Xue Rui saw that Yu Shu's expression was strange and asked her, "What's wrong?"
Yu Shu could not help but smile bitterly, "I realised that I have done a stupid thing."
Previously when she was estimating Prince Xiang's eight characters calamity, she was based on Prince Xiang's noble birth and his recent illness as the signs. From the sixty sets of eight characters, she picked out a few that matched and calculated again. Who knew that Prince Xiang's illness was just an excuse and the result that she painstakingly calculated would all be overturned.
Her time calamity law base formula was complex number calculation and in complex number calculation, a small mistake would cause a huge deviation in the result. Then all the wrong data that she had used to calculate the possible period of time when Prince Xiang might have lost the item was not valid.
When she saw Prince Xiang today, she was prepared to ask him to confirm which of the few times was accurate and from there determine where Prince Xiang lost his item. But now, it was all for naught.
She had to hand in her papers tomorrow and there was less than a day's time. If she met Prince Xiang, even if she was lucky enough to get the accurate eight characters, she would still need to do careful calculations to be able to deduce the time when the item was lost. But she only knew the time and not the location. She still had to meet Prince Xiang again. If she was able to calculate the time in the middle of the night, where would she meet Prince Xiang?
If there was another day, at most she would shamelessly beg Xue Rui to come again tomorrow. The crucial point was tomorrow was the deadline and all the examinees had to return to Taicheng Department to hand in their papers. This was the Da Yan examination and no matter how unfair it was, it was still a proper examination. It was not easy for Xue Rui to arrange for her to meet him but she missed the opportunity.
One day, there was only one more day.
"What stupid thing?" Xue Rui asked puzzledly.
Yu Shu shook her head and raised her hand to wipe her face. She sighed and said, "This year's Da Yan examination, I might have to return empty-handed. I made a wrong calculation and even if I meet Prince Xiang, it would be useless."
In the subject of Yi Li, she could only cope with the subject of Astrology. In order to frame Ji Xingxuan, she did not consult it. She bet all her bets on the subject of Art of Yi Li in order to win the title of Teacher Yi. In the end, she made a mistake and dug her own grave.
Yu Shu suddenly remembered that day in Pei Ren Guan, Wen Shao 'an's words,' drawing water with a bamboo basket '. Could it be that he was referring to her now?
Xue Rui did not know why Yu Shu was troubled, but when he heard what she said, there was actually a hint of discouragement in her voice. She did not look as confident as she was earlier at all. He frowned secretly. He wanted to ask her in detail, wanted to persuade her, but when the words were about to come out of his mouth, he changed his mind and said, "It's not like you to talk about defeat before you've even succeeded."
His tone didn't carry a trace of mockery or contempt, but Yu Shu could hear a trace of disappointment in his words.
"Then tell me, how is it like me?" She raised her head and asked.
"Not giving up until you reach the Yellow River, not shedding tears until you see the coffin." Xue Rui looked at her with a faint smile on his face.
Yu Shu's heart was moved and she was silent for a moment before saying, "It is not to the extent of giving up and shedding tears, but it is true that there is nothing I can do."
Xue Rui said, "Then think of a way. There is still time. Aren't we handing in the examination papers tomorrow? If you have not thought of what to say or ask when you see Prince Xiang, we will stop at the entrance of Ding Bo Hall and wait for you to think before going in to greet him.
Yu Shu said gloomily, "I am afraid I cannot think of another way in such a short time."
"Don't be in a hurry to be discouraged." Xue Rui took the cold tea from her hands and changed it for a hot one. He gave it to Gui and said, "Think about it. You will definitely have a way."
Yu Shu looked at Xue Rui, who was speaking with a firm tone. She did not know where he got his confidence from, but after hearing his words, her impetuous heart calmed down. She held the hot cup and cupped her hands, and her brain started to work normally again.
Other than the law of the time of calamity, she had no way to solve this problem. Could it be that she had to use the Six Lines to tell Prince Xiang's fortune? Forget it. It was not as accurate as her blind guess.
Really, if she had been more cautious from the start and did not judge Prince Xiang's health because of the rumors and excuses from the residence, she would not be in such a passive position and forced herself to this point.
Xue Rui saw that she was spirited again and relaxed. He did not persuade her anymore and let her imagination run wild.
The more one wanted time to slow down, the faster time would run. The carriage came to the street in front of Ding Bo Hall. Yu Shu was still at her wits' end.
Xue Rui did not rush her and let the driver stop by the side of the road. He took out a book from somewhere and opened the window to read it to pass the time.
After waiting for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, he heard Yu Shu say, "Let's go."
Xue Rui put down the book, "Have you thought of it?"
Yu Shu shook her head like a hoodlum and said, "No, let's see Wang Ye first. Compared to sitting here and not using my brain, maybe I will have an idea if I personally ask about the situation."
Xue Rui laughed and said, "Alright."
The two of them got off the carriage and walked a few steps to the front of Ding Bo Hall. Xue Rui let the gatekeeper go in to inform them. There was no need to queue up and there was no need to hand over an invitation. Not long later, a steward came running out of the snow and greeted with a smile, "Eldest gongzi, Wang Ye, please come in and wait."
"Lead the way." Xue Rui lifted the corner of his robe and stepped over the threshold. He did not seem to be polite to this steward. Yu Shu was not as comfortable as him and nodded to this steward with a smile.
"Yes."
