After the female officer left, Ruyi was not in a hurry to go back.

She stood there silently, barely expressionless on her face, except for a slightly blank look.

Even Xu Yi couldn't tell what she was thinking.

The autumn colors in the south of the Yangtze River are gorgeous and rich, and the thick red, light yellow and heavy green of the trees are reflected in the calm and waveless autumn water, or you can see the pavilions with black tops and white backgrounds on the waterfront.

And she was dressed in a green deep coat and stood on this side of the water.

Xu Yi suddenly felt a little distressed and pitied her.

He came out of the corner and called, "Ruyi." ”

Ruyi turned around and saw that it was him, and his eyes became bright and happy again. It seems that the previous confusion has been a thing of the past, as if she has never had any heart and suffered any grievances.

She smiled and said, "Cousin? Are you done? ”

- She refused to complain to him.

Xu Yi stepped forward and stopped in front of Ruyi's eyes. He knows that Ruyi is a girl, and he often quietly abides by etiquette when he interacts on weekdays. Even when walking with her, I never forget to keep a step away. But this time, that step was broken. He took half a step forward, and the difference in height suddenly became apparent. Ruyi looked up at him suspiciously, he hesitated for a moment, and finally reached out and gently stroked the top of her head.

His palms were warm.

Ruyi's eyes flickered, and some moisture came up in his eyes. She didn't hide from it, and she didn't feel offended or inviolable - although she had brothers and sisters, if she didn't, her brothers and sisters couldn't be as distressed and doted on as their real brothers and sisters. Not to mention others.

But Xu Yi is loving her.

She had a stalk in her throat, and she just stood there obediently to soothe him. After a moment, he smiled again and said, "I don't care. It's been a while since I've been out, so let's go back quickly......"

Xu Yi only nodded, "Hmm." ”

- This is actually not the first time Xu Yi has bumped into the people next to Ruyi, including Xu Si himself, and told Ruyi to let her sister, not to contradict her, and not to conflict with her.

Although he felt a little subtle at first, he thought that it was also a harmonious way for sisters to tolerate each other when they got along, and there was no need to talk about other tutors. But in the past half a year, what he has seen and heard, the contradictions between the two sisters are clearly all due to Liuli's own contempt, and almost all of them are that she is despising and even insulting Ruyi, but Ruyi is tolerant and has never bothered with her.

Therefore, when he saw such a scene again, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

-- Impartiality.

His aunt put it cleverly and tactfully. But these people's contradictory attitudes towards their sisters are as if Ruyi is not Liuli's sister, but a person who may offend Liuli at any time and cause a catastrophe...... Dependents?

Xu Yi couldn't understand it, but he finally noticed it. In the hearts of everyone, these two sisters are not equally noble, so they will not be like ordinary sisters, in addition to the elder and younger, they need to talk about right and wrong. Ruyi can be wronged.

He suddenly remembered that his aunt had vaguely said—or perhaps overheard it when he was a child—that Ruyi was not really a golden leaf. Some memories flashed through his mind - at that time, he seemed to have heard about this secret, and wanted to take Ruyi back to his home to raise her, so that she would not be harmed?

……

He remembered very early, and his early memories were generally reliable. Besides, this incident is shocking, if he hadn't really experienced it, he shouldn't have thought about it for no reason.

Xu Yi was suspicious, and secretly thought, after going back, it is better to ask her parents for verification or two.

Because of this matter, Xu Yi was a little absent-minded all day.

By the evening, most of the teenagers in the hall had been picked up by horse-drawn carriages. He also planned to go back, but seeing that only Liuli and Liu Jun were still in the museum, he didn't want to let Ruyi stay alone. So he invited her and said, "Let's go back together." ”

Liuli wanted to get rid of Liu Jun but couldn't, and was upset in her heart. Seeing that they were leaving, he simply didn't care whether Liu Jun was present or not, and immediately flashed forward to stop Ruyi. Without saying much, he opened his mouth with a cold accusation, "-You did it, didn't you?" ”

However, this time Ruyi did not glare back - she suppressed her feelings as usual, and looked at Ruri expressionlessly, obedient but impatient, "No." ”

"And say no!" Ruri said angrily - if it really wasn't her who did it, why did she mention it herself, she would know what she was asking?! She was disgusted with Ruyi's attitude of not entering the oil and salt, and couldn't help but squeeze out a sentence from between her teeth with hatred, "Despicable villain!" ”

He scolded again.

Xu Yi finally couldn't bear it anymore, raised her arm to stop between the sisters, and said, "Where is it despicable, please ask for instructions." ”

Liuli decided in her heart that the person who exposed Zhang Ben's identity must be Ruyi, and Xu Yi must not be able to get rid of it. She likes Xu Yi in her heart, but Xu Yi only plays with Ruyi, which makes her quite frustrated. She really wanted to take this opportunity to cover up Xu Yi's essence, so she hated him.

