Xijing Chronicle

Early the next morning, Gu Huaisheng went to Wen Jingzhou to discuss yesterday's matter, but he was stopped as soon as he entered the room, "You came just in time," Wen Jingzhou said with a smile, pointing to a young man who was about [-] or [-] in the room "My concubine is worried about your safety after I leave, so she also sent Ting Ya, who just arrived today. He is a new face in Xijing, and he can do some things that Ye Jiaer can't do. You'd better take him with you, so that I can rest easy when I leave."

The young man walked forward with a smile, his back was as straight as a pine, and his steps were windy. Although he looked thin, his gestures were full of strength that cannot be underestimated.The young man said loudly: "Tianling Wei Chu Tingya has seen Mr. Gu."

Tian Lingwei?

This is also a Tianling guard?One must know that Princess Pinghuai took Tianlingwei to Pingguo 17 years ago, how could there be such a small Tianlingwei?Gu Huaisheng raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Wen Jingzhou inquiringly. Wen Jingzhou understood, and explained: "Back then, the concubine mother took away two Tianling guards. Besides Ye Jiaer, the other person was named Song and Song Feng. This child It was picked up by Song Feng when he was three years old, he was Song Feng's apprentice, and Song Feng passed away three months ago, so he is the new Tianling Guard as usual."

Wen Jingzhou said again: "Don't look at him as young, but his ability will never be inferior to yours. This kid is extremely talented. He was taught by Song Feng. There are no more than a hundred masters in the world who can beat him, and he is also very talented. He has a talent that no one else has."

"What is it?"

Wen Jingzhou patted Chu Tingya's head mysteriously, Chu Tingya understood, closed his eyes and stood motionless for a while, then opened his eyes confidently and said: "There is a The two maids were chatting secretly, they were saying," Chu Tingya couldn't help grinning at this point, "They are arguing about which one is better, Shizi or Gu Gongzi."

Gu Huaisheng asked thoughtfully, "How far can you hear?"

Wen Jingzhou and him spoke at the same time, but what he asked was: "Then who is better looking?"

Chu Tingya looked at the two of them left and right, and finally chose to answer Mr. Gu's question first, after all, this seemed more important, "It can be heard within a mile, and it can be heard even further away, but I'm not sure. , can hear farther in the water.”

It is a very useful specialty, Gu Huaisheng nodded, approvingly said: "Not bad."

Chu Tingya blushed, and scratched his head in embarrassment: "My lord, you are too proud."

Gu Huaisheng looked at Wen Jingzhou: "If there is nothing else, I will tell you what happened yesterday, so that you can help me as a consultant."

"That's good." When it comes to business, Wen Jingzhou immediately becomes serious.He and Gu Huaisheng sat down next to the desk facing each other. No one asked Chu Tingya to go out, so Chu Tingya stayed by the window, just in time to monitor the movement outside.

"You just came to see me this morning, so everything went well last night," Wen Jingzhou said, "But I'm curious how you managed to convince King Xian in such a short period of time. Could it be that you blew yourself up?"

"No, he doesn't know who I am yet," Gu Huaisheng lowered his eyes and said indifferently, "It's not difficult to convince him. One is to let him see my strength. I am the first to beat others, and deliberately arranged the room according to his preferences. It is impossible for his current mind not to see this, and once he realizes it, he will believe that my strength is unfathomable and enough to help him. The second is that Xiao Qi has long been rebellious, and He Ze is suspicious and violent. Not long after ascending the throne, he wiped out all his brothers one by one, and the next one will probably be Xiao Qi, he doesn’t want to sit and wait for his death. People’s hearts have weaknesses, once they are identified, many things will be much easier.”

Gu Huaisheng poured himself a cup of honey water, he likes sweetness, taking into account his preferences, even Wen Jingzhou's study will prepare a cup of tea and snacks for him.

The sweet and greasy taste seemed to dilute the bitterness in his throat a lot. Gu Huaisheng took two sips before putting it down, and said slowly: "But these two points alone are not enough to impress Xiao Qi. What we have to do is a big thing, just A child who is not deeply involved in the world knows that he can't trust a stranger who doesn't know his background. It was me—or rather, the deceased He Rui who really moved him."

