Yu Shu lay on the bed for a day, with He Fangzhi, a good hand in the apricot forest, staring at him, he didn't suffer much, and after three bowls of decoction, it took effect, and the fever subsided, and he was able to get out of bed.

It's just that she had three or four chilblains on her hand joints overnight, red, swollen and swollen to look terrifying, with signs of cracking, and she didn't get better for a while after applying medicine, which made Zhao Hui feel distressed.

Dinner was a big family sitting together, the dishes on the table were light, Yu Shu and Yu Xiaoxiu had a bowl of chicken soup wontons in front of each person, and after tasting two, the sisters and brothers recognized the taste, and they lived in Zhao Hui's house that day, and they didn't eat the small wontons she packed.

It turned out that Zhao Hui was afraid that Yu Shu would drink bitter medicine all day, and he had no appetite for things in his heart, so he cooked himself, adjusted the fillings, and made wontons for her to eat, of course, Yu Xiaoxiu's share was indispensable.

Yu Shu knew this intention, her heart was warm, and she couldn't help but think that she shouldn't go to the kitchen when she was pregnant, Zhao Hui saw that she could eat, so she was satisfied, and said:

"The skins are all cut by the cook, I didn't use the knife and only the stuffing, eat it while it's hot, it's not enough in the kitchen."

He Fangzhi held a bowl of white porridge, tapped the spoon to attract Zhao Hui's attention, and coughed lightly: "Madam, since there are more in the kitchen, I will also serve a bowl for my husband."

Zhao Hui said: "I didn't cover your share."

He Fangzhi lowered his face, Yu Xiaoxiu couldn't help but snicker, Yu Shu knew that they were deliberately amusing themselves, so he cooperated with the corners of his mouth bent, lowered his head and ate the bowl of wontons, but there was not much taste in his mouth.

After dinner, Yu Shu mentioned to Zhao Hui that he was going out tomorrow, but before he finished speaking, Zhao Hui gave a no, shouting no:

"If you're ready, you want to run out, but no, you just stay at home honestly and don't go anywhere."

Yu Shu patiently explained: "There are still two days left, and the day after tomorrow, I should hand in the papers for this subject, and I must go to the palace tomorrow to inquire about the head, so as not to waste my hard work these days." Aunt Hui, don't worry, Brother Cao said that he would come to pick me up tomorrow, and if he sent me over, I wouldn't run around, and I would go home when I finished my business. ”

As soon as Zhao Hui heard Cao Zixin's name and attitude, she softened, knowing that Cao's shopkeeper was reliable, and she was not afraid to let him take care of Yu Shu for a day, and after listening to Yu Shu's assurance, she was relieved:

"Then you must come back before dark, if you are outside at noon, remember to eat and wear thicker clothes when you go out tomorrow, it is not good to blow the wind."

Yu Shu responded one by one, seeing that it was late, he invited Zhao Hui back to the room, Kidney Beans brought hot water for her to wash, Yu Shu just untied his cotton clothes and sat on the bed to soak his feet in hot water, and Yu Xiaoxiu opened the curtain from outside and came in.

"Sister."

Yu Shu patted his side and asked him to come and sit, she was frozen last night, presumably scared the child.

Yu Shu took Yu Xiaoxiu's hand, looked down and saw the sore on the back of his hand, and quickly let go of him, but was caught by Yu Xiaoxiu.

"Sister, does it hurt?" Yu Xiaoxiu carefully touched the chilblains on her hand, feeling uncomfortable, and couldn't help but feel more resentful about Jingchen who didn't say goodbye.

Yu Shu shook his head and diverted the topic: "You haven't been to school for the past two days, does it matter?"

Yu Xiaoxiu said: "I don't know, tomorrow I will go to the school to compensate the master, if you want to punish the copying of the book, you will accept the punishment."

Yu Shu said: "Then don't go tomorrow, you sleep at home for a day, wait for the day after tomorrow and then go to the academy, remember to ask when you go to school, see when you will have a holiday and rest, this is almost the end of the year, there will be a snow, it is best not to run out."

