Chapter 199: Hurt the enemy a thousand times and lose eight hundred of your own

It was a very cold winter morning. Chu Liuzheng turned over in bed, rubbing his cheek against the pillow, not wanting to get up at all.

[It’s so nice not to have to wake up early for work!!]

She couldn't wait to turn on the system.

[Hehe, let me see how Butterfly is doing. Is she itching so hard that she's jumping up and down like a monkey?]

【Weimingliang...got it! 】

[The Second Prince of Western Xia, Wei Mingliang, was poisoned by Itching Water. The itching was unbearable, and he scratched himself until blood flowed. Everyone was shocked and rushed to find doctors in the city to treat him. One doctor said he was poisoned by Itching Powder and prepared an antidote for Tuoba Yong, who held Wei Mingliang down and forced him to drink the antidote...]

[Sigh~ Tuoba Yong, that big fool! Can any doctor cure the poison produced by the Dark Guard Battalion? Isn't this just self-defeating?]

[Ah, I've really made things worse! The drug in the butterfly wasn't the Itch Powder at all, it just had similar symptoms. They haven't even figured out the toxicity yet, and they're rushing to drink the antidote. The antidote for Itch Powder is supposed to fight poison with poison, so how can you just drink it?]

[Tsk tsk, that big idiot has really put Butterfly through a lot this time.]

Chu Liuzheng felt itchy just by reading the system description. He couldn't imagine how itchy Wei Mingliang, the unlucky guy who had been poisoned twice, would feel.

[Hmm... I can imagine lips swollen like sausages. What does it look like to be insane and mad? Please send me a picture so I can open my eyes!]

She poked the system frantically, trying to make it bug out and pop up a picture.

But the system interface seemed to be welded shut and didn't move at all.

Chu Liuzheng had no choice but to give up, sighing in his heart.

This was destined for Butterfly, she'd met such a jerk of a teammate. She could have been fine if she'd just tied herself up and held out for two hours, but the idiot ignored his advisors and made his own decisions, blindly feeding her the antidote. He was practically dragging Butterfly down by the neck, rushing her to her death. It was so miserable... Where can I go to seek justice?

Fortunately, there was Zhao Shiqi among this group, who immediately sought help from the tyrant. He found the right person, wasn't he? The Itching Water was ordered by the tyrant, and no one else had the antidote.

She continued to dig down.

"Tyrant, this is a way of avenging your father's anger. Back then, you used the Itch Powder to embarrass me and my royal family, turning us into laughingstocks. Today, I'll show you the power of the Itch Powder Plus. After years of preparing, it's finally time to put it to use."

[However, six years have passed. The tyrant has remembered this grudge for a long time. With his petty and vindictive nature, he must not be provoked!]

Chu Liuzheng felt that he had to be more careful with his words and actions in the future. If he really couldn't help it, he could just curse in his heart and never let it show.

Meanwhile, Xiao Jingfan, who didn't have to attend the morning court, was in a good mood. He ate his breakfast in a state of deep thought. Hearing Wei Mingliang's miserable condition, he actually felt like burning Nong Yunyuan might as well be a good thing.

Well, that must be an illusion.

Is that a house that's burning? That's money!

In order to avoid having to listen to the woman's screams in her heart that disturbed his sleep, he actually used the money from his private treasury to subsidize her!

Chu Liuzheng had no idea that his own thoughts had become a tyrant's entertainment. After watching Wei Mingliang's miserable condition, he was in a good mood and started to talk about other gossip.

She was so shocked that she woke up from her sleep when she saw the title.

[Frog Fun! Cai Baolin nearly died from oleander poison?!]

[You were fine yesterday, pretending to be a sister and trying to trick me. How did you suddenly become so toxic? What's going on?]

She clicked it and took a closer look. As she looked, her curved eyebrows gradually twisted into caterpillars.

[No... this is a bit too much information.]

Xiao Jingfan, who was just about to drink some hot soup, silently put down the bowl and ate the crab meat dumplings instead.

Hmm...I won't spray after eating this.

Chu Liuzheng was reading quickly, complaining in his heart as he read.

What's the point of Doukou suggesting that Cai Baolin mix oleander juice into the Jade Beauty Cream to frame Zhu Meiren? Someone kindly gave you scar-lightening ointment, so why not express gratitude? And you shouldn't be harming them anyway. Also, with so much oleander juice in a small box of ointment, aren't you afraid you'll be poisoned if you try to frame her?

She said she totally couldn't understand what Cai Luoyu and Doukou were doing.

Even when we were just roommates, I never saw Cai Baolin being so reckless. After all, he was using poison, so there were always risks. Didn't he think twice before using it? He just went ahead and did it!

"This ultimate move, which injures the enemy by a thousand but harms yourself by eight hundred, should be saved for bosses, right? At least save it for the Empress, Consort Shu, Consort Chun, and Concubine Xie."

[Just to frame a beauty who wasn't even favored, and wasn't even an enemy, he made himself look like a toad with all these rashes. Forget about serving in the bed and competing for favor, he couldn't even see anyone for a month. What was he trying to achieve?]

Chu Liuzheng didn’t understand, she really didn’t understand. She suspected that Cai Luoyu’s head was stuck in the door.

Xiao Jingfan, who had been eavesdropping, could drink his soup without worry. As he drank, he thought that if he put this woman in the harem to solve cases, he wouldn't have to worry about any false or wrongful convictions no matter what conspiracies or plots he encountered.

Well... it's not a bad idea for a woman to disguise herself as a man and work in the Dali Temple. She can catch the murderer easily, and I wonder how many major cases can be solved.

Shuntian Prefecture seemed to be a good option as well, as well as the Censorate, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of War... After thinking about all the departments of the court, Xiao Jingfan suddenly realized that it seemed that Chu Liuzheng could be placed anywhere.

Even if you are a soldier, you can be a scout and know the enemy's movements clearly without leaving the barracks.

Moreover, someone like Chu Liuzheng, no matter where he is placed, can definitely become a qualified troublemaker and use his inner voice to expose all the hidden things.

Thinking about that scene, even though Xiao Jingfan would be furious, he couldn't help but feel moved.

But then he thought that he was the only one who could hear Chu Liuzheng's inner thoughts. If Chu Liuzheng was released to be a troublemaker, he would have to find a reason to follow, which seemed a bit troublesome.

Maybe there's a way to have the best of both worlds...

While Xiao Jingfan was thinking about how to fleece the migrant workers, Chu·Migrant Worker·Liu Zheng, who was wrapped in a thick quilt, shivered inexplicably, thinking that a cold wind had blown in. He quickly rolled up the quilt tighter and continued to eat melons.

[Hmm… The tyrant summoned Beauty Zhu to confront him, implicating Concubine Dou. It was Concubine Dou who ordered the almond powder, no need to ask… Wait, what a coincidence. With so many poisonous things, why did Cai Baolin choose oleander juice? It's not that easy to make.]

[No, that's not right. It wasn't her choice. It was Doukou's suggestion!]

How could Doukou, a fire-cooking maid from the imperial kitchen, know so much? Could it be... that she has someone behind the scenes giving her guidance? Then... was the whole game last night aimed at Concubine Dou from the beginning?

Chu Liuzheng was horrified when he thought about it, but after pondering for a while, he felt that it didn't make sense.