"Come back to me when your hands are as delicate as before." Dongfang Zhan fastened his belt, turned around, and strode forward along the carved corridor without looking back.
Shen Yingxue was left alone on the cold ground, her clothes disheveled and chilled by the wind. Her beautiful eyes were misty with tears. She had already asked the doctor, and even with the best ointment, it would take half a year for her hands to regain their former softness. Half a year, nearly two hundred days, could bring many unexpected changes, and she didn't want to wait that long.
However, even the physicians of the Prince Zhan's residence have reached a conclusion, so the doctors in the capital can't help her. What should she do? How can her fingers be restored to normal in a short time?
Shen Yingxue was like an ant on a hot pan, pacing around anxiously. Call the imperial physician? She was just a concubine and didn't have any serious illness. Li Youlan would never call the imperial physician for her... Wait, Shen Lixue!
Shen Yingxue's eyes suddenly lit up. How could she have forgotten Shen Lixue? She also knew medicine and her medical skills were quite good. She should be able to make a medicinal ointment to restore her hands to their original state in a short time!
Shen Yingxue quickly stood up, picked up her coat from the ground, put it on, and hurriedly ran into the courtyard. She needed to go to the Holy King's Mansion to find Shen Lixue and ask her to help her prepare a medicinal ointment with smooth, delicate hands to win the heart of the Prince Zhan.
Dongfang Zhan walked slowly forward, listening to the rapid footsteps behind him. He sneered silently. He knew who Shen Yingxue was thinking of and where she was going. It wasn't particularly stupid of her to think of Sister Dongyi so easily.
Dongfang Heng ruined his plans, causing him to miss the opportunity to participate in disaster relief in western Hunan and miss a great chance to make a contribution. He will never let Dongfang Heng have a peaceful life.
As for the Fifth Prince, he will devise a plan to make his trip to Xiangxi a fruitless one.
The idea that the Ye family could gain significant power by leveraging the Fifth Prince's merits must absolutely not be allowed to happen.
As noon approached, Shen Lixue sat on a recliner in Fengsong Courtyard, basking in the warm sun, feeling somewhat drowsy, her cool gaze lingering on the expectant woman opposite her.
When she heard that Shen Yingxue had come to the Holy King's Mansion to find her, she did not want to see her. The two of them had no relationship and were even enemies, so there was no point in seeing each other.
A servant came to report that Shen Yingxue had something extremely urgent to discuss with Shen Lixue, so she ordered someone to invite Shen Yingxue in. Little did she expect that what she called an extremely urgent matter was...
"You want a skin-softening ointment?" Shen Lixue was speechless that this was considered an emergency.
"Yes." Shen Yingxue nodded firmly, her gaze solemn: "No matter the cost, I am willing."
Shen Lixue looked at the yellow calluses on Shen Yingxue's palms and shook her head with a smile: "It's not a matter of cost, it's that there is no such ointment in the world. People who do rough work often develop calluses on their skin to protect their hands. Once you stop doing rough work and take good care of them, the calluses will disappear on their own in time."
"But I don't want to just wait around. Help me think of a solution." Shen Yingxue was anxious. She was a concubine in the Zhan Prince's mansion, and her treatment was very ordinary. Li Youlan was busy running to the palace every day and had no time to pay attention to her. However, the two concubines in the Zhan Prince's mansion had nothing to do and made sarcastic remarks to her every day.
Those two ugly women are not as beautiful as her, yet they act superior in front of her. Once she gains the favor of Prince Zhan, let's see how they can still be so smug and boastful in front of her.
“I am a doctor, not an omnipotent one. There are some things in this world that I cannot do.” Shen Lixue raised her right palm and held it in front of Shen Yingxue: “See? I also have calluses on my hands. If I could make that kind of ointment, I would have removed the calluses on my hands long ago.”
Shen Lixue was used to using long swords and whips, and her small hands had some calluses. However, she hadn't used them for a while. Every day, besides eating, sleeping, and bathing, she was in excellent health, and the calluses on her hands were no longer visible.
"You really have no way to help her at all?" Shen Yingxue was skeptical. She could even relieve the Empress Dowager's chronic headaches, so how could she be helpless with this little callus? She just didn't want to help her.
"I am not very knowledgeable and I am truly at a loss. You can go to the palace and ask the imperial physicians." In modern times, Shen Lixue mostly learned medical skills to save her life. She knew a little about treating injuries and simple diagnoses.
When she was fighting on the mountain, she developed calluses on her hands. However, at that time, her focus was on how to survive, so who would care whether she had calluses on her hands? She really didn't know much about such trivial matters as preparing ointments to treat calluses.
"Shen Lixue, we were once sisters. You married Prince An and became his principal wife, and I married Prince Zhan and became his principal wife. Wouldn't it be better if we supported each other? Please help me out." Shen Yingxue looked annoyed, and her words were also laced with barbs, implying that Shen Lixue was capable but wouldn't help her.
Shen Lixue sneered. She knew it. Shen Yingxue was an ingrate. It was only natural for her to be good to her, but it was wrong of her not to be good to her.
If it weren't for the desire to strike at Dongfang Zhan, she would have simply dumped the aborted Shen Yingxue in a mass grave and left her to fend for herself, without ever letting anyone rescue her.
