Chapter 22: Volume 1, Chapter 22: Sick beauty He You Lan

The person who said this was none other than Tang Sixian from before.

After mistaking Yun Qiyue for a great beauty earlier, Tang Sixian had been feeling uncomfortable, once suspecting he was blind.

Now, seeing so many people who were as blind as him... no, even blinder than him, Tang Sixian didn't know how refreshed he felt.

Tang Sixian's words instantly attracted everyone's attention.

"Why, does Young Master Tang know who she is?"

"Young Master Tang, aren't you blind? How could such a stunning beauty blind your eyes? It should be dazzling, right?"

Although some people refuted Tang Sixian's words, everyone was even more curious about Yun Qiyue's appearance.

Tang Sixian curled his lips, dazzling? It would be more like scaring them until their waists were sprained.

"Ahem—" Pretending to cough twice, Tang Sixian said, "This person... you all know, she is Yun Qiyue."

Just like at the entrance, once the answer was announced, the scene fell into silence.

Then, all the amazement turned into disgust, which made those young ladies feel extremely relieved, and the looks they gave Yun Qiyue were also full of schadenfreude.

At this time, a delicate and pretty girl stood up, smiled, and smoothed things over: "Everyone is here to play today, so we must all have a good time."

As she spoke, the girl instructed the maid beside her, "Li'er, didn't Second Aunt prepare some fine tribute tea to entertain everyone? Why don't you go and have someone bring it up?"

This girl was named Qin Huan, the daughter of the eldest brother of the Princess's husband, Qin Huaijing. Because she often accompanied the Princess, she was very well-regarded in the Princess's mansion.

Because of this, everyone knew Qin Huan was smoothing things over and didn't dare not give Qin Huan face, so they didn't go on to mock Yun Qiyue.

Seeing this, Qin Huan only smiled, then glanced at Yun Qiyue's side as if nothing, and continued to greet everyone.

Yun Qiyue naturally had a share of the tea, but Yun Qiyue couldn't appreciate such elegant things as tea, so she took a light sip and put it aside, then began to size up everyone sitting at the banquet.

Today was said to be a birthday banquet, but there was no atmosphere of a birthday banquet at all. Looking at the young men and women present, it was more like a matchmaking banquet.

Because the Princess hadn't come, everyone didn't dare to move much, so they were all idle, drinking tea in their seats, occasionally whispering to those close by.

Just then, a maid walked over and whispered something to Qin Huan. Qin Huan paused after hearing it, then nodded at the maid.

The maid bowed and retreated.

Qin Huan looked at everyone and smiled, "My Second Aunt still has some things to deal with and can't come for a while, but some activities have been prepared by the lake, let's go over first."

As soon as Qin Huan said this, some people who were counting on this banquet to show their faces in front of the Princess were disappointed, but no one would lose face for Qin Huan.

Soon, everyone went toward the artificial lake deep in the garden.

The so-called activities were just boating, pitch-pot, poetry, and songs; Yun Qiyue was not interested in any of these, so she stayed away from the crowd from the beginning and walked toward a pavilion not far away.

And just as Yun Qiyue left, Yun Yarou summoned a maid, looked in the direction Yun Qiyue left, whispered a few words in the maid's ear, and a strange look flashed across her eyes.

Others naturally discovered that Yun Qiyue had left, but no one took Yun Qiyue seriously, and even felt that it was sensible for Yun Qiyue to leave; otherwise, staying would be too much of an eyesore, and they wouldn't be able to have enough fun.

Yun Qiyue didn't know what everyone was thinking.

At this time, Yun Qiyue was getting closer and closer to the pavilion, and she also discovered that there was already someone in the pavilion.

Looking at the person in the pavilion, Yun Qiyue hesitated slightly, but still walked over.

After all, this was the only pavilion nearby, and the terrain of this pavilion was relatively high, so it should be able to overlook the scenery of the entire garden; it was a good place, and she was not a person who would wrong herself for the feelings of others.

But just as she got close, Yun Qiyue heard a burst of violent coughing from the pavilion.

This coughing sound felt like it should be a lung problem.

Just as she was thinking this, she had already reached the pavilion and saw the person inside clearly.

A girl wearing a light pink dress, thin and emaciated, with a pale face and exquisite features, was a weak and boneless sick beauty.

And while Yun Qiyue was sizing up the sick beauty, the sick beauty was also curiously sizing her up with her beautiful big eyes.

However, Yun Qiyue quickly shifted her gaze away, found a seat for herself, and let her gaze fall on the group of young masters and ladies playing games below.

"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?" The sick beauty didn't get angry when Yun Qiyue ignored her, but just asked curiously.

Yun Qiyue looked at the sick beauty and said indifferently, "Yun Qiyue."

She originally thought she would wait for the same shocked gaze as others, but unexpectedly, the sick beauty was stunned when she heard her name, and then said with a face full of surprise, "You are Yun Qiyue?"

Yun Qiyue: "..." This was a bit different from what she thought.

"Are you really Yun Qiyue?" The sick beauty wouldn't give up and asked again.

Yun Qiyue: "Could I be fake?" Although the core was indeed fake.

The sick beauty, He You Lan, was so excited that her face had a few more drops of blood upon hearing Yun Qiyue's words, "You are that fool... ah, no, I mean, you are Yun Qiyue, the one who trespassed into the Forbidden Land and not only came back alive but also had a blessing in disguise?"

At this moment, He You Lan was completely like a fan meeting an idol.

