The Beloved Lady with Exceptional Medical Skills
Upon awakening, she discovered she had become the illegitimate daughter nearly drowned after being pushed into the lake by her own fiancé. Not only was her innocence maligned, but her life was also at
When Xu Ruojin awoke, every inch of her body ached, her limbs felt limp, and before she could even open her eyes, a pungent bitterness of medicinal herbs assaulted her senses.
Suddenly, a hand pinched her nose. She wanted to scream, but before she could utter a sound, a large bowl of medicine was forced down her throat.
She coughed uncontrollably, choking on the bitter concoction, and the medicine bowl clattered to the ground.
A shadow dashed outside, shrieking, “Second Miss is alive! Master, Madam, Second Miss has woken up!”
Xu Ruojin sat dazed, clutching her chest, and looked around in disbelief. Where was she?
The house was a ramshackle structure with dirt walls and tiles, cobwebs clustered in the corners of the ceiling, and a battered wooden stool beside the bed missing one leg.
She glanced at her own hands, and at her thin, skeletal feet—none of this belonged to her.
Shocked, she tried to sit up and call after the person who’d just run out, but a piercing pain split her head, her throat seized up, and not a sound escaped her lips. Her mouth gaped silently for ages, unable to form a word.
Scenes played out in her mind, fragments of memory belonging to this body.
Her eyes widened in horror, and before she could recover, the doorway curtain was yanked open, and a shrill voice lashed out before the person even entered:
“Useless, worthless thing! You actually survived! We arranged a fine match for you, and you nearly drowned yourself falling in the lake. You’ve disgraced the Xu family. If the master’s promotion