sbdcsierra Chapter 29 You dare to lie to me?
Chapter 29 You dare to lie to me?
Lu Yangyang looked at Sheng Yunjiao curiously, waiting for her to continue.
Sheng Yunjiao did not disappoint her. She lowered her voice slightly and continued, "During the winter solstice ceremony last year, the Crown Prince accompanied the emperor. No one expected that during the ceremony, a group of assassins would infiltrate the area. In order to protect His Majesty, the Crown Prince's legs were broken by a falling boulder, and he was also hit in the chest by a poisoned arrow. He barely survived. However, in the past six months, His Majesty has sent people to search for famous doctors all over the country, but without exception, they have all declared that the Crown Prince's legs are beyond cure."
"Furthermore, it is said that the poisoned arrow almost pierced his heart and lungs, damaging his foundation. His Highness the Crown Prince may not be able to last more than a few years."
Sheng Yunjiao's last words were so soft they were almost inaudible.
Her usually gossipy face was unusually devoid of smiles, only showing sighs.
"So for the past six months, His Highness the Crown Prince has not appeared in public. There are even rumors that His Highness the Crown Prince is seriously ill, paralyzed in bed, and barely clinging to life."
Sheng Yunjiao excitedly grabbed Lu Yangyang: "Today is the first time His Highness the Crown Prince has appeared in public since the Winter Festival. It's so good that he's safe and sound."
After listening, Lu Yangyang couldn't help but ask, "Is there really no hope?"
"Huh?" Sheng Yunjiao was stunned for a moment before shaking her head: "The best doctors in the world have all been sent to the Eastern Palace. Even the legendary overseas celestial doctors have been investigated by His Majesty."
Lu Yangyang seemed to be deep in thought.
Sheng Yunjiao seemed to remember something, then shook her head and asked her with a strange expression, "You don't want to try it, do you? I advise you to calm down. Everyone hopes for a miracle to help His Highness the Crown Prince stand up, but His Highness the Crown Prince's situation is different from Su Fengqu and Yan Yue's. If there were even a slight possibility, Physician Lu would have stopped you from leaving just now. No one knows His Highness the Crown Prince's condition better than him."
Lu Yangyang nodded: "You're right. I'm just a barefoot doctor from the countryside. I only figured out some ways to treat external injuries because I get injured every day when I go into the mountains. I haven't really studied proper medical skills."
Lu Yangyang wasn't making this up. All her medical skills were learned from her aunt, that crazy woman. Her aunt was rarely lucid and often confused. Even when she was lucid, she wasn't quite right in the head. She would often drag her along and teach her strange things. Sometimes she would even drag her along for three days and three nights without eating or drinking, until she couldn't take it anymore and fainted. She wouldn't allow her to be distracted at all.
She was quite scared at first, but later she found that what her aunt taught her could feed her, so she really put her heart into learning.
These simple, rustic tricks can never compare to those of the most renowned doctors in the land; she shouldn't let her mind wander.
"No, you're still very capable. After all, you can heal injuries that even Physician Lu couldn't handle. You're much better than those arrogant young ladies I know, especially those green tea like Sheng Yunzhu and those muscle-bound, simple-minded bulls like Cheng Shujin. You're thousands or even tens of thousands of times better!"
When Sheng Yunjiao first met Lu Yangyang, she mocked her, only to be retorted by Lu Yangyang. Sheng Yunjiao's attempt to befriend Lu Yangyang was to get Lu Yangyang to join her in dealing with Sheng Yunzhu. However, Sheng Yunjiao gradually discovered that Lu Yangyang was truly remarkable. Although her remarkable abilities weren't in the sense of being proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, or etiquette, in other words, other young ladies from wealthy families didn't know medicine, let alone butchering pigs or treating leg injuries!
Her mother taught her from a young age never to underestimate anyone, or she would suffer losses without even realizing it.
So she genuinely felt that although Lu Yangyang didn't grow up in the capital, she was still amazing!
"Sheng Si, what bad things have you been saying about me behind my back this time?!"
While Sheng Yunjiao was talking to Lu Yangyang, she unknowingly walked to the court and, without noticing, ended up walking directly in front of Cheng Shujin.
As luck would have it, Sheng Yunjiao muttered something to Cheng Shujin, which Cheng Shujin overheard!
Cheng Shujin immediately exploded.
Moreover, Cheng Shujin wasn't alone this time; there was another girl next to her who didn't look like someone to be trifled with.
Before Sheng Yunjiao could even retort to Cheng Shujin, she could only hurriedly pull Lu Yangyang to curtsy and say, "Greetings, Sixth Princess."
Lu Yangyang followed suit and bowed.
The Sixth Princess's gaze fell on Lu Yangyang's mask, and she questioned, "Where did you get this mask? If I remember correctly, it was a tribute. Whose family are you from? I don't recall giving this mask to anyone."
“Princess, you’re too late. You didn’t see it. This girl was incredibly arrogant. She just now…” Cheng Shujin rattled off a brief account of what had happened on the court. Of course, she only mentioned how ugly, stupid, and reckless Lu Yangyang was, and how she injured Su Fengqu. She didn’t say anything else.
Sheng Yunjiao was furious and immediately retorted, "Cheng Er, stop talking nonsense! The Prince has already sent people to investigate what happened earlier, and the results are not yet in. Don't act like a dog and bite everywhere!"
"Who are you calling a dog?" Cheng Shujin rolled up her sleeves, ready to fight again.
"Whoever shouts the loudest gets insulted! Can't you understand human language?" Sheng Yunjiao retorted.
"You!" Cheng Shujin's face trembled with anger.
"Enough! All of you shut up!" The Sixth Princess shouted, her gaze turning hostile towards Lu Yangyang: "I'm asking you a question, whose family are you from, and where did you get your mask from!"
If she remembered correctly, this mask was presented to her father by a small kingdom in the Western Regions during the Lantern Festival one year. The Western Regions were known for their dancers, who were particularly charming. The masked dance performed that year was especially outstanding, and the envoy from the Western Regions took the opportunity to present this mask, which was said to have been specially crafted for their little princess by skilled artisans commissioned by their king. Since it was a pair, one of the masks was presented to the Emperor of the Great Zhao Dynasty.
The mask was particularly exquisite, more like an ornament, so all the princesses wanted it. The sixth princess even asked the emperor for it, but the emperor refused to give it to her.
Therefore, the sixth princess's memory is particularly vivid.
But she never expected that this mask would appear on the face of a little girl who appeared out of nowhere!
"My name is Lu Yangyang. I am staying at the Duke of Sheng's mansion. This mask was a gift from someone else," Lu Yangyang replied in a formal and measured manner, having never dealt with these people before.
The sixth princess immediately turned cold, her face showing displeasure.
If Lu Yangyang were a daughter of some noble family, receiving a reward from a noble person might be understandable, but she was just a guest staying at the Duke of Sheng's mansion. Where would she get a reward from a noble person? The Sixth Princess had never heard of this mask being given to the Duke of Sheng's mansion.
"Who sent it?" The Sixth Princess stepped forward, her gaze coldly fixed on the mask on Lu Yangyang's face. "You dare to lie to me?"