After getting married, she spent every night alone in her room; when she asked for a divorce, he kne

Cold and indifferent, not caring about people or things?

Liu Yuansheng pondered Xiao Jinghan's evaluation of her, thinking that she wasn't like this before. As for why she had become like this, she couldn't explain it for the time being.

"Yan'er is still young, what has this child done wrong?"

After a moment of silence, Liu Yuansheng said this.

Xiao Jinghan's eyes flashed, as if touched by Liu Yuansheng's words, "But I have wronged you once again. I'm sorry, it was my fault that day for saying those things to you."

Liu Yuansheng shook her head.

She had long forgotten what Xiao Jinghan had said to her, and even if what he said was offensive, she didn't care.

"The moment I saw you like this, I knew you didn't take my words to heart at all, because you don't care about me at all," Xiao Jinghan said, frowning. "Thinking about it this way, I actually feel a little wronged."

"Oh." Liu Yuansheng was confused. "Then what do you want?"

Xiao Jinghan laughed in exasperation, "I don't want to say anything. What I really wanted to say is that I truly didn't expect you to risk your life alone for Yan'er. I misunderstood you before."

He smiled and said, "Sometimes people's eyes can deceive them and make them misjudge others."

Liu Yuansheng remained noncommittal.

Xiao Jinghan was still holding the bird's nest porridge in his hand. He touched the inside of the bowl and said, "It's still warm. Eat it quickly."

Liu Yuansheng remained unmoved.

Xiao Jinghan: "What? Do you want me to feed you?"

He picked up the spoon. "Okay, to be honest, this is the first time I've ever fed someone."

After saying that, he actually scooped up a spoonful of porridge, blew on it, and handed it to Liu Yuansheng.

Liu Yuansheng's eyes darted around in surprise. "No need, I can do it myself."

She reached out and took the bowl of porridge from Xiao Jinghan's hand.

"Be careful, hold on tight." Xiao Jinghan handed over the bowl of porridge, and when he looked down, he saw Liu Yuansheng's wrists, which were red from being rubbed by the rope.

And the crimson jade bracelet that the old lady gave her.

He remembered that she used to wear a red string on her fair hands. The red string had long since disappeared, but when he recalled it, he inexplicably felt that she looked very beautiful with the red string on her wrist.

Liu Yuansheng took a spoon and silently ate two mouthfuls of porridge. She ate quietly and gracefully, displaying the elegance of a well-bred lady, far superior to that crazy girl Liu Nianxi. Indeed, some things are innate; even after being impersonated for many years, her noble bearing remained undiminished.

Not long after, Liu Yuansheng finished half a bowl of porridge.

"Give it to me."

Xiao Jinghan took the bowl of porridge from her hand and placed it on the round table with upturned legs made of huanghuali wood.

With his other hand, he held Liu Yuansheng's wrist firmly.

Liu Yuansheng was puzzled and frowned at Xiao Jinghan. Xiao Jinghan turned Liu Yuansheng's wrist over and pointed to the red marks on it, saying, "You're injured."

Liu Yuansheng looked down, her expression unusually calm, because in her eyes, this injury was nothing at all.

She tried to pull away, but Xiao Jinghan held her wrist tightly and wouldn't let go. Liu Yuansheng didn't dare to use too much force, worried about disturbing the sleeping Yan'er, so she asked softly, "What do you want to do?"

"Apply the medicine." Xiao Jinghan took out a small dark green medicine bowl from his pocket and said to Liu Yuansheng, "Since this ointment can heal the wound on the back of my hand, it can naturally heal yours as well."

After saying that, he opened the medicine mortar, took out a little ointment, and carefully applied it to Liu Yuansheng's wrist.

Liu Yuansheng slightly raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Jinghan, who was looking down and focusing on applying medicine to himself. She held her breath for a moment.

This was the second time Xiao Jinghan had applied medicine to her.

His fingertips were cool, and as they swirled around her wrist, they emitted a faint fragrance of roses. Liu Yuansheng instinctively felt that she was being overwhelmed by the fragrance; otherwise, why would she be unable to help but think of Jiang Zhihuan when she looked at Xiao Jinghan?

Jiang Zhihuan had once applied medicine to her with the same focus, and then carried her to Shuiyue Nunnery after she had fallen off a cliff.

