Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 498: Will Her Majesty the Empress Be Unhappy?

Chapter 498: Chapter 498: Will Her Majesty the Empress Be Unhappy?

Wang Yingluo put one hand behind her back and happily ran towards Jun Yuyan.

"Brother Yan, you haven’t had breakfast yet, dealing with national affairs so tirelessly every day, it really breaks my heart, Ah Ying has specially made a nutritious soup for you, please try it and see how Ah Ying’s cooking is?"

But Jun Yuyan looked at her seriously, "Stretch out your hand."

Wang Yingluo immediately looked at Eunuch Li, "Eunuch Li, I told you not to tell Brother Yan, why didn’t you listen to me!"

Eunuch Li promptly begged for mercy, "It’s all this servant’s fault, miss, please don’t be angry. You’ve worked so hard, going to the Imperial Kitchen before dawn and even got hurt. If this servant did not inform His Majesty, that would be a lack of care! As soon as His Majesty heard you were injured, he immediately came over. You’d better let His Majesty have a look."

"It’s just a minor injury, it’s nothing serious."

Wang Yingluo murmured softly, still obediently stretched out her hand, only to see two blisters the size of peanut shells on the back of her hand, swollen and red, and because of her fair skin, it looked quite shocking.

Jun Yuyan spoke sternly, "Eunuch Li, Ah Ying’s injury is so severe, why didn’t you call for the Imperial Physician?"

"Brother Yan, please don’t blame Eunuch Li. It was I who didn’t allow it. It’s just a burn, I’ll just prick the blisters and apply some herbal medicine when I get back. There’s no need for a big commotion."

Jun Yuyan, of course, did not listen and ordered someone to summon the Imperial Physician immediately.

In his mind, the thought of his Empress being scalded filled him with even more genuine distress as he tentatively reached out, then as if afraid of hurting her, withdrew his hand.

"Making soup, that’s something servants can do, you don’t have to tire yourself out like this."

"To alleviate Brother Yan’s burdens is something I’m willing to do, no matter how tough or tiring. Unfortunately, I don’t possess Her Majesty the Empress’s great talent to help you with political matters, so I have to start with these small tasks."

"Women of the harem should not be involved in politics, that was in the past, and it won’t happen again in the future. For political matters, there are plenty of ministers to share my worries. So you don’t have to compare yourself with the Empress, you are truly one of a kind."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yingluo was overjoyed.

So Jun Yuyan didn’t like the Empress meddling in state affairs, he held a grudge against the Empress in his heart, that was good.

So in his eyes, she was the most unique.

Little did she know, the "unique" he referred to was not the same "unique" she understood.

Wang Yingluo felt moved, no man had ever said such things to her before.

Her heart was pounding like a little deer gone wild.

Even if intentionally scalding herself would leave scars, it was worth it.

Moreover, didn’t the Empress possess a secret palace recipe for erasing scars? That was a mystery yet to be solved in the future world, countless cosmetic companies desired to obtain Empress Murong’s Scar Removal Ointment recipe, but alas, the recipe was lost.

For the sake of removing scars on her own hand, Jun Yuyan would definitely make the Empress hand over that palace’s secret medicine.

By that time, the Empress would surely feel even more heartbroken.

Soon after, a group of Imperial Physicians hurried over.

It was already summer, and the morning temperature wasn’t too high, but these Imperial Physicians, fearing the Emperor’s wrath, ran all the way here, panting and sweating profusely.

Wang Yingluo said considerately, "Dear Imperial Physicians, you don’t have to be so nervous, it’s just a scald, a small matter indeed."

Unexpectedly, Jun Yuyan said coldly, "If there are scars left on her hand, I’ll have your heads."

The group of Imperial Physicians turned pale with fright.

"Brother Yan, please don’t scare them."

Wang Yingluo said coquettishly.

The Imperial Physicians dared not take their task lightly and immediately tended to her scalded hand.

