The reason why Yu Shu asked for Prince Xiang's horoscope was because she wanted to calculate the time and location of Prince Xiang's loss of the painting.
At the moment, she only had the date, month, and day of his birth. The hour was unknown, so she could only increase the difficulty of her calculations. She combined the 24 hours and tested them one by one. Using the information of Prince Xiang's noble status and his recent illness, she could first confirm Prince Xiang's horoscope's horoscope.
This was not an easy task. When Yu Shu returned home, she immersed herself in her calculations. She only ate a few mouthfuls of lunch and immersed herself in her calculations until the evening. During this period, Zhao Hui secretly came over to look at her twice. She did not dare to disturb her and ordered the maids to prepare sufficient refreshments and to heat up the fire in the room.
Jing Chen did not see Yu Shu for the whole day. After dinner, he left the courtyard and walked to Yu Shu's room. Seeing that her room was lit, he followed the light and walked to her window. He looked at her blurred figure on the paper window and stood for a while before leaving quietly.
His memory had not recovered yet. He could not help her much now, but at least he could not cause her any trouble.
For Jing Chen, ever since he and Yu Shu became what she called "boyfriend and girlfriend" in the woods that day, there didn't seem to be any obvious changes in his life. If there was anything different, it would be that he thought of her more than before.
Jing Chen returned to his room and picked up the "Biography of Liu Yi" on the table. He flipped to the page that he read before dinner. He had read this book many times. He was confused about the feelings of the Dragon Girl Liu Yi at the beginning, but now he had some understanding.
In the book, Liu Yi went to the capital to take the imperial examination. On the way, he met a girl who was herding sheep in the ice and snow. He felt sympathy and found out that she was the Third Princess of the Dragon Palace of Dongting Lake. She was married to the son of the Dragon King of Jing River. Her husband did not like her and abused her, causing her to be herded in the snow. The surrounding waters were afraid of the Dragon King of Jing River and did not dare to send a letter home for the Dragon Girl. Liu Yi was righteous and pitied the Dragon Girl's hard life. He resolutely gave up the imperial examination and returned to her hometown to send the letter.
In the end, after many twists and turns, Liu Yi and the dragon girl finally got married.
Jing Chen liked this story very much because it was very similar to his and Xiaoyu's experience. However, Xiaoyu was more like Liu Yi who saw injustice, while he was the person who was saved from danger by her.
The sky gradually darkened. Jing Chen closed his book, washed up, and went to bed. Doctor He told him to sleep early and wake up early. Only then would he be able to recover his memory as soon as possible.
In the dead of the night, the person behind the bed curtain suddenly spoke in his sleep. After chattering for a while, he became quiet again and no one heard him.
At dawn, Xue Rui, who had been lying on the small bed in the outer room for half a night, woke up with a start. He turned over and sat up, the quilt covering him slipping to the ground.
"Young master? Is it a nightmare? " The maidservant, who was squatting beside the octagonal copper stove and adjusting the warm incense, turned her head and asked softly with concern on her pretty face.
Xue Rui pinched the bridge of his nose and said in a low voice, "What time is it?"
"It's not yet seven, why don't you lie down a bit more? Furen hasn't woken up yet. "The maidservant closed the incense burner and got up to walk to the small bed. She picked up the quilt on the ground and wanted to cover him.
Xue Rui blocked it with one hand. "I'm not going to sleep. Have someone get some water for me to wash up."
"Yes." The maidservant responded and went out to give instructions to the servant outside the door. She then went back and poured some fragrant tea for him to rinse his mouth. She knelt on the low stool beside the bed and was about to help him put on his boots when a cough suddenly came from inside the room. The person on the bed moved and stepped on the ground in his white socks. He strode to the door and lifted the curtain to enter.
"Mother."
As soon as Xue Rui entered the bedroom, he saw the woman on the bed being helped up by the maidservant to drink water. His expression was slightly excited and he called out softly to her. He walked forward and took over the maidservant's position. He carefully helped her up and brought the teacup to her mouth with one hand.
The maidservant outside followed him in. Seeing that the person on the bed had woken up, she exclaimed in pleasant surprise, "Furen has woken up! Nu Na will go invite Zhou Langzhong over!"
With these words, she gestured to the maidservant in front of the bed and had her leave, leaving some space for the mother and son.
The room was extremely warm. The woman had a jacket draped over her shoulders and her eyebrows were drooping. Her pale and elegant face seemed to be in her early thirties, but the grizzled hair at her temples betrayed her age.
After drinking a few mouthfuls of water from the cup, she lightly pursed her lips. Xue Rui understood and took the cup away, pulling the quilt over her body.
"Is it day or night?" Madam Xue's eyes were half-open, her eyes devoid of any spirit as she softly asked this question.
Xue Rui's expression was pained. He turned his head to look at the window and replied, "It's almost daybreak."
"You've been back for a few days. Guard me every day. Don't make your grandfather unhappy. In a little while, eat breakfast and go back." Madam Xue leaned against her son's chest, her expression serene and serene. She did not seem like a patient who had been unconscious for several days.
"Mother, be at ease. It was grandfather who allowed your son to attend to you during your illness." Xue Rui helped Madam Xue lie down, propping up a pillow behind her. He sat on the edge of the bed and lightly held her hand, his face filled with fatigue. At the end of last month, he had been dispatched from the capital to welcome the Prince of Xiang. Upon his return, he had heard the news that his mother had fallen ill. Madam Xue's health had always been poor, and this illness had been sudden. She had been unconscious for several days, and when she woke up and slept, Xue Rui had kept her company with all his might, making up for the two years he had been away from home and unable to fulfill his filial duties.
"Your grandfather has always been strict, but he treats you extremely well. Rui 'er, listen to your grandfather's words. Don't let down the hopes he has placed on you once more," Madam Xue softly said, her breath faint.
