Yu Shu finally persuaded Jing Chen to help her enter the palace to inquire about the news.
She declined his invitation and left with Eunuch Ning. When she was about to reach the main gate, she was called from behind.
"Miss Yu, please wait." It turned out that Shui Yun and the others were waiting here.
Yu Shu didn't have a good expression when she saw her, but Shui Yun seemed to have no self-awareness and sent Eunuch Ning away. Together with the maidservant who was pushing the wheelchair, only the two of them were left in the aisle facing each other.
Yu Shu waited to see what other tricks she had up her sleeve, so she didn't turn around and leave. Just now, when Jing Chen brought her to apologize, Yu Shu knew that Shui Yun wasn't sincerely convinced. Sure enough, now that Jing Chen wasn't in front of her, Shui Yun let the cat out of the bag as soon as she opened her mouth.
"Don't be complacent. I promised my senior brother that I wouldn't make trouble for you, but if I find out that you dare to do something unfavorable to him, I will never let you go."
Yu Shu rolled her eyes at her. She had never seen such a shameless person. She was clearly the one who deserved it. Now that things had come to this, she was still saying such harsh words to her. She was simply asking for a beating.
"There are some things that I'm too lazy to say, but you always don't know when to stop. I think it's better to make it clear to you, lest you think that I don't care and will forgive you easily."
Yu Shu clasped her arms with one hand and tilted her head to play with her nails. Her eyes were full of ridicule as she stared at her and said, "In the past, you and I didn't interfere with each other. It was you who first tried to harm my life. I didn't care about your past friendship with Jing Chen, but who would have thought that you didn't repent and tried to do bad things to me again and again. After thinking about it, you keep pestering me and won't let me go. Could it be that you are a young girl who is yearning for love and admires your good senior brother, which is why you hate me? Am I right? "
Shui Yun showed a trace of anger on her face when her thoughts were exposed. She gritted her teeth and didn't admit it.
When Yu Shu saw this, she giggled and said, "It's a pity. The falling flower is longing for love, but the heartless stream is heartless. I'm not afraid to tell you that even if Jing Chen and I can't become a couple, he will absolutely not let you have your wish. I advise you to give up your wishful thinking."
Shui Yun secretly warned herself not to listen to Yu Shu's nonsense, but Yu Shu's tone was so firm that she couldn't help but retort, "I grew up with Senior Brother. Don't I know better than you what kind of person he is? Don't provoke us here."
"Tsk tsk." Yu Shu shook her head and looked at her with sympathy. "If you really knew him well, you wouldn't have become so ugly and disgusting. He's not blind. Why would he like a girl like you?"
Shui Yun knew that she was deliberately angering her, but she couldn't restrain her anger. She retorted sarcastically, "If he doesn't like me, could it be that he likes a woman with a heart as poisonous as snakes and scorpions like you?"
Yu Shu put away her smile and said coldly, "Even if I have a heart as poisonous as snakes and scorpions, I'm still better than a shitstirrer like you."
She was the one who came to harm her life first, and then she was the one who didn't let it go. In the end, she still had the right to scold her for being vicious.
When Shui Yun heard Yu Shu ridicule her, she was so angry that her face turned red. She grabbed the armrest of the wheelchair and said loudly, "Who are you calling a shitstirrer!"
"I'm talking about you." Yu Shu looked at her from top to bottom with a face full of disgust and maliciously said, "Shitstirrer, you don't know what you're doing all day long. You're dirty yourself, but you can't even see others clean. I hate people like you the most. If it weren't for the fact that I don't like the stench on your body and don't want to dirty my hands, I would have already slapped you dozens of times with your shamelessness and let you show off in front of me again. In the future, you'd better not appear in my sight again. Otherwise, every time I see you, I'll take care of you. "
After saying these harsh words, Yu Shu didn't give Shui Yun a chance to catch her breath. She flung her sleeves and strode away.
Shui Yun, who had been stifled by Yu Shu, was left behind. Her face was as red as a pig's liver, and she almost fainted. Originally, she had purposely waited here to warn Yu Shu not to get close to Jing Chen again. Who would have thought that instead of scaring her away, she would be scolded?
By the time she caught her breath, Yu Shu had long disappeared. What else could she do? She could only swallow her anger. She suffered a beating for nothing, but she couldn't let Jing Chen know, lest he wrap her up and send her back to Mount Longhu in a fit of anger.
