Xiao Jiu's weakness

  The atmosphere in the hall has cooled down a bit.

  Two people sat on top, one standing alone below, staring at each other.

  After a long time, Chu Yun An coldly laughed and said: "I let you go think it over and come see me again, is this how you thought it over?"

  Chu Qing's eyes drooped slightly, and his interest seemed to wane: "Foster father, I know my behavior has been a bit willful! But I've thought it through clearly, I have no interest in the throne whatsoever! Over the years, I'm grateful for everything you've done for me! Except for this matter with Xiao Cong Rong, no matter what you ask of me, if Chu Kuang furrows his brow even slightly, he's not worthy of being a foster son to his foster father! Chu Kuang speaks from the heart, may his foster father understand!"

  "Once the bow is opened, there's no turning back... For that woman, even if it means losing everything, you wouldn't care?" Chu Yun An's face turned increasingly ugly, his hands almost crushing the armrests of the chair.

  Chu Qing's eyes remained downcast as he said calmly, "Qing'er had nothing to begin with, everything was given by Father. Father showed Qing'er kindness and took him in, Qing'er is eternally grateful! If Father thinks Qing'er is unfilial and wants to drive him out, Qing'er will not complain..."

  "When you think you have nothing left, will she still follow you?"

  Zhu Yun An interrupted him bluntly, sneering: "Leaving the Zhu family, what do you have to make her live a life of luxury and help her treat her leg? Is a disabled person worth your sacrifice?"

  Chu Qing said calmly, "These madmen have all thought about it. The only thing that matters is whether it's worth it or not, and the only way to know is to do it! Right now, I only have one idea in mind, which is to be with her. Even if I can't give her a life of luxury, I'll always be by her side!"

  "You...!" Chu Yun An was so angry that he laughed instead: "Good...good foolish lover! I didn't expect you to be as foolishly in love as your mother! Good...good, I want to see if that woman is worth your sacrifice! Marry her...hmm, you can go try, go tell her you have nothing left, and see if she'll still marry you! If you're capable, don't use the identity of the young master of the Chu family, or the name of the fourth prince, I just want to see how she'll marry you!"

  "Thank you, Uncle!" Chu Qingkong hesitated for a moment, then knelt down and kowtowed three times to Chu Yun'an.

  Chu Yun An turned her head to one side and said in a gloomy tone, "Don't be so formal, it's not like we're parting ways forever. Your adoptive father is still waiting for you to return!"

  Chu Qingcang didn't make a sound, finished knocking and got up to leave. It was still Zhuge Ling who opened the door for him and advised in a low voice: "Xiaojiu, what's going on between you and your adoptive father? Is it just because of a woman? Say a few good words and let your adoptive father take you back. As for Shui Pei, I'll go help persuade her, and this matter will be settled. It's not good to make such a big deal out of it!"

  Chu Qing let out a sigh, shook her head lightly, and walked out without looking back.

  Lv Zhen watched him walk far away before turning back and standing in front of Chu Yun'an, asking: "Big brother, are you just going to let him go like that?"

  Chu Yun An sneered coldly, "Little Ninth's wings have grown hard, he thinks he can fly everywhere on his own. If we don't let him fly, can we still tie him down? Let him go and fly around, when he bumps into something and gets a bloody head, he'll come back!"

  Lv Zong worried: "Xiao Jiu is different from others, he's too smart, isn't Big Brother afraid that he'll fly away and never come back?"

  Chu Yun'an spread out his palm, looked at it again, and then clenched it into a fist with a smile: "Even the smartest person has his weaknesses. Xiao Jiu is clever, but he also has weaknesses... Do you know what his weakness is?"

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  Lü Zhēn shook his head in puzzlement, while Zhūgě Liǔ secretly smiled wryly - Xiǎo Jiǔ's weakness was that her heart was too soft!

  He can fly freely everywhere, regardless of his own danger, but if there is any danger to Qing'e and Shui Pei, he will fly back at the first time even from the ends of the earth!

  Chu Yun'an suppressed her smile and said to Lü Zheng, "Isn't he thinking of marrying Xiao Congrong? Let Yi Qiao go help him out. Women understand what women want better, don't let me down!"

  Lv Zheng frowned: "Big brother, why bother, let me go kill Xiao Congrong, Xiaojie will come back, why bother going around in circles!"

  Chu Yun An gave him a sideways glance, seeming to smile yet not quite: "You can't win people over like that! Killing Xiao Zong was simple enough, but I'm afraid Little Jiu will remember this grudge against me from now on! What do I want with someone who hates me? If he wants to hate... let him hate the woman who abandoned him! For a proud and arrogant person like him... this kind of blow is often fatal!"

  Lü Zheng came back to his senses and looked at Zhuge Ling before leaving to carry out his orders.

  Chu Yun'an turned to Zhuge Ling, smiling: "Let Gu Qing use the name of the fourth prince to propose too! If you want to play, let's play big! I'd like to see if this fourth prince wants to do it... I'll see how he comes back to ask me!"

  Zhuge Ling hesitated for a moment and asked, "What if the fake becomes real? If Hong Kun chooses the fourth prince as his son-in-law, what about Shui Pei? Hong Kun will never allow Xiao Congrong to be a concubine!"

