I was Idle and Cool Chapter 71: Kneeling Teacher

Princess Yongning is not in a good mood at the moment.

She has been busy with some affairs in the court recently, and the queen mother has been ill for a while, and she is serving in the palace, so the news that is not important from outside has not been dealt with.

It wasn't until I came out yesterday that I found out that General Xue actually spoke out and asked Xue Chi to take the examination at the Yuewei Museum!

This surprise is no small matter.

What happened this time in Yuewei Museum seems to be the signboard of several great scholars, but in fact, there are Gu Juefei's shadow behind it. I also know that Gu Juefei plays a pivotal role in this incident.

Why did General Xue make such a decision for no reason?

Only after checking, I found out that it was Gu Juefei who came to visit in person and visited Zhuangzi outside the city. I'm afraid that he didn't know what he said to General Xue, which led him to make such a decision.

Others may not think that these two matters have anything to do with it, but in Princess Yongning's heart, there is a stormy sea.

When she was in her mansion, Gu Juefei's remarks were still fresh in her memory!

It's not enough to kill Xue Kuang, he also threatened to marry someone's widow, and now he's reaching out to someone's son!

This Gu Juefei, God knows what evil is hiding!

Even though they have known each other for so long, there has never been a time when Princess Yongning couldn't see clearly like this. She didn't know how Gu Juefei's brain grew, let alone what he was thinking.

"My niece greets my aunt."

That light voice sounded in front of him.

Princess Yongning was leaning on the chair, with her left elbow resting on the armrest, and pointing at her temple with her finger. When she heard the sound, she raised her head and saw Lu Jinxi.

This niece, I'm afraid she doesn't know who she is being targeted.

She has exquisite makeup on her face, and even more delicate facial features than makeup. She has always been the number one in the capital. Even with the passage of time, she has not left any traces on her body. getting younger.

Under the gentle eyes, there always seems to be kindness hidden.

Alas.

When Princess Yongning saw it, she sighed in her heart, feeling extremely troubled, and said: "No need to be polite, sit down. I heard that there was a lively scene here, and Gu Juefei was tinkering, so I came here. Let's take a look. I remembered after a while, you are here too. I heard that Brother Chi also participated, how is it?"

The maid came forward and helped Lu Jinxi open the chair, and Lu Jinxi sat next to Princess Yongning as she said.

She hadn't seen Princess Yongning in a while.

Seeing today, she still has the same temperament of Huang Guizhou that day, her eyes are majestic, and some fine lines at the corners of her eyes add a bit of charm to her, but there is something wrong with her expression.

But Lu Jinxi couldn't tell what was wrong.

She only replied: "I'm afraid you won't believe it when you say it, and he doesn't know where he is lucky. He came to take the test, and he passed the first round and entered the second round before reading it. The gentlemen from the Weiguan came to look for it, and they seemed to think that he had a good answer sheet in the second round. But now everyone else has come out, but he has not. My niece has already asked people to go down and ask.”

At that moment, Princess Yongning's heart suddenly jumped.

She didn't even pay attention to what Lu Jinxi said about Xue Chi. She frowned slightly and asked, "The gentleman from Yuewei Museum came to see you? Who?"

This sentence, in Lu Jinxi's remarks just now, was only mentioned in one sentence, and it was very vague.

Generally speaking, even Princess Yongning might not notice.

But she noticed, and even asked a strange question - who?

Lu Jinxi felt the wrong feeling in her heart, so she felt a little stronger, but she answered the question with a natural look on her face.

"It's the eldest son of Gu from the Grand Master's Mansion. It seems that the first question that Brother Chi answered was written by him. He looked at Brother Chi's answer sheet when he was marking the papers, and he seemed to like it very much, so he asked me a few questions. I heard... Auntie is familiar with him, do you think Brother Chi can be a teacher?"

Speaking of the second half, her eyes were already a little apprehensive and a little cautious. No matter who sees it, I am afraid that she will not doubt the expectation she has for her child as a mother.

No flaws.

Princess Yongning has always been sympathetic and sympathetic to her, and has never doubted her.

