Adoption brings disaster

It is said that this Gu King has been dominating the martial arts world for decades, and her reputation is not undeserved. Apart from anything else, her strength can be seen just from the medicine she prepares.

The effect of this medicine is really good. After taking it only once, I fell into a drowsy sleep. Even though I had nightmares all night long, it did not affect my body at all and I recovered most of my vitality.

My body's vitality has been restored, my originally sleepy spirit has been perked up, and even my weak limbs have strength. I feel that I can now run five kilometers easily without even getting out of breath.

How could anyone not like this medicine that can cure diseases? When the medicine was brought to me the next day, I didn't say anything and just took it without hesitation.

After taking the medicine, my appetite increased, and I ate a lot of porridge. Of course, I actually wanted to eat meat, roast chicken, but His Highness the Seventh Prince did not allow me.

He said that my body had just recovered and eating greasy food was not good for me and would cause stomach upset. Although I was unhappy, there was nothing I could do and I could only look at the Seventh Prince pitifully.

"Aren't you curious at all about what this medicine is made of?" Miss Duoer looked at my pitiful appearance and suddenly said sinisterly.

I looked at the little girl with a sinister smile, drank the last mouthful of porridge, and said, "I'm not curious. No matter what this medicine is made of, I have no choice but to eat it. Why should I feel uncomfortable?"

"You're quite insightful." The little girl was stunned and said, "But I just want to tell you now."

"Your grandmother is the Miaojiang Gu Queen, and I was poisoned by a Gu. I absolutely don't believe there's no Gu worm inside, so there must be a Gu worm inside."

I understand that there are some things in this medicine that are hard to swallow, but when it comes to treating an illness, there's no point caring about that. I just have to swallow it without leaving a single drop.

When the little girl heard me say that, she knew she couldn't disgust me, so her mouth immediately pursed and she said, "Your Highness Qianqiu is really smart. So guess what kind of poisonous insects there are."

"Poisonous insects are nothing more than spiders, centipedes, snakes, toads, scorpions, etc. I got a shell stuck in my tooth yesterday, so I think it must be a centipede."

"Then why not a scorpion? Scorpions also have shells."

"It doesn't look like it," I said. "Of course I'm just guessing."

As soon as I said this, the little girl lost interest in disgusting me and said unhappily, "That's boring. I wanted to disgust you, but I didn't expect you to know everything."

Seeing that the little girl was quirky and mischievous, I really liked her, so I wanted to tease her. Therefore, my eyes turned cold for a moment, and I said sinisterly, "You just said that you wanted to disgust me. Well, you better be careful. Everyone in this pavilion belongs to me. If I want to disgust you one day, you won't be able to hide."

This naturally made sense. When the little girl heard it, her pupils dilated and she looked at me in disbelief, as if to say, how can you be so stingy that you can't even take a joke.

Seeing that the little girl took it seriously, I was also amused. I burst out laughing and said, "I'm just kidding. Not to mention that this thing can cure my illness, even if it is just a prank, I can't bother with a child like you."

"You don't look much older than me, yet you speak like an old man."

The little girl was relieved to hear that I was just teasing her. She smiled and said, "Your Highness Qianqiu, you are really interesting. No wonder the Seventh Prince is so kind to you."

"You just arrived, how do you know he treats me well?" I started chatting with Miss Duoer.

"It's all written in the notebook. I wish I could have a man who treats me so well in the future." The little girl said expectantly.

After saying this, he felt greedy and quickly changed his words: "No, no, no, as long as I can be half as good as the Seventh Prince, I will be satisfied."

Chongguang is very good to me, but not as good as Duoduo said. However, as an artistic process, there is naturally a bit of exaggeration.

So I didn't care what was written in the storybook. I just flicked Duoduo's head and said with a smile, "How can you still have sexual thoughts at such a young age? This is not good."

After hearing this, Miss Duoduo was very annoyed and pretended to hit me. I felt refreshed and wanted to move too, so I started playing with Miss Duoer, dodging and laughing with her, just like childhood sweethearts.

It was just that while Duoduo and I were making such a fuss, Ah Da said inappropriately, "Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness! Your Highness is now much better. With the Gu King here, he will surely recover in no time."

