I was Idle and Cool Chapter 69: Too bad

The eyes flickered slightly for a moment, and finally moved away.

Xue Tingzhi stood up, with a faint smile on his face that could not be seen, and bowed to answer: "Back to mother's words, just after the first round was over, Tingzhi went for a walk by the lake. When I came back, Shutong said that you were here too, and the second round of exams would end, and there would be a ceremony for apprenticeship downstairs soon, so Tingzhi was waiting for you here."

"So it was."

Lu Jinxi waved his hand, told him not to be too polite, sat down, and then sat down on the armchair on the other side of the tea table.

"However, I remember that there is a Xiangzhi serving by your side. Why is there no one now?"

"When I went upstairs, the book boy said that the two sisters, Egret Qingque, beside you, both went to the lake to find Tingzhi. I thought that I had come back, and I didn't have to make the two sisters work harder, so I ordered If you get Xiangzhi, go to the lake to see them, and if you see them, let them come back.”

Xue Tingzhi's voice was indifferent, his eyes drooped slightly, and he could only see Lu Jinxi's slender fingers casually resting on the armrest.

The varnished wenge handrail is carved with a light cloud and crane pattern.

A person sits on it, and when he puts his hand on it, it just presses on the cloud, a round and smooth piece, one can't help but gently rub it with the pulp of the finger, very comfortable.

She leaned back on the chair with a bit of comfort, and smiled when she heard the words: "It's hard for them, they all ran out to find someone, I didn't expect that you and I were already sitting here chatting."

This seems to be a casual joke.

But Xue Tingzhi replied: "In the end, Tingzhi did not think well, just thinking that Brother Chi's exam will not be over so soon, and that his mother will not come to the Weiwei Museum so soon, so he walked around and let his mother I'm worried."

"Worry?"

Lu Jinxi looked at him immediately.

Xue Tingzhi was extremely cautious and careful when speaking, especially to her "mother", as if trying to be tight.

But at the moment, this sentence is restrained a little too much, and it is a little unfamiliar.

As her mind moved slightly, she inevitably thought about the answer sheet: Gu Juefei said that in the first round, Xue Tingzhi also handed in a blank.

Obviously it seemed to be an opportunity he valued very much, but now he gave up without fighting for it.

This is what Lu Jinxi finds very confusing.

Although the young man in front of him still has the youthfulness that has not been completely taken off, when he is sitting so upright, he has a kind of maturity far beyond his age.

When he lowered his eyes, the sharp edge on his long eyebrows, such as Jian Jian, also restrained.

There is a faint silence.

She frowned inwardly, and she smiled like a smile: "The scenery of Baiyue Lake is very good. Even if the eldest son goes for a walk, even if he is concerned, he will not be able to get anywhere. On the contrary, it is the eldest son's answer sheet, which makes people more concerned... …”

Xue Tingzhi finally raised his eyes to look at her, his peach blossom eyes were full of silence.

Lu Jinxi did not intend to let this matter pass.

Because she was really curious, she went around the corner and asked straight to the point: "Why did you hand in a blank?"

Why...

Xue Tingzhi had a rare feeling of irritability in his heart. He didn't want to see her open and closed lips, and he didn't want to hear her calm and indifferent voice at the moment.

He suddenly asked: "Did another eldest son say it?"

Another eldest son?

Xue Tingzhi, who suddenly showed a bit of edge, made Lu Jinxi not react. After a moment of stunned, he realized that he should be referring to Gu Juefei.

Xue Tingzhi is the eldest son of Xue Kuang, and the mansion is called "eldest son"; Gu Juefei is the head of the Taishi mansion. "Big son".

So Xue Tingzhi's words seem to be fine.

If you think about it carefully, since you suspect that it is Gu Juefei, you can just name him and call him "Master Gu", so why use such a strange "other"?

It's uncomfortable.

Lu Jinxi looked at him, frowning, and wanted to ask something.

But Xue Tingzhi lowered his eyes before she could speak, and continued: "The gentlemen of the Yuewei Museum are all highly talented people, and most of them are dignitaries. When I asked my mother for permission the day before yesterday, of course I wanted to ask a famous teacher to answer my questions, but today in the examination room, I felt that it might be better for Tingzhi not to answer.”

“…”

Just now Lu Jinxi felt that there was a kind of hostility and ridicule hidden in his "another", but after listening to his words at this moment, he felt that there was more self-deprecation.