Seeing you now, I just think it's Gu Juefei's all kinds of hateful things. This is trying to abduct her niece! Looking at the answer sheet where you need to see Xue Chi's mother, I'm afraid she is selling dog meat.

As for what kind of abacus you are playing, can the battle-hardened Princess Yongning not know?

She hated her teeth so much that she couldn't help but press her temple fingers for two points, barely able to maintain her composure: "Although Ben Gong is close to Gu Juefei, he is not the one who knows him best. But since he seems to like him very much. The answer sheet will not disappoint your hopes. But how do you feel when you see Gu Juefei this time?"

How do you feel?

Lu Jinxi felt that this was a very strange question in her heart. She thought of the friendship between Princess Yongning and Gu Juefei, and of course she also remembered what Princess Yongning had said about Gu Juefei...

After some deliberation, she looked at Princess Yongning and said, "Eldest Young Master Gu didn't say a word to his niece, but he felt that his manner of speaking was the same as what was said in the market. My niece thought, he He should be someone with real talents and practical learning. As for the others, such as the ones mentioned by my aunt, my niece... I can't really tell."

"Thank you for not forgetting what Ben Gong said at that time. If Gu Juefei can be seen through by you, it is not him; if you can see through Gu Juefei, it is not you."

When Princess Yongning heard her words, she couldn't help laughing and sighed again.

"Ben Gong remembered that I was acquainted with Xue Kuang back then, so I would like to remind you a few words: Even if Gu Juefei will become Chi Ge'er's husband in the future, you have to beware of him. He is not a good person. ."

"Beware of..."

Lu Jinxi's eyes were a bit dazed, as if she didn't quite understand what Princess Yongning said.

"You mean..."

The eldest Princess Yongning realized that she had said it, but if Lu Jinxi could be wary of Gu Juefei in the future, it would be nothing.

She waved her hand: "In short, you just need to remember, there will be no mistakes."

"...Yes."

Since the eldest Princess Yongning said so, Lu Jinxi didn't ask any further questions, and nodded obediently.

Within two flashes, she understood: Why isn't Gu Juefei's name on the blind date book?

In the past, at the birthday banquet at the Taishi Mansion, Princess Yongning and Gu Juefei seemed to be on good terms, but who was Princess Yongning?

Woman in court.

There is no problem with her friendship with Gu Juefei, but she may not feel that Gu Juefei is a good match for the Lu family.

And at the beginning, Gu Juefei even said directly that his name was not on the roster given by Princess Yongning.

This kind of "privacy" that involves the wife of the general's remarriage, he is an outsider and a man, so he knows too much.

Thinking back and forth, Lu Jinxi actually felt that things were a lot clearer: It turned out that even if they were good friends, Princess Yongning didn't mean to match her and Gu Juefei.

Not to mention, today is to remind her not to be deceived.

It seems that Gu Juefei showed interest in himself in front of Princess Yongning, which caused Princess Yongning's vigilance?

The more I think about it, the more interesting it becomes.

Lu Jinxi pondered in her heart, if Princess Yongning knew that she was the one with the deepest routines, and that she and Gu Juefei hit it off and smelled the same, I wonder how she should feel?

"You came from there just now, who is sitting next to you?"

Eldest Princess Yongning clicked on Lu Jinxi, then looked around, her eyes naturally fell on Lu Jinxi's table before, and she saw a silhouette.

In dark blue robes, people are sitting upright, facing them sideways, appearing very quiet.

Lu Jinxi followed her gaze and explained, "If I go back to my aunt, it's the eldest son. He wanted to come over to take a look at the examination at the Weiwei Library today, so I brought it along with me. However, his luck was not as good. Brother Chi, didn't make it to the second round."

Eldest son...

That Orchid's concubine?

Eldest Princess Yongning reacted, but she was a little stunned, and only said: "In the end, there is a bloodline of an alien race on her body, and her body and physique should be stronger than those of the Central Plains. It looks like eighteen and nineteen weak. I didn't even think about him for a moment."

Probably because he still has the blood of the other half of Xue Kuang, he faintly gave Princess Yongning a familiar aura.

