Chapter 812: Mother Is Here

Qin San Lang said, "Let’s use a different poison next time."

Gu Jinli removed his hand, looked at him, and said, "Why change?"

She glanced at his face, gave a mischievous smile, and said, "Are you scared?"

Qin San Lang replied, "...Not scared. I won’t do something like what they did."

I only stay loyal to you, so you definitely won’t poison me.

Gu Jinli was pleased to hear this, but Qin San Lang’s reminder was wise. You can’t use the same poison too many times, or people will notice something.

"I’ll get a different poison for Gu Youlu," she said.

Qin San Lang nodded, "Yes, it’s better to change it, less likely to be discovered."

After he finished speaking, he noticed Gu Jinli about to lower her head to look into the room, so he quickly covered her eyes with his hand. "Don’t look."

Gu Jinli said, "He’s covered with clothes."

Previously, Qin San Lang didn’t allow her to look because Gu Youwen was not dressed, which was inappropriate to see, but now the young housekeeper had already covered his body with clothes.

Qin San Lang insisted, "Even with clothes, you still can’t look."

Seeing that he wouldn’t agree, Gu Jinli had to relent, "Alright then."

Qin San Lang saw that she listened and smiled, silently thinking to himself, "Such a good girl."

People always say his Xiao Yu is fierce, but they just don’t understand her. Actually, Xiao Yu is a reasonable girl; as long as you speak nicely to her and don’t provoke her, she won’t be fierce.

Gu Jinli noticed Qin San Lang smiling at her, felt the warmth from his hand, and blushed slightly, the corners of her mouth lifting into a smile.

Qin San Lang saw her smiling, and the curve of his own smile widened, his amusement growing.

The two were cheerfully chatting on the roof, while inside the room, Yan Qin and the others were having a hard time, struggling to restrain Gu Youwen from convulsing.

Once Gu Youwen stopped convulsing, he completely passed out.

Yan Qin thought Gu Youwen had died and exclaimed, grabbing the young housekeeper’s hand, "What do we do? What do we do?"

She hurriedly pointed at Gu Youwen, who looked like a corpse, "He collapsed and convulsed on his own; it has nothing to do with me!"

The young housekeeper shook off her hand angrily, "There were just the two of you in the room. If something happened to Lord Gu, who else could have caused it? You better hope for the best."

Saying this, he quickly checked Gu Youwen’s breath. Seeing he was still breathing, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly wiped Gu Youwen’s body and dressed him.

After finishing, the gatekeeper brought the doctor.

It was Doctor Liu, accompanied by Old Master Gan.

Old Master Gan felt like dying; he couldn’t believe trying to curry favor led to this mess.

"Doctor Liu, please quickly examine Lord Gu. You must save him," Old Master Gan pleaded, urgently slipping Doctor Liu a silver note worth one hundred taels.

Doctor Liu, known for his excellent medical skills, deserved this fee and accepted the silver note openly, "Rest assured, I’ll do my best."

Doctor Liu hurriedly entered the room with his attendant, examined Gu Youwen, and said, "This is a serious and urgent condition; be prepared."

Saying this, he didn’t have time for the nearly fainting Old Master Gan and immediately started acupuncture on Gu Youwen.

He applied three rounds of acupuncture, leaving no unmarked spot on Gu Youwen’s body before stopping and wiping the sweat from his forehead, "His life is saved, but this acute condition struck too fiercely. He’ll likely be bedridden for the rest of his life."

Old Master Gan nearly blacked out at this, desperately gripping Doctor Liu’s hand, "Doctor Liu, is there really no way? He’s a descendant of the Lai Vice Magistrate’s benefactor. If he doesn’t recover, my Gan Family will be ruined."

Doctor Liu thought to himself that the Gan Family deserved their fate but said plainly, "I’ve done all I can. Perhaps Doctor Xiao at Qingshan Medical Hall has a solution."

Doctor Liu’s reputation in the prefecture was well-known. Suggesting patients visit his rival, Doctor Xiao, meant he believed the case was hopeless.

Old Master Gan hastily slapped his thigh in worry, "Oh, God, how did this happen?"

Although the Gan Family’s reputation wasn’t great, seeing Old Master Gan crying so pitifully, Doctor Liu offered some advice, "Don’t cry. Your family has been established here for generations. That new Vice Magistrate can’t destroy your family. Use this early stage to quickly plan an exit strategy, and invite the Old Gu Family for discussions; they love money."

Doctor Liu left it at that, stopped talking to Old Master Gan, responsibly helped the attendant move Gu Youwen back to the inner room bed, and wrote a prescription for the attendant to fetch and prepare the medicine for Gu Youwen.

Old Master Gan was shrewd and knew Doctor Liu was right. This matter couldn’t be concealed and had to be resolved.

He paced around the room, thinking of a plan, and after a few circuits, instructed the housekeeper, "Have the gatekeeper invite the Old Gu Family from the Vice Magistrate Manor. Then go back to the mansion and find two servants familiar with the Magistrate’s and Deputy Magistrate’s households, to spread the word about Gu Youwen’s indecent conduct and falling ill with this condition."

It was all the mess caused by Gu Youwen’s lasciviousness, unrelated to the Gan Family. If the Lai Vice Magistrate destroyed the Gan Family over this, his reputation would take a hit.

"Yes, I will do it immediately," the housekeeper said, hurrying to find the gatekeeper and sending the young housekeeper back to the Gan Mansion to find servants acquainted with the Magistrate’s and Deputy Magistrate’s households to leak information about Gu Youwen.

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Half an hour later, Granny Gu, Elder Gu, and the family, along with Lai Zhuang, Zhu Wu, and a group of Protectors, stormed into the Moxiang Street residence.

Mrs. Gu came crying, shouting, "Master, how could this happen? How will our family survive?"

Slap! Slap! Granny Gu slapped Mrs. Gu hard twice, her eyes bloodshot, glaring at Mrs. Gu like a vengeful spirit, "Shut up, you wretch. Youwen is fine. It’s the Gan Family spreading nonsense. I’ll make them pay for cursing my son!"

After cursing, she followed the gatekeeper Gui Qiang straight into the main courtyard and scanned the room, "Where’s my Youwen? Where is my son hiding?"

Old Master Gan quickly replied, "In the inner room, please go in."

Granny Gu immediately rushed into the inner room. Seeing Gu Youwen, ashen-faced, lying on the bed with blood at the corner of his mouth, she staggered, nearly fainting.

But she refused to believe something had happened to Gu Youwen. Holding on, she leaned over the bed, lifted the quilt, and tried to shake him awake.

Doctor Liu quickly stopped her, "Don’t move him. He had a serious attack. His life is saved, but he’s paralyzed. If you don’t want him completely paralyzed, don’t touch him."

"What did you say?" Granny Gu’s eyes widened in shock, glaring at Doctor Liu, "You said Youwen is paralyzed!"

How could Youwen be paralyzed?

He’s her most promising son, the one she relies on for securing inheritance and favor from Lord Lai. How can he be paralyzed?!