It was so easy to see him. This really made Yu Shu's heart sigh. She wanted to see the old steward of Xiang Wang Fu but she spent four hundred taels of silver and waited for three days. Now she wanted to see the Xiang Wang with just a few words. No wonder Feng Zhaomiao wanted her to find Xue Rui for help. This was called having connections.
This Ding Bo Hall, Yu Shu had once come with Xue Rui. She could still remember that day when Eldest Xue Shao and the Seventh Prince had a dispute, gambling with wine and parting on bad terms.
After a heavy snowfall, this garden was very different from the last time she came. There was no spring green all year round. Wearing a silver dress, it looked simple and elegant. It was a different kind of viewing pleasure.
The steward led the way in front and did not walk in silence. He even turned his head to talk to Xue Rui, "Eldest gongzi came at the right time. The junzhu is also here and came a little earlier than you. She is sitting in the incense grinding hall, waiting for Wang Ye to wake up."
Xue Rui's footsteps paused. "The junzhu is also here?"
"Yes ah. Someone came to report earlier. When the junzhu heard that you came, she was very happy and urged this one to quickly bring you to the incense grinding hall to talk."
Yu Shu was curious as she listened at the side. The junzhu? Was it the junzhu of Xiang Wangfu?
Xue Rui seemed to know her doubts. He turned his head and said to her, "Xi Wen is the daughter of Wang Ye. She is the daughter of my aunt. She is the younger sister of the same mother."
"Yes."
Xue Rui asked the steward who led the way, "Is the junzhu alone or did she bring someone else?"
The steward said, "She brought a young lady with her."
Xue Rui and Yu Shu looked at each other. They both knew that this must be the same as them, coming through the 'back door'.
As they spoke, they passed a slightly longer flower path and saw a hall with three rooms side by side in the middle of the veranda. The snow in front of the road was swept clean. The red curtain on the door was open and there was a silver plaque with two words' incense grinding 'hanging on it.
In front of the door, under the eaves stood two maidservants. They wore pink silk coats and fur coats, looking very obedient and clean. Before they could walk to the door of the hall, they first saluted and greeted them. Then one of them rolled up the curtain and the other lifted the corner of the curtain. They announced their arrival and invited them in.
"Junzhu, Eldest Young Master is here."
Yu Shu followed behind Xue Rui and entered the room. She turned her body sideways and fixed her gaze on the interior of the room. The two women in front of the tea table stood up leisurely. Yu Shu felt that the pretty and delicate young lady who was welcoming them with a smile on her face looked familiar, but before she could take a closer look, her attention was drawn to the young lady behind the young lady who was wearing a green veil over her face.
This was some kind of fate. She came to Dingbo Hall twice and was able to meet her again!
"Brother Rui, I haven't seen you for a while. How have you been?" Junzhu Xi Wen stood in front of Xue Rui with a smile. The pink fox scarf around her neck made her look very delicate. Her eyes were bright and her teeth were white. She smiled innocently and innocently.
"Yes, I rested at home for a few days." Xue Rui didn't intend to mention Madam Xue's illness to others. He also saw Ji Xingxuan in the hall. His eyes flashed and he was about to ask when Xi Wen turned her head and introduced, "Brother Rui, this is the daughter of the Celestial Commissioner, Judge Ji. She is the fourth daughter of the Ji family. We are very good friends. Xingxuan, this is me."
"Junzhu, I have seen Lord Xue." Ji Xingxuan softly interrupted Xi Wen's introduction. She walked forward and bowed to Xue Rui first. Then she explained to the confused Xi Wen, "Previously, when Lord Xue was handling a case in Taishi Shu Garden, we met a few times."
Hearing this, Yu Shu thought that it was interesting. Ji Xingxuan and Xue Rui knew each other, but they didn't know each other because they were investigating a case. Instead, they had already met each other in Yiyang because of that fraudulent marriage. At that time, she was also fortunate enough to be present as one of the parties involved.
However, before she could think further, Ji Xingxuan turned her head again and bowed to her. She said, "Hello, Miss Lianfang."
Yu Shu was puzzled. Did this Ji Xingxuan eat the wrong medicine? It wasn't as if she didn't know her. Why was she calling her by that fake name?
When Xi Wen heard this, she turned her attention to the person behind Xue Rui. She saw that it was an unprepossessing young man, but when she heard Ji Xingxuan call him 'Miss', she couldn't help but frown. She turned to ask Xue Rui, "This is?"
"A friend," Xue Rui answered briefly. He swept his eyes over Ji Xingxuan. Like Yu Shu, he was puzzled as to why she had called him that.
"Oh," Earlier, when a servant had come in to report, Xi Wen knew that Xue Rui had also brought someone to see her Imperial Father. She had also guessed that it was because of the examination. She hadn't expected that he had actually brought a woman with him.
Miss Lianfang, Lianfang, this name sounded familiar. Wait — — she remembered!
Xi Wen looked at Yu Shu a few more times. Without waiting for Xue Rui to notice anything, a servant came in from outside the door and said, "Junzhu, Da Gongzi, Wangye has woken up. He invites you to the eastern pavilion to talk."
"I know," Xi Wen replied. She turned her head to Xue Rui and said with a smile, "Today, I came first. Everything is first come, first served. You should wait for a while. After we have seen Imperial Father, you can bring this Miss Lianfang over."
Xue Rui thought for a moment. Seeing that Yu Shu didn't seem to care, he said, "That's fine. You go first."
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