[“What? Is he crazy? The female lead personally prepared soup for him with her own hands, shouldn’t he be moved to tears?”]
[“The female lead added Hehuan Powder, isn’t that exactly what he wants? Why is he forcing me to drink it? Revenge, this is his revenge on me!”]
[“Dagua, what should I do? I don’t want to drink it!”]
[“Host, the current Heartbeat Value is -99!”]
[“What? Forcing me to drink Hehuan Powder actually makes him happy and adds points to the Heartbeat Value? What kind of twisted logic does this male lead have?”]
[“Host, for the sake of survival, just bear with it and drink it. At worst, find a man to solve the problem afterward. After all, this body isn’t yours anyway.”]
That seemed to make sense.
But she really didn’t want to drink it!
Because she truly didn’t want to do that kind of thing with a man!
Just thinking about it made her sick!
Liang Chuying was still struggling desperately, trying to change Chi Yanzhou’s mind: “Husband, won’t doing this hurt Mu Yan’s feelings?”
Mu Yan covered her face with her wide sleeves, on the verge of tears: “Brother Zhou, tonight is your wedding, and I specially prepared this ginseng soup for you. How can you give it to someone else?”
Chi Yanzhou said calmly, “I’d like to drink it too, but the Crown Princess is jealous. If she gets angry and takes it out on you, that wouldn’t be good.”
[“This dog of a man, lying without even batting an eye! He clearly doesn’t want to drink it himself!”]
[“It seems he doesn’t trust Mu Yan that much either, so why does he love her to death? This logic doesn’t make sense.”]
[“Could the pirated version be wrong? But even if it is, the difference shouldn’t be this big.”]
[“Dagua, save me! What should I do next?”]
Dagua: [“If you’re a hero, drink it!”]
Mu Yan deliberately rubbed her eyes until they were red and pulled Liang Chuying aside: “Sister Crown Princess, Brother Zhou and I grew up together since childhood. I even saved him once when we were young. It’s just a bowl of ginseng soup—you wouldn’t mind, would you?”
Liang Chuying smiled: “Of course not.”
“You useless thing, did you even put arsenic in it or not?” Mu Yan lowered her voice to question her.
“I did! Didn’t you hear him screaming in agony?”
“But why isn’t he dead?”
“Probably because he’s the God of War. His constitution is special, so the poison takes effect slowly.”
“Is that really the case?”
“Yes.”
“You’d better not lie to me. If you ruin the Crown Prince’s plans, you’ll suffer for it.”
“Don’t worry. By the way, Sister Mu Yan, do you feel itching and pain down there?”
“No, what nonsense are you talking about?”
“Stop pretending. It’s a gynecological disease and needs treatment. Don’t avoid seeing a doctor because of embarrassment, or you’ll contract syphilis, which is incurable.”
“Nonsense! I’ve always been chaste. How could I possibly get such a disease?”
“Really, take my advice, and you’ll live a peaceful and happy life! Dismiss your male companions, or all of you will get infected and end up being burned.”
Mu Yan was terrified and also shocked at how this fool knew so much about her!
In that case, she couldn’t be allowed to live any longer.
Unbeknownst to them, every word of their whispered conversation was heard by Chi Yanzhou.
“Come here.”
Chi Yanzhou suddenly beckoned to Liang Chuying with a finger.
Now, he believed Liang Chuying a little more.
Naturally, he found her much more agreeable.
[“Host, congratulations! The current Heartbeat Value is -90! Keep it up, host!”]
Upon hearing this, Liang Chuying immediately obediently walked over.
As long as it could increase the Heartbeat Value, anything she did was worth it.
“Drink the ginseng soup.”
Liang Chuying’s face darkened!
【You bastard, do you really enjoy forcing me to drink Hehuan Powder this much?】
【Can’t I just not drink it?】
“Brother Zhou!” Mu Yan also chimed in, “That’s something I specially brewed for you.”
“Drink it!” Chi Yanzhou narrowed his eyes threateningly! “If you hesitate any longer, you won’t get another chance!”
Wuwu, even Mu Yan’s words are useless now!
Faced with the man’s threat, Liang Chuying had no choice but to tragically accept the bowl of ginseng soup.
