Xue Rui sent Yu Shu to the Princess Residence after wrapping a few drawers of exquisite flowers in Wang Ji Tower. There were already servants waiting at the door. Xue Rui sat in the carriage and did not get out. He only let Lao Chui leave after he saw Yu Shu being led into the door.
After visiting the Princess's Mansion again, Yu Shu was no longer in the mood to covet the row of Royal Court wood planted horizontally in the front yard. She followed the servants through the garden corridor and came to an independent hexagonal embroidery building in the backyard.
There was a pair of graceful maids standing at the door. The one on the left bowed to Yu Shu and said, "You must be Miss Yu. Please come in with me. Young master is waiting upstairs."
Yu Shu nodded and followed them through two purple cloud cabinets. This embroidery building was decorated very elegantly. Obviously, it was specially built for a beautiful woman. She guessed that it was the favorite residence of the late Princess Royal Luyue. Even the calligraphy on the wall had an ancient charm. It was a pity that Yu Shu didn't know how to appraise, so she passed by without paying much attention.
"Young master, Miss Yu is here." On the second floor, the maid stopped at the door of the bedroom to report. Hearing the response from inside, she rolled up the curtain and invited Yu Shu to come in.
When Yu Shu came in, Jing Chen had just fed Shui Yun medicine. He turned around with a porcelain bowl in his hand, revealing a pale girl lying on the bed. Her red and swollen eyelids were slightly closed, and she seemed to be asleep.
Yu Shu stood at the door and hesitated. She was afraid of waking up Shui Yun.
"Come in, she is not asleep." Jing Chen saw Yu Shu and signaled her to come in.
"Okay." In the end, Yu Shu still walked in and stopped four or five steps away from the foot of the bed. As soon as she stopped, Shui Yun opened her eyelids without warning and met Yu Shu's eyes. She blinked and revealed a weak smile. "You're here."
Yu Shu felt strange seeing her like this. Yesterday, she heard from Jing Chen that Shui Yun was not worried. She thought that this little girl was pretending to be strong. Now that he saw her, she didn't seem to be complaining at all.
In her previous life, she took care of Yu Lei, whose legs were paralyzed. She had seen her younger brother's depressed and suicidal side. How could she be like Shui Yun, who calmed down in just a few days?
"Senior Martial Brother. I'm in better spirits today. It's rare for Miss Yu to visit me, so I want to talk to her. You've been busy since morning and haven't had breakfast yet. You should go now. "
Shui Yun gently sent Jing Chen away. Yu Shu understood that she had something to say to her in private, so she said to Jing Chen, "I will accompany you here. You should go and eat something. "
Jing Chen nodded at Yu Shu and took the bowl of medicine downstairs.
Now, there were only Yu Shu and Shui Yun in the large bedroom. The door was separated by a screen, so the maidservants guarding outside the door couldn't hear their conversation unless they pressed their ears against the door. However, the servants of the princess's residence were all carefully selected from the imperial palace, so they wouldn't be so unruly.
"Sit."
There was an armchair next to the bed. Shui Yun motioned for Yu Shu to sit down. She slightly twisted her neck and faced her. Her eyes swept over her face. Suddenly, there was a bit of apology in her eyes.
"I implicated you."
Yu Shu didn't know how to respond. She was indeed implicated, but compared to Shui Yun's fate, what else could she complain about?
Shaking her head, Yu Shu could only say, "I came today to apologize to you. That day, I escaped first. Originally, I went to the princess's residence to find someone to save you. Who knew that I would faint and couldn't save you in time. I'm really sorry. "
After hearing Yu Shu's blame, Shui Yun didn't blame her. Instead, she looked at her meaningfully and faintly said, "There's no need for you to feel guilty. I should thank you. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to escape this time. How could I have kept my life? "
There was a hidden meaning in her words. Yu Shu cleverly heard that there was something wrong. When she saw the lucky expression on Shui Yun's face, she immediately became suspicious.
"Does Miss Yu know that it's a tribulation?" Shui Yun asked inexplicably. Without waiting for Yu Shu to speak, she muttered to herself, "The so-called tribulation is a great disaster. The so-called number is a fixed number. It means that it's hard to escape a great disaster. It's not easy for us Daoist disciples to cultivate. We know that there are three great tribulations in one's life. One is death, one is wealth, and one is sex. Only one in a thousand people can escape these three great tribulations. If one is lucky enough to escape, then one's good fortune and longevity will increase by one level. After a great disaster, one will be fortunate. This time, I came down the mountain to experience the 'Death Tribulations'. "
Yu Shu had heard about Shui Yun when she asked Jing Chen to borrow the Yellowfrost Stone. Now that she mentioned it again, it seemed that there was a hidden story.
"My father, Daoist Master Huai Yun, has been cultivating for fifty years. He studied the three great tribulations and was able to see through them. He predicted that Senior Martial Brother and I would each have a tribulation. Even if there was a entanglement between us, Senior Martial Brother's tribulation was the Death Tribulations. A few months ago, my father asked me to go down the mountain to find Senior Martial Brother in order to break our tribulations. He said that if I could find the one related to the Death Tribulations in him, he would help me deal with the Death Tribulations."
