Adoption brings disaster

Ever since I got this disease, my body has become more and more delicate. Other things are fine, but sleeping is really difficult.

If you put one more layer of mattress, it will be too soft and you will feel weak all over after sleeping on it. If you put one less layer of mattress, it will be too hard and you will feel bruises and pain all over your body after sleeping on it.

As for the quilt, if you cover yourself with one more layer, it will be too hot. When you sleep, you will be covered in sweat and feel like you have just been fished out of the water. If you cover yourself with one less layer, it will be too cold. No matter how many braziers you use, you will not be able to warm yourself up at all. It is like being in an ice cave.

I couldn't sleep well, and my body felt worse and worse. My temper became even worse. I would curse at people at the slightest provocation, and when I couldn't bear it any more, I would even beat them with a poisonous anaconda.

This matter really troubled Qingyu and the others. They went back and forth many times before finally finding the most suitable way to make the bed.

But even with such caution, I fell asleep just in time, but after a while I felt uncomfortable again and had to get up and toss around, which made Qingyu and the others suffer a lot.

I actually know that it's not good for me to do this, but when my temper flares up I really can't help but beat and scold them. I have no choice but to feel sorry for Qingyu and the others who are so pitiful.

The blue carp and the others felt sorry for themselves, and I was also not feeling well. I couldn’t actually enter a deep sleep every night, and was always half asleep and half awake.

Fortunately, my skills have been damaged now, my hearing is not as good as before, and I am less disturbed by the slightest noise, otherwise my temper would be even worse.

But I have practiced martial arts after all, so although I can't hear the talking and snoring of the servants and guards outside, I can hear the talking of the servants in the room clearly.

Look, I heard Wuxinwude and the others talking in a low voice.

"Prince Yong sent someone to tell me that Qianqiu will be brought to the palace tomorrow," Wude said dissatisfiedly. "It's winter, and Qianqiu is in such poor health. How can she afford the tiring journey? If she enters the palace now, what will happen if something happens to her?"

Qingyu ignored these words and just looked at the moon outside. The two stars on both sides of the moon had disappeared, and it was obvious that the outcome was decided.

Qingyu said with a look of relief, "It seems that everything has been settled now."

"I didn't expect that it was Prince Yong who won the world. If it weren't for Qianqiu, ten Princes of Yong wouldn't be able to defeat the Crown Prince." Wude said angrily, "He's fine now, having won the world, but Qianqiu is so pitiful. A man, a man..."

As she spoke, she started to cry and was so upset that she couldn't speak.

"When will you change your bad habit of talking nonsense?" Qingyu said angrily, "He is the emperor now, how can you say that about him?"

"I'm not afraid of him. Not to mention saying it here, I would say it to his face." Wu De said in a louder voice.

"Shh, please keep your voice down. You know Qianqiu wakes up at the slightest noise these days, and you're still so loud. Are you really trying to make Qianqiu uncomfortable?" Qingyu said dissatisfiedly, "You're not afraid of anything, but if what you just said gets out, Qianqiu won't have peace from now on."

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Qingyu and Wude talked for a while, cursing Prince Yong for his cruelty. It was boring for me to listen to, and I was about to fall asleep in a daze, but then I heard Wude whispering about something else.

"I heard that Your Majesty killed Prince Gong in the street. Is this true?"

"Prince Gong has been extremely kind to you two brothers because of Hero Li, but I must say that his plot to murder Qianqiu was excessive," Qingyu said. "Even if Your Majesty refuses to punish him out of kinship, I will expose his crimes over the years to the world."

"Humph, are we two brothers just idiots in your eyes?" Wu De sneered, "Why has Prince Gong been so kind to us two brothers over the years? Isn't it just to ask for a reward? Do I have to be as grateful to such a utilitarian person as I am to Qianqiu?"

"It's okay as long as you understand clearly. After all, this matter was caused by Qianqiu. I'm still worried that someone will instigate you to deal with Qianqiu." Qingyu said.

"You'd better mind your own business," Wu De said dissatisfiedly. "The Death Detective is known for his thorough investigation. How come you, his most senior disciple, didn't realize that Xiao Tian and Xiao Di were harboring evil intentions and nearly endangered Qian Qiu? Do you dare to say you're without fault?"

