In the end, Xiao Lanchuan didn't actually make her wear hawthorns and become a hedgehog.

Because Chen Huaizhi said, "Your Majesty, you mustn't. If you use too much force, Miss Nanzhi's life will be in danger."

Xiao Lanchuan: "How boring. Why don't you come and do it?"

Chen Huaizhi: ...

He was just a subject, why did he have to go through all this?

In that instant, he hated himself for being so young. If he were fifty or sixty, he would have packed up and gone back to his hometown to retire long ago.

Xiao Lanchuan ultimately didn't let Chen Huaizhi come, because Chen Huaizhi reminded him that there were still several vats of pickled human pigs in his dungeon.

Later, Chen Huaizhi looked at those human pigs, their bodies covered in long needles, each pierced with hawthorns, like hedgehogs, screaming hoarsely.

That's terrible.

It's unbearable to look at.

Seriously, never mess with Xiao Lanchuan!!

Human Pig: You even sympathize with us? Thank you so much!

"Huaizhi, is this not the right place? Why isn't he making a sound?"

Chen Huaizhi ran up to him, his face full of eagerness: "Your Majesty, he has just fainted. I have a way to wake him up."

Chen Huaizhi pulled out a silver needle and, without hesitation, stabbed it into the philtrum of the human pig.

A hoarse sound almost woke Nanzhi, who was already fast asleep in the palace.

Xiao Lanchuan frowned, somewhat displeased.

Chen Huaizhi hurriedly whispered to the group of people, "Keep your voice down if you don't want to become my test subjects."

The human pigs dared not shout loudly anymore.

These two living devils.

Legend has it that Chen Huaizhi became Xiao Lanchuan's personal physician a year ago. He was highly skilled in medicine and loved to study human anatomy.

Every year, many heinous criminals are sent to him from the dungeon.

Those villains were tortured to the point of wishing they were dead. Some managed to escape with all their might, but ended up looking like neither human nor ghost.

No one knows what methods he used, but they were certainly not much better than Xiao Lanchuan's.

Chen Huaizhi smiled shyly: Actually, it's nothing much. He just keeps some poisonous snakes and scorpions. Compared to Xiao Lanchuan, he's quite normal.

Xiao Lanchuan thought Nanzhi was born with the ability to make mutton soup, but when he learned the truth from Daixue the next day, he was unusually silent.

He tapped the table lightly, then suddenly smiled.

He had to admit that her admiration for him pleased him greatly.

[Ding, host's points increased by 10, current points: 530.]

[Ding, the target's favorability has reached 52%. Keep up the good work, host.]

Nanzhi paused in her hand as she was wiping the porcelain.

She discovered that it was becoming increasingly difficult to increase Xiao Lanchuan's favorability.

He didn't have any nightmares last night; it's as if everything is uncertain.

Is there an antidote for the poison in Xiao Lanchuan's body?

His descent into darkness was driven by toxins within his body.

As long as it remains unresolved, it will always be a hidden danger.

She didn't want to have to deal with the even more perverted Xiao Lanchuan while she was pregnant.

Although 003 is a robot, his tone seemed to have become a bit excited at this moment.

Yes, branches.

"Tell me, how many points?"

She could tolerate a thousand points; she could earn them with a little effort.

The cold, ruthless machine voice in his mind said: "The poison in Xiao Lanchuan's body is somewhat difficult to cure; it requires 10,000 points."

Nanzhi:……

[Zhizhi, you can exchange it for cash. It's half price today, only 50 million.]

Nanzhi smiled and said, "Get lost."

003, who had failed to sell again, couldn't understand why the host, who clearly had tens of millions, was so reluctant to part with this small amount.

What a stingy host.

It's a pity that its commissions are all empty.

Looking at her current points, Nan Zhi felt a headache coming on.

The wound on her neck hadn't healed yet, and Xiao Lanchuan refused to touch her.

She could wait, but Xiao Lanchuan couldn't.

Although he has felt much better these past few days, he still goes to see those human pigs and admires their suffering.

She knew that Chen Huaizhi was studying those prisoners in order to create an antidote for Xiao Lanchuan.

But after a year, there has been no progress.

When the Empress Dowager poisoned him, she never intended to leave Xiao Lanchuan any way out.

However, Xiao Lanchuan is a chosen one, with an extremely strong destiny, which is why he has survived until now.

But Nan Zhi couldn't understand why Xiao Lan Chuan was also the Empress Dowager's child. Although he wasn't raised by her when he was young, he shouldn't be so cruel.

The reason wasn't mentioned in the story, which made Nanzhi even more curious.

*

In Xianxi Palace, the Empress Dowager looked at the beautiful young ladies of the official family below with great satisfaction.

She glanced sideways at Qin Jingyi beside her, "What does the Imperial Concubine think?"

Over the years, the power in the harem has always been in the hands of the Empress Dowager, and the selection of concubines was entirely orchestrated by her.

Looking at the women below who were all less attractive than her, she sneered: "They're all just ordinary, vulgar women."

The Empress Dowager was already used to her arrogance and foolishness, and she was not worried at all that she could cause any trouble.

"Whether one is mediocre or not is not important; what matters most is being able to produce offspring for the emperor."

As soon as she said that, Qin Jingyi's expression turned ugly.

She has been trying various folk remedies for a long time, but her body is still weak and cold.

Before she even conceived an heir, the Empress Dowager brought these women into the palace.

If one of them gets pregnant, wouldn't her position as empress be in jeopardy?

Qin Jingyi stormed off in anger.

The Empress Dowager had long known that her body made it difficult for her to conceive, and no longer paid much attention to her.

She looked down at the officials' daughters below, all of whom were obedient and well-behaved.

She will keep stuffing women into the harem. As long as none of them can get pregnant, the civil and military officials will know that all the problems are caused by Xiao Lanchuan.

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