Yu Xiaoxiu was waiting on the street, looking around. When there were carriages and horses passing by, he would take a second look.
When Xue Rui arrived at Huixing Street, he asked the coachman to stop the carriage. He looked out of the window and saw Yu Xiaoxiu standing by the roadside. He got off the carriage and walked towards him.
"Xiaoxiu."
"Brother Cao!" Although Yu Xiaoxiu knew Xue Rui's real name, he was used to calling him that and it was hard for him to change the way he addressed him.
Xue Rui looked around, "Where is your sister?"
Yu Xiaoxiu said, "My sister sprained her ankle yesterday. She is swollen and can't go out today. She asked me to wait for you here. Brother Cao, my sister wants to invite you to our house."
Xue Rui frowned. It was dark last night. He did not notice if she did not mention it. Why was it so serious that he could not walk?
He talked to the coachman for a while and left with Yu Xiaoxiu. On the way, Xue Rui tried to ask about Jing Chen. He wanted to find out who that person was but Yu Xiaoxiu was evasive and did not seem to want to talk about it. This made Xue Rui suspicious.
He saw that Jing Chen was handsome and had extraordinary skills. However, a young man living in the same house with a woman was not a relative but a friend. It was very disgraceful. It was obviously the behavior of a Jianghu person.
Thinking about it again, Xia Jiangmin lived with Yu Shu. In other words, she also lived with Jing Chen. It was no wonder that Xia Jiangmin did not want to talk about it. If the daughter of Xia Jiangmin wanted to marry, she must be the legal wife of a high-ranking official. Even if she married a man of lower status, the man would not allow her to have a close relationship with a man before marriage, let alone living under the same roof.
Xue Rui had known Yu Shu for more than a day or two. He knew that even though she was a little careless when it came to the etiquette between men and women, she was meticulous about everything. She was absolutely not a careless person. Thus, it was obvious that Jing Chen was not an ordinary friend.
When he thought up to here, Xue Rui felt even more uneasy in his heart. When he arrived at the mouth of the alley that was sparsely populated, he intentionally slowed down his footsteps and turned his head to say to Yu Xiaoxiu. "Xiaoxiu, have you gotten used to studying in Baichuan Academy?"
Mentioning this, Yu Xiaoxiu quickly thanked him and said, "Yes, thank you, Brother Cao. I heard from my sister that it was because of your help that the academy was willing to accept a foreigner like me."
Xue Rui smiled noncommittally and said, "It is a long way from the south to the north of the city. You have to wake up early every day to go to school. Are you tired of walking back and forth?"
Yu Xiaoxiu scratched his head and said honestly, "It is quite far, but I only have to walk back and forth every day. It is not a big deal.
Xue Rui seized the opportunity to suggest. "Do you want Big Brother Cao to help the two of you find another residence that's closer to the Hundred Rivers Academy? In this way, you'll be able to walk less to and from school every day."
Yu Xiaoxiu waved his hand without thinking and said, "Don't bother. We are fine living here. My sister still has to go to Autumn Osmanthus Square to set up a divination. If it is closer to the academy, I will walk less. My sister is walking in the wrong direction."
Xue Rui's eyes sparkled and his face was gentle. He reached out and patted him on the shoulder. "Your sister loves you so much. It is good that you know to think for her."
So he did not mention the matter of moving to Yu Xiaoxiu again. As they talked, they walked to the door of Yu Shu's house. The door was not closed. Yu Xiaoxiu went forward and pushed the door open. He shouted towards the courtyard and turned sideways to let Xue Rui in first.
"Sister! Brother Cao is here! "
Yu Shu had just finished changing her clothes and was sitting on the edge of the bed to wrap her socks. When she heard Yu Xiaoxiu's voice, she hurriedly picked up her shoes and hopped over to the window. When she saw Xue Rui who had just entered, she said to him, "Quickly come in. I've really troubled you to make another trip."
After saying that, she held the wall and jumped to the dining room outside to wait.
Xue Rui saw Yu Shu's face at the window. He did not greet her before she disappeared. He secretly laughed at her for being so hasty. When he was about to follow Yu Xiaoxiu inside, he saw a figure in white standing in front of the door of the west room, looking at him quietly.
"Master Jing, good morning." Xue Rui smiled slightly and nodded at Jing Chen. He also took the opportunity to look at him. Last night, he saw that Jing Chen was a handsome person. When he saw him during the day, he felt that he was even more handsome and had a gentle temperament. If he did not guess that Jing Chen might be a person from Jianghu, he would have thought that Jing Chen was a young master from a scholarly family.
But what happened to his hair? Did he not have time to tidy it after he got up?
"Good morning."
Xue Rui saw that Jing Chen was staring at him. It was not good to just greet him, so he stopped and asked, "Is your hand better?"
Jing Chen did not have much contact with people, so he did not know that Xue Rui was only saying those words out of courtesy. He raised his right hand that was bulging from the bandages and answered, "I'm much better now. Lil 'Yu just helped me change the bandages."
Xue Rui raised his eyebrows. When he heard these words, it was not without a trace of provocation. He smiled and said, "That's good."
After saying that, he did not say anything else and turned to enter the big room. Yu Shu was standing by the table with one leg crossed, waiting for him. When she saw him come in, she asked him to sit down, "Quickly tell me, how is it? Have you caught Bi Qing? Have you interrogated them? "
When Xue Rui saw that she didn't avoid Yu Xiaoxiu at all, he sat down. He first took a look at her legs before he said, "They've all been captured and interrogated. Even though those two people, Qiu and Bi, refused to give up no matter what, some of their subordinates have already confessed. Coincidentally, one of them was one of the escorts who participated in your ship's voyage. They sent people to silence you and were caught red-handed. Last night, I took the confession and visited the owner of the Thai Heng Chamber of Commerce and told him about this matter. The other party was furious and immediately sent people to capture the rest of the 'survivors' of the hijacking and bring them to the capital. This way, as long as you go to court and be a witness, none of them will be able to escape. "
Yu Shu's face lit up with joy. She slapped the table and said, "Great!"
