People from Taishi's mansion, this is amazing.

When the servants at the gate heard this, they were all very surprised, and they quickly brought people in to inform the steward, and then handed the news to the East Court.

When Lu Jinxi heard it, he couldn't help but be surprised: "We are a gift from the birthday banquet. What can the Taishi Mansion give in return? What would you say?"

The person who reported the matter was just outside the door and respectfully said: "Second grandmother, the person who came here only said that it was because of the medicine from Huishengtang, and they said that it was under the order of Master Gu. Listening to the gatekeeper, this person is a scribe. Dressed up and speaking well, he doesn't look like an ordinary servant of the Grand Master's Mansion, but he might be a Tao'an scholar who serves the first son of Gu Dagong."

Tao'an scholar?

What is this name?

Lu Jinxi had never heard of it before, so he was confused and only glanced at Qingque next to him.

Qingque immediately understood, and came up to talk to Lu Jinxi.

It turned out that this Tao'an scholar was a scholar who once lived on the Tao'an Mountain in the capital.

No one knows whether he is down or not, but his talents and abilities are not bad.

Seven years ago, Emperor Xiao Che of Qing'an recruited celebrities from all over the world.

Gu Juefei went up the mountain with his friends and happened to meet this scholar. He had a lot of praise for him, and wanted to write a letter of recommendation for him and introduce him to the emperor.

Unexpectedly, he was unwilling to go, but took the initiative to worship and became a guest of the Grand Master's Mansion.

more specifically--

Not a disciple of the Taishi Mansion, but just a disciple of Gu Juefei.

At that time, as soon as this incident was passed on in the capital, it became Gu Juefei's amazing talent, who convinced Yamano Gaoshi and made the other party willing to serve him.

Because he came from Tao'an Mountain, he was called "Tao'an Scholar".

As for his real name "Meng Ji", few people remember it gradually.

Qingque said every sentence, it is clear.

However, Lu Jinxi frowned, feeling that it would not be so simple to "convince Yamano Gaoshi" based on the person she saw.

another...

"But that's even weirder."

Her frown did not loosen.

Since this Tao'an scholar is a high-ranking scholar in the mountains, why was he sent to return the gift?

And even if the Taishi Mansion wanted to return the gift, it should be handled by the Tang family, not Gu Juefei, the eldest son. Unless Gu Manor is up and down, it has become that Gu Juefei has the final say.

Calling yourself a "gatekeeper" to return the gift is really big enough to give the general's face.

Lu Jinxi always felt that something wasn't right inside, but she was curious about what kind of person this Tao'an scholar was, and after thinking about it, she gave up the idea of ​​going out to meet him.

She just raised her eyes and instructed: "Since the Grand Master's Mansion is willing to return the gift, you should ask Mr. Lai to entertain him, take the gift and present the gift list. I won't go out to see you. The general's mansion will not be missed. Do your best, and ask them not to worry about it as usual."

First Liu Jin and Fang Shaoxing, and then Gu Juefei from Taishifu. The "lines" of not going out to meet people before and after are generally the same.

Lu Jinxi didn't bother to think about anything new.

She hadn't seen Liu Jin, the admiral of the nine gates in front of her, but now the one from the Grand Master's Mansion is here. Although he has a high status and was sent by Gu Juefei, he should be treated equally.

Those who came to pass the word thought for a while, and then they understood the key point.

Immediately, the person left in response and went to the front hall.

Fang Shaoxing left, and Liu Jin was the only one left in the hall, a little embarrassed or embarrassed.

Because Fang Shao left a **** remark before walking, he had to explain it, only that Fang Cang had just been demoted and was in a bad mood.

He also thought that the Sun family had not been a director in recent years, and he had no reason to disturb him, so as soon as the conversation changed, he had to leave.

Unexpectedly, just when he was about to leave the living room.

The servants outside led a few people in. The ones at the back were holding the box, but the one at the head was particularly eye-catching.

Scribe dressed up, dressed in a Confucian shirt, with a clean temperament, probably in his thirties. Although his face is ordinary, his eyes are bright.

The most important thing is that the sign hanging on his waist belongs to the Taishifu.

