68 Chapter 10: Imperial Dr. Yen, Crystal palace and Consort Jie (2/2)

”Yes, that's right. It is the duty worthy of a maid after all.” As Yen stared into her, the maid answered while panicking in some way. She was bluffing with all her might. ”I want Jie-sama to be always beautiful.”

Slap. The maid had fallen to the ground in disbelief, the other maids screamed in shock.Yen then slapped extremely hard a few more times until the maid's cheek bulged, she grabbed the collapsed maid with swollen cheeks by the hair and dragged her along.

”What are you doing?” One maid flared at Yen but didn't dare to move, just like the rest of the maids. For some reason, they were terrified to the point that they couldn't move.

Yen ignored her question as she stopped the front of the dressing table, emptied her hands and reached for the engraved container. She opened the lid and showered the maid with its contents. The maid coughed violently. Her eyes teared up.

”Isn't that great? With this, you'll be pretty like the consort.” She pulled the maid up by her hair and leered like a demon. ”The poisonous essence will pass through the whole body, from the pores, the mouth, the nose.You will acquire hands like withered branches, sunken eye sockets, skin that has lost its complexion, just like the Jie-sama you adore.”

”N-no way….”

”Why? Didn't you know it was forbidden? They even told you it was poison!!”

”B-but, it's the most beautiful. We thought Jie-sama would be happy.”

”Who would be happy with Something that killed their child?” Yen clicked her tongue and released the maid's hair. Several strands of her long hair remained on her fingers. ”Hurry up, go rinse your mouth. Go wash your face too.” After she saw off the palace lady who scrambled out of the room in haste, she then looked at the other frightened maids.

”Hurry up and clean, It” Turning a blind eye to the fact that it was Yen herself who made the mess, she pointed to the powder covered floor. The maids trembled in fright and came back with cleaning equipment.

”Women are terrifying.” Both hands in his sleeves, Ren muttered to himself. He and his attendant ran in when he heard the maids screaming. He couldn't move just like the maids he too was scared of Yen at that moment.