The Lucky Heiress

Chapter 504: Chapter 504 Doctor Xu’s Legacy_1

Fifteen-year-old Wei Ruo’s body had matured, even the bandages she used to hide her curves were no longer effective as her womanly figure was becoming pronounced.

“Indeed, you are right, so I need a new female identity this time, a woman of average appearance will do.” Wei Ruo said.

“Understood.”

As Lin Fang was creating Wei Ruo’s new human skin mask, she reported to Wei Ruo about the events that recently happened in the court.

Wei Jinyi had instructed them to let Wei Ruo know about any matters outside, and they were to tell her everything in detail.

“By the way, Miss, during the morning court session yesterday, an Imperial Physician from Lord Qi’s camp publicly accused King Jing of plotting to assassinate King Rui, leading to a heated argument in the court.”

“What did the Emperor say?” Asked Wei Ruo.

“The Emperor ordered the Inspection Institute to thoroughly investigate this matter.” Lin Fang replied.

“I see.”

Wei Ruo was not worried about this issue, since her second brother had done it, he must have thought about how to handle the aftermath. It was unlikely they would be caught staging the assassination themselves.

Lin Fang continued, “The heir of the Loyal and Righteous Duke Duke Residence, your granduncle, has been dismissed for dereliction of duty.”

“I am not surprised.”

Xu Heyou’s death marked the end of the Wei Family’s potential to assist Qi Yansong.

It was only expected for Qi Yansong to punish the Wei family since they failed to help him.

Wei Yichen and Wei Mingting were untouchable, one was the new Top Scholar, and the other was a war hero who had won multiple battles. Qi Yansong would not be foolish enough to harm them openly.

Wei Minghong only held a minor and unimportant official function. If someone wanted to dismiss him, they could easily find an excuse and do so without much effort.

Wei Minghong and some members of the Wei family likely resented her by now.

Wei Ruo asked Lin Fang: “Have there been any news from the southeast coastithese days?”

She had limited ways to get real-time updates about the border conflict, and she had to rely on her own people to deliver the news. Nonetheless, by the time the news reached her it would already be about half a month old. Her second brother and his people had more timely information than her.

She wondered how her father and Brother Xiaoyong were doing.

“Guard Commander Wei once again successfully defended against the Japanese Pirates. It is said that Wei had set up defenses in advance, caught the enemy off guard, meaning the Anti-Japanese Army did not suffer any loss. Wei also was not injured.”

“Did you hear anything about a man called Xu Zhengyong in the army?”

“Master Xu is safe. The lord knew that Master Xu is your elder brother, so he specifically asked the messenger to inquire about him.” Lin Fang explained.

“That’s good.”

After some thought, Lin Fang continued, “In his recent report to the Emperor, Wei expressed his intention to counterattack Japan… However, he was opposed by a group of officials led by Lord Qi.” Lin Fang answered.

Wei Ruo’s eyes darkened slightly, and she asked, “What did the Emperor say?”

“The Emperor did not provide a response for now, but I heard from the lord that the likelihood of the Emperor’s disapproval is quite high.”

“I think so too.” Said Wei Ruo.

The original Emperor did not send troops to attack Japan until his death.

It was not that the Emperor didn’t have the ambition to wage war, but there were too many problems both internally and externally, making the threat of the Japanese pirates a less pressing issue compared to the others.

Even when Chu Lan later succeeded the throne, he still couldn’t send troops to counterattack Japan because there were many problems in the empire during that time.

Wei Ruo murmured: “If the Emperor agrees to send troops to Japan, I do have some strategies that might be of help…”

“Does Miss wish to launch an attack on Japan?” Lin Fang asked.

“Yes, we can’t let them bully us forever, yet we’re only able to defend passively. I worry the situation will continue if we do nothing.” Wei Ruo answered, pausing before adding another sentence, “Of course, we must also consider all aspects and only counter-attack when we have everything ready. We cannot gamble with the lives of our soldiers.”

“Miss is correct.”

During their conversation, Lin Fang completed the new human skin mask as per Wei Ruo’s request. Looking at herself in the mirror, Wei Ruo was quite satisfied.

However, this was merely to facilitate her outings. She should keep this identity low-profile.

After removing the finished human skin mask, she stored it in a special box.

After washing her face, Wei Ruo went to the front yard to speak with Wei Jinyi. She had some issues she wanted to discuss with him.

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In the following days, a rumor circulated that, despite the death of Lady Xu, she left a significant amount of her possessions.

These possessions were primarily medicinal creams that included hemostatic medicine, scar-removal cream, and medicine to treat common colds.

This news attracted the attention of many aristocratic families.

The reason being that recently, Doctor Xu’s fame was at its peak, and the effects of his creams were said to be extraordinary.

In addition, given Lady Xu’s death, these creams had become limited-edition items, and those who desired the creams in the future would not be able to obtain them.

The Lu and Qi families showed the most interest in this.

The reason? Both of their sons needed Doctor Xu’s cream. Lu Yuhong’s scar-removal cream from Doctor Xu had run out, and there were still traces of scars that needed to be completely cleared, which would require several more boxes.

Although the Qi family had never used Doctor Xu’s cream before, judging from how Lu Yuhong and Xiu Fengyuan looked now, it was clear how effective the cream was.

The Imperial Physicians led by Xing Jiang had also used many creams on Qi Zhen, but the effects were not satisfactory.

Therefore, the Qi family was determined to obtain Doctor Xu’s leftover creams.

The Lu and Qi families both sent messages to the King Rui Residence. They received the same response: there were too many people who wanted the items from the King Rui Residence and the prince could not make a decision easily. In the name of fairness, King Rui Residence decided to publicly auction Lady Xu’s possessions.

So, the King Rui Residence posted a public announcement, stating that an auction would be held in front of the mansion on the first day of August.

Therefore, three days later, Suzaku Street in front of the King Rui Residence was packed with people.

Not only did the Lu and Qi families send people, but other major families also sent people to watch the spectacle.

There were also people who considered participating in the auction, given how renowned the divine doctor was, if there were useful items and the price was right, it would be a good idea to buy some to keep.

Chu Lan sent his confidant to join, but whether he would make a move was unknown to others.

The Wei family also sent people, not just because of Wei Qingwan, but also wanting to see what would happen when the Lu and Qi families sent people. Who knew what would take place?

In the crowd, a newly masked Wei Ruo, Xiumei, and Lin Fang, all disguised, stood together watching the spectacle.

The three of them were indistinguishable from the crowd, appearing like an average-looking young lady of a commoner’s family accompanied by her two equally nondescript maidens.