Chapter 1362 - 1369: Jealousy (2)
Her strangeness was quickly noticed by Situ Changge, and it was only then that he realized his earlier actions were a bit inappropriate. Embarrassed, he hurriedly brought up the most popular topic in the capital city, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere between the two.
"The legitimate daughter of the Great General’s Mansion passed away a few days ago. Has Miss Xiang Yun heard about this?"
"Li Ruizhu is dead?"
This topic indeed piqued Xiang Yun’s curiosity. These past days, she stayed mostly inside her home, venturing out only to pay respects to her elders daily. The rest of her time she spent in her own room. She hadn’t heard about Li Ruizhu’s death.
"She was perfectly fine, how did she just die?"
Situ Changge said, "It is said that a maid skilled in poisoning by her side poisoned her to death. However, that maid fled afterward and has not been captured yet!"
The poison-using maid he mentioned was Luo Xue, who had been sent by Nangong Yi to wait upon Li Ruizhu. As a result of Luo Xue’s doing, Li Ruizhu was infected with the Lice Gu. Although the Gu poison had been cured, her entire body was now covered with dense and tiny pockmarks. These light pink marks were scabs left from where the blisters dried up during the poisoning. The Imperial Physician stated that these deep marks would take four or five years to heal smoothly.
Li Ruizhu was originally a woman of flower-like appearance and moon-like looks, admired among all the noble women and daughters in the Capital. But these creepy scars turned her into a repulsive toad. How could she not harbor hatred in her heart?
Therefore, Luo Xue became her personal venting tool. Ever since the day she was given Luo Xue, there wasn’t a day without adding fresh wounds to her body.