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Marquis Xuanping disregarded the physician"s advice and swiftly abandoned the wheelchair.
Taking a few steps forward, he lifted Princess Xinyang, who had fainted, and carried her onto the carriage.
This scene happened so suddenly that even Yu Jin couldn"t immediately react.
Princess Xinyang"s condition had already improved significantly, so how come this happened so suddenly?
Because the person had already fainted, they couldn"t be bothered about her previous statement about not riding the carriage with a certain someone.
"Get on." Marquis Xuanping said to Yu Jin.
"Yes."
Yu Jin boarded the carriage.
"I"ll take care of her, Lord Marquis." Yu Jin said in a low voice.
Marquis Xuanping looked at Princess Xinyang"s pale face in his arms and considered the possibility of her waking up halfway and being frightened again by him.
Finally, he nodded and handed Princess Xinyang over to Yu Jin.
Yu Jin held Princess Xinyang gently, clasping her hand tenderly.
Marquis Xuanping furrowed his brow.
Though he and Princess Xinyang didn"t interfere with each other, they were still husband and wife, with the obligations thereof.
Yet now he could only watch as she lay in another woman"s embrace.
What a mess!
Marquis Xuanping looked visibly irritated!
He abruptly stood up and opened the curtains.
Yu Jin was taken aback and asked, "Lord Marquis, what are you doing?"
Marquis Xuanping said coldly, "Getting off the carriage, riding a horse. It"s better that way, in case she wakes up and gets frightened by me again."
"But your injury..." Yu Jin began, but Marquis Xuanping had already gotten off the carriage, commandeered a horse from a servant, and mounted it.
……
Xiao Heng went to the Ministry of Justice to attend to official matters, while Gu Jiao had been bedridden for several days.
Today, she finally regained enough mobility to move around freely. She first went to the courtyard to stretch her muscles, then picked up her red-ta.s.seled spear and practiced a set of spear techniques.
Martial arts required daily practice, otherwise one"s skills could deteriorate.
While she was in the middle of her practice, Marquis Xuanping and Princess Xinyang returned.
Gu Jiao knew they had gone to the palace, but when they left, they were in the same carriage. Now, Marquis Xuanping was riding a horse while Princess Xinyang was in the carriage.
Was there... an argument?
Marquis Xuanping dismounted calmly and tossed the reins to the servant girl at the gate.
Then, he said to Gu Jiao in the courtyard, "The princess fainted, go check on her."
"Okay." Gu Jiao put down her red-ta.s.seled spear and glanced around before leaving.
Gu Jiao carried the unconscious Princess Xinyang back to the room and laid her on the soft bed.
Yu Jin followed, asking anxiously, "JiaoJiao, will the princess be okay?"
Gu Jiao first checked Princess Xinyang"s pupils, which seemed normal, and then put her three fingers on her wrist and began to feel her pulse. She asked, "What happened? Why did she faint?"
Yu Jin lowered her gaze, "She fainted at the palace gate. Before that, she had been to Huaqing Palace and Kunning Palace. I didn"t follow her all the way inside, so I don"t know what happened. When she came out of Kunning Palace, her complexion didn"t look right. When we reached the palace gate, the princess told Lord Marquis she wouldn"t ride with him in the carriage. Lord... Lord Marquis asked her a few questions, and then the princess fainted."
"She fainted just from his questioning? Was it something that angered her?" Gu Jiao loosened Princess Xinyang"s clothing and tight waistband to allow her to breathe better.
Princess Xinyang"s heart condition had already been cured long ago, so her fainting was unrelated to cardiac issues.
It seemed more like she fainted due to emotional distress.
Yu Jin"s words were clearly hiding something.
After helping Princess Xinyang undress, Gu Jiao pulled a thin cotton quilt over her.
She turned to Yu Jin and said, "Aunt Yu Jin, if you don"t tell the truth, it will be difficult for me to make an accurate diagnosis for the princess."
Yu Jin hesitated to speak.
Marquis Xuanping, after putting away Gu Jiao"s red-ta.s.seled spear, walked in.
Yu Jin found it even harder to speak now.
Gu Jiao pointed to a nearby chair, "Take a seat."
Marquis Xuanping was undoubtedly the most disobedient patient. Tell him not to move, and his wound would invariably swell again.
The atmosphere in the room became very strange for a moment.
Marquis Xuanping"s gaze towards Yu Jin was like a tangible force, leaving Yu Jin gasping for breath.
Yu Jin glanced at the unconscious Princess Xinyang, torn between conflicting thoughts. Ultimately, the desire to heal Princess Xinyang prevailed.
She lowered her head and slowly said, "Princess Xinyang can"t have contact with men. Being too close to any man makes her very uncomfortable."
"To what extent exactly? How close is too uncomfortable?" Gu Jiao asked rigorously.
"It"s... " Yu Jin, being a logical person, briefly felt nervous and confused. After collecting her thoughts, she clarified Princess Xinyang"s condition, "Outside, a distance of three steps is the limit. If it"s indoors... Princess Xinyang can"t be in the same room with a man."
Marquis Xuanping said with a frown, "So, that time in the attic, she was genuinely afraid despite her tough talk."
That incident was months ago.
At the time, Gu Jiao hadn"t gone to the border yet. Princess Xinyang fell and got injured in the attic, and when Marquis Xuanping went to rescue her, he frightened her badly.
Gu Jiao arrived later and also noticed Princess Xinyang"s unusual behavior. But given the circ.u.mstances at the time, Gu Jiao thought it was claustrophobia.
"How long has she had this condition?" Gu Jiao asked.
Yu Jin shook her head, "I"m not sure. The princess never told me. I started serving her after her marriage, and she already had this condition then. I tried to ask her, but she refused to say anything."
Gu Jiao pondered, "Since you started serving the princess, has she always been like this, or have there been changes in her condition, either worsening or improving?"
Yu Jin replied truthfully, "It has improved slightly in the past two years. She"s been able to ride in a carriage with Lord Marquis."
In fact, Princess Xinyang had also ridden in the Yan pharmacist’s carriage. It was just that the pharmacist’s carriage had no curtains and was open both front and back, unlike an enclosed s.p.a.ce.
Marquis Xuanping thought of his recent experiences riding in a carriage with Princess Xinyang, "But I still notice her being tense."
"So Lord Marquis noticed?" Yu Jin was surprised.
Marquis Xuanping snorted coldly, "What? Could it be in your eyes, this Marquis is just a rough man? Can"t even notice these trivial details?"
Yu Jin lowered her head, "Yu Jin misspoke."
Marquis Xuanping said solemnly, "I don"t blame you. It’s true that men who are warriors lack the delicate thoughts of women like you, but with my extraordinary talent, am I just an ordinary warrior?"
Yu Jin: "..."
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