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Long Yi indeed fulfilled his task of separating them. Only, Princess Xinyang hadn"t specified whether he should do it gently or roughly.
Princess Xinyang was truly infuriated to the point that her liver hurts.
Long Yi hadn"t always been like this. When he first served Princess Xinyang, he was a respectable Dragon Shadow Guard, but he was corrupted by the three-year-old Xiao Heng!
Princess Xinyang was on the verge of exploding. Long Yi glanced at her, then at Gu Jiao. After hesitating for a few moments with a serious expression, he suddenly grabbed Gu Jiao, and they disappeared in an instant!
Every time little Xiao Heng made a mistake, Long Yi would do the same thing—— taking him away and waiting for Princess Xinyang to calm down before bringing little Xiao Heng back.
Having learned from experience, his actions were smooth and seamless.
Princess Xinyang felt like she might be the first master in history to be infuriated to death by their own Dragon Shadow Guard.
The Crown Princess had been slapped by Gu Jiao, her face was swollen, and she had bruises and abrasions all over her arms from being thrown down.
Princess Xinyang looked at her and sighed, "Come inside, and let Yu Jin apply some medicine for you."
a.s.sisted by Yu Jin, the Crown Princess re-entered the courtyard.
The Crown Princess actually held a very significant position, just below the Empress, the Emperor, and the Crown Prince. Even legitimate imperial princesses might not necessarily be more esteemed than her. However, Princess Xinyang was a powerful imperial princess in her own right.
Her husband was the renowned Marquis Xuanping, who in the world wouldn"t be afraid of her?
The Crown Princess followed behind Princess Xinyang, a.s.suming she would be led into Princess Xinyang"s bedroom. But unexpectedly, Princess Xinyang changed direction and entered another chamber.
The three of them took their seats.
A young servant girl approached to attend to Princess Xinyang"s grooming, but Princess Xinyang waved her hand lightly, saying, "Go and get the jinchuang ointment."
"Yes." The young servant girl went to Princess Xinyang"s bedroom and returned with a bottle of high-quality jinchuang ointment.
Yu Jin washed his hands first and then took a clean cloth. She dipped it into the ointment and started applying it, beginning with the swollen cheek of the Crown Princess.
This type of ointment was also purchased from the pharmacist from the State of Yan. Its pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory effects were exceptional. When applied, it felt cool and soothing, immediately alleviating the pain.
The young servant girl brought in some refreshments.
There were chestnut cakes, a favorite of the Crown Princess.
Strangely, Xiao Heng didn"t like these cakes, but they happened to be the Crown Princess"s favorite.
Seeing that Princess Xinyang had prepared her favorite snack, the Crown Princess"s frustration eased a bit.
Princess Xinyang lifted her tea cup and took a sip before asking, "Why did Physician Gu get rough with you? Is there some kind of grudge between you two?"
Usually, people would either avoid asking or inquire, and if they did inquire, they would ask, “is there any misunderstanding between you?”
Her question was actually quite clever. If she had asked whether there was a misunderstanding, it was Gu Jiao who took action, and the one who misunderstood the Crown Princess was Gu Jiao. Inadvertently, the blame would be placed on Gu Jiao.
However, if you ask whether they had some kind of grudge between them, it wasn’t the fault of either party.
The Crown Princess"s gaze flickered briefly. She lowered her eyes and softly said, "Her husband disappeared, and she misunderstood that I have something to do with it."
Pausing for a moment, she continued, "Aunt probably isn"t aware. Her husband looks very much like Ah Heng. He is this year"s Zhuangyuan who now serves in the Hanlin Academy. The Emperor has appointed him to teach the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince has complained to me multiple times that Lord Xiao is too strict with him. The Crown Prince even openly clashed with Lord Xiao a few times. I don"t know if she heard about this and thinks that I and the Crown Prince bear a grudge against Lord Xiao, deliberately causing harm to him."
With logical and well-structured explanations, the Crown Princess provided ample reasoning for Gu Jiao"s suspicions. The sentence "Her husband looks very much like Ah Heng" seemed like a casual remark, not the focal point of her words.
Princess Xinyang"s hand paused as she drank her tea.
The Crown Princess hurriedly apologized, "I"m sorry, I shouldn"t have mentioned Ah Heng…"
Princess Xinyang"s mood seemed to instantly darken, indicating that she no longer had the inclination to discuss these matters further. "You can leave now; I have some matters to attend to."
The Crown Princess whispered, "I"ll visit Aunt another day then."
Once outside the courtyard, the Crown Princess let out a long sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the princess didn"t press further with her inquiries. Otherwise, she couldn"t guarantee that she could continue to hide the truth.
Her intention wasn"t to cause harm to Xiao Liulang. She also didn"t antic.i.p.ate that Xiao Liulang would fall into Ning w.a.n.g"s hands. In her mind, since Princess Xinyang had returned, how could anyone still harm Xiao Heng?
Four years ago, Princes Xinyang had been careless once. She shouldn"t have let her guard down for a second time.
Could it be that she got it wrong? Xiao Liulang actually wasn’t Xiao Heng?
But she clearly heard Xiao Heng address Old Chief as "master."
In the whole world, only two people could address Old Chief this way. One was Old Chief"s senior disciple, Li Xu, who had retired from the court and left the capital. The other was Xiao Heng.
It couldn"t possibly be that Old Chief took Xiao Liulang as his disciple too. After all, Old Chief had explicitly stated back then that Xiao Heng was his last disciple.
But if Xiao Liulang was indeed Xiao Heng, then why hadn"t he received Princess Xinyang"s protection? Princess Xinyang had returned to the capital for quite some time now. Could it be that they hadn"t acknowledged each other?
She could understand if Xiao Liulang didn"t acknowledge Marquis Xuanping as his father. Their relationship had been somewhat distant even in the past, and resentment was inevitable.
However, Princess Xinyang was very close to Xiao Heng. He even had said that the person he cared about the most in his life was his mother.
But when she mentioned Xiao Heng earlier, Princess Xinyang"s expression didn"t seem like she had been reunited with her son after a loss.Raz P."s Thoughts
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