"Hmm, Brother Shen will do his best to concoct an antidote for you. If it really doesn't work, I'll get my master to concoct one instead. I guarantee that by the end of this month, all the poison in your body will be completely eliminated." Shen Siyu said with utmost confidence.

  "Thank you so much, Shen Ge." Yan Xijun said with a joyful smile. She had remembered now. 'Yu' Hanshi was the divine doctor who could cure this poison. That's what Qing'er meant when she said only 'Yu' Hanshi could detoxify it.

  "By the way, how's your sister doing now? Is she doing well?" Shen Si Jue asked. He had just come down from the mountain yesterday and entered the palace today, so he didn't have time to go ask about another childhood companion's news.

  As soon as he mentioned his own biological sister, Yan Xijun couldn't help but feel a deep sorrow. She choked back tears and said: "My sister passed away two years ago."

  "Ah, no way." Such a gentle and beautiful 'girl' was actually so ill-fated. His mind still seemed to be floating with her elegant appearance. His ears seemed to still hear her softly calling: "Shen Gege."

  "How did she leave? Was she ill?" Shen Si asked with a heavy heart. It's really unpredictable. Who would have thought that after following Master to the deep mountains to learn medicine, everything would change when I returned. The things are no longer the same, and people are gone. Two of my best companions, one died and the other got married. It's really heartbreaking.

  A bitter smile spread across Yan Xijun's face as she suddenly got up from the bed, walked slowly to the window, gazed out at the rain-soaked curtains for a moment before turning around and saying: "Sister died in childbirth."

  "Difficult birth. She's married." Shen Si Jue was stunned again, only later did he come to his senses. Zi Han was around the same age as him, getting married two years ago was a matter of course, nothing out of the ordinary.

  "Yes, under the intervention of my elder sister-in-law and the queen, my sister was forced to get on the wedding sedan chair. My sister was also helpless, she didn't love that groom at all."

  In a daze, Yan Xikun suddenly thought of that year when her sister had cried and refused to marry, and was so desperate that she threatened her own life and that of Xu Shi's, forcing her sister to leave the General's Manor with tears of sadness and despair.

  She could never forget her sister's desperate face and fear of marriage, even though the man she married was an excellent one, but not the one in her heart.

  In just two short years, I followed in my sister's footsteps and was "forced" into the palace by Queen Sister, becoming one of his concubines. Even if he is an excellent emperor, I don't love him.

  "My child."

  She came back to her senses. Yan Xijun suddenly realized that Shen Siyu had also arrived at the window. His hand was still on his own shoulder, and his eyes were staring at her.

  She took a step back unobtrusively. She felt somewhat resistant to his actions in her heart. It seemed like she didn't quite like being overly intimate with him. Being friends would be best.

  Always intelligent, Shen Si suddenly understood her meaning. Looking at her resistant behavior, he smiled bitterly. His bright eyes also dimmed a lot. Even after so many years, she was still so indifferent to him.

  Doesn't she understand her own feelings? Or is she intentionally pretending not to know.

  Two people each with their own thoughts were silent. In the end it was Yan Xijun who broke the silence.

  "Shen Ge, do you know who sister married back then?" Yan Xijun asked him.

  Shen Si gazed at her beautiful eyes and involuntarily shook his head.

  "Sister's husband can be said to be a dragon and phoenix among people, the former champion Li Zehao, now the Minister of War." Yan Xijun said.

  "What a pity! Zi Han was such a gentle and kind person, yet she didn't get to enjoy the blessings. Shen Si felt a deep sense of regret. Li Ze Hao's official career was indeed glorious. If Zi Han were alive today, she would also be a glorious wife of a high-ranking official."

  "Not a bit of regret." Yan Xizhen looked at him steadily and said, "Sister doesn't love him one bit. You should know the thoughts in sister's heart."

  When we were young, the three of us would often play together. My sister always liked to play with him. Whenever there was something delicious or fun, she had to share it with him. Even the most obtuse person could tell that my sister liked him.

  "Stop it, Jun'er." Shen Si sighed. He wasn't an idiot, how could he not know about Zi Han's feelings for him? He pretended to be unaware, only because he didn't want to hurt her innocent heart.

  Her feelings he can't accept. Just as Jun Er said, Zi Han doesn't like Zhuang Yuan Lang and he also doesn't like Zi Han. Emotional matters cannot be forced.

  Falling flowers have intention. Flowing water has no feeling. In this world, there are always so many helpless emotions that are beyond one's control.

  "I want to say, if I don't say it, you won't know. Yan Xijun looked at him stubbornly. "Do you know what my sister's greatest wish was before she died? She just hoped to see you one more time. The person she missed every day was you. But you never showed up. Until the moment she left, you still didn't show up..."

  In the end, Yan Xijun could no longer hold back her sorrowful emotions and tears fell once again.

  "Sorry, sorry. It's my fault. Don't be sad." He reached out to comfort her who was crying sadly. Shen Si Jue gently patted her back and apologized repeatedly in her ear.

  Yan Xijun closed her eyes and sobbed in his arms. That day, she rushed to the Shangshu Mansion with anxiety. Her sister was on her last breath. But she refused to give up. Her gaze kept looking out the window, hoping to see something. At that time, only Yan Xijun could understand her sister's thoughts. She was waiting for Shen Gege to appear.

  But in the end, my sister couldn't overcome her illness. She stared widely with her eyes frozen in death. She died with her eyes open.

  "Shen Ge, you've let down your sister." Yan Xijun pushed him away and wiped her tears with her sleeve. She would die with her eyes open.

  With a painful realization, he closed his eyes for a moment. Took a deep breath. Then looked at her and said: "I have let Zi Han down. But what about you? Haven't you wronged me either?"

  Yan Xijun's eyes widened in horror: "What did you say?"

  Lost in thought, a faint smile appeared on his face. He looked straight at her: "Jun'er, you're an intelligent and astute person. You can't possibly not know my feelings for you. From childhood, I..."

  "Don't say any more." Yan Xijun couldn't help but loudly interrupt his words. Some things, once known, would only add to the sadness. It's better to leave them to rot in your belly.

  "I must say it. If I don't say it today, I'm afraid I'll never have the chance again." Shen Si gazed at her, his eyes firm and resolute.

  "No. I won't listen, I won't listen." Yan Xijun covered her ears and closed her eyes.

  "Listen to me." Shen Si Jue's large hand pulled hers down. "Look at me, Jun Er."

  Yan Xijun stared blankly at him.

  Shen Si smiled lightly. "When I was young, I liked your mischievousness. I liked your cleverness. I liked your 'temperament'. I liked your kindness. At that time, I even told my mother about it. When I grow up, I want to marry you as my wife."