Jiang Rongyin yanked hard on the tightly bound gauze, and Jiang Yun grunted as he grabbed her hand: “You’re stronger now?”
“Without proper bandaging, Your Highness’s wound will be difficult to heal.”
Jiang Rongyin smiled at Jiang Yun, a smile that looked completely harmless.
The little fox’s cunning eyes were barely concealed as he tried to find an excuse.
Jiang Yun held her hand and pulled it towards him, saying, “If you don’t want to bandage me, I don’t mind doing something else.”
The imposing aura swept over them again, and Jiang Yun’s kiss seemed poised to strike at any moment.
Jiang Rongyin quickly lowered her head: “I will re-bandage Your Highness.”
After Jiang Yun’s threat, Jiang Rongyin dared not do anything more and obediently bandaged him up.
“Tomorrow, Qin Shiyan and Chu Qingyin will enter the palace to express their gratitude.”
Jiang Yun put on his coat, his taut muscles creating a sense of pressure.
He reached out and put his arm around Jiang Rongyin, letting her lean against him.
“What does Your Highness wish to say?”
Jiang Rongyin looked away from him; Jiang Yun was a very suspicious person.
He brought up Qin Shiyan’s matter repeatedly just to see how Jiang Rongyin would react.
See if Jiang Rongyin is truly as she said, no longer thinking about Qin Shiyan, and content to be Jiang Yun’s person.
Still harboring ulterior motives, he plotted another opportunity to get rid of Jiang Yun.
“Why aren’t you looking at me? Are you feeling guilty?”
Jiang Yun placed his hand on Jiang Rongyin’s chin, forcing her to look up and meet his gaze.
Two gazes met in mid-air, and Jiang Rongyin blinked: “Does Your Highness want me to meet Qin Shiyan’s bride tomorrow?”
“Having heard that Miss Chu is exceptionally beautiful, Rongyin would like to see her too.”
Jiang Rongyin took the initiative to grasp Jiang Yun’s wrist, and with her other hand, she reached up and touched his wound: “Your Highness, how did you get such a serious injury when you returned from Jiangnan?”
The wound was right on Jiang Yun’s heart, just an inch away from taking his life.
Jiang Rongyin felt a little regretful; how could the person wielding the knife have such a crooked hand?
Hearing Jiang Rongyin’s proactive words and feeling her proactive actions, Jiang Yun chuckled and intercepted her hand in mid-air.
“Is it too late to care about me now that you’re only starting to care?”
His gaze was intense, as if he wanted to see right through Jiang Rongyin.
During the year Jiang Yun returned to the palace, the most common thing she heard was how well-matched Jiang Rongyin and Qin Shiyan were.
The affection between childhood sweethearts is pure and sincere.
Therefore, Qin Shiyan argued with Jiang Yun many times for Jiang Rongyin’s sake.
Jiang Yun hadn’t originally intended to do this, since although Chu Qingyin came from a prominent family and was beautiful, she was actually quite sickly.
It might turn into enmity instead of marriage.
But the Chu family doted on this youngest daughter. Since Chu Qingyin was born, they have fed her with all kinds of precious medicinal herbs every day, which is why she has survived until now.
Although the noble families valued the Chu family’s social standing, none of them dared to propose marriage to them.
If they had died in their own home, the Chu family would certainly not have let them off easily.
Therefore, Jiang Yun arranged for Qin Shiyan to marry him.
Who can blame Chu Qingyin for liking him?
It’s because Qin Shiyan is still thinking about Jiang Rongyin.
Jiang Rongyin pulled her hand away, broke free from his embrace, and got out of bed: “I’m sleepy, I’m going to rest. Your Highness, please make yourself at home.”
She was too lazy to waste her breath arguing with Jiang Yun.
It’s like talking to a brick wall; no matter what you say, Jiang Yun’s suspicions won’t be dispelled.
Jiang Yun watched as Jiang Rongyin pushed open the palace door and walked out. No matter how you looked at her back, it seemed like she was fleeing in panic.
He shifted his position, leaning back, his eyes dark and silent.
Jiang Rongyin slept until evening, and heard from Bao Yin that Jiang Yun left after staying for a while.