The former son Liu Jincai led the people and blocked Changshun Street in the name of changing defenses, giving the Manchu civil and military platoons to eat. Unexpectedly, he would meet people from the Taishi's mansion in the general's mansion today.

It's quite a bit "it's not that enemies don't get together."

His footsteps stopped immediately.

But no scolding.

Although Liu Jin has a hot temper, he is not lighthearted.

Although there were conflicts between the military officers and the civil officials, they had no complaints about the chief of the civil servants, Gu Taishi.

After all, most of the food and forage allocated to the border gates were supervised by Grand Master Gu.

When the general was there, he had to take care of him many times, and he had a deep friendship. It can be said that with the support of this old lady in the DPRK and China, the battle at the border can be carried out so smoothly.

Sometimes he thinks that after all these years of fighting, the Huns have not been destroyed. In the end, they are ashamed of the old master.

Now that the war has stopped, Liu Jin has not fought for a long time.

In the court, he was already considered an "official" and knew some things in Beijing. Seeing this scribe, he also recognized the identity of the other party.

The Tao'an scholar beside Gu Da Gongzi, Meng Ji.

Meng Ji's facial features are not very good.

He was brought in by the servants of the General's Mansion, and he was a little surprised when he saw Liu Jin who was standing still, but he recognized it, and he bowed his hands and said, "So it's the Admiral Liu, you're polite."

"It's Mr. Meng next to Young Master Gu, right? You are..."

Liu Jin glanced at the few people behind him, and he was polite when he asked.

They have no hatred against Master Gu, and of course they are not hostile to Gu Juefei. Not to mention, Gu Juefei once saved Li Min from fire and water, and Liu Jin also heard about some things, and he admired him.

Therefore, looking at Gu Juefei's face, he called Meng Ji "Sir".

Meng Ji knew his identity, so he didn't care, he just smiled and said: "Today, I came to the general's house to give a gift. The general's wife gave the medicine from Huishengtang as a birthday gift. Little. The eldest son is full of filial piety, thanking his wife for his kindness, he prepared a few small gifts, and ordered me to come."

This statement is almost perfect.

Since Gu Juefei came back, he should reconcile with Master Taishi. I haven't seen each other for many years, and it's normal to have strong feelings.

Liu Jin didn't think deeply.

When people gave gifts, he couldn't stand beside him, so he said "congratulations" to Taishi Gu at the moment, then he handed farewell and was led out by the servants.

Meng Ji watched people leave, but there was a bit of deep thought in his eyes.

Gu Juefei has been on the mountain for six years, but he is not so stupid to follow along.

In the past few years, Gu Juefei's life has not been comfortable. He is Gu Juefei's disciple in the Taishi's mansion, but he eats delicious food and drinks spicy food, and he lives happily.

Therefore, when he is in Beijing, he is very clear about the affairs of the government and the opposition.

Today's release is no exception.

This nine-door admiral, Master Liu, was saved from the danger of being dismissed. He did not go to the eldest princess' residence to thank him, but appeared in the general's residence...

I'm afraid it's a bit tricky.

Meng Ji snorted lightly in his heart, and couldn't help but wonder: Gu Juefei hasn't returned for six years, and once he came back, he was about to run away, what was his plan?

The General's Mansion has long since fallen.

This errand of running errands has no technical content at all, so he can't get the slightest interest.

Everyone said that he was a high-ranking scholar of the mountains who abandoned the wealth and wealth like dung—

Nonsence!

When he assumed that posture, he responded to the call of the imperial court and was ready to turn around and let the government come to him, becoming a "virtuous person" recruited by the emperor and a "scholar" he accepted.

Who would have thought that after waiting for more than half a month, it was Gu Juefei who came.

A chance encounter on the mountain?

Appreciate his talent?

Would you like to write a letter of recommendation to the emperor?

bah bah bah!

His grandma, it's all fake!

Meng Ji is still angry when he thinks about it now!

He was from a wise man, but was provoked by Gu Juefei's few words and made a bet with him.

If he wins, Gu Juefei will write him a letter of recommendation; if he loses, he will serve Gu Juefei for ten years. Ten years later, he is leaving, and he is still writing letters of recommendation.

Does the result even need to be said?

Once defeated, I almost dug out my knee and threw it on the ground!

