"Ah, miss!"
"Yueyin!"
The exclamations from Wen Shu and Madam Yang pulled Yun Yueyin, who was still trying to dream, back to reality.
Yun Yueyin shook her head distractedly, "How could this happen? Why is this happening? My face, my face!"
Her face had only been stung by poisonous bees before, and then treated by the divine physician. It was clearly almost healed. Yesterday, although it was a bit sallow, it was fine before she went to sleep!
After one night, her face had become...
Neither human nor ghost!
Madam Yang almost fainted from fright.
Yueyin, whom she had always prided herself on, and even thought surpassed all the women in the capital, was indeed a top beauty, though her looks didn't compare to Yun Shu. But now, what did she see?
She saw a face, a face covered in festering sores!
The decay was clearly visible, as if her face had been burned by fire!
"Miss, you were fine last night, how can it be this morning... I'll go find a doctor, no, no, I'll go find the divine physician!" Wen Shu, though terrified, quickly calmed down.
Hearing this, Yun Yueyin seemed unresponsive, only repeating two words, "It's a dream! It's a dream!"
"Go quickly! Go quickly!" Madam Yang was on the verge of wailing.
She then reacted, fearing discovery, and quickly shut the door tightly.
Stumbling, she went back to Yun Yueyin.
She held Yun Yueyin's face to examine it.
"What went wrong? Wasn't it treated by the divine physician before? Could it be... could it be that someone poisoned your face during this time? Someone wants to ruin your appearance!" Madam Yang suddenly calmed down, a suspicion dawning.
If it wasn't poison, a perfectly fine face wouldn't have been unable to heal after being harmed by poisonous bees!
Yun Yueyin also came to her senses, "Poison... it's Yun Shu! It must be her! She must have poisoned me without my knowledge!"
"Damn little slut, I'll make her pay!" Madam Yang was furious, her eyes filled with intense hatred.
Yun Yueyin clenched her fists tightly, as if seeing Yun Shu before her, "I will kill her! I will kill her!"
Madam Yang was still dreaming, "The divine physician can surely help you detoxify! Don't worry, he can definitely do it. No matter how much silver it takes, as long as it can make your face better, mother will pay!"
"Mother, I must kill her with my own hands!" Yun Yueyin gritted her teeth.
As it neared evening, Lu Hao arrived with Wen Shu.
When Lu Hao saw Yun Yueyin's face, he was also greatly startled.
He suppressed himself, managing not to vomit in front of them.
A wave of fear washed over him.
It was the first time he felt that being Yun Shu's lackey was the wisest decision he had ever made!
"Divine Physician Lu, you must make my face recover as soon as possible. You know, I am about to marry the Regent, and... and I am carrying the Regent's child!" Yun Yueyin grabbed Lu Hao's arm, her words filled with urgency.
Madam Yang pleaded, "Divine Physician Lu, no matter what, please, you must cure Yueyin's face!"
Looking at the two begging before him.
Lu Hao subtly pushed Yun Yueyin's hand away and sighed deeply, shaking his head, "It's beyond help. I said before that you shouldn't rush recovery, but you insisted on not listening. Now it seems there's poison on your face again, making it even harder to recover quickly."
Madam Yang almost burst into tears upon hearing this, "Poison? I said it was poison! Isn't it enough to just detoxify it?"
"The poison can be neutralized, but the face cannot be restored to its former state. Your entire face is almost rotten now. We can only wait for it to heal and scab over, and it will leave scars in the future," Lu Hao feigned helplessness.
Yun Yueyin was stunned, "Scars?"
"No, no, no!" Madam Yang exclaimed repeatedly.
Lu Hao stood up, "I have other matters to attend to. Think carefully. You don't need my treatment in this situation. Find other doctors in the capital."
With that, he left directly.
Yun Yueyin and Madam Yang were distraught and couldn't stop Lu Hao in time.
Lu Hao, however, was quick.
Outside the inn, he found a corner and, unable to hold back any longer, vomited.
After vomiting, he felt much better and once again sighed, "I will definitely obey Yun Shu from now on!"
It was too terrifying!
He had watched Yun Yueyin be tormented into this state step by step. And the child in her womb, no matter how you calculated it, couldn't possibly belong to the Regent. The Regent would absolutely, absolutely, absolutely not let a woman get pregnant; he was more resolute than any contraceptive soup!
...
An hour later.
Night deepened.
The evening breeze was gentle, bathed in moonlight.
Yun Shu, clad in night-blooming clothes, quietly entered the Gu Residence.
She held a map of the Gu Residence in her hand.
Coupled with the fact that Ruan Xi had informants in the Gu Residence who told her where Gu Zhiruo lived, she could proceed directly according to the map.
She possessed maps of most of the residences of the powerful and influential families in the capital.
Soon.
Yun Shu arrived at Gu Zhiruo's courtyard.
In fact, there were not many guards in the Gu Residence.
Altogether, there were only about five or six, most of whom only knew some basic martial arts. Even if she hadn't worn her night clothes tonight, they wouldn't have been able to catch a glimpse of her.
As soon as she entered the courtyard.
She heard some noises coming from the room.
"Wan Qing, what time is it?" Gu Zhiruo's voice was somewhat weak as she asked.
"Miss, it's already Hai Shi (9-11 PM). Miss, you should sleep quickly. I'll go find a doctor again tomorrow," Wan Qing gently persuaded.
Gu Zhiruo coughed a few times, "I never imagined I would become so gravely ill one day. Many doctors have come, and they all say I don't have much time left. Finding another doctor won't reveal anything new."
"Miss..." Wan Qing's eyes reddened.
"Second Miss Yun wanted to see me today, likely because she heard the rumors outside. At this time, everyone is afraid of catching my illness. Although I wish to see her, I cannot implicate her. Tomorrow, I will write a letter, and you can have someone deliver it to her," Gu Zhiruo said, coughing intermittently.
Her words were not about her own health, but rather about worrying about passing on her illness to others.
Wan Qing wiped away her tears, filled with distress, "Miss, the master is trying everywhere to find the divine physician. As long as we find the divine physician, Miss will be saved!"
"The divine physician is not so easy to find," Gu Zhiruo chuckled lightly.
Life and death are fated. She had not been in good health for the past few years and had been mentally prepared.
Wan Qing immediately burst into tears, "Miss is a good person, heaven cannot be so cruel to her! The master will surely find the divine physician."
"It's already Hai Shi. You should go back and rest. You don't need to stay here. Cough, cough, cough... Go," Gu Zhiruo softly urged Wan Qing out.
Wan Qing walked out, wiping away tears.
The moment the door was closed, Gu Zhiruo sighed.
As the sigh faded.
The next moment, the just-closed door was pushed open again.