Gu Yingxue's ankle was swollen with a large lump, and Cheng Huaijin cried out as soon as he touched her.
Cheng Huaijin stood up, looked around, and saw a servant in the palace. He called the servant over and said, "Go tell Princess Xinxin that Miss Xue'er has sprained her ankle and I'll take her to see a doctor."
The servant nodded, then asked, "Prince Ahai, would you like me to fetch the imperial physician?"
Cheng Huaijin shook his head: "No need. Tell Princess Xinxin that I will take Miss Xue'er back to find Grandma Xiao."
The servant acknowledged and withdrew.
Cheng Huaijin walked up to Gu Yingxue and squatted down.
Gu Yingxue was taken aback.
Cheng Huaijin turned to look at her: "Get on, I'll carry you. The Prince Rui's residence isn't far from the Gu residence. I'll carry you back to avoid the hassle of getting on and off the carriage later. I'll take you directly back to your room so you won't have to move."
Gu Yingxue climbed onto Cheng Huaijin's back in a daze, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
Cheng Huaijin easily carried Gu Yingxue on his back and headed towards the gate.
The Gu residence and the Rui Prince's residence are indeed not far apart. The Gu residence used to be the Qu Prince's residence. All the major princely residences in the capital of the Great Zhou were clustered together. It was just a matter of walking a few steps, and it was indeed less troublesome than taking a carriage.
"You need to watch your step when you walk from now on. Look at this sprain, you'll have to stay home for at least ten days. After ten days, it will be the Lantern Festival. If you don't take good care of yourself at home, you won't be able to go to the Lantern Festival." After leaving Prince Rui's mansion, Gu Yingxue remained silent. Cheng Huaijin was still a little unaccustomed to this and gave her these instructions.
"Brother Xiao Jin, will you go to the lantern festival?" Gu Yingxue came back to her senses.
If Cheng Huaijin had eyes in the back of his head, he could see that Gu Yingxue's face was already flushed red. If he had ears on the back of his head, he could hear that Gu Yingxue's heart was beating several times faster than his own.
Fortunately, he spoke up, otherwise Gu Yingxue felt she would have fainted from her heart beating too fast.
She even suspected she had a heart condition.
Of course, she knew she didn't have a heart condition, and she knew why she was having these reactions, but she couldn't show it.
“I will go! I haven’t been to a lantern festival in many years,” Cheng Huaijin replied. “Besides, I promised Helian Yi that I would take them to the lantern festival to guess lantern riddles. I’ve been telling them some riddles lately, and they’re quite interested. Also, it’s Xin Xin’s birthday that day, and our princes and princesses from the west have prepared a big gift for her. So, I will definitely go to the lantern festival.”
“Then I’ll definitely be a good girl. I want to go too. Brother Xiao Jin, will you take me with you? Actually, I’ve never been to a lantern festival before,” Gu Yingxue asked softly.
“Okay. When Grandma Xiao says you can go out and walk around, she'll take you with her.” Cheng Huaijin nodded in agreement.
In just a few words, Cheng Huaijin secretly arrived at the Gu residence.
Now that the Gu family has moved, they are quite a distance from Lu Xue's house. Cheng Huaijin asked the servants in the mansion to invite Grandma Xiao over.
It's only the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and many clinics on the street are still closed. Besides, even if you sprain your ankle, you don't need an imperial physician. So, we'll have to trouble Grandma Xiao to make the trip.
Since they had already carried her home, it would be too much trouble for someone else to carry her, so Cheng Huaijin simply carried Gu Yingxue back to her room.
Gu Yingxue had calmed down by now, and her foot didn't hurt as much as before.
She sat down on the edge of the bed and watched Cheng Huaijin walk out to the outer room to give instructions to the maid. A strange feeling rose in her heart.
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