Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved

Chapter 66: Chapter 66: Master Can Remove Your Birthmark
 

Was it as she thought?

“Master, my birthmark…”

Murong Jiu subconsciously touched her face, and her heartbeat inadvertently quickened.

The old master nodded:

“That’s right, actually, what’s on your face isn’t a real birthmark, but birth poison that came from the womb. Birth poison is the hardest to cure. I actually know how to remove it, but the problem is that the required herbs are too rare. Occasionally, I heard that those few herbs are in the Lanan Mountains, so I pretended to wander the world just because I was afraid of giving you hope and then disappointing you.”

Listening, Murong Jiu remembered how her master had disappeared without a trace in her last life—it was actually for her sake, and she felt a lump in her nose.

“Master… why are you so foolish? It’s just birth poison; it’s just a little ugly, not fatal. Do you really need to risk your life to collect herbs for me? If you were gone, who in this world would stick with me through thick and thin, and watch me being bullied and oppressed until I’m killed off when I’m no longer useful?”

The more she talked, the sadder she became. In her previous life, her master had died because of her, and it was very likely done by Jun Haoze; yet she knew nothing about it and even helped the enemy to finally ascend to the Crown Prince’s throne.

How could she fail so badly as a person?

“Who! Who will bully you, exploit you, and even kill you!”

The old master, furious, turned his head and glared at Jun Yuyan, as if he was ready to poison Jun Yuyan to death the moment Murong Jiu gave the nod.

It was no wonder he thought so; since Murong Jiu had married into Prince Ling’s Mansion, the only people who could bully and exploit her were thought to be from Prince Ling.

Upon hearing Murong Jiu’s words, Jun Yuyan also felt rising anger and pity. He had never seen Murong Jiu this heartbroken, as if she had suffered the greatest injustice in the world.

All he could think of was Jun Haoze.

Seeing that her master seemed to have misunderstood, Murong Jiu hurriedly waved her hand:

“It’s not the Prince! Master, you’re mistaken, I—I’m just worried and scared. You’re my only family; I don’t want to lose you.”

“Your master has a big fortune and a long life. In the future, I still need to enjoy the blessings you bring and wait for you to take care of me when I’m old. You must not speak nonsense or curse me!”

The old master pretended to be angry as he spoke.

Murong Jiu, smiling, wiped away her tears: “Then you must not leave without saying goodbye next time, nor take any risks. You still have to teach your disciple apprentice!”

Speaking of the apprentice, the old master looked at her stomach, his smile broadening, almost enough to trap a fly at the corners of his eyes. He then turned his head to look at Jun Yuyan beside him, suddenly pulling back his smile, a hesitant look on his face.

Murong Jiu noticed his thoughts and whispered, “Master, the Prince knows the child in my belly isn’t his.”

The old master’s eyes widened in shock, stuttering, “Wha-what do you mean?”

Could the young people of today really tolerate wearing a cuckold?

Just now, when Jun Yuyan had carried his disciple back, he had thought Jun Yuyan cherished the child in the disciple’s belly!

Before Jun Yuyan could say anything, Murong Jiu added:

“The Prince married me out of necessity. Actually, the Prince already has a woman he likes. When he marries that woman in the future, we will divorce.”

She didn’t know why, but previously when she thought about divorcing Jun Yuyan, she felt nothing, but today, saying it out loud, there was a slight bitterness in her heart.

No, she couldn’t be like this. She shouldn’t develop feelings for Jun Yuyan just because he treated her well. The other party already had a woman he liked, and in her belly…

She loved her two children, even though she didn’t know who their father was. Actually, she didn’t necessarily need to find that man, but she was afraid that one day he would come to claim the children, so she wanted to find him beforehand.

She and Jun Yuyan were doomed not to be together. Jun Yuyan treated her well, but only because he was a noble gentleman.

It’s best to prepare for the separation early, the issue of the child really shouldn’t be a burden for Jun Yuyan, it will be difficult for him to explain to the woman he loves in the future.

The old master did not know the twists and turns in her heart, nor did he know she had been reborn once; he just felt that the world of the young was too hard to understand.

He wanted to ask who the father of the child was, but with Jun Yuyan there, he felt it improper to ask outright.

Jun Yuyan, with furrowed brows, clearly had a lot on his mind he wanted to speak about.

At that moment, the old master said, “All right, I don’t understand the affairs of you young people, but since you are pregnant, you should take good care of your fetus. However, the toxins in the fetus must also be removed, which will take some time. You can’t just take strong medicine directly, lest it harm the baby in your belly.”

Jun Yuyan grew even more suspicious of Murong Jiu’s parentage. The Marchioness’s other children had no fetal toxins, only Ah Jiu did; there must be some secret, and he had to have someone investigate it thoroughly.

Once Ah Jiu’s fetal toxin is removed, she will certainly look very beautiful.

“Ah Jiu, being able to remove the fetal toxin is a good thing, congratulations. You and your master must have a lot to talk about after not seeing each other for so long. I won’t disturb you now; I will come to see you later.”

Murong Jiu nodded repeatedly, “Prince, please go ahead with your duties, General Fu and the others are still in the mansion.”

After Jun Yuyan left, the old master then said, “Girl, you must tell me what exactly happened while I was away these few months, how did you end up marrying into the Prince Mansion, and who is the father of the child?”

She spoke about the substitution marriage after being knocked unconscious, which infuriated the old master, who showed his teeth in anger, wishing he could go to the Marquis Mansion and settle accounts with them right now.

“But it’s good that you’ve seen their true colors. What I worry about the most is that you might soften your heart due to lack of love and let them manipulate you completely.”

Murong Jiu’s eyes reddened, yes, her master had seen early on that the Marquis Mansion was not treating her well and had warned her. In her previous life, she had been stubborn, thinking she could find the love she lacked.

“Why cry? If they don’t cherish you, your master does.”

The old master looked fierce, but his words warmed the heart.

“I’m not crying, what’s there to cry about? Having you as my master is enough! Besides, they are not my biological parents, I will make them pay the price they deserve.”

She lowered her voice.

Yet the master raised his voice in shock, “What are you saying? They aren’t even…”

“Shh! Master, keep your voice down, it’s not time to confront them openly yet.”

The master looked outside, then lowered his voice and said, “Girl, how did you find out? And who are your biological parents?”

“I accidentally overheard it.”

She lied, as the truth of rebirth was too fantastical and she was afraid of scaring her master.

“They said I’m not their biological child, that their biological daughter was switched with me, but I still don’t know who my biological parents are.”

The old master was a mix of shock and anger, his already wrinkled face now even more crumpled.

“How preposterous, how preposterous! No wonder they disregard you, even the little yellow dog in the manor has a better life than you!”

“Don’t be angry, one day, I will uncover the truth.”

“And the child in your belly, what about that child?”

“It’s the Second Prince’s…”

The old master’s eyes widened in shock, “The seed of the Second Prince?”