Winter is not over yet, and early spring is showing up. The spring breeze breaks through the frost and snow, blowing the plum blossoms off the branches, leaving a cold fragrance all over the ground.
Shen Xihe spread the fishing bait and stood by the railing. He glanced at Bu Shulin, who was lying on the railing with a listless look. His eyes were lifeless and it was unclear where his gaze was looking. He looked distraught.
"Did Cui Shaoqing insult you?" Shen Xihe did not forget that she happened to see her blocking Cui Jinbai yesterday.
Bu Shulin shook his head absentmindedly.
"Shaoqing Cui still doesn't want to pay attention to you?" Shen Xihe asked again.
Bu Shulin continued to shake his head woodenly.
"Did Cui Shaoqing say hurtful words?" Shen Xihe asked again.
Bu Shulin raised his head, still looking at Shen Xihe with a dim gaze, and still shook his head silently.
Shen Xihe glanced at the calm pond below where no fish were attracted even with bait, and put down the plate of bait: "Spring is about to come, don't act like you're half dead and ruin my mood."
Bu Shulin pursed his lips and said, "He broke his sword and died. He ordered me not to bother with him anymore."
It was so serious that Shen Xihe was slightly surprised: "How could it be so..."
Cui Shaoqing is a role model for young men from aristocratic families. His upbringing and cultivation would not make him so determined as to kill a relative or enemy, even a political enemy.
"I don't know either. I just vomited all over him after getting drunk, and then..." Bu Shulin racked his brains but couldn't figure out what taboo he had violated, "and said some frivolous words to him, but I've said these things many times in the past, and he never took them to heart."
She also kissed Cui Jinbai, but she was too embarrassed to tell Shen Xihe. But she had accidentally bitten his chin before, and he was very angry at the time and wanted to kill her, but he didn't really hate her afterwards.
"Is that why you're so depressed?" Shen Xihe asked.
Bu Shulin refused to admit it. "I just felt that he was being weird and couldn't figure out why he was like this. I wondered if I had violated his taboo and hurt his heart. After figuring it out, if I really didn't know the seriousness of the matter, I should apologize to him."
Listening to her explanation, Shen Xihe couldn't help but pursed his lips: "Why don't you tell me the details in detail."
It’s not that Shen Xihe had Zi Yu’s curiosity, but she felt that with Bu Shulin’s limited brain, he would never be able to figure it out.
She didn't want Bu Shulin to have a gloomy face every day and come to her to bring bad luck.
Bu Shulin was a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a long time, he finally told Cui Jinbai everything from what he said in the brothel when he was drunk that day to what happened in Bu Mansion. He really couldn't understand what Cui Jinbai was thinking.
I was so upset about it that I couldn't eat or sleep well, and it was very annoying.
Shen Xihe would not easily let herself fall into a relationship between a man and a woman that might change her beyond recognition, but that didn't mean she didn't understand. With more experience in Gu Qingzhi's life, she naturally understood more.
Therefore, as soon as Bu Shulin finished speaking, she understood: "Shaoqing Cui, he must be in love with you."
Bu Shulin was petrified instantly. She stared at Shen Xihe in disbelief with her eyes wide open and her rosy mouth opened.
Her look made Shen Xihe smile knowingly: "I didn't misunderstand you. I said Cui Shaoqing acted like this because he was in love with you."