Chapter 242 He can't do anything but study
But Junjun knew about this, so naturally she would ask before eating Ruyi Cake. Jiang Wan Ning was about to ask again when Jiang Wan Jun's voice rang out from behind.
"Sister...cough..."
The three of them turned around at the same time, and Bai Lan rushed over to help Jiang Wanjun, who was leaning against the door frame. "Madam, why did you come out?"
Jiang Wanning also stepped forward and quickly helped Jiang Wanjun, saying, "Junjun."
Jiang Wanjun took a few slow steps and sat on a stone bench in the courtyard, resting her arms on the stone table to support her body. She was already panting after only a few steps.
Jiang Wan Ning poured a cup of tea for her and handed it over, saying, "Take your time."
"Madam, let me help you back to your bed. You look so worrying."
“No need,” Jiang Wan Ning said. “It’s good to let Jun Jun come out and get some fresh air. Even a healthy person would get sick from lying in bed all the time.”
"But..."
Bai Lan wanted to say something more, but Shao Yao interrupted her, "Don't worry, the princess's medical skills are very good, she will definitely not return Miss Junjun's money."
Bai Lan thought about it and agreed, so she withdrew her hand and stood obediently to the side.
“Sister,” Jiang Wanjun took a sip of tea, “were you talking about Bingwen just now?”
“Madam is not…” Bai Lan hurriedly explained.
He was afraid that if Jiang Wanjun knew the truth, her illness would worsen.
“I heard everything just now,” Jiang Wanjun said. “I felt something was off when my older sister came to chat with me this time.”
“Sister’s words have a hidden meaning, I’m not stupid.” Jiang Wanjun said with a forced smile.
"So you don't need to hide it from me, cough cough... cough..."
Jiang Wan Ning quickly patted Jun Jun's back to help her catch her breath. "I'll tell you when you're almost fully recovered. Right now, there's no concrete evidence, just suspicion."
"No need, cough cough... Sister, just tell me now. I'm the person involved, so I definitely know more. I trust you, sister, you wouldn't doubt someone without reason."
Seeing the determination in Jiang Wanjun's eyes, Jiang Wanning had no choice but to briefly recount everything, adding her own speculations.
“However, there is no concrete evidence yet,” Jiang Wanning said.
Jiang Wanjun interrupted Jiang Wanning, "Sister, I have a way."
Jiang Wanning did not expect to hear Jiang Wanjun's tearful complaint, but rather a calm statement that she had a way to prove whether Guo Bingwen was the murderer.
"Junjun, don't force yourself..."
Jiang Wanjun chuckled twice, "Sister, I have no feelings for him, only gratitude."
Upon hearing this, everyone else present stared in shock.
Everyone thought that Jiang Wanjun and Guo Bingwen were very much in love. Jiang Wanjun even went to beg Jiang Wanning for Guo Bingwen's sake, but now she says it was because she was moved.
"I just didn't want to disobey my mother, and I thought he was an honest man, so I married him. After the marriage, he always spoke up for me between my mother-in-law and often prepared gifts for me, but I just don't love him."
“I feel only gratitude and appreciation for him, especially for taking care of me all night when I was sick. Seeing how much he cared for me, and knowing that I didn’t have him in my heart, I felt increasingly guilty. I thought about what I could do for him before I passed away to make up for it.”
"Cough cough...cough...elder sister, so you don't need to hide it from me."
"If he really is the murderer, then I will feel less guilty."
Jiang Wan Ning felt a pang of sadness. Jun Jun was still the same as before, willing to sacrifice herself for her family.
"Bai Lan, go and fetch my husband. Just tell him I want to see him. Cough..."
Bai Lan glanced at Jiang Wan Ning, and Jiang Wan Ning nodded.
A moment later, Kwok Ping-man rushed over, looking anxious and somewhat at a loss, giving the impression of being a kind and honest man.
"Jun Jun, why did you come out?" Guo Bingwen asked with concern. "Let me help you inside."
Jiang Wanjun shook her head gently, "I feel much better. My sister said that getting some fresh air is good for me."
"Ahem... Husband, I want to eat the Ruyi Cake you always buy for me. Buy more later. Tomorrow I want to go home with my sister to see my parents. I remember my father also loves this Ruyi Cake."
In order to make Guo Bingwen think that she was in good condition, Jiang Wanjun spoke a lot in one breath, and suppressed the itch in her throat to cough.
A hint of hesitation appeared on Guo Bingwen's face.
"Husband? Is there a problem?"
"Oh no, no, I just think it's fine for you to eat Ruyi cake, but I'm afraid your health might not be able to handle going to your father-in-law's house."
“The Jiang residence isn’t far from the Guo residence, so nothing will happen,” Jiang Wan Ning said. “My uncle and aunt brought this courtyard as part of their dowry so that it would be convenient for Jun Jun to come home in the future.”
"You don't need to worry about her health. With me here, even the King of Hell wouldn't dare take Junjun away."
Since Jiang Wan Ning had already said so much, Guo Bing Wen had no other reason to refuse. "...Okay, then I'll go buy you some Ru Yi Gao (a type of glutinous rice cake) right now."
After Kwok Ping-man left, Jiang Wan-ning followed with Peony.
About an hour later, Kwok Ping-man returned carrying two bags of auspicious cakes.
Jiang Wanjun opened one of the packages and asked, "Husband, where did you buy this?"
Guo Bingwen was taken aback at first, then belatedly said, "It's the alleyway at the far end of the east side of the city."
Seeing that Jiang Wanjun and Bai Lan looked unwell, Guo Bingwen asked with some concern, "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
"Young master, the Ruyi cake from the shop on the far east side contains hawthorn powder. Do you always buy it from that shop?"
Guo Bingwen paused for a moment, "Yes, I noticed that Junjun likes to eat it, so I've been buying it from their store."
"Your wife reminded you of this at the time."
With a guilty look on his face, Guo Bingwen said, "It was my oversight, it was my oversight." As he spoke, he hurriedly wrapped up the two packets of Ruyi cakes and threw them aside.
"Junjun, I'll go buy you a new one right away. It's all my fault. I only know how to study all day and I even got such an important thing wrong. It's all my fault."
"Did you know that if pregnant women eat too much hawthorn, they risk miscarriage?"
As soon as Jiang Wan Ning finished speaking, Guo Bing Wen staggered back two steps. "Does the Princess mean... that I harmed Jun Jun? That I harmed our child?"
Guo Bingwen slapped himself hard across the face, then knelt down in front of Jiang Wanjun with a thud. "Junjun, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
"I can't do anything right except study. I can't even do this little thing well, and I've dragged you down with me. It's all my fault."
"Hit me, hit me." Guo Bingwen grabbed Jiang Wanjun's hand and slapped it against his face. "Junjun, it's all my fault. Hit me, hitting me will make me feel better."
Peony rolled her eyes. "So you did this to make yourself feel better, not because of guilt or sadness."
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