Although the head of the Xu family, Xu Haochuan, possessed vast wealth, immense power, and a high position, it was rumored that due to long-term cultivation in poisons, his facial appearance had become hideously ugly. There were even malicious whispers suggesting that his physical health must have been severely affected as well, rendering him largely incapable.
Yet this very Xu Haochuan had two wives, fathered a single son and daughter, and produced no further offspring. It was difficult for outsiders not to harbor suspicions.
Now that Yekong was so brazenly being seduced by Yuwei, it seemed likely that Xu Haochuan's health had indeed run into trouble.
Chapter 457