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Chapter 123 She Has Feelings for Him
It was midnight, and a gentle night breeze was blowing.
Jiang Yuyue thought about Xie Jinglan and tossed and turned for a long time, unable to fall asleep.
With so many people around, she didn't go to visit Xie Jinglan again after settling him into his accommodation during the day. She also arranged for him to eat separately so they didn't run into each other. She didn't know if he had calmed down yet.
The main thing was that she felt inexplicably restless and had a strange, indescribable feeling.
It felt like something important was going to happen tonight.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuyue finally decided that she would feel at ease if she went to check on Xie Jinglan. After all, Xie Jinglan's room was not far from her, and it was just a matter of climbing over the wall.
When she tiptoed into Xie Jinglan's room, she saw Jixiang applying a wet towel to his head.
Jiang Yuyue's heart sank upon seeing this. Was he ill again?
The situation had been stable for a long time, so how could it happen so suddenly?
She hurried forward to touch Xie Jinglan's face, and it was alarmingly hot to the touch. He had such a high fever!
Jixiang was busy taking care of Xie Jinglan and didn't notice Jiang Yuyue's intrusion for a moment.
To be honest, he was really panicked by the side effects of the medicine. Even though he had heard from the young lord that the last course of treatment would be more effective than the previous one, he did not expect that it would cause His Highness to have such a high fever!
How long has he had a fever?
Jiang Yuyue frowned deeply. "Why didn't you come and inform me about this? You really don't care about your young master's life at all! What if something had happened to him?!"
Faced with Jiang Yuyue's accusation, Jixiang hurriedly explained, "It's common for the young master to have a fever. I'm used to taking care of him and can handle it myself, so I didn't intend to bother you, Miss. I've already given the young master his medicine, and now we just need to wait for the fever to subside."
Hearing this, Jiang Yuyue felt a little relieved, but the skin under her palm was still frighteningly hot, and she really couldn't leave him here.
Give me the handkerchief.
Jiang Yuyue took the handkerchief from Jixiang, soaked it in a basin of water, wrung it out, and carefully placed it on Xie Jinglan's forehead. Seeing Jiang Yuyue doing it herself, Jixiang quickly tried to stop her.
“Miss Jiang, it’s getting late. You’re pregnant, so you mustn’t overexert yourself. Young Master, you can leave things here to me. I will take good care of you, so you don’t need to worry.”
"fine."
Jiang Yuyue looked at Xie Jinglan's tightly closed eyes and reached out to wipe the sweat from his face. "Even if you persuade me to go back, I won't be able to sleep peacefully. I might as well stay here and see if he gets better."
Upon hearing this, Jixiang sighed. Knowing that Xie Jinglan was stubborn, he didn't try to persuade her any further. He simply helped her with her tasks all night until Xie Jinglan's fever gradually subsided and she began to wake up as dawn broke.
When he woke up, he saw Jiang Yuyue sitting by his bedside, dozing off, which made Xie Jinglan frown.
Seeing that he was awake, Jixiang quickly explained in a low voice, "It's not that I didn't try to persuade you, it's that Miss Jiang came over in the middle of the night and saw that you had a high fever and refused to leave. She insisted on staying here to take care of you all night!"
A slight look of surprise flashed in Xie Jinglan's eyes, which then turned into a different kind of intense emotion a moment later.
He stared intently at the woman's peaceful sleeping face beside the bed, his fingertips quietly touching her.
But as if worried about waking her, he suddenly withdrew his hand.
Seeing the change in his expression, Jixiang couldn't help but whisper, "This servant saw how devoted Miss Jiang was to you last night, she must have feelings for you!"
Xie Jinglan initially dismissed Ji Xiang's words, but now he actually found them somewhat meaningful.
Although Jiang Yuyue's initial approach may have been solely motivated by a desire to have a child in order to take revenge on the Xie family.
