When Yu Shu left the small building, she did not go back to the observatory. She crossed the lawn and found Xin Liu, who was observing the stone tablet. She greeted him and said that she had a headache and wanted to leave. Xin Liu was about to slip away, so he simply left with her.
The two of them returned to the female dormitory. Yu Shu did not speak the entire way. Xin Liu chattered incessantly. Seeing her dark expression, he thought that she was uncomfortable and did not care.
As soon as they entered the room, Yu Shu sat tiredly on the chair, one hand covering her forehead. After an unknown amount of time, the anger in her heart subsided, leaving behind only sorrow.
Towards Jing Chen, she had never been willing to be too harsh. Even after he recovered his memory, he broke his promise with her time and time again. Even when, under Shui Yun's pressure, he cruelly cut off all contact with her. Even when, in his heart, she was a burden that he could let go of at any time. She did not feel any resentment. Because of the friendship between the two of them, he did not care, but she was.
However, Jing Chen's actions today truly made her heart bitterly disappointed.
He clearly knew that it was a pit of fire, but he still pushed her to jump in. If the two of them had a deep hatred, or if they had never met before, it would have been fine. But she was not. She, Yu Shu, had never done anything wrong to Jing Chen!
When he fell into the river, she risked her life to save him. When he was heavily injured, she brewed medicine every day. When he could not speak, when he lost his martial arts, she did her best to take care of him. When he lost his memory, she did everything she could to help him recover. When he disappeared without a word, she ran around in the heavy snow. When he spoke of the difficulties of his life, she was worried and anxious for him. When his life was revealed, even if her fingers were twisted and broken, she would not reveal half a word about him!
But what about him? He sold her out with just an apology and made her take on a responsibility that didn't belong to her. If she hadn't put on an act to trick him tonight, she probably wouldn't have known what was going on until she died!
He had wronged her like this. Why should she care about the friendship that had already passed away?
"Hehe," Yu Shu laughed coldly, mocking herself.
That day when they met in Yiyang City, they actually got to know each other in three months in Jiangnan. How could she have thought that she would end up in such a situation where you are heartless and I am unjust?
She covered her face with one hand and sat on a chair in front of the hall, listening to the sound of summer cicadas outside the window. She sat there for the whole night.
She waited until the rays of morning light peeked through the crack of the door and window before she slowly put down her stiff arm. She pressed on the armrest and propped herself up. With slow but steady steps, she walked into the inner room.
Zhan Family Guesthouse
Pipa! Zhan Xueyuan waved his arm, causing a set of green porcelain cups on the coffee table to fall to the ground. Panting, he gritted his teeth and said in a low voice,
"Despicable and shameless! She acted presumptuously in Tibet, but I didn't hold it against her. She didn't know what was good for her, and even dared to speak ill of me behind my back, causing me to be unable to go to the library these few days, and almost delayed my examination. She even dared to seduce Academician Jing behind my back. How shameless! "
Cui Yun hurriedly took a few steps back to avoid being pricked by the debris. She carefully looked at Zhan Xueyuan's angry face and added fuel to the fire,
"Isn't that so? You weren't there last night. I saw her talking and laughing with Academician Jing with my own eyes, and then she led people downstairs. I didn't dare to follow them, but I saw the two of them enter the small building one after the other from the observatory. They stayed there for a long time before coming out. I really don't know what kind of shady business they did inside."
"Shut up!" Zhan Xueyuan angrily slapped the coffee table, reached out to point at Cui Yun's nose, and turned the spearhead around.
"It's all your fault, it's all your fault. If you didn't steal my Tianyu and make me think that she did it, would I have let her slap me for nothing? It's all your fault! I hate you! If there's a problem with my examination this time, you'll be the first one who won't forgive me! "
Cui Yun embarrassedly lowered her head. She didn't dare to provoke her anymore, so she could only choose to say something pleasant, "Xueyuan, it's all my fault.
Don't be angry with me. Calm down and prepare well today. Tomorrow you will take the examination of the Celestial Commissioner. When you become a female official of the Imperial Councilor, you will be in charge of the affairs in your hands. You don't need to be afraid of that powerless woman anymore. Also, I asked someone to inquire that Yu Shu used to be from the family of the former Right Magistrate. Later, when the Ji family was defeated, her mother secretly ran away. I don't know how many scandals there are behind her. You can check her household card and reveal these things. Let's see if she can still be arrogant then. "
Although Zhan Xueyuan was still angry, her eyes obviously brightened a little, "Are you serious?"
Cui Yun nodded, "I heard it from the little sister who used to be good friends with Ji Xingxuan. It can't be wrong."
Zhan Xueyuan sneered and said, "It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. I will let that shameless thing know that I'm not easy to bully. She hit me, I will return it to her tenfold."
Cui Yun responded on the side and coaxed Zhan Xueyuan back with a few words. Seeing that there was nothing else, she made an excuse to leave.
After leaving the Zhan family's villa, Cui Yun sat on a sedan chair at the east gate and carried it all the way to the small door of a big mansion in the north of the city.
When the old maid guarding the door saw her, she didn't shy away and opened the door with a smile.
Cui Yun asked, "Is the Princess in the mansion now?"
