Gu Chengyao didn't know what was wrong, but suddenly on this quiet winter night, he thought of his wife Gao Xilai.
Gao Xi died in December last year. It was also a snowy winter day. As soon as Gu Chengyao came back from outside, he was told that the concubine had gone.
How was he feeling at that time? He couldn't remember, but he remembered being shocked. He had a prejudice against Gao Xi because of the jade pendant, and he didn't like her domineering character later, so he didn't want to go back to see her more and more. It was not until Gao Xi died on that snowy day that Gu Chengyao knew that Gao Xi's illness had become so serious.
Before that, he had always thought that this was just a coercive method for the inner woman.
Gu Chengyao learned that Gao Xi's news had passed through mother Bu and Yunhui. He heard the most all day long, probably the concubine and concubine used her power to bully others, and bullied the old servants of the mansion because of her family background. Of course, a gentleman should pity the poor and the weak, so , Gu Chengyao had a hard time feeling good about his wife. Later, the news of Gao Xi gradually decreased. He began to think that Gao Xi realized that his tricks were useless, and he restrained himself knowing that it was boring. After a long time, he realized that Gao Xi had stopped the news and prevented people from spreading it forward. However, Gu Chengyao never thought that when he heard the news of Gao Xi again, it turned out to be the news of Gao Xi's death.
He was standing in the hall at the time, and the white snowflakes kept falling from the patio to his shoulders. Gu Chengyao stood in the wind for a while, and then he slowly remembered that before he went out today, there seemed to be a maid who came over and asked him to take a look Looking at Concubine Shizi, he was in a hurry to go out at the time, and he disliked Gao Xi's use of this trick to lead him back, so he didn't take it seriously and sent the person away directly. It turned out that at that time, it was the last time he and Gao Xi met, but he still did not go back.
Gu Chengyao finally went to the backyard to visit his concubine. Gao Xi's house was as quiet and orderly as ever, and it was completely impossible to see that the mistress was no longer there. Gao Xi is very strict with his servants. Gu Chengyao always felt that it was very bad for Gao Xi to punish him so easily, but at that moment he stood in the house where Gao Xi was alive and saw that even if the servants had red eyes, no one dared to make a noise. Although it was complicated but not chaotic, Gu Chengyao was surprised that Gao Xi's prestige among the servants was so strong that even if she died, no one would dare to disobey the rules of her life.
This is still the case of Gao Xi being unloved and bedridden for a year.
When the maids who came and went saw him, they lowered their heads to avoid him, as if there was no such person in the room. Some of the maids were probably Gao Xi's valet, and when they saw Gu Chengyao, their faces were displeased, and they were immediately pulled by the people next to them.
Gu Chengyao felt that he should always see Gao Xi for the last time, but the maids were very reluctant, and one maid even said, "When the concubine Shizi was seriously ill, he didn't see the prince over here, but now the concubine Shizi has made up her mind, the entanglement has been broken, the prince Instead, she came here, why is this necessary? Concubine Shizi walked quietly, why should Shizi disturb her life?"
The maid in Lu silk was pinched by someone next to her before she finished speaking. She could only reluctantly shut her mouth and bow her head angrily. Gu Chengyao has been favored since he was a child, when has he been contradicted like this? The faint sense of suffocation that had been haunting Gao Xi's heart since he learned of Gao Xi's death has been diluted a lot. Gu Chengyao wanted to turn around and leave directly. Who are these maids who dare to provoke him? But Gu Chengyao didn't do it in the end. He asked his own family to pull away the white cloth and saw Gao Xi for the last time across life and death.
Gao Xi was born strong, and even at this time, she kept herself clean and proper, and did not look weak or sick. Instead, her makeup was exquisite and lifelike, as if she was just asleep. Gu Chengyao just glanced at it, and then let him put down the white cloth and turn around and go out.
The impact this last face left him was far greater than Gu Chengyao had imagined, and even more than Gao Xi had imagined.
Gu Chengyao has been deliberately avoiding Gao Xi's death since then. Gao Xi's father-in-law, Gao Xi's father, the Prince of England, carefully proposed to continue the marriage. Gu Chengyao agreed without thinking. He thought that he would need a wife soon. As long as there was someone in this position, Gao Xi's figure would soon fade away. In fact, he didn't know which sister Gao Xi was that day, but later learned that it was Gao Xi's sister, Gao Ran.
What happened next, as everyone knows, Gao Xi died, Gao Ran remarried, Gu Chengyao told himself that it was good, all mistakes had been put in place, everyone was happy, that was enough. After Gao Ran got married, Gu Chengyao tried his best to be nice to Gao Ran out of a compensatory mentality that he didn't even know. But on this cold and snowy night, Gu Chengyao heard the same wind noise as that day, and realized that maybe it wasn't.
