Accompanied by Xue Rui, Yu Shu saw the gambling place in the north of the city for the first time.
On the second floor of a large gambling house, there was a group of unusual gamblers. There was no overwhelming stench of sweat, nor were there any loud curses. This place was more like a place for a tea party. It was clean and orderly. Whether it was the banker or the guests, they all adhered to the most basic principles of rest and recuperation. Even credit was not allowed.
Yu Shu had seen several different gambling situations. There was the hanging sign in Yiyang City, the guessing game in the south of the city, and the gambling masters in the north of the city played all kinds of games. It was not limited to arithmetic. There was betting on the sun, gambling on breaking the formation of the chess cage, gambling on blind guessing, and even gambling on people's physiognomy. Of course, the big boss behind the gambling house must be an aristocratic family, so it would not be ruined by one or two rich and lucky people.
Yu Shu wasn't a gambler, but she found the Qingyang Watch that took up an entire wall interesting. She bought a secret code and placed a few bets for the novelty. The rest of them watched for a while and planned to leave.
Seeing that she was just joining in the fun, Xue Rui, who thought that she rushed into the gambling house excitedly to "show off her skills", secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He did not forget that he had caught her when he was investigating illegal gambling in Anling City.
Betting on Yi wasn't fun at all.
After they left the gambling house, Yu Shu and Xue Rui strolled around a few nearby shops, but they didn't buy anything. Yu Shu was more interested in the Sunward Green that was placed at the entrance of the shop than she was interested in hairpins, rings, pearls, and jade. On the other hand, Xue Rui didn't take a fancy to those inferior items, so Yu Shu couldn't bring them out even more.
The murder case of Taishi Shuyuan could not be rushed. This year, the new students' uniforms had not been issued. Xue Rui and Yu Shu did not make things difficult for him, so the headache was temporarily put on hold. The two strolled until the sun went down, which was rare for them to have half a day of leisure.
***
Returning to Wang Ji Lou in the evening, Lin Fu handed over the invitation that Liu Tan had sent someone to deliver during the day to Xue Rui and Yu Shu.
Being conferred the title of King and having a marriage with an aristocratic family, it was a double blessing. He had also suppressed Ning Wang's limelight at the Shuangyang Meeting. It was impossible for Liu Tan to keep a low profile. It was necessary to hold a banquet with great fanfare.
The banquet was set for the second half of this month, and there were still more than ten days to prepare. The location was the Xuan Chun Garden. This royal garden was located upstream of the Chun Lan River. It was a private property bestowed upon his younger brother, the Prince of Xiang, after his ascension to the throne.
From Xue Rui, Yu Shu found out that Liu Tan, who had yet to complete the construction of the Prince's Mansion, had borrowed the Prince of Xiang's garden to hold a banquet. She could not help but ponder over it. She even told Xue Rui about it, "I thought the Prince of Xiang paid no attention to the outside world, but now he has become close to the Ninth Prince. Ning Wang will definitely not be happy. "
Speaking of which, even though Liu Hao and Liu Tan were not born from the same mother, but to Prince of Xiang, they were all his nephews. Previously, she had not heard that he was biased towards anyone. Even the heir Liu Jiong was smooth and slick in dealing with these imperial brothers and treated them all equally.
Xue Rui put down the gilded invitation and smiled noncommittally. He thought that without the tacit approval of that person in the palace, how could Prince of Xiang easily get involved in this mess.
After dinner, Yu Shu intended to return to her room. But Xue Rui stopped her and had her follow him into the small study. He lit the candles and walked to the couch to sit down. The tea table had been cleaned and was filled with a thick stack of old and yellowed files. It was unknown when he had ordered people to move them in.
Yu Shu looked suspiciously at him, not knowing what he wanted to do.
Xue Rui casually flipped open a file and pointed to the study table not far away, indicating for her to sit down. He said, "I will speak. You do the divination. These are all old cases that were investigated in various places ten years ago. They involve human lives. Let's see how accurate your divination is. "
Hearing this, Yu Shu saw Xue Rui's enthusiastic look. She hesitated for a moment but still sat down and picked up the pen. She did not directly tell Xue Rui that her Time of Calamity Law was almost 100% accurate when the data was complete.
Of course, this was not absolute.
Just an hour later, when Xue Rui was talking about the fifth murder case, Yu Shu met with a thorny problem – she had solved an 'unknown number'.
The 'unknown number' that she was referring to was a value that did not exist in her Time of Calamity records. There were no precedents, so she had no way of determining the cause of the death of the deceased.
"Tsk."
"What is it?"
"I can't calculate this."
"Oh?" Xue Rui saw that she was in a difficult position and became interested. "Why can't you calculate it?"
Yu Shu did not know how to explain the law of calamity to him, so she turned her head to look at him. Out of the corner of her eyes, she glanced at the unopened case records beside his hand. An idea flashed through her mind, and her eyes lit up. She cried out involuntarily, "Big Brother!"
Xue Rui saw that Yu Shu suddenly became excited and responded to her in confusion.
"Big Brother, these files were taken out from the Supreme Court by you, right?" Because of a certain thought, Yu Shu could not hold back her excitement. She threw down the pen and sat opposite Xue Rui. She touched the slightly damp files.
"Yes." Wasn't he asking the obvious? If he didn't take them out, could they have flown out of the Archives Room and come here on their own?
