"It's a coincidence. It's your old Xue family's brat who bullied our Yu family's child."
Xue Rui was puzzled: "What do you mean by that?"
Yu Shu didn't want to say more. She said angrily: "I'm not sure either. Let's ask Xiaoxiu later."
Yu Shu took Xue Rui to the room to see Yu Xiaoxiu. Yu Xiaoxiu, who had been unconscious for the whole night, had already woken up. He was lying on the bed, leaning over to reach the cup of water on the coffee table. The white gauze wrapped around his forehead was soaked in red, which was a bit shocking.
"Xiaoxiu." Yu Shu stepped forward and supported him with one hand. She let him sit on the bed first. She frowned: "Where is Shen Ma? Why are you left alone in the room?"
Xiaoxiu panted slightly. He leaned on Yu Shu's shoulder and whispered with his eyes closed: "Go, go and boil some water for me to wash my face."
Xue Rui came over and bent over to take a cup from the coffee table. He poured some water and handed it to Yu Shu. He motioned for her to feed Yu Xiaoxiu first and said: "I see that there are only a few servants in your house. You can't even move your hands away from doing things. Now that you have enough money, why don't you buy a few more servants? At least, you can add a book boy for Xiaoxiu."
Yu Shu thought about it. There were indeed few servants in the house. In the past, she and Xiaoxiu were used to doing things by themselves. They didn't need anyone to pour tea and water for them. But recently, it seemed a bit rushed. Yun Dou had to take care of the pregnant Zhao Hui, and the gatekeeper had to be responsible for cleaning the courtyard. Shen Ma was originally a servant who washed clothes, and she was arranged to do things in the room. In case there was an emergency, she couldn't make time for her.
Thinking of this, she nodded and noted down the matter of buying a servant. Then she looked at Yu Xiaoxiu in her arms, pulled up the quilt on him, and said gently, "Xiaoxiu, Brother Xue is here to see you."
Yu Xiaoxiu opened his eyes and stretched his neck. Only then did he see Xue Rui standing beside the bed. He obediently called out, "Brother Xue."
Xue Rui gently stroked his hair and said, "I heard from your sister. Someone pushed you off the horse and that's why you fell. Tell Brother Xue, who did this? "
Yu Xiaoxiu pursed his lips, turned to look at Yu Shu, and said in a muffled voice, "It's that Xue Wenzhe."
Xue Wenzhe. Xue Rui murmured the name. It sounded familiar. Then he thought that Yu Shu said that the person was from the Xue family, and he knew who it was.
The Xue family did not have many branches and leaves, but in his generation. In his generation, there were even fewer descendants. But there were a few people in the branch family. If he remembered correctly, this Xue Wenzhe was the son of a cousin of his grandfather, which was the youngest son of his uncle. It seemed that he was raised in the southern water area. He only saw him at a family banquet a few years ago. It seemed that he had returned to the capital and happened to be studying with Yu Xiaoxiu.
Xue Rui looked at Yu Xiaoxiu's injured head. He felt a little distressed. Compared to a cousin that he didn't know, Yu Xiaoxiu was more like a younger brother in his eyes.
"Why did he push you? Did he do it on purpose?" Xue Rui asked. It didn't matter if it was an ordinary fight between kids. But if someone deliberately bullied Yu Xiaoxiu, he couldn't just sit back and do nothing.
Yu Shu was also waiting for Yu Xiaoxiu to explain. She guessed that Xue Wenzhe made trouble for Yu Xiaoxiu because of Ji Xingxuan's family. But she didn't know why they quarreled.
Yu Xiaoxiu touched the gauze on his head and recalled what happened in the Academy's shooting range yesterday afternoon. His face darkened and he said, "I don't know what happened to him. When I was riding a horse, he rushed towards me and said sarcastically that you were ungrateful and framed Miss Ji family and killed Old Master Ji. I said that Ji family deserved it and it had nothing to do with us. I even warned him that if he talked nonsense again, I would tell others that he was taken to an altar to worship heaven —"
Yu Xiaoxiu took a deep breath and endured the headache. He continued, "Then he suddenly came up and hit me. I was unprepared and fell off the horse. Sister, is there something wrong with Xue Wenzhe's brain? It has nothing to do with him whether Ji family is good or bad. He doesn't need to stand up for them and bite people like a mad dog. Was he struck by lightning that night? He hasn't recovered yet. "
Yu Xiaoxiu didn't like to talk before because he felt inferior. In fact, he had a sharp tongue.
Yu Shu and Xue Rui listened to the story. The former was furious while the latter looked at Yu Shu in confusion. "Why did Xue Wenzhe …"
Yu Shu knew what he was confused about. She explained, "This young master of the Xue family used to live in Yiyang City and studied in Sanjue Study House like us. He has a good relationship with Ji Xingxuan. When I sent Xiaoxiu to the Academy a while ago, I happened to meet his mother who was taking him to school. He should have just returned to the capital city. Ji family has a funeral these two days. He might have gone there and heard someone gossiping about him, so he vented his anger on Xiaoxiu."
Yu Shu's words were vague, but it didn't stop Xue Rui from understanding. He thought for a while and said to Yu Xiaoxiu, "Did he come to apologize for hurting you like this?"
Yu Xiaoxiu shook his head slightly and said disdainfully, "I fell off the horse. He ran away faster than a rabbit when he saw what happened. I heard from Hu Tianer that he went to school as usual today as if nothing had happened. He didn't feel anything wrong at all. "
During the day, Yu Shu went out to run some errands. Hu Tianer came to visit Yu Xiaoxiu at noon and told him about Xue Wenzhe's current situation.
