The mistress who remarried has returned.

The restraints on Su Yunxi were suddenly loosened, and Qin Huai released her.

The moment he heard the words "Miss Xue," he released her without hesitation.

Just now she was trying to break free, but now that he has truly let go, she is filled with endless disappointment.

Qin Huai didn't say anything more, not even goodbye. He turned around to leave, but then felt his sleeve tighten.

He paused, turned around, and saw Su Yunxi with her head down, holding onto his sleeve without saying a word, just pulling on his sleeve to prevent him from leaving.

"Why are you dragging me along when you're not going to feed him?"

Su Yunxi didn't know why she stopped him. Was it because she didn't want him to leave her to go to the Jingxin Market to meet Xue Wenying? Or was it because she had been wronged at the Su residence today and hoped that he could keep her company?

Or, she might suddenly feel resentful that those seven years were used by him as a tool for spite, and want to ask him why he had the right to use her.

Why did I enter her empty heart, let her know what it felt like to be loved, and then take it all away?

However, she couldn't say a word. In the end, she only said, "You can leave, but Dr. Kang has to stay a little longer. The patients here haven't finished seeing him yet."

"Of course. I'm still waiting for Lady Liang to decide on the location and fulfill her promise." Qin Huai pulled out his sleeve, snorted coldly, and strode out of the bedroom.

Su Yunxi leaned against the wardrobe door and fell silent.

Is the girl in the bronze mirror crying?

The girl in the bronze mirror looks just like her.

The girl in the bronze mirror is her.

Upon seeing the scene, Kang Yin withdrew, poured the medicine back into the pot, and simmered it on a small stove. He then sat on a small stool, head bowed, watching the pot, his heart filled with anxiety.

Qin Huai stepped out of the inner room, paused and stopped when he passed Kang Yin.

Time seemed to stand still, and the air seemed to have been sucked out.

Kang Yin looked up at Qin Huai, then slowly lowered his head. Sweat trickled down his face to his chin, dripping into the fire and making a sizzling sound.

Without uttering a single word, Qin Huai stepped out of the reception room again.

After Qin Huai left the reception room, Kang Yin took a deep breath and realized that he had even held his breath. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and face with his sleeve. From now on, his life was in the general's hands.

I must be much more careful in my actions from now on. I was really reckless today, and I actually witnessed the Protector General and the Crown Prince's concubine being intimate.

The main reason is that I really didn't expect that such a man who adheres to proper conduct could also have such a rebellious side.

As Liu Shun followed Qin Huai out of the East Palace, he whispered, "I've taken care of everything inside. I've arranged for people to interrogate the guards at the East Palace, which will take quite a while. Kang Yin can leave with these people later. There won't be any problems. General, you can rest assured."

As he spoke, Liu Shun approached the carriage and took down a stool, placing it beside Qin Huai's feet.

Qin Huai stepped onto the carriage using a stool.

Liu Shun put the stool away, sat down in front of the carriage, and said, "I thought Consort Liang was reluctant to see the General leave, and was trying to persuade him to stay. Who knew she was afraid that the General would take Kang Yin with him when he left? She has no conscience at all. The General treated her to lunch for nothing again today."

Qin Huai said, "That's why I said you're spineless and delusional. Why are you being so jealous?"

"I just couldn't help it. I felt particularly resentful. I will definitely be more composed in the future. It's none of our business who she wants to bathe." Liu Shun scratched his head. "Then I will take you to the Jingxin Market now and accompany Miss Xue to the antique vase shop to buy a gift for Madam Qin."

Qin Huai entered the carriage, leaned back lazily, pinched the bridge of his nose to shake off his weariness, and said in a low voice, "I'm tired. Go help Xue Wenying choose a gift. I don't want to go."

Liu Shun noticed the weariness in Qin Huai's voice. "Indeed, you've been kept busy by Consort Liang these past two days since you returned from Jingzhou, and haven't had a chance to rest properly. Well then, after I take you back to your residence, I'll accompany Miss Xue to choose a gift. You finally have half a day off, and it's already nightfall. There are other plans for tomorrow. General, you really don't get any peace and quiet every day."

Qin Huai did not respond to Liu Shun. His gaze fell on his indigo cloak, which Su Yunxi had neatly folded and placed on the carriage seat. His eyes were deep in the stillness.

***

Kang Yin poured the dark brown medicine back into the bowl, covered the stove opening to cut off the fire and oxygen, and slowly extinguished it. Then he carried the bowl of medicine into the inner room.

When Su Yunxi saw Kang Yin enter, both of them tacitly avoided mentioning what had just happened. It was as if he hadn't seen what had occurred, and she was as if she didn't know he had.

Su Yunxi reached out to take the medicine bowl, "Dr. Kang, thank you for your trouble. Give me the medicine, and I will serve the Crown Prince. As for his leg injuries, could you please bandage them or do something to treat them? You are a professional, while I am a novice, so what do you think..."

Kang Yin pondered the suffocating pressure he felt when Qin Huai left, his foot pausing near him. If he continued to have Liangdi feed him mouth-to-mouth, it would seem inappropriate. What if the general minded being fed mouth-to-mouth? If he allowed Liangdi to feed the Crown Prince mouth-to-mouth, he would appear to lack emotional intelligence and incur the general's resentment. General Qin was a man of deep cunning, and those around him were handling the situation with great care.

"The Crown Prince is in good health, so I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you to lift him up to sit up and feed him the medicine. If he lies down, it might be difficult for him to swallow the medicine properly, and he might choke on it, which would be even more troublesome."

Su Yunxi thought Kang Yin was right. "Then I'd like to trouble you, Dr. Kang, to lend a hand and help the Crown Prince up so I can feed him his medicine."

Kang Yin thought for a moment, shook his head, and blew on the medicine in the bowl before glancing at Consort Su. He noticed her lips were slightly swollen, clearly from the general's kiss. He looked away, placed his hand under the prince's shoulder, and helped him up so the prince could lean against him. "I'll feed him the medicine. Consort, please get a handkerchief to catch some of the medicine, so it doesn't soak his clothes. It's cold in winter, and it's inconvenient for the prince to change."

Su Yunxi was extremely grateful to Kang Yin, "You are so kind, Dr. Kang."

It is said that doctors are benevolent, and this is indeed true. Kang Yin did not mind that the Crown Prince's mouth was full of blood. He carefully rinsed the Crown Prince's mouth with water and then fed him the medicine. Su Yunxi thought that she and the Crown Prince would remember this kindness.

People often remember the smallest acts of help they receive when they are in trouble.

Kang Yin simply smiled slightly, "I'm not as good as Liangdi said. I have my own concerns about why I personally feed her the medicine."

Su Yunxi didn't quite understand what he meant, but since he didn't say it explicitly, she didn't press him further. That's just how she is; she knows when to stop and won't make the other person feel uncomfortable.

Kang Yin couldn't help but ask, "Back then, why did Consort Liang go to the Crown Prince's tent the night she went to the military camp? Did something happen? Consort Liang seems like a dutiful girl."