Chapter 29 Liu Linlang’s Face is Ruined

Chapter 29: Liu Linlang Is Disfigured

With a cold face, Luo Sinian didn't answer, instead picking up his teacup and taking a large gulp.

Of course he had a problem with Ji Yuntang.

If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have been kicked out of Prince Ye's mansion by Luo Junhe.

Their once-solid brotherly bond was almost shattered by that bitch, Ji Yuntang.

Wasn't it all her fault?

Seeing Luo Sinian remain silent, Xie Liuzheng wasn't angry. The corner of his lips quirked up slightly, and as he turned his head, he unexpectedly noticed a familiar figure at the betting stall.

It was none other than Chen Hu, who had just made a scene demanding money for Ji Yuntang.

He saw Chen Hu place his bet on the Marquis Yongning's mansion winning.

Xie Liuzheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and the smile on his lips deepened. "Things seem to be getting more and more interesting."

Back at Prince Ye's mansion, the rain outside was coming down harder. Ji Yuntang hurriedly brought in the quilts she'd been airing in the courtyard.

Hearing her tidying up, Luo Junhe softly said to Ji Yuntang, "A Tang, regarding today's incident, Nanny Xu is also to blame. If you wish to punish her, I won't stop you."

Everything that had happened outside today, Luo Junhe had heard clearly from his room. Unfortunately, he could do nothing about it.

Nanny Xu knew full well that Ji Yuntang wasn't dead, yet for some petty gain, she had let the people from the Marquis Yongning's mansion in.

Moreover, she had them bring in a coffin.

With actions like that, who'd believe she didn't have an agenda?

"A He, don't worry about this matter. I think Nanny Xu and Liu Linlang are both too preoccupied with their own troubles right now to care about anything else."

Ji Yuntang looked completely unconcerned. That mother-daughter duo was nothing but trouble, but if they dared to harm her, they would definitely pay for it.

In a side courtyard of Prince Ye's mansion, Liu Linlang sat before a bronze mirror. She stared in horror at her face and let out a terrified scream.

"Ahhh! My face! How did my face become like this?"

The face in the bronze mirror was covered in large patches of black spots. A dense rash of blemishes covered her originally fair skin, now looking more terrifying than a vengeful ghost.

After being beaten by Ji Yuntang, Liu Linlang hadn't left her room for two days. The old physician had applied medicine to her face and wrapped it in thick bandages.

She endured two agonizing days, eagerly unwrapping the bandages, expecting to see her beautiful, moon-like face. Instead, she was met with this unbearably ugly face.

Liu Linlang was on the verge of a breakdown. She swept all the cosmetics and powders off the table. With nowhere to vent her anger, she slapped Bi Chi, who stood beside her with her head bowed, not daring to look.

"What, even a lowly servant like you dares to think I'm ugly now? You think I won't ruin your face too?"

Bi Chi was terrified into tears. While her looks weren't outstanding, she was still a delicate, pretty girl. She could still marry into a decent family in the future.

If she became an ugly monster like Liu Linlang, her whole life would be ruined.

She absolutely didn't want that!

Bi Chi quickly knelt on the floor, crying and begging for mercy. "This servant is utterly loyal to Miss Liu. I absolutely do not think you are ugly. Miss Liu, you've misunderstood me."

"This servant believes the most important thing now is to find a way to treat Miss Liu's face. I will go out immediately to find a doctor for you."

Liu Linlang kicked Bi Chi in the chest, her face full of viciousness. "Find what doctor? Those useless quacks out there, can they cure my face?"

Originally, her face was just swollen from Ji Yuntang's slaps. It only needed medicine to reduce the swelling.

It was those incompetent fools and their poor skills that she had become this monstrous, ghost-like creature.

With such a horrifying face, how could she ever show herself in public again?

At this point, perhaps only the imperial physicians in the palace could cure her.

Thinking of this, Liu Linlang glared fiercely at Bi Chi. "Why are you still standing there? Go call my mother over immediately!"

"Yes, yes! This servant will go fetch Nanny Xu right away." Bi Chi felt as if she had received a pardon, scrambling away on her hands and knees.

Soon, Nanny Xu arrived, humming a little tune.

Today, she had effortlessly obtained a jade bracelet worth three hundred taels of silver and had also managed to upset Ji Yuntang. She was in a fantastically good mood.

She was heard before she was seen.

Before she even reached the door, Nanny Xu called out loudly, "Lin Lang, come out quickly and see how this new bracelet I got today looks. Doesn't it suit my noble and aloof temperament?"

"Do you think it will make me look good when I wear it out shopping tomorrow?"

In the past, Liu Linlang would have certainly commented on her newly acquired jewelry.

But now, how could she have the mind for anything else? Her heart was entirely focused on her own face. Seeing Nanny Xu enter, Liu Linlang felt as if she had grabbed a lifeline. She immediately rushed out crying.

"Mother, your daughter's face is ruined! Please think of a way to save me! I don't want to become an ugly monster!"

Nanny Xu looked up and saw Liu Linlang's face, which was even blacker than Judge Bao's. The jade bracelet in her hand slipped from her grasp with a "crack," shattering into four pieces on the floor.

She stood there as if struck by lightning, utterly unable to believe her eyes.

How could her daughter, who was as beautiful as a flower just yesterday, have become like this today?

Nanny Xu had been counting on Liu Linlang's beauty to hook a wealthy son-in-law, allowing her to shed her servant status and rise to prominence.

Now, just as the opportunity was about to ripen, her plans couldn't fall through.

Thinking of this, Nanny Xu hurriedly asked, "Lin Lang, what on earth happened? How did you become like this out of the blue?"

Wiping her tears, Liu Linlang told Nanny Xu the whole story from beginning to end. Hearing this, Nanny Xu was furious. "In my opinion, this must be the work of that little bitch Ji Yuntang."

"Your face was beaten by her. She has black spots on her own face, so she's jealous of your beauty and wants to ruin your face too. That little bitch has such a vicious heart."

"Mother, I'm going to kill that bitch Ji Yuntang right now!" Burning with rage, Liu Linlang stood up, grabbed a dagger from under her pillow, and was about to go settle the score with Ji Yuntang, but Nanny Xu stopped her.

"Lin Lang, don't be impulsive. If you go over there and fail to kill Ji Yuntang, you might end up losing your own life instead."

"Didn't you plant Qiao Ye by Ji Yuntang's side before? Have her..."

The mother and daughter put their heads together, scheming, a sly smile flashing in their eyes.

When Qiao Ye was summoned by Liu Linlang, she was still nervous. But when she saw the dense black spots covering the other's face, her heart instantly skipped a beat in fright.

"Nanny... Nanny Xu, Miss Liu, why have you summoned this servant?"

Nanny Xu glared coldly, her face full of menace. "Qiao Ye, today I told you to help Ji Yuntang dress for her return visit. Why didn't she go back? Did you, little wench, say something to her?"

Qiao Ye shook her head repeatedly in fear. "No, this servant said nothing. It was the Princess Consort herself who didn't want to return to the Marquis Yongning's mansion. I tried to persuade her, but the Princess Consort simply wouldn't listen."

Nanny Xu wanted Ji Yuntang to return to the Marquis Yongning's mansion for two main reasons.

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