Suicide by taking poison. In the novel The Governor is Seriously Ill, Xiahou Yue's younger brother Xiahou Yao committed suicide by taking poison because of being framed by a traitor. The novel "The Governor is Sick" tells the story that Xiahou Lian is a chaotic party in the Jianghu and the most wanted man in the East Factory. He has become a small fan at the bottom of the East Factory, earning two taels of silver a month and even unable to pay the rent.