Chapter 681 The Person Jiang Jinyan Likes
Jiang Jinyan caught up with Zhang Yumo quickly after leaving the palace. He stopped her from getting into the carriage, saying, "Today is the Lantern Festival. Let me accompany you for a stroll in the streets!"
Zhang Yumo felt awkward. She wanted to say that she wanted to go back, but Jiang Jinyan suddenly took her hand, told the driver not to follow, and pulled her forward.
Zhang Yumo was completely stunned. The image of Jiang Jinyan's resolute rejection of her flashed through her mind. He was so cold and disliked, but now he had become gentle and made people feel warm. Did he really like her so much in this life?
Is she the person Jiang Jinyan truly in love with?
But……
Why is it that she has no memory of any happy moments, only of heartache and his heartlessness?
As night fell, the streets were adorned with all sorts of lanterns, their most beautiful lights shining brightly. She looked at Jiang Jinyan walking ahead of her; he was incomparably handsome, his eyes more dazzling than the stars.
He led her through the bustling, noisy streets, but the laughter around them did nothing to affect her. Her heart felt as if it were covered by a hard piece of black iron. Images of her secretly following him flashed through her mind. She had liked him so much, yet his gaze when he looked back at her was always so ruthless. Her heart felt as if it had fallen into an icy abyss.
"Mo'er, what kind of lantern do you like?" His voice suddenly appeared in her ear.
For some reason, she always felt very confused, as if she couldn't hear clearly.
Zhang Yumo tried to concentrate but still couldn't hear Jiang Jinyan's voice clearly. She wondered to herself, "Could there be something wrong with my left ear too?"
"Mo'er, do you like this cup?" Jiang Jinyan suddenly realized that even after so many years of marriage with Zhang Yumo, he didn't know her preferences at all. He had no idea what she liked or disliked.
He said, “You used to put me first in everything. Whatever I liked, you liked too. You always put yourself in the most humble position. You always said it was your own choice. Waiting for me to come home was your happiest thing. I never thought about whether you really liked it or whether you felt lonely. I’m busy with government affairs every day, busy with official business, and I rarely spend time at home with you. In the past few years, I feel like I’ve hardly spent any time at home with you. I’m not a good husband…”
Zhang Yumo listened quietly to him speak. It turned out that no matter which version of her she was, she loved him in such a humble way. Jiang Jinyan was outstanding. He was talented, learned, and handsome. Many people liked him.
She said, "Jiang Jinyan, actually I don't..."
She suddenly felt dizzy, and the chaotic noise around her suddenly rushed into her eardrums, making her head throb. It seemed like a voice was calling Jiang Jinyan's name. It was a woman's voice, and she seemed very anxious. She glanced around and saw that the crowd of people coming and going was normal.
"Mo'er, what's wrong?" Jiang Jinyan asked, noticing her pale face. "Are you feeling unwell?"
Zhang Yumo came to her senses and shook her head: "I'm fine."
"You don't look well." He pulled her closer.
She explained, "I probably haven't eaten anything, and I feel a little dizzy." She wondered what Jiang Jinyan would think if she told him that she was no longer the person she was in this world.
Jiang Jinyan had actually been busy the whole time and hadn't had time to eat. His stomach was empty and even rumbling.
She was so close to him that she could hear his stomach rumbling. She suddenly looked up and met his handsome eyes. Her cheeks flushed red, and she stammered, "You're hungry too!"
Jiang Jinyan smiled slightly, "Let me take you to eat."
"But today is the Lantern Festival, everyone is busy celebrating, will there be any food?" She added, "I'll go home to eat, you go back to the palace first. I'm sorry, you didn't have to leave the palace, I..."
“There’s a restaurant nearby with really good food. I’ll take you there. Let’s celebrate the Lantern Festival together today, and I’ll keep you company from now on.” Jiang Jinyan only now realized that they had been married for so many years, and he had never taken her out to eat.
She had never seen Jiang Jinyan treat her so gently before. She even wanted to fall for him again. Did he like Zhang Yumo? Or was it really not out of a sense of responsibility?
She stopped him: "Jiang Jinyan, I didn't know that Miss Bai's other identity was actually..." Jiang Jinyan put his finger to her lips, "Shh, I'll tell you about this when we get home, it's not convenient to talk about it here."
Jiang Jinyan knew what she was worried about. How could he dare to like the emperor's concubine? He hadn't told her the hidden reason, so she misunderstood.
Zhang Yumo stared blankly at him. Wasn't he afraid she would tell the Fourth Princess? She thought he was angry.
Just as Jiang Jinyan was about to take Zhang Yumo to the restaurant, Jiang Fenghua's men came to find him. "Lord Jiang, we've finally found you. Luckily, the Jiang family's carriage was parked by the roadside, and I've been looking for you all this way."
"Liu Zi, what brings you here? What happened?" Jiang Jinyan recognized him as Hu Liu, one of Lin Feng's subordinates, whom everyone called Liu Zi.
"Lord Jiang and his wife, you should return to the palace quickly. Something has happened to your daughter." Liu Zi was also very anxious. He had come out of the palace as soon as he received the news. "It seems she fell into the water."
Upon hearing this, the two turned pale with fright. Zhang Yumo hurriedly asked, "How could Xiao Chu have fallen into the water? What happened to her?"
Jiang Jinyan almost lost his way too. He took Zhang Yumo's hand and said, "Let's go to the palace first."
Jiang Jinyan led Zhang Yumo directly into the carriage and had the driver head towards the palace. Originally, the Jiang family's carriages were not allowed to enter the palace, but Liu Zi obtained the Imperial Guard's token and was allowed to pass. The carriage entered the palace, passed through layers of checkpoints, and stopped at Chengqian Gate. Only then did they disembark and head towards Kunning Palace.
Throughout the journey, Jiang Jinyan held Zhang Yumo's hand tightly without letting go. Upon hearing that Jiang Ruochu was in trouble, Zhang Yumo disregarded everything else and nestled in Jiang Jinyan's arms the whole way, now walking with incredible speed.
When the couple saw Jiang Ruochu, she was lying on the bed, half-conscious and half-asleep, her little face flushed red. She kept calling out, "Mother."
Hearing the word "Mother," Zhang Yumo cried her heart out. "Xiao Chu, Mother is here. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have left you alone in the palace."
Jiang Jinyan inquired about the situation and learned what had happened.
Feng Jingyuan stood by, her eyes red and swollen from crying. "The fever hasn't gone down since this afternoon. She's taken medicine, had acupuncture, and keeps calling for her mother. Doctor Wang said if the fever doesn't go down soon, it will be very dangerous for Xiao Chu..."
Feng Jingyuan started crying as she spoke.
Jiang Ruochu was raised by Feng Jingyuan, and when she fell ill, she missed her mother the most.
Although Zhang Yumo did not feel the joy she had when she was pregnant with her or the happiness she felt when raising her, at this moment, her heart ached as if it were being torn apart. She held her small, thin body and said, "Xiao Chu, Mother is here."
Perhaps it was a mother's heart that connected with her child, but Jiang Ruochu slowly opened her eyes upon hearing Zhang Yumo's voice, and a smile appeared on her face, "Mother."
"Mother's here, Xiao Chu. I'm sorry, it's my fault for not taking good care of you." Zhang Yumo couldn't stop the tears from her eyes. Seeing her lovely daughter looking so weak and listless, she felt even more heartbroken.
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