I felt very worried when I saw Ada, who looked a little haggard, so I wanted to get Duoduo away and take good care of Ada to see if I could help him.

I said to Duoduo, "You haven't been around the palace yet, right? I'll let Xiaotao take you around. He's a very interesting person, and you two will definitely get along well."

Duo'er was still young, so she was naturally happy to go out and play. Without asking too many questions, she happily followed Xiaotao out for a walk.

After Duoduo left, I sent away all the servants and left only Ada to serve.

I looked at Ah Da, with his hands on both sides, hunched over, his back seemed a little hunched, his eyes were dull and he had dark circles under his eyes. Looking at him in broad daylight, I felt a chill on my back. He looked no different from a demon.

I didn't know much about the military camp, and I didn't know how to ask about the disarmament, so I could only say, "Thank you for the hard work of going all the way to Miaojiang to invite the Gu King."

When Ah Da heard me say that he was working hard, his eyes lit up a little. He glanced at me, forced a smile, and said, "It is a blessing for me to be able to work for His Highness. It is not hard at all."

Seeing Ah Da like this, I felt even more distressed, so I asked directly, "I just heard about the Northern Frontier Army's disarmament from His Highness the Seventh Prince yesterday. Do you have any difficulties? Tell us and we can find a solution together."

After hearing this, Ah Da smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I have made all the arrangements."

I looked at him and it didn't look like he had made any arrangements, but he didn't want to talk about it. I couldn't force him, so I could only say, "You've been tired lately. Just rest well for the next two days. You don't have to wait on me. I won't tell His Highness the Seventh Prince."

If this were the case on normal days, Ah Da would definitely kneel down and apologize, as if not letting him serve us meant he had done something wrong and we despised him.

Today, he simply thanked him and then staggered towards the servant's house in the backyard. He stayed in the house for the next two days, and even the food was brought in by Er.

Seeing Ah Da's expression, I felt anxious, so I didn't care why Ah Da didn't say anything and just asked the people below to investigate.

Speaking of which, A-Da didn't hide anything about this matter, so it was very easy to investigate. In just a few hours, he had found out everything clearly.

A-Da was a high-ranking officer in the army, and he served beside the King of Zhenbei. He was outgoing and loved making friends, so he had many good friends. When the Northern Frontier Army was downsizing, many soldiers came to A-Da hoping to find a job, and A-Da accepted all of them.

But there were so many people coming that what Ada could arrange gradually became insufficient. Later, Ada begged everyone for help before he could find some jobs. Unexpectedly, the other party thought the jobs were not good enough and had a conflict with Ada. Ada then came back in despair.

I am a very protective person. Ah Da has been serving me wholeheartedly. I can't let him suffer this in vain. It is too easy to deal with such a person who only has muscles but no brains.

I asked Li Er to find a group of ruffians to lure that man into gambling. Nine out of ten gambling cases are scams, and the game was carefully set up. How could that man win? Naturally, he lost all his money in a short time and owed a lot of debt.

Gambling in groups is illegal. Not only did that person lose all his money, I also sent him a letter of complaint to the government.

Not only was this man beaten with a stick, he also stayed in jail for a few days. Even the job that Ah Da had found for him was lost because of this. He had no choice but to leave the capital in disgrace like a beggar.

For me, who is in a position of power now, it is a very easy thing to mess with a powerless soldier.

It shouldn't have been so troublesome to drive him out of the capital, but all this trouble happened just to avenge A'da. I thought the matter was over, but I didn't expect that a few days later, Jingzhao Prefecture submitted a memorial to the emperor, requesting to summon A'da for questioning.

We don’t know what Ah Da has done wrong, but the matter has been reported to the emperor, so it is not easy for us to protect him openly. However, we are not afraid of the small Jingzhao Prefecture.

I also plan to disguise myself and blend in with the crowd to see what they are up to. It would be best if I don't catch them making any mistakes, otherwise I will let them know what it means to spit out ten slurs in one second. When it comes to talking, I've never been afraid of anyone.

On the day Ada was taken away, I changed my clothes early and hid in a tea stall outside Jingzhao Prefecture. When I saw Ada arriving, I followed the crowd and walked over like an ordinary onlooker.