Xue Rui glanced sideways and saw Yu Shu's sneer. His eyelids twitched. He knew that Yu Xiaoxiu was the apple of her eye. She couldn't touch him and she couldn't do anything to him. Now that he was hurt by someone maliciously, he didn't know how she would vent her anger.
So he said to Yu Xiaoxiu, "You should recuperate first. When you're better, Brother Xue will accompany you to the academy and let him apologize to you in person."
Yu Shu heard his words and raised her eyebrows, "Brother, you don't have to worry about this. I will teach that guy a lesson."
She told Xue Rui the truth, but she didn't want Xue Rui to stand up for him. She had already thought about it. After two days, when Yu Xiaoxiu could get out of bed, she would find two ruffians in the suburbs and take them to the north of the city. Then she would lure Xue Wenzhe out of the academy and cover his head. At that time, she would let Yu Xiaoxiu beat him with a stick to vent his anger. Then she would take off his pants and throw him at the gate of the academy. Xue Wenzhe loved his face very much. He wouldn't make a big deal out of such a shameful thing. Even if he suspected something, he wouldn't be able to get any evidence afterwards. Yu Shu had done this kind of shady business when she was in school. As long as she knew the severity of it, there would be no worries.
Xue Rui said with a smile, "How is it none of my business? Didn't you just say that my Xue Family's people bullied your Yu Family's child? Xue Wenzhe is my younger cousin. As his elder brother, of course, I have to control him. He must apologize to Xiaoxiu. "
Yu Shu thought, "What's the use of apologizing? It doesn't hurt. I have to beat him. Xue Wenzhe is itching for a beating."
Xue Rui noticed Yu Shu's disapproval with a single glance, and he intentionally said in the blink of an eye, "There's something you don't know. That uncle of mine is a strict person, and he has an upright temperament. If he finds out that Xue Wenzhe has injured someone, he'll surely bring out the clan's discipline. After this incident, he can't avoid having to lie on the bed for a few days. After that, he won't dare to act arrogantly and cause trouble again. What's important is to let Little Xiu study in the academy peacefully.
He didn't say that because he was worried that his cousin would suffer a loss at Yu Shu's hands, but he was afraid that she would be too heavy handed and make things worse, making it hard to clean up. Moreover, he didn't want Yu Shu to be entangled with these grudges all day long and not be able to rest for a day.
Hearing his words, Yu Shu hesitated for a moment. She looked down at Yu Xiaoxiu and asked coquettishly, "What do you think? Do you want him to apologize to you, or do you want me to teach him a lesson for you?"
After all, Yu Xiaoxiu was a good boy, unlike Yu Shu who could not be offended. Although he was angry at Xue Wenzhe's behavior, he didn't want Yu Shu to make things difficult for others because of him. After following Yu Shu for so many days, he knew his sister's temper. If he really let her teach others a lesson, she might be very angry. So he said, "Xue Wenzhe is a lunatic. I don't want to lower myself to his level. I just want him to apologize to me. There's no need to teach him a lesson. Let his parents take care of him."
Xue Rui saw that the boy was sensible and liked him. He laughed and scolded, "What Xue Wenzhe? You even scolded Brother Xue."
Yu Xiaoxiu hurriedly said, "I'm not talking about you. Brother Xue is a good man. How can that bastard be compared to him?"
Xue Rui laughed and stopped teasing him. He turned to look at Yu Shu.
Yu Shu was not a fool. After a while, she also understood what Xue Rui meant. At this point, if she insisted on teaching Xue Wenzhe a lesson, she would be making things difficult for Xue Rui.
"Well, that's it. Let him apologize to Xiaoxiu later." Yu Shu thought for a moment and added, "By the way, let him pay for the medical expenses."
He Fangzhi treated Yu Xiaoxiu. Of course, the prescription was good. This morning, Yu Shu also urged him to break a piece of the cloud ganoderma and add it to the prescription.
Xue Rui nodded and said, "That's right."
After talking for a long time, Yu Xiaoxiu felt dizzy and hissed. Yu Shu hurriedly helped him lie down and coaxed him. He Fangzhi just came in and checked his pulse. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, Yu Shu left Xiaoxiu in his care and took Xue Rui to the next room to talk.
Yu Shu told Xue Rui that she went to the Ji family yesterday to rescue Aunt Cui.
After Xue Rui heard this, he actually didn't know what to say to her for a time, and he wanted to scold her for acting rashly and rashly. It just so happened that besides this, there was no better way to allow his mother to escape, and he could only feel fortunate in his heart. Fortunately, she wasn't caught on the spot.
"I went out today to find a house for my mother to live in. My godmother is pregnant and the Ji family might come at any time. It's not convenient for her to live here. I've already taken a look at the house. After two days, I'll clean it up and let her and the maidservants move in to avoid the limelight for a while. "
Xue Rui never doubted Yu Shu's efficiency. He had just talked to her about this the night before yesterday and she had already settled the people in today. She said that she didn't need help and she didn't need help. Even a man like him couldn't help but be impressed by her nimbleness.
"Eldest Brother, are you staying for dinner?" The sky was dark. Yu Shu looked outside and asked Xue Rui.
"No, I have an appointment with Zhao Miao and the others tonight. I'm going over now." Xue Rui rushed over from the Supreme Court in the evening. He wanted to tell Yu Shu the verdict of the Ji family's theft case. He also wanted to meet her and have a chat.
Seeing that she didn't continue to be depressed because of the separation with Jing Chen the day before yesterday, he was relieved. In the end, he didn't ask Yu Shu if Jing Chen came to see her yesterday. Although he really wanted to ask, he was patient.
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