Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 367 Seizing the Son

The gatekeeper immediately went in to inform them.

Liu Musheng had no idea who Deng Qi was.

"Who is this person? Why did he suddenly come to the Liu family?" He looked at Liu Zhong. "Is he the one who saved you? What's his background?"

Liu Zhong had no interest in answering and hurriedly led his men to the door.

He looked at Deng Qi and the people behind him; their clothes and builds were unlike those of the physician from the Great Qi. "So you've already sided with the Chu people?!"

Having stayed in Chu for so long, he could see through it at a glance. Moreover, without Deng Qi bringing people into the city without permission, Chu people were not allowed to enter and leave the capital at will.

Deng Qi smiled faintly, "I don't want to harm your daughter either, I just want the child she gave birth to."

“You know that these two children have special identities. It’s safer for them to go to Chu than to stay in Daqi. Otherwise, if people find out that their biological father is a bastard, they will never be able to hold their heads high for the rest of their lives.”

"!!!" Liu Zhong felt as if his heart was being torn apart, and he slapped himself twice!

"You did save my life, and I have just repaid your kindness. If you want to harm my daughter, you'll have to step over my dead body! I would never hand her child over to you!" He never expected that Deng Qi, the emperor's brother-in-law, would be the biggest traitor.

Or perhaps, the fact that he saved him back then was the biggest foreshadowing laid in advance.

At that time, no one expected that the Liu family's daughter would be so successful; nor did they expect that the Liu family's son-in-law would have such a special status.

Deng Qi suddenly laughed, "I'm not His Majesty, and I don't like your calligraphy and paintings at all. If you die, so be it; it's just a human life. Liu Zhong, threatening me with such words is simply childish!"

"Then kill me." Liu Zhong stood at the door.

Deng Qi scoffed, "Don't force me to take action. I don't want anyone to die. You'd better let me in quickly so I can help your daughter give birth smoothly. Otherwise, she and her unborn child will die, and it will all be your fault."

Liu Zhong took a deep breath. Deng Qi's threat had indeed hit his sore spot. "What do you want? I can give you what you want, but I won't allow you to take the child away!"

"What can you offer to satisfy me? I want the position of second only to the emperor in the Great Qi Dynasty. Can you afford to give it to me?"

“I can only say that your daughter is very outstanding, she actually got pregnant with twins at once. One child was sent to the State of Chu, and the other was given to the Crown Prince... I just happen to not offend either of them.” Deng Qi did not hide anything and directly said what he was thinking. “You can’t blame me for this. You can only blame your son-in-law for standing too high, making even the Crown Prince wary. After all, I am his maternal uncle, so I should help him when necessary.”

Liu Zhong completely broke down.

He never imagined that his foolish sense of righteousness would lead to such a ridiculous ending.

"So, the Crown Prince also knows that you have a deal with the State of Chu, and that they joined forces to deal with Yuan Cuo?" Liu Zhong never expected the Crown Prince to be so muddle-headed!

Deng Qi knows his nephew well. "He's not that smart. You're overthinking it."

Liu Zhong: "Draw your sword! I will not yield an inch!"

"Are you really willing to kill your daughter too?" Deng Qi really didn't want to cause any deaths, after all, he still wanted to establish himself in the capital.

But Liu Zhong firmly refused, saying that if they delayed any longer, they might not be able to get their hands on the child that Liu Yuechu gave birth to.

"Don't blame me for that!"

"Father, all the medicinal herbs have been found..."

Liu Yuechan rushed to the door and just saw Deng Qi draw his knife, aiming it at Liu Zhong's neck to slit it.

She screamed in alarm and instinctively threw all the medicinal herbs in her hand at Deng Qi.

Deng Qi's face was covered in a foul-smelling, fishy substance. "What the hell is this stuff?!"

He instinctively stepped back, brushing the medicinal herbs off his body. Among the pile of herbs were several live scorpions, the very ones Liu Yuechan had caught in the theater at the Left Chancellor's residence.

Deng Qi was stung, and the Chu state physician beside him immediately stepped forward to help him squeeze out the venom and then apply medicine.

He felt a sharp, piercing pain surge through his heart. "Grab them!"

"That little wench, I'll make her pay!"

Just as his men were about to step forward, a burst of sword and spear sounds rang out, and they all fell to the ground.

Deng Qi turned his head and saw only a very tall person whose face was completely obscured.

He wanted to get up, but a foot stomped on him hard, saying, "Look at me, you're not worthy."

"Yu... Yuwen Chan?!" Deng Qi was surprised to see him!

When Liu Yuechan saw it was him, she was so frightened that she burst into tears.

Yuwen Chan picked her up and said, "Stop crying! Go and prepare medicine for your sister!"

"Waaaah, what brings you here!"

"Your sister sent me." Yuwen Chan received Tuoba Yun's message and rode his horse from the Mongol Kingdom overnight.

Liu Yuechan nodded repeatedly, "Medicine, medicine, but I spilled all the medicinal herbs..."

"I'm here, I'm here!" Doctor Sun rushed over. He had been brought out of the East Palace by Hou Lai. He was covered in dust from his leaping and running just now, but fortunately, his medicine box was intact.

Without saying another word, everyone rushed to Yuan Chu Pavilion.

At this moment, on the city gate tower, spies from both sides had quietly gone to their respective masters to report back.

Upon hearing the name "Yuwen Chan," Yuan Cuo breathed a sigh of relief.

When Chu Lan heard these three words, she was immediately shocked. "Why would Yuwen Chan interfere in our affairs with Daqi? He's showing no respect for the Chu Kingdom!"

"I never expected that Sect Master Yuwen would be so righteous and insightful, knowing that the Chu Kingdom was about to perish, so he specially established friendly relations with the Great Qi Kingdom."

Yuan Cuo threw the contract back to the Chu side, saying, "I advise you to sign it as soon as possible; perhaps there is still room for negotiation."

"Discuss what?! Yuan Cuo, you're a bastard, a bastard of your Great Qi!" Chu Lan shouted in alarm.

Wei Tianxuan also lost his temper, "This is a second-class nobleman of our Great Qi, and also the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies. Even if Your Highness is a prince of the Chu Kingdom, please watch your words!"

"Am I wrong? I am really curious, how could your Great Qi Emperor send an illegitimate son to represent Great Qi in negotiations with other countries, and even make him the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies!" Chu Lan could not tolerate the failure of the matter.

He had already made all the necessary arrangements, but he hadn't anticipated his miscalculation. Who could have imagined that Yuwen Chan would intervene?!

"If someone like this can defeat your Chu Kingdom, it shows just how weak Chu is. If you're so capable, come and fight me again. If you can't handle it, I'm happy to oblige. Let's have a one-on-one duel." Wei Tianxuan sneered, his words dripping with venom!

Chu Lan was utterly disdainful; he was a martial artist. "You? You're not worthy."

Just as Wei Tianxuan was about to unleash a torrent of abuse, he was filled with rage.

Unexpectedly, a hawk's cry suddenly rang out in the sky, shaking the heavens.

Yuan Cuo saw a black dot hovering in the air. He took out a leaf from his pocket and gently blew on it.

The eagles swooped down from the sky and rushed towards the city gate!