I was Idle and Cool

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1. Lu Jinxi crossed into the Lu family, the widow of General Xue Kuang, the general's mansion. Raised four children:

① Xue Tingzhi, the concubine born to Hu Ji, was brought back from the border by Xue Kuang. He had a disease in his left foot and was healed by Zhang, the holy hand of Xinglin; he had a secret affection for the heroine; son of the first queen;

②Xue Mingli, from the Lu family;

③Xue Minglang, from the Lu family;

④Xue Chi, from the Lu family, Xue Kuang's posthumous son, the only direct son.

2. Participate in the birthday banquet of Taishifu.

I got to know the "dead husband" Xue Kuang initially, and got to know Fang Shaoxing, a young general in white robe beside Xue Kuang in the past. When I met Gu Juefei again, I began to "routine" with him and became interested. Gu Juefei even recommended himself when the eldest princess chose a husband for Lu Jinxi.

3. Xue Chi apprenticed to Yuewei Museum.

Lu Jinxi was obsessed with telling Xue Chi the story of Xue Kuang's life, forcing Lu Jinxi to borrow the war file from the princess' aunt to find a story that could match the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but found a surprising doubt: Xue Kuang During his lifetime, he may have raised his soldiers in battle.

Later, because of Gu Juefei's calculations, Lu Jinxi was forced to take Xue Chi and Xue Tingzhi to the Yuewei Museum for the exam. In the first round, when both of them handed in blank papers, Xue Chi was recorded and Xue Tingzhi was dropped; General, do not wear swords", was accepted as a student by Gu Juefei.

Gu Juefei knew that the words actually came from Lu Jinxi, and his heart was moved and his feelings changed.

But when he returned home, he was scolded by his father Gu Chengqian as the culprit of murdering a loyal minister and a good general. He scolded him for accepting Xue Chi as a student, and Gu Juefei told Gu Chengqian in a rage that he wanted to marry Xue Kuang's widow, Lu Jinxi, as his wife. Gu Chengqian was furious and punished Gu Juefei—the father and son broke up.

The next day, Lu Jinxi was going to send Xue Chi to Xue Zhai to go to school, but Gu Juefei received news that she was not in Xue Zhai today, so she could send Xue Chi to the Taishi Mansion.

Everyone in Beijing knows that the old lady is old and her body is not stable.

After opening the library, the clever egret picked some commonly used maintenance herbs, and also selected some auspicious ornaments. As Lu Jinxi said, the ceremony is not very generous, but it is very suitable.

Lu Jinxi looked at the list to be uploaded, and had no opinion. After lunch, she put on a clean and simple new silk robe for Xue Chi, carried him into the carriage, and went straight to the Grand Master's Mansion.

The weather is fine today, the sun is shining and it is warm.

After passing Changshun Street, you can see the Taishi Mansion in the distance. Today is not a birthday banquet, the door is not opened, only the east side door is opened for people to come and go.

But Lu Jinxi didn't expect that a large number of carriages were parked outside the door, and there were many people holding various brocade boxes and walking towards the door.

This is strange.

Mrs. Gu has never been a high-profile person, and because he had assisted Emperor Xiao Che of Qing'an to ascend to the throne, he had a high position, so he has always been taboo about "forming parties for personal gain".

Today is not a birthday banquet, why is it still like this?

Xue Chi was the first to come back to the Grand Master's Mansion. Seeing this lively scene, both eyes widened, and when he got out of the car, he was full of amazement.

But Lu Jinxi had some doubts in her heart, so she waved her hand and asked Qingque to inquire.

After a while, the blue bird came back.

"Madam, the servants have asked about those people, and they are all from the palaces of dignitaries and nobles in the capital to give gifts. It is said that Master Taishi fell ill last night. It was very serious. He didn't get up in the morning, and he didn't go to the morning."

"Sick again?"

Lu Jinxi was stunned for a moment, a little surprised.

A month ago, it was said that the old lady was ill, because she went to the Jokhang Temple and was frozen by the snow on the mountain, and her legs were sick. But on the day of the birthday banquet, when she saw it from a distance, she only felt that this grand master was quite handsome, and she should have been raised almost.

And she gave the recipe for the ghost hand to open again, it is reasonable to say that the problem is not big.

