It's time to blink.

A bit of twilight had already been added to the sky, the warm sun was hidden among the layers of clouds, and there was a bit of coolness in the blowing wind.

Wan Baochang, the chief steward of the Grand Master's mansion, paced back and forth outside the mansion gate, only to feel that his heart was already waiting.

There is no new news from the Jokhang Temple.

Everyone in the capital knew that Gu Juefei had gone down the mountain, but now they were outside the gate of the mansion, and they didn't wait for anyone.

Is he going back or not?

Wan Bao often thought of it, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

He raised his eyes again and looked at the street in front of the door, and he could almost overlap the scene he was about to see in his mind—

Empty streets in the afternoon with few pedestrians.

There was almost no sound, only the gentle Kunshan dialect that faintly came from the garden.

Nearby buildings are stacked on the horizon, turning into a dull shadow...

This time, it seems to be the same.

no difference.

In addition to the street, there is one more horse and one person.

Wan Baochang has been disappointed too many times, so he has become accustomed to accepting the fact that "the eldest son hasn't come back yet", and is habitually turning his eyes away.

However…

One person, one horse? !

In my mind, lightning flashes in an instant!

After being disappointed for too long, the sudden hope almost didn't blow Wan Baochang unconscious!

He stopped his tendency to withdraw his eyes and turn his head, and hurriedly looked in that direction again, almost flashing his neck!

It's the same scene just now.

The long street is paved and there are few people.

The afternoon sky shone white on the road, and the rut marks left by the horses passing by on the long road became more and more conspicuous, showing a strange whiteness.

That dark blue figure just happened to be stepping on the rut print on the side of the street, leading the horse to come.

This time, it was much closer than the previous glimpse.

Wan Baochang had already seen the facial features of the person who came, and he opened his eyes and opened his mouth for a while, but he didn't know what to say.

The two hands, which had always been steady, also trembled.

"Big, big son!"

Finally called out!

The voices got hoarse.

After being stunned for a long time, Wan Baochang couldn't help but flash a few tears in his old eyes, and hurriedly instructed the servants who were already dumbfounded at the door: "Hurry in and report to Taishi!"

After speaking, he hurriedly ran down the steps of the door.

At this time, Gu Juefei led the horse and happened to arrive in front of the steps.

He had a warm expression on his face, and no anger could be seen on his face. When he saw Wan Baochang down, a three-pointed smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Go slowly, be careful you fall."

It's that familiar voice!

The clear and clear land is like spring water in the mountains, and like the elegant rhythm blown by a jade flute, it flows out so lightly, calmly and calmly.

When Wan Baochang heard this voice, he almost couldn't hold back his tears.

For many years in the mansion, although he was the big housekeeper, in truth, he was just a servant who ran errands with the master.

But the eldest son treats him with all courtesy.

Sometimes he coughed twice inadvertently, and he could receive the medicine he prepared the next day.

One or two days of concern may be faked.

But after ten or twenty years, who can pretend?

Even if it's fake it becomes real.

Besides, he watched Gu Juefei grow up. He knew exactly what kind of person the eldest son was.

It was a little strange to look at him at first, after all, he hadn't seen him in six years.

But when he opened his mouth, all the familiarity came to his mind!

Wan Bao often took a lot of effort to control himself, his eyes were a little wet, and he was half crying and half laughing: "It's okay, it's okay. Your horse, let the old slave lead it."

As he said that, he reached out his hand and took the reins from Gu Juefei's hand.

However, at that very moment, the dark red blood stained on the reins stabbed into Wan Baochang's eyes like a knife.

"What's wrong with you?!"

Gu Juefei put the reins along.

The burning pain in the palm did not dissipate at all, but the blood on the wound no longer bleeds.

He smiled casually: "It's okay. The borrowed horse went crazy halfway, and it took a little effort. Where is the father now?"

"In the garden, Yingzhulou is listening to the play. The Grand Master is looking forward to your return today!"

When I talk about this, my heart is full of bitterness.

It's just that Wan Baochang didn't dare to say more. Seeing Gu Juefei stepping up the steps, he quickly followed.

At the same time, he instructed the left and right: "What are you still doing? Didn't you see that the eldest son hurt his hand? Go and inform people and find some medicine!"

Several servants shuddered immediately, and hurriedly ran into the house to prepare medicine.

The servant who was sent back by Wan Baochang to spread the news before, but now he didn't know how far he ran out. When he met someone in the road, he shouted: "The eldest son is back, the eldest son is back!"

