CHAPTER 2038: CHAPTER 2040

"The other girls didn’t mind, so why do you care? You’re a boy, aren’t you afraid of losing a bit of face?"

"I’m so angry!" Lele said, raising his small fists. "If I find out who did this to me, I’ll definitely make them pay. It’s so disgusting. Even poison would have been better than laxatives, that’s just intentionally gross!"

Whenever this kid was unhappy or too happy, he kept calling himself "this king" nonstop.

"I’ve never been this miserable before. It’s filthy, disgusting. Mom, I won’t be able to eat for at least three days."

Thinking about the mess in his pants, dirtying his little behind, made him want to cry.

"Is it really that disgusting?"

"Yes!" Lele nodded very aggrievedly.

"Sigh, just like your father, a neat freak." Yang Chuxia saw his eyes reddening, and decided to comfort him, "Actually, if you think about it, it’s not that dirty. Those things were originally what you ate."

"Uh..." The little rascal immediately covered his mouth. "Mom, can’t you say it in a less crude way?"

Seeing both the father and son frowning, Yang Chuxia quickly corrected herself, "Sorry, my mistake. It’s what you ate that turned into that."

"Dad!" Lele threw himself into Ye Zi’an’s arms, feeling that being with his dad was better.

"Alright, analyze the situation. Who do you think did this tonight?" Seeing that his son seemed genuinely uncomfortable, Ye Zi’an had no choice but to shift his attention.

"Who else could it be?" Lele, now calmed down a bit, thought for a moment and knew. "It’s very likely the Grand Emperor."

"Why are you so sure it was him? Could it be someone else?"

"Hmph, he wants to be the emperor the most, but unfortunately, he lacks the ability to reclaim the throne and doesn’t have the ministers’ support. I suppose he harbors deep resentment. I guess he wanted to do something at the ancestral worship or the ceremony to announce to the heavens, but after the last incident, I estimate most of his people were dealt with by the Emperor. Without people to play big, he can only resort to such petty means to annoy the Emperor and get back at those ministers who don’t support him."

"Think about why Uncle Shaoling wasn’t here tonight?" Lele sneered, "Before the banquet, someone claimed the Grand Emperor wasn’t feeling well, said he was exhausted from the ancestral worship, and asked Uncle Shaoling to treat him. Isn’t that nonsense? When he passed the Jade Seal to the Emperor, he was in high spirits. How come he felt unwell by the evening? Fine, let’s assume he was genuinely unwell, but why drag Uncle Shaoling and keep him from attending the banquet, only letting him come after the incident in the main hall? And the ridiculous part is that the Imperial Hospital’s supply of anti-diarrheal medicine was surprisingly low."

"Dad, please don’t test me with such stupid questions in the future." Lele pouted, obviously displeased with the night’s events.

"..."

Ye Zi’an was speechless; his son was so proud!

"The Imperial Hospital and the Royal Kitchen must have people bought off by the Grand Emperor. Uncle just entered the palace, the people inside haven’t been inspected yet, giving the Grand Emperor an opportunity. We must use this chance to have Uncle remove all his people, or else I won’t dare attend such palace banquets in the future."

Yang Chuxia lovingly patted his little head, "Son, you’re really impressive!"

If this was before, Lele would definitely be happy with Yang Chuxia’s praise, but now he couldn’t be.

But soon he started smiling again, "I’m rather curious whether Uncle had any accidents."