Dongdong——

At this moment, Ning Wan was leaning against the head of the bed, holding a notebook in her hand, leaning against the bedpost, looking as lazy as a fluffy little animal.

It was an extremely peaceful scene, but when Ning Wan heard a knock on the door, she subconsciously huddled under the quilt, even curling up her exposed feet.

Ning Wan: It's so late, there won't be ghosts, right? Didn't we say it's the ordinary plane?

Xiao Qi, who was also concentrating on watching, was so frightened that he forgot to look at who was outside the door. He quickly took another look at the settings of this plane, and after confirming that there was no problem, he breathed a sigh of relief:

[Host, calm down. It's Haruko. We're one of you. Don't be afraid.]

Xiao Qi said that he was not afraid, but he did not realize that his words were being scattered by it.

"Miss, it's time to take your medicine."

Chunqin didn't realize that she had scared her own young lady. Worried that she had fallen asleep, she had to knock twice more.

This medicine was specifically prescribed by the court physician and needs to be taken before bed. It is said to help dissolve the blood stasis in the brain. If you don't take good care of it, you may become blind in the future.

Thinking of this, Chunqin couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Enter."

Ning Wan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the familiar voice. She looked at the large bowl of medicine in Chunqin's hand and couldn't help but sigh, "Put it on the table first. I'll drink it later."

After hearing this, Chunqin hesitated for a moment, then obediently placed the medicine on the table and left the room.

She didn't think the young lady would drink the medicine obediently. She had tried this medicine before and it was extremely bitter.

If I really agree to your request, I'm afraid that even after the medicine cools down, you won't even drink half a sip.

I came in a hurry just now and didn't bring any candied fruit. Anyway, the medicine hasn't cooled down completely yet. I'll wait for her to bring some over before urging the young lady to drink it.

Chunqin thought so and took bigger steps.

The room returned to silence again, but Ning Wan no longer had the heart to read the memorial.

She had originally read the novel because of the strong female protagonist, but she didn't expect that the heroine would die in the first sentence. However, if she wasn't a strong female protagonist, the subsequent plot revealed a strange strength.

Looking at the closed door, without Chunqin's nagging in her ears, Ning Wan felt a little uncomfortable for a moment.

But thinking about how Chunqin urged her to take the medicine during the day, it didn't seem like she trusted her at all. She thought she would be back soon.

Thinking of this, Ning Wan got out of bed without hesitation. Looking at the bowl of black and bubbling Chinese medicine on the table, she felt that she would be close to death if she drank it.

Thinking of this, Ning Wan looked ready to die. He picked up the medicine bowl and brought it to his mouth.

[Host, wait, there's something wrong with this medicine.]

Xiao Qi, who detected that there was something wrong with the medicine, felt that the host's intuition was sometimes so accurate that it was terrifying.

If the host really drinks this medicine, he will be close to death.

Ning Wan's hands trembled slightly, and she looked at the medicine she had just picked up with an indescribable look in her eyes, then placed it back on the table unopened.

"Tell me, was this medicine laced with arsenic, or is it arsenic?"

[Neither.]

Xiaoqi is in a very complicated mood now, especially after finding the poisoner through some tests.

"laxative?"

Ning Wan frowned slightly, wondering if it was the Zhou family who did it, trying to teach her a lesson?

[Not really.]

[Host, there's rat poison in here.]

Xiao Qi had no intention of asking the host to continue guessing, and added: [And it's a lethal dose.]

Ning Wan was silent for a while, then she took the medicine and walked to the window, ready to destroy the body.

"Do you know who poisoned me?"

How much hatred and resentment was there that would take her life?

She is still a child who has not yet reached the age of marriage. The plot has not even gotten on track yet, but we have to start worrying about her safety?

Instead of using rat poison, why doesn’t he use cockroach poison?

【It’s the male protagonist.】

Looking at the host pouring the medicine into the potted plants, Xiao Qi looked away with a guilty conscience and answered truthfully: "And he is squatting right under the window in front of the host."

Ning Wan paused, looking at the closed window in front of her, and suddenly had the urge to open the window and pour the water down.

But considering that the other party was able to avoid Chunqin putting medicine in his medicine bowl, and was also able to avoid those servants under the window, he must have some skills and did not want to alert the enemy.

Steadying his hand, he poured the last bit of the potion mixed with the dregs into the dead potted plant. "Are you sure?"

[Xiao Qi is sure. If the host doesn't believe it, you can go out and take a look.]

[This is the Ning Mansion after all. The hero won't attack openly, and he doesn't have the strength to do so right now.]

Xiao Qi had no intention of confronting the host, but when he heard the host ask this, he subconsciously wanted the host to see more direct evidence.

Ning Wan didn't have the courage to do that. After pouring the potion, she quickly hid on the bed. The horror she felt when reading horror books was far less terrifying than what she felt at this moment.

Shouldn't Shen Jingwen now be a poor scholar with a good family background who only devotes himself to reading the books of sages?

How can there be such a business?

"Xiao Qi, does Shen Jingwen have any other identity? For example, a killer, the kind who is paid by others and is responsible for killing people?"

[Host, the protagonist's identity this time is truly just a poor scholar. If there's anything to be said about him, it's that he'll become a powerful official, second only to the emperor.]

Seeing that the host thought so highly of the male protagonist, Xiao Qi no longer concealed the truth: [Now all he has is a wealth of knowledge and poverty.]

Even buying this rat poison had already used up most of his existing savings.

However, what Ning Wan heard was: He would empty the family's assets and kill her?