I was Idle and Cool Chapter 15: Xue Tingzhi

As soon as Lu Jinxi's words fell, the room was quiet for a moment.

From the young Xue Mingli, to the usually clever egret, and even the uneasy Jiao Mammy, they all stared at her with wide eyes at this moment, suspecting that they heard it wrong.

Madam, you actually said you want to go see it for yourself?

But in the past eleven years, let alone seeing it, she didn't even bother to ask a question!

Mother Jiao remembered Lu Shi's attitude towards the eldest son in the past, and also thought of Sister Lang's disobedience now, for fear that Lu Jinxi would get angry because of this, God knows what will happen!

Today, the second grandma has even taken care of the third grandma!

Thinking of this, the cold sweat on Mommy Jiao's head immediately rustled.

She was terrified: "This, this... Madam, don't you never go? Or the old slave will take someone there immediately and bring Sister Lang back..."

"Sister Lang doesn't even go back to the house. As a mother, can I still sit here and wait?"

Lu Jinxi didn't take Mama Jiao's words seriously.

She just waved her hand and motioned the still stunned egret to follow her, then she took a long breath and said coolly: "When the general was here, he didn't want me to go. Now that many years have passed, Is there anything else you can't go to?"

At that moment, Mama Jiao froze completely.

She looked at Lu Jinxi, only to feel that there was a little cold light in Madam's eyes, and even a little mockery.

It seems that some things that have been backlogged for many years have all come out.

The house was very quiet for a while.

Lu Jinxi didn't seem to see the strange expression on Jiao Mammy's face, but smiled warmly at Xue Mingli: "It's cold and windy outside, and Sister Li is waiting in the room, asking Mammy Jiao to accompany you. , I'll go see Sister Lang, nothing will happen, don't worry."

When she smiled, her brows and eyes seemed to turn into a pool of spring water.

Xue Mingli originally wanted to intercede for Sister Lang, but she often heard Sister Lang mention her elder brother. She felt that it was not bad, and felt pity for him.

But when Lu Jinxi saw it like this, she immediately thought, how could my mother do something to hurt them when she is so kind?

So, after being slightly startled, Xue Mingli nodded, stood demurely, and said obediently, "Then when my mother finds my sister, I will definitely talk to her well."

"Good."

Lu Jinxi helped her straighten the shattered bangs on her forehead, agreed, and then took the hand of the egret next to her, said "let's take a look", and went out.

Mother Jiao and Xue Mingli stopped when they took them to the door of the house.

It was still dusk outside, but the wind was a little more anxious. Lu Jinxi stepped on the yellowish sky light under his feet, walked out of the Baoxia, went down the steps, and quickly disappeared at the corner of the path covered with flowers and trees.

The floor is covered with regular bluestone slabs. Since spring is just beginning, the flowers and trees in the garden have not come out, which makes it look particularly depressed.

Especially on this road they took, the further they went, the more remote they became.

Lu Jinxi walked on top, walked around a few rows of houses, looked down at random, and could see the moss growing in the cracks on the road. I don't know how long no one has passed by.

The only thing left is the occasional muddy footprint.

She laughed when she saw it, stretched out her hand, and said to the egret: "Look, no one walks this way, the footprints are small, I'm afraid it's Sister Lang. Back and forth, but a pair of It looks like you are familiar with the road."

Privately, I don't know how many times I ran in that direction.

The egret helped Lu Jinxi all the way. Because she knew she had never been there, she walked a little ahead to lead the way.

Hearing this, she glanced at Lu Jinxi and mumbled: "Sister Lang is familiar with the manor. This is a remote place, and it will take a while to walk. You too, why bother to find it yourself? I instructed someone to call the eldest son and sister Lang to the front, teach me a lesson if I want, and punish me if I want, why do I need such trouble?"

"Take a look, don't worry."

Looking at her stingy face, Lu Jinxi shook her head helplessly.

"What's more...how could I not take a look..."

There is a hint of exclamation in this voice, but it is also somewhat meaningful.

Egret immediately remembered what Lu Jinxi had said to Jiao Mama in the room before, and then remembered: She only served Lu Jinxi for three years, but she also heard that rumor...

