mtl008 Chapter 757 Bai Yueguang
Chapter 757 Bai Yueguang
Sheng Yunjiao immediately instructed her maid to fetch the items, and then took Cheng Ruoxue's arm and entered the pavilion.
Wen Qingqing was enjoying her meal immensely.
Upon seeing the two enter, the pastry she had just put in her mouth and was only half-eaten fell to the ground with a thud, and she stared blankly at Cheng Ruoxue.
"Sister Ruoxue, look, Qingqing is completely mesmerized!" Sheng Yunjiao pulled Cheng Ruoxue down to sit and introduced them: "This is the little miracle doctor Wen Qingqing that I was talking about. Qingqing, this is Sister Ruoxue, the daughter of General Cheng's mansion and the heir apparent of Duke Xiao's mansion, Cheng Ruoxue."
"Cheng Ruoxue?" Wen Qingqing blinked.
She felt like she'd heard that name before!
"Hello, Miss Qingqing. You are a miracle doctor at such a young age. You are truly remarkable," Cheng Ruoxue said with a smile.
Wen Qingqing finally remembered where she had heard this name before, and almost blurted out, "You're not that demon..."
Sheng Yunjiao quickly grabbed a pastry and stuffed it into her mouth: "Sister Ruoxue, please don't be offended. Qingqing loves to look at beautiful women the most."
"Really?" Cheng Ruoxue smiled. "Then I'm honored."
Wen Qingqing finally swallowed back the words that she wasn't that vixen's sweetheart. Looking at Cheng Ruoxue, she nodded. Once, when she was drinking with Yangyang, she wondered what kind of person a vixen like Sheng Junyi would like. Yangyang let slip that she liked Sister Ruoxue from General Cheng's Mansion, Cheng Ruoxue.
Only today did she see Cheng Ruoxue's true face. At first glance, she wasn't the kind of stunning beauty that would amaze people, but rather a gentle beauty like water, a delicate beauty that seemed to seep into the depths of one's heart, making one irresistibly drawn to her.
Just then, the maid brought over the things that Sheng Yunjiao had asked for. Sheng Yunjiao couldn't wait to show Cheng Ruoxue the bottles and jars she had brought back from Zhenyanfang, "These are new products from Zhenyanfang in Jiangnan, they must be your favorite, sister!"
Cheng Ruoxue's gaze was immediately drawn to the bottles and jars: "I've heard that a beauty salon called Zhenyanfang has opened in Jiangnan that can make women ten times more beautiful. Someone brought back a beauty cream from Jiangnan before. The beauty cream melts into the skin and can make people several shades whiter without harming their face. It can sell for a hundred taels of silver a box in the capital, and even then, the supply can't meet the demand. Oh, my good sister, this gift of yours has really touched my heart."
"I brought more than just beauty cream for Sister Ruoxue. Look at this, Sister Ruoxue, this is for applying to the eyes. It can make the eyes bigger and more bright. Let me teach you how." Sheng Yunjiao had so much to say about this. In less than a quarter of an hour, she had coaxed Cheng Ruoxue into calling her "little sister" and invited her to go to Consort Duan's flower banquet in a few days.
Sheng Yunjiao's most important goal has been achieved: Cheng Ruoxue is now the heir apparent of the Xiao State Duke's Mansion, and the people they need to investigate are the Xiao State Duke's Mansion.
While you might not be able to get any important information, it's always good to make more contact.
After discussing the beauty cream, Sheng Yunjiao pulled Wen Qingqing aside to take Cheng Ruoxue's pulse, saying, "Qingqing, you should take a look at Sister Ruoxue and help her take good care of her body."
Cheng Ruoxue didn't hesitate and extended her hand to Wen Qingqing. Wen Qingqing took Cheng Ruoxue's pulse and then looked at her thoughtfully.
Cheng Ruoxue raised her hand, signaling the maidservant guarding outside the pavilion to move further away.
