Princess and the General

Fu, can you treat this poison?”

Gu ShuBai and Gu JiuGe were supposed to be investigating the truth behind Yin JiYao’s birth mother, but who knew that Gu HuaiJiang would suddenly be poisoned.
How could they still have the mind to investigate?

Gu HuaiJiang lay face down in bed with his top off.
A number of silver needles were stuck in his back.

Yu Fu shook her head, “All I can do is hold it off for now.
I will only be able to begin planning once I have figured out what poison this is.
In this world, there are so exceedingly few poisons that I do not know.
This was most likely the work of Kun WuShang.”

Kun WuShang?

Gu JiuGe said: “These past few days, I have had Steward Qi investigate all of the servants working in the manor, especially those working in the kitchen.
All of the food that father has consumed has been investigated, but the source of the poison has not been found.
Kun WuShang left Eastern Ling a long time ago.
How could he possibly manage to do this?”

Yu Fu looked at Gu ShuBai, “Eldest brother, do you remember the last words that he said in his letter? I think that the thing that he mentioned was poisoning the head general.”

Gu ShuBai said: “Based on poison, there’s likely nobody in Eastern Ling who could compare with you.
There would only be Kun WuShang and the other disciples from Immortals Valley who would be familiar with your circumstances and which poisons you don’t know about.”

For example, the poison that had been provided to Yin Shuo.
Although Yu Fu did not know it, she was able to treat it.

But the poison used this time…

Yu Fu checked the time then started pulling out the silver needles from Gu HuaiJiang’s back.
The ones near his neck were dark at the tip.

The further down the body she went, the lighter the needles were.
The ones nearest his hip were completely normal.

Qi Zhou stepped forward and helped Gu HuaiJiang put his shirt on.

“Lord Marquis, how do you feel?”

Gu HuaiJiang concentrated and thought for a bit, “My throat feels much better, as it’s no longer as dry as before.
I no longer feel an uncontrollable urge to cough.
The acupuncture that Yu Fu has performed for me these past few days seems to have been effective.”

Yu Fu said: “Head general, lift your head.”

Gu HuaiJiang lifted his head, and everyone looked at his throat.
The patch of light purple was still there.

Yu Fu had a grave expression, “It’s just treating the symptoms, not the source cause.
If the medicine to treat the poison is not found, the poison will slowly spread and will eventually reach a point where it can no longer be controlled.
Second brother, you must think of a way to find the source of the poison.
It’s not just limited to the food that head general eats.
It could also be something that he touched or smelled.”

Qi Zhou heard this and hastily said: “The servants working in the manor have all been working here for a long time.
The younger servants are also the children of the older servants, so there shouldn’t be any problems with them.”

Gu ShuBai said: “Steward Qi, Yu Fu isn’t suspecting the manor’s servants.
It’s just that something as serious as father being poisoned is something that must be investigated carefully.
This is especially true of those nearest to father, as they have the most opportunities to poison father.
I ask Steward Qi to investigate carefully.”

Qi Zhou obediently complied, but Yu Fu suddenly looked at him.

She suddenly remembered someone.