The Splendid Medical Concubine: The Journey of a Concubine

Chapter 93093 Disfigurement

Aunt Jiang's left cuff slipped slightly due to her drinking tea, revealing clear bruises on her wrist, which were bruised and purple, and looked shocking on her fair and jade-like skin.

Upon seeing this, Juan'er blurted out worriedly: "Auntie, your hands..."

Aunt Jiang put down the teacup, pulled down her sleeves to cover the bruises on her wrists, "I'm fine. When the doctor treated the injured leg of Mr. Hou, Mr. Hou was in severe pain, so he scratched me..."

The past two days have been very difficult for her. She has never experienced such hardship and suffering in her life...

Juan'er sighed in her heart and said warmly: "Auntie, when Master Hou gets better, I will definitely remember your kindness, Auntie."

At this time, a little maid came in and said that the hot water was ready.

Juan'er said: "Auntie, can I help my aunt wash her clothes?"

Aunt Jiang didn't take a bath for two full days. She finally took a hot bath and came out of the bathroom until her skin was slightly red.

Juan'er squatted on the ground and wiped Aunt Jiang's jade-like feet with a white towel.

Juer rubbed Aunt Jiang's left instep twice more, and said in surprise: "Auntie, the Shiquan ointment Mr. Marquis gave you is really miraculous. The burn scars on your instep are almost invisible. I must apply it again." After two days, everything will be fine.”

Aunt Jiang's feet are petite and slender, like jade carvings, flawless.

Aunt Jiang has always taken pity on her skin. The various facial creams, rouges, soaps, etc. she uses on daily basis are all of the best. She is also proud of her flawless skin. Although she has given birth to two children, But the abdomen is still flat, without any lines.

Aunt Jiang looked at her left foot and raised the corners of her lips, "This Shiquan Cream really deserves its reputation."

"My servant feels amazing too," Nuer agreed, and gently applied some ointment to the burned area on Aunt Jiang's left foot, spreading it evenly.

"Didn't the second lady's Qingyu hurt her face last month? The doctors said her face was going to be disfigured. After she used Shiquan Cream, the scars on her face have completely healed and you can't even see them up close."

"Auntie is lucky. The Marquis feels sorry for you and got you a jar of Shiquan ointment."

"I heard that the second lady is so regretful that her intestines are green. The third girl is even making trouble at the second lady's place, saying that she should have snatched the Shiquan Cream from the beginning." Nuer picked up what Aunt Jiang liked to hear. explain.

Upon hearing Mrs. Liu and Chu Qianling, Aunt Jiang's lips curled up slightly in disdain and she said casually, "Really?"

Guer'er was afraid that she wouldn't believe it, so she added: "What I said is true. Yesterday I went to the kitchen to bring you medicinal food, and I happened to meet Qingyu. Several little sisters talked around Qingyu, praising her for having better skin. "

"My slave also went over to take a look. There are really no scars on Qingyu's face now. Not only that, even the two freckles she originally had are gone. The skin in that area is particularly delicate."

After applying the ointment to Aunt Jiang, Juer stood up and put away the small porcelain bottle.

Aunt Jiang's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she couldn't help but ask: "Juan'er, has the skin on Qingyu's face really gotten better?" She couldn't help but raise her hand to touch her cheek.

After all, she was almost thirty, no older than her twenties and eighties. Because she often frowned, her forehead had faint fine lines, and she needed makeup to cover up the flaws on her face.

Aunt Jiang's eyes fell on the small porcelain bottle in Juan'er's hand. The wound on her foot was not big, so she didn't use much ointment every time. She still had half a bottle left.

The burn scar on my left foot is no longer visible. Apply it three or four times and it should be completely healed.

There's still some left anyway, so why waste it? Why not use it to apply on your face? There's no harm in it.

"Give me the Shiquan Cream." Aunt Jiang said eagerly.

Juan'er handed the small porcelain vase to Aunt Jiang, and helped Aunt Jiang adjust the diamond mirror on the dressing table.

