As soon as Yu Jiao knelt down to salute, Xue Rong raised her hand and helped her up. She said with a gentle smile, "Why are you being so distant with me? Sit down and talk."
Yu Jiao sat down on a round stool nearby. Xue Rong raised her hand to signal the maid to pour tea. "Last time, Shang'er came to me in a hurry and said that something happened to you in the prince's palace. I was so worried that I rushed to the palace and thought that the prince was ignorant and bullied you. Later, Yu Shidu from the Hanlin Academy said that the prince was unwell and summoned you to diagnose his pulse."
Xue Rong raised her eyelids and glanced at Yu Jiao, and deliberately said, "I have always been at odds with the mother and daughter of the East Palace. I think you should know this. There are so many doctors in the Imperial Hospital, but he chose to send you there. I am afraid he wants to get some news about me from you." She pulled Yu Jiao's hand and asked, "Did the prince bully you? If he makes things difficult for you, just tell me and I will definitely seek justice for you! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be pregnant with this child. You are the benefactor of this child in my belly."
Yu Jiao would not take Xue Rong's words seriously. She just listened to the words of the palace people. She smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. It is my duty to treat you. The prince did not make things difficult for me. He just heard some rumors and thought that I was a great doctor. That's why he summoned me to take his pulse. He did not ask me about your Majesty."
Yu Jiao took out the pulse pillow from the diagnosis box, and Xue Rong put her hand on it, with a hint of mockery in her tone, "I'm glad I didn't embarrass you. You don't know that everyone in this palace is a fake. The prince looks upright and honest, but he has a lot of thoughts in his mind. He is not someone you can easily get along with."
Yu Jiao smiled faintly and didn't respond.
Regardless of whether Xue Rong was sincere in what she said or had other ideas, Yu Jiao had no intention of getting involved in the disputes in the palace. She would settle the account with Zhu Yu as soon as she had the chance.
"I heard that Yu Shidu, who won the top three places in the imperial examination of the Hanlin Academy, is your brother?" Xue Rong said with a smile, "I saw him the other day in the palace. Yu Shidu is very handsome, a handsome man like an orchid or a jade tree."
Yu Jiao was caught off guard by Xue Rong's sudden mention of Yu Qizhe. She was distracted and went back to checking Xue Rong's pulse. She nodded and replied, "Before I returned to the capital, I was fostered in his home."
Xue Rong smiled, "Shang'er is full of praise for Yu Shidu. That girl has been talented since she was young. All the young masters in Shengjing look down on her, but they admire Yu Shidu very much. It's really that the girl is out of control now that she has grown up!"
Yu Jiao's hand on Xue Rong's pulse moved slightly. She naturally understood the meaning of Xue Rong's smiling words.
Yu Jiao was a little flustered. She withdrew her finger, not wanting to listen any more, and said, "Your Majesty, the fetus in your belly is fine, and there is nothing wrong with your body. I will prescribe another dose of pregnancy-protecting medicine for you. You only need to take one dose a day."
Xue Rong heard Yu Jiao say this and touched her belly. "It's good as long as there's nothing wrong. It's just that I've been feeling tired and a little sleepy lately."
"This is because Your Majesty had taken the herb Zi Ji Cao before. If Your Majesty insists on giving birth to this child, your body will be even more tired and weaker than it is now. Your Majesty must be prepared." Yu Jiao said.
Xue Rong touched her belly and was silent for a while. Although her voice was soft, it was still as firm as when she decided to have a child, "I want to give birth to him safely."
Yu Jiao nodded and started writing a prescription on the table. When she was about to leave after writing the prescription, Xue Rong said, "It's still several hours before noon. Please stay a little longer and talk to me."
Just as Yu Jiao was about to make an excuse to refuse, Xue Rong had already pulled her to sit down, not allowing her to refuse.
"Yu Shidu is working in the previous dynasty, so it is inconvenient for me to see him. Since you and he are brother and sister, you have grown up together day and night. Tell me what kind of person he is. Although Shang'er praises Yu Shidu highly, as his elder sister, I still have to give him some advice!" Xue Rong said with a smile.
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