Favored Doctor Consort

CHAPTER 20. Hurt by His Own Plan

Translator: Flying Lines
Long Yichen invited the emperor to come with him, with full confidence that he could catch Mu Xiyue in the act. “I’m sure there’s great fun to see, Father.” that was how he suggested his father.

His father, the emperor Long Jingsong, disdained to come. But knowing Mu Xiyue was hooking up with some other guy, he had to come with his son, in case the royal family would be humiliated.

After he came, however, there was no trace of Mu Xiyue at all. A man, seeming to be not properly dressed, was the only person they could see in the room. “My son must be kidding me,” thought Long Jingsong. His face fell as the anger filled him.

He asked harshly, “What the hell is going?”

Long Yichen was confused, too. He was also annoyed but had to hold his anger, considering his father had flown into a rage already. He lowered his head and replied, “Father. I don’t know what’s wrong. Mu Xiyue should have been here.”

“Damn it! You’d better make sure of it before you do anything,” Long Jingsong said seriously, “Don’t be rash to bark at shadow! If you’re always reckless, how will you achieve anything? If you make the same mistake again, you’ll get severely punished.”

After a harsh reprimand, Long Jingsong turned to go away.

But Long Yichen didn’t want to give up yet! Realizing his father wanted to leave, Long Yichen rushed to the ragged-looking man, took him by the collar and asked fiercely, “Tell me! Where is Mu Xiyue? Did she run away?”

The man was so weak. He replied nothing, with his eyes squinted and mouth open.

Long Yichen pulled his collar harder and continued to asked, “I saw her coming into this room! Don’t lie to me! She must have run away! Where has she gone? Tell me!”

Long Yichen was anxious, because he was sure Mu Xiyue had been in this room, though he didn’t know why she disappeared. “As long as the man admits he saw Mu Xiyue, my father will believe me!” thought he.

Therefore, he must get the man to talk! That would help a lot!

Unexpectedly, the man finally replied in a very low voice, “I don’t know what you are talking about. And I’ve never seen any woman here.”

What he said really exploded Long Yichen! To get a satisfactory answer, Long Yichen slapped the man, his eyebrows raised rather high and eyes popping out. He threatened, “LIAR! I saw her coming into the room! Why are you taking cover for her? What’s your relationship? And what’s your secret? If you tell the truth now, I’ll consider letting you go! But if you keep lying, you’ll be sorry! You’ll be tortured. So will your families! Think about it carefully! Are you really going to sacrifice your family for such a woman!” 

“I’m not lying to you,” replied the man, “I saw no women in this room. I was all alone here since I woke up. I didn’t even know why I was here. That’s the true. Please let go of me.”

Long Yichen trembled with anger. He clenched his fists and punched the man. The man fell on the ground, which still didn’t satisfy Long Yichen. He kicked the man again and again, cursing, “Bastard! Why do you still lie? Tell me! Who sent you?”

A cry of pain broke from the man, and he begged, “I don’t know who she is or where she is! Please let me go! I’m begging you!”

Long Yichen didn’t swerve a hair's breadth from kicking him.

“Stop!” shouted a deep voice.

Long Yichen turned around and realized it was his father. He had no choice, but to stop. He restrained his anger and knelt down immediately to his father, begging, “Father, trust me! I told the truth! Someone must have set the trap to me so that he could frame me up! Father, please...”

“Someone set a trap to frame you up?” asked the emperor coldly, looking rather furious, “Humph. I guess it’s just the other way round.”

It didn't immediately occur to Long Yichen what his father meant. He asked, jabbering, “Father, what... what do you mean?”

“What do I mean? Huh?” the emperor Long Jingsong replied, “Isn’t that obvious? You set the trap for Xiyue. I know you always hate her. You slandered her and she struck back. You were so angry that you set the trap to take revenge! Am I not right? I didn’t expect revenge to cling to your heart. You really let me down!”

Long Yichen explained immediately, shaking with fear, “No, father. That’s not the story! I didn’t do that.”

“No more explanation. I witnessed it. You’re a man, but excessively mean! I don’t think you’ll make a great man. I’m so disappointed!”

“Father! Why do you trust a stranger instead of me?” asked Long Yichen. He asked so, angling for sympathy.

“I don’t mean not to trust you, but the truth is clear. You let me down. Since you hate Mu Xiyue so much that you always want to take revenge. I don’t think you should take care of the political affairs for the time being. You’re grounded! Reflect on yourself, so that you can also save my breath. I want some peace.” replied Long Jingsong firmly.

Long Yichen dropped to the group, staring with blank eyes. Looked like he was no longer arrogant. He knew what his father’s words meant. In this case, his father would hand over more business to his brother Long Yinfeng, which meant, Long Yichen would lose much power.

The existing power and even the position of the crown prince might also be affected. That was what really frightened Long Yichen.

He made up his mind to get back what he had lost and made his father trust him again.

It didn’t take a few minutes before this accident found its way to the empress. She was so pissed off for what her imprudent son did! “He not only hurt his own image in His Majesty’s eyes,” she thought, “but also had a bad influence on me.”

Thinking of this, the empress sighed, “Oh, what a useless son!”

Right now, Mu Xiyue had been stayed in her invisible treasure chest for quite a long time and she heard exactly the conversation between Long Yichen and the emperor.

She kind of worried about Long Yinfeng, and in case Long Yinfeng might worry about her, too, she decided to come out of her invisible treasure chest.