63 Chapter 5: Imperial Dr. Yen, Ren the Head Eunuch (1/2)

”They're at it again.”Ren's handsome face was suffused in gloominess. He had almond-shaped eyes, delicate features that could be mistaken as a woman. His hair was wrapped up in a silk cloth, with the rest flowing down his back. It is improper for the flowers of the palace to raise a commotion in such a place. It is one of his jobs to bring that to a close. While he was in the middle of dispersing the crowd, there was only one person who walked over with an air of disinterest. She was an average maidservant with dark birth-marks on her face that densely covered her one-side of her cheek. Though she didn't have features that stood out, she left him the impression of one who was talking to herself without noticing him.

He didn't expect there would be any more to it. The talks on the crown prince's passing came about not even a month after. The sobbing Consort Jie was skinnier than she had been a couple of days ago. Her beautiful features. Are being ravaged by the same illness as her son. As for Imperial Princess Wuying and Consort Gina condition's improved after an hour of poor health. Deep thought soured through Ren as he left the room.

Consort Gina gently took her daughter back into her arms and went to put her to sleep in the basket. The baby pushed the hot blanket aside and babbled happily as she looked at the visitor.

”You have something you want to ask.” It appears that the wise consort had sensed Ren's anticipation.

”How did the Imperial Princess recover?”

At the point-blank question, Consort Gina let out a small laugh and took out a piece of cloth from her chest. There were clumsy words written on the ripped piece of fabric. It wasn't that the words were written messily. The blotted text was hard to read because it had been written with plant juice.

The face powder is poison.

”Was it the face powder?” he said

”Indeed.”

Consort Gina entrusted the princess to the wet nurse and took out something from a drawer.

It was a ceramic container wrapped in cloth. She lifted the lid, and white powder wafted out.

”The face powder?” he asked.

”Indeed, this is the face powder.”

He pinched the white powder wondering what could be in it. Come to think of it, and Consort Gina didn't use the face powder as she originally had beautiful skin. Consort Jie heavily covered her face to hide her bad complexion.

”Ignorance is a sin. We should take more care in what the infants are putting into their mouths.”