Rebirth: sailing a thousand times

"My son", a loud cry, like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, startled Gu Shaobai who was dozing off and sat up abruptly. He rubbed his eyes, and a few rings jingled, wrapped in a gust of fragrant wind. one person.

The cloud bun was high, and the lips were painted vermilion. She had a pretty face at first, but with too much powder and too much blush, she looked a little creepy.

Why is she here?Gu Shaobai felt a little annoyed in his heart, but he still said weakly, "Hi Er Niang, Shaobai will be rude when he recovers from a serious illness."

This glamorous woman is none other than Gu Junxuan's second wife Li Zhenhe.

Gu Junxuan had three sons, the eldest son Gu Xinbai and the second son Gu Qingbai were born to the principal wife Zhu, and the third son Gu Shaobai was born to the concubine Xu.Gu Shaobai's mother, Xu Shiben, came from a scholarly family. His father and brother met bandits in an accident and unfortunately died. Because the daughter was not allowed to inherit the family property, all the family property was taken away by her uncle.

Gu Junxuan had a good relationship with Xu's elder brother, knowing her situation, felt sorry for her, and obtained Xu's consent to accept her as a concubine. After giving birth to a child, he was weak and sick, and died when Gu Shaobai was three years old.

His wife Zhu Shi passed away last year.At this point, Gu Junxuan only had one concubine left, and that was Li Zhenhe, who was dressed like a fairy. Although she hadn't been righted, all the affairs in the inner courtyard of the Gu family's mansion were entrusted to her.Li Zhenhe also began to regard himself as his wife.It's a pity that she has no children under her knees, no matter how much she jumps around, she still lacks confidence in the end.

No, just after Li Zhenhe came back from playing horses with a few acquainted wives, he heard that Gu Shaobai had woken up. This third young master is the darling of the whole family.

"Shaobai, you don't know, you've been in a coma for the past few days, Erniang cried several times, this heart is like a needle prick, if you really have something good or bad, won't you make Erniang feel so dear to me... Wuwu Woo..." Not to mention, Li Zhenhe really squeezed out a few tears, wiping his eyes with a handkerchief while crying.

Gu Shaobai looked at it coldly, with a smile on his face.The tip of his nose sniffed several kinds of strong fragrances from her body, which made his head dizzy. As soon as he smelled it, he knew that she was going to hang out with those rich and idle women again, and he was worried, and he was worried about going to the poker table.But he didn't bother to argue with her. He knew that although Li Zhenhe was vulgar, he didn't have any bad intentions.

Gu Shaobai was upset when he heard it, and his eyes flashed mischievously, "Er Niang, I'm awake, so you can relax, just now Dad told me that I have worked hard for you these days, and I have to reward you, saying I want to make you a set of jewelry, you also know how many things my father has to worry about every day, no one reminds me, I guess I will forget it soon..."

Gu Shaobai's voice hadn't finished yet, Li Zhenhe's side had already blown to the screen, "Shaobai, Erniang will come to see you some other day, today's ginseng soup hasn't been boiled for your father yet, Erniang is leaving first ..." I thought to myself, I have to hurry up, remind the master, there is no need to make it, "Qingbaozhai", I like a set of ready-made gold-encrusted emerald headdresses, which are said to have been passed down from the palace.

Gu Shaobai heaved a sigh of relief, he finally got rid of this god, and he can catch up on some sleep, he used his brain just now, he was really tired.

This feeling lasted through the night, and when I opened my eyes again, it was already high in the sun.

He opened his eyes, the room was very quiet, and there was a brazier in the corner, which was very warm.The bright and dazzling sunlight of early spring shines into the room through the light yellow silk screens, making it soft and soft.

In the dim light, a figure in light blue clothes was facing him sideways, sitting quietly on a mahogany round stool, flipping through a book in his hand.

"Second Brother", Gu Shaobai called softly.

Gu Qingbai turned his head to see that he was awake, put down the scroll in his hand, moved over, and sat on the low stool beside the bed, "You are awake, but have you slept well?"

"En", Shaobai turned over and sat up.

Gu Qingbai draped a shirt over his shoulders, "Are you hungry, what do you want to eat, Second Brother will tell the cook to make it for you."

