Song Ruoan's heart skipped a beat. She looked up in a panic and saw Prime Minister Lin rushing over.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he rushed to Lin Miaoxin's side at an almost impossible speed, his hands trembling as he embraced her blood-stained body.

She had completely lost her former poise and demeanor.

"Miaoxin, what's wrong? Open your eyes and look at your father! Your father is right here!"

Prime Minister Lin's trembling voice concealed deep fear, and his sorrowful appearance chilled Song Ruoan's heart to the bone.

At that moment, He Yunze also rushed over in a hurry. When he saw the scene in front of him, his eyes narrowed suddenly, and then he quickly grabbed Song Ruoan's hand.

Song Ruoan's hands were very cold, almost cold to the point of being devoid of warmth, but he couldn't care less about that now:

"Ruo'an, what exactly is going on?"

"Miss Lin has suddenly fallen ill. Why are you still standing outside? Hurry up and go in to treat her!"

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Lin quickly raised his head, looking in Song Ruoan's direction, his tone filled with anxiety:

"Madam He, what's wrong with my Miaoxin? Please wake her up, please wake her up!"

Feeling everyone's expectant gazes focused on her, Song Ruoan stiffly took a few steps forward.

When she saw Lin Miaoxin lying in a pool of blood, her body covered in crimson, lifeless, she could no longer maintain her composure and collapsed into He Yunze's arms, drenched in cold sweat.

"Quickly, fetch the imperial physician! Quickly, fetch the imperial physician! I don't know how to treat this!"

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this. He Yunze stared wide-eyed in disbelief, gripping Song Ruoan's hand tightly.

"What? Ruo'an, you used to treat her, how come you can't treat her now?"

Prime Minister Lin also looked up in utter shock, his expression one of utter disbelief: "You're saying you can't cure it?"

"Aren't you a miracle doctor? How come you can't cure this?"

Song Ruoan shook her head weakly, her whole body covered in cold sweat, and she could barely stand: "I just... it happened so suddenly. I know how to treat other illnesses, but I don't know how to treat this one..."

Prime Minister Lin's heart sank. His veins bulged, and he roared at He Yunce:

"What are we waiting for? Go and fetch the imperial physician! Are you two trying to harm my daughter?"

He Yunze stared blankly for a moment, his face pale, before stumbling out to call the imperial physician.

The unexpected turn of events caught everyone off guard.

When Marquis An Ding and Madam He hurriedly squeezed through the dense crowd, they saw Lin Miaoxin's miserable state.

Both of their eyelids twitched.

"What exactly happened? How did Miss Lin suddenly become like this?!" Marquis An Ding clutched his chest, feeling a sudden darkness before his eyes.

Lin Miaoxin's personal maid knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face, and explained:

"Miss was fine before she came. She had a few words with Madam He, and Madam He brought her a bowl of plain porridge to apologize. After drinking the bowl of porridge, Miss suffered unbearable abdominal pain. After taking Madam He's medicine, she vomited blood!"

Upon hearing this, Song Ruoan shuddered. She finally came to her senses and abruptly looked up in Song Xizhi's direction.

Feeling Song Xizhi's calm and composed gaze, the hairs on her body stood on end.

"It must be my sister! My sister tampered with the congee! That's why Miss Lin suddenly became like this!"

She only put a little laxative in the congee, intending to embarrass Song Xizhi; it was absolutely impossible for her to cause him to bleed from all seven orifices.

Then it must be Song Xizhi who intended to use this bowl of porridge to kill someone else, and poisoned it, which is why Lin Miaoxin bled from all seven orifices!

“My sister is never that kind, so how could she possibly apologize to Lin Miaoxin today?”

Despite feeling the hatred in Song Ruoan's gaze, Song Xizhi's face remained calm.

“But that bowl of white porridge was given to me by Ruoan. All the ladies saw it, and I didn’t handle it myself. I just gave it directly to Miaoxin.”

Song Xizhi's words seemed to have been prepared in advance, which sent chills down Song Ruoan's spine. However, Song Xizhi continued speaking:

"Perhaps the congee went wrong on its way here, and someone poisoned it. But once the imperial physician arrives, he will know the answer."

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Lin suddenly came to his senses: "Poisoning? Your Marquis's mansion hosted a flower-viewing banquet, yet you poisoned my daughter?!"

Upon hearing this, Marquis An Ding almost couldn't catch his breath:

“The Marquis of Anding’s mansion would never do such a thing at its own flower-viewing banquet. It couldn’t have been done by Ruo’an, nor could it have been done by Xizhi. It must be someone deliberately framing the Marquis’s mansion!”

"Lord Lin, rest assured, I will immediately send men to seal off the manor and thoroughly investigate all the servants there, and give you an explanation!"

Upon hearing this, Song Ruoan's heart, which had been pounding like a drum, calmed down considerably, and she nodded hurriedly:

"This poison is too rare, so I will not treat it. When the imperial physician arrives, he will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly."

She didn't poison anyone; she didn't do it.

Once the imperial physician investigates the matter thoroughly, the truth will come to light.

But Song Xizhi, the real culprit, will definitely pay the price!

Before long, the imperial physician whom He Yunce had summoned on horseback arrived at the scene in a hurry.

When Physician Li saw Lin Miaoxin lying in a pool of blood, he was instantly drenched in sweat.

Song Ruoan urged him to step forward urgently: "Please go and see if Miss Lin has been poisoned. Why is she suddenly bleeding from all seven orifices?"

Physician Li rushed forward in a panic, pressed Lin Miaoxin's pulse, and his whole body trembled.

He remained silent for a long time before shaking his head heavily: "It's poisoning, it's definitely poisoning!"

"Lin Qianjin's body contained a large amount of toxins. These toxins were potent and numerous, and had already invaded her internal organs, which is why she bled from all seven orifices in an instant!"

Physician Li's words sent chills down everyone's spines. Prime Minister Lin gasped, "A large amount of poison? Who on earth wants to harm Miaoxin?"

"Physician Li, you must save Miaoxin!"

Physician Li took out his acupuncture kit and applied needles to Lin Miaoxin's acupoints: "Your Majesty, I will first seal her meridians. If we want to detoxify her, we need to find the origin of the poison before we can prescribe the right medicine."

Upon hearing this, Song Ruoan knew it had nothing to do with the laxative she had given him, and she immediately felt relieved. She then hurriedly instructed the imperial physician.

"Physician Li, please quickly examine the only bowl of plain porridge that Miaoxin ever ate. See if someone has put a deadly poison in it to try and kill Miaoxin?"

He Yunze nodded hurriedly: "Ruo An's medical skills are also very superb. If she thinks there is a problem with the congee, then the problem must lie with the congee."