"This is a specialty from our Western Regions. Try some, though the cooks here at the Baili Manor don't know how to cook. This dish is truly tasteless. Our cooks at the Song Manor make much better food. Miss Zhu will have a feast when she visits our Song Manor next time."
Song Pan Yang was not angered. He scooped a dish onto Gu Qian Ying's bowl and said this.
His intentions were now very obvious; he was simply taken with Gu Qian Ying.
Madam Baili looked at Gu Qian Ying with pity. The first time she saw this girl enter the Baili Manor, she thought she was a good person. Moreover, she had helped her son detoxify without asking for a single cent.
Now, to be taken by this scoundrel Song Pan Yang, it was a pity for the girl.
Madam Baili sighed regretfully, but for the moment, she didn't know what to say. She turned to look at Master Baili, only to find him equally helpless.
Song Wuji had guessed his younger brother's intentions early on, but he hadn't expected him to be so brazen as to voice them. It was truly unreasonable.
Just as everyone at the table was in a state of anxiety, the butler rushed in from outside.
"Master, it's bad! Our second young master is spitting blood again!"
Although Baili Su had woken up recently, his mental state was poor. He was sometimes clear-headed and sometimes muddled, to the point where Madam Baili could no longer distinguish between the two.
This had caused Madam Baili to privately cry to Gu Qian Ying several times. However, Gu Qian Ying also found it strange. This person clearly had the ability to protect himself, so why would he pretend to be ill and do these things?
However, the fact that he was spitting blood again today was unexpected for Gu Qian Ying. Could it be that the poison had truly flared up?
With this suspicion, Gu Qian Ying was the first to head to Baili Su's courtyard.
Duan Xifeng followed behind. He had noticed something was off about Song Pan Yang at the dinner table. The most important thing now was to protect Gu Qian Ying; that was the most crucial matter.
Ouyang Qing Lin followed behind. He watched Song Pan Yang and Song Wuji crane their necks to look outside. His eyes darted around, and he turned to look at Madam Baili, who was walking a little slower, and said softly, "Madam, remember to find some physicians."
He knew that Song Wuji was a man of extraordinary intelligence and could not be easily deceived. It was not possible for Gu Qian Ying to face these matters alone now; the entire Baili family had to bear it.
Madam Baili was now completely convinced by Gu Qian Ying and the others. She naturally believed Ouyang Qing Lin's words and decisively took the maids with her to invite physicians.
Seeing that the Baili family was in chaos, Song Pan Yang thought his opportunity had arrived. He grabbed Master Baili's hand and said, "Your family is so chaotic, it's inevitable that you can't take good care of my sister. Arrange a room for me. I want to see if your Baili family can neglect my sister."
This request was truly excessive, but Master Baili was anxious to see his son. He directly agreed to Song Pan Yang's request, though he was very helpless.
The Baili family was the wealthiest in the land, yet they couldn't satisfy Song Yu'er's demands. Wasn't the problem obvious?
If they were truly worried about the Baili family neglecting Song Yu'er, why didn't they simply take Song Yu'er back to the Song Manor? Why insist on staying at the Baili Manor and causing trouble?
Master Baili didn't want to think about it further. He decisively agreed to the other party's request and let the butler handle these matters.
He needed to stay by his son's side now, guarding him closely.
Song Wuji, who had been following Song Pan Yang, was even more surprised when he heard his brother's request.
Looking at Master Baili's expression, Song Wuji silently covered his face with his folding fan. They were young masters from the Western Regions and would inherit Xiyu City in the future. He hadn't expected Song Pan Yang to say such a thing; he felt somewhat ashamed.
It was Song Yu'er who was delighted by this.
"Second brother, you're really going to stay at the Baili Manor! That's great!"
She didn't believe that with her second brother here this time, Gu Qian Ying would dare to challenge her directly.
"Second brother will stay here."
Song Pan Yang nodded. Song Yu'er was worried that Gu Qian Ying's beauty would seduce Baili Su. Since he was taken with Gu Qian Ying, he would naturally not let her go easily, nor would he let Baili Su succeed.
As a man, he understood too well the consequences that such beauty as Gu Qian Ying's could cause. Even his elder brother, Song Wuji, a man of pure desires, couldn't help but be stunned at the first glance of Gu Qian Ying.
Baili Su needed Gu Qian Ying to detoxify him, and the opportunities and time for them to interact would surely increase. If any improper feelings were to arise during this period, then the Song family's plans of so many years would be in vain.
Although Song Pan Yang had his own ulterior motives, he still put the Song family first and did not dare to betray them.
Meanwhile, Song Wuji hurried to catch up with the butler.
"Butler, please wait a moment."
"What are your instructions, young master?"
After the incident with Song Yu'er, the butler was now very deferential.
"Please help me arrange a room. We three siblings have troubled you. We will definitely apologize to Master Baili in person next time."
Although they were all members of the Song family, Song Wuji's demeanor impressed the butler greatly.
One had to bow their head when under another's roof. Even though Young Master Song was not being servile, he was still very respectful to them, the servants, and was not difficult to get along with. The butler nodded repeatedly and arranged a good room for him.
Song Wuji was truly worried that the two troublemakers would act impulsively here.
However, living in the Baili Manor would make his movements inconvenient, as every action would be under the Baili family's surveillance. This put him in a passive position.
...
In Baili Su's courtyard,
Gu Qian Ying strode into the inner room. At a glance, she saw Baili Su leaning weakly against the headboard, his mouth full of blood, his eyes somewhat unfocused and hazy.
Gu Qian Ying realized something was wrong and quickly stepped forward to check his pulse. However, she found his pulse chaotic, but it was not the pulse of the poison acting up. She immediately understood what was happening.
"You all go out first!"
Gu Qian Ying knew he was worried about the servants behind him speaking out, so she casually gave an order.
As expected, one of the servants reluctantly walked out, constantly looking back at the situation in the room. Gu Qian Ying noticed the face of that person and decided that her next step would be to apprehend that servant. Perhaps he would know something about the poison.
Little Yi Hao had been present during dinner and was now also here to see what was wrong with Baili Su.
"Mother, is he faking it?"
Little Yi Hao also knew that the situation was not quite right. He looked around and then approached Gu Qian Ying, whispering a few words.
Gu Qian Ying nodded, then made a shushing gesture, reached out, and pinched Baili Su's palm, signaling that he was safe now and to wake up quickly.
However, after pinching him for a while, there was no reaction. Gu Qian Ying thought she had made a wrong judgment.