Yu Shu looked at a small courtyard in the east of the city, which was originally borrowed for students who went to Beijing to take the exam, because the students who originally lived here moved out of the city before they could enter the spring of February, and the house was vacant, the furniture was ready-made, and the kitchen stove was sealed for less than a few days, and there was no problem with feng shui.

The landlord is an old lady who is more than half a hundred years old, her husband's surname is Yan, and her family does some vinegar business, she is very straightforward, she saw Yu Shu dressed as a guest, and heard her claim to be a candidate for this year's Dayan exam, the family was down, the widowed mother took the maid into Beijing to join her, and immediately agreed to rent the house to her, and took her to the house next door to the mayor's house to write the lease deed in person, and set a monthly rent of eight taels of silver, Yu Shu paid thirty taels first.

This Aunt Yan also enthusiastically took care of the trivial tasks of helping her dismantle the quilt and make the bed, and asked her to bring someone to live the day after tomorrow, Yu Shu took another ingot of silver to her, thanked her and left.

Yu Shu went out early in the morning, it was almost dusk after doing this, she didn't have time to eat lunch, on the way back, she bought a burrito on the street, and walked home while nibbling, this place is remote and does not see the carriage and sedan chair, so she can only rely on two legs, every time at this time, Yu Shu is extremely nostalgic for the car in her previous life, she can't fly away, but at least there are four wheels, and it is convenient to go anywhere.

Fortunately, Zhao Hui's house is also in the east of the city, not too far, when Yu Shu walked to the door of the house, a carriage passed by her, stopped, the coachman Lao Cui smiled at Yu Shu, the curtain of the car behind him was opened, Xue Rui, who had changed into a casual clothes, jumped down from the car and walked in front of her in two steps.

"Big brother?" Yu Shu was a little surprised to see Xue Rui, she thought that he was busy with official business in the past two days, but she didn't expect that he would have time to come to her.

"Where is this?" Xue Rui looked at the wide robe on her body, and still remembered the day when he and her reunited at Qiu Kwai Fong, and when she was setting up a stall on the side of the road, seeing her change back into this man's dress, he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Well, it's a long story, let's go, let's go back." Yu Shu didn't plan to hide Xue Rui's fact that she went to Ji's house to "steal people", but it was inconvenient to talk on the street, so she led him home.

There is still a road ahead, Xue Rui waved his hand and asked Lao Cui to drive forward and walk back with Yu Shu without hurrying, Xue Rui is more than half a foot taller than Yu Shu, the two walk side by side, one is tall, the other is slender, from behind, it looks like a pair of brothers with a good relationship.

"Why are you free today, aren't you busy in the yamen? How is the Ji family's case decided, is there an explanation?" Yu Shu asked again and again, Ji Huaishan decided on his own, but this case has not yet been settled, and Yu Shu is very concerned about how to convict him.

"That's what I'm here to tell you, that case was just decided this afternoon," Xue Rui looked sideways at Yu Shu's expectant gaze and hesitated for a moment, and said:

"Ji Huaishan was stripped of the right sentence of Si Tianjian for stealing the Da Yan exam questions, demoted to a humble people, and the family was sent to Gunzhou, because he died of fear of sin, remembering that he had a weekly calculation during his tenure in Si Tianjian during his lifetime, the emperor was gracious and allowed his family to collect the funeral for Ji Huaishan, and fined him ten thousand yuan, so he would not be expelled. As for Na Ji Xingxuan, due to insufficient evidence, and the crime of cheating by the young prisoner, he has been released home and will not be arrested. ”

Rao is Yu Shu had already been mentally prepared, and when she heard the result of the trial, she couldn't help but secretly curse her grandfather, which really exonerated their family.

It's not that Yu Shu is ruthless and has to be happy to see other people's families die, but that there is no good thing in the Ji family, and now she has formed a mortal enmity with her, and staying in the capital is really a big disaster for her.

Xue Rui was also very aware of this, and when he saw Yu Shu's depressed face, he persuaded him: "The Right Judgment Mansion has been defeated, the Ji family does not have a deep foundation in the capital, and without Ji Huaishan, you can only pick up your tail and be a man, you don't have to worry that they will seek revenge on you for the time being."

When he arrived at the door of the house a few steps, Yu Shu stopped and said to him with some concern: "Isn't there still a Ning prince?"

She is not afraid of the current Ji family, and she is even more afraid of Ji Xingxuan's defeated general, what she is worried about is that Liu Hao, the king of Ning, who killed the hero at the end of the court that day to save the beauty, she is not so arrogant that there is no one in her eyes, in front of real power, she is now a little ant.

Xue Rui's eyes flashed, and he smiled slightly: "Although King Ning has a heart for Ji Xingxuan, he is not stupid enough to blatantly support them, and the February Shuangyang Festival is coming, he is busy recruiting talents, how can he have extra energy to take care of other things." What's more, with me here, what are you worried about. ”

Hearing the protection in his words, Yu Shu scratched her neck with a dry smile, thinking that she didn't want to see Xue Rui because she was on a par with King Ning.

"By the way, what the hell is going on with the Shuangyang Club, I heard you and the Nine Emperors talking about this in the restaurant that day, didn't you say that the participants were all Yike, why did I listen to the princes here?" Yu Shu asked curiously.

Last time, Xue Rui told her that the Shuangyang Festival started from the Dragon Festival on February 2 and lasted for 7749 days.