Yu Xiaoxiu lowered his head and said, "Then you still go out."

Yu Shu touched his head: "I went out to do something urgent, you don't want to see your sister's name fall to Sun Shan, it's not on the list."

The two sisters and brothers sat and talked for a while, the water for washing their feet was cold, the kidney beans were taken out and poured out, and Zhao Hui's words were passed on to let them go to bed early, and Yu Xiaoxiu didn't want to go.

"Sister, shall I sleep with you tonight? I—I can't sleep alone. ”

Yu Shu wanted to refuse, but when he saw his little face drooping and his eyes looking forward to it, he couldn't help but soften, clicked on his head, and said, "Go to your room and bring the quilt over, I don't want to fight with you for the quilt at night."

"Hmm" Yu Xiaoxiu happily ran out of the quilt, and after a while, he hugged the quilt over, Yu Shu let him lie inside, the child did not follow, he had to sleep outside to block her wind, Yu Shu had no choice but to let him go back, the two of them each got into the quilt, and set up a quilt on it, and then let the kidney bean blow out the lamp, close the door and go out.

The two sisters and brothers were lying on the same bed, their heads were lined up, and they chatted casually, and after a while, Yu Xiaoxiu was silent, and Yu Shu only thought he was asleep, but as soon as he closed his eyes, he heard a small voice next to the pillow, with a hint of fear and uneasiness, and there seemed to be a little crying:

"Sister, don't have an accident, if something happens, I'll be left alone, I'm afraid."

Yesterday, on such a cold day, it was snowing, his hands and feet were frozen, and he was trembling all over, Yu Shu didn't even think of crying, but when he heard this child's words at this moment, he wanted to cry.

Her hand came out of the quilt, went to another cup, and touched Yu Xiaoxiu's hand to hold it.

"Don't be afraid, my sister will always be with you."

In the morning, as soon as Zhao Hui's breakfast was ready, Xue Rui went to the door, Yu Shu was still combing his hair in the house, and he heard Yu Xiaoxiu shouting outside the door, "Brother Cao is here", this is what she told him last night, although Xue Rui didn't say it, but she thought that he didn't plan to reveal his identity to Zhao Hui and them, so he was still Cao's shopkeeper for the time being.

Tied up his hair and put on his hat straight, the face of the person in the mirror was a little yellow, it was originally just a trough face, but this time it was more ordinary, but fortunately, it did not have a sick appearance and would not be boring.

Yu Shu stuffed the small bag of amulets exposed outside her neck into the placket, yesterday she asked Zhao Hui to come, because the yellow frost stone there could make her feel at ease.

As soon as she left the house, she was pulled by Yu Xiaoxiu, and when she came to the door of the living room, as soon as the curtain was lifted, she saw three people sitting in the hall who were talking, He Fangzhi, Zhao Hui, and Xue Rui.

Xue Rui, who was dressed in a smoke-blue flow-patterned soft robe and wore a silver-gray sand curtain, deliberately kept his clothes simple, less exquisite, rich and introverted, and sat in this poorly furnished living room, without the slightest sense of inconsistency.

As soon as Yu Shu saw him, he turned his head as if he was aware of it, and the two glanced at each other, each of them had a moment of sluggishness, however, it was Yu Shu who spoke first, only to see her smile slightly, as if she was a person who had nothing to do, and pulled Yu Xiaoxiu forward:

"Brother Cao, you came really early, just in time for us to have breakfast."

Xue Rui probably didn't expect her to be this normal, her eyes flashed, and she was willing to accompany her to pretend that nothing happened, so she smiled and said, "You saw through it, I just came to rub it early."

While talking, he looked at her complexion, and when he saw that it was not good, the smile on his face faded, and he pointed to the seat next to him, and said:

"Ann."

Yu Shu didn't squirm, just sat down next to him, Yu Xiaoxiu sat down next to her, Zhao Hui asked the kitchen to come up early, egg drop porridge, fried fried tofu, fried red and white radish, a basket of sesame steamed cakes, and a plate of pickled mustard greens.