Yun Qiyue: "..."

He You Lan was not weak at this time, stood up from her seat, and moved a few steps closer to Yun Qiyue excitedly, "My name is He You Lan, from the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion. It's nice to meet you... can we be friends?"

The Ningyuan Marquis was a hereditary title, and by the generation of He You Lan's father, it was already the last generation, and the He family currently had no merits, belonging to the fallen nobility, and actually didn't rank in the noble circle of the capital.

It was He You Lan who had been born with a stubborn illness, weak and sickly, and the Late Emperor, sympathizing with the last generation of the Marquis, conferred the title of Ning'an County Princess on He You Lan.

While He You Lan was coughing violently because of excitement and looking at Yun Qiyue with expectant eyes, Sixue whispered He You Lan's situation in Yun Qiyue's ear.

If one were to ask who the women in the capital hated the most besides Yun Qiyue, it would undoubtedly be He You Lan, because He You Lan, a sick person, could get the title of County Princess, so everyone was very unconvinced, and as a result, no one was willing to play with He You Lan.

It was equivalent to He You Lan being excluded.

Of course, He You Lan's health was not good, and she didn't go out much on weekdays. Even if she went out, she had never thought about playing with those hypocritical young ladies.

Except for the He family, no one knew that He You Lan possessed a Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart, which was best at distinguishing the truth of a person.

The reason He You Lan came to attend this banquet today was also because Lady He felt that her daughter was too lonely and wanted her to come and make some friends.

Originally, He You Lan didn't hold out hope for making friends, but she didn't expect to meet Yun Qiyue.

At just one glance, He You Lan felt that Yun Qiyue could be a friend.

Facing He You Lan's expectant gaze, Yun Qiyue's answer was to directly remove her veil, reveal her face, and prepare to use the poison spots on her face to persuade this Miss He, who wanted to be friends with her as soon as they met, to retreat.

After all, judging people by their appearance had existed since ancient times.

However, what surprised Yun Qiyue was that when He You Lan saw the poison spots on her face, not only was she not afraid or disgusted, but she was angry instead.

"When you were first disfigured, you must have been very painful and scared, right?" After the anger, He You Lan asked carefully.

This sentence was like a light, hitting Yun Qiyue's heart, or rather, hitting the memory left by the original owner.

At that time, the original owner was scared, and even screamed when looking in the mirror, thinking she had become a ghost, but someone made her look in the mirror every day.

It was Yun Yarou, whom the original owner trusted the most, who had never asked her if she was afraid or painful.

In the middle of the night, she didn't dare to sleep, only dared to huddle in the corner...

He You Lan's words stirred up that memory, and it seemed to soothe the original owner's heart across time, and even Yun Qiyue's nose felt a bit sour.

"It's all in the past," Yun Qiyue said.

Yes, the days when the original owner was bullied were all in the past.

From now on, no one could bully her.

He You Lan looked at Yun Qiyue, feeling that she might have mentioned Yun Qiyue's sad story, her expression was a bit annoyed, and then just as she was about to apologize, she coughed violently, looking like she was going to cough out her lungs.

Watching He You Lan cough hard, Yun Qiyue finally got up and reached out to touch He You Lan's wrist.

Just one touch, so fast that He You Lan even thought it was her own hallucination.

"I can cure your illness," Yun Qiyue said indifferently.

Hearing this, He You Lan looked up in shock.

Yun Qiyue thought He You Lan didn't believe her, so she said, "Your illness only needs half a year to recover."

A long illness needs long-term treatment for the body to be well-adjusted.

Hearing half a year, He You Lan was even more shocked.

"I... can I really recover?" Not lying to her?

All the doctors before said she wouldn't live past eighteen; Yun Qiyue was the first person to say she could recover.

"You don't believe me?" Yun Qiyue frowned.

For patients who didn't believe her, she had never had much patience.

"No, I believe you," He You Lan hurriedly said, enduring the shock in her heart.

Afraid that Yun Qiyue wouldn't believe her, He You Lan added, "I really believe you."

Yes, she believed.

Because Yun Qiyue was taught medical arts by an immortal.

If an immortal couldn't cure her, then she was really hopeless.

Long before, He You Lan's brother had told He You Lan everything that happened at the gate of the General's Mansion that day, which was why she was so curious about Yun Qiyue.

Seeing that the trust in He You Lan's eyes was not fake, Yun Qiyue didn't say much more.

Looking up, she saw Yun Yarou and several young ladies walking toward the pavilion, and Yun Qiyue couldn't help but frown.

"Don't reveal the matter of me treating your illness for now; I will find you when the time comes."

After Yun Qiyue finished this sentence, she walked out of the pavilion.

Although she agreed to come to the Princess's mansion to see what Yun Yarou wanted to do, it didn't mean she had to stay here and wait to be hypocritical with them.

However, there was only one road to leave the pavilion, and Yun Qiyue still ran into Yun Yarou.

"Third Younger Sister, why are you leaving just as I arrived? Did I do something wrong?"

Just as Yun Qiyue was about to bypass Yun Yarou, Yun Yarou suddenly said this.

Yun Qiyue looked up and sure enough saw the displeased expressions on the faces of the young ladies beside Yun Yarou, so she couldn't help but sneer, "You did everything wrong."

Then, Yun Qiyue took Sixue and left, which naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of a group of young ladies.

And at this time, no one noticed the slightly curled lips of Yun Yarou and the viciousness that flashed across her eyes... ===== CHAPTER 23 =====