Chapter Ninety-Seven: Two Stories of the Past

On the second day, the remnant jade who relied on the snow refining frost to sleep soundly. When he left the gate of Kun Courtyard, he saw Lu Zhi waiting outside, although his eyes were a little blue, but his spirit was good.

The two walked for a while, and they didn't speak, until they passed through the flower gallery, Lu Zhi spoke first: "I didn't mean to hide it from you, but that incident did pass for a long time, but they forgot about our family, so they didn't tell you, I suddenly met someone who recognized us yesterday, and I didn't know how to explain it to you for a while, if you really want to know, when the morning class is over, go outside to find a quiet place, and I'll tell you." ”

Yi Yu was stunned by him, and it took a long time to understand that her eldest brother wanted to confess and be lenient. was happy in his heart, but he complained on his face: "I still plan to continue to hide it from me, I didn't sleep well last night." ”

Lu Zhi turned his head to take a closer look at her face, and then snorted lightly, but his face lost the slightly apologetic look just now. "I don't see you looking like you're not resting well."

Yi Yu touched his little face and laughed dryly, "Then let's talk about it, you come to me after school at noon." ”

Lu Zhi nodded lightly, and sent her to the door of the academy before turning back to the academy, Yi Yu looked at his back, compared to the dullness of last night, his mood suddenly relaxed, and the rest was a strong curiosity, I just wanted to get out of school now.

After finally passing a class, as soon as the bell rang, Yu Yu quickly packed up his things, and after seeing that Mr. had left the teaching house, he got up and walked quickly towards the door. Before she stepped out of the door with her front feet, she heard someone shout behind her:

"Lu Yiyu!"

Hearing this still impolite call, after taking a deep breath, Yi Yu slowly turned around, and saw the girl sitting on the side of the desk in the back row of the teaching house stretched out her hand and hooked herself, this little girl named Chu Xiaosi is the daughter of Dr. Chu under the Four Sects Academy, and often follows the eldest grandson Xian in and out.

"Come here."

Yi Yu walked over and stood three steps in front of her and Eldest Sun Xian, and then heard Chu Xiaosi ask in a coquettish voice: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei has a banquet, has your eldest brother ever got a post?" ”

Banquet? I hadn't heard of this, and Yu Yu looked away, "I don't know." ”

A trace of impatience flashed in Chu Xiaosi's eyes, "Then you go back and ask." Come and tell me in the afternoon. Seeing that Yiyu nodded, he spoke up and let her leave.

After leaving the teaching house, Yu Yu frowned slightly, glanced at the teaching house through the wall, turned around and walked quickly towards the gate of the courtyard.

***

After lunch, Lu Zhi took Yi Yu to the tea house on the street outside the dormitory, asked for a private room, and chose refreshments, and when everything was ready, Xiao Er closed the door of the house, and then Yi Yu came to Lu Zhi's side and looked at him with a pair of bright eyes.

Lu Zhi unhurriedly filled the teacup in front of the two of them before he spoke: "I believe you have guessed, the shopkeeper yesterday should be from our grandfather's family, I know you are wondering why I didn't let you recognize him yesterday, and I want to mention what happened after the two families fell out due to political disagreement." ”

Since the two families broke off relations, Lu's life in her husband's house has not been easy, her mother-in-law has given her a face, her husband has become less and less considerate as before, and even the attitude of his subordinates has begun to be disrespectful.

Later, the Lu family became pregnant with the widow, and when she learned that her mother's family was about to move away from Chang'an City, she ignored her husband's advice. Secretly took her two sons to the Lu family to look for someone, wanting to see her father again.

But as a result, the door was closed, and Lu's father also asked his subordinates to come out to pass the word, reprimanded Lu's unfilial piety on the street, and handed her a letter of severance, claiming that she would no longer recognize this daughter, and the two sides had nothing to do with it since then.

Lu Shi is also a tough person, after listening to the messenger, he left with his two children while being sad, and was reprimanded by his husband and mother-in-law when he went home, and his prestige among the subordinates has been even more damaged since then.

"Originally, I didn't remember much, but then I turned to the broken letter, and then I asked my mother about that idea, we have nothing to do with their family, and then what do they do, you don't have to tell your mother about seeing your grandfather's family when you go back, you know?"

Yi Yushang was thinking with emotion, and when he heard Lu Zhi's request, he nodded and responded: "I won't talk to my mother, I didn't know the reason for this, but now that we have set up our own door, there is no need to involve the two families back then, but I didn't expect my grandfather to be so ruthless." ”

Ruthless and ruthless, a dead ghost father, a grandfather who doesn't recognize his six relatives, the two of them are desperate, and her mother is unlucky enough to have such a husband and father.

