Chapter 497 - Source of Disease (1/2)
”Qing’er, listen to me. Wait a little longer. Maybe Feudal Princess Jinan can really cure the pimples on your face? Promise me, don't give up any chance of treatment, alright?” The wife of the left assistant minister didn't want to see her twelve year old daughter dispirited and tried to get her to see sense.
Upon seeing that her mother was enduring her own sadness and trying to comfort her with her heart and soul, Yu Wanqing nodded slowly with tears in her eyes. No matter what the result was, she had to try, even if she were to lose hope in the end. She didn't want to waste her mother's painstaking efforts. It wasn't easy for her mother these past few years...
”Mother, don't be upset. I won't go back! Just as you've said, no matter what the result is, we should face it firmly. Your daughter won't run away. Even if Feudal Princess Jinan can't cure my face, then it's my fate.”
Yu Wanqing had become tired and downtrodden by the condition of the skin on her face after all these years. With such a face, all the other children treated her as a monster when she was a child, avoiding and running away from her. There were even ones who were so scared they cried. Not only did she not have any playmates but she also had to bear the criticisms of the parents of the children who were scared into crying.
She feared her parents wouldn't like her and wouldn't want her, so she forced herself to be sensible and obedient, to be a well-behaved daughter. Her parents were also so worried for her sake that their hairs turned grey early. Thankfully, she had a pair of loving parents who never gave up on seeking out medical treatments for her for more than ten years. Her mother feared that she was lonely and accompanied her often, even going to the point of ignoring Yu Wanqing's older brother and father...
She decided, if the treatment didn’t work this time, she would advise her parents to give up completely. She would just live alone this life with this appearance!
“Qing’er, Feudal Princess Jinan has medicinal skills. I heard that she even has folk remedies on hand that can treat dubious or hard-to-treat maladies. Perhaps she truly can heal your face.” The wife of the left assistant minister carefully continued down this subject. Her daughter had endured this pressure for a very long time. She’d had her hopes lifted and then extinguished time after time. As an adult, even she almost couldn’t take it anymore, let alone her young daughter.
”Lady Yu, Miss Yu, our master is here!” Hechun opened the coral beaded curtains and walked in. Behind her, a little maiden, who was about the same size as Yu Wanqing, came in wearing pink Qi-style clothing.
”Feudal Princess Jinan, please forgive us for disturbing you!” Whether or not the other party could cure her daughter's face, there should still be etiquette. Lady Yu slightly bowed and said with a smile. Yu Wanqing gave a slight curtsy before falling back behind her mother.
Yu Xiaocao had looked over the daughter and mother pair as soon as she entered the door. Lady Yu looked haggard but her eyes were kind. She seemed like an amiable person. Miss Yu's head and face were covered with a heavy veil. No matter the style or color of the clothes she wore, they could only be described as ordinary. It seemed like they had low-key and modest temperaments. As the wife and daughter of a third-ranking official, there didn't seem to be any arrogance and haughtiness. Rather they had a slight calmness about them, which gave Yu Xiaocao a good impression.
“Lady Yu is too polite. What Feudal Princess, please call me Xiaoyu!” Yu Xiaocao's straightforward personality won a favorable impression from both the mother and daughter pair.
“Qing'er, Miss Yu is older than you. Why don't you call her Older Sister Yu?” Lady Yu took her daughter's hand and said with a smile.
“Older Sister Yu...” Yu Wanqing had a bit of an inferiority complex and a liking for quiet due to the condition of her face. Listening to her mother, she softly called out ‘older sister’.
Yu Xiaocao knew that for the patient to cooperate wholeheartedly, she must win over their trust and gain a favorable impression. Hearing this, the dimples near her mouth deepened, ”Since I'm older, I'll call you Younger Sister Yu. Younger Sister Yu, ever since I came to the capital, all the people I know are older than me. I finally have a delicate and weak sister to take care of.”
Seeing Yu Xiaocao's attitude, Lady Yu's heart finally relaxed. It was rumored that Feudal Princess Jinan had a sharp tongue, so she was originally worried that the other party wouldn't be easy to get along with. She didn't expect the girl to be a kind person with a considerate heart that seemed to have a great understanding of people. It seemed as if those rumors couldn't be trusted after all!
“To tell you the truth, Miss Xiaoyu, my daughter and I came to ask for help. I've heard that your ‘Blossoming Beauty’ can help with regulating and healing the skin. Do you have any good methods of treating skin disease and improving its condition?” Lady Yu loved her daughter so much that she didn't beat around the bush but went straight into the main topic.
Yu Xiaocao's smile didn't diminish and she nodded slightly, ”Our beauty and health spa, which integrates improving beauty and preserving health, is committed to improving the quality of problematic skin so that every maiden and woman can bloom like flowers for their own splendor. As for the skin disease mentioned by Lady Yu, I have to see it before I can know if it can be cured.”