I was watching from outside and saw a short, thin man in linen clothes kneeling in the audience with a complaint in his hand.

The person sitting on the stage was the Jingzhao prefect, with six yamen runners holding boards on each side. When the man saw Ada come in, he immediately rushed up and grabbed Ada's clothes, shouting, "Give me back my wife and children's lives."

Ah Da was so strong that the short and thin man couldn't hold him. Ah Da just slapped him away and broke free. He straightened his messed up clothes and said, "I don't know this man, and I didn't kill his wife and children."

When the man saw Ah Da's denial, he was furious. His face turned red with anger and he said, "You don't know me, but do you know Wu Da? You asked him to work as a waiter in my shop. He killed my wife and children, and now that he's gone, you should be the one to pay for his life."

"Wu Da." Ah Da repeated the name, and then he seemed to have lost his soul, and no longer moved, just letting the man beat him.

"Quiet, quiet! You are not allowed to make noise in the court." The prefect shouted, and the bailiffs quickly stepped forward and pinned the man down.

No one knew who this Wu Da was. When Ah Da heard that he was the one who had done the evil, he lost all hope in life and said with a sad smile, "You want me to pay with my life? Come on, take my life."

Ah Da's meaningless words made my scalp tingle. I was about to rush forward when I heard the prefect say, "Silence, this case is clear and the evidence is irrefutable. It was Wu Da who killed someone, and you guaranteed him. Ah Da, do you have any objections?"

Ah Da wanted to die now, so he admitted it directly and said, "No, let me pay with my life."

"Even so, if you can find Wu Da, you will not be punished. If you cannot, you will be fined 50 taels of silver."

"I'll pay with my life. Wu Da is an excellent scout in the Northern Army. If he wants to hide, let alone in the mountains, even on the endless grasslands, you won't be able to see him even if you walk right up to him, and you won't be able to catch him."

After hearing this, the people watching outside were filled with indignation and were extremely disgusted with the Northern Army.

"Why are they the Northern Army again? They were the ones causing trouble at the South Gate before."

"Yeah, maybe you don't know yet? I heard that the troublemaker broke into other people's homes in the middle of the night and stole a lot of valuables, and also injured a lot of people."

"Could it be this Wuhan University?"

"No, it was another one. We drank together when that guy came to the capital. I felt that he was not a good person at the time. Fortunately, we didn't have any contact. Otherwise, I would be like Ah Da. When others committed crimes, I would also lose money."

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"Silence, silence. The state has its own laws for judging cases. You can't do whatever you want. Pay the fine and leave quickly, otherwise I will punish you for contempt of court."

Ah Da was so depressed that he was not afraid of the charge of contempt of court. Just when he was about to say something, I kicked Ah Er out. I kicked him so hard that Ah Er rolled on the ground for a few times, which caused the onlookers to burst into laughter. Even several yamen runners could not help laughing.

This situation also made the onlookers burst into laughter. For a while, the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture was as busy as a vegetable market.

Seeing the commotion, the prefect was furious, his face black, and he cursed, "Who are you? How dare you disrespect the court? Come, hold him down and beat him!"

"Sir, please spare me, sir, please spare me." Ah Er quickly pleaded guilty. "I am Ah Da's younger brother. I am here to pay the fine for my brother so that I can take him back home."

Ah Er inadvertently revealed the badge of the Zhenbei Palace. The prefect, recognizing it, didn't dare to actually hit them. He could only say with a stern face, "Pay the fine and leave quickly."

Er paid the fine and walked out like he was dragging a dead dog. I also mixed in with the crowd and prepared to leave.

The prefect's advisor hurried over and shouted, "Sir, please stay. My prefect would like to invite you to the backyard for tea."

"I?"

The master nodded and stood respectfully by the side without saying a word. The onlookers listened one by one and looked at me with interest.

This inquiring look made me feel particularly uncomfortable. I wanted to deny it outright and leave quickly, but I changed my mind and said, "Please lead the way."

I just feel that the prefect looks very familiar, and I have heard this voice before, but I just can't remember who he is. Even if I meet him, I have a hunch that this person will do something very important to me in the future.

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