“I’m sorry, my medical skills are limited and I’m not capable enough to help the future Princess Zhan. You should find someone more skilled.” Shen Lixue looked up at the sky and coldly dismissed him: “It’s almost time for dinner. I’m planning to take a nap, so I won’t keep you any longer. Yan Yue, see him out.”
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Chapter 208: Li Xue trains her scumbag sister; the scumbag sets up a scheme.
Shen Yingxue's nameless anger flared up: "Shen Lixue, what exactly do I have to do for you to help me?"
She had abandoned her dignity and pride, begging her so humbly, all she wanted was a bottle of ointment, yet she still put on airs, deliberately making things difficult for her, and refusing to agree for so long. Did she think she was some high and mighty empress or empress dowager? So arrogant and domineering.
If it weren't for the fact that this was the Holy King's Mansion and I needed their help, I would have already splashed a bucket of cold water on her face to wake her up.
"I told you before, my medical skills are limited, and I can't concoct the ointment you want. In the future, Princess Zhan, please find someone more skilled." Shen Yingxue threw a tantrum and refused to listen to reason. Shen Lixue was too lazy to talk to her anymore. She waved her hand lightly, and two guards stepped forward, grabbed Shen Yingxue's arms, and quickly dragged her out the door. They used rudeness and showed no mercy to her.
"What are you doing? Do you know who I am?" Shen Yingxue's arm was gripped painfully. She glared at the guards angrily, screaming sharply and struggling fiercely.
The guards, their gazes cold and unmoved, dragged her along.
Just as she was about to be dragged out of Fengsong Courtyard, Shen Yingxue raised her chin slightly and angrily introduced herself: "I am the most beloved woman of Prince Zhan. How dare you lay a hand on me? Be careful, I will file a complaint with Prince Zhan and have your heads chopped off."
"Miss Shen, this is the Holy Prince's Mansion, not the Zhan Prince's Mansion." The guards' cold words startled Shen Yingxue. She had been so angry that she forgot that the Zhan Prince had no authority over the guards of the Holy Prince's Mansion. Then, she was furious again. How dare the lowly guards of the Holy Prince's Mansion bully her? They were truly audacious and didn't know their own mortality.
The courtyard gate flashed by, and she was dragged out of Maple Pine Courtyard. Shen Lixue's beautiful light purple robes fluttered in the distance. Shen Yingxue gritted her teeth and screamed at her, "Shen Lixue, I know I'm just a lowly concubine now, of lowly status, and you look down on me, but I will definitely become the Princess Consort of Zhan in the future. You just wait..."
Because of her lowly status, she was ridiculed and trampled on every day. She hated those stupid and lowly women. Once she sat on the throne of Princess Zhan, she would definitely teach those who had humiliated her a lesson, trample them all under her feet, and make them pay back tenfold or a hundredfold for the insults she had suffered.
Shen Lixue sipped her tea, a faint, cold smile playing on her lips. Shen Yingxue was still dreaming. Hadn't she seen the situation clearly after all this time? Dongfang Zhan kept her in the Zhan Prince's mansion not because he liked her, but because he wanted to use her. Giving her the title of concubine was already a luxury, yet she still wanted to be the Zhan Prince's wife. What a fool's dream.
"Zimo, keep a close eye on Shen Yingxue and don't let her talk nonsense outside the Holy King's Mansion." Knowing Shen Yingxue as she did, she knew that Shen Yingxue wouldn't let things go easily after being wronged.
"Yes." Zi Mo responded and followed the sharp howl all the way to the outside of the Holy King's Mansion.
Shen Yingxue stood at the bottom of the white jade steps, glaring hatefully at the antique plaque above the gate of the Holy King's Mansion. Shen Lixue, as the Princess Consort of Anjun, was arrogant and refused to help her because she was just a lowly concubine and she looked down on her.
Saying things like "doctors have the heart of parents" and "patients are not divided into noble and lowly" is all just a bunch of deceptive nonsense.
Shen Lixue is a shameless scoundrel who flatters the powerful and bullies the weak. She pretends to be a saint, spouting righteousness and morality while secretly doing despicable things. I must expose her hypocrisy and reveal her ugly face to the world, so that she can be ridiculed by thousands and cursed by tens of thousands.
Because of the calluses on her hands, she couldn't gain the favor of Prince Zhan. Before the calluses disappeared, she would suffer ridicule from others. Shen Lixue refused to help her, and she would never let her have an easy time.
Shen Yingxue coughed a few times, cleared her throat, and her gaze turned cold. She was about to curse Shen Lixue for her despicable and shameless behavior when she suddenly choked up. Her lips moved rapidly, but no sound came out.
Shen Yingxue was shocked. What was going on? What was wrong with her?
He tried to raise his arm to rub his throat, but found that he couldn't move at all. His eyes darted around, utterly shocked. How did he end up like this?
Zi Mo stood behind Shen Yingxue, looking at her stiff and anxious face, a cold smile faintly rising at the corner of his mouth. The Princess Consort was right after all; Shen Yingxue really intended to shout and scream at the gate of the Holy Prince's Mansion and ruin her reputation. He would do as the Princess Consort instructed and send her back to the mansion in the most unforgettable way.