Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord
Chapter 917 Soup

Chapter 917: Chapter 917 Soup

"Mmm!"

Long Rui set down the booklet in his hand, looked up at the soup in Madam Wang’s hand, and a rare smile appeared: "Madam Wang is precious and delicate, to personally cook for me is truly a hardship, you have my thanks."

"For the Prince’s well-being, no amount of hardship is too great for your consort," Madam Wang said with a captivating smile, as she handed the soup over to Long Rui.

Long Rui took the bowl in his hands and stirred the soup with a spoon, immediately the clear fragrance of chicken mixed with other ingredients drifted through the room. He sniffed gently and couldn’t help but blurt out: "Not bad, really fragrant. It is fortunate that I am somewhat hungry."

While speaking, he scooped a small spoonful of soup toward his mouth...

Madam Wang watched eagerly until she saw Long Rui swallow the soup, and only then did she breathe a sigh of relief— the task given to her by The Emperor was finally completed.

"Prince, now that the soup has been served, your consort shall not bother you any longer." Madam Wang stood up and curtsied.

"Mmm, you may leave."

"Your consort takes her leave."

Madam Wang turned and sashayed out of the room, and then, turning around, smiled at Long Rui who was still in the room drinking the soup, and gently closed the door with an extended hand.

The expression on Long Rui’s face remained as cold as an ice mask, unreadable. Once he was certain that Madam Wang had indeed left, he put down the bowl of soup and walked over to a small iron bucket, spitting out all the soup he had just swallowed.

Who would have known, as soon as the soup touched the bucket, it turned into a pile of wriggling black insects.

Long Rui’s complexion turned extremely unsightly. Having fought on battlefields for many years and having seen many eccentric characters, he was knowledgeable and recognized these as Gu Insect eggs. Luckily he had found out early, spitting them out as soon as he swallowed them, for had he allowed these eggs to ingest blood and become full-fledged Gu Insects, it would have been troublesome.

Madam Wang was The Emperor’s agent, something he had discovered long ago, and thus he had always been vigilant around her.

Moreover, this Madam Wang would enter the Imperial Palace every month on the fifteenth to report on the state of the War Prince’s Mansion to The Emperor. A couple of days ago, though it was not yet the fifteenth, Madam Wang had gone to the Imperial Palace ahead of schedule. He knew then that The Emperor must have devised some malicious scheme against him, so Long Rui had been closely monitoring every move of Madam Wang!

At this moment, Long Yi walked in: "Prince, are you alright?"

"I’m not going to die! You’re the lucky one, enjoying the comforts of a gentle world," Long Rui had just rinsed his mouth with tea and was wiping the corners with a handkerchief.

"Prince, don’t make fun of your subordinate all the time. Everything I do is to cooperate with your act," Long Yi’s face turned red and his ears heated; the fiery scene from earlier still had his little heart trembling!

Ever since Madam Wang’s behavior became suspicious, War Prince and Long Rui had secretly conspired, deliberately giving Madam Wang the opportunity to get close to him, to see what in the end The Emperor was scheming.

And so, this evening’s events had unfolded.

"What exactly is The Emperor scheming?"

"See for yourself." Long Rui motioned with his mouth towards the small iron bucket. At this moment, he had already removed the mask from his face, revealing a handsome visage that could provoke envy from both gods and men.

Looking at the wriggling eggs in the iron bucket, Long Yi couldn’t help feeling nauseated and anxiously said: "Prince, you’re really alright?"

"I’m fine, I’ve spat it all out. Thank goodness it was early, otherwise, I would have truly been in trouble," Long Rui also felt a chill of fear.

Being afflicted by a Gu Insect was no child’s play, more difficult to cure than poison, as if stepping into Yama Hall itself.

Long Yi was furious: "Prince, The Emperor is too cunning. You have established immense military achievements for Moli Country, and now that there is peace and prosperity, he treats you like this."