Chapter 272: Strange Poison: Autumn Cicada
After leaving the protagonist's house, He Yunxiao went straight to the Marquis' Mansion.
Xiaoxiao didn't make many bowls of porridge at all. After three bowls, the pot was empty. Who would eat this little rice?
Back to the Marquis' Mansion, go straight to the kitchen.
As soon as he entered the kitchen, He Yunxiao was dumbfounded. The whole kitchen was clean. After the old father and aunt had eaten, they didn't leave any pot bottom for him.
Usually they leave rice for me, why not today?
"Lao Zhang, cook me a pot of rice and stir-fry two dishes." He Yunxiao said.
Chef Lao Zhang was extremely embarrassed, "Master, it's inconvenient."
He Yunxiao:?
Lao Zhang hesitated and said: "Master, the master said that people who don't go home on time in the future will have no food to eat."
"Ah?"
He Yunxiao slapped his head. Today is different from the past. Since Sister Jiang moved into the Marquis' Mansion, his family status has plummeted. The servants who come to work as long-term workers sleep in a proper tile house, but he, the eldest young master, sleeps in the woodshed. He is not even as good as the servants.
Thinking of Sister Jiang, He Yunxiao had an idea.
Sister Jiang will definitely leave food for me!
Jiang Wuyou lived in the courtyard where He Yunxiao lived before, and He Yunxiao found her as easily as taking something out of his bag.
…
Jiang Wuyou sat by the dressing table, looking at the beauty in the mirror, holding her cheeks in a daze.
Today was the day she took the antidote for "Autumn Cicada", but the antidote had been on the table. From afternoon to evening, Jiang Wuyou had no intention of touching it.
She was unwilling to be controlled by Emperor Yan, but her parents and brother, who had not seen each other for many years, were in the hands of Emperor Yan, and her good sister Jiang Chenyue was also poisoned by "Autumn Cicada". These hostages made her dare not move at all.
In addition, Emperor Yan was preparing to attack Qi. If Emperor Yan succeeded, Wuqinghou Mansion would be at risk of destruction. And as long as she agreed to assassinate Meng Qingqian, whether it was successful or not, the lives of He Yunxiao's family and her own family could be saved.
It seemed to be a very simple multiple-choice question.
Emperor Yan used many conditions to say only one thing: as long as you assassinate Meng Qingqian, everything will be fine.
If Meng Qingqian was an unforgivable person, Jiang Wuyou would have killed her at the cost of his life.
But Meng Qingqian can be regarded as a wise ruler.
At least she has a good reputation among the people and the martial arts world. In particular, the support of women for her is simply off the charts. There are even precedents of female-led martial arts sects willing to be driven by her.
Killing a wise ruler and causing unrest in Qi is helping the tyrant.
Jiang Wuyou understands this.
But in her heart, the weight of her lover and family is infinite. Jiang Wuyou knows what she will do when she has to.
But Jiang Wuyou is still unwilling. Even if she promised Lin Anjian in the afternoon to kill Meng Qingqian.
Is there any way...
In fact, Jiang Wuyou has figured it out long ago.
There is a way.
There is a solution to this situation.
If Meng Qingqian could trust herself unconditionally, and she could also trust Meng Qingqian unconditionally, then they could put on a good show for the Emperor of Yan. They could even use the opportunity when the Emperor of Yan attacked Qi and the main force of the Yan army penetrated into Qi.
Organize a surprise attack on Jingtian City, the capital of Yan.
At that time, the offense and defense were reversed, and this battle became a good opportunity for Qi to unify the world.
But...
Jiang Wuyou has been a special envoy for a long time, and has a complete network of Yinjing spies. There are spies distributed in the court and in taverns and brothels. She has the means to contact Meng Qingqian. But Meng Qingqian is suspicious by nature, and likes to kill assassins and spies the most. Jiang Wuyou is not even a little bit sure that Meng Qingqian will trust herself and cooperate.
Dead end.
In addition to the best strategy, cooperating with Meng Qingqian, Jiang Wuyou also thought of a middle strategy.
This strategy is both a middle strategy and an open conspiracy.
It is to tell He Yunxiao about this and let He Yunxiao protect her. Marquis Wu Qing could have led his troops to stand between the border and Yinjing City, warning Yan State not to attack and crushing Yan Army's plan to move south.
But this strategy has two fatal flaws.
The first is that Qiu Chan has no solution. Once He Yunxiao is told that Marquis Wu Qing led troops to defend against Yan Army, it is equivalent to telling Emperor Yan that he and Qi State have colluded. In this way, he will not be able to get the antidote from Emperor Yan, and his family will all die.
