Three days after the flower-viewing banquet, Shen Yingxue did not receive any news of Shen Danru's skin ulceration.
As soon as her wet nurse, Liu Mama, entered the room, she saw the pustules on Shen Yingxue's face and exclaimed in fright, "Miss, what happened to you?"
Shen Yingxue looked at Liu's mother with a puzzled expression: "Mom, I'm fine."
"Miss, what happened to your face?" Mrs. Liu asked again.
Shen Yingxue quickly went to the bronze mirror and saw the pustules on her face, which startled her.
Suddenly feeling an intense itch, she wanted to reach out and scratch it.
Liu's mother quickly stopped her: "Miss, please don't scratch it, it will disfigure you."
"Mom, I'll just scratch it once, it's so itchy," Shen Yingxue pleaded.
"No, I'll send someone to fetch the royal physician right now. You absolutely mustn't scratch it anymore," said Madam Liu sternly.
Seeing that Shen Yingxue nodded, Liu Mama went out to make arrangements.
Shen Yingxue was filled with doubt. That bitch was perfectly fine, but she herself had developed many pustules all over her body. Where did things go wrong?
She clearly gave the medicine to Shen Danru, and she even saw Shen Danru drink it with her own eyes, so why is she unharmed?
Could it be that bitch Banshu?
"Half a bunch, half a bunch."
Banshu rushed into the room and was shocked to see the pustules on Shen Yingxue's face.
"Tell me quickly, did you accidentally put the wrong medicine in my drink that day? How come that bitch is still acting like nothing happened?"
“Miss, I really did give the drug to Shen Danru, and I even saw her drink it with my own eyes. As for why it didn’t work, I don’t know what happened. Maybe we bought fake poison from the Black Market.”
Shen Yingxue angrily asked, "Then what happened to my face?"
Half-heartedly, she asked, "Miss, you may be having an allergic reaction. Mama Liu has gone to fetch the family doctor. Let's wait a bit. Please don't scratch."
Shen Yingxue felt a stinging itch all over her body. After Banshu examined her, he discovered that her body was also covered with pustules.
After the physician arrived, he took Shen Yingxue's pulse for a long time, but could not find the problem.
He stood up and carefully examined the pustules on Shen Yingxue's face, but he couldn't figure out the cause.
Soon, beads of sweat streamed down his forehead like rain, and he forced himself to say, "Miss, you are perfectly fine."
"Impossible, then what happened to my face and body?"
"Miss, may I take a look at your meal today?"
Banshu stepped forward: "Doctor Xu, please come with me."
Banshu took the physician to the small kitchen, and after an examination, no abnormalities were found.
The physician concluded that the young lady had contracted a strange illness, a skin condition he could not identify, but he could prescribe some anti-itch medication.
However, after taking the medicine, Shen Yingxue did not feel any improvement; the itching still felt like being pricked by needles.
She suspected that she had been poisoned.
"A quack! He's a quack! Aunt Liu, I can't take it anymore, please go and find me a miracle doctor."
"Miss, should we report this to Madam?"
"No, you can't tell my mother."
Mother already favors the third sister; if she finds out that the third sister is disfigured, she will probably abandon her.
She is now sixteen years old and still unmarried. If this matter were to become public, it would be even more difficult for her to marry the Crown Prince.
Liu Mama, who dared not go to the clinics in Shengjing City for fear that news of her young mistress's disfigurement would spread, could only seek out unorthodox methods.
She has many connections outside, since her son Liu Hai is involved in the underworld, so finding a miracle doctor through unofficial means isn't difficult for her.
After Liu Mama left, Banshu couldn't help but ask, "Miss, I suspect you've been poisoned. Could it be someone from our household...?"
Shen Yingxue asked urgently, "Tell me quickly, what did you discover?"
“Miss, it has been three days since the flower viewing banquet. If the poison was contracted at the banquet, it would have taken effect long ago and wouldn’t have waited until today. You haven’t left the manor in these three days, and I suspect that someone in the manor is responsible.”
"I saw the Second Miss whispering with Banxia this morning. Could it be that the Second Miss is secretly manipulating people in the manor to poison you?"
Shen Yingxue suddenly smashed the teacup on the table.
"You bastards, you bastards, you're all a bunch of bastards! Go and fetch Banxia for me right now."
Shen Yingxue had four first-class maids, among whom she trusted Banshu and Banxia the most.
However, Banxia was always more clever than Banshu and won Shen Yingxue's favor, which made Banshu jealous.
These past few days, Banxia's parents have been ill, so Shen Yingxue gave her a few days off. She only returned to the mansion today.
Just then, Shen Yingxue fell ill.
When Banshu found Banxia, he told her that the young lady wanted to see her. Banxia was still a little confused.
Miss said that it was bad luck for her to serve the patient, and that she should rest at home for another day to get rid of the bad luck. Why is she being asked to serve the patient now?
But since the young lady had given the order, Banxia dared not delay. She immediately changed her clothes and followed Banshu to Shen Yingxue's room.
As soon as Banxia stepped into the room, she was slapped to the ground by Shen Yingxue.
She covered her face, looking at Shen Yingxue with a wronged expression: "Miss, what did I do wrong?"
However, when her gaze fell on Shen Yingxue's face, she was instantly stunned.
Shen Yingxue said coldly, "Did you poison me?"
"Miss, I really didn't! I just returned to the manor today," Banxia protested.
Shen Yingxue kicked Banxia in the chest.
"You're still trying to deny it. It's obvious that you and your second sister are colluding."
Banxia knew that Chen Yingxue had misunderstood.
The second young lady was concerned about her parents' health, so Banxia told her the truth, and the second young lady asked a few questions in return.
The two exchanged a few more words in the courtyard, which unexpectedly caused a misunderstanding among the young lady.
The young lady hadn't gotten up yet; someone must have tipped her off.
Banxia knelt down and cried out that she was wronged: "Miss, you can call the other sisters in the courtyard to ask. Second Miss really just came to see you. I just happened to run into her."
Shen Yingxue didn't believe it, so she called over the other maids, and only then did she realize that Banxia had been wronged.
Banxia was disappointed. She hadn't expected that her loyalty and dedication to her mistress would result in this outcome. She was truly heartbroken.
Banshu looked on with amusement, secretly enjoying the spectacle.
After Liu's mother returned, she brought two doctors with her.
After examining Shen Yingxue's pulse, they found no symptoms.
Even though she couldn't diagnose Shen Yingxue's illness, Liu's mother still gave each of them a sum of silver as hush money and told them not to reveal the matter.
Shen Yingxue was completely panicked.
What should she do?
"Don't worry, Miss, there are other renowned doctors. I'll go out and ask them right away."
After saying that, Liu's mother left in a hurry.
However, Shen Yingxue still felt uneasy. She always felt that the pustules on her face were related to Shen Danru, but she had no evidence to prove it.
Everyone ate the food at the flower viewing banquet, and no one else was hurt, but she developed pustules on her body.
Besides, she didn't develop these symptoms on the day of the flower viewing banquet. If we take this to the Xingguo Duke's Mansion, they will not only deny it, but we will also offend them.
Her face became increasingly itchy, and she couldn't help but scratch it. Banshu and Banxia held her hand down, afraid that she would be disfigured.
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