People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

As the carriage departed, Zi Nu, who was on the third floor, withdrew her purple eyes.

Ever since the carriage appeared, she had been observing it. After ruling out Princess Honglian, she was wondering who had invited Cao Ze to the palace.

The journey to Lady Mingzhu's palace was smooth and unobstructed, making Cao Ze realize that Lady Mingzhu's control over the palace might be even deeper than he had thought.

Inside the hall.

As Cao Ze stepped into the main hall, the maidservant had already quietly left and closed the door.

A dozen meters away, Madam Mingzhu was wearing a fitted purple fishtail palace dress and black purplish-purple high heels, shamelessly displaying her alluring and sexy figure.

Coupled with those long, narrow phoenix eyes that were staring straight at him with seductive charm and full of affection, Cao Ze realized that Madam Mingzhu might be serious this time.

Without making a sound, he took out the poison that Zi Nu had given him from his wide sleeve and swallowed it.

He didn't know how Madam Mingzhu used the Gu poison, but he knew that as soon as he started to come into contact with Madam Mingzhu, there was a possibility that he would be poisoned. By then, it would be too late for him to take the poison.

"Da, da, da..."

The crisp sound of high heels hitting the floor, accompanied by a rhythmic beat, made the hall feel slightly empty.

Only then did Cao Ze realize that there was no one else in the hall besides him and Madam Mingzhu.

In other words, no matter how loudly you shout, no one might come in.

Han Wang'an is too careless. His wife is secretly seeing other men, and he doesn't even have someone keep an eye on her.

In this era without traffic recorders or tape recorders, if Madam Mingzhu had acted like she did with her brother-in-law in the original novel—deliberately seducing him, then scratching herself with her fingernails to draw blood, and suing him for XX—wouldn't he have been in jail for three years in no time?

I wonder if my brother-in-law will give him a suspended sentence after he becomes the Minister of Justice.

Cao Ze was still thinking about miscellaneous matters when Madam Mingzhu was already close at hand. Cao Ze composed himself and respectfully said, "Greetings, Madam Mingzhu."

Lady Mingzhu narrowed her phoenix eyes, looking down at Cao Ze, and suddenly scolded, "Cao Ze, do you know your crime!"

Cao Ze was taken aback. What crime did he know?

He's always been a law-abiding citizen, okay?

Even in Zilan Pavilion, he remained unmoved by women in his arms, a true gentleman.

As for his secret affair with Mrs. Hu, he is a modern man and of course abides by modern laws.

Cao Ze, who possessed a flexible moral bottom line, said in a deep voice, "Madam, please don't smear my reputation!"

Lady Mingzhu embraced the surging, magnificent body with both hands, her face beautiful, and said coldly, "Does the gentleman mean that I am slandering you?"

Damn! Is this woman really going to play the "girls wouldn't joke about their innocence" trick?

Cao Ze's mind raced. "How dare I? Madam is always very perceptive. I suppose I have made a mistake somewhere. Please tell me, and I will definitely correct it."

"Clouds remind me of her garments, flowers of her face; the spring breeze caresses the balustrade, heavy with dew. If not seen atop Jade Mountain, she will surely be met beneath the moon on the Jade Terrace..."

Lady Mingzhu turned her back to Cao Ze and softly recited the Qingping Tune composed by Cao Ze.

Cao Ze was somewhat bewildered. Had the Great White Shark suddenly changed its nature and become a vegetarian?

He stared blankly at Madam Mingzhu's curvaceous back.

The prominent hill behind it seems to be no less impressive than a ski resort, with an amazing curve.

After reciting the poem, Lady Mingzhu turned to look at Cao Ze. Seeing him looking at her, she scolded, "You lecherous scoundrel!"

Cao Ze suddenly came to his senses and said calmly, "Madam is as beautiful as a fairy, making people unable to resist."

Lady Mingzhu narrowed her beautiful eyes and suddenly smiled: "This poem was written by you, sir. You should understand that this poem has a suggestive and ambiguous connotation. If the King knew..."

Consider it as being cuckolded... Cao Ze bowed and said, "Thanks to your reminder, Madam, I am guilty."

Lady Mingzhu smiled and said, "Since you know your crime, then what punishment do you think I should give you?"

As long as it's not involving steel wool... Cao Ze said with great courage, "It's up to you, Madam."

"Then punish yourself with three cups..." Madam Mingzhu said casually, as if she wasn't the one who wanted to intimidate Cao Ze earlier.

Cao Ze looked at the wooden tray that Madam Mingzhu was holding, on which were three glasses of red wine, the same Ice and Fire Centennial Red he had drunk the night before.

If he didn't know that Madam Mingzhu was a witch doctor, he would have really thought that Madam Mingzhu wanted to play romantic games with him.

Cao Ze pretended not to know that there were poisonous insects in the wine and drank three cups in a row.

Madam Mingzhu nodded with satisfaction: "Sir, you are straightforward."

Cao Ze exhaled a breath of alcohol and said proudly with a smile, "Madam, you flatter me."

Lady Mingzhu smiled brightly: "Since that's the case, I won't hide it from you, sir."

She walked closer to Cao Ze, almost face to face with him.

"There's a poison in the wine, are you afraid, sir?"

