Chapter 233: Seizing the Pill
Liu Chuanbin didn’t speak to him either, and reached out to snatch the sachet from Gong Bao’an’s hand.
“Give it back to me! My Fourth Brother gave it to me!” Gong Bao’an was anxious and jumped up to grab it.
But he was too young, after all, and no match for Liu Chuanbin.
Liu Chuanbin reached into the sachet, took out a pill, and swallowed it without thinking.
Then he glared and deliberately provoked Gong Bao’an: “What? Are you asking it to answer? Let me tell you, now that it’s in my stomach, it’s mine!”
After speaking, he threw the empty sachet back to Gong Bao’an and turned back triumphantly.
A pill that could make one grow taller, refined by a Tutor from San Jing Academy, what’s the difference between that and a miracle drug? He was already worried about not being tall enough. This was a gift from heaven, and he wouldn’t be foolish not to take it.
Gong Bao’an was so angry he cried, he felt Liu Chuanbin was simply too much of a bully.
As for Gong Changan, after going downstairs, he ordered a few more of the most expensive dishes, then left and went to the place where Prince Zhao’s Heir Apparent had watched the acrobatics earlier.
These street performers all had their own skills, otherwise they wouldn’t survive, especially those performing in the Capital City.
It was lunchtime, so no one was watching the acrobatics. The performers had stopped and were sitting in a circle eating their dry rations and biscuits with pickles.
Although Gong Changan was young, he was dressed luxuriously and had an extraordinary demeanor.
Therefore, as soon as he approached, the troupe leader of the acrobatics troupe stood up and bowed to him, saying: “Young master, do you wish to watch the acrobatics?”
“No,” Gong Changan said with a smile, “Uncle, I want to buy a folk remedy from you.”
“Me? What folk remedy could I possibly have?” the troupe leader scratched his head. “I don’t know what the young master is looking for.”
“I want some of that leopard’s urine,” Gong Changan pointed to the leopard locked in a cage nearby. “I won’t take it for free, I’ll give you five taels of silver.”
“This… this isn’t worth much?” the troupe leader quickly said. “I’ll just collect some for you, I just never knew this stuff was a folk remedy!”
“It’s like this, we have a garden, and wild dogs often run in and cause trouble. I heard that if you sprinkle some leopard’s urine in it, those wild dogs won’t dare to come,” Gong Changan maintained a smiling face. “I won’t take it for free, please accept this silver!”
The troupe leader didn’t expect such a good deal. He took the silver, found an earthenware pot, and got some leopard urine for Gong Changan.
Gong Changan returned and hid the jar in a secret place before washing his hands and returning to the feast.
Liu Chuanbin took the opportunity to mock: “Gong Fourth Young Master, where did you go? Those who know will say you were delayed, but those who don’t might think you’re jealous of me stealing your thunder! Come, come, a self-imposed penalty of three cups before you can sit down. As the host, you must listen to me!”
Saying this, he domineeringly had someone fill Gong Changan’s cup.
Gong Changan drank it all without a word.
Liu Chuanbin was naturally pleased, he thought Gong Changan was just timid.
Truly a bastard born of a bitch!
Gong Changan, in turn, poured him another cup and said with a smile: “Young Master Liu is treating us today, and I’ve enjoyed myself so much. Thank you very much! Come, come, I’ll toast you.”
After he toasted, the other young men also took turns toasting Liu Chuanbin.
They were all drinking rice wine, which was almost like water, with only a slight hint of alcohol.
Because they were all still children, the inn dared not sell them strong liquor.
After drinking everyone’s toasts, Liu Chuanbin felt a slight discomfort in his stomach. He had felt a bit uneasy earlier, and now the pain was coming in waves.
He had endured it earlier, after all, he was the host. But he couldn’t hold it in any longer, as nature calls.
So he had to get up and say: “Well, everyone, I’m going out to wash my face, and I’ll be back soon.”
He didn’t know that what Gong Changan had given Gong Bao’an was not a height-increasing pill at all, but a laxative.
Gong Changan always carried this with him, mainly for self-defense. His Master didn’t allow him to carry poison, but laxatives were fine.
It was also a deliberate act for Liu Chuanbin to see, but Gong Bao’an was unaware, which made it seem more genuine.
Liu Chuanbin ran into the outhouse and had a massive bowel movement.
Thinking he was fine, he quickly returned to the feast.
Before long, he was frowning and puckering his lips again, clearly his stomach was hurting again.
This time, Gong Changan beat him to the outhouse and poured the jar of leopard urine onto the floor.
When Liu Chuanbin came to use the outhouse later, he naturally stepped in it, but he couldn’t care less at that point.
He just cursed in a low voice: “Who’s blind? Damn it!”
Although diarrhea wasn’t a serious illness, it was the most debilitating.
Liu Chuanbin ran back and forth four or five times, and he was completely wilted like a frost-bitten eggplant in late autumn, unable to even straighten his back.
His follower supported him and asked: “Little ancestor, are you alright?”
“I don’t know what’s wrong, I really can’t hold on.” Liu Chuanbin couldn’t be tough anymore. “I’ll excuse myself and go back to the mansion!”
So he returned to the feast, bowed, and apologized to the two Heirs Apparent: “I am truly sorry, I don’t know what’s wrong with me today, I have severe abdominal pain. The bill has already been settled, please don’t let this spoil your mood because of me. I will host another banquet another day and apologize properly.”
“Your health is important, just go. We won’t mind this. I had stomach problems a while ago, and Imperial Physician Wu treated me. Perhaps you should invite him to your mansion as well,” Ying Bai said. “Make sure the person accompanying you takes good care of you.”
At this moment, Gong Changan caught up from behind and asked Liu Chuanbin with a smile: “What’s wrong? Can you still ride a horse?”
Liu Chuanbin, convinced he was gloating, said huffily: “Why wouldn’t I be able to ride? That’s a Ferghana horse, as fast as the wind.”
Saying this, he had his follower help him downstairs.
Gong Changan just smiled and said to the waiter who came upstairs: “Go get some dry soil to fill the outhouse. The ground is muddy and difficult to stand on.”
The waiter quickly agreed and left.
Gong Changan didn’t want anyone else to step on the leopard urine; that was specifically prepared for Liu Chuanbin.
Liu Chuanbin went downstairs, and his followers had already brought his horse over.
He always had at least seven or eight people following him when he went out, to boost his prestige and to make it easier to bully others.
His horse was also a fine steed worth thousands of taels of silver, and someone like him would never skimp on his expenses.
Several followers helped him mount the horse. For some reason, the horse seemed agitated today. Even though it was being held, its hooves kept stamping.
“Master, why don’t you not ride the horse and hire a carriage instead!” said one of his followers.