Aunt Jiang carefully touched the Shiquan ointment on her forehead and looked at the bronze mirror carefully, wondering whether she would be able to see the effect when she wakes up tomorrow.

She was really tired and yawned lazily.

Juan'er hurriedly said: "Auntie, please rest early."

Aunt Jiang quickly lay down on the couch.

She can sleep for a while now, but she is afraid that Chu Lingxiao will ask her to attend to the illness later.

"If there is any movement from Mr. Marquis, remember to call me." Aunt Jiang warned Juan'er extra.

Juan'er only agreed, thinking that Aunt Jiang was caring about Mr. Hou, and felt deep in her heart that she was really affectionate towards Mr. Hou.

Aunt Jiang waved her hand and let Juan'er go out, her willow-leaf eyes astonishingly bright.

She certainly had her own little thoughts. Although serving Chu Lingxiao was painful, it was also an opportunity.

As long as Chu Lingxiao and Mrs. Tai are tired of Shen, then her son will also have a chance to become the heir apparent.

Although the legitimate son has always had priority in inheriting the title, that is not absolute. If the legitimate son is incompetent, the Dowager Queen will try to get Concubine Chu and the second prince to approach the emperor to intercede...

Therefore, she must take this opportunity to make Chu Lingxiao feel more sorry for her and pity her, and let Chu Lingxiao know that she is the one who loves him most.

Aunt Jiang's lips curled up, and then she closed her eyes.

She was really tired, and she slept very, very deeply...until a hot feeling woke her up from her dream.

She felt her forehead was a little hot, and her left foot was also hot and hot, as if it was about to burn.

Aunt Jiang suddenly opened her eyes and woke up.

After waking up, she felt her forehead hurt even more, as if someone was burning it with a candle.

"Come here!" Aunt Jiang shouted as she sat up from the couch, "Bring the bronze mirror quickly!"

It was completely dark outside, and there was only one palace lantern lit in the room, and the light was slightly dim.

Nuer and another little maid hurriedly walked into the inner room. Nuer brought the bronze mirror to the side of the couch.

Looking at Aunt Jiang from a close distance, both Nuer and the little maid were shocked to find that there was a red patch on her forehead, as if she had a rash.

Aunt Jiang also saw herself in the bronze mirror, and her beauty suddenly turned pale.

She was frightened and said quickly: "Quick, go get water, my face is so hot."

The little maid hurriedly ran out to get a basin of water and came back.

Just as Juer was about to help Aunt Jiang make a wet towel to wipe her face, she saw that Aunt Jiang had already snatched the towel and dipped it in water to clean her forehead.

When the cold water first touched her skin, she felt that the burning sensation on her forehead had eased a little, but then she felt that her forehead seemed to get even hotter.

Aunt Jiang looked at the bronze mirror in the little maid's hand again, and was horrified to find that the rash on her forehead had become redder.

"My face!" Aunt Jiang's face turned pale. She was frightened, panicked, and even more scared. She was afraid that she would be disfigured. "Hurry, go and call a doctor!"

She was so panicked that she couldn't even care about the burning sensation in her feet.

Compared to her feet, her face is of course more important.

After a while, the lights in Qinghui Courtyard were brightly lit, and the candles lit up one by one.

The yard was a mess.

There was a lot of noise in Qinghui Courtyard for most of the night, but Chu Qianchen had a good night's sleep. Even the rooster's crow didn't wake her up, and she slept until she woke up naturally.

While helping her wash up, Amber said, "Girl, there was a lot of noise in Aunt Jiang's yard most of the night last night."

"Aunt Jiang said she wanted to call a doctor in the middle of the night, so she sent someone to the eldest lady's place. It was already the fourth watch at that time, and the lady had already gone to bed. The servants thought it was not a serious illness that was life-threatening, so they didn't bother. Madam..."

"Madam woke up just now and has already sent someone to fetch a doctor for Aunt Jiang."

