Yue Qingyang glanced at Jiang Dinglian coldly, his tone filled with unquestionable determination: "If the eldest lady could live there in the past, then I can too."
He knew very well that although it was widely rumored in Jindu City that the Yongding Marquisate doted on the newly recovered eldest daughter Jiang Songyi, his life experience in the Marquisate told him that the most favored person in the mansion was actually Jiang Yuyao, who had no blood relationship with him.
Jiang Dinglian's eyes widened in anger: "It is precisely because Song Yi once lived here that you have no right to live here."
Why do you care whether I am qualified or not? If Songyi has never lived here, no one would care if you lived in the woodshed!
In the end, Jiang Dinglian placed Yue Qingyang in Caiwei Garden between Jinghong Courtyard and Weiyang Garden, and specially assigned several servants to serve him.
Yue Qingyang knew clearly that this so-called "service" was actually a surveillance of him. His disappearance in the past few days had obviously aroused the suspicion of Marquis Yongding.
After Jiang Dinglian sent Doctor Zhang away, only Jiang Songyi and Yue Qingyang were left here.
"After all, Proton has lived in Tameiyuan for over ten years. There must be many treasured items left in the ruins. You should go and help him search."
Jiang Songyi dismissed the maids around her and turned to ask Yue Qingyang: "Where have you been these days?"
Yue Qingyang obviously did not just escape from the brink of life and death. He must have done other things while taking the opportunity of falling from the cliff.
In her previous life, he had taken advantage of her visit to Rong'en Temple to assassinate the crown prince, triggering a dispute over the throne in the court and causing chaos in the country's discipline.
In this life, not only did she fail to kill Yue Qingyang, but she also helped him achieve his career?
Jiang Songyi suddenly felt a sense of guilt towards the prince whom she had never met.
Yue Qingyang watched her dismiss the maid and immediately inquired about his condition with concern. He coughed lightly to hide his laughter, feigning weakness and illness as he whispered, "I'm sorry to have worried you, young lady. Unfortunately, I fell into a mountain stream that day, but thanks to the spring water, I was saved by a village herbalist. The kind herbalist not only removed the snake venom from me, but also let me stay at his home for a few days. After I recuperated, I was able to sneak back to the palace."
Jiang Songyi didn't believe Yue Qingyang's words at all.
"As long as you're okay, I'm relieved. These past few days, I've been tossing and turning, unable to sleep, always worried that it was my insistence on walking up the steep mountain road that day that led to your misfortune."
As soon as Jiang Songyi finished speaking, she calmly observed Yue Qingyang's reaction, trying to find out whether he had any doubts about her.
She was well aware that she had left many suspicious points in Yue Qingyang's disappearance. After all, she had never expected that Yue Qingyang would survive. After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, she did not send servants to search for his whereabouts, but instead secretly ordered her men to wipe out the root of the problem.
However, Yue Qingyang's attitude towards her was beyond Jiang Songyi's expectations.
"Young lady, your worries are completely unnecessary. Yue Qingyang's life was but a trivial one. He accidentally fell off the cliff that day, frightening Young lady. He truly deserves death. It is my fault that you have troubled me with your concern."
Yue Qingyang felt even more guilty at this moment. The coldness in his tone had disappeared, replaced by gentleness and humility.
Even though he was the one who schemed and exploited her from the beginning, and her accidental fall from the cliff was his own negligence, and her disappearance during these days was intentional, Jiang Songyi took all the responsibility on herself. She is truly a kind-hearted and somewhat naive woman.
Jiang Songyi responded softly, "Your Highness, you are too kind."
She had never really worried about him in her heart, and even after he disappeared, she was secretly happy for a few days.
"Please wait a moment."
Yue Qingyang turned around and went back to the bushes where he had just hidden, and rescued a white rabbit that was tightly bound by vines.
"Although the young lady has only recently returned to the mansion, I am deeply grateful for her care and care. I cannot express my gratitude enough. This wild rabbit was caught by accident while I was wandering in the mountains. I would like to offer it to you as a token of my gratitude. I hope the young lady will accept it."
The white rabbit was covered with thick hair all over its body, like a ball of white snowflakes. It opened its pair of round eyes that were as bright as rubies and scanned the surrounding environment with vigilance and fear.
When Yue Qingyang saw it for the first time, he couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart. Those eyes seemed to be surprisingly similar to the tears in Jiang Songyi's eyes.
"Thanks Proton, I love it."
Jiang Songyi gently held the white rabbit in her arms, her fingers gently stroking its snow-soft fur. The touch was warm and delicate. She couldn't help but recall the years of training in seclusion in the mountains with her master in her previous life. Back then, the spicy rabbit head her master had personally cooked was delicious and unforgettable.
Xiang Zhu finished her work and walked over. Her eyes fell on the white rabbit in Jiang Songyi's arms. She couldn't help but exclaimed, "Where did this white rabbit come from? It's so adorable. Miss, I'll go to the kitchen and get some vegetable leaves to feed it. Should it be placed in our Jinghong Courtyard?"
Jiang Songyi thought for a moment and then replied, "Just take it to the kitchen."
Xiang Zhu hesitated a bit. "There are indeed abundant vegetables in the kitchen, and it's convenient to raise them there..."
Jiang Songyi pondered for a moment and said softly, "But I want to try the braised one."
At first, Xiang Zhu thought the little rabbit was so cute that he couldn't bear to eat it.
However, at dinner time, Xiang Zhu tasted two bowls of braised rabbit meat with tears in his eyes, thinking to himself: Although this little rabbit is cute, it tastes really wonderful after being braised.
When Jiang Songyi delivered medicine to Yue Qingyang, she also brought him a bowl of braised rabbit meat.
"Yue Qingyang, it's time to take your medicine. After that, you might as well try this delicious meal you sent."
Yue Qingyang stared at the bowl of rabbit meat and was silent for a moment. "Miss Jiang, do you like eating rabbit meat?"
Jiang Songyi replied casually, "Back when I lived in Xinghua Village, the Liao family found out I wasn't their biological child and treated me very harshly. I completely avoided meat in my daily diet. I would go up the mountain to chop wood alone. If I was lucky enough to catch a wild rabbit, I would slowly roast it over a low fire in the mountains. That was the ultimate delicacy in my heart."
Xiang Zhu couldn't help but burst into tears when she heard this: "Young Miss has really been through a lot. Her life in the past was even worse than that of a servant."
Yue Qingyang originally felt a little disappointed that Jiang Songyi cooked and ate the rabbit he gave her, but at this moment he couldn't help feeling a little guilty because it reminded him of Jiang Songyi's painful past.
His usually cold eyes, now filled with pity as he gazed upon the girl with her brows lowered, revealed a glint of deep compassion. "If you find someone you love, I will hunt a rabbit for you if the opportunity presents itself."
"good."
Jiang Songyi lowered his eyes slightly and stared at the bowl of dull-colored medicine placed in front of him.
She ordered Xiang Zhu to prepare this medicine according to the prescription written by Doctor Zhang. However, in the process of boiling the medicinal materials, she quietly added a few extra herbs.
This bowl of medicine seemed to be able to nourish Yue Qingyang's physique on the surface, but in fact it secretly accumulated toxins in his body. Over time, his condition worsened. It only took a year for him to become emaciated and exhausted!
"Proton, the medicine is getting cold. Please take it as soon as possible."
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