After being forced into a marriage with a wealthy family, the virtuous wife caused a huge uproar.

"Zhong Sheng, it's me." Rong Yingluo immediately identified herself, having already recognized the voice as that of Gu Ce's attendant.

"Young Madam? What are you doing here?" Zhong Sheng asked incredulously.

Shouldn't the young mistress be dreaming at this moment?

Zhong Sheng sheathed his longsword.

"I drank too much water and got up in the middle of the night. I heard a noise and came looking for you," Rong Yingluo said sheepishly. "What happened?"

Rong Yingluo peered inside.

"Young Madam, the young master has been poisoned again," Zhong Sheng said sadly.

As Gu Ce's closest confidant, he knew that Rong Yingluo had some abilities and might be able to help the prince.

"Just as I thought." Rong Yingluo had guessed that Gu Ce would suffer from the poison once a month when she took his pulse, but she did not expect it to be this serious.

Zhong Sheng stepped aside to let her in.

Gu Ce, perched on the iron frame, began another round of struggle and shouting, as if he had gone mad.

At this point, he had completely gone mad. He only knew how to struggle and didn't recognize anyone.

His shaking made her hair even messier.

His limbs were chained, and he couldn't break free no matter how hard he tried.

There were two other men in the secret room, who looked to be around forty years old. They exuded a cold aura that made people wary of approaching them.

Rong Yingluo had never seen them before.

The two people stood at a certain distance on either side of Gu Ce, protecting him.

When Rong Yingluo saw Gu Ce's appearance, she felt sympathy for him.

The heir of the dignified Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was harmed in this way.

He told me that he had been poisoned several times before he was ten years old. Later, he entered the court, but he was at odds with the crown prince and was poisoned several more times, which led to his current state.

And yet he still managed to rise to the third rank in the officialdom. Perhaps he worked so hard to serve the emperor in order to avoid the Gu family as much as possible, just to avoid the lowly schemes of the Su family.

But the imperial court is not an easy place to stay either; it also presents various dangers.

I don't know how he got through it.

"Zhong Sheng, while he is slightly relieved, hold down his arm and I will take his pulse."

"Yes," Zhong Sheng replied.

"How long has he been like this?" Rong Yingluo began to ask about Gu Ce's history of poisoning.

"It started when I was fifteen. At first, it would flare up once every six months, then it gradually became once every three months, and since last year, it has developed into once a month," Zhong Sheng replied, his eyes slightly red.

Upon hearing this, Rong Yingluo frowned deeply; this had reached a point where there was no time to lose.

I previously thought he would live to be thirty, but if he's already at this stage, it's doubtful he'll even live to twenty-five. He's only twenty-three now.

After the wave of poisonous attacks ended, Gu Ce stopped struggling and was panting heavily.

The two middle-aged men naturally heard Rong Yingluo's words and took the initiative to hold Gu Ce down.

Rong Yingluo immediately stepped forward, first brushing the hair off Gu Ce's face. She saw that his eyes were bloodshot, staring at Rong Yingluo like a bloodthirsty beast.

He briefly regained consciousness: "You... how did you get here?"

"Don't speak." Rong Yingluo immediately took his pulse.

My heart is beating so fast, and my pulse is so irregular.

There was also a surge of internal energy coursing through his body.

She could sense that the toxins in his body were relentlessly eroding his meridians, causing him excruciating pain.

Few people can bear such pain.

He had to endure this torment once a month, and it was only through his strong will that he survived.

If she suffered like that, she definitely wouldn't want to live anymore. She'd just die and be done with it all.

This is when the toxicity is most active.

Rong Yingluo withdrew her hand and thought for a moment. She had no way to cure him of the poison at the moment, but she could try to reduce his pain.

"Whoever has the strongest internal energy can help him force the poison to his wrist and bleed a little so he suffers less."

"You can do that?" Chung Sheng exclaimed in surprise.

To prevent others from knowing that he was poisoned at regular intervals, the crown prince never sought medical help when the poison flared up.

If a doctor is summoned, the Duchess will definitely find out, and who knows what tricks she will use to deal with the heir.

"You'll know once you try it."

"Do as she says." Gu Ce made his decision.

But as soon as he finished speaking, another scream rang out, and he began to struggle frantically.

At this moment, he felt pain in every bone in his body, as if every tendon was being slowly tortured, and his whole body felt as if it were being gnawed by insects.

If he hadn't been locked up, he would have banged his head against the wall countless times.

"Begin." Rong Yingluo said coldly.

Zhong Sheng and one of the middle-aged men held Gu Ce down, while another man placed his hands on Gu Ce's back from behind and began to circulate his internal energy.

Rong Yingluo took out her needle case and, at the right moment, inserted a needle.

Gu Ce's muscles were tense, making it very difficult to insert the needles. She had to use some internal energy to assist.

Until the entire set of acupuncture techniques is completed.

She then pulled out a dagger from her leg and cut off the sleeves of both of his arms.

Her arms, which should have been pristine white, were now a light ink color.

As time went on, the color deepened, and the man trying to expel the poison turned pale, showing that he had done his best.

At this moment, Gu Ce was no longer in as much pain as before and stopped struggling, but his eyes were tightly closed.

"Gu Ce, can you hear me? If you can, circulate your internal energy and force the poison towards your arm, trying to release as much poison as possible this time," Rong Yingluo shouted.

Gu Ce heard this and, as she said, began to try to control the chaotic internal energy within his body.

Another fifteen minutes passed, and the color on her arm had darkened further.

The veins were clearly visible.

When the time was almost up, Rong Yingluo didn't hesitate to make a cut on each of Gu Ce's wrists.

Blood gushed out instantly.

Rong Yingluo looked around and saw a table with several cups on it. She immediately picked one up and collected a little blood.

A strong smell of blood quickly filled the entire secret room, along with an unusual odor.

Rong Yingluo knew that this was because there were toxins in her blood.

So many years have passed, I wonder if anything has changed in Gu Ce's body.

She needs to use this blood to do some research.

As the blood flowed out, Gu Ce stopped struggling. Fifteen minutes later, Gu Ce opened his eyes.

The redness in her eyes was slowly fading.

Seeing that the color of her two arms had returned to normal, Rong Yingluo knew that it was about time, and that further bloodletting might harm her body.

I immediately stopped the bleeding and tore off a piece of my clothing to bandage it.

"Zhong Sheng, put him down. He shouldn't be poisoned again," Rong Yingluo instructed.

Zhong Sheng immediately complied.

Gu Ce collapsed like a limp rag doll, completely unable to stand.

Two middle-aged men supported the person and placed them on a soft couch in the corner.

"Zhong Sheng, go and get your master a set of clothes, and fetch a basin of water to wipe him down." Seeing Gu Ce's miserable state, Rong Yingluo felt even more sympathetic.

If his political enemies knew that a high-ranking official of the third rank was in such a sorry state in private, they would be overjoyed.

"Yes, young mistress." Zhong Sheng left.

Two middle-aged men also left.

Is she just handing Gu Ce over to her and then abandoning him?

Who exactly are those two people?

"Thank you." With the poison no longer acting up, Gu Wei regained some strength and thanked Rong Yingluo.

Her arrival greatly shortened the time it took for the poison to take effect.

"Since you asked me to detoxify you, why didn't you tell me you would be poisoned tonight?" Rong Yingluo was somewhat displeased.