I was Idle and Cool Chapter 36: On Taoism

Lu Jinxi was holding the prescription, standing still.

The afterglow of the setting sun, cast from the cracks in the clouds, spilled over half of the alley. The golden-red brilliance dyed her ivory-white skin, making her crescent-shaped bun like a crow's wings, adding a bit of luster, and even lessening the coldness brought by the lake green tangled branches and striped robes on her body.

Even the string of white jade beads on the forehead was as moist as ruby.

She looked over with vague surprise.

It's just that in those clear eyes, there is a feeling under the moonlight, but there is a kind of softness, even if I am a little more surprised at this moment, it seems that I didn't expect someone to come out from the corner door, let alone come out. people will be like him.

Ten days ago, they met.

Gu Juefei did not forget this, nor did Lu Jinxi.

At the afternoon banquet, when she saw Gu Juefei, she actually recognized him as the one who looked at her at the Jokhang Temple.

It's just that Gu Juefei at that time was somewhat different from Gu Juefei at the banquet.

And the Gu Juefei at this moment is different from the Gu Juefei I saw on both sides before.

The most conspicuous thing is the mess on the Xuan Qinghe cloak, which seems to have been splashed by something. Even the left side of the neck has a thin bloodstain, as if it was injured by a sharp object.

The eyebrows are slightly cold, and the lip line is pursed.

At this moment, his whole body is tense, it seems a little stiff, and the emotions in his eyes are more like clouds.

One stands inside the door and one stands outside.

The mutual scrutiny is just a matter of flashing thoughts.

Lu Jinxi realized that she might have run into the state of this painted skin demon who didn't want to be seen...

Although she didn't know what happened, she politely and restrained withdrew her gaze, as if she had just recognized him. , then said: "It turns out that it is the first son of Gu, you are polite."

A soft voice.

Goodwill.

Gu Juefei is a very sensitive person. He could see the intention of her every move almost immediately. At that moment, there was a kind of complexity that was extremely difficult to describe.

It was only when his father scolded him for "killing Zhongliang" and smashed a bowl of sober soup.

When he went out, he bumped into the "loyal and good widow", but the "widow" didn't know anything about what he was doing, and had gentle kindness and consideration.

Gu Juefei can't taste the feeling in his heart.

The man stood in the door, his eyes drooping, and when he raised it again, all the emotions that were leaked and the mess in his heart disappeared.

When Lu Jinxi looked up at him again, she was already a flawless Gu Juefei.

Graceful appearance, handsome and warm.

Even with some messy marks on his body, it's easy to overlook: this little imperfection is not enough to affect how others perceive him.

He went out the door and went down the steps before he saluted Lu Jinxi and laughed: "Just now, I feel rude, Mrs. General, aren't you scared?"

I really know.

Lu Jinxi knew this immediately.

Gu Juefei had never seen her except at the Jokhang Temple. Then, it can only be that he has seen the original body.

But listening to this tone is polite and unfamiliar.

This is not an acquaintance.

After calming down, Lu Jinxi's eyes were warm: "I'm not frightened. I came here unintentionally because of my ability, and I wanted to ask if I frightened the eldest son."

How can a big man be so easily frightened?

This rounder is true.

Gu Juefei shook her head with a smile, but noticed the stained page of paper she was holding, with a familiar eye: "It's getting late, and it's really surprising that Madam is here alone. I don't know if you have encountered What's the trouble?"

"No trouble."

"It's just that I haven't seen my father for a long time, and I just met at the banquet. Now we have made an appointment to see you after the banquet. But he took the second son to the study and said he wanted to give some homework."

"I've sent someone to invite him, but it's rumored that he's a little drunk."

"He was getting old, and I was afraid that the younger ones would be rough and bad, so I sent two maids by my side."

Lu Jinxi's voice is extremely natural.

Facing Gu Juefei, she is courteous and polite.

It's just a smile on his face, very warm, easy to remind people of the warm wind of spring, when talking about Lu Jiuling, there is a little helplessness.

Gu Juefei heard the warmth between father and daughter.

He didn't answer.

Lu Jinxi glanced at the page in her hand: it was written by a ghost, and every medicine on it was the same as the one she got before...

