After rebirth, she turned around and married the emperor's uncle and tore the scumbag apart

Chapter 685 Healing My Past Life

Within half a month of rescuing the little girl, the Prince's Mansion received five visiting cards, all from young ladies and wives in the capital.

They all suffered from strange illnesses or gynecological diseases, but were reluctant to be examined by doctors. It was said that Old Madam Lin somehow found out about this and gave them directions to find Su Lingyue.

Since they were introduced by Madam Lin, Su Lingyue couldn't refuse. She also felt sorry for them, so she had Hengzhi Courtyard cleaned up and temporarily used as a place for medical consultations.

Today's visitor is Li, the wife of Wang Bing, the commander of the patrol battalion and Jiang Siqi's superior, Su Lingyue's second cousin.

Li only brought one old woman and two maids, who were probably her trusted confidantes. When she entered the hall, Su Lingyue's gaze quickly fell on another person beside her.

In the sweltering summer heat, the person was completely shrouded in a cloak, making it impossible to discern who was inside. Having witnessed countless strange and unusual ailments in the past few days, Su Lingyue showed little sign of distress.

"Madam, what is this?"

Madam Li hurriedly and carefully pushed the person forward, saying, "Jin'er, be careful."

They stopped in front of Su Lingyue. Li tried to lift Jin'er's cloak, but she held on tightly, not wanting Li to lift it.

She seemed very afraid of meeting strangers.

Su Lingyue said to Cai Die and Xia He beside her, "You two wait outside first."

After the two left, Madam Li also dismissed the maids and servants who were attending to her.

Once everyone else was in the room, Madam Li began, "Your Highness, this is my younger sister from my maternal family. She was engaged a year ago and was supposed to marry in six months. However, three months ago, something strange suddenly happened to her. I brought her here today hoping Your Highness can save her, otherwise, my sister's marriage will be in jeopardy..."

Before she finished speaking, Su Lingyue understood what she meant. She knew all too well what would happen to a woman after marriage if she was disfigured.

Countless rumors, strange looks from others, and disdainful glances from family and husband—any one of these could destroy a sheltered young lady who has never experienced hardship.

With a smile on her face, Su Lingyue looked at Jin'er and said gently, "Take off your cloak, and I'll see if I can heal you."

Madam Li gently advised, "Jin'er, how about letting the Princess take a look at you?"

There was no response.

Jin'er remained wrapped in a white cotton cloak, her slender, fair hands gripping the cloak tightly. Her almond-shaped eyes, visible beneath the cloak, stared warily at Su Lingyue, unwilling to remove the cloak.

Judging from her hands alone, she must have been pampered at home before, and her appearance was not bad. After her appearance was damaged, she could not accept her current appearance and suffered too many strange looks, which is why she is like this.

Su Lingyue stopped laughing, recalling her lucid state after being disfigured in her previous life, and said, "Whether it's your family or the maids and servants, they all look at you with strange eyes, right? Your family is so careful, afraid of hurting you. The more cautious they are, the more they remind you that your appearance is ruined. The maids and servants are respectful to your face, but they must have been gossiping behind your back. And you're afraid that your fiancé will see you like this and abandon you completely. It's been very hard, hasn't it?"

Jin'er, who had been resisting all along, burst into tears after hearing Su Lingyue's words.

What Su Lingyue said was all Jin'er's personal experience, and everything about it caused her great pain.

Whenever she thought of these things, Jin'er would hide herself even more deeply, almost never seeing anyone, whether it was her family or her maids and servants.

It took her sister countless words of persuasion to convince her to come back today, but seeing strangers brought back memories of how the doctor and the people in the household had seen her face before.

But what Princess Su saw in her eyes was not pity, not caution, nor the way others looked at her like she was a monster, but the same deep-seated pain that Princess Su felt.

Su Lingyue looked at her and said calmly, "Why not try one last time? You already know the worst outcome. Trying again won't cost you anything; it will just give you one more person who wants you to live a good life."

Her words caused Jin'er to loosen her grip on the cloak, and her eyes, which had been tightly clutching it, softened, becoming quite beautiful.

With a look of heartache in her eyes, Li gently removed the hood from Jin'er's head.

When Su Lingyue saw Jin'er's face, she was shocked, but she forced herself to keep her emotions from showing on her face.

Jin'er's right cheek was swollen and blackened, and her originally delicate features looked as if she had been covered with half an ugly mask.

It's even worse than the disfigurement she suffered in her previous life; no wonder the young girl is wrapping herself up so tightly.

"Put a hood on her!" Su Lingyue said to Li Shi, then met Jin'er's gaze and said, "Come sit down, I need to take your pulse."

Li adjusted Jin'er's hood and wrapped her up completely before Jin'er slowly walked to the chair next to Su Lingyue and sat down. She held the hood in one hand and placed the other hand on the tea table to take Su Lingyue's pulse.

A moment later, Su Lingyue withdrew her hand.

Lady Li hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, can my sister's face still be healed?"

Su Lingyue said, "Jin'er's condition is very complicated. It seems to be caused by a physical illness, or it seems to be caused by poisoning."

"Poisoned?" Madam Li was shocked, and Jin'er also looked incredulous.

"Many doctors have diagnosed her before, and they all said they didn't know the cause of her illness. She has also taken a lot of medicine, but none of them have helped. However, no doctor has ever said that Jin'er is poisoned. Could Your Highness please explain more clearly?"

Su Lingyue then explained her conjecture to her in detail.

"Judging from Jin'er's pulse, it seems like a physical illness has caused her body to become disordered. But the body doesn't become disordered for no reason. I just took her pulse. Jin'er's health should have been very good before. It's not a sudden illness of her own. The remaining possibility is external factors. The most common one is poisoning, which could cause this situation."

Li was somewhat incredulous, "But we've consulted doctors and even imperial physicians, and no one could detect poisoning."

Su Lingyue said, "The definition of 'poison' cannot be generalized. Any medicine can become poison if the dosage is incorrect."

Only after this explanation did Ms. Li understand, and she nodded in agreement.

"I need to go to the manor to check everything that Miss Jin'er usually comes into contact with. When would be a convenient time for you, Madam?"

Upon hearing this, Li said happily, "Tomorrow, I'll tell my parents to prepare a banquet to properly thank the Princess."

Su Lingyue said, "Don't tell anyone about this beforehand, in case someone tries to sabotage it and influences my judgment."

If it was truly intentional poisoning, and it still can't be detected, only someone very close to the person would do such a thing.

In her past life, she was also framed by her own younger sister, which led to her disfigurement.

Human hearts are too difficult to fathom.

Madam Li understood Su Lingyue's meaning and said, "Alright, I will keep today's diagnosis a secret and not tell anyone. Tomorrow morning, I would like to invite the Princess to the mansion to admire the flowers. The lotus flowers in our mansion are in full bloom."

"Okay," Su Lingyue replied with a smile.

Talking to smart people is easy.

As she was leaving, Su Lingyue saw Jin'er's eyes under the cloak; they were no longer stagnant, but filled with hope.

If someone could have cured me in my past life, I would have been just as happy as she was!

She will do her best to save Jin'er, just like she saved herself in her past life.