Since Annan Hou returned to Beijing, Liu Ziqi often went in and out of Annan Hou's mansion. Yu Jiao also knew about it. She nodded and said, "Big brother, I'm leaving."

"Yu Jiao."

Yu Jiao had just taken a few steps when Liu Ziqi called her name from behind. Yu Jiao looked back. She rarely heard her older brother calling her name like this.

"Don't forget..." Liu Ziqi tapped his own neck.

Yu Jiao immediately understood. The phoenix whistle given to her by her elder brother was hanging under the collar around her neck. She knew that Liu Ziqi was reminding her not to forget the phoenix whistle if she encountered any danger.

Yu Jiao walked towards the Xue family's carriage. The maid guarding outside the carriage said to the inside of the carriage, "County Lady, Miss Liu San is here."

Xue Qingshang lifted the carriage curtain and motioned Yu Jiao to get on.

Sitting in the carriage, Xue Qingshang looked at her and said, "I heard that Miss Liu San was originally raised in Master Yu's home. Is she and Master Yu's brother?"

Yu Jiao nodded.

Xue Qingshang smiled, as if trying to show her friendly side in front of Yu Jiao. She said, "You don't have to be so reserved in front of me. Tell me about your brother's studies in Qingzhou."

Yu Jiao curled her fingers slightly on her knees and tightened them. She glanced at Xue Qingshang, who was looking at her leisurely, waiting for her to say something interesting about Yu Qizhe. This was a sign of great interest, and further development should be that she was pleased.

Yu Jiao took a deep breath and spoke slowly and awkwardly, "Yu...Yu Wu Ge has always been very hardworking in his studies. He won the first place in the Tongsheng exam when he was thirteen. Later, due to poor health, he did not take the exam again. He is a very talented person, and the headmaster of the county school appreciates him very much."

"Master Yu is not feeling well? I can't tell." Xue Qingshang asked with concern, "How is he not feeling well? What's wrong with him? Has the doctor checked him out?"

Yu Jiao pinched her palms. She actually wanted to do something bad and tell Xue Qingshang that Yu Qizhe had an incurable disease and would not live long, so that she would give up the idea of ​​having a crush on Yu Qizhe.

But this thought only flashed through her mind. They had already separated, and she couldn't stop Yu Qizhe from running towards someone better.

"The weakness I had in the womb has been cured." Yu Jiao said.

Xue Qingshang seemed to realize that she was too concerned, and said with a smile as if to cover up, "I forgot that you are the doctor."

She poured Yu Jiao a cup of tea and said, "I heard you call him Brother Yu Wu. Is he the fifth child in the family?"

Yu Jiao nodded, "He has several cousins, and he is the youngest in the family."

"I see that your Fifth Brother Yu has a rather cold personality, but has he been like this since he was young?" Xue Qingshang took a sip of tea and continued.

Hearing her talk about Yu Qizhe, Yu Jiao felt a little sad, but she could only pretend to be calm and said, "He is not an extroverted person, he is more silent and doesn't talk much."

Actually, that’s not the case. When the two of them were getting along well, Yu Qizhe was quite talkative. He would say sweet and heartwarming love words, and he would often smile at her tenderly. When he was drunk, he was even more straightforward and cute.

But these are the things Yu Jiao will probably never see again.

Along the way, Xue Qingshang was smiling and asked about some trivial matters related to Yu Qizhe with great interest. It was not until the carriage arrived in front of the palace gate that Xue Qingshang asked the question she wanted to know most with a little shyness.

"What kind of girl does your Fifth Brother Yu like?"

Yu Jiao raised her eyes to look at her. There was a gleam in Xue Qingshang's eyes. Although there was a hint of shyness in her expression, her posture was very generous. She did not have the shyness of an ordinary woman. This favored girl was always confident and proud even when she loved someone.

Yu Jiao shook her head, "I don't know either."

"Does he have a girl he likes?" Xue Qingshang asked.

Yu Jiao paused for a moment and said in silence, "Probably not." Maybe it existed in the past, but it should be gone now.

Xue Qingshang chuckled and said, "That's right. I think your Fifth Brother Yu only has studying in his mind. How can he think about anything else?"

She seemed very happy and reached out to help Yu Jiao when she got off the carriage.

The imperial palace of Taiyan was no different from those of other dynasties in history, with high walls and strict guards.

The guards at the palace gate were quite respectful to Xue Qingshang. Jianjia and Bailu were both stopped outside. Yu Jiao could only enter the palace alone and was not allowed to bring any maids with her. However, the maidservant beside Xue Qingshang could follow her in and out of the palace. Although Yu Jiao had not yet actually entered the palace, she could already feel how much Concubine Xue was favored.

Walking along the long corridor with red walls, Xue Qingshang finally mentioned the intention of Concubine Xue summoning her into the palace. "My elder sister has never been pregnant with an heir since she had a miscarriage when she first entered the palace. People say that you are quite knowledgeable about women's diseases. I summoned you to the palace this time because, firstly, my elder sister wants to see you, and secondly, I want you to help her take her pulse."

Xue Qingshang seemed to be getting close to Yu Jiao because she had been talking to her about Yu Qizhe in the carriage. She said to her softly, "If you can make my sister pregnant with an heir, my sister will satisfy you with any reward you want. It is not impossible for her to even ask for the title of a county lady in front of His Majesty."