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Chapter 174: Chapter 174: Great Ability to Bear a Son!
The Great Elder sat in the chair, looking at Ouyang Qingming on the bed, "You, you should temper yourself a bit, especially with the daughters of court officials. You have no idea what their standing in court is, nor do you know who they are intricately connected with!"
The Great Elder was genuinely concerned; if it had been the daughter of a common family it would have been one thing, even though Zhan Xincheng’s military power had been taken away by Emperor Xuanwu, stripped of his position.
But his family’s influence is not to be underestimated; among Nanjin’s martial families, the Zhan Family’s power is the very top.
Not even the Bai Family, guarding the border of Beiyue, can compare!
Until these families decline, how could anyone dare touch their family members!
Ouyang Qingming is indeed capricious, not realizing the enormity of the mess he has stirred up.
Fortunately, the one made into a beauty pot by Ouyang Qingming was not the legitimate daughter of the Zhan Family’s main branch, otherwise the Heavenly Slaughter Sect would be in a predicament!
Ouyang Qingming dug in his ear, impatiently saying, "Great Elder, please don’t tell my father about this matter!"
The Great Elder narrowed his eyes, "The Sect Master just went to the back mountain with Zhan Xincheng. If not for my cover, you would have been exposed long ago!"
"Moreover, the things you have done, the Sect Master definitely knows. He just doesn’t want to criticize you openly!"
Ouyang Qingming’s eyes turned fierce, looking at the Great Elder, "We are both in this together!"
The Great Elder sighed, "Still, be careful. Once you’ve had your fun with Zhan Xincheng’s daughter, make sure to dispose of the body and leave no trace behind!"
Ouyang Qingming replied dismissively, "Alright, I got it. No need to nag me!"
After speaking, he raised his eyebrows at the Great Elder and said with a lewd smirk, "Do you want me to find you a pretty boy to relieve your boredom recently?"
Speaking of pretty boys, the Great Elder suddenly remembered something. He waved his hand, "No need to look outside. Recently, a few of us have died, we don’t know who’s handiwork that was. The situation is tense, let’s all keep a low profile!"
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Zhan Xincheng returned to his residence in a daze, with information from all directions about the search for Zhan Liluo’s whereabouts coming back fruitless.
Zhan Xincheng massaged his forehead with a headache as Madam Zhang, sobbing, fainted and was assisted by maids to rest.
Madam Wang sat in the main seat with a gloomy expression, looking at Zhan Xincheng and said, "Xincheng, first it was Zhan Feng’s mishap, and now Liluo has disappeared, don’t you think that these recent events are people targeting the second branch?"
Zhan Xincheng, with a face full of sorrow, looked at his mother, "Mother, who do you think it could be?"
Madam Wang shook her head, "Take a good look, have you offended someone? Who is up to mischief after all?"
Zhan Xincheng nodded, "Mother, rest assured, I will investigate thoroughly."
Madam Wang glanced at Madam Zhang, who was passed out in the inner room, came out from behind the curtain, and said to Zhan Xincheng, "Follow me to a place!"
Zhan Xincheng followed Madam Wang to a small courtyard, not particularly large, composed of several rooms, and relatively tranquil.
Curiously, he asked, "Mother, my heart is on fire with anxiety, why have you brought me here?"
While speaking, an old granny dressed like someone from Miao Border walked in.
"Mother heard that Madam Zhang had used the Love Flower Poisonous Insect on Liluo to bewitch others. I suspect she has also used it on you!"
Zhan Xincheng’s eyes widened in disbelief.
The Poisonous Insect Granny came forward and examined Zhan Xincheng’s face, saying solemnly, "I’ll help you expel the poisonous insect."
Madam Wang nodded, rolled up Zhan Xincheng’s sleeve, and the Poisonous Insect Granny made a cut on his arm with a knife. Zhan Xincheng watched in pain as she then poured some powder on the wound.
In no more than a dozen breaths, a plump blood worm poked its head out from the cut.
The Poisonous Insect Granny quickly used tongs to extract the worm, "There, it’s out!"
"Damn that Madam Zhang, actually resorting to such measures!" Madam Wang exclaimed angrily.
Zhan Xincheng watched the Poisonous Insect Granny burn the extracted poisonous insect to death, his pupils constricted, suddenly filled with disgust for his wife, Madam Zhang.
"That vile woman, she dared to use a poison insect on me!" Zhan Xincheng trembled with rage.
Madam Wang gave the Poisonous Insect Granny a generous sum of silver, and she left with a smile.
Madam Wang looked at her son, "Xincheng, you should think about taking a concubine. After all, with Zhan Feng now..."
Speaking of which, Madam Wang started to choke up, "You should leave a descendant for yourself! Madam Zhang used the Love Flower Poisonous Insect on you, making you indifferent to other women all these years!"
Zhan Xincheng was full of regrets and said fiercely, "Mother, I really want to kill that woman!"
Who would like a woman secretly controlling them? If not for the fear of the Zhang Family’s power...
Zhan Xincheng would have killed Madam Zhang by his own hands!
Madam Wang’s eyes lit up, "Don’t be hasty. We will make long-term plans. You still have to rely on the Zhang Family to turn the tables!"
After speaking, her eyes drifted toward a row of rooms in the courtyard, "Mother has brought you a gift, go inside and have a look!"
With these words, Madam Wang left with the maids standing not far from the door.
Zhan Xincheng walked into the courtyard and entered a room which was unlocked.
To his astonishment, two young women sat respectfully on the bed inside. no𝚟𝚙u𝚋.c𝚘m
The women, not very old, looked tense and shy when they saw him enter.
They got up and said, "Master, the Old Madam has arranged for us to serve you from now on."
In an instant, Zhan Xincheng understood his mother’s painstaking efforts. She was letting him secretly leave descendants behind his wife Madam Zhang’s back!
After all, Zhan Feng’s life or death was uncertain and therefore unreliable, and even if Liluo were found, being a girl, she could not carry on the family line—of no use!
Seeing the two women before him, Zhan Xincheng was overjoyed. Ever since the poisonous insect left his body, he felt light.
Seeing the delicate beauties before his eyes, he suddenly felt that years of repression were being released.
Though he was not covetous of beauty, these two women could potentially be the mothers of his future sons!
He was not yet forty, fully capable of fathering sons!
To leave descendants for their second branch!
Mother has thought it through; these two women are very young, they look healthy.
Perhaps next month, he could hear the good news that they are with child.
Having forgotten the pain of losing his daughter for the moment, Zhan Xincheng solemnly promised, "Whichever of you two can bear a son for this lord, I will marry you!"
"Yes, Master!" both women nodded shyly.
Satisfied, Zhan Xincheng walked to the bed and let the two women undress him.
He pulled the curtain by the bed...
...
The Poisonous Insect Granny stealthily made her way to a small alley, waiting for her employer.
As she waited, a carriage stopped beside her, and a pair of delicate hands lifted a corner of the curtain.
The veiled woman in the carriage asked, "Is the task complete?"
The Poisonous Insect Granny said with a grin, "Miss, rest assured, as per your instructions, I’ve sprinkled the powder inside that person’s body."