The Hou's Mansion has its own rules. In the Hou's Mansion, not everyone can invite a doctor to come to the house. Those aunts are only half slaves. If they want to invite a doctor, they must first obtain the consent of the principal wife.

Chu Qianchen said nothing, and there was no joy or sadness on his beautiful face.

Amber looked at her, hesitating to speak, and wanted to ask her if she wanted to see Aunt Jiang.

At this time, a little maid's voice sounded outside the curtain: "Girl, breakfast has been brought. Do you want to serve it?"

"Let's prepare the meal." Chu Qianchen responded, caressing the banbu on his waist, and walked out of the inner room.

Amber stared blankly at her slender back and quickly followed her.

The little maid's movements were very nimble, and a sumptuous breakfast table was set up in a few seconds.

Amber personally served Chu Qianchen's breakfast and brought a bowl of fragrant egg and millet porridge to her. .

Chu Qianchen ate the porridge leisurely, with no trace of disturbance in his expression.

She had no plans to go to Qinghui Courtyard to see Aunt Jiang.

Chu Lingxiao secretly changed Chu Yunmu's Shiquan ointment in order to prevent Aunt Jiang's feet from leaving scars. He was always very considerate to Aunt Jiang and told her everything. Aunt Jiang must also know where the ointment she used came from. Yes.

Chu Qianchen's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the right side of Chu Yunmu's face that was scratched by the bowstring appeared in front of his eyes.

Brother Mu hurts his face, so he must let them put themselves in Brother Mu's shoes and understand how he feels. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you.

Some people don't know pain as long as it doesn't happen to them.

Chu Qianchen had his breakfast step by step, including a bowl of porridge, three steamed buns, a piece of millet cake and some appetizers. Even Amber couldn't help but sigh in her heart when she looked at it: The girl has such an appetite. good.

After Chu Qianchen finished his breakfast, he went to Rongfu Hall to pay his respects to Mrs. Tai.

She arrived a little late. There were already many people sitting in the second room on the left, including several people from the second, third and fourth rooms.

The lady above looked very haggard and thin.

This once energetic old prince now looked like an ordinary old woman, exhausted.

The atmosphere is a bit stiff.

After Chu Qianchen saluted Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Shen, he sat down in his seat, seemingly unaware of the excessively quiet atmosphere in the room.

Mrs. Liu pretended to take a sip of tea, and then asked in a casual chatter: "Sister Chen, I heard that your aunt was sick last night?"

As she said this, Ms. Liu glanced meaningfully at Ms. Shen, gloating in her heart: The eldest brother's family has been in trouble one after another recently, and they all deserve it!

This is called retribution!

Who allowed the eldest son to be selfish and self-reliant, hiding good things for himself and not caring about family ties at all, which made his daughter cry all day long.

She finally understood. In the past, there were no interests at stake, and the two houses were fine. Once interests were involved, the long house's original shape was revealed!

Shen and Chu Qianchen were unwilling to anoint Shiquan, weren't they because they were afraid that their daughter Chu Qianling's face would heal and she would become the second prince's concubine?

There is no good thing in this long house, so I can’t believe that their second house is good!

The mother-in-law is also biased and only wants to help the eldest son.

Chu Qianchen just pretended not to hear, Mrs. Liu twitched the corner of her mouth, and was about to speak again when she heard the maid's salute coming from outside: "Master Hou."

Outside the door curtain, the sound of a wheelchair rolling became closer and closer.

Everyone knew that Chu Lingxiao was coming and looked at each other in surprise. The madam frowned tightly. According to her, her son should be taken care of on the bed, so why did he go out!

Ms. Liu curled her lips, and her malicious eyes shot at Ms. Shen from time to time.

She had heard that Chu Lingxiao would most likely be lame this time. Although a lame person would not be deprived of his title, he would not be able to find any good jobs in the future.

The rest of Chu Lingxiao's life was ruined, and he could only hold a title for nothing. Shen pretended not to care on the outside, but she must have been anxious in her heart.

