Shen could see through the thoughts of Madam Tai and Liu at a glance, and said calmly: "Mother, you also know that Qi Niang is the lifeblood of my sister!"
The lady's words were blocked by Shen's words, and her face turned unsightly, feeling humiliated.
The room suddenly became quiet; you could hear a pin drop.
The one with the ugliest expression was Chu Qianling, who was sitting next to Liu, but the veil on her face covered most of her face and also covered the corners of her almost twisted mouth.
Chu Qianling was so angry that she almost went crazy, her nails dug deeply into the soft palm.
Her mother was so humble and said all the nice things to her aunt on her behalf, but her aunt was not moved at all. It was clearly Chu Qianchen who hurt her face, but now, she wanted them to swallow their anger and ask for help from the eldest wife's family!
Chu Qianling stood up suddenly, and her abrupt action immediately attracted the attention of other people in the room.
"Sister Ling..."
Liu called out, thinking her daughter was so angry that she was going to walk away. The next moment, she saw Chu Qianling bowing to Chu Qianchen and said, "Second sister, it was my fault that day. I hurt my face and panicked, so I took my anger out on you and thought you hurt my face on purpose."
Looking at this scene, the lady was filled with sorrow. She felt that after this disaster, the previously spoiled Chu Qianling had grown up a lot.
Chu Qianling took a blue and white porcelain teacup from the tray in the maid's hand and walked towards Chu Qianchen holding the teacup.
"Second sister, if you drink this cup of tea, it will be considered as your forgiveness, okay?" Chu Qianling walked up to Chu Qianchen, deliberately turned her back to the lady, bowed and knelt, and handed over the cup of tea in her hand.
A hint of viciousness flashed across Chu Qianling's eyes.
Her face was ruined, and she would not let Chu Qianchen just sit there and watch her make a fool of herself. She would make Chu Qianchen pay the price, and she would let Chu Qianchen also taste the feeling of being disfigured.
The corners of Chu Qianling's mouth behind her veil curved into a strange arc. At the same time, her hand slipped and she threw the teacup in her hand towards Chu Qianchen...
Chu Qianchen had been paying attention to Chu Qianling's every move, but he was calm and composed with a smile on his lips.
His cold voice rang in my ears: "If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move; if the enemy moves, I will move first."
When Chu Qianling's hand holding the tea leaned towards him, Chu Qianchen kicked out without hesitation and knocked Chu Qianling away with lightning speed. The position where Chu Qianling was standing at the moment just happened to block her kick.
No one noticed.
Chu Qianling felt a piercing pain in her right foot. She let out a low cry and lost her balance, falling onto the Ruyi small square table next to Chu Qianchen.
A single move affects the entire body. As her body tilted, her right hand hit the teacup that she had just let go of, pushing it towards her left hand...
“Crash…”
The woman's shrill screams almost blew the roof off.
The scalding hot tea was all poured onto Chu Qianling's left hand. The skin on the back of her hand suddenly turned red from the scalding, and blisters of various sizes appeared instantly, becoming extremely red and swollen.
Her left sleeve was also wet, sticking to her skin, and a lot of tea leaves were stained on her sleeve. The teacup fell to the ground, and the broken pieces shattered into pieces, making a mess on the ground.
Chu Qianling's cry was mournful and heartbreaking.
Her face was pale and her eyes were filled with tears, making her look pitiful.
Chu Qianchen seemed to be frightened as well, and said insincerely: "Third sister, why are you so careless? Your face is already injured, and now even your hands..." She looked like she couldn't bear to continue.
"Chu Qianchen, you did it on purpose, you vicious woman!" Chu Qianling was so angry that her face was distorted. She raised her right hand and was about to slap Chu Qianchen in the face, wishing she could tear her apart.
Shen gave a look and Nanny Chen quickly grabbed Chu Qianling's right hand to stop her.
"Lingjie, have you had enough of making trouble?!" the lady scolded harshly, feeling a throbbing pain in her forehead.
