As soon as Xiao Wang stepped into the mansion, Prince Song rushed up in a hurry.
Prince Song, who already had a wrinkled face, now had his facial features all scrunched up.
He said anxiously, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, A Yu seems to be dying!"
Hearing this, Xiao Wang staggered and almost fell to the ground.
Then he immediately rushed to Ruan Jiu's room.
He saw Ruan Jiu lying in bed with her eyes tightly closed, as if she had stopped breathing.
A huge sense of panic instantly swept over Xiao Wang's whole body.
He paused in his steps and didn't dare to take another step closer.
Back then, Song Qingyu had looked like this, with her eyes tightly closed, and then she had left him forever.
After hesitating for a long time, he slowly stepped forward.
He trembled as he reached out his hand to feel for Ruan Jiu's breath. His brows relaxed slightly.
Thank goodness she was still alive!
Immediately afterwards, he shouted, "What's going on? Why is A Yu suddenly on the verge of death?!"
The mansion doctor stepped forward tremblingly. "Your Highness the Crown Prince, these days the Second Miss has been spitting up blood every day, but we can't find the root cause. She has only been able to stay alive by relying on ginseng soup every day.
But today the Second Miss couldn't even drink the ginseng soup. I'm afraid... I'm afraid her days are numbered..."
Hearing this, Xiao Wang caught his breath.
He was usually good at hiding his emotions, but now his eyes were full of panic.
He roared, "Go and summon everyone from the Imperial Hospital!"
A moment later, everyone from the Imperial Hospital was kneeling on the ground in unison.
Each of them buried their heads low, not daring to look directly into Xiao Wang's murderous eyes.
Finally, the head of the Imperial Hospital, under great pressure, said, "Your Highness, I'm stupid. I really can't tell what illness the Second Miss has!"
He had been practicing medicine for decades, and this was the first time he had encountered such a disease.
"If you can't save A Yu, I'll have all of you buried with her."
There was no shouting, no roaring.
Xiao Wang said this extremely calmly, but it made everyone present feel terrified.
They all shouted in unison, "Spare our lives, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Some of the timid ones even let out sobs.
Just then, Ruan Jiu's finger moved, and she slowly lifted her heavy eyelids.
"Your Highness, don't blame them. It's just that my body is failing me."
After hearing Ruan Jiu's voice, Xiao Wang immediately tightly held her hand and shook his head. "No, it's my fault that I've harmed you. I shouldn't have..."
"Your Highness." Ruan Jiu interrupted Xiao Wang. "If I really die, could you let me return to the place I want to go?"
Xiao Wang shook his head repeatedly. "No! I won't let you die!"
His cold eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of white mist.
"I know my own body..."
Before Ruan Jiu could finish her sentence, she coughed several times in a hurry.
Her already weak body became even more exhausted.
Xiao Wang shouted anxiously, "Quick, bring the ginseng soup!"
Then Xiao Wang quickly brought the ginseng soup to Ruan Jiu's lips.
But Ruan Jiu refused to open her mouth. She frowned and said, "It tastes so bad."
"Be good. You'll get better after drinking this."
Xiao Wang didn't know if he was trying to deceive Ruan Jiu or himself with this sentence.
And everyone present knew that not only could this bowl of ginseng soup not save Ruan Jiu's life, but even ten more bowls wouldn't be able to!
Seeing that Ruan Jiu still tightly pursed her lips, Lan Yu, who was standing beside them, couldn't help but persuade, "Second Miss, Lian Chun gets up before dawn every day to cook ginseng soup for you. Please drink a little."
Hearing this, Ruan Jiu slightly opened her tightly closed lips.
Xiao Wang carefully fed the ginseng soup into Ruan Jiu's mouth. Only after seeing her swallow it all did he feel a little relieved.
But who would have thought that the next moment, a stream of black blood spat out from Ruan Jiu's mouth.
It ran down the corner of her lips and soaked the pillow.
Xiao Wang was startled.
The head of the Imperial Hospital immediately stepped forward and used a silver needle to examine the black blood that Ruan Jiu had spat out.
