The day after Mrs. Weiguo's birthday, before Jiang Huan went out in the morning, she received a message from Xue Rui, asking her to meet in the Wangji Building.

Jiang Huan wondered, she had been in Beijing for so long, this was the first time Xue Rui took the initiative to invite, and she could be said to have avoided her before.

Confused, she still arrived at the forgetting machine building on time. At the front door, Gui Qi, who greeted the guests in front of the door, took her into the backyard where idlers were not allowed to enter, Xue Rui was waiting in the tea room downstairs, and Jiang Huan habitually sarcastically as soon as she entered the door:

"What kind of wind is blowing today, you can actually think of me."

Xue Rui's expression was indifferent, unlike usual, when he smiled indifferently after being sneered at by her, and didn't care about her.

"Sit down, what kind of tea?"

Jiang Huan's nerves are thick, but she has eyes, and she can see that Xue Rui's face is not good, so she hesitated for half a step, walked to him and sat down, frowned and asked, "Who are you showing with a straight face, you don't want to see me, why did you bring me here?" ”

"Pu'er, the autumn weather is dry, and it is easy to get angry." Xue Rui was talking to himself, and Guiba, the guy standing at the door, responded in a low voice, turned around and went to prepare.

Jiang Huan obviously felt Xue Rui's snubbing at this time, and it was inexplicable: "Xue Dalang, what do you mean?" If you have anything to say, just say it, don't beat around the bush with me! ”

"What's the hurry," Xue Rui looked at her coldly and said, "You didn't count the good things you did." Yesterday, the old lady had a birthday, and it was clear that she wanted to choose a princess for your brother, but you invited Ah Shu to go, what was your intention? ”

Hearing this, Jiang Huan finally understood which Xue Ruisheng was angry about, and she was not weak-hearted. Instead, he sneered: "You are so lenient, what do I ask her to do, do I need to explain it to you?" ”

After a pause, she immediately reacted, Xue Rui would ask her about the crime most likely because Yu Shu said something to him yesterday, otherwise she sent an invitation to Yu Shu early in the morning, Xue Rui would not be unaware, why didn't he squeak before, but he would have to wait until the fact to investigate?

"Why, it's her who doesn't like it. Have you complained about me in front of you? Jiang Huan frowned. Undisguised dislike on his face, true white; "What is there to be wronged about a good thing that others can't ask for, is my brother Wang still not worthy of her?"

I could hear the disdain at the end of her words. A tone of "I don't think she is worthy of my eldest brother, she has nothing to be wronged about". No matter how good Xue Rui's temper is, he will also move his liver. I wanted to be patient and reason with her, but I couldn't bear her, so I immediately said coldly:

"The words of the matchmaker of the parents. Other people's marriage matters, how can you let you decide lightly, Ah Shu regards you as a friend, she treats you sincerely, but you hide from her and push people to the cusp, Jiang Huan, you are too self-conscious, you know your honey, and they are arsenic. Your so-called good deeds may not be uncommon for others at all. ”

Jiang Huan's temper was already rough, and he accused her coldly of being wrong, how could she be gentle and generous in the past, when she thought that he was for a "sister" who came out halfway, she instantly became angry, and a pair of phoenix eyes under her thick eyebrows looked at him, gritted her teeth and said:

"My kindness has become a harm to her when it comes to your mouth? Xue Dalang, what kind of thing is Yu Lianfang, and what kind of friendship do we have, you actually came to scold me indiscriminately for her! You let the donkey kick in the head, right?! ”

At the beginning, she knew that Xue Rui recognized such a righteous sister, she was not very happy, she didn't like the girl at first, but because she played together once, she found that she was rare not a snob, and she was very capable, so she put down her prejudices and befriended her, who would have thought that the girl turned out to be a two-faced thing, talking and laughing with her face-to-face, but stabbing her behind Xue Rui's back.

It's really annoying to her!

She shouted out so loudly, and Gui Ba, who arrived at the door with tea, saw that the scene in the house was not right, and shrank his head and retreated.

Xue Rui was a little surprised, he deliberately wanted to provoke Jiang Huan, so that she would give up the idea of finding Yu Shu to fill up, but he didn't expect her to have such a big reaction, it was like someone stepped on her tail.

He carefully used the words, there was nothing wrong, could it be that his tone was too heavy, not good, his purpose was just to make her hate Yu Shu, not to make her hate her.

