I was Idle and Cool Chapter 184: Small House

The former husband was a general of the town, and the current husband is a scholar of the Palace of Preserving Harmony.

Who didn't envy Lu Jin at the beginning?

Now it is mentioned that they all look at each other, dumbfounded.

What should I do?

If her ex-husband is not dead, then the Lu family is not a widow, nor should she marry Gu Juefei. Not to mention that Xue Kuang is still alive now!

This is something that I would never dare to write in a drama!

How did Xue Kuang feel after learning about this?

What is the mood of Gu Juefei who married Xue Kuangfa's wife?

What's the mood of Lu Jinxi, who remarried Gu Juefei and learned that her deceased husband had come back to life?

I dare not think about it.

Unexpectedly.

This kind of thing may not be encountered once in a hundred years, let alone the people involved are big people who can make the entire court tremble with a stomping!

So, whose wife should the Lu family be?

Once the people got over their initial excitement about Xue Kuang's triumphant return, their attention was uncontrollably turned to this kind of unheard and unseen miracle.

The city was full of storms for a while.

Rumours of all kinds abound.

Some people said that the general was devastated after returning to the mansion, some people said that Gu Juefei was full of anger when he left the palace, and some people said that Lu Jinxi was restless in the Taishi mansion and washed his face with tears...

Of course there seem to be fish in troubled waters.

For example, how did Xue Kuang spend the past ten years in the Xiongnu, and why did Princess Lanqu believe that he was a Han Chinese with an unclean identity, secretly guessing that there was a romantic affair between the two.

It's just that Xue Kuang is full of glory after all, and he is a hero who has made a new round of great achievements in Yu Guoli. This so-called "love affair" does not dare to make up too much. Therefore, it is only roughly limited to that Princess Lanqu of the Huns who is infatuated with General Xue, but the general is dedicated to serving the country, and he will not change his mind. I still choose to stand on Daxia's side...

Of course, there are smart people in the marketplace.

Almost on the day these rumors swept through, someone keenly discovered the huge doubts hidden in this series of events and rhetoric:

First, Xue Kuang had been hiding in the Xiongnu for ten years. The relationship between the two countries had been frozen for the first six years, but then a peace was negotiated. In the last three or four years, border trade and mutual markets have been opened, and the relationship was too good. Why couldn't Xue Kuang secretly inform the court and wanted to fight alone without letting others know?

Secondly, although the Bell and Drum Towers in the capital were set up to tell the time, ringing the bell in the middle of the night was a warning in times of crisis, and it had the effect of awakening the city defense and calling in heavy troops. It was a good thing that Xue Kuang brought the Huns to surrender, so why did the bell tower ring the bell?

Third, from the Xiongnu to the capital, across thousands of miles of Guanshan, there are countless passes. Even if Xue Kuang was on the starry night, how could there not be a little bit of wind along the way? Even though he was the God of War in the past, after all, he hasn't returned for ten years, and he has come back from the dead again. Clearing customs should not be so easy, quietly!

It's just that Xue Kuang is returning for the first time, and it's the first day of the new year. All the ministries in the DPRK have been sealed, and they don't handle any official business, nor do they hold court meetings, so I don't dare to jump to conclusions.

So these rumors are only spread in private on a small scale.

There are not many people who dare to take the risk of the world and stand up and question Xue Kuang's nose at this time.

Most people are still immersed in the most common rumors in the market.

The return of Xue Kuang, the **** of war, ignited their greatest enthusiasm.

But in the residences of the major powers and dignitaries in the capital, the reactions were quite different.

Located in the inner city, the Princess Chang's Mansion is as luxurious and splendid as ever.

It's just that Princess Yongning is sitting in the room, her face is in a trance.

The young man with a powdered face crouched at her feet, gently beating her legs, trying to attract her attention: "Princess, everyone is happy outside. What's wrong with you?"

The purple gold auspicious beast incense burner on the case was burning with expensive agarwood incense, but it couldn't calm her heart down even half at the moment.

Her consort is Xue Kuang's second uncle, Xue Huan.

The only thing that came to her mind at the moment was the words that the late emperor didn't intend to mention to her when he was still alive, and the words that she relayed to Xiao Che more than ten years ago.

Xue Kuang is back.

He should have come for Gu Juefei.

I don't know why, when she was taking a nap just now, she dreamed of Xue Huan with blood on her face, the concubine who used to love her...

To this day, Princess Yongning has to admit that——

Gu Juefei is right.

Xue Kuang really wanted to rebel back then, otherwise he wouldn't have come back so well prepared now, with the so-called heart of the people, and the achievements of the future!

Perhaps, the dark plan of the royal family, this man who lived under the protection of his father and brother in the past, is clear.

He came back, not only for Gu Juefei.

"There are thirty-six checkpoints from the border to the capital. If he comes all the way through the checkpoint, there is no way that there will be no rumors along the way. And how can these thirty-six checkpoints allow him to pass safely..."

