Shen Jiadai's personality didn't change; rather, she gradually convinced herself to stop obsessing over trivial matters.
Rather than struggling and getting hurt by a man, it's better to go with the flow and indulge yourself...
“Aunt, although Song He’er and Tang Qingwu look alike, they are completely different people. My cousin’s kindness towards Tang Qingwu is far less than that towards Song He’er. Perhaps we have misunderstood…”
Although Queen Shen did not give up easily, after staying up all night, she really had no energy to continue to waste on this matter, so she could only quickly move on from it.
"Speaking of which, you prepared the assassins you sent out last time yourself. You should think carefully about how to explain this to Fu'er."
After saying this, Queen Shen dragged her weary body and left Yangyue Palace step by step.
Shen Jiadai watched her departing figure and sighed unconsciously.
After a while, there seemed to be movement on the bed, and a hoarse voice suddenly came from inside the curtains.
The physician rushed over to examine him, and after taking his pulse, the physician finally relaxed his furrowed brows and his earlier panicked expression disappeared.
"How is he? How is my cousin?" Shen Jiadai asked impatiently.
The physician calmed himself for a moment before replying slowly and deliberately, "Your Highness is temporarily out of danger, but you still need to rest and recuperate in the palace. Avoid getting angry and avoid going out too much to prevent the wound from reopening. Also, your diet must be light every day; avoid rich, nourishing foods. I will give all the instructions, so please rest assured, Little Princess..."
Upon hearing that Jiang Huaifu was out of danger, Shen Jiadai breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the imperial physician to stay outside overnight in case of any unforeseen circumstances.
"Xiangxiu! Is the medicine ready? If it is, bring it in for me."
The maid named Xiangxiu replied, "Princess, it'll be ready soon, I'll go in right away."
As soon as the words were spoken, the person on the bed seemed to be awakened by the summons. Their long, bright eyes opened again, and they stared at the bed curtains for a long time before turning their head to look at Shen Jiadai and asking indifferently, "How long have I been asleep?"
“Cousin… It’s been a whole day and night. Auntie was very worried about you and has been keeping watch over you. Just now I noticed that she looked really bad, so I told her to go back and rest.”
Jiang Huaifu withdrew his gaze, seemingly lost in thought, and continued to stare blankly at the curtain above his head...
Having spent so much time by Jiang Huaifu's side, Shen Jiadai was able to see through his little schemes.
Seeing that he is still ill, such excessive worry is not necessarily a good thing. I can only kindly advise him: "Cousin, the person has arrived safely in Xinzhou. Please rest assured."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Huaifu immediately turned his head, staring at Shen Jiadai with a look of surprise and coldness.
"You dare send someone to follow me?"
"No...that's not it, cousin. I know you were worried about Miss Song's safety and sent people to investigate. I didn't send anyone to follow you!"
Jiang Huaifu looked at her panicked expression and sneered, replying in a hoarse and rude voice, "Wasn't it an assassin you sent out halfway to kill Song He'er?"
Shen Jiadai turned pale when asked the question and was speechless for a moment.
"If it's not you, then it must be my mother, right?"
Jiang Huaifu was incredibly clever, and Shen Jiadai knew she couldn't hide anything from him, so she had no choice but to tell the truth. After all, Song He'er wasn't hurt at all, and she even gave her a life-saving jade pendant! It was quite fair to her!
"No, it wasn't my aunt. It was someone I arranged on a whim, but I regret it now. When Song He'er left the palace, I even gave her a jade pendant so she could successfully avoid those assassins, so... I guess that's a way of making amends?"
Jiang Huaifu suddenly smiled, seemingly laughing at Shen Jiadai's foolishness.
"Do you think those assassins would suddenly stop when they kill someone, giving them time to take out the jade pendant? I'm afraid Song He'er's head would already be on the ground before she even took out her things, right?"
Shen Jiadai knew that Jiang Huaifu meant to blame her. In the past, she would have cried and made a scene, arguing with him.
But things are different now. This man has just escaped death, and she absolutely cannot provoke him again.
"Cousin, I really know I was wrong..."
"Fine, I didn't mean to blame you. If anyone's to blame, it's myself. I wasn't capable enough to protect the person I wanted to protect. You can leave now. Cough cough cough... I need some peace and quiet..."
When Shen Jiadai saw that Jiang Huaifu's face had turned pale again, she became extremely worried and refused to leave no matter what.
"Cousin, please let me stay and take care of you. How can I leave you in this condition? Besides, Aunt just left, and she will worry if no one takes care of you."
"I told you to leave, so leave. Aren't there servants to wait on you?" Jiang Huaifu was clearly getting impatient.
"...Then, after you drink the medicine, I'll leave..."
Shen Jiadai turned around, took the medicine bowl from Xiangxiu's hand, gently scooped up a small spoonful, blew on it, and then carefully fed it to Jiang Huaifu's lips.
"It's not hot."
Jiang Huaifu lost his patience, snatched the medicine bowl, and drank it down in one gulp. In just a moment, a full bowl of thick broth was poured into his stomach.
"Can we go now?"
Shen Jiadai's eyes reddened, and she forced back her tears as she returned the medicine bowl to Xiangxiu. Then she stood up and left Yangyue Palace without looking back.
The physicians were very good at reading people's expressions. Seeing that Shen Jiadai left in such a hurry, they knew that the master inside must be in a bad mood again. So they had to take good care of her to avoid being the first to suffer the consequences later.
Seeing that Jiang Huaifu had fallen asleep after taking his medicine, Xiangxiu felt it wouldn't be right for her to stay nearby, so she turned and left the inner hall.
The physicians were very worried when they saw that there were no people to attend to them inside.
"Miss Xiangxiu, why aren't you inside guarding His Highness? If something happens, you could inform us."
"Pah, pah, pah! You guys are such a bunch of jinxes! What do you mean by 'what if something happens'? His Highness just took his medicine and has fallen asleep. Right now, what he needs most is peace and quiet. You lot should stop making a racket outside."
"But Her Majesty instructed us before she left that His Highness must be taken good care of, which... puts us in a difficult position."
Xiangxiu rolled her eyes and replied directly, "Even the princess has been kicked out, am I supposed to stay inside and wait to be scolded? The doctors are making it sound so easy. If you want to go, go yourselves..."
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