CHAPTER 290: CHAPTER 286: UNINVITED GUEST

Song Rentou actually rejected her goodwill! A complete rejection, without the slightest room for negotiation!

Hearing about such a loss of face, Mrs. Qin was utterly furious, smashing three vases in a row without being able to vent her anger.

"Song Rentou! How dare he! He actually dares! This is infuriating! Too presumptuous!"

...

The object of Mrs. Qin’s tirades at home, Song Rentou was currently sitting on the heated bed sighing and holding a pure gold treasure bowl, his face almost wrinkling into a bitter melon.

The advisor was constantly comforting him, talking until his mouth went dry and drinking several bowls of water.

Actually, Song Rentou found himself in a dilemma as well; he didn’t want to offend the Minister Mansion either. Upon realizing the true owner behind Haoyan Clinic, his heart chilled!

On one side was the Minister Mansion, and on the other, Prince Qin. He wanted to offend neither!

Yet this matter was a deadlock where one had to be offended!

"Ah! Why is my fate so bitter! Could it be I was a bitter melon turning into a human in my past life?"

Song Rentou, feeling utterly hopeless, lay on the treasure bowl and took a bite.

"Hmm, the taste of pure gold! Simply delightful! Ah! My little treasure, thankfully I’ve still got you with me!"

The advisor rolled his eyes towards the sky, persuasively advising:

"Sir, things have come to this point, you just need to open your mind! Even though you can’t offend the Minister Mansion, offending Prince Qin is even worse!"

"Although he’s now secluded in the capital, and out of the emperor’s favor, stripped of military power, he’s still Prince Qin!"

"The once Iron-blooded War God Cold-faced Asura who shook Jiuzhou! The terrifying legends about him are still fresh in our memories!"

"And his subordinates, each like demonic gods of killing! Coming and going like shadows, leaving no trace, offending him would be..."

The advisor was just getting into it when Song Rentou let out a gloomy sigh, interrupting with a miserable tone.

"If I offend him, I might kick the bucket tonight and not even see tomorrow’s sun!"

The advisor gave a light cough and nodded approvingly, "Yes, as long as you’re aware!"

"Advisor, tell me, Prince Qin rarely involves himself in court affairs, why would he act today for a mere street doctor..."

The advisor thought earnestly, "Perhaps the Clinic’s methods were too despicable, and Prince Qin happened to witness it and couldn’t turn a blind eye, thus upholding justice!"

Hearing this reasoning, Song Rentou cast a disdainful glance, "Don’t you suspect anything?"

The advisor looked confused, "Suspect what? Could today’s Black Impermanence not be Prince Qin’s Envoy? Rather someone impersonating them?"

Song Rentou shook his head disappointedly, "I’ve seen the little divine doctor, quite handsome, resembling Sudhana in paintings."

The advisor continued to look puzzled, "Uh, so what? Any problem with that?"

"There are rumors of Prince Qin having certain inclinations..."

"And then?"

"..."

Song Rentou thought of smashing him with the treasure bowl but refrained, rolling his eyes dramatically, "Don’t you suspect Prince Qin has taken a liking to him?!"

"Even though Prince Qin is married, with tales of his great favor towards Princess Qin, who says he can’t swing both ways!"

Advisor: "..."

"I even deliberately had someone inquire today, that handsome doctor was taken by carriage to the Prince Qin Mansion and didn’t leave until nightfall!"

At this point, Song Rentou winked and gossiped to the advisor, "He stayed there for the night!"

"Prince Qin is indeed Prince Qin! Just picks him up and brings him into the mansion, living under the same roof as the Princess! Such guts! Tsk tsk! At least build a golden house outside first!"

"From ancient times, embracing on both flanks, the good fortune of having both is a life’s pleasure! Could it be Prince Qin desires the same? Holding the beauty in the left arm and the handsome doctor in the right?"

Advisor: "!!!"

The advisor quickly wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, "My lord! Please stop saying such things! If Prince Qin’s ghostly envoy hears you, you may not see sunrise tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Song Rentou shivered instantly, withdrawing his head and wrapping himself tightly in the blanket, cautiously surveying his surroundings.

Shivering, he whispered to the advisor, "Th-they haven’t come, right?"

Those black-clad, cold-faced guards—who knows when they might suddenly appear, like Black Impermanence, causing everyone to be on edge!