Just now she thought Chu Qianling had grown up, but now this girl was making a fuss again. It was obviously her own fault that she slipped and fell, which caused the tea to spill on herself, but she blamed it on Chu Qianchen.
No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Liu could roughly guess what her daughter was trying to do just now, but now it was her daughter who was at fault, so of course she had to help her daughter get justice.
Liu was just about to speak up for her daughter when Shen kindly reminded her, "Second sister-in-law, I think Lingjie's hand is badly burned. We need to call a doctor right away."
Only then did Liu come to her senses.
Yes, we need to call a doctor immediately!
"Quick, go and get Doctor He from Baicaotang!"
A maid hurriedly went to call for a doctor, and Liu took Chu Qianling and quickly left Rongfu Hall.
Before leaving, Liu glared at Chu Qianchen fiercely, as if she wanted to cut her into pieces.
Such a big commotion could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of other people in the mansion, and it spread quickly. When the people from other families arrived at Rongfu Hall later, none of them mentioned the second family tacitly.
Soon, Doctor He from Baicaotang arrived.
After checking the injury on Chu Qianling's left hand, he gave her a box of ointment for burns and asked the maid to apply the ointment on her. He then cautiously said that the third young lady might be left with a scar.
Upon hearing this, Liu was furious and annoyed. She dismissed the doctor and complained unhappily, "What a bunch of quack doctors."
Now this one will leave a scar, now that one will leave a scar. These quack doctors can’t tell you anything except leaving scars. They don’t know how to be doctors!
Chu Qianling's face was gloomy, and waves of burning pain came from her left wrist, making her feel as if she had just returned to the time when her face was injured. At that time, she was also in great pain, from her face to her heart.
When doctor after doctor said that she would be left with a scar on her face, it was like a knife cutting into her heart.
"Chu Qianchen is such a bitch that this young woman keeps!" Chu Qianling said gritting her teeth, wishing she could tear off Chu Qianchen's vixen-like face.
It was Chu Qianchen who tripped me! Even my grandmother was fooled by her.
Liu quickly comforted her softly, "Lingjie, don't worry. Mother will definitely find a miracle doctor for you!"
"Mom is here for everything."
"In a few days, it will be your grandmother's birthday, and His Royal Highness the Second Prince will definitely come. When the time comes, ask the Second Prince to come forward. Mother doesn't believe that the miracle doctor dares not to do so!"
With her face in such a state, her cousin would no longer look at her. There was only Chu Qianchen in her cousin's heart!
What's so good about Chu Qianchen? She just relies on her face to seduce men.
Chu Qianling felt a surge of anger rushing to her heart.
She grabbed the teacup next to her and threw it heavily to the ground.
"Bang!"
The teacup was smashed to pieces, but she was still not satisfied. She swung her arm violently, and all the cups and plates on the table fell to the ground.
"ah!"
At this moment, a maid in blue clothes cried out in pain.
She deliberately lowered her voice, but still attracted the attention of Chu Qianling and Liu.
I saw that the maid in green had a bloody cut on her forehead caused by a piece of broken porcelain. She covered the wound with one hand, and blood flowed from between her fingers, which was a shocking sight.
There was silence all around, and the frightened Chu Qianling was stunned.
Liu frowned and said in a low voice, "Bad luck!"
The maid in green quickly knelt down, bowed her head and begged for mercy: "I am wrong."
She didn't dare cover the wound, and blood flowed down her forehead. Her pretty face was stained with blood, which looked scary.
Chu Qianling stared straight at the green-clothed maid's face, at her forehead, and at the blood flowing down her face.
She hasn't looked in the bronze mirror for a long time since she was hit on the face.
Chu Qianling's pupils shrank suddenly, and a thought emerged in her mind: Is her face now the same as Qingyu's?
"Mother...Mother." Chu Qianling was scared and subconsciously covered her veiled face with her hands. Her body was trembling slightly. "My face...Mother."