But when it comes to specifics, it's impossible to say exactly where.

"You seem to be doing well with this concubine recently?" Princess Yongning turned around and asked.

Lu Jinxi didn't know what she was thinking, she only said: "He already had a leg problem, and it hasn't healed for a long time. He is pitiful. I also accept that he called me 'mother'. People are treated harshly against yin and yang, so I have to make my own snacks. You should know..."

There is no shortage of things like stepping down and holding up.

Especially in the living environment of Princess Yongning.

Princess Yongning listened, but secretly wanted to sigh: How complicated is it for a woman to raise a child born by a concubine?

How many women in this world can be her Yongning?

As her eyes fell, she stretched out her hand and patted the back of Lu Jinxi's hand lightly, only to say, "I'm sorry for you."

Princess Yongning's palm is warm.

The corner of Lu Jinxi's mouth twitched imperceptibly, but then he thought, if it wasn't for the support of this aunt, how could the former Lu family last so long in the house?

It's just a pity that I couldn't make it through in the end.

"Thank you aunt for your concern. My niece won't let herself be wronged anymore, so you can rest assured." She bent her lips and smiled, instead comforting Princess Yongning.

Princess Yongning also laughed, her eyes turned, but she suddenly asked: "Speaking of which, it has been a long time since the roster arrived at your side. How are you seeing? Can you pick one?"

Name, roster?

Lu Jinxi was about to break down in cold sweat. Thinking of this, she was speechless for a while. She hesitated for a while before replying: "Aunt Lao took a lot of effort and sent the roster. My niece read it, just read it. I have to be careful, and I haven't thought about it, so I don't have any ideas yet..."

Yes.

It must be unattractive and hard to say.

What are the poisonous eyes of Princess Yongning? Just looking at her appearance, I knew it by seven or eight points, and I immediately remembered the sentence "Is it okay" when Xiuhan came back, and it was really bitter in my mouth.

Let's say Lu Jinxi has a high vision, but it's actually not high.

This was no one in the first-class ranks in the capital back then, let alone from a scholarly family. It was a first-class good-looking person. Even though he is now a widow, Lu Jiuling's official position is now higher.

Not to mention Lu Jinxi's arrogance, what was he inferior to back then?

She is picky, but she does have the qualifications to be picky.

It's a pity that in this world, I don't know why, there are always many good women and too few good men - so that a person like Gu Juefei dares to speak madly, saying that no one on the roster can beat him!

It's so real!

Princess Yongning couldn't think of what she should say for a while, so she could only say: "Then look back, the capital is also a place where people come and go, and court officials are frequently dispatched, so I can't tell when the time is right. That's right. It's just you, you always take care of your own affairs. Mr. Lu, you have already mentioned it to Ben Gong. Don't let his painstaking efforts be let down."

Lu Jiuling has always disliked the General's Mansion, and wished Lu Jinxi would come out of the fire pit earlier.

Lu Jinxi also knew what the old man thought. After listening to the words of Princess Yongning, she nodded silently, just thinking of her real "choice", she felt a strange sense of guilt.

Fortunately, she can hide it, and Princess Yongning can't see it.

In the next short period of time, Princess Yongning picked up some new things that happened in the DPRK and China recently and came to chat with Lu Jinxi.

These are all things that the deep house woman can't hear.

It's not that Princess Yongning deliberately wants to say, but she is in such an environment, and there is nothing to talk about other than these.

Lu Jinxi benefited from this. He listened to the news and gained some understanding of the court.

After chatting for a while, someone below suddenly shouted: "It's about to start, it's about to start! Look below!"

Lu Jinxi and Princess Yongning, who were talking, both stopped and looked down.

In the main hall of the Yuewei Pavilion, which was originally quite empty, there has been set up a red sandalwood incense table with a purple gold copper stove and some melons and fruits on it. There are also a few children holding lacquer trays in their hands, on which are some cultural objects such as jade pendants, bamboo hairpins, and inkstones.

Seven Taishi chairs are lined up on both sides.