However, Xu Yi suddenly confronted her so closely, so neither humble nor arrogant, and when she saw his gentle and handsome face, her heart was chaotic and aggrieved. For a while, I didn't know whether to annoy him for being despicable, or to hate him and protect Ruyi.

She had already lost her sense of proportion, she had long forgotten that Liu Jun was present, and she needed to be evasive in her words, so she blurted out the accusation, "Who else can there be besides you!" She pointed to Ruyi, "Only you know Zhang Ben's identity!" He also accused Xu Yi, "And you are obviously studying in Xiangxian with Zhang Ben, but you pretend not to recognize him." Treat others politely, but want to alienate him, causing classmates to speculate about the reason - you dare to say that you don't have other intentions?! ”

Although she is delicate and willful, she is not a stupid person. It's just that today she heard about the grievances that Zhang Ben encountered in the museum, and her heart was greatly shocked. It's just that this matter is delicate, and she has nowhere to exert her strength, just when she is full of resentment. However, almost every rumor about this matter is related to Xu Yi, and people who know Zhang Ben's identity don't need to think about it - it is Xu Yi and Ruyi. Naturally, she preconceived about them.

Although some thoughts flashed through my heart, such as Ruyi, although extremely hateful, is not a person with a long tongue. And Xu Yi, a humble gentleman, disdains this even more. For example, others may also learn about these things from other sources...... But when people are angry, their reason is easily deceived. The more she talked, the more she realized that these two people had ill intentions, and even if it wasn't them, it must have something to do with them.

People are paranoid to a certain extent, and they can be called invulnerable.

asked Xu Yi to reason with such a person, he was really tired from the bottom of his heart. I only felt that the words were not speculative for more than half a sentence, and I was speechless for a while.

Ruyi was used to such a situation, and said, "No." However, she didn't want to entangle with Liuliduo anymore, so she only pulled Xu Yi's sleeve and said, "Let's go." ”

Liuli hated and scolded, "Stop!" Bian quickly stepped forward to grab her, but was pulled by Liu Jun.

Ruri looked back angrily and said, "What are you doing!" ”

Ruyi and Xu Yi only glanced back, then turned around and left.

Liu Jun thought that Liuli would change her mind when she knew the truth, but who knew that she not only had to defend Zhang Ben, but she actually accused Xu Yi and Ruyi for this, and couldn't help but worry about her. hurriedly whispered, "Now that you know what Zhang Ben's background is, why do you still speak for him?" If you let others know, don't you think that you are bent on being in the same boat with him? Maybe it will affect the reputation of the family, how do you pick it out then? ”

Liuli was extremely annoyed, but it could not be triggered. She waved Liu Jun's hand away, and didn't chase after Ruyi and Xu Yi, but only looked at him with fiery eyes, and said, "Sure enough, you already knew." ”

Liu Jun choked, unconsciously avoiding her gaze.

Liuli's tone slowed down, and he laughed angrily, "Then you can tell me what his origin is." ”

Liu Jun treated Liuli sincerely, but she was so angry that her terrier unconsciously attacked. I have to force Liuli to recognize the facts at this moment, "He is Zhang Hua's son." ”

Liuli's temper detonated, "Do you know that Zhang Hua is the brother of the imperial concubine!" ”

Liu Jun scoffed and choked, "So what." The family of the shepherd butcher thought that he would be able to change his face by clinging to the Son of Heaven. In the end, wasn't it beaten back to its original form and laughed at by Shilin? What about the concubine's brother? Isn't the emperor also anxious to clear up the relationship with this uncle! Why are you—"

Ruri said angrily, "You fart!" She can dress up herself with arrogance, even if she is excluded and isolated by all her classmates, and she is criticized and written, she also raises her head arrogantly and refuses to clear up her relationship with Zhang Ben. But Liu Jun's sentence "The eldest prince is anxious to clear up the relationship with his uncle" is poking at her weakness, her eyes are already red, and there is crying in her voice, "I just want to be in the same stream with him, if you look down on me, get out!" ”

Her crying is actually losing her armor.

However, she did not repent, and Liu Jun's temper also rushed up, "You are a ghost who has lost her mind!" I'm so stupid to dig out my heart and lungs for someone like you! He hatefully waved all the scrolls on the table to the ground and left angrily.

When he came to the school on the second day, Liu Jun saw Liuli's eyes red and swollen from crying, and he couldn't help but feel some guilt and remorse. He was about to talk to Liuli, but Liuli didn't look at him, so he ordered the servant to carry her pen and ink scroll and walked to Zhang Ben's side.

Zhang Ben's desk was a mess, full of waste paper and sundries that his classmates deliberately piled up here to bully people. He was quietly tidying up with his head down. The man at the table next to him to his right had long since moved elsewhere.

Liuli threw his daily necessities on the table next to him and said, "I'll sit here in the future." ”

She walked over to the Ruyi table, slapped the table hard, and leaned down to press it, "You have the ability to debunk my origins - I want to know if they are more noble, or if I am more noble." ”