Everyone except me knows that I'm a broken sleeve

It's still early now, and the entire General's Mansion is strangely quiet, only one dim yellow lantern after another swaying slightly in the bleak cold wind, the dark light and shadow swaying with the movement of the lantern, as if being held by a slender The plain hands played casually, with a bit of laziness and carelessness.

The General's Mansion is very large, and the shadows of the trees outside the corridor are whirling and dark, shaking constantly with the autumn wind, making rustling sounds.The rocky rockery rocks appear and disappear in the dark tree shadows, and show different appearances under the shaking lights, with a strange feeling of black wind and rocks, just like the strange world in Liaozhai. It seems that different time and space are broken under the interlacing of light and shadow in a trance.

The General's Mansion is not very ostentatious. They live in the big house granted to them by the emperor, but they don't hire a large number of servants and maids like other big families.General Gu is also an infatuated man. He has married Mrs. Liu Yesheng from the beginning to the end. Therefore, the huge general's mansion often appears extraordinarily quiet and cold, forcibly opening up a quiet hideaway in the bustling and bustling capital city. corner of the world.

Elegant celebrities once visited the General’s Mansion, and when they returned, they told everyone that if you want to live in seclusion, you don’t have to go to the remote mountains and forests, you just need to play a piece of music alone in the empty back garden of the General’s Mansion. An overwhelming sense of loneliness and loneliness will hit your face.

In the previous life, Gu Xiaoyong also had to adapt for a long time to get used to the coldness and loneliness of the General's Mansion. When he was young, the third younger brother Gu Qianyou always had nightmares at night, and he had to sleep with him to not be so afraid.General Gu and Brother Gu are always busy with things in the military camp, so Gu Xiaoyong asked his mother, would he feel lonely?

Liu Yesheng answered him with a smile, she has lived here for a long time, and she is familiar with almost every plant and tree.In addition, she knows that the person she loves lives here, no matter how far or how long the other person has gone, there will always be a moment when she comes back full of love. As long as she thinks of the hug at that time, she will not feel lonely.

Gu Xiaoyong seems to understand but not understand.

But he understood a little bit now.

The surroundings are very dark, the autumn wind is very cool, and the environment can even be said to be quiet and terrifying, but there is a father walking silently in front of him, and his dear family members are sleeping on the warm big bed in the main room, so he suddenly feels cold and lonely. The mansion has also become warm and lovely.

Gu Xiaoyong followed his father to the other party's study, the room was still lit, the candle oil almost overflowed the entire candlestick, it must have been extinguished all night.There are many and miscellaneous books in the room, but it is obvious that General Gu didn't read them much, because Gu Xiaoyong also sneaked a glance at the little storybook he kept in the corner when he was a child, and he almost didn't move it.

One wall of the study room is covered with all kinds of weapons, these are General Gu's favorite, the shelves made of high-quality nanmu are almost polished by rubbing, obviously they have been frequently moved.

The two walked in from the outside, and the autumn wind came in between the opening and closing of the door. The candlelight was affected by the air flow of the wind, and it danced subtly once or twice, and the light and shadow in the whole room danced several times.

General Gu walked straight to his seat, and Gu Xiaoyong knelt down very consciously behind him, honestly like a child who made a big mistake.

Before Father Gu turned around, he calmly said, "Kneel down."

Gu Xiaoyong grinned happily, and said silently back: I knelt down a long time ago, what do you need to say?

Gu's father didn't notice how Erlang was arranging himself in his heart, turned around and saw Gu Xiaoyong who was kneeling on the ground with satisfaction, and his dull mood slightly improved: "Tell me, what happened again?"

"Father, I really didn't do anything wrong this time." Gu Xiaoyong obediently put his hands down in front of his body, lowered his head and played with his fingertips, intentionally aggrieved, "If you don't believe me, go to the street and ask, I'm still very serious. Bravely saved someone's life!"

Gu's father was not surprised, he tapped the table with calloused fingers: "Well, besides saving people?"

"I made a big deal this time." Gu Xiaoyong raised his head, his eyebrows curved, "I sent the prince to Gannian Temple, and he won't come back in a few months."

Father Gu nodded calmly. Halfway through the point, he realized that something was wrong, and his eyes widened slightly: "Say it again?"

"Don't worry, you old man has very good ears, and you definitely heard right." Gu Xiaoyong's courage to run away slipped back a little bit, and his whole body became lively and lively, "It is estimated that the whole street will know this news tomorrow. It's nothing new!"

No one in the entire capital knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a waste maker who can only eat but not pull. Because the General's Mansion and the Prime Minister's faction don't deal with it very well, the useless Crown Prince uses dirty methods to deal with the General's Mansion every day. Although it is not very useful, but And enough to be annoying enough.

