Chapter 56 Chapter 56
"What's going on, Brother Wei?" Seeing Xiao Jingzhao striding back, Jiang Huai leaned over with curiosity on his face.
Wei Xuan's acting skills just now actually deceived Jiang Huai. He just had a poor appetite and didn't eat as much as before. Jiang Huai saw the problem with just one glance at the food on the table, but if Wei Xuan didn't tell him, he might tell Xiao Jingzhao.
"Do you want to know?" Xiao Jingzhao raised the corners of his lips slightly, his eyes a little deep.
Jiang Huai was originally just curious, but seeing Xiao Jingzhao's mysterious attitude, his heart tightened. Before Jiang Huai could think deeply, he subconsciously shook his head: "If it's a secret, don't tell me. Keeping it secret is so stressful."
In order to hide his inner panic, Jiang Huai picked up a piece of cut orange and started eating it. Although he was full, he still had an empty stomach for fruit.
But this orange is really sweet.
Jiang Huai was immediately distracted by the orange, eating it bite by bite.
Xiao Jingzhao took in all of Jiang Huai's little movements, and naturally, Jiang Huai's emotional changes were also noticed by him. Seeing Jiang Huai's attention being diverted, Xiao Jingzhao sighed in his heart, fearing that he would not be able to wake Jiang Huai up again today.
He didn't know whether to say Jiang Huai was sensitive or not. If he was sensitive, his performance was so obvious, he just didn't say it clearly, and Jiang Huai looked like he didn't understand. But if he was not sensitive, every time he wanted to bring up this matter, Jiang Huai would subconsciously avoid it.
If Xiao Jingzhao didn't know Jiang Huai well enough to know that he was not acting in front of him, he would have suspected that Jiang Huai was deliberately pretending to be stupid.
In fact, Jiang Huai was not completely unaware of it. After all, Jiang Huai could feel Xiao Jingzhao's concern for him. However, the two of them had been together for too long, and Xiao Jingzhao had always taken care of him in this way. Even though Jiang Huai would occasionally think about it, he would quickly dismiss the idea and think that he was thinking too much.
After all, Jiang Huai couldn't ask Xiao Jingzhao directly whether he liked him. What if Xiao Jingzhao didn't have this intention? Then wouldn't they be able to maintain their current relationship?
The most important thing is that Jiang Huai himself is a little confused about his thoughts, so he can only continue to get along with him until he figures out his own heart.
Of course, Jiang Huai didn't speak now because he took into consideration that the five-year period was almost up. If he spoke, what would happen to Xiao Jingzhao? The other party was now the second-ranked general in Anyuan Prefecture, second only to Wei Xuan. When the prince raised his army, he would definitely have to go to the battlefield.
The battlefield changes rapidly. If the other party is still concerned about emotional matters and is negatively affected, Jiang Huai will not dare to forgive himself if something happens.
Therefore, Jiang Huai decided to wait a little longer until they returned to Kyoto and the situation stabilized so that he could talk about this matter with more peace of mind. He also needed to sort out his thoughts.
If he really wanted to be with Xiao Jingzhao, he would not hide behind him and let him solve other problems. After all, Jiang Huai attached great importance to this relationship. If they really wanted to be together, he would not marry and have children, and naturally he would not allow Xiao Jingzhao to marry and have children.
Xiao Jingzhao doesn't seem to have any elders in his family, so he probably won't be oppressed. But if he doesn't marry and have children, it's uncertain whether he will adopt an heir. The Jiang family will most likely oppose his relationship with Xiao Jingzhao. In order to prevent this, he has to make various preparations first.
By the way, we have to be careful that the Jiang family will take their anger out on Xiao Jingzhao. Although the possibility is very small and the Jiang family would not do such a bad thing based on their style of doing things, Jiang Huai dare not say that the Jiang family will definitely not do so.
After all, male homosexuality is common, but not everyone can accept male homosexuality without getting married and having children.
The more Jiang Huai thought about it, the more he felt that he seemed to be thinking too much. Even though he had tentatively asked Xiao Jingzhao before, that was just a test. It was hard to say what choice the other party would make when facing reality. Would the other party make the same choice as him?
Jiang Huai rarely felt so nervous. In the past, when faced with choices, he could accept any outcome. But now, Jiang Huai covered his chest and felt his heart beating too fast, which made him clearly understand that he probably would not be able to accept the outcome calmly.
Do you want to try again...
"Are you feeling uncomfortable in your chest?" Xiao Jingzhao entered the room and saw Jiang Huai holding his chest with a frown, thinking about something. He subconsciously ordered the guards who followed him, "Go and get Doctor Du."
Doctor Du was a banished imperial physician. It was his bad luck that he accidentally got involved in the dispute between the Queen and the Imperial Concubine, and accidentally became the Queen's knife. When what the Queen did was exposed, Doctor Du was also implicated, and he almost lost his life instead of being banished.
However, Xiao Jingzhao was always concerned about Jiang Huai's health. Even though there were more doctors behind Anyuan Mansion, good doctors were still hard to come by. Moreover, the more advanced the medical skills, the more unwilling the doctor was to be trapped in one family's mansion. In order to improve his medical skills, he had to see more patients.
Xiao Jingzhao asked the spies in Kyoto to keep an eye out for any doctors with superb medical skills who would voluntarily go to Anyuan Prefecture and become Jiang Huai's exclusive doctor. However, this required the other party to go willingly. Otherwise, even if an unwilling doctor arrived, Xiao Jingzhao would not dare to let him take Jiang Huai's pulse.
