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

But when Empress Dowager Jiang saw that the palace maids and eunuchs dared not help her kill Qin Xu, she bribed them to corrupt Qin Xu.

He taught Qin Xu to beat and scold eunuchs and palace maids, gouge out their eyes, cut off their ears, and chop off their hands and feet, among other extremely cruel things.

Fortunately, Su Yan had the system keep an eye on Qin Xu, and Qin Yan also arranged loyal palace maids, eunuchs, and secret guards to protect and look after Qin Xu, so they were always able to detect things in time.

However, even if they hadn't discovered it in time, Qin Xu would not have listened to those palace maids and eunuchs and taken pleasure in abusing servants.

Every time he heard those words, he would order his guards to seize the palace maids and eunuchs who were trying to corrupt him and beat them in public.

Because he always remembered Su Yan and Qin Yan's teachings: his parents were the people he should trust most in this world.

He always remembered his parents' teachings to treat others with kindness.

Those palace maids and eunuchs taught him to treat people cruelly; they must not be good people themselves.

Bad people should all be punished!

Knowing what Qin Xu was thinking, Su Yan and Qin Yan were both very gratified.

Qin Xu is clever and won't be fooled, but as long as Empress Dowager Jiang is alive, Qin Yan and Su Yan will not let their guard down against her.

Therefore, when Su Yan became pregnant, Qin Yan again sent secret guards to keep a close watch on Empress Dowager Jiang around the clock.

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More than half a month has passed, and Su Yan has started to suffer from prenatal depression again. She clings to Qin Yan all day long, and starts to cry if she can't see him for more than 15 minutes.

After seeing this a few times, one time when Qin Yan had coaxed Su Yan to sleep, Xiao Qin Xu ran over and hugged Qin Yan's leg, looking up curiously and asking, "Father, why does Mother cling to Father every day when she has a younger brother or sister in her belly? She cries whenever she can't see Father."

Qin Yan bent down and picked him up, then walked to the east side room outside the warm pavilion before answering him: "Because your mother never saw her own mother after she was born, nor did she have a mother to accompany her as she grew up."

Her father was always away fighting alongside the emperor and hadn't spent many days at home with her.

"Did Mother never have a father or mother by her side when she was little?" Little Qin Xu asked with a face full of heartache.

Qin Yan took a deep breath, suppressing the bitterness and heartache in her heart, "Yes, your mother grew up without a father or mother by her side."

"Therefore, no one taught your mother how to treat her children well."

Your mother was afraid that she wasn't a good mother, afraid that you and I would stop liking her because she wasn't a good mother.

"Your mother is so afraid that we won't like her that she tries to stick to Father's side every day."

"Why is Mother afraid that she only clings to Father and not to Xu'er? Is it because Mother only likes Father and not Xu'er?" Qin Xu was heartbroken, and his big eyes quickly filled with tears.

Qin Yan placed his hands under his armpits, lifted him up, faced him, looked him in the eye, and said, "Xu'er, your mother loves you very much too!"

"When you were still in your mother's womb, your mother's body was very weak. The imperial physicians said that her body could not conceive a healthy child. Even if medicine was used to keep you, your mother's body would deteriorate after giving birth to you, and she would die soon."

But in order to bring you into this world, she refused to give birth to you, no matter who advised her against it.

She has to drink medicine to nourish her body every day, and also medicine to help your body grow properly in your belly.

Xu'er finds your mother's tonic smell unpleasant, but your mother had to drink that same foul-smelling medicine several times a day until she gave birth to you.

Tell me, does your mother like you?

"I like it!" Xiao Qinxu nodded emphatically.

But soon, his little face scrunched up again. "But Father, you haven't told Xu'er why Mother only clings to you and not to Xu'er."

"Because your father is your mother's husband, the person in this world who can best protect her, love her, and accompany her to the end of her life!"

"I can also protect my mother, love her, and stay by her side. When she wakes up, I'll tell her to stick to me instead of my father!"

Qin Yan: ? ? ? You're so filial!

Little Qin Xu, who had been placed on the floor, turned to run back to the warm pavilion to wait for his mother to wake up, but Qin Yan grabbed him by the back of his collar, suffocating him. "Xu'er, you are already five years old. It's time for you to go to school!"

Qin Xu turned around in a daze, "Father, didn't Mother say that I should go to school when I'm six?"

"Your mother has a little brother or sister in her belly, so she doesn't have much energy to spend with you and is afraid you'll be lonely. That's why she told your father last night that you should go to school a year earlier."

There are many children your age there. You can make friends, and with friends to study, practice martial arts, play, and talk with, you won't be so lonely. That way, your mother can feel at ease conceiving your younger siblings.

"Make friends? Those people don't even dare to raise their voices when they talk to me, and they always give in to me when they play with me. It's not fun at all." Xiao Qinxu shook his head unhappily.

Qin Yan immediately changed her tune and continued to deceive him, "Didn't you say you could protect and love the Empress Dowager?"

If you don't go to school, study, and practice martial arts, you won't be strong when you grow up. If you're not strong, how will you protect your mother?

"You're disobeying your mother and causing her to worry about you so much that she can't take care of her health. How can that be considered loving your mother?"

Little Qin Xu, completely unaware of the wickedness of human nature, was immediately emboldened by Qin Yan's flattery and puffed out his little chest with high spirits. "Then I'll go to school! I want to become the strongest person, protect Mother Empress, and love Mother Empress!"

And so, at such a young age, Qin Xu entered school a year early.

He was tied up with his studies every day and had no time to compete with Qin Yan for Su Yan's affection.

A few days later, a torrential rain began to fall and the temperature plummeted. Su Yan's body temperature was slightly higher than normal due to her pregnancy, and she was dressed rather lightly. As a result, she caught a cold due to the sudden change in temperature and coughed for several days without getting better, which made Qin Yan so anxious that blisters appeared on his lips.

After drinking some gunpowder, the blisters disappeared.

However, because Su Yan was still coughing every day, Qin Yan was still in a very bad mood.

He only showed anxiety towards Su Yan, never revealing any bad mood.

But other palace servants and court officials did not receive such good treatment.

Even the slightest mistake, or even when there is no mistake at all, will be picked on by Qin Yan.

Even the head eunuch who had served him for many years was scolded by Qin Yan just because he stepped into the palace with his left foot first.

The other palace servants lived in constant fear, avoiding Qin Yan whenever they saw him, lest they attract his attention and be scolded.

The court officials were trembling with fear every day when they went to court. Unless it was something important, no court official dared to bother Qin Yan with trivial matters.

They were afraid that they would be scolded by Qin Yan and unable to lift their heads like the previous court officials.

The envoy from the Western Regions and Princess Zizhu arrived in Kunjing at this time.

After resting at the post station for a day and a night, the envoy from the Western Regions brought Princess Zizhu to the palace to meet the emperor.

After the Western Regions envoy and Princess Zizhu entered the palace, Qin Yan only met with the Western Regions envoy and did not allow Princess Zizhu to enter the Taiji Hall to meet the emperor.

Princess Zizhu knew that she had come to become Qin Yan's concubine, and she was very unhappy that Qin Yan would not allow her to meet the emperor.