Chapter 496 - Thorny Case (2/2)
“Eh? What sort of guest is it that makes it a thorny case that even our expert treatment hero, Hechun, can’t handle ah?” Yu Xiaocao quipped teasingly at her maidservant as she went behind the standing screen to have Wutong help her change into proper clothing.
“Young Miss, do you still remember the daughter of the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Appointments, Miss Yu?” Hechun began reporting to her young miss from the other side of the screen.
“The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Appointments? He’s also surnamed Yu? However, I don’t remember interacting with his daughter before. I do have a very deep impression of the daughter of the Right Assistant Minister, Miss Li!” Yu Xiaocao wasn’t very familiar with most of the young ladies in the capital. Other than the few she got along with, the rest she could barely recognize.
Hechun knew her young miss wouldn’t remember and reminded her, “It was during the flower war banquet last year. At first, everyone had mistakenly thought that you were Miss Yu from the Left Assistant Minister’s residence. Do you still remember this?”
“Uh...now that you mention it, I now vaguely remember. Her ‘Yu’ (于) is written with two horizontal lines and a vertical stroke with a hook at the end, so it’s different from our Yu (余). Isn’t that Miss Yu around thirteen to fourteen years of age right now? It’s just the age when young girls like to be beautiful. Just recommend a few skincare products that can moisturize the skin, what’s so hard about that?” Yu Xiaocao put on a set of brightly colored qi-style clothing and walked out from behind the screen. The attire emphasized her fine and slender waist and it made her look as elegant and tender as a lily.
Hechun was stunned by the sight of her young miss. Qi-style clothing was currently mainstream in the capital, but she thought that her young miss was the one who wore it best. Her young miss was becoming more and more beautiful. No wonder Royal Prince Yang was always keeping a close eye on her whenever he had free time!
“Come back to reality! I was asking you a question, why are you spacing out now?” Yu Xiaocao waved a white little hand in front of Hechun’s face.
Hechun recalled the ravaged condition of Miss Yu’s face and couldn’t help but tremble, “Master, please go and take a look. Miss Yu has too many pimples and lesions on her face and they are the pustule type that are very densely packed together. This servant is afraid to do any treatments on her.”
The spa resort had a pimple extraction treatment service. They first used a fine sterile needle to prick the pimples to help with extraction. However, this young lady had large and small pustules covering her entire face, so none of the trained employees there were willing to try!
After hearing Hechun’s descriptions of the young maiden’s face, Xiaocao wondered whether the young girl had facial blisters. They couldn’t use any old treatment on facial blisters. If the treatments ended up leaving a scar on her face, then that would destroy the reputation of Blossoming Beauty!
In the most private courtyard of the spa, a young girl, who was heavily veiled and looked no older than ten years of age, was currently sobbing piteously against her mother, “Mother, let’s go ah? Didn’t you see the expression on the manager of ‘Drifting Beauty’? The estheticians all said that she is the best consultant they have here. However, even she seemed to be at a loss for words after seeing my face. Why should we continue to stay here? To allow other people to laugh at us?”
The wife of the Left Assistant Minister was only in her early thirties but she looked even more aged and sallow than Lady Fang. The hair on her temples was already frosted with gray and it was obvious that she normally was quite stressed. It was no wonder. Not long after her youngest daughter was born, a rash started to appear on her child’s face. After seeing doctors for more than a decade, there was still no improvement. Instead, her daughter’s facial rash seemed to be getting worse as she got older. Her sweet and clever little girl gradually became more silent and antisocial. As her mother, how could she be happy through all of this?
“Qing’er, Mother already carefully asked around. ‘Drifting Beauty’ is the place that is best at treating pimples. You’ve also seen the older sister from the Wu Family, right? In the past, she also had a face full of pimples like you but after undergoing treatments at ‘Drifting Beauty’ for less than a month, they’ve mostly disappeared. Furthermore, the treatments didn’t leave a single discoloration or scar on her face. Her skin also looks much more sleek and healthy than before. Didn’t that consultant say something earlier? The best at doing skin treatments isn’t her but it’s actually her master, Feudal Princess Jinan!” The wife of the Left Assistant Minister quickly tried to console her daughter.
Yu Wanqing was silent for a moment before she slowly shook her head, “She was given her title of feudal princess by the emperor himself, so how could she be willing to lower herself to help me heal my skin? Mother, let’s not continue to bring humiliation onto ourselves and go! If rumors come out about my face, how am I supposed to live anymore?”
The wife of the Left Assistant Minister didn’t want to renounce their last hope and persevered, “Don't worry, Qing’er! The spa honors and keeps every guest’s privacy and they won’t broadcast the circumstances of any customer to the public. Even if your skin condition can’t be treated, it won’t be any worse than it is now! You’re still young and you can’t spend the rest of your life with your face in this condition. Sigh...it’s all Mother’s fault. I couldn’t give you a beautiful and adorable little face. Instead, I let you endure so much pain and heartbreak since you were young…”
“Mother, it’s not your fault! If you continue to blame yourself, then I will feel even worse!” Yu Wanqing was sensible and restrained her sorrow to start consoling her mother.