Chapter 73 – 73 72 Everyone Got Scared

Chapter 73: Chapter 72: Everyone Got Scared Chapter 73: Chapter 72: Everyone Got Scared Shen Chuwei looked at herself in the mirror and saw the rash-like red spots on her face, no wonder Chun Xi was so frightened.

“Miss, your face, how did it become like this?” Chun Xi cried, both out of shock and urgency.

Seeing Chun Xi’s tears of distress, Shen Chuwei could only reassure her, “Isn’t it just some red spots?

It’s nothing serious.”

While crying, Chun Xi said, “Miss, don’t you know how important a girl’s face is?

You’ve just become favored, what if you lose favor because of this?”

Hearing this, Shen Chuwei’s eyes paused, and she thought about how Xiao Jinyan was repulsed even by the scar on her chest; if there were scars on her face, he would probably be even more repulsed!

After all, which man doesn’t love beauty?

What’s more, Xiao Jinyan is surrounded by beauties.

When they return to the palace, if Xiao Jinyan sees her face like this, he will probably be scared away.

After crying for a while, Chun Xi suddenly remembered the pastries from the previous night.

She grabbed Shen Chuwei’s hand and said, “Miss, based on what I’ve seen in palace dramas, there was definitely something wrong with the pastries last night.”

Shen Chuwei nodded in agreement because she knew there was something wrong with the pastries and was aware of the consequences of eating them.

That’s why she stuffed her stomach and finished all the pastries last night.

“It must be Lady Shen Mingzhu who is jealous of the Miss’s favor and thus resorted to poisoning,” Chun Xi said indignantly.

After speaking, Chun Xi felt something was wrong, she touched her own face, puzzled, “But I also ate the pastries.

Why don’t I have red spots on my face?”

Shen Chuwei reminded her, “Because you only had one piece.”

This was why she ate them all.

“I see.” Chun Xi looked at the red spots on Shen Chuwei’s face and was on the verge of crying again, “Miss, what can we do about your face!”

Shen Chuwei, appearing to comfort, patted Chun Xi’s hand.

“I’m hungry.

Let’s eat first.”

Chun Xi wiped her tears, “Miss, you’re still in the mood to eat?

Anyone else would’ve been crying their eyes out by now.”

Shen Chuwei said, “Food is the most important thing to the people.

If you don’t eat a meal, you get incredibly hungry, understand?”

Chun Xi was stunned for a moment, how could she have forgotten?

Her Miss knew just eating, and if she went a day without food, she’d probably cry~

“…Okay then!”

Chun Xi helped Shen Chuwei wash and groom, followed by dressing up.

Looking at the red spots on Shen Chuwei’s fair little face, Chun Xi was very worried, “Miss, let me apply more powder to see if it can be covered.”

Shen Chuwei directly refused, “Leave it as it is, no need to cover.”

Seeing the red spots and feeling heartbroken, Chun Xi still followed the master’s orders and didn’t apply the powder.

Meanwhile, in the dining room, the Shen Family members stood in a row, all waiting for Shen Chuwei to come for breakfast.

When Lady Shen still hadn’t shown up, Lady Shen thought it must be because the medicine was working, and she couldn’t help but complain to Shen Haisheng, “My lord, what time is it now, and Lady Shen has not yet come?

Relying on Your Highness’s favor, she doesn’t take you seriously at all.”

Shen Mingzhu didn’t forget to add fuel to the fire, “It’s all because of His Highness’s favor that she doesn’t take us seriously.”

As Shen Haisheng waited and waited without seeing Shen Chuwei come to eat, he also became a bit impatient; although Shen Chuwei was a Lady, she was still his daughter, and it was not acceptable for her to let them wait.

“Send a maid to ask.”

Lady Shen sent a smart maid to inquire.

The maid entered with dainty steps, “Lady Shen, the lord and lady are waiting for you to come for breakfast.”

Shen Chuwei turned to the maid and said, “Tell my father, I will be there in a moment.”