Speaking of this, Shui Yun looked at Yu Shu meaningfully, "I observed Senior Martial Brother, and it wasn't difficult to find that he had a different opinion of you. I guessed that you were the key. So a few days ago, I felt that my great tribulation was coming, so I avoided Senior Martial Brother and avoided getting involved with you. Sure enough, with a little trick, I transferred three parts of the tribulation to you. Only then did I save my life and escape one of the three tribulations. I, Shui Yun, would like to thank you. "
Shui Yun explained without hesitation. Yu Shu was suddenly enlightened. She knew that it wasn't an accident that she became a fish in the pond under the burning city gate. She had been plotted against long ago and was dragged out to be a scapegoat!
This time, Yu Shu could no longer maintain her composure. She stared at Shui Yun with a cold gaze and said, "Dare I ask Miss Shui, when you transferred your fate to me, did you ever think about what kind of fatal disaster you would bring upon me?"
It turned out that her guess was right. The fatal disaster was caused by the word 'Shui' in front of her.
Fortunately, she didn't stand up for Shui Yun at that time. Otherwise, she wouldn't even know how she died!
In the face of Yu Shu's accusation, Shui Yun's expression didn't change. She looked at Yu Shu calmly and said, "Don't be angry. I told you the truth. I didn't want to make you angry. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked Senior Martial Brother to invite you here. Today, I'm trying to remedy it and show you a bright path. "
"A bright path?" Yu Shu smiled coldly. She wasn't in a hurry to turn hostile. She wanted to see what other tricks Shui Yun had up her sleeve. "Tell me, what bright path can you show me?"
"I'm currently bedridden and can no longer accompany Martial Nephew Zhongyun to the Double Sun Gathering. Go in my place," Shui Yun said.
Go in her place to attend the Double Sun Gathering?
When this thought appeared in Yu Shu's mind, her expression changed again. She narrowed her eyes and said, "You're afraid that I'll suffer one after another, so you want to add another one to my list?"
Yu Shu more or less knew why Shui Yun had been arrested this time. It was because of the battle between the princes. Now, because of Shui Yun, Prince Jia had been demoted, and the mansions of several princes had been searched. Under such circumstances, wasn't it asking her to accompany Liu Tan to participate in the Double Suns Gathering? Wasn't this asking her to be a target for people to poke at?
Yu Shu was so angry that she almost laughed. She straightened her back and glared fiercely at Shui Yun. There wasn't the slightest bit of pity in her eyes as she asked in a deep voice, "I have no enmity with you in the past, but you keep dragging me into danger. What is your intention?"
Shui Yun sighed softly, and her chest heaved up and down. "You've misunderstood. I have no selfish motives in asking you to go to the Double Sun Gathering. I just want to give you a fortuitous encounter."
Now that it had come to this, how could Yu Shu still believe her words? She raised her hand to stop her from explaining and said coldly, "Don't talk nonsense. Forgive me for not daring to accept Young Lady Shui's gift. I came here today because I want to ask you something. "
"… Go ahead. I'll tell you everything I know."
Yu Shu said solemnly, "How many of the things you told me in the teahouse about the secrets of Jing Chen's past were true?"
Shui Yun was silent for a moment, and then she said faintly, "Three Pure Ones, if there's even half a word of falsehood, then let me suffer another calamity."
Yu Shu frowned and stared at her for a while. She then stood up and said, "If that's the case, then I'll take my leave. Take care."
With that, she clenched her fists and turned to walk out of the room filled with the strange smell of medicine.
Yu Shu walked down the stairs with a heavy heart and saw Jing Chen, who had just returned from breakfast.
"Xiaoyu, are you leaving just like that?"
Yu Shu looked at the completely ignorant Jing Chen. She really wanted to tell him the truth about Shui Yun's scheme to deal with her tribulation, but what could she do even if she told him? Jing Chen couldn't drag her crippled junior sister out of bed to vent her anger on her behalf, right?
She could see that the reason why Shui Yun dared to tell her the truth so openly was because she had no fear. She was sure that she would not say anything in front of Jing Chen.
Because it would be useless even if she said anything.
"Okay, I'm leaving."
"Then I'll see you off."
Yu Shu suddenly felt tired. She hastily said a few words to Jing Chen and thanked him for seeing her off. She then left alone.
Jing Chen went up to the second floor and returned to Shui Yun's side. He poured a cup of tea and fed it to her before asking, "What did you and Xiaoyu talk about just now? She seemed to be in a hurry. Something didn't seem right."
Shui Yun was helped to lie down by Jing Chen. She replied calmly, "I said it was a girl's business. Why did you still ask?"
Jing Chen opened his mouth, but he saw that Shui Yun had closed her eyes tiredly. In the end, he did not ask further. Instead, he carefully covered her with the quilt and sat back on the chair beside the bed. He picked up the ancient book on the coffee table and flipped through it while watching her sleep.
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Yu Shu still felt angry until she walked out of the door of the princess's residence.
She had been calculating and calculating, but in the end, she had suffered such a big loss. She could not find anyone to settle the score with.
She had nowhere to vent her anger towards Shui Yun, so Yu Shu was also dissatisfied with Jing Chen. She turned her head and glared at the door of the princess's residence before leaving angrily.
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