After all, both of them are "eldest sons", but they are so different from each other.

But...

The uncomfortable feeling in my heart didn't go away, but it got a little heavier because of Xue Tingzhi's remarks.

But she still didn't make any comments on Xue Tingzhi's choice. She only said: "Since the eldest son decided by himself, there is nothing to say."

There seems to be a gentle smile in his voice, but the bottom of his eyes is indifferent, and the temperature has faded.

Her attitude suddenly turned cold.

There is no cover up either.

Of course Xue Tingzhi felt it right away, but Lu Jinxi didn't mean to say anything, and he didn't even know what to say.

Several maids went out to find someone, and the exam results were about to be released in the Yuewei Library.

Therefore, neither of the mother-in-law and the son-in-law wanted to leave.

Lu Jinxi called the boy next to him, put two cups of tea on the table, drank tea while waiting, and occasionally looked at the surrounding decorations and furnishings.

After a while, Egret Qingque and the others came back together with Xiangzhi.

Because Xiangzhi had described the whole story, they all knew that Xue Tingzhi had returned to the Yuewei Museum, so they were not surprised when they saw Xue Tingzhi upstairs.

Instead, they were curious about the results of the exam.

The always lively egret stood by Lu Jinxi's side, glanced around, then leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Madam, you just went to see the gentlemen, how is the result? Are our brothers married? "

"The emperor is not in a hurry for the eunuch."

Lu Jinxi raised her eyes and glanced at her. She was so anxious that she wanted to know the result, which made her a little nervous.

"You'll know when the results come out. What's the use of asking me? I'm not a gentleman."

"May..."

But you just met Mr. You must know something.

Egret said quietly in his heart, but seeing that Lu Jinxi had nothing to say, he was not in a hurry, and of course he didn't dare to ask questions, so he quietly pouted, suppressing that strong curiosity down.

At this moment, the time for answering the second round of exams has completely passed.

The number of people in the Yuewei Museum has increased again, and it is estimated that they all came to take over. Although everyone was talking with their voices down, it seemed that there was a lot of noise around them.

The cafe on the second floor gradually filled up.

But in the inner hall, no one came out.

Twenty-eight students who were fortunate enough to pass the first round, including Xue Chi, who knew how to fish in troubled waters, were still inside. Although they handed in the last answer sheet for some time, they all followed the instructions of Tao'an scholar Meng Ji. , did not leave.

Some people sit alone, while others step aside to talk to people.

The second round of the exam consists of three questions and three answer sheets.

Although most of the people were so frightened by the first question that they didn't even dare to write, but the next two questions were obviously not as "out of line" as the first question. down.

I want to come to the three questions of the seven gentlemen, and the questions are separated from each other.

The answer sheet of the first question, even if it is perfunctory, should not have a great impact on the later. What's more, even if the gentleman who asked the first question fell in love with them, they wouldn't dare to worship the gentleman who dared to discuss the topic "Peace"!

All those who have answered the last two answer sheets earnestly still have hope, and there is a sense of ease and confidence in their speeches.

But here in Xue Chi, it's boring.

Others are sloppy on the first question and serious on the last two.

He's the exact opposite.

The first question happened to have some ideas, although in the eyes of adults it may be naughty words of children, but he just wanted to write, so he answered it seriously;

But the latter two questions are "whatever it is", Xue Chi couldn't even read it, so he naturally handed in a blank paper.

At this moment, he was lying on his desk, looking bored at the people around him, listening to their high-level discussions.

If it wasn't for Meng Ji not letting him go, he would have patted his **** and headed straight for his own world outside.

What's the point of being drowsy here?

Xue Chi's eyelids are getting heavier and heavier, and he is about to fall asleep.

Unexpectedly, at a certain moment, the surrounding noisy voices suddenly became quiet. The next moment, there is a neat greeting: "Waisheng, I will meet you gentlemen!"

The sound was abrupt and unpredictable.

Xue Chi was so frightened that he woke up half drowsily. When he looked up, he found that everyone in the inner hall bowed forward and bowed down respectfully.

Looking ahead again, I don't know when, there are seven people standing.

Six of them are all elderly, most of them have gray hair and beards, some look serious, some look kind. The one left alone looks extraordinarily young and extraordinarily good-looking.

Xue Chi blinked, looked at it for a long time, and then remembered it.

