Jing Yan was stunned for a moment, he had never thought of it before.
He wasn't afraid that Yue Jiang would kill him, and he was convinced that she couldn't possibly do it given her delicate appearance. Rather, he was concerned about what his mother had said about Yue Jiang's fiery nature. He wondered if she might regain her memories and be unable to bear it, and choose to harm herself instead.
But that's unlikely; she was only married off to Anguo as a political alliance, and she didn't have any romantic feelings for An Chenghuan.
However, due to a twist of fate, she was the one who called her husband first, so why would she want to kill herself or commit suicide?
Jingyan was just worried that Yuejiang would regain her memories. She found the whole thing absurd and unacceptable, and it would be bad if it developed into a headache.
He concealed his own thoughts and tried to ease Empress Ye's worries.
“Mother, since you and Yue Jiang get along so well and liked her the first time you met, you must know that she has a good nature. If I were afraid that she would take action, I would not have brought trouble upon myself.”
"Your worries are unfounded. The entire Yue Kingdom's marriage procession consists of tens of thousands of people. Only Yue Jiang has amnesia; the others have not."
"They followed Yue Jiang's lead and accepted the marriage alliance with Jing Kingdom. If any of them harbor ill intentions, they are far more likely to be disloyal than Yue Jiang."
"As for whether Yue Jiang will find it difficult to accept, I sent a letter to the Yue Kingdom on the day I abducted her, asking them to send an envoy to congratulate her."
"I have already received a reply before I returned to the city. The Yue Kingdom will send someone as soon as possible. The Yue Kingdom has already acknowledged it, so there is no doubt that Yue Jiang is going to marry into our Jing Kingdom."
"That makes me feel a little more at ease," Empress Ye said, her anxiety lessening somewhat after listening to Jing Yan's comprehensive analysis.
After her worries were gradually cleared up, she realized that Jing Yan had returned to the capital in triumph today and should be feasting with Jing Huaixu and the court officials in the front court.
His sudden appearance at Jiaofang Palace was definitely not just to see her.
Empress Ye tactfully dismissed Jing Yan: "Yan'er, I just arranged for Jiang'er to go to Qiluan Palace. She is new to Jing Kingdom and unfamiliar with the place. Perhaps there is something wrong with Qiluan Palace that makes her uncomfortable. I'm afraid she will find it troublesome and dare not say anything."
"Could you help me see if Jiang'er is missing anything? I'll have the palace servants get it for her later."
The Empress Ye already knew why Jing Yan had come to the inner palace; he had indeed discovered that Yue Jiang was unwell outside the court hall.
I only came to visit her because I was afraid she wouldn't be able to stand talking with the Empress Dowager for a long time. Now that she's come all this way, I should go and see her.
The ointment that Jingyan was using for his mother was almost gone, but the palace maids would continue to ask the imperial physicians to prepare more medicine for her.
There was no need for him to leave an empty bottle; he simply cleaned up the medicine bottle himself and then reminded his mother to apply the medicine.
"Mother, please take care of yourself. Your son will take his leave now. Remember to apply medicine to your hand frequently."
Empress Ye nodded and said she remembered, then waved for him to leave quickly: "Go on, it won't be good for Jiang'er to rest if you're late."
Jing Yan said nothing more, then bowed and turned to leave.
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"Your Highness!"
Jing Yan headed towards Qiluan Palace. After leaving Jiaofang Palace, he walked rather quickly, not noticing that there was someone behind him next to a pillar.
Suddenly a voice called out, and he turned around in slight surprise: "Princess, didn't I tell you to go back to Qiluan Palace? Why are you standing outside Jiaofang Palace?"
Jing Yan glanced around at the people. There were guards everywhere, and the Jiaofang Palace was also very large. Yue Jiang should not have had a chance to eavesdrop on anything.
"Because I feel that Your Highness has returned for me, I am afraid that if I leave too easily, I will never see Your Highness again. I would rather stand here and wait."
