The male lead went insane after the female supporting character gave birth to the main villain'

That evening, Qin Yan forced himself to suppress the nausea that lingered in his heart and sat down next to Chen Yiyue to have dinner with the Consort Shu, who was seated in the main seat.

After having dinner, Qin Yan did not linger and quickly rode back to the Champion Prince's Mansion.

Chen Yiyue was traveling slower by carriage, and when she saw that Qin Yan hadn't waited for her, she angrily threw down the carriage curtain.

Back at the palace, Qin Yan went straight to the hot spring in the backyard.

Without even taking off his undergarments, Qin Yan stepped into the hot spring and soaked in the warm water. Only then did he feel much less nauseous.

Fifteen minutes later, Chen Yiyue, dressed in a semi-transparent gauze dress, walked into the hot spring where Qin Yan was bathing, swaying her slender waist as she approached him, saying, "Your Highness, let me serve you your bath."

Qin Yan had just closed his eyes to think.

He thought of Su Yan's delicate health and how the hot spring water would be good for her. He was thinking of taking her to a hot spring resort in the suburbs sometime when he didn't notice Chen Yiyue coming in.

I didn't open my eyes until I heard the sound of water.

Seeing Chen Yiyue approaching him, he abruptly stood up from the hot spring, quickly dressed, and left. "No need! I've already soaked, Your Highness, please make yourself at home."

Back in the front yard, Qin Yan locked himself in his room before vomiting.

After vomiting, Qin Yan had people bring him water three times, almost scrubbing the skin off his body.

Despite this, he still felt very unclean, and his heart and stomach were filled with disgust!

The next morning, Qin Yan ordered people to fill in the two hot spring pools in the backyard and demolish the house.

After Chen Yiyue found out, she immediately understood that Qin Yan was simply disgusted by her for being dirty!

At first, she thought that her affair with Changsheng Wang had been exposed, which was why Qin Yan disliked her so much.

But then she thought, given Qin Yan's reckless nature, if he knew about this, he would have already drawn his sword to kill her and the King of Everlasting Victory. He would never have swallowed his anger!

So she felt that Qin Yan simply disliked her, even disliking the water in the same hot spring pool as her, and she was so angry that she smashed everything in the yard.

"Qin Yan! He was just a concubine's son back then. It was his good fortune that I, the eldest daughter of a prestigious family with a hundred-year history, was willing to marry him. Now that he has become the champion king, he dares to look down on me?!" Chen Yiyue's eyes turned red with anger.

After a while, she suddenly raised her hand and touched her stomach, her eyes filled with resentment and anger.

She had been intimate with Prince Changsheng in the palace yesterday, and hadn't even had time to drink the contraceptive soup.

Since Qin Yan has humiliated her like this, then she shouldn't blame him for not showing any affection for her as husband and wife!

After that, Chen Yiyue acted as if Qin Yan didn't exist in the Prince's mansion, going about her business as usual, even continuing her affair with Prince Changsheng in the palace.

Without Chen Yiyue's interference, Qin Yan was able to rest for three days before going to court.

Unexpectedly, on his first day in court, he was assigned to investigate the iron mine in Linkun County.

Linkun County is located less than 30 miles southwest of Kunjing, where the mountains stretch endlessly and the terrain is treacherous.

Three days ago, someone discovered a half-mined iron ore mine in the mountains outside Linkun County. The imperial court has been arguing for the past three days about who should investigate it.

As soon as Qin Yan went to court, this matter fell on his shoulders, and he immediately guessed that this was another conspiracy against him.

Emperor Yongchang had already issued an edict, and Qin Yan could not disobey it. He could only take five hundred personal guards and several officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review to Linkun County.

His personal guards were his former subordinates.

After being enfeoffed as kings, Qin Yan, Qin Ding, and Qin Yang were allowed to recruit two thousand personal guards.

Previously, Qin Yan was busy fighting wars and did not train his own personal guards, continuing to use the old retainers.

In the past few days, he has included all his retainers in the list of personal guards and submitted it to Emperor Yongchang. Now those retainers are all his personal guards.

The difference between the two is that the retainers were considered household servants and private soldiers, belonging to the private register.

This is what is now known as an unregistered resident.

By becoming personal guards, they were registered citizens, possessing a status recognized by the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Su Yan and Su Zhan knew that Qin Yan was going to Linkun County to investigate the iron mine case. They felt that it was a conspiracy and were worried about him going alone, so they packed their things and went with him.

This is indeed a conspiracy targeting Qin Yan.

They sought lodging in a village near the iron mine, only to discover that the villagers had drugged their water.