I've heard people say that today's students are all great Confucian scholars and old men, but only the Grand Master Gu from the Grand Master's Mansion.

If he remembered correctly, it was the one who gave his mother the Hong Lujian.

It turns out...

He looks like this!

Everyone else stood and saluted, Du Du Xue Chi was still sitting in his seat, he didn't react when he looked at the front, and he didn't even stand up to salute.

But he was originally short, and there were so many people here that no one noticed him.

Several gentlemen waved their hands.

Ji Zhiyin laughed: "If you can come today, you must be concentrating on your studies. I can only wait for people who are seeking in this world, so please don't be too polite. The answer sheets for the second round of three questions, a few of us I've read it. Everyone has been waiting for a long time, and I won't give a **** about you, old guy--Meng Ji, come on."

Everyone got up and immediately became nervous when they heard Ji Zhiyin's words, and hurriedly looked at Meng Ji.

Meng Ji was next to him, holding a booklet.

Hearing Ji Zhiyin's words, he took a step forward with a smile on his face, and said, "You should have guessed that the exam is divided into questions. Each question is written by different gentlemen. Therefore, as long as a certain question is correct, it will be selected by the gentleman who asked that question. In this exam, there are three questions, and a total of five people were recorded."

Only five!

When everyone heard this, they all gasped, and couldn't help sweating for themselves for a while. They only felt that five were too few.

I want to know that some gentlemen must not select satisfactory students from the answer sheet.

The responses below vary.

But Meng Ji didn't look at it. He just showed the book in his hand, looked at the name and the corresponding title on it, and started to roll his name.

"The third question, Mr. Liu, Zhang, and Zhu, choose three. The first person, Zhou Chun, recorded by Mr. Liu——"

"Thank you, Mr. Late!"

The first person whose name was read was a scribe in white. Seeing that he was old, he still showed a look of surprise and excitement. He hurriedly bowed to Mr. Liu, who was standing above.

From now on, this is his "Mr."

Meng Ji waited for him to get up before reading: "The second person, Wang Huai, recorded by Mr. Zhang."

"Thank you, Mr. Wang Huai!"

"The third person, Qin Kezhuang, recorded by Mr. Zhu."

"Thank you Mr. Zhu for my late life."

"The second question is written by Qiao and He, and recorded by one person: Shi Yizhi, recorded by Mr. He."

"Thank you, Mr. He!"

As long as the name is read, that person must stand out, or be excited, or happy, or grateful, and they must bow and salute to the gentlemen who recorded them.

But there are only five people in total.

In the blink of an eye, all four have been recited, but there is only one left!

Those who haven't been pronounced their names feel a little breathless as if they've been weighed down by a big rock.

Because, until Meng Ji finished reading the second question, they were horrified to find out:

A total of seven gentlemen, five have appeared now.

There are only two people who have never appeared.

One is Ji Zhiyin, the most prestigious Xiangyang Academy among several great Confucian scholars, and the other is Gu Juefei, the eldest son of the Taishifu who actually possesses the greatest power!

And the unpublished topic, only the first question...

Discuss peace.

The question that daunted them, the question that made them feel more difficult, the question that made them think about him, or even perfunctory!

It's over...

At the moment of realizing this, the remaining twenty or so people sank in their hearts almost in unison, and their originally full hope suddenly became as thin as a hairspring.

Only a few people who thought they answered "smartly" were still staring nervously at Meng Ji.

At this time, Meng Ji seemed to know what they were thinking, and after reading the fourth name, he paused for a long time.

The hearts of the people were suddenly overwhelmed.

A dozen pairs of eyes were fixed on Meng Ji's body.

But Meng Ji just raised his eyes, looked at the many faces in front of him, his eyes swept past the figure of a certain bookcase in the corner, and then calmly read the following text.

"The first question is from Mr. Ji and Mr. Gu."

"Choose one person: Xue Chi."

"Mr. Ji and Da Gongzi Gu - recorded together!"

What, what? !

As soon as Meng Ji said this, everyone in the inner hall was stunned, and almost couldn't believe their ears: what did they hear!

The first question actually recorded Xue Chi?

The five-year-old kid in the General's Mansion?

And it was recorded with Ji Zhiyin and Gu Juefei...

Was favored by two gentlemen at the same time, and are the best and most energetic two of all the gentlemen? !

This...

How is this possible?

There was a "lively" sound in the inner hall, and some people couldn't help but whispered: "What the **** is going on..."

