391 Origin of Life (Second Update)

"What's wrong?" Gu Jiao detected something unusual about her.

"Oh, nothing, nothing at all," she said, but her gaze couldn't help but glance at the box in front of Gu Jiao. Eventually, under Gu Jiao's puzzled scrutiny, she conceded defeat and whispered, "We always pay extra attention to this box when cleaning the Duobao Pavilion. Eunuch Qin said not to touch it, let alone look at it. However, Her Majesty favors you, Miss Gu, so it should be fine for you to take a look."

The box wasn't anything precious; probably the pair of shoes inside was valuable.

Gu Jiao asked, "Has the box always been here?"

"Yes, it was here when I came to the Renshou Palace," Jade hesitated, then added, "I entered the Renshou Palace three years ago."

Three years ago, her auntie hadn't arrived at their house yet, didn't know the Yao family, and certainly couldn't have anticipated that the Yao family was expecting a child.

So the shoes weren't prepared for the child in Madam Yao's womb.