Thick dark clouds accumulated in the sky, gradually engulfing the moonlight, and the entire farm was plunged into darkness. Yuan Xi regretted that the lamp in her room was lit too brightly, illuminating those eyes so clearly. The whites of the eyes were bloodshot, and the dark pupils were fixed directly on the window. Only a few occasional movements proved that they were not Ghosts are more terrifying than ghosts.

Yuan Xi was so frightened that she wanted to scream, but she couldn't make a sound. She tried to run off the bed in fear, but found that she had no strength at all. The pair of eyes noticed her movements and pushed the door hard again.

Yuan Xi felt as if her throat was being strangled and she was terrified and couldn't breathe. She struggled to stand up, but after taking a few steps she was sweating profusely. She barely held on to the table, and when she looked up again, she found that the eyes on the paper window had disappeared.

She looked around and was relieved to see that the door was still and no one was in the house. But she felt more and more uneasy and dizzy.

For some reason, she felt that she must not fall asleep like this, so she forced herself to move towards the door, hoping to make a noise to call An He and the others. But her steps were heavy, and as soon as she moved, she was shaken by the flickering candlelight in front of her eyes, which made her head ache. In a trance, she seemed to see a face appear in the candlelight, with a face full of wrinkles and thin skin. The face became clearer and clearer. It was Nanny Zhang, who had taught etiquette in the Prime Minister's Mansion and should have died five years ago.

She stretched out a withered, dry hand, grinned and said, "Miss, come with me." That smile seemed to come from the underworld, and it made people feel cold all over.

Yuan Xi had been most afraid of this nanny since she was a child. At this moment, she was so scared that her face was covered with tears. She had to keep reminding herself that this was fake and must be her hallucination. She must not follow her and must keep walking forward. Only when she reached the door would there be hope.

But all the strength in her body seemed to be drained away, and her consciousness became increasingly blurred. Just when despair was about to swallow her, there was a sudden "bang bang bang" sound of knocking on the door!

Xiao Du stood in front of the door, looking at the locked door in confusion, but the light was on in the house. "Could it be that he is angry because I came late?" With this thought in mind, he tried knocking a few more times, but still got no response? Just when he was getting impatient and was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly heard a "bang" sound from inside, as if something was pushed to the ground, and then the lights in the house suddenly went out.

He immediately realized that something had happened inside, so he kicked the door open and rushed in. With the faint moonlight, he saw Yuan Xi's face covered with tears, and she was lying on the ground, trying to stand up.

When she saw Xiao Du, she was like a drowning person seeing a ray of hope. She quickly hugged him tightly, fearing that he would disappear if she let go. At this moment, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind: Is he real or just an illusion? So she used her last bit of strength to poke Xiao Du's chest muscles a few times: Hmm, it feels solid and warm, it should be a real person, and then she fainted with relief.

Xiao Du was first hugged by the soft and fragrant girl, and was almost strangled to the point of suffocation. Then he saw her poking his chest for unknown reasons, and then he passed out with a look of relief. His face suddenly darkened. He wanted to wake her up and ask her what was in her mind.

Then he saw a strange green smoke rising from the fallen lampshade. At this time, the news here had spread out, and people in the manor lit up their lights and came here to see. Xiao Du hurriedly asked a servant who ran over to take a lantern to check, and found that there was some blue-gray powder in the lampshade.

His heart suddenly sank. It was indeed the Bluestone Powder: it was colorless and odorless when burned, but it was highly toxic and hallucinogenic. If he had arrived a step later, I'm afraid...

When Yuan Xi woke up again, she found that it was already early morning. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw many pairs of eyes surrounding her, including An He and Rong Xuan with red eyes, Xiao Zhixuan who was anxious, and Xiao Du who had a solemn look in his eyes. Yuan Xi had only one thought at this moment: she must have seen those eyes before! Who was it?

Seeing that she finally woke up, but her eyes were still dull, An He hurriedly helped her sit up, wiping her tears and said, "Miss, you finally woke up." Yuan Xi wanted to speak, but found that there seemed to be fire burning in her throat. Rong Xuan hurriedly handed her a cup of tea. Yuan Xi drank it in one gulp, and then she felt better. She said, "What happened?"