Of course, many people looked at Xue Chi with strange eyes.

However, I only knew that at this moment, he was the one who was the most deceived by this news!

The moment he heard his name, he almost didn't react.

It wasn't until he found that almost everyone turned to look at him, he realized that he was not hallucinating, and his scalp exploded for a while, and his mouth opened wide and his eyes widened: "Me, me?!"

Xue Chi's demeanor, as well as the reactions of the others in the inner hall, were all watched by the leading Confucians.

Suddenly, someone frowned.

The smile on Ji Zhiyin's face also faded a bit. Looking at these people, with a pair of penetrating eyes, there is only a kind of understanding that has been read through the vicissitudes of life.

Although they went out to play at first, after returning, they also scanned the answer sheet of the first question together with Gu Juefei.

The question of Gu Juefei is indeed controversial.

But these people don't even look at them, they answer all the bullshit!

You still have a face today?

Ji Zhiyin is highly respected and has students from all over the country, and he is not afraid of offending people at all, so he opened his mouth unceremoniously: "The title of the first question was written by me and Rang Xian together, and the answer sheet was also written by me and Rang Xian. Let me read it first. Now I have recorded a five-year-old child, it seems that you are not convinced!"

“…”

In the hall, it was quiet in an instant.

Ji Zhiyin's voice was even colder, so he continued: "If there is any scholar in high school who is dissatisfied and wants to enlighten me, please bring your answer sheet and come to us to clarify the theory!"

The silence just now turned into a dead silence.

For a time, no one dared to step forward, and no one dared to look directly at Ji Zhiyin's eyes that see things in the world. Just thinking of his sentence "bring your answer sheet" is already full of shame and shame. Feeling guilty.

What did they answer, can they not understand it themselves?

All of them want to step into the officialdom, they are careful every step of the way, they don't dare to write anything at all.

Xue Chi is certainly a child.

Maybe it is because of his young age, his incompatibility with the world, and the fact that he was born in a general's house, so he dared to write, maybe he could really write some opinions.

Otherwise, how could it have won the favor of Ji Zhiyin and Gu Juefei at the same time?

Even if Xue Chi is a mediocre person, under the background of their group of people, he may not stand out from the crowd.

When everyone wanted to come, they felt aggrieved and embarrassed for a while, but they didn't dare to choke, and they couldn't afford to lose that person, so no one wanted to come forward and reason.

Gu Juefei stood beside Ji Zhiyin and watched, without saying a word from beginning to end.

Only Meng Ji observed his face and vaguely read his meaning. Seeing that no one would stand up, he stepped forward with a smile and played a rounder that was not a rounder.

"Ji Lao wants to discuss knowledge with everyone. But today's exam has been delayed for a long time, I'm afraid it will be too late today. Now I would like to ask everyone to put this matter aside, but the five selected, please accompany Meng. Come out and prepare for the ceremony of apprenticeship."

Suddenly someone below started sighing.

Those who were selected were full of joy, and when they heard the words, they hurried out and walked to Meng Ji's side, wanting to stay together to prepare for the etiquette of apprenticeship.

But at this moment, a cautious and timid voice suddenly came over: "Well, may I ask, do you have to be a teacher if you are selected? Can I, can I not worship?"

“…”

Everyone was stunned.

Whether it's those who regretfully lost the election, or the four lucky people who have come to Meng Ji's side, or even the few great scholars standing at the forefront, they all open their eyes when they hear this!

Swipe!

A large area of ​​eyes, almost instantly looking in the direction of the sound—

It turned out to be Xue Chi!

He is still sitting in his seat, not getting up, raising a hand tremblingly.

It's probably because everyone's eyes are too scary, a little bit of fear is added to a childish face, and a pair of black eyes are filled with very embarrassment and entanglement.

He really doesn't want to be a teacher!

I came here to play for a while, but somehow I passed the first round, I was inexplicably attracted by the gentlemen, and I was inexplicably going to apprentice?

I don't understand at all...

Xue Chi only knows that he wants to eat, drink, and play...

So he raised his hand honestly and expressed his thoughts honestly, just like Lu Jinxi taught him to be an "honest" good boy.

But this scene, in the eyes of everyone, really made people unable to bear the urge to beat him!

Only Gu Juefei.

I knew about Xue Chi's first round of blank papers, and Lu Jin's remarks later, I guessed Xue Chi's attitude.

