Chapter 1202: You need to cherish yourself too (1/2)

Mu Linger was dazed after Qin Min took off her wedding veil She had heard that Eldest Miss Qin possessed “flower-like features and a moonlike face,”[1] but the actual sight still stunned her.

Such beauty leaned towards an intellectual aesthetic, but also had no shortage of coquettish charms, especially her double eyelids and large eyes. They had a magnetic attraction that instantly made Mu Linger recall the phrase “meijiaoniang” (美娇娘), or a pretty beauty. She felt as if the term was tailored to Qin Min’s looks.

Han Yunxi was also surprised. Rarely had she seen long-term invalids still look so lively and energetic.

Qin Min should be 20 or 21 this year, right? She’s been stuck in a wheelchair since she was 16, but it hasn’t done much to take away her youthful air. I don’t see any signs of depression or self-pity in her eyes, either. Instead, she’s as beautiful as a plum blossom that never bows to the snow or winds.

Although Han Yunxi didn’t know her well, she couldn’t help admiring the girl from the bottom of her heart. Gu Beiyue certainly knows how to pick his people. He wouldn’t make the wrong choice.

She and Mu Linger were all worrying for naught.

“Princess, what am I poisoned with?” Qin Min asked anxiously.

She remembered that Gu Qishao was present the first time she requested Gu Beiyue for treatment. He had asked whether there was poison, but Gu Qishao rejected the idea after one glance. She didn’t a glance was very reliable, but since Gu Beiyue believed him, she did too.

Who knew…

Mu Linger recovered enough to grow surprised. “So she was poisoned, big sis!”

Han Yunxi knelt down by Qin Min’s side, startling her. Qin Min said, “Princess, you mustn’t, you definitely can’t!”

Han Yunxi looked up with a smile. “Linger, look at her. Doesn’t she resemble Gu Beiyue?”

“Yes!” Mu Linger concurred.

Qin Min thought back to Gu Beiyue’s plain and humble ways before a helpless smile rose to her face.

“Linger, help me keep watch while I examine in more detail,” Han Yunxi grew serious. Mu Linger quickly carried over a high-backed chair for Han Yunxi to sit in while lifting Qin Min’s legs to rest on another chair.

“Forgive me for being forward, Eldest Miss Qin,” Han Yunxi said as she lifted up the bright red skirts. Qin Min’s legs really went beyond her expectations. Crippled legs had a tendency to atrophy; moreover, Qin Min used acupuncture treatments on herself everyday. She should be covered in scars!

But the legs were still white and smooth. Even women would be envious of the sight, while men...would have their thoughts wander and their heartbeats speed up.

“You’ve taken good care of them,” Han Yunxi observed.

Needles didn’t leave traces unless it was a bruise, but frequent use of them would leave some sort of scars behind. Even if it wasn’t permanent, there were still signs.

“I can’t even walk anymore, so I can’t very well turn them ugly,” Qin Min replied.

Mu Linger only rambled, “Heheh, they can’t turn ugly because Doctor Gu will see them. Otherwise he won’t like them.”

Qin Min’s face visibly reddened. Noticing this, Mu Linger announced, “Big sis, she’s blushing!”

Now Qin Min was completely scarlet. Even middle-aged matrons with children of their own could flush at such words, to say nothing of a newlywed lady from a large family.

Han Yunxi gave Mu Linger an displeased look, causing her to murmur, “I won’t say it anywhere else, just here.”

How would Han Yunxi react if she knew Mu Linger had once bothered Ning Jing with questions about childbirth back at Tiger’s Prison?

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Although Qin Min was embarrassed, she still spoke up. “Miss Linger, I didn’t take care of my legs just to...just to let people see them. I can’t do anything about my legs, but I’m still able to preserve them. At least...at least I can stop them from being completely worthless, right? Won’t I feel good just looking at them myself if they’re well cared for?”

Mu Linger thought it over carefully before she nodded. “Right!”

It looks like Qin Min isn’t just strong, but also cherishes herself. Han Yunxi probably admired this point best. Meanwhile, her detox system had already analyzed all the aspects of poison in Qin Min’s legs.

“Eldest Miss Qin, you have a type of slow-acting poison in your legs. It’s buried in your body and releases in gradual doses, affecting the muscles of your legs so they have no strength and ache. It’s very similar to rheumatism, especially when the discomfort increases at night,” Han Yunxi stated.

Qin Min nodded endlessly. The princess’s words were all right! All these years, she had developed her own acupuncture system to deal with the pain or else it’d be unbearable at night.

“It’s an extremely minute amount of poison, but it has huge effects on the muscles,” Han Yunxi added. If not for her detox system, she could only suspect the cause and never detect its source, much less what kind of poison it was.