Chapter 170 Vicious Secret Technique

The person is dead.

Xiao Ye reached out and checked Jiang Qinshu's breath, then sighed regretfully.

"How could he die?"

Su Liluo stared in disbelief at the lifeless Jiang Qinshu, and reached out to examine her body, wanting to see if she had been poisoned beforehand, but found nothing.

"She has been cursed with a secret technique, a very, very powerful one. If she reveals the secret, she will die automatically."

At this moment, the voice of the artifact spirit came into Su Liluo's consciousness.

"Secret techniques? What are those? How are they different from Gu poison?"

Su Liluo asked the artifact spirit, puzzled.

"Alas, this secret technique originally belonged to me, but it was stolen from my space many years ago. The secret technique mainly relies on a secret stone. As long as you take the blood of the controlled person and drip it on the stone along with the blood of the controller, the controller can decide the life or death of the controlled person."

"That's so sinister? Isn't that a kind of witchcraft even more vicious than Gu poison?"

"You can understand it that way too."

Su Liluo lowered her eyes, then thought of how Qin Shuang had died inexplicably last time, probably from the same secret technique.

It seems the person behind this is very powerful.

"Luo'er, was she poisoned beforehand?"

Seeing that Su Liluo remained silent, Xiao Ye asked.

"It wasn't poisoning; she was under the influence of a secret technique."

"Secret technique?"

Xiao Ye was puzzled, and then Su Liluo repeated what the system had told her to Xiao Ye.

"This kind of thing is really harmful. It seems we should be careful not to let others take our blood in the future."

After hearing this, Xiao Ye felt that he needed to be more careful in the future. He assigned two more bodyguards to protect Luo'er and made sure she never saw blood.

Otherwise, it would be disastrous to leave your life and death in the hands of others.

However, at this moment, Su Liluo's spirit said to her again: "Don't worry, you have me. That secret technique won't work on you, but the Crown Prince and the others should be careful."

"......."

Su Liluo: It seems this system really is a lifesaver!

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Jiang Qinshu's death is of no use to them, and in fact, it wasn't even Su Lilu who killed her.

Thinking back to the time when her mother was killed by her, Su Liluo naturally didn't want to leave even the corpse behind.

She didn't consider herself a magnanimous person, so after Jiang Qinshu died, she personally whipped his corpse before having it thrown into a mass grave.

Jiang Qinshu died quietly, and the Su family, following Su Liluo's request, announced to the outside world that they had divorced Jiang Qinshu.

As for Jiang Qinshu's whereabouts, they arranged for someone to spread rumors that she had committed suicide by jumping into the river and that her remains had been eaten by fish.

Su Yu and the others dared not openly express their grief, and could only bury their hatred in their hearts, because they still needed to rely on Su Zhen to survive for the time being.

A fire destroyed everything they owned, and now they rely entirely on Su Zhen for food, shelter, and other necessities.

The news that Su Zhen had been promoted to a second-rank military officer quickly spread throughout the court and the public, including the harem.

Consort Liu had just been released from confinement. As she listened to the palace maids around her report on recent events, her thoughts stirred slightly when she heard about Su Zhen.

"Is this Su Zhen from the Su family? Is he the father of the eldest daughter of the Su family whom Chu Ren likes?"

"Yes, it is him. Now that General Su has been promoted, Miss Su's status has also risen accordingly."

The palace maid answered truthfully.

Because of Jiang Qinshu's death, Su Zhen and the others didn't have time to announce that Su Liluo was his daughter. He originally planned to announce it at the banquet he was about to prepare, so many people still don't know the truth.

"A second-rank military officer, his status is much higher than before. This time he has made such a great contribution, and the emperor has also given him the power of 200,000 troops. Such a status is indeed worthy of Chu Ren."

Consort Liu nodded upon hearing this, and then instructed a palace maid, "Go and summon Prince Chu to the palace. I have something to discuss with him."

An hour later, Xiao Churen arrived at the Imperial Concubine's palace.

"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty."

After bowing to Consort Liu, Xiao Churen sat down in a chair.

He looked much more haggard, and there were some dark circles under his eyes.

Seeing him like this, Consort Liu immediately asked with concern, "Chu Ren, are you in a bad mood because of the punishment you received from your father last time? You've lost so much weight."

"Mother, I haven't been resting well lately."

Xiao Churen replied calmly.

Actually, he was just in a bad mood.

Since being punished by Emperor Wenjian, he dared not make any major moves. Emperor Wenjian also did not give him important positions and dispersed much of the power in his hands.

Now, he feels like he's just a prince in name only, how can he be happy?

Consort Liu took a deep breath and said, "Your mother has come to see you this time because there is something important to discuss with you. Didn't you want to marry Su Wanshi before? Your mother agrees. You can prepare to go to the Su family to propose marriage."

"What? Mother, you..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Churen looked at Consort Liu in astonishment.

Consort Liu looked at him and continued, "Now that General Su has returned and is a second-rank military officer with military power, if you marry Su Wanshi, he can help you a lot, which will be good for you."

As for your father, we'll slowly work out a way to win back his heart. Right now, you need a few reliable in-laws. And you should treat the daughter of the Imperial Academy Chancellor, whom your father has arranged for you to marry, well. Although she doesn't have much real power, she has scholars from all over the country under her command, who can cultivate talent for you.”

"Does Mother Consort want Wanshi to be a concubine? General Su is currently trusted by Father Emperor, so his status is naturally higher than that of the Imperial Academy Chancellor. I'm afraid..."

Xiao Churen asked tentatively.

“We certainly can’t let the Emperor change the marriage decree, so I’m letting you know first, and then you can find an opportunity to bring Su Wanshi and the other woman to see me.”

Consort Liu rubbed her temples and said.

Now that Su Wanshi has a father like Su Zhen, she actually feels that she can be the principal wife. If she were to be relegated to the position of concubine under the daughter of the Imperial Academy Chancellor, General Su would probably not be willing.

"Your subject understands."

Xiao Churen readily agreed.

After leaving the palace, he sent a message to Su Wanshi at the Su residence, inviting her to enter the palace together with Consort Liu the next day.

Su Wanshi was originally feeling depressed and annoyed about Jiang Qinshu in the mansion when she suddenly received the news that Xiao Churen was going to take her to the palace. She was surprised and scared.

She feared that her identity would be exposed and that going to the palace would lead to her being punished.

But when she arrived at Consort Liu's palace and saw that Consort Liu had changed her usual attitude and was much warmer and more friendly towards her, and even vaguely suggested that she agree to let the King of Chu marry her, she was overjoyed.

"Wanshi, with your current status as the daughter of a general, you are more than qualified to be the principal wife of the Prince of Chu. However, since the Emperor has bestowed the title of principal wife upon the Prince of Chu, I can only ask you to make do."

Consort Liu held Su Wanshi's hand and spoke earnestly.