The gentlemen who had left the inner hall and went to the back of the Yuewei Hall and the students who were left behind had all come over at this moment.

Meng Ji was in command, and finally checked to see if there were any omissions.

At the end, I stood two feet in front of the incense table and bowed to the people upstairs and downstairs with a smile on my face.

"Today, several great Confucian scholars have started their examinations in the Weiwei Library. It is really appreciated by all of you who have worked hard, so many people came. Meng Mou was entrusted by several great Confucian scholars and thanked them here first. After the second round of exams, A total of five high school talents have been selected for the gentlemen. At this moment, the apprenticeship ceremony will be held here - please heaven and earth and all the lords to witness it."

Upstairs and downstairs, it has long been a dark place.

When everyone heard this, whether it was related or unrelated, they all became solemn.

As the so-called "Heaven and Earth King's parents and teachers".

Teachers, so preaching is also a matter of karma, whether it is reading or practicing martial arts, you must talk about a "teaching". The role of a good gentleman and a good master does not have to be low for parents. Therefore, there is a saying that "one day is a teacher, life is a father".

It can be seen how heavy the apprenticeship ceremony is.

There are three paragraphs before and after this ceremony.

The first paragraph is for the gentlemen to offer incense to the sages; the second is for the students to pay their respects to the teacher and hand them a letter of worship. Tea, the teacher gave the students gifts or sayings, and from then on the students performed the teacher's rites to honor the teacher.

Ji Zhiyin and others are familiar with etiquette.

As soon as the hour came, they were already waiting by the side. Whether it was hair or clothing, they were all neat and tidy.

Gu Juefei is also a purifying gesture.

He is young and has an extraordinary temperament.

In the battle before the incense case, when I bowed down and bowed down, my graceful demeanor was not reduced by half, but it made people feel more mature and stable.

With Meng Ji's "visit to the sages", the eyes of many ladies and maids on the second floor were all glued to Gu Juefei.

Many people remembered the girl's admiration for him when he was pregnant.

This figure was the dream of many ladies in the capital?

It's just that most of them are now mothers, married to men they like or dislike, satisfied or dissatisfied, but Gu Juefei hasn't married yet.

For a while, many people showed a little nostalgic or lonely look on their faces.

Only Lu Jinxi, because I knew Gu Juefei very late, and only "lightly" this noble son who was rumored to be unfeminine, felt really light in his heart.

What she cares more about at the moment is actually Xue Chi.

Just now when she was chatting with Princess Yongning, Egret Qingque had already returned and found out about the situation. It is only said that Xue Chi is still thinking about things in the inner hall, and he has not come out yet, and he has nothing to do.

Xue Chi is so young, with a small head, what can he think about?

Lu Jinxi was really curious.

It's just that Xue Chi was in the hall, and Yuewei Museum didn't seem to have any intention of forcing him to come out, so she didn't ask anyone to ask Xue Chi to come out.

But right now, it's time to start apprenticeships, and there's still no one at the entrance of the inner hall.

Those with sharp eyes have discovered something wrong now.

After the gentlemen have worshipped the statues of saints, it is the students who have worshipped the gentlemen. Because everyone worships a different gentleman, they all come one by one.

But no matter how they counted, they found that there were only four people standing in that place, all of whom were young talents.

Didn't you say there were five people recorded?

Why only four?

"Who is the fifth?"

"Why haven't I seen anyone?"

These people were all puzzled and asked each other, but no one knew the reason. Only at the end did someone say: "No hurry, I should know by then?"

The four people in front were naturally Zhou Chun, Wang Huai, Zhuang Keqin, and Shi Yizhi.

The fourth Shi Yizhi brought the tea with both hands to Elder He, who had a serious face. After Elder He took a sip, Meng Ji next to him announced "the ceremony is complete".

So Shi Yizhi stood up in the envious eyes of everyone, bowed again, and was then led by the book boys to wait below.

"Finally the last one."

"Who will it be?"

"Young Master Gu has not accepted the students, nor does Mr. Ji. You say, who will accept this last student?"

"There must have been Mr. Confiscated."

……

A murmur began to sound in the reading room.

