After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 281 Pei Yuan is Poisoned
"Looks like I still need to keep trying to change his mindset!"

Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself.

To be honest, Liu Qiaomei was a little disappointed. She wondered if she was really not likable.

She likes Qian Musheng, but he ignores her completely.

Su Xiaoxiao wanted to introduce him to Mr. Li, but Mr. Li made excuses to avoid it. This really made her lose face, and she didn't even eat breakfast properly before hiding in her room, feeling depressed.

Su Xiaoxiao had no choice; matters of the heart require the consent of both parties, right?

When Pei Yuan returned home that evening, he looked terrible and hadn't eaten much.

Su Xiaoxiao went over to ask Bei Yan, who said that the general had encountered some trouble today, but it was nothing to worry about, and told Su Xiaoxiao not to worry.

Seeing Bei Yan's hesitant and stammering manner, Su Xiaoxiao knew that he must be hiding something from her.

"Tell me clearly right now, what exactly happened?"

Su Xiaoxiao was furious and wanted to grab Bei Yan immediately to find out what was going on.

When Bei Yan saw that Su Xiaoxiao was finally getting anxious, he quickly recounted what had just happened.

"On our way back to the General's Mansion today, a little beggar suddenly blocked our way and asked for food."

"Ugh!"

Bei Yan sighed and said, "You know our General Pei is very kind-hearted. He especially can't bear to see such a pitiful little beggar. Seeing that he was not very old, we let our guard down. The general went over and helped him up from the ground, but he immediately pulled out a knife and stabbed at the general while he was distracted."

Startled, Su Xiaoxiao dropped the basin she was holding to the ground. "Did the general get hurt?"

"No, it was just a cut on my arm. The general said it was nothing serious. But the little beggar ran away, and the general didn't tell me to chase after him."

After hearing about Bei Yan's incident, Su Xiaoxiao didn't even bother cooking. She rushed back into the house and saw Pei Yuan lying on the bed, looking unwell. She asked, "Are you alright? Have you treated your wound?"

"Bei Yan already told you, didn't she?"

Pei Yuan sighed, "It's alright, don't worry about me!"

"Okay, can you take a look at my wound?"

Without a word, Su Xiaoxiao grabbed Pei Yuan's arm and found a wound about five or six centimeters long on his left forearm. Pei Yuan didn't treat it or even bandage it, leaving the wound exposed.

Su Xiaoxiao quickly grabbed the first-aid kit and applied medicine to Pei Yuan's wound. Her nervous demeanor amused Pei Yuan.

Why are you so nervous? I'm a general who's been fighting on the battlefield all year round. What haven't I seen?

Su Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at Pei Yuan, "Are you just being stubborn? Small wounds can easily get infected if not treated properly. And why does your wound look a little black?"

"Really? I didn't look closely today..."

Pei Yuan took a closer look under the light in the room and saw that the wound was indeed slightly blackened. Several hours had passed, but Pei Yuan was now feeling a slight pain.

"Why didn't you deal with it in time? And did you even see who that little beggar was? Was he really just a beggar?"

Su Xiaoxiao felt more and more that something was wrong with this matter. If he was really just a beggar, then why would he come to assassinate Pei Yuan?
Pei Yuan shook his head.

“I didn’t think too much about it at the time. I saw a delicious Changbai cake shop and thought I’d buy some for you, otherwise that shop would be closed down.”

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the white rice cake that Pei Yuan had brought back for her on the table, and her eyes welled up with tears.

She quickly disinfected Pei Yuan's wound and applied the best medicine for knife wounds. Although the wound was not deep, Su Xiaoxiao still treated it carefully and attentively.

While Su Xiaoxiao was treating her wounds, Pei Yuan looked at her intently, his eyes filled with a tenderness that seemed to be sweet as honey.

This made Su Xiaoxiao lower her head, too embarrassed to look at Pei Yuan.

"You're so pretty."

"Don't look at me, you're distracting me."

"Alright." Pei Yuan had no choice but to lower his head, but Su Xiaoxiao looked up at Pei Yuan.

Her eyebrows and eyes are still so beautiful; it's hard not to like her.

His long, neat eyelashes, though strikingly handsome, exuded a masculine charm that made one want to look at him more.

Just as Su Xiaoxiao was lost in her fantasies, she saw Pei Yuan suddenly shudder. He clutched his chest, curled up uncontrollably, and let out a painful groan.

"what happened to you?"

Su Xiaoxiao was startled.

"Did I hurt you?"

"No, no... My heart suddenly feels so painful... It feels like thousands of ants are biting it."

As he spoke, Pei Yuan's face turned pale, his lips turned purple, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

"Don't scare me..."

Su Xiaoxiao was truly terrified.

Su Xiaoxiao quickly ran out and called Bei Yan.

Bei Yan panicked a little when she saw Pei Yuan like this.

He quickly helped Pei Yuan to bed to rest.

It was already past midnight when Pei Yuan lay unconscious on the bed.

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly realized that Mr. Li was home. She quickly rushed out of the room to call him.

Mr. Li had a few drinks tonight and went back to his usual fast-sleeping routine in the house.

Su Xiaoxiao knocked on the door for about five minutes before she finally woke Mr. Li up.

"Mr. Li, please go and check on General Pei Yuan. He is injured and unconscious."

Mr. Li sobered up and came to Pei Yuan's side. He placed his fingers on Pei Yuan's wrist, his face grave.

"poisoned!"

Mr. Li observed Pei Yuan's face more carefully and became even more certain.

Su Xiaoxiao immediately thought of the cut on Pei Yuan's arm.

"Is this the place...?"

Mr. Li examined Pei Yuan's arm wound carefully, frowned, and said, "It looks like it. When did you get this injury?"

Bei Yan recounted what had happened: "This is the legendary Seven Star Poisonous Herb. It is commonly used by ethnic minorities in the Western Regions to injure people. They like to grind this herb into juice and apply it to their swords to harm others."

"Is the poison potent? Will the general be in mortal danger?"

Su Xiaoxiao quickly asked Mr. Li.

"I've never encountered this before, but I'll give it a try!"

Terrified, Su Xiaoxiao grabbed Mr. Li's hand gratefully. "Sir, please do your best to save General Pei. I beg you."

Mr. Li nodded. "Don't worry, I will do my best to treat him."

"Bei Yan, go and harness the carriage. We need to get Pei Yuan to Ci'an Hall as soon as possible, and then prepare medicine for the general."

Bei Yan wiped away her tears and hurried off to prepare.

(End of this chapter)