In the evening, Ji Xingxuan hurried back to Ji Mansion and saw a carriage parked in front of the door. Knowing that it was a visitor, he called the housekeeper who was working in the vestibule and asked: "What guests are here?" "Miss, you are back, it's Taishi Shuyuan. Academician Zhao is here, and the master is waiting in the warm building." Ji Xingxuan frowned when he heard this, and gave the housekeeper a few words, then quickly walked towards the backyard, came to the warm building, and asked the maid waiting outside to go in and report. , then entered the building with her skirt in hand. There are two people sitting in the teahouse, the elder is Ji Huaishan, and the other middle-aged man in red official uniform is Zhao Zhixue, one of the academicians of Taishi Shuyuan. "Uncle Zhao." Zhao Zhixue said with a kind expression: "Xingxuan, have you just come back from Shuyuan? I heard from your grandfather that you always study very late these days and come home. Although the Dayan exam is about to take place, you have studied well, but "Don't tire yourself out." "Thank you for your concern, uncle. Xingxuan Wuzhou has disturbed your business," Ji Xingxuan apologized, turned to Ji Huaishan, who was making tea with a silver wire fence, and said: "Grandpa, I have a friend who wants to borrow our Tiangang Seven-Star Ruler. Can you accompany me to get it?" Seeing her slightly anxious expression, Ji Huaishan's eyebrows twitched slightly, turned to Zhao Zhixue and said helplessly: "This child , she is spoiled by me and always lends valuable items out casually. I will go get them with her. You sit down and drink tea first, and we will continue to discuss it later. " Zhao Zhixue smiled and said: "Mr. Ji. Just be content. If our Liu'er is as sensible as Xingxuan, I should be laughing in my dreams. Just go ahead, I'm waiting, and I'm not an outsider." Ji Huaishan then stood up and went out with Ji Xingxuan. The two left the warm building and went outside. Not far out of the courtyard, he shooed away the servants following him, stopped and asked Ji Xingxuan: "What's going on? You're so panicked?" There was no one around, but Ji Xingxuan still lowered his voice and said: "Then steal the question It seems that someone has found out about it." Ji Huaishan's face suddenly changed and he said in a deep voice: "What's going on? Please tell me carefully." Ji Xingxuan then recounted the story of how she received the anonymous letter at the door of Shuyuan after school. He took out the letter from his pocket and handed it to Ji Huaishan with both hands: "Look, the Master in this letter said that she had hidden an old thing that was twenty years old. Isn't it referring to Yunhua Yizi's examination paper?" Ji Huaishan took the letter to the light of the lantern and took a closer look, but saw that it read: "Miss Ji, I accidentally found an old thing from twenty years ago from the collection. Miss Zhi is very anxious to ask for it, and I would like to grant it" The beauty of people, don¡¯t worry, miss. I have no other intentions. I just want something in my hand. If you are interested, I will write to you at noon the next day and make an appointment in front of Changchun Square on Qianyuan Street. One thing for another, the best of both worlds. If you are interested, If you don't see it, then I assume you have no intention of exchanging it. It's just this one time. Don't wait until it expires. Please be careful. , Ji Huaishan's expression when he saw this letter was not much better than Ji Xingxuan's at that time, which clearly revealed that he had stolen the title. Although he believed that his hands and feet were clean and he did not leave any evidence of the theft, the sudden arrival of such a letter still made him feel worried. "This person said he wanted me to exchange something. He didn't specify what it was, nor did he explain it specifically. After much thought, I was afraid that what he wanted was this disaster-proof stone." Ji Xingxuan rolled up his sleeves hesitantly, revealing On the wrist is a yellowish yellow stone bead threaded through a red string. Ji Huaishan frowned and said suspiciously: "Even my grandfather didn't recognize this little bead. If the young supervisor hadn't been a guest in the house last time, he happened to see it and gave you a few words to explain its use. I might not have known it." This is a treasure. I didn¡¯t ask you to keep it and don¡¯t show it to others. Have you mentioned it to anyone and let it slip?¡± ¡°My grandson has never mentioned it to anyone else. I don¡¯t know where this person knew about it,¡± Ji Xingxuan. Shaking his head, holding his wrist, he thought: "But since the other person can see him, he must be someone I know. Do you still remember that day when I went to the library with Liu'er to look for papers? At that time, I noticed that someone came before us. I took a step forward, maybe that person really has Yunhua Yizi's test paper, grandfather, what do you think should be done?" The two were silent for a moment, and Ji Huaishan said carefully: "Let's not think about this person. What's the origin? If you go as promised tomorrow, I will send a few more guards to follow you quietly to find out this person's identity. If he really has that paper in his hand -" He paused and his eyes were sharp: "You must get it. "Ji Xingxuan lowered his head, fiddled with the beads on his wrist, and said, "My grandson is worried. This person might also be a candidate for the Dayan Examination. Since he knows the questions, how can he not answer them during the exam? What if he fails to answer the questions again? "Leave it to others, even if I know the answer, plus sister Liu'er, that subject may not only have the top three, it doesn't have to be the top four, so what's the point?" Ji Huaishan disagreed with this statement, stroking his beard and said: "You are worrying too much. This is the Dayan Examination. Anyone who gets the exam question will easily leak it to others. Even if he is really that generous, he should think about whether it will happen. If you are in trouble, this person who can write to you anonymously must be a wise man. Although he is greedy, he also