Xiao Zhixuan sat on the edge of the bed, holding her hand and said, "The doctor came just now and said that it was poisoned. Fortunately, it was not inhaled too deeply, otherwise..." Her eyes also turned red, and she added, "Fortunately, the doctor said that there will be no sequelae. Maybe I will feel dizzy and have a headache for the next two days, but I will be fine after a few days of rest."

"It's all my fault." An He cried, "Why didn't I find out that the fire was poisoned? Why didn't I stand guard outside the young lady's door?"

"Stop talking, pack up your things and go back home!" Xiaodu said coldly.

Several people turned around to look at him. Xiao Zhixuan couldn't help but say, "Sister-in-law just woke up, how can she get in the car?"

"Didn't the doctor say that she can get out of bed in an hour? She should be able to take a car," Xiao Du stood up, looked at Yuan Xi deeply, and went out to tell the servants to start packing the boxes. Xiao Zhixuan saw that she couldn't convince him, so she had to hold Yuan Xi's hand and ask a few more questions before taking the maid back to the room to pack.

Yuan Xi still felt a headache and was about to lie down to rest when she suddenly saw a figure passing by the pillar outside the door. Her heart skipped a beat and she called out softly, "Young Master?"

Luo Yuan saw that he could no longer hide his feelings, so he had to walk to the door, bowed to her through the door, and asked with concern, "Mrs. Xiao, are you okay?"

Yuan Xi shook her head and said, "It's nothing serious. Thank you for your concern, Master."

Luo Yuan saw that she looked pale, but she still forced a smile at him. He felt a little pain in his heart, but pretended to be relaxed and said, "I'm glad you're fine. I'm going to say goodbye to you, Madam."

Yuan Xi said, "It just so happens that we are getting ready to go back." Then they both fell silent at the same time. It seemed inappropriate to say anything more, so they just turned around and said goodbye.

Yuan Xi leaned on the brocade cushion and closed her eyes. Luo Yuan walked a few steps away and finally couldn't help but turn his head. Seeing her closed-eye profile, he suddenly remembered many years ago, in a warm room with a fire, he was helping her copy poems, but she dozed off on the table. A gust of wind poured in from the window, blowing the pages of the book on the table constantly. Her sleeping profile was buried in the fragrance of the book and ink. The glowing fire reflected her childish sleeping face, and also illuminated his satisfied smiling face.

The shouts of several servants brought Luo Yuan back to his senses. He lowered his head and saw the fallen flowers all over the yard. He buried this scene deep in his heart again, turned around and strode forward.

The return journey was the same, but the people in the car were a little more heavy-hearted. Xiao Zhixuan saw that Yuan Xi was depressed, so she tried to make her happy. However, Yuan Xi was not in the mood to joke with her. She just kept thinking in her mind: "Whose eyes were those that night? Who wanted to hurt her?"

Xiao Zhixuan thought she was still feeling unwell, so she lowered her head, twisted the corner of her clothes and said dejectedly: "I thought this would help you and big brother get along, but who knew it would turn out like this. Could it be that the feng shui of the family is really bad?"

Yuan Xi was shocked, and suddenly thought: "Why does something happen every time before she and Xiao Du are about to consummate their marriage! She thought of the previous rumors about Xiao Du, and those concubines who died before they got married, are they true?" The more she thought about it, the clearer it became: "If so, the person who wants to harm her must be hiding in the mansion. And the people brought from the mansion this time who have the opportunity to enter her room are only An He, Rong Xuan, Xiao Zhixuan and Xiao Du. Oh, and Yunniang, when they went out to pick fruit, only Yunniang stayed in the farm."

"Madam, are you okay? The Marquis sent me to tell you that we are only a few miles away." The voice of a servant outside the carriage interrupted her thoughts. When Yuan Xi came to her senses, she found that her heart was beating very violently. So she pressed her chest to calm her deep fear, lifted the curtain and said, "I'm fine, just hurry up."

The horses' hooves clattered as they finally stopped in front of the pair of stone lions at the gate of the Marquis Xuanyuan's mansion. Xiao Zhixuan was about to get off the carriage with Yuan Xi when she suddenly saw a little maid run in. It was Juanbi from Madam Zhao's room. She anxiously rushed to the carriage where Xiao Du was and shouted, "My Lord, you're finally back. Madam is in trouble!"