The maid raised her head and saw Shen Chuwei’s face full of red spots, frightening her enough to take a few steps back, “I will go and relay the message at once.”

After speaking, she turned and ran out, shouting as she went, “It’s terrible, Lady Shen has got smallpox!”

Shen Chuwei: “…”

Chun Xi: “…”

When Shen Chuwei was dressed and went to the dining room, she saw no one inside, they all stood outside, keeping a distance of ten meters.

Seeing Shen Chuwei approach, the people instinctively stepped back two paces, their faces showing panic.

Shen Chuwei asked curiously, “Father, mother, why are you standing so far away?

Aren’t you going to have breakfast?”

Shen Haisheng was terrified, but tried to sound composed, “Wei’er, your father has already sent for a doctor to examine you.

It might not be smallpox; don’t run around.”

Shen Chuwei obediently nodded, “Okay then, I will go to have breakfast.”

After speaking, she lifted her skirt and stepped into the dining room, where no one was present, only a table full of delicious food.

Shen Chuwei sat down at the table and began to eat, picking up her chopsticks.

Chun Xi looked at Shen Chuwei eating as if nothing was the matter, but she herself was extremely afraid, “Miss, aren’t you afraid it’s really smallpox?”

Shen Chuwei took a bite of the meat bun and looked at Chun Xi with her cheeks puffed, “Are you afraid?”

Chun Xi’s hand holding a handkerchief trembled, “Of course, I’m afraid, Miss.

Smallpox can kill people, but even in fear, I will stay by your side.”

Shen Chuwei nonchalantly took Chun Xi’s hand, “Come on, eat some breakfast to calm your nerves.”

Chun Xi blurted out, “Miss, it’s against the rules to do so outside.”

Shen Chuwei took another bite of the meat bun and said, “It’s okay, they daren’t come close to the dining room.”

Chun Xi thought about how the people outside were already so frightened they would avoid it at all costs, and even if dragged inside, they wouldn’t enter.

Moreover, she was now hungry, and just as the Miss said, even if it led to death, she would want to die with a full belly.

Furthermore, Miss might not actually have smallpox.

Thinking this, Chun Xi sat down with peace of mind and joined in the breakfast.

After the two had their fill, the Doctor was brought in.

While the Doctor examined Shen Chuwei, the Shen Family members still did not dare to approach and stayed outside.

Upon seeing Shen Chuwei’s face full of red rashes, the Doctor guessed a few things, covered his face with a cloth, and instructed, “Cover Lady Shen’s face with a cloth, and you should wear one too, to prevent the spread.”

“Oh, oh.” Chun Xi quickly fetched a cloth, helped Shen Chuwei cover her face, and then covered her own.

After the Doctor’s examination, he concluded, “Lady Shen has contracted smallpox.”

Chun Xi protested angrily, “No way, my young lady went to bed healthy.

How could she possibly get smallpox?

It must be a misdiagnosis.”

“I have practiced medicine for over twenty years, how could I misdiagnose?

Smallpox is difficult to cure, with a high mortality rate.

Also, even if one recovers, the face will be scarred.

I take my leave now,” said the Doctor.

He picked up his medicine box and hurried away as if fleeing.

Shen Haisheng, seeing the Doctor emerge, quickly asked, “Doctor, how is my daughter?”

The Doctor bowed in salute and then said, “Your Excellency, the Minister, Lady Shen has contracted smallpox.”

Everyone knew that smallpox was highly contagious and had a low survival rate.

So, upon hearing the Doctor’s words, everyone was startled and took a collective step back.

Shen Haisheng staggered back two steps.

He had planned to use breakfast as an opportunity to remind his youngest daughter to speak well of her sister, Shen Mingzhu, in front of His Highness.

Now, his eldest daughter had been bitten by a dog, and his youngest daughter had contracted smallpox with little chance of survival; neither was of any use to him.

Lady Shen, feeling guilty, didn’t dare to speak.

It was clearly supposed to be a disfiguring drug, how did it become smallpox?