  Chu Yun An said indifferently, "What's the big deal? As long as Hong Kun is willing to support Kuang Er's ascension to the throne, being a noble consort isn't anything for Shui Pei! Besides, if Kuang Er really becomes the Emperor, how can he make a crippled woman his Empress? With their feelings and relationship, who can shake Shui Pei's position as Empress?"

  Zhuge Ling fell silent, looking at Chu Yun'an's expression that still seemed to be lingering on something. Suddenly, he shuddered with fear - if Chu Qingcang really became the Emperor, would Chu Yun'an still allow Xiao Zong to live?

  Chu Yun'an ignored him and got up to walk to the back hall. Along the back hall, there was a long corridor, at the end of which was a bedroom. Chu Yun'an walked behind the bed, felt around for a moment, and the bed slid to one side, revealing a secret room door.

  Reopened, the secret room inside was a study, with bookshelves containing many calligraphy and paintings as well as boxes of various sizes. Chu Yun'an took down a brocade box from the top shelf of the bookcase, opened it, and found a jade bottle inside. He shook it, and there were still a few pills in the jade bottle. He tucked the jade bottle into his bosom, closed the secret room door, and left the underground palace.

  Today is already the fourth day of the lunar month, and in more than ten days, it will be the day when the poison of love first breaks out. When people are poisoned, they will be confused by the medicinal properties and lose their nature, like animals. Even the most chivalrous man cannot resist the pain of being burned by desire.

  If the desire-fire is not fully vented in a short time, it will immediately go mad and die. But once vented, the medicinal power will take advantage of the opportunity to invade the bone marrow, causing the true yuan to disperse and the martial arts to be temporarily lost.

  This poisonous love potion was created by a woman from Miaojiang. Initially, it was used to deal with unfaithful men. The poison would take effect once every 15th of the month. Those who were poisoned could find relief with another woman. However, after seven times without an antidote, the poison would settle in the bone marrow, causing paralysis throughout the body for lighter cases and complete loss of martial arts skills or even death for severe cases.

  The last time Chu Yun'an had Lü Zheng give Chu Qingkuang the medicine was the love poison, because Chu Qingkuang refused to return home several times, Chu Yun'an didn't believe he would defy his orders for just a woman! At that time, it was just to test his loyalty, but unexpectedly Chu Qingkuang showed no remorse and even said he wouldn't be the Fourth Prince.

  Now Chu Yun'an feels that he has done nothing wrong. If Chu Qingchuan insists on going his own way, this emotional poison can be used to restrain him, and he won't dare disobey.

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  As for the antidote to the love poison, Chu Yun'an wasn't worried that Chu Qing-crazy could concoct one. The love poison was made from a variety of poisonous substances in Miao territory, and without knowing the formula, it would be extremely difficult to create an antidote - and if you're not careful, the antidote might even turn into a poison! Even the Medicine King Wu Guan-zi probably wouldn't know what to do with this love poison, so Chu Yun'an was very at ease.

  Seven full moons, this period of time is enough for anything to happen, and it's also enough to test whether a person is loyal. All Chu Yun An needs to do is wait...

  Hong Kun entered the palace by imperial order and met with Emperor Wu of Han. At first, he thought it was some urgent matter, but unexpectedly it was about Xiao Congrong and the prince leaving the capital to enfeoff their domains.

  The Emperor Wu said with a heavy heart: "Ah, Gongzi, what do you think about the matter of the prince's fief?"

  Hong Kun also agreed with the imperial son's fiefdom, but as a powerful minister who held military power, he had always been steady and did not like to interfere in internal affairs. At this time, Wu Zetian asked, and he could not help but say: "Your Majesty, several princes have already grown up, you should choose one of them to establish the crown prince early, so that the heir is clear, and it will prevent the ministers from doing their own thing, which would be very detrimental to the court! The eldest son is a lesson, Your Majesty must take warning from this, this is a matter of destroying the foundation of our country, those who are close are painful, those who hate are happy, we can't let such a thing happen again!"

  The Emperor Wu's face was somewhat embarrassed: "I just learned from this lesson, so I made up my mind to establish a crown prince and give the remaining princes fiefs! My dear minister, in your opinion, who is more suitable as the crown prince?"

  Hong Kun couldn't speak recklessly anymore, the foundation of the empress's clan was not something that could be shaken by just one person's words. If things went wrong, it wouldn't only cost him his life, but also implicate his family members. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Who becomes the crown prince isn't up to me alone! I think all of you ministers have your own accounts in mind, and Your Majesty must have someone in mind too, just haven't made up your mind yet! How about this, I suggest that Your Majesty conduct an opinion poll, let all the ministers submit a memorial stating their choice for the crown prince position. If most of them agree with Your Majesty's thoughts, then Your Majesty can follow the popular opinion and appoint that imperial son as the crown prince!"

  The Emperor's eyes lit up, and he struck his palm, saying: "This is a great idea, Hong Ai. I approve of it. Let's choose an auspicious day to do this, settle the position of the Crown Prince, and send the remaining princes to their respective fiefs. This will also put my mind at ease!"

  "Your Majesty is wise!" Hong Kun saw that the big matter had been settled and was thinking of taking his leave, but unexpectedly Emperor Wu changed the subject to Xiao Congrong.