Chapter 261: Chapter 150: Defending in a Domineering Way (Part 2)

The man's injuries were fatal, and he died.

The woman was left a widow.

Xuanping Marquis pitied her and gave her some silver.

As it happened, the medical practitioner's relatives were victims of a flood, had brought their family and sought refuge with the practitioner.

The practitioner's home was now without room, and the Marquis, needing treatment for his injuries, couldn't travel far.

"If you do not mind, sir, you may stay in my home," the woman proposed.

From then on, Gu Jiao could piece together what happened without needing the steward Liu to elaborate.

"The Marquis stayed for half a year, until his injuries were fully healed. He asked her if she wanted to go with him to the capital, but she was hesitant. The Marquis, never a man to force others, gave her a token and told her she could come to the capital and find him whenever she was ready."

Steward Liu sighed, "Oh, the Marquis... He really doesn't understand women."

Gu Jiao wasn't involved, so she didn't comment.