Jiang Peilang’s body stiffened, and cold sweat instantly covered his back. He hurriedly released Yu Jiaojiao, “Second, Second Uncle, you’re back.”
Jiang Xingyan didn’t even look at him, his gaze immediately falling on Yu Jiaojiao, “Are you alright? Were you hurt?”
“No.” Yu Jiaojiao shook her head, calmed her mind, and suddenly felt a warm feeling in her heart. So this was what it felt like to have someone to rely on.
Jiang Xingyan looked at her slightly flushed hand, thinking that she must have hurt herself from using too much force when hitting someone.
Thinking of this, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, his face cold, “Jiang Peilang, who gave you the courage to be disrespectful to this Wang’s Wangfei?”
The fear and panic in Jiang Peilang’s eyes were almost impossible to conceal. He hurriedly said, “Second Uncle misunderstood, I, I was just talking to her.”
“Her?” Jiang Xingyan glanced at Jiang Peilang coldly, “You are just like your newly married wife, you don’t understand the slightest bit of etiquette. Kneel down and apologize to your aunt.”
The veins on Jiang Peilang’s forehead bulged out, and countless humiliations surged into his heart. After a long while, he slowly knelt down.
“Aunt, I was rude, I hope Aunt won’t be angry.”
He was living under someone else’s roof, without any official position. Even if Jiang Xingyan was a cripple, he couldn’t afford to offend him.
Yu Jiaojiao stood behind Jiang Xingyan, her voice stern, “Considering that this is your first offense, I won’t pursue it this time. You may leave, and don’t come near me if there’s nothing important.”
The hatred in Jiang Peilang’s heart surged like a tide, but mindful of Jiang Xingyan’s presence, he had to lower his head and obediently bow, “Yes.”
After speaking, he secretly observed Jiang Xingyan’s expression, and seeing that he had no intention of pursuing the matter, he found an excuse to leave.
Once he left, only Jiang Xingyan and she were left alone. For some reason, she didn’t know what to say for a moment. After thinking about it, she raised the medicine bag in her hand, “I just bought some medicinal herbs to treat your illness. Let’s go back now.”
“Mm.” Jiang Xingyan nodded, not asking the reason for her entanglement with Jiang Peilang.
Yu Jiaojiao pushed Jiang Xingyan back to the room, personally boiled the medicine, poured it into the bathtub, and tested the temperature before saying, “Take off your clothes and come in. I’ll give you acupuncture later, so don’t move around once you’re in.”
This posture really seemed to have some skill. Well, anyway, his leg was already like this, how much worse could it get?
The surprise in Jiang Xingyan’s eyes flashed by, and he unbuttoned his clothes, took off his outer robe, revealing distinct muscles and firm, tight abs. Several shallow scars crisscrossed on them, adding a bit of wildness.
Yu Jiaojiao only knew that Jiang Xingyan was impotent, and thought that his body was also weak. At this time, she was quite surprised and subconsciously looked at him for a while.
Until Jiang Xingyan’s gaze came over, she seemed to be scalded by something, her face quickly turning red, and she hurriedly turned her eyes away, “You, don’t misunderstand, I was afraid it would be inconvenient for you to get into the bathtub.”
“Then why is your face so red? Are you feverish?” Jiang Xingyan pushed his wheelchair closer, and his handsome face and naked body once again entered Yu Jiaojiao’s eyes.
“It’s nothing, it’s too hot in this room, hurry up and get in, don’t waste time.”
She only felt her cheeks were extremely hot, and rushed to the washbasin to bury her face in the cold water.
A smile melted into Jiang Xingyan’s eyes, and he used his hands to support himself on the edge of the bathtub, easily falling into the water.
Yu Jiaojiao wiped her face dry, felt the heat on her face subside, and then took out the acupuncture kit, held her breath, and slowly inserted the needles into his body.
The poison Jiang Xingyan was poisoned with was extremely rare, and the difficulty of detoxification was not small. A little carelessness would ruin all previous efforts. Therefore, she was extremely cautious with each needle.
A full hour passed before the acupuncture was finished, and she was already covered in sweat, but she still couldn’t relax, and only after she collected the needles did she completely finish.
Taking back the last needle, Yu Jiaojiao looked at Jiang Xingyan intently, “Do you feel anything?”
Jiang Xingyan closed his eyes, trying his best to mobilize his legs, but still, as in the past, there was no effect, “No feeling.”
Yu Jiaojiao frowned and reached out to touch his leg, but unexpectedly, she slipped and fell into the bathtub.
The water in the bathtub covered her nose, and she was startled, struggling to get up, but unexpectedly, a pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist.
Jiang Xingyan pulled her into his arms and said softly, “Don’t be afraid.”
His body was full of water vapor, and the light brown medicinal bathwater flowed down his tight muscle texture.
And Yu Jiaojiao’s clothes were also soaked, and she was tightly attached to him like this, his aura almost surrounding her.
Yu Jiaojiao suddenly heard the sound of her heart beating rapidly. She hurriedly looked away, her eyelashes casting a faint shadow in her eye sockets, “It’s, it’s nothing, I just slipped and fell in.”
Afraid that he would ask again, she braced herself and pinched his leg, “Do you feel anything like this?”
Jiang Xingyan shook his head and comforted her in turn, “My legs have been paralyzed for half a year, I’m afraid it can’t be cured in a day.”
Hearing him say this, Yu Jiaojiao felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, and said seriously, “Don’t worry, I will definitely cure your legs.”
After a half-day of tossing, it was already late, and the two changed their clothes and returned to the room.
As soon as Yu Jiaojiao entered the room, she found a medical book and leaned against the bed to study it carefully.
Jiang Xingyan’s eyes were deep, with a slight question, “You are a lady from a deep boudoir, how do you know medicine?”
Yu Jiaojiao pursed her lips, lowered her head and said in a low voice, “It was taught by my grandfather, but unfortunately I am often in the deep boudoir and have little experience. It will take some time to cure your legs.”
Under the candlelight, her eyes seemed to have a bright glow.
Jiang Xingyan had originally given up hope, but looking at her, he felt a little hope in his heart at this time, nodded and smiled, “I believe you.”
The next day was the day to return to her parents’ home. Jiang Xingyan and Jiang Peilang had other important matters, and Yu Jiaojiao was supposed to return with Yu Jingjing, but just as she was about to leave, she learned that the old Wang family’s matriarch had added some gifts for her to take back, so she had to turn back.
She left half an hour late, and when she arrived at the Marquis’s mansion, she hadn’t seen her mother yet, but she heard Yu Jingjing’s cries.
“Father, this daughter has really suffered these past few days. If I had known that this was what it would be like after marriage, I would rather have stayed by your side to be filial to you for the rest of my life.”
Marquis Chengan, Yu Rencheng, loved this daughter, and hurriedly asked, “What’s going on? Is someone in the Jing Wang residence making you suffer?”
Yu Jingjing sobbed, “It was an accident that the wrong sedan chair was carried on the day of the wedding, but she used eloquent words in the mansion to push the blame onto me, and coaxed the old Wang family’s matriarch to treat me harshly everywhere. If this continues, I’m afraid you will only see my corpse.”
Yu Jiaojiao stepped in, her eyes falling on Yu Jingjing’s face like blades, “Younger Sister’s mouth is really powerful, she can reverse black and white with just a few words.”
Yu Rencheng’s face sank, and he heavily slapped the table, “Yu Jiaojiao, how did I instruct you before you got married? Are you treating your younger sister like this?”