Jiang Peilang was filled with shame and anger, his eyes full of ferocity as he gritted his teeth, “Now that the bridal chamber has been disturbed, please move to the front hall for drinks.”
He was using this as an excuse to drive the guests away.
Once the guests left, he glared at Yu Jiaojiao with a sinister look, saying in a dark tone, “Today, I will make you, the First wife daughter, submit to my feet!”
“Someone! Hold her down for me!”
This woman was so unappreciative, daring to humiliate him in front of everyone, so he couldn’t be blamed for forcing the issue!
Several maids entered from outside the room and rushed over to hold Yu Jiaojiao down on the bed.
Her dowry maid, Chunlan, was among them. Seeing the scene before her, her face turned pale with fright, but she still mustered the courage to rush forward to stop them.
While struggling, Yu Jiaojiao calmly instructed Chunlan, “Go find someone to notify Prince Jing!”
Chunlan nodded vigorously, turning to run out.
“Stop her!” Jiang Peilang ordered, and two of the maids immediately moved to restrain Chunlan.
Yu Jiaojiao was pinned to the bedside, unable to move, her eyes red, “Jiang Peilang, are you going to forcibly take your aunt and earn a reputation for disregarding ethics!”
Behind the veil, the triumphant faces of Jiang Peilang and Yu Jingjing from her previous life overlapped with Jiang Peilang’s face at this moment.
No, she must not marry this scum again.
Jiang Peilang, like an enraged beast, clenched a corner of the veil with a ferocious expression, “As long as you become my woman, who would dare to say anything for the sake of the Wang family’s reputation.”
With a bang, the door was suddenly kicked open from the outside, and Jiang Peilang shuddered, releasing his grip.
The warm breeze lifted the veil, and Yu Jiaojiao raised her eyes. Jiang Xingyan sat in a wheelchair, his vermilion wedding attire accentuating his otherworldly handsomeness, like a jade tree in the breeze.
The veil quickly fell back down after being lifted by the wind for only a moment. Yu Jiaojiao didn’t get a clear look at the expression in his eyes, only hearing his aloof voice.
“Jiang Peilang, your sedan bearers delivered the wrong person. I’ve come to pick up my bride.”
Jiang Peilang seemed frozen, turning around little by little, “Second Uncle, this… although it’s a misunderstanding, it still depends on Jiaojiao’s wishes.”
Jiang Xingyan was the only prince with a different surname in the entire Dayu Dynasty. He had performed outstanding military service on the battlefield in his early years and held immense power in the court. The Jing Wang family’s wealth and title were all earned by Jiang Xingyan alone.
Unfortunately, he was injured on the battlefield and had been confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life, his temperament becoming irritable and eccentric.
In her previous life, he had also come looking for her, but by then Jiang Peilang had already lifted the veil, and she had insisted on staying to marry Jiang Peilang, so he had no choice but to accept the mistake.
In this life, even if he was only paralyzed from the waist down, as long as she could escape Jiang Peilang, she would marry him even if he was completely paralyzed!
Thinking of this, Yu Jiaojiao, through the gap below the veil, walked to Jiang Xingyan’s side and offered her hand, “Your Highness, let’s go.”
Jiang Xingyan paused slightly, slowly taking her hand.
It was early summer, but Jiang Xingyan’s palm was still cool. Yu Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief, feeling an unprecedented sense of peace in her heart.
The two returned to the main courtyard of the Wang residence, and in front of everyone, they remarried.
Although Jiang Xingyan was sitting in a wheelchair and unable to perform the ceremony properly, he did not listen to the clan members’ suggestion to have a younger relative do it for him, and he performed each bow meticulously.
The old Wang family’s matriarch in the hall handed over a thick red envelope with a smile, while the guests watched the re-held ceremony with various hidden agendas.
The ceremony was tedious, and by the time Yu Jiaojiao was sitting back in her own wedding bed, the original fatigue had been swept away, and she clenched her sleeves, her heart pounding like a drum.
