Gu Juefei, on the surface, looks abstinent and indifferent, but in fact it is strong and fast, like a fire wrapped in ice, like a sword hidden in a sheath.

He has an edge, but rarely shows it;

He has ambitions, but he hides them inside.

This person, she should not provoke, nor can she provoke.

Unfortunately, this realization came too late.

Lu Jinxi also suddenly realized this when he woke up upstairs in the lonely window building the next morning, and his sober head immediately knew what he said wrong last night.

But inexplicably, he laughed.

She now believes that Gu Juefei was really pure-hearted and calm and self-contained during the six years on the top of Xue Cui. Maybe she has read a lot of Buddhist scriptures, and she has learned a lot about meditation.

How can ordinary people be so patient?

In the front, he punished her for saying the wrong thing and hanged her, but later ignored her and begged for mercy. After eating it once, she became more relaxed and asked her every sentence, "Is there anything wrong in my mind?"

What did she remember then?

Of course there is no answer.

So the middle of the night passed like that.

The carved windows were hidden, and the wind was blowing in from outside.

All the furnishings in the house are simple and exquisite. The scrolls spread out on the bookcases are not put away. The painting vats next to them are filled with scrolls. One wall is full of rare ancient books.

The commonly used bell seals are collected in the Duobao grid behind the bookcase.

I don't know where the robes that were thrown on the ground last night have gone, but there is a brand new clothes on the shelf beside them.

Light begonia color, with delicate tangled branches on the corners.

It was a fine Su embroidery, with fine stitches. She got up and picked it up to take a look. The tailoring was also unique, but it was beautiful.

Maybe there was a little noise when I got up, but someone outside heard it, and there was a knock on the door. It was clear and crisp: "Madam, are you awake?"

No one came here last night, Lu Jinxi remembered.

She glanced at the dress, put it back, and called someone in. She saw that it was a girl with a round face and a rather pleasing face. If I remember correctly, it was the dowry girl who came from the Lu Mansion.

It was a little strange for a while: "Wind chimes? Why did you come here?"

"It was before dawn today that the eldest son sent someone to call the slaves to serve him."

Feng Chi was originally a maid from the Shangshu Mansion. Because she was well-behaved and sensible, Mrs. Lu pointed her to take care of Lu Jinxi. She smiled awkwardly at this moment.

"The eldest son went to court early in the morning. He just came back for a while. He came here just now. Seeing that you are still asleep, please let the servants not wake you up. As soon as Mr. Meng came, he went down to talk to Mr. Meng again."

This time, Lu Jinxi inevitably blushed a little, not knowing whether he should be ashamed or distressed.

Although I don't know what he was doing last night, but he didn't run until very late. Counting the time of the court, I'm afraid he hasn't been able to sleep for an hour a night, right?

He didn't even say sleep for a while, and went down to talk to Meng Ji again.

"Come and wait for me to wash."

Although the egret was not used to it without the blue bird, she liked the wind chimes, so she asked her to dress herself and fetch some water to wash her face. Then she opened the window and looked out in good spirits. glanced.

A three-storey building is not too short in the Taishi Mansion.

Standing upstairs and looking at the past, the view is excellent.

The huge Taishi's mansion can be seen in full view. The courtyards, flowers and trees, corridors, and the lake surface lit by the rising sun below and the lotus leaves swaying in the wind are all beautiful.

So she smiled, turned around and walked out of the house. After a short walk, she followed the stairs and went down to the second floor.

Before he got close, he heard voices in the room.

"The people arrested last night, Mr. Fang, have already interrogated them overnight. They only said that they were strong bandits, crying and screaming in the prison. They don't know what you want to ask. This net should be empty. ."

"As expected."

"Then what are you going to do next?"

"The enemy doesn't move and I don't move. Now it's people who are strong and I'm weak. It's just right that he doesn't move, and he can give me some time to breathe. It was only then that Da Xia connected with the second prince, whether it was him or Princess Lanqu, Don't dare to act rashly. No news is the greatest good news."

