The next day, Yu Shu went to the Taishi Library for a class again. Fang Zijing's Qimen Dun Jia was on the first chapter. She had benefited a lot from it. She had prepared a pen and paper for the lecture. She was listening and taking notes at the same time. She had the spirit of studying in her previous life, which attracted Fang Zijing's attention.
After class, Mr. Fang beckoned for her to come over. He took the notebook that she had taken notes in class and flipped through it. When he handed it back, he said, "Not bad." As a result, all the students present heard it and began to take notes in the next lecture. Gradually, it became a learning style.
"I heard that you raised a few strings of stones?" Fang Zijing asked Yu Shu.
Yu Shu didn't expect that even he had heard about it. She took off the topaz in her hand. Fang Zijing pinched it with two fingers and looked a little surprised. His eyes were so sharp that he found the beauty and shortcomings of the topaz in his hand. He frowned and said,
"It's good at first, but it's opportunistic. After a long time, it will lose its spirituality and need to be raised repeatedly."
Yu Shu touched her nose. She also knew that the crystal bracelet had to be put back in her Feng Shui pool to be purified after a period of time. She wanted to take advantage of this and do some after-sales service. Now that Fang Zijing pointed it out, it was a little boring.
Fang Zijing snorted and gave the bracelet to her. He said, "Get one for me later."
Yu Shu was stunned.
Fang Zijing snorted. He could tell that she was being stingy, and he was unhappy. Looking at her eyes, it was as if he was a thick-skinned old man. Who knew how many people were fighting to curry favor with him? Wasn't it because he liked Qing Lan? Otherwise, why would he want this girl's plaything?
He didn't expect that Yu Shu would say,
"Academician, do you want it for Situ? That's not necessary. I originally wanted to give her one, but I haven't raised it yet. I will give it to her in a few days."
Fang Zijing suddenly felt that he was measuring the heart of a gentleman with his own mean measure. He waved his hand expressionlessly and let her go.
Situ Qinglan was waiting for Yu Shu outside the Xushuitang. She didn't know that her grandfather was helping her to get something. When she saw Yu Shu, they went to hide together. Situ Qinglan told her about the gossip she heard recently.
"The Imperial Astronomer's document has been issued. Zhan Xueyuan can only take office after the examination. Some people have seen her pestering Academician Jing with questions these two days. It's obvious that she has an ulterior motive. Many people are waiting to see her make a fool of herself by drawing lots. If she fails the examination in the end and loses the position that she has won, it will be ridiculous."
Yu Shu furrowed her brows. She didn't know why this Jing Chen was always at odds with her. Every single time, he would get involved with someone she couldn't get along with. Last time, it was Ji Xingxuan. This time, it was Zhan Xueyuan.
Then she thought of the jar of tiger bones that was sent to her house a few days ago. She felt that there was something fishy about it.
"But you, why does it sound like you have a grudge against Zhan Xueyuan?" Yu Shu turned her head and looked at her with a faint smile. She asked directly.
Situ Qinglan was a little embarrassed and sneered, "It's because she likes to stir up trouble behind people's backs. It's okay for people like me to talk about it. But she doesn't care about her words. Before you went to worship the ancestors, I saw her and others talking about me behind my back. She said I was shameless. Humph."
Yu Shu immediately understood. She knew that Situ Qinglan didn't use her as a tool. Her face became better again. She rolled her eyes and said,
"I also don't like her. Should we teach her a lesson?"
Situ Qinglan hesitated, "How? Are we going to quarrel with her face to face? That would be a joke. "
"Quarrel is nothing. It doesn't hurt." Yu Shu shook her head, "It depends on whether you are afraid of offending her or not. I don't care. We already quarreled in Huazhen Garden.
"I …" Situ Qinglan didn't want to act on impulse.
"It's okay. It's okay if you don't want to." Yu Shu patted her on the shoulder. She didn't want to force her. Then she changed the topic in case she felt embarrassed. In fact, if she wanted to teach Zhan Xueyuan a lesson, it didn't matter if she brought Situ Qinglan or not. She just wanted to find a chance to go through thick and thin with her, so that they could get along better in the future.
As the two of them chatted, they arrived at the Philosopher's Tower where the predecessors' personal letters and rare books were kept. As soon as they entered, Yu Shu noticed that the atmosphere inside was a little off. It was mainly because she saw a few people walking to and fro outside the row of bookshelves in front. They were obviously not looking for books, but seemed to be watching a show instead.
Situ Qinglan said to Yu Shu, "Let's go and have a look."
"Okay."
As they walked over, they found out what those people were peeping at.
In the aisle between the two rows of bookshelves, sunlight shone in from the east window. Jing Chen raised one arm and slowly rummaged through the bookshelves. A pretty girl in a pink dress stood beside him, holding a half-opened book in her hand. She looked up and asked, her eyes full of longing and her cheeks slightly red.
"Academician Jing, among the sixty-four hexagrams, why is the Jin hexagram in the astrological position?"
Jing Chen didn't look back at the girl, but answered seriously,
"This is a strange hexagram. There are no stars to represent it. Kun is below, Li is above. The sun and the earth are connected, so it is good for people's luck."