Gu Xiaoyong raised his head slightly, waiting for his father's compliment with satisfaction, when he suddenly heard the table in front of him being slapped hard.

"Nonsense!!" General Gu was so angry that his beard trembled a little, "It is most taboo to stand in line at such a sensitive moment. Didn't you do this to symbolically tell Your Majesty that our General's Mansion will support the Five Princes?!"

Gu Xiaoyong rolled his eyes in his heart, who wants to support that good old man who is so soft that he only jumps up and bites when he is forced to do so?Isn't there another sixth child?

He didn't dare to say this, but just looked at his father with a serious face: "Father, the big swallow that our Gu family guarded during the hard work, are you really willing to watch it being held in the hands of a trash? "

The Gu family, how should I put it, has inherited the loyalty and righteousness of the older generation from the bottom of their bones.The loyalty of the ancestors was frank and open, because they followed the right emperor, but since the later period of Emperor Qi's reign, this trend has declined a bit, and in the end, all the families died tragically.The most direct reason for this result is that the Prince and Prime Minister's faction provided a lot of "good things". They fought to the death of the loyal Gu family for power.But without the Gu family, the entire Dayan could not keep it, so how could they have the power to squander it?

After the Gu family disappeared in the previous life, Gu Xiaoyong had personally experienced the tragedy of Dayan, so he understands the bitterness and misery better.

He raised his head, looked at his father with firm eyes and earnestly: "Father, our Gu family protects the entire Dayan, not the royal family named Qi. If the person surnamed Qi can't be a Mingjun, the whole Dayan will be in a state of crisis." What's the use of our foolish loyalty when we're in dire straits?"

This was the first time that General Gu saw anything other than slovenliness from his own Erlang, and the solemnity and seriousness in it even surpassed that of any soldier guarding the border.

He looked at the boy kneeling on the ground, but he felt in a daze that the other person's back was taller and firmer than ever before, like a green pine standing alone on a snow mountain for more than ten years. I have seen all the most real things in the world.

General Gu waved his hand, made his second son stand up, took a sip of the water in the cup, and sighed: "Your elder brother also told me these words."

Gu Xiaoyong was taken aback.

How could General Gu not understand these truths?It's just that he has experienced too many life and death partings, and when he reaches middle age, the more important people around him who are still alive are more precious.The later he makes a choice, it seems that he can prolong this seemingly peaceful time and let the people around him live a period of peace of mind.

He sighed, and felt that he had been resolute all his life, and now he was weaker than his own son. He couldn't help but feel a little complicated, and he seemed to have made up his mind, and said: "Then choose the fifth prince."

"No." Gu Xiaoyong refused without even thinking about it, "I suppress the sixth prince."

General Gu frowned: "You haven't been in the capital for a long time, do you know that the sixth prince..."

"I know." Gu Xiaoyong chuckled, "I know everything."

The sixth prince has strategies and ambitions, and the most important thing is to be ruthless.It can be seen from the fact that he easily turned His Highness the Crown Prince into a human pig in the previous life. At that time, Dayan was completely messed up, and His Highness the Sixth Prince was able to gather a large number of confidants with lightning speed, which is really amazing. admire.

It's a pity that Gu Xiaoyong died early. I don't know if the sixth prince will ascend to the throne and bring peace to the world.

At this time, the sky was getting slightly brighter, and the maids and servants of the General's Mansion also began to move slowly. The sound of a rooster crowing came from the house on the far east side, gradually waking up the sleeping General's Mansion.

A cleaning maid yawned and came to the study room. As soon as she opened the door, she saw the father and son sitting peacefully on a chair talking. They couldn't help opening their eyes slightly, their faces full of surprise and disbelief.

God knows, the second son will be punished severely by the master every time he comes back, either kneeling or starving for a night, it is really surprising that he is so peaceful this time.

The servant girl withdrew, feeling that such a great scene of fatherly kindness and filial piety must be seen by the madam, with a happy face, she rushed to the main house where the madam was, wishing to announce this great news to the world.

This successful meeting gave General Gu a great feeling for his son.He was in a good mood and thoughtfully poured a glass of water for his son. He suddenly remembered something and asked casually, "By the way, how did you get His Highness the Crown Prince to Gannian Temple?"

"Oh, that's right." Gu Xiaoyong took the water calmly, took a sip from his lips, and said in a casual and natural tone, "I said in front of His Majesty that he wanted to force me."

That's a polite way of saying it.

The meaning inside is not very elegant.

General Gu's beard and heart trembled three times, and the cup full of clear water in his hand spilled a lot.

So she casually put on her coat and ran over in a hurry. Madam Liu, who wanted to see her husband and son having a happy conversation, heard an angry voice coming from inside before she even reached the door:

"Gu Xiaoyong!! Kneel down for me!!!"