It was only a few days ago that he was sick again.

The two dark eyebrows frowned slightly. She only felt strange, but she remembered that Gu Juefei asked Xue Chi to come to Taishi's mansion today, so she muttered: "Is it because you want to take care of the Taishi..."

"Mother?"

Xue Chi stood beside her with her book bag in her arms. Seeing that his mother hadn't moved for a long time, she couldn't help but ask.

Only then did Lu Jinxi come back to her senses, but her mind had changed.

She was just going to send Xue Chi to Japan today, and she did some courtesy along the way. But now Taishi Gu can be regarded as an elder of Lu Jinxi. She is sick and she is in the house again, so she can't turn a deaf ear.

So she thought for a while, then said to Xue Chi, "I'll ask your sister Qingque to follow you. First, let someone take you to Mr.'s side. My mother is going to see the old master, and then I will meet the master's wife. You Go by yourself, but be obedient."

Sooner or later, Xue had passed the time to compete with her mother a while ago, and felt that his Mr. Gu was really a formidable person, so he valued apprenticeship today.

Hearing Lu Jinxi's exhortation, he nodded quickly: "Mother, don't worry, I will do well today."

Seeing him like this, Lu Jinxi was relieved, and then he brought Xue Chi, Qingque and Bailu together to the side door and handed over the greeting.

Gu Juefei arranged for someone to meet him at the door early in the morning.

As soon as I heard it was the wife of the general's mansion and the young master, even if someone came to lead people inside. It's just that Lu Jinxi didn't follow, and instead asked someone to report to the Grand Master's wife.

At that time, Mrs. Tang was in Gu Chengqian's house, holding a bowl of medicine in his hand, blowing lightly, with a worried look on his face: "The imperial doctor said that your illness is not serious, but that you are in a hurry. Drink this medicine and you will be smooth. Anger, calm down in the future, it will be fine."

calmly?

Once Zaifu Gu Chengqian was lying on the couch, half covering his wrinkled eyelids. Although only one night had passed, he looked a lot older, his face was gloomy, and he even had a lot of gray hair.

Hearing Tang Shi's words, he lifted his eyelids, looked at the medicine bowl, and slowly closed his eyes again.

When Tang Shi saw this, his heart was filled with panic.

God knows how dangerous the situation was last night, and the whole house was so frightened that they dared not sleep. It was not until the sky was dawning that the imperial doctor said that the situation had stabilized, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

At that time, she remembered what happened before and after the question.

Gu Juefei again.

This eldest son, the eldest son of Gu Chengqian's original wife.

Under her repeated questioning, Wan Baochang was willing to reveal:

The old lady was in the ancestral hall in the middle of the night yesterday, waiting for Gu Juefei, who returned late. What the father and son talked about, even Wan Baochang himself did not know.

But after he looked at it, the old lady had fallen to the ground...

Tang Shi is a continuation of the string, no matter how big the heart is, it is impossible to see Gu Juefei from the bottom of his heart.

Not to mention, this eldest son is so good that it is frightening.

With him on this day, she couldn't breathe for a day, and only felt that the sky above Gu Mansion was covered with a thick layer of haze.

Gu Chengqian and Gu Juefei are at odds, she is clear, but she doesn't know the more specific reasons.

Six years ago, when Gu Juefei left, she breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that her mother and son would finally have a bright future; six years later, when Gu Juefei came back, she was unhappy, but she knew she couldn't do anything.

An existence like Gu Juefei is no longer something that a woman in a deep house can handle.

Just thinking about it, since she entered the mansion, she has never done anything wrong, and she has never treated him badly. When Gu Juefei came back, she couldn't stop her, so she just recognized it.

But who would have thought that it only took a few days? !

Gu Chengqian was so angry that he fell ill on the bed, and he almost couldn't be rescued!

Tang Shi remembered that his eyes were almost red, and his voice was a little more choked up, but he finally couldn't hold back his complaints: "Your illness, not to mention your relatives and friends inside and outside the house, it's all rushing to deliver things if it doesn't matter. , he is just like a normal person, he didn't even go out of the courtyard for most of the day! Who did he take seriously? Even raising a white-eyed wolf is better than him-"

"Shut up!"