Before meeting Gu Juefei, he felt that he was talented and the most intelligent person in the world;

After meeting Gu Juefei, he saw himself as a toad.

Before serving Gu Juefei, he thought that Gu Juefei was nothing but a fluke, and it was a fluke to beat him;

After serving Gu Juefei, he was deeply stabbed by the injustice of God and the gap between people.

The ten-year period seems to have elapsed for seven years, but Gu Juefei went up the mountain for six years, so Meng Ji actually served Gu Juefei for only one year.

But in this year, his arrogance has been exhausted.

At first he felt that he was a state scholar and should serve for the imperial court.

Gu Juefei dared to rob the emperor of "people" and "scholars", and spread rumors that he did not want to be an official, which was a big crime to deceive the emperor!

Later, he comforted himself: today Gu Juefei dares to deceive the king, and tomorrow if he can't think of running to rebel, it is not a rare thing. Therefore, he still has hope to become a national scholar.

although……

A little slimmer.

Thinking of this, Meng Ji couldn't help raising his hand to touch his nose, feeling a little guilty.

Others were standing in the hall, but the look of Gu Juefei standing in front of the four brocade boxes before leaving the mansion appeared in his mind - exactly the same as when he pitted him seven years ago!

But he didn't know if it was because he hadn't seen each other in six years, and he felt that there were other emotions in that expression.

He had never seen this kind of emotion on Gu Juefei's face before.

The General's Mansion, the General's wife, the medicine, the return gift...

Meng Ji put his hands in front of him and racked his brains, but he couldn't figure out what the mystery was. He wanted to open the sealed gift list to take a look, but felt that it was too revealing, so he had to wait.

After a short while, the steward Lai Chang came in with Lu Jinxi's words. He only said that Lu Jinxi was busy, and he thanked the Taishi's mansion for the return gift, and asked the Taishi master.

Meng Ji guessed that it was missing, and only said: "In this case, I will ask the steward to present the madam on your behalf. The gift list is also here, please be sure to ask the madam to read it."

Lai Chang was cleaned up by Lu Jinxi before, and now his face is still a little pale.

He asked someone to come and hold all the brocade boxes of different lengths and sizes, and respectfully took the gilding gift list from Meng Ji before saying, "Please rest assured, the small ones will be presented."

"It's work."

Meng Ji said goodbye, and several servants sent him out.

Lai Chang didn't dare to delay at all here, and quickly took someone, holding a gift list, to the East Courtyard.

Lu Jinxi was drinking tea at this time, and Egret also came back, so she did not continue to talk to Qingque about Sister Lang, but just flipped through the "Anti-Jing" borrowed from Xue Tingzhi and waited for the front yard. People come and talk.

When Lai Chang came outside, he ordered the four brocade boxes to be sent in, and then held the gift list and said: "Second grandmother, according to your instructions, the people from the Grand Master's Mansion have been sent away. Mr. Meng said, a few pieces. The gift must be presented to you, and there is a gift list, please take a look."

"Bring it in."

Lu Jinxi sat up slightly and gestured to the little maid outside.

The little girl stepped forward to get the gift list, and came in and handed it to Lu Jinxi.

Lu Jinxi took a look and couldn't help but be surprised again.

The gilded gift list looks like a booklet.

This is very common.

But what is unusual is that there is a good fire paint on the seal of this gift list.

Generally, only secret letters are sealed with lacquer, in order to prevent others from peeping at the letter, or keep it as a reminder to prevent others from reading it and not knowing it.

But is there anything special about this gift list?

Lu Jinxi raised her eyebrows slightly, and asked Qingque to get a thin ebony paper cutter, while picking out the flame paint, she said to the outsider Lai Chang, "It's nothing to be in charge of here, you can go down and deal with your mess. ."

"Yes."

Lai Chang hurriedly wiped his cold sweat and retired as if he had been granted amnesty.

The four brocade boxes sent were placed on the table.

One is very long, more than three feet in length; one is very large, looking square, it almost overwhelms the entire tabletop;

Even the brocade boxes are so uneven, the maids are a little curious.

Egret even walked up and looked around: "You sent two carts of medicine to Huishengtang, but you also spent a lot of money on yourself. Could it be that the Grand Master's Mansion also knew this and gave you a gift in return? "

"Who knows?" Lu Jinxi had already picked up the paint and put down the paper cutter, but didn't look up. "You all open the box and see what's inside."

