The Side Character Wants to Lie Flat

Chapter 571: Chapter 574: Friends

Within the Prince Qing Mansion.

Li Yu’s injuries were almost completely healed.

He had been cooped up in his room for so many days that he was about to go stir-crazy.

Upon learning he no longer needed to take medicine, he immediately ordered a table at the best restaurant in the city and invited his friends for a meal.

In the end, only four Princes arrived; Li Qi, the Heir of Prince Zheng, was nowhere to be seen.

Li Yu had been recuperating at home this whole time and hadn’t stepped outside, so naturally, he was unaware of what had been happening in the city.

He was still wondering why Li Qi hadn’t come.

Then he noticed the expressions on the other four Princes were very strange.

It was as if they had something to say, yet no one spoke up.

Li Yu couldn’t stand it when people hemmed and hawed. He set his wine cup down hard on the table and demanded.

"If you know something, just say it. We’re all friends here; there’s no need to be secretive."

The four of them exchanged glances.

Finally, the eldest among them, the Heir of Prince Hong, spoke up.

"I’m afraid Li Qi won’t have the face to see you again."

Hearing this, Li Yu’s brow furrowed immediately, and he pressed, "Why?"

The Heir of Prince Hong then told him everything Li Qi had done.

At first, Li Yu didn’t believe it.

In his memory, although Li Qi could be a bit of a smooth talker, he had always been very warm and friendly toward him.

Even when they sometimes bickered, Li Qi never took it to heart and would just laugh it off. He was a good friend.

’How could a person like that poison and plot against his own friend?’

But the Heir of Prince Hong laid out the facts clearly, and with the other three Princes corroborating his story, it really didn’t seem like they were lying.

Besides, there was no reason for them to lie.

Prince Zhuo’s Heir, who was younger and more impetuous, said directly.

"Yu, if you still don’t believe it, you can go see the public notice outside. Everything is written there as clear as day."

Li Yu immediately left his friends, got up, and walked out of the restaurant.

On the notice board outside the Jingzhao Mansion, he saw the announcement Prince Zhuo’s Heir had mentioned.

After reading the contents of the notice, the last shred of wishful thinking in Li Yu’s heart was extinguished.

He had truly considered Li Qi a friend.

From beginning to end, he had never once suspected Li Qi.

Even when the Heir of Prince Yu had said someone close to him was a suspect, the thought had never crossed his mind that it could be Li Qi.

He didn’t think Li Qi was capable of such a wicked deed as harming a friend.

Yet the truth had slapped him hard in the face.

The friend he trusted implicitly had poisoned his food, wanting to kill him.

Li Yu staggered back, step by step.

He stumbled his way to the Prince Zheng Mansion.

The gates of the Prince Zheng Mansion were now tightly shut, surrounded by men sent by the Regent King.

When the guards at the gate learned the visitor was the Heir of Prince Qing, they surprisingly didn’t stop him, opening the gate and letting him straight in.

Filled with rage and resentment, Li Yu stormed into the room, grabbed Li Qi by the collar, and dragged him up from the bed.

"Why would you do this to me? And to think I considered you a friend!"

The servants, startled by the scene, scrambled to pull Li Yu away.

Li Qi fell back onto the bed.

After everything that had happened, he had lost a lot of weight, and his old clothes now seemed far too large on him.

In response to Li Yu’s accusation, Li Qi replied with just two words.

"I’m sorry."

Li Yu was incandescent with rage.

He broke free from the people holding him back, rushed forward, and punched Li Qi.

Li Qi was knocked back onto the bed, the taste of blood filling his mouth.

A servant quickly helped him sit up.

"Young Master, should I call for a doctor?"

Li Qi raised a hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth and said hoarsely, "No need."

The servants called for the guards.

The guards flanked Li Yu, pinning him down so tightly that he couldn’t break free no matter how hard he struggled.

Li Qi looked at Li Yu, whose eyes were bloodshot, and spoke slowly.

"I’m not like you.

In the Prince Qing Mansion, you are the only legitimate son. No one else can inherit the title.

You don’t have to fight or scheme to get everything others can only dream of.

But I have several younger brothers.

They are also legitimate sons, and they also have the right to inherit the title.

If I don’t do as my father, the Prince, commands, my position as heir could be taken by someone else."

Li Yu roared, "And that’s your reason for betraying a friend?!"

Li Qi gave a weak smile.

"Someone like me doesn’t need friends."

The words were like a knife, stabbing viciously into Li Yu’s heart.

The other man had never considered him a friend at all.

It had all been his own wishful thinking.

...

After leaving the Prince Zheng Mansion, Li Yu felt as if all the strength had been drained from his body. He could barely stand.

Worried that something might happen to him in this state, the guards hired a carriage and sent Li Yu back to the Prince Qing Mansion.

Back home, Li Yu’s heart still ached terribly.

He picked up the dagger that lay by his bedside.

On the night he and the Heir of Prince Yu were ambushed by assassins, the Heir of Prince Yu had used this very dagger to fight them off and had been injured in the process.

Recalling those scenes, a sudden impulse surged through Li Yu.

He desperately wanted to see the Heir of Prince Yu.

He wanted to thank him for saving his life.

He also wanted to apologize.

The Heir of Prince Yu had warned him to be wary of those around him, but he had stubbornly refused to believe it.

Now that the truth was out, he knew just how ridiculously wrong he had been.

Li Yu tucked the dagger into his robes, got up, and walked out.

He mounted his horse and rode straight for the Yu Royal Mansion.

But when he arrived at the Yu Royal Mansion, he learned that the Heir of Prince Yu was not there at all.

After inquiring about the purpose of Li Yu’s visit, Mr. Du said with a smile.

"Our Princely Heir is currently recuperating at the Regent Prince Mansion. As it happens, we were just about to visit her. Why don’t you join us?"

Li Yu didn’t know why the Heir of Prince Yu would be recuperating at the Regent Prince Mansion. He just assumed the household doctors there were more skilled, so he didn’t give it much thought and readily agreed.

"Alright."

...

Inside the Regent Prince Mansion.

Hua Manman had just removed the gauze from her shoulder.

Feihua Zhenren had examined her wound and said.

"The wound has healed quite a bit. There’s no need to bandage it anymore. From now on, just apply medicine every morning and evening, and be careful not to get it wet."

Hua Manman thanked him.

’If it weren’t for Feihua Zhenren’s excellent medical skills, her wound would never have healed so quickly. This old Daoist, who looked as ethereal as an immortal, was truly a superb physician. His personality was just a bit odd. Every time he finished applying her medicine, he would leave without saying another word to her.’

This time was no exception.

Feihua Zhenren had barely left when Jinxiu came in.

"Mr. Du from the Yu Royal Mansion and the Heir of Prince Qing are here. They wish to see you."

Hua Manman was perplexed.

’How did these two, who have absolutely nothing to do with each other, end up together?’

Jinxiu asked, "Do you want to see them?"

Hua Manman thought for a moment. "Have them wait. I’ll be there shortly."

’She had originally thought that if she just stayed out of sight, the people from the Yu Royal Mansion would take the hint and stop pestering her.’

’But now it seemed she had underestimated their persistence.’

’In that case, she would see Mr. Du one last time and make things clear with him.’

’That way, he wouldn’t come looking for her every other day in the future.’

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