Madam Mingzhu's tone was very gentle and pleasant to hear.

Cao Ze inhaled the faint fragrance emanating from Madam Mingzhu, and inwardly mocked her mercilessly, as if she thought he, Cao Aman, was just wasting his days.

He feigned fear and asked, "Gu? What kind of Gu?"

"Blood Gu, a special Gu worm originating from the Baiyue region. It stays inside your heart, feeding on your heart and slowly devouring it bit by bit, causing you to die in excruciating pain, while no change is visible on the outside."

Madam Mingzhu spoke casually, carefully observing Cao Ze's terrified expression, and then suddenly burst into laughter.

The spacious yet dimly lit hall was particularly eerie.

After a long while, Madam Mingzhu paused, squinted, and held a bronze wine glass filled with red wine in her hand, seemingly enjoying the taste of controlling the fate of others.

Cao Ze, both shocked and furious, exclaimed, "Madam, why are you trying to harm me!"

Lady Mingzhu smiled charmingly, leaned close to Cao Ze, and said in a sweet voice, "I like you."

Cao Ze realized that things might not be as simple as he thought.

Lady Mingzhu took out a red pill and put it into Cao Ze's mouth, seemingly lost in some strange emotion. "This is the antidote for this month. As long as you stay by my side, I will guarantee your survival."

Cao Ze asked warily, "Madam, what's wrong with you?"

Lady Mingzhu, with a seductive air, said coquettishly, "From today onwards, you are my slave!"

What?! (OωO?)

Cao Ze almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Lady Mingzhu embraced Cao Ze and said softly, "Sir, please don't make me sad, otherwise the blood curse will break your heart..."

Cao Ze tried to break free from Madam Mingzhu's embrace, but found he couldn't. He carefully chose his words and said, "Madam, this... isn't this a bit inappropriate for us..."

Lady Mingzhu smiled and said, "Sir, don't worry. The entire palace is under my surveillance. Even if the King comes, there's nothing to fear. Just let him sleep with some incense."

"lady……"

"What are you still worried about, sir? Do you not like me?"

Madam Mingzhu's eyes flashed with a dangerous light, as if she would kill Cao Ze if he said he didn't like it!

Cao Ze's eye twitched slightly.

He did consider having a brief affair with Lady Mingzhu to further his career as a playboy.

But that was before he knew that Madam Mingzhu had a mental illness.

The current Mrs. Mingzhu is clearly the type who is possessive of the things she likes, and her behavior is extreme and her words are radical...

Hiss~ Cao Ze suddenly thought of a word—yandere.

Considering that Lady Mingzhu had spent many years in the deep palace, it was perfectly normal for her to develop Yu Yu syndrome, a mental illness.

How come he didn't notice it before?

Ok?

Cao Ze suddenly realized that ever since he wrote a poem for Lady Mingzhu here, whenever he came to the palace, Lady Mingzhu would always create opportunities to pretend to bump into him, and would even observe him in secret.

Now that I think about it carefully, damn it, isn't this just stalking and voyeurism?

Cao Ze suppressed the urge to curse and said cautiously, "Madam, this isn't how you show affection... For two people to be together, they need to like each other."

Madam Mingzhu leaned on Cao Ze's shoulder, gently nuzzled his cheek, and asked with a charming smile, "Do you like me, sir?"

“…I like it.” Cao Ze said sincerely.

"So, can we be together now?"

“…Yes.” Cao Ze swallowed hard, now he had to swallow his pride and bear it.

Yandere women are different from normal women. Even bad women have their own narrative logic, but yanderes don't.

As long as the yandere's morbid demands are not met, she is capable of doing anything unbelievable.

Perhaps at any moment, Madam Mingzhu will dare to drag him to bed and begin to exploit him...

Madam Mingzhu was completely unaware that she was different from usual; all she wanted now was to make Cao Ze hers and possess him completely.

Just as Cao Ze was racking his brains for a way to escape from Madam Mingzhu, Madam Mingzhu's personal maid said from outside the door, "Madam, Princess Honglian has arrived."

The once coquettish Lady Mingzhu, who wanted to merge into Cao Ze's body, suddenly became serious, left Cao Ze's embrace, and returned to her noble and aloof demeanor.

"Bring her in."

"Yes."

Cao Ze secretly pondered that it seemed Madam Mingzhu's illness wasn't as serious as it appeared.

At least when there are other people around, they are still quite proper.

If it were in private...

Cao Ze took a deep breath; it seemed he was about to suffer.

Princess Honglian walked in with graceful steps. Upon seeing Cao Ze, she exclaimed happily, "I knew you'd be here!"

She went to Zilan Pavilion and learned from Zi Nu's description of the carriage that Lady Mingzhu had brought Cao Ze into the palace.

Lady Mingzhu said calmly, "Since Her Highness the Princess is looking for the teacher, I will take my leave now."

With that, Madam Mingzhu turned and left, but in her heart she was thinking that there would be plenty of time in the future, and she wanted to have some fun with her husband.

Cao Ze relaxed, sensed his body, and after confirming that the blood gu had been poisoned to death, he immediately took the antidote given to him by Zi Nu.

Honglian asked curiously, "What are you eating?"