Chapter 474 What are you running away from?
Huizhou City.
Wei Jia has already received two letters from the capital.
Counting the days, she was almost three months pregnant. Just as she was thinking about packing up to return to the capital, Min Changzhong and his men returned, escorting the corpses of the Min clan members.
Before Min Changzhong and his entourage arrived, Princess Min Yuexi of Qi brought them a letter, gifts, and a thousand taels of silver.
In the letter, Min Yuexi, speaking as a junior, asked Wei Jia to look after Wu and her son. The money was for the expenses of burying the Min clan members.
The Min family's property was confiscated, and when Min Changzhong and his group returned, all that was left was Qiao Qinghe's house to live in.
Wei Jia naturally wouldn't make things difficult for them, so he let Wu and her son move in, and sent people to look at the feng shui, select a burial site, and begin arranging for the Min clan members to be buried.
Wei Jia had already learned from Qiao Qinghe's letter that Qiao Jingyuan had been adopted by Qiao Qinghe, and that she had been recorded in the Qiao family genealogy as Qiao Jingyuan's wife.
By all accounts, she is now the eldest daughter-in-law of the Qiao family.
The original wives and sons of the Marquis's family became the second wives.
Fortunately, with Little Wu looking after the Wu family, although they had some dissatisfaction and occasional complaints, they did not cause any major trouble.
After the Min clan members were buried, Wei Jia's pregnancy was three months along. She invited a doctor to her residence to check her pulse and confirmed that her pregnancy was stable and she could travel far. Wei Jia then began packing her things to return to the capital.
Upon receiving the news, the Zhou mother and daughter rushed over.
"You've only been pregnant for three months, it's still early. Why don't you stay for another two months?" Zhou Shi said, looking at Wei Jia's belly.
Wei Jia is carrying the only bloodline of her eldest son.
Qiao Yuanyao couldn't help but advise, "Sister-in-law, why don't you stay a little longer and observe the situation further?"
Wei Jia smiled and said, "No need. My mind is made up."
Seeing that she couldn't persuade him, Zhou suggested, "Then, how about we let Mu Jin come over and take your pulse? We've all witnessed Mu Jin's medical skills."
Wei Jia herself didn't even know she was pregnant. The journey was exhausting, and she nearly miscarried. Thankfully, they arrived in time, and Dr. Mu was able to perform a miraculous recovery, saving the baby in Wei Jia's womb.
For some unknown reason, after Mu Jin saved Wei Jia and her child, Wei Jia switched to another doctor for examination and treatment. She refused to use Mu Jin, the readily available and more skilled doctor, anymore.
Mu Jin is the second daughter-in-law, and Wei Jia is the eldest daughter-in-law. The two have a conflict, and Zhou Shi can't show favoritism to either of them. All along, she has been pretending not to know anything.
But now, Wei Jia is about to return to the capital. The journey is long and arduous, and Zhou Shi is really worried about her, so she wants Mu Jin to come and take a look.
But Wei Jia still refused, "Mother, I know you're worried about the child, but really, it's not necessary."
"Don't worry, I won't rush. Just think of it as me sightseeing, taking my time and leisurely strolling back to the capital. I won't feel tired, and I certainly won't hurt the child."
“But…” Zhou was still worried.
Seeing that Wei Jia's attitude was firm, Qiao Yuanyao hesitated for a moment before saying, "Mother, why don't we go back to the capital with my sister-in-law?"
Just as Zhou was about to nod, she hesitated again when she thought of Qiao Jingyao. "Your second brother's injuries haven't healed yet, so I'm afraid he can't travel long distances."
Qiao Yuanyao was also in a dilemma. On her left was her pregnant sister-in-law, and on her right was her second brother, who was still recovering from an injury.
Wei Jia smiled and reassured them, "Mother, little sister, you can stay here and take care of Second Uncle. I can return to the capital on my own. Don't worry, I'll bring several maids and servants with me, and I'll also arrange for a caravan to escort me. Everything will be fine."
