In the early hours of the morning, Ji Wushang woke up and immediately asked Zhu'er to summon Tie Feng and the others. This time, he was determined to find the culprit behind this! Few people present knew who had killed the snake; it was just himself, Tie Feng, and Zhu'er. The other guards remained at the door, too afraid to enter.
After Tie Feng and Zhu'er came in, Ji Wushang explained his plan. He concluded by saying, "I, Ji Wushang, don't know how I offended anyone, but they actually wanted to use a cobra to kill me! This time, I'm counting on the two of you."
"Yes, Miss." Tie Feng and Zhu'er nodded.
Ji Wushang waved his hand, signaling them to go and do their work.
The sun had just risen when they heard Pearl smashing things and screaming like a pig being slaughtered, "Help! Miss is in trouble!"
When everyone gathered in Xinyuan, they saw Ji Wushang lying on the bed. Her face was deathly pale, her eyes were closed, and her cherry lips had turned black!
When everyone saw Ji Wushang like this, they were all stunned. What on earth was going on?
Ji Dingbei grabbed the kneeling doctor and pulled him up. "What's going on! What happened to the young lady!"
"Reporting to Master Ji, Miss, she...she has been bitten by a cobra! Her life is in danger!" With that, the doctor suddenly knelt down before Ji Dingbei.
Ji Dingbei was completely stunned. How could this be?
"Master, last night, someone took advantage of the rainy night and after the Iron Guards patrolled, to bring a cobra into Xinyuan and put it in Miss's room. Miss, she... sob sob..." Zhu'er knelt to one side, already crying her eyes out.
"Master, I have already sent someone to fetch Doctor Cui from that herbal medicine shop. His medical skills are superb; he will surely have a solution." Tie Feng immediately stepped forward. "The best course of action now is to find the person who released the snake! Miss is lucky and will certainly not be harmed by such a villain!"
Ji Dingbei's gaze fell on Tie Feng. "Were you on patrol last night?"
"Yes, sir." Tie Feng knelt down.
"Did you hear anything?" Ji Dingbei asked, looking at him.
"Reporting to Master, I did not hear any noise. I only patrol the young ladies' courtyards from a distance and cannot approach them, lest I disturb their rest." Tie Feng's words were without error, so Ji Dingbei had no choice but to wave him aside.
Just then, Aunt Qin arrived. As soon as she entered, tears and snot streamed down her face. She rushed forward, crying and shouting, "How could such a thing happen to the young lady! Who did this? I'll kill them!"
Everyone was taken aback. This Aunt Qin was quite arrogant. How could a woman say such a thing?
However, Aunt Qin immediately knelt down in front of Ji Dingbei, pleading, "Master, we can't let Miss lie here like this! Please, Master, you must catch the murderer and bring him to justice!"
"Sister Qin, we must find out who caused Miss's death. How could Miss have been bitten by a snake like this?" Aunt Xie stepped out from behind Ji Dingbei and glanced at Ji Wushang. Seeing the deep signs of poisoning on her face, she was shocked. It seemed that there was really no hope for her!
"Alas, how pitiful," Aunt Xie sighed.
At this moment, Madam Yuan, supported by Granny Guo, entered. Upon seeing Ji Wushang's condition, she immediately pounded her chest and stamped her feet, exclaiming, "How could this happen? My Wushang girl!" She was about to throw herself at Ji Wushang, but was immediately stopped by Granny Guo and several maids. Granny Guo cried out, "Madam, you can't go over there! Miss will be alright, she'll be alright!"
"What are you all doing standing here? Why don't you call a doctor!" Upon hearing this, Madam Yuan immediately scolded the people kneeling on the ground.
Everyone around could only kneel.
Aunt Qin stepped forward and supported Madam Yuan, saying, "The eldest young lady will definitely be alright, Madam, don't worry." As she spoke, she was crying.
The elder's wife sighed.
At this moment, the Ji sisters, Wuxia and Meiyuan, arrived. They seemed to be supporting each other as they looked at Ji Wushang lying on the bed, and they were stunned.
That snake was incredibly venomous! Now, Ji Wushang seems to have become a poisoner himself!
Ji Meiyuan stepped forward alone, looked at Ji Wushang, paused for a few seconds, and then said, "How did my eldest sister become like this?" As she spoke, she actually reached out her hand and was about to test Ji Wushang's breath!
Zhu'er rushed forward to block her, crying, "Waaah, what is the Second Miss thinking? Waaah, don't touch the Eldest Miss!"
Ji Meiyuan was taken aback for a moment, then said seriously, "I want to see if my older sister is alright."
"Waaah, don't look, don't look!" Zhu'er cried, desperately trying to protect Ji Wushang. Ji Wuxia, standing to the side, immediately signaled to her two maids, Jinzhi and Yuye, who quickly stepped forward and pulled Zhu'er away. Ji Meiyuan easily checked Ji Wushang's breath, but to her surprise, she couldn't detect it!
