The maid who went to Yinfeng Courtyard to deliver pens and ink received Mu Yan's instructions and sent the two ink blocks and purple-hair brushes to Yu Qizhe's room. After he selected them, they were delivered to other people's rooms.
Yu Qizhe first asked the maid about the origin of these pens and inks, and learned that they were sent by the Qingzhou prefect's family. He guessed that the person Mu Yan asked Yu Jiao to see a doctor must be a member of the prefect's family, so he chose a purple-hair brush.
The maid delivered the remaining items to the rooms of Yu Jinshu and others in turn. Yu Jinshu chose Yujiang Pine Ink. He had heard people say when he was in the academy that Yujiang Pine Ink was dark in color with a light fragrance, easily dissolved in water, and the ground ink was fine and even without residue. Yujiang Pine Ink was considered top-quality among pine smoke inks. Such a small ingot of ink cost a hundred taels. The Mu family was really rich. They could give such a good ink ingot away as a gift.
Yu Jinshu put the ink stick in front of his nose and sniffed it. A fresh and pleasant scent of pine and cypress lingered in his nose.
He smiled and said to the maid, "Thank the Second Master for me."
Seeing that he had misunderstood, the maid said, "It was sent by Prefect Yang. It's all my fault for not explaining it clearly."
Yu Jinshu was a little surprised when he heard what Yang Zhifu said, "Who did you say sent this Jade River Pine Ink?"
The maid said carefully, "They were sent by the prefect. Miss Yu went to the Yang residence yesterday to see the prefect's wife. Just now, the prefect Yang came in person to pick up Miss Yu and brought these gifts to the young masters."
When Yu Jinshu heard this, he realized that Meng Yujiao was actually hooking up with the Qingzhou prefect!
He tried to keep his face calm and said to the maid, "It turns out that my sister went to see the wife of the prefect yesterday. I was busy reviewing my lessons and didn't hear her."
The maid smiled, bowed and said, "I will not disturb you from studying."
After the maid left, Yu Jinshu took the ink stick with an indescribable expression on his face. He hurried to Yu Jinyan's room next door. He pushed the door open and saw a Huizhou purple-hair brush on Yu Jinyan's desk. He picked it up and played with it, and said excitedly, "Jinyan, do you know who sent this thing?"
Yu Jinyan saw that he was so careless and asked, "Why didn't you knock on the door?"
Then he said calmly, "I heard from the maid that it was sent by Governor Yang."
"You know? Why do you have this reaction? This was given to us by the prefect." Yu Jinshu emphasized the four words "prefect".
Seeing that he couldn't hide his excitement, Yu Jinyan said calmly, "So what, Prefect? They only sent these things for Meng Yujiao's sake. What does it have to do with us? We don't know Prefect Yang."
"You can't say that! Let Meng Yujiao find an opportunity to introduce us to Prefect Yang. That way, we can get to know the Prefect!" Yu Jinshu touched the purple hair and praised, "Good things are really different. Touch the tip of this pen. It's smooth and soft, with great elasticity. The tip is as sharp as a knife."
Yu Jinyan glanced at him with a lack of interest, "You will be entering the venue the day after tomorrow, second brother, you should go review your lessons as soon as possible."
Yu Jinshu was dissatisfied with his behavior and said, "Don't just study hard. If you fail the exam, we can find a job under the Qingzhou prefect. We can also become successful and then we will be in a different situation."
Yu Jinyan didn't like his thoughts, but he knew Yu Jinshu's personality. He always liked to deal with people and made a group of friends in the academy. It was not a bad thing to say, but he felt that Yu Jinshu's thoughts were a bit shallow. It was not so easy to get a vacancy under the prefect.
He didn't think that Yu Jiao could have such a big face in front of the prefect just because she went to the prefect's house to see a doctor.
Yu Jinyan advised, "Second brother, the provincial examination is coming up, you should study hard and don't spend too much time on these unorthodox methods."
Seeing that he didn't know what was going on, Yu Jinshu put down his purple-hair brush and said unhappily, "How can this be called an unorthodox method? I'm just planning ahead and thinking of a way out first! Forget it, I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to go find Nianjiu!"
Yu Jinshu took the Yujiangsong inkstone to show off to Mu Nianjiu, and specifically said that it was sent by the prefect.
Mu Nianjiu was indeed envious after hearing this. Knowing that the reason why the prefect sent these things was all because of Yu Jiao, he couldn't help but praise, "Your sister's medical skills are really amazing. No wonder my second uncle invited her to Qingzhou from so far away. It turns out that she is here to treat the prefect's wife. It would be great if I had a sister like this!"
Yu Jinshu didn't come here to listen to his words. He said, "That girl's medical skills were learned from my grandfather. If you want to praise her, you should praise the medical skills passed down from my Yu family."
"But I think Miss Yu's medical skills are better than your grandfather's." Mu Nianjiu was a simple-minded person and said whatever he thought.
Yu Jinshu was at a loss for words, and after a long while he said, "My grandfather is old, and she may have read some of the medical books passed down from my Yu family, and learned something from them."
Mu Nianjiu was even more amazed, "Can you learn such good medical skills just by reading medical books? Miss Yu is really smart. If I were like her, I could also integrate reading into my studies, wouldn't it be easy for me to pass the exam!"
Yu Jinshu felt bored after hearing him talking about Meng Yujiao all the time, so he simply went back to his room.
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Yang Yuanchen might have intended to make Yang Jiyan and Yu Jiao friends, so he let the three of them ride in the same carriage.
Yu Jiao treated Yang Jiyan as air. Since getting on the carriage, she treated Yang Jiyan as air and never looked at her.
Yang Jiyan was extremely annoyed with these two people. She had suffered such a thunderous wrath from her father yesterday. When she woke up today, her eyes were so swollen that she could hardly see anyone. It took a long time of ice application before they got better. Now her eyes are still slightly red and swollen.
She looked at Yu Jiao and the other person, and suddenly asked Yu Fuling, "Sister Yu, where are you from?"
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