Just when Zhou and Qiao Yuanyao were in a dilemma, Mu Jin arrived.
Wei Jia was the first to see Mu Jin. She smiled at Mu Jin and greeted her casually, "Dr. Mu is here?"
Zhou and Qiao Yuanyao also noticed Mu Jin and turned to look at her.
"You've come at the right time. Come quickly and take Weijia's pulse to see if she's truly recovered. Also, is the baby in her belly fit for a long journey?"
Zhou pulled Mu Jin aside to take Wei Jia's pulse.
Wei Jia took a step back and declined with a smile, saying, "No need."
After saying that, he quickly changed the subject, "Dr. Mu, did you come here to see me about something?"
Zhou's face stiffened. Why was Wei Jia so resistant to the hibiscus?
Qiao Yuanyao also frowned.
Mu Jin is gentle and easy to get along with, and Wei Jia is not unreasonable either.
As sisters-in-law, and with Mu Jin being the savior of Wei Jia's unborn child, they shouldn't be in such a distant and wary relationship, right?
Especially Wei Jia, whose resistance to Mu Jin was almost undisguised on her face.
This is nothing like something Wei Jia, who is skilled in scheming and manipulative, would do.
Mu Jin smiled gently at Zhou Shi and Qiao Yuanyao and said, "Mother, little sister, could you please step outside for a moment? I have something I'd like to say to Wei Jia alone."
"This..." Both mother and daughter hesitated.
Finally, Qiao Yuanyao gritted her teeth and asked Mu Jin, somewhat embarrassed, "Second sister-in-law, you won't make things difficult for eldest sister-in-law, will you?"
She hadn't thought about it before, but after seeing Wei Jia's wary attitude towards Mu Jin, she became a little worried about Mu Jin and Wei Jia being alone together.
Mu Jin reminded him, somewhat amused and exasperated, "This is the Qiao residence, and all the servants here are your sister-in-law's people."
So, who's really making things difficult for whom?
Qiao Yuanyao smiled awkwardly and pulled Zhou Shi out the door.
Once only the two of them were left in the room, Wei Jia stopped smiling and said expressionlessly, "What does Doctor Mu want with me?"
Mu Jin's face stiffened, and she asked somewhat awkwardly, "You've been wary of me ever since you came back from Da Xi. I want to know why."
Wei Jia looked at Mu Jin with a half-smile, but did not answer.
Mu Jin frowned. "I cured Madam Zheng of the poison and did my best to help her recover."
"I healed the scar on Miss Min's forehead and also cured her body, which had been damaged and rendered infertile due to poisoning."
"And the scar on Zhen Huan's face was also healed by me."
“I ask myself, apart from not going back to Huizhou with the old lady and not going to Da'e with the old lady, I have done nothing wrong.”
"Why is Miss Wei Jia so wary of me?"
Wei Jia smiled and finally spoke, "Are you really unaware, or are you pretending not to know?"
Mu Jin's face was a little pale, but she still shook her head firmly, "I really don't know what happened."
Wei Jia scoffed, "If you really don't know what happened, why are you letting Qiao Jingyao's injury drag on for so long?"
"Isn't the point to use Qiao Jingyao's injury to delay the time it takes to return to the capital?"
What are you running away from?
"I, I didn't..." Mu Jin's rebuttal seemed weak and powerless.
Qiao Jingyao's injuries were all superficial, and Qiao Jingyuan was a martial artist who was in his prime, so he had a strong ability to recover.
With her medical skills, Qiao Jingyao's injuries should have been almost completely healed by now. Let alone taking a carriage back to the capital, he could probably ride a horse for days and nights without any problem.
Unfortunately, despite Mu Jin's personal treatment and care, Qiao Jingyao's injuries not only failed to heal, but he is still unable to travel far to this day.
You tell me, if this wasn't intentional, then what was it?
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