"I'd like to ask, have you ever been to Prince Xiang's Mansion?" "I didn't go." Hearing this, Yu Shu thought to herself, if she understood it correctly, the "didn't go" the person in front of him said didn't just mean that he didn't go today. , but said that he didn't go to the palace at all. This is strange. Why is he so unhurried on the third day of the exam? Did he not take the exam in this subject? Suihu asked, "Why don't you go?" Wen Shaoan put down his wine glass and continued reading. He didn't bother to raise his head and said, "You're not allowed in, so there's no point in going." Yu Shu thought his words were interesting. Everyone had been there before. He knew that the gate of Prince Xiang's Mansion was difficult to enter, but he seemed to know that he would not be able to get in. There must be some basis for his foresight. She was about to ask more questions when she heard someone suddenly calling from behind: "Wen Shaoan!" Yu Shu turned around and saw two young men wearing jackets coming up from the stairs, striding towards their table, their faces exposed. Not good. "Wen Shaoan, you free-talking liar, you refunded me five taels of silver, saying that I could enter Prince Xiang's Mansion today, and you made me wait all morning for nothing!" Upon hearing this, Yu Shu turned to his deskmate. Young man, what do you mean, this man is a liar? "It's only the morning, why are you in a hurry?" Wen Shaoan frowned and said to the visitor: "There's still an afternoon, I said you can get in, you can get in." "I don't care, you give me back my money! "A man stepped forward and grabbed Wen Shaoan's lapel without any explanation. His face was full of annoyance. It was obvious that a whole morning of waiting and a wasted joy had worn away his patience. Wen Shaoan laughed: "You insist on coming to me for a confession, do I beg you? It's ridiculous. You are such a brainless fool. Even if you can get through the gate of the palace, this subject is destined to fail." "At the bottom." "You Yu Shu's forehead twitched. Didn't this child talk to you for a beating? Sure enough, the debt collector was tall and strong. On impulse, without thinking, he punched Wen Shaoan and knocked him to the ground. , the stool turned over with a clang. There was a commotion all around, but no one stepped forward to stop him. Wen Shaoan was pinned to the ground and punched twice. There was blood on his face. There were people cheering and cheering. Yu Shu frowned, saying that they had just met each other, and she saw that Wen Shaoan didn't look like a liar, but like a real person. After hesitating for a moment, he shouted loudly, threw a cup on the ground, and interrupted the dispute - " Stop! "The attacker stopped, turned to look at Yu Shu, and said shamelessly: "Who are you? Yu Shu first showed a smile and said in a good voice: "He and I are brothers from the same hometown. How much money does he owe you? I will pay it back. Can you calm down?" " The man hesitated for a moment and looked at Yu Shu suspiciously: "Are you from the same hometown as this guy? Why haven't I seen you? "Yu Shu nodded, and without further explanation, he took out his money bag and poured all the scattered silver pieces and corners on the wine table. He counted them with his fingers, picked up two and pointed at the table. He put a small pile on top and motioned to the man to come and get it. The man beat Wen Shaoan and was angry. When he saw someone paying for him, he threw Wen Shaoan away and stepped forward to take out Yu Shu's. Yinzi grabbed Wen Shaoan who was on the ground and snorted coldly, saying: "Next time you dare to lie to me, I'll beat you up. " After saying that, he led his companions and walked away, leaving behind a discussion in the teahouse. " Those who learn Yi are not as knowledgeable and sensible as the literati. Shaoan was still lying on the ground. Yu Shu stepped forward, bent down and saw that his eyes were open, so he did not reach out to help him, but asked kindly: "Brother Wen, you are seriously injured, can you get up?" Wen Shaoan glanced at Yu Shu, slowly sat up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said: "Mind your own business." " Yu Shu secretly laughed. It was a rare kindness for her that turned into a donkey's liver and lungs. Seeing him stand up unsteadily, walked to the table and sat down, she also sat back. " Wen Shaoan picked up the wine bottle, poured a glass, and drank it in one gulp. Finally, he coughed twice and said to Yu Shu: "I don't have money to pay you back. " Yu Shu said: "This matter is not urgent. What happened just now? Why did he say you lied to him? " Wen Shaoan shook his head and didn't want to say more, but he poured another glass of wine and handed it to her, "I don't have the money to pay you back, so just write a word and I'll help you take a look at your fortune. Two silver coins to test the word? Yu Shu was a little surprised. Divination is a very common means of fortune-telling. Many fortune tellers on the streets of Qiu Guifang would do this. She thought that Wen Shaoan had some miraculous powers. Could it be that Did she make a mistake? Yu Shu doubtfully dipped his finger into the glass of wine, thought about it, and wrote "Today" on the table.She didn't know much about Chinese characters. She only heard about the powerful Mr. Xiangzi who could tell people's sorrows and troubles and determine their future with just one word. "The writing is really ugly," Wen Shaoan laughed at first, staring at the word "Jin", a flash of inspiration flashed in his eyes, and he wiped it off the table with his hand, leaving a pool of water stains. He raised his head He said to Yu Shu: "You have been having a hard time recently. What you want often comes to nothing. Although you have noble people, you are blocked and helpless. In the end, you are trying to draw water from a bamboo basket but in vain. I advise you not to waste your efforts. It would be wise to give up early." A layman watching the excitement, but an expert knows the ropes. Hearing his assertion, Yu Shu's heart skipped a beat. After a little more careful consideration, she felt that what he said in the first two sentences was extremely accurate. She had not been going well these past two days, and what she asked for had failed. She failed to enter Prince Xiang's Mansion several times. As for the nobleman, he was probably referring to Xue Rui. He was right on all these points. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? but what could be the meaning of his last two sentences? Which thing was this referring to¡ô Yu Shu had doubts, so he asked: "You said I can fetch water with a bamboo basket, what do you mean?" "How do I know how many things you have," Wen Shaoan said very awkwardly. Responsible, he grabbed the book on the table, stood up and said to Yu Shu: "You and I don't owe each other anything now, don't ask me for money again." After that, he went downstairs amidst the instructions. Yu Shu looked at his staggering back and thought for a moment. After he disappeared downstairs, he stood up and left. Wen Shaoan's assertion did not have much impact on Yu Shu. She was more willing to believe in herself than to believe in others, a stranger she met for the first time. However, when she returned home, she improvised and used the six lines to make a divination for herself and asked about the result of the Great Evolution test. Although she had used Liu Yao to test herself many times before in the Dayan Examination, she had never directly asked about the test results like this, because the Six Yao Judgment method is not omnipotent. Although the accuracy rate is far higher than other thaumaturgy techniques, it has One of the biggest disadvantages 1 is that its high accuracy is focused on events that have occurred in the recent past. It is good at predicting recent events, but its ability to predict distant events is weak, and there is often a large deviation. When Taoist Qingzheng taught her that day, he once told her that the six lines can detect recent events, major events, the things asked about, and changes in things. Only when you are good at it can you hit the five or six. The results of the Dayan examination will not be announced until April next year. This is beyond the scope of recent events, so she never asks about the results of the examination because she knows that it is not accurate if she asks. Yu Shu¡¯s horoscopes are useless. She can use the law of misfortunes to know the good and bad fortunes of others, but she cannot know her own. All she can rely on is the six-line judgment method passed down by Qing Zheng. Yu Shu used the six lines to predict the results of her Dayan test. Unexpectedly, she cast two empty hexagrams in a row. The hexagrams were chaotic and intertwined, making it impossible for her to speculate, let alone confirm. Young Master Wen An's sentence of "fetching water from a bamboo basket was in vain" was referring to the outcome of her participation in the Dayan exam this time. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Put away the coins, and no longer entangled in the matter. Yu Shu just regarded meeting Wen Shaoan in Peiren Hall as an incident, and quickly put it behind him. Tomorrow I have to queue up in front of Prince Xiang's Mansion. Yu Shu wrote a third greeting note after dinner. After hesitation, he was cruel and put three 100-tael silver notes in it, which was 200 taels more than yesterday. . "Chirp," Jin Bao didn't know when he climbed up on the desk and squatted beside the candlestick, holding his paws and barking at Yu Shu twice. Yu Shuzhong gently grabbed it with his hand, hooked its little tail with his fingers, and sneered at the corner of his mouth. She didn't believe it. She couldn't get into Prince Xiang's Mansion! "Gee!" On the fourth day of the examination for the first subject of thaumaturgy, Yu Shu was finally able to enter the gate of Prince Xiang's Mansion. Zhao Guanjia, who received the post, got three hundred taels of silver from her, and his expression finally relaxed. She waited in front of the door for less than half an hour. Someone called her name, and with everyone's envious eyes, she and two other people were led into the palace. Just as Yu Shu thought, the one hundred taels of silver she received yesterday was short. After spending four hundred taels of silver to buy the tickets, Yu Shu was not in the mood to appreciate the garden scenery of the palace. He followed the servants to a flower hall and met the old housekeeper of the palace who was meeting guests here. Knowing that the old butler, who was over fifty years old, was of high status, the three of them were greeted and led to their seats. Knowing that there was not much time, Yu Shu was the first one to speak out and asked: "The question is vague, I would like to ask, What kind of treasure did the prince throw away?" The old housekeeper wanted to answer this question countless times, and he said easily: "It's a painting." Yu Shu then asked: "Which craftsman painted it? "The old housekeeper stroked his beard and said, "It's not a masterpiece, it's just an ordinary painting." "Then is this painting lost or stolen?" Yu Shu heard people guessing at Peiren Hall and was afraid that the painting was stolen.It was stolen, and its whereabouts are unknown. The old housekeeper shook his head: "I can't tell, it must have been lost." What kind of answer was this? Yu Shu frowned. At this time, the two people who came in together were already dissatisfied with her asking three questions in a row. They took the opportunity to grab the conversation and inquire about it. The old housekeeper answered the story of King Xiang's painting, but there were many things he couldn't explain clearly, which was depressing. "Okay, that's all I know. Please come back to the guests." The old butler answered roughly, and got up to see the guests off, just in time for a cup of tea. Although the other two people were not satisfied, they still stood up to leave. Only Yu Shu bowed his hands to the old housekeeper and finally asked: "Can you tell me the birth date of the prince? Let me go back and test it." After hearing this, the two people were both They stopped and turned to look at Yu Shu in surprise. It's not that they didn't want to know King Xiang's birth date, but it was disrespectful to ask. They didn't expect that there would be bold people who dared to ask for it. "This" the old housekeeper just hesitated, not dissatisfied, nor did he reprimand Yu Shu, "It's inconvenient to reveal the prince's birth date, but I can tell you the date of birth of the prince." After that, he turned around and took the food from the table. On the ready-made pen and paper, he wrote down the date and year of King Xiang's birth. He glanced at the two Yi Kes who were waiting to take advantage of him, smiled at the corners of his mouth, but handed it to Yu Shu alone. The two people stretched their necks to look at it. Yu Shu took the note, folded it, put it into his sleeves, thanked the old housekeeper, ignored the two people, and left the room first.