jdhmnovel Chapter 351: A large sum of money? 52 silver coins
Chapter 351: A large sum of money? 52 silver coins
She couldn't understand why Shen Youran sent the ointment even though she knew it was poisonous. Wasn't this courting death? There must be some inside story that she didn't know about, but in the current situation, she still had to find a chance to see how the princess was doing.
"Miss, the person has been taken away." Shan Wei said beside Yao Qingnian.
"When she gave me the poison ointment, did she ever think about what would happen to me if the princess used the ointment I gave her? This is just giving someone a taste of their own medicine." Yao Qingnian lay on the couch with his eyes squinted.
The eldest princess's mansion.
Shen Youran was brought to the Princess. She knelt on the ground, her heart pounding, beads of sweat on her forehead. She didn't dare to look up at the Princess. She felt as if the air around her had solidified, so heavy that it made her breathless.
Before she could say anything, the nanny who brought her here had the maid slap her twice. Shen Youran shrank back and knelt on the ground, enduring the pain and not daring to make a sound.
Silence spread in the air, and every second seemed as long as a century. Finally, the eldest princess moved slightly, and the slight sound made Shen Youran's body tremble involuntarily.
"Do you admit your guilt?" The eldest princess' voice was cold and dignified. "Compared to what I feel, your pain is nothing!"
Shen Youran opened her mouth, but found that her throat was too dry to make any sound. She swallowed hard and replied tremblingly, "Princess, please spare me. I know nothing."
"Hmph, you don't know? Do you know what a heinous crime you have committed? You are so brave to poison this princess." The eldest princess' tone was filled with anger.
Shen Youran kowtowed quickly, tears welling up in her eyes: "Princess, please spare my life. I was confused for a moment and trusted others easily, which led to me doing such a treasonous thing. Please have mercy on me, Princess, and spare my life."
The princess narrowed her eyes slightly and examined Shen Youran who was kneeling on the ground. "Trusting others? Tell me, who did you trust?"
"I heard that the scars on your face have troubled you for many years, and you have sought help from famous doctors without success. So I wanted to help you. By chance, I met a traveling doctor a few days ago. I spent a lot of money to buy these rare scar removal creams from him. I didn't expect that they were poisonous.
Besides, on the day of your birthday party, I gave my sister a bottle and asked her to try it on you to see if it worked. I heard that your scars faded after using it, so I dared to send you the rest. If the princess doesn't believe it, you can call my sister over. I am willing to confront her face to face."
"Are you sure you don't know this ointment is poisonous?"
"Your servant...Your servant doesn't know." Shen Youran knew, but when she saw that Yao Qingnian was fine after using it on the princess, she believed it was effective and sent the thing over. Who knew it was really poisonous.
"You don't repent even when you are about to die! Someone, come here! Bring him up!" The guard outside the door brought up an old man with a gray beard: "Do you know this old man, Miss Shen Er?"
"No, I don't know him!" Isn't this the itinerant doctor? ! How could he be here? Shen Youran thought of a solution in her mind, and finally she decided not to admit that she bought the ointment from him.
"Oh? Have you seen that old man, Miss Shen Er?"
"Reporting to the Princess, how could I not remember such a beautiful girl! She was the one who spent five taels of silver to buy scar removing cream from me. I told her at that time that the ointment was poisonous and must not be used on the face all the time, otherwise it would easily cause allergies and ulcers." The old man said truthfully.
"You're talking nonsense! If it was poisonous, then why did it work when my sister gave it to the princess? I saw with my own eyes that she gave the ointment to the princess as a gift." Shen Youran lowered her head guiltily.
"Sister! You are so confused! How could you give this kind of ointment to the princess? I forgot to tell you that day that I was going to give the ointment you gave me to the princess.
But I was worried, so I took it out to check. It turned out that although the medicine inside had some scar removal effect, it contained toxins and could not be used on the face at all!
So I took out the ointment handed down from my master and replaced the poisonous ointment inside. In order to prevent such things from harming people again, on the way back, I was worried that you would be cheated, so I specifically asked you where you bought it and if you still have this ointment. You said that you got it with great difficulty and there was only one jar, so your sister didn't take it to heart.
I didn't expect that you still had some and sent them to the princess. It's all my fault that I didn't explain the situation to you in time, otherwise this wouldn't have happened."
Chen Shuhua was concerned about the eldest princess's facial injury, and was also worried that something might have happened to Shen Youran, so she brought Yao Qingnian here. Unexpectedly, she heard what the old man and Shen Youran said outside the door, and almost fainted. She actually dared to give this thing of unknown origin to the princess. If something happened, their entire Shangshu Mansion would be implicated.
"Miss Shen, you actually dared to give this inferior ointment to the princess. You are so brave!" Aunt Mei couldn't help but scold her. Seeing the princess in pain today, she felt so distressed that she dared to give her this junky stuff bought for only five taels of silver.
"You did something wrong, but you don't repent. You even lied to me and said you didn't know this old man. Mammy, I'll leave Miss Shen to you. When she realizes her mistake, send her back to the Shangshu Mansion!"
The eldest princess' face hurt so much that she was furious when she saw her. She asked the nanny to take her away and give her a good lesson.
"Mother! Please save your daughter. I didn't mean it... Mmmm..." Shen Youran wanted to ask for help, but the nanny had her mouth blocked.
After everyone left, Chen Shuhua knelt on the ground and said, "Princess, I failed to discipline my children properly. I am to blame for what happened. Please punish me!"
"Shuhua, get up. You spoiled her too much, which is why she is so unscrupulous. You knew that the ointment was poisonous, but you gave it to your elder sister as a gift to me. If Miss Shen hadn't discovered it at first and gave me the poisonous ointment in front of so many guests, what would have happened to Miss Shen's reputation? How should I deal with it? She is so thoughtful at such a young age. I'll let Mammy discipline her for you and let her suffer a little."
The princess herself was injured so badly, but she didn't blame Chen Shuhua, and she even came to comfort her. Yao Qingnian regretted that she had designed such a good princess to get her injured, so she took the initiative to say, "Can I take a look at the princess's injury? I have some medical skills, and maybe I can help you relieve it a little."