Cang Yuan glanced at the exquisite little porcelain bottle, a look of fear flashing in his eyes.
"Then let's hurry up and take it out and kill it. What if this vicious thing hurts someone again if we keep it alive?" Although he couldn't see what was inside, Cang Yuan's expression was still very unpleasant.
"Yes, I'll handle this, don't worry." Qu Qingxi put away the two small porcelain bottles, then glanced at Cang Yuan. "You should rest well. I'll have someone send you food and medicine. Once you've rested enough, I'll have someone take you back."
After Qu Qingxi left, Gu Liangsheng also left quickly. Qingdai arranged for someone to take care of Cangyuan, and then went to find Lingmu to investigate Cangyuan's identity.
Cang Yuan was left sitting on the bed, leaning against the pillows, staring into the void, muttering, "Qu Qingxi?"
Qu Qingxi returned to her room and had just sat down when Gu Liangsheng knocked on the door. "Your Highness, is now a convenient time? I need to speak with you."
"What's wrong?" Qu Qingxi walked out. This was, after all, her own boudoir, and since Qingdai wasn't there, it wasn't convenient for Qu Qingxi to let other men in.
Although Qu Qingxi didn't think there was anything wrong with it, there were rules here, and she still had to follow them.
"Your Highness, may I have that Gu worm?" Gu Liangsheng asked tentatively. He wasn't sure if Qu Qingxi would agree to give him the Gu worm, so he could only try his luck.
"What do you want this for?" Qu Qingxi raised an eyebrow, somewhat curious.
"I just want to take it back and study it." Gu Liangsheng chuckled. This was the first time he had ever seen a Gu worm, and he was so curious that he wanted to take it back and study it carefully.
"Alright, but you have to be careful." Qu Qingxi had no use for keeping it, so she took the small porcelain bottle containing the Gu worms and handed it to Gu Liangsheng.
"Gu worms are generally quite sensitive to the smell of blood, so be careful not to let them crawl into a person's body," Qu Qingxi instructed.
"By the way, how do we feed him? If we just keep him in the bottle like this, won't he suffocate or starve to death?"
"I only remember that Gu worms seem to be able to eat blood, but I don't know what they actually eat. If you drip two drops of blood into it every three days, it should be able to keep it from starving to death."
"Yes, I understand. Thank you, Your Highness." Gu Liangsheng accepted the porcelain bottle and gratefully bowed to Qu Qingxi.
"You are welcome."
Gu Liangsheng left quickly, and Qu Qingxi returned to her room. Cang Yuan's image floated into her mind. For some reason, she felt that something was strange about this matter, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why.
During dinner, Ling Mu brought news about Cang Yuan.
Cangyuan was indeed the son of the governor of Jingzhou. However, Cangyuan's mother was not Lan Zhiming's legal wife. Instead, she was someone Lan Zhiming had met while he was away. At that time, Cangyuan's mother did not know Lan Zhiming's identity or that he was already married.
When Lan Zhiming returned with Cangyuan's mother, she discovered that the man she loved had lied to her. In a fit of anger, she left Lan Zhiming. At that time, Cangyuan's mother was already pregnant with Cangyuan, a fact that Lan Zhiming also knew.
Lan Zhiming thought that Cangyuan's mother would compromise because of her pregnancy, but he did not expect her to leave so resolutely. Later, Lan Zhiming tried everything he could, but he could not find Cangyuan's mother.
It was this summer that Cang Yuan approached Lan Zhiming with the token. Lan Zhiming had always liked Cang Yuan's mother, so he naturally liked Cang Yuan as well.
As the year drew to a close, Lan Zhiming went to the capital, and also took Cang Yuan with him to broaden his horizons.
"Have you found anything about Cangyuan's mother?" Qu Qingxi looked up at Ling Mu.
"Your Highness, we haven't found out anything about Cangyuan's mother's identity yet." Ling Mu shook his head slightly.
"Yes, by the way, go and check where Cang Yuan went all day yesterday, who he met, and everything that happened in between, including the details. I need to know all of that."
"Yes, Your Highness, I will investigate immediately." Ling Mu respectfully cupped his hands, then turned and left.
"Your Highness, do you suspect Cang Yuan?" Qingdai looked at Qu Qingxi with suspicion.
"Be cautious in everything." Qu Qingxi stared at the dishes on the table. Although Cang Yuan's face looked a lot like her favorite idol, Qu Qingxi would not let go of any suspicions.
The main reason was that Cang Yuan's appearance was rather coincidental, which made her suspicious. She hoped that Cang Yuan really had no problems.
When He Liufeng returned home that evening, he asked the people in the manor and learned that the boy's poison had been cured, but he had not left and was still in the manor.
"He didn't leave?" He Liufeng frowned slightly. "Wasn't the poison already neutralized? Why keep him around?"
Ling Mu glanced at He Liufeng's face, hesitated for a moment, and then lowered his head to speak, "It was the Princess who said that he should stay in the manor to recuperate for the time being."
"Did the princess say that?" He Liufeng frowned even more upon hearing this.
"Yes, I would not dare to lie."
He Liufeng naturally knew that Ling Mu wouldn't dare to lie, so he turned around and went to find Qu Qingxi.
However, when facing Qu Qingxi, He Liufeng changed his expression, his face full of gentleness, "Why did you leave Cangyuan behind? Now that the Gu poison has been cured, I think it would be more appropriate to send him to his father."
"Let him stay in the manor for two days and see if there are any more abnormalities in his health." Qu Qingxi took a piece of pastry and tasted it.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with Lan Cangyuan?" Although He Liufeng was a little jealous, he knew that Qu Qingxi was not the kind of person who liked to meddle in other people's business, so he suppressed the smile on his face.
"There's nothing wrong with it right now, but we have some suspicions and have already sent people to investigate." Qu Qingxi paused in her chewing of pastry when Cangyuan was mentioned.
"What's wrong? You seem to care a lot about Cangyuan. I heard you went to see him yesterday?" Qu Qingxi looked at He Liufeng suspiciously.
"No, it's just that the princess suddenly saved someone, so I was just asking casually." He Liufeng smiled guiltily, vehemently denying that he had specifically gone to see Cangyuan yesterday.
"In short, although the princess saved him, the investigation still needs to be conducted," He Liufeng said righteously.
Qu Qingxi nodded and said nothing more.
Just as the two were about to rest, someone suddenly came in from outside, "Your Highness, Cangyuan is acting strangely. Please come over there immediately."
Before Qu Qingxi could say anything, He Liufeng spoke first with dissatisfaction, "Send someone to find Gu Liangsheng."
The poison has been neutralized. It's the middle of the night, so just find Gu Liangsheng. Why bother looking for Qu Qingxi?
Those outside could hear the displeasure in He Liufeng's words. After a moment of silence, they forced themselves to speak, "Doctor Gu is already over there. It was Doctor Gu who sent me here."
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