Xia Mingming was hiding on the second floor of the teahouse. When he saw Yu Shu coaxing her Fourth Sister out and leading Xia Jiangying over, he quickly retracted his head and sat on pins and needles as he waited upstairs.
Yu Shu bit the bullet and led Xia Jiangying and Ji Xingxuan into the teahouse. There weren't many customers on the second floor. When Xia Jiangying entered the private room and saw Xia Jiangmin sitting inside, she realized that she had been tricked. She turned around angrily and was about to leave when Xia Mingming quickly stood up to stop her. "Fourth Sister, Fourth Sister, don't go. Listen to me, just a few words, okay?" The two of them pulled at the door and Yu Shu took a step back. She glanced at Ji Xingxuan, who was also standing at the door, and didn't enter. She listened to what was going on inside.
"What do you want to say? If you want to talk about those ridiculous dreams of yours, then forget it."
Xia Jiangying said coldly.
"Okay, then let's talk about how I lied to Father about you being in danger three years ago. Don't be angry and let me finish. At that time, you didn't listen to my explanation and left Shangjing. After that, I didn't have a chance to explain to you. Today, I will tell you everything." "Okay, go ahead. I want to hear how you will argue today." Xia Jiangying turned around and lifted the curtain. She didn't forget that there were people outside.
"Xingxuan, wait for me downstairs. I will go down in a moment."
The sisters' private conversation would inevitably involve the family's affairs. It wasn't good for outsiders to hear it. Xia Jiangying was older. Even when she was angry, she was more considerate than Xia Mingming.
"Okay." Ji Xingxuan turned around and went downstairs to wait.
Xia Jiangying wasn't so polite to Yu Shu. She waved her hand impatiently. "There's nothing for you to do here." She treated Yu Shu as a passer-by. Yu Shu wasn't angry. She said goodbye to Xia Mingming and left. When she walked to the stairs, she turned around and saw that the curtain of the private room was pulled down from the inside. She couldn't hear anything.
Yu Shu went downstairs and found Ji Xingxuan sitting in the corner. She turned around and walked to a tea table a little further away from her. She sat down with her back facing Ji Xingxuan.
Ji Xingxuan also saw Yu Shu. Looking at her back, she felt that this person looked familiar. She had a good memory. She had a good memory and it was impossible that she didn't remember people she had met before. But when she tried to recall carefully, she couldn't find anyone who looked similar.
She frowned suspiciously. She picked up the teacup and slowly took a sip. A pleasant yellow color appeared on her snow-white wrist. It flashed and slipped into her sleeve.
When Yu Shu saw Ji Xingxuan today, she couldn't help but think about the people in Yang City. She had been away from Yiyang City for almost four months. She didn't know how Zhao Hui was doing. When the merchant ship was in danger, she didn't know how that two-faced Bi Qing would lie to Pei Jing. She would probably say that she died in the hands of the pirates. Zhao Hui would definitely be sad if she knew.
There was also the Ji family. She had ruined the Ji family's reputation in court. Ji Hyotani didn't know how he dealt with it. Did anyone send for her? Did they make things difficult for Pei Jing?
It was still early in the morning. The sun rose high in the sky. Yu Shu waited for a long time but Xia Mingming didn't come downstairs. She was about to go upstairs to take a look when she saw someone coming down from the second floor.
Xia Mingming and Xia Jiangying walked down the stairs one after the other. Both of their eyes were red and the corners of their eyes were moist. It was obvious that they had just cried. Yu Shu observed carefully and felt the change in the atmosphere between the two sisters. To be honest, it seemed that they were no longer as incompatible as before.
Xia Jiangying's next action proved that Yu Shu's feeling was right.
"Xingxuan," Xia Jiangying led Xia Mingming to Ji Xingxuan's table. She actually guided the two of them and introduced them to Xia Mingming. "Min Min, this is the fourth daughter of the Ji family in Yiyang City, Ji Xingxuan. She and I took the Dayan examination together and entered Taishi Library together. She is my good friend."
Because the two sisters quarreled, Xia Mingming was embarrassed. "Miss Ji, I was impolite before. I made a fool of myself."
Ji Xingxuan was clever. Seeing the two sisters reconcile, she said gently, "No need to be so formal. Sister Ying and I are not strangers."
"Yes, you are not an outsider." Xia Jiangying took Ji Xingxuan's hand and pointed at Xia Mingming. "This is my fifth sister. I mentioned her to you before. At that time, we had some misunderstandings and made you worry." Ji Xingxuan chuckled. "If there are any misunderstandings, just make it clear." She then said to Xia Mingming, "Your sister often told me that there is a sister in your family who has a similar temperament and appearance. Today, I see that it is true. They are both short-tempered and leave quickly." Hearing this teasing, Xia Mingming shyly lowered her head. After a while, she raised it again and said to Xia Jiangying, "Sister, let me introduce you to someone. I relied on her to get to the capital." Xia Mingming turned to look for Yu Shu. However, there were only three to five customers in the teahouse. She looked left and right, but Yu Shu was nowhere to be seen.
"Wait, where is she? Strange, she was here just a moment ago. How did she disappear in the blink of an eye? Where did she go? "Xia Mingming was puzzled.
Ji Xingxuan's gaze fell on the seat where Yu Shu was sitting. She saw that there was only a teacup left. She felt a little strange and was about to ask when she heard Xia Jiangying say, "Min Min, I will go back to the library and find a teacher to tell my fortune. You can stay at the Fengyuan Inn on this street. I will look for you when I am done. We can have a good talk then." Xia Jiangying took out her silver pouch and gave it to Xia Mingming. She pinched her shoulder and said, "Don't run around so that I can't find you, okay?"
