In the end, Yu Shu did not manage to convince Xue Rui to bring her to the Supreme Court. In the dark, she stood in the corridor on the second floor and watched him get on the horse carriage. She then turned back to the room to look at the unfinished cases.
During these past few days, Yu Shu had gradually sorted out the files that Xue Rui had brought out from the Supreme Court, and she'd gathered all the information that she needed. At most, in another two or three days, she would be able to start completing the Law of Time of Calamity.
When Yu Shu woke up the next morning, she was not surprised to hear that Xue Rui had not returned for the entire night. In order to 'smuggle' Ji Xingxuan, the murderer, out of the Supreme Court's prison, it was necessary to fabricate a scene of her committing suicide to escape punishment. Most probably, the real culprit was already in Prince Ning's hands and there was an additional female corpse in the prison as a substitute.
After having breakfast alone, Yu Shu went to the courtyard to check on the Feng Shui pond she had set last night. Yesterday, to test its effectiveness, she had placed a pot of gentle flowers and plants beside the fish tank. After a night of adjustment, the surrounding Five Elements Essence began to circulate. Looking again this morning, it was not difficult to find that the direction of the flowers and leaves had begun to tilt towards the fish tank, tilting their necks.
In fact, it was Yu Shu's fault for her mediocre aptitude and lack of wisdom. Otherwise, she would have been able to judge the quality of the Feng Shui pond based on her intuition. There would not have been a need to use the stupid method of "Flora Orientation".
Yu Shu saw that her first Feng Shui pond was successfully set up and was naturally happy. Although she had made a solemn vow in front of Xue Rui, she had been so worried last night that she could not sleep, fearing that her efforts would be in vain.
She had set up this Feng Shui pond strictly according to the position of the "Gate of Life", corresponding to the northeast Gen Palace. Among the eight gates, the Gate of Life belonged to Earth, flourishing in summer. Earth gave birth to all things, and it controlled the circulation of Yang Qi. It was the gate of great fortune.
Among the Five Elements, Water subdued Earth. She had chosen this fish tank and the spring water from the mountain, all of which had Reiki. Under the restraint of the Gate of Life, the Essence of Water resided in the Gate of Life, growing and multiplying endlessly, circulating in this small Feng Shui pond.
If she threw an artifact into the pond, after the sun and moon's good fortune, the Gate of Life would move, and the artifact that was nurtured would increase the person's luck.
Using the essence of the five elements to nurture things, there is no lack of such methods in the "List of Rare Objects". Anyway, Yu Shu has been taught by Taoist Qing Zheng, so she is not bad at all. Instead, she applies the "Eight Gates Life and Death Swordsmanship" she learned from Qing Zheng to the placement of the five elements in a bold and imaginative way. Although it seems nondescript, it is actually of excellent quality.
If someone like Fang Zijing was here and saw her fiddling with this "fish tank", he would definitely realize the mystery in it and scold her for wasting such a precious treasure. It was a pity that the people of Wang Ji Loft were all amateurs. Yu Shu, this unlucky child, had poor aptitude to the point that she couldn't sense any spiritual energy at all. Otherwise, she wouldn't have the guts to live in the room where Xia Jiangying died tragically.
Therefore, under Yu Shu's subjective assumption, this Fengshui pond on the patio, which is almost enough to protect a house, can only be used to nurture things.
In the morning, before Xue Rui comes back, Yu Shu sends a message from home — Aunt Cui has been driven back.
The person who comes to deliver the message is Liu Zhong. After Yu Shu visited Assistant Minister Yin's Mansion last time, she left some harsh words. Since the marriage couldn't be negotiated, Aunt Cui was disliked in someone else's house. After staying for two days shamelessly, she was driven away by Madam Yin.
Aunt Cui has nowhere to go. Early this morning, she brought servant girl Xiang Sui back to the small courtyard that Yu Shu bought for her. The servant woman in charge of cooking had been instructed by Yu Shu to immediately run to Zhao Hui's house to deliver the message when she saw her mistress return.
