mtl008 Chapter 349: Taking Advantage of the Scheme
Chapter 349: Taking Advantage of the Scheme
"I dare not. I was also excited at the moment and worried about the princess's safety, so I spoke a little harshly." When Shen Wenting saw King Jing coming, he restrained his expression, lowered his head and replied respectfully, then glared at Yao Qingnian and said nothing more, thinking that he would teach her a lesson when he returned home.
Seeing that Prince Jing was speaking for her, Shen Youran was so angry that her teeth were itching. She wished that the people around the princess would come over and say that it was because of Yao Qingnian's ointment that the princess' face was in pain, and then arrest her.
After a while, the maidservant beside the eldest princess came up with some people, each holding different things in their hands. The old woman said, "The ointment sent by the eldest lady of the Shen family is very effective in treating the eldest princess's face. We would like to reward you with 100 taels of gold, 10 pieces of silk, and a set of jewelry as a token of our gratitude." After that, she asked someone to deliver all the things to Yao Qingnian.
Everyone was stunned for a moment. Yes, they had just seen the ointment with their own eyes. Moreover, even the imperial physician said it was non-toxic, so how could there be any problem?
"Thank you, Princess, for your reward." Yao Qingnian bowed to express her gratitude.
Chen Shuhua hurriedly asked Yuzhu and others to help her put the things away, which attracted many people's attention.
Shen Wenting stood there in embarrassment. After all, not long ago, he had threatened to teach his daughter a lesson, but he didn't expect that she would receive the princess' reward in the blink of an eye.
It turns out that the skin care cream that Yao Qingnian gave to the princess was actually the scar removal cream he developed in his previous life. When you first apply it on your face, it will cause heat and pain, but after that you can see that the scars on your face have obviously faded.
Shen Youran had been waiting to see what would happen to Yao Qingnian, but she hadn't expected to hear the news that she had been rewarded. How could this be possible? She had clearly added something to the ointment. Could it be that the ointment had cured the princess by accident? No, it couldn't be. There must be something wrong, but she couldn't figure it out.
On the way back, Yao Qingnian held the gift from the princess and waved it in front of her, saying as if nothing had happened, "Sister, your ointment is really amazing. I didn't expect that the princess would see such obvious effects after just one use. Where did you buy it? I'll buy some too."
Shen Youran looked at the good things in her hands, her eyes almost red with jealousy. She suppressed her anger and said, "There is only one jar of ointment, and I got it with great difficulty. I'm giving it all to you, sister. Let me say that I didn't lie to you. Congratulations on receiving the praise and reward from the princess today."
"I really have to thank you, my sister. Here, these jewels are for you. If you hadn't prepared such good ointment for me today, I would never have the chance to get so many good things." Yao Qingnian casually threw two pieces of jewels to her.
Shen Youran now completely believed that it was her ointment that worked.
After arriving at the mansion, she hurried back to her yard and took out all the ointments. In fact, she had more than one jar. At first, she didn't believe that the ointment had such a good effect, so she added a little medicine that would make people's face itchy and ulcerated. She had heard people talk about fighting poison with poison, and it seemed that the medicine had taken effect. That bitch got away with it today.
With these ointments, she was sure to be appreciated by the eldest princess, so she happily packed the remaining ointments, asked her maid to deliver them to the eldest princess, and sat at home waiting for the reward.
"Miss, just as you expected, the second lady asked the maid to send all the remaining ointments to the eldest princess's mansion." As soon as Yao Qingnian came back from the princess's mansion, she asked Shan Wei to go to Shen Youran's yard and keep an eye on her. Within a short while, Shen Youran could no longer hold back and asked someone to send the ointment over.
Originally, the people around the eldest princess were worried that such a small amount of ointment would be used up in two times. Unexpectedly, the young lady of the Shangshu Mansion sent a new one so quickly. The jar and appearance were the same as the one sent by Miss Shen. Without any further inspection or suspicion, it was sent directly to the eldest princess's yard.
A few days later, after the princess finished using the previous can, she started using the one sent by Shen Youran. Unexpectedly, in less than half a quarter of an hour, her face began to become red and swollen. She quickly called a doctor over. Fortunately, the doctor was treated in time and there was no skin ulceration. However, the redness and swelling were difficult to go down for a while.
It worked fine before, why did it suddenly become like this? The princess ordered someone to check and asked the doctor to check if there was any problem with the ointment. After checking, even the doctor gasped: "Princess, where did this ointment come from? It is not the same as the one you used before. It was sent by Miss Shen that day. Although I can't find out what herbs were used, after testing, it does have the effect of repairing and beautifying the skin. But this jar today is not a scar removal cream at all, it is clearly poison!"
"Princess, we have checked carefully. These ointments were sent by the second young lady Shen from the Shen Mansion. She heard that you used her sister's ointment that day and it was very effective. She happened to have some more, so she had someone send it over. The maid in the mansion thought that they were all young ladies from the same mansion and Madam Shen was your good sister, so she neglected it for a moment and this happened." The guard came forward to report.
"How dare you send such a poisonous substance into my palace! Someone, bring Miss Shen to me!"
The eldest princess was a royal concubine and had never suffered such an injury since Emperor Cang Ling ascended the throne. Her face was burning and the pain was unbearable.
The princess's personal nanny personally brought people to the Shangshu Mansion.
"Aunt Mei, how come you have time to come here today? Did something happen?" When Chen Shuhua heard that the nanny from the Princess's Mansion was coming with people, she hurried to the main hall to greet them.
"Madam Shen." The maid first bowed politely to Chen Shuhua, then said with a sullen face: "I came here today on the orders of the eldest princess to deal with important matters. Please invite the second young lady of the mansion out!"
The nanny was so polite only for Chen Shuhua's sake. If it were someone else, she would have ordered the person to be arrested and dragged away.
"Please wait a moment. I will ask someone to call You Ran over." Chen Shuhua asked someone to invite her over.
At this time, Shen Youran was still waiting for the reward in the mansion. When she heard that someone had come from the Princess's mansion, she ran out excitedly: "My little girl is here to see you, Madam. Did the ointment the princess used work?"
"What ointment?" Chen Shuhua asked in confusion. Looking at Aunt Mei's face, she suddenly had a bad feeling.
"It's the ointment that my sister gave to the princess. I gave it to her. It worked after she used it, so I spent a lot of money to find some more and sent it to the princess's mansion." Shen Youran was still complacent.