Lu Zhi nodded, picked up the teacup and moistened his throat, and then said, "I can't figure out why the shopkeeper looked so excited after guessing our identities yesterday. Thinking that he is an old man in the old mansion, and he still has some master-servant friendship with our mother, even if he sends our news back, I am afraid that no one will bother to look for us. ”

After thinking for a while, he continued: "We wore the usual clothes in school yesterday, I am afraid that after the shopkeeper writes it down, he will come to look for us, and when he goes to school next month, he will go outside less and avoid it, presumably after ten days and half a month, the other party will not be able to find anyone, and he will forget us." ”

Yiyu nodded, her own daughter can say no, don't want it, even if she hears the news of her grandchildren, how persistent can she be.

***

In the afternoon, as soon as she entered the teaching hall and saw Changsun Xian sitting in the back and Chu Xiaosi beside her, her nostrils were facing the sky, and Yu Yu remembered that she had forgotten something.

Hearing the other party call her name again, Yi Yu walked over with some helplessness in her heart, and many students around looked at her curiously.

"Did you ask?"

Yi Yu paused and decided to be an honest person, and said in a low voice: "I forgot." ”

Chu Xiaosi's eyes widened, and her voice was a little angry, "What did you say?" ”

So Yu Yu repeated it again. The other party was immediately annoyed, and said coldly: "Lu Yiyu, do you think that Lu Zhi has become a scribe in the palace of His Royal Highness the King of Wei, and he thinks that he is fearless, believe it or not, in this academy, if you don't listen to me, I can make you unable to stay." ”

The widow who hung his head did not answer, but secretly said that he was unlucky, how could these daughters of high-ranking officials and nobles have such a virtue.

Seeing that she didn't reply. The attitude was quite "honest", Chu Xiaosi ordered coldly again: "Don't go to class, you go to Tai Academy to find Lu Zhi now, and come back when you ask." ”

Yi Yu's eyes narrowed suddenly, the bell had already rang just now, and Mr. will arrive in a while, this afternoon is going to take the exam, if you are late or don't participate, it will all be counted as a failing grade, not only will you have to criticize the white list at the intersection of Hongwen Road, but also leave a stain on your personal record, Lu Zhike told her that the students who are mixed up in this school will not dare to come when they don't take the exam.

"Why don't you move, hurry up!"

Chu Xiaosi shouted again, Yi Yu slowly straightened up her slightly curved back, raised her head and glanced down at this arrogant little girl, Yu Guang swept the eldest Sun Xian who was holding a book as if she had not heard of it, turned around and walked towards her seat.

Don't make friends with it, and don't treat it evil, she hasn't forgotten this, but the premise is that the other party can't provoke her again and again, if it's a princess, it's just a royal family, and everyone in the world is a slave of their family, and she can easily take her life in a fit of anger, but she hasn't been good-tempered enough to be reprimanded by a dog and a powerful thing.

Chu Xiaosi was stunned by her behavior, and only after Zhiyu sat down on the cushion did she come to her senses, gritted her teeth and shouted, "Didn't you hear me!" ”

The expressions of the students in the teaching hall from beginning to end were different, some frowned slightly after glancing at Chu Xiaosi, some looked at Yu Yu sympathetically, and some looked back and forth on the two of them, with an interesting expression.

Yi Yuli ignored the scolding behind him, took out the book from the book bag, opened it and recited it silently.

"Lu Yiyu!"

Dr. Jin, who had just walked in from the door, happened to hear this, and his face turned pale. He said in a deep voice: "Miss Chu, the old man sees that your etiquette class is in vain, and you don't have to participate in today's exam, you choose the "Book of Rites", and when you go home, copy the "Qu Li" chapter, and bring it to the school the day after tomorrow, go out." ”

Chu Xiaosi's face turned pale, and she turned her head to look at Changsun Xian, who was sitting with her head down, as if sensing her gaze, and the eldest lady slowly stood up and said softly to Dr. Jin:

"Sir, you misunderstood, just now Miss Lu stopped a bee on her shoulder, and Xiaosi was also in a hurry to call Miss Lu's name, for fear that she would be stung."

