Chapter 42 End of House Arrest
“Actually,” Qi Xiaojun said a little embarrassedly, “Lianmo has never liked anyone other than me. He married so many because they look like me. But Jiang Wan is different; he needs a high-status and virtuous wife.”
Ji Hua still frowned, “Even if he didn’t wrong you, is it fair to others to just marry a bunch of people?”
“…I heard they all agreed on the conditions.”
Ji Hua sneered, “You only know how to speak for him.”
“Alright, alright, come with me to treat Awan, we’ll talk about this later.”
“Let’s go.”
Then, the two of them went to the Rui Wang’s mansion together.
Upon seeing Jiang Wan, Qi Xiaojun introduced her, “This is my friend Ji Hua. He is a well-known physician from Qi, with excellent medical skills. I want him to examine you.”
“It’s kind of you to be so concerned about me, A Yun.” Jiang Wan smiled gratefully at Qi Xiaojun, paying little attention to Ji Hua.
Ji Hua looked at the gentle and beautiful Jiang Wan, feeling a little complicated. After all, this was his biological sister.
But Ji Hua never showed his emotions on his face. He simply said calmly, “Please allow me, Madam, to take your pulse and tell me your symptoms.”
“Thank you.” Jiang Wan extended her hand. “I have nothing else, I just keep coughing, sometimes I even cough up blood, especially when the weather turns cold.”
“Hmm…” After taking her pulse, Ji Hua said, “It’s a cold cough caused by coldness and deficiency of Qi. Since it’s a chronic illness of many years, it takes three to five months of continuous medication to cure it completely.”
“What?” Jiang Wan stared at Ji Hua in astonishment. “You mean this illness can be cured? Even the imperial physicians said this illness will stay with me for life.”
Ji Hua said indifferently, “If you don’t believe me, then forget it.”
Qi Xiaojun interjected with a smile, “The miraculousness of his medical skills is hard for those who haven’t experienced it to believe, it’s understandable…Madam, you should try his medicine, facts will prove everything.”
“Doctor Ji, I don’t mean to distrust you!” Jiang Wan quickly said, “I am very grateful for your painstaking treatment and will follow your instructions and take the medicine on time.”
Ji Hua didn’t reply, and silently wrote down a prescription.
“Take it. Three times a day. I’ll come to check your pulse and change the prescription in ten days.”
“Speaking of which,” Qi Xiaojun remembered something, “A Hua, are you planning to stay in Chu’s capital city for a long time?”
“I can’t say for sure, but I will stay for a while. It’s tiring to travel all the time.”
Qi Xiaojun pondered. Since Ji Hua’s surviving relatives were here, it was normal for him to have this thought. However, if he said it out loud, Ji Hua would surely deny it.
“Thank you, Doctor Ji.” Jiang Wan took the prescription and thanked him again.
Thus, Jiang Wan started taking the medicine prescribed by Ji Hua.
After about a month, her symptoms had significantly improved. She then realized that Ji Hua’s medical skills were far superior to the imperial physicians of Chu.
At this time, Chu Weide’s two-month house arrest was over.
He went to the Rui Wang’s mansion on the evening of the day he was released.
That day, Chu Lianmo and Qi Xiaojun happened to be out for a spring outing, leaving only Jiang Yingnan to teach Chu Yunxuan and Chu Tianlin their lessons.
“His Highness Prince De?” Jiang Yingnan saw Chu Weide and quickly got up to greet him.
“Mr. Jiang.” Chu Weide was very polite to him. “This prince is here to take my son back to the mansion.”
“Father…” Chu Tianlin called softly from the side.
His last impression of Chu Weide was of him angrily ordering him to kneel, and since they hadn’t seen each other for a long time, he felt a little estranged.
Seeing that his usually lively younger son looked timid, Chu Weide’s heart sank. “How have you been these days? What did Chu Lianmo do to you?”
“Ah?” Chu Tianlin was stunned. “Nothing, the Fourth Uncle has been very good to me. He found Uncle Jiang to teach me reading and Uncle Zhou to teach me martial arts, and sometimes he even personally guides me for a couple of moves.”
“Zhou Jun?” Chu Weide frowned, “He also knows martial arts?”
“Uncle Zhou’s martial arts are very good.”
“…” Chu Weide didn’t comment on this for the time being. Seeing Chu Tianlin’s happy expression, he felt relieved and looked at Jiang Yingnan, saying, “Thank you, Mr. Jiang, for taking care of this mischievous boy.”
“You’re welcome.” Jiang Yingnan was a little surprised. Why was Chu Weide so polite today? Did the two months of house arrest really change him?
“Second Uncle…” Chu Yunxuan called timidly.
Chu Weide then looked at his eldest son whom he hadn’t seen for a long time.
Chu Yunxuan had been too thin before, but now his figure was more proportionate, and his complexion was more rosy.
Chu Weide said sarcastically, “It seems you’ve been living a comfortable life here.”
“…” Chu Yunxuan felt a little sour and didn’t know how to answer.
Just then, Chu Lianmo and Qi Xiaojun returned to the mansion.
“Oh, Second Brother is here?”
“Hmph.” Chu Weide’s expression immediately turned cold when he saw Chu Lianmo. “Don’t be smug! You hurt me, and I will repay you tenfold!”
“Also,” he glanced disdainfully at Qi Xiaojun, “you actually let a sissy teach the imperial grandsons martial arts, how could you think of such a thing.”
“Heh.” Chu Lianmo sneered, “Long time no see, you still can’t speak decently.”
“Who are you calling a dog?!”
Jiang Yingnan, observing this scene, realized he had overthought things. Chu Weide was still Chu Weide.
Chu Lianmo sneered, “Whoever admits it is who it is.”