Yu Shu casually opened one of the files and quickly skimmed through the records. The rules were neatly arranged vertically. For each case, the location of the crime, the progress of the case, the people involved, and the main information, including the confession, were all clearly written.
How wonderful!
Yu Shu could not help but shout in her heart. Previously, in order to complete the Time of Calamity Law, she had racked her brains but suffered from the limitations. Even a clever housewife cannot cook without rice. Now that she had a large number of cases to study, she did not have to worry about progress!
Yu Shu's throat was a little dry. She raised her head and looked at Xue Rui eagerly. "Can you lend it to me for a few days?"
It was rare for Xue Rui to be looked at with such watery eyes. Hearing her request, he did not immediately agree. Instead, he looked at her and saw that she could not hide her eagerness. He quickly calculated in his heart and showed a little reluctance. He hesitated and said, "These files were recorded by the Supreme Court and kept by the Chief Registrar. I used my authority to bring them out. According to the rules, I have to return them tomorrow."
At the end of his sentence, he asked her, "Why are you looking at these?"
Yu Shu was impatient at that moment. Her mind was filled with thoughts on how to complete the Law of Time of Calamity, so she did not think of playing tricks on Xue Rui. She told him honestly, "There are many inadequacies in this strange art of mine. Just like the case you mentioned earlier, I can't calculate anything that I haven't seen before, so I want to try and fill in the gaps from these actual cases. Brother, can't you think of a way to lend it to me for a few days?"
Only now did Xue Rui understand why Yu Shu was so excited, and after he understood it, he couldn't help but be surprised by the method she used to seek knowledge. Everyone else was taught by their Master, and it was passed down from their Master to their Master, yet she was actually burying herself in pondering over it?
Yu Shu mistook Xue Rui's expression as a difficult task. She quickly calmed down and thought about how to persuade him to 'abuse his authority'. After hesitating for a moment, she made up her mind and said, "To tell you the truth, this strange art of mine can not only predict the death of a person, but it can also predict disasters. It is more accurate than the Qimen Yingke and more wonderful than the Astrology Circle. If I complete it, I can calculate the time of calamity, the cause of calamity, and the root of the calamity. To put it bluntly, I can directly calculate the clues of the murderer in the murder case of the Taishi Library. Give me time. If big brother encounters a difficult case in the future, no matter how difficult it is, I can help you solve it easily! "
Even with Xue Rui's mental fortitude, his blood still started to boil from her words. He almost fell for it and agreed right away. He steadied his mind and fixed his eyes on her little face that was brimming with energy. His heart itched as he asked with a smile, "How long do you need to complete this strange technique?"
"This …" Yu Shu silently calculated the huge project and laughed dryly, "If it goes well, about three to five months."
Xue Rui raised his eyebrows, "What if it doesn't go well?"
"… A year and a half." It might not be complete.
Looking at her drooping face, Xue Rui shook his head and laughed. It was rare for him to catch her shortcoming, so he didn't want to let it go. He stretched out his hand to press the confidential file on the table and said seriously, "It's not that I can't lend it to you, but you have to change the benefits that you promised me. You can't let me take the risk of misappropriating official documents for nothing."
Yu Shu opened her mouth and looked at Xue Rui who was asking her for benefits without blushing or panting. She felt a little strange in her heart, so she squinted her eyes and said, "Big brother, why do you suddenly care about benefits with me?"
He couldn't blame her for thinking too much. In the past, when she didn't ask him for help, he was always eager to be a good person in front of her. Now that the window paper was broken, he became stingy with her.
"Hehe."
Xue Rui smiled and said nothing. He thought that she already knew his mind. Even if she didn't guard against him, she was not as easy to get close to as before. These days, she would roll her eyes when he put his hand on her shoulder, let alone going further. If it went on like this, it would be a long time before he could capture the beauty. If he didn't use some means, he was afraid that when she was willing, his beard would turn white.
Yu Shu couldn't figure him out. Being stared at by his smiling face, she slightly moved back in her seat and asked angrily, "Then tell me, what benefits do you want?"
It must be something that she was unwilling to agree to for him to bring it up like this.
Xue Rui's clean and slender fingers lightly tapped on the paper a few times as he stared at Yu Shu, who had a guarded expression on her face. He slowly stood up and walked in front of her in two steps. With one hand on the coffee table, he bent down and saw his reflection in her widened eyes.
"What are you doing?" Yu Shu felt that she was in a bad situation. She leaned back and tried to distance herself from him. But the place was only so big and she was trapped by him. Where could she hide?
She watched as Xue Rui got closer and closer. His pitch-black eyes that were staring at her looked exceptionally deep under the candlelight, as if he wanted to suck her in. The hairs on her neck stood up one by one. Just as she was secretly preparing to give him a kick at any time, she heard his mellow voice, "Close your eyes."
Yu Shu put on a straight face and refused to do it.
Xue Rui chuckled. "Don't worry, I don't want to kiss you."
Yu Shu curled her lips. Then what was he doing? Counting how many eyelashes she had?
"Close your eyes. I will find as many files as you want to read. You can read them as long as you want."
Yu Shu couldn't help but be tempted. She raised her neck and looked at the gentle and decent face in front of her. After weighing the pros and cons, she decided to believe him and closed her eyes unhappily.
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