However, Mrs. Shen did not even look at Mrs. Liu from beginning to end, and just drank tea by herself, as if Chu Lingxiao's arrival did not affect her at all.

The curtain of Xiang Fei was raised by the maid, and then, a big woman with a round waist came in pushing a wheelchair. The person sitting in the wheelchair was Chu Lingxiao. Under the brocade robe on his body, the splint wrapped around him was clearly visible. Left leg with bandage.

Chu Lingxiao's face was gloomy, and he looked even more haggard than the wife. The unshaven beard on his chin made his whole body even more sinister.

Chu Lingxiao didn't even look at Mrs. Shen or anyone else. He looked at Mrs. Shen with a malicious look and said angrily: "Shen Zhi, you vicious woman!"

His voice became louder and louder, "You hurt Shan'er on purpose, right? What did you add to Shiquan Cream?"

Chu Lingxiao got the impression from the maid early in the morning that Aunt Jiang was unwell and could not come to attend to her illness.

He was worried about Aunt Jiang, so he had someone carry him into a wheelchair. He went to Qinghuiyuan to see Aunt Jiang in person, and then he found out that she had a strange red rash on her forehead, which was hot and hot. Apply Shiquan cream. In the middle of the night, Aunt Jiang wanted to call a doctor, but Mrs. Shen didn't call her.

Chu Lingxiao suddenly recalled the cynicism Shen had made towards him after he broke his leg, and became furious. He believed that Shen did it on purpose, and came to Rongfutang to investigate.

Mrs. Tai's forehead throbbed with pain from Chu Lingxiao's sharp voice.

She had heard a few words from Aunt Wang, and she only knew that Aunt Jiang was clamoring for a doctor in the middle of the night, and Mrs. Shen had asked for one early in the morning. As for the specific reason why Aunt Jiang was unwell, she didn't know.

"Axiao, what on earth are you talking about?" Mrs. Tai asked patiently, "What on earth happened."

Chu Lingxiao angrily told the cause and effect of Aunt Jiang's rash.

Mrs. Liu had no intention of pretending to drink tea now. She listened with great interest and just waited to see the great show of the eldest brother. Haha, it’s better if the long-term dog bites the dog, then the drama will be more interesting.

Since Chu Lingxiao himself was shameless, Mrs. Shen would not hide it for him.

She said calmly without giving any face, "Chu Lingxiao, don't you know what you stole from Brother Mu?"

"You still want to throw dirty water on me!"

Her tone was sharp and her eyes were clear, just like a mirror that reflected Chu Lingxiao's thoughts without concealment.

"You...you viper and poisonous woman!"

Chu Lingxiao glared at Shen angrily, and the anger that had been accumulated for several days erupted like a volcano at this moment.

He was so angry that he lost his mind, forgetting for a moment that he was still hurting his leg, and rushed towards Mrs. Shen.

However, as soon as he stood up, he lost his balance and fell to the ground in a panic.

When he fell, his injured left foot was inevitably hit.

This time, it really hurts.

Chu Lingxiao felt the pain of broken bones again and let out a heartbreaking cry.

Madam is very distressed. The injury was on the son's body and the pain was on the mother's heart. She quickly said: "Hurry up, help the Marquis up quickly."

The woman pushing the wheelchair couldn't help a big man like Chu Lingxiao by herself, so she hurriedly called another woman.

Chu Lingxiao's pain could not buy Shen's heart. What she was thinking of was the sin her son had suffered.

Mrs. Shen didn't even move her eyebrows, and said leisurely: "Master Hou, your leg, if you keep tossing it like this, you may have it amputated."

"Although the Marquis has already inherited the title, if his limb is amputated, the emperor may want to seize the title."

She seemed to be trying to persuade him, but in fact, every word she spoke touched Chu Lingxiao's heart.

Disabled people cannot seize the title. If Chu Lingxiao was injured by the enemy on the battlefield, so he was missing arms and legs, the emperor would not only not seize the title, but also get a reward. However, this "accident" on Chu Lingxiao seemed a bit... Ugly.

