La pluie printanière est comme du vin, les saules comme de la fumée

Chapitre 23

Farewell Song... Waiting for You...

Volume One: A Female Official in the Folks Averts Danger 3

As Feng Xue lost consciousness, a white shadow flashed through the Snow Pavilion, like a pear blossom hurtling through the air. Immediately afterward, a pair of warm, slender hands caught Feng Xue's body.

The fragrance of pear blossoms instantly masked the sweet, pungent smell of blood on the ground.

A soft murmur echoed in the snow pavilion—"Alas, women..."

It seemed to contain a hundred kinds of helplessness, yet also a thousand kinds of willingness, and even more so, a myriad kinds of pampering.

Feng Xue slowly opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Situ Xingyun.

Upon seeing him, her brows furrowed involuntarily.

Not seeing her frown, Situ Xingyun said, "The princess has rested for a day, and it is now dusk. Doctor Li has also been waiting here for a long time."

Doctor?! Feng Xue propped herself up and looked at Doctor Li to the side.

"This humble subject pays respects to Your Highness."

"Get up." Feng Xue rubbed her temples, recalling the events of the day. She secretly circulated her internal energy, and the poison within her body vanished, her breathing becoming smooth again. What exactly happened while she was unconscious?

"Your Highness, please extend your left hand so that I may take your pulse." Doctor Li stepped forward and said respectfully, his white beard swaying, gleaming with a golden light in the twilight, which slightly stung Feng Xue's eyes.

Feng Xue narrowed her eyes, extended her left hand, and after a moment, Doctor Li stroked his long white beard and said to Situ Xingyun with a smile, "The princess is only slightly catching a cold, and there is nothing to worry about. She just needs to take good care of herself and take a few doses of medicine to recover."

Upon hearing this, Situ Xingyun's brows relaxed slightly. "Steward, take Doctor Li down to receive his reward."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Just as Doctor Li was packing his medicine chest to go with the steward to collect his reward, Feng Xue suddenly spoke up: "Wait a minute." She turned to Situ Xingyun, "Your Highness, Feng Xue has something else she wants to ask Doctor Li."

Situ Xingyun paused for a moment before saying, "Then we will do as the princess wishes."

Feng Xue asked many questions about her usual health regimen, and Situ Xingyun, who had been listening to her for a while, grew impatient and quietly left.

Gradually, only Feng Xue and Doctor Li remained in the Snow Pavilion, while Qingyi was called out by Feng Xue.

"Dr. Li, how many years have you been studying medicine?"

"More than a decade."

"Doctor Li, do you have a way to heal the scars on my face?" Feng Xue blinked lightly and pulled off her veil.

But Doctor Li quickly lowered his head and said, "This humble subject is not confident, but..."

The air stopped moving for a moment.

As the air began to flow again, Fengxue stopped Dr. Li from saying what he was about to say.

She sighed softly, "If even Doctor Li isn't confident, then won't my face be scarred for the rest of my life?"

"Your Highness..." Doctor Li's voice seemed to be suppressing something, "This humble subject has a direct method, I wonder if Your Highness would be willing to try it?"

"I would like to hear the details."

"It's just..." Doctor Li smiled gently, leaned forward slightly, and ripped off Feng Xue's disguised face.

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Feng Xue was slightly angry. "Ouch! Li Ge!"

Not to be outdone, Feng Xue forcefully ripped off Doctor Li's beard and face skin, revealing a fair and handsome face as white as jade.

Li Ge's eyebrows were furrowed like an old man's, much like the wrinkles on Doctor Li's face. He said with a bitter expression, "Woman, you really don't show weakness!"

Staring at his fair face, Feng Xue suddenly leaned forward and pinched it hard, pouting as she said, "You have a man's face that's more beautiful than a woman's. I really wonder if you were born into the wrong family."

“This is something you were born with,” Li Ge glanced at Feng Xue, “Every day you enjoy delicacies from land and sea, fine silks and satins. Of all the women in the world, you stand the highest. Even the Empress’s position is probably not as high as yours. Even if in the future…” her voice suddenly lowered, “the regime changes, your position will still be the highest in the world. Tell me, which woman wouldn’t envy you?”

“Yes, Miss Qingyun certainly wouldn’t be envious!” Feng Xue gazed out the window, seemingly lost in thought. “If I could, I would rather be Qingyun for the rest of my life…”

"It was all just a dream after all!" Li Ge sighed softly.

The snow pavilion fell silent, a gloomy atmosphere hanging in the air that made one's heart clench involuntarily.

Perhaps sensing the suffocating atmosphere, Li Ge broke the silence with a light voice. "Woman, the fact that you can think of these things proves you're almost fully recovered."

Looking at him, Feng Xue suddenly remembered the fragrance of pear blossoms in her dream.

"Li Ge, when did you arrive at the Prince's residence?"

"last night."

Feng Xue seemed to be deep in thought, then suddenly looked up sharply, as if she understood. "It seems that the cat last night was you. If it weren't for that cat, I'd probably be exposed by now."

“Woman, there’s a very true line in your book,” Li Ge said, staring intently at her, “A woman who has ever been involved in love is a fool!”