After dinner, Yu Shu was sitting in the room calculating for He Fangzhi and Pei Jing. When she heard the sound of curtains moving, she didn't turn around and asked, "Xiaoxiu?"
Yu Xiaoxiu walked in with Kim Bao in his arms. He sat down on a stool on the other side of the desk and asked, "Sister, are you done?"
"No," Yu Shu wrote the numbers on a piece of paper and put down the pen. She turned to Yu Xiaoxiu and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." As soon as Yu Xiaoxiu let go, Kim Bao ran along the table to the lampstand and lay down. Unlike other mice, it liked to stay in bright places.
"If you have something to say, just say it."
"The day after tomorrow is Hu Tian 'er's birthday. He invited me to his house for a banquet. I want to prepare a gift for him." Yu Xiaoxiu said awkwardly.
"Oh, I thought it was something important. Wait a moment." Yu Shu smiled knowingly. She had heard Yu Xiaoxiu mention Hu Tian 'er several times. Once, Yu Xiaoxiu was almost shot by that child with an arrow. In the end, Yu Xiaoxiu didn't do anything, but the child was scared half to death. Later, the two of them played together.
She got up and took out the money pouch from her clothes. She rummaged through it and took out a ten tael note and gave it to him.
"Do you need it?"
Yu Xiaoxiu took it and looked at it. He pushed it back to her and said, "It's too much. Just give me one tael of silver."
Yu Shu didn't take it. She waved her hand and said, "What can you buy with one tael of silver? Take it."
In fact, she knew that Hu Tian 'er's family was a government official. Although a child's birthday was like a family banquet, if the gift was too shabby, people would look down on Yu Xiaoxiu. She didn't want Yu Xiaoxiu to be a spendthrift, but she also didn't want him to be unable to lift his head. Moreover, she was rich now. There was no reason not to give money to her child.
Yu Xiaoxiu blushed and said, "Then I'll take it back if I don't use it all."
This child was used to being poor and had never held a large amount of money in his hands. One must know that in the past, when he was in the Ji Family, Concubine Cui would even secretly give him a jiao. Ten taels of silver was a huge sum.
Yu Shu touched his head and said, "Why did you take it back? If you can't use it, keep it as pocket money. Sometimes, you can treat your classmates with snacks and sugar cakes. Don't always eat others."
Yu Xiaoxiu was dissatisfied and said, "I don't eat others'. Every time they go out to play after school, I go home early."
After saying that, he saw the mischievous smile on Yu Shu's face. He scratched his head in embarrassment and didn't know where to put his hands and feet. He wanted to grab Kim Bao, but it turned over and dodged him. He suddenly said, "Oh yes, brother Xue has been away for a long time. I don't know if he has come back. He promised to take me to ride horses, but I haven't seen him after the holidays in the Academy."
Yu Shu smiled and sat back at the desk as if nothing had happened. She picked up the brush and said, "Maybe he was delayed on the road."
Yu Xiaoxiu said suspiciously, "Sister, we have moved. Do you think brother Xue has come back? He didn't come to see us?"
"Why not? Doesn't he know where you study? If he can't find you at home, he will go to the Academy to find you. Well, I have something to do. Go back to your room and sleep early."
"Oh." Yu Xiaoxiu put the money in his pocket and grabbed Kim Bao and took him away.
After the sound of the door, Yu Shu was left alone in the room. She looked down at the messy numbers on the paper and frowned. She crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it to the side. She picked up a clean piece of paper and wrote down the Four Pillars and Eight Trigrams that she had memorized by heart. She used the Law of Calamity to write down the numbers and whispered, "Don't tell me she's really in trouble?"
At breakfast, Yu Shu yawned again and again. Zhao Hui put food in her bowl and asked with concern, "Are you not used to the bed and didn't have a good rest?"
"No, I slept late." Yu Shu shook her head and yawned again. It was true that she didn't have a good rest last night, but not because of the bed. It was because of someone.
She did not know what was wrong with her. In one breath, she calculated Xue Rui's time of misfortune to three months later. For fear of missing anything, she calculated it twice in a row, which was equivalent to doing one hundred and eighty complex mathematics questions. In the end, nothing happened to Xue Rui until dawn. Uncle Xue had a good life, he did not even suffer from a minor illness in the past three months. This really made her, an unlucky person who fell down every three days and lost money every two days, envious.
Zhao Hui was worried about her and insisted that He Fangzhi take Yu Shu's pulse after breakfast. Zhao Hui thought that the kitchen would make her a tonic soup later and give Yu Shu an extra portion.
The sky was cloudy today, and it was unfavorable for blood to be shed. Yu Shu calculated the weather for the next few days, and together with He Fangzhi, they set the day to remove Jing Chen's needles for tomorrow. It was a sunny day, and there were no signs of rain or snow for the next three days.
He Fangzhi and Yu Xiaoxiu went out together. One went shopping with the servants, and the other went to school. Zhao Hui didn't let Yu Shu accompany her. She urged her to go back to her room to read because she knew that she had an exam on the 15th of this month.
Yu Shu stayed in the room alone for a while. Then, she carried a few abacuses and tools to the opposite courtyard to look for Jing Chen.
Jing Chen was wiping his sword in the living room. He treasured the rusty sword that Yu Shu gave him very much. Even though it was rusty, he still carefully wiped it with a dry cloth after using it every day.
Yu Shu didn't knock on the door when she came in. She sat directly opposite him with the things in her arms and smile at him. She arranged the tools and began to do her work.
Although Jing Chen felt strange why she came to his room to read, he didn't ask much. He was worried that he would disturb her if he sat beside her. He took the sword and was about to go back to the room to wipe it. As soon as he turned around, he heard Yu Shu ask: "Where are you going?"
