Yu Shu asked for the eight characters of King Xiang because he wanted to use the law of disaster to calculate the time and place when King Xiang lost the painting. At present, she only got the date of birth, but the time was unknown. She could only increase the difficulty of the calculation, combine the twelve hourly stems and branches, and try them one by one, using the information that King Xiang's status was extremely valuable and that he had been ill recently. , first determine the birth date of King Xiang. This was not an easy task. As soon as Yu Shu got home, she threw herself into the calculations. She only took a few bites of lunch and kept busy until lighting the lamp in the evening. During this period, Zhao Hui secretly came over to see her twice, not daring to disturb her, and told the maid to leave. The refreshments are well prepared and the fire in the house is burning brightly. Jing Chen didn't see Yu Shu's figure all day long. After dinner, he went out of the yard and walked to the door of Yu Shu's room. When he saw the light in her room, he walked to her window looking for the light and looked at it. Her blurry figure reflected on the window paper stood for a while before leaving quietly. There is no sign of recovery of his memory, so he can't help her much now, but at least he can avoid causing trouble to her. For Jing Chen, there seems to be no obvious change in life since that day when he and Yu Shu became what she calls "boyfriend and boyfriend" in the woods. If there is any difference, it is that he thinks about her more than before. . Jing Chen returned to the room, picked up the "Biography of Liu Yi" on the table, and turned to the page he had read before dinner. He had read this book many times. His love for the Dragon Girl Liu Yi had been growing from the very beginning. Confused, now I understand. According to the book, Liu Yi went to Beijing to take the exam and met a woman shepherding sheep in the ice and snow. He felt sympathy and found out that she was the third princess of the Dragon Palace of Dongting Lake. She was married to the son of the Dragon King of Jingshui. Her husband did not like it, and her husband's family Abuse, and there is no way to escape from grazing in the snow. The surrounding waters are afraid of the reputation of the Dragon King of Jinghe River, so no one dares to send a letter home for the Dragon Girl to ask for help. Liu Yi Gao Yi Bo Yun, pitying the Dragon Girl's life, resolutely gave up the scientific examination and returned to her hometown for her. Deliver letters. In the end, after many twists and turns, Liu Yi and the Dragon Girl finally got married. Jing Chen likes this story very much because it is very similar to his experience with Xiaoyu. However, Xiaoyu is more like Liu Yi who saw rough things on the road, and he is the one who was saved by her from danger. . It was getting late, Jing Chen closed the book, washed briefly, and went to bed. He Lang's Chinese medicine doctor ordered him to go to bed early and get up early, and use the decoction, so that he could recover his memory as soon as possible. In the dead of night, the people behind the bed tents suddenly started talking in their sleep and chattering incessantly. After a while, they became calm again and no one heard them. Xue Mansion It was just dawn. Xue Rui, who had been lying on the small couch outside for half a night, woke up from his dream, turned around, sat up, and the quilt on his body fell to the ground. "Master? Are you sleeping?" The maid who was squatting by the octagonal copper stove adjusting the incense turned her head and asked softly with concern on her beautiful face. Xue Rui pinched the bridge of her nose and asked in a low voice: "What time is it?" "It's not yet midnight, can you lie down for a while? Madam hasn't woken up yet." The maid covered the incense burner, got up, walked to the small bed, and picked her up The quilt fell off the floor and I wanted to cover him. Xue Rui blocked it with one hand, "I'm not going to sleep anymore. Let me get water for me to wash up." "Yes." The maid responded, went out to explain to the young man guarding the door, and then turned around and poured fragrant tea for him to rinse his mouth. , knelt on the low post beside the bed. Just as he was about to put on his boots, a cough suddenly came from inside the room. As soon as the person on the couch moved, he stepped on the ground wearing white socks, strode to the door, opened the curtain and went in. "Mother." As soon as Xue Rui entered the bedroom, he saw the woman on the bed who was being helped up by the maid to drink water. He looked slightly excited and called out softly, stepped forward, took over from the maid, and carefully He helped her up and brought the tea cup to her mouth with one hand. The maid outside the house followed and walked in. Seeing that the person on the bed was awake, she was surprised and said: "Madam is awake, I will go and ask for Mr. Zhou to come here!" After saying that, he made a gesture to the maid in front of the bed and called him out. , leaving space for the mother and son. The room was extremely warm. The woman wore a coat over her shoulders and her eyebrows were lowered. Her pale and beautiful appearance looked like she was at least in her early thirties, but the gray on her temples betrayed her age. After taking a few sips of water from the cup, she pursed her lips. Xue Rui took the cup away knowingly and pulled the bed quilt toward her. "Is it day or night now?" Mrs. Xue asked a question in a soft voice with her eyes half-opened and without any energy. Xue Rui felt pain, turned to look at the window, and replied: "It's almost dawn." "You come back for a few days, stay here with me every day, don't make your