Princess Lao Duan sighed softly, her tone revealing endless worry, and she slowly said:

"You have always been protected by me in your inner chamber, and you know nothing about the changes in the outside world. Although you are panicking because of worry, you still have to be punished. I have decided to punish you by copying scriptures behind closed doors and reflecting on your actions. By the way, I will also take this opportunity to pray for Feng Yun's well-being."

When Xiao Wenyin heard this, her tears had not yet dried, but she had already burst into laughter, and assured Princess Lao Duan with full confidence:

"Yes! Wenyin will definitely pray for Fengyun with all her heart!"

Princess Lao Duan looked at Gu Qinlan evasively and said with a little embarrassment: "Qinlan, Wenyin..."

Gu Qinlan did not blame Princess Lao Duan at all. The human heart is unpredictable. Who can truly be emotionally detached?

Besides, Xiao Wenyin's words from beginning to end were impeccable. Without solid evidence, Princess Lao Duan would naturally not easily believe that Xiao Wenyin would have the intention to harm Zheng Fengyun.

"Mother, Miss Xiao made the mistake out of concern. You treat her like a child, so I, Qin Lan, can naturally understand."

"I feel relieved if you can understand me. I feel relieved."

The stone in Princess Lao Duan's heart finally fell to the ground, and her affection for Gu Qinlan grew day by day.

Zheng Fengyun had already eliminated all the toxins from his body at this time. Although he looked a little weak lying on the bed and had not yet woken up, his pulse had returned to normal.

As the chief judge of the Imperial Medical Service, Du Yusheng had no plans to stay any longer when he saw that Zheng Fengyun was fine.

After all, he and Gu Qinlan are from the same school. Now that the poison has been resolved, the remaining recuperation can naturally be left to Gu Qinlan.

So Du Yusheng said goodbye to Princess Lao Duan.

Princess Duan was very grateful to Du Yusheng for what happened today. She quickly signaled to Nanny Wei to stuff a thick stack of silver bills into Du Yusheng's medicine box.

Du Yusheng wanted to refuse, but Gu Qinlan persuaded him:

"Big Brother, please accept it, otherwise my mother might not be able to sleep at night."

Du Yusheng was a smart man after all. As soon as he heard Gu Qinlan's words, he understood his intention.

After all, if what happened today were to spread, it would definitely have an impact on the reputation of Prince Duan's Mansion.

Therefore, the banknotes that Princess Lao Duan gave him were both a token of gratitude and a hush money.

Moreover, Princess Lao Duan was also worried about implicating him, so she deliberately placed the banknotes in the medicine box to avoid attracting other people's attention.

Seeing Du Yusheng accept the banknote, Princess Lao Duan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She turned to Gu Qinlan and smiled:

"Qin Lan, go and see Doctor Du off."

As the mistress of Prince Duan's Mansion and Du Yusheng's junior sister, it would be most appropriate for Gu Qinlan to send him off.

At the same time, Princess Laoduan also intends to let Gu Qinlan and Du Yusheng rekindle their old friendship, which is undoubtedly a high level of trust in Gu Qinlan.

That day, when Gu Qinlan sent Du Yusheng to the gate of Prince Duan's Mansion, Du Yusheng gave Gu Qinlan some instructions:

"Junior sister, you must be more careful with that woman named Xiao. I have heard that there is a hidden treasure in Prince Duan's mansion..."

At this point, Du Yusheng paused for a moment, looking embarrassed, and then changed the subject and continued:

"Anyway, if you encounter any trouble, just send someone to Du Mansion to find me. This is my personal jade pendant. You can take it as a token of your love, and no one will dare to stop you."

After saying that, Du Yusheng took out a jade pendant engraved with a gourd pattern from his waist and handed it to Gu Qinlan.

Gu Qinlan did not refuse too much. She took the jade pendant with a look of gratitude and said sincerely:

"Since Senior Brother has made such a promise, Qin Lan will definitely disturb me many times in the future."

"As fellow disciples, we should support each other. If I, as your senior brother, fail to take good care of you, I am afraid that Master will punish me and make me suffer if he finds out."

Du Yusheng was delighted to see Gu Qinlan accepting the jade pendant.

After all, he never regarded Gu Qinlan as an outsider.

If Gu Qinlan pretends to be nice to him, it will only disappoint him, which will not only damage the friendship between fellow disciples, but also hurt the heart of his senior brother.

For Gu Qinlan, Du Yusheng is indeed a friend worth making close friends with.

The two had never met before, but Du Yusheng treated her so sincerely. How could this friendship not be moving?

Unfortunately, in her previous life, she had heard that Du Yusheng had angered the powerful in the palace and died tragically. He was not able to wait until she and Ji Yinli returned from their postings outside, so she never met him.

now……

Since she had this fate with Du Yusheng, met him in advance, and he was so sincere to her, she would do her best to try to save Du Yusheng's life.

When Gu Qinlan returned, Zheng Fengyun had already slowly woken up.

He looked around in confusion, as if bewildered by what had happened. He asked in a weak voice in surprise:

"Grandma? Why are you all here? What's wrong with me?"

When Princess Lao Duan heard Zheng Yun speak, she felt relieved and asked hurriedly:

"You, kid, really made your grandmother and mother worry to death! Where did you go? How did you get bitten by a poisonous snake?"

"Poisonous snake? Where did the poisonous snake come from? I..."

Zheng Fengyun instinctively wanted to argue, but in a flash, he suddenly realized and said in surprise:

"Is that a poisonous snake? My eldest brother said that the snake is not poisonous!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Fengyun subconsciously covered his mouth, his eyes wandered, he seemed a little guilty, and looked at Princess Lao Duan uneasily.

After hearing what Zheng Fengyun said, Princess Lao Duan was shocked. The temperature on her face dropped suddenly, and she asked in a deep voice:

"What you just said, could it be that this matter is also related to your brother? What kind of changes happened behind the scenes? Tell me quickly!"

Princess Lao Duan was filled with righteous indignation. She slammed the ground with the cane in her hand, making a loud bang. This scene made Zheng Fengyun's face turn pale as paper in an instant.

He glanced cautiously at Gu Qinlan, who remained expressionless, and then slowly told her the whole story.

Gu Qinlan remained silent. She already knew what Zheng Fengyun said, Xiang Zhu had already told her. However, if these words came out of Xiang Zhu's mouth, it would not only implicate her, but also reduce the credibility of the words.

In addition, Gu Qinlan firmly believed that Princess Lao Duan was a wise person who was well versed in the ways of the world. These narrations would certainly arouse her suspicions, and she would definitely find something fishy going on...

As expected, after hearing the whole story, Princess Lao Duan was so excited that she almost choked on her breath.

She turned her gaze to Gu Qinlan, hesitated for a long time, and finally reached out and gently patted the back of Gu Qinlan's hand, and said softly:

"My Qinlan, you have suffered. Fenghui is a kind-hearted child. Would he do such a cruel thing to you? Regarding this matter..."

After a short pause, Princess Lao Duan said firmly, "As a mother, I will seek justice for you."

Before Gu Qinlan responded, she heard hurried footsteps outside the door. Zheng Fenghui rushed in in a panic, calling out:

"Second brother, where is he?"

After seeing Zheng Fengyun lying in bed with a face as pale as paper, Zheng Fenghui's face suddenly changed. He quickly stepped forward and asked in doubt:

"Is he really poisoned? How is this possible?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Fengyun widened his eyes and said angrily:

"Brother, you are so cruel, are you really planning to get rid of me and take over the family business?"

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