Chapter 58: Ten Full

 Chapter 58: Ten Full

Chu Qianchen seemed somewhat moved, hesitating as she said, "But..."

Seeing this, Chu Qianhuang tried to persuade her again, "Don't worry, I’ll go with you to talk to Mother."

"Big Sister, I..." Chu Qianchen began to speak but paused, quickly glancing at Chu Qianhuang before lowering her face again.

Chu Qianhuang's gaze flickered slightly, then she said, "Second Sister, I have to go to the palace tomorrow, and I won’t be back for ten days."

Chu Qianchen raised her head and looked at Chu Qianhuang, her slender fingers nervously twisting a handkerchief.

After a moment, she finally spoke, but what she said was, "I think Mother’s handling of it is reasonable. Aunt did make a mistake first."

She sighed again. "Big Sister, though I’m concerned about Aunt, the country has its laws, and the family has its rules. I can’t let my personal feelings make things difficult for Mother. That would be unfilial, wouldn’t it?"

"I... I..."

Chu Qianchen covered the corner of her eye with the handkerchief, letting out a soft sob, unable to continue speaking.

"Big Sister, I’m leaving now..."

Before Chu Qianhuang could react, Chu Qianchen turned around and hurried away, her slender figure swaying gently, like a willow in the wind, as though she might change her mind if she stayed any longer.

As Chu Qianchen’s back disappeared through the rockery exit, Chu Qianhuang squatted down, gently speaking to Gu Zhiyan, "Qiniang, let’s go back. Auntie must be worried."

Gu Zhiyan remained silent, her right hand tightly clutching the crescent-shaped sachet that Chu Qianchen had tied around her waist.

Chu Qianhuang took Gu Zhiyan’s left hand and, matching her pace, walked in the opposite direction, speaking softly to her as they went.

Soon, the two cousins returned to the main courtyard.

Shen Wan had grown a little anxious.

Although they were in her own sister's house, and with Huang Jie'er looking after things, nothing would go wrong, as soon as her daughter was out of her sight, Shen Wan couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

Seeing her daughter return, Shen Wan finally relaxed.

She walked over and gently embraced her daughter, asking, "Qiniang, what did you play with?"

"We flew a kite for a while." Chu Qianhuang spoke calmly, not mentioning that Gu Zhiyan had been frightened and ran off alone.

To her, since she had quickly found Gu Zhiyan and nothing had happened, there was no need to trouble Aunt with such an insignificant matter.

"Thank you for your hard work, Huang Jie'er." Shen Wan knew her own daughter’s condition and understood that it was rare for someone to patiently accompany her to play.

"Well, I’m Qiniang’s cousin after all." Chu Qianhuang smiled brightly, her expression radiant.

She sat down at Shen Wan’s side and continued, "Mother, just now we encountered Second Sister in the garden. She seemed a little down..."

Before Shen Shi could speak, she coldly interjected, "She’s probably upset about her own mother. Who knows how she’s resenting you for hitting her mother?"

"Big Sister, you should be careful not to raise an ungrateful wolf."

Chu Qianhuang furrowed her brows slightly, defending Chu Qianchen, "Aunt, Second Sister is the gentlest person. She is very filial to Mother."

"She didn’t mention Concubine Jiang earlier, but I noticed that she has been gloomy and looking more worn out these days..."

"Chen Jie'er is indeed sensible," Shen Shi nodded, unable to hide her appreciation when she mentioned Chu Qianchen. "She’s also someone with plans."

Thinking back on Chu Qianchen’s actions recently, Shen Shi reflected that although she was young, she was decisive. If she really wanted to plead for Concubine Jiang, she would have come to her. But since she hadn’t, it seemed that Huang Jie'er had been overthinking.

Shen Shi tapped Chu Qianhuang’s forehead and smiled. "Our Huang Jie'er is growing up, showing the demeanor of an elder sister, learning to care for and be considerate of her younger sister."

"Mother." Chu Qianhuang coquettishly wrapped her arm around Shen Wan’s, rubbing against her with a sweet voice. "I’ve always been the eldest sister!"

Shen Shi chuckled along with her.

Only Gu Zhiyan continued to play with the sachet at her waist, seemingly unaware of the laughter and conversation around her.

After talking for a while longer, Shen Wan took her daughter and prepared to leave. Before they departed, she reminded, "Big Sister, don’t forget what I mentioned earlier."

"I won’t forget," Shen Shi personally escorted the mother and daughter to the crimson carriage.

Once the carriage left the Yongding Marquis's residence, Shen Wan first went to Jishi Hall to pick up a jar of the Ten Full Ointment from Physician Liu, then returned to the Jingjun Wang Mansion.

The Jingjun Wang had recently been assigned a task and was not at the mansion, so Shen Wan went directly to the main courtyard with her daughter.

Since Gu Zhiyan had been found after her disappearance, Shen Wan had arranged for her to stay in the main courtyard, personally taking care of her.

She ordered someone to bring a basin of clean water. The maid soaked a white cloth and handed it to her.

Shen Wan gently wiped away the dark green ointment from her daughter’s face. The maid opened the jar of Ten Full Ointment she had picked up from Jishi Hall. The ointment was the one that Chu Qianchen had specially prepared.

Shen Wan took another clean white cloth and, using it to cover the ointment, gently applied it to the scar on Gu Zhiyan’s left cheek.

The Ten Full Ointment was a transparent, colorless cream. After being applied to the skin, it left a slight stickiness and a faint medicinal scent, but otherwise, it looked like nothing had been applied.

Will this really work?

Shen Wan couldn't help but feel doubtful as she looked at her daughter’s left cheek.

However, the little miracle physician had said that her daughter’s scar would heal in a month. She had already waited for a year, so what was one more month?

She was patient!

With hope in her heart, Shen Wan paid close attention to her daughter’s face every day.

After using the dark green ointment for three days, there was no change to the scar. But once she switched to the Ten Full Ointment, Gu Zhiyan’s skin improved dramatically, day by day.

In just three days, the scar had faded from red to a soft pink.

By the sixth day, the uneven skin of the scar had begun to smooth out slightly. Although it was still possible to feel the scar’s texture when touching it with a fingertip, the improvement was clearly visible.

Shen Wan could hardly believe her eyes.

At the beginning, when they went to Jishi Hall, she had been somewhat desperate, trying anything in hopes of a cure. Over the past year, she had taken her daughter to every famous physician and healer in the capital, but none of their medicines had shown any effect.

When she heard that another famous physician had appeared in the city, she didn’t hesitate and took her daughter to Jishi Hall without a second thought.

To her surprise, the physician she encountered this time was truly skilled!

(End of chapter)