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Yu Shu was originally unwilling to stand still, but from the corner of her eyes, she saw Xue Rui push away Xi Wen's hand and reveal his blood-red palm that was covered by a silk handkerchief, so she was stunned on the spot. In the next moment, she reacted to it and had already leaped over to push away a certain person who was slightly in the way. She grabbed Xue Rui's wrist and lifted the thin handkerchief. When she saw the badly mutilated appearance of his palm, her brows couldn't help but form a dead knot.
Before Xue Rui said he was fine, she called Gui Qi outside with a dark face, "Go find a doctor and bring medicine for external injuries!"
Xue Rui felt less pain when he was pulled by her small hand. Seeing her nervous look, his face turned from gloomy to bright and he said,
"It's okay. It's just a superficial wound. I have medicine in my room, so there's no need to find a doctor."
Yu Shu threw the germ-free handkerchief on the ground with a long face. She avoided his injured left hand and dragged Xue Rui's arm, "Then why don't you leave quickly? Why are you in a daze?"
Xue Rui didn't get angry when he heard this. Instead, he smiled good-naturedly and stood up with her help. He turned to look at Xi Wen, whose face was green and red, and said calmly,
"Your Highness, please go back. I'm injured, so I won't see you out."
Yu Shu chose to be blind. She didn't even say goodbye to Xi Wen because she didn't want to attract bad luck. It was important to find a place to disinfect and bandage Xue Rui's wound as soon as possible.
However, when Xi Wen saw that Xue Rui and Yu Shu were about to leave after making up with each other, and the latter did not even look her in the eye, she felt embarrassed. She didn't forget that Yu Shu made her lose her composure at the Lantern Festival. How could she allow her to be so presumptuous in front of her?
Xi Wen was proud. She was willing to pretend to be obedient in front of Xue Rui and Liu Jiong, but it didn't mean that she needed to hide her true nature. She secretly sneered and reached out to stop Yu Shu,
"Does Miss Yu not recognize me? Why aren't you bowing when you see this royal princess?"
When Yu Shu heard this, she almost laughed out loud. Why were all the young ladies in the capital like this? If she couldn't win a fight, she would use her status to pressure you and force you to bow. It was as if she really thought that she could slap them in the face by doing so. Ji Xingxuan was like that. Royal Princess Xi Wen was the same. Wasn't it just bowing and greeting? She treated it as a form of worship to the god of plague.
If this was in the past, Yu Shu might have just bowed to Xi Wen and let it go. However, she had just obtained first place in the Golden Roll and had two rolls on her. The female fortune teller that hasn't appeared in ten years, who could be more glorious than her in this year's Grand Examination?
It was the time when Yu Shu was in high spirits. She had finally waited for her luck to turn. What she hated most was to be humiliated and wronged. How could she let a little girl touch her bad luck at this time and block her luck? Not to mention the Commandery Princess. Not even a princess!
Seeing that Xi Wen was pestering him, Xue Rui was displeased and was about to speak. However, Yu Shu pinched his arm and gently pushed him. She said in a low voice,
"Eldest Brother, go back to your room to apply the medicine. I want to talk to the royal princess."
When Xue Rui saw her secretly winking at him, he wasn't worried that Yu Shu would be at a disadvantage. It was a pity that she couldn't help him back to his room. He nodded, turned around, and walked out through the curtain that Gui Qi had opened.
Only then did Yu Shu turn around and chat with Xi Wen,
"Your Royal Highness must be joking. Of course I recognize you. I just thought that noble people like you have a short memory and don't remember me, so I didn't greet you. "
Xi Wen coldly said, "How can I not recognize you? It's hard to forget someone as arrogant and rude as Miss Yu after seeing you once."
Yu Shu chuckled, "Your Royal Highness recognizes me. That's good. I'll make up for my lack of manners earlier. "
After that, she lazily put her palms together and casually cupped her hands at Xi Wen. She didn't even lower her head, let alone bow. This kind of perfunctory manner didn't have the slightest bit of respect. It was clearly humiliating.
Xi Wen immediately blushed. However, she had come in a hurry and didn't bring any bodyguards. There was only a maidservant waiting downstairs. She didn't even have anyone to order her around. She could only angrily say,
"How dare you look down on the dignity of the imperial family. Slap yourself!"
Yu Shu raised her hand and touched her face. Of course, she wouldn't be stupid enough to slap herself. Instead, she asked an unimportant question, "May I ask, Your Royal Highness, what rank are you?"
Xi Wen frowned and coldly said, "Hmph, I'm a sixth-rank official princess."
"That's right." Yu Shu bared her white teeth at Xi Wen. She pointed at herself and leaned closer to her with a mischievous smile.
"Since Your Royal Highness knows who I am, haven't you heard that I'm the third-ranked fortune-teller in this year's Dayan Rankings? I'm ranked fourth among the nine ranks of the Dayan Rankings. I don't need to bow to officials below the fifth-rank. You're a sixth-rank official princess without a title. You're not a prince or a princess. Do I need to bow to you? Even if you don't know how to count, you should be able to distinguish between five and six, right? "
Xi Wen looked at Yu Shu's shameless appearance and felt a lump in her throat. She almost couldn't breathe. However, she was born into a noble family and talked about romance all day long. Her tongue was clean and she didn't even know how to curse.
Yu Shu, on the other hand, was smiling. She loved to see these arrogant little sisters lose their composure when she angered them to the point of losing their composure. It was said that those who were arrogant were afraid of those who were stupid, those who were stupid were afraid of those who didn't care about their lives, and those who didn't care about their lives were afraid of those who didn't care about their lives.