Zhao Hui heard He Langzhong say yesterday that Guan Tantu Cao Zixin's family should be a big family in Beijing, she forgot to prepare a special breakfast, and now a table of vegetarian dishes is really shabby, so she is embarrassed and said to Xue Rui:

"We've only been here for a few days, and we don't often know what to eat in this capital, don't dislike it

"What's the dislike, don't you eat like this when you are in Yiyang," Xue Rui calmed Zhao Hui with a word, he first sandwiched a steamed cake from the bamboo cage that was a little far away, put it in Yu Xiaoxiu's bowl after Yu Shu, and said:

"Are you going to school today?"

Yu Xiaoxiu didn't thank Xue Rui because he was familiar with him, so he spoke the same as usual: "If you don't go today, you will only go tomorrow."

Xue Rui said: "Let's go today, pack up the things left in the academy, and I'll send you over later." I inquired about you, Academician Song, this is the last day, and you will be on vacation tomorrow. ”

Yu Xiaoxiu let out an "ah" and hurriedly asked, "Did you say when you would rest?"

"After the New Year, after the Lantern Festival in February next year." Xue Rui also asked for him.

The two talked, Yu Shu was sandwiched in the middle, eating quietly, not interjecting, not interrupting, except for putting a chopstick dish into Yu Xiaoxiu's bowl from time to time, lest he patronize talking and not eating enough, Zhao Hui and He Langzhong interjected from time to time, a breakfast, the meal was still a pleasure for the guests and hosts, during the banquet, Xue Rui didn't say a word to Yu Shu, and no one at the table found out that this was wrong.

After the meal, Yu Xiaoxiu went back to the room to change his clothes, the ground in the yard was slippery, Zhao Hui didn't come out to send it again, He Fangzhi sent the two sisters and brothers to the gate, saluted Xue Rui, and said:

"I'm tired of Cao's shopkeeper."

Xue Rui nodded, and led the two sisters and brothers to the carriage parked on the street.

Seeing the daylight in the sky, the ice and snow on the road showed signs of melting, but it was still very slippery, Xue Rui first let Yu Xiaoxiu get into the car, turned his head and stretched out his hand to Yu Shu, meaning to help her get into the car.

Yu Shu didn't think he saw it, after hesitating, he still borrowed his arm and stepped on the car, she put her hand on the crook of his arm, the back of her red and swollen hand was set against the smooth silk, and it was unbearable at a glance, Xue Rui looked at the chilblains on her hands when he was eating breakfast, and this time he looked more carefully, frowned slightly, and didn't say anything at the moment.

"Let's go to Baichuan Academy in the north of the city first."

sent Yu Xiaoxiu to the academy, and made an appointment to pick him up in the afternoon, and the carriage was turned around, carrying Rui Rui and Yu Shu to do business.

"Dingba Hall."

The atmosphere in the car is a little subtle, the two of them sit very casually, the fragrant tea is warm, the expression is not a little cramped, one is more natural than the other, but there is no sound.

Probably realizing that the atmosphere was inappropriate, Yu Shu cleared his throat and spoke first: "The night before yesterday, thank you for sending me back."

Xue Rui poured tea in his hand, and said without raising his eyelids: "If you want to thank me, you will strive to pass the exam this time."

"This is natural," not to mention anything else, Yu Shu is still very sure of this thaumaturgy subject, two days and two nights, as long as she has seen King Xiang today, and then asks all kinds of inside information, she can confirm where the painting was lost.

I don't know if Xue Rui's attitude is as usual, or if the car is warm, Yu Shu gradually lost his discomfort, so he took the initiative to ask:

"It's just that King Xiang is sick right now, is it inappropriate for us to go so boldly to ask for a meeting?"

Xue Rui handed a cup of hot tea to Yu Shu, and said, "King Xiang is not sick, but he just hid in Dingbo Pavilion under the pretext that he didn't want to see outsiders."

Yu Shu was stunned for a moment, and his face changed suddenly-King Xiang was not sick?

Then her two days were all in vain