Bai Zheng had said all the nice things. Even if Imperial Physician Zhang wanted to decline, he couldn't find a similarly high - sounding reason.
Moreover, as an imperial physician, after such a careful examination just now, Imperial Physician Zhang already knew for sure whether there was tufang in the Snow - Skin Ointment.
Doctors should be as kind as parents. For him, it wasn't difficult to apply a bottle of unproblematic Snow - Skin Ointment on the injured maid's wound.
Imperial Physician Zhang stroked his white beard, squinting slightly as he said to Feng Linyuan, "You lucky rascal! You managed to marry such a capable wife!"
Hearing someone praise Bai Zheng, Feng Linyuan grinned from ear to ear, his eyes curving like crescent moons. "I overcame numerous obstacles and defeated all the young masters in Yongding to win my wife. She's naturally extraordinary!"
Bai Zheng lowered her head, glaring at him but unable to suppress the smile on her lips.
Their intimate interaction only made Feng Linche's face turn as cold as ice.
Imperial Physician Zhang nodded with a smile, took the Snow - Skin Ointment, and walked towards Huai Mei.
Although Huai Mei was a maid beside Empress Chu, on normal days, even if she was seriously ill, she wouldn't be qualified to receive treatment from an imperial physician.
Now, thanks to Bai Zheng, she was being examined by Imperial Physician Zhang, the most senior doctor in the Imperial Medical Bureau. She was extremely excited.
She lifted her head, not caring whether others could see the wound on her face, and let Imperial Physician Zhang carefully examine her injury.
"Your wound is not deep. I'll prescribe some medicine for you. Take three doses with meals every day, and apply this Snow - Skin Ointment to the wound twice a day, morning and evening. In less than half a month, the wound will scab and fall off, and your face will return to normal," Imperial Physician Zhang said in a deep voice.
Huai Mei was carefully taking notes. When she heard him mention applying the Snow - Skin Ointment, her face instantly changed. She suddenly turned to look at Bai Di and pointed at her face in shock. "Imperial Physician, do you mean for me to apply this? That won't do! Didn't this ointment ruin Lady Chen's face?"
Hearing Imperial Physician Zhang's words, Bai Di trembled with anger. "Imperial Physician, what do you mean? That bitch put tufang in the Snow - Skin Ointment. It's already harmed me. Are you going to help her do evil and let it harm others?"
Hearing this, Imperial Physician Zhang was unhappy. Ignoring the almost hysterical Bai Di, he stared coldly at Huai Mei.
"Does this young lady not trust my medical skills?"
"No, no, no... I don't... It's just that the Snow - Skin Ointment, there's..." Huai Mei stammered in fear, shaking her head and hands vigorously to show her resistance.
"What's in it?" Bai Zheng asked with a smile, her cold eyes fixed on Huai Mei. "Miss Huai Mei, Imperial Physician Zhang has excellent medical skills, so he said your wound is not deep. But it doesn't mean that if you find a random doctor outside the palace, they can tell you that your wound will recover in less than half a month."
Hearing this, Huai Mei slowly lowered her shaking hands.
"I, Bai Zheng, can guarantee that there's nothing wrong with this Snow - Skin Ointment. Just now, you also heard that the Marquis of Dingyuan even used the most precious treasure of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion as a guarantee.
Today, I just need a wound to prove my innocence, and you happen to be injured. To be blunt, we're strangers. If it weren't for your status as a maid beside the Empress, no matter how badly your face was injured, I wouldn't have bothered.
Of course, using the Snow - Skin Ointment to treat you is a matter of mutual consent. If Miss Huai Mei is unwilling, I won't force you.
Anyway, in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion today, there must be many young ladies like you who got injured unexpectedly. I'll just find someone else. There must be someone who is willing to trust the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion!"
The meaning in Bai Zheng's words was so obvious that Huai Mei, who had been firmly opposed, began to hesitate.
The Marquis of Dingyuan dared to guarantee the safety of this jar of Snow - Skin Ointment in the name of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. They seemed so confident, as if they just lacked an opportunity for someone to test the medicine and prove it to everyone present.
Now, this opportunity was given to her. If she refused, Bai Zheng would just turn around and find someone else.
It meant that her face would never get better...
Thinking of this, the hesitation in Huai Mei's delicate eyebrows gradually faded.
Anyway, if she missed this opportunity, as a low - ranking maid, without Empress Chu's care, who else would treat her? The doctors outside the palace might be helpless with her injury.
In that case, why not take a gamble? Even if she lost, her wound would just get worse. Maybe because of her face, she could get a precious treasure from the Marquis Mansion, and Empress Chu might be happy and reward her more.
It was a win - win deal. Why not do it?
Thinking of this, Huai Mei immediately made up her mind.
"Since Miss Huai Mei is unwilling, I'll just find someone else..." Seeing that Huai Mei remained silent for a long time, Bai Zheng smiled indifferently and was about to leave.
"Madam Marquis!" Huai Mei quickly stopped Bai Zheng.
Bai Zheng raised her eyebrows and looked back at Huai Mei, who had a "go - for - broke" expression on her face. "Does the young lady have something else to say?"
"This maid is willing. This maid is willing. Please let Madam Marquis test the medicine!" Huai Mei looked at her, her voice trembling slightly at first but gradually becoming firm.
"Are you sure?"
Huai Mei looked back at the Snow - Skin Ointment, deliberately avoiding Bai Di's direction.
"Yes."
She nodded.
Bai Zheng raised her eyebrows slightly and exchanged a look with Imperial Physician Zhang in the distance. "Then I'll trouble you, Imperial Physician Zhang."
The wrinkled face of Imperial Physician Zhang broke into a smile. Without saying more, he walked up to Huai Mei with the Snow - Skin Ointment, picked out a piece the size of a soybean, and quickly applied it to Huai Mei's wound.
Huai Mei closed her eyes tightly. Although she had made up her mind, she was still very scared.
Bai Di watched all this coldly, a cruel smile suddenly appearing on her face.
"You're so stupid," she said to Huai Mei. "Do you think your face will get better just because you're brave? Have you already forgotten what happened to me?"
Huai Mei closed her eyes tightly and ignored her.
Seeing Huai Mei's unyielding attitude, Bai Di gritted her teeth in hatred. She turned back and glared at Bai Zheng fiercely.
She knew better than anyone that there was tufang in the Snow - Skin Ointment.
If she had failed in every previous scheme against Bai Zheng because the so - called evidence was just fabricated by her, this time, she had really put tufang in the Snow - Skin Ointment and applied it to her own face.
She had sacrificed her face and made everything flawless to set this trap for Bai Zheng.
Bai Di was very confident.
This time, Bai Zheng couldn't escape!