grandfather unhappy, have breakfast later, then go back ." Mrs. Xue leaned on her son's chest, her expression calm and peaceful, unlike a patient who had been in a coma for several days. "Don't worry, mother, your son is here to help you. He is your grandfather."Yes. "Xue Rui helped Mrs. Xue lie down, put a pillow behind her, sat on the edge of the bed, and gently held her hand. She looked tired. He was sent to leave the capital at the end of last month to welcome the King of Xiang, and he came back from abroad. , as soon as she got home, she heard the news that her mother was ill. Mrs. Xue had always been in poor health. This time, her illness was sudden and she was in coma for several days. , cannot be filial. "Your grandfather has always been strict, but he is very kind to you. Rui'er, listen to your grandfather's words and don't let him live up to his expectations for you again. "Mrs. Xue spoke softly with a faint breath. Xue Rui's eyes moved lightly and she obeyed: "Don't worry, mother, Erxuan knows. ¡± The doctor was quickly called in. The diagnosis results reassured Xue Rui. Mrs. Before leaving, she repeatedly warned the maids and maids in her courtyard to send someone to notify him immediately if anything went wrong. , before he left Beijing, he still had some unfinished business, which has been delayed until now. I wonder if it has been taken over by others. After coming out of Dali Temple at dusk, Xue Rui didn't eat much all day, so he asked the bearer to carry him to the house he often went to. As soon as I entered the restaurant, I was recognized by the shopkeeper who was settling accounts. He hurriedly called the waiter. The house was full¡ªLiu Jiong, Feng Zhaomiao, Qi Mingxiu, and Ruilin were all there. They were also surprised to see Xue Rui. It turned out that they had come to see Xue Rui first, and they mistakenly thought that they had made an appointment. , let the waiter lead him upstairs. "Brother Rui!" Feng Zhaomiao shouted happily, turned around and complained to Qi Mingxiu: "Didn't you say that Brother Rui won't come?" " Qi Mingxiu pointed at Xue Rui: "Ask him, I sent someone to Xue Mansion yesterday to deliver a message, and when I came back I said he was unavailable. " I even went to Dali Temple to look for you twice. I thought you were missing. If my grandfather hadn't disliked me, the house would have searched for you this morning. " Xue Rui shook his head, "My mother was not feeling well, so she stayed with her at home for a few days. " There was silence in the seat, and Liu Jiong was the first to react and asked with concern: "Auntie is sick again? Why is it that the doctor in the palace doesn't see any improvement despite how long it takes to treat it? Have you asked the imperial doctor to see it? " "It's all right now. "Xue Rui didn't seem to want to mention it anymore, so he changed the topic with one sentence, "What are you doing here today? "Everyone here looked at him. Seeing that he didn't want to say more, they walked around. Feng Zhaomiao moved a chair and sat down next to Xue Rui. He said enthusiastically: "They are talking about this year's Dayan examination. We are looking for candidates. The prince is asking for news. " Get involved? " Just as Liu Jiong was about to answer, Feng Zhaomiao wondered: "Why don't you know? " "what do you know? "Feng Zhaomiao murmured, thinking that the day Miss Lianfang came to see him and enter the Xiang Prince's Mansion, he told him to go to Brother Rui for help. What did it look like? Didn't she go to him? "Zhao Miao? "Xue Rui called him again. "Oh, oh, it's okay, I want to say that you have never heard of such a big thing," Feng Zhaomiao started laughing and did not mention Yu Shu at the wine table. He wanted to wait and talk to Xue Rui in private later. Then he talked about the topic of this year's Dayan exam for the thaumaturgy subject. Liu Jiong said, "I don't know what Si Tianjian is thinking. My father himself doesn't know whether the painting was lost or stolen, but he just heard about it today." It was listed as an exam question, and now there is a large group of people blocking the door of the palace every day. It is so annoying that my father pretended to be sick the next day and moved to Dingbo Pavilion, leaving the mess to the people below. " Qi Huxiu interjected: "The housekeeper in your house may have been soft on the cashier in the past two days. "Liu Jiong laughed and said nonchalantly: "It's a rare opportunity to let them make a fortune." Several people were talking and laughing. Xue Rui seemed to be listening on the surface, but in fact he was absent-minded. After finishing the meal, Liu Jiong originally proposed He wanted to continue drinking elsewhere, but Xue Rui refused. Feng Zhaomiao also said that something was wrong, so the five of them split up outside the restaurant, and Liu JiongWhen they went to drink, Feng Zhaomiao stopped Xue Rui, who was about to get on the sedan, looked around, and pulled him to the side of the road. "Brother Rui, didn't Miss Lianfang come to see you?" Hearing this, Xue Rui frowned, "No. What, have you seen her?" Feng Zhaomiao nodded and told him about Yu Shu coming to see him that day. I said it, and finally scratched my head and regretted: "I saw that she didn't know the news about your return, so I told her, hoping that she would go to you for help quickly - well, if I had known she wouldn't go to you that day, I I took her to the palace.¡± It's been a few days." As soon as he finished speaking, no one was in sight. Feng Zhaomiao turned around and saw Xue Rui hurriedly getting on the sedan and leaving without even saying hello. Feng Zhaomiao was left standing alone in the street dejectedly, regretting that he had not gone drinking with Liu Jiong and the others.