SBCEJM -Chapter 56 Shocking Secret! A Centuries-Old Aristocratic Clan Thrives on Drinking…

【It’s here!】

【Host, hold on tight—this one’s going to blow the top of your skull off!】

The system’s voice exploded in her mind like it had taken a shot of adrenaline.

Feng Zexuan instantly perked up. Her thoughts, which had just been drifting because of the scandal involving Prime Minister Lin’s wife, were immediately pulled back into focus and twisted into a tight rope.

She subconsciously straightened her back, adopting the posture of a professional gossip enthusiast.

【Spill it!】

【The protagonist of this earth-shattering revelation is none other than one of Great Xia’s founding meritorious noble houses—the Duke of State’s Manor!】

Duke of State Xu Zhenye.

Feng Zexuan’s gaze drifted toward the front of the court.

The white-haired old man, despite being eighty years old, still sat upright like an unyielding spear.

Throughout court and country, everyone praised the Xu family for its illustrious lineage and enduring fortune.

It was said the old duke still practiced a fierce martial routine every morning, his movements vigorous and powerful.

At this moment, in the imperial court…

The man in question, Xu Zhenye, sat with his eyes closed as though resting, completely detached from everything around him.

But if one looked closely, they would notice the faintest tremor beneath his white eyelashes.

His hand, hidden beneath the wide official robes, tightened around his ivory court tablet.

On the dragon throne, Emperor Xiao Juechen cast him a subtle glance, a flicker of curiosity rising in his heart.

The Duke of State’s Manor had always been low-profile and traditional. What kind of shocking secret could it possibly hide?

【A long-lived noble house… don’t tell me they’ve all been cultivating immortality behind my back?】

Feng Zexuan muttered inwardly.

【Heh. Their longevity isn’t due to feng shui or cultivation.】

The system paused dramatically.

【It’s because of a special… dietary habit.】

【They drink milk.】

Milk?

Feng Zexuan froze. The court officials were equally puzzled.

【Cow milk? Goat milk? That’s the big secret? My father drinks a bowl every morning too.】

【Tsk, of course not animal milk.】

The system lowered its voice, as if afraid of disturbing something forbidden.

【It’s… human milk.】

“Hiss—”

A collective intake of cold breath swept through the solemn court.

Several younger officials in the back rows looked visibly disgusted.

It was normal for infants to be nursed by wet nurses.

But grown men… even elderly high-ranking ministers drinking it…

Just imagining it was enough to send a wave of unease and disgust through the hall.

Prime Minister Feng Han’s brows furrowed tightly. As an imperial censor, he instinctively smelled moral corruption—but this went far beyond anything he could categorize as mere “decadence.”

Emperor Xiao Juechen’s expression also shifted subtly.

In his childhood, when he was frail, the Empress Dowager had once considered having him drink human milk to strengthen his body—but he had firmly refused, declaring it improper for a sovereign.

And yet the Duke of State’s Manor…

【No way… that’s too extreme!】 Feng Zexuan was stunned.

【I thought Madam Lin drawing my father naked was already the peak of weirdness—this is even worse!】

【Host, you think it’s just ordinary human milk?】

The system let out a sinister chuckle.

【What they drink is the milk produced in the first three months after childbirth—what they revere as the “golden essence”… colostrum.】

“What?!”

This time, it wasn’t just gasps.

An elderly official staggered, nearly collapsing, before being caught by his colleague.

Xu Zhenye’s ancient, unchanging face finally cracked—just slightly.

His breathing grew heavier.

【To ensure this “golden essence” is always fresh, pure, and never leaked…】

【The men of the Duke’s Manor never hire wet nurses from outside.】

【They choose instead… to continuously take concubines.】

Boom!

It felt like something had detonated in everyone’s minds.

Take concubines… just for milk?

This was no longer absurd.

It was monstrous.

【This is getting harder to swallow by the second…】 Feng Zexuan’s heartbeat quickened. A very bad feeling was rising in her chest.

【Then what about those concubines… and the children?】

【The men of the Duke’s Manor would take in women of clean background from poor families as concubines and bind them with death contracts.】

【Their only purpose was to keep getting pregnant and giving birth.】

【Once they delivered the child, they would never even be allowed to see it. They would be immediately taken away and sent to a hidden rear courtyard within the estate.】

【There, they had no names—only “milk sources” for the men of the household.】

Feng Zexuan’s stomach churned violently.

【And their end? Those innocent children?!】

【After consuming colostrum for the first three months, the women lose their usefulness. To silence them, they are fed muting drugs, disfigured, and sold off to the lowest brothels, never to be seen again.】

【As for the children… since their fathers are unknown, the noblemen consider them stains on their lineage.】

【So regardless of gender, they are all disposed of—sold to human traffickers, their fate unknown, life or death irrelevant.】

The words struck like heavenly thunder across the imperial court.

A blessed, meritorious noble house?

A founding aristocratic lineage?

No.

It was a living hell built from the blood and bones of countless women and infants.

Prime Minister Feng Han trembled with rage.

As a censor, tasked with exposing corruption, he had been completely unaware of such atrocities hidden in plain sight.

Minister Lin went pale, remembering how he once praised the Duke’s Manor for its “good governance” and “prosperity.”

Each word of praise now felt like a slap across his own face.

【What the hell… are these even human beings?! Monsters! Absolute monsters!】

Feng Zexuan raged internally, shaking with fury.

【All for some so-called longevity, they ruined countless lives and sold their own children…】

【How do they sleep at night?! Don’t they have any conscience?!】

【They sleep just fine.】 the system replied coldly.

【Because their lineage is indeed long-lived. Some even reach over a hundred years.】

【So they firmly believe this “secret method” of drinking colostrum is the reason, and it has become a sacred family rule passed down for generations.】

【Bullshit secret method! A bunch of ignorant fools!】

Feng Zexuan was furious.

【Human lifespan is mainly determined by genetics, lifestyle, and medical conditions! Their longevity is just genetic luck—it has nothing to do with this disgusting nonsense!】

【Colostrum is gold for newborns because it’s rich in antibodies and helps establish immunity. But for adults with fully developed systems, it’s just protein and fat—practically useless nutrition-wise! A boiled egg would be better!】

【All this slaughter, just for a placebo effect… it’s stupidity and evil taken to the extreme!】

These modern scientific explanations reached Emperor Xiao Juechen clearly.

So that was it.

The so-called “miracle medicine” of human milk… had no special effect on adults at all.