The women's dormitory of Taishi's Library was made up of three courtyards facing south. The walls in the east and west were not suitable for people to live in. There were seven rows of rooms left, making a total of forty-nine rooms.
Yu Shu was thinking about Xia Jiangying's case when she heard Xin Liu say to her, "The west courtyard is easily damp. We need to choose a room with good lighting and go to the middle courtyard."
His words intentionally or unintentionally referred to the east courtyard.
Coincidentally, the two of them entered from the east gate and passed by the east courtyard. Yu Shu glanced inside and remembered that this was where Xia Jiangying lived when she was still alive. She casually said, "If you want to have light, isn't this east courtyard suitable?"
Xin Liu suddenly lowered his voice, "The east courtyard is not good. Someone died a few months ago."
Yu Shu knew what she was talking about. She nodded and withdrew her gaze. They crossed the courtyard to find a room in the middle courtyard.
Who knew that they were a step late. There were so many new female students this year. In previous years, there were not many people leaving. The middle courtyard with the most people was empty.
Xin Liu angrily pulled Yu Shu to the west courtyard. Coincidentally, it was also full.
Yu Shu looked at Xin Liu's depressed face and suggested, "Why don't we go to the east courtyard and find a place to stay first. Otherwise, when people come later, we won't have anything to choose from. Having a place to stay is better than nothing."
Although Xin Liu was reluctant, he was still persuaded by Yu Shu. Thus, the two of them retraced their steps.
They met an older female student in the corridor. Xin Liu asked, "Sister, is there any room in the east courtyard?"
The female student looked at them and hesitated for a moment. Then she pointed to a row of rooms facing south and said, "Only the first room. The second room is empty."
When Xin Liu heard that there were two rooms left, he was not happy. Instead, he showed a bitter face.
Yu Shu thoughtfully looked at the two rooms. She frowned and asked, "May I ask, has Miss Ji, the Double List Hidewon, left the courtyard?"
The female student shook her head, "She hasn't left the courtyard yet."
"Oh? Then which room does she live in? "
"The third room over there. If you stay there, you'll be next door. "
Yu Shu thanked the female student. After she left, Xin Liu worriedly said: "What to do. The remaining two rooms are definitely not good. "
Yu Shu had a plan. "Let's go and take a look first."
Xin Liu had no choice but to follow her. The two of them walked along the corridor to the end. Yu Shu walked in front and pushed open the first empty room. Xin Liu followed behind her and poked his head in, only to see that the room was clean. The tables and chairs were neat and tidy, but there was a layer of dust on the floor. It did not look eerie.
Yu Shu knew that this was Xia Jiangying's room when she was alive. However, Xia Jiangying did not die in this room. She switched rooms with Ji Xingxuan and died in the room next door.
The room next door used to be Ji Xingxuan's room. After Xia Jiangying's death, Ji Xingxuan must have moved to another room. How could he stay here anymore?
Xin Liu did not know the inside story. She took out a fortune bag from her sleeve and took out a handful of bright red beans and sprinkled them on the floor of the room. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the scattered beans on the ground.
Yu Shu looked at her action and asked curiously: "What is this?"
Xin Liu proudly shook the fortune bag in her hand and said: "This is called cinnabar beans. It was made by my fifth cousin. It is specially used to guard the grave. It is not sold outside. Look at the beans on the floor. They are scattered, which means that there is no evil in this room. If they are gathered together, it means that the Yin energy is too strong and people can't live here. "
It turned out that Xin Liu knew that someone died in the female room a few months ago, so she prepared something.
"Let's go, I'll take you to the next room."
Xin Liu became spirited and called Yu Shu to the next room. This time, she was bolder. She pushed the door and walked in. Standing at the door, she sprinkled a handful of beans. Soon, her face froze.
Yu Shu looked over her shoulder and saw more than a dozen red beans rolling on the floor. Her eyes flashed. She gently pushed Xin Liu away and walked in. It was warm in March. The sun was shining outside, but staying in this room made people feel that the exposed skin on the neck was a little cold.
"… Lotus Room, this room is not suitable for people to live in. Let's get out." Xin Liu was more sensitive than Yu Shu. As soon as she was hit by the Yin energy in the room, she felt uncomfortable. The exposed skin on her neck was cold. She shivered and quickly stepped back to the door, calling Yu Shu to come out.
Yu Shu seemed not to hear it. She looked inside and outside, then came out of the bedroom and said to Xin Liu: "You live in the room just now, I will live here."
"Ah?" Xin Liu was dumbfounded and hurriedly persuaded Yu Shu: "I said this room is full of Yin energy. Why do you live in it? Why don't the two of us stay here and wait for someone to move out later. "
Yu Shu shook her head and insisted: "There is only one bed in the room. I am not used to sleeping with others. Besides, I don't live here every day. I am bold. What are you afraid of?"
Yu Shu made up her mind to live here. No matter how Xin Liu persuaded her, it was useless. Xin Liu had no choice but to let her go. He told her to go back to find a few things to ward off evil spirits and put them in the room.
After choosing a room, she had to go to the registrar's office to register. Xin Liu thought that Yu Shu gave that room to her. Feeling guilty, he let her stay to guard the door and volunteered to go to the front yard to register and get the key. The Taishi Library usually did not allow students to bring their own maids and boys into the room, so they had to do everything by themselves.