Yue Jiang spoke boldly and frankly, not hiding her speculations, and then asked in return, "But I would like to ask Your Highness, why did you put aside today's important matters and suddenly rush to see me?"
“Outside the palace, I noticed your steps were unsteady. Are you alright?” Upon hearing this, Jing Yan couldn’t deny anything.
He had always thought Yue Jiang was composed and dignified, and she wouldn't be leaning against the pillar like this. It was very likely that she really couldn't hold on any longer.
Jing Yan stepped forward, intending to touch Yue Jiang's forehead, but Yue Jiang stumbled into Jing Yan's arms first.
Yue Jiang felt embarrassed and forced herself to stand up straight by holding onto the pillar behind her: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I was right to make you worry, I really can't hold on any longer."
When Yue Jiang collapsed, Jing Yanwei held her hand to support her. It was cold to the touch and damp with sweat, indicating that she was extremely uncomfortable.
"Your hands are so cold, why didn't you even call for someone? Didn't you know to summon the imperial physician first?"
In a short while, a thin layer of sweat appeared on Yue Jiang's forehead, and her eyes were hazy and tired: "Your Highness is busy. You have even more things to do after returning to the palace. I'm afraid I'll miss the time to see Your Highness."
"I wanted to hold on a little longer, but I overestimated myself and caused Your Highness to worry."
Jing Yan: "At this point, why are you still talking about apologizing? I'll take you back to Qiluan Palace first, and have the imperial physician come and examine you while I'm at it."
When Yue Jiang arrived, Empress Ye bestowed a royal carriage upon her. Now, Jing Yan carried the unwell Yue Jiang onto the carriage, then asked a palace maid from Jiaofang Palace to fetch the imperial physician, and accompanied Yue Jiang to Qiluan Palace.
Inside Qiluan Hall.
The imperial physician used silver needles on Yue Jiang, which helped to improve her blood circulation and gradually improve her complexion. When she was able to open her eyes again, Jing Yan was still there watching over her.
Seeing that Yue Jiang had woken up, he pressed her down as she tried to get up.
"The imperial physician said you are suffering from acclimatization problems, with rashes all over your body and you haven't been resting properly. He gave you acupuncture, and it's best for you to stay in bed for now and not get up."
Yue Jiang nodded, appearing quite serene despite her illness.
Jingyan didn't know what else he could do for her, so he could only apologize to Yuejiang again for Jingyi's matter.
“Jingyi has been spoiled since childhood and has offended you. I and the Empress have already punished her. Princess, please do not blame her anymore.”
“She didn’t do anything to me, so I don’t blame Princess Jingyi.” Jingyi had already dealt with Yuejiang’s grievances back then, and she didn’t like to dwell on the past.
Moreover, besides being willful and capricious, Jingyi is also very naive and simply a spoiled child.
Of course, it's not a big deal for a princess to be a little proud and arrogant. Jingyi is the easiest to guard against. What she should be wary of is the person who let Jingyi make trouble for her on her first day in the palace. She doesn't want to hold a grudge against Jingyi.
"The princess is quite magnanimous; does she seem to be able to take everything in stride?"
Jingyan knows Jingyi's temper very well. She is bold and outspoken, and doesn't think much about the consequences. Sometimes she says things that make people furious, but you know she doesn't mean it.
The Empress Dowager was deeply troubled by Jingyi's personality. When they were young, Jingyi also acted disrespectfully towards Jingyan.
Later, when his younger sister became increasingly spoiled, Jingyan realized that this could not continue. Therefore, he became much stricter with his sister afterward, which made Jingyi more wary and afraid of Jingyan.
But what he wanted to ask was, if Yue Jiang could tolerate Jing Yi's straightforward and bad temper, could she also have a more relaxed attitude towards the change of amnesia?
However, Jing Yan did not elaborate on the matter.
Yue Jiang was unaware that Jing Yan's concern was actually about something she might not be able to let go of; all she wanted right now was for this man to be closer to her.
"Your Highness, may I address you by a different name?"
Jing Yan was taken aback; Yue Jiang's requests were always unexpected!
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