Chapter 123 Qingping's face is so white that it is almost transparent
After opening it, the jade box contained a smooth and flawless red paste that exuded a rich rose scent.
Even Qingping, who was standing by, was attracted and couldn't help but take a few more glances.
But Shangguan Sui immediately reached out and pinched his nose.
[Ah, why is there such a strong rose scent! ]
[I hate the smell of roses the most! ]
Shangguan Sui didn't know why, but she just couldn't smell the scent of roses, and she didn't like any products related to roses.
She closed the jade box and looked at it with some regret.
She still liked the box very much, but it was a pity that it was rose scented.
She turned her eyes and inadvertently caught Qingping's reluctant look.
[Huh? Qingping seems to like this Ruby Cream very much.]
Shangguan Sui picked up the jade box.
Sure enough, Qingping's eyes also fell on her hands.
Shangguan Sui turned around and faced Qingping.
Then, under Qingping's puzzled gaze, she handed the jade box in her hand to Qingping.
Shangguan Sui's eyebrows curved, and his voice was filled with laughter: "I don't need this, so I'd better give this Ruby Cream to you."
Qingping quickly waved her hands, surprised by the favor.
"I dare not. This is something the princess uses! I dare not accept it."
Although the Fifth Princess is very approachable and doesn't put on airs with them, she is a princess after all!
How dare she use the princess's stuff...
Shangguan Sui shook his head, "It's okay, just take it."
As she said that, she stuffed the jade box directly into Qingping's hand.
Qing Ping bowed helplessly, "Thank you, Princess."
Shangguan Sui curled his lips and said, "It's okay, open it and take a look."
Qingping nodded and opened the jade box as if she had found a treasure.
The look towards Ruby Paste was gleaming with light.
She carefully applied a little and rubbed it on the back of her hand.
This thing is indeed precious, but as it is a tribute from the imperial merchant, she is reluctant to use too much of it.
Qingping raised her hand to her nose and sniffed the rich rose scent.
When Shangguan Sui saw that Qingping liked him, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips.
After Qingping waited on Shangguan Sui to rest, she bowed and left the room.
She placed the jade box carefully on the table.
Mo Mei, the maid who lived with her, also noticed the jade box.
"This jade box is so exquisite and beautiful."
Qing Ping curled her lips and said, "This is what the Fifth Princess just gave me. I can't bear to use it. I just put a little on the back of my hand and smell it."
After saying this, she went to fetch some water, washed up, and prepared to rest.
However, as soon as she put her hand into the basin, the back of her hand suddenly began to hurt.
“Ahhhhhhhhh!!!”
Qingping's knees went weak in pain and she fell to the ground, with the basin overturned, splashing a large amount of water.
Mo Mei was panicked and rushed over to help Qingping up.
"Sister Qingping! Sister Qingping! What's wrong with you?!"
Qing Ping's face turned pale and almost transparent, and her voice was weak and trembling, "My hand... hurts..."
Mo Mei was so scared that she burst into tears, with big drops of tears streaming down her face.
Sister Qingping seems to be in a lot of pain...
This was...the first time she had seen such a scene.
Mo Mei was breathing heavily and her voice was stammering.
"I, I will go and get the imperial physician right now, right now..."
Mo Mei staggered as she ran out and nearly tripped over the threshold.
When the Imperial Hospital heard that someone from the Bihua Palace had an accident, they immediately sent the most experienced doctor, Xu, to go there.
Even Shangguan Sui and Chen Fei were shocked.
Shangguan Sui had messy hair draped over his shoulders and was wearing an outer robe.
You can tell at a glance that he has just come out of the quilt.
Concubine Chen looked at the back of Qingping's hand.
I saw that a small patch of skin on the back of her hand had turned into a bloody mess, which was horrifying.
The eyes of Concubine Chen were filled with pity and were deeply saddened.
Qingping had been with her for so many years, it was impossible for her to have no feelings for him...
The Concubine Chen opened her mouth and spoke in a harsh voice.
"Doctor Xu, what happened to Qingping? Why did her hand suddenly become like this?"
Doctor Xu cleaned Qingping's wound, frowned and thought for a while, then slowly said: "Miss Qingping must have come into contact with something highly corrosive..."
Then he looked at Qingping.
"Miss Qingping, did you touch anything tonight that you don't normally use? And you only used it on the back of your hand."
Qingping was lying on the bed, her face pale, and her lips moved when she heard the words.
The voice was very dry, "Only, only the box of Ruby Cream that the Fifth Princess gave me..."
"I applied a little bit on the back of my hand, and when it came into contact with water, that area started to hurt, like a drill..."
Upon hearing this, Mo Mei immediately took the box of Ruby Ointment to Doctor Xu.
Shangguan Sui's eyes were filled with disbelief when he heard this.
[Isn’t this Ruby Cream sent by the Empress Dowager?! ]
Doctor Xu first tried it with a silver needle and found that there was nothing wrong.
Then take out a small piece and throw it into the water.
Almost instantly, the small piece of ruby paste made an extremely sharp sound in the water.
The concubine pursed her lips tightly, and a chill of fear ran down her spine.
She couldn't imagine... if this red jade cream was used on Shunshun's face...
The Concubine Chen just thought about it for a moment and felt so heartbroken that she could hardly breathe.
The Concubine Chen was gasping for breath like a drowning fish.
She immediately ordered her maid to fetch her box of red ruby ointment.
Shangguan Sui's eyebrows were also tightly wrinkled.
[My mother is also suspicious...]
[This may not be that simple...]
Soon, Mo Mei came into the room with a jade box with a picture of a lady painted on it.
The Concubine Chen handed the box of ruby ointment to Doctor Xu.
"Please ask Doctor Xu to take another look at this box."
Doctor Xu nodded and took it. He first used a silver needle, then took out a piece of it and put it into the water.
Nothing unusual.
But the complexion of Concubine Chen did not improve, but became even uglier.
Shangguan Sui looked at Qingping and said, "Sister Qingping, when the Queen Mother sent someone to deliver the Ruby Cream, did she specifically tell which box was for whom?"
Qingping nodded.
"Yes, the maid said that the box with pictures of flowers, birds and fish is for the princess, and the one with pictures of ladies is for the Consort Chen."
After Shangguan Sui heard this, his mind started to work rapidly.
[The Queen Mother has no reason and will not harm me. I am afraid someone wants to use her to disfigure me! ]
[To be able to do this, he must have some powerful background...]
Qing Ping then asked: "Doctor Xu, my hand won't always be like this, right?"
It was so bloody and mangled... She never dared to show her hands again.
Doctor Xu shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Miss Qingping. As long as you apply the medicine on time, you will be fine."
He paused, his voice tinged with a hint of sadness.
"It might just leave a scar..."
When Shangguan Sui heard this, the corners of his eyes immediately turned red.
"I'm sorry Sister Qingping, it's all my fault..."
"If I hadn't forced the jade box into your hands, nothing would have happened to you..."
Qing Ping shook her head quickly, "How can I blame the princess? I just like this box of Ruby Cream so much, and the princess is kind and is willing to give it to me."
The Concubine Chen reached out and touched Shangguan Sui's hair.
"Sui Sui, how can you be blamed for this? You have good intentions, so don't blame yourself."
After saying this, her eyelashes drooped slightly, "If anyone is to blame, it should be the person behind this!"
The Concubine Chen's eyes gradually became fierce.
She must get to the bottom of this matter.
She wanted to see who was so bold as to harm her daughter!