As soon as Lu Jinxi's words fell, the room was quiet for a moment.
From the young Xue Mingli, to the usually clever Egret, and even Jiao Mama, who was still anxious before, they all looked at her with wide eyes at this moment, suspecting that she had heard it wrong.
Madam, you actually said you want to go see it yourself
But in the past eleven years, let alone to see it, she didn't even bother to ask a question!
Mommy Jiao remembered Lu's attitude towards the eldest son in the past, and also thought of Sister Lang's disobedience now, for fear that Lu Jinxi would get angry because of this, God knows what will happen!
Today, the second grandma has even rectified the third grandma!
Thinking of this, the cold sweat on Jiao Ma's head immediately rustled.
She was terrified: "This, this... Madam, don't you never go? Or the old slave will take someone there immediately and bring Sister Lang back... "
"Sister Lang doesn't even go back to the house. As a mother, can I still sit here and wait?"
Lu Jinxi didn't take Jiao Ma's words seriously.
She only waved her hand and motioned the still-stunned Egret to follow her, then she took a long breath and said coolly: "When the general was here, he didn't want me to go. Now that many years have passed, what else is there? Can't go?"
At that moment, Jiao Momo completely stiffened.
She looked at Lu Jinxi, only to feel that there was a little cold light in Madam's eyes, and even a little mockery.
It's like, some things that have been backlogged for many years have all come out.
The house was very quiet for a while.
Lu Jinxi didn't seem to see the strange expression on Jiao Mammy's face, and only smiled warmly at Xue Mingli: "It's cold and windy outside, and Sister Li is waiting in the room, asking Mammy Jiao to accompany you. Mother, this is Go see Sister Lang, nothing will happen, don't worry."
When she smiled, her brows and eyes seemed to turn into a pool of spring water.
Xue Mingli originally wanted to intercede for Sister Lang, but she often heard Sister Lang mention her brother from a concubine.
But when Lu Jinxi saw it like this, she immediately thought, how could her mother be so kind, how could she do something to hurt them
So, after a little stunned, Xue Mingli nodded, stood demurely, and said obediently: "Then when my mother finds my sister, I will definitely talk to her well."
"it is good."
Lu Jinxi helped her straighten the shattered bangs on her forehead, agreed, and then took the hand of the egret next to her, said "let's take a look", and went out.
Jiao Ma and Xue Mingli stopped when they walked to the door of the house.
It was still dusk outside, but the wind was a little more anxious. Lu Jinxi stepped on the yellowish sky light under her feet, walked out of the Baoxia, went down the steps, and quickly disappeared at the corner of the path covered with flowers and trees.
The ground is covered with regular bluestone slabs. Because it is only in the spring, the flowers and trees in the garden have not come out, which is particularly depressing.
Especially the road they took, the farther they went, the more remote they became.
Lu Jinxi walked on top, walked around a few rows of houses, looked down at random, and could see the moss growing in the cracks on the road. I don't know how long no one has passed by.
The only thing left is the occasional footprints stained with muddy water.
She laughed when she saw it, stretched out her hand, and said to the egret: "Look, no one is going this way, the footprints are small, I'm afraid it's Sister Lang. Back and forth, it looks like a familiar road. ."
In private, I don't know how many times I ran there.
Egret helped Lu Jinxi all the way, because she knew she had never been there, so she walked a little ahead to lead the way.
Hearing this, she glanced at Lu Jinxi and mumbled: "Sister Lang is familiar with the manor. This is a remote place, and it will take a while to walk. You too, why go to find it yourself and tell someone, Call the eldest son and sister Lang to the front together, teach a lesson if you want, punish you if you want, why do you need such trouble?"
"Look at it, don't worry."
Seeing her stingy look, Lu Jinxi shook her head helplessly.
"What's more... how could I not have a look... "
There was a little sigh in this voice, and it was so meaningful.
Egret immediately remembered what Lu Jinxi had said to Jiao Mama in the room before, and then remembered: She only served by Lu Jinxi's side for three years, but she also heard that rumor...
In the bottom of my heart, I was a little anxious and a little distressed.
Egret said in a low voice, "Don't think about the past, it's all over anyway..."
"I can save it."
