Xiang Si Zi was not lying; he was indeed kidnapped while rescuing people.
From yesterday until this morning, he had been treating patients at Guanju Hospital, so busy that he forgot about that patient. This morning, he finally had a chance to rest, and only then did he remember him, so he rushed out of the Marquis's residence.
Qiu Shen told him to go through the side gate, but Dong Bai arrived and told him to go through the main gate. However, before he could even step out, a sack fell from the sky. Before he could react, the sack was already tied up, and he was carried away.
Inside Ningcui Pavilion, Madam Min left only Hanyu and Granny Hu behind, and then dismissed everyone else.
He then had Ye Cunjin arrange for over a hundred guards to watch over the gate, not allowing even an ant to enter, before personally closing the gate himself.
Ye Cunjin stood facing the door, frowning as he asked, "Mother, can't I stay inside and watch over her? I haven't seen Ya Ya since she was injured."
Madam Min pushed him out: "Ya Ya loves beauty, don't you know that? When she was little, she would cry if she had a pimple on her face. If you saw the scars on her face—even if they weren't serious—she would still be sad. Just wait outside."
Ye Cunjin had no choice but to leave, leaving his guards to stand watch at the door. Later, when he got bored, he left, leaving only his guards to stand watch.
When Xiangsizi opened her eyes again, she found herself in a spacious room. The room was decorated with lush green gauze curtains and pearl curtains. The furniture was elegant and there was a faint fragrance mixed with an undeniable medicinal smell.
Granny Hu placed a brocade stool in front of him, and Madam Min sat down, shedding tears in front of him: "Divine Doctor, I am truly sorry to invite you here in this way."
"Hmm, an invitation from Ma Dai..." Xiang Si Zi listened silently as she continued.
Madam Min wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, looking helpless: "My daughter's face is injured, and we don't want this to get out, as it would ruin her life."
Xiang Si Zi continued, "So, you invited me here in this way, without letting outsiders know that your daughter has consulted a doctor?"
Madam Min felt understood and was very excited: "That's right, I hope the divine doctor can understand."
As Xiang Si Zi stepped out of the sack, Granny Hu immediately helped her remove it. Xiang Si Zi shook her wide sleeves, neither angry nor polite, and said, "In that case, I will go and check on your daughter's injuries."
Madam Min first led him to wash his hands before lifting the beaded curtain and leading him into the inner room.
Ye Yabing sat on the couch, wearing a veil even at home; for three days, the gauze on her face had not been removed.
Xiang Sizi stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and Madam Min explained his identity from the side. She then took Ye Yabing's hand and said, "Ya Ya, the divine doctor has arrived. Your face can be saved."
Ye Yabing was so nervous that her palms were sweating. She wanted to remove the gauze from her face herself, but she was afraid that she would do it wrong, so she asked Han Yu to do it.
Xiangsizi said, "Let me remove it, so as not to aggravate the wound, which would be bad for Miss."
Ye Yabing nodded. She carefully removed the veil, and Xiang Sizi saw a face covered with gauze, with only the eyes, nose and mouth showing.
As he drew closer, a strong medicinal smell wafted over him. He found the edge of the gauze, untied the knot, and then peeled it away layer by layer—
The girl's face was covered with hideous scars, her skin torn and peeling. Although doctors had repaired it and used medicine, it was to no avail. It was no exaggeration to say that it was a shocking sight.
Even though Xiangsizi was a man of great experience, his heart trembled slightly, though he showed no sign of it on his face.
"How is it?" Ye Yabing's voice was hoarse, and her body even trembled slightly. Even with Madam Min holding her hand, she couldn't gain any strength. She asked, "Divine Doctor, can my face... still be healed?"
Xiang Si Zi immediately took two steps back, clasped her hands in a bow, and said regretfully, "Miss's injuries are too severe, they have damaged her very foundation. Please forgive my inability to cure her."
These words struck Ye Yabing like a heavy hammer, causing her to sway violently and nearly faint.
"Is the injury serious?" Ye Yabing murmured, then suddenly stood up, rushed to the dressing table, and looked at herself in the bronze mirror.
This was the first time she had looked in the mirror since leaving the Guanju Courtyard. Who was that ugly monster with a face full of scars in the mirror?
Ye Yabing was so disgusted by the ugliness that she almost threw up!
That face covered in bumps and scars could never be her! Ye Yabing smashed the mirror, the shards cutting her hand and drawing blood!
"Look again!" She turned around and grabbed Xiangsizi's collar, shouting almost frantically, "Aren't you a miracle doctor? Aren't you able to bring the dead back to life? Why can't you heal my face? Why!"
He let her tear at his acacia seeds, his expression calm: "Miss, healers are not gods, your injuries..."
"Shut up!" Ye Yabing screamed hysterically. "I don't want to hear any of this! You have to heal me! You must!"
Madam Min also stepped forward, her brows furrowed: "Divine Doctor, we went through so much trouble to find you, you must heal my daughter's face!"
"Do you know who I am? I am the daughter of a marquis, the most beautiful woman in the capital, and the future Princess Consort of Ding!" Ye Yabing gripped Xiang Sizi's wrist tightly, her nails digging into his flesh.
But she seemed oblivious, her expression maniacal: "Your Highness Prince Ding, do you know? He is the future crown prince, but for me, he was willing to break off his engagement with my elder sister and even endure fifty strokes of the cane! The other women in the capital are jealous of my beauty, they're insane with jealousy!"
Ye Yabing's voice gradually turned sinister: "You must restore my face to its original state, or I will kill you!"
A young lady's face is very important, and Xiang Si Zi understood her pain very well, but could only say, "I also want to heal your face, but I am really powerless to do so. The skin and flesh on your face have already necrotized, and even if a god came, it would be of no use."
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