"Go to the East Factory to find Xia Ning. I'm looking forward to the 'fun' you mentioned!" After Cheng Ying said this, he turned and left. The eunuch who was holding an umbrella for him to block the sun hurried forward.
Yu Qizhe watched Cheng Ying's figure gradually walking away with a deep look in his eyes. Lu Jin found out in Huairou that Yu Jiao had been brought up by Cheng Ying since she was young, and even the name Yu Jiao was given to her by Cheng Ying. What kind of relationship was there between Cheng Ying and Yu Jiao? This made Yu Qizhe feel uneasy.
Yu Jiao clearly had no memory of anything related to Cheng Ying when she was young, but what about Cheng Ying? He must have noticed Yu Jiao as soon as she entered Beijing, otherwise he would not have adopted her as his adopted daughter with great fanfare.
Yu Qizhe, Liu Yu's concubine, has become increasingly skeptical of this so-called life story.
He was anxious because he was afraid that one day Yu Jiao would be swept into some vortex and unable to extricate herself.
"Yu Shidu, who are you waiting for?" A woman's gentle voice came from behind.
Yu Qizhe turned around and looked at the person who came.
Xue Qingshang was standing not far away, with two maids beside her. When she saw Yu Qizhe looking at her, she raised her foot, hesitated for a moment, and slowly walked over.
Her eyes were slightly red and swollen, as if they had been washed with water. She looked up at Yu Qizhe, "Yu Shidu..." She paused, bit her lower lip, and was silent for a moment before she spoke, "I came from my elder sister's Changle Palace. My elder sister told me everything..."
Yu Qizhe looked at her calmly.
After a moment of silence, Xue Qingshang pursed her lips and revealed a forced smile. She grabbed the handkerchief in her hand and said with some difficulty, "Is what my sister said true? Are you... not willing to marry me, and you said this on purpose out of desperation?"
"I have been ill since I was young. My mother took me everywhere to seek medical advice. Later, for my life, she made me an outer disciple of Fahua Temple." Yu Qizhe said in a flat voice, "I am a student in the seventh year of Mingzheng Middle School. Due to congenital deficiencies and weak body, I was unable to continue the imperial examination until last year, when I recovered and was able to continue. If the Princess of Changle County does not believe me, you can send someone to Changkui to inquire."
Xue Qingshang's eyes turned red again, and there were tears in them. She held the handkerchief in her hand, and she still couldn't accept it. How could a gentleman like Yu Qizhe, who was well-read and well-read, be like a eunuch? He couldn't even marry and have children?
She had mixed feelings in her heart, she hated the world for being jealous of her talent, she felt sorry for Yu Qizhe, and she was sad for herself. She was so happy a few days ago, thinking that she would get what she wanted, marry him, and be his wife who would accompany him day and night, but today was like a bolt from the blue, and all her fantasies and love were in vain.
Tears rolled down Xue Qingshang's cheeks. She looked at Yu Qizhe with tearful eyes. She seemed to have mustered up her courage and asked again, "If I don't care about this, will you marry me?"
The maidservant beside her was frightened when she heard this and looked around quickly. Fortunately, this was the imperial palace and the patrolling guards were still far away. The maidservant reached out and pulled Xue Qingshang, wanting to remind her to be careful with her words. Her lady was noble and respectable, so why did she need to compromise for a man from a poor family? If this got out, people would point fingers at her behind her back.
How could Xue Qingshang still care about this at this moment? Her elder sister persuaded her for a long time in Changle Palace, but she still felt that there was no other man in the world who could make her heart beat as much as Yu Qizhe. As long as she saw him, she would be filled with joy, as if a flower bud had bloomed in her heart, and her eyes could no longer accommodate anyone else.
As long as she could marry him, she would be willing to do so even if they could never have sex or have children in this life.
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