Ji Meiyuan was so frightened that she backed away, "What, what, big sister, she, she really..."
"No way!" At this moment, Ji Wusi shouted at the door and rushed in. He pushed away Ji Meiyuan, who was close to Ji Wushang, and said, "Get away from me, get away from me!" Tears streamed down his face as he cried. He then blocked the foot of Ji Wushang's bed.
Hearing the crying, Ji Wushang suddenly realized that he had neglected Ji Wusi! He didn't want to hurt him! But now, he had no choice but to continue this charade! There would be no peace until he trampled these harmful half-sisters under his feet!
Wu Zi, I'm so sorry, sister!
Ji Dingbei was also shocked to hear this. Was Wu Shang really going to die? No, impossible! Ji Dingbei was still more concerned and distressed for Ji Wu Shang.
"Quickly, treat me! Do you hear me!" Ji Dingbei stepped forward angrily, punching and kicking the doctors kneeling on the ground, roaring that he wanted them to treat Ji Wushang.
Watching from the side, Ji Wuxia saw Ji Meiyuan's astonished expression and knew that Ji Wushang had indeed been bitten to death by a venomous snake! She couldn't help but feel a surge of satisfaction. This person had truly helped her a great deal! She hadn't expected that she would finally get her revenge! She hadn't made a mistake in choosing this person; from now on, she would look for someone who could tame venomous snakes!
Ji Wuxia stepped forward and looked at Ji Dingbei, who was being pulled to a chair by the guards. Tears welled in Ji Wuxia's eyes as she looked at Ji Dingbei and said, "Father, how pitiful my eldest sister is! She was...was..."
"Dr. Cui is here!" A voice called from outside the door, and an elderly gentleman in a navy blue coat was led in. "Quickly, Mr. Cui, please come in!"
Ji Dingbei had met Doctor Cui a few times before, so he immediately stepped aside and said, "Quick, Doctor, please take a look at my son."
Doctor Cui nodded. When he saw Ji Wushang lying on the bed with severe signs of poisoning, he was stunned. He immediately sat down by the bed, took Ji Wushang's hand, and took his pulse.
Then, Dr. Cui busied himself with acupuncture, examining the eyes and palms to take the pulse, before finally stopping. Looking at Ji Wushang, he saw numerous silver needles inserted into her head, hands, feet, and heart.
"Sir, how is my daughter?" Ji Dingbei asked anxiously as he stepped forward.
"I have temporarily stabilized the young lady's heart with silver needles. Those silver needles must not be removed! If they are removed, the young lady will surely die! Alas, these silver needles can only temporarily stabilize her heart. The young lady is really too deeply poisoned. I must hurry up the mountain to pick a herb called Heart-Picking Lotus."
"I'll send someone there immediately!" Ji Dingbei said. "You stay here and help take care of my daughter. Please, sir, you must save her!" Ji Dingbei was also filled with sorrow at this moment, and he pleaded with a helpless tone.
"I will do my best, but not everyone recognizes the Heart-Picking Lotus. Moreover, there is a very similar poison next to it called the Deadly Flower. If someone accidentally touches it, they will definitely die from the poison! I should hurry up and find the Heart-Picking Lotus. I hope you will take good care of the young lady. Before she wakes up, you must not let anyone remove those silver needles!" Doctor Cui gave a long and earnest plea before leaving.
Ji Dingbei had someone escort Doctor Cui away, and then immediately gave the order, "Tiefeng!"
"Yes!" Tie Feng immediately knelt down.
"I order you to take men and stay by the young lady's side at all times. No one is allowed to get close to her. If anything happens to the young lady, you will be the one to answer to me with your head!" Ji Dingbei said coldly.
"yes!"
"Zhu'er." Ji Dingbei looked at the crying maid.
“Zhu’er is here.”
"Take good care of the young lady. If anything happens to her, you can go down and keep her company!" Ji Dingbei said, flicking his sleeve.
Pearl nodded in agreement.
When Ji Meiyuan and Ji Wuxia heard what Doctor Cui had just said, they were both on edge when they heard that Ji Wushang was not dead! And when they heard that if those silver needles were removed, Ji Wushang would definitely die, they each had their own thoughts.
Hearing that there was hope for Ji Wushang, the old lady looked at him, pulled Ji Wusi close, and talked to him. Although Ji Wusi was worried about Ji Wushang, he was quite obedient in the old lady's arms.
Everyone who was supposed to leave has left.
Aunt Qin felt sorry for Ji Wushang and said she would also watch over him. Aunt Xie didn't want to get involved, as she needed to handle matters at home, so she left early.
After a day of commotion, night fell.