He is guilty, he is compensating for someone who doesn't know.
When Gu Chengyao was very young, he often heard from his mother about her encounter with her father. Almost every day, as long as Mrs. Shen has time, she must recall with Gu Chengyao the life-saving grace of King Yan to her, and the love for her. Yes, which ones were imagined by Shen shi. His mother likes to read storybooks very much, and she is almost inextricable from the stories of those talented and beautiful women, heroes and beauties, and she often cannot distinguish between reality and falsehood. Although Gu Chengyao felt that it was not good for his mother, she was his mother after all. Gu Chengyao immediately felt that it was really unfilial to think so.
At that time, there were only grandmother, mother, and his three masters in the mansion. Grandmother would sometimes take him over to teach him, but not long after he sat down, Shen shi came over and stood to the side with tears in his eyes. Staring at him as if Gu Chengyao would be abused. Of course, the grandmother was very displeased. She couldn't read a few words, so she could only ask Shen to take her son back. This went back and forth several times, and then my grandmother rarely visited Chengyao.
The influence of childhood is always silent and ubiquitous. When Gu Chengyao grows up, looking back on the past, he also feels that what his mother did that day was not very good. The grandmother, Princess Laoyan, is the direct daughter of the family of poetry and books in the capital. She personally taught Gu Chengyao the history and scriptures for Gu Chengyao's good, but Gu Chengyao was still influenced by Shen's unknowingly. He subconsciously felt that the love of his parents was invincible, that talented and beautiful women could cross the class gap, and that King Yan and Mrs. Shen were together because of the life-saving grace, so when the same thing happened to Gu Chengyao, he fell into a rut without knowing it. in a deliberate insinuation. He told himself that this was the right thing to do, so he wanted to marry a woman whom he had never known before, and who knew nothing about her identity, appearance, conduct, and family. Later, it was discovered that this was the eldest granddaughter of the British public mansion, and she was a match for the family of the Prince of Yan. Gu Chengyao was overjoyed and became more and more convinced that he was right.
Just like those with some mysterious words, this is the fate of marriage.
Gu Chengyao and his wife spent the first month of their wedding when they suddenly learned that he had mistaken the person. In other words, his destined marriage was deliberately replaced.
This may be a story with some ups and downs. If Shen shi's character sees this kind of plot, he will definitely cry for the poor heroine, and be full of resentment towards the vicious sister who replaced the heroine. Gu Chengyao's impression of Gao Xi also plummeted. Later, when Gao Xi died, he remarried Gao Ran. If life is really a drama, this is the happy ending it should have.
In the first month of Gao Xi's death, Gu Chengyao always felt buzzing in his ears. He arranged the wedding very quickly, even if he knew that he would anger his father, he couldn't care less. Gao Ran entered the door in February, and the shadow of Gao Xi's existence was quickly erased, and Gu Chengyao felt better.
Everything is back on track. This is the direction of development. It's a pity that his father didn't come to participate in an important day in his life. One day in early spring, the snow and ice melted, and the air had a unique moistness. His father, who had been away from home for many years, finally returned to the mansion. Gu Chengyao personally went to greet his father's entourage. When he entered the door, he suddenly saw a slender and quiet corridor under the vermilion corridor. The silhouette of the man stood facing him. At the same time, he heard someone shout, "Sister Xi."
Gu Chengyao's blood suddenly froze, and then he saw the woman slowly turn around, with ice muscles and snow bones, with delicate eyebrows that he had only seen in his life, and a look of coldness and indifference in his eyes. Gu Chengyao didn't know whether he was relieved or disappointed. It turned out to be Lin Weixi, a woman he didn't know.
Since then, Lin Weixi, a woman, seems to have suddenly come alive in his life, and in the end she is almost everywhere. When Gu Chengyao entered the door, he always followed her figure unconsciously. He watched her change from plain clothes like snow to high buns and colorful clothes, and she was dressed in beautiful clothes. She became his stepmother, his father's princess.
Gu Chengyao knew that what he did was simply outrageous, but he couldn't control the sense of absurdity in his heart. Her every move, every word and deed, even a slight raised eyebrow and a glance, brought him an unparalleled sense of familiarity.
"Your Highness? Your Highness!"
Gu Chengyao's thoughts suddenly returned to his place, and he saw Yunhui looking at him anxiously, with undisguised concern in his eyes.
Gu Chengyao suddenly thought that when Lin Weixi got along with his father in private, would there be such a gentle and graceful time? In his impression, Gao Xi has always been delicate and decent, gentle and considerate to her husband-in-law, and almost nothing.