In the bottom of my heart, I felt a little nervous and a little distressed.

The egret said in a low voice, "Don't think about the past, it's all over anyway..."

"I save."

Lu Jinxi was just looking for a reason for himself to see Xue Tingzhi.

Looking at the expression on the egret, she knew where the other party was thinking.

As a matter of fact, she's heard that rumor too—

The original Lu Clan, for eleven years, almost never stepped a step into the yard of the concubine.

On the surface, it seems that Xue Tingzhi is the "bad seed" born by Hu Ji brought back by Xue Kuang.

Therefore, it has become a taboo in the palace.

As the original wife and first-mother, Mrs. Lu would never like such a child no matter from which point of view.

Not taking a step into the yard seems to explain her attitude.

Actually, there is another rumor in the house.

It was said that after the Lu family got married, Xue Kuang told her that Xue Tingzhi's affairs would be handled by him and would not bother the Lu family.

What do you mean "I won't have to worry about Lu's"?

It's just a nicer way of saying that, literally, isn't it "I take care of the child, you don't have to interfere"?

Sister Lu had just reached her hair back then. Although her temperament was cowardly, she was really smart, so how could she not be able to guess the hidden meaning of this sentence?

Xue Kuang is partial to that scumbag.

Since then, Mr. Lu has seen nothing on the surface, at least when Xue Kuang was alive, he never really asked Xue Tingzhi a word.

It wasn't until Xue Kuang went, that she paid monthly according to her quota.

But that's about it.

Ask more about the situation in the previous sentence, but I don't have it at all, and I don't want my children to have contact with Xue Tingzhi.

Of course Lu Jinxi doesn't know whether this rumor is true or not.

It can be groundless, there must be a reason. If Xue Kuang hadn't said this, and his words and deeds didn't show any intention of favoring the concubine, how did these rumors come about?

Lu Jinxi always felt some subtle irony in her heart.

She didn't speak any more along the way. She just held the hand of the egret and turned several paths before passing through a relatively large garden at the back of the mansion, and a courtyard appeared in front of her.

Dark gray slate is laid out in front of the courtyard and looks extremely neat. In a large open space, there are some stone locks of different sizes, as well as puppets. There are also some plum blossom stakes standing on the ground, and several neatly standing arrow targets are located against the wall.

Everything looks a little outdated.

The field of vision, but here, becomes extremely wide.

Lu Jinxi stopped.

On the east side of this open space, there is a low wall with tiled eaves, very plain blue, very old. The black-painted door was not closed, half-open, with mottled paint peeling off.

A young servant wearing a dark gray round neck robe is now holding a piece of cake, sitting on the threshold and nibbling intently.

With a handsome face, about fourteen or fifteen years old, she still looks a little childish.

It should be the book boy serving Xue Tingzhi.

Lu Jinxi looked behind him.

Through the half-opened gate, you can vaguely see a corner of the courtyard inside, an old well, with ferns and moss growing on the edge, several stone piers, and even a stable.

The five houses on the front are juxtaposed and look extraordinarily simple.

Here, it is completely different from the refined style in other parts of the General's Mansion, showing a simple roughness and roughness.

Lu Jinxi just looked at it like this, and then slowly frowned.

She didn't speak, but paced slowly towards the door.

Egret lowered his voice and said: "This is it. I heard that it was the old site of the General's Mansion before it was expanded. At that time, the old man hadn't made a fortune yet, so it was a bit simple. I was prepared to rest when I was tired, but..."

But now there are not many men in the general's mansion, let alone those who can go to war.

The old man took the old lady back to the pastoral garden, and he ignored the affairs of the mansion. Of course, this martial arts field was abandoned.

Egret did not say these words.

But Lu Jinxi wanted it.

It's just that this martial arts arena is so big and so clean. Someone should clean it from time to time.

She walked silently, now at the door.

The boy who ate the cake had just had his fifth bite when he heard the small whisper of the egret, but it wasn't very real, and he wondered for a while: Strange, in front of the yard of the eldest son, the dog has never been able to find it. To one, how can anyone speak?

He looked up subconsciously and saw a pair of delicate shoe toes appearing on the dark gray slate.

