Sam: First of all, the Shvus Yaakov is talking about a besula who was attacked — not a married woman. Furthermore, he prefaces his commentary with “ee lav demistafina miperush Rashi… vehaRambam…” This means that while he thinks he has a good pshat, he does NOT put it forth as a psak. Additionally, when he concludes the tshuva he brings the proofs according to the accepted pshatim, and then adds “ve’af lefi ma shekosavti…”, which shows further that even he considers his pshat as a theoretical pshat and not a psak. The Shvus Yaakov did NOT rule Halacha lemaaseh that a married woman is permitted to go with hair uncovered.
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