High-class Spring Joy

Chen Sha and Zhe Ji arrived in front of Qing Yuan and Chu Jing Xian almost in the blink of an eye.

"Young Master!"

Chen Sha and Zhe Ji almost immediately picked up Chu Jingxian from Qing Yuan's arms, while Zhe Jie and the others helped Qing Yuan up.

"Miss Qingyuan, there's no need to worry too much. Physician Sai Huatuo is with our group. He was with the group the whole time to examine Princess Jing'an, so if we go out now and he examines her quickly, there shouldn't be any major problems. Miss Qingyuan, there's no need to worry too much."

When Zheji said this, his face still showed lingering fear, and even though he tried his best to restrain himself, he couldn't completely hide the worry in his eyes.

Through her sleeve, Qingyuan patted her arm and said softly, "Guard, you don't need to comfort me. I can see clearly how badly the Third Young Master is injured. No one can see it better than me. I know you're worried about me, or don't want me to worry too much and affect my health, but... Guard, you can't help but worry too, can you?"

As Qingyuan spoke, even with Zheji's support, given his physical strength and injuries, he could only move forward step by step. The rain mixed with mud, and the rain from the sky did not decrease in the slightest.

Qingyuan stepped into the puddles one after another, sinking into the soft mud, but she didn't hesitate at all.

Zheji didn't speak, nor could he. He met Qingyuan's clear eyes, which were now red and brimming with tears. He didn't know how long she had been crying, and her eyes were even swollen and red from crying.

But Qingyuan's gaze was incredibly firm, as if she hadn't said anything, yet it also seemed like she had said everything.

Zheji couldn't say he wasn't worried; his relationship with the Third Young Master wasn't simply that of a young master and his subordinate.

If the Third Young Master hadn't rescued him from that place back then, he wouldn't have a chance to speak now.

Who knows how badly he's been tortured? He might have already left this world. This wretched life of his has no chance to live at all.

Chu Jingxian rescued him from that place, gave him a new life, and took him in from a young age. He not only fed him, clothed him, and fed him, but also took such good care of him and nurtured and taught him with great care.

The Third Young Master had shown him kindness and saved his life. In addition, there was the brotherhood they had built over the past ten years, through thick and thin, they had risked their lives together countless times.

The third young master's health wasn't very good to begin with, and then he injured his eyes. He had been injured in his eyes since he was a child, and now he was injured to such an extent that there was almost no intact flesh on his back, only a blurry mess of blood and flesh. His head was also covered in blood from the impact.

A head injury is no minor one. Even if you repeatedly assure me that the Third Young Master will be alright, with a physician as skilled as Hua Tuo, there's no way to convince Qing Yuan, or even a single adult with a modicum of common sense.

Zheji pursed his lips, opened and closed them again, hesitated for a moment, and finally only said one sentence:

"Miss, you really don't need to worry. Perhaps the young master's injury this time is not minor. In fact, apart from the eye injury he suffered in his early years, the young master has been injured many times. Each of those injuries was no less severe than the one he suffered now. Yet, the young master has endured them time and time again, and survived them time and time again. Perhaps... if even this cannot convince you, then I can only say that the young master has always been quite lucky."

Upon hearing this, Qingyuan knew that Zheqi was already going to great lengths to comfort her.

She pursed her lips: "Don't worry, Guard Zheji. Since the Third Young Master was injured because of me, he wouldn't have rushed up if he hadn't been trying to save me. If he hadn't rushed up, he wouldn't have been knocked over by that horse. If the Third Young Master really suffered some illness because he was trying to save me, I would feel extremely guilty, but I will never be defeated by this."

After Qingyuan finished speaking, she had already made up her mind. If the Third Young Master really suffered some kind of mishap because of this, if something really serious happened to him...

Qingyuan will definitely do her best to take care of the Third Young Master in the future, even though given the Third Young Master's status, it is not really her place to take care of him.

After this incident, the Third Young Master's status in Qing Yuan's heart rose another notch.

To Qingyuan, the Third Young Master used to be a good person, a very good person, a very kind person, and someone who deserved all good fortune.

She is also someone she wants to repay properly.

But now Qingyuan watched as Chen Sha and a group of guards helped the Third Young Master onto the carriage for treatment by the divine physician Sai Huatuo.

With unwavering resolve, only four words remained in my mind: "I'll repay you with my life."

Since the Third Young Master was willing to repay her with his life, he could and must do the same for the Third Young Master!