Memories are like a lingering fog. Gradually, Liu Yuansheng's eyes welled up with tears, and she just stared blankly at Xiao Jinghan.

"Okay, remember not to eat any foods that may trigger allergies or other allergens these next couple of days."

Xiao Jinghan raised his head and was suddenly met with Liu Yuansheng's watery, shimmering eyes.

Xiao Jinghan's eyes flashed, and he grasped Liu Yuansheng's fingers, asking, "Why are you crying again?"

Liu Yuansheng snapped out of her daze, shook her head, wiped away her tears, and said, "It's nothing."

Xiao Jinghan observed Liu Yuansheng's expression, vaguely realizing something, but didn't say anything.

"With Yan'er here, you probably won't get a good night's rest." He looked at Yan'er, who was sleeping sprawled out, and said, "Why don't we let Nanny Li take him away?"

"Let Yan'er stay by my side," Liu Yuansheng said. "He's very attached to me, and he sleeps soundly when he's next to me."

"Yan'er might see you as his mother," Xiao Jinghan joked with a smile, "because you are genuinely good to him."

Liu Yuansheng was taken aback.

Even Xie Qinghe thought that she was afraid of being blamed by Xiao Jinghan, so she risked her life to save Yan'er, but Xiao Jinghan said that she was genuinely good to Yan'er.

Liu Yuansheng looked at Xiao Jinghan with gratitude, momentarily moved. "Your Highness, would you like to bring Yan'er's mother back?"

Xiao Jinghan was smiling as he gazed at the sleeping Yan'er when he heard Liu Yuansheng's words. He paused, then asked, "What did you say?"

"I ask you, why doesn't Your Highness bring Yan'er's mother back?" Liu Yuansheng explained, "The position of a mother is irreplaceable. No matter how hard the servants try, they are bound to make mistakes, but a child's mother is not."

Xiao Jinghan remained silent for a moment after hearing this. "Let's talk about it later." He gently rubbed Yan'er's cheek with his finger. "I just hope he grows up quickly."

Liu Yuansheng frowned, then asked, "Then, who exactly wants to harm Yan'er?"

Xiao Jinghan chuckled and said sarcastically, "Naturally, he's someone with a lot of ulterior motives hidden in his heart, someone who's harboring a bellyful of bad intentions and doesn't want me to have an easy time."

Liu Yuansheng stared intently at Xiao Jinghan.

Xiao Jinghan: "Don't worry, I won't let anyone who hurt you and Yan'er get away with it. But you should also be careful of the people around you. After all, you can know a person's face but not their heart."

After speaking, Xiao Jinghan paused for a moment, seemingly wanting to say something more, but ultimately said nothing, only smiling at Liu Yuansheng.

"Alright, it's late, you should get some rest too." Xiao Jinghan stood up, yawned, and said, "I'm sleepy too. We can talk about it tomorrow."

Liu Yuansheng looked at Xiao Jinghan, who had a lazy and incomparably handsome appearance, and nodded, "Okay."

……

At the same time, upon learning that Liu Yuansheng had safely returned to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, Jiang Zhihuan extinguished the last candle in the room.

Although the lights were out, he was wide awake. He sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed, gazing at the moon outside the window, lost in thought.

Suddenly, the door creaked open from the outside, and a slender figure slipped in.

Jiang Zhihuan didn't even glance at the other person, remaining in his posture gazing at the moonlight, and said, "Lord Jin has arrived?"

Jin Gongzheng stood in the shadows, his face gloomy, and said, "Lord Jiang, you seem to be in high spirits, staying up late into the night, alone, reminiscing about someone, and admiring the moonlight?"

He pushed open the door and slowly entered. "Lord Jiang's leisurely demeanor makes me wonder if he might extend his affection for Xiao Jinghan to his own family and help him deal with me."

"Lord Jiang, you misunderstand." Jiang Zhihuan turned his face and said, "I am also quite surprised that the matter of Muktaiji has turned out this way, but in the end, it was Lord Jin who chose to make a deal with Muktaiji."

"So, Lord Jiang is going to withdraw from this?" Jin Gongzheng asked.

"How could that be?" Jiang Zhihuan said. "Lord Jin is imprisoned, so it's good for him to hide away and avoid trouble for now. I will help you get justice."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Jiang."

Jin Gongzheng took half a step back, turned around, and quickly left...