The sound was over, and it was boiling.

The others were running in the mansion, like a moving gust of wind, and the news brought by them swept the entire Taishi mansion, and immediately became lively and excited.

The servant ran all the way, and went west through the round arch in the garden, and saw the Shadow Bamboo Building in the middle of the garden, so he shouted all the way and ran over.

At this time, on the stage of Yingzhulou, the troupe just performed "Jingyanggang".

Wu Sheng, who is playing Wu Song, makes his skills hard, and his singing voice is full of vigour.

As soon as the talent came on stage, he played several tricks, which attracted applause from the audience for a while.

Few people remember the "Yunyang Dharma Field" just now.

One is that most people don't know who ordered it, and the other is that they know that it was ordered by Taishi Gu, so they wouldn't take it to heart. They just felt that Taishi Gu was interested and wanted to listen to something different.

There are not many people who will think of other things from this play.

Because, the incident six years ago, the government and the public knew clearly and clearly, and they couldn't count a single hand.

It's just that Princess Yongning is just within a few miles of this one hand.

She sat beside Gu Taishi, with one hand resting on the carved armrest of Taishi's chair, slowly beating with the rhythm of the gongs, drums, flutes and flutes on the stage.

The long, wide sleeved robes drooped down.

The crane held the cloud white jade wine cup, which was hung loosely by her fingers, her eyes narrowed slightly, but she was slightly drunk.

The whole person looked at it, lazy and luxurious.

"Wu Song" on the stage just encountered a big bug.

The people in the audience watched intently.

Princess Yongning then turned her head, squinted her eyes, and looked at Taishi Gu next to her.

Everyone was changing cups, and a few people had come up to respect him before.

Master Gu drank two glasses, and his taste was slightly higher. Now sitting in the seat, he didn't move, just kept a little smile and looked forward.

But how familiar is Princess Yongning with Gu Chengqian?

Almost at a glance, this old lady was actually distracted.

The few people around are all confidants.

Princess Yongning sighed, and finally said to Gu Chengqian: "Old lady, what's the trouble?"

Hearing this, Gu Chengqian regained his senses.

Because of the trance in his eyes, some scattered divine light gathered again, and he looked back at Princess Yongning. After a long silence, he felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

"I just saw it all of a sudden, and I wanted to click on it, just take a look..."

When the playlist was handed over just now, he didn't even think about it.

It's just that for the past ten days, the news that Gu Jue has to come back has spread all over the city, so that he hasn't slept well these past few nights.

In the middle of the night, when I dreamed, I could hear the iron cavalry protruding on the battlefield and the sound of guns and knives.

Xue Kuang's young, blood-stained face seemed to be right in front of him, with questioning, disappointed eyes staring straight at him.

As if to ask him for an answer, a fair one!

How can Gu Chengqian forget?

Not to mention that six years have passed, even sixteen or twenty-six years, he can't forget it!

Can't forget Gu Juefei's blood-stained hands, can't forget the monster after the painting is torn off, and can't forget the rainy night when father and son broke apart and everything fell apart...

So today, when he turned to the page of "Handan Dream", he couldn't help but circled "Yunyang Dharma Field".

The stage is a play.

The spectators under the stage are walking on the road of life.

He was also an outstanding and highly-ranked official, he also won a battle, and he was also slandered by political enemies and accused of collaborating with foreign enemies.

Lu Sheng, who was on stage, was pardoned by the emperor, and he was assigned to the gate of hell, which saved Xiang Shang's head; but Xue Kuang, who was offstage, was conspired to death by them, and not even a whole body was left behind!

As an important official in the DPRK, he was powerless in the whole incident!

What stomping, Chao Gang Zhen?

He didn't know that he had such great ability.

The emperor is big.

The heart is also bigger.

He is no longer the weak young man who needs the help of gentlemen.

What he needed was a brand-new minister with the same political views as him, so he chose Gu Juefei, and those who bound him in the old days were all thrown away by him.

Gu Chengqian closed his eyes, as if he wanted to use this to calm his mind.

In the wine cup in front of him, the fragrant nectar swayed, but he did not drink any more, only said: "There are three kinds of people in this world, the first is a sword, the second has a sharp blade, and the third is a sword, a sword and a halberd. He didn't have any, just flesh and blood. I thought he was the third type, but then I realized that he was wrong. Now, I don't know whether the trip to the mountain a few days ago was right or wrong... "

Princess Yongning has a complicated heart.