At this moment, Zheji looked at Qingyuan's pale face, considering her poor health and the fact that she was pregnant, and sighed: "If you are really worried, then you can come with us to take a look, or you can stay in the young master's carriage."

As he spoke, Zheji smiled and said, "Have you forgotten, young lady? The reason you entered the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion back then was because of your lucky koi fish destiny. Since you were seriously injured while saving me, perhaps you can share some of your lucky koi fish destiny with me."

The defeat served as a reminder to Qingyuan.

It was as if a bucket of cold water had suddenly been poured over Qingyuan's head, and only then did Qingyuan come to her senses.

Qingyuan smiled slightly: "If... I really have that lucky koi fish destiny, please bless the Third Young Master, and make sure he is well."

Only then did Qingyuan realize what had happened to the caravan, caused by the sudden appearance of the bandits.

It was a chaotic scene, with people and horses thrown into disarray. Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince was there to keep things in order. He calmly instructed the servants and guards to clear the road, while the rest stayed behind to patrol the area and protect the entire caravan.

The ladies and young women were in a state of panic, while some who had calmed down were instructing their servants to carefully lift the carriage.

There were three imperial physicians brought from the palace this time. They were all extremely busy. After seeing the Empress Dowager, they went to see Princess Jing'an. After seeing Princess Jing'an, they took turns checking on the health of the officials, ladies and young ladies.

At this moment, the most anxious and chaotic group was the Third Prince's carriages. Chen Sha and the guards were busy guarding the carriages, not allowing anyone to get close, not even His Highness the Crown Prince's men.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Jiang Qingge was clinging to Chu Jingyu's arms, crying her heart out with great sadness and fear.

"Ah Jing... Ah Jing, I thought I was going to die... You have no idea how terrifying those bandits are. They're ferocious and wield such huge knives, but once they fall... I don't even want to think about it. Does it hurt so much? It hurts so much! I didn't even think about it then. My first thought was that if they captured me, if they killed me, or if something happened to me, would I ever see you again in this life...?"

Jiang Qingge cried harder and harder, clutching Chu Jingyu's clothes more and more tightly. Even while crying, she seemed to be maintaining her image, crying so pitifully that everyone who saw her felt sorry for her, as if she had done something terribly wrong to her or suffered a great injustice.

Not to mention Chu Jingyu, who was holding Jiang Qingge now, when he saw his beloved being kidnapped by bandits and almost dying, Chu Jingyu was so angry that he wanted to rush up and fight those vicious bandits to the death.

At that time, Chu Jingyu was so preoccupied with seeing Jiang Qingge suffer that he wished he could risk his own life for her. However, Chu Jingyu could not deny that when he saw Qingyuan being picked up and arrested by the three useless men, he felt even more heartbroken than when he saw Jiang Qingge suffering.

This is why Chu Jingyu chose to catch Jiang Qingge first when he saw her being thrown off her horse and Qingyuan pinned to the ground. First, he had already seen Chu Jingxian rushing over, and second, he felt that he shouldn't feel more sorry for Qingyuan than for Jiang Qingge.

Chu Jingyu felt that this was not right. Chu Jingyu knew that Qingyuan was very important to him. Chu Jingyu had never doubted Qingyuan's importance to him. However, Chu Jingyu also knew very well in his heart that the person he loved was Jiang Qingge.

Since he has loved Jiang Qingge wholeheartedly for ten years, ever since she went up Qingyun Mountain alone to find life-saving medicine for him and almost died, how could he let other girls affect his feelings of care and love for Jiang Qingge?

Chu Jingyu would not allow such a thing to happen, nor would he allow himself to be that kind of person. Qingyuan was indeed important, perhaps the two of them could be said to be equally important, but if Qingyuan's importance surpassed Jiang Qingge's, Chu Jingyu would feel that there was something wrong with him.

Just then, Chu Jingyu heard Jiang Qingge's cry of pain and her words filled with sadness and fear, which softened his heart.

At this moment, Jiang Qingge, like a parasitic vine that had lost its support, huddled in Chu Jingyu's arms, feeling wronged and afraid. It was as if, apart from Chu Jingyu, there was no one else in the world whom Jiang Qingge could trust so much. This feeling of being trusted, valued, and loved made Chu Jingyu feel both flattered and unworthy of such kindness.

Chu Jingyu hugged Jiang Qingge tightly in his arms with heartache. At this moment, he had forgotten all about Qingyuan. All his thoughts were drawn to Jiang Qingge's eyes and gaze.