Lu Jinxi was just looking for a reason for himself to see Xue Tingzhi.
Looking at the expression on the egret, she knew where the other party was thinking.
In fact, she had heard that rumor too—
In the past eleven years, the original Lu family has hardly stepped into the yard of the concubine.
On the surface, Xue Tingzhi was the "evil seed" born by Hu Ji brought back by Xue Kuang, and he brought it back to the mansion before the Lu family entered the door, so he didn't give face.
Therefore, it has become a taboo in the government.
As the original wife and first-mother, Mrs. Lu would never like such a child no matter from which point of view.
Not taking a step into the yard seemed to explain her attitude.
But in fact, there is another rumor in the house.
It was said that after the Lu family got married, Xue Kuang told her that Xue Tingzhi's affairs would be handled by him and would not bother the Lu family.
What does it mean "I won't have to worry about Lu's"
It's just a nicer way of saying that, literally, isn't it "I take care of the child, you don't have to interfere"
Mrs Lu had just reached her wedding age. Although her temperament was cowardly, she was really smart, so how could she not be able to guess the hidden meaning of this sentence
Xue Kuang is partial to that scumbag.
Since then, Mr. Lu has seen nothing on the surface, at least when Xue Kuang was alive, he never really asked Xue Tingzhi a word.
It wasn't until Xue Kuang left that she paid down things according to the monthly schedule.
But that's about it.
If I ask more about the situation in the previous sentence, there is nothing at all, and I don't want my children to have contact with Xue Tingzhi.
Of course, Lu Jinxi didn't know whether the rumor was true or not.
Can be groundless, there must be a reason. If Xue Kuang hadn't said this, and his words and deeds didn't show any intention of favoring the concubine, how did these rumors come about
Lu Jinxi always felt some subtle irony in her heart.
She didn't speak any more along the way, she just took the egret's hand and turned several paths before passing through a relatively large garden at the back of the mansion, and a courtyard appeared in front of her.
The dark gray slate is laid in front of the courtyard, which looks extremely neat. In a large open space, there are some stone locks of different sizes, as well as puppets. There are also some plum blossom piles standing on the ground, and several neatly standing arrow targets are located against the wall.
Everything looks a little outdated.
But the vision, but here, has become extremely wide.
Lu Jinxi stopped.
On the east side of this open space, there is a low wall with tiled eaves, very plain blue, very old-fashioned. The black-painted door was not closed, half-open, with mottled paint peeling off.
A young servant in a dark gray round-neck robe is holding a piece of cake, sitting on the threshold, and nibbling attentively.
With a handsome face, about fourteen or fifteen years old, he still looks a little childish.
It should be the book boy who was waiting by Xue Tingzhi's side.
Lu Jinxi looked behind him.
Across the half-opened door, you can vaguely see a corner of the courtyard inside, an old well, with ferns and moss growing on the edge, several stone piers, and even a stable.
The five houses on the front are juxtaposed, which looks extraordinarily simple.
Here, it is completely different from the refined style in the atmosphere elsewhere in the General's Mansion, showing a simple roughness and roughness.
Lu Jinxi just looked at it like this, and then slowly frowned.
She didn't speak, just paced slowly towards the door.
Bailu lowered his voice and said: "This is it. I heard that it was the old site of the General's Mansion before it was expanded. At that time, the old man hadn't even made a fortune, so it was a little rough. Outside is the martial arts field, and the small yard next to it was originally prepared. It’s for rest when I’m tired, but…”
But now there are not many men in the general's mansion, let alone those who can go to the battlefield.
The old man took the old lady back to the pastoral garden, and he ignored the affairs of the mansion. Of course, this martial arts field was abandoned.
The egret did not say these words.
But Lu Jinxi wanted it.
It's just that this martial arts field is so big and so clean, someone should clean it from time to time.
Her footsteps were silent, and now she was at the door.
The book boy who ate the cake had just taken the fifth bite when he heard the shrill whispering of the egret, but he couldn't hear it very clearly, and he wondered for a while: Strange, in front of the yard of the eldest son, there are always dogs and can't find a single one. , how could anyone speak
When he looked up subconsciously, he saw a pair of delicate shoe toes appearing on the dark gray slate.