Liu quickly grabbed Chu Qianling's intact right hand, comforted her softly, and then impatiently scolded Qingyu who was kneeling on the ground: "Useless thing, why don't you get off? Seeing you is an eyesore."
Qingyu didn't dare to stay any longer, so he quickly picked up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground and retreated.
After she went out, she felt her face hurt even more. Looking at the blood on her hand that still seemed to be warm, and the blood-stained broken porcelain piece, tears flowed down her face in grievance.
"Don't cry." Another maid named Hong Jian comforted her and wiped away the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief. "If your tears flow into the wound, it will be more difficult to heal."
She handed her the handkerchief and said, "Go ask Aunt Zhang for leave. At least you can see a doctor first. It would be bad if it leaves a scar."
Qingyu sobbed and nodded.
She was just a second-class maid serving tea in the Second Madam's courtyard. If her face was ruined, the Second Madam would definitely not want her anymore.
A maid who serves her master closely should at least have a pretty appearance, no matter what else. Who would keep a maid with scars on her face to be an eyesore?
The third girl has used so many medicines, but the scar on her face cannot be healed. She is just a maid and can only afford the worst medicine. How can this wound be healed? !
If she was forced to do menial work as a maid, not only would her monthly salary be cut in half, but she would also be randomly paired with a servant in the future.
Her life was ruined.
The more Qingyu thought about it, the sadder she felt. Tears fell like beads on a string, but she didn't dare cry out loud, for fear that her cry would be heard in the house and make her masters unhappy.
Seeing Qingyu's sad look, Hongjian couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Ever since the Third Miss got her face injured, the Second Lady and the Third Miss have become more and more temperamental. Just last month, the Second Lady sold a little maidservant out of anger because she didn't clean up the fallen leaves in the yard.
They were all born in the family, and their family members all worked in the Marquis' Mansion. Being sold was like separating flesh and blood from one another.
Besides, they are already this age, where can they be sold to a good place?
"Qingyu, stop crying." Hongjian patted her back and advised, "Go and ask for leave quickly. I heard that when a person is injured, he needs to be treated early so that he can recover quickly. Maybe your injury is not..." As she said, she glanced in the direction of the house, "Your wound is small and can be cured."
Qingyu woke up as if from a dream and nodded quickly. She was about to leave, but looked at the closed door nervously.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of your errand for you." Hong Jian pushed her and urged, "Go quickly."
Qingyu covered the wound on her face with a handkerchief and walked away in a hurry.
Her cheeks were burning with pain and her heart was desolate, as if she was in an endless dark night with no hope in sight.
Qingyu was preoccupied and didn't notice that many people along the way were looking at her, with curiosity, speculation, scrutiny, suspicion, etc.
Just like a stone dropped into the lake, it created ripples in this huge mansion...
Chu Qianchen learned about the second house's affairs from Amber three days later.
Chu Qianchen was weaving a ribbon. Her slender white fingers looked very beautiful against the purple ribbon.
Amber continued, "Qingyu has seen several doctors in the past few days, and has almost spent all the money he has saved over the years. The doctors all said that the wound on Qingyu's face may not look big, but it is very deep and will definitely leave a scar."
“What’s more troublesome is that her scar is in a bad location and can’t even be covered by hair.
"Qingyu's parents are both gone, so she lives with her brother and sister-in-law. This time, she went back home for three days because of her injury. Her sister-in-law kept saying that she was eating for free."
In fact, most of Qingyu's monthly salary was taken away by her sister-in-law, who said that since she had not yet married, the monthly salary should go to the government. At that time, her sister-in-law was still tolerable to her, but now she just felt that she was in a bad mood and would be kicked out of the mansion sooner or later, and she was afraid that she would lose this income in the future, so her sister-in-law disliked her.
Amber hesitated and said, "Miss, I would like to ask you to give me some medicine."
(End of this chapter)