"Yes, the Second Young Lady is also here." The Second Young Lady mentioned by the old maid was not the Second Young Lady of the Xiang Prince's Mansion, but the Second Young Lady of the Cui Family, Cui Xin, who drank milk with the Princess since childhood.
Cui Yun secretly curled her lips. Originally, she wanted to be alone in front of the Princess, so she deliberately chose this time to come. Who knew that her elder sister was also here.
Xi Wen was wrapped in a beautiful blue pearl gauze as she sat crookedly in the waterside pavilion. Her small hand, which was dyed pink with nail polish, held the beauty fan and slowly waved it. Beside her sat a slender and beautiful woman. Her eyes were soft and gentle, and she looked older than Xi Wen by a year and a half. At this moment, she was carefully peeling a green grape, using a silver skewer to pick out the seeds before feeding it to Xi Wen. Her eyes were gentle and indulgent.
"Miss Cui is here." The maid reported from outside the curtain.
Xi Wen turned her head and looked at Cui Yun who was walking along the waterside. She smiled and said to Cui Xin,
"Sister Xin 'er, guess whether this is good news or bad news.
Cui Xin took a handkerchief and slowly pressed the grape juice at the corner of Xi Wen's mouth. She looked up at the figure on the shore and said,
"She wouldn't dare to come if she can't do what you asked her to do."
As she spoke, Cui Yun entered the waterside pavilion. She first kowtowed to Xi Wen and then gave her elder sister a flattering smile.
"Princess, elder sister."
"Tell me, how is it?" Xi Wen looked at the flattering Cui Yun and felt a little annoyed. If it wasn't because she couldn't find someone to use, she wouldn't have picked such a sly person. She even messed up the matter of Hua Zhenyuan. If it wasn't because she still had some use, she wouldn't have allowed such a person to be in front of her.
Cui Yun looked at Xi Wen impatiently and didn't dare to keep her in suspense, "Today I learned all the words to Zhan Xueyuan. When she takes office in Taicheng Department, she will definitely not let Yu Suanzi have an easy time."
Cui Xin said, "Yu Suanzi is not very fierce. Miss Zhan suffered a great loss in his hands. She was beaten and scolded. Isn't she afraid at all? She will listen to whatever you say. She doesn't learn from her mistakes. Isn't she a little stupid?"
Xi Wen also looked at Cui Yun with a little worry.
Cui Yun hurriedly said, "It's not like that. It's also a coincidence. Last night, Academician Jing of Taishi Book Garden was substituting for Academician Sima. I happened to see Academician Jing and Yu Suanzi on the observatory, so I added oil to the fire and told Zhan Xueyuan. Princess, you may not know, but Zhan Xueyuan admires Academician Jing very much. When she heard this, she was very angry. How could she care about that witch? She can't wait to pull her face now!"
Xi Wen burst into laughter. She raised her long neck and patted her thigh with a round fan, saying,
"Hehehe, if she really dares to pull Yu Lianfang's face, I will treat her to a banquet!"
Cui Yun was puzzled. Although she listened to Princess Xi Wen's words and made trouble for Yu Shu, she didn't know what happened between them. Was it worth being so happy?
Cui Xin held her hand and said to Cui Yun, "This witch doesn't know how to behave. She has offended Princess several times. Relying on a little bit of human relations, she is arrogant. Princess can't teach her a lesson. You ruined Princess's arrangement in Huazhen Garden. This time, you can be considered to have redeemed yourself. Princess said that she will give you an invitation to the Hibiscus Gentlemen's Banquet as a reward for being sensible."
Hearing this, Cui Yun hid her excitement and bowed her head, saying, "Thank you, Princess. In the future, Yunyun will do everything that Princess asks me to do."
Looking at her humble appearance, Xi Wen's eyes flashed with disdain. So what if she could enter the court and become an official? In front of her, she still had to be like a dog waiting for her reward.
Cui Xin sent Cui Yun away and poured a cup of warm plum tea for Xi Wen. Looking at Xi Wen's changing expression, she said with pity,
"You don't have to worry. At the Hibiscus Gentlemen's Banquet, I will help you keep an eye on those dishonest ones and make sure they don't cause trouble for you."
Xi Wen lay on her knees and covered her face with a fan. She said in a low voice,
"Sister, you don't know? I will be sixteen this year. Father is delaying my marriage. Seeing that His Majesty is about to be dissatisfied, Mother said that the palace intends to marry me to the northeast to appease the Prince of Dongjing, Jiang Huaiying. This year's Hibiscus Gentlemen's Banquet is my last chance. If I don't take the risk, I will have no choice in the future."
Cui Xin touched her hair. Her eyes were strange and she said worriedly,
"Your Grace, do you really not want to discuss it with the Princess? You should at least let the Eldest Young Master know. After all, you are a woman. If one day you send the Golden Jade Hibiscus to him and he rejects you, you will not even have the last chance."
Xi Wen was silent for a while. Her voice came from under the fan.
"If I tell him, I'm afraid he won't even go to the banquet. It doesn't matter. I know he doesn't like the marriage with the Count. It was Grandfather who forced him. Don't worry. Since I have decided to do this, I naturally have a way to make it impossible for him to reject me."
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