Gu Lingze looked at the tenderness in his eyes, walked over, lowered his head and held the child's hand.

"I heard from my sister-in-law that this child rarely cries except when he's hungry or wet. He's very easy to take care of. I think his personality is similar to yours."

Zhao Chengmo curled his lips and said, "You must have been a naughty kid when you were young."

He opened his mouth to refute, but his mind flashed back to his "bad deeds" in the Guiyi Sect when he was a child, and the words he was about to say changed their minds.

"I'm lively and cheerful!"

Gu Lingze raised his chin and said, "If everyone is as taciturn as you, we don't know when we can be together."

A smile flashed in Zhao Chengmo's eyes, but he didn't say anything in rebuttal.

Gu Tianqing hummed at this time, and Gu Lingze realized that he had spoken too loudly just now, and couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

After calling the wet nurse back, Zhao Chengmo put the baby in his arms into the bed.

"Aren't you going to take him back to our room?"

Zhao Chengmo shook his head, "It's too cold outside."

Gu Lingze said: "That's right, let's not bother with it anymore."

By the time he realized the real reason why Zhao Chengmo didn't hold the child, he had already been peeled like a boiled egg, waiting to be tasted.

He placed his smooth arm against the man's chest and said, "I have to kowtow to my grandfather and his family tomorrow morning to wish them a happy new year."

Zhao Chengmo pecked his lips, "Just once."

Gu Lingze gritted his teeth and said, "You've said it every time! You liar... um..."

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In the early spring of next year, the provincial examination, which is held every three years, will be held.

Just after the fifteenth day of the lunar month, Gu Chaoyu persuaded Zhao Chengmo to take Mu Ziqian from the mansion to Mu Tao Courtyard.

Gu Lingze took the newly signed contract to He Tianshui and tried to persuade him again.

She kept saying that if he didn't accept it, it would be difficult for him to continue helping in Heyi Tower, and only then did He Tianshui nod with red eyes.

The two were discussing the new recipe together when an imperial decree came from the palace, ordering Gu Lingze to enter the palace immediately.

When I entered the Tai Chi Hall, I saw an unexpected face.

"Master Imperial Master."

Helian Zhao bowed to him and he returned the greeting.

"Gao Yi, take this to the Imperial Master."

Eunuch Gao handed a wooden box to Gu Lingze. He opened it and saw a box of plaster-like substance inside.

"What is this?"

Helian Zhao replied: "This is a secret medicine that monarchs of many countries are using."

"Secret medicine?" Gu Lingze took out the jar from the box, put it under his nose and smelled it.

"After taking this medicine, it is said that all diseases will be cured and the mind will be refreshed. Rumor has it that..."

Helian Zhao glanced at Emperor Jing, not knowing whether he should mention it.

"It also has aphrodisiac effects." Gu Lingze added for him.

Emperor Jing and Helian Zhao immediately looked at him, "Does the Imperial Master know what this is?"

Gu Lingze lowered his eyes and looked at the thing in his hand. "It has two names. The nicer one is called Fu Shou Gao, and the other is called Opium."

"Fushou Cream?" Helian Zhao tilted his head, "It sounds like a good medicine."

Gu Lingze sneered, "I've heard my master talk about this before."

Emperor Jing immediately asked, "How is it?"

"The name of Fushougao came from an emperor who stopped ruling for 30 years just to inhale it day and night."

Gu Lingze's eyes were cold. "A country with a history of a hundred years and thousands of miles of mountains and rivers collapsed in just a dozen years."

He held up the jar in his hand and said, "Prince Helian, do you think this longevity cream is a good medicine?"

Helian Zhao took a breath and Emperor Jing's face looked very grim.

"Once this substance is ingested, it is extremely addictive. A living person will become like a walking corpse. For the rest of their life, they will try every possible means to obtain this substance in order to obtain the brief and extreme pleasure after taking it."

"So using Fu Shou Gao to control people is the best weapon."

Helian Zhao looked extremely unhappy and immediately asked to leave the Taiji Hall, apparently to send a message back.

"Master, if it's an addiction, can that person still be saved?"

Gu Lingze shook his head. "This thing won't kill you immediately, but it will destroy your internal organs in the process. It's like a giant with feet of clay, sinking deeper and deeper until you die."

"The only way to save yourself is to stop taking drugs, but this depends on your will."

Hearing this, Qi Yuanjing couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

When Gu Lingze returned home, Tan Leming was waiting for him in the front hall.

At the end of last year, various countries placed orders for a lot of elixirs and spiritual waters from the pharmacy.

But after the New Year, he changed his mind and asked for the deposit.

This kind of thing was common during this period, so Tan Leming compiled a list and came to discuss it with him.

"I have already received information about the general cause of this matter. You don't need to worry about it for now. Just focus on your daily business. You don't have to return the deposit to them."

Tan Leming nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

The next day, Helian Zhao recounted the whole story.

In the past two years, the Gumo Kingdom in the Western Regions has paid tribute to many beautiful women to various countries. This longevity cream was brought by these women.

After making love, they would use this substance as a stimulus to trick the emperor into taking it.

The reason why Helian Yao, the emperor of Jinyanguo, was not fooled was because he did not summon these beauties to his bedchamber at all, but just kept them in the harem.

Unexpectedly, the emperor of Dai Viet got the news from somewhere and sent an envoy to borrow the secret medicine.

Helian Yao then became alert and summoned all the imperial doctors to examine the thing, but to no avail.

"Lan... Imperial Concubine Lan used some tricks to get the tribute women to tell her the purpose of Gumo Country sending them here, so my father sent me here to find the Imperial Master."

The Gumo Kingdom did not offer any stunning beauties as tribute to Qi Yuanjing. After all, everyone knew that the emperor of the Qianyuan Kingdom did not accept living tributes, and any tributes would be sent back.

Qi Yuanjing frowned, "It's the Western Region again."

Seeing that Helian Zhao was confused, Gu Lingze briefly told him about the previous incident of Yupin Powder.

After hearing this, Helian Zhao intuitively felt that this matter must be related to the Gumo Kingdom.

The three of them suddenly felt that a storm was about to come.

After Gu Lingze returned home, he told Gu Tianhua and others about this matter.

After hearing this, everyone realized the seriousness of the matter.

The move by Gumo State is much more serious than going to war.

If the situation continues to develop in this way, I am afraid that the emperors of these countries will become puppets in the hands of Gumo Kingdom.

When the nest is destroyed, no eggs will remain intact.

Moreover, Qianyuan Kingdom also has Gu Lingze as a living target, if the situation really develops to the worst.

I'm afraid that the first country that Gumo Kingdom will attack will be Qianyuan Kingdom.

Gu Lingze lay in bed at night, thinking about this matter over and over in his mind.

Zhao Chengmo was lying on the side, and suddenly said: "Why don't we use Jin Yanguo as a breakthrough point."

Gu Lingze thought about it, his eyes suddenly lit up, he stood up and looked at him and said, "Tell me about it."