"Really? Her medicine can remove tattoos?" Yue Qiao'e was surprised but also somewhat doubtful.
After all, she had never heard of any medicine in the world that could have such a great effect.
Lotus replied, "Actually, that medicine doesn't remove tattoos, it removes scars."
"After the young lady gave me the medicine, she told me to go back to the Gu family and tell the head of the family about the effects of the medicine."
"The head of the family ordered several men of the Gu family to cut away the flesh from the tattooed areas with knives, and then used the young lady's medicine. The wounds healed, and the tattoos disappeared."
"This medicine is incredibly potent. At first, none of the men in the Gu family believed in its effects, but after the head of the family used it himself, everyone was eager to get rid of their tattoos."
Yue Qiao'e was initially skeptical, but after hearing Hehua speak so earnestly, she believed her without question.
"Do you still have this medicine?"
Lotus shook her head. "It's all used up. Miss said it was a secret medicine used by the Xie family on the battlefield. General Xie used this method to remove the scars on her back."
"But this medicine is too expensive. The general has already taken out all the medicine he has for the sake of the Gu family."
Yue Qiao'e excitedly grabbed Hehua's arms with both hands, "If the Xie family has this medicine, then there must be more than just this much! They must have hidden a lot more."
"No, really no, Miss wouldn't lie to me. The General is a good man, and he would never hide anything from you."
Outside the house.
Gu Jiangli and Xie Shiyan both pressed their ears against the door.
The two were face to face.
Xie Shiyan raised an eyebrow at her, pointed his index finger into the room, and asked with his eyes:
"When did our Xie family acquire such a powerful medicine?"
Gu Jiangli's eyes darted around, looking up, down, left, and right, but she wouldn't look at Xie Shiyan across from her.
She was clearly avoiding the question; she simply didn't want to answer it.
Fortunately, Xie Shiyan understood her thoughts and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he mouthed, "I'll wait for your explanation."
Then I listened to the sounds in the room again.
Yue Qiao'e sat down again, looking dejected.
Suddenly, as if she had just thought of something, she spoke:
"You just said that Xie Shiyan helped the Gu family, so he knew the Gu family's identity?"
"Yes, I know," Lotus replied without hesitation.
"He knew the Gu family's hidden identity, yet he still took out such expensive medicine to help them?"
"Yes, because Miss is a member of the Gu family, and... this matter is very complicated, involving many people, and I can't explain it in just a few words, but you just need to know that Miss and the General are both very good people. If you explain to them the reasons why you had no choice at the time, they won't blame you at all."
Yue Qiao'e was about to speak when her cheeks suddenly turned bright red.
She covered her mouth with her hand and coughed incessantly.
"Cough cough cough... cough cough..."
"Mother, what's wrong?" Lotus asked anxiously.
Yue Qiao'e turned her head away, not wanting Hehua to see her current appearance.
Lotus was very worried. "Mother, are you sick? I'll go find a doctor for you."
"No need! Cough...cough cough..."
Yue Qiao'e hurriedly refused Hehua's offer to find a doctor for her, saying, "It's just a cold, nothing serious."
Lotus didn't move; she could only watch her with worry.
After Yue Qiao'e's cough subsided, she took a few deep breaths before speaking to Hehua:
"Lotus, I know you want to take me to explain my predicament to the young lady and the general, but it is indeed not appropriate for me to go to the Xie family to see them right now."
"Besides, Miss's little master has only just turned one month old. If you go to see them, it might pass on your illness to the little master, which would be bad."
Lotus heard this and thought it made some sense.
"In that case, you should focus on getting better first. There's no rush to meet. You're in the capital now, so there will be plenty of opportunities to meet later."
Yue Qiao'e's eyes darted around, revealing a lot of scheming, and she continued:
"Lotus, if Miss and the General are planning to go out, I could meet with them while they are out."
Do you know when they go out together?
Lotus said with a troubled expression, "I don't know either. Miss occasionally strolls around the streets, but she doesn't go out at a fixed time."
Yue Qiao'e didn't expect to get useful information so easily, so she didn't press the matter further.
"It's alright, I'll visit you after I've recovered."
"By the way, it's best not to tell Miss about you seeing me."
The lotus flower asked, puzzled, "Why?"
"If you tell Miss about my predicament, she will think you are making excuses for me. This will not only not help me, but will also make Miss think that you are biased and deliberately speaking well of me."
Lotus lowered her head and stammered, "But I... I really can't lie."
"I didn't ask you to lie. She won't ask you on her own initiative. Just act like you do during the day and don't bring it up. That's not lying, is it?"
Despite repeated attempts to persuade her, Lotus Flower eventually gave in.
He could only nod in agreement.
Gu Jiangli, standing outside the door, sighed helplessly.
He straightened up by the door, ending his eavesdropping.
She gave a nod, and Xie Shiyan went downstairs with her.
The two greeted the shopkeeper and then headed towards the Xie residence.
Throughout the journey, Gu Jiangli looked sorrowful and sighed repeatedly.
Xie Shiyan couldn't stand it any longer and asked, "Why don't you go in? You could catch her off guard."
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