If you make the emperor angry, you can always cure Chu Lingxiao by not repairing the inner curtain.

Mrs. Liu had a thought in her mind. If the emperor took away Chu Lingxiao's title, and there was no heir apparent in the Yongding Marquis Mansion, would he give the title to his second wife?

Chu Lingxiao finally sat back in the wheelchair with the support of the two women.

There was cold sweat on his forehead, and he held the armrest of the wheelchair tightly with one hand. He glared at Shen and gritted his teeth and said, "Shen Zhi, you actually cursed me!"

Chu Qianhuang was a little restless and went to wipe Chu Lingxiao's sweat in person and comforted him: "Father, please calm down and don't be angry with mother."

Chu Lingxiao became even more angry, "Didn't you see what your mother just said?!"

Seeing sparks flying in the air, everyone in the other rooms remained silent.

"Crack!"

Suddenly there was a heavy banging sound in the house.

The fruit bowl on the coffee table shook, and the lychees rolled off the fruit bowl and scattered on the ground.

"Have you had enough?" The madam turned blue with anger and said angrily, "Both of you, please stop saying a few words!"

The wife said "you", as if she was scolding Chu Lingxiao and Shen at the same time. In fact, she naturally felt sorry for her son in her heart, and felt that Shen had gone too far.

No matter what discords and misunderstandings there are between the couple, shouldn't Shen, as a wife, respect her husband and give way to her husband? She even talked about amputation. Is this a curse on Chu Lingxiao? !

Mrs. Tai was afraid that Chu Lingxiao's legs were really not good, so she couldn't help but angered Aunt Jiang and said to Aunt Wang: "Aunt Wang, go to Qinghui Courtyard to see Aunt Jiang and see if she is disfigured. His face is still ruined... He’s such an adult and he doesn’t know what the seriousness is!”

"Since you're sick, just don't go out of the yard!"

Mrs. Tai immediately placed a grounding order on Aunt Jiang. In her opinion, Aunt Jiang just had a rash on her face. How important was Chu Lingxiao's legs!

In her heart, she felt that Aunt Jiang was being petty and alarmed Chu Lingxiao for such a small thing. Was it because she thought his leg was not injured badly enough?

Grandma Wang took the order and retreated.

Mrs. Shen also wanted to scold Mrs. Shen, but she held back.

Of course her forbearance was for the sake of her son.

Now even the imperial doctor at the Imperial Hospital said that Chu Lingxiao's leg injury was hopeless and that he would definitely become lame. Now his only hope is the miracle doctor from Ji Shitang, but the doctor from the Hou Mansion has been there several times. However, his family has offended Ji Shitang before, and Ji Shitang is afraid that he is not willing to help the Hou Mansion make connections.

Therefore, Mrs. Tai thought of Shen’s sister, Princess Shen Wan of Jingjun.

Shen Wan's daughter has been seeking medical treatment at Jishi Hall for about a month. Shen Wan must have some friendship with the miracle doctor, so the Chu family may be able to invite the miracle doctor through this line.

Originally, Mrs. Tai planned to mention it to Mrs. Shen today, but Chu Lingxiao made such a fuss and the atmosphere became tense.

Obviously, now is not the right time.

The madam clenched the string of beads in her hand, and she blamed her son for being impulsive. But even so, she still hoped that Mrs. Shen would be soft-hearted when she saw her son in pain... Even if Mrs. Shen was not soft-hearted, she would still be soft-hearted. There is Sister Huang and Brother Mu.

The madam calmed herself down and persuaded softly: "You two, your combined age is over fifty. If there is anything you need to talk about, you can't talk about it."

Although what Shen said last time was heartless, Mrs. Shen only thought it was because the couple had a quarrel and Shen was just feeling angry.

