Even he himself had never expected that he would go to such lengths over something so pointless.
But then again, she was his woman. He could do whatever he wanted with her. What did it have to do with anyone else?
Du Heng shot him a sidelong glance.
It seemed this brat really did treat the woman in his bed differently.
After quietly taking Su Qiao's pulse for a while, Du Heng finally released her hand. "Have you recently felt weak all over, with heaviness in your hands and feet, or has this always been the case?"
Su Qiao knew that Su Lian Yue had been in poor health since childhood. If she had not been so beautiful, the Su family probably would have given up on her long ago.
She sighed softly, a trace of melancholy appearing in her expression. "These are all old ailments. They started when I was very young. I probably can't be cured."
"Madam, there's no need to worry, Madam..."
Du Heng had just begun trying to draw more information out of her when he was interrupted.
"Can you stop spouting nonsense and say something useful?" Thinking of how this woman had praised Du Heng earlier, and how she was now speaking so gently to him while constantly staring at him, Ye Shaoxuan felt thoroughly uncomfortable.
"What exactly is wrong with her lousy body?"
"Hmm..." Du Heng pondered for a moment before explaining, "Her blood and qi circulate more slowly than those of ordinary people. It should be caused by blockages in her meridians. This condition is extremely rare—there's probably only one such person in ten thousand."
Ye Shaoxuan rarely looked stunned. "She was born with it?"
Du Heng turned around and gave Su Qiao a thoughtful glance. "Some people are born with it, while