Chapter 439: Chapter 438: Take It to Feed the Dogs

Translator: 549690339

“Everyone says that after today, Prince of Yu will become the next Crown Prince. Prince of Huai’s leg is already useless, and he has no chance with the position of Crown Prince. He only hopes that when Prince of Yu takes that position, he won’t bother him anymore. He’s already a useless man, just wanting to live in peace.”

“You make it sound so pitiful.” Li Hongyuan put down his pen, “Does Concubine Xian have any other matters? If Emperor Father knew you came here, he wouldn’t be too pleased.”

“Oh, never mind, never mind.” Concubine Xian wiped her tears, “Prince of Yu, when you were young, I don’t know if you remember, but your concubine mother didn’t take care of you much. You always followed Prince of Huai to my palace for meals…”

“Yes, every time I went, I’d end up vomiting and having diarrhea. I was foolish back then, and my concubine mother was careless; she allowed me to keep going. I really have to thank Concubine Xian for being so merciful and not killing me.”

“…You’re joking, Prince of Yu. The way you were as a child was due to your weak constitution.”

“Is that so?” Li Hongyuan didn’t confirm nor deny.

Concubine Xian sighed faintly and walked out of the room.

When she opened the door, a hint of ruthlessness showed in her eyes.

Li Hongyuan lazily watched her back, his eyes returning to the basket.

“Someone!”

A soldier from the Imperial Army came in from outside, “What’s your order, Your Highness?”

“This is the basket sent by Concubine Xian. If there is food, feed it to the dogs.”

The soldier hesitated, wondering if Prince of Yu was being stubborn?

Would he rather go hungry for three days than eat what Concubine Xian sent?

“Have you not heard my words?” Li Hongyuan looked at him.

“Oh, yes, I’ll take the things away right away.”

The soldier stepped forward and took the basket away.

Another soldier came to ask, “What’s going on?”

“Ugh, Prince of Yu refuses to eat the food sent by Concubine Xian.”

“Nonsense, Concubine Xian has a grudge against Prince of Yu. How could he possibly eat the food, he hates her enough as it is.” The other soldier motioned with his chin, “What did Prince of Yu say?”

“He told me to take the food in the basket to the dogs.”

The soldier involuntarily swallowed, “It smells delicious.”

He reached out and ripped a chicken leg from the food box, but was stopped by the other soldier, “What are you doing?”

“Eating. It’s a waste to feed such good food to the dogs!”

“Won’t you follow Prince of Yu’s orders?”

“He’s in the room. He won’t know who this food is given to, right?”

“Whatever, I won’t bother with you.” The other soldier shook his head and walked away.

The soldier immediately bit the chicken leg heartily.

After the first bite, there was a second.

It didn’t take long for the soldier to finish the whole chicken.

When he thought of taking a sip of wine, he suddenly felt a stomachache.

At first, he didn’t pay much attention, thinking he had eaten too fast, and it would pass soon.

But the pain intensified.

Soon he couldn’t bear it anymore and squatted on the ground.

By the time the other soldier had heard the noise and ran over, he was already lying on the ground, rolling and clutching his stomach, bent like a cooked shrimp.

“Mao’er, what’s wrong with you?”

“My stomach hurts, it’s killing me, it’s killing me…” The soldier rolled on the ground.

The other soldier anxiously asked, “What happened?”

“I don’t know, I didn’t do anything…”

As the soldier screamed and rolled, his eyes, mouth, nose, and ears soon began to bleed..