"Princess, take care. I'm going to see how my eldest brother is doing." Yu Shu knew when to stop. She didn't intend to force Xi Wen to pounce on her and bite her. That wouldn't be fun.
If Yu Shu wanted to leave, Xi Wen couldn't hold her back. After all, she was a noble. No matter how angry she was, she still had the necessary etiquette. She wouldn't do those rude things like scratching her face and pulling her hair. However, she still had to say some harsh words.
"For the sake of Brother Rui, I won't argue with a vulgar person like you. If you dare to offend me again, I'll definitely teach you a lesson."
Yu Shu listened to Xi Wen's superficial threat behind her. She curled her lips and thought to herself that she didn't know who was giving face to whom.
As soon as Yu Shu left the patio terrace, Xi Wen left with a bellyful of anger. It was not that she didn't want to care about Xue Rui's injury, but she was more afraid that Xue Rui would lose his temper when he saw her again and embarrass her in front of Yu Shu. Therefore, she left decisively.
When Yu Shu returned to Xue Rui's room, the wound on his hand had been treated. He was lying on the soft couch, and Gui Qi was doing the final dressing. Yu Xiaoxiu was sitting on a chair at the side. On the coffee table beside him were all kinds of delicious pastries that Xue Rui had just asked someone to bring from the kitchen.
Yu Shu walked over and took over Gui Qi's work. She sent him out of the door.
"Tell me, how did you do it?" Yu Shu sat beside him naturally. She held the back of his washed hand and circled around it.
Xue Rui couldn't say that he crushed the cup in anger, so he said, "It's a new tea set that I asked someone to make. I didn't expect it to be so fragile. I crushed it with a little force."
Yu Shu wouldn't believe him, but she wasn't in a hurry to expose him. She wrapped his hand and gently put it down. She turned to Yu Xiaoxiu and sighed,
"Your Brother Xue's hand is injured. He can't go on a horseback outing with us."
Yu Xiaoxiu looked disappointed, but he nodded sensibly.
Seeing this, Xue Rui guessed that the sister and brother came together today to ask him out for a trip. He was happy and worried at the same time. It was rare for Yu Shu to take the initiative to look for him, but it was ruined because of an accident.
It would be nice to go on an outing. He could choose a sunny and sunny day to ride the horse and enjoy the scenery. Perhaps he could even take the opportunity to hold her hand or support her waist. He didn't want to ride the horse together for the time being, but it would be nice to let this lass who didn't have good eyesight see his heroic appearance while riding the horse.
The more Xue Rui thought about it, the more he felt he was at a disadvantage. His eyes sparkled, but he was unwilling to give up. He coughed and said,
"It's not that I can't go. It's just that one hand is not convenient for me to ride the horse all day. It's a small matter to hold the reins with one hand. But I need someone to protect you. How about this? You are familiar with Zhao Miao. He is good at teaching people how to ride a horse. Pick a good day and let's go to the Sanli Stream in the east of the city. What do you think? "
Hearing that there was still hope, Yu Xiaoxiu immediately turned to look at Yu Shu. Xue Rui was also waiting for Yu Shu's decision. Both of them obviously knew who was in charge.
Yu Shu was worried about Xue Rui's hand injury. She didn't want him to force it. But when she saw Yu Xiaoxiu looking forward to it, she couldn't bear to say no. She nodded and agreed after thinking about it. But she added,
"Since we are going to call someone, it's better to bring Sister Jinxun along."
Xue Rui hesitated for a moment and said, "Jinxun is not in good health. She needs to go in a carriage. It may be inconvenient to go with us. If you are not afraid of her trouble, you can't have fun —"
"What trouble?" Yu Shu gave him a contemptuous look and interrupted him directly, "Have you forgotten that I don't even know how to ride a horse? It's me and Xiaoxiu who are troublesome. It's not her turn."
Yu Shu liked the weak Third Miss of the Xue family. So when she saw that Xue Rui's words seemed to "dislike" Xue Jin for looking for a burden, she was a little unhappy.
Hearing Yu Shu's inadvertent words of protection, Xue Rui smiled knowingly. He knew that she misunderstood him, but he didn't explain.
"Then it's settled. When I report to Taishi Shuyuan the day after tomorrow, we will go out to relax." Yu Shu made a decision.
Both Yu Xiaoxiu and Xue Rui were happy.
After a while, Yu Xiaoxiu was coaxed away by Xue Rui with a three-foot long fish. He followed Gui Qi to the warehouse to look at the novelty. Only Yu Shu and Xue Rui were left in the room.
"Xiaoyu."
"Hmm?" Yu Shu was looking at a set of gold tea set on Xue Rui's table. She was trying to figure out how much it was worth. When she heard Xue Rui calling her, she didn't look back.
"Xi Wen and I are just ordinary siblings. Don't misunderstand." Xue Rui consciously explained what Yu Shu saw before.
"Oh, I know." Yu Shuxin said, "It's not like I'm blind. Based on Xue Rui's lukewarm attitude towards Xi Wen just now, it's really impossible for something to happen between the two of them."
Seeing that she didn't think much, Xue Rui should have been relieved. But because of her indifferent attitude, he felt depressed.
Of course, he didn't expect Yu Shu, a girl with a one-track mind, to be jealous for him. But she didn't respond at all, which hurt his self-esteem.
Just when Xue Rui didn't know whether he should be happy or sad, Yu Shu's next sentence made him want to cry.
"Ordinary siblings, just like us. Don't worry, I know."
You know? You know nothing!
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