Surprise! I emptied the emperor's private treasury before exile

Chapter 246: Adopted Son Zhou Yan

At this point, Zhang Pingping blinked her eyes and pretended to be naughty and said, "Sister Chu, I am the only one in the Zhang family who knows this secret! I only told you, you must not tell anyone."

After Chu Ci heard this, the smile on her face froze instantly. The more enthusiastically she praised him before, the more embarrassed and awkward she felt now.

I felt that what I just said was a ridiculous joke, my cheeks were slightly hot unconsciously, and I secretly regretted that I thought it was too simple. "Don't worry, I will keep it a secret."

Chuci Zhang said hurriedly, with a hint of unnaturalness in his voice.

However, Zhang Pingping seemed not to notice Chu Ci's strangeness at all, and said to herself: "Sister Chu, do you know? My parents are the most famous loving couple in Yongchun County. And I will become like my father."

Zhang Pingping spoke slowly, her words as calm as water, and one could not tell whether she was happy or angry, as if she was just stating a very ordinary fact.

But Chu Ci could hear the dejection in Zhang Pingping's words.

Chu Ci was silent for a long time, then he gently held Zhang Pingping's hand and said softly, "Pingping, don't be so pessimistic. Life is long and the future has infinite possibilities. Your parents' present may not be your future. You have a unique trajectory. If you keep hope and work hard, you will surely reap happiness."

"Thank you, Sister Chu." Zhang Pingping didn't say whether she believed it or not. She just nodded slightly, and her face still looked a little lonely.

"Thank you, Sister Chu." Zhang Pingping didn't say whether she believed it or not. She just nodded slightly, and her face still looked a little lonely.

They both remained silent for the rest of the journey. The surroundings were quiet, with only the sound of their footsteps echoing in the air.

Fortunately, the journey was not long and it didn't take long before they arrived at Zhang Pingping's room.

Chu Ci was extremely nervous at this time, and all the functions of "Xing'er" were turned on, ready to deal with any situation that might arise.

Sure enough, as soon as they entered, the life detection function of "Xing'er" responded in the tunnel, marking six small red dots, which were eye-catching and shocking.

Chu Ci instantly moved the self-defense poison that he had prepared early in the morning from the space into his hand and held it tightly.

As long as there is the slightest sign of trouble, Chu Ci intends to launch an indiscriminate attack and never give the enemy any chance to take advantage.

Just when Chu Ci had prepared everything, was fully focused and ready for battle, a cautious voice suddenly came from the secret passage: "Miss, are you back?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Zhang Pingping's face lit up, "Sister Chu, it's Brother Zhou. Brother Zhou is my father's adopted son, and he is also the one who protects my father the most."

After saying that, he quickly walked forward and skillfully opened the wooden door of the secret passage hidden in the closet.

"Brother Zhou, Sister Chu is here, let Daddy come over!" she shouted anxiously, her voice full of anticipation.

Zhou Yan slowly raised his head from the secret passage and glanced carefully at Zhang Pingping's room. After confirming that there was indeed a strange woman in the room, he nodded slightly to Chu Ci, then hid in the secret passage again and disappeared.

There was no word throughout the whole process, and his movements were clean and neat, as if everything was happening in silence.

Zhang Pingping turned around and saw Chu Ci's deep eyes. Fearing that she might misunderstand, she hurriedly explained: "Sister Chu, Brother Zhou was born unable to speak, please don't misunderstand."

Is it natural?

But she clearly detected the presence of the mute drug in Zhou Yan's body. However, Chu Ci did not intend to cause trouble at this time, and only smiled and nodded gently.

At midnight, the night was as dark as ink and everything was silent. Fan Jingrui, the eldest prince, the fifth prince, and the purple-robed envoy all used their own methods to quietly sneak into Zhang Pingping's room like ghosts.

At this moment, Zhang Pingping's father, Zhang Xiwu, came to Zhang Pingping's room from the secret passage on time as agreed in advance.

"Daughter, where is the miracle doctor?" Zhang Xiwu asked anxiously and impatiently as he just came out of the secret passage with beads of sweat still hanging on his forehead.

"Dad, don't be anxious. Let me introduce you to the identities of several distinguished people first." Zhang Pingping lowered her head slightly, with a little embarrassment on her face, and reminded him with a hint of urgency in her voice.

After being reminded by his daughter, Zhang Xiwu finally woke up from his dream and began to look around the room carefully.

He was surprised to find that all four chairs in the room were occupied. One person even took out the spare bench in the inn because there were not enough chairs, so he could barely find a place to sit.

"This?" Although he was mentally prepared, Zhang Xiwu was still stunned by the sudden scene and stood there for a while.

Zhang Pingping stepped forward and said softly, "Dad, these two are His Royal Highness the King of Shu and His Royal Highness the King of Qin. The one who treated you is Sister Chu, Princess Yixin. Next to Sister Chu is her husband, Master Fan. I mentioned him to you before."

Zhang Xiwu thought that the noble person who helped his daughter must be of high status, but he did not expect that it was actually a prince and a princess!

He was immediately terrified, and quickly knelt down to pay his respects, saying with great trepidation, "I am Zhang Xiwu, the humble servant, paying my respects to His Royal Highness the King of Shu, His Royal Highness the King of Qin, Princess Yixin, and Master Fan. I am sorry for not coming to greet you in person, and I hope you will forgive me."

"Stand up!" It was the eldest prince, the King of Shu, who spoke first, his tone dignified but gentle. "Special times call for special treatment. Since you are poisoned, there is no need to be so polite."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhang Xiwu did not relax at all because of the good temper of the eldest prince. He looked nervous and awed. After paying respectful respects, he stood up tremblingly, still slightly bowed, not daring to slack off.

Seeing this, Chu Ci simply stopped delaying and went straight to the point: "Master Zhang, don't be so nervous. Come sit in front of me first! I will take your pulse so that I can understand your condition."

Zhang Xiwu was naturally more than happy to accept this. After thanking her again, he carefully sat down on the stool that Zhang Pingping had prepared early in the morning.

He was very tactful and stretched out his arm without saying a word, his eyes full of expectation and trust.

Chu Ci did not disappoint him. He put down his hand that was feeling Zhang Xiwu's pulse and said slowly, "It's not a big deal. This poison is not difficult to eliminate. Do you have any herbs at home? If you do, send someone to get them immediately. You will get the antidote tomorrow morning. If not..."

These few short words sounded like heavenly music to Zhang Xiwu and Zhang Pingping, father and daughter.

Therefore, before Chu Ci could finish his words, Zhang Xiwu hurriedly said, "Yes, yes. I'll ask Zhou Yan to get it."

Chu Ci's eyes flashed when he heard this, and when he looked at Zhou Yan who was beckoned in by Zhang Xiwu, his eyes became deeper, but he responded calmly: "Okay, I'll prescribe the medicine right away."