It was as if Jiang Qingge couldn't live without Chu Jingyu's embrace at this moment.

"Ge'er, it's alright, Ge'er, don't be afraid. I'm here, I'm always here. Even if those bandits had really captured you, I wouldn't have risked everything. I would have saved your life!"

Chu Jingyu hugged Jiang Qingge tightly, gently patting her back with his large hand: "I'm here, I'm here. I will never let anyone hurt you so easily, and I will never let anything like that happen to you. Ge'er, I've told you before, you are the most important person in my heart, the most important person. I will never let anything happen to you easily, even if it costs me my life. I will definitely protect you and never let anyone hurt you easily. Today's events happened suddenly, but I did gain something from them. In the future, I will definitely do better than today, and I will definitely protect you very well, so that you will never have to live in such fear again."

Upon hearing Qing Yuan's words, Jiang Qingge's face showed a moved expression. She cried softly, touched, and gently stroked Chu Jingyu's cheek. The look in her eyes when she looked at Chu Jingyu was one of deep affection.

"No, Ah Jing, I don't want you to risk your life for me, I don't want you to fight for me, I don't want you to get hurt because of me, and I don't want you to lose your life because of me. The things I said to you just now were not to ask you to give your life for me, nor was it to ask you to go through fire and water for me. You know, my feelings for you have never changed, and of course I don't want anything to happen to you. The reason I said that was only because I was in that life-or-death situation, and it seemed that I finally realized how important you are to me."

I was aware of my feelings for you before, and I was aware of how important you were to me, but I never thought that I would care about someone so much, so much that on my deathbed, I was not afraid of dying, not afraid of losing my life, but afraid of never seeing you again.

Ah Jing… I feel like I'm hopeless, completely hopeless. I don't know why I'm like this, like someone without any reason or ability to calm down. I don't want to be like this. I know it will annoy people and you won't like it, and it will put pressure on you. But I can't hide it from you, Ah Jing. I love you so much, how can I hide it from you? I don't want to lie to you, I absolutely refuse to deceive you, so I can only tell you the truth.

You might think I'm not reserved, or that I'm not the proud and aloof person I used to be. But how can I explain to you that when I was on the verge of death, all I could think about was you, and your face was the first thing that came to mind?

Ah Jing, I want you to live well, as long as you keep living well. I want to see you become the top scholar in the imperial examination, to see your literary and military talents, to see all your talents achieve the results you deserve. You are such a talented person, no less talented than anyone else. If it weren't for your poor health, which delayed your participation in the imperial examinations, you would have already achieved fame and success, and you would have already obtained everything you wanted.

These words would move not only Chu Jingyu, who was already deeply in love with Jiang Qingge, but any man in the world would probably be touched and shocked by them.

In addition, Jiang Qingge's frail and delicate appearance as she cried made it impossible for anyone to resist siding with her.

Hearing this, Chu Jingyu hugged the person in his arms even tighter. Seeing the overwhelming heartache on his face, he knew he was deeply moved by Jiang Qingge's words and wished he could give his life for her. Chu Jingyu's eyes even reddened, a rare occurrence for him, and he said with deep affection:

"Ge'er, you always think this way: how could I not like you? You treat me so well, you are so affectionate towards me, and I feel the same way about you. How could I not like you? You have no idea how long I've waited for this day. You have no idea how long I've waited for you to say these words. How could I not like you? How could I feel pressured? I'm happy to accept it, yet I feel unworthy of it. Ge'er, I've remembered everything you said. I will definitely pass the exams and achieve academic success. I will definitely bring my talents to their fullest potential. I will definitely let you see an even more radiant me."

After saying this, Chu Jingyu hugged Jiang Qingge with such warmth and affection that he was completely unaware that Jiang Qingge, out of Chu Jingyu's sight, smiled with satisfaction and contentment.

Sure enough, she's still so easy to coax; a few words are all it takes to win her over.

Thinking about it, Jiang Qingge's gaze fell on Qingyuan, who was not far away and needed someone to help her stand up.

Their eyes met in mid-air, and the merchant raised an eyebrow provocatively.

How is it?

It's time to let her see clearly who Chu Jingyu truly loves. Don't let this wretched girl think she's doing well just because she made a fool of herself in front of the Empress Dowager a few times. In the end, she's just a maid, a servant, and can never rise above her station. So she shouldn't even dream of Chu Jingyu.