"Oh, that's right," Xue Rui stood at the door of Zhao Hui's house and explained to Yu Shu

"During the Shuangyang Meeting, it is in the list of Dayan Examinations, and it is also the time when the imperial examinations are parallel, and Anling City has the world's talents, which is a grand occasion only once every three years. In addition to the gathering of Yike, there are also literati and martial arts people, each competing in the realm of learning. Because these Yike, literati, and warriors have not entered the official career at this time, they have nothing to do with the society of the country, and they are not involved in forming a party for personal gain, so with the acquiescence of the emperor, during the Shuangyang Society, all the emperors and nobles in Beijing, the powerful and wealthy families, as well as the Yi Pavilion, the academy and the martial arts hall, will participate in it and select talents for their own use. ”

Hearing this, Yu Shu suddenly realized, this Shuangyang meeting is not a "talent exchange conference", but it is only held every three years, how many high-quality human resources are backlogged, no wonder those princes are gearing up one by one, after all, this is the opportunity to recruit talents in a bright and bright way, how can you miss it.

"So that's the case, I know what to say," Yu Shu nodded, and said half-jokingly: "Then wouldn't I also be able to participate in this Shuangyang Meeting, if I wasn't admitted to the Taishi Academy, there would be a way out in the future."

Seriously, you can't enter the Taishi Academy, so it's not bad to find a backer at this Shuangyang meeting.

Xue Rui glanced at her, and said with a faint expression: "I have already booked you, where do you want to go?"

Yu Shu was stunned for a moment, and muttered with a strange face: "How did you say this, when was I ordered by you."

Xue Rui frowned: "Forgot it so quickly?" You signed a contract with me, and if you can't enter the Taishi Academy, you will obediently stay in my Wangji Building for three years. ”

After being reminded by him, Yu Shu understood the meaning of what he said just now, coughed awkwardly, and almost forgot about this stubble, if she couldn't get into the Taishi Academy, she had to obediently work as a wage earner for Young Master Xue.

Seeing Xue Rui's displeasure, Yu Shu hurriedly smirked and said, "It's not like I didn't remember it, I pressed my handprint in black and white, even if I forgot it, it's useless."

Xue Rui let go of his brows, looked at her acquaintance with satisfaction, and warned with a straight face: "The Shuangyang Club is indeed lively, but it is also very chaotic, there are people in the rivers and lakes mixed together, if you want to go and see, follow me, don't run around alone, do you hear?"

"Oh," Yu Shu replied while counting the days in his heart, today is twenty-five, and there are only a few days left until the second day of February.

Dayan test list is carried out by subject, if she remembers correctly, the first subject of Yili's list is on the fourth day of the first month of February, that is, the third day of the Shuangyang Club, when the list comes out, there must be a lively look, you can imagine how many talented people will compete for the top three in each subject.

It's a pity that she is too bad in Yili and is destined to be nameless on the list, otherwise she can still show her face and be beautiful.

The two of them talked in front of the door for a long time, and just as He Fangzhi came back from the medical hall with the medicine box, and when she saw Xue Rui, she politely stepped forward and asked:

"Xue Gongzi is here, why don't you stand outside the door and not go in?"

That time Yu Shu was arrested by Si Tianjian's officials in the hospital during the day, He Fangzhi was anxious to find someone to help inquire, it was Xue Rui who sent someone to inform them, and later sent Yu Shu back with Jing Chen, seeing that his identity could not be hidden, Yu Shu asked Xue Rui's opinion afterwards, and told Zhao Hui and Pei Jing that he was the eldest son of the Xue family, and specially told them not to leak the fact that Xue Rui had stayed in Yiyang, so He Fangzhi changed his words.

"Just about to go in and sit down, has He Langzhong just come back from the hospital, how is the business lately?" Xue Rui was invited by He Fangzhi to enter the door, so he put on an approachable face, and Yu Shu pouted when he saw it, this person's kung fu to change his face, even she had to bow down.

He Fangzhi sighed: "As a doctor, of course, I hope that there are as few patients as possible, but it is really difficult to support my family and be afraid that no one will come to see a doctor and take medicine."

"Hehe," Xue Rui smiled understandingly, "People eat grains, and they have joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and getting sick is a common thing. ”

Hearing his opinion, He Fangzhi nodded again and again: "That's what I said."

As soon as he was talking, he Fangzhi stopped and said to Yu Shu: "You take Xue Gongzi to see Xiao Xiu first, I just prepared a pair of medicines in the afternoon, and went to the kitchen to explain to them to decoction."

He Fangzhi thought that Xue Rui had come to visit Yu Xiaoxiu, and after speaking, he left with the medicine box, Xue Rui turned his head suspiciously and asked Yu Shu: "What's wrong with Xiaoxiu?"

Yu Shu's face sank, and he said, "I was pushed off my horse in the school hall and kowtowed."

Xue Ruida frowned, his face was gloomy: "What's the matter, is anyone in the academy bullying him?"

Xue Rui knew that Baichuan Academy accepted all the children of high-ranking officials in the capital, so he personally went to greet Academician Song early in the morning and asked him to take special care of Yu Xiaoxiu, just because he was afraid that Yu Xiaoxiu would have no family background and be bullied in the academy.

Yu Shu looked at him and said in a sullen voice: "Coincidentally, it's your old Xue family's stinky boy, bullying our old Yu family's children."