Not long after Xin Liu left, Yu Shu was sitting in the room where Xia Jiangying died. She heard the sound of the door next door. It was not Xin Liu's room on the left, but the one on the right.
Yu Shu got up and walked quickly to the door. When she looked outside, she saw Ji Xingxuan holding the lock in her hand and was about to enter the room. She didn't wear a veil on her face. She didn't know what was on her mind. There was no smile on her beautiful face.
Yu Shu thought that she would see Ji Xingxuan here, but she didn't expect to see her so soon.
"Hello, Master Ji." Yu Shu was the first to greet her and walked towards her.
When Ji Xingxuan saw Yu Shu suddenly appear in front of her, surprise flashed in her eyes. She quickly calmed down and said in a cold voice: "What a coincidence."
This was the first time the two of them met face to face since the mathematics exam results were announced. Thinking about it, Yu Shu regretted it. That day, she was so happy and excited that she forgot to look at Ji Xingxuan's expression. She missed a wonderful part of it.
Yu Shu nodded: "It is a coincidence. I thought that Master Ji Xingxuan had already left the school and started his own school. I didn't expect you to still stay in the Taishi Library."
Ji Xingxuan sneered and said: "I can only blame myself for being ruined by a villain. I can only live here."
The two of them had already shed all pretense of cordiality. It didn't matter if their words were pleasant or not. One was mocking and the other was mocking. The level of their argument was several levels higher than the one between Xin Liu and Cao Youling.
"Hehe." Yu Shu smiled: "Why make yourself sound so pitiful? How can a Master Yi be homeless? Isn't Third Master a businessman? He shouldn't have to move out of the Right Magistrate's fu and not even have a house to live in. "
"My San Shu was your stepfather. In the past, you, mother, and son relied on our Ji family to support you. Saying such things now, don't you feel guilty?" Ji Xingxuan's face was full of disdain.
Yu Shu looked at her and slowly said: "Someone caused his own grandfather to bite his tongue to commit suicide and he didn't feel guilty. What do I have to feel guilty about?"
Yu Shu liked to step on people's sore spots. Seeing that Ji Xingxuan's expression had changed because of her words, her mood improved. She put her hands into her sleeves and leaned forward. She said in a low voice: "I have waited for many days. Why haven't you told Ning Wang that I beat the Eleventh Imperial Prince? Tsk tsk, let me guess. You caused Ning Wang to lose face at the Double Sun Meeting. Could it be that Ning Wang is still angry? "
Yu Shu's wild guess was right. Liu Hao had bet all of his bets on mathematics. In the end, he lost to Liu Tan by Yu Shu. Therefore, the first person he vented his anger on was Ji Xingxuan.
Ji Xingxuan looked at Yu Shu's "vile" face. She narrowed her eyes and said: "Why ask? Aren't you not afraid of anything?"
"Wrong. I was originally a little afraid." Yu Shu shrugged and said carelessly: "Now there is nothing to be afraid of. You know that I have done my calculations. I am in the limelight. The Ninth Imperial Prince thinks highly of me. The Celestial Commissioner also thinks highly of me. Even if the Eleventh Imperial Prince finds out that he suffered a beating from me for nothing and was tricked by me, he may not be willing to reveal it. But if you tell this matter to Ning Wang now, I fear that his resentment towards you will not dissipate. He will blame you for not reporting what you know and look down on you even more — — if I were you, I would not try this luck. "
Ji Xingxuan did not know that she had missed the best time to manipulate Yu Shu. Intelligent people always had their own thoughts. Yu Shu's analysis was not far from her own. Therefore, she had endured until now and did not reveal the matter of Yu Shu tricking Liu Yi.
Ji Xingxuan had suffered greatly at the hands of Yu Shu. She had learned a painful lesson. She was very wary of Yu Shu. Therefore, she would not do anything that she was not completely sure of.
"Then be careful. Don't let me have anything that can be used against you again." Ji Xingxuan stared coldly at Yu Shu's approaching face. "Next time, you might not be so lucky."
Ever since Yu Shu came to this dynasty, this was the first time she had heard someone say that she was lucky. She couldn't help but smile. Her face was radiant, a stark contrast to the frosty Ji Xingxuan.
Ji Xingxuan turned to enter the room. Yu Shu watched as the door closed in front of her eyes. She rubbed her chin and remembered that Ji Xingxuan, a fifth-grade Da Yi Master, had not even bowed to her, a fourth-grade fortune-teller.
Never mind, there would be opportunities.
Yu Shu stared at Ji Xingxuan's room door for a while. A strange smile hung on her lips. She clasped her hands behind her back and returned to her new room.
The future was long. She was not the only one who needed to be careful.
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After running back and forth twice, Yu Shu and Xin Liu had finally completed the enrollment procedures. From today onwards, they were officially registered as students of the Taishi Library.
However, there was not even an entrance ceremony. On the first day, they did not see a single academician. Yu Shu was not used to it. She told Xin Liu about it but was mocked by her. "Don't you know that the Taishi Library has a break during the Shuangyang Society? There will only be a main class in April. You can only meet them one by one then. Go back and wait. There are still more than ten days."
Yu Shu coughed awkwardly. She asked, "Now that we can freely enter and leave the outer court, can we go to the Library to take a look?"
In the entire Taishi Library, the thing that she was most concerned about was the four Libraries with Heaven and Earth inside.
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