【Dagua, can I accidentally knock the bowl over?】
【Boss, I advise against it. The negative Heartbeat Value is about to hit the ceiling.】
【Fine, for the sake of survival, what’s a little Hehuan Powder? Even if it were arsenic, I’d drink it!】
Liang Chuying downed the bowl of ginseng soup in one gulp.
The wind howls, the river runs cold—a hero departs, never to return!
“Husband, are you satisfied now?”
With that, she turned and bolted.
【The Hehuan Powder hasn’t settled in my stomach yet. I need to go induce vomiting!】
【I can’t really go find a man to solve this, can I?!】
Chi Yanzhou had originally intended to test whether there was anything wrong with the bowl of ginseng soup, but he never expected her to actually drink it all in one go.
Watching her hurriedly fleeing figure, his gaze grew even more complicated.
Mu Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s good that this useless woman is gone.
Otherwise, with her here **, it would be hard to explain.
“Brother Zhou, you said marrying her was a last resort, and that we could just find any excuse to kill her! Say she was caught with a man on her wedding night, overdosed on drugs, and died from an explosion.”
Chi Yanzhou frowned: “Mu Yan, how could you have such a terrifying thought?”
Hearing this, Mu Yan felt extremely wronged: “Wuwu, Brother Zhou, she’s a woman with a completely ruined reputation. What right does she have to become Princess Consort An?”
“She is, after all, the only daughter of State Preceptor Liang. If we kill her, how would the Imperial Preceptor ever let me off?”
Mu Yan: “Everyone knows she likes handsome men. As the saying goes, a dog can’t change its habit of eating shit. If she can’t resist her own loneliness and plays so wildly on her wedding night that she explodes and dies, who can she blame?”
Chi Yanzhou said sternly: “There are no walls without cracks in this world. Any wrongdoing leaves evidence behind. Do you think State Preceptor Liang is a fool?”
Mu Yan trembled.
Why did she feel like Brother Zhou’s words tonight carried a hidden meaning?
“Brother Zhou, it’s just that I love you too much. I want to marry you, so that’s why I think this way. I swear, since I was little, I’ve never even dared to step on an ant.”
Chi Yanzhou thought of her conversation with Liang Chuying and couldn’t help but distance himself from her a little.
“Brother Zhou?” Mu Yan’s eyes reddened with grievance.
Chi Yanzhou glanced at her indifferently, his gaze deep and sharp, as if it could pierce through her thoughts.
Since childhood, he had never looked at her like this before. Mu Yan shivered with fear.
“Since childhood, I’ve only ever seen you as a younger sister. If I’ve caused any misunderstanding, I apologize.”
Hearing this, Mu Yan’s tears began to fall, pattering down one after another.
She couldn’t believe it.
Since childhood, Brother Zhou had treated her so well. If there were no romantic feelings, why would he act this way?
Besides, she was the only one who could get close to him—even maidservants couldn’t.
She sniffled and asked tearfully, “Is Brother Zhou worried that Liang Chuying will harm me?”
“It has nothing to do with her.”
“Brother Zhou, she’s just sent by State Preceptor Liang to spy on you. If we don’t kill her, I’m afraid she’ll latch onto your mistakes, and then it’ll be hard for you to compete with the Crown Prince.”
“Compete? Mu Yan, you actually have thoughts of making me compete with the Crown Prince?”
Upon hearing this, Mu Yan immediately knelt down. “Brother Zhou, I spoke carelessly and said the wrong thing without thinking.”
Chi Yanzhou said sternly, “The Crown Prince is the future heir to the throne. I have never had any disloyal thoughts. If you wish to climb the social ladder by attaching yourself to power, you might as well focus your efforts on him. With your qualifications, it’s not impossible for you to become the Crown Princess.”
Mu Yan knelt and swore to the heavens, “Brother Zhou, heaven and earth bear witness, my heart belongs only to you, without a trace of disloyalty.”
Hah.
What an act.
What about your Crown Prince brother and your male favorites then?
You don’t just have disloyal thoughts—you have three hearts, four hearts, countless hearts!
If he hadn’t overheard Liang Chuying’s inner thoughts and their conversation, he might have almost believed her.
Women have been the ruin of men since ancient times!
No wonder emperors have no need for love!
Chi Yanzhou said coldly, “Mu Yan, it’s too late. I’ll have someone escort you back to your residence.”
Mu Yan cried, tears falling drop by drop. “Brother Zhou, can I stay here tonight?”