Although Meng Ji stood far away, he heard it.

He is in charge of presiding over the apprenticeship ceremony, and now he is looking around vaguely. The young ancestor of the Xue family has not been seen yet, which makes him embarrassed for a while.

If it was announced in a while and no one came to apprentice, wouldn't it be shame for Gu Juefei and Ji Lao?

Gu Juefei is nothing to be ashamed of, he is very happy.

But if it is Mr. Ji who is embarrassed, Meng Ji feels that he needs to think about it.

At this moment, he involuntarily looked at Gu Juefei, who was sitting on the rightmost Taishi chair, and gave him a questioning look.

Gu Juefei was sitting upright. Even though the students had not come out yet, he didn't know if he thought about it or not, but he was calm, as if he wasn't worried at all.

The curvature of the lips did not change, and there was a vague sense of confidence, and only nodded slightly.

Meng Ji immediately understood, although he felt that Gu Juefei's risk was very likely to smash his signboard, but he had to do it.

Amid the growing voice of discussion, he spoke calmly and raised his voice slightly.

"The fifth place, Xue Chi. It will be elected by Mr. Ji and Mr. Gu at the same time."

"Therefore, Mr. Xue, please pay respect to the two gentlemen."

"What?"

"Am I right?"

"Are you talking about the little overlord of the Xue family?"

"The one at the General's Mansion?"

"Where is it, why didn't I see it?"

……

Meng Ji's last two sentences made waves in the Yuewei Museum. The high-ranking officials and nobles in Beijing are also these people, how could they have not heard the name of Xue Chi?

At this time, I couldn't believe it.

That child is only five or six years old, how could he be favored by two gentlemen, Gu Juefei and Ji Zhiyin at the same time!

You two!

It's not the white radish from the vegetable market. I want as much as I want - this is a great scholar who is willing to be his master!

Where's Xue Chi?

What about people?

Everyone looks for it spontaneously.

What's strange is that I didn't see anyone coming up. The surroundings are crowded and crowded, and even people can't see clearly, where can I find a five-year-old child?

No one is there?

The discussion grew louder immediately.

Lu Jinxi was sitting beside Princess Yongning, frowning secretly at the moment.

Others don't know why Xue Chi didn't show up, but she could guess one or two. This kid didn't want to worship Gu Juefei as a teacher, and he didn't want to be disciplined by multiple teachers, so it was normal not to come out to worship.

Poor Gu Juefei, I will be disappointed and miscalculated after all.

Thinking in her heart, Meng Ji, who was standing in the hall, had already raised her voice and shouted twice: "Please come to pay respect to Master Xue!"

But still no one came out.

The situation immediately became awkward. Even the other great Confucians on the Grand Master's chair couldn't help but cast doubtful glances at Ji Zhiyin and Gu Juefei.

A faint trace of regret crossed Ji Zhiyin's face, but Gu Juefei still had a smile on his face and didn't speak.

Meng Ji waited for a while, but he had seen the big scene, and then he smiled: "It seems that Xue Xiaogong is not there, or he doesn't want to. Since that's the case, let's just do it—"

"Wait a minute!"

A young voice suddenly came from the direction of the inner hall behind, interrupting his words.

The word "stop" just jumped to the tip of the tongue, and this time it was finally retracted without any risk.

Meng Ji felt relieved when he heard the voice, and hurriedly looked back.

A low figure has run out of the inner hall.

It was probably because he was running in a hurry, he almost stumbled under his feet, his small chest was heaving, his cheeks were a little red, and his breathing was short, as if he had made an important decision.

It's not someone else, it's Xue Chi who was thinking hard in the inner hall.

He ran directly to the hall, but he didn't look at anyone else, he just came to Gu Juefei. The small body was straight and straight, and the lips were pursed tightly. In the dark eyes, there was a look of extreme seriousness.

It turned out to be unceremoniously asked: "Can you really teach me?"

This sudden change made everyone unresponsive.

When Xue Chi appeared and stood in front of Gu Juefei again, someone suddenly realized: This is the legendary son of Xue Kuang!