"The slaves obey."

Egret is a little excited, after all, this is a gift from the Taishifu.

She was already curious.

As soon as Lu Jinxi spoke, she immediately responded crisply, greeted a few maids to go up, and opened the brocade box together. There was a moment of amazement, and there was a voice of surprise.

Lu Jinxi didn't care what the ceremony was at first, but felt that the focus was on the gift list. He just opened the book at this moment, and when he heard the voice, he couldn't help but raise his head: "What's wrong?"

"It's "Yishan Poems"!"

Egret was the one who was pleasantly surprised, and quickly held the brocade box that was more than a foot long in front of him, and placed it in front of Lu Jinxi, as if offering a treasure.

"Look!"

There was an old book in the box.

The pages looked yellowed, but they were well preserved. On the cover were neatly written four words: Yishan Poems.

When Lu Jinxi saw it, he was slightly startled.

She had been through it for a while, of course, she had read all the books in the Lu family's house, and made up for a lot of common sense.

Du Yishan was the most famous poet of the previous dynasty.

His poems are quite subtle, with constant whimsy, and in the use of allusions, they have reached a state of no trace. The writing style is excellent, and there is a beautiful and graceful atmosphere inside. It is unforgettable when you read it, and your teeth and cheeks are fragrant.

But this poet was unrestrained, his words offended the emperor, and he was exiled thousands of miles in his old age. Unfortunately, his poems were also collected and burned by the government, and there are not many remains.

Lu came from a scholarly family and was familiar with poetry and books since childhood.

Lu Jinxi once saw that she had written comments on her poems and was very sorry that Yishan's poems were not so few in existence.

at the moment……

Gu Juefei actually sent someone to send a collection of poems?

Lu Jinxi suddenly felt subtle.

She didn't speak, she reached out and took this book of poems and carefully turned it over.

On the first page, there are a lot of bell seals, all left by previous collectors to show that they have collected this collection of poems.

A certain layman, a certain mountain person, a certain seal...

Between the lines of the poems, there are also some comments left by predecessors, which are also interesting to look at.

"I remember you once said that there were not a few complete copies of the "Yishan Poems" all over the world, and it was a pity for a long time. Now it has come true."

The egret said happily, her round little face was flushed, and both eyes were glowing.

"I still remember you saying that if there is a rare book in existence, it must be very expensive, very expensive, very expensive!"

Lu Jinxi was helpless in her heart, and only raised her head and smiled at her: "I still wonder why you are so happy, it turned out to be in the eyes of money."

"Hey, the slave is just a layman..."

The egret waved his hand and smiled embarrassedly.

"This thing has never had a price and no market, and anyone who sees it is willing to go bankrupt. But if it is given to a farmer, the legs of the table will not be strong enough."

Unfortunately, she happened to be the "farmer".

Lu loves poetry and articles very much.

Lu Jinxi?

Poetry articles are read, but to say obsession, or even "love", is absolutely nothing.

She laughed and put the poetry collection back in the brocade box, only looking up at the other three brocade boxes.

all open.

In the box more than one foot long, there is a dried snow lotus; in the box more than three feet long, there is a long sword with a black body; in the boxy box, it turns out to be a black jade chessboard.

Lu Jinxi looked at it and frowned.

Collection of Poems.

snow lotus.

sword.

checkerboard.

What does this mean?

She still remembered the scene when she and Gu Juefei ran into each other.

According to experience, during the whole process of friendly communication, Gu Juefei should have found nothing, but only felt that he was "very pleasant to talk to" with her, or knew that the friendship was irreversible.

But Lu Jinxi didn't know if he would react when he looked back.

The gleaming brilliance circulated in his eyes.

She pondered for a moment, did not speak, only picked up the gift list that she had just put down and looked at it.

The first time she saw the writing on it, she couldn't hold back, she raised her eyebrows, and felt that the drama was finally here—

This gift list, which should be insignificant, turned out to be written by Gu Juefei himself!

When I attended the birthday banquet at the Taishi Mansion before, the word "Shadow Bamboo" on the plaque of the Shadow Bamboo Building, that kind of maddened attitude, that "drunken lantern to see the sword" smell...