Yun Hui also found that the prince seemed to be thinking of someone else. She dressed up like this, and deliberately changed into light clothes that showed her breasts, and smeared balm on her body. However, when the prince was alone with her, he was still distracted? In addition to being discouraged, Yun Hui felt ashamed and annoyed. Who is it that can cause the prince to care so much
Gu Chengyao really had nothing to think about Yun Hui. He suddenly remembered that when he and Gao Xi were newly married, Yun Hui broke into their new house at night. Feeling embarrassed, he couldn't lift his head. The next day, Yunhui naturally came over and cried to Gu Chengyao. Gu Chengyao also felt that Gao Xi was too tough and did not look like an ideal gentle wife. Now Gao Ran is in line with the virtue of a wife advocated by scholar-officials in all aspects, and even Yun Hui's provocation, Gao Ran has endured. The wife is reasonable and generous, which should be a good thing, but now Gu Chengyao suddenly thinks, if it was Gao Xi, what would she do
She will definitely block the door of the study early, not only will Yun Hui be embarrassed, but most Gu Chengyao will not be spared. Gu Chengyao smiled when he thought of this, and after laughing, a long-lost, needle-like pain suddenly surged in his heart.
Another year of heavy snowfall, Gao Xi has been dead for a year.
Yun Hui saw Shi Zi's eyes fixed on one place, obviously thinking of someone, and finally smiled lightly. Although it is a smile, it makes people feel pale and sad. Yun Hui was surprised, what happened? She was in shock when she suddenly heard the prince say, "I don't need you here, go out."
Yun Huidrift's mind was immediately pulled back, she was obviously very surprised: "Sir?" Seeing that Gu Chengyao did not loosen up, she immediately became aggrieved: "Sir, it's already so dark, if the slaves go back, I'm afraid A lot of people are disturbed. Besides, you can't be without someone to serve you. If the prince doesn't like it, then the slave will wait outside the door. If the prince has ordered the servant to come in again, it will never disturb the prince."
Gu Chengyao thought that it was really not early, Yunhui was the one who grew up with him, and Gu Chengyao couldn't bear to let Yunhui blow the cold wind outside the house for a night, so he could only say: "Then wait outside the cubicle, I need it. I will take it myself, I don't need you."
Although he was kicked out of the house where Shizi was studying, but luckily he didn't have to go back. Although Yun Hui was reluctant, she answered in a low voice. At this time, the inner courtyard had been locked. If Yunhui went back now, she would have to alert the maid who was the doorkeeper and the key-keeper. When so many people started clamoring, Yunhui came to serve the prince, but was kicked out by the prince. spread. Fortunately, the prince was relieved. Although he failed to become the prince's roommate, Yun Hui was really relieved that his dignity was still there.
After Yunhui left, he was the only one left in the room. Gu Chengyao sat at the desk for a long time without turning a page of the book in his hand. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore, put down the book and walked to the window, pushing the window open.
The cold wind whistled in immediately, and the snow-laden air blew the candles in the lampshade into a throbbing motion. Gu Chengyao stood at the vent, looking at the silent sky outside the window, the snow covered with cold light, and stood motionless for a long time in a trance.
Gu Chengyao's study was lit. If you walked north from here, you could see the largest and most beautiful courtyard in the Yanwang Mansion, which was also lit continuously.
"Taicuju Dui is Taicumen, Yindejugan is Yindemen. The first general on the right, who can walk in water, black flags and flags, is Jingmen." After Gu Huiyan finished explaining, he asked Xiang Lin Weixi, "If you say this, listen to me. understand?"
Lin Weixi pursed her lips and stared at it for a long time, and finally shook her head in despair: "No."
"Shoushan Pavilion's book involves ten volumes, including human plots, array diagrams, sacrificial texts, and miscellaneous accounts. If you don't have the foundation of Qimen Dunjia, it's really hard to hear these."
Lin Weixi thought to herself, she was struggling, she couldn't understand it at all.
Lin Weixi has regretted it. With this time, she and Yan Wang said something bad, why did she have to find guilt for herself
But King Yan was a person with careful plans and rigorous work. He felt that although the student's foundation was a bit poor, he would change a few ways and he would definitely be able to understand Lin Weixi. So Gu Chengyao went to the bookshelf to pick up another book, and planned to tell Lin Weixi from Qimen Dunjia.
Lin Weixi started to have a headache as soon as he saw the thick ancient book. Seeing that Gu Huiyan put the book on the table, he would turn around and get another pen, in a posture that he couldn't make sense and couldn't stop. Lin Weixi panicked, she didn't care about her face, she quickly stood up and crossed the table, hugging Gu Huiyan's waist tightly: "My lord, it's already dark outside, let's take a break and do something else, okay?"