The handwriting is the same, which means the prescription comes from Guishouzhang;

The prescription is the same, which means that this medicine is used to treat rheumatism and cold legs, and it is prescribed to Taishi Gu separately. Otherwise, the dosage and choice of medication will be different.

Who would go to Huishengtang to ask for medicine when the entire capital has almost given up?

And who has the ability to ask for medicine?

Who else would throw away the prescription when they came to the birthday banquet?

Lu Jinxi's water-like gaze swept over the mess on Juefei's clothes and the scar on his neck without a trace, and landed on his face again, his voice as usual.

"So, we were originally waiting at the gate."

"But just now there was a gust of wind in the flat ground, blowing this page backwards and passing in front of me. I glanced at it, but the handwriting was familiar, so I got out of the car to check it."

"I accidentally picked up this prescription, but also arrived at the corner of your house."

This alley is accessible from both ends.

The west corner gate of Taishi Mansion is located on the street next to the gate, for easy access on weekdays.

As soon as Gu Juefei saw it, the entrance of the alley was outside, and it wasn't too far away.

"Looks like it's really a coincidence. But when I came out, I didn't go by the way, but there was no news from Master Lu. I'm afraid I won't be able to help you much."

"Several little girls and maids went to pick him up, it should be fine."

Lu Jinxi laughed, just looking at the prescription in her hand, hesitant, seemed hesitant, but in the end she curled the corners of her lips.

"Although I don't know why the eldest son discarded this prescription, it is better to return it to the original owner now."

Speaking, she handed the page to Gu Juefei.

Under the afterglow of golden red and dim yellow, she pointed like a scallion root, and placed it on the slightly wrinkled paper. The black and white words on the white paper had traces of contamination, and some of the medicines could no longer be seen clearly.

He fell in a fit of rage.

I saw the same thing on Gu Chengqian's side, and he knew even more that he was tricked by that guy Guishou Zhang.

Therefore, this prescription is no longer needed.

Now it is in the hands of Xue Kuang's widow, the one who prepared the same birthday gift as him, and handed it to him.

Complicated.

sarcasm.

He didn't actually want to pick it up, but it was rude to pick up, and the other one...

Lu Jinxi's eyes filled with smoke were not malicious at all, and even seemed to hide a vague concern, as if she was regretting some trampled intentions.

Gu Juefei couldn't tell what she was feeling.

I just feel that there is no need to reject her.

So, he still stretched out his hand after all.

At that time, the distance between the two hands was so close that it made people feel a little palpitated, but they didn't touch at all.

Gu Juefei took the prescription from her: "Thank you madam."

Just after that, I couldn't help but look up at her.

Mild and gentle, without the slightest edge.

The whole person has an air that makes people want to get close.

What she showed was much smarter and more interesting than what he thought and what Wei Yi had said.

Is it because the distance is too far, so no one knows her?

Gu Juefei is not clear.

He just expressed his doubts to her candidly: "I didn't say a word, and I didn't even ask about the prescription. When I asked myself, there was no clue. How could Madam guess that the prescription was discarded by me? The word 'discarded', not 'lost'."

These words are as magnanimous as the breeze and bright moon, and they make people feel relaxed and happy.

Lu Jinxi knew that he had acquiesced, and immediately replied: "I have lived in a deep house for a long time, and I have heard and seen very little. I just thought: If there are still people in the capital who remember to ask for medicine for Taishi, and they can still succeed, I am afraid that only You are one. As for using 'discard'..."

She paused, but looked at the corner.

Gu Juefei also followed.

That's where he stopped with the horse before, and there are still a few bloodstains. The brocade box and medicine jar shattered on the ground, still looking like a mess before.

"It doesn't look like it's lost..."

When Lu Jinxi picked up the prescription, she naturally glanced around, and of course found this scene. Is everything still unclear?

She recognized the brocade box of Huishengtang.

Gu Juefei laughed.

She guessed, but she guessed it right.

In and out of the capital, it is unlikely that many people will be found, but not necessarily.

As he thought, he slowly folded the page of prescriptions.

The fingers are long and slender, and their movements are also elegant.

On the palm of the left hand, there is still a scar from the pull of the reins.

In the Shadow Bamboo Building, Wan Baochang had already prescribed some medicine for him, but he had to deal with it in a hurry, and it would inevitably look scribbled, with some bloodstains showing through.

Lu Jinxi saw it at a glance.