The second is He Yunxiao's attitude. Jiang Wuyou is very uncertain about what attitude He Yunxiao, the legitimate son of Marquis Wu Qing, will have towards a special envoy of Emperor Yan.
Good and bad are possible.
If it is the worst attitude. Jiang Wuyou thought about it, instead of letting He Yunxiao hate him because of love, it is better for him to commit suicide now, prove his feelings for him, and crush Emperor Yan's plan to assassinate Meng Qingqian.
Although the middle strategy is easy to implement, it is a real tragic victory.
Gu Qiao
Kill one family to protect the world.
It can be protected, but not for too long.
Emperor Yan is a man who needs two secret networks. If he wants to assassinate Meng Qingqian, he can't just use this trick.
Jiang Wuyou became more and more depressed the more he thought about it.
If I hadn't met He Yunxiao and lived in the Marquis' Mansion. I would have died, but why did I have to meet them and then...
"Sister!"
He Yunxiao's voice came from outside the house.
"Sister, do you have anything to eat?"
Hearing He Yunxiao coming, Jiang Wuyou forced herself to cheer up.
Although Sister Jiang lived in the Marquis' Mansion, He Yunxiao was not shy.
From my wife's room, why should I knock on the door?
As soon as He Yunxiao entered the room, he complained to Jiang Wuyou: "Dad didn't leave me any food. Sister, do you have any food? I'm starving."
"Yes, it's warming on the stove. I'll ask someone to get it."
He Yunxiao took Jiang Wuyou's hand and said to her: "Sister, just let the maids take the food. You have other things to do."
"Wha... um..."
After a while.
He Yunxiao licked his lips and urged Jiang Wuyou: "Sister, please tell the maid to get the food."
Normally, Sister Jiang, who was charged interest, would not be as shy as Nanzhu, but she would still blush no matter what. But now, He Yunxiao looked at the beautiful woman with many worries in her arms, and he didn't see any shy gesture on her face.
"elder sister?"
"Oh, okay, I'll go right away."
Jiang Wuyou went out to ask the maid to get some food, and then came back quickly.
He Yunxiao took advantage of the opportunity before eating and collected interest again.
Sister Jiang is very strange today.
He Yunxiao didn't know how to describe it. Sister Jiang today seems to be a little bearish on everything. He Yunxiao even felt that even if he proposed to recover the "principal" immediately, Sister Jiang would probably agree.
This is very wrong.
"Wuyou, what's wrong? Are you worried?" He Yunxiao, in a rare move, used the tone of a coaxing little girl to coax his sister Jiang.
"It's okay, I'm just a little tired."
"Tired?" He Yunxiao was dubious.
It’s actually best to do it if you’re tired.
With Zi Ruo's wife as the "ultimate version of misfortune and blessings," the heroines will not be tired at all.
Plug in the power bank and play two-player games for a night without any problem.
He Yunxiao lowered his head, found Sister Jiang's red lips, and pried open her teeth...
The ultimate version of misfortune and blessing! start up!
Choose physical strength, pass...
Wait a moment!
In the skill panel, which is filled with blessings and misfortunes, He Yunxiao suddenly discovered another type of transmission option - "toxicity" among the regular transmission options such as "physical strength", "mental strength" and "internal strength".
toxicity? Why haven't you seen it before?
He Yunxiao discovered that the starting point of this "toxic" transmission was at Sister Jiang's side.
When I clicked on it, I saw in the "Toxicity" column, "Strange Poison: Autumn Cicada".
Sister Jiang was poisoned?
But looking at Sister Jiang's face, it doesn't look like it... Although she is worried and not happy, her face is rosy and healthy, and she doesn't look like she's been poisoned at all...
He Yunxiao confirmed again that it was indeed only the transmission panel on Sister Jiang's side that had "toxicity" written on it, but not on his own panel.
He had obviously taken the "Soul-Eating Pill", how could he not be poisoned?
He Yunxiao didn't think too much. While turning on the transmission of physical strength, he also took part of the "Strange Poison: Qiu Chan" from Sister Jiang. However, due to the transmission speed, He Yunxiao only took one third.
He Yunxiao has the "ultimate version of poison resistance improvement" given by Sister Jiang, and ordinary small poisons are not weak at all.
Anyway, I have to go to Nanzhu's wife later, so I can show her what this "strange poison: Qiu Chan" is all about.