Before Tang shi could finish speaking, Gu Chengqian suddenly opened his eyes and scolded loudly, but just after he finished speaking, he coughed violently, and his bloodless face suddenly flushed red.

"Cough! Cough-cough-cough..."

"Master, Master!"

When Tang Shi saw it, he panicked immediately, anxious and aggrieved, and hurriedly handed the medicine bowl in his hand to the maid next to him.

"It's me talking nonsense, sir, don't be angry, I'm just not worth it for you..."

"Cough cough..."

After coughing for a while, Gu Chengqian slowly recovered. It was just that after the flushing, his face became more and more pale, and there was a faint sense of gray defeat.

He closed his eyes, waved Tang Shi's hand wearily, and slowly leaned on the raised pillow behind the bed, without saying a word.

The whole house was silent.

Gu Chengqian didn't speak. From the inside to the outside, everyone hung their heads in fear, lest they be in trouble at this extremely sensitive time in the house.

As a result, the sound of footsteps coming up from the corridor became much clearer.

Wan Bao often came in from outside the door. He was already very old, and now he has not slept all night. He looked a little old and haggard, and only bowed and said: "Sir, Madam, the second grandma of the General's House is visiting, saying that Ben I'm here to send Young Master Xue to school, but I heard that the lord is unwell, so I came to visit with a little courtesy."

The affairs of the inner house are all handled by the Tang family.

There was a matter that a woman was ordered to visit from outside, which should have been reported to Tang Shi, but because Tang Shi was in Gu Chengqian's house, Wan Bao often said it together.

Tang Shifang said two words, which made Gu Chengqian unhappy. Hearing Lu Jinxi's visit, he got up and said, "Then ask her to go to the flower hall to sit first, and I will come later."

"No need."

Gu Chengqian interrupted her unexpectedly. In his old eyes, there was an emotion that was difficult for others to see, and his body trembled slightly.

"Yes, is that the general's wife? Just invite her in."

"master?"

Tang Shi was greatly surprised and almost thought he had heard it wrong.

But Gu Chengqian didn't mean to explain at all, just waved his hand: "I have something to say to her, you can go out too."

Have something to say?

Tang Shi was stunned for a long time. He couldn't think of the intersection between Gu Chengqian and Lu Jinxi's younger generation. He only remembered that he had a good relationship with Lu Jiuling, so what could he say to Lu Jinxi?

It's just that in this mansion, Gu Chengqian's words are always useful.

Although she had doubts in her heart, she didn't keep it any longer, she just squeezed Jinpa and wiped the tears on her face, and then she put the medicine bowl aside: "This medicine has just been boiled, and it is no longer hot, Master remember to drink it, I Retire first."

When Lu Jinxi was led in by the servants of the Grand Master's mansion, Tang Shi just went out, and just met him. It's just that Tang Shi didn't say much, just smiled reluctantly, and after a few words of greetings, let her into the room.

The strong medicinal odor came to me immediately.

When Lu Jinxi heard it, she suddenly remembered that when she first arrived in Lu's body, it was also such a strong smell of medicine, and she felt bitterness in her mouth and heart when she smelled it.

This is the first time she has really come to meet the legendary Zaifu who is powerful and powerful, the first rank of Daxia civil servant, and the grand teacher Gu Chengqian.

Although she was mentally prepared, she was still surprised when she saw what the other party looked like at the moment.

The Grand Master Gu, who was seen at the birthday banquet that day, was not very healthy, but his complexion was still good. In front of the many guests, he talked and laughed freely, no matter how he looked at it, he was the real Grand Master of the dynasty.

But it's only a few days?

The man was leaning on the couch, lost his energy, and looked frighteningly old. Only those eyes that seem to have seen through the world can still see a bit of a sense of arrogance.

"Jin Xi, the younger generation, meet the Grand Master."

Knowing that the original father, Lu Jiuling, was on good terms with Taishi Gu, Lu Jinxi humbly called "Junior" and bowed down.

Because the weather was not bad today, she wore a light lake blue spring shirt, and the snow-colored pleated skirt spread out gracefully. She only had a thin makeup on her face, and she looked very pure and elegant.

Gu Chengqian raised his head and looked at her, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar.