"That's why I didn't reveal my identity to him. Sometimes a dead person can do much more than a living person."

Back then, if He Rui hadn't protected He Huan under his wings, He Huan would have died long ago. He Rui told He Huan that he was also a brother, a father, a teacher and a friend, all the memories of He Huan's youth Relying on him is a piece of pure land hidden in the softest corner of his heart.

But that's just a memory.

Unpredictable.If He Rui who is alive comes back and tells him what to do, everyone is happy at first, but as time goes by, it may bring suspicion, doubt, and the beauty in the memory is like a dream bubble that can be shattered at the touch of a touch, leaving behind a cold heart. However, when He Rui is dead, people are always tolerant of the dead, and they will only beautify him infinitely in their memories. The dead He Rui has become a scar in He Huan's heart, the last straw that made him make up his mind.People are so weird sometimes.

After a moment of silence in the room, Wen Jingzhou pressed his friend's shoulder. He knew that Gu Huaisheng's face was always calm, but the pain in his heart was heavier than anyone else. He couldn't let go of many things and had to bear them. Outsiders No one can help him.It's just that Wen Jingzhou also believes that Gu Huaisheng can go to the end. I already know how strong his belief is. Back then, he was able to climb out of the mass grave with this belief. Stepped on a bloody road in the precarious wind and rain.

But this is exactly what Wen Jingzhou is worried about. Now that Gu Huaisheng is supported by this belief, it seems that he will only have it for the rest of his life. What about after the revenge is over and everything is over?How would he continue to live?

Gu Huaisheng shook his head to show that he was fine, and continued: "Xiao Qi said that he would give me an answer in two days. After this contact, I found that He Rui is very important in his heart. It is so important that it is beyond my expectation, but this is just convenient. I act. I plan to tell him the real cause of He Rui's death that I have found out over the years. He has been hiding his power for too long, and his spirit has been worn down. Now he is lacking a bit of vigor." Speaking of this, Gu Huaisheng couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Sometimes a mask is worn for too long, and even I will think that I am really the person shown by the mask. "The cause of He Rui's death can just fulfill his hatred and anger, and turn it into his belief and motivation to move forward." , He Rui must die, and he deserves to die."

Wen Jingzhou was silent for a moment, and said softly: "Isn't it too cruel to treat him like this..."

Gu Huaisheng shook his head, his voice was soft but firm: "This is the best for us."

"Are you going to keep it from him for the rest of your life? What about in the future? He will hate you if he finds out. "

"In the future..." Gu Huaisheng looked at him quietly, with desolation in his eyes, and said with a bit of self-mockery, "I have survived so many 'past's, so are you afraid of a 'future'?"

Wen Jingzhou was stunned, he had nothing to say, after all, this was Gu Huaisheng's own choice, and no one could replace him.

Gu Huaisheng discussed some details with Wen Jingzhou again, and the whole morning passed quickly. Wen Jingzhou rushed back to accompany the crown prince to have dinner, and the two separated, because Wen Jingzhou was very insisting that Gu Huaisheng take Chu with him. Ting Ya, Gu Huaisheng couldn't hold back him, so he had no choice but to take Chu Ting Ya back to his yard.

But after going back, he encountered difficulties. There were only three rooms in his yard, he lived in the main house, the east and west rooms were used as study rooms, and the other room was given to Jin Xuenian.After Chu Tingya realized it, he said very understandingly that he could sleep on the beam of the house, but Gu Huaisheng disagreed, one is that there is no reason to treat people so harshly, and the other is that he is not used to having people on the roof when he is asleep .

In the end, this question was left to Wen Shizi. Wen Jingzhou ordered people to clean up the side room beside the main house, put a wall behind it, and opened a door on the wall facing the yard, which was an independent room. The house, Chu Tingya was not too small, he happily lived in it.

Jin Xuenian lived reclusively as always, and Gu Huaisheng didn't bother him on purpose, and lived his life step by step according to his own rhythm. It just passed two days without being salty or dull, and nothing major happened in the two days. If you insist on saying something, Probably Gu Huaisheng finally realized how noisy the new residents in the yard were.

