Chapter 346: Chapter 347: Hiding One’s Sickness for Fear of Treatment

Hua Manman comforted her earnestly.

"Don’t let your imagination run wild.

As long as you don’t say anything, I don’t say anything, and Auntie doesn’t say anything, no one will know about what happened between Ah Qi and me.

Besides, it doesn’t matter even if the Prince finds out.

In any case, nothing happened between Ah Qi and me. I’m completely innocent.

The Prince is wise and brilliant. He would never blame me."

Hearing this, Si Yun felt much more relieved.

As soon as Si Yun was gone, the composed look on Hua Manman’s face vanished.

She rolled over and started wailing dramatically.

’I’m done for, I’m done for! Prince Zhao must have found out something. With his petty personality, he’s going to stuff me in a pig cage and throw me into the moat to drown.’

The system spoke coolly, "Weren’t you just confidently saying that Prince Zhao wouldn’t blame you?"

Hua Manman’s eyes welled with tears. "Have you ever heard of putting up a brave front?"

System: "I have. You’re a textbook case."

Hua Manman: "Boo-hoo-hoo!"

After a bout of fake crying, she asked about something else.

"Is my mission complete?"

She had been kidnapped by Xiao Hong before, and the system had issued a temporary, random mission: escape from danger within ten days.

Counting the days, today was the ninth day.

System: "Mission complete. Host has received one special lucky bag. What item would you like to redeem it for?"

Hua Manman asked, a wild thought occurring to her.

"Is there an item that can cause selective amnesia?"

’If there was an item like that, I’d use it on Prince Zhao! Make him forget all about me and Ah Qi, and then I’d be off the hook!’

System: "We do."

Hua Manman was stunned. ’There really is?!’

She had only been asking on a whim, fully prepared to be mocked for overthinking. She never expected the system to actually possess such an item.

Then she heard the system say.

"But the drop rate for such an item is extremely low."

Hua Manman asked tentatively, "How low are we talking?"

System: "Less than one in a thousand."

Hua Manman clicked her tongue. "That’s ridiculously low!"

’Good thing I was just asking on a whim. I didn’t actually plan on using something like that.’

’The low drop rate doesn’t matter to me anyway.’

Hua Manman decided to save her chance to redeem an item for now. It wouldn’t be too late to do so when she really needed something.

Upon learning of Hua Manman’s rescue, Elder Zhong’an and his wife rushed to the Prince Zhao Mansion that very day.

The moment Mrs. He saw her precious daughter covered in injuries, she immediately burst into tears.

She cried, "Oh, my poor, ill-fated daughter! Why did the heavens make you suffer so much?!"

Hua Dingzong called Si Yun over and quietly asked for the details of Manman’s rescue and the extent of her injuries.

Si Yun told him everything she could, and for the things she couldn’t mention, she simply claimed not to know.

Hua Manman reassured her.

"Mother, please don’t cry. These are just superficial wounds. They look scary, but they’re really not serious.

The doctor already said I’m not badly hurt. I’ll be fine after some rest."

Mrs. He wiped her tears and choked out.

"Even if they’re just superficial, they’re still wounds! On a normal day, I find it excruciating if I just accidentally prick my finger with an embroidery needle. I can’t imagine how much pain you must be in with so many injuries."

At this thought, Mrs. He felt even more heartbroken, and her tears flowed uncontrollably.

Hua Manman said playfully.

"I’m not in pain. Really, not at all! If you don’t believe me, hit me and see for yourself."

Hearing this, Mrs. He couldn’t cry any longer.

She shot her daughter an exasperated look. "You’re this injured and you can still spout nonsense."

Hua Manman chuckled.

Mrs. He wiped her eyes. "Your aunt has already gone home. She wasn’t injured, just frightened. Her family asked me to thank you for them, and said they would probably pay a visit in a couple of days to thank you in person."

Hua Manman quickly refused, "Please don’t. I don’t know her family well. I wouldn’t know what to talk about if they came. How awkward would that be?"

"You’re just lazy and don’t want to deal with them." Mrs. He bluntly called her out.

Hua Manman stuck out her tongue.

Mrs. He said, "To be honest, I didn’t want them bothering you while you’re recovering either, so I already turned them down for you."

He Qiuwen’s in-laws are a handful. They might say they’re coming to thank Hua Manman, but they’re really just looking for an excuse to get on her good side and sponge off her. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

They used to come to the Zhong’an Bo Mansion to mooch all the time. It went on until they caused such a scene that they truly angered the old madam, who had them thrown out.

They haven’t set foot in the Zhong’an Bo Mansion since. Only He Qiuwen comes by occasionally to visit Mrs. He.

The two families barely have any contact these days, so Mrs. He wasn’t afraid of offending them in the slightest. Her refusal was swift and decisive.

Hua Manman’s face immediately lit up with a grin.

"Mother is the best to me after all! Let me sing a song for you: Mothers are the best in the world; a child with a mother is a precious treasure..."

Hearing his daughter’s song, Hua Dingzong felt a pang of jealousy.

He couldn’t help but mutter.

"So a child with a father isn’t a treasure?"

After finishing her song, Hua Manman made a finger heart at Mrs. He with her uninjured hand.

Mrs. He didn’t understand. She copied the gesture, making a finger heart herself, and asked curiously.

"What’s this?"

Hua Manman laughed. "It means ’I love you,’ you see~"

She made another finger heart after she spoke.

Mrs. He was amused.

She grinned from ear to ear, but still chided her, "You’re a grown woman now, still playing these games. Aren’t you afraid people will laugh at you?"

Watching his daughter make the little finger heart, Hua Dingzong felt even more jealous.

’No song for me, and no little heart for me either.’

’Does she even care about her father anymore?’

Once she’d had her laugh, Mrs. He brought up another important matter.

"There’s something you might not know. Your sister gave birth prematurely. Fortunately, she was lucky and had a young prince."

Hua Manman was shocked. "Why did she go into labor early?"

Mrs. He shook her head, indicating she didn’t know why.

Only then did Hua Dingzong finally find an opportunity to chime in.

"Your sister has finally overcome her struggles. With the Seventh Prince to rely on, the rest of her life is secure."

He smiled with considerable satisfaction as he said this, clearly proud of himself for having such an outstanding daughter.

Hua Manman said sincerely, "My sister has always been lucky."

’She’s the female lead, after all. The protagonist’s halo is invincible!’

Mrs. He lowered her voice and asked.

"Your sister entered the palace after you were married, so how is it that she’s already had a child while your belly shows no signs of life? Did you ever take that formula I gave you?"

Hua Dingzong quickly added, "If there’s something wrong with your health, you should see a doctor right away. You mustn’t avoid treatment out of fear!"