Yi Yu's right hand was about to turn the page, when he heard Dr. Jin ask, "Is that so, Miss Lu, have you seen bees?" ”

Yi Yu then got up and replied to Dr. Jin, who had a worried face, "It seems that a bee flew over, and it is quite big," Speaking of this, he turned his head and smiled at Chu Xiaosi, who had an ugly face, "Thank you Miss Chu for telling me, I am afraid that the bee was scared away by you, otherwise I can't stand being stung by that thing." ”

Hearing her words, Chu Xiaosi's face distorted for a while, she held back her anger, and in Dr. Jin's suspicious gaze, she squeezed out three words from between her teeth at Yu Yu: "You're welcome." ”

Although Dr. Jin was skeptical, he still sat down all three female students, and after glancing at the teaching house to make sure that all twenty students had arrived, he arranged the content of the exam.

After half an hour, Yi Yu finished the content requested by Dr. Jin and checked it again to make sure that there was no omission, and then gently blew the ink.

Dr. Jin Qide, who was sitting at the top end, looked at the students below, and after seeing the action of the Yu Yu, he slowly nodded his head appreciatively, and after a short time, the Yu Yu dried the ink, rolled the paper and tied it with the red rope decorated with his name brand on the table, and got up and handed it to the case in front of Dr. Jin.

She turned to meet the many surprised glances cast at her, walked to her desk with an unchanged face, packed her things, and left the church house with Dr. Jin's nod of permission.

Changsun Xian, who was sitting in the back row, stared in the direction she left for a while, then looked down at the few unfinished volumes on the case, and slowly clenched her left fist.

***

Out of the door of the teaching house, Yi Yu looked at the empty courtyard, took a few breaths of fresh air, and then walked towards the door again, but his mind was thinking about the matter of Changsun Xian just now who helped Chu Xiaosi relieve the siege in a few words.

She had already thought that with Gao Yang's bad feelings towards her, this eldest grandson would not be polite to her, Chu Xiaosi had repeatedly troubled her before, even if it was not instigated by Changsun Xian, she would not have been less fueled by her, but she still underestimated this famous talented woman in Kyoto.

Lu Zhi, who also finished the exam early, was walking towards the academy, and when he saw Yu Yu standing on the side of the road in a daze, he walked over with a frown, "What's wrong, didn't do well in the exam?" ”

Only then did Yi Yu come back to his senses, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "How is it possible, those rote things, you know that I am the best." ”

The two laughed again, and then walked towards the school hall together, Lu Jun and Chen Qu had already found the time to wait for them at the back door, and the rented carriage had also arrived early.

***

The first time the widow went home to enter school, the Lu family, who had not seen her for ten days, had already been waiting for them at the entrance of the alley, and only when it was a little dark did he see the figure, and he hugged the widow jade, and pulled her into the house with a cold question, but the two sons were cold behind, Lu Jun shouted twice "Mother" and didn't see the Lu family take care of him, so he touched his nose and followed.

The dinner was very rich, the family sat at the table and ate and chatted, and was asked by Lu about the situation in the school, and Yu Yu only picked out the good ones, and told her some interesting things, which made her happy, Xiaoman saw it on the side, and then quipped:

"In the few days that the young lady has been away from home, I haven't seen a smile on my face, but now that I'm back, I haven't laughed enough." Lu Shi glared at her, and the little girl quickly shut up.

When Yi Yu heard this, he said with worry in his eyes: "Mother, haven't you rested well recently, I see that your face is not very energetic." ”

Lu sighed lightly, and did not deny it, "Mother Xing Qianli is worried, although Chang'an City is not far from this town, but you are just entering school, my mother is still a little relieved, and now that I have heard you talk about the situation, I will be able to rest assured in the future." ”

Hearing her say this, Yi Yu answered the face, and when he finished eating, he took out a delicate silver box from the bag he brought with him and handed it to Lu Shi, "If you can't sleep at night, just apply some behind your ears, the smell of this ointment will help you sleep." What she took out was the snow refining cream given by the unknown person.

Lu Shi took it and twisted it away, sniffed it, and said suspiciously, "This smell is very good, but it really works as well as you say?" ”

Yi Yu nodded, Lu Zhi took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, this thing has been checked by the imperial doctor in the school, and Xiao Yu has also used it a few times, it is quite effective." ”

Seeing that the brother and sister said this, the Lu family happily accepted the thing, Lu Zhi and Yi Yu tacitly avoided the origin of the thing, and the Lu family was happy to explain less without asking them.

Before going to bed at night, Lu Shi checked Yu Yu's shoulder injury and found that the scar had faded a lot, and asked in surprise: "I remember that the knife cut was still significant before you left home, why has it disappeared a lot now?" ”

Yi Yu knew that the ointment had worked, but if she explained, she was afraid that the Lu family would stuff her with the box she brought, so she could only reply vaguely: "It must be the food in the school." ”

Lu Shi also lay down beside her in disbelief, and then the mother and mother said some intimate words, and then gradually fell asleep peacefully. (! )