I wasn't surprised to hear him say this at the moment.

As soon as his tall body turned around, Gu Juefei laughed lightly, breaking the strange silence in the inner hall, and only said to Meng Ji, "Go ahead and prepare, I'll have a chat with Young Master Xue."

Xue Chi was dumbfounded.

Meng Ji naturally took orders and took people there.

The remaining students and Confucian scholars in the inner hall all looked at each other. Although they especially wanted to know what Gu Jue wanted to talk to Xue Chi, everyone had spoken, and it was obvious that they did not want others to listen.

So they are also sensible, don't stay too long, and then go out.

The outside soon became lively, but the inner hall suddenly became empty. The twenty or so lined bookcases are also covered with future and retracted pen and ink. In the air, the fragrance of ink and flowers are mixed together, which is particularly refreshing.

It's just that Xue Chi smelled and felt a kind of trembling, like sitting on pins and needles.

He just watched Gu Juefei walk down from above, and came to him in a hurry, the corner of his lips curled into a chuckle, but he couldn't hear the slightest bit of unhappiness.

"You are Xue Chi..."

Xue Kuang's posthumous son.

Gu Juefei had heard of it back then, but he had never seen it before today. When I met Lu Jinxi upstairs before, when I saw Xue Chi, I only saw the outline from a distance.

But at this moment, the footsteps stopped, and it was already in front of Xue Chi's book.

As they got closer, Gu Juefei saw Xue Chi's face.

Even with a bit of baby fat on her face, it can't cover up her outstanding facial features. This is more inherited from his mother, it looks elegant, but the taste between the eyebrows...

As much as three points, inherited from Xue Kuang.

At this moment, everything from six years ago flashed across his mind.

In the city of Quzhou, there are yellow and thin faces; in the treasury account book, there are snowflakes and silver flowing like water; in the archives and battle reports, a great achievement with a pseudonym in history...

The merit is him, and the past is also him.

Good or bad, they all have the same face and the same eyebrows.

Gu Juefei's scrutiny eyes became a little deep for a while, but in the end those emotions turned into a dark light and disappeared without a trace.

In his eyes, the only thing that can be detected is a warm and gentle jade.

"Young Master Xue doesn't want to be my teacher?"

Clearly looks like such a friendly person, but...

Xue Chi, who heard this, was actually a little scared for no reason. When he replied, for some reason, he subconsciously stood up: "I-I just don't want to be a teacher, it's not just that I don't want to be your teacher. Mr. is already here..."

Gu Juefei smiled: "Do you want to know how to have both fish and bear's paw?"

"Fish and bear paws?"

Xue Chi obviously doesn't understand, but he just thinks what he said is inexplicable.

Gu Juefei didn't mind either.

With one hand behind him, he turned only the jade flute and looked at Xue Chi.

"Generals and warriors don't need to wrap their bodies in horse leather or bury their bones in yellow sand; the common people, Limin, can live and work in peace and contentment. Since some wars are wrong at the beginning, the young master doesn't want to know if there is a way of doing both things in this world. It didn't happen in the first place?"

It's his answer sheet!

Xue realized it later, and finally understood it, but Gu Juefei's last sentence made him instantly confused: Is there such a way?

He looked at Gu Juefei.

But Gu Juefei did not intend to continue to answer his doubts.

He just lowered his eyes and said calmly: "There are thousands of different ways to read every book under the sun, so there are thousands of different people. There is still a little while for the apprenticeship ceremony. , the young master can sit here and consider slowly..."

Consider slowly...

Xue Chi blinked and looked at Gu Juefei like that, but somehow, from the person who used to be as famous as his father, he could see a little bit like his mother.

But I can't be more specific.

He froze for a moment.

Gu Juefei suddenly remembered the various causes and consequences of his plan to kill Xue Kuang. Looking at Xue Chi's face, he couldn't say anything, so he smiled lightly, just turned around, and walked out. hall.

There are many people outside.

But Meng Ji, who was supposed to go to Zhang Luo to pay respects to his teacher, somehow stood three steps away from the door, waiting for him.

As soon as he came out, he wanted to say something.

But after a closer look, I found that at this moment, Gu Juefei's expression was a little subtle, and he didn't speak for a while.

Gu Juefei glanced at him, and suddenly asked with a sigh: "Meng Ji, do you think I am a bad person?"