Staying Alive

"What's going on here? How could Ning'er be poisoned?" Gu Jingwen arrived quickly, his face gloomy as he loudly questioned the people in the room.

The household physician also came. "Replying to Master, Third Young Master has been poisoned by Heartbreak Herb, an extremely poisonous substance that can cause death with just a touch. It damages the liver and intestines, leading to death by bleeding from all seven apertures," he said, bowing after examining Gu Qingning.

Gu Shiyan was shocked, her teary eyes showing concern as she asked, "Father, how could Third Brother be poisoned? Changqing said that he refused to eat and asked me to persuade him. Tonight, the kitchen made lily porridge that I like and preserved egg and lean meat porridge that he likes. When I saw Third Brother looking so haggard, I knew he couldn't sleep at night, so I coaxed him into eating my lily porridge because lilies have a calming effect. Could it be that my bowl of lily porridge was poisoned?"