When Yu Shu receives the message, she isn't in a hurry to see Aunt Cui. She quietly records her case in the study until Xue Rui comes back.
"How is it, is everything settled?" Yu Shu consciously wrings a handkerchief and hands it to Xue Rui, who just entered the door, to wipe his sweat. She asks someone to instruct the kitchen to prepare something to eat. She turns back and asks about Ji Xingxuan.
Xue Rui gives a light sigh and sits down on a chair. He says with his eyes half closed: "In the second half of the night, Ning Wang took her away. I found a convict on death row to be punished in advance. She scratched her face and took the fall for her. This matter only came out early in the morning. When I went to report to Shangqing daren, I only concealed the fact that Ji Xingxuan couldn't bear the humiliation and went crazy. She couldn't accept it and hanged herself. "
Yu Shu sighed in her heart and said worriedly, "Everyone says that Lord Guo, the Chancellor of the Supreme Court, is an impartial King of Hell. Your words are full of loopholes. Didn't he suspect anything?"
Seeing how tired Xue Rui is, she is dissatisfied with the master in the palace. With a gag order, the two of them can relax, but Xue Rui has to work hard to clean up their mess.
Xue Rui opened his eyes and looked at her. With a smile that was not a smile, he said, "Lord Guo won't believe me easily, but he won't believe that I will deceive him even more. If he uses his brain, he will know whose intention it is. In the end, he will definitely pretend to be confused."
Yu Shu changes her mind. She shakes her head and says: "There are no fish in the clear water."
In this world, how can there be a righteous person like Justice Bao? The highest is the Emperor's order. If the Emperor wants the minister to die, the minister has to die. Only those who don't care about their lives will destroy the Emperor.
Yu Shu chatted with Xue Rui for a while and ate with him. She urged him to go in and rest, then she turned around and asked Lao Chui to drive the car out of the door. She brought along the two girls, Little Qing and Little Die.
Yu Shu had long known that Concubine Cui wasn't a law-abiding person. If it wasn't for Yu Xiaoxiu's sake, she would have long packed this woman up and thrown her back to Yiyang City based on the fact that she had turned a blind eye to the two siblings.
This time she was almost sold by this "mother". She was really angry with Concubine Cui who dared to take advantage of her marriage. She was waiting for her to come back and teach her a good lesson, so that this woman would not make mistakes in the future and make trouble for her.
At this time, Aunt Cui doesn't know that a disaster is coming. She is sitting at the door of the central room. She is eating melon seeds and talking about her miserable life. She scolds Yu Shu from time to time to vent her anger. Maid Xiangsui lowers her head and adds tea for her. The old maid who keeps the fire hides in the kitchen.
"I was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to such a heartless thing. People always say that daughters lose money. Not only did she lose money, but she also almost caused me to lose my life. I was originally living a good life as a grandmother in Yiyang Prefecture. I lived in a big house and ate fish and fish every day. It was all that jinx's fault. She killed her father and now she came to kill me …"
"I was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to such a heartless thing. People say that daughters are losers. She not only lost money, but also almost made me lose my life. I used to be a good grandmother in Yiyang City. I lived in a big house and ate fish and meat. It's all that jinx's fault. She killed her father and then came to kill me —"
"Gu, Miss." When Xiangsui sees Yu Shu, she shrunk back and stammered.
After Yu Shu entered, she waved her hand for Xiao Die to close the door. She walked in front of Aunt Cui and smiled. "Why is mother back? Is she not staying at the assistant minister's fu?"
Aunt Cui is timid and angry when she faces Yu Shu. She is subconsciously afraid that Yu Shu, this daughter who is not even close to her, is angry at Yu Shu's "unfilial" behavior. She can't admit defeat. She says stubbornly, "You, you girl, still dare to say it. A good marriage has been ruined by you. You still have the face to ask me."
Yu Shu looks at her for a moment and doesn't try to reason with her. She turns her head and says to Xiangsui, who is submissive, "What did I teach you last time? En? Didn't I tell you to take good care of Yiniang and immediately come back to tell me if she goes out? "
Her voice is not loud and her tone is not hot, but her sharp eyes make one shudder. Xiangsui clenches her fists and lowers her head. She says in a small voice, "This servant knows her mistake."
