baffled.

What was the Crown Prince up to?

Wasn’t he supposed to hate the Fourth Prince to the core? Why did it suddenly seem like the Crown Prince was protecting the Fourth Prince?

Was he overthinking this?

As the Crown Prince left, a crowd of commoners followed him towards the Duke’s Estate.

Time to watch the excitement~

A yamen runner from the Capital Magistrate’s office brought the shoe Song Jin had dropped to the Capital Magistrate. “Your Excellency, please wear this.”

Seeing the shoe, the Capital Magistrate’s face turned green.

He had almost forgotten he was in a sorry state himself.

Glaring at the runner, he snatched the shoe and put it on before heading towards the Crown Prince.

However, as he lifted his foot, he felt a sudden chill.

His pants seemed to be slipping down.

…

After borrowing a belt from his subordinates, the Capital Magistrate finally caught up with the Crown Prince, who was already beside Song Jin.

“Fourth Brother, shouldn’t you inform Father Emperor about the Duke’s situation first?”

Song Jin watched the Crown Prince warily, maintaining a safe distance, but didn’t want to appear too obvious and anger him. She forced a grin. “Inform him? About the gold mine? We still don’t know if it’s true. What if Qian Lai is lying, don’t you think so, Brother?”

The Crown Prince looked at her smiling face, thinking about the girl inside the body, and couldn’t resist reaching out to pinch her cheek.

Song Jin jumped away.

“Brother?”

The Crown Prince stepped forward and quickly pinched her cheek.

Satisfied, he turned and left. “I’ll wait for you at the Duke’s gate.”

The Crown Prince had a sedan, so he wouldn’t walk all the way to the Duke with Song Jin.

Suddenly pinched, Song Jin was so shocked her scalp almost flew off.

She was a man now!

The Crown Prince actually pinched her cheek!

This…

Song Jin turned to Lu Zhan. “Did he do this before?”

Lu Zhan, equally shocked by the Crown Prince’s behavior, swallowed and shook his head. “Previously, the Crown Prince never even looked at our lord. They hardly had any contact. If there was any, it was because the Crown Prince wanted to assassinate our lord.”

Song Jin glanced suspiciously at the Crown Prince’s departing sedan.

Had he changed this much?

Or had the Crown Prince discovered something?

With that thought, Song Jin felt a chill down her spine and a cold sweat on her feet.

Then she comforted herself. Soul swapping wasn’t something the Crown Prince could easily figure out, right?

Anyway, she had to stay far away from him from now on.

Father said it right: boys must protect themselves when they are out.

With these chaotic thoughts, Song Jin arrived at the Duke’s Estate.

The Crown Prince had arrived earlier and was speaking with the steward of the Duke’s Estate. Seeing her approach, he smirked and said nothing.

He seemed to be waiting for a good show.

Ignoring the Crown Prince’s gaze, Song Jin took a deep breath and stepped forward. “Brother.”

The Crown Prince nodded, saying nothing.

Since Song Jin had been to the Duke’s Estate recently and had an incident in the east courtyard, the steward looked at her with a complicated expression.

“Fourth Highness, what’s with this grand entrance? Has our Duke committed a crime?”

Behind Song Jin, the commoners had gathered in layers, eagerly watching.

The Capital Magistrate wiped the sweat from his forehead, deciding not to speak.

Song Jin smiled at the steward. “Last time, we dug up a jar in your mansion. I said we might find a body linked to that jar. Today, I’m here with results.”

The steward’s eyelids twitched.

He had clearly poisoned and buried Qian Lai there.

But the body was gone.

The Duke had received a message from the imperial Consort that the magistrate of Yuzhou, Zhao Jide, had come to the capital. Zhao Jide’s whereabouts were unknown, but his family had been settled in the imperial residence by the Emperor.

The Emperor’s attitude clearly showed he knew about the gold mine.

Following the Duke’s instructions, the steward calmly smiled and cupped his hands. “Thank you, Your Highness, for informing us. But what about the commoners behind you…”

Song Jin glanced back and smiled. “They’re just here for the spectacle.”

The steward…

What?

The Crown Prince…

Ha! Women!

Ignoring the Crown Prince’s gaze, Song Jin continued to the steward. “I found the body, but there was an unexpected twist.”

Found it?

The steward’s eyelids twitched again, looking at the Fourth Prince in confusion.

Song Jin smiled. “If my calculations are correct, based on the signs in your mansion’s east courtyard, the man’s name should be Qian Lai.”

The steward’s face turned pale.

Song Jin continued. “Coincidentally, while assisting the Capital Magistrate today, I found a person named Qian Lai among those turning themselves in. By my calculations, he is the missing body from your mansion.”

Song Jin’s voice wasn’t loud, but it was enough for the front-row commoners to hear.

What?

That Qian Lai is a missing body from the Duke’s Estate?

How creepy and bizarre.

Wait.

Didn’t Qian Lai say at the Capital Magistrate’s office that the Duke poisoned him, buried him, and he was saved by a dog?

So, it’s true?

The front-row commoners quickly spread the news through discussions, ensuring everyone knew.