Seeing this, Situ Qinglan curled her lips and turned around to mock Yu Shu. But she saw that Yu Shu was looking at the two people in front of her indifferently. Feeling bored, she pulled Yu Shu and whispered,
"Lotus Room, let's go upstairs."
On the other side, Jing Chen's ears moved. He turned his face and saw a pair of silent eyes. His heart stopped for a moment, and he couldn't look away.
Zhan Xueyuan found something wrong with Jing Chen, so she followed his eyes and turned around. At a glance, she saw the tall Yu Shu standing a few feet away. Her face stiffened at first, but then she thought of the change of identity, so she raised her chin and threw away the trace of timidity.
"Yu Suanzi, long time no see. How are you?"
Looking at Zhan Xueyuan's behavior, Yu Shu knew that she didn't learn from her mistakes. She thought that once she became the Celestial Commissioner, she would have someone to support her. After being instigated by Cui Yun, she dared to confuse right and wrong and slander her. Now seeing her, she was actually not afraid.
"I'm good, but not as good as Miss Zhan. I heard that you filled the vacancy of the Celestial Commissioner. Do I have to call you milord?" There was no fierceness on Yu Shu's face. She said with a sigh, as if she was a little envious, but also as if she didn't remember the unhappy things that happened in Huazhen Garden.
Zhan Xueyuan smiled, and her eyes flashed with pride. She became more courageous, shook the scroll in her hand, and pretended to be modest, "You're flattering me. I still have to pass the assessment to be the official position. It's not too late for you to change the way you address me after you take up the position."
Then she paused, raised her voice, and laughed, "Hehe, you won't believe it. I was surprised on the day I received the document. If I knew that the Celestial Commissioner would choose one of the candidates for the ancestral worship this time, and Yu Suanzi is more outstanding than us in Huazhen Garden. Moreover, she's a female Suanzi who doesn't appear in ten years. I thought this position would belong to you. Who knew that the Celestial Commissioner has a different vision and chose me in the end. I'm really sorry."
Although she said sorry, her face was obviously full of sarcasm, and her words were even more sarcastic, which attracted the attention of several people who were not far away.
Situ Qinglan frowned, and looked at Yu Shu worriedly. But she saw that the corner of Yu Shu's mouth slowly curved up, which made Situ Qinglan's heart skip a beat. The next moment, Yu Shu moved, and walked forward with big steps.
"Slap!"
No one was prepared, and she slapped Zhan Xueyuan's face loudly. Situ Qinglan, who was standing behind Yu Shu, was stunned, and so was Jing Chen, who was standing behind Zhan Xueyuan. Some people who were watching the scene were also stunned.
Zhan Xueyuan's face was burning. She screamed, and covered her face. She stared at Yu Shu with her eyes wide open, and her eyes were full of disbelief.
She, she actually slapped her! In front of these people, in front of, in front of Academician Jing!
"Let me teach you a lesson. If you see me in the future, stay away from me."
Zhan Xueyuan took a deep breath, and her eyes instantly turned red. She screamed angrily, "You, you bitch …"
"Slap!"
Before she could say anything, Yu Shu raised her hand and slapped her on the other side of the face, which made everyone dumbfounded.
Zhan Xueyuan's heart was beating like thunder. Seeing Yu Shu put up three fingers in front of her, no one knew what she was thinking, but when she looked at Yu Shu again, she looked like a Rakshasa who was asking for a debt, and her face became horrible. She shivered and took half a step back. She was full of humiliation and fear, and didn't dare to speak again.
Seeing Zhan Xueyuan being slapped by Yu Shu, Situ Qinglan felt happy at first, but then she was worried about how Yu Shu would deal with it. At this moment, she saw Zhan Xueyuan holding her rapidly red and swollen cheek, choking. She lowered her head and ran away from Yu Shu. She pushed away several people in the aisle, and ran away crying without looking back.
Yu Shu gently shook her numb palm, and looked up to meet Jing Chen's confused and disapproving eyes. It was like a similar scene in her memory. She immediately sneered and turned to leave. However, when she took a step forward, her arm was grabbed by him.
"Little …" Seeing Yu Shu's cold face, Jing Chen couldn't call her little fish. He felt bitter in his chest and whispered,
"She was wrong to mock you, but you didn't have to hit her."
It had been a long time since they parted, and this was the first time Jing Chen had spoken to her directly. Yu Shu no longer felt sad, but only felt that it was ridiculous. She had forgotten when this person in front of her, who was so familiar to the point of being a stranger, had become like this. He could be soft-hearted to anyone but her, his heart was as hard as iron.
She didn't want to explain more to him. She raised her eyebrows arrogantly and said coldly,
"Academician Jing, don't you know the rules of the Taishi Library? I am a fourth-class female mathematician, and she is a ninth-class teacher, but she doesn't respect me. Shouldn't I teach her a lesson?"
After that, without waiting for his reply, she pushed his hand away and walked out. Situ Qinglan hurriedly followed. She looked back and saw Academician Jing watching them leave in the light and shadow under the window. He seemed to be covered with a layer of loneliness.
When they left, the onlookers also left. Jing Chen stood there for a long time before he sighed softly.
He knew that she often came here. He had no class today, but he also came to the Taishi Library and waited here. They finally met and parted on bad terms.
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