"Don't be busy yet," Gu Shaobai rubbed against the edge of the bed, resting his head on Gu Qingbai's shoulder, "Let me lean on for a while."

Gu Qingbai smiled, and moved from the low stool to the edge of the bed, making it more comfortable for him to lean on, and put his arms around his shoulders, "What's wrong, huh? I've been ill for a while, and became clingy?"

Gu Shaobai didn't speak, suddenly tears flowed down his cheeks and rolled onto Gu Qingbai's shoulders, wet two layers of thin spring shirt.Gu Qingbai noticed the coolness, it turned out to be tears, and couldn't help asking worriedly, "Shaobai, what's wrong with you, tell your second brother."

Gu Shaobai rubbed his nose and face against his clothes a few times, and said with a smile, "It's okay, second brother, I just miss you... I haven't come to see me for so long..."

Gu Qingbai looked at him dotingly, tapped his forehead lightly with his index finger, and said angrily, "I just saw you yesterday morning, and when you came here at night, you were sleepy, so I didn't dare to call you. I ran here early again, is this still called Jiu? Are you sleepy?"

Gu Shaobai's eyes were red, and his heart was sore and hard to say, "Second brother, I just want to look at you all the time, and I'm afraid I won't be able to see you in the future..." How could he know how afraid he was of being lost again after a life-and-death struggle.

That night, Gu Shaobai lay on his brother's warm and broad back, tears moistened his neck and dripped into his collar.The elder brother's strong arms held his knees, and every heavy step he took was engraved in yesterday, in that soul-stirring night that destroyed his life.

Gu Shaobai sniffed and squeezed a little tear from his lips into his mouth. The salty taste reminded him that he must not let his father and second brother experience such heart-breaking pain again, there is still time for everything!

It is also fortunate that the Gu family medicine store is second to none in Jingling City, so it can afford Gu Shaobai to drink ginseng as water, deer antler to make snacks, snow lotus to make tea, and dendrobium to be chewed dry. Red, Gu Junxuan was shocked to realize that he had made up a lot of hair.

Gu Shaobai counted the days with his fingers. In his previous life, he was afraid of hardships and medicines. The illness that was supposed to be cured in three to five days dragged on for half a month.Now that it's ten days early, what should I do!

Biting her fingertips and meditating, the close servant Ming Yue ran in, "Master, the Yajing Poetry Club and Xichi Art Gallery have sent another post. There will be a Spring Festival party tomorrow, so follow the old rules and draw Xichi's paintings." Xuan is back?"

"Wait, let me think about it..." Gu Shaobai stopped him.

Yajing Poetry Club is a place where romantic and talented scholars in Jingling City dance and write. Arty place.All kinds of eyes, all kinds of anger, and all kinds of contempt on both sides. You say that he has embroidered pillows as fakes, and he says that you are moaning out of nowhere.Those who hold a poetry meeting or a chess meeting often refuse to give in to each other, insisting on choosing the same day, so that it is easy to fight against each other.

Gu Shaobai usually goes to the Yajing Poetry Club, after all, the literati there have real talents and ideas, and Xichi Painting Pavilion, except for the occasional visits that cannot be resisted, basically ignores them. of.To be honest, Gu Shaobai in his previous life was quite arrogant and looked down on the virtues of these dignitaries in Jingling, so he offended some people very much.

Who in Jingling doesn't know the names of the two young masters, "Jade as bright as a jade tree, and a begonia as a song", the first sentence refers to Gu Shaobai, because the small characters are "stop sailing"; the second sentence refers to Jingling City Xiao Ruan, the second son of another imperial merchant Xiao's mansion who is comparable to the Gu family, named Yan Ge.

"Young Master", Mingyue looked at Gu Shaobai in a trance, and reminded him, "The person who sent the post is still waiting for a reply!"

Gu Shaobai rested his index finger on his chin, and gritted his teeth. He has been a human being for two lifetimes, and he is noble and noble. The young master can no longer protect those things outside his body. It is only right to protect his father and elder brothers.

"Ming Yue, I'm back at Yajing, tomorrow I will go to Xichi Painting Pavilion."

Mingyue rolled his eyes, agreed, and replied with a stomach full of question marks.