A hint of resentment welled up in Miss Xie's moist eyes. "It's not an illness, it's poisoning. The imperial physician diagnosed it, but he said that my grandmother is old and has been bedridden for many years, so even if she takes the antidote, it won't help..."

Nan Qianyue's expression was solemn, and a hint of suspicion flashed in her eyes. "It was that wicked old woman Huang who did it, wasn't it?"

Miss Xie bit her lower lip hard, tears streaming down her face, filled with resentment. "Besides her, who else would harm Grandmother? Grandmother is the only obstacle to her managing the household. This isn't the first time she's targeted Grandmother..."

Nanqianyue gently patted Miss Xie's back, "Where is Xie Yanzhou?"

Miss Xie wiped away her tears, looked up at Nan Qianyue with a pitiful expression, and said, "My brother told me not to come to you. He said he has a friend in the martial arts world who is very skilled in medicine. He happened to be in the capital recently, and he went to invite that friend."

"I thought Lord Bai was most skilled at detoxification, so I secretly ran away to find you while my brother was away."

Upon hearing this, Nanqianyue's eyes widened. "So now there's no one to look after your grandmother?"

Miss Xie hurriedly shook her head, "My personal maid and the two old women by my grandmother's side are both here, they are trustworthy."

Nan Qianyue's expression turned serious. "They are trustworthy, but they are ultimately just servants. Even if they fight with all their might, they can't defeat Huang Shi. You silly girl, you should send a maid to find me."

Miss Xie panicked immediately, "Then, what should we do? If anything happens to Grandmother, I, I..."

"Alright, stop crying. We'll be passing the Marquis's residence soon. Go back to the residence and stay with your grandmother. Don't let strangers get close to her, especially the people Huang brought. I'll go and fetch Bai Shu." Nan Qianyue raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Miss Xie nodded with tears in her eyes, "Miss Nan, thank you..."

In the Xie Marquis's residence, in the old lady's courtyard, wailing and lamentation continued.

"Guards, pull these unruly servants away from the old lady's illness and give them twenty lashes!"

With a sinister smile, Madam Huang waved her hand, and several thugs immediately stepped forward and pulled away the maids and servants surrounding the bed.

"What are you doing? Let them go!" Miss Xie ran back frantically.