"You hide this ring well. Don't let anyone see it."
Yu Shu put the black ring back on her left index finger and covered it with the silver ring. She also knew what Xue Rui was worried about.
There was something fishy about Yun Hua's death. If someone discovered the relationship between Yu Shu and him, it was very likely that it would bring about a fatal disaster to her. All the Zhuge Tong in Mount Xin Li were Yun Hua's relics. Many people knew about this, so the ring on her hand had become a shameful thing.
"Apart from you, who else has seen you wearing it?" Xue Rui asked worriedly.
Yu Shu thought about it and scratched the tip of her nose in embarrassment. She said, "No one should have noticed. Master didn't tell me what this ring is used for. I took it off in Yiyang City and never wore it. I only remembered it not long ago."
Xue Rui played with the emerald ball in his hand. "Xin Li Shan put this thing in your hand without worry. I guess he didn't tell you its use. You're not a person who will suffer losses. Did you make an exchange?"
Yu Shu glanced at him and didn't hide it from him. "Yes, I kept saying that he was afraid that I would be greedy. He refused to tell me the use of this treasure. He only said that he would tell me after I helped him take care of it for forty-nine days."
"Forty-nine days … Then let's wait." Xue Rui put the emerald ball into the silver claw fence and put it back into the Wind Pool. He turned his head and said to Yu Shu,
"If he dares to go back on his word, you can tell me again."
Yu Shu didn't think much about the meaning of Xue Rui's words. She smiled at him. "I don't think he is a person who goes back on his word. It doesn't matter."
Xue Rui shrugged noncommittally. He put down the fence and pulled her to sit on the couch beside the corridor. He said,
"Let's not worry about this first. Recently, there are so many troubles. Let's go out and relax? What day is tomorrow? Is it convenient for you to go out? You said earlier that you wanted to go out and play. You didn't manage to go out a few times. You must have forgotten about teaching you how to ride a horse. Seeing that tomorrow's weather is good, there's no need to wait any longer. I'll go back and get someone to pack up. I won't bring anyone else. It's just you, me, Xiaoxiu, and Jinxun. Let's go out of the forest to hunt Ma Xunquan? "
Yu Shu's eyes brightened as she said, "What a coincidence! Tomorrow is a sunny day, so I don't have to go to the library. Will Jinxun meimei be able to go? That's fine too. We have fewer people, so it's more convenient."
After knowing the story of Xue Rui and the Tenth Princess, Yu Shu's most sympathy is not for the woman who died for no reason, but for Sister Xue who suffered greatly.
Although Xue Rui didn't say it clearly, she noticed that Xue Jinxun had become stupid because of the shock. She was a 13-year-old girl, but she behaved like an eight or nine-year-old child. Her brain seemed to have stopped at the age when the accident happened. It was really pitiful.
Xue Rui patted the back of her hand and decided, "That's settled then.
You go back early tonight, and I'll pick you up tomorrow. "
Yu Shu asked again, "What do I need to bring?"
Xue Rui lowered his head and pecked her smooth cheek, and then he said, "Just bring them along."
The next day, at dawn, Yu Shu was woken up by Yu Xiaoxiu's call at the door. She yawned and got up to wash up.
After hearing that she had put on her clothes, Yu Xiaoxiu went into the room and kept urging her, "Sister, can you hurry up?
"Sister, can you hurry up? Brother Xue will be here soon."
However, Yu Shu put on her boots calmly and said, "If he comes, he won't run away if we don't leave. Look at how anxious you are. If you keep urging me, I won't go. I'll go back to bed and continue sleeping. "
With that, she pretended to kick off her boots and lie back. Yu Xiaoxiu rushed forward to pull her and shouted bitterly,
"Sister!"
Yu Shu flicked him on the forehead, glanced at the little yellow hair who was sleeping soundly beside her pillow, picked up Kim Bao and stuffed him into Yu Xiaoxiu's arms.
"Haw!" Kim Bao, whose sleep was disturbed, screamed.
"Go, feed it something to eat and polish its fur. We'll take it with us today."
Yu Shu glanced at Kim Bao, who was struggling to jump out of Yu Xiaoxiu's hands. She thought to herself, "Does Xue Jinxun like small animals?"
.....
It was not even seven in the morning when the siblings sat on Xue Rui's carriage. Yu Shu's Xiao Hong and Xue Rui's Magatama were placed on the carriage at the back of the carriage and were brought to the outskirts of the city.
In the carriage, Yu Shu sat next to Xue Jinxun. She pointed at Yu Xiaoxiu with a smile and introduced him to her,
"This is my younger brother. He's one or two years younger than you. Just call him Xiaoxiu."
Xue Jinxun was very reserved. He hadn't seen Yu Shu for a long time, so he was a lot more unfamiliar with her. When he heard her speak, he only looked up quickly at Yu Xiaoxiu, then lowered his head and said, "Hmm."
Yu Xiaoxiu, on the other hand, was much more cheerful than her. Under Yu Shu's gaze, he obediently called out, "Sister Xue." He rummaged around in his sleeves and hesitantly took out Jin Bao, revealing half of his furry head for her to see.
"This is Kim Bao. My sister and I raised him."
In fact, Yu Xiaoxiu didn't think that bringing Kim Bao out was a good idea at all. He once brought Kim Bao to Baichuan Academy and accidentally scared a few girls to tears. Looking at the timid look of the Xue family's miss, he was really afraid that she would scream and jump up in the next moment.
However, who knew that Xue Jinxun didn't do as he thought. Her eyes fell on his hand and blinked twice. Her eyes were wide open, showing not fear, but curiosity.
"Squeak." Although Kim Bao looked shifty-eyed, he was not afraid of people or light like a mouse. As soon as he showed his head and saw a new face in the car, he didn't jump up and down but squatted on Yu Xiaoxiu's palm. He was fat and crooked his neck, holding his tail with his two paws, and looked at Xue Jinxun with his bright black beady eyes. His little appearance was indescribably pleasing.
This time, Xue Jinxun couldn't move her eyes away. Seeing this, Yu Shu took Xue Jinxun's cold little hand and led her to touch Kim Bao.
She also told her, "Don't worry. This little thing doesn't bite and eats with us. He just washed last night and is very clean."
Xue Jinxun shrank her shoulders, but she didn't refuse Yu Shu's action. When her fingers touched the fluffy ball, her heart couldn't help but soften. She looked at Kim Bao with her eyes and liked it even more.
Therefore, in a short while, Kim Bao was in Xue Jinxun's hand. Under the high-pressure threat of Yu Shu, it didn't dare to move or bite randomly. Its two small white whiskers trembled and licked its paws obediently. Sometimes, it would snort a few times, so as not to be naughty and get hit on the head by Yu Shu later.
Fortunately, Xue Rui's nerves were strong enough. He didn't frown when he saw Yu Shu and her brother playing with the mouse for his sister.
They talked all the way, and the carriage soon arrived outside the city. There were fewer and fewer pedestrians around. They didn't get off the carriage until they walked into the wide forest and put down the horses.
When they came here, they brought three horses. Xue Rui was very thoughtful. They didn't know where he got a yellow horse that was about to mature, but it was for Yu Xiaoxiu to use as a ride.
The three of them changed horses. Xue Jinxun and Kim Bao stayed in the carriage, and the group continued to walk into the forest. Gui San and Hōtoku, who accompanied them, hung bows and arrows, in case they encountered beasts in the forest.
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