HCB Chapter 146 She still relies on Shen’s medicine to treat her legs
Chapter 146 She still relies on Shen’s medicine to treat her legs
After receiving Kang's affirmative response, Gu Shi nodded with satisfaction.
"What's wrong with your face?"
Because of the influence of Su Liuxi's sudden appearance, he didn't have a good face towards Shen Muxi.
Shen Muxi quickly adjusted her mood and bit her lip in grievance, "You just don't trust me?"
"Liu'er said something very right just now. Right now, Prince Rong's Mansion is full of enemies. This is also to prevent people with ulterior motives from sneaking in. It's better to be safe."
Gu Shi thought he had given Shen Muxi a lot of patience. If Shen Muxi didn't know how to judge the situation at this time...
Just as the idea of doing something else to Shen Muxi popped up in his mind, a feeling of guilt surged in his heart again.
Even his gaze towards Shen Muxi became softer without him realizing it.
Shen Muxi was still looking at him anxiously, "Then... after you see my face, will you still love me as much as before?"
This cautious look was in stark contrast to the harsh tone she had spoken to him a few days ago.
Gu Shi forced himself to suppress the emotions surging in his heart and did not give a direct answer. "Whether I love you or not, since you are already mine, no matter what your face looks like, I always have the right to know the truth."
No one knows that Gu Shi is currently torn between his conscience and his conscience.
At the same time, he was extremely grateful that he did not impulsively take her when they met again that day.
At the same time, he felt suffocated by the thought of being relieved, and the overwhelming sense of guilt in his heart almost drowned him.
A pair of tightly clenched fists, the knuckles already white from exerting too much force...
Shen Muxi took in Gu Shi's restless look, and a silent smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, looking awkward and stiff.
"I can take off my face, but can you please let the children go? I'm afraid I'll scare them."
Kang obviously sensed that something was wrong with her son. Seeing that Shen Muxi was still dithering, she complained in a bad tone, "You have so much to say even after peeling off a fake skin."
Looking back at Gu Shi's warning gaze, she shut up angrily.
"Someone is coming."
Gu Shi called the servants of Ronghuitang.
Soon, Yu Yuexi and Gu Xiaoxiao were taken away by servants.
"Now, you should be more open-minded."
Gu Shi was determined to make Shen Muxi reveal her true face.
Shen Muxi no longer hesitated and raised his hand to tear off the skin on his face.
The moment the human skin mask was lifted, Gu Shi and Kang Shi couldn't help but gasp.
What kind of face is under the human skin mask?
The whole face is full of pits and there is almost no good flesh. Only the eyes and mouth can be seen, and even the nose is broken.
"what!!"
Kang screamed and immediately lay on the side retching.
Although Gu Shi didn't scream out, seeing his face turning pale, it was probably only a matter of time before he screamed out.
Shen Muxi seemed not to see the shock and disgust in the two men's eyes and smiled bitterly.
"When I went back to Danyang before, I found that all the properties had been sold off. I wanted to find out the whereabouts of the sold properties, but I was deceived and taken to a cruel and ruthless poison doctor.
Because of years of making poisons, the woman's face had long been reduced to ruins.
She was attracted by my appearance.
She said that if I gave her my face, she would not only give me some money and help me find my daughter, but also give me a magic medicine that could turn flesh into white bones and restore my appearance.
At that time, I was at my wit's end, and the poison doctor's words were undoubtedly an extreme temptation to me.
Moreover, she also promised me that the face transplant would not be a big problem except for a little pain in the middle of the process, so I agreed."
Having said that, she paused, put the human skin on her hand back in place, and smiled bitterly.
"When my face was peeled off, it was really painful. The pain was so piercing that I couldn't forget it even if I wanted to.
But as long as I think that I will be reunited with Xiaoxiao soon, I don’t feel the pain anymore..."
Kang sat there with a pale face. He had finally vomited once, but now it looked like he was about to vomit again.
Gu Shi also pursed his lips tightly, as if he was enduring something.
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Shen Muxi's eyes, and he suppressed a sneer.
"You all know what happened next. The poison doctor gave me a face, a sum of money, and information about Xiaoxiao, so I had the opportunity to come back and reunite with Xiaoxiao.
Because Xiaoxiao's face was also injured at that time, I didn't dare to waste the ointment. Unexpectedly, before I had time to use it on Xiaoxiao, I heard that the old princess's leg was injured, so..."
"So the ointment you gave Mother to heal her leg injury was used to restore your face?"
Gu Shi continued speaking with red eyes and a trembling voice.
At this moment, he no longer dared to doubt Shen Muxi's sincerity towards him - a woman's face was so important, but she actually ignored her own and her daughter's faces for her mother's legs...
Shen Muxi lowered his eyes. "At first, I did think about using silver to buy it, but... all the few properties I had in Danyang were sold, leaving me with nothing to live on. That's one reason. Secondly, even if I had a lot of money, I couldn't buy the poison doctor's magic medicine..."
No one knows the future of Shen Muxi's Danyang industry better than Gu Shi and Kang's.
If Shen Muxi investigates carefully, she will definitely find some clues...
"No wonder..." As if he had discovered something, Gu Shi's pupils shrank slightly, and even his lips trembled when he spoke, "No wonder you were so heartless to me a few days ago."
Shen Muxi lowered his head and nervously fiddled with his sleeves, which were already frayed.
"The old princess is your mother. No matter what the circumstances, she is more important to me than anything else."
Look at her understanding look.
Gu Shi's heart felt like it was being tightly gripped by a huge hand, making it difficult for him to breathe. He turned around and glared at Kang.
Kang received her son's glare and thought he was trying to force her to give up treatment. She immediately covered her injured leg and said, "She gave me the medicine voluntarily. I didn't force her."
"Mother, when you wanted to take over her property in Danyang, I told you to leave a place for them to settle down. And this is how you treat them?"
He almost squeezed out every word from between his teeth.
Kang turned his eyes away guiltily, "I'm not... I'm not..."
She wanted to say that Gu Shi also knew about this, but...
Based on the little she knew about the Shen family, if she knew the truth, she would definitely run away from home again...
In the past, Shen was gone and she didn't feel any pain even if she died outside.
But it’s not possible now, she still has to rely on Shen’s medicine to treat her legs.
Thinking of this, she put on her airs as an elder again, "Back then, you and Shi'er were still husband and wife. Your things belong to Shi'er, and Shi'er's things belong to Prince Rong's Mansion. I just used the assets I left behind in Danyang to help support the current palace. Is there anything wrong with that?
Besides, in the final analysis, this matter is still your fault, Shen Shi, for being too short-sighted. It's just a few shops. Even if you sell them, you can't buy half a hairpin from the Treasure Pavilion. Is it necessary to make such a fuss about it?"