Jing Wang Fei's invitation was sent to Baochang Street at noon. In the evening, it was placed on Yu Shu's desk along with a variety of invitations and visiting cards.
Yu Shu would spend some time after dinner every day to deal with these posts. She would reply to the ones that needed to be replied to, throw away the ones that needed to be thrown away, and avoid going if she couldn't. If it really couldn't be done, she would have the servants prepare a gift to send over in her name. This could be considered as building a relationship and not becoming a laughing stock.
Xia Jiangmin's invitation was written very formally, not like her tone. The literal meaning was: The chrysanthemums in Jing Wang Fu's garden are all in bloom. She asked Yu Shu if she was in the mood to admire the flowers with her. She had prepared good wine and food to entertain her.
But Yu Shu still understood the coquettish tone under the words: The wang fu is so big and I'm so bored. Come and chat with me.
Yu Shu held the thin invitation and smiled. She had Yun Dou grind the ink and immediately wrote back to her, agreeing to visit the day after tomorrow when she was off.
After doing all this, it was already late at night. She divined two more times before it was time to go to bed. Hearing Yun Dou remind her of the time, Yu Shu didn't want to sleep. She had planned to look through the notes that Situ Qinglan had copied for her today. She couldn't go to Taishi Shu Garden to listen to the lectures, but it was still beneficial to look at the notes.
After hesitating, she decided to finish today's matter today. She took the notes and went to bed. She sat at the head of the bed and flipped through them. Who knew that as soon as she started reading, she got up and went to the study to look for textbooks. She didn't sleep until the latter half of the night.
The next day, she got up late and rushed to the Celestial Commissioner's Roll Call. When a colleague saw her, he asked: "Official Yu didn't rest well last night ah?"
When she arrived at Kun Ling Bureau, she sat down and yawned repeatedly. Wen Shao'an saw that she was very sleepy and suggested: "There's nothing urgent in the morning. Official Yu should go to the back and lie down. I'll call you if there's anything."
Her office was a suite. There was a bed and quilt in the west room for her to rest at noon. This was the privilege of the adjutant of the first bureau. There were also a few sets of clothes locked in the closet that Yu Shu usually used in case of emergencies.
"Then I'm going to sleep for a while. Wake me up in an hour." Yu Shu didn't argue with him. He turned around and entered the west room. Closing the door, he took off the starched, well-ironed official robe and laid on the bed in his undergarments. He covered himself with a blanket and fell asleep.
Then, he slept for an unknown period of time. He could vaguely hear someone talking outside. She was awoken by the disturbance. He sat up in a daze and was putting on his clothes when he heard someone knocking on the door. It was as if he was afraid that she would still be asleep and wake her up.
'What's the matter? 'she asked.
Wen Shao 'an's serious voice came from the other side of the door, "Your Excellency, Minister Taicheng is here to inspect."
He didn't say anything else, but Yu Shu could tell that something was wrong, so she quickly cleaned up, wiped her face with cold water, and opened the door to go out.
It was about four in the morning. The shadows of the trees outside the window shone in. With a glance, Yu Shu saw Shui Yun, who had stopped in front of her wide and long birch table. Why did she 'stop' there? It was because she was sitting in a wheelchair.
After two months, Shui Yun's complexion was much better than when Yu Shu last saw her at Jing Wang fu. At least, she wasn't pale and weak like a gust of wind could blow her away.
Yu Shu noticed that she was wearing a slightly loose official robe. There was a pair of embroidered patches on her shoulders. It was also a leisurely blooming iris, but the difference was that her flower was a deep blue, while Shui Yun's was a light pink.
Shui Yun had just picked up a string of agarwood beads hanging on the corner of Yu Shu's table and played with it. When she heard the sound of the door, she turned her head unhurriedly, leaned against the back of the chair, and looked at Yu Shu up and down. She smiled slightly and said,
"I just came here and wanted to look around. Because you are the only one among the Celestial Commissioner who is familiar with you, I came looking for you. I didn't expect to come at the wrong time and disturb Official Yu's rest."
Yu Shu looked at Wen Shao 'an, who looked uneasy. She went around to the window and sat down. While sending him to ask someone to pour tea, she grinned at Shui Yun and showed a standard fake smile,
"Two days ago, I heard that a new vice-minister had arrived in the Taicheng Department. She's about the same age as me, and she's also a woman. I was wondering if there was any female disguise artist in the capital that I didn't know. After a long time, it turns out to be you, Miss Shui Yun. No wonder, haha. "
As soon as the two people who hated each other met, they first exchanged a move with a smile with hidden daggers. Shui Yun hinted that Yu Shu was sleeping in the official office in broad daylight and did not do proper work. Yu Shu ridiculed her for not being a proper disguise artist and got in through the back door.
"Now I am also an official in the Celestial Commissioner. Official Yu doesn't need to call me 'Miss'. It is improper. My rank is the same as yours, so you can call me Minister Taicheng Shui." Just now, she said that she was familiar with Yu Shu, but in the blink of an eye, she put on airs.
Shui Yun made it clear that she did not come with good intentions. Yu Shu was not a vegetarian. She glanced at Shui Yun's left hand that was holding the bead. It seemed that it was not a big deal, so she asked quite straightforwardly,
"Official Shui's injury is better? I don't know when you can walk again? "
At that time, Shui Yun schemed against her and was captured by Prince Ning's people together. She experienced a Death Tribulation and had the tendons of her hands and feet cut. Under Jing Chen's careful treatment, her hands were saved and gradually healed. However, her legs never got better. This was a sore point in her heart. When Yu Shu mentioned it in front of her, she almost couldn't maintain her amiable appearance.