It's just that the tone of asking Gu Juefei is too simple and direct, right?

Everyone could not help but look at Gu Juefei's expression.

But Gu Juefei didn't mean to be angry at all. He sat there like a mountain standing by the sea, standing still as the waves beat.

"After thinking about it for a long time, don't you already have the answer in your heart?"

Slight and gentle voice, with unchanging calm and composure, not to mention her bearing. It is easy to make people feel that they have to trust and look up.

Xue Chi's hands were hanging by his side, clenched into fists.

But slowly, it loosened again.

He stared at Gu Juefei for a long time, and there was a hint of toughness and strength in his eyes. He even lifted his robe and knelt down—

"Student Xue Chi, I would like to worship Mr. Gu as a teacher!"

The clear and immature voice sounded at the moment, there was a sense of determination.

Everyone in the Yuewei Pavilion didn't understand what happened, but they all became quiet. On the second floor, Lu Jinxi and Princess Yongning couldn't help but stood up suddenly and looked down in surprise.

Xue Chi is still young and has a small body.

But when he was kneeling in front of Gu Juefei, he already had a manly spirit, which made many people around him faintly moved.

It's Meng Ji, I didn't expect it.

He was stunned for a moment, and then quickly opened the post that he had prepared for apprenticeship, and read out loudly: "Student Xue Chi, Qing'an seventh year..."

What was written in the post was Xue Chi's origin, place of origin, temperament and reason for apprenticeship.

Every word is very clear.

After Meng Ji finished reading, he handed the apprenticeship note to Xue Chi. Xue Chi took it, raised his hands above his head, and presented it to Gu Juefei.

This is a post for a teacher.

The student submits it, and the teacher accepts it, which means the student is accepted.

Everyone's eyes turned towards Gu Juefei involuntarily.

Gu Juefei sat on the Grand Master's chair, motionless, but his eyes fell on Xue Chi's face: this one suddenly resembled Xue Kuang's face. The same eyebrows, the same perseverance, and the same hidden manliness...

The boy has gold under his knees.

Kneeling to heaven and earth, not to ghosts and gods; kneeling to parents, not to the powerful.

Now that Xue Chi is kneeling, he sincerely wants to take him as his teacher, and is eager to learn from him the truth of self-cultivation and family governance.

At this moment, an unspeakable heaviness poured out of Gu Juefei's heart: when he thought about it, it was one thing, but when he really knelt in front of him, he realized that all the grievances and grievances from the past were coming. What does it feel like to...

In the silence, Gu Juefei didn't move.

After a long time, he finally stretched out his hand, took the apprenticeship post, and stared at Xue Chi.

"It's my father Xue Kuang, who has been in the army for a long time, and his merits are in the future. However, he died in one day, buried his bones in the battlefield, and the battle with the Huns was not completed in one battle, which is a great regret for me for a hundred years."

"Although I didn't know him very well, I once admired his heroism and regretted his early death."

"I will accept you today. I don't pray for you to fight with iron armor and make achievements, but I pray for the pillars of the society to be in the temples, and the people to feed the people in the rivers and lakes..."

At the end of the sentence, it seems like there are thousands of swords in my throat!

The hand holding the apprenticeship post is half wrapped in the sleeve, but no one can see it. On the back of Gu Juefei's hand, the blue veins protruding from the extreme force...

Even Xue Chi could only see the face of this man who used to be as famous as his father, without the slightest emotion.

Only these words were deeply imprinted in his mind.

"Students are taught."

He bowed and bowed once, stood up and kowtowed three times, and kowtowed three times. This was the heaviest "three bows and nine bows" in the apprenticeship ceremony.

Every bow and kowtow is respectful, and there is no slack.

At this moment, the entire Yuewei Museum was quiet. I don't know if it's for the hero who died in the battlefield in the past, or for Gu Juefei's words...

Only Princess Yongning.

Standing next to Lu Jinxi, looking at the scene below from a distance, the "admiration" and "pity" that Gu Juefei said just now echoed in his mind, and he felt that there was a chill in his bones.

The voice, only squeezed out of the teeth: "Hypocrisy!"