"This is Miss Lianfang." Yu Shu turned to look at Xue Rui, raising eyebrows slightly. When did she change her name? How come she didn't know it? Xue Rui returned her calm look, pointed at everyone in the hall, and introduced them one by one on her behalf: "This is the Crown Prince of Xiang, this is the young master of General Feng's family, and this is the Bachelor of Qi University of the Hanlin Academy. The second young master of the family, this is the only son of Lord Zhongyong Burui.¡§" Yu Shu followed Xue Rui to recognize the person. Although she is actually a nobody, for Xue Rui's sake, these second-generation ancestors here are They all agreed in a friendly manner without any embarrassment, but Feng Zhaomiao looked very interested in Yu Shu and kept talking to her: "Is Miss Lianfang also a student of Taishi Shuyuan? Why haven't I seen her before? Did you come in through a special examination?" Yu Shu saw that Xue Rui didn't mean to explain to her, so he answered honestly: "I'm not a student of Taishi Shuyuan." The seating arrangements at this table were relaxed, so Xue Rui introduced Yu Shu. I sat down behind a pair of adjacent incense tables. Although they were at adjacent tables, they were on different seats. Looking at the behavior of the gentlemen and ladies in this hall, they were all generous and well-behaved. "If you are not a student of Shuyuan, then you must be a disciple of some master. May I ask who is the master?" In Feng Zhaomiao's opinion, the female guest brought by Xue Rui must have some background. Yu Shu said: "There is a master, but he is an old man who understands the profound things in simple terms and has no name." "Huh?" Feng Zhaomiao was slightly surprised, turned around and bumped Xue Rui's arm, and asked anxiously in a low voice: "Brother Rui, where did you find the people to make up the numbers? Why didn't you invite the sisters from Taishi Shuyuan? Didn't I send someone to report the news yesterday? The prince and the others are waiting to catch you today He's going to kill him hard." Xue Lu glanced at Yu Shu over his shoulder and said with a smile, "I don't know who will kill him." Yu Shu had sharp ears and heard Mr. Feng muttering with Xue Rui, but he didn't. It's unpleasant to be looked down upon. At her age, she can't easily get angry with just one or two sentences. "Zhaoqing, what are you two whispering about? Let us all listen." Liu Jiong patted the table, and Feng Zhaoqing immediately sat up straight: "What else can I say? I haven't seen Brother Rui for many days." Close and close. Having said that, Your Majesty, who else did you invite today? It's so arrogant to ask us to sit here and wait for you to come even now. " As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a loud laugh coming through the door: " I'm just a little late, but Zhao Miao complained that if I come late, will I be turned away? " When the room was quiet, Yu Shu turned around, but saw several figures entering the door one after another. The young man at the head looked to be about 20 years old, wearing a smoky purple blouse, with a gold and jasper hook on his head, and a green longevity bead on his neck. With her splendid eyebrows flying in the air, Yu Shu was curious about the identity of this person. His eyes fell on the slim woman with green gauze covering her face behind him. He was slightly stunned and turned his head subconsciously. She winked at Xue Rui at the next table: "Why is Ji Xingxuan here?" However, Xue Rui did not receive her question at the moment. He looked at the few people coming in front of the door, and the smile that was still on his face disappeared in an instant. . At this time, everyone in the hall had come to their senses and stood up to pay their respects: "See the Seventh Prince. " Yu Shu was startled when he heard this and hurriedly stood up with everyone to greet him, Seventh Prince? Why are you even here? Liu Hao waved his hands and said casually: "Why are you so formal? I'm here to play with you today, so you are so polite. Are you treating me as an outsider? Everyone is sitting here. " He turned to look at Xue Rui again, with a smile on his face, and his voice was a little more kind: "Cheng Bi, let me catch you. Cheng Bi? It sounds like being affectionate, Yu Shu muttered silently, turning her head to glance at the expressionless Xue Rui, is this his name or nickname? "Yes, brother, you have been missing since you returned to Beijing. His Highness has made several appointments with you but failed. If he hadn't known that you were busy with official duties, he would have thought you were avoiding us." Upon hearing this voice, Yu Shu noticed and There were other people standing on the right side of the Seventh Prince. The one who spoke was a young man of sixteen or seventeen years old. He was of medium height, with fair skin, slender eyes, and an overly affectionate smile on his face. I don¡¯t know why, but Yu Shu feels a little cold. He called Brother Xue Rui? So this is also the young master of the Xue family? Yu Shu thought well. This young man is another direct young master of the Xue family, Xue Kuangxu. He is the third son of Xue Laoshangshu. He is also the only one under the name of Sanfang. He is only younger than Xue Rui. These sudden arrivals made the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere a little tense. The one with the most exciting expression on his face was undoubtedly Feng Zhaomiao, who was sitting next to Xue Rui. He looked?This, look at that, I'm at a loss, I'm holding back a little blush. Yu Shu was not sure whether Ji Xingxuan would recognize her in women's clothing, so he stood with his back to her. Instead, he faced Xue Rui, clearly seeing the expression on his face. But seeing his extraordinarily silent look, I suddenly became suspicious. Why was there something wrong with him? The few people who were late made the scene suddenly awkward. Everyone seemed to be waiting for Xue Rui to speak. Yu Shu didn't know what the dispute was between these people. He was just thinking