Su He looked at Yu Jiao, met her smiling eyes, and said, "Since I came to the capital, I have stayed in the yard all day and have never been out to see the flowers. It is a blessing to be able to appreciate the plum blossoms with Yu Nu and Liu Er Xiaojie."
Su He was settled in this yard by Wu Yi, and was told not to go out unless necessary. Since she was living under someone else's roof, she naturally had to be well-behaved and sensible, so she never left the house.
However, when Madam Wu came to deliver medicinal herbs last time, she told her that if she felt bored in the capital, she could go out for a walk with Female Doctor Yu. They both came from Qingzhou, so they were from the same hometown and should have something to talk about.
Su He didn't know that Yu Jiao was the third daughter of the Liu family. She just thought that Madam Wu said this because she valued Yu Jiao's medical skills and was willing to let her be friends with Yu Jiao.
After hearing this, Liu Yaoyu said happily, "Then we will come to pick you up the day after tomorrow."
Su He smiled and agreed. The three of them chatted for a while. Yu Jiao and Liu Yaoyu said goodbye and left. Su He personally saw them off to the gate of the courtyard, took the wooden box of medicinal herbs from the servant, and handed it to Yu Jiao.
Wei San drove the carriage out of the alley. Liu Yaoyu picked up a hand warmer and handed it to Yu Jiao. "Third sister, did you know this Miss Su He before?"
She could feel that Su He treated her third sister very closely, otherwise she would not have asked her to go appreciate the plum blossoms with her just because she admired Su He's exquisite pipa playing skills.
Yu Jiao took the hand warmer, and her slightly cold fingertips felt much more comfortable when they touched the warmth.
She nodded. "We met twice in Qingzhou. Mrs. Wu invited her to see me. I learned that she came to the capital to seek refuge with the Wu family. She is the distant cousin of the Wu family master."
Liu Yaoyu said, "So she is a cousin. No wonder the Wu family left her in the yard outside. The servants in the yard didn't treat her with much respect."
Yu Jiao didn't say anything. Being able to escape from the brothel, Su He must be very satisfied with her current life.
Because the ground was covered with snow, the carriage moved very slowly. Although there was a brazier inside the carriage, it was still a bit cold, and white mist came out when I opened my mouth.
After a moment of silence, Yu Jiao rubbed the hand warmer on her palm with her fingertips and suddenly said, "I want to go to Kanjing Hutong."
I still can't let it go.
Liu Yaoyu leaned against the wall of the car and said nonchalantly, "Okay, let Wei San go to Kanjing Hutong."
Jianjia lifted the carriage curtain and said something to Wei San who was driving.
Yu Jiao touched the hand warmer with mixed feelings. She didn't know whether Yu Qizhe had calmed down or whether he was still angry about what his older brother had said.
She asked Sister Fuling to bring a message, and now she went to Kanjing Hutong again. If that person still ignored her like he did yesterday... Yu Jiao rubbed the heater in her palms vigorously, feeling a little depressed for no reason.
"I forgot to ask yesterday, when did Mr. Yu and Miss Fuling leave?" Liu Yaoyu was so frightened by Cheng Ying's behavior yesterday that she didn't bother to say hello to them.
Yu Jiao felt a little depressed when she thought about the argument between her elder brother and Yu Qizhe outside the gate of Yingyue Pavilion yesterday. She said, "They left before the banquet was over."
"Father, you haven't met Master Yu yet, right?" Liu Yaoyu said out of boredom. "Wei Min and Cui Qiong were talking about Master Yu yesterday. I'm very curious!"
When something unexpected happened yesterday, Yu Jiao had originally planned to let Liu Yu meet Yu Qizhe. She heard that her father was the chief examiner of this spring's imperial examination. Although she didn't know much about imperial examinations and officialdom, her father was a cabinet elder and had a disciple like Academician Shen. If Yu Qizhe could get some advice from him, it would be of great benefit.
It’s a pity that I didn’t make it in time.
Yu Jiao planned to wait until the New Year to find an opportunity to let Liu Yu meet Yu Qizhe.
"How did Cui Qiong and Wei Min know him?" Yu Jiao couldn't help but ask after hearing the second half of Liu Yaoyu's sentence.
Liu Yaoyu felt like sneezing. She rubbed her nose and said, "It seems that they heard some girls say that Master Yu is very handsome and can outdo all the men in the capital, so they want to see what Master Yu looks like."
Yu Jiao raised her eyebrows slightly. She thought it was because they knew that Yu Qizhe was the scholar named Yu in Xinglou.
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