Then he exclaimed, "It's poisoned!"
Xiao Wang's expression froze. Had he personally fed the poison into Ruan Jiu's mouth?
In an instant, his eyes turned fierce. He roared, "Immediately arrest the maid who cooked the ginseng soup for me!"
He also handed the white porcelain bowl in his hand to the head of the Imperial Hospital.
When Lian Chun was thrown in front of Xiao Wang by the guards, she was in a panic and kept shouting, "I didn't poison it! I didn't poison it!"
"Tell me, who sent you!"
Lian Chun was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes. She cried, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, this maid really didn't poison it! The Second Miss is like a rebirth benefactor to this maid. How could this maid poison the Second Miss!"
Ruan Jiu also propped herself up with difficulty to defend Lian Chun. "Your Highness, Lian Chun didn't attend the palace banquet with me that day. I'm sure it wasn't her."
After hearing this, the anger in Xiao Wang's eyes diminished slightly.
Even so, it was possible that this maid had accomplices.
So, Xiao Wang firmly grabbed Lian Chun's neck. His eyes narrowed slightly. "I'll give you one more chance. If you tell the truth, I can spare your whole body."
A powerful sense of oppression came over. Lian Chun's face instantly turned red.
She slightly opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
Just then, the head of the Imperial Hospital walked forward with the white porcelain bowl. "Your Highness, there is no poison in this ginseng soup."
Hearing this, Xiao Wang immediately let go of Lian Chun's neck. He frowned and looked at the head of the Imperial Hospital. "No poison? Then why did she spit out black blood?!"
The head of the Imperial Hospital pursed his lips tightly.
There was indeed poison in the black blood, but there were only some precious medicinal materials in the ginseng soup.
The illness of the Second Miss Song was even more strange than before.
The head of the Imperial Hospital knelt on the ground and shouted, "Your Highness, please forgive my stupidity!"
Xiao Wang's sharp eyes swept over the imperial doctors who were kneeling on the ground.
The next moment, the imperial doctors shouted in unison, "Your Highness, please forgive our stupidity!"
If even the head of the Imperial Hospital couldn't see the strangeness, how could they know!
Just then, Lian Chun covered her neck and said, "Your Highness, maybe the Second Miss has spat out the toxins in her body. She might get better in a few days?"
Hearing Lian Chun's words, the head of the Imperial Hospital seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw. He immediately echoed, "Yes, Your Highness. Maybe that black color is the toxin in the Second Miss's body."
The Second Miss Song was now at the end of her strength. If they couldn't find the root cause, she might not have much time left.
The head of the Imperial Hospital could only try to calm Xiao Wang down first. After they left this man - eating Prince Song's Mansion, he would immediately retire to his hometown to save his own old life.
But how could Xiao Wang, who was always so shrewd, not see the head of the Imperial Hospital's little thought.
He snorted coldly. "Since that's the case, you can all stay in the mansion. Leave only after A Yu recovers from her illness."
As soon as these words were said, all the imperial doctors went limp. Their facial features were all scrunched up, and their faces looked extremely ugly.
"Your Highness, don't make things difficult for them." Ruan Jiu gently advised.
Seeing that Xiao Wang's expression didn't improve at all, Ruan Jiu continued, "Your Highness, please change a new pillow for me."
Hearing this, Xiao Wang's eyes fell on the pillow.
It was completely black, and there was a faint smell of blood coming from it.
This made Xiao Wang frown even more.
Lian Chun, who was standing beside them, quickly said, "This maid will go and get a new pillow for the Second Miss right away."
As soon as Lian Chun ran out of the door, Ruan Jiu said to Lan Yu, "I really like this pillow that Lian Chun made. Go and clean the bloodstains on it, and then bring it back."
After hearing this, Lan Yu immediately picked up the pillow and ran outside.
But unexpectedly, she accidentally tripped after running just a few steps.
The pillow accidentally hit the corner of the table, and a big tear appeared on it.
The things inside fell all over the ground.