about how to get through today when he heard Xue Rui say: " Prince, I forgot that I have something to deal with in the Yamen, so I will stay here soon." Now even Yu Shu could tell that Xue Rui, the seventh prince, had a disagreement with the other young master Xue. Did he not know that these people would meet today? Come? After Xue Rui finished speaking, he didn't stay much. He waved his hand to Yu Shu and was about to take her away from the table. The prince Liu Jiong became anxious and shouted behind him: "Brother Rui, don't leave in a hurry!" Someone shouted from behind. , there was naturally someone in front of him, Xue Rui looked at Liu Hao's arm blocking him, stopped, turned his head and looked at him, with a bit of ridicule in his eyes. Liu Hao was helpless after being looked at by him like this: "Chengbi, do you really want to stay away from me forever? That day was -" "There is no need to mention what happened that day." Xue Rui frowned and interrupted him. , turned to Liu Jiong who was catching up and said coldly: "Your Majesty, I have taken great pains to make this arrangement today. However, I have never had the magnanimity of adult beauty, so you have wasted your efforts." When Liu Jiong heard this, he knew that it was bad, Xue Rui This was because she had turned against him, and she suddenly regretted in her heart that she had agreed to Liu Hao and stay out of this matter. The grudges and grudges between them were none of his business? Yu Shu watched Xue Rui put on a bad face in front of princes and princes, saying unpleasant things, and secretly broke into a cold sweat for him. He became more and more puzzled in his heart This man named Xue has always been smooth in dealing with things, why is he so bad-tempered now? It's like a different person. Liu Jiong stopped persuading, but it did not mean that Liu Hao was willing to let him go. He stopped Xue Rui with his hand and remained motionless, but the smile disappeared from his face. His eyebrows were raised horizontally, showing a bit of domineering: "Since we are here, how can we do it? Just leave like this. Yu Shu secretly sighed, this is too soft, do you want to be hard? Xue Rui turned around and faced Liu Hao: "How are you doing? Liu Hao's eyes flickered, "Today I'm here to gamble. Why not play a bet with me? If you win, you can do something to me. If I win, I can do something to you. How about that?" " As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall changed their expressions. Everyone knew that Liu Hao was not joking, but he seriously proposed a bet with Xue Rui. "What, you don't dare? When Liu Hao saw that Xue Rui didn't answer, he said angrily: "Two years after leaving Beijing, your courage has become much less courageous. The Xuechengbi who was back then is now a shrunken turtle. Can you only know how to hide?" " "What are you betting on? "Xue Rui interrupted his sarcasm, and Yu Shu's eyelids twitched, feeling vaguely that something was wrong - but in this case, it was hard for her to persuade him out loud. Liu Hao smiled successfully and turned his head without giving him a chance to regret it. He said to Liu Jiong: "Do you have the rat poison sent by the palace at your house? Go find a pack." Liu Jiong was suspicious: "What do you need rat poison for?" "Liu Hao was not polite to his cousin: "Just go if you are told. Why are you talking so much? "Liu Jiong had no choice but to send his men to look for it. After a while, rat poison was found. Everyone watched as Liu Hao took several tea cups, poured wine into them, sprinkled white rat poison powder into one of the cups, and covered the tea lid. He threw the empty paper bag aside, glanced around the room, pointed at Feng Zhaomiao and said: "Zhaomiao, come here, drop these cups, and the rest of you, turn your back, one No one is allowed to look at it. " Hearing this, everyone must have had a quick mind to guess what he was going to do. Just when they were about to stop him, Liu Hao warned him coldly: "Today is my private matter with Cheng Bi. Mouth, don't blame me for being ruthless. ¡± Several people swallowed their words, and Feng Zhaomiao was forced to move forward and switch the positions of the cups that looked exactly the same. Then Liu Hao came forward and called out the names of the people one by one, switching them four times. It was not clear which cup was poisonous and which was not. After doing this, Liu Hao returned to Xue Rui, pointed at the six cups and said to him: "See, there are six cups there. Only one cup is poisonous. As you know, the rat poison in this palace is not poisonous, but it is inevitable that poisoning will harm the body and leave sequelae if taken by mistake. Now you and I each choose three cups. Whoever drinks the poisonous one loses, and whoever drinks the non-poisonous one wins. " Liu Jiong, as today's master, saw the two of them fighting to the death on his territory, and couldn't help but say: "Aren't you trying to trick me?So, if something happens to me, how can I explain it to my superiors? "Liu Hao said: "How come I'm tricking you? I didn't say that I had to drink the poisonous wine if I picked it. Just admit defeat. " He said the last half of the sentence while looking at Xue Rui, as if he was implying that he must be the one to admit defeat in the end. Seeing that the matter had reached this point, Yu Shu secretly frowned, feeling that Xue Rui was behind bars. Among them, if it were her, she would refuse without even thinking about it. After all, luck is the most unreliable thing. Who knows who will get the poisonous wine? "You choose first, or I? " Yu Shu was startled, turning to look at Xue Rui who made a sound. He couldn't believe that such a shrewd guy actually agreed to this stupid bet! "Don't worry, didn't we each bring Yike? Let's think about it first, and then make a choice. After all, we are here to gamble today, right? "Liu Hao turned his head slowly and said to Ji Xingxuan, who had been standing quietly behind him: "Xuan'er, do you dare to help me choose three cups. "·Ä