Xue Rui's eyes flickered as he obediently replied, "Mother, be at ease. Your son understands."
The physician was quickly invited over, and the diagnosis made Xue Rui feel at ease. Madam Xue was no longer in danger, and all she needed to do was carefully nurse herself back to health and take supplements.
Xue Rui accompanied her for the entire morning, and he watched as she finished drinking the medicinal soup and fell asleep before he left. Before he left, he repeatedly instructed the maidservants in her courtyard to immediately send someone to notify him if anything went wrong.
Xue Rui returned to his courtyard. After bathing, he changed into his official's robe, preparing to make a trip to the Supreme Court. Before leaving the capital, he still had some official duties to complete, which he had delayed until now. He didn't know if they had been taken over by someone else.
Leaving the Supreme Court at dusk, Xue Rui hadn't eaten much the entire day. He had the sedan bearers carry him to the restaurant he frequented. As he entered, he was recognized by the sharp-eyed shopkeeper who was doing the accounting and hurriedly called for a waiter.
Xue Rui's mind was preoccupied, so he didn't pay attention to what the shopkeeper was saying. He went up to the private room on the second floor. When he pushed open the door, he found that it was full — Liu Jiong, Feng Zhaomiao, Qi Mingxiu, and Rui Lin were all there.
Seeing Xue Rui, they were also very surprised. It turned out that they had arrived first. When the shopkeeper saw that Xue Rui had arrived, he mistakenly thought that they had arranged to meet together, so he had the waiter lead him upstairs.
"Brother Rui!" Feng Zhaomiao happily called out, then turned her head to complain to Qi Mingxiu, "Didn't you say that Brother Rui wouldn't come?"
Qi Mingxiu spread out his hand and pointed at Xue Rui, "You can ask him. I sent someone to the Xue residence yesterday to deliver a message, but when he came back, he said that he was not free."
Xue Rui smiled noncommittally and sat down in the seat that Feng Zhaomiao gave up. Liu Jiong poured wine for him and asked, "Where have you been these days? Since the day you sent my father back to the residence, I haven't seen you. I even went to the Supreme Court to look for you twice. I thought that you had gone missing. If it wasn't for grandfather not liking me, he would have gone to the residence to look for you this morning."
Xue Rui shook his head, "My mother wasn't feeling well, so I stayed at home for a few days."
There was a moment of silence. Liu Jiong was the first to react and said with concern, "Aunt is sick again? Why is the doctor in the residence so useless? She didn't get better after a long time of treatment. Did you go to the palace to see the imperial physician? "
"She's fine now." Xue Rui didn't seem to want to talk about it and changed the topic, "Why are you all gathered here today?"
Everyone present was perceptive. Seeing that he didn't want to talk about it, they went around it. Feng Zhaomiao moved a chair to sit next to Xue Rui and said excitedly, "We are talking about this year's Great Examination. We are looking for Shizi Ye to ask for information."
Xue Rui didn't go out for a few days and didn't know these things. When he heard about the Great Examination, he first thought of a person. Slightly distracted, he stopped drinking and turned to ask Liu Jiong, "What does the Great Examination have to do with you?"
Liu Jiong was about to answer when Feng Zhaomiao asked in bewilderment, "Why, you don't know?"
"Know what?"
Feng Zhaomiao muttered, thinking that day when Lianfang Guniang came to ask him to enter the Xiang Prince residence, he said that he was going to look for Rui Ge for help. Why did she not look for him?
"Zhaomiao?" Xue Rui called his name again.
"Oh, oh, it's nothing. I just wanted to say that you haven't heard of such an important matter," Feng Zhaomiao laughed and didn't mention Yu Shu at the table. He wanted to talk to Xue Rui in private later.
After that, he started to talk about the topic of this year's Dayan Examination. Xue Rui listened attentively. He knew that the Prince of Xiang had lost something on the road, but he had only heard about it today when it became a topic of the Dayan Examination.
Liu Jiong said, "I don't know what the Celestial Commissioner is thinking. My fuwang doesn't even know if the painting was lost or stolen, but they made it a topic of the examination. Now, there is a large group of people outside the Wang residence every day. It's so annoying. It's so noisy that my fuwang pretended to be sick and moved to Dingbo Hall the next day, leaving the mess to his subordinates.
Qi Huxiu interrupted, "The housekeeper of your residence must have received so much money in the past two days that his hands are tired."
Liu Jiong laughed and said indifferently, "It's a rare opportunity. Let them make a fortune."
They talked and laughed. Xue Rui seemed to be listening, but in fact, he was absent-minded. After the meal, Liu Jiong proposed to continue drinking elsewhere, but Xue Rui refused. Feng Zhaomiao also said that he had something to do. The five people separated outside the restaurant. Liu Jiong and the others went to drink. Feng Zhaomiao stopped Xue Rui who was about to get on the sedan. He looked around and pulled him to the side of the road.
"Brother Rui, did Miss Lianfang go to find you?"
Hearing this, Xue Rui frowned, "No. Why? Have you seen her? "
Feng Zhaomiao nodded and told him about the day Yu Shu came to find him. In the end, he scratched his ears and cheeks in regret, "I saw that she didn't know that you came back, so I told her. I wanted her to find you for help quickly. Ai, if I knew that she wouldn't go to find you, I would have brought her to the Wang residence that day."
Xue Rui's expression immediately changed. He asked, "When did she find you?"
"The day before yesterday." Feng Zhaomiao muttered, "I don't know if she entered the Wang residence. It's been a few days."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was no one in front of him. Feng Zhaomiao turned his head left and right. He only saw Xue Rui hurriedly get on the sedan. He didn't even greet him and left.
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