The doctor had just left and hadn't even gotten home when he was called back. Although the back-and-forth was exhausting and his legs ached from walking, he dared not complain.
When the doctor entered the room, Su Yushan had already slowly woken up. As usual, the doctor asked her to extend her wrist, but she hid her hand under the covers and refused to cooperate.
"I am not sick and do not need treatment."
"Your Highness, your sudden fainting must be due to your weakness. We need to take your pulse before we can prescribe the right medicine."
The doctor repeatedly tried to persuade her, but Su Gege still refused to extend her hand. Helpless, he looked at Hongli, "Fourth Prince, what do you think of this…"
Hongli stepped forward and gently advised, "Even if you're not sick, it's not unnecessary to have a doctor check your pulse. Yushan, listen to me, give me your hand."
He lifted the blanket to reach for her wrist, but she turned her back to him, curled her hands up, and ignored him.
She was heartbroken because Hongli married another woman. She said on the surface that she didn't want to love him anymore, but in reality, she still had feelings for him. Ultimately, she couldn't bear to part with him, so she compromised and chose to change herself to adapt to his so-called rules.
However, compromise does not bring peace and happiness, but endless troubles.
Even at this point, they still couldn't bring down Kim Min-jung, which shows that Hongli didn't really want to get rid of her.
Only then did Su Yushan truly see that Hongli's so-called love was nothing more than this.
His indulgence of Kim Min-jung, time and time again, is like a knife hanging over her head. She could be framed by Kim Min-jung again at any time, and perhaps next time, she won't even know how she died.
Hongli's attitude surprised her, and her enthusiasm instantly cooled. She no longer had any hope for him.
Disappointment builds up for too long, but giving up happens in an instant. Awakening from a long dream, love and hate are both gone.
Hongli and Changyue took turns trying to persuade her, but she refused to cooperate or speak. Helpless, Hongli had no choice but to dismiss the doctor.
Only the two of them remained in the room. Hongli sat by the tent, reflecting on the day's events, and sighed deeply in anger.
“Yushan, this didn’t happen because I wanted it to. If I had provoked her, I would have no complaints if you hated or resented me. But I was completely unaware of what happened this time, and I feel really wronged that you are blaming me and ignoring me. Can you please stop being angry with me and let’s talk things out and reason with each other?”
What's the point of arguing? He, Hongli, is reason itself. He has his reasons for everything he does, and his words are always right. Su Yushan was too lazy to argue with him and closed her eyes without saying a word.
She used to argue with him, at least he knew what she was thinking, but since she fainted and woke up, she stopped talking to him, neither angry nor arguing, and was as indifferent as a stranger.
This situation inevitably reminded him of the day he first met her; she had been just as cold and aloof. Hongli subconsciously connected this to a certain possibility…
"Have you regained your memories? Have you remembered something?"
His response was still a silent rebuke. Hongli was at his wit's end and could only tell her to rest well and that he would come to see her again when he had time.
After her master left, Changyue spoke kindly to him, "I think this matter cannot be entirely blamed on the Fourth Prince. In fact, he was quite wronged. It must have been Princess Jin who used some tricks to succeed. I understand that you are upset, but I still hope that you can forgive the Fourth Prince this time."
Kim Min-kyung was Hongli's maid, and even if he wanted to sleep with her, Su Yushan had no right to stop him. However, she just hated Kim Min-kyung, and she hoped that Hongli would be of one mind with her. Even if he didn't drive Kim Min-kyung away, he should at least stop getting close to her. Unfortunately, Kim Min-kyung was pregnant with his child, and the bond between the two of them became even deeper.
Such behavior crossed Su Yushan's bottom line. Whether he did it voluntarily or passively, whether he still had a trace of pity for Jin Minjing, Su Yushan no longer wanted to investigate. Some things, once they happen, are irreversible. Her passion for Hongli had been extinguished and could not be rekindled.
No matter how Chang Yue tried to comfort her, Su Yushan remained unmoved. "I'm fine. I'll be alright after a good night's sleep. You can go now!"
Her tone was normal, and she neither cried nor made a fuss. Changyue assumed that her mistress should be able to adjust her mindset on her own, so she said no more, curtsied, and took her leave.
In fact, Su Yushan was indeed adjusting her mindset. In the past, she suffered because she couldn't let go, but after truly giving up, she even had the thought of leaving.
This idea seems too bold. Whether it can be put into practice and how to put it into practice are questions that she must consider carefully.
Hongli, who was in the study, was unaware of Su Yushan's thoughts; he was only thinking about how to break the deadlock.
Uninterested in reading, he leaned back in his armchair, propped his forehead with his hand, and asked in a deep voice, "Li Yu, do you remember what happened that day? How long did she stay in the study?"
Li Yu dared not conceal the truth and said truthfully, "Girl Jin... stayed for about half an hour. As for what happened, this servant does not know."
Half an hour? That means it's really possible...
The thought of that situation made Hongli feel nauseous. How could he have so foolishly fallen for this cunning and ruthless woman?
Jin Minjing is pregnant. If he continues to keep her here, Yushan will likely feel resentful and hold a grudge. However, given the current situation, he cannot send her away, as neither his father nor his mother would agree, unless... he can find something more serious to use against her.
Thinking back on that day, Hongli vaguely remembered that after returning to his room from drinking, he drank a cup of strong tea. At that time, the effects of the alcohol had dissipated somewhat, so why did he suddenly feel a headache? It seemed that the abnormality only started after Jin Minjing came over.
He had never drunk her soup; the only contact he seemed to have was with the handkerchief she had given him. Could there be something wrong with the handkerchief?
However, a month or two has passed. Even if there were really problems, Kim Min-jung should have destroyed them long ago, right?
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