jdhmnovel Chapter 11 Who leaked the news?
Chapter 11 Who leaked the news?
Lu Wanru screamed in agony. Just those few blows had left bloodstains on her face, disfiguring it.
"Wanru, don't scratch it. The doctor said it will be fine if you apply the ointment." Chen Mei'e advised while wiping her tears, but she was so sad that she could hardly control herself.
Lu Wanru collapsed and yelled, "Why is this happening? Mom, my face is ruined."
Lu Zhengping stepped forward and slapped him hard. "How dare you ask me, was it you who poisoned Yan Wanwan?"
Lu Wanru was stunned for a moment. She finally remembered that this was the poison she had put on Yan Wanwan's bracelet.
She quickly yelled "Antidote" and frantically rushed to the bed to search for it. "I have the antidote."
After searching for a long time, she found nothing but the empty bottle.
She grabbed Chen Mei'e's arm tightly and asked, "Where is my antidote? Where did you hide it?"
Chen Mei'e was shocked by her madness and replied in a daze: "The antidote has been given to you."
"impossible!"
Lu Zhengping said with a gloomy face: "How else do you think your poison was cured?"
Lu Wanru fell to the ground in despair, muttering to herself, "Impossible! If I had eaten it, how could I be in this state now? You are lying to me, you are all lying to me."
"You deserve it."
The Lu Shuyang brothers couldn't stand their father's sarcasm towards their sister and said, "Dad, Wanru was just confused for a moment, why are you rubbing salt into her wounds?"
Lu Zhengping was furious. "I never blamed her for poisoning, but if you poison someone, you should do it cleanly and without anyone noticing. Now not only has Yan Wanwan caught you, but she's also killing you, and you didn't even notice. You don't even have a way to deal with it, and you still want to climb up? Are you going to take the Lu family with you and perish with you?"
The reason why he took the risk of disobeying the imperial order to bring Yan Wanwan back and replace Lu Wanru to marry General Qin was because he was attracted by her status in the prince's mind and fantasized that one day he would be able to bring the Lu family to a higher level.
Now, everything ended with her face ruined. A woman with beauty but no means could not survive in the cannibalistic harem.
He angrily left with a wave of his sleeves. Chen Mei'e dared not say anything. What else could she do at this moment except comfort him?
Lu Wanru gradually stopped crying. She stared at the door in a daze, as if she had lost her soul and was not angry at all.
"Wanru, don't scare your mother!"
"Doctor, doctor, come quickly!"
Chen Mei'e and the other two were busy taking care of Lu Wanru all night long, and she fell into a deep sleep in the early morning.
Lu Shuyang asked worriedly, "Mom, is Wanru's face really incurable?"
Chen Mei'e was silent for a moment, then shook her head. "I've seen over a dozen doctors, and they all said it would leave scars, but they could be covered up with rouge and powder."
"What kind of poison is this? Even the antidote can't remove it?"
Lu Yang was full of confusion. He had been traveling for many years and had never heard of such a vicious poison.
Chen Mei'e explained: "The doctor said that it was too late to find the antidote. The best time to detoxify has passed."
Lu Yangbu couldn't help but grumble, "Wanru too, why did she use such a poisonous drug and she didn't show any vigilance at all? She should have taken it if the woman gave it to her!"
Chen Mei'e and Lu Shuyang immediately glared at him, signaling him to shut up.
Lu Shuyang sighed slightly, "At least it can be covered up, otherwise Wanru will be so sad!"
The others remained silent as they watched the unconscious Lu Wanru. Chen Mei'e spoke first, "Alright, you've been busy all day, go and rest. If Wanru knew you weren't resting because you were worried about her, she'd probably be mad at you again."
The two brothers looked at each other and then returned to the front yard.
Chen Mei'e called the servants and sternly instructed them, "You must take good care of the young lady. If anything happens, notify me immediately."
After she finished speaking, she hurriedly called out to Rong Mama beside her, "Go back and give me a massage. My shoulders are starting to hurt again today..."
The sound gradually faded away and soon disappeared in the yard.
At this moment, Lu Wanru on the bed suddenly opened her eyes and stared at the door with cold eyes.
At breakfast the next day, Lu Zhengping asked with a surprised look on his face, "How is Wanru?"
"You took the medicine but are still sleeping." Chen Mei'e leaned back in the chair with a sullen look on her face, while Aunt Rong rubbed her temples from behind.
Hearing this, Lu Zhengping said with a hint of disgust: "Let her rest at home these days and don't go out."
Chen Mei'e suddenly opened her eyes, but hesitated to speak. In the end, she said nothing, but nodded silently, "Yes, Master."
The servants brought the food up. Lu Zhengping looked at the empty seat, frowned again, and asked, "Where is that evil girl?"
Lu Yangbu immediately replied, "Dad, I asked the servant to watch the door. Yan Wanwan hasn't come home all night. I don't know where she went to fool around."
The reason why he could sit here and eat peacefully was that he was waiting for his father to punish Yan Wanwan. It would be best if he could let her suffer the family punishment, so as to avenge Wanru's disfigurement.
"Nonsense! Doesn't she know she's getting married? What will happen if General Qin finds out?"
The first thing Lu Zhengping thought about was not Yan Wanwan’s safety, but the impact of this incident on the Lu family.
The two brothers also realized the seriousness of the situation at this time. Lu Shuyang hurriedly said, "Father, I will send someone to bring her back."
"Brother, I'm going too."
"Well, keep it secret and don't let outsiders know."
They searched for a whole day but still had no clue.
Chen Mei'e asked worriedly, "Master, could it be that she didn't want to marry for me and ran away?"
Lu Zhengping's expression grew uglier. "Even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I will find her for me."
Just then, the servant came back hurriedly to report.
"Master, this is terrible! News has suddenly spread that the young lady is disfigured and can no longer be cured. The Crown Prince and the Second Prince came to visit us after hearing about it."
Chen Mei'e was shocked and asked, "How could this happen? Who leaked the news?"
"Shut up, is now the time to talk about this?"
Lu Zhengping roared in anger and asked the servant again, "Have the Crown Prince and the Second Prince arrived?"
He is not afraid of rumors at all, as he can suppress them with simple actions.
But the two princes could not be careless. He still had a glimmer of hope and waited for Lu Wanru to win the position of a prince's consort.
"Yes, I'm outside the door now."
"Quick, come in!"
Lu Zhengping quickly asked Chen Mei'e and the other two to go down and prepare, and first told Lu Wanru to pack up and not let the prince notice anything.
"Tell her to behave well, and tomorrow I'll ask the palace for scar removal cream for her. I guarantee she'll be able to regain her beauty."
When Lu Wanru learned the news, her first reaction was to throw herself into Chen Mei'e's arms and cry.
"Mother, my sister must be disgusted with me, so she spread the news of my disfigurement to the whole city."
However, in a corner where no one could see her, she smiled viciously. She knew why Lu Zhengping took a fancy to her. It was because she could win the favor of the crown prince and the second prince.
Since he can give up on me without hesitation, I can only use special methods to force him to find a way to heal myself. He wants to ignore me and dream about it.