Now that she had caught them all in one fell swoop, she could finally rest easy. Previously, she was afraid of alarming Bi Qing and her gang, so she did not even dare to contact Pei Jing. Now, she could always write a letter to Yiyang to inform Zhao Hui that she was safe.
Seeing that she was happy, Xue Rui took the opportunity to tell her a piece of good news, "The killer who attacked you last night has also been identified. He is the Vice Clan Leader of the Evergreen Clan, surnamed Qu Hai. This person has been roaming the world for a long time and is nicknamed 'Knife Target'. This is not the first time he has done this business. There is an old case of a wealthy merchant's death in the south of the city that seems to be related to him. As for the specifics, we need to investigate further. However, he is locked up in prison and will not have the chance to come out."
Hearing this, Yu Shu was surprised and happy at the same time. Later, she realized that he had been running back and forth all night and had done so many things. Wouldn't he not have the chance to close his eyes?
As she thought about it, she stared at him carefully. He was wearing the same clothes from yesterday and his sleeves were slightly wrinkled. Looking at his face, it was not difficult to see that his eyes were bloodshot.
Feeling very apologetic, Yu Shu had an ashamed expression on her face, "This is my business. I made you run all over the place. If I had known earlier, I would have gone with you last night. To think that I was still sleeping at home. How shameful."
Xue Rui shook his head and frankly said, "I didn't do it just to help you. This case has caused quite a stir in Kaifeng County. Since I was able to investigate it, not only will it be a political achievement, but the owner of the Chamber of Commerce will also owe me a favor. It is not as if I have nothing to gain. If I include next year's official examination, I might even be promoted by a rank or so and get a raise in my salary."
Hearing his words, Yu Shu suddenly felt her heart lighten. Smiling, she said, "Is that so? Then do you want me to help you calculate when you will be promoted and rich?"
Thinking that she was joking, Xue Rui cooperated with her and said, "Okay, help me calculate it. Just think of it as thanking me for helping you this time."
This was exactly what Yu Shu wanted. She called Yu Xiaoxiu into the room to get a pen and paper. Then, she asked Xue Rui to write down his birthday.
Xue Rui saw that she was in high spirits and didn't want to spoil her mood. So, he wrote down his birthday.
"Wait a minute." Yu Shu immediately picked up her brush and began to calculate on the spot. Xue Rui was left to the side. He drank the coarse tea on the table and watched as she moved her brush. He saw that the paper she was writing on was full of crooked characters that he could not understand. Her hand was swishing non-stop, and it did not seem like she was writing notes for someone, but more like she was drawing talismans. He asked curiously, "What are you writing?"
When Yu Shu was fully concentrated, she always had a pair of ears that she didn't have, so she didn't pay any attention to him. Instead, it was Yu Xiaoxiu who interrupted from the side. She moved closer to Xue Rui's ear with a slightly complacent voice and said, "Big Brother Cao, don't be fooled by my older sister's bad handwriting. Her divination is very accurate. Let me tell you, as long as my older sister says that it will rain tomorrow, then she will definitely bring an umbrella. Also, last time when I went out and tripped, my sister knew ahead of time. Isn't she amazing? "
When Xue Rui heard this, he was secretly surprised. Other people might talk big, but Yu Xiaoxiu was an honest child. Even if his words were exaggerated, there should be ninety percent truth. He originally thought that Yu Shu was good at learning. That day when he brought her to Ding Bo Hall, he saw her other skills. Now, it seemed that she wasn't just faking her skills elsewhere.
To have this kind of ability, she was much better than some of the children of the Yi Xue family he had seen. This kind of ability, where did she learn it from?
Xue Rui sat and waited for a long time. When Yu Shu finished calculating his next ten days of misfortune, she stopped writing. However, her expression was a bit serious.
"How is it? Have you calculated when I will be promoted and rich?"
"Promotion and wealth are definitely there," Yu Shu pretended to smile lightly. Then, she hesitated, "But there is one thing that you have to be careful about."
Xue Rui's expression didn't change: "What is it? Just say it."
"Today is the ninth. The day after tomorrow, which is the eleventh, it's best that you don't go out." Yu Shu sternly said.
Xue Rui didn't understand: "Why? Did you calculate some kind of bad omen?"
Yu Shu nodded, "I don't know exactly what it is, but this divination shows that you will encounter misfortune the day after tomorrow. It seems like it's not a small matter." She thought for a moment, then said, "If you believe me, then find another master who is proficient in omen to do a divination. If you need to avoid it, then avoid it. You must not be careless."
Although her divination was accurate, she often saw some cases that she hadn't seen before. She calculated that there would be misfortune, but she didn't know what kind of misfortune it was. Xue Rui's case was one that she had never seen before. It wasn't a bloody light, nor was it a bad omen, but it wasn't an ordinary small disaster.
In her opinion, if one didn't know about misfortune, then staying in the residence and not going out was the simplest and most effective way to avoid misfortune. With the Xue family's business, the Fengshui of the residence must have a big mystery. If one wanted to avoid misfortune, it would be more secure. So when someone encountered misfortune, they would go to a noble's house to hide.
Xue Rui knew that Yu Shu wouldn't joke with him about this matter. Since she reminded him, then she must have really calculated something.
"There is a Yi master in the residence. When I go back today, I will ask him." Xue Rui said.
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