After taking her pulse, Madam Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from her forehead: "Thank goodness, Miss only had a miscarriage scare caused by excessive emotional excitement. There's nothing serious, just rest well and avoid any further stimulation." As she spoke, she glanced at the Crown Prince beside her, whose face was ashen and who exuded a low-pressure aura.

Xiao Chengjing's tense body finally relaxed slightly, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

Chun Tao carefully fed Shen Yuewei a calming tonic, and together with Zhang Mama, helped her adjust to a comfortable position. Shen Yuewei kept her eyes closed, her brows still furrowed, but her breathing gradually became steady. She was clearly exhausted, and with the effects of the medicine, she drifted off to sleep.

Only the gentle sounds of Zhang's mother and Chun Tao caring for her remained in the room. Xiao Chengjing stood in the shadows like a silent statue, his gaze fixed on Shen Yuewei's sleeping profile. The flickering candlelight illuminated the clear finger marks on his face, the deep regret and lingering fear in his eyes, and a hint of preciousness he himself was unaware of—a feeling of having regained what he had lost.

He stood there for a long time, until he was sure her breathing was completely steady, before slowly turning around and walking heavily toward the door. Just as he was about to step out, he stopped, without turning back, his voice low and hoarse, carrying an undeniable resolve:

"Take good care of her. If anything goes wrong..." He didn't finish his sentence, but the unspoken implication sent a chill down the spines of Zhang's mother and Chun Tao inside the room.

“Also,” his voice grew even colder, carrying the lingering hostility from earlier in the day, “tell that the shopkeeper he doesn’t need to come tomorrow. I will send someone to take over the shop.”

After he finished speaking, his tall figure silently disappeared into the night outside the door, just as abruptly as he had arrived.

Chun Tao was so frightened that her eyes welled up with tears. She looked at Zhang's mother and said, "Mom, this..."

Madam Zhang sighed, looking at the sleeping Shen Yuewei on the bed, then glancing in the direction where the Crown Prince had disappeared. A hint of understanding and helplessness flashed in her cloudy old eyes. She gently patted Chun Tao's hand: "Do as His Highness the Crown Prince instructed. As for Miss here... alas, what a tragic fate."

Night returned to its tranquility. Only a small brocade pouch, carrying the crisp scent of pine and cypress, had appeared beside Shen Yuewei's pillow—Xiao Chengjing's personal item, containing the finest calming incense. In the end, he had left behind his clumsy "guardianship," imbued with intense possessiveness and a hint of regret.

Shen Yuewei unconsciously turned over in her sleep, her cheek brushing against the cool brocade pouch, and her tightly furrowed brows seemed to relax a little.

The night breeze in Jiangnan, carrying moisture, gently stirred the window curtains. A storm sparked by jealousy had temporarily subsided, but it left deeper ripples and...an unbreakable bond in their hearts. Who can say what the future holds?

The following morning, a light drizzle enveloped the water towns of Jiangnan.

When Shen Yuewei woke up, the weakness from the miscarriage last night hadn't completely dissipated, and she still felt a slight discomfort in her lower abdomen. But when she learned from Chun Tao that the Crown Prince had actually sent someone overnight to "inform" Manager Wang that he "didn't need to come anymore," a surge of anger instantly burned away all her discomfort!

"What right does he have!" Shen Yuewei sat up abruptly, her chest heaving with anger, a sickly blush rising on her pale face. "'Jinwei Ji' is my business! Manager Wang is one of my people! What right does Xiao Chengjing have to interfere!"

Chun Tao was so frightened that she quickly helped her up: "Miss, please calm down! Zhang Mama said you mustn't get angry! Manager Wang... Manager Wang came before dawn and kowtowed outside the courtyard gate, saying that he was grateful for Miss's kindness, but... but he dared not disobey the Crown Prince's order and had already packed his things to go back to his hometown..." Chun Tao's voice was choked with sobs.