When the two returned, they learned that Gu Liangsheng had suddenly fainted while processing the medicinal herbs, and that the other doctors in the Prince's mansion said they couldn't find anything wrong.
Qu Qingxi suppressed her smile, exchanged a glance with He Liufeng, and knew that Gu Liangsheng was very likely poisoned by a Gu worm.
When the two rushed to Gu Liangsheng's room, they found him sitting at the table eating, completely unharmed. Upon seeing He Liufeng and Qu Qingxi enter, Gu Liangsheng greeted them warmly, "Have you eaten? Would you like to eat together?"
"Are you alright?" Qu Qingxi frowned slightly. "Didn't you say you fainted? Are you feeling better now?"
The person who came to deliver the message couldn't be lying, but what's going on with the scene before us?
"I did faint suddenly just now, but I woke up quickly. I was probably too tired, so I fainted. Now I feel fine," Gu Liangsheng explained.
Qu Qingxi didn't believe that a person could faint for no reason; it must be some kind of emergency signal from the body.
"Let me see." Qu Qingxi sat down next to Gu Liangsheng and gestured for Gu Liangsheng to extend his wrist.
She suspected that another person raising Gu poison had appeared in the capital, so she couldn't take any small things lightly. Qu Qingxi didn't want to end up regretting not discovering the problem in time.
Qu Qingxi preferred that it was just a false alarm.
Seeing Qu Qingxi's serious expression, Gu Liangsheng glanced at He Liufeng again, this time extending his wrist. When he woke up, he had also checked his own pulse and found nothing unusual.
Moreover, the person Zhou Wenli brought had already been captured, so Gu Liangsheng didn't have too many doubts.
Qu Qingxi frowned, took his pulse for a long time, and her expression gradually became serious. "Go lie down, I need to use silver needles to take a look."
"You mean I've been bewitched?" Gu Liangsheng blinked, his smile fading slightly, somewhat incredulous. But seeing Qu Qingxi's expression, he didn't dare say anything more, and took off his shirt to lie down on the bed.
He Liufeng was stunned by Gu Liangsheng's practiced manner. Although he knew this was just one step in the treatment, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
However, when she saw that Gu Liangsheng's figure was not as good as hers, her jealousy immediately disappeared without a trace.
Qu Qingxi had no idea what He Liufeng was thinking. She took out a silver needle and first inserted it into Gu Liangsheng's chest. Seeing that Gu Liangsheng did not react, Qu Qingxi then inserted it into his left chest.
This time, Gu Liangsheng reacted quickly. Several messy lines appeared on his abdomen. Gu Liangsheng was extremely surprised. He was about to get up when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, followed by weakness all over his body, and he lay back down on the bed.
"Don't move." Qu Qingxi quickly stopped Gu Liangsheng's movements.
"What's going on?" Gu Liangsheng found that the sharp pain in his abdomen disappeared as soon as he lay down. He tilted his head back and finally saw dark lines on his abdomen.
"Did you feel a sharp pain in your abdomen the moment you stood up?" Qu Qingxi's expression was even more serious than before, and her voice even carried a hint of disbelief.
"Mmm, it was just a sudden sharp pain in my abdomen, but it disappeared after I lay down." Seeing Qu Qingxi's grave expression, Gu Liangsheng had a bad feeling. "What kind of curse have I been afflicted with?"
Qu Qingxi did not answer Gu Liangsheng's question immediately. Instead, she removed the silver needles from Gu Liangsheng's body before slowly speaking, "This kind of Gu is called Golden Silkworm Gu. When a person is poisoned by this Gu, for the first two days, there will be slight pain in the chest and abdomen. From the third day onwards, this slight pain will turn into severe pain, and the chest and abdomen will also become swollen. Finally, the whole body will begin to ache, and blood will flow from the seven orifices, leading to death. The death is very gruesome."
"What?" Gu Liangsheng's eyes widened suddenly as he looked at Qu Qingxi, thinking he had misheard. Then he looked at He Liufeng and saw that He Liufeng's pupils had also shrunk slightly, and then he realized that he had not misheard.
"Which bastard gave me such a vicious Gu worm?!" Gu Liangsheng sat up and couldn't help but curse.
"Get dressed first." He Liufeng glanced at the very excited Gu Liangsheng, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"Your Highness, do you have a solution? Can you cure this damned Golden Silkworm Gu?" Gu Liangsheng excitedly grabbed Qu Qingxi's arm. All his hopes were now on Qu Qingxi. If Qu Qingxi couldn't do anything, wouldn't he be waiting to die?
"Let me think about it." Qu Qingxi wasn't quite sure either.
He Liufeng quickly pried Gu Liangsheng's hand away. Why was he grabbing his princess? Didn't he know that men and women shouldn't touch each other?
"Your Highness, we have such a good relationship, you must think of a way." Gu Liangsheng looked at Qu Qingxi expectantly.
"I haven't even gotten married yet, and I haven't even spent all my money. How can I die now?" Gu Liangsheng still couldn't believe it. He lowered his head and looked at his abdomen. This time, it was completely clean, with nothing on it.
"Is it very troublesome?" Gu Liangsheng was, after all, He Liufeng's good friend. He Liufeng still wanted to help him when he heard the news, but he could tell from Qu Qingxi's expression that this kind of Gu worm would be very difficult to deal with.
"Hmm, quite troublesome." Qu Qingxi nodded slightly, sat down at the table, looked at the delicious food on the table, and tapped her index finger rhythmically on it.
For a moment, the room was completely silent, with only a series of slightly muffled knocking sounds.
Gu Liangsheng and He Liufeng both stared at Qu Qingxi without saying a word, hoping she could come up with a solution.
"You take good care of yourself first, I'll go back and check again." Qu Qingxi turned to look at Gu Liangsheng, then turned and left.
Seeing this, He Liufeng glanced at Gu Liangsheng and quickly chased after him.
"Hey? Is there any way? Can you give me a definite answer?" Seeing the door close and the two people disappear, Gu Liangsheng was speechless.
He reached out and touched his abdomen, but felt nothing. He was reluctant to believe it was true, but the strange sensation and stinging pain in his abdomen just now were still vivid in his mind.
If even Qu Qingxi can't help, then who can save me?
Gu Liangsheng leaned against the bed, feeling as if all his strength had been drained. His eyes were fixed on the ceiling, and he even forgot to put on his clothes.
After leaving Gu Liangsheng's room, Qu Qingxi quickened her pace and walked towards her own courtyard. He Liufeng didn't say anything, but simply followed behind Qu Qingxi.
Before the two of them even reached the front of Qu Qingxi's courtyard, they saw a person standing there in the distance, glancing inside every now and then before pacing back and forth.
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