The Evil King's Favorite: The Princess Is Too Cruel

"It turns out that the food here is more to my liking than anything else. I haven't eaten well these days when I was outside." Mo Lintian picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of crispy meat and put it in his mouth, savoring it carefully before swallowing it.

Hearing Mo Lintian say this, Mo Linyuan was both happy and distressed. "I was saying that you looked much thinner. Look at your chin, it's become pointed. In my opinion, you should stay in the palace for a while when you come back this time. I will ask the imperial chefs in the imperial kitchen to take good care of you."

Mo Linyuan's words startled Eunuch Wu, who was serving beside him. Although Mo Linyuan was only fifteen years old and not yet an adult, he had already moved out of the palace last year and established his own palace. Similarly, all the other princes in the palace had also been granted palaces by the Emperor and moved out of the palace when they turned fifteen, even the Crown Prince was no exception.

Now, Mo Linyuan actually asked Mo Lintian to stay in the palace. This was a great honor. Eunuch Wu lowered his head, and he had a new understanding of Mo Lintian's status in the emperor's heart.

"No, I'm used to being free and uninhibited, and I'm not used to the rules of the palace." Mo Lintian took a sip and said with a smile, "If my royal brother really cares about me, why not give me one of your royal chefs and let me take it back to Prince Lin's Mansion."

Seeing that Mo Lintian was unwilling to stay in the palace, Mo Linyuan felt a little disappointed, but he did not force it and readily agreed to the other party's somewhat willful request.

"Okay, go to the imperial kitchen and choose for yourself! If you like something, just go back."

"Okay, thank you, my royal brother. I won't be polite then!" Mo Lintian's eyes curved and he smiled with a bit of arrogance.

"You, when have you ever been polite to me?" Mo Linyuan laughed helplessly, his tone full of pampering.

Hearing this, the smile in Mo Lintian's eyes widened. He scratched his head awkwardly and said as if it was a matter of course, "It's all because of your pampering, my royal brother. You can't blame me for this."

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault." Mo Linyuan shook his head in amusement and said dotingly, "You are my only brother. Who else should I dote on if not you?"

The two brothers chatted happily with each other in a very warm atmosphere. Eunuch Wu could clearly feel that the feelings between them were not fake.

After a few drinks, Mo Lintian's body was stained with some alcohol, but his eyes were still clear.

At this moment, Mo Linyuan suddenly spoke up, "Lintian, you are fifteen years old now. In a few years, you will be old enough to get married. I want to ask you something, and you must answer honestly."

Hearing Mo Linyuan's words, Mo Lintian knew what he wanted to ask. Sure enough, the next moment, he heard him solemnly ask: "Lintian, let me ask you, do you have a woman you like?"

When Mo Lintian heard the five words "the woman of his dreams", he subconsciously thought of Su Qingning, but when he thought of her age, he immediately shook his head in his heart.

No, no, no, Xiao Ning'er is still so young, how can I have such perverted thoughts, stop it now!

Seeing the expression on Mo Lintian's face changing over and over again, Mo Linyuan knew something was wrong. He was delighted and quickly asked, "Lintian, do you have a girl you like? Tell me quickly, who is that girl from? What's her name?"

"Royal brother, you think too much. There is no woman I like." Mo Lintian stubbornly denied Mo Linyuan's guess. He would never admit that he liked a ten-year-old girl! At least not now.

Mo Lintian said no, but Mo Linyuan naturally didn't believe it. He was an experienced person, so how could he not know what it looked like when a man was moved? Just from the way Mo Lintian smiled unconsciously just now, it was obvious that he was thinking of his sweetheart and his heart was moved.

When he thought of this, Mo Linyuan's heart felt like it was scratched by a cat, and he was filled with curiosity; he really wanted to know what kind of woman could move his unruly brother who always treated women like air.

However, before Mo Linyuan could ask further questions, a report suddenly came from outside the imperial study. He frowned slightly and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

"Eunuch Wu, go out and take a look." Mo Linyuan ordered in a cold voice.

"Yes." Eunuch Wu responded respectfully and hurried out to inquire about the situation.

After a while, Eunuch Wu returned, "Your Majesty, the guards at the palace gate have come to report that the fourth master of the Su family, Su Huaiming, wants to ask Your Majesty for mercy and send Master Ning Yi to the Su family to treat his child."

Master Ning Yi was a pharmacist affiliated with the royal family of the Longteng Empire. He usually only treated the emperor's illnesses and recuperated his health. Therefore, if Su Huaiming wanted to invite Master Ning Yi, he had to obtain the emperor's permission; otherwise, even if he knelt and died outside the palace gate, Master Ning Yi would not even look at him.

When he heard the word "Su family", Mo Lintian's ears moved unconsciously. However, this small movement was not noticed by others, otherwise Mo Linyuan would definitely be suspicious and continue to ask questions.

"Treatment?" Mo Linyuan raised his head in confusion, "Doesn't the Su family have doctors and pharmacists?"

Eunuch Wu quickly explained, "This old servant is not very clear about this. I heard from the guards that it seems that the Fourth Miss and the Fifth Young Master of the Su family have contracted a strange disease. The Seventh Elder of the Su family can't find the cause and can't treat it. That's why the Fourth Master Su came to the palace to ask to see Master Ning Yi."

"Oh?" Mo Linyuan showed a look of surprise and interest. "What kind of strange disease could have left Elder Su Qi helpless? This makes me a little curious."

Compared to Mo Linyuan's curiosity, a hint of thought flashed in Mo Lintian's eyes. For some reason, he had an intuition that this so-called strange disease was related to Su Qingning.

Mo Lintian had been deeply impressed by Su Qingning's calm and decisive manner in killing and destroying the body, as well as her ability to poison without anyone noticing. He knew she must be a master of poison, so when he heard about the strange illness in the Su family, he subconsciously thought it was Su Qingning's doing.

After all, according to what Mo Lintian knew, the Su family wasn't very kind to Su Qingning's family, and Su Qingning didn't have a good impression of the Su family either. So, if someone offended her, Xiao Ning'er would definitely teach that person a lesson, given her temperament.

I have to say, Mo Lintian revealed the truth and it was indeed the case.

The Su family was, after all, one of the Five Great Clans. Mo Linyuan, mindful of their power, had no choice but to give them face. Furthermore, they had come begging for permission. If he refused to allow Master Ning Yi to go, it would be clear he was deliberately disregarding the Su family. The royal family would undoubtedly fall out with the Su family, potentially even offending the Yang family. Mo Linyuan remembered that Su Huaiming's wife was Yang Xinyi, the daughter of Yang Zhentian, the head of the Yang clan.

Hiss… It’s not worth it to offend two major families because of a small matter. It’s not worth it…

After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Mo Linyuan made a decision. He looked at Eunuch Wu and ordered, "Eunuch Wu, go to the medicine cabinet and ask Master Ning Yi to go to the Su family."