The corners of the moon-white clothes hang down and cover, and the flowers are covered with gold, and they are hooked with fine stitches. They are elegant and simple, rich but not ostentatious. They are really beautiful.

The boy was a little stunned.

"Can the eldest son be in there?"

A soft voice came from overhead.

Scholar's hands trembled suddenly, he regained his senses, and looked up.

When I saw this, I immediately widened my eyes in shock, and the half of the cake left in my hand immediately fell to the ground, breaking into several pieces!

"Second, second grandma...cough, cough, cough!"

Before he had time to swallow what was in his throat, he wanted to speak again, got up more quickly, and choked at once, his face flushed and his neck thick.

What the hell!

Can't the sun hit the east and set today?

He actually saw the second grandmother!

The boy's round eyes were full of disbelief, but he was speechless and coughed.

He wanted to rush into the yard, but Lu Jinxi's gaze was fixed on him, making him unable to even move his legs.

Of course Lu Jinxi could see the ghostly expression on the boy's face, and also the worry hidden under his eyes.

Heartless for a moment.

She didn't wait for him to answer, she just passed by him and silently stepped into the yard, and there was a playful voice immediately.

"Don't move, Gale! Why don't you let me wash your tail?"

"My God, I'm so kind!"

"Flicking my tail again, woo, I'm covered in water..."

"So disobedient, I'm so mad!"

"I am also the daughter of the general, why don't you listen to me?"

……

A series of grievances and complaints sounded extraordinarily charming and very smart.

Lu Jinxi looked at the sound immediately.

The courtyard outside is large, and the courtyard inside is not small.

The ground is covered with regular bluestone slabs, and the weeds in the gaps have been shaved clean. The stables in the southeast corner are empty, but next to the well not far ahead, there is a tall and handsome horse.

The whole body is dark and seems to be shining, only the four hooves are white.

Although it only stood there quietly, the horse's head was raised upwards, and it had the arrogance of Lingyun. There were many old scars on the horse's body.

The intact right eye is full of divine light, but the left eye is covered with a layer of snow-white shadow and looks cloudy.

At this moment, two small stools are placed beside the horse.

No one sits on a stool.

The other stool rests on the horse's leg. A young man in a green robe with crab shells sits on it, with a large wooden basin at his feet, which is filled with freshly pumped well water.

He is brushing the horse's legs with a large brush in his hand.

Hearing the series of complaints, the young man couldn't help but laugh and said, "Da Feng has a bad temper, don't touch it casually, especially the horse's tail."

Xue Minglang, who was about to reach out to play with the mane on the horse's tail, froze.

She was wearing a red jacket with snow fox fur, and a pair of small red leather boots under her feet.

It's all splashed when brushing horses.

"It's fine if you don't touch it."

She pursed her lips pitifully, squatted aside, looked at the boy, saw his skillful movements, and a little spark of jealousy burst out, but she didn't dare to say it, for fear of being kicked out next time.

So, I had to ask something irrelevant.

"Gao Feng is so bad-tempered, you used to say that it was a wild horse outside the Great Wall, so how did my father conquer it before? It must be difficult, right?"

“Brush—”

The boy's hand holding the brush suddenly paused.

Lu Jinxi stood a little in front of the door and kept watching.

Juvenile figure, thin but tall.

The outstretched fingers, even with the slightly unsightly large brushes, give the impression of being slender and strong, with well-defined joints, but the skin is a little pale.

He raised his head slightly, and the dim sky cast an incomprehensible divine light under his eyes, as if he had thought of something.

Lu Jinxi saw the curvature of his thin lips that slowly lowered, and also saw the clear outline of his jaw, and, because he looked up, became particularly clear and prominent...

Adam's apple.

Even when he sits, he can be seen to be tall.

He doesn't look like a sixteen-year-old, but looks like a weak-crowned teenager of eighteen or nineteen.

He stroked the old scars, both shallow and deep, on the horse's body. His voice was slow, and it seemed to be stained with a bit of cold frost and snow, blowing wind and snow...

"For those who are not worthy, they are strong. They are true generals. Why did they need to work hard to subdue them?"