This matter was not Qingyu's fault. No one would have thought that such an inconspicuous cleaning servant could possess such a powerful martial art as the poisonous bee sting.

I never thought that I had been so good to these two slaves. When they attacked me, they didn't hesitate at all and went straight to take my life.

Having said that, Qingyu had no way to argue and could only remain silent and accept what was said.

"I'm afraid it's not that you don't have the ability, but that you haven't put your heart into it. Or maybe you're also Prince Gong's secret agent, so even if you found out, you're pretending not to have found out."

I don’t know if it was Qingyu who first made malicious assumptions about Wude and angered him, or if it was because he had been too busy these days and his emotions were unstable, but Wude said such murderous words anyway.

"Ahem." I was worried Wude might say something hurtful, so I quickly said, "Put out some of the candles in the outer room. They're so bright, they're blinding me."

When they saw that I woke up, they stopped talking. Wude hurried to extinguish several candles in the outer room, while Qingyu came over to help me sit up and make me feel better.

There was plenty of charcoal burning in the room, but Qingyu was still afraid that I would be cold, so he went to get a blanket and covered me with it.

After finishing all this, Qingyu Wude stood by my bed and talked to me.

I asked, "What's the situation outside? I've been stuck in this mechanical city, and no news has come in."

I've been feeling depressed lately, and I said self-deprecatingly, "Even if the news gets in, what good will it do? I know the condition of my body, and I'm afraid I won't make it through this year. If I get the news, I'll just take it to my grave."

Wude was at a loss when he heard this, and didn't know how to comfort me. Qingyu reacted faster and hurriedly said with a smile and excitement: "Congratulations, Your Highness, congratulations, Your Highness."

Although Wude didn't know what Qingyu was talking about, it didn't stop him from hurriedly congratulating her with a smile.

"I can hardly even get out of this bed, let alone leave the room."

I get tired easily now, and I was forced to stop talking halfway to catch my breath. When the blue carp saw me, I hurried to feed it water and patted its back gently. It took a long time before I recovered.

I felt a little better, and seeing how cheerful they were, my mood also improved. I jokingly said, "Why are you so happy? Could it be that you two are going to get married to bring good luck to me?"

"Qianqiu, you are making fun of me. I don't like this quack doctor who smells of herbs all over his body." Qingyu pretended to be angry.

"If it's really for Qianqiu's wedding, I wouldn't be opposed to it." Wude said seriously, "Although this wild girl has no feminine charm at all, I hate her, but since it's for a wedding, I don't care."

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I found their bickering quite amusing, so I chuckled and said, "You two are a pair of bickering lovers."

They were about to argue, but I waved my hand weakly, silencing them, and said, "Stop talking about this. Qingyu, tell me what you're happy about."

Qingyu and Wude's bickering was meant to distract me and put me in a better mood. Seeing that I was in high spirits, Qingyu quickly spoke, "Last night, His Royal Highness Prince Yong led the Northern Border Army to capture the capital and besieged His Royal Highness the Crown Prince within the Imperial Palace. This morning, the situation was initially settled. Given His Royal Highness Prince Yong's filial piety towards His Royal Highness Qianqiu, it's only natural that His Royal Highness Qianqiu will become the most respected official in Beishang State. Naturally, they're overjoyed."

I smiled and didn't care much. After all, no matter how noble you are, you still have to live to enjoy life.

I asked again, "I just heard you say that Chongguang killed Prince Gong on the street. What is the situation?"

Qingyu explained, "As soon as the world was settled that morning, dignitaries from all the provinces and prefectures rushed to the gates of the Imperial City to pay their respects to the new emperor. The messenger who brought the message said that Prince Gong had abused his seniority and angered His Majesty, which led to his death."

"Although Chongguang has a bad temper, he's not to the point of wanting to kill people at the slightest provocation," I said. "I think it's probably because of something trivial. After all, reaching out so far is a taboo for the emperor."

I knew that the matter of Xiaotian Xiaodi had become a knot in Qingyu's heart, so I pretended to be annoyed and said, "Everyone else can cause trouble for Prince Gong over Xiaotian Xiaodi, but Chongguang is really not qualified. If he hadn't used Xiaotian Xiaodi as bait to lure out the prince's men, the things that happened later wouldn't have happened."

