Ye Wanhe saw the deaf-mute boy in front of her. He had been living underground for many years and looked very white, not as white as ordinary people. He had bright eyes and white teeth, and looked to be about the same age as her brother, about seventeen or eighteen years old.

"Ah Hong, I don't understand your gestures."

Ye Wanhe took the Ma Su Tang and ate it. Her eyes were slightly red as she said, "It tastes like my childhood, it tastes like home."

When Ah Hong saw tears in Ye Wanhe's eyes, he made faces to cheer her up.

Ye Wanhe went outside to have some tea, and Ah Hong came forward and handed her a cup of tea.

Ye Wanhe took the tea and smiled gently at Ah Hong. "I have a younger brother who is about your age. When I cried as a child, he would make me happy. His name is Ye Li. Over the years, I have only seen him briefly once..."

Ah Hong gestured, and this time Ye Wanhe understood, "Do you want to recognize me as your sister?"

Ah Hong smiled at Ye Wanhe and nodded.

Ye Wanhe smiled and said, "It would be nice to have you as my brother."

Ah Hong gestured towards Ye Wanhe, as if wanting her to smile more. Ye Wanhe said, "Well, I will smile more, at least for my child."

Ye Wanhe looked at the innocent boy in front of her, "Do you still remember your necklace?"

Ah Hong raised the silk cord and uttered two words with great difficulty, "Sister, sister."

Ye Wanhe was surprised and asked, "Can you speak?"

Ah Hong shook his head and said two words with difficulty: "Sister."

Seeing that Ah Hong only knew how to say "sister," Ye Wanhe asked, "Ah Hong, do you want to come out of this underground palace? Come live on the surface?"

Ah Hong made a respectful gesture.

Ye Wanhe guessed that Ah Hong meant that he was only loyal to His Majesty and His Highness.

Ye Wanhe chuckled. This young man recognized her as his elder sister. How could she take advantage of him?

Hearing the noise outside, Ye Wanhe wanted to ask Ah Hong to retreat quickly, but it was too late. She saw that the door of the hall had already opened.

Ye Wanhe finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Gu Jingyu came alone.

"Jingyu, why did you come in alone?"

Gu Jingyu said, "I saw that there was no one on duty outside, so I came in to take your pulse. Did I disturb you?"

"No." Ye Wanhe chuckled lightly.

Gu Jingyu looked at the young eunuch with a red mole between his eyebrows behind Ye Wanhe and said jokingly, "Is this eunuch new to the East Palace? He's quite handsome."

Ye Wanhe nodded and said, "Yes, I just came to the East Palace."

Gu Jingyu came over to check Ye Wanhe's pulse and said, "Sister-in-law, the baby in your belly is very healthy, but you seem to have something that scares you. Are you afraid of giving birth? It's okay, I'm here, I will ensure a safe delivery."

Ye Wanhe asked Gu Jingyu, "Jingyu, do you have any medicine that can cure muteness?"

Gu Jingyu said, "I have a poison that can make people mute, but I don't have any medicine to cure muteness. Is the person you want to treat mute from the beginning, or did they become mute later, or is it because of deafness..."

Ye Wanhe asked, "Is there a poison that can make people mute? Can you give it to me?"

Gu Jingyu asked in confusion: "Your Highness, sister-in-law, what do you want this medicine for?"

Ye Wanhe smiled and said, "There are bound to be some secrets in the palace, and I can't bear to see these palace servants die trying to keep them secret. If there's a drug that can make people mute, that would be great. It could also save lives. Can you give me some?"

Gu Jingyu said: "Of course, I will bring the mute medicine to the palace for you tomorrow..."

Ye Wanhe said, "This matter is definitely shameful. Remember not to tell anyone about it."

Gu Jingyu nodded to Ye Wanhe without any guard.

Ye Wanhe looked at Ah Hong behind her again, "He is the person I wanted to cure the muteness. He seems to be able to say the word 'sister'."

Gu Jingyu said, "Come here, I'll take your pulse."

When Ah Hong saw Gu Jingyu lowering her head with a slightly red face, there was shyness in the boy's eyes, so he slowly handed his hand to Gu Jingyu.

Gu Jingyu asked, "You can hear me? So you're not deaf, just dumb?"

Ah Hong shook his head.

Ye Wanhe explained, "He can only read lips, but he is actually deaf."