The sedan stopped in front of the Ji Mansion. Yu Shu followed Ji Xiaochun and Ji Hyotani into the gate. The two people in front of her didn't look good. They frowned so much that they could kill a fly. Yu Shu covered her mouth with a fan and snickered. Suddenly, Ji Hyotani turned his head and looked at her with a gloomy face, "Are you happy?"
Yu Shu shook her head, "No."
Ji Hyotani snorted and waved his hand to the servant, "Send Miss Ji back to her room."
Yu Shu waved her fan and followed the servant away. She could still hear Second Brother Ji's grumbling voice behind her, "What's going on? We've clearly taken care of everything, and now there's a bloody disaster …"
When she returned to the small courtyard, Old Woman Huang was waiting for her. She took off all her clothes and left an empty shelf for her. Yu Shu untied her dress and removed the belt around her waist. When she lifted up the hem of her dress, she saw that there were red marks on her white and tender waist. She really didn't know how long she could endure it.
After changing into a loose dress, Yu Shu went to the next room to see Yu Xiaoxiu. Yu Xiaoxiu's condition today was better than yesterday. He was sober and could eat. He didn't sweat anymore. However, he still couldn't turn over, so he lay on the bed and talked to Yu Shu, "Sister, where did you go this morning? I asked Aunt Liu, but she didn't tell me."
Yu Shu thought that she had to let him know sooner or later. Moreover, she saw Cao Zixin today. She thought that there was no better time than now, so she poured a glass of water and sat down. She asked Qiu Xiang to go out and asked Aunt Liu to guard outside.
"It's like this …"
Hearing Yu Shu said that the Ji family wanted to send her to be a concubine, Yu Xiaoxiu was so angry that he almost jumped up from the bed, "That's their plan. How shameless …"
Yu Shu reached out and pressed his back, and Yu Xiaoxiu lay back in pain, "Don't interrupt. Let me finish, or I won't talk to you anymore."
Yu Xiaoxiu had no choice but to bite his lip and endure his anger. After listening to Yu Shu's explanation, he slammed the headboard of the bed a few times. "Damn it, damn it, I knew they were up to no good."
After venting his anger, he looked up and saw Yu Shu's calm look, so he said anxiously, "Sister, why aren't you worried at all? Are you really going to replace Miss Minglan to be a concubine?" "Lower your voice, lower your voice.
Shh, shh, shh. "Yu Shu put her hand on her lips to signal him to be quiet. She lowered her head and whispered in his ear," I'm not so kind to be a concubine for someone. We have no other choice now. Third Master sent people to keep an eye on me, and you can't move. We can only deal with them for the time being, and then find a chance to escape. You need to recover quickly and don't worry about anything else. Just wait for my arrangement. "
Yu Shu didn't tell Yu Xiaoxiu about Cao Zixin because she wanted to find out what happened on his side. She had received his kindness many times and owed him several favors. This time, she wanted to set up the Ji family, but she didn't want him to be involved.
***
While Yu Shu was thinking about how to contact Cao Zixin, the young master of the Xue family took the initiative to come to the door early the next morning. Hearing the identity of the visitor, the Ji family's servant politely invited him in through the door and hurriedly ran to the backyard to inform the others.
Because it was in the morning, only Ji Laoer was at home. When he heard the report, he hurried to the tea room of the South Courtyard and saw Young Master Xue waiting in the hall.
"Mr. Xue." As soon as Ji Xiaochun saw Young Master Xue, he remembered that he was hit by a horse in front of the guesthouse of the Xue family yesterday. Thinking that this person was one of the candidates for his future son-in-law, he was unhappy, but he didn't show it.
Xue Rui was admiring a painting with his hands behind his back. He turned around when he heard Ji Yunshu's voice and greeted him politely. Compared to yesterday's condescending attitude, he was much more polite today. "Uncle Ji."
This "Uncle" made Ji Xiaochun flattered. When he was about to climb up, he saw Xue Rui turn around and point to the painting on the wall, saying: "Liu Xiangnan's paintings are of high quality, but his calligraphy has never been good, so there are few inscriptions on his paintings that have been passed down to the later generations. This painting is signed by Liu Xiangnan, and the painting is also good. It's a pity that this small letter with meticulous brushwork is a fake. I heard that the Ji family of Yiyang is hospitable and friendly, but they still hang fake paintings in the guest room?"
After making comments, Xue Rui turned to look at Ji Xiaochun, who had a stiff smile on his face. Without waiting for him to answer, he retreated to a chair and sat down. He held up a cup of tea and said: "I heard that the Fourth Miss of your family has returned home to visit the sick. She is still in the mansion. Can you ask her to come out and see me?"
Ji Xiaochun was dumbfounded. He hadn't said a word, and Master Xue directly asked to see his daughter. This request was obviously inappropriate, but he made it sound as if it was a matter of course.
"This … I'm afraid it's not convenient."
Xingxuan only knew a few days ago that her family intended to arrange her marriage with the Xue family. Although part of it was hidden from her, now that she was asked to see Master Xue, she didn't know if the child would think too much.
"Not convenient?" Xue Rui knocked on the lid of his teacup and raised his eyes to look at Ji Xiaochun. "If I remember correctly, Miss Ji is studying at the Imperial Historian's Library. You're not a young lady who stays indoors all the time, right? I was studying abroad before this, so I didn't have the chance to meet her in the capital. Now that I'm here to visit her, what's so inconvenient about that? Or is she out? " Ji Xiaochun's forehead was already sweating. He couldn't curse his daughter to be sick, nor could he say that his daughter went out. He had no choice but to agree: "Sir Xue, please wait a moment. I'll send someone to call her."