Princess Yongning's eyes were blank, and she muttered to herself.

"Someone in this dynasty is picking him up, someone wants him back!"

"Eldest princess, long princess?"

The male pet has never seen her so absent-minded, only to think that her graceful face with some traces of time has actually added a layer of eerie terror!

He couldn't help shaking his voice and called for her.

Eldest Princess Yongning, who was sitting high on the imperial concubine's couch, just turned her head slowly when she heard the sound, her icy eyes fell on him, and she just said a flat and unwavering sentence: "Get off."

The sky is clear after the snow, and the wind and smoke dissipate.

The prosperous capital is the same as before. Ordinary and mediocre people walk among the buildings, laughing and laughing.

Lu Jinxi slept until the afternoon.

Shen Zheng momentarily opened her eyes lazily.

The rumors that flew all over the capital, of course, also spread to the Taishi Mansion, which was closely related to it, and was known to every servant in the house.

It's just that Gu Juefei has already issued a strict order, and no one dares to show any strange expression, let alone mention this in front of Lu Jinxi.

Everything is business as usual, as if nothing major had happened.

The same goes for the wind chimes, only bowing their heads and coming up to help her dress and wash.

She didn't eat anything since she came back last night, and then she slept again, and her stomach was inevitably empty. The porridge and rice for nourishing the stomach had already been prepared in the kitchen, and it was hot when she woke up, and it was delivered all the way.

When she finished washing up, she was sitting at the dinner table to eat.

Lu Jinxi took the bowl and squeezed the spoon, and didn't ask what was going on outside, but only asked, "Where is the lord?"

"In Lonely Window Building, it seems like I have called someone to talk about things. Just now, Mr. Meng came here to pick up things. When he mentioned it, he said that the adults have not gone to rest."

There is no need for her to say more, Feng Chi also knows what she is really asking, so she tells it truthfully.

Lu Jinxi was silent for a while, but finally she didn't ask any more questions.

How can Gu Juefei fall asleep peacefully today?

He has to plan and prepare things, there are too many, too many...

The wind chimes quietly looked at her expression, brought the last hot soup, hesitated for a while, but still said softly: "More than an hour ago, someone from the old lady came to look for you, but I heard that you were sleeping, and I didn't say anything. Excuse me. I just left a message and said that I will tell you when you wake up, and please go to the old lady."

What should come, will come after all.

She remarried, but Xue Kuang came back. The old lady was the one who opposed this marriage, not to mention that after Gu Juefei's explanation this morning, she has completely understood him and Gu Juefei's father and son. grudges between.

What is his attitude now?

Lu Jinxi opened her eyes and looked at the lotus seed soup in the bowl. She stirred it around with a small white porcelain spoon. After a while, she said, "Got it."

She finished her meal without saying a word.

The maids and wives inside and out are even more afraid to breathe.

After the meal, she cleaned up a little, and put light makeup on her face. Lu Jinxicai led her maid through two corridors with a calm and collected face, and entered the old lady's house after being passed around.

"Tick tock..."

The snow melted on the eaves, merged into a stream of water, and fell bit by bit from above.

The old lady Gu Chengqian's white hair was like flying fluff, leaning on the cane tremblingly, standing under the porch and looking up at the empty sky.

The stooped body, the old state of the dragon bell.

Just looking at it like this, there is an indescribable sadness and desolation.

"My daughter-in-law, Jin Xi, has seen the old lady, and I wish her well."

Lu Jinxi walked over, stood five steps away from him, and bowed to him.

When Gu Chengqian heard the sound, he turned his head to look at her. Those old eyes were filled with so many emotions that Lu Jinxi couldn't tell them right away.

Complicated to the extreme.

He seemed to be fascinated, looked at her for a long time, and then asked in that old and broken voice: "...These days, let him go first, is it okay?"

“…”

Lu Jinxi was suddenly stunned.

This is the first time she has heard from Gu Chengqian that he mentioned Gu Juefei and asked about his current situation since she married into the Gu family for three and a half years.

For a moment, her heart agitated, and a burning and scorching emotion grew deep in her heart.

But before she could answer, Gu Chengqian sighed with a smile.

He leaned on crutches and staggered into the house, only to say: "You came just in time, play chess with me."

All the words that the general said but did not say were blocked in his throat, and Lu Jinxi couldn't even react.

When he returned to his senses, Gu Chengqian had already walked into the house.

She could vaguely understand the complicated state of mind of this old lady who used to be in the courtroom. She stood silently for a while, and finally walked in.

The chessboard is placed under the window.

The earth dragon in the house was as warm as ever.

Lu Jinxi's chess skills are as good as ever, and the old lady's chess style is as steady as ever. It's just that she has keenly and sadly noticed that the old man sitting opposite her holding on to the white **** has placed several wrong pieces due to his old and disobedient hand...

It's just that she doesn't say it.

Don't dare to say.

I can't bear to say it.

After a game of chess, Lu Jinxi still lost.