As a doctor, if there is a slight deviation or relaxation, the results will not be so good.
At this time, Doctor Du appeared in the eyes of the spies, but time was urgent and they could not wait for Xiao Jingzhao's reply. Under Wei Yan's arrangement, Doctor Du's sentence was changed from execution to exile. As for where he was exiled, no one above cared.
After all, no matter how great Doctor Du's medical skills are, the emperor can always find a good doctor if he wants to, so he naturally doesn't care about a small doctor like Doctor Du.
When Doctor Du was sent to Anyuan Prefecture, he knew why he had escaped death. Even though he had no interest in treating the powerful and wealthy, he had to repay the life-saving grace, so he came willingly.
When he arrived at Anyuan Mansion, Doctor Du originally wanted to treat Jiang Huai and other outsiders at the same time, but the moment he saw Xiao Jingzhao, he knew that he probably could not leave Jiang Mansion.
As the imperial physician, Doctor Du had treated the prince before. Although Xiao Jingzhao had changed a lot compared to before, Doctor Du never just looked at the skin and flesh to recognize people, but also looked at the bones. He recognized Xiao Jingzhao at a glance.
Doctor Du, who recognized the disease, did not try to be clever, but chose to honestly explain what he had seen. In return for Doctor Du's honesty, Xiao Jingzhao also rewarded him by making his life more comfortable. Whenever he encountered any difficult disease, he would ask Doctor Du to come over for a diagnosis.
Although this life is worse than what Doctor Du had ever imagined, he also knows that Xiao Jingzhao has shown him a favor by allowing him to live like this. If it is for safety reasons, he would have to avoid contact with anyone except the people in the Jiang Mansion.
Doctor Du also reciprocated the favor and became more concerned about Jiang Huai's health. When Jiang Huai was unwilling to drink a large bowl of medicine, he made some pills according to Jiang Huai's description. They were easier to swallow and were coated with a layer of sugar-coated beeswax, so they were not bitter.
Under Doctor Du's care, Jiang Huai's health is indeed getting better day by day.
So when he saw Jiang Huai was feeling unwell, Xiao Jingzhao subconsciously asked someone to call Doctor Du.
"It's okay, my heart is fine." Jiang Huai quickly stopped Xiao Jingzhao and called Doctor Du. He had been thinking too much these days, so he secretly asked Doctor Du to take his pulse yesterday. The result was that worrying too much was a bit harmful to his health. If it weren't for the fact that the symptoms were still very mild and Jiang Huai was very reluctant, Doctor Du would probably prescribe him a dose of medicine.
Xiao Jingzhao probably didn't know about this, but if Doctor Du came over to take his pulse and Xiao Jingzhao asked about it, Jiang Huai knew that Doctor Du would definitely not help him keep it a secret. At that time, he would be criticized for something that was originally nothing.
One was sick, and the other was hiding it from Xiao Jingzhao.
Thinking of this result, Jiang Huai quickly asked his guards to stop and not to call Doctor Du.
The guard stopped and looked at Xiao Jingzhao hesitantly.
If it was anyone else who spoke, the guards would remain unmoved, but it was Jiang Huai. You know, even if it was Xiao Jingzhao who made the decision, as soon as Jiang Huai spoke, Xiao Jingzhao would give it more consideration, even if he didn't agree immediately. What's more, Xiao Jingzhao hated it most when people around him didn't take Jiang Huai seriously. If he really went to find Doctor Du, not only would it be futile, but it would be considered a fault.
"Are you okay?" Xiao Jingzhao looked at Jiang Huai suspiciously and stretched out his hand to feel Jiang Huai's pulse. He also learned some medical skills from Doctor Du. Although he was not very proficient, he could still tell a little about the physical condition from the pulse. This pulse made him sure that Jiang Huai was indeed fine.
If there is something wrong with the heart, the pulse will not be so steady.
but……
Xiao Jingzhao looked up. Jiang Huai's expression remained unchanged, but the pulse of his hand was a little disordered, as if he was a little panicked. What was he panicking about?
Moreover, this pulse seems...
Jiang Huai looked at Xiao Jingzhao's solemn face and his heart was beating fast. He remembered something. Although Doctor Du told him yesterday that he should not worry too much, he seemed to have been thinking about a lot from yesterday to today. Could it be that Xiao Jingzhao had taken his pulse? His medical skills could not have improved to this level suddenly.
Jiang Huai's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly thought of the temptation he had thought of before, and blurted out: "I was just thinking about something just now."
"What's the matter?" Xiao Jingzhao saw that Jiang Huai was trying to change the subject. Although he felt something was wrong with the pulse, his medical skills were not as good as Dr. Du's, so he couldn't figure out anything. Seeing Jiang Huai speak, he let go of Jiang Huai's hand.
If you can't get anything out of Jiang Huai, then just ask Doctor Du.
"If we go back to Kyoto, should we buy a house?" Jiang Huai said. Seeing Xiao Jingzhao staring at him, he said, "It's almost five years now. I think you'll definitely go to Kyoto before me. So, how about you help me look for a house?"
"Okay." Xiao Jingzhao stared at Jiang Huai for a long time, making Jiang Huai feel a little guilty, and then he agreed.
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