Chapter 182 Unnecessary

"There's no need for that. I'm doing very well at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion."

Xie Qingran withdrew her gaze and replied calmly.

"This is good?"

"Qingran, I know I made many mistakes in the past, but I am your mother. Do you still want to hold a grudge against me?"

Looking at Xie Qingran's stubbornness, Wang felt a pang of sadness and sighed helplessly.

Xie Qingran waved her hand dismissively, then said coldly, "Mother is joking. There has never been any grudge between us. It's just that now that I'm married, I should live a good life with my husband."

"But Xiao Jue is not a good man!"

"Has Mother forgotten that you said he was the right man?"

Xie Qingran used the very words they had once spoken to shut them up, preventing Wang from uttering a single other word.

"What happened today was an accident. If you still care about me, Mother, please don't tell anyone."

"I...I'll head back now."

Xie Qingran struggled to get up, the movement aggravating her wounds and causing her unbearable pain.

But she still insisted on getting up and slowly walking outside.

Watching Xie Qingran's retreating figure, Madam Wang felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. Her eyes reddened as she said, "You won't forgive me, will you?"

Xie Qingran did not answer this question, because she didn't even know what the answer was.

Helpless, Wang could only rush out to clean up Xie Qingran's mess.

Seeing Xie Qingran's pale face and her attempt to leave, Xie Zhaoye became anxious and grabbed her arm, blocking her way: "Xie Qingran, where are you going!"

"ah!"

Xie Qingran screamed and fell to the ground, her hands resting on her chest, sweat pouring down her face.

"I'm...I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."

"Are you... are you alright, doctor?"

Xie Zhaoye was quite frightened and squatted down to check Xie Qingran's body.

But Xie Qingran slapped his hand away: "Get out!"

"You! What did you say?" Xie Zhaoye stood there stunned, looking at Xie Qingran in disbelief: "I'm your own brother, how can you talk to me like that!"

Xie Qingran gritted her teeth: "Get out!"

"Zhaoye, let your sister go!" Hearing the commotion outside, Madam Wang rushed out and quickly grabbed Xie Zhaoye's arm, urging Xie Qingran to leave first.

When Xie Qingran got off the boat, she felt as if she had died once. She leaned weakly against the carriage, her whole body soaked in sweat!

"Princess Consort, what exactly happened? How did you get injured while you were in the manor?"

"Why didn't anyone tell me? Waaah, what happened?"

Baozhu saw it clearly just now; it was a knife wound.

Seeing Baozhu's tearful state, Xie Qingran weakly waved her hand: "You are not allowed to tell anyone about this, otherwise, I will never speak to you again for the rest of my life, understand?"

"But Princess Consort, I'm worried about you!" Baozhu cried even louder. She certainly wouldn't tell anyone about this, but she was just so heartbroken for Xie Qingran.

All I want is to live a peaceful life, why is it so difficult?

Seeing Baozhu sobbing uncontrollably, Xie Qingran felt a little warmth in her heart, and then leaned against her and fell asleep.

When Xie Qingran returned to the manor, she had a high fever and her whole body was burning hot.

Baozhu was terrified. After thinking it over and over, she finally went to ask Shen Wenyuan for help.

Shen Wenyuan was wealthy and powerful, and his family had top-notch doctors, so they quickly stabilized Xie Qingran's condition.

Although Shen Wenyuan didn't enter the room, he could sense that Xie Qingran's posture was off. He frowned and said unhappily, "What's going on? How do you all serve people?"

"It would be best if the second young master didn't ask."

Baozhu had calmed down by this time. With Xie Qingran unconscious, she was in charge of all the family matters, and she had to keep things stable!

Seeing Baozhu's sudden change of heart, Shen Wenyuan immediately thought of Xie Qingran's behavior and couldn't help but laugh: "Well, you're just like your young lady! Look at your face! Have you forgotten how you begged me before?"

"I do ask, but Miss doesn't want anyone to know about this."

"Second Young Master, you should keep it a secret, right?"

Although Baozhu didn't make any sense, having been by Xie Qingran's side for so long and witnessing the Xie family's various antics, she had long since learned to stir up trouble even when she was being unreasonable!

Seeing Baozhu like this, Shen Wenyuan sighed helplessly, "Did Prince Xiao bully her?"

"No."

Baozhu shook her head, unwilling to reveal a single word.

midnight……

The doctor finally came out of the house: "Second Young Master, don't worry, the young lady inside is fine now."

"real!"

Baozhu rushed in and, after confirming that Xie Qingran's fever had subsided, breathed a sigh of relief, tears streaming down her face: "Miss, sob sob, my poor Miss!"

Xuelu.

Xiao Jue sat in the chair, his chest heaving. This inexplicable feeling made him irritable, so he immediately got up and walked outside.

"stop!"

The divine physician strode forward, frowning as he blocked Xiao Jue's path.

His eyebrows furrowed tightly as he glared at Xiao Jue with displeasure: "I told you to stay here, where are you going?"

"Why should I stay here if we're not using medicine or acupuncture?"

"I have something to do, I need to go out!"

Xiao Jue didn't know why, but he felt very uneasy.

Seeing him like this, the divine doctor quickly pulled him back: "You can't go out. You have to stay here for ten days. Besides, someone else will take care of things outside. What does it have to do with you?"

"I..." Xiao Jue knew that what the divine doctor said made sense, but his mind was just in turmoil.

He clutched his chest and said, "I don't know why, but it feels... stuffy here."

"That's a drug reaction."

"Sit down, calm down, and you'll feel better naturally."

The doctor spoke of it so casually, as if it were something perfectly normal.

But Xiao Jue knew very well that it wasn't what he said at all.

Xiao Jue frowned and looked at Hong Shan: "What is the Crown Princess doing?"

"She's still checking the accounts in Xiaozaozhuang. I heard she even attended the boat tour today, so she should be safe and sound." Hongshan's attention was focused on Xiao Jue, so she naturally left the task of keeping an eye on Xie Qingran to someone else.

Xiao Jue's heart finally calmed down a bit. He sat back down in his chair and snorted, "She's quite carefree!"