It's just that she grew up in the palace, and she was in the center of the situation, and she never had any thoughts of worrying about the country and the people. Although Gu Chengqian has no ability, in the battle of interests, she never loses.

At the moment, she just restrained her thoughts, drank the wine, and laughed: "Of course the decision of the old lady is right."

correct?

Gu Chengqian shook his head and laughed, not knowing whether she thought she was right or not.

The building is full of hustle and bustle, and the Kunshan accent is enthusiastic.

A cry of ecstasy finally came from far to near: "The eldest son is back! The eldest son is back!"

This sound, caught in the sound of gongs and drums, is not very obvious.

Listening, it only feels vague, even like an illusion.

But at this moment, the entire Shadow Bamboo Building, which was staggered just now, was quiet except for the actors on stage who didn't know what was going on!

Gu Chengqian was a little dazed.

Princess Yongning's eyes lit up, she stood up and waved her hand towards the stage: "All stop!"

In an instant, the castanets stopped, the drums stopped, the shengxiao broke...

As a result, that voice became real, and in the blink of an eye, it was outside the door of Yingzhulou.

"The eldest son is back!"

"Master Qi, the eldest son is back!"

The servant who passed the message had already run out of breath, but his face was flushed with red light, and his eyes were bright, and he ran directly to Gu Chengqian all the way.

Gu Chengqian did not speak.

Princess Yongning waved her sleeves and hurriedly asked, "I'm back? Have you seen someone? Where are you?"

"Go back, come back, just outside the door. Butler Wan and the youngest come first, and report to the master. It is estimated that the eldest son will come in a while!"

The servant was almost out of breath, but tried to explain the matter as clearly as possible.

Princess Yongning laughed for a while.

Countless people around, after hearing it clearly, couldn't help but open their arms, and some even couldn't help but laugh.

"The eldest son is back!"

"Haha, in the past, it was the eldest son's help to deal with the flood!"

"I haven't seen him for six years, and I haven't returned to the post. I'm still worried that he is going to become a monk. Haha, he's finally back, he's really going to scare me!"

"Congratulations, old lady."

"Congratulations, old lady!"

"Congratulations to the teacher..."

A group of people quickly congratulated Gu Chengqian.

Gu Chengqian couldn't tell what he was feeling for a while, he clearly couldn't tell right from wrong, and even thought that Gu Juefei deserved a thousand cuts, but at this time, he couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

He got up, and repeatedly bowed his hands to the many colleagues present: "Thank you, thank you..."

Downstairs is an unprecedented lively scene.

Although the upstairs is not so exaggerated, some of the younger officials from the two sides of the lady also showed a look of surprise, and many even began to whisper, and even more, secretly screamed.

Even some people in their 20s and 30s who have been married to women have a vague excitement on their faces.

The chattering voice drowned the entire second floor at once.

Lu Jinxi held a cup of Jiangnan Fengtuan Que Tong Teeth Tea in his hand, and when he glanced over, he saw that some people were already looking down curiously, and some were sitting in the same place reserved, but there was a shy look on their faces. Demeanor…

Thinking about it, I thought of the rumored Gu Juefei.

Which young man is not affectionate, and which girl is not cherishing spring?

Prostitution is not illegal.

Just what...

She heard the high praises of the bureaucrats below and looked at the expectations of the coquettish guests above, and there was no fluctuation in her heart: How can anyone in the world be so perfect?

Seeing this scene, she only felt that it was too empty and too much.

For a while, Lu Jinxi felt a strange sense of being out of the way.

She took a look around, and finally withdrew her gaze and put the tea cup back on the table.

One hand lit the delicate pine crane picture on the teacup, one elbow rested on the armrest of the chair, and his fingers supported the edge of his forehead.

The play stopped, and without the excitement of the lively energy, sleepiness came slowly.

Lu Jinxi covered her lips and yawned carefully, only tilting her head, waiting for the "appearance" of the young master Gu.

The crowd didn't wait long.

After about half a moment, the servants who were looking outside quickly ran in and said, "Master, the eldest son is outside!"

The downstairs was instantly excited, and even some people who were seated outside, simply greeted them and stood outside the door to watch.

There was a low voice of exclamation upstairs.

I don't know who was the first to stick his head out of the window outside, and then he shouted in surprise: "It's really here! Look!"

Xie Taoling was originally reserved and conceited.