"Where did you do wrong?"
Xiangsui, this servant girl, lives with this muddle-headed mistress, Aunt Cui, in the Ji family's rear residence. It has to be said that she has some wits about her to be able to live safely until today. Right now, seeing Yu Shu's attitude, she knows that Yu Shu wants to make a move on her. Other than being afraid, she regretted her previous wishful thinking and going against Yu Shu's words. After living a few comfortable days with Aunt Cui in the Yin residence, she forgot Yu Shu's warnings at the back of her mind and started to dream of being an official servant.
Yiniang coaxed her and said that when Miss marries the young master of the assistant minister's fu, she will be bestowed to Miss as a dowry. In the future, she might be able to become a yiniang.
"Why aren't you speaking? I'm not asking you." As usual, Yu Shu speaks in a soft voice. She doesn't sound angry at all, but it makes the other person's hair stand on end and panic uncontrollably.
"This servant … this servant did not listen to Miss and did not look after Yiniang. I shouldn't, shouldn't have let her go out." Xiangsui says these words in a trembling voice. She doesn't care that Aunt Cui's face has turned green and she glares at her angrily.
Yu Shu reaches out to lift Xiangsui's chin. She doesn't use much strength and says in a serious tone, "When I brought you out of the Ji family, it was because I saw that you have a bit of cleverness. But now, you eat my food, live in my house, and wear my clothes, but you don't know who you should listen to. What's the use of a traitor like you? "
Xiangsui is already trembling. She averts her eyes and doesn't dare to look at Yu Shu. She looks like she is about to cry.
"After all, you came from the south with my mother. For the sake of our relationship, I won't sell you this time. But you have done something wrong, so you have to be punished. Xiao Qing, Xiao Die."
Yu Shu let go of her and took two steps to the side. She called for the maids she brought from Wangji Lou and glanced at Mistress Cui. Her lips curled into a mocking smile as she said, "Slap her mouth one by one until I'm happy."
Xiangsui's legs soften and she almost kneels down.
Xiao Qing and Xiao Die look at each other. On the way here, they only heard that Yu Shu is going to visit her mother. The two sisters are a little happy, thinking that Yu Shu is close to them. Who knows that when they arrive at the place, it is not the case at all.
"Why are you still not moving? Hit her!" Yu Shu suddenly shouts coldly, scaring everyone in the courtyard. Xiao Qing is the first to react. She grits her teeth and slaps Xiangsui's face regardless of the consequences.
"Slap!"
Xiangsui tilts her head and tears fall. She happens to see Aunt Cui's evasive gaze. Her heart turns cold.
Xiao Die sees this scene and sneaks a peek at Yu Shu. Seeing her cold expression and thinking of the girl in Wangji Tower who is easy to serve and talk to, she swallows her saliva. Rather than saying it is fear in her heart, it is better to describe it as awe.
After Xiao Qing slaps Xiangsui more than ten times, Xiao Die dawdles, but she also slaps.
Just like that, Xiangsui's face is bruised. She tilts her head and a mouthful of bloody saliva splashes on Aunt Cui's shoulder. Her inhuman appearance falls into Aunt Cui's eyes. This woman finally can't sit still anymore. She screams and jumps up. She runs into the room with a pale face.
"Enough!" Yu Shu stops at this moment. Looking at the servant girl who was slapped until her eyes are dazed, she frowns without a trace and says coldly, "This time, you should remember who you are going to listen to in the future."
Xiangsui "ah ah" twice and knelt on the ground with a thud. She keeps nodding her head, afraid that Yu Shu doesn't believe that she is loyal.
Ignoring her, Yu Shu looks at the closed door of the room and calls the servant woman hiding in the kitchen. She gives her a few instructions and leaves with Xiao Qing and Xiao Die.
Outside the door, Yu Shu pauses and turns to say to Xiao Qing, "Go in and leave some money for her medicine."
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