Chapter 370 Cold Beauty
"But there was one time when your mother was in charge of reviewing and evaluating the auction items. Someone brought an unknown spiritual herb that year, and your mother felt uncomfortable after accidentally touching it."
Hu Xiu's father, Hu Lian, is a handsome male cultivator. He is tall and thin, pale, and looks quite gentle.
He recalled how his wife was poisoned and described it to his son.
"Her symptoms were not serious, but I remember clearly that she was already in the late stage of pregnancy and should have not had symptoms of morning sickness. But after being poisoned, she became dizzy and vomited, and even vomited all over her favorite skirt. She got very angry because of this, and that skirt was bought by me for her!"
If it weren't for the skirt, he probably wouldn't have remembered it after so many years.
Just as he said, Ren Ruojiu's symptoms were not serious at the time and his life was not in danger, probably because the poisoning was not serious.
After I felt unwell, I took some detoxification pills and recovered quickly.
Because of this, Ren Rujiu himself didn't remember this incident, and even when his son asked him about it, he couldn't remember it for a while.
As for Julian, he had a particularly deep memory of the dress.
"Then do you still remember what that spiritual herb is?" Hu Xiu asked quickly.
"This, I don't remember, but maybe your mother remembers it? She always has a good memory for auction items."
In the evening, Ren Ruojiu returned home and apologized to his son as soon as he saw him.
"I'm sorry, son. I was busy today and didn't have time to take care of you. What's the matter with you asking me that question?"
"Forget it. I know you're busy, and I shouldn't bother you with questions at that time." Hu Xiu waved his hand.
"When I came back, I thought about it carefully and remembered that I was poisoned once." Ren Rujiu gave a brief account of what happened that day, and his account was almost the same as Hu Lian's.
And Hu Lian guessed correctly, Ren Rujiu did remember the name of the magical herb.
"It's called Cold Beauty, and it's a rare poisonous weed."
Ren Ruojiu sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip and said, "It's your mother's bad luck. When the spiritual herb was first picked, it wasn't poisonous, and the person who auctioned it didn't know it was poisonous. But who knew that it would become poisonous when I handled it! I just touched it and its small thorns pierced my finger, and I was poisoned."
"Cold Beauty? Is it very beautiful?" Hu Xiuxian became curious about the name.
"No, it's just a grass. It doesn't look particularly outstanding. Its name comes from the change in its toxicity. From non-toxic to poisonous, it's like a beautiful woman with a cold face when she gets angry."
Hu Xiu clicked his tongue.
"Why are you asking this? By the way, how did you know that I was poisoned when I was pregnant with you?" Ren Rujiu became curious. She glanced at her husband while asking the question, and it was obvious that she doubted what he said.
"No, no, I didn't tell him that. On the contrary, he asked me." Hu Lian quickly shook his head.
"You may not believe it when I tell you. The reason why I am so ugly is because my mother was poisoned by the beautiful Leng." Hu Xiu sighed, looking hurt.
The couple looked at each other and then burst into laughter.
"Son, Dad knows you are not satisfied with your appearance, but... don't put the blame on your mother!"
"Hu Xiu, are you looking for a fight?! Your father and I both have outstanding looks. We have tried our best. The fact that you look like this can only be attributed to fate. How can you blame me?"
After they had laughed enough, they spoke.
"No, it's really this reason! I met a little girl today, she..."
Hu Xiu became anxious and told him what happened in the restaurant today.
After hearing this, Ren Ruojiu's first reaction was to find a weapon. "You little brat, you're flirting with that girl again, and you're even bringing it up with our Hu family. Don't you mind bringing shame to our family? I'll beat you to death!"
She was very excited and rolled up her sleeves as if she was going to do something big.
"Wait, now is not the time to talk about this." Hu Lian held his wife, his face becoming a little serious, "Who is that girl? You said she was followed by seven maids, so do you know where she came from?"
"...I don't know, she didn't say." Hu Xiu was stunned.
"How is her conversation? Is she a disciple of a big sect or a child of a big family? She can tell at a glance that you are poisoned. Does it mean that she is an alchemist?" Hu Lian asked immediately.
If that's the case, then my son's appearance might really be due to the poison!
But Hu Xiu was confused.
"What are you standing there for? Your father is asking you a question!" Ren Rujiu urged.
"I don't know... No, no, she's only one year old!"
Hu Xiu shouted after he realized what was happening.
The couple looked at each other, then gritted their teeth and began to look for things around them to beat the person.
"I'm going to beat you to death!"
"You little brat! You're so nervous about a kid's joke. I think you're just being naughty. You're getting stupider and stupider!"
There was a commotion in the room, and Hu Xiu was hit hard several times. Of course, he had thick skin and didn't feel any pain.
He just defended himself in a low voice with aggrieved eyes, "She's not kidding! Although she's a little young, she speaks and acts like an adult, and, and she's right!"
In fact, if his parents hadn't overreacted at this moment and reminded him that Mo Jiuwei was indeed only one year old and still a tiny baby, he would have simply ignored this point.
Although he was surprised at Mo Jiuwei's young age when he first met her, Hu Xiu has always been heartless and quick to accept things. Mo Jiuwei's conversation was almost the same as that of an adult, and he forgot about her age as they chatted.
Now think about it, what does a one-year-old mean? It is still a little baby who has not been weaned!
Hu Xiu also doubted for a moment: Could it be that she was just saying it jokingly and he took it too seriously?
After all, if he was really poisoned, he should be in poor health, but he was ugly and strong as a bull, not weak or sickly at all. Moreover, I have never heard of any poison that would affect the appearance of the fetus. Even if it did, it would have to affect his mother.
But my mother is still beautiful, how can she look like she has been poisoned?
But on second thought, I felt that it wouldn’t happen.
Mo Jiuwei was an inexplicably trustworthy person, and she was definitely not joking. The most important point was that she was right!
She said her mother had been poisoned, and when asked, it turned out to be true. Isn't this the best proof?
So after only a moment of questioning, Hu Xiu believed her again.
After calming down, Hu Lian and Ren Ruojiu also sat down and thought about the matter seriously.
"What you said does make sense... but I've never heard of Lady Leng showing such symptoms after being poisoned." Ren Rujiu murmured, "How about this, I'll go ask a few alchemists tomorrow and we'll make a decision first."
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