It was self-defeating, so he softened his tone and said:

"I'm not scolding you, but I'm telling you the truth, I and your brother Wang are both brothers, barely half of your brother, and you should call me a second brother. Ah Shu is not someone else, she is my sister who I seriously recognize, how can I watch your own family deceive your own family, I tell you clearly, she already has a sweetheart, and she will never be happy to be your sister-in-law, you had better dispel this ridiculous idea, don't marry bad people, friends can't do it, but make enemies. ”

Xue Rui's tone was gentle, but his words were not compromised, even if he knew that it was impossible for Lu Dao Yu Shu to be the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family, he still wanted to strangle this little bit of sprouts.

Ah Shu is his person, he will not give it to any man, Jing Chen is not good, and King Dong Jing is not good.

"Good, good!" Jiang Huan laughed angrily, clenched her fists to resist the urge to quarrel with him, and nodded stiffly: "Count me blind, I have taken a fancy to her, don't worry, I will never beat her again, this kind of goods, hehe, is not worthy of my brother Wang at all." ”

She described Yu Shu as unbearable, a layer of darkness appeared in Xue Rui's eyes, his fingers flicked twice on the armrest of the seat, and said in a deep voice:

"In that case, I'll thank you very much, I still have something to do, you can go back, Guiba, send the county lord through the front door."

Jiang Huan's eyes widened, was he teasing her?

Xue Rui didn't look at her ghostly expression, got up and walked out.

Jiang Huan hasn't even drunk saliva since she entered the door, and when the others disappeared, she still couldn't believe it, Xue Dalang, who had a good temper so good that he wouldn't be angry even if she whipped him, turned his face with her because of such a trivial matter.

How did she know that she was digging into Xue Rui's corners, and it was strange that he could bear it.

***

Si Tian supervised the three divisions and two bureaus, each with its own powers, so the files and copywriting are classified separately, and are not uniformly stored, often communicate with each other, borrow from each other, and inevitably have a chaotic situation, every three months, each department has to do a sweep. At the same time, the library was inventoried to prevent omissions in the main file.

After Mrs. Weiguo's birthday, Yu Shu received a notice from above, asking her to check the library in the Kunling Bureau before the arrival of October.

Wait until the next morning, let Lu Hong take her small seal, go to Taichengsi to borrow a few servants with good physical strength to carry the books. The people of the Kun Ling Bureau are under her leadership. Got up in full swing.

This busyness was not stopped for three or five days in a row, she forgot about Jiang Huan for a while, and this afternoon Yu Shu came out of the gate of Si Tianjian with a disgraced face and was stopped by someone.

"Lotus Room!"

Yu Shu looked up. I saw Xin Liu jump down from a carriage opposite. Wave at her.

She walked over with Lu Hong and Xu Qing. only to find out that Xin Liu didn't come alone, Situ Qinglan followed her and got out of the carriage and saw her come over. Then he raised a smile and said:

"It's a good thing we're here quickly, or you should go."

Yu Shu wondered why these two people came to the yamen to find her on a whim, so she asked, "Don't you have a class today?" ”

Xin Liu grabbed the words and said: "I'm idle in the afternoon, so I'm here to play with you, Lianfang, let's go have a drink later." ”

Situ Qinglan was more considerate than her, and she could see that Yu Shu was tired, so she said softly: "If you are tired, we will change the day." ”

Yu Shu smiled and shook his head, they could think of her little friend, she was happy, patted Xin Liu, who pouted, and said, "Come back with me to change clothes, I have a treat at night, what do you want to eat?" ”

The stacked library for three months has accumulated a lot of dust, these days she has not been idle, has been taking the lead in the library to tidy up and clean, at the end of the day, the body is sweat and soil, even if there is some back pain, it does not prevent walking with them

The three girls did not go to the forgetting machine building, but found a painting boat chartered by a merchant on the shore of Yushi Lake, and chartered a private seat on the second floor, eating river fresh, enjoying the night view, and having a unique taste.

The crab in September is still very fat, the yellow is full of oil, only the ginger and white vinegar are simply steamed, there is no need to put any condiments, peel it off and eat, it is fragrant and makes people swallow the tongue.

Yu Shu loved to eat crabs in his previous life, peeled a good shell, took the chela foot to remove the crab roe, swished down two or three in the stomach, and Xin Liuzhi, who was so anxious that he couldn't even open the crab shell, muttered, pestering Yu Shu to help her peel the shell.

Yu Shu was accustomed to conniving at Xin Liuyi, scolding her for being stupid, but he washed his hands and helped her remove the crab quickly, and he was not busy eating first.

Situ Qinglan looked at the other side, she was not envious, she couldn't learn Xin Liu's coquettish and clingy skills, although she had the heart to be close to Yu Shu, she could only start from the side.