Standing in front of him is Lu Jiuling's precious daughter Lu Jinxi, the second grandmother of Lu Er who is now in charge of the General's Mansion, and Xue Kuang, who used to gallop on the battlefield...

Widow.

Many years ago, he hugged this little girl, grew up and got married in the blink of an eye, but the years didn't seem to leave too many traces on her.

So, Gu Chengqian remembered in a trance—

Yeah, how old is she now?

The full count is only twenty-seven, but he is already a widow.

At this moment, he could not help but feel sad.

Six years ago, when Xue Kuang died on the battlefield, he was only twenty-seven! It is the time of high spirits, it should be vertical and horizontal, and make achievements!

But what about now?

The iron-blooded loyal soul died in a foreign country, with no bones left!

The hand on the quilt was suddenly clenched tightly, but it was still shaking.

Gu Chengqian gritted his teeth so that he could control the grief that came out of his heart. Just looking at Lu Jinxi like this, he seemed to see Xue Kuang in the past.

He has a cold and solemn face every day, and rules the army strictly, but when he walks with the brothers in the army, he is rarely happy.

Calm and self-sufficient.

Only when the uniform is covered and the sword is in hand can one glimpse the heroic spirit...

"You get up..."

Gu Chengqian blinked, the phantom in front of him disappeared, and his voice was slow and sluggish, as if he had lost his strength.

Lu Jinxi was only going to visit the Tang family, but did not expect to be met by the old lady. She is someone who has seen the big scene, so she is not afraid, but she doesn't understand the purpose of Gu Chengqian calling her to see her.

Somehow, all she remembered was Gu Juefei's old nonsense "marry you" and so on.

For a while, he felt a cold sweat in his heart.

Hearing Gu Chengqian calling her to get up, she respectfully thanked her, then got up, folded her hands in front of her, and stood dignifiedly.

Gu Chengqian looked at her like this for a long time, until Lu Jinxi thought he was actually going to fall asleep before he spoke.

"Brother Lu has raised a good daughter. Your father and I are old friends. You should call me 'Shibo'. In the blink of an eye, eleven years have passed..."

eleven years?

Isn't that the time when the Lu family was ordered to marry Xue Kuang?

Listening to Gu Chengqian's words, Lu Jinxi always felt that something was wrong with this old lady, but because she knew so little about the past, she couldn't guess.

She remained silent.

Gu Chengqian didn't notice this either, he just turned his eyes, looked at a certain point in the void, and said slowly: "My eldest son, who has been away from home and went up the mountain for six years, really doesn't sound like a good word. Listen. Said that yesterday he was in the Yuewei Museum and accepted that child from your family as a student..."

Inexplicably, Lu Jinxi's heart froze.

There should have been some discord between Taishi Gu and Gu Juefei, but after Gu Juefei returned from the Taishi birthday banquet, everyone in Beijing felt that this old account was over.

But she remembered Gu Juefei who appeared in the alley when the birthday banquet was over.

He was covered in embarrassment, and there were some scars on his neck.

That appearance, it was obvious that someone had smashed the medicine bowl.

In this huge Grand Master's mansion, who would dare to treat Gu Juefei, the eldest son of Gu, so recklessly? The answer doesn't really matter at all.

I just don't know what Gu Taishi means when he mentions it now.

She had a sudden change in her heartbeat, but there was already a little smile on her face, just like the most common loving mother and younger generation in the world, only said: "Hui Shibo, this is indeed the case. Brother Chi is five years old this year, and his temperament is also naughty. Being able to get the eldest son's blue eyes, I am afraid that the eldest son is looking at the general in the face of the spirit of the sky. Jin Xi is grateful..."

"..."

In the face of Xue Kuang in the spirit of heaven?

Gu Chengqian couldn't really tell what it was like in his heart. In his mind, only the confrontation with Gu Juefei in the ancestral hall last night kept flashing back and forth.

"In your heart, I am so sinful, so unbearable. Even accepting a student has become a full of conspiracy! Father, why don't you think that it is I who sees his talent, intelligence, sincerity, and wants to give it all Of?"

"……You do not deserve!"

"It's not worthy...it's not worthy anymore, then if I tell Master Taishi you-I still want to marry Lu Jinxi?"

Gu Juefei's words soaked in hostility, chill and malice appeared beside his ears like thunder, and he suddenly couldn't restrain himself, and his lips trembled.