Wen Qingqing then spoke up: "Miss Cheng, did you take any cold or cooling substances to avoid pregnancy?"
Cheng Ruoxue glanced at Sheng Yunjiao, who quickly covered her ears, saying, "I didn't hear anything."
Cheng Ruoxue glared at her, then said to Wen Qingqing, "My body was chilled when I was young, and I want to take a few more years to recover before having another child. However, the contraceptive soup was prescribed by the imperial physician, so it shouldn't contain any cold or cooling ingredients."
Wen Qingqing took out a bottle of pills from her bag and handed it to Cheng Ruoxue: "If that's the case, then don't drink it. The damage to your body in the long run is irreversible. This is medicine I made myself. One pill every three days. It can prevent pregnancy and nourish your body. Jiaojiao's friend is my friend. You can take this first. I'll make it and send it to you later."
Cheng Ruoxue took the medicine bottle: "Then thank you very much, Miss Qingqing. If the medicine I usually take affects my health, how many years will it take?"
“It will take at least three years, and at most five years,” Wen Qingqing replied, then quickly comforted her, “But it’s still early. I’ll prescribe a medicine for you to take care of yourself, and you’ll be fully recovered within a month.”
Cheng Ruoxue gratefully cupped her hands in thanks: "I can't thank you enough. If Miss Qingqing needs anything in the capital in the future, just send someone to the Duke of Xiao's mansion to find me."
After Wen Qingqing finished writing the prescription for Cheng Ruoxue, it was already late, so Sheng Yunjiao personally saw Cheng Ruoxue off.
When Sheng Yunjiao returned and only the two of them remained, she couldn't wait to ask, "Is there something wrong with Sister Ruoxue's health? I didn't hear you clearly just now. What are you talking about?"
Having spent a long time with Lu Yangyang, Sheng Yunjiao knew that doctors sometimes only told half the story and kept some things hidden. She suspected that Ruoxue's health might be in trouble.
“It’s not a big problem right now. I don’t know if she knows that someone added something to her contraceptive soup. It will only prevent her from having children in the short term, but in the long run, it will slowly deplete her body. At most, in three to five years, her body will definitely collapse.” Wen Qingqing shook her head: “The backyards of these aristocratic families are really not peaceful at all. My mother was right.”
Sheng Yunjiao's eyes widened: "How could this be? Who would do such a cruel thing to her? Sister Ruoxue, she..."
Sheng Yunjiao bit her lip: "Second brother admires Sister Ruoxue, but unfortunately, the lovers could not be together in the end. If he knew that Sister Ruoxue had been secretly murdered, he would be heartbroken."
"Don't worry, I'm here for you. It's still early. As long as she takes my prescription for a month and then stops taking that herbal medicine, she'll be healthy and can have as many children as she wants in the future," Wen Qingqing comforted her.
Sheng Yunjiao nodded: "That's good."
Then it suddenly dawned on me: "You also know that Second Brother likes Sister Ruoxue?"
Wen Qingqing touched her nose: "Yangyang let it slip when she was drunk. I was just too surprised to see such a beauty. How can there be someone in this world who is so pleasing to the eye that you can't help but be attracted at first glance?"
“That’s true. Among all the young talents in the capital, seven or eight out of ten have Ruoxue as their ideal woman. That’s what you call… the white moonlight, yes, the magic of the white moonlight. I just didn’t expect that the young master Xiao would get such a good deal. I heard that he already has a legitimate eldest son. I’m afraid someone didn’t want Ruoxue to have a child, so they did such a cruel thing to her!” Sheng Yun sighed.
Wen Qingqing chimed in, "Indeed, only a woman like that can be called the 'white moonlight'! Eh? If the white moonlight in a man's heart is Miss Ruoxue, then who is the white moonlight in a woman's heart?"
Sheng Yunjiao gave her an expression that said, "You'd never guess," and lowered her voice, "Who else could it be? Your cousin, my brother-in-law!"