He didn't notice it when he was discussing the business in Wen Jingzhou's study that day, but after he settled down, Chu Tingya's talkative nature was finally revealed. He was able to drag the maid who came to deliver the meal to discuss from lunch to today What did the street peddler sell again? When he had no servants, he stayed by Gu Huaisheng's side, interjecting a few words whenever he had a chance. In the end, even Gu Huaisheng couldn't bear it anymore, so he threw him into the yard to fend for himself, and gave a clear order Without his own instructions, he would never have entered the study for half a step, and then closed the door in front of those pitiful eyes indifferently.

The world was suddenly clean.

Poor Chu Tingya couldn't stay too far away from Mr. Gu due to the order of the son, and couldn't enter the study. In the end, he didn't know what he did. After half a day, Jin Xuenian knocked on the door of the study.

"what happened?"

It was the first time for Jin Xuenian to come to him on his own initiative, and the moment Gu Huaisheng opened the door, he was even flattered.He looked at Jin Xuenian's face, and it was very rare to see a bit of ferocity from that usually indifferent face.

"..." Jin Xuenian pursed her lips, unable to utter a word.

Gu Huaisheng looked at Chu Tingya, who poked a head out of Jin Xuenian's room across the way and looked at him curiously, and when he saw Chu Tingya who was still smiling and waving his hand in greeting, he immediately understood everything. He had to say that he loved Chu Tingya Ya can sneak into Jin Xuenian's house in such a short period of time. He is deeply impressed, and also finds it funny. Thanks to his good self-cultivation, he held back.

"come in."

The smile in Gu Huaisheng's eyes was smudged, Jin Xuenian only looked at him once, and then looked away hastily, he was really annoyed by Chu Tingya just now, and he came to Gu Huaisheng on impulse, but in The moment the door opened, I realized that I didn't know what to say. When I touched Gu Huaisheng's eyes at this moment, it was as if he had been bewitched, and his mind went blank. Showing something strange, he walked in through the gap made by Gu Huaisheng, seemingly calmly and naturally.

"Thank you," he didn't realize what he had done until he sat down on the chair, so he could only bite the bullet and explain, "That kid is really noisy..."

"I understand," I don't know how such a living thing was raised, and it was able to quarrel Jin Xuenian.Gu Huaisheng smiled and said, "Just stay here for a while, he doesn't dare to come in. There are books on the bookshelf, so go find what you want to read."

Gu Huaisheng's teasing eyes fell on his body like needles. Jin Xuenian was restless, and regretted even more that he had knocked on the door beyond the norm, and said dryly: "No, no need, I will leave after sitting down for a while."

Gu Huaisheng couldn't rest assured that he would just sit like this, and after thinking about it, he simply put away the book, "Playing chess?"

"I'm not very good at."

"It's okay, I'll teach you."

"All right……"

Jin Xuenian could only drive the ducks to the shelves, and helped Gu Huaisheng turn out the chessboard and arrange it. Seeing Gu Huaisheng tidying up the messy books by himself, he couldn't help asking: "Why is there no servant in your yard?" ?”

Gu Huaisheng paused for a moment, and briefly brought up what happened: "It happened before, but it disappeared after I went to the whole mansion and came back. I don't bother to ask the prince for it."

I don't know where the impulse came from, Jin Xuenian blurted out: "Let me help you." After reacting, she felt extremely regretful, so she could only try her best to remedy it: "I live with you, so I should do something for you." of……"

Gu Huaisheng looked over in surprise, he didn't expect Jin Xuenian to take the initiative to say such a thing, this is a good sign, it shows that Jin Xuenian is not as indifferent to what he did as it seems on the surface, but...

"Thank you, but no need, I can still do this little thing myself, and you will have other more important things to do."

He rescued Jin Xuenian not because Jin Xuenian was grateful to him, but because he couldn't bear to see the descendants of the Jin family humiliated. The broken wings of the eagle will grow back one day, and then he can soar into the sky , You can have a wider world, instead of being trapped in this small yard, help yourself clean up the study.