Lu Jinxi...

That renegade son actually told him that he was going to marry Lu Jinxi!

Killing Xue Kuang is not enough, now he has accepted Xue Kuang's only direct son as a student, and even more arrogantly wants to marry Xue Kuang's widow!

He wanted Xue Kuang to have no peace in the spirit of the sky, and wanted him to die without resting his eyes!

The evil in this world has been occupied by Gu Juefei alone.

Gu Chengqian has never regretted it so much. Maybe he shouldn't have gone up the mountain. Six years ago, since Gu Juefei left the house, he should have never had a son like him.

Perhaps, there would be no such thing as today.

Looking at Lu Jinxi standing in front of him, Gu Chengqian only felt that he had a pair of eyes, looking at him through her, making him want to tell the truth about everything at this moment.

But such a big conspiracy at the beginning, involving the internal and foreign affairs, was secretly promoted by the eldest son of his Gu clan, and supported by the 9th Five-year-old on the dragon chair today!

How could he say it, how dare he say it?

After all, this is the guilt committed by Gu Juefei, and it is also the guilt that Gu's family will eventually bear, just like the ones he committed thirteen years ago when the palace changed...

In my heart, a storm surged.

But in the end, it finally slowly returned to a deep silence.

After a long time, Gu Chengqian asked a very abrupt question: "What do you think, let's go first?"

Lu Jinxi was stunned.

The rhythm isn't right. For no reason, ask Gu Juefei what is he doing?

Not to mention, she actually had nothing to do with Gu Juefei in the past. Even in recent days, the so-called "intersection" was private, and it stands to reason that few people knew about it.

Unless it was Gu Juefei who confessed.

As soon as he thought of this, Lu Jinxi's eyelids jumped up, and a bad feeling arose in his heart: Gu Juefei, this guy, can't do such a thing, can he?

Did you tell the parents all this?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, and she felt that Gu Chengqian's attitude was very strange. She didn't dare to talk nonsense, and only picked up what others knew to answer.

"Although the eldest son hasn't returned for six years, he worshipped at the Sanxian Temple yesterday, and the examination was held at the Yuewei Museum. He was accompanied by Hongru. Everyone said that the eldest son was talented, and in the past years he was the second best. The eldest son is familiar with each other, but it is expected that the qualities of talents are first-class. It is a blessing that cannot be cultivated in eight lifetimes.”

"..."

How absurd!

Everyone thinks that Gu Juefei is good...

Gu Chengqian couldn't hold back for a while, and let out a laugh, but there were old tears in his eyes.

Even he didn't see that he was wearing a painted skin at the beginning, how could he expect the world to see through it?

Again, he didn't speak for a long time.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, there happened to be a panicked voice outside. It was Chen Fan from Gu Juefei's side who came to report in a hurry, saying that after Xue was late at the other hospital, his face was pale, his head was sweating, and he screamed that his stomach hurt.

Now, how can Lu Jinxi, a mother-in-law, still be able to sit still?

Although she felt that Xue Chi's "situation" was very strange, after all, he was still fine just now, and this guy's body was strong, but he didn't show it on his face.

After all, she was still worried about Xue Chi, so she quickly accused Gu Chengqian of the crime, came out of the room, led by Chen Fan, and hurriedly went to another courtyard.

In the house, only the smell of medicine was left.

But Gu Chengqian suddenly felt that the bitterness of this little bit was not as good as the taste that filled his heart: How many years did Huanhai rise and fall, how could he not see Gu Juefei's simple trick?

Xue Chi came well, why is it uncomfortable at this time?

Gu Juefei.

The eldest son of the Gu family, whom he was once proud of, now reminds him of this name, and he feels the stench of blood pouring out from his throat!

He was worried that he was looking for Lu Jinxi and wanted to say something to her. But in the end he was in the game, blinding his eyes——

Even though the power is full of power, there are very few people who know about this old koan case, and no one dares to speak!

Gu Chengqian only felt that he had no strength all over his body, and his eyes were blurred, and he could only see the white porcelain medicine bowl lying beside him.

The smoke curled up and slowly disappeared.

Until it cooled down, none of the people serving in this room dared to come up and persuade him to drink.