The corners of the moon-white clothes hung down and covered, and the gold blossoms were all over the place, hooked with fine stitches. It was elegant and simple, rich and noble, but also gorgeous, it was really beautiful.
The book boy was a little stunned.
"Is the eldest son in there?"
A soft voice came from above his head.
The book boy suddenly shook his hands, regained his senses, and looked up.
Seeing this, he immediately widened his eyes in shock, and the half of the cake left in his hand immediately fell to the ground, breaking into several pieces!
"Second, two grandmother... Cough, cough, cough!"
Before he had time to swallow what was in his throat, he wanted to speak again, got up even more quickly, and choked at once, his face reddened and his neck thick.
What the hell!
Can't the sun hit the east and set today
He actually saw the second grandmother!
The book boy's round eyes were full of disbelief, but he couldn't speak, and he kept coughing.
He wanted to rush into the yard to report, but Lu Jinxi's eyes were fixed on him without moving at all, so that he couldn't even move his legs.
Of course Lu Jinxi could see the ghostly expression on the boy's face, and also the worry hidden under his eyes.
Feeling indifferent for a while.
She didn't wait for him to answer, she just passed by him and silently entered the yard, and there was a playful voice immediately.
"Don't move, Gale! Why don't you let me wash your tail?"
"God, I'm so kind!"
"Flicking my tail again, woo, I'm covered in water..."
"It's so disobedient, it pisses me off!"
"I'm also the daughter of the general, why don't you listen to me?"
…
A series of grievances and complaints sounded extraordinarily charming and very smart.
Lu Jinxi immediately followed the reputation.
The courtyard outside is very large, and the courtyard inside is not small.
The ground is covered with regular bluestone slabs, the weeds in the gaps have been shaved clean, and the stables in the southeast corner are empty, but next to the well not far in front, there is a tall and handsome horse.
The whole body is dark and seems to be shining, only the four hooves are white.
Although it only stood there quietly, the horse's head was raised upwards, with the arrogance of Lingyun, and there were many old scars on the horse's body.
The intact right eye is full of divine light, but the left eye is covered with a layer of snow-white shadow and looks cloudy.
At this moment, two small stools were placed beside the horse.
There was no one sitting on a stool.
The other stool was leaning against the horse's leg, and a young man in a green crab-shell robe sat on it, with a large wooden basin at his feet, which was filled with freshly pumped well water.
He was brushing the horse's legs with a large brush in his hand.
Hearing the series of complaints, the young man couldn't help but laughed and said, "Da Feng has a bad temper, don't touch it casually, especially the horse's tail."
Xue Minglang, who was just about to reach out to play with the mane on the horse's tail, froze.
She was wearing a red jacket with snow fox fur, and a pair of small red leather boots under her feet.
It was all splashed while brushing the horse.
"Then people don't touch it."
She pursed her lips pitifully, squatted aside, looked at the young man, saw his skillful movements, and a little spark of jealousy burst out, but she didn't dare to say it, for fear of being kicked out next time.
So, had to ask something irrelevant.
"Gao Feng is so bad-tempered. You said before that it was a wild horse outside the Great Wall, so how did my father conquer it before? It must be difficult, right?"
"brush-"
The boy's hand holding the brush suddenly paused.
Lu Jinxi stood a little in front of the door and kept watching.
The boy's stature, thin but tall.
The outstretched fingers, even holding a slightly unsightly large brush, gave people a feeling of being slender and strong, with well-defined joints, but the skin was a little pale.
He raised his head slightly, the dim sky cast an incomprehensible divine light under his eyes, as if he had thought of something.
Lu Jinxi saw the curvature of his thin lips that slowly lowered, and also saw the clear outline of his jaw, and, because he looked up, became particularly clear and prominent...
Adam's apple.
Even when he sits, one can see that he is very tall.
This frame doesn't look like a sixteen-year-old, but looks like a weak-crowned teenager of eighteen or nineteen.
He stroked the old scars, both shallow and deep, on the horse's body. His voice was slow, as if it was stained with a bit of frost and moon, blowing wind and snow...
"For those who are not worthy, they are strong. They are true generals, why did they need to work hard to subdue them?"