knows the principle of making the best use of things and will definitely not do such stupid things. You can go there tomorrow without worry, grandpa will definitely do it. I won't ask you to throw away this disaster-proof stone. " Ji Xingxuan wanted to say something more, but Ji Huaishan waved his hand to interrupt and handed the letter back to her: "Take it and burn it. I have something to say with you, Uncle Zhao. Go back to your room to rest first. I will arrange the specific matters tomorrow morning. Ji Xingxuan clutched the letter and watched the old man leave. She looked up at the stars in the sky and frowned. She had a vague feeling that things would not go well in November. There were only a few days left, and as the Dayan exam was approaching, Yu Shu read Yili articles day and night, feeling very motivated to sharpen her skills. But tonight she turned off the lights early to rest, so she finally got used to them. Yu Xiaoxiu, who was sleeping with the lamp on, was very strange. In the dark and across a screen, he asked Yu Shu on the other side of the bed: "Sister, are you going to come in tonight?" " "Well, I have to go out tomorrow, so I need to go to bed early. "Yu Shu yawned, turned over, touched the edge of the pillow, and caught a ball of fluffy golden treasure. He casually pushed this little thing that didn't want to sleep in a nest and preferred to be crowded with others to the head of the bed. Push it, lest she accidentally crush it when she rolls over in the middle of the night, and it will start chirping again and wake everyone up. She has something else to do tomorrow, so she needs to get enough sleep tonight. ¡°Sister, these days. Why didn't you see Brother Xue come to our house to play? "Yu Xiaoxiu asked, leaning on his arm. Xue Rui came to their house a while ago and deliberately corrected him a few words, so he changed his words and no longer called him Brother Cao. "Get busy, your Brother Xue is an official, and you have to do it every day. When you go to the Yamen to do things, you don't have so much free time. "Yu Shu closed his eyes, feeling a little sleepy. "Oh," Yu Xiaoxiu was silent for a while, and then spoke again: "When he came back last time, he said that next time we have a rest in the book garden, we need to He took me to ride a horse. I wonder if he has forgotten it. Hearing the expectation in the child's words, Yu Shu opened an eyelid and said, "Why do you want to go horse riding?" Don¡¯t you like doing this? "The other side of the screen said coquettishly: "It's not that among my classmates, I'm the worst at riding, and I'm always laughed at. " Seeing that he was willing to tell the truth, Yu Shu was not afraid of hurting his self-esteem. He chuckled a few times before comforting him: "Okay, next time I see him, I will help you ask whether your brother Xue still means what he says. , don¡¯t worry, go to bed quickly. " "oh. "Yu Xiaoxiu grinned, lay down on the pillow, and fell asleep soon. But Yu Shu, because of his few words, was no longer sleepy. She was thinking about when she would learn to ride a horse. This would take a while. It is much more convenient than taking a sedan or a carriage. But it seems that a bad horse costs a hundred taels of silver, and the daily fodder is more expensive than human food. She can't afford it now, and there is no extra space in the yard to keep a horse. Otherwise, it would be better. You can buy one first. Dreaming of riding a horse one day, Yu Shu gradually fell into sleep. The next morning, as soon as Yu Xiaoxiu went out, Yu Shu changed the medicine on Jing Chen's hand and got into the house to get busy. Yesterday, she sent a letter to make an appointment with Ji Xingxuan to do business on Qianyuan Street at noon. Although she didn't really plan to show up, she was very lucky. In case she met and was recognized by Ji Xingxuan, she decided to disguise herself. Of course, she didn't have that ability. She was capable, but she dressed up in a way that no one could recognize her. Yu Shu still had some tricks up her sleeve. She fished out an old piece of clothing from the cabinet, cut a few slits, tore up the hem, put it on over a cotton-padded jacket, untied her hair, and twisted it. I combed my hair into a bun, plucked it twice, and tied it with a piece of cloth torn from my clothes. I looked in the mirror and found that my face was paler and my facial features were more delicate. I looked like a beggar on the street. The ground spun around and Yu Shu walked out in a big way. Jing Chen was sitting in the main room waiting for her. He just heard her writhing in the room. When he saw her sloppy "virtue", something suddenly flashed in his mind. However, he was startled for a moment, with a little confusion on his face: "How did it happen like this? "In case people recognize me," Yu Shu answered him vaguely, got into the kitchen, scraped a layer of soot on his body and face, washed his hands, walked into the big house with his arms akimbo, and walked into the big house with big steps. Jing Chen smiled with white teeth and said proudly: "How about it, can you still recognize me when I'm dressed like this? " Jing Chen said honestly: "I can recognize you no matter what you wear. " Seeing that he was so disrespectful, Yu Shu felt a little happy instead of angry. He hummed twice and went back to the room to pick up the money he bought specially yesterday.He walked up to Jing Chen and put the hat on his head. He tied the hatband under his white chin. His eyes stayed on his face for a moment. He raised his hand and put down the white gauze on the brim of his hat to cover it. He showed his handsome face. She took two steps back, took a closer look, shook her head and smiled. She wanted to dress him up as a beggar, but she was naturally beautiful and had a good temperament. Even if he was dressed in rags, he didn't look like an inferior person. "Okay, let's go." Yu Shu hung the key around his neck and took the door lock. "You haven't told me where we are going today." Jing Chen gently twisted the tight rope around his chin, stood up and walked towards her. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll tell you on the way.¡±