In front of the Duke Dingguo's mansion, the Duke Dingguo and his wife, as well as their daughter-in-law Yang, fell silent for a moment as they watched Jindou get on the sedan chair and follow the eunuchs to the palace.

"Master, could it be that Princess Jing'an heard from Imperial Physician Zhao that Jindou has superb medical skills and wants him to treat the birthmark on her face?" Xu was the first to break the silence and said to Duke Dingguo with a little hesitation.

Although the royal family tried to cover up the fact that Princess Jing'an had a birthmark on her face, Princess Jing'an had been served by many palace maids and nannies since she was born, and with so many people talking, it was impossible to keep such a thing secret.

As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. Over the years, the news was known to everyone in the capital. But Princess Jing'an rarely appeared in public. Even when she did, she wore a veil over her face, and no one had ever seen what the birthmark on her face looked like.

However, according to the news spread by the palace maids and nannies who served her, Princess Jing'an had a huge birthmark on her face, which occupied an entire side of her face and was uneven and extremely scary.

Duke Dingguo, upon hearing his wife Xu's words, shook his head. "No, Imperial Physician Zhao told the Emperor himself that Princess Jing'an's birthmark was innate and incurable."

"Mother" Yang also said, "I heard from the sisters that Princess Jing'an really likes to read some medical books and often asks Imperial Physician Zhao for advice on some medical techniques."

"Oh... is that so." Xu felt relieved a little. She was afraid that the Queen Mother would summon Jindou to the palace to treat Princess Jing'an's birthmark. She was worried that Jindou would not be able to cure it and would be blamed by the Queen Mother.

Now, Xu has regarded Jindou as the guardian angel of her youngest son. She thinks that as long as Jindou is there, her youngest son will be safe, so she doesn't want anything to happen to Jindou.

Jindou followed the eunuch into the palace and came to Princess Jing'an's Yuxiu Palace.

When I entered the palace, I saw a woman with her face covered by a veil. She was holding a medical book and sitting on a rose chair, reading quietly.

After hearing the eunuch's message, the woman raised her head and looked towards Jindou.

When Jindou was changing clothes at Duke Dingguo's mansion just now, he had heard Yang briefly introduce Princess Jing'an. Now he guessed that this woman should be her, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "My humble servant has met Princess Jing'an."

Princess Jing'an looked at Jindou carefully and couldn't help feeling a little surprised. She had heard Doctor Zhao say that this girl named Jindou had superb medical skills, and she thought that this person must be as beautiful as a fairy.

But now it seems that this girl has a petite figure, a baby face, narrow eyes and fair skin. Although she is cute, she lacks brightness.

Moreover, Doctor Zhao said that this girl was already nineteen years old, the same age as himself, but looking at her now, she looked like she was only fifteen or sixteen years old.

Thinking this in her heart, Princess Jing'an put down the Chinese medicine book in her hand, stood up and walked to Jindou, bent down to help Jindou up, smiled slightly and said: "You must be Jindou, what a festive name. Come, sit down."

Jindou was asked to sit on a chair and looked at Princess Jing'an opposite him. She had a slender figure and a pair of autumn-water eyes revealed under the veil on her face. She looked gentle and pure, untainted by the dust.

Alas, what a pity. If she didn’t have the birthmark, she would definitely be a stunning beauty, Jindou said regretfully.

"Jindou, I heard from Doctor Zhao that we are the same age, so I will just call you by your name," said Princess Jing'an.

"Ah?" Jindou was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Call me whatever you want, whatever you want."

Princess Jing'an smiled, reached out and picked up the medical book she had just been reading, and said, "Jindou, I heard from Imperial Physician Zhao that you have superb medical skills. I would like to ask you to come to the palace more often in the future and teach me some medical skills. Is that okay?"

"This..." Jindou was stunned, not knowing whether he should agree or not.

"Jindou, do you know that ever since I was old enough to understand, I have cried countless times when I saw the birthmark on my face. The palace doctors have shaken their heads and said it cannot be cured, but I did not give up. I read medical books desperately, always hoping that one day I could remove these hateful birthmarks."

Princess Jing'an had never said these words to anyone else, but today, facing Jindou, she had the desire to confide in him. For some reason, she always had a feeling of familiarity with Jindou.

"After so many years, I finally gave up on the birthmark on my face. However, I became more and more interested in medicine."

Princess Jing'an glanced down at the medical book in her hand and continued, "Although I don't know if what I've learned will be useful in the future, these medical books have accompanied me through the days and nights in this deep palace. They have become my spiritual sustenance."

Princess Jing'an's eyes gradually became moist, and her voice became lower: "Jindou, can you understand what I said?"

How could they not understand? The royal family attaches great importance to face. This princess must have been ridiculed and mocked by other people in the palace.

Jindou felt uncomfortable when she saw Princess Jing'an's eyes were red. She stared at Princess Jing'an's face for a while and said to herself: Forget it, forget it, I am kind-hearted anyway, so just let me take a look at her.

Thinking of this, Jindou tentatively asked Princess Jing'an, "Princess, could you take off your veil and let me take a look?"

"This..." Princess Jing'an hesitated. In the past few years, even in her own palace, she had to cover her face with a veil to hide the birthmark on her face. She was afraid of seeing the frightened and disgusted looks of the palace maids and nannies. Although they tried their best to hide it, she could still feel it.

However, let Jindou see, what if she said she could cure it? The temptation was too great. Princess Jing'an waved her hand and said to the palace maids and nurses in the palace: "You go down first."

Seeing that the palace maids and wet nurses had all retreated, Princess Jing'an slowly raised her arm, placed one hand beside her ear, and gently took off the veil from her face.

Princess Jing'an lowered her head slightly, not daring to look at the expression on Jindou's face. What she was afraid of seeing was Jindou's look of fear, disgust and disdain.

When Jindou saw the birthmark on Princess Jing'an's face, he was really shocked. He saw that the red birthmark on one side of Princess Jing'an's face almost occupied half of her face, and the surface was uneven. Ordinary people would really feel scared when seeing it.

After examining it carefully, Jindou said, "Princess, I can try to treat it for you."

"Really?" Princess Jing'an suddenly raised her head.

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