If it weren't for Su Yan's system reminder, they would all have been drugged and left to their own devices.

However, the current situation is certainly not good.

The villagers surrounded them, armed with hoes, sickles, knives, sticks, and other weapons. Behind them were many clearly defined men in black.

These men in black had different colored ribbons tied around their arms and were aiming their bows and arrows at the civilians.

They forced the people to kill Qin Yan, and at the same time used the lives of those people to force Qin Yan to refrain from resistance.

However, Qin Yan and Su Zhan had long suspected that the iron mine case was a conspiracy against Qin Yan, and they had already made preparations.

Suddenly, a barrage of arrows flew out from behind the men in black.

"No, we fell into a trap!"

"Shoot the arrows!" The man in black ignored the civilians and released the bowstring he had been holding.

"Protect the people!" Qin Yan gave the order.

His personal guards and Su Zhan's troops rushed to the front and used their shields to block the stray arrows.

Before long, all the thousands of men in black were dealt with.

The people, having been rescued, threw down the weapons they had been forced to take up and knelt before Qin Yan in gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much for saving our lives, Your Excellency!"

"No need to thank me, get up and go home." Qin Yan stood not far away and did not come forward.

A young man helped up the trembling old clan chief who was kneeling at the front. Taking advantage of the fact that Qin Yan was surrounded by only Su Zhan and Su Yan and no personal guards, he flicked his wrist and three hidden weapons were quickly thrown at Qin Yan.

"Your Highness, be careful!" Su Zhan, standing beside Qin Yan, stepped forward with his longsword to deflect the hidden weapon.

But as soon as the hidden weapon struck the longsword, it instantly exploded into three pieces of blackish-purple powder.

Caught off guard, Su Zhan, Qin Yan, and Su Yan, who were standing very close together, all inhaled some of it.

Qin Yan quickly grabbed Su Yan's shoulder and pulled her back two steps away from the pile of powder.

Su Zhan also covered his mouth and nose, and with two backward leaps, he broke free from the pile of powder.

However, just the tiny amount of powder they inhaled made the three of them feel dizzy and have difficulty breathing.

“It’s poison…” Su Yan had no internal energy and her body was not as strong as Qin Yan and Su Zhan’s, so she quickly lost her balance.

Qin Yan helped her sit down against the wall. "Ayan, did you bring any antidotes?"

“Antidote pill…” Su Yan moved her fingers weakly, pointing to the sachet at her waist, “It’s inside.”

Qin Yan tore off the sachet, found the antidote pill and fed it to her, then swallowed one herself before tossing the sachet to Su Zhan.

This is no ordinary poison. The antidote that Su Yan made was actually found in a medical book, not produced by the system, and it cannot cure this kind of poison.

Fortunately, it's not entirely useless; at least it can temporarily suppress the onset of the poison.

But it can only suppress the symptoms for a maximum of three days!

If the antidote cannot be found within three days, they will die from the poison.

"System, do you have a universal antidote?"

"Host, I've already used up my credit limit for antibiotics and plague cures that I previously provided on credit. Apart from things like the Fertility Pill that help with childbirth, I can't offer any more on credit."

"But don't be afraid, host. I found out that He Qianji is looking for herbs in the mountains behind the mine. Didn't he leave you poison and a 'finding person Gu'?"

"The host can use the 'Finding Person Gu' to locate him; he will definitely be able to cure you!"

Su Yan used the "Finding Person Gu" to summon He Qianji, who arrived at the small village at dusk.

As soon as He Qianji entered the room, he saw the purple lips of Qin Yan, Su Zhan, and Su Yan. He immediately rushed over, grabbed Su Yan's hand, and solemnly took her pulse. "It really is my Wan Du Gu's unique Qianji Powder! Who poisoned you?"

“Assassin. This poison comes from the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons. I wonder if Mr. He has an antidote?” Qin Yan replied from the side.

He Qianji released Su Yan's hand and took out a small white jade bottle from his clothes, placing it on the table.

Su Zhan reached out to take it, but He Qianji raised his hand to stop him.

Seeing this, Qin Yan asked, "Mr. He, do you have any conditions?"

“I strictly forbid my disciples from selling poisons, but you have been poisoned by the unique Qianji Powder of my Ten Thousand Poisons Valley. I have no right to make any demands,” He Qianji said, shaking his head.

It seems he's been out for too long, and the people in the valley have already ignored his words!

Su Zhan asked anxiously, "Then why won't you let me take the antidote, sir?"

He Qianji's expression was not good, and he explained in a deep voice, "There are only two antidotes in this bottle."