Looking at the scar on the left side of Gu Da Gongzi's neck again, she couldn't help but slightly raised her eyebrows: Tsk, it's a bit miserable.

The afterglow of the setting sun, coming from the west.

She stood opposite Gu Juefei, and Yu Hui just placed her shadow on Gu Juefei's body. And on the steps behind him, only a shadow could be seen.

Lu Jinxi saw it.

At that moment, a strange brilliance flashed across her eyes, but in the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace, scattered in the dizzy softness of the bottom of her eyes, like heaven.

Actually, she should have said goodbye at this time.

But she just stood there, silent, watching him move.

The prescription was only folded by him once, and he did not continue to fold it again.

Gu Juefei didn't put it away either, but held it in his hand. When he looked up, he saw the dim evening light behind her, which cast a layer of light on her.

Because she had the light behind her back, her facial features were a little vague in front of his eyes.

Only that pair of eyes, gentle and bright.

At that moment, Gu Juefei thought of a word: If you want to talk, don't talk.

All kinds of rumors about her suddenly came out from the depths of his mind. Lu Jiuling was proud of every word in the past, Xiao Che occasionally mentioned the dullness of time, and the hatred in Princess Yongning's words was irreconcilable. It's a pity that Wei Yi's arrogance and disdain, and even the gossip of the people in the house...

Clear.

But slowly, it all faded away.

All ears are empty.

Even if you see it with the naked eye, it's not necessarily true.

He himself is the best example, so all the words of others can only be his reference.

Maybe because she is Xue Kuang's widow, maybe because she has nothing to do with Xue Kuang and Xue Kuang's treason, or maybe...

Because of comfort.

He didn't realize that she had any intention of benefiting him. A few casual conversations, which seemed to be organic, were actually aimless.

Friendly and open-minded.

With just these few words, he had a rare sense of relaxation.

At that moment, he almost didn't find his own words, and then he sighed in a low voice: "Madam, you are not the same as the rumors."

Lu Jinxi burst into laughter: "It seems that I have to thank you for this compliment. But Mr. Gu, it's exactly the same as in the rumors."

As soon as these words came out, Gu Juefei couldn't hold back, and laughed, and bowed his hands slightly: "Then Gu must also be praised by Mrs. Xie."

Lu Jinxi smiled, perhaps because of compliments.

How can he feel so...

He knew in his heart what kind of person he was, not as bad as Gu Chengqian thought, but not as good as others thought.

He laughed, just because Lu Jinxi's sentence, when he thought about it, was quite interesting.

"Ling Zun and my father are old friends, and Juefei was taught by him in the past. After all, he and his wife should be the same gentleman and go to the same school."

"It's just that I learned from Mr. Youyang later, and I don't see Mr. Lu very much."

When he mentioned the events of the past, he had a faint memory in his eyes.

However, the conversation changed, and it came to today's affairs.

"I also toasted him a glass of wine during the dinner, and when I saw him and the second brother left the table, he was not too drunk. My second brother doesn't hide wine in his study, so it's impossible for him to drink it again."

“Nowadays, when people say they are drunk, they are mostly sleepy.”

After all, as Lu Jinxi worried before, Lu Jiuling is old after all.

Gu Juefei smelled the smell of the hangover soup that he had set up, and a few distracting thoughts arose in his heart, but he was quickly suppressed by him.

He said to Lu Jinxi: "Madam, please relax a little. If it's getting late and the wind is cold today, I'll take Madam for a while and go back to the car."

This is the first time that Lu Jinxi heard that Lu Jiuling had also taught Gu Juefei.

Calculating the age, the original Lu family should know.

But she didn't know, so she simply didn't answer half a word, just said "it's work", then turned around and went to the alley.

Going out is only a few steps away.

Indistinctly, she has heard someone talking outside, vaguely.

"Be careful..."

"Lord, be careful, hold fast..."

It's time for someone to get it.

Lu Jinxi looked back at Gu Juefei beside him, and saw that his face was calm, there was no difference in his expression, and he almost laughed at the bottom of his heart, but his face was not revealed at all.

All the way out of the alley, turn to the right, and you can see two carriages parked there.

One is the carriage of the General's House that came with Princess Yongning today, and the other is the carriage of Lu's house that Lu Jiuling rode today.