"You're right. By the way, there was something else last night..."

This was Meng Ji's voice, which seemed a little hesitant and apprehensive, but he still said it, but lowered it a little.

The door didn't close.

Lu Jinxi had already walked outside the door, only to see that Meng Ji took out a letter from his sleeve, with a small print on the seal of the lacquer.

But the words were too small and too far apart, so she couldn't read them clearly.

At this moment, Gu Juefei saw her, put down the refreshing tea cup in his hand, and without looking at Meng Ji who was standing beside him, he got up and walked towards her.

The smile on his face was obvious.

"You're awake, haven't you eaten yet? There's jujube barley porridge this morning, and I'll let them serve it."

Lu Jinxi nodded, but couldn't help but glance at Meng Ji.

Gu Juefei didn't answer the letter, it was still in his hand.

She smiled and said, "I heard that you went to the court early in the morning, and then dealt with things here again. Last night I told me that nothing major happened, why do I feel different?"

"Don't you know if there is a big incident when you go out and ask?" Gu Juefei didn't care that Meng Ji was watching next to him, he just took her hand and asked her to sit down on the rose chair by the window, then turned to look at him again. Meng Ji said, "You go to the Ministry of Rites to hand over the things. You don't have to come over if there is nothing important in the past two days. Go ahead."

"……Yes."

Meng Ji's eyelids twitched. Although he took out the letter, Lu Jinxi didn't dare to hand it to Gu Juefei no matter what.

And from his experience, even in Gu Juefei's hands, he would only end up in flames.

So he wisely took the letter back and tried to do it as natural as possible, as if Gu Juefei handed it to him, not he took it out himself.

Just how keen eyesight is Lu Jinxi?

It was almost at a glance that Meng Ji's discomfort could be seen.

She smiled lightly, looked at Gu Juefei and said, "It doesn't matter if you believe it or not?"

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Before Gu Juefei could speak, Meng Ji laughed quickly and said, "It's all trivial, I'll take care of it. This will not disturb the lady and the son, Meng Ji will retire."

After speaking, the people backed out.

Nothing looks wrong from start to finish.

But Lu Jinxi felt that there was an inexplicable guilty conscience in his expression, as if he was afraid that she would know something.

Originally, she was not very interested, but Meng Ji's way of doing it aroused her a little bit of interest, but she didn't say anything in front of Gu Juefei, she didn't notice it at all, and only asked about other things: "According to the rules, it seems like this morning. Should I go see the old lady?"

When the new daughter-in-law enters the door, she has to serve tea from her in-laws.

It's the same with any big family.

Gu Juefei obviously didn't forget it, but he still didn't take it seriously. He only said, "The old lady just went to court for a while. You can go after you have eaten. It's just right, don't be in a hurry."

Last night, he called the emperor by his name, and today he also called his father "Old Master". Even if he knew earlier that his relationship with the old master was indifferent and contradictory, it sounds a little unpleasant now.

for him.

It's just that she didn't know anything about the Gu family, so she didn't say anything.

After a while, the porridge and rice came up.

After Lu Jinxi finished eating, he followed Gu Juefei out of the lonely window building and walked along the covered bridge next to the main house.

As Gu Juefei said, the time was just right.

They arrived neither too early nor too late. The other two young masters from the Grand Master's Mansion had just arrived for a while, and the old master, Gu Chengqian, had just changed out of his court clothes and sat at the top with his continuation-string Tang Shi.

It's just that whether it's him or the Tang family, the expressions on his face are a little reluctant.

Gu Chengqian's reason is because he has grudges, but it's not that he doesn't like Lu Jinxi, but he just can't stand this hypocritical son who has lived up to all his expectations.

It's a pity that the boat is done, and if you can't bear it, you have to endure it.

The Tang family on the side is the most complicated one.

