Chapter Ninety-Two: All Crows Are Black Everywhere

“What do you mean? Can’t you cure me? Is it because I didn’t give you enough money? Or because I wouldn’t tell you who put the curse on me, and that angered you?” Lin Wanwan hurriedly seized Su Jingluo’s sleeve, her eyes full of anxious pleading. Su Jingluo was now her only lifeline.

“No. I really don’t remember,” Su Jingluo said, and every word was true. Why don’t you go and smash your own head too? If you can figure out who you are after that, I’ll call you mother.

“Princess Consort, Princess Consort, if the silver is not enough, I’ll find a way. I’ll repay you in the future too. Please, I beg you, save me. I’m just a weak woman; I cannot serve as an official in court like a man, nor ride to war on the battlefield. I can’t even trade and make a living as a peddler. All I have is this face. Princess Consort, I was wrong, I was truly wrong. Please save me, will you?” Tears streamed down Lin Wanwan’s face. Suddenly she rose, dropped to her knees before Su Jingluo with a thud, and began to bang her head on the ground again and again.

The most terrifying thing in this world is someone who cannot understand human speech. If you tell the truth, they think you are brushing them off. If you lie, they think you are cunning. If you say nothing, they assume you are hiding something foul. In any case, they decide you are the villain, and even a blink of your eyes becomes a crime.

“Damn it, what would I have to gain by lying to you? I really don’t remember!” Su Jingluo was so anxious she was sweating. Lin Wanwan’s brain must be full of paste.

“Princess Consort, Princess Consort, do you need to know the one behind this? I still can’t tell you. If I speak, I’ll die. I really will die. Give me a way out, please, give me a way out. Once my face is cured, I’ll disappear from your sight and the Crown Prince’s forever.” Lin Wanwan firmly believed that Su Jingluo was the one refusing to let her go. She clung to Su Jingluo like a demon, refusing to release her.

“Sister, I’m begging you, believe me, all right? If I remember, I’ll treat you for sure. My head really is damaged.” Su Jingluo was utterly at a loss and could only point to her own head.

“When? When will you remember?” Lin Wanwan gripped Su Jingluo’s trousers in panic. Su Jingluo was tugging at them too, because Lin Wanwan was close to pulling them right off.

“How would I know when this brain will get better? Anyway, I guarantee that once I remember, I’ll save you at the first possible moment.” Su Jingluo really couldn’t make that promise. There were still matters at hand, and she would only have time to slowly think it through after flipping through some books when she could.

“You mean it could be one day, one month, one year, or even a lifetime?”

Lin Wanwan’s voice turned cold. The hand clutching Su Jingluo’s trousers loosened, and she sat there in despair on the ground.

“Don’t be so pessimistic. It can’t be a lifetime. Don’t think nonsense. I can periodically suppress the insect. Your appearance will remain exactly the same as before.” Su Jingluo tried to comfort her. Though she had disliked her before, seeing a woman driven to such despair did soften her heart somewhat.

“Then I thank you for your trouble, Princess Consort.”

Lin Wanwan wiped the tears from her face in a daze, then put on a faint, hypocritical smile of gratitude. Yes, Su Jingluo must also be trying to control her; once she was gone, she would become a creature neither human nor ghost. She had thought Su Jingluo was a straightforward, forthright woman, someone who would give her earnest treatment once she received the money. She had already given everything she had, yet the woman still wanted to hold her in check. What compassionate heart? It was nothing of the sort. The world’s crows are all equally black.

Su Jingluo knew Lin Wanwan did not believe her, but there were matters in the palace to attend to, and she had no time to think further. She quickly ordered Alan to find Rui Huan and gather some medicinal materials and herbs.