"Thank you, Uncle."
Ji Xiaochun went out to call the servant and whispered a few words in his ear. He turned his head to look at Eldest Young Master Xue, who was sitting in the tea room and looking around. The first two times he met this Master Xue, he only thought that this Master Xue was a playboy. Now that he saw him again, he felt that he wasn't simple. His daughter shouldn't be taken advantage of when she was in the same room with him.
With this thought in mind, Ji Xiaochun had an idea and called for another servant: "Go, go to the courtyard and find Third Master's Miss Yu."
"Yes."
After the servant left to eat a meal, Ji Xiaochun sat in the tea room with Xue Rui. Suddenly, he heard the crisp sound of an ornament coming from outside the door. He knew that his daughter had arrived. Xue Rui also heard the noise, so he put down his teacup and went to the door. He saw a slender figure on the floor. She was wearing a lotus skirt that was half rolled up. She had a yellow embroidered foot and half a pair of snow socks. She held a handkerchief in her hand and lifted the hem of her skirt. When she put it down, she looked up and saw a bright moon on her forehead. Her eyebrows were sharp, and half a fragrant handkerchief covered her hibiscus face.
This was the Ji Family, Ji Xingxuan.
"Father."
As soon as Ji Xiaochun saw his precious daughter, he became spirited. He stood up and introduced her, "Xingxuan, come here. This young master is Minister Xue's Sir Xue, Gaocai."
Ji Xingxuan half turned around and looked at Xue Rui. She was good at reading people's faces, so when she saw that the person in front of her was a young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, she generously saluted, "Sir Xue."
Xue Rui raised his brows and smiled, looking extremely heroic. "Miss Ji."
Ji Xiaochun looked at this pair of young people and thought of the phrase "Golden Boy and Jade Girl". He secretly thought that if he couldn't get close to the royal family, this young master of the Xue family would be a match for his daughter's appearance.
While Ji Xiaochun was looking at his son-in-law, Yu Shu, who had already walked to the door, was also looking inside. She looked at the three people inside the door. She knew Ji Xiaochun, and she also knew Cao Zixin, who was wearing the identity of Young Master Xue. As for the young lady with the veil, she must be Xingxuan of the Ji family.
Seeing Ji Xingxuan for the first time, Yu Shu's first thought was due to her physiological reaction. This was the young lady who caused her predecessor to be locked up in the ancestral hall and suffocated to death because of a piece of jade.
The second thought was: This was the young lady who had an extremely good fortune and needed a dog shit girl like her to replace her as a concubine.
Thinking of this, Yu Shu couldn't help but secretly laugh. This was called having a grudge in the past and a grudge in the present.
She took a deep breath and adjusted her expression. She said, "Second Master, did you ask for me?"
Hearing this, the three people in the room turned their heads and saw a young lady standing at the door. She was wearing a loose gray skirt and a washed white blouse. Her hair was plain and her face was clean. She was obediently looking at the door.
Xue Rui frowned, Ji Xingxuan was surprised, and Ji Xiaochun's face stiffened again. He glanced at Xue Rui's expression and thought to himself, Oh no! I forgot to ask someone to instruct this girl to dress herself up before coming out. This is bad! If Young Master Xue sees her sloppy appearance with his own eyes, would the Xue Family go back on their word before waiting for three days?
Xue Rui pointed at the door and turned to Ji Xiaochun with uncertainty. "Is this the girl who went to the guesthouse yesterday?"
Ji Xiaochun said, "Ah, yes."
Xue Rui squinted at Yu Shu. "Oh, I really can't recognize you like this."
Yu Shu looked at this "Master Xue" who was pretending. She sneered in her heart. "Pretend. Do you really think that I can't recognize you after you change your identity? Sooner or later, I will tear it off for you."
Ji Xiaochun laughed dryly and winked at Yu Shu. "Aren't you taking care of your brother? Why are you here? Go back quickly."
Yu Shu pretended not to see it and said blankly, "Didn't you ask someone to call me here?"
Ji Xiaochun secretly scolded her for not knowing how to read the situation. He hurriedly drove her away. "Go back. It's none of your business here."
"Oh." Yu Shu turned around and walked two steps. She turned back and timidly said to Ji Xiaochun. "Second Master, I want to go out."
"Go out for what?"
"Buy something."
"Let the servants go."
"They can't find a place."
Yu Shu stayed at the door and refused to leave. She was sure that Ji Xiaochun would not embarrass her in front of outsiders. She took the opportunity to find a chance to go out.
Ji Xiaochun was impatient with her pestering. He looked at Master Xue who was watching on the side. He waved his hand and agreed. "Go. Let the servants follow you. Don't run around."
"Thank you, Second Master." Yu Shu achieved her goal. She turned around and left.
Ji Xingxuan stood silently at the side from the beginning until the end, and she only bowed to Xue Rui after she watched Ji Xingxuan leave before she said apologetically, "I was rude earlier, Young Master Xue."
"No problem." Xue Rui looked in the direction of the door and pointed at the chair opposite. "Miss Xingxuan, please sit."
Ji Xingxuan nodded. "Mr. Xue, please sit."
Ji Xiaochun shouted at the door. "Someone, bring another pot of good tea."
Subsequently, after drinking about a pot of tea, with Ji Xiaochun supervising them from the side, Xue Rui only chatted with Ji Xingxuan about some matters regarding the Taishi Library. Their conversation was well-mannered and did not go overboard. When he saw that the sun was high up in the sky, he stood up and bade farewell. Before he left, he even said, "I'll come again tomorrow."
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