They left in quite a hurry, probably because of some urgent political matter.
He asked Bao Yin for a bowl of food and also asked her to bring him some contraceptive soup.
Bao Yin watched as Jiang Rongyin drank the contraceptive soup without blinking and said with heartache, “Princess, the doctor said that you shouldn’t drink this contraceptive soup so often, it’s bad for your health.”
Jiang Rongyin naturally dared not let the imperial physicians prescribe this kind of medicine for her.
She wasn’t rushing to her death to let others know about her affair with Jiang Yun.
Even the monthly pulse diagnosis was waived for Jiang Rongyin by coaxing Jiang Yun.
This contraceptive soup was prepared by Jiang Rongyin when she sent Baoyin to find her friends in the palace to buy it.
The medicine prescribed by the doctor is not as gentle and nourishing as that of the imperial physician; drinking too much of it may cause lifelong infertility.
Jiang Rongyin wished she wouldn’t get pregnant. If she had Jiang Yun’s child, she would never be able to escape it for the rest of her life.
She sighed and said, “The medicine is almost gone. Have Liu’er buy some more in a few days.”
Jiang Yun has been very active these past few days, but her period has just ended, and Jiang Rongyin is genuinely afraid that she might be pregnant.
Bao Yin nodded, poured out the dregs of the medicine, wrapped them in a handkerchief, and buried them when she went out later.
The next day, just as Jiang Rongyin woke up, Baoyin came in and said that Aunt Xue’er from Kunning Palace had arrived.
It is said that Young Master Qin and Miss Chu came to the palace to express their gratitude, and His Majesty held a banquet in Qinghui Palace. The Empress asked Jiang Rongyin to go there.
Everyone knows about Jiang Rongyin and Qin Shiyan’s affair, and Empress Wei even sent Jiang Rongyin over.
Isn’t this blatantly stabbing Jiang Rongyin in the heart?
Bao Yin was a little angry and muttered a few words under her breath. Jiang Rongyin smiled and asked her to come over and do her makeup.
“What’s past is past. When we get to Qinghui Palace, we can’t have a long face.”
“No matter what, this is still a happy occasion.”
Jiang Rongyin’s smile gradually faded. She looked at herself in the bronze mirror and blinked gently.
Despite feeling sad, Jiang Rongyin felt a sense of relief for some reason.
Now that Qin Shiyan has married, the two of them will never cross paths again.
That’s good. As long as he’s alright, Jiang Rongyin is relieved.
After Bao Yin finished dressing Jiang Rongyin, the two headed towards Qinghui Palace.
Qinghui Hall is located at the easternmost part of the palace, near the Imperial Garden. When the flowers bloom, their fragrance can be smelled for miles around, and one can also enjoy the scenery of the Imperial Garden’s dew-covered pond.
For ordinary family banquets, the emperor would hold them in the Qinghui Hall.
When Jiang Rongyin arrived, the Qin and Chu families were already inside.
Not far away sat a woman dressed in light purple, her face somewhat pale, yet she could not hide the joy in her eyes.
Chu Qingyin studied at Xuezhiguan when she was young, and Jiang Rongyin met her twice.
“Ninth Princess”.
When Chu Qingyin turned her head, she saw Jiang Rongyin standing at the door, and got up to walk towards her.
“Several years have passed since we last met, and the Ninth Princess has truly become even more beautiful.”
She spoke familiarly and even reached out to hold Jiang Rongyin’s hand, speaking of their past friendship.
Chu Qingyin smiled gently, but her gaze swept over Jiang Rongyin from head to toe.
Chu Qingyin was naturally unhappy that Qin Shiyan had been so persistent in his thoughts for so long.
“Miss Chu.”
Jiang Rongyin pulled her hand away from hers and distanced herself from her.
She always felt that Chu Qingyin’s smile was somewhat overly fake.
The aristocratic families all knew about her relationship with Qin Shiyan, but Chu Qingyin seemed completely unconcerned.
Chu Qingyin withdrew her hand and chuckled lightly: “I was so focused on studying at the Academy that I haven’t been to the Imperial Garden yet. If the Ninth Princess doesn’t mind, could you show Qingyin around?”