"You must have had a hard night, young master. Get up and wash up!" Huang Xi said with a smile.
Gu Liyan's lips twitched involuntarily a few times. "I'm not, it's not hard work..."
Huang Xi placed the prepared wash water aside and said, "How could it not be tiring? Young master, this servant will wash you up right away."
Gu Liyan glanced curiously at the water in the washbasin, and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming it wasn't chili water or anything like that. However, what was going on with that "servant"?!
Seeing that Huang Xi was acting strangely, she said, "You, you can just leave it there, I'll wash it myself."
"Yes, young master. What would you like for breakfast? I'll prepare it for you right away," Huang Xi said with a smile.
"I... I don't eat breakfast. You can go do whatever you want!" Gu Liyan waved her hand, dismissing him.
"Then I'll come and call you again at lunchtime!" Huang Xi bowed and said this before leaving.
Gu Liyan shook his head helplessly. "This girl... has she gone crazy?"
After taking off her mask and washing her face, she finally regained her composure. However, she heard footsteps outside the door. Out of curiosity, she pushed the door open and saw four women standing in the doorway, in addition to Qingqing and Lanying.
"What's going on with you guys..." Gu Liyan looked at them in confusion.
"Good morning, young master!" The four women bowed and greeted him in unison.
Gu Liyan waved his hand stiffly, "Oh, good morning everyone..."
"..."
Seeing that the women remained silent, Gu Liyan really didn't know what to say. "What's wrong with you all?"
"What does the young master need? Please give your orders!" the four women said in unison.
"Oh? I don't need to thank you."
Gu Liyan squeezed out the door, intending to find Qingqing, but the four women followed him, as if afraid he might stumble or fall.
"Young master, be careful of the steps."
"Young master, be careful of the pebbles."
"Young Master..."
Gu Liyan really didn't know how he had offended these women. Why were they so annoying?
Just then, they saw Qingqing running over in a panic, and Gu Liyan and the others hurriedly went to meet her.
"Qingqing, what happened? Why are you in such a panic?" Gu Liyan asked with concern.
Seeing Gu Liyan and Lüxiu, Qingqing hurriedly ran forward, "Qingqing, you..."
Before Gu Liyan could say anything, Qingqing brushed past him, grabbed Lüxiu's hand, and communicated in sign language: "Lan Ying has fainted and can't be woken up no matter what we do."
Green Embroidery immediately understood Qingqing's meaning and became anxious. "Why did she suddenly faint? Did she eat something? Or is she injured? Never mind, you'd better take me to see a doctor quickly!"
Without saying a word, Qingqing grabbed Lüxiu and ran towards Lanying's room.
"Let's go too!" Hong Ling and the others abandoned Gu Liyan and chased after them.
One second Gu Liyan was the center of attention, the next he was abandoned by everyone...
"What, what's going on?!" Gu Liyan chased after him with a helpless expression.
Upon entering Lan Ying's room, the smell of medicine was overwhelming, making the women who had just entered doubt whether this was truly Lan Ying's room.
Green Embroidery's nose twitched slightly, and she immediately smelled the medicinal herbs in the fragrance. "This, this smells like poison! Third Sister, Qingqing, you two haven't reached the Qi Transformation Realm yet, hurry up and get out of here to avoid being poisoned."
Huang Xi and Qing Qing were pushed out the door, and Qing Qing happened to bump into Gu Liyan's arms.
"Qingqing?" Gu Liyan asked with concern.
Seeing that Gu Liyan was holding her in his arms, Qingqing hurriedly pushed him away and glared at him in annoyance.
Gu Liyan gave an awkward laugh and quickly changed the subject, "Um, is Lan Ying alright?"
Qingqing shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.
“When we went in, Lüxiu found that Lanying seemed to be poisoned, and we didn’t know what happened. But Lüxiu knows medicine, so I thought she could take a look and she should be fine…” Huang Xi said dejectedly.
Gu Liyan frowned and said with some worry, "Poisoning is a serious matter. I think we should go in and take a look."
After saying that, Gu Liyan pushed open the door and went inside.
Inside the room, Hongling and Chengxi didn't dare to breathe, nervously watching Lüxiu.
Just then, Gu Liyan pushed open the door and walked in. "What happened to Lan Ying?"
When Lüxiu saw Gu Liyan enter, she hurriedly covered Lan Ying with the blanket and said angrily, "Who let you in! Don't you know that girls aren't allowed in their private rooms!"
Gu Liyan looked apologetic and subconsciously took a few steps back, saying, "I'm sorry, I was worried about Miss Lan Ying so I forgot—"
"Sixth Sister has been poisoned. What good is your worrying? If you're really capable, go and invite the imperial physicians to treat her!" Hong Ling's eyes reddened as she choked out her words.
"Poisoned?" Gu Liyan looked at Lüxiu curiously. "What kind of poison did Miss Lanying suffer from?"
"This is none of your business, you scoundrel, get out of here!" Green Embroidery's eyes also welled up with tears as she pointed at Gu Liyan.
Seeing their agitation, Gu Liyan didn't dare say anything. "Alright, alright, I'll be going now."
Gu Liyan hurriedly retreated.
When Qing and the other person outside the door saw Gu Liyan come out, they hurriedly asked, "How is Lan Ying?"
“Lvxiu said she was poisoned—” Gu Liyan shrugged and said, “And they said I’m a man and wouldn’t let me stay inside, but I don’t know the specifics.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Hongling and the others came out wiping away their tears.
Huang Xi rushed forward and asked, "Big sister, how is Lan Ying?"
Hongling wiped away her tears, choking back sobs and unable to speak.
Green Embroidery sobbed as she spoke, "According to the diagnosis, it seems she was previously afflicted with the Seven-Day Death Curse, and now, she probably only has less than five days left..."
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