☆、119 Murder without consequence? A trap!
Aunt Qin stood by, wanting to express her feelings, but she couldn't resist the drowsiness and dozed off.
Seeing this, Zhu'er exchanged a glance with Xian'er and immediately stepped forward. "Auntie, you must be tired. Go and rest first. Miss will be very grateful to you for coming to watch over you like this." As Zhu'er spoke, she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Aunt Qin nodded, feeling extremely sleepy. "Alright, you all take good care of Miss. I'll be going now."
"Respectfully seeing off Aunt Qin." Zhu'er and Xian'er immediately saw Aunt Qin off.
As soon as the person left, Ji Wushang immediately sat up. "Quick, I'm starving! Why did Aunt Qin take so long to leave?"
"Miss, please have your meal!" Yue'er brought out the bird's nest soup from inside.
"Hmm." Ji Wushang took the bird's nest. But when he saw the silver needles on his body, he thought about pulling them out.
"No, no, my disciple, how could you be so reckless?" Unexpectedly, at this moment, Doctor Cui came out from another room. "It's alright, you eat your food, don't pull it out. It took me a lot of effort!"
"I knew Master could fool everyone," Ji Wushang said mischievously, sticking out his tongue.
Doctor Cui nodded. "Let's eat quickly, everyone's hungry."
"Yes." Ji Wushang then finished all the bird's nest.
After the meal, Ji Wushang immediately had them set everything up.
"They won't let this go easily. You'd better seize the opportunity and put on a good show for my father!" This time, let them all die! If you don't die, I can't have peace! For Wu Zi, for Mother, and for the peace of this manor in the future, I have no choice but to do this! Ji Wu Shang's eyes flashed with a ruthless light.
"Miss?" Zhu'er looked at Ji Wushang's cold demeanor and her eyes, which seemed to be filled with anger, and couldn't help but worry. Hearing Zhu'er's call, Xian'er immediately looked at Ji Wushang as well, "Miss, are you alright?"
At this time, Doctor Cui had already gone to the next room to prepare things.
Ji Wushang snapped out of his daze, "It's alright, I'll leave my affairs to you all!"
“Yes.” Pearl and Thread nodded immediately.
Ji Wushang ordered a mirror to be brought and looked at her face. Zhu'er, seeing that Ji Wushang's expression had calmed down, said, "Miss, you have no idea, your complexion, and that black on your lips, really frightened Zhu'er! It really looked like the real thing!"
“If I don’t dress like this, they will definitely recognize me.” Ji Wushang looked at himself in the mirror and said, “Bring me all the medicine from the cabinet.”
"Yes." Zhu'er handed all the medicine to Ji Wushang. Ji Wushang took one of the small bottles, opened it, poured out the black pills, and ate them.
"Miss, I don't understand. When the Second Miss checked your breath, it was as if there was no sound at all. What's going on?" Xian'er looked at the person standing to the side, puzzled.
"This... I did it myself, you wouldn't really understand even if I explained it," Ji Wushang said. "The most important thing now is to find them all! I refuse to believe they won't make a move in the next few days!"
“Yes.” Xian’er and Zhu’er nodded.
After Ji Wushang finished touching up her makeup, she lay back down on the bed, but when she thought of Ji Wusi's crying face, her heart ached. She said, "Zhu'er, comfort Wuzi properly. Tell him that I will definitely not die, I am just temporarily sick, and tell him not to worry."
"Yes." Pearl nodded and immediately went to do it.
Ji Wushang sighed before closing his eyes again. The most important thing now was to eliminate them all!
Back to the time when Ji Meiyuan and Ji Wuxia pretended to cry and shed a few tears to say goodbye to Xinyuan.
Ji Meiyuan and Ji Wuxia walked back to their courtyard one after the other, each lost in their own thoughts.
"Second sister, is eldest sister really about to die?" Just as they were about to part, Ji Wuxia quickly caught up with Ji Meiyuan, who was about to leave. Ji Meiyuan nodded as she listened, "Yes, I checked her breathing, and there really wasn't a trace of life! The doctors just said that she was definitely going to die, but it was that Doctor Cui who saved her!"
"Doctor Cui also said that as long as those silver needles are removed, my eldest sister will surely die!"
"What do you mean?" Ji Meiyuan looked around and said, "Be careful, someone might be there. Come inside with me and we'll talk."
"Yes." Ji Wuxia nodded, and the two immediately went to Ji Meiyuan's plum garden.
Once inside, the two sat down before speaking.
"Second sister, think about it, who framed our Aunt Bai and made her like this! Aunt Bai is in the dungeon now, and we can't even visit her! Aunt Bai wishes Ji Wushang were dead!"
“But why so suddenly this time? I’m afraid it’s a trap! How could there be snakes?” Ji Meiyuan asked curiously.