But now that she's pregnant, he should be useless to her, a sickly man who won't live more than a few days. Yet Jiang Yuyue's kindness towards him has only increased. If she were truly heartless towards him...
Xie Jinglan's eyes darkened, and a surge of warmth welled up in his usually indifferent gaze.
Does she have feelings for him?
As this thought crossed his mind, he paused slightly.
Just then, the servant who was bringing Xie Jinglan breakfast knocked on the door. "Third Young Master, are you awake? I've brought you your breakfast today."
Upon hearing the noise, Jixiang quickly responded, opened the door a crack, and squeezed out as if afraid of being seen inside. She reached out and took the tray from the servant's hand, saying, "Thank you."
Seeing Jixiang's appearance, the servant couldn't help but feel a little strange. However, since his young mistress had specifically instructed him not to disturb the third young master, he didn't ask any further questions.
This commotion finally woke Jiang Yuyue from her sleep, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she met Xie Jinglan's gaze.
Seeing that he had actually woken up, Jiang Yuyue's face lit up with joy, and she quickly reached out to touch his forehead.
"Thank goodness, the fever has finally subsided."
Jiang Yuyue finally breathed a sigh of relief, "You suddenly had a high fever last night, it almost scared me to death!"
Although Xie Jinglan was pleased with her affection for him, he still frowned when he saw her tired face.
"You're so caring towards others, but why do you act so recklessly when it comes to yourself? Have you forgotten that you're pregnant?"
Unexpectedly, Xie Jinglan immediately launched into a tirade of criticism upon waking up. Jiang Yuyue felt quite wronged, and Jixiang quickly tried to smooth things over, "Miss Jiang, the young master is just worried about you being tired all night. That's why breakfast has been brought over. Why don't you have some before going back to catch up on your sleep?"
Jiang Yuyue was already extremely sleepy, and she was also quite dissatisfied with Xie Jinglan's attitude earlier.
"No need." She glanced at Xie Jinglan and yawned lazily.
"I have other things to take care of."
She got up to leave, but couldn't help glancing at Xie Jinglan again. Seeing that he still had an indifferent attitude, she felt inexplicably annoyed.
If she hadn't come in the middle of the night to find Xie Jinglan had a high fever, he would probably be dead by now.
She said she was leaving, and Xie Jinglan didn't utter a single word to try and stop her...
Jiang Yuyue turned and stepped out of the room, becoming angrier the more she thought about it.
"Your Highness, why are you doing this? You clearly know that Miss Jiang means well, but you can't even be a little nicer with her."
Ji Xiang couldn't help but complain a couple of times. Xie Jinglan realized that he had spoken a bit harshly, but still said calmly, "What I said was not wrong."
Hearing this, Jixiang felt quite helpless and sighed.
……
the other side.
Pei Jingchuan was punished with thirty strokes of the cane for disobeying military orders. Although he was really worried about Jiang Yuyue, he had no choice but to stay in Jinling.
However, to put his mind at ease, Pei Jingchuan, though unaware of the divorce, learned that Jiang Yuyue had returned to the Jiang family. Before leaving, he still wanted to see Jiang Yuyue one last time. Despite his still-healing body, he arrived at the Jiang family's gate with the help of his adjutant.
"General, why must you do this..."
Wu Tianshi sighed, "It's really unnecessary to go to such lengths for a woman who won't accept you..."
Despite Wu Tianshi's persuasion, Pei Jingchuan remained unmoved. Just as he was about to call a servant to summon him, he saw the maid, Jasmine, about to leave.
"You're Jasmine, the maid from the Jiang family, right?"
Pei Jingchuan quickly stopped her, "Is Yue'er at home now? Could you please go in and let her know? I really want to see her one more time!"
Jasmine was somewhat surprised that Pei Jingchuan recognized her at a glance. After all, he had not returned to Jinling for many years, yet he could still remember the appearance of a mere maid.
However, Jasmine was well aware of her young mistress's attitude, and remembering what Xiaoliu had told her before, she could only refuse his request.