"You don't need to worry about my injury."
Yu Shu sneered, "Who cares about you? I want you to be a cripple for the rest of your life."
She and Jing Chen had fallen from a life-and-death friendship to today's situation. Jing Chen was partly responsible for Jing Chen's lack of assertiveness, but what disgusted Yu Shu the most was Shui Yun's role as a troublemaker.
Shui Yun believed that she was clear about Jing Chen's fate, so she regarded her as a thorn in her side. After meeting her a few times, she had the intention to kill her. She thought that if she died, Jing Chen's Taoist heart would not be moved, so he could not threaten the group of Ox-nosed Taoists of Mount Longhu.
No matter how she calculated, she made a fool of herself. She did not expect that she, who had almost been killed by her, was the person who they had been looking for.
Wen Shao 'an came in with tea and found that the atmosphere was not as harmonious as before. He first refilled Yu Shu's cup and hesitated for a moment. When he was about to show the tea to Shui Yun, he heard Yu Shu say to him,
"There's no need to trouble yourself. The tea here is cheap, and it's not made with mountain spring dew. Official Shui's body is weak. If you have a headache or fever after drinking it, it will be my fault."
Wen Shao 'an frowned and obediently put the teapot aside. He retreated behind Yu Shu and acted as a stake.
Shui Yun calmed her breathing and secretly told herself not to be angry with this despicable person. She had a way to deal with her. Therefore, she smiled gently at Yu Shu and said,
"I just came to say hello to you. I have somewhere else to go later, so I won't disturb you any longer."
"Do as you please, Lord Shui." Seeing that she was about to leave, Yu Shu did not intend to stand up to send her off. Instead, she instructed Wen Shao 'an, "Help me send Shaoqing off. It's not convenient for her to come and go. Don't let her stay in our Kunling Bureau."
Yu Shu was the kind of person who would step on someone's sore spot. Even Wen Shao 'an, who did not know their past, could tell that Yu Shu and the newly appointed Taicheng Bureau Junior Supervisor were enemies and not friends.
Shui Yun's eyes darkened. She casually placed the string of wooden beads on the table and signaled the attendants behind her to push her away. When she reached the door, she paused and said to the secretary behind her in a voice that was neither loud nor soft,
"Note that Yu Shu, the female official of Kunling Bureau, hides in the room and takes a nap on duty. She is considered to be slacking in her work."
Yu Shu heard it clearly. Her mouth twitched and she almost pointed her middle finger at the back of Shui Yun's head.
Using public office to avenge personal grudges. Good job!
When the people left, Wen Shao 'an worriedly said to Yu Shu, "This is the fault of slacking in work. If it is recorded three times in a row, you will be fined. Your Excellency is still in the examination period. Such remarks are not good for you."
Yu Shu pulled a long face and said, "I know. You are more familiar with the 'Celestial Commissioner's Chronicles' than me. Keep an eye on me from tomorrow. Don't let me make any mistakes. "
It seemed that Shui Yun was determined to continue to disgust her. Today's incident was definitely not an accident.
Wen Shao 'an felt a little guilty, "It's all my fault. If I didn't persuade you to go to sleep, you wouldn't have been caught."
Yu Shu waved her hand, "It has nothing to do with you. You don't know that I have a big grudge with this new Taicheng Si Shaoqing. She deliberately found fault with me. She didn't care about this. By the way, how did the people outside do their jobs? She broke into my room and there wasn't even someone to inform me? "
Wen Shao 'an was about to tell her about this, "I also felt strange. She just came in like this. The low-ranking official guarding the door was nowhere to be seen. I took the opportunity to go out and take a look when I was making tea. I found out that they thought the sun was too strong outside and hid in the water heater room to slack off."
Yu Shu furrowed her brows and quickly thought it through. She had been in the Kun Ling Bureau for two to three months. Perhaps it was because her reputation was loud enough and Jing Chen didn't care, so everyone in the courtyard followed her lead. But as time passed, the subordinates didn't see her lose her temper, so it was inevitable that they would start to play tricks.
"Your Excellency, what should we do with them?"
Yu Shu touched her chin and soon came up with a cowardly idea,
"Let's do it this way. When Lu Hong and Xu Qing come back at noon, you take the two low-ranking officials to the gate of the bureau and beat them 20 times each with a stick. Beat them slowly. The louder the noise, the better. If someone asks, you tell them that there is a new Taicheng Si Shaoqing. He came out to patrol in the morning and found someone slacking off. Just say that I am not strict enough and want me to punish them severely. "
Wen Shao 'an didn't understand it for the first time, but Yu Shu didn't mind giving him some advice,
"Isn't she a new official who makes three changes? Don't think that I'm the only one. There is always such a big Celestial Commissioner. Everyone has a share of the good and the bad."
Originally, the three departments and two bureaus were dissatisfied with Shui Yun, the little girl who came in through the back door. Now after Yu Shu made such a scene, everyone knew that Shui Yun was not just a decoration. The original Taicheng Si Shaoqing who left was not a meddlesome person. Everyone had been comfortable for a long time. Suddenly there was such a troublemaker. Everyone would be in danger.
Yu Shu tasted the "cheap" flower tea she packed from Wangji Building and was lost in thought,
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