She had thought that Gu Juefei would marry a very powerful woman in the future and take away all the power in the hands of her successor, but she never thought that this woman would be Lu Jinxi.

At the time of the Grand Master's birthday banquet, he was still on an equal footing with her.

This is a former first-class official, and he was very fond of her, and he said a few words to her. But after the edict, she suddenly became her daughter-in-law.

I couldn't tell if I was happy or sad.

When Tang Shi took the cup of tea she offered, his hands shook.

Of course Lu Jinxi noticed it, but the scene was indeed a bit embarrassing, so she had no choice but to ignore it.

Tea was served, and elders' greetings were also given.

The etiquette of the next day of marriage is almost over here.

Gu Chengqian didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, or Tang Shi was a little embarrassed by the atmosphere, so he came out and said a few words.

Lu Jinxi and Gu Juefei are the kind of people who are not surprised.

The two of them didn't feel anything, and they didn't have any self-consciousness to ease the atmosphere at all. They had no choice but to come out to talk with Tang Shi and make a few jokes to get through the scene.

It's not that Lu Jinxi didn't warm up, but this was her first day in the Taishi mansion, and she knew early on that Gu Juefei's relationship with the mansion was very general, so she thought it would be better for her to talk less.

So just watch and listen.

Gradually, I also learned a little about the Gu family.

No one asked more about the fact that she and Gu Juefei didn't sleep in the new room last night, or even went out in the middle of the night.

I don't know if I don't know, or I don't dare.

Anyway, this morning passed peacefully.

Just when he was about to leave, Gu Chengqian, who had never spoken, suddenly stopped Gu Juefei: "Let's go first, you stay, I have something to tell you."

The others all looked up at Gu Juefei, but they didn't dare to stay any longer, and all withdrew.

Only Lu Jinxi was still holding his hand.

Hearing Gu Chengqian calling him, he looked a little impatient, and there was a coldness etched into his bones.

He didn't seem to want to stay.

But in the end it stayed.

The palm that held Lu Jinxi's hand tightened, and then slowly loosened it. He only smiled at her: "Go back first, don't walk around if you don't recognize the way, and ask the maid to take you."

"Um."

Lu Jinxi guessed that this should be another unpleasant conversation, and nodded, neither interrupting nor interfering, and left first.

The scorching heat of summer is hot at this time.

The sun came out and lit up.

Lu Jinxi had just walked out of the main house, and felt a little dazzling, so she only let the maid lead her around the mansion. When she was about to go back to Xiaozhu, she saw Meng Ji and a few hugging a pile of them on the other side of the corridor. The clerk's servant hurried past.

Somehow, she remembered what happened in the study room on the second floor of Xiaozhu, and called out, "Mr. Meng."

Mengji was just passing by.

When he saw Lu Jinxi's figure from a distance, his eyelids jumped, and just as he was about to urge the servants behind him to leave, she was stopped.

It won't stop now.

Feeling a little uneasy in his heart, he walked over and bowed: "Meng Mou has seen his wife. He was just about to send the documents to the Ministry of Rites, but I met you. I wonder what your instructions are?"

Lu Jinxi glanced at him with a half-smile.

At the moment, I just pretended that I didn't understand the meaning in his words that he was busy. Instead, he stretched out the white and slender palm towards him and spread it out gently.

The voice was cold: "Bring it."

Meng Ji was so frightened that he almost fell to his knees, unable to speak properly, and forced a smile: "You, what do you want?"

This time, the smile on Lu Jinxi's face instantly fell.

Changing your face is faster than flipping a book!

How has Meng Ji seen this battle? Not only knew that she was not a kind person, but also knew that his son had put her at ease, so he didn't dare to be stubborn and resisted.

"Give it to you, all to you!"

A thin letter with a faint scent of ambergris.

As soon as Lu Jinxi lowered his eyes, he saw the small characters on the lacquer that he had not been able to read clearly before—Yi.

So he laughed and said, "Tsk."