Madam Tai looked at Chu Lingxiao and pretended to scold: "Ah Xiao, you too, don't you understand what Ah Zhi's temperament is? She has always been straight-tempered, how could she use such dirty tricks!"

While she was speaking, she winked at Chu Lingxiao. Chu Lingxiao wanted to refute Mrs. Tai, but restrained herself in the end.

Chu Lingxiao pursed her thin lips tightly and squeezed the armrest of the wheelchair harder, disapproving in her heart:

Is Mr. Shen straightforward? ! She is clearly arrogant!

Chu Lingxiao had already determined in his heart that all this was Shen's conspiracy.

I'm afraid Mrs. Shen had already guessed that he was targeting Shiquan Cream, so she tampered with the jar of Shiquan Cream and deliberately used Shiquan Cream on Chu Yunmu, using her son as bait to lure him in.

He was careless and fell into Shen's trap.

He took away the problematic jar of Shiquan ointment and harmed his Shan'er instead!

This woman, Mrs. Shen, is a vicious woman. Her thoughts are so vicious that she planned such a scheme in such a complicated way, just because she is jealous of Shan'er and because she can't tolerate Shan'er!

The more Chu Lingxiao thought about it, the more he hated her, and the more he thought about it, the more he hated her. However, he also understood what Mrs. Tai meant. For the sake of his feet, he could not break up with Mrs. Shen now.

He pursed his lips and remained silent, seeming to acquiesce to the Madam's words.

Mrs. Tai showed a kind and kind smile, expressed her affection for Mr. Shen, and said: "Azhi, look at A Xiao's leg injured like this. He must have suffered a serious crime this time, and he was depressed, so he could forget himself for a moment... "

However, Mrs. Shen didn't want to play a game of respecting each other as guests with them, and said perfunctorily: "Mother, I have some things to do with my husband, so I'm going out first."

The faces of Mrs. Tai and Chu Lingxiao suddenly froze.

Chu Qianhuang opened her lips slightly and was about to say something, when Mrs. Shen called out: "Sister Huang, Sister Chen, you guys are coming too." She also called the twin concubines, "Also, Sister Wu Son and Sister Ying.”

Chu Qianhuang swallowed her unspoken words and left with Shen together with Chu Qianchen.

Chu Qianwu and Chu Qianying were a little at a loss. They looked at Mrs. Tai, Chu Lingxiao, and then at Mr. Shen, but still followed her.

After leaving Rongfu Hall, Shen stopped.

She could obviously see the uneasiness in the twins' eyes, and her attitude was as gentle as ever. She smiled and said: "The summer shirts in the sewing room are almost ready. The weather is hot this year, so I thought I might as well make two more summer shirts. I'll do it later. Let the sewing room pick out the materials for you."

There was a tactful comfort in Shen's two words, which meant that even if she was at odds with their father, she was still their aunt and would not treat them badly.

The twins looked at each other, relieved.

My aunt has always been good-natured, and she is impartial towards the concubines. Compared with the other concubines, their lives are obviously much better. They are also afraid that the gods will fight, the little ghosts will suffer, and the aunt and father will be angry at them.

The sisters finally felt relieved and told their aunt if they planned to go back.

"Thank you, mother." The two sisters thanked Shen happily.

They were only ten years old, and they were at the age where they love beauty. They were all smiling as they thought about having new clothes to wear.

Mrs. Shen added: "Sister Huang, Sister Chen, you two are not young anymore. From today on, you will follow me and learn how to feed from the palm of your hand."

When the twins heard this, they couldn't help but look envious.

They are girls from the Chu family, and they usually have a boudoir in the clan who can study and learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but these are not things that a boudoir can learn.

When aristocratic families marry their descendants, most of them marry their legitimate daughters. This is because mothers will teach their daughters how to take care of their children and how to manage the house. A concubine's daughter will never be as good as a legitimate daughter in this regard.

Therefore, those noble families usually do not marry concubines to their outstanding children, because they are also afraid that the concubines will be petty and will not be able to educate their children in the future.

(End of chapter)