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

Su Yan glanced around and then looked away, adjusting her position and continuing to slowly look around, like a young lady from a prominent family who was visiting Jiangnan for the first time and was curiously observing the sights.

Thanks to the Qin banquet, the rules governing women in the Great Zhou Dynasty are now very different from those of the previous dynasty.

Nowadays, women can go out freely without needing to wear curtains. Even if a man sees their bound feet or has held them, they are not obligated to marry that man or become nuns. They can still marry normally.

Nowadays, there are many unmarried women strolling around the streets and alleys, and Su Yan is not considered an outlier among them.

As she approached Qin Yan, Su Yan intended to pretend to bump into his shoulder accidentally, taking the opportunity to reveal the red jade unicorn pendant he had once given her.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, my bad luck struck again, and suddenly someone shouted from behind, "Thief!"

Then, a tremendous force pushed her forward from behind, causing her to fall onto the man Qin Yan was disguised as. "Ah..."

Qin Yan, who was disguised as an official and went to the south of the Yangtze River to inspect salt taxes, suddenly found himself with a soft and delicate woman in his arms. If a woman had pounced on him like that in the palace, he would have kicked her out long ago.

For some reason, the woman in front of him didn't make him feel so disgusted that he wanted to vomit.

So he was stunned for a moment, which was quite rare.

Eight years ago, the former Consort Shu, now Empress Dowager Liu, in order to save her family, followed Empress Dowager Jiang's advice and gave him a drug that would prevent him from having children.

His former wife, Chen, was promiscuous and restless. During his campaign in the south, she frequently had affairs with the already deceased King Changsheng.

Moreover, after he returned to the capital, the two not only had an affair, but also had an illegitimate child. They even tried to fool him into raising the illegitimate child for them.

From then on, he would feel nauseous and want to vomit whenever a woman came within a zhang (about 3.33 meters) of him.

From then on, the palace, and even the entire capital, had a new rule: no woman was allowed to come within one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) of His Majesty.

He was destined to be childless, so it didn't matter whether he touched that woman or not. He wasn't a lustful person anyway, so he never thought about curing this strange illness that made him feel nauseous and want to vomit when he was near a woman.

Unexpectedly, just a trip to Qizhou led him to a woman who didn't make him feel nauseous or want to vomit.

Su Yan steadied herself by holding onto Qin Yan's waist before lifting her head from his embrace.

When she bumped her nose, saline solution welled up in Su Yan's eyes, making her clear, bright eyes appear even more hazy.

With her delicate, sickly beauty, Su Yan exuded a strong sense of fragility and sickly weakness with just a slight furrow of her brow, making people feel an irresistible pity for her.

Qin Yan stared at those eyes for a long time without looking away.

Those eyes... they look so familiar.

Have they seen them?

The governor of Qizhou, who was receiving Qin Yan, noticed that he was staring intently at the woman in his arms and assumed that he had taken a fancy to her. His eyes immediately lit up with shrewdness.

"My lord, several officials from Qizhou are still waiting for you," a servant behind Qin Yan whispered.

Remembering his purpose in coming to the south, Qin Yan helped the veiled woman in his arms to her feet, silently walked around her, and continued forward with several officials from Qizhou.

"Haven't we arrived at the Anxiang Pavilion that Governor Guo mentioned yet?"

Qin Yan's voice was genuine. When Su Yan heard him mention Anxiang Tower, she asked the system in her mind, "System, what kind of place is Anxiang Tower?"

"It's a brothel."

Su Yan's eyes widened suddenly.

Qin Yan is actually going to a brothel with officials?!

Are three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines not enough for him to sleep with?

He actually came all the way south to patronize prostitutes?

Fearing that Su Yan would be unwilling to do the task, the system quickly explained on Qin Yan's behalf: "Host, Qin Yan has never actually favored any of the concubines in his harem. Eight years ago, he was traumatized by his mother and wife. He feels nauseous and wants to vomit whenever a woman gets close to him. How could he possibly favor those concubines?"

Qin Yan's trip to the Dark Fragrance Pavilion is merely an attempt to infiltrate the enemy camp and mislead them, not to patronize prostitutes!

"Didn't I just pounce on him? Why didn't he throw up?"

"This... I don't know either." The system shrank its neck.

It also found it strange, but it couldn't figure out why.

As Su Yan turned the corner, she passed through an empty alley when suddenly someone covered her mouth and dragged her inside.

"Host, they were sent by the governor of Qizhou. They want to capture you and take you to Anxiang Tower to Qin Yan's bed."

Su Yan: "There are really such good deeds?"

"Just now, Qin Yan thought your eyes looked familiar, so he looked at them for a while. The governor then assumed that he had taken a liking to you, so he tried to bribe him to please him."

"Then I won't resist, but you better keep an eye on me. My face is too attractive now. I'm afraid I'll be taken advantage of before I even get to Qin Yan's bed."

"Don't worry, host, I'll keep an eye on you. If anyone tries to touch you, I'll wake you up." Its host is the big villain; no one can touch her!

So, Su Yan fainted without worry.

The two rough-looking old women carried Su Yan onto an unmarked carriage, which quickly disappeared around the corner.

Before long, Su Yan was moved to a room by the two rough-looking old women and her veil was removed.

The two rough-looking old women gasped in astonishment. "Is this...is this a fairy descending to earth?"

"Such a beauty surpasses all the girls in the entire Dark Fragrance Pavilion combined. Does Your Excellency really intend to give such a beauty to that so-called Inspector?"

"Never mind all that, just follow orders."

"Too."

Soon, Su Yan was stripped naked.

The two old women saw the two jade pendants hanging around her neck, and one of them, with a greedy look on her face, reached out and took them off.

The rope was too short to be taken off from the head, and it was tied in a knot that couldn't be untied, so the only option was to cut the red rope with scissors.

“You stay here and watch, I’ll go find a pair of scissors. These two jade pendants are of the highest quality and the craftsmanship is superb. They’re definitely very valuable. Let’s each take one.”

"You'd better not be greedy, or you might be able to get it but not live to see it!"

"What do you mean?"

"Even we adults don't have many jade pendants like this, and this woman carries two with her, which means she must be someone important."

Such jade pendants must have special markings, making them easy to identify.

If they trace it back to us, losing our lives is a small matter, but implicating our entire families is a much bigger one!

After hearing this, the greedy old woman hesitated for a moment but ultimately dared not take the two jade pendants.

The system wiped the sweat from its brow in the space. These two jade pendants were crucial evidence for the villain to recognize Su Yan, and it couldn't let the greedy old woman take them away!

If Qin Yan hadn't been wearing a disguise, Su Yan could have recognized him at a glance. Even if the jade pendant was lost, she could have Qin Yan send someone to retrieve it.

But now that Qin Yan is disguised, Su Yan definitely won't recognize him, so the only option is for Qin Yan to recognize Su Yan.

Those two jade pendants are strong proof of Su Yan's identity, and they cannot be taken away now, so the system can only use a few small props to influence the thoughts of these two old women.

Soon, Su Yan was placed in the bathtub and washed clean.

After she was washed and taken out of the water, the two rough-looking old women repeatedly dried her hair with a dry cotton cloth.

After all that fuss, it was two hours later when Su Yan, completely naked, was rolled up in the blanket like an egg roll and carried to the bed.

It was already dark outside.

Another quarter of an hour (thirty minutes) passed, and Qin Yan, reeking of alcohol, pushed open the door and came in.

Thinking of the hint from the governor of Qizhou, Qin Yan closed the door and turned to look at the large bed behind the screen.

He frowned, pondering how to deal with the woman in the bed.