Lu Jinxi still remembers it to this day.

Impression is too deep.

So much so that the handwriting in front of her was much more restrained and neat than the word "Yingzhu" in Yi, but she could still see it at a glance.

After all, Gu Juefei didn't seem to change his handwriting on purpose.

Lu Jinxi squinted his eyes slightly, and a little subtlety came to his mind.

She suppressed all her thoughts and read the contents of this "gift list".

In fact, it is no longer a gift list, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a letter.

"The General's wife Ya Jian."

"Mrs. Meng donated the medicine for her birthday banquet. After my father used it, the leg disease was slightly relieved and the pain was slightly relieved. It has been rare for thirteen years. The government originally planned to prepare a generous gift to thank the lady for her kindness. instead."

"Bo Li is rash, I'm afraid that I won't be able to satisfy the lady's wishes, I sincerely hope Haihan."

It is said that Down's disease is...

Wasn't it fine yesterday?

As soon as Gu Juefei came back, the mistress, who was her stepmother, got sick.

Gee.

The water in the Grand Master's Mansion is a bit deep.

Lu Jinxi continued to look down.

There is no nonsense after that, it is indeed the content of the gift list, but the origins of these four gifts are marked.

"Yishan Poetry Collection, I traveled in the south of the Yangtze River in the past, and I found it by chance;"

"Tianshan snow lotus, born in the frozen snow ridge. In the past, when I traveled on the border outside the Great Wall, I met a businessman with a foot, and I got it by chance;"

"Honglu Qingjian, from Honglu, a family of swordsmiths in Jinling, was made of meteorite iron. It has been acquired for a long time. The sword was originally intended to be a hero, but there are no heroes in the world.

"The Moyu chessboard, I once got the Moyu side and carved it. It's clumsy and unworkable, just expressing my heart."

Inscription: Gu Juefei.

It's not "Gu Juefei's own handwriting", much less "Juefei's handwriting", or even "Gu Juefei Shang", "Gu Juefei worships".

It's as simple as that, three words—

Gu Juefei.

Alone.

The front is quite satisfactory, but these three words give people a different feeling immediately.

It was as neat as a knife, and it stabbed right into the heart of a man.

Very bright.

Very cruel.

It's heartbreaking.

On the carved lacquer square table, there is still a used ebony paper cutter, with a little bit of lacquer scraps on it;

In the largest brocade box in front, there is only the Moyu chessboard, but there is no chess piece, which inevitably reminds people of the "Let's go first" in Go;

On the gift list, there is only one "moyu chessboard" that says "express your heart";

There is also a sentence, "How come there are no heroes in the world"...

Gu Juefei, let the words go first.

All the details flashed through Lu Jinxi's mind.

She pressed on the fingertips of Li's hand, and with that crispy feeling, she ran to her limbs and bones.

She is no stranger to this feeling.

But this time, it was much stronger than the one at Shadow Bamboo Building.

Lu Jinxi actually sensed something unusual.

She and Gu Juefei had only met twice and talked once. To put it nasty, the **** and mung bean didn't meet the eyes so quickly.

She is thirsty because her temperament is like this; Gu Juefei is the only one who has been known to have few desires, and she has never chased it, so why did she come together?

It can be said that she just put the hook down, and before she could bend, the fish bit her.

She is not Jiang Taigong!

Is this going to bite the hook, or is it a bait for her?

Curious, inquiring, exciting, and…

A vague desire to conquer.

They slowly rose from the bottom of her heart.

This Gu Juefei may be a very strong opponent.

In Lu Jinxi's eyes, there was a flash of sharpness, but in fact, he didn't want to pursue this Young Master Gu, whether he really came to thank him, or took the opportunity to test it.

To her, none of this matters.

What matters is the feeling from your fingertips...

In layman's terms, this is called "electric shock".

To put it vulgarly...

His eyes stayed on the last lonely word "Gu Juefei", and Lu Jinxi suddenly laughed.

The transparent and round nails lightly tapped on them, and then slowly released their fingers, letting the gift slip folded shut.

"Crack" with a soft sound.

In vulgar terms, all "electric shocks" are opposites attracting, instant desire.

But one person wants to sleep with another person.

She just wanted to sleep with him.