Jiang Jingshu recalled that during the day in the ancestral shrine, she had hidden beside a cluster of roses.
She would break out in a rash when exposed to the pollen of those roses when she was young. She hadn't noticed it for a moment during the day, and only just remembered it now...
"Mother, I was exposed to rose pollen during the day..."
"Rose pollen? How could you be so careless? You know you'll feel uncomfortable when exposed to that pollen. Why didn't you pay more attention..."
Concubine Ruan felt sorry for her daughter, but at this moment she was also a bit anxious...
"Mother, last time it was elder sister who picked herbs from the back mountain to cure me. Why don't you go find elder sister..."
Fearing that her face would be ruined, Jiang Jingshu couldn't help but say this to her mother.
Concubine Ruan's face immediately changed.
"No, what do we need to find her for? I'll send someone to invite a doctor for you..."
Concubine Ruan put on her clothes and rushed out in a hurry. To invite a doctor to the mansion, they had to inform the senior mistress.
She knocked on the door of Chunhua Pavilion in the middle of the night. The doorkeeper woman was sleepy-eyed and didn't look at Concubine Ruan kindly.
"What's the matter?"
"Miss Four has broken out in a rash on her face. I hope you can inform the senior mistress to invite a doctor for Miss Four..."
The woman mumbled while putting on her clothes, "It's not a serious illness. It's just a rash. What's the hurry..."
Concubine Ruan ignored the woman's dissatisfaction and just said, "If the matter is delayed and something goes wrong with Miss Four, can you take the responsibility?"
The doorkeeper woman naturally didn't want to take this responsibility, so she quickly informed the people inside about this matter.
Not long after, Nanny Qiu came out with the mansion's token and went to the front yard to send a young servant to invite a doctor.
After a whole night of fuss, the doctor finally came with his medicine chest just before dawn.
The doctor examined Jiang Jingshu and immediately wrote out a prescription, saying that she would be fine after taking the medicine for three days...
Jiang Jingshu touched the rash all over her face, frightened and scared. She couldn't help asking the doctor, "Will I be okay just by taking the medicine? The rash on my face is so serious. Will it..."
The doctor glanced at the situation in their room. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "There's a Snow Lotus Dew in Ninglu Fang. It's very effective for the young lady's rash. Applying it for half a day may relieve it. But..."
"But what?" Jiang Jingshu asked eagerly.
"The Snow Lotus Dew is the treasure of Ninglu Fang. I'm afraid..."
The doctor was being euphemistic. In fact, he meant that they probably couldn't afford it...
"The young lady needn't be too anxious. As long as you don't scratch the rash on your face within three days and take the decoction on time, it can also be relieved..."
After hearing what the doctor said, Jiang Jingshu naturally understood that she couldn't use that floral dew. She might as well just obediently take the medicine!
The next day, the senior mistress also heard Nanny Qiu report this matter to her. Coincidentally, Jiang Sihe was also there when the report was made.
She remembered that year when Jiang Jingshu had a rash, she climbed to the back mountain to pick herbs for her and fell, getting injuries on her arms and legs.
In the end, her mother didn't even look at her and only cared about her younger sister...
Now that a doctor had been invited, it must be more effective than her herbs, so she didn't say anything.
Who would have thought that in the evening, a few red rashes appeared on Jiang Sihe's forehead, which worried Xiuyue and Danfeng very much.
Afraid that it was the same as Miss Four's situation, the two immediately informed the senior mistress.
The senior mistress immediately sent someone to invite the Wang family's private doctor that night.
The Wang family's doctor was drowsy when he was pulled into the Jiang Mansion. He thought it was a very serious emergency. When he saw it was just that the second young lady of the mansion had two rashes on her forehead...
The senior mistress asked anxiously with a worried face, "Doctor Wang, please take a look quickly. Is there anything serious about this rash..."
Doctor Wang stroked his goatee and squinted his eyes meaningfully.
"The second young lady's illness..."
"How is it?" the senior mistress asked nervously.
"She has over - nourished. The second young lady is still young and shouldn't eat too many nourishing soups and dishes..."
Hearing this, the senior mistress finally let out a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't the same kind of rash as Jiang Jingshu's, it was okay.
"Just eat a lighter diet for these few days!"
After saying that, Doctor Wang got up and was about to leave.
"Aren't you going to write a prescription?" Xiuyue beside him asked quickly.
She knew that the kitchen had a special stove just for Miss Four to decoct medicine today...
Doctor Wang was a bit helpless. He turned back and said, "All medicines have side effects. The second young lady has just over - nourished. There's no need to take medicine!"
After saluting the senior mistress, Doctor Wang left with his medicine chest.
What a thing this was...
Was it really necessary to specially invite him from the Wang family just because of two rashes?
Before he had even walked out of the Jiang Mansion's main gate, Jinsu, the maid beside the senior mistress, chased after him.
"Doctor Wang, our mistress asked me to ask you if the Snow Lotus Dew from Ninglu Fang can be used on the second young lady?"
Doctor Wang was stunned when he saw the sweating maid running up to ask him. Use the Snow Lotus Dew just for two rashes?
"It's not impossible, but it's a bit of overkill..."
"Okay, I understand!"
Jinsu went back and told the senior mistress exactly what Doctor Wang had said.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, the senior mistress had someone bring the Snow Lotus Dew, the treasure of Ninglu Fang.
"As long as it's useful, let Sihe use it. We mustn't let a single scar remain on her face..."
After this incident, some observant servants in the mansion immediately realized Jiang Sihe's status in the senior mistress's heart and were even more respectful to her.
Jiang Jingshu took the bitter medicine for three whole days, but there was still a rash on her forehead that she couldn't help scratching, leaving a scar!
She looked at her pale and rough face in the bronze mirror and angrily pushed the mirror down.
Concubine Ruan heard the noise and came over. Seeing the bronze mirror on the ground, she couldn't help complaining, "What's going on? What's bothering you?"
"Mother, I have a scar on my forehead. How can I show my face in the future?"
"Appearance is just others' evaluation. Inner beauty is the real realm. You don't need to care about these external factors. Just cultivate your noble and elegant inner self well..."
Jiang Jingshu somehow felt that her mother's words seemed a bit self - contradictory. But having been taught by her mother for a long time, even though she felt something was wrong, she immediately replied, "Mother is right. It's my shallowness!"
"Jingshu, you're the most like me. Your appearance and character are just like mine. I'm very pleased. You mustn't lose your true self like your elder sister..."
"Mother, I know!"
...
"Miss, after only applying the Snow Lotus Dew twice, those two rashes have disappeared!"
When Xiurong was waiting on Jiang Sihe to take a bath, she specially looked at Jiang Sihe's forehead. It had returned to normal, and after applying the Snow Lotus Dew, her skin was as white and clear as if it was filled with a pool of water!
Jiang Sihe was also surprised by the effect of this floral dew. Her skin had been well - nourished in the previous few days, but after using the Snow Lotus Dew, she felt that her skin was even more translucent...
"Even the senior mistress praised your complexion for being different from a few days ago today. I told her it was all because of the great effect of the Snow Lotus Dew. As soon as the mistress heard it, she's already asked Ninglu Fang to make another bottle. From now on, miss, you'll use this floral dew!"
Jiang Sihe turned around in surprise. "Isn't it too expensive?"
"The senior mistress said that her daughter should naturally use the best and most expensive things..."
Xiuyue said this proudly.