"Go and fetch Imperial Physician Shen. I want to see what poison my elder sister has given me by mistake."

Chu Yuan's expression wasn't particularly angry, but every word she uttered was as hard as iron.

Song Tangyin knew that this was a sign of her extreme anger, and he was just as furious!

Song Xiuer, a leopard can't change its spots, she's courting death!

The doctor and Physician Shen arrived together; one examined Wei Peng, while the other inspected the mess of cups and plates.

Song Xiuer still had the nerve to hug Song Kangshi's legs and cry.

"Mother, it's not me, it's not me, you have to believe me, it was that little bitch Chu Yuan who set me up!"

She hates me, hates Peng'er for the first time she had a miscarriage, otherwise how come everyone else is fine but my Peng'er is the one who had a problem.

"Mother, please get Imperial Physician Shen to save Peng'er! No doctor's skills can compare to the Imperial Physician's. Mother, hurry, it will be too late if we delay any longer!"

Chu Yuan sat up, supporting her lower back, her voice devoid of any warmth, "The doctor hasn't even said anything yet, and you already know your son can't be saved?"

Song Xiuer, there's a saying that goes, "Those who harm others will ultimately harm themselves."

If you want your son to be saved, you'd better tell me the name of the poison sooner rather than later, so as not to waste time.

The doctor was sensible and, upon hearing this, hurriedly said, "Madam, if you know what kind of poison it is, please tell me, otherwise the examination will definitely take longer."

Physician Shen used silver needles to test each dish on the table, his expression serious and focused, ignoring Song Xiuer.

Wei Peng lay on the ground, barely breathing, his arms dragging weakly.

The color of her lips also changed from pale to dark purple.

It was clearly on its last legs.

"Speak quickly, madam! Are you going to just watch your child die?" The doctor was covered in sweat, his voice shrill and filled with a strong sense of oppression.

Finally, Song Xiuer couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, "Thunder Vine! It's Thunder Vine!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Imperial Physician Shen also discovered poison in the braised pork knuckle. He presented the blackened silver needle to everyone and said, "Madam, Madam, it is indeed Tripterygium wilfordii, and it has been refined. A dose as small as a fingernail is enough to kill a cow."

"Save my Peng'er! I've already told you, Chu Yuan, please have Physician Shen save my son!" Song Xiu'er was frantic; she had lost, utterly lost.

But she didn't want to risk her son's life.

This is her only son!

When Wei Shaozheng hit her, the child stood in front of her without hesitation.

Why……

Song Xiuer couldn't understand why the dish she poisoned was steamed egg custard, but ended up in braised pork knuckle.

But she was destined to never understand it for the rest of her life.

With the combined efforts of Imperial Physician Shen and the other doctors, Wei Peng was finally saved.

However, Wei Peng will be unable to speak for the rest of his life and will also suffer from occasional abdominal pain as a sequela.

Song Kangshi was still in shock and didn't know how to react for most of the day.

"Xiuer, is it really you? Why did you do this!" After a long while, Madam Song Kang finally managed to ask, her lips trembling.

Song Xiuer's tears had dried up, her makeup had come off, and she looked like a ghost.

She let out two strange laughs, "Why? Because you're biased, Mother!"

Knowing full well that I was not doing well in the Wei family, they didn't even ask my younger brother to help me out. They simply didn't care whether I lived or died!

Do you know why Wei Shaozheng hit me?

Because Song Tangyin would rather fight for a promotion for his wife's father than let his brother-in-law advance even a little bit.

Her eyes blazed as she pointed at Chu Yuan, "She! She's part of your family, but I'm not! I'm just a useless person you despise and abandon!"

"That's not how it is!" Song Kangshi roared, but due to excessive agitation, her blood pressure soared, her vision blurred, and finally, she fell heavily backward.

Another flurry of activity ensued.

When she woke up again, Madam Song heard Physician Shen say, "The calming incense that the old lady has been using recently also contains a non-lethal poison. The amount is small, but if used for a long time, it will make her mind unclear, drowsy, and forgetful, until she never wakes up again."

“This…” Chu Yuan turned her head and just then noticed that Song Kangshi had woken up.

He shook his head helplessly, "Mother, since you've heard it all, I won't hide it from you anymore. My elder sister not only wanted to poison my Heng'er, she also wanted to harm you!"

At the dinner table, she also served you steamed egg custard.

Not only that, Mother, think about it carefully. If Heng'er were gone, what would happen to me, a pregnant woman, heartbroken?

Upon hearing this, Song Kangshi's arm fell limply to her side, and she closed her eyes, as if all her strength had been drained away in an instant.

Chu Yuan stood at the door for a while before finally leaving.

"Mother, think about it. If you still favor my eldest sister after all this, then I have nothing more to say."

Back in the main courtyard, Lan Yue poured Chu Yuan a cup of hot water.

Chu Yuan picked it up and drank it in small sips, which helped calm her nerves.

Lan Yue glanced outside and asked, "Madam, do you think the old lady would be willing to punish Song Xiuer?"

Chu Yuan held the water in her hands, looking at the misty steam rising from the surface. "She has no choice but to let go, Song Tangyin can no longer tolerate Song Xiuer."

"That's right, the young master can't tolerate any nonsense! Besides, Song Xiuer is truly vicious. If Madam hadn't changed the location of the poison, our young master and the old lady would be the ones lying on the ground now."

If the old lady dies, the son-in-law will have to observe a three-year mourning period, which will inevitably affect his career.

Such an eldest daughter must have been the Song family's enemy in a past life!

"Once a person gets caught in a vicious cycle, their thinking will no longer be the same as that of a normal person."

Chu Yuan wasn't surprised. "Back then, all she wanted was to defeat me and get everything she wanted. She didn't consider any of the consequences."

Furthermore, she didn't intend to kill the old lady.

"I secretly increased the dosage of the poison and even switched it in Wei Peng's favorite dish. Wei Peng... it's all my fault."

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