Tianliangyuan

Chapter 23 confirms disfigurement

When the imperial physicians that Madam Xu had asked to be invited arrived at the Sun residence, the two physicians happened to be there together.

Unfortunately, both imperial physicians came to the same conclusion: the injury was easy to heal, but it would inevitably leave a scar, and even the best scar removal cream could not completely eliminate it.

This made Xu Lin despair at that moment.

Fortunately, Sun Qian was still unconscious at this time and had no idea that her face was beyond repair; otherwise, she would definitely have made a scene.

Xu Lin desperately hoped that her daughter could marry into a wealthy family; otherwise, she wouldn't have gone to such lengths to scheme for Xu Zhaozhao's marriage.

But now, his attempt to steal a chicken has backfired, ruining his daughter's future.

When Madam Sun heard that her own granddaughter's face had been disfigured, how could she sit still?

However, as a mere woman, she was of lowly status in front of the Jiang family and could only rage helplessly at home, but dared not go to the Jiang family to demand an explanation.

It wasn't until evening that Xu Lin finally understood the matter and realized that she absolutely could not let it go.

Xu Lin issued a gag order, forbidding anyone from mentioning in front of the young lady that the condition could not be cured. Everyone had to serve her with utmost care, or else they would be beaten to death!

Once the order was relayed, everyone knew that the lady was furious, and no one dared to upset her at this moment.

Xu Lin thought that the Marquis's mansion had specially invited the imperial physician to treat Qian'er today, and knew that she could still rely on her maternal family's influence. So that night, she discussed with Sun Qingyang how to demand an explanation from the Jiang family.

Sun Qingyang was hesitant to do so.

After all, the Jiang family not only has a Grand Tutor Jiang, but also a favored Consort Jiang. He must be out of his mind to dare to challenge the Jiang family.

However, the Jiang family was indeed in the wrong in this matter, oh, and there was also the Duke of Su's mansion, so Sun Qingyang felt that he could use this matter to gain some benefits for his own family.

Xu Lin's thoughts went much further.

Sun Qian's face has been disfigured and is confirmed to be incurable, which will make her future marriage very difficult.

If a woman loses her beauty, no matter how good her family background is, how can she win her husband's heart?

Xu Lin and Sun Qingyang couldn't reach a conclusion, and after taking care of their daughter for two more days, Xu Lin hurriedly returned to her parents' home to discuss the matter with her mother.

On the other side, the atmosphere at the Duke of Su's mansion was not much better than that at the Jiang family's.

At this moment, the heir Liu Huaien knelt in the hall, letting the Duke rage at him, and even his grandmother, who always doted on him, could not get a word in edgewise.

This time, the trouble has become too big.

There were two princesses present at the time, as well as the young lady from the Princess's residence, and other noble ladies from duke and marquis families. Which one of them could be offended casually?

Duke Su was so angry he was trembling. His son was something else; he had offended all the noble ladies in the capital in one fell swoop!

At this moment, Duke Su was relieved that the injured person was just the daughter of an insignificant minor official; otherwise, it would have been a huge problem.

But there's still the second young lady of the Qi family; this matter absolutely cannot be allowed to escalate any further.

"You good-for-nothing! I could have let it go with your past idleness and lack of ambition; I never expected you to achieve anything great, I just hoped you would live a peaceful life. But I never imagined you would cause such a disaster! What are we going to do now?!"

The Duke of Su was furious.

Just now, a servant came to report that, in addition to the Sun and Qi families, nine other families have been confirmed to have invited imperial physicians. It is said that more than half of the young ladies are now bedridden with fright. The consequences are indeed too serious.

Jiang Ning is the eldest daughter of the Jiang family's main branch, so naturally all the eldest daughters of the main branch would attend her banquet. What was originally a respectable occasion has now become a thorny problem for both the Jiang and Liu families.

Lady Su, the Duchess of Su, reacted quickly. She took the initiative to arrange for the imperial physicians to examine the young ladies of each household. At the same time, she immediately arranged for people to select some of the best tonics, bird's nest, and other items from the storeroom and deliver them to each household according to their social status.

Sending the apology sooner will help calm everyone down faster.

However, the Duchess was not easily fooled: "Why did you bring that concubine with you when you went to fetch your wife back to the manor today? And that vicious dog, I clearly ordered it to be sent away, why did you bring it to the Jiang family?"

Liu Huaien, puzzled, honestly replied, "My wife was originally frightened by that black dog and fell ill. She went back to her parents' home to recuperate because she was angry with me. That's why I thought of taking them to apologize, but I never expected it to turn out like this!"

The Duchess's eyes flickered: "With your blockhead, how could you come up with such a way to apologize? Who suggested it to you?"

Duke Su realized at this moment that it was unthinkable for a young master to bring a concubine and a vicious dog with him when he brought his wife back to the mansion.

Is this kid brainless?

After questioning Liu Huaien, the Duchess of the State did not find out who was instigated, but she was certain that a servant had instigated it. Otherwise, Liu Huaien would not have thought of bringing his concubine and vicious dog to the door.

The servant was punished, and the others who served in the prince's courtyard were also punished as a result.

Now is not the time for internal strife; we need to find a way to quell the anger outside first.

A sense of suspicion arose in the Duchess's heart, but she also felt that her daughter-in-law couldn't be so stupid, after all, the incident happened at the Jiang residence.

Although this incident allowed the young master to punish the concubine and the vicious dog, it also damaged the reputation of the Jiang family. Such a scheme could be described as hurting the enemy a thousand while losing eight hundred of one's own.

Therefore, the Duchess suppressed her doubts and convinced herself to trust the Jiang family.

Jiang Fu returned to the Duke's mansion in fear and trembling. Only after confirming that the concubine had been beaten twenty times and then sold off did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"My sister is right, no one will suspect me. Now that the vicious dog has been beaten to death and the slut has been sold off, who would still associate me with this?"

After this self-comfort, Jiang Fu felt at ease enjoying her husband's thoughtful gestures and attempts to please her.

The fact that several people around the heir apparent had been punished in succession had already made the servants of the Duke's mansion tremble with fear, and at this time, they dared not cause any more trouble.

The next day, the second wife of the Xie family brought Xie Yun to the Marquis's residence to express her gratitude.

Madam Xie's maiden name was Yu. After marrying into the Xie family, Madam Yu gave birth to two sons before finally having a daughter, Xie Yun, whom she naturally doted on.

Upon learning that she had encountered danger at the Jiang family's house and that it was thanks to Xu Zhaozhao's help that she was able to escape peril, Madam Yu naturally wanted to go and express her gratitude.

This was a thank-you gift. Although Xu Zhaozhao felt it was too precious, she accepted it with a smile after receiving her mother's permission.

After taking a sip of tea, Madam Yu thought of the Jiang family's affairs and shook her head, saying, "I heard that the second young lady of the Qi family attempted suicide last night, saying that she couldn't let herself tarnish the Qi family's reputation. But the fault doesn't lie with her, how could she so lightly despise her own life?"

Wang Ruolan nodded: "That's exactly right! Our Daxing Dynasty isn't that harsh on women. It's just that her future marriage might be a bit more difficult."