Xia Mingming nodded obediently. Once the gap of many years was cleared, She was behaving like a younger sister.
After Xia Jiangying and Ji Xingxuan left, Yu Shu walked out from the corner of the stairs and patted Xia Mingming, who was looking around for her.
"Ashu! Where did you go just now? I didn't even introduce you to my fourth sister. " "They went to the toilet." Yu Shu looked at the door and pulled her to sit in the corner again. "What did your Fourth Sister say? A smile appeared on Xia Mingming's face. It was the first sunny day he had seen in days. "My fourth sister said that she would be careful these days. Did you see the young lady who came with her?" Of course, Yu Shu knew who Ji Xingxuan was, but she pretended not to know her in front of Xia Mingming and shook her head.
Xia Mingming said, "That would be the young miss of your Yiyang City's Ji Family, Ji Xingxuan. My fourth sister has a good relationship with her, so she intends to talk to her about switching to her room for the next two nights. At night, she'll add two female guards to keep watch outside."
Yu Shu said, "She will sleep in someone else's room. What about Miss Ji?" "The old master of the Ji family works for the Celestial Commissioner and has a mansion in the capital. Miss Ji can go home and live there."
Yu Shu was puzzled. "Oh? The Ji family has a mansion in the capital. Doesn't your Xia family have one too? Why do you insist on sleeping in the study garden? Since you know that something will happen, isn't it safer to move out? " Xia Mingming said helplessly, "You don't know. Our Xia family has the reputation of being the leader of the south. There is an endless stream of guests in front of our mansion in the capital. After my grandfather retired and returned to his hometown, he left the mansion empty. The Da yan examination is approaching and my fourth sister is busy preparing for it. She can't wait to sleep in the observatory. How would she be willing to move out? "
"Preparing for the examination? Didn't your fourth sister pass the Da yan examination? How can she take it again? " Yu Shu was puzzled. She had only heard of people who failed to take the examination again. Why did people who were on the list have to take the examination again?
"Of course she has to. My fourth sister only scored three hundred yuan in the last examination. She didn't even make it into the top three. She can become a Da Yi Master." Xia Mingming raised his head and puffed out his chest.
Yu Shu knew that she had asked another useless question. She didn't feel ashamed to ask. She continued, "If that's the case, whether or not she passes the examination, as long as she wants to take it, she can take it again?"
Xia Mingming chuckled, "That's true, but it's hard to get to the level of a Da Yi Master. Beyond that would be the level of a Yi Master, which only appears once every few decades. How many people overestimate themselves?"
Yu Shu nodded. She finally understood. The Da yan examination was not only a qualification test but also a promotion test. It was no wonder that the Grand Yan Examination was not easy. There were even people from the Taishi Library taking part. In this way, everyone was not on the same starting line. Most of the top three in each subject would be occupied by people from the Taishi Library. It would be difficult, too difficult, to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat.
She remembered the ranking of the Da yan examination. It was Cao Zixin who told her that among the subjects, except for mathematics, those who could make it into the top one hundred in a single subject would be a Yi Shi. Those who made it into the top three in two subjects would be a Da Yi Shi. As for the Yi Zi, only those who made it into the top three in three subjects could be crowned.
"Ashu." Xia Mingming hesitated and said to Yu Shu, "Fourth sister wants me to stay at the nearby Fengyuan Inn for a few days. I also want to stay close to her when someone from home comes to pick me up.
"Eh?" Yu Shu smiled, "Why do I see that you two have forgiven each other? Didn't you two hate each other so much?" Xia Mingming twirled his hair behind his ear and lowered his head. "Actually, Fourth Sister isn't a bad person. She's just as straightforward and stubborn as I am. We talked a lot upstairs just now, and we made up. Don't laugh at me." "Why would I laugh at you?" Yu Shu patted her arm, "Isn't this good? Since she wants you to stay nearby, why don't you go back with me to pack your luggage?"
Yu Shu did not know what the two sisters talked about upstairs. She was happy to see the matter settled and send Xia Mingming home as soon as possible.
Xia Mingming saw that Yu Shu did not urge her to stay and pouted, "You are in such a hurry to chase me away." Yu Shu coaxed her, "No, you should at least bring two sets of clothes."
"Why don't you stay with me at the inn for two days? After my fourth sister's matter is settled, I will go back to Xing Street with you. "
Xia Mingming was reluctant to leave Yu Shu.
Yu Shu refused without thinking, "I still have something to do. Besides, it's not convenient for me to be here. Oh, by the way, you didn't mention me to your fourth sister just now, did you?" Xia Mingming shook her head, "I didn't have time to tell her. I wanted to introduce you just now but I didn't see you." "That's good." Yu Shu cautiously reminded her, "If she asks you, just tell her that you only know me as' Ashu '. Don't mention anything else, including the matter of me teaching you the Liuyao."
Xia Mingming's fourth sister, Xia Jiangying, was a good friend of Ji Xinglu. If she really heard about her, the Ji family would probably hear about it and guess who she was.
Xia Mingming was about to ask her why, but then she thought of Jing Chen at home. She thought that Yu Shu did not want to reveal too much because of Jing Chen's identity as a Taoist. She was depressed, "Ah, then I can't tell my family anything. You saved my life and escorted me all the way. I still want to repay you."
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