Chapter 15 Does the Regent Like Her?
Chu Jichen's brow twitched suddenly, and only one thought crossed his mind: Was she questioning his ability?
His eyes were dark and unfathomable. He couldn't help but lick his lips. He would wait and see if he could live up to her expectations after they got married.
Shen Qingci noticed Chu Jichen's deep gaze and her heart skipped a beat, thinking that Chu Jichen was somewhat bothered by others mentioning his legs.
She quickly explained, "I'm just a little worried. Your Highness's leg is injured. Although I'm not fat, I'm not exactly light either. I wonder if I might hurt Your Highness's leg?"
Chu Jichen lifted his eyelids: "It's alright. My leg injury has been there for several years, and it's fully healed. I just can't feel it now. Besides, it's not like it's the first time I've hugged someone."
That's true.
Shen Qingci bit her lip. It was the first time Chu Jichen had hugged her at the Shen residence.
Chu Jichen had carried her onto the carriage earlier.
Chu Jichen patted his leg again: "We'll be husband and wife soon, are you having second thoughts?"
That's naturally not the case.
Shen Qingci took a deep breath and finally sat down, pretending to be weak and unconscious, and closed her eyes.
Chu Jichen reached out and pushed open the carriage door, then leaped down and landed steadily on the wheelchair.
"Has the imperial physician arrived? Who is it?"
The steward was already waiting at the door, and hurriedly replied, "It's Physician Li, who usually comes to treat the prince."
"good."
Physician Li is one of his men, which is perfect.
Chu Jichen, carrying the person, directly instructed the steward, "Return to the main courtyard."
The butler, pushing the wheelchair, was taken aback upon hearing this.
Main courtyard?
That's... the place where the prince lives.
Wasn't it said that the prince brought back the widow of General Huo Yunzhan, who was in charge of the Western Expedition?
Why did the prince... personally carry her and bring her directly back to the main courtyard?
The butler's gaze silently fell on the face of the woman in Chu Jichen's arms, and he suddenly paused. That face...
He frowned, a knowing glint in his eyes. No wonder.
Chu Jichen carried the person back to the main courtyard, where Physician Li was already waiting in the bedroom.
Chu Jichen placed Shen Qingci on the bed, then dismissed the others, leaving only the imperial physician.
“This is the widow of the General Who Conquers the West. Take her pulse.” Chu Jichen lifted his eyelids slightly. “She fell down more than ten steps earlier and lost her baby, resulting in a miscarriage.”
The imperial physician nodded and placed his fingers on Shen Qingci's wrist, but he quickly froze. The pulse...
He looked up at Chu Jichen, who met his gaze. "She suffered a miscarriage due to severe bleeding after falling down the steps earlier."
Physician Li immediately understood, and hurriedly lowered his eyes, saying, "Yes, this lady has suffered a severe abdominal injury, which has caused the loss of her unborn child..."
Chu Jichen nodded: "Does she have any other health problems?"
After examining her carefully for a moment, Physician Li said, "Your body is weak after the miscarriage and you need to take good care of yourself. Otherwise, you are fine..."
“Okay, she also has many bruises from the fall.” Chu Jichen directly rolled up Shen Qingci’s sleeve, revealing the bruises on her arm: “Prescribe some medicine for her sprains and bruises, the best kind.”
After the imperial physician left, Shen Qingci shakily opened her eyes: "Imperial physician..."
Chu Jichen lowered his eyes, looking completely nonchalant: "The imperial physician is my man. Don't worry, he won't say a word he shouldn't."
"good."
Shen Qingci's eyelashes trembled slightly: "I tampered with Liu Ruolan's Buddhist beads beforehand. I arranged for someone to bribe the abbot so that he would give them to her. But when I arranged for someone to bribe the abbot, they disguised themselves as Liu Ruolan's people."
“I’m worried that once Liu Ruolan realizes what’s going on, she’ll immediately go to the abbot.”
"I had Wanqing arrange for someone to keep an eye on things at Putuo Temple. Your Highness, could you please send someone to bring the abbot back?"
"But don't bring it back too early, lest Huo Yunzhan or Liu Ruolan become suspicious of me."
"Ideally, when the people from the Yongning Marquis's residence arrive, Your Highness should arrange for someone to bring the abbot in."
Chu Jichen nodded absentmindedly: "Okay."
But he couldn't help but curl up his lips: "You're quite good at ordering me around, Madam."
Shen Qingci's heart skipped a beat. Chu Jichen called her... Madam?
Although she is still officially Huo Yunzhan's wife, Chu Jichen doesn't add any titles before her name, calling her Madam Huo or General's wife, but simply Madam, which still makes her feel inexplicably strange.
but……
Shen Qingci cautiously glanced at Chu Jichen's expression. Perhaps... she was overthinking it?
Shen Qingci didn't pay much attention to the form of address, and hurriedly explained, "I'm sorry, I..."
"What are you apologizing for?" Chu Jichen interrupted her directly: "I didn't say that you can't or... shouldn't order me around."
"I think you're doing a good job of getting things done."
“That’s good.” Chu Jichen repeated, “At least it shows that Madam… still trusts me to some extent.”
After Chu Jichen finished speaking, he didn't care about Shen Qingci's reaction. He then maneuvered his wheelchair and went out to give instructions.
Shen Qingci couldn't help but think about Chu Jichen's words and reactions over and over again. Why did she feel that Chu Jichen seemed to... like her a little?
The thought suddenly popped into her head, but she immediately suppressed it.
How is that possible?
This is the Regent! A Regent who wields immense power, is ruthless, and decisive in killing!
Moreover, she was quite certain that she did not know Chu Jichen before and had never had any interaction with him.
After an unknown amount of time, Chu Jichen returned, carrying a set of peach-colored clothes: "The steward saw that your clothes were soaked in blood, so he had them prepared."
Shen Qingci shook her head: "I think I'll leave the clothes as they are."
She meticulously orchestrated this whole charade, and this blood was naturally her weapon.
If these clothes were changed, the effect of the play would definitely be greatly diminished.
Moreover, she is currently in mourning, and such a bright color is absolutely unacceptable for her to wear.
Although Shen Qingci did not explain the reason, Chu Jichen immediately guessed it. He nodded and put the clothes in the trunk next to him.
“Then I won’t change it.” His hand brushed over the clothes. “But these clothes are quite pretty; you’ll definitely look good in them. I’ll put them away for you now, so you can wear them after you marry into the family.”
Shen Qingci's heart skipped a beat. Her gaze swept over the clothes. Chu Jichen had actually thought of things to such a profound extent.
As she was thinking, she heard hurried footsteps approaching from outside, followed by the butler's voice from outside the door.
"Your Highness, the Marquis of Yongning, along with his wife and the old lady, and Prime Minister Liu, have arrived at the gate and request to see you."
Chu Jichen's eyes immediately turned cold: "I understand. Bring them over, and also bring Physician Li along."
Chu Jichen turned to Shen Qingci: "I'll go out first and meet them."
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