Jing Chen turned back: "I'm going inside."
"What are you going to do inside?" Yu Shu moved the compass with one hand and pointed to the opposite side with the other, "Sit here."
Jing Chen asked: "Won't I disturb you?"
"Haha," Yu Shu was amused. She looked up and grinned at him: "Why do you think I came to your room to study? It's because I want to spend more time with you. We are boyfriend and girlfriend now. It's different from the past. We should spend more time together. Sit, together."
Hearing this, Jing Chen didn't know why but he was happy. He took the sword and sat back at the table. He glanced at her and lowered his head to continue wiping the sword. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Seeing him sit down, Yu Shu returned her attention to the compass in her hand and continued to calculate her Eight Gates of Incarnation. After a while, she felt thirsty. She reached out to pour some tea. She picked up the teapot and shook it. It was empty.
"Do you want some tea?" Jing Chen asked.
"Yes."
"I'll go and refill the tea … You sit here." Jing Chen took the teapot and went out. Yu Shu didn't stand on ceremony and continued with her work. She didn't even know that Jing Chen came back with hot water.
Jing Chen saw that she was so focused … He didn't want to disturb her. He poured the hot tea into the cup. Seeing that it was too hot, he took an empty cup and poured it back and forth. When the water temperature was warm, he called out to her … He handed the cup to her: "Drink some water."
"Hmm," Yu Shu took the cup without even looking at it. She finished it in one gulp and casually passed the cup back to him. Her eyes moved back and forth between the compass and the paper. She was so focused that she didn't even look at the handsome man in front of her.
Yu Shu said that a boyfriend and girlfriend should spend more time together … The two of them just sat like this for the whole morning. They didn't even talk much. Fortunately, Jing Chen didn't feel lonely … Because of Yu Shu's words, he quietly cleaned his sword for the whole morning. He didn't disturb her. Other than pouring tea for her, he didn't leave his seat.
The next day, He Fangzhi woke up early and didn't go anywhere. After breakfast, he carried his medical box to Jing Chen's courtyard and waited for the sun to rise to remove the needles for him. Yu Shu originally wanted to watch from the side, but Doctor He used the excuse that Jing Chen wanted to undress … He chased her to the kitchen to supervise the servants to boil the water and decoct the medicine.
"Uncle He, wear this amulet first. It can protect you good luck." Last night, Yu Shu specially asked Zhao Hui for the Yellowfrost Stone and insisted that Doctor He wear it on his body. First, she was worried that he would get into trouble when he treated Jing Chen … Second, she wanted to have some good luck to protect him so that he could successfully remove the needles for Jing Chen.
He Fangzhi saw that Yu Shu was even more nervous than Jing Chen and found it funny. She said: "You gave it to the wrong person. If you want to give it, you should let Young Hero Jing wear it."
Yu Shu relied on her understanding and said: "The matter of removing the needles depends on you. Of course, you have to wear it. Believe me, it won't be as useful as you wearing it."
In order to make her feel at ease, He Fangzhi could only wear the amulet on his body.
"Jing Chen, relax. Doctor He's medical skills are very good. There won't be any mistakes. You have to believe in him. I'll go out and wait for you guys." Yu Shu patted Jing Chen's shoulder to cheer him up, but she was not confident.
Since Jing Chen had already decided to remove the needles, he didn't have any more misgivings. He nodded at Yu Shu with a calm expression.
After Yu Shu cheered him up, she went to the kitchen to help boil the medicine.
Today was indeed a sunny day. In the middle of the morning, He Fangzhi had someone bring a basin of hot water into the room and boil a pot of strong wine. She left a nimble manservant at the side to help. She closed the door and began to remove the needles for Jing Chen.
Yu Shu had asked Doctor He about the process of removing the needles. The skin and flesh around the acupuncture points had to be cut open and the blood had to be seen. It was very painful. She was so worried that she didn't sleep well the whole night. She was in the kitchen brewing the medicine and was absent-minded. There were a few times when she almost scalded her hands. She wanted to sneak over to take a look, but she was afraid that it would affect Doctor He.
After boiling for an hour, a manservant ran over to ask about the medicine. When Yu Shu asked and heard that it was done, she immediately threw the pot of medicine to him and ran away.
Yu Shu rushed to the door of the west wing and almost bumped into He Fangzhi who was walking out.
"Slow down, why are you running?"
"Doctor He, how is it? Did you remove all the needles? "
Doctor He's forehead was covered in sweat, but there was a trace of a smile on his face. "En, the needles in Young Hero Jing's body have been buried for less than half a year. It was easier to remove than I had expected. Don't worry, there are no problems with his throat."
"That's great!" Yu Shu jumped in joy at first, but then she remembered the most important point. She grabbed him and asked, "Then, then did he remember anything?"
"It's not that fast," Doctor He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He used a handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his forehead and explained, "Right now, we're just removing the needles. He won't remember anything for a while. But you don't have to worry. He needs to rely on the medicine to recuperate. If the situation is good, maybe after three to five days, he will slowly remember what happened in the past."
Yu Shu listened and nodded repeatedly. She felt that Jing Chen's memory recovery was just around the corner. She was overjoyed and kept thanking He Fangzhi.
He Fangzhi was also satisfied to be able to cure an illness and save a person. "Alright, Young Hero Jing has just had the needles removed. He still has some symptoms of unconsciousness. Go in and take a look at him. If he wakes up, feed him the medicine. I'll go back to my room to wash up. I'll come back later. Oh right, this amulet is for you. It seems to be really useful."
"Okay, okay."
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