Several children have helped Lu Jiuling onto the carriage.

Qing Que and Egret were going to go to the carriage of the General's Mansion, but when they looked up, they saw her coming from the side of the road, with Gu Juefei still beside her!

The egret immediately widened its eyes.

Qing Que was also slightly startled.

On the other hand, Lu Jinxi and Gu Juefei both had open and natural expressions on their faces, as if they didn't think there was anything wrong with a widow standing with an older unmarried young man.

The sun hasn't set yet.

Can this person commit adultery in broad daylight?

Lu Jinxiren came to the car, glanced at the two maids, and asked, "Is father all right?"

"It's alright." Egret responded and quickly replied, "It's just a little upside down, and I fell asleep. I just put it in the car, and I can ask someone to send it back later."

He also said that he would talk to her after the banquet.

Unthinkable, half alcoholic.

Lu Jinxi reluctantly shook her head and smiled. She didn't ask any more questions, but said, "Go get the square handkerchief."

Towels?

The egret couldn't react, but Qing Que glanced and saw the traces on Gu Juefei's cloak next to him, and immediately understood.

She answered and went to the carriage to get a white towel.

Lu Jinxi reached out to take it, and also looked back at Gu Juefei, hesitating slightly, but handed it to him in the end: "My father has already received it, and the eldest son of Lao will send it off."

Sounds like mountain soft water temperature.

Her eyes were warm, polite and restrained, with a little bit of caution, as if she wasn't sure if her cautious behavior would offend him.

At that moment, Gu Juefei couldn't tell what he felt in his heart: from the beginning to the end, he didn't make a mess of him, he asked half a sentence, and at the end, he only gave a handkerchief by saying "you have to work".

This kind of self-esteem is actually so fragile that it can collapse at any time.

He even felt that if Lu Jinxi's eyes looking at him at the moment were sharper, or mixed with something else, he might be able to easily turn it into a sword and penetrate his entire being.

Because, at this moment, he is undefended.

But, she didn't.

From beginning to end, it is kind, gentle, and even considerate.

Actually, at this moment, he was even more embarrassed than when he first went out: because he was almost defeated by this look.

For the first time, Gu Juefei didn't know what the expression on his face was when he took the things handed over by others. Maybe he smiled calmly?

"Thank you ma'am."

Lu Jinxi bowed his head slightly, bowed and said "goodbye".

Although the egret Qingque next to her couldn't see what was going on, but seeing Lu Jinxi walking towards the carriage, she quickly went up to support her and stepped on the low stool.

As soon as the thick curtain was lifted, Lu Jinxiren entered.

Afterwards, the carriages of the General's Mansion and Lu's Mansion, one after the other, left the Grand Master's Mansion, followed the road of the gate, and disappeared at the corner of Changshun Street.

"Lu Jinxi..."

Standing on the spot, Gu Juefei snorted and looked down at the snow-white handkerchief in his hand. He felt that this general's wife was really a very good person.

Although there are not many words, it is easy to write.

Even if there's no real talk, it makes him feel like he's like her, and could be a close friend.

Comfortable, comfortable.

He couldn't help but put a smile on his lips, and he wanted to talk to Ghost Hand Zhang about the "liangzi" he just forged today, but before he took three steps out, his mind flashed like lightning. what-

Wait...

Are you familiar with this routine?

He thought of how thoughtful he was in dealing with people in the past, how well he was handling things, and how exquisite he was in dealing with others...

Everyone considers him a friend.

This style...

Gu Juefei's eyes jumped.

The footsteps stopped and the body stiffened.

In the bottom of my heart, I was a little confused for a while, and I just felt a faint feeling of something bad. From the handkerchief he was holding, it climbed up along his fingers...

At this moment, the afterglow of the setting sun has completely sunk to the west, disappearing and disappearing.

On the horizon, there is no more light.

At the end of the long road, there is no car shadow at all.

The carriage of the General's Mansion galloped along the long road shrouded in darkness, heading towards the east of the city.

It's extremely quiet inside the car.

Lu Jinxi leaned against the big agarwood-colored money python pillow, resting her head with one hand and resting on the rosewood small square table with the other, tapping lightly at an unknown rhythm.

She squinted slightly, with a strange, vague smile on her face.

I didn't drink, but seemed slightly drunk.

In a good mood.