But I can't stand it. In recent days, my parents have always talked about Gu Juefei before getting married. She also felt that with her appearance and background, Gu Juefei in the whole capital could catch her eye.

Now that the future husband-in-law is likely to be below, how can she hold back?

With only a moment of hesitation, Xie Taoling sat outside the window and looked out: at first, he could only see a dark blue figure on the long corridor.

The aura of the body, Ang Zang hides elegance, and there is a bit of calmness in the elegance, which is even taller and straighter than this piece of green bamboo planted around the Shadow Bamboo Building.

Before she saw her face, Xie Taoling's heart was already half smashed, and she bumped up like a deer, causing her cheeks to blush.

But she was completely out of control.

When the figure approached and a face was slowly revealed, Xie Taoling suddenly couldn't hear any sound...

Downstairs, the literati and bureaucrats who had been waiting for a long time went up to say hello immediately, but she couldn't hear;

Upstairs, she couldn't hear the faintly excited voices of the other officials around her.

Only that drum-like heartbeat was still pounding in her chest...

Lu Jinxi, who was sitting in the middle, could not see below.

She could only hear a suppressed joyful exclamation by the window, and then the door of the Yingzhulou building became lively, and it was the greetings of the group who couldn't wait to go out just now.

"It can be regarded as seeing the eldest son again, can you be okay?"

"Lord Lao Li is concerned and feels that Feifei is safe and sound."

"I haven't seen you for six years, Brother Gu is even better than he was back then!"

"Mr. Chang's demeanor has not diminished in the past."

"Let's go, haha, I almost thought you were going to be a monk..."

"Family has concerns, and I don't dare. In the past six years, Lao Tingmu has also been worried about it."

…

One after another, each one was more excited than the other.

Listen, it looks like Li Wenlang, Minister of Industry, Chang Jianzhi, the dean of the Hangzhou Academy, and even Lu Ruliang, the current master of the Hanlin Academy...

The answer to their voices is somewhat guilt, a bit moved, it seems to be because of the lack of news in these six years, and it seems to be because of the sincere concern of friends...

As soon as Lu Jinxi heard it, he only felt that this voice was indifferent and elegant, calm and calm, like a deep stream of still water, slowly flowing through his heart, taking away all the barren distractions.

Vaguely, it is the reunion of the old people, the things are different...

Even, the years change.

She was stunned for a while.

The chatter below did not last long.

Everyone also knew that the Dao should be given way, and this eldest son, who had not returned home for six years, should go first to pay homage to his elderly father.

So, Lu Jinxi finally saw it.

That figure.

Wide shoulders and narrow waist, slender and tall.

The brocade blue robe is inside, and the Xuan Qinghe cloak is outside.

The silver embroidery thread left the embroidery pattern of auspicious clouds on the front and the collar of the cuffs.

People walked in, like a tall and straight bamboo.

In a trance, he felt as if a bamboo shadow swayed in front of him, shattering the sky and falling on him.

Walking slowly, he crossed the passage left in the hall and came to the silent Gu Chengqian.

So, the face that had never been seen before was just right, facing their side.

Long eyebrows are drawn in ink, and the temples are cut like a knife.

The nose is thin and the lips are thin, but the corners of the lips have a slight curvature, which is not very obvious, but it immediately makes people feel a kind of ease, reconciling the coldness and sharpness brought by his overly excellent facial features.

Incomparably coordinated and perfect!

Every part of his body is like heaven, and no place is abrupt.

But whether it is walking or standing, there is a kind of introverted warmth.

At first glance, he didn't even pay attention to his appearance first, but was infected and conquered by the bearing he showed.

He is like a natural fairy, but he is not alienated.

Others can clearly feel the gap between him and him, knowing that he is completely different from ordinary people, but on the contrary, they have a close heart and will not dare to approach.

No more or less, no vines or branches.

There is no error at all!

This degree is really too accurate and wonderful!

At that moment, Lu Jinxi only felt that the tips of his fingers resting on the edge of the tea cup trembled as if something had licked them.

An extremely indescribable feeling, along the fingertips, climbed into her heart.

cooked.

This feeling is familiar to her!

Lu Jinxi narrowed her eyes slightly, her eyes glinting in the slits of her long and narrow eyes, and a faint smile hung on the corners of her opened lips.

I thought it was a seamless, elegant gentleman.

never thought...

"The thousand-year-old old demon, the Tao is not shallow, and it's a good time to play Liao Zhai..."