Yu Shu stayed in the library for two hours. She found the two handwritten books she had read before and wrote down some useful passages. Then she packed her things and left.
Because she accidentally stained her hands with ink when copying, she could not wipe it clean with a handkerchief, so she had to go back to the women's dormitory.
She entered from the east courtyard but was stopped by someone, "Miss, please wait."
Yu Shu turned her head and saw the servant woman who usually guarded the courtyard running out of the central room under the south corridor. She stopped and waited for her.
"What's the matter?"
The servant woman first smiled at her and bowed politely. She stood up straight and said, "Miss, you just entered the school this year, right? Please come with me. The clothes and skirts for this year have been made. You can take them back today."
Yu Shu was stunned. Ever since she met Xia Jiangmin, she came to the library every day to wait for the regular clothes to be distributed. Now that it was right in front of her, she was still a little unprepared.
"Let's go." She nodded and followed the servant woman to the central room where the guards usually drank tea and talked.
The room was not big. On a long couch, there were more than ten thick bags neatly arranged. She knew that they were filled with clothes, but she could not see the color.
On the day she entered the school, everyone's measurements were different. There was a rope tied to the bags and a wooden plate. The servant woman did not recognize Yu Shu, so she asked her to show her waist plate for entering and exiting the Taishi Library. She looked inside and took one out. She handed it to Yu Shu and said, "This is yours."
Yu Shu thanked her and left with the heavy bag. She returned to the room and closed the door. She put the bag on the table and nervously opened it. The moment the knot was opened, her whole heart sank.
Underneath a flat, square jewelry box was a neatly folded red and pink blouse.
It was the color that Xia Jiangmin had foreseen in her dream. The delicate and pleasing hibiscus pink was now in Yu Shu's eyes. It had become a symbol of danger.
She sat on the chair with a straight face and nervously opened the jewelry box. When she saw a double-strand peach hairpin lying inside, she heaved a sigh of relief.
Fortunately … Not Haitang.
In Xia Jiangmin's dream, the woman who was pushed down the stairs wore a begonia flower on her head. At that time, Yu Shu mistakenly thought that the begonia flower was a headdress that came with the regular clothes, so she read her fortune on the same day. Fortunately, Liuyao told her that she was not the unlucky one.
Therefore, she wasn't worried that she would be killed, but she was worried about the new female students who were admitted to the school this year. If every one of them had a Begonia on their head, it would be troublesome.
Putting away the clothes and the jewelry box, Yu Shu was not in the mood to try the size at all. Just looking at the color was enough to annoy her.
After tidying up, Yu Shu went to the observatory.
This time, when she entered the courtyard again, she was not stopped by the guards at the door. It must be Xue Rui's order.
When Yu Shu found Xue Rui. He was squatting next to the long stone tablet, followed by two officials who were checking something.
"Big brother."
Yu Shu was originally outside. She would call Xue Rui Lord Xue seriously. After being corrected by him once, she called him as she did in private. He was not afraid of the bad influence, so why was she embarrassed?
"Here you are," Xue Rui beckoned her over and pointed to the stone tablet used to observe the stars, "Look."
Yu Shu thought she found something. She walked over and squatted down beside him, looking at his finger. She saw a small snail crawling in the slender ditch, and there was nothing else.
"This is a snail, what's wrong?" Yu Shu felt that she was stupid. She really didn't see anything unusual about these two snails.
Xue Rui turned his head. He grinned at her and said, "Don't you think it is a little similar to you?"
Yu Shu was puzzled, "How is it similar?"
"It's a hard shell." Xue Rui said vaguely, then stood up.
Yu Shu didn't understand what he was insinuating. Even if she understood, she had to pretend not to understand. She raised her head and said to him, "If you have the leisure to look at snails here, why don't you find a few people to ask for a confession?"
Xue Rui looked down at her, "I just saw Daozi come back."
"Oh." Yu Shu didn't show a surprised expression. She stretched out a finger and touched the snail that was slowly crawling forward. The little thing was so scared that it quickly retracted its head, leaving only a round shell. She uncomfortably retracted her finger and casually asked, "Did you ask anything?"
"No."
It would be strange if there was anything. Yu Shu thought that Jing Chen was full of secrets. Either he didn't say anything, or if he said one thing, he could pull out many things.
While they were talking, a guard suddenly rushed over and stopped in front of Xue Rui. He panted and cupped his hands, "Daren, please enter the palace. His Majesty summons you."
Yu Shu had already stood up and looked at Xue Rui's hesitant face. She didn't know why, but she felt bad. At this time, the emperor summoned Xue Rui. It was most likely because of the case of Taishi Shu Garden.
"A 'Shu, I want to enter the palace. You return first, and I'll ask Brother Cui to send you off." Xue Rui instructed Yu Shu, and he didn't dare make the people in the palace wait any longer before swiftly leaving with his group.
.....
Yu Shu returned to Wangji Tower alone. In the afternoon, she didn't see Xue Rui come back. She had to put aside all kinds of speculations and concentrate on sorting out the case files of various places.
It wasn't until it was dark that Xue Rui came back.
Yu Shu told the maid to tell her as soon as he came back. As soon as Xue Rui entered the room, Yu Shu followed him in. She closed the door and went forward to pour tea for him. Seeing that he looked a little tired, she didn't rush to ask. She waited for him to sit down and rest for a while before she spoke.
"Brother, why did you come back so late? Why did the emperor summon you? "
Yu Shu was used to speaking straightforwardly with Xue Rui, so she didn't beat around the bush. She asked him directly, "Is it because of this murder case?"
A complicated look flashed through Xue Rui's eyes. In order to cover it up, he handed the empty teacup to her. He gestured for her to refill it while telling her, "The emperor has heard about the case of Taishi Shuyuan. When he asked about it in the morning court, he made Shangqing Daren angry. He summoned me to the palace to ask about it."
Yu Shu asked with concern, "He didn't reprimand you, right?"
In her impression, when the emperor was angry, he would cut off officials and demote them. As an emperor, there weren't many who had a good temper.
Xue Rui saw that she was a little nervous. Mo Dao scared her, so he softened his expression and said to her, "He only said a few words. He wanted us to find out the truth as soon as possible. He didn't reprimand us too much. It doesn't matter."
"That's good." Yu Shu didn't doubt Xue Rui's words.
Xue Rui also didn't want her to ask again. He changed the topic, "Have you eaten dinner?"
"Not yet. I'm waiting for you."
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