She remembered that in her previous life, Yu Jingjing had been directly returned to the Jiang family by Jiang Xingyan, and he had never married again after that.
And she was harmed by that pair of villains, trapped in the inner courtyard, and no longer knew anything about him.
Thinking about it, he must have seen through their secret schemes. He was already impotent, and he must have become even more disgusted with women after that. Moreover, there were rumors that he had a violent temper…
In Yu Jiaojiao’s chaotic thoughts, the veil was finally lifted.
Under the light of the candles, Jiang Xingyan’s face was not as gloomy and angry as she had imagined. The warm yellow candlelight added a touch of warmth to his indifferent and aloof face.
Seeing that he didn’t seem to have any intention of speaking first, Yu Jiaojiao’s heart tightened, and just as she was about to speak, she heard Jiang Xingyan say in a low voice, “Do you resent me for meddling? Otherwise, you would have married your beloved as you wished.”
He really knew everything about it.
Yu Jiaojiao instantly became uneasy, suppressing her palpitations and looking up at his eyes, “Can’t you see, I’ve been waiting for you to come.”
Jiang Xingyan’s light brown eyes fixed on her, “If that’s the case, why did you have to fall before getting on the sedan?”
Was he going to question her?
Yu Jiaojiao bit her lip and said sincerely, “The previous events were not what I wanted at the time. If I could choose, I wouldn’t have fallen, causing me to get on the wrong sedan.”
She could only blame the timing of her rebirth.
Jiang Xingyan looked at her with extremely indifferent eyes, clearly not trusting her, his voice clear and cold, “You see, my legs are crippled, I’m just a useless person. If you feel that I’m holding you back, I can let you leave now.”
Seeing that he was not as violent as the rumors said, and even a little fragile due to his serious illness, Yu Jiaojiao felt a little more at ease, “Marry a chicken, follow a chicken, marry a dog, follow a dog, do you want to divorce me?”
“I’m giving you a choice.” Jiang Xingyan’s fingertips curled slightly, tapping his palm without rhythm.
“You are my choice.” Yu Jiaojiao said seriously.
After a moment of silence, she looked at his legs, “Can you let me see your legs?”
Jiang Xingyan’s eyes flickered slightly, although he was puzzled, he still took off his shoes and socks.
Yu Jiaojiao’s grandfather was the medical sage Yu Shenyi, who could revive the dead and heal bones, and had lived in seclusion for many years.
In her previous life, she had been taught by her grandfather. If she hadn’t trusted Jiang Peilang and Yu Jingjing too much, and they hadn’t used strange poisons, how could they have harmed her?
Seeing that his trouser legs were still down to his ankles, she directly bent down and lifted his trouser legs above his knees, examining them carefully.
His legs were strong, with two hideous scars on his knees like ugly poisonous insects.
Jiang Xingyan was completely unaware, only startled by her boldness, looking at her with strange eyes.
He felt like something was not quite right.
Yu Jiaojiao didn’t notice Jiang Xingyan’s strangeness. After examining his legs, she put her hand on his wrist.
After taking his pulse on both hands, she concentrated and slowly said, “It’s a bit troublesome, but I can cure it.”
However, the injury was complicated, and she needed to carefully consider the medication. It was useless to say more at this time.
“It’s getting late, you sleep here tonight, I’ll sleep on the soft couch in the outer room.” Jiang Xingyan didn’t care, his injury had been around for half a year, and even the imperial physicians were helpless.
Yu Jiaojiao held the wheelchair, blinking uneasily, “Could it be that what Your Highness said earlier was just an excuse, and you actually Dislike me.”
If she kicked Prince Jing out to sleep on the couch on the first day of their marriage, how would she gain a foothold in the Jing Wang residence in the future?
Jiang Xingyan’s eyes, which were always filled with coldness, trembled slightly, “Do you really think so?”