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“Now is not the time to discuss this. Wan Gu, come and check on Wanning,” Su Jiu said, frowning.
Wan Gu instinctively looked at Su Yu, who nodded before examining Ming Wanning’s pulse.
“Miss Ming has been poisoned, and the perpetrator intended to make her suffer unbearably,” Wan Gu immediately discerned Ming Wanning’s condition from her pulse.
Wang Jinhe became anxious and asked Wan Gu, “Can the poison in Wanning be neutralized?”
“Of course, it can be, but it will be quite painful. However, who could have administered such a vicious poison?” This poison was indeed extremely cruel to a woman.
“What’s going on?” Su Yu could sense Su Jiu’s worry and urgency, prompting him to ask.
“If we had arrived a little later, even if we neutralized the poison, Miss Ming’s body would have been weakened. Even if she recovered in the future, she would never be able to conceive, losing the ability to become a mother,” Wan Gu explained. This was extremely cruel for a young woman who had not yet married.
Upon hearing Wan Gu’s words, Ming Wanning’s eyes filled with resentment. Wang Jinhe sat beside her, holding her hand and reassured her, “Wanning, don’t worry. Everything will be fine.”
Wan Gu was skilled in dealing with poisons, so if he said he could neutralize it, he definitely could.
“Jinhe…”
“We won’t discuss this for now,” Wang Jinhe said, looking at Ming Wanning’s exhausted state with concern.
Su Yu glanced at Wan Gu and instructed, “Wan Gu, prepare the antidote.”
“Understood.”
“Xiao He, arrange a place for Miss Ming to rest,” Su Yu said.
“Okay.” Wang Jinhe helped Ming Wanning to rest.
Once everyone had left, Su Yu turned to Su Jiu and asked, “Brother, what’s going on? Why did you bring Ming Wanning here?”
“She came to me for help. She said that before Xiao He left, she told her to come to me if she needed anything.” Su Jiu was surprised when Ming Wanning sought him out, but he was even more astonished to learn that she had been poisoned.
“What’s the story behind her poisoning?”
“It was her aunt’s daughter who poisoned her, and…,” Su Jiu hesitated.
“Did the matriarch of the Ming family also get involved?” Seeing Su Jiu’s hesitant expression, Su Yu quickly guessed what had happened.
Su Jiu nodded. “Your guess is correct. The matriarch did indeed get involved.”
“Ming Wanning is also her great-granddaughter. Why would she do such a thing?” Su Yu questioned. Was the matriarch of the Ming family out of her mind?
“Ming Wanning is due to complete her mourning period this year. Her mother arranged a marriage for her with a very respectable family, but this person was coveted by Ming Wanning’s cousin. The Ming family naturally objected, so the woman poisoned Ming Wanning. As soon as she was poisoned, news spread that she couldn’t conceive.”
Afterward, Ming Wanning discovered that something was seriously wrong with her body. She sought out a skilled doctor, who confirmed that she had been poisoned and that they were unable to cure it. Ming Wanning remembered Wang Jinhe mentioning that Su Yu had a disciple who was a divine healer, so she came seeking help.
Upon learning the reason, Su Jiu felt some sympathy for the girl. Since he had other matters to attend to, he brought her along when he came to find Su Yu.
Su Yu looked at Su Jiu with a piercing gaze, causing Su Jiu to furrow his brow slightly. “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Brother, I think you have a problem,” Su Yu said.
“Hmm?” What problem could he possibly have?
“Do you have feelings for Ming Wanning?” Su Yu raised an eyebrow.
Why did it seem like his brother was a bit slow in matters of the heart?
Su Jiu was taken aback at first, then he chuckled and said, “Where did you get that idea? I just felt that her situation was similar to ours, both being hurt by our own relatives, so I helped her out.”
Su Yu chuckled. He didn’t believe a word of what Su Jiu was saying.
“So, why did you come with her to find me?” Su Yu asked.
He wanted to see how Su Jiu would explain this.
Su Jiu explained his reason for coming to Su Yu. It turned out to be related to Qi Ming, but the matter wasn’t important enough to warrant Su Jiu making a special trip. So, his true purpose for coming was quite obvious.
However, Su Yu didn’t dwell on the matter. At the moment, it was just sympathy for someone in a similar situation. Whether it would develop into something else in the future was uncertain.
For Su Jiu, this was a good start. Perhaps Ming Wanning would be the one to enter his heart.
As for Wang Jinhe, he had also interacted with Ming Wanning a few times, and he didn’t mind having such a sister-in-law in the future.
However, it was best to let things unfold naturally.
After coming to terms with this, Su Yu didn’t dwell on it further. He looked at Yin Fan and the others and changed the subject, saying, “You can call my brother ‘brother’ as well. They are my younger brothers.”
Su Jiu’s eyelid twitched. “When did you get so many younger brothers? Why wasn’t I informed?”
“Only recently. Their situation is similar to ours, so I brought them back out of sympathy,” Su Yu said, half in jest.
“What happened?”
When Su Jiu learned about Yin Fan and the others’ experiences, he didn’t know what to say.
“In the future, you can consider me as your brother. When Xiao Yu goes back, you can go back with him,” Su Jiu said to Yin Fan and the others.
Yin Fan and the others were at a loss. In the eyes of others, they were demons, outcasts. However, Su Jiu’s gaze and words made them feel a tinge of bitterness.
“Brother.”
Su Jiu couldn’t help but smile. “It seems like I’ve gained a few extra brothers.”
Su Jiu’s behavior made Su Yu roll his eyes. Seeing this, Su Jiu reassured him, “You are still the most important brother.”
Su Yu didn’t feel like talking to his brother at all. His words made it seem like he would be jealous of Yin Fan and the others.
Yin Fan and the others suddenly felt that meeting Su Yu was a redemption for them. Not only did they gain a family, but they also gained an elder brother.
“What are your plans for the matter with Qi Ming?”
“I don’t want to take action for the time being.” The necessary preparations haven’t been made yet, and he didn’t want to strike at Qi Ming prematurely and leave him half-dead. His plan was to make a decisive strike, not to leave someone barely alive.
“As long as you have a plan. Someone tried to use this matter to their advantage before, but I managed to suppress it with the Emperor’s help,” Su Jiu said.
“The officials from the Imperial Censorate?” Su Yu furrowed his brow.
Su Jiu couldn’t help but smile. “You’re quite clever to figure that out.”
“What did they say about me? Accusing me of colluding with the Qi family?” Su Yu hit the nail on the head with his questions.
“Indeed.”
“No one opposed it?”
“There was someone who spoke up when you dealt with Xie Chen previously,” Su Jiu said.
“Oh? It’s interesting that such a person would be in the Imperial Censorate.”
Su Jiu smiled but didn’t say anything. Seeing him like this, Su Yu suddenly felt like punching his brother.
“If I ever end up hitting you one day, it’ll be your own fault, big brother.”