"Since you no longer come to the Taishi Academy, several academicians have asked about you, they are concerned that you have not completed your studies, and you have no time to study, so I calculated it, I am close to Fei Fei and the academicians you worship, and the two of us have synthesized the important points learned in several courses in the previous two months, and copied a copy for you, you can flip through it when you are not busy, and you can benefit more or less."

Hearing this, Yu Shu naturally thanked the two of them for their kindness, put down the half-peeled crab, wiped his hands, and poured a pot of gentle chrysanthemum wine for the two of them, and thanked them.

Situ Qinglan happily, Xin Liu shook his oily fingers, and stuck out his tongue at Yu Shu: "Don't thank me, thank her is enough, where do I have such a careful mind." ”

Yu Shu smiled at Situ Qinglan and raised his glass.

Situ Qinglan drank a few glasses of wine, plucked up her courage, looked at Yu Shu fixedly, and opened her mouth to say: "I don't know something, I have been troubled for a long time, and I don't know how to open my mouth to you." ”

Yu Shu was puzzled: "What's not to say?" ”

Xin Liu hurriedly swallowed a bite of crab roe: "Isn't it just-"

Situ Qinglan grabbed a piece of jujube paste cake and stuffed it into her mouth, not letting her interject, and in Yu Shu's puzzled eyes, she asked astringently: "Since I mentioned it, I just said it." I celebrated my birthday in the middle of July, and I invited you, but you, why didn't you come? ”

Yu Shu was stunned for a moment, and then quickly recalled in her mind what happened in July - she took office, the land and water conference, Zhan Xueyuan was killed, one after another, Situ Qinglan's birthday was mixed with so many troubles, she only vaguely had the impression that she took the invitation to her.

After remembering it, Yu Shu looked apologetic, and after thinking about it, he didn't make any excuses, so he apologized to Situ Qinglan: "It's me who is not good, I forgot about this, I'm sorry." ”

Sure enough, Situ Qinglan had already thought that Yu Shu had forgotten about her, rather than having something else delayed, but she could tell her frankly like this that it was better to make up a reason to lie to her than to make up a reason to deceive her.

Situ Qinglan wanted to smile at Yu Shu, and generously said to her that it was okay, but when it came to the end, she found that she couldn't even laugh, and she didn't want to be hypocritical to her, and when the words came to her mouth, they became a complaint:

"I waited for you for a long time that day."

When the dishes were cold and the people were scattered, she didn't give up, thinking that Yu Shu would be late.

Looking at her gloomy look, Yu Shu felt very guilty, her relationship with Situ Qinglan has always been good, although it is not as good as Xin Liu, but it is also a little girl who can rarely talk to her, this thought, I feel that no matter what, I have to make up for it, so I said:

"Situ, don't be angry with me, I have made amends for you, I will make up for you when I turn around for the birthday gift, and the next time you celebrate your birthday, I will be the first to arrive."

Xin Liu was in a hurry to listen to it, and finally swallowed the piece of jujube paste cake, and was able to help: "Yes, yes, don't be angry with the lotus room, tell her what gift you want, just tell her if you want it, forget it, the lotus house is rich now, and it is a trivial matter to take one thousand eight hundred taels out once." ”

Yu Shu turned his head and glared at her: "You don't make trouble, I don't have money that the wind blows, what a thousand eight hundred taels, you are a stone when you are silver," and then turned his head and smiled at Situ Qinglan: "Don't listen to her, the gift is either valuable or good." ”

"Stingy, Lan Lan, I think you'll continue to be angry with her," Xin Liu turned his head and began to drag Yu Shu back.

Yu Shu had a constipated expression on his face.

"Flutter," Situ Qinglan smiled now, not pretending, she really wanted to laugh, although she had complained about Yu Shu before, but at this time, seeing her pitiful appearance begging for mercy, she couldn't complain.

With Yu Shu's current identity and reputation, if he didn't really treat her as a friend, would he be guilty of bowing his head to her and admitting his mistakes? Such a simple truth, how can she not understand, why bother herself because she is not angry for a while.

A cool breeze blew in from the window, waking up Situ Qinglan, and she began to feel ashamed of the idea of using Yu Shu to get close to Jiang Huan before.

It really shouldn't be.

"Then I'll forgive you this time, and next time, I'll ignore you for whatever you say." She picked up the wine jug and filled it for Yu Shu, pretending to be angry:

"I'll punish you for a drink, and don't take an example."

You once, I once, even if it's even.

Yu Shuha smiled and responded, not realizing at all that tonight, because of her confession, a precarious friendship was saved.

Maybe many years later, when the two of them reunite again, only Situ Qinglan will remember tonight, and she will be extremely glad for the choice she made tonight.

Friends, it is to compare hearts to hearts, not to use hypocrisy. (To be continued......)