After bandaging, one Imperial Physician said, "Your Majesty, Miss Wang’s burn was treated a bit late, I’m afraid there will be scars. It should have been rinsed with cold water immediately."

"I do not wish to see scars on her hands. If you can’t achieve this, what use is it for me to keep you?"

Jun Yuyan spoke with a cold expression.

The Imperial Physician quickly said,

"Although the Imperial Medical Office has Scar Removal Medicine, it might not completely erase the scars. To achieve a flawless effect, you might need the Scar Removal Ointment that Her Majesty the Empress used in the past. Initially, when your face was almost disfigured, it was with Her Majesty’s ointment that the scars were eliminated."

Wang Yingluo’s heart skipped a beat.

What?

Why wasn’t Jun Yuyan’s disfigurement recorded in history?

She knew about Empress Murong’s Scar Removal Ointment because it was mentioned in the operas about Consort Jing Mei Sheng, which stated that Consort Jing nearly suffered disfigurement and it was the Empress’s ointment that restored her beauty.

Throughout history, it has always been operas that spread more widely. Consort Jing, being a "bad woman" comparable to Pan Jinlian, left many curses in unofficial histories.

As for Jun Yuyan’s disfigurement, it seemed to be unrecorded in either official or unofficial histories.

So she had no knowledge of it whatsoever.

She deliberately burned her hand to avoid having to copy scriptures every day and to make the Emperor ask the Empress for the exceedingly expensive Scar Removal Ointment. The Empress definitely wouldn’t want to share it with her, and this might even cause discord between the Emperor and Empress.

Even if the Empress reluctantly parted with it, this frustration would be pent up inside her, causing discomfort and irritation.

But she had not anticipated that the Imperial Physician would bring up the matter of the Empress helping Jun Yuyan with scar removal.

Anxiety rose within her.

She quickly spoke up, "It’s just a small scar, no need to trouble Her Majesty. Brother Yan, as long as you don’t mind, Ah Ying doesn’t care about it either."

Yet Jun Yuyan frowned, deep in thought, as if he hadn’t heard her words.

With all the Imperial Physicians, palace maids, and eunuchs around, Wang Yingluo, being ignored, felt somewhat embarrassed.

At that moment, Jun Yuyan suddenly turned to Eunuch Li and asked, "Did the Empress help remove the scars on my face in the past?"

Eunuch Li’s heart leaned towards Wang Yingluo, but the facts were indeed as such. As he was carefully choosing his words, he heard a young Imperial Physician say,

"Your Majesty, when you were leading the army in battle, your face was accidentally disfigured, requiring you to wear a mask. It was Her Majesty the Empress who tried all means to find many precious medicinal materials and in the end personally made the Scar Removal Ointment, which made the scars on your face disappear."

Wang Yingluo wished she could cut out the young physician’s tongue.

She memorized his face, vowing to make him pay when the opportunity arose!

Jun Yuyan murmured, "I do not remember."

"Brother Yan, the Empress is truly kind. Ah Ying wants to thank her. You two were husband and wife, so surely you must have even more memories in common," she said, her voice trailing off toward the end. In her eyes, an unmistakable loss was hidden, and pressing her lips together, she bowed her head slightly.

"Everyone, leave."

Jun Yuyan gave the cold command.

The people in the side hall promptly left.

He looked at Wang Yingluo and said, "The past is over, Ah Ying. You are very understanding and considerate. I only have eyes for one person, and there is no room for others."

Wang Yingluo didn’t catch the ambiguity in his words, thinking that he referred to herself as the "one person". She felt reassured and nodded vehemently,

"Brother Yan, of course Ah Ying believes in you!"

"Rest well and heal. I will ask the Empress to give you the Scar Removal Ointment so you won’t be left with any scars. Don’t get hurt for my sake again."

"Mm, there definitely won’t be a next time!"

She then tentatively asked, "At first, will Her Majesty the Empress be unhappy about it?"