To everyone's surprise, when faced with her provocation, Qingyuan simply looked at her calmly for a moment, then shifted her gaze and spoke to Zheji beside her:

"May I take a look inside the young master's carriage?"

Qingyuan had actually witnessed the entire scene of Chu Jingyu and Jiang Qingge embracing and talking tenderly to each other, but it seemed that only now did Qingyuan realize—

Originally, when she saw Jiang Qingge and Chu Jingyu talking so affectionately, she wasn't jealous because she knew that she wasn't really anything to Chu Jingyu.

Later, Qingyuan decided to give up, and Chu Jingyu also decided to leave China. The Marquis's mansion gradually reduced Chu Jingyu's importance in her heart and she became less and less concerned about him. Even so, seeing the two of them so intimate in front of her, Qingyuan still couldn't help but think of her past with Chu Jingyu. It wasn't that she was too upset, but it wasn't exactly pleasant either.

But just now, Qingyuan just watched quietly, without feeling anything at all. Even though she was watching Jiang Qingge and Chu Jingyu talking, all she could think about was the Third Young Master and how he was injured.

She was thinking about whether the legendary doctor Saihuatong could cure the Third Young Master. She was also thinking about how she should take care of him if he was seriously injured because of her and suffered some kind of lifelong disability.

Many thoughts were intertwined, forming a tangled mess, but no matter how Qingyuan tried to sort them out, not a single one of them was related to Chu Jingyu and Jiang Qingge.

Jiang Qingge's provocative gaze finally brought Qing Yuan back to her senses.

It seems she really doesn't care about them at all anymore.

I don't even want to pay attention to the two of them.

It was against the rules, since men inevitably had to be naked when treating wounds. However, the scene was chaotic, and no one noticed Qingyuan. In addition, even if they did notice Qingyuan, the fact that she had redeemed herself had not yet been announced. Only she, Princess Jing'an, and Old Madam Dou knew about it.

Therefore, in everyone's eyes, she was still a maid in the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion. Even if they noticed, it was barely acceptable for a maid to take care of the young master.

The only thing that doesn't make sense is that if Chu Jingyu noticed, he might cause trouble, but Chu Jingyu is so dizzy from being coaxed by Jiang Qingge that he wants to give his life to Jiang Qingge right now and show her his heart. How could he possibly notice what Qingyuan is doing?

Just now, Qingyuan was on the verge of death, and Chu Jingyu chose Jiang Qingge without hesitation. There's no way he would think of Qingyuan now.

As Qingyuan was being helped over by Zheji, Old Madam Dou, also being helped by Granny Tang, arrived at the Third Young Master's carriage, only to be stopped by Chen Sha and a group of guards.

The old lady's face was filled with concern and worry. She held a handkerchief in her hand, and her eyes were brimming with tears, red and swollen, as if she were heartbroken and extremely anxious, truly worried about Chu Jingxian.

"How is Sanlang? Why did Sanlang rush in? Sanlang can't see, why couldn't you protect him? I can't see Sanlang's condition either, and none of you came to report. Can't I even come to see my son?"

As the old lady spoke, Granny Tang chimed in, "Would our mistress possibly harm the young master?! The young master is injured, and our mistress is more anxious than anyone else. She practically wanted to rush over herself. If it weren't for the servants holding her back, and if she hadn't been so frightened, she probably would have rushed over to check on him the moment she heard the noise. Right now, our mistress is only worried about his health. Why are you all protecting him so tightly? Do you think our mistress is a thief? Our mistress has always been truly devoted to the third young master, even more so than to the fifth young master. What exactly do you servants mean by this?!"

Faced with the old lady's request and Granny Tang's stern words, Chen Sha did not back down an inch, and answered expressionlessly:

"Madam Dou, the divine physician Sai Huatuo said that at this time, no one should disturb him. If anyone does, there could be endless troubles, as this is a matter of life and death. Please go back first, Madam Dou. If the young master's condition improves, we will definitely report to you."

As Chen Sha spoke, the guards around him showed no sign of backing down.

Just as Granny Tang was about to make trouble, she was stopped by the old lady, who said something and then turned and left.

The desolate scene of the old lady leading Tang Mama back home naturally caught the attention of many people who were quietly observing the scene.

Many of the ladies remarked, "Old Madam Dou is truly sincere towards the Third Young Master..."

As she said this, Qingyuan entered the carriage unnoticed from behind, under the cover of the broken halberd.