… …
When Yu Shu came out of the princess's residence, her footsteps were a bit lighter. On one hand, she talked to Jing Chen. On the other hand, she killed an elite monster, Shui Yun, before she left. It wasn't easy for her to have a good time.
When she got home, she first covered her head and slept. In the middle of it, she woke up to eat dinner before going back to sleep. She only woke up the next day when the rooster crowed.
She estimated that Song Dali should have arrived at Fenghua Manor by now. Perhaps he had already met Xue Rui and brought her words to him.
Calculating the distance, Xue Rui would only be back tomorrow at the earliest. It was useless for Yu Shu to be anxious. She could only suppress the anxiety in her heart and go to the Celestial Commissioner's office as usual.
Two days ago, everyone was avoiding her when they saw her, but today, they were being intimate again. It must be because of what happened during her evaluation yesterday. She secured her official position, but Shui Yun was expelled. The rumors about her seducing Third Young Master Yin were dispelled.
She greeted the people around her along the way and dragged her way to the Kunling Bureau. She saw someone waiting at the gate. It was Cui Xiuyi. She had promised to waive her thirty thousand taels gambling debt yesterday. He was worried that she would go back on her word, so he came to arrest her early in the morning.
However, Yu Shu didn't think about reneging on her debt. She led Cui Xiuyi into the bureau with a smile and brought him to her office. She sent Wen Shao 'an to the door and Cui Xiuyi took out the thirty thousand taels IOU that he had re-typed and exchanged it for the sixty thousand taels IOU written by Cui Xin in Yu Shu's hands.
Yu Shu didn't feel bad about losing thirty thousand taels of debt. This kind of free money that came from nowhere, she would feel guilty if she took it.
Cui Xiuyi went back as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. Wen Shao 'an walked him to the door and then turned back. He stood in front of Yu Shu, looking as if he had something to say but was too shy to say it.
Yu Shu couldn't stand it and pushed away the documents in her hands. She used her index finger to knock on the table and urged, "Don't hesitate. If you have something to say, say it. If not, go to work."
Wen Shao 'an said, "I thought about what you warned me yesterday. I felt that I can't waste my time like this. I … I want to go back to Taishi Library to continue my studies."
Yu Shu raised her eyelids.
Wen Shao 'an was afraid that she would misunderstand, so he quickly explained, "It's like this. I think the bureau is not busy sometimes, but there are many things in the last ten days of each month. I thought about it. Every day, I will come to the Kunling Bureau to work for you. In the afternoon, I will squeeze out some time to go to Taishi Library to listen to the lectures of the academicians. After a long time, I will gain knowledge. It's better than being a dabbler now. Even if you want to promote me, I don't have the ability."
When Yu Shu came to the Kunling Bureau to be an official, she never went to Taishi Library again. After Wen Shao 'an was accepted by her, he also didn't go there.
There were many rules in Taishi Library, but there was no rule that one would be expelled if he skipped classes. Therefore, it was a good idea for Wen Shao 'an to take time to go back to accumulate knowledge.
Yu Shu thought for a moment. She could do without Wen Shao 'an, so she asked him,
"You have been absent for three months. If you go back like this, will the original academicians still be willing to teach you attentively? If you meet someone with a bad temper, they may kick you out on the spot. "
Taishi Library would not expel him, but the academicians always had the right not to let him attend classes.
Wen Shao 'an also thought about this. He said bitterly, "You have to try to know everything. I sincerely want to learn. They can't kick me out every day."
Seeing that he was not afraid of boiling water, Yu Shu smiled. She supported her chin with one hand and pointed out a way for him, "It's hard to say for others, but I used to be a student of Academician Fang of the Eccentric Arts Department. His granddaughter and I are good sisters. I can help you to ask Academician Fang to teach you. Well, there is also Academician Sima Kui of the Astrology Department. I can also help you talk to him."
Hearing this, Wen Shao 'an was overjoyed. Yu Shu was willing to help him, which meant that she agreed to let him study separately. He also knew that his request was a little excessive. He was really ashamed, so he immediately bowed to her and said in a muffled voice,
"I will never forget your kindness."
"Don't say nice words. You know how to work hard, so that my cultivation of you will not be in vain." Yu Shu felt that she didn't waste her breath yesterday. Wen Shao 'an was enlightened, so she could be less worried. After all, she had accepted this little brother, so she had to be responsible for him.
"Let's do it this way. I'll go to Taishi Library with you after I finish my business this afternoon and help you clear things up."
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