“We’ll see!” Chu Weide glared at Chu Lianmo fiercely, then softened his gaze towards Jiang Yingnan, “I saw Big Brother this morning, he said he misses you very much and asked me to give you this jade bracelet.”
“…” Jiang Yingnan only then understood why Chu Weide was so polite to him.
In fact, Chu Ziqian had been sending gifts to the Rui Wang’s mansion every few days, but he had avoided them and instructed the servants to refuse the gifts.
But now that Chu Weide’s hand holding the jade bracelet was already suspended in mid-air, Jiang Yingnan couldn’t afford to offend him, so he took it, “Thank you, Your Highness Prince De.”
Chu Lianmo said indifferently, “Do you think you can win someone over with a bracelet? This Wang has already played this game.”
“…I’m not going to bother with you today! Lin’er, let’s go!”
With that, Chu Weide angrily pulled Chu Tianlin away.
“Your Highness,” a servant reported as soon as Chu Weide left, “Lord Jiang is here.”
“Father-in-law is here?” Chu Lianmo quickly said, “Quickly invite him to the main hall, this Wang will go there immediately.”
Qi Xiaojun heard that Jiang Wan’s father, Jiang Liming, had come, and suddenly remembered something:
He also knew something about the important figures in Chu. In his impression, Jiang Liming was upright and kind, and devoted to his wife. Did he really deceive Ji Hua’s mother?
Perhaps, he should confirm it to avoid wronging a good person.
“Lianmo, can I go with you to meet Lord Jiang?” Qi Xiaojun followed Chu Lianmo.
“Of course.” Chu Lianmo turned around and smiled affectionately at him, “This Wang wouldn’t want to be separated from you for a moment.”
“…Don’t just sweet-talk me. Lord Jiang might be unhappy seeing us inseparable.”
“Oh? You know he’ll be unhappy yet you still want to follow this Wang? Don’t you miss being with this Wang?”
“Who misses you.” Qi Xiaojun glared at him with slightly flushed cheeks. “I have something important to talk to Lord Jiang about. But don’t worry, it won’t delay you two. You two chat first, and I’ll speak up after you’ve had enough.”
“Okay.” Chu Lianmo didn’t bother to ask what it was about, because as they spoke, they had already reached the main hall and couldn’t keep Jiang Liming waiting too long.
“Greetings, Father-in-law.” Chu Lianmo entered and greeted Jiang Liming politely. “What brings you here today?”
“Your Highness Rui Wang is too polite.” Jiang Liming shook his head with a smile. “I just wanted to have a gathering with Your Highness. And I haven’t seen Wan’er for a long time, so I came to visit.”
“I see. Then I’ll take you to see Awan.”
“Okay.”
When Jiang Liming’s eyes fell on Qi Xiaojun beside Chu Lianmo, his smile froze for a moment, but he didn’t say anything, only following Chu Lianmo.
Chu Lianmo went to Jiang Wan’s room, but she wasn’t there, so he asked her personal maid, “Where is Madam now?”
“Reporting to Your Highness, Madam went to the garden to admire the flowers, and she told me not to follow her.”
“I see.”
Then, Chu Lianmo took Jiang Liming to the garden of the Rui Wang’s mansion.
In the distance, they saw Jiang Wan and Murong Ying sitting in a pavilion, drinking tea and eating snacks, and they could vaguely hear the two of them laughing and chatting.
“To be honest, I once had a crush on His Highness…” Jiang Wan looked at the direction of Chu Lianmo’s room with a smile, recalling the past, “After all, he’s a promising and handsome young man. Who wouldn’t feel something if she married such a husband? But later I found out that he didn’t care about me at all, so I gradually gave up.”
“So coincidentally, let me tell you a secret—me too.”
Murong Ying smiled and lowered his voice.
“When I was young, I thought it would be nice if I could marry His Highness one day, wouldn’t it? But I knew from the beginning that he had someone in his heart.
“He’s a prince, and I can’t compare to him, I accept that. But later, he actually treated a male concubine who was treated as a replacement better than me, and I was really unconvinced!
“But recently, my feelings seem to have faded. Young Master Zhou is quite nice too. Forget it, since they are in love, why bother with wishful thinking?”
Because they were far away, and the two spoke softly, Chu Lianmo and the other three who were approaching them couldn’t hear the content clearly, only the last sentence.
For a moment, Jiang Liming’s expression became even more unpleasant—Zhou Jun and Chu Lianmo were in love, so what was Jiang Wan?
But at this moment, he also noticed another thing: “Wan’er, how did your father teach you at home? How can you be alone with other men besides your husband?”
“Ah, Father, you’re here?” Jiang Wan quickly got up to greet her father.
Murong Ying also felt embarrassed and quickly said, “It’s all my fault, I insisted on keeping Madam company to chat, please don’t blame her, Lord Jiang.”
Murong Ying was on the night shift today, so he wasn’t on duty now. Because there was only two or three hours between shifts, it was too rushed to go home, so he often stayed at the Rui Wang’s mansion during his break.
He had mentioned to Chu Lianmo that he and Jiang Wan’s younger brother were about the same age, and he treated her as his older sister, so Chu Lianmo didn’t care much about his chatting with Jiang Wan, and his behavior became more casual.
But in front of Jiang Liming, Chu Lianmo still had to frown and glare at Murong Ying, “Father-in-law, please don’t blame him, it’s all because this Wang is too lenient with his subordinates, this Wang will educate him well later.”
Jiang Liming knew that his daughter was gentle by nature, and she probably found it hard to refuse others, so his tone softened, “Your Highness is too kind.”
This matter could have ended here, but Jiang Wan said loudly, “I was the one who invited A Ying to chat, it’s not his fault, if anyone should be punished, it should be me!”
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