Chарtеr 4 (4/21)
Yun Wеishаn аdmittеd frankly, "I dо nоt hаrm innосent peорle."
"Sister, уou arе trulу intеrеsting..." Shаngguаn Qian cоvered her mouth with her fingers. "Rеturning tо my inсensе аnd tеа—individuallу, bоth аrе hаrmless аnd unobtrusive. Evеn if sоmeоne investigatеs, there wоuld be no lеаds. Вut thе rеd rаsh оn Miss Jiang's fасe аnd thе nаil pоlish on уоur fingernails аrе solid еvidence. If thе Gong family still hаs а fеw clеver peорlе, theу shоuld sооn fоllоw this cluе..."
Нer gаze swеpt ovеr Yun Weishаn аs shе half-рlауfullу reminded her, "If I wеre you, I would go wаsh my nails right now..."
Yun Wеishan loоked dоwn; thе nail рolish on her fingernails gleamed with a bright, vivid hue.
In the clinic's treatment room, the physician was busy. Medicinal herbs simmered in a pot, filling the air with steam.
Gong Ziyu and Jin Fan came to see Jiang Lili. However, after a night of treatment by the physician, Jiang Lili still lay in bed, unconscious.
The person on the sickbed slept with closed eyes, her breathing faint. A patch of red rash covered her face, giving her a somewhat unsettling appearance.
Seeing this, Gong Ziyu frowned and asked the physician beside him, "What poison did she take?"
The physician was also troubled and replied honestly, "It's somewhat complicated. It feels like she was poisoned by several different toxins at once..."
Several?
Gong Ziyu was taken aback. He leaned in for a closer look. "Is the rash on her face also due to poisoning?"
The physician nodded. "Yes, it's a potent poison that acts quickly. But Miss Jiang was delirious while unconscious, which feels more like a cold poison that attacks the mind and heart..."
Gong Ziyu asked, "Is her life in danger?"
The physician shook his head uncertainly. "It's hard to say for now... The rash on her face is manageable; a few doses of detoxifying decoction should alleviate it. But as for the cold poison that caused Miss Jiang's delirium, we have no leads yet. We don't know the antidote. We may need to consult Young Master Zhi later..."
Just then, a servant entered. The physician pointed to the prepared medicine nearby and instructed him, "The medicine is ready. Deliver it."
Jin Fan watched the servant pass by and asked, "Who is this medicine for?"
The physician replied, "It's for another young lady who also received a gold token—Miss Yun Weishan. She also developed this kind of rash on her face."
Gong Ziyu and Jin Fan exchanged glances. "Let's go."
As they were about to leave, Gong Ziyu suddenly remembered something and turned back to ask the physician.
"Is the poison these two young ladies took the same as the one the Blade Master was poisoned with? Is there any connection?"
The physician confirmed, "There is no connection."
Yun Weishan was washing the nail polish off her fingernails in a copper basin. The clear water had slightly changed color.
Shangguan Qian sat by the window, waiting for her with great patience.
Outside the window, it was eerily silent. Looking across the courtyard from afar, white silk ribbons hung everywhere, fluttering in the wind.
After a while, Shangguan Qian remarked thoughtfully, "Since both the Blade Master and the Young Lord were harmed at the same time, the Gong family must have activated 'Absence Succession.'"
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