The next day, Yu Shu took Xue Rui to Huixing Street to see Qu Hai, who was locked up in the small courtyard.
Xue Rui sent someone to inquire about Qu Hai after returning home last night, but there was no news this morning. Like Yu Shu, he knew very little about Qu Hai. Other than the fact that Qu Hai used to be the deputy chief of the Evergreen Gang in Qiu Gui Fang and was skilled in martial arts, he knew nothing else.
Qu Hai obviously had some impression of Xue Rui, and he knew that Xue Rui was' in cahoots' with Yu Shu. Qu Hai wanted to trick Xue Rui into speaking, so he didn't wait for Xue Rui to speak before he said directly, "I'll still say the same words I said yesterday. I won't say anything, so don't waste your efforts. Either let me go, or kill me. If you send me back to the Administration, then I naturally have a way to end my life."
After saying that, he closed his eyes and mouth, making it clear that he would not be persuaded by force or persuasion.
Actually, Xue Rui had plenty of ways to make a stubborn person open his mouth, but when he recalled how Qu Hai faked his death to escape from prison, he knew that he would have to use some heavy punishment to make him submit. Looking at Qu Hai's half-dead appearance, he was afraid that he would accidentally kill Qu Hai if he wasn't careful, so he gave up on the idea.
Xue Rui did not ask Qu Hai any more nonsense. He turned his head and gave Yu Shu a look, and the two walked out together, avoiding Zhou Hu and Song Dali.
"Let your people keep an eye on him first. When I get the news, I will find a way to make him talk." Xue Rui said.
Yu Shu nodded and had the same plan as Xue Rui.
So the two did not stay in the small courtyard for long. Yu Shu left some money for the two people she had just recruited, gave a few words of advice, and left with Xue Rui.
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The two of them walked to the street. Xue Rui said that he was going to Wangji Tower and asked Yu Shu if she wanted to have lunch with him. Yu Shu was worried about the "Misfortune Hexagram" she had read a few days ago and was not in the mood to go anywhere, so she declined.
"The results of the Great Yan Examination have already been announced, but I still don't know what the results will be like. I have to go back and think about how to make a living in the future. If you are not busy, you can take me to my house. If you are busy, I will go ahead and hire a sedan chair. "
Sitting in a sedan chair was cheaper than sitting in a horse carriage. These past few days, Yu Shu had spent a lot of money, and her heart ached for money again.
Xue Rui smiled, "It's not that long. Let's go, I'll send you off."
The two of them got into the car. Xue Rui first poured a cup of tea and handed it to Yu Shu. He then asked her, "I saw you frowning all morning. If it's because of what I said last night, you don't have to worry. Qu Hai's matter is really strange, but from what I saw just now, he didn't seem to be targeting you at all. You just happened to meet him, so why are you worrying? "
Xue Rui could see that Yu Shu had something on her mind, so he tried to comfort her.
After listening to Xue Rui's words of comfort, Yu Shu sighed and shook her head, "Big brother, you don't know. That's not what I'm worried about."
Xue Rui looked puzzled, "Then what is it? Tell me, so I can help you solve your problems. "
Yu Shu raised her head and met Xue Rui's eyes that were full of concern. She was hesitating whether she should tell him or not, but suddenly, she had a small idea to pour out her troubles to the person in front of her. Once this idea came out, it kept rising, like melon seedlings in the field at the end of summer, it couldn't be suppressed.
"I … I did a divination on myself a few days ago. If I find out that I'll be in trouble. "
When Xue Rui saw Yu Shu speak these words hesitantly, he hesitated for a moment before his expression became slightly heavy. He understood Yu Shu's temper very well. Even though she loved to lie and make up nonsense sometimes, Although she liked to lie sometimes, she never made a joke when she was serious. Now that she said such words, she must have predicted the "trouble", and it was not small.
Seeing that Xue Rui didn't interrupt, Yu Shu raised her hand and took a sip of tea to wet her throat. She gently frowned her delicate eyebrows and said, "We have to talk about this matter when I went back to the Princess's Mansion to attend the banquet. When I came back, I was worried that the Eleventh Prince would find trouble with me, so I did a divination on myself and knew that I was safe. On the second day of the New Year, I saw Ji Xingxuan at the Shuangyang Meeting, and I had some doubts. The next day, I caught Qu Hai on the street. Don't you think it's a little strange? "
Xue Rui didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was really a little coincidental. No wonder she was suspicious. If it was him, he would also be more careful.
"You know me. I can't live a few peaceful days. If we talk about bad luck, if I say I'm second, no one would dare to say they are first." Yu Shu's mouth was full of self-mockery, but her face was written with resignation.
The corner of Xue Rui's mouth moved suspiciously, and he agreed with her words in his heart.
"I was worried that someone was targeting me, so when I went back, I did a divination on myself. I told you that my [Six Lines Strange Art] is very accurate. In addition, I bought a small box of ambergris with the help of it. It took a lot of effort to roughly calculate. According to the divination, I'm afraid I'll be killed on the thirteenth of this month. "
Xue Rui's eyelids twitched. He stared at Yu Shu's slightly heavy face, and didn't say anything for a moment.
On the other hand, Yu Shu felt a lot more relaxed after she shook out the burden that had been stuck in her heart for a few days. She finished the tea in her hand and gently placed it on the table. She turned to look at Xue Rui, wanting to hear what he had to say.
"Could it be that you made a mistake in your divination?" After Xue Rui finished asking, he raised his hand and stopped Yu Shu, who was about to speak. He calmly told her, "As for the Seventh and Eleventh Princes, I dare to boast shamelessly that they won't do anything to you. At least, they won't do anything during the Shuangyang Meeting. As for Qu Hai, you've also seen him. With his appearance, he can't do anything to you. Other than that, you don't have any other enemies, so how could you be killed? I think you're being paranoid. "
Hearing this, Yu Shu didn't rush to explain. Instead, she recalled an old incident that happened half a year ago. She lowered her voice and said to Xue Rui, "Last year, when I went north from Yiyang City, you knew about the disaster that happened on the way, but I didn't mention it to you. Before the accident, I used the [Six Lines Divination] to predict that I would be in imminent danger. Because I wasn't proficient in it at that time, I was just like you now. I thought that I was being too careful. Who knew that I would almost die there, and I barely escaped. Actually, there's a reason why I'm especially scared this time. It's because the [Six Lines Divination] gave me an ominous divination. It's the same divination that I got on the merchant ship that day. "
Remembering the night when she escaped from death, the merchant ship that was bathed in blood, the corpses everywhere, the rushing waves, and the drowning coldness, Yu Shu couldn't help but shiver. A shadow gradually gathered in her eyes, and her face turned a little pale.
"Shu?"
Feeling a layer of warmth on the back of her cold hand, Yu Shu came back to her senses. When she met a pair of black and shiny eyes, her blurry vision became clear again. She took a light breath and forced a smile, "At least I've experienced it once. I'm not afraid."
But Xue Rui couldn't smile at all. Just now, he clearly saw a trace of timidity in her eyes. Seeing her trying to be brave, he only felt distressed. He thought that this girl had to bear so much for others, and who would share the burden for her.
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