The old master laughed with a sigh, shook his head and said, "Why don't you improve your chess skills so much? You don't look like your father at all. When that old boy Lu Jiuling played chess with me, It's very refined."

How could she look like Lu Jiuling?

If it is Mr. Lu who is sitting here, there may be some possibility.

Lu Jinxi laughed along, but he put his hand down and scrambled the pieces on the chessboard, picking out the black and white pieces that had already been decided, and said, "You and your daughter-in-law have been playing chess for three and a half years one after another. , you should know that your daughter-in-law has no talent at all. Even if the eldest son has taught him hand-in-hand, it is still difficult to match you. It's not that the daughter-in-law is too weak, but the old lady teacher, your chess skills are too strong."

In front of him, she would always mention Gu Juefei vaguely.

Just because she knows, the old lady doesn't come to her to play chess for no reason. How could he not have the slightest feeling in his heart for this son who was raised by himself, a genius of the Gu family?

It's just that he won't go to Gu Juefei, and Gu Juefei won't go to him either.

Father and son, living in the same house, live like strangers.

Gu Chengqian didn't know if he was aware of her intentions, but after hearing the words, he was silent for a long time before he said: "Playing chess is not always done overnight, you need to look at the overall situation and vision, and you have to be patient to slowly close the net. Now that you are young, it is normal for you to play poorly. I have played against people for many years, but I have accumulated a lot of chess records. I will send them to you later. If you want to win, you should read it roll by roll. ."

Chess?

Playing chess for three and a half years, the old lady always laughed at her poor chess skills and didn't really care.

Today, he said he wanted to give her chess records?

Lu Jinxi faintly sensed an unusual taste, but it was temporarily difficult to tell what was the reason for this unusualness.

Is it Gu Juefei?

Or Xue Kuang, who was still beautiful last night?

She didn't know what to say for a while, so she accepted his kindness with a smile, thanked him, and claimed that she would read the chess manuals one by one, not disappointing the old lady. kindness.

The game is over, and the words are over.

At this point, it's almost time to say goodbye.

It's just that today's old lady didn't let her go, but watched her mix up the chessboard little by little, you have me, I have your pieces, and re-divided them into two clear black and white arrays After receiving it in the chess box, he finally revealed the purpose of calling her here today.

"Xue Kuang is back, you were in the palace last night, should you have known?"

Lu Jinxi just closed the chess box. At this moment, he paused and stopped moving. He blinked slightly, but did not speak.

The old lady asked this question, and she didn't need her to answer.

He just raised the old eyes, and there was a kind of tiredness in his eyes that he had seen all the things in this world, and then asked her: "It's been three and a half years, do you want to go back now?"

“…”

Lu Jinxi was completely stunned.

Rao was because she had prepared before coming, and she never thought that Gu Chengqian's words would be so direct. She didn't even ask the details at all, but only asked the most crucial and deadly question.

Hearing his innocent voice, she could easily sense the kindness of this old lady to her.

Because in his eyes, he was just an innocent victim.

At this moment, as long as she has a certain word of "thinking" in her mouth, I'm afraid that he will do whatever it takes to send her back to the General's Mansion, regardless of Gu Juefei's opposition, as if nothing happened in the past three and a half years.

He doesn't care about Gu Juefei's opinion.

He doesn't care about the so-called face of the Grand Master's Mansion.

What he needs is only the most certain answer from her client, Lu Jinxi.

So, Lu Jinxi also gave her this answer.

She gently retracted her fingers resting on the chess box and folded them in front of her in a polite and courteous gesture.

Then bowed to him and said with a smile, "My daughter-in-law doesn't want to."

For Gu Chengqian, is such an answer expected or unexpected?

Lu Jinxi still can't know after all.

Because in the next moment, the half-open door was pushed open by someone, and hit the wall with a bang, and the huge noise shook people to explode!

She turned her head and saw Gu Juefei with a pale complexion, his chest heaving, standing outside the door, as if he had just arrived in a hurry after receiving a message from the people below.

He didn't even enter the door, he just looked directly at Gu Chengqian coldly.

"What does the old lady want to say to her?"

Gu Chengqian looked at him quietly, with thousands of emotions flowing in his eyes, but in the end he didn't answer, he just turned his head to Lu Jinxi and said, "I see, you can go back."

Lu Jinxi actually wanted to persuade him, but after looking at Gu Juefei and the old lady, he knew that the father and son should have the same temperament, even if persuasion was useless.

In my heart, I just feel like a rock is pressing down heavily.

She didn't say anything, got up, said goodbye silently, and walked to Gu Juefei's side.

Gu Juefei was cold and stiff, standing on the spot and motionless. Before leaving, he only asked: "Father, do you have anything to say to me?"

With a "father", Gu Chengqian's body trembled.

It's just that he sat with his back to the door. After a long time, he didn't look back, let alone say a word.

So Gu Juefei laughed, hid his disappointment, and turned away.