Song Hong didn't feel jealous, and soon news of Song Chongjin's poisoning reached the Capital City.
Song Chongjin sought an antidote and sent it over.
Meanwhile, he was furious and began cleaning out the personal guards and servants in the mansion.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, intentionally or otherwise, he managed to remove some of Lady Gao's people from the mansion.
The personal guard who had been informing Lady Gao also died during the cleaning.
However, the guard was loyal and did not implicate Lady Gao even at death, shifting the blame entirely onto Lady Wang.
But after the poisoning incident, with manpower insufficient and fearing Song Hong's suspicion, Lady Gao dared not act rashly.
She hadn't expected Song Hong to secretly assign people to observe Song Chongjin, unsure whether it was for protection or another reason.
