Fortunately, Cheng Ying didn't seem to notice. After finishing a bowl of red date soup, Yu Jiao took the empty bowl to the kitchen.

After returning to the room, Cheng Ying was already sitting next to the bed. He looked a little sleepy: "Let's make do with it tonight. We can sleep in the same bed."

Seeing two quilts on the couch, she nodded and got into bed with her clothes on.

Cheng Ying lay outside, and Yu Jiao moved inside, leaving a space of pillow between them.

"Jiaojiao." Cheng Ying lay on her side and looked at her, sighing softly, "Lying like this, it seems like I'm back in the Qinling Mountains."

Yu Jiao's eyes moved slightly, she knew the feeling that Cheng Ying was talking about. They used to lie on the mountain and look at the stars. It was quiet and comfortable, and it felt like a peaceful time.

But times have changed and there is no going back.

She closed her eyes and could feel Cheng Ying's gaze on her face.

Half an hour later, the breathing of the person beside her became even, and Yu Jiao slowly opened her eyes. She did not move, staring at Cheng Ying's face for a long time, and then she called him softly: "Brother, are you asleep?"

The person next to her did not respond, and her breathing did not change. Yu Jiao raised her hand and pushed him, but Cheng Ying still did not wake up.

"Brother, I want to get up at night." Yu Jiao talked to herself, carefully stepped past him and got out of bed.

After putting on her shoes and socks, Yu Jiao stood up and lit the candle. She was not sure whether Xia Ning was watching her, so she went outside with the candle in her hand.

She stood in the yard and waited for a while, but when Xia Ning didn't show up, she turned off the lights and walked quickly towards the gate.

She removed the bolt very gently, held her breath, pushed open a crack, slipped out sideways, and then ran as fast as she could. She didn't know how long the effect of the drug would last, and was worried that Cheng Ying would catch up with her soon, so she didn't dare to stop for a moment.

During the day, she heard the old lady of the house where she stayed say that if she went west from the village, she would reach Jiaxing Prefecture.

Yu Jiao thought that if Cheng Ying found out that she was missing, she would come back to look for her, so she would go to Jiaxing Prefecture to hide in the dark.

Half an hour later, Yu Jiao could no longer run. It was very dark around her. It was midnight. Maybe it was because she was walking on a small path in the village, but she didn't see any pedestrians on the road.

In the darkness of the night, Yu Jiao walked stumblingly. She was lucky and found her way to the official road. She also met a group of people on the road. The woman in the car was going to Jiaxing to visit her relatives. She was a kind person and agreed to give Yu Jiao a ride after she stopped a car.

Yu Jiao thanked the woman and got into the carriage.

As they chatted, Yu Jiao learned that the woman's surname was Huang and her brother was the Tongzhi of Jiaxing Prefecture. No wonder the visiting team consisted of dozens of servants and maids.

Yu Jiao was not sure whether a pass was required to enter Jiaxing City, so she wanted the woman to give her a ride into the city. She made up a lie and said that she was forced by her family to marry a widower as his second wife. She heard that the widower's previous wife was beaten to death, so she was really scared and ran away.

This aroused Huang's sympathy. When she heard that Yu Jiao knew medicine, she was very surprised. She took Yu Jiao's hand and said, "I wonder if my sister is good at treating women's diseases?"

Yu Jiao nodded, "I used to see women a lot."

The woman hurriedly asked, "Could you help me take a look, sister? I haven't been feeling well since I gave birth to my first child. I haven't gotten pregnant again in the past few years. I've consulted many doctors privately and taken a lot of herbal medicine, but there's still no sign of pregnancy."

"I married into a wealthy merchant family in Fengyuan County. After giving birth to a daughter a few years ago, I have no more children. If my brother was not the Tongzhi of Jiaxing Prefecture, my in-laws would have been a little cautious and would have given my husband several concubines long ago."

Yu Jiao raised her hand and placed it on Huang's pulse. After checking her pulse, she asked, "Did sister have a hemorrhage during childbirth? Do you have any symptoms of hemorrhage now?"

Huang nodded repeatedly: "It was thanks to the hundred-year-old ginseng that he was able to survive, but he also had a leak in his body."

"You lost a lot of energy during childbirth, so you need to cure your uterine bleeding first." Yu Jiao said, "After you have recovered from your physical condition, you need to relax a little so that you can get pregnant."

Huang asked hurriedly, "How long does it take for the medicine to take effect?"

"I will prescribe two prescriptions for you later. If you take them for ten days, you should see the effects." Yu Jiao continued, "You need to take the prescriptions for conditioning your body for a month."

Huang was delighted to hear this and said, "If you can get me pregnant in just a month, then you will be my benefactor."

She took Yu Jiao's hand and said, "Don't worry, sister. If you don't have a place to stay in Jiaxing, just follow me to my brother's house and stay there temporarily."

Yu Jiao thought about it and decided that living in an official's home would be much safer than living outside, so she did not refuse.

In the second half of the night, both of them were a little sleepy. There was a mattress in the car, and Huang asked Yu Jiao to share it. The two of them leaned against the inner wall of the car and fell asleep.

Yu Jiao was awakened by the sound of people outside. She lifted the curtain of the car and saw that she had arrived outside the city of Jiaxing.

For some reason, there were many people queuing up in front to enter the city.

Huang's maid asked around at the city gate and said to Huang, "Madam, I don't know what happened in the city. There are many more guards at the city gate, and the search inside the city is very strict."

Yu Jiao's heart tightened when she heard this, "Sister, I don't have a pass."

Huang comforted her, "I'll just say you're my maid, and I think nothing will happen."

Yu Jiao nodded. This was all she could do.

"Then I'll get off the car." She thought that she would be less noticeable if she stood with the maids.

"Okay." Huang told the head maid and asked Yu Jiao to follow her.

Yu Jiao got off the carriage and waited for a moment before it was their team's turn.

The guard at the city gate came forward to question them. Huang's maid took out a note and handed it to the guard, saying, "Our lady is the younger sister of Huang Tongzhi. She is going back to her parents' home to visit her relatives."

The guard read the post and his attitude improved. "The city has been under strict inspection recently to prevent pirates from sneaking in. I hope Madam will give you some convenience."

Huang lifted the car curtain and allowed the guards to check her as usual.

After searching the carriage, the guard looked at the maids and servants one by one. When it was Yu Jiao's turn, the guard stared at her carefully for several times, hesitated for a moment, and then looked at the next person.

Fortunately, they entered the city safely. Zhang asked Yu Jiao to get on the carriage again.

Yu Jiao thought that when she arrived at the prefectural government, Huang Tong, she might be able to reveal her identity and ask him to help deliver a letter to the capital, or send someone to take her back to the capital.

With such anticipation, her tense heartstrings finally relaxed.

"Sister, why haven't you arrived yet?" The carriage had been in the city for a long time. Yu Jiao couldn't help but lift the curtain and look outside. She saw that it was no longer a bustling street, but a secluded alley.

Huang smiled and said, "We are here. My brother likes quietness, so the yard he bought is a bit remote."

Soon, the carriage stopped and Huang called Yu Jiao to get off the carriage together. The head maid went forward and knocked on the gate, and soon a servant came out to greet them.

Huang took Yu Jiao's hand and walked into the courtyard, smiling and saying, "I'll take you to visit my brother first."

Yu Jiao naturally had no objection. Since she was staying in someone's house, it was time for her to meet the owner.