Qingyu blamed himself and said, "I am also guilty of negligence in this matter. I should have thoroughly checked the people around Qianqiu. I didn't expect that there were still two troublemakers left. I must have not been careful enough."

"How can you investigate this? You can't." I looked at Qingyu and said, "We still don't know when Prince Gong planted these two hidden stakes, but what is certain is that when he planted these two stakes, you were not yet the apprentice of the Death Detective. It happened so long ago, not only you, but also your master, can't investigate it. This matter is simply impossible to investigate."

Guilt was still in Qingyu's eyes. I wanted to say something to comfort her, but then I suddenly remembered something and said quickly, "Prince Gong is completely dead, right?"

Qingyu and the others were stunned by my somewhat retarded question and said uncertainly, "He's probably dead. With so many people watching on the street, and it was Prince Yong who did it himself, there's no chance of him surviving."

"In that case, go and do something for me." I said with a stern look. Seeing this, Qingyu and the other two quickly stood up straight and listened attentively.

I said, "Qingyu, go find someone who is good at disguise and replace Prince Gong's body with another one."

Qingyu didn't ask me what I wanted the body for, but just agreed to go and do it.

I saw Qingyu agreed, then looked at Wude and said, "You have a high reputation in the martial arts world, help me find a black Gu master."

I felt that it was inappropriate to let Wude handle these matters. After thinking for a while, I said, "Forget it. After all, Prince Gong treats you two brothers well. You should stay out of this matter."

Wude got a little anxious after hearing this and insisted on asking me to do it. I didn't have enough energy to think about this matter, so in the end I could only let Wude do some things as well.

"Send someone skilled in Qinggong to Wudang Mountain to invite Tianshu to the capital." I saw they were puzzled, but I didn't explain. I just stroked my chin and said, "Tell the Taoist priest to just say it's justice belatedly. Don't say anything else. If he doesn't understand, don't force it. Just come back and tell him."

This matter was arranged, and more than a month later, a kneeling sculpture suddenly appeared outside the Hall of Salvation in a little-known and dilapidated Taoist temple on the outskirts of Beijing.

Everyone was amazed. The abbot of the Taoist temple even swore that the sculpture was an evil demon suppressed by the Three Pure Ones. It was made of gold and was extremely mysterious. However, no one believed it.

This is just gossip, let’s not talk about it.

Now I can’t care about what will happen in a month. After arranging everything, I suddenly want to eat sour oranges, and they have to be the unripe green-skinned ones.

Now, whenever I think of it, I have to eat it. I also subconsciously said, "If I could try two small green-skinned oranges, it would be really delicious."

Qingyu and the other two were originally discussing my arrangements, and upon hearing this, they hurried to go get it for me. I stopped them and said, "I'm afraid this thing is only available in the south. Where can we find it now? Don't bother."

"It's not a big deal. There are a lot of sour things in Jigua City. I remember that ten days ago, the escort agency transported a basket of oranges from the south. Who knows what's in it." Wu De said.

This remark somehow irritated Qingyu, who kicked Wude hard and said, "If you have it, go get it. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Wu De didn't say anything after being kicked, but just went to look for it in shame. It was really strange.

I knew they'd been in a weird mood lately, and I felt bad for them, so I said, "My taste has been weird lately too. I always like sour food, and I have to eat whatever I want. It's a shame that you guys managed to find so many sour foods."

Qingyu lowered his head with an unsure expression, then looked up again and said with a smile, "The corpse poison from the Thousand Corpses Transmutation Technique is most harmful to the liver. Qianqiu, your liver is damaged, so naturally you'd like to eat something sour to nourish it. Li Er understood this idea and searched far and wide for all sorts of sour foods. These are all available, so it's not hard work."

I didn't care about this explanation, and just said lightly that Li Er was also a loyal man, but he was just thinking about eating in his heart